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| team 1 | score | team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 0 - 2 | Colchester |
| Pld | G | YC | RC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | ||||||
| Adam Collin | 15(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tony Caig | ||||||
| Mark Gillespie | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Defender | ||||||
| Frankie Simek | 40(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Matty Robson | 40(1) | 8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Danny Livesey | 39(4) | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Peter Murphy | 20(5) | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mike Edwards | 27(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Brad Potts | 28(3) | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Sean O'Hanlon | 19 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Midfielder | ||||||
| Jon-Paul McGovern | 41(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Andy Welsh | 8(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Liam Noble | 33(8) | 7 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Paul Thirlwell | 33(3) | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Josh Todd | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Symington | 6(30) | 5 | 2 | 0 | ||
| James Berrett | 47 | 3 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Chris Chantler | 30(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Graham Kavanagh | ||||||
| Striker | ||||||
| Rory Loy | 12(1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mathieu Manset | 0(7) | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Danny Cadamarteri | 17(11) | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lee Miller | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Mark Beck | 8(23) | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alex Salmon | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team news ahead of the New Year's Day clash between Crewe and Carlisle at Gresty Road.
Carlisle manager Greg Abbott admitted his victorious side had ridden their luck as lowly Bury staged a second-half fight back.
Carlisle made hard work of beating second-bottom Bury 2-1 at Brunton Park, having lead by two goals after just 10 minutes.
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 84 |
| 2 | Bournemouth | 46 | 83 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 79 |
| 4 | Yeovil Town | 46 | 77 |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 46 | 75 |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 46 | 74 |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Saturday 27th April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 0 - 2 Colchester | |
| Saturday 20th April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Bournemouth 3 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 13th April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 1 - 1 Preston | |
| Tuesday 9th April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Doncaster 0 - 2 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 6th April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Oldham 1 - 2 Carlisle | |
| Monday 1st April | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Sheff Utd 0 - 0 Carlisle | |
| Friday 29th March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 2 - 2 Shrewsbury | |
| Saturday 23rd March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 3 - 3 Yeovil | |
| Saturday 16th March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Leyton Orient 4 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 9th March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 2 - 0 Brentford | |
| Tuesday 5th March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Crawley Town 1 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 2nd March | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Notts County 1 - 0 Carlisle | |
| Tuesday 26th February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 0 - 3 Walsall | |
| Saturday 23rd February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 1 - 1 Milton Keynes Dons | |
| Saturday 16th February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Tuesday 12th February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Scunthorpe 3 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 9th February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 2 - 1 Stevenage | |
| Saturday 2nd February | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Tranmere 0 - 1 Carlisle | |
| Saturday 26th January | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 1 - 1 Scunthorpe | |
| Sunday 13th January | |
| npower League 1 | |
| Carlisle 1 - 0 Coventry | |