Carlton's first team had competed in the National Soccer League. Their record against each club faced in the National Soccer League is listed below. Carlton's first National Soccer League match was against Perth Glory,[2] and they met their 17th and last different league opponent, Newcastle United (now Newcastle Jets), for the first time in the 2000–01 National Soccer League season. The team that Carlton had played most in league competition is South Melbourne, who they first met in the 1997–98 National Soccer League season; the 9 defeats from 13 meetings was more than they had lost against any other club. Newcastle Breakers and West Adelaide had drawn 3 league encounters with Carlton, more than any other club. Carlton had recorded more league victories against Canberra Cosmos than against any other club, having beaten them 7 times out of 10 attempts.
Key
The table includes results of matches played by Carlton in the National Soccer League.
The name used for each opponent is the name they had when Carlton most recently played a league match against them. Results against each opponent include results against that club under any former name.
The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Carlton played league matches against each opponent.
P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; Win% = percentage of total matches won
‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Opponent" column were defunct during the club's period.