2022–23 Cambridge United F.C. season

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Cambridge United FC

2022–23 season

Owner

Paul Barry (70%),
Mark Green (20%),
Adam Webb (10%)^[1]

Head coach

Stadium

20th

Second round
(eliminated by Grimsby Town)

EFL Cup

Second round
(eliminated by Southampton)

EFL Trophy

Group stage

Top goalscorer

League:
Sam Smith (13)
All:
Sam Smith (14)

Highest home attendance

7,711
(vs Peterborough United, 15 April 2023, EFL League One)

Lowest home attendance

5,005
(vs Exeter City, 13 August 2022, EFL League One)

Average home league attendance

6,199

Biggest win

2–0
vs Lincoln City (H),
(3 September 2022)
EFL League One

Biggest defeat

5-0
vs Sheffield Wednesday (A)
(2 January 2023)
EFL League One

Home colours

Away colours

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season is the 111th season in the existence of Cambridge United Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
30 June 2022	CF	Saikou Janneh	Bristol City	Free Transfer	^[2]
1 July 2022^[a]	GK	James Holden	Reading	Free Transfer	^[3]
6 July 2022	LB	Brandon Haunstrup	Kilmarnock	Free Transfer	^[4]
18 July 2022	CB	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	Bournemouth	Undisclosed	^[5]
29 July 2022	CF	Fejiri Okenabirhie	Doncaster Rovers	Free Transfer	^[6]
6 January 2023	CB	Ryan Bennett	Swansea City	Free Transfer	^[7]
26 January 2023	CB	Michael Morrison	Portsmouth	Free Transfer	^[8]
31 January 2023	AM	George Thomas	Queens Park Rangers	Free Transfer	^[9]

^ The transfer was announced on 18 May, and would become official on July 1 once his Reading contract expired

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Source
30 June 2022	CB	Tom Dickens	Unattached	Released	^[10]
30 June 2022	AM	Wes Hoolahan	Unattached	Released	^[10]
30 June 2022	LB	Jack Iredale	Bolton Wanderers	Rejected contract	^[11]^[12]
30 June 2022	GK	Kai McKenzie-Lyle	Unattached	Released	^[10]

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
6 January 2023	LB	Steve Seddon	Oxford United	End of Season	^[13]
24 January 2023	CM	Conor McGrandles	Charlton Athletic	End of Season	^[14]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
15 June 2022	RB	Liam Bennett	Walsall	31 December 2022^[a]	^[15]^[16]
5 August 2022	FW	Saleem Akanbi	St Neots Town	28 October 2022^[b]	^[17]^[18]
5 August 2022	GK	Dan Barton	St Neots Town		^[17]
5 August 2022	CB	Harvey Beckett	St Neots Town	23 September 2022^[c]	^[17]^[19]
5 August 2022	FW	Brandon Njoku	St Neots Town		^[17]
12 August 2022	GK	Louis Chadwick	Cambridge City	12 September 2022	^[20]
19 August 2022	MF	George Hoddle	St Neots Town	Work Experience	^[21]
12 September 2022	AM	Kai Yearn	Chelmsford City	31 December 2022^[d]	^[22]^[23]
23 September 2022	CB	Harvey Beckett	Concord Rangers	End of Season^[e]	^[19]^[24]
28 October 2022	FW	Saleem Akanbi	Concord Rangers	30 January 2023^[f]^[g]	^[18]^[24]^[25]
28 October 2022	CM	Myles Cowling	Braintree Town		^[18]
30 November 2022	GK	Louis Chadwick	Royston Town	30 January 2023^[h]	^[24]^[25]
16 December 2022	CB	Mamadou Jobe	St Albans City	23 January 2023^[i]	^[26]^[27]
30 December 2022	FW	Glenn McConnell	St Albans City	30 January 2023	^[25]
7 January 2023	FW	Brandon Njoku	Cheshunt	Work Experience	^[28]
13 January 2023	AM	Kai Yearn	Chelmsford City		^[29]
23 January 2023	CB	Mamadou Jobe	Maidstone United	End of Season	^[27]
24 January 2023	CF	Saikou Janneh	AFC Wimbledon	End of Season	^[30]
11 February 2023	CM	Lewis Simper	Woking	17 March 2023	^[31]^[32]
17 February 2023	GK	James Holden	Dulwich Hamlet	17 March 2023	^[33]
22 March 2023	CM	Lewis Simper	Wealdstone	End of Season	^[34]

^ On 31 December, Bennett was recalled from his loan at Walsall.
^ On 28 October, Akanbi was recalled to join Concord Rangers on loan.
^ On 23 September, Beckett was recalled from his loan at St Neots, to join Concord Rangers on loan.
^ On 31 December, Yearn was recalled back from his loan at Chelmsford
^ On 30 November, Beckett's loan at Concord Rangers was extended.
^ On 30 November, Akanbi's loan at Conord Rangers was extended.
^ On 30 December, Akanbi's loan at Concord was extended again by a further month.
^ On 30 December, Chadwick's loan at Royston was extended by a further month.
^ It was announced on 23 January that Jobe had joined Maidstone on loan

Pre-season and friendlies

On 30 May, Cambridge United announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Cardiff City and Norwich City.^[35] A third friendly at a neutral ground against Notts County was later confirmed.^[36] On June 16, another home friendly was confirmed, against Hull City.^[37]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

9 July 2022 Friendly	Cardiff City	3–2	Cambridge United	Leckwith
13:00 BST	Collins 9' Watters 54' Bagan 70'	Report	Knibbs 37' Janneh 89'	Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium

16 July 2022 Friendly	Notts County	0–2	Cambridge United	St Neots
13:00 BST		Report	Smith 33', 67'	Stadium: The Premier Plus Stadium

16 July 2022 Friendly	Notts County	3–2	Cambridge United	St Neots
13:00 BST	Langstaff 52', 55', 59'	Report	Knibbs 11', 25'	Stadium: The Premier Plus Stadium

19 July 2022 Friendly	Cambridge United	1–3	Norwich City	Cambridge
20:00 BST	Smith 43'	Report	Gibbs 59' Hugill 68', 78'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Referee: Neil Hair

23 July 2022 Friendly	Cambridge United	1–2	Hull City	Cambridge
12:00 BST	Smith 5'	Report	Williams 43' Smith 61' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,326 Referee: Chris Pollard

6 December 2022 (2022-12-06) Friendly	Cambridge United	2–4	West Ham United	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Ibsen Rossi 29' Taylor 82' (pen.)	Report	Bowen 30' Simper 43' (o.g.) Benrahma 69' Ekwah 71'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Neil Hair

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	30 July 2022	May 2023	Matchday 1	20th	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	028.26
FA Cup	6 November 2022	26 November 2022	First round	Second round	3	0	2	1	1	2	−1	000.00
EFL Cup	2 August 2022	23 August 2022	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	3	−2	050.00
EFL Trophy	30 August 2022	18 October 2022	Group stage	Group Stage	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	066.67
Total					54	16	9	29	46	75	−29	029.63

Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Bristol Rovers	46	14	11	21	58	73	−15	53
18	Port Vale	46	13	10	23	48	71	−23	49
19	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47
20	Cambridge United	46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46
21	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	44	66	−22	45	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Morecambe (R)	46	10	14	22	47	78	−31	44
23	Accrington Stanley (R)	46	11	11	24	40	77	−37	44

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[38]
(R) Relegated

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	13	7	26	41	68	−27	46	9	4	10	24	26	−2	4	3	16	17	42	−25

Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H
Result	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	L	W
Position	5	14	6	13	10	7	5	6	9	7	10	10	13	18	18	16	17	18	20	20	20	19	19	19	20	22	23	22	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	21	21	22	22	22	20

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[39]

30 July 2022 1	Cambridge United	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Knibbs 9', 17' Jones 59'	Report	Lawrence 41' O'Hora 57' Oyegoke 89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,588 Referee: John Busby

6 August 2022 2	Oxford United	1–0	Cambridge United	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Findlay 18' Browne 47' Goodrham 90+3'	Report	Dunk 36'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Tom Reeves

13 August 2022 3	Cambridge United	2–1	Exeter City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Digby 29', 88' Dunk 44' Smith 60' Lankester 90+6'	Report	Brown 39' Sweeney 45+1' Coley 86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,005 Referee: Sam Purkiss

16 August 2022 4	Portsmouth	4–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
19:45 BST	Bishop 45+2' Curtis 60' Jacobs 70' Ogilvie 77'	Report	O'Neil 3' Ironside 30' Jones 45' Okedina 64'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,702 Referee: Christopher Pollard

20 August 2022 5	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Cambridge United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Fraser 41' Clare 67'	Report	Okedina 6' Knibbs 60' Tracey 64'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,644 Referee: Carl Brook

27 August 2022 6	Cambridge United	4–3	Burton Albion	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Smith 34', 53', 69' Digby 38' O'Neil 79' Lankester 90+6'	Report	Ahadme 1', 67' 27' Smith 10' Hamer 19' Brayford 41' 51' Borthwick-Jackson 90+7'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,130 Referee: Ben Speedie

3 September 2022 7	Cambridge United	2–0	Lincoln City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ironside 24', 27'	Report	O'Connor 86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Sam Allison

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Ipswich Town	Postponed	Cambridge United	Ipswich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Portman Road
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II.^[40]

13 September 2022 8	Cheltenham Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:45 BST	Nlundulu 59' 88' Broom 77' May 83' Southwood 90+4'	Report	May 28' Knibbs 45+1' Brophy 90+3'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 3,004 Referee: Keith Stroud

17 September 2022 9	Cambridge United	0–3	Barnsley	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Dunk 29' Smith 89'	Report	Kitching 14' 68' Cole 24', 44' Thomas 70' Cundy 76' Norwood 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,138 Referee: Declan Bourne

24 September 2022 10	Morecambe	1–2	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Weir 12' 37'	Report	Lankester 32' Knibbs 87'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,917 Referee: Bobby Madden

1 October 2022 11	Cambridge United	0–2	Derby County	Cambridge
15:00 BST		Report	Collins 45', 83' Osula 90+5'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,813 Referee: Simon Mather

4 October 2022 12	Ipswich Town	3–0	Cambridge United	Ipswich
19:45 BST	John-Jules 72' 90+4' Edwards 75' 86'	Report		Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 26,414 Referee: Robert Lewis

8 October 2022 13	Bristol Rovers	2–1	Cambridge United	Horfield
15:00 BST	Taylor 17' (o.g.) Belshaw 34' Coburn 47' 56' Collins 53' Loft 86'	Report	Digby 26' Ironside 35' (pen.) Smith 39'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,007 Referee: Ben Toner

15 October 2022 14	Cambridge United	0–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Taylor 42'	Report	Gregory 6', 77' 64' Smith 25' Vaulks 66'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Carl Boyeson

22 October 2022 15	Cambridge United	0–1	Port Vale	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Simper 84'	Report	Worrall 27' Massey 78' Digby 79' (o.g.) Conlon 90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,218 Referee: Thomas Kirk

25 October 2022 16	Wycombe Wanderers	2–3	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Vokes 35' Wheeler 76' Kaikai 86' Wing 90+7'	Report	Knibbs 6' Lankester 45+1' Brophy 50' Jones 77' Mannion 90+5'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,298 Referee: Peter Wright

29 October 2022 17	Peterborough United	1–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Jones 18' (o.g.) Kent 39'	Report	Simper 41' Williams 71' O'Neil 81'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 12,766 Referee: Scott Oldham

12 November 2022 18	Cambridge United	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Jones 14' Digby 67'	Report	Kachunga 13' Dempsey 34' 75' Bradley 45' Jones 70' Santos 83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,819 Referee: Darren Drysdale

19 November 2022 19	Cambridge United	0–1	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Williams 65'	Report	Rodgers 45+2' Perritt 90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,022 Referee: Christopher Pollard

3 December 2022 20	Forest Green Rovers	2–1	Cambridge United	Nailsworth
13:00 GMT	March 37' Casey 45+1' Boyes 78' O'Keeffe 89' 90+3' Wickham 90+3' (pen.) McGeouch 90+6'	Report	Janneh 89' Smith 90+2'	Stadium: The Bolt New Lawn Attendance: 2,257 Referee: James Oldham

10 December 2022 21	Cambridge United	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report	Butcher 2' Miller 16' Cosgrove 31' Whittaker 52' Houghton 62'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,546 Referee: Sunny Gill

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)	Fleetwood Town	Postponed	Cambridge United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due playing surface deemed unplayable with sections of the pitch being frozen.^[41]

26 December 2022 22	Cambridge United	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Okdeina 24' Tracey 67' 90+5' Williams 72' Smith 76'	Report	Pennington 28' Saydee 64' Bowman 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,875 Referee: Sam Allison

30 December 2022 23	Derby County	1–0	Cambridge United	Derby
19:45 GMT	Sibley 35' Dobbin 57' Smith 90+3'	Report	Brophy 76' Janneh 81' Williams 89'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 26,954 Referee: Will Finnie

2 January 2023 24	Sheffield Wednesday	5–0	Cambridge United	Owlerton, Sheffield
15:00 GMT	Windass 7', 70', 80' Smith 21' (pen.) Palmer 51'	Report	Bennett 20'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Andy Haines

7 January 2023 25	Cambridge United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Smith 5' Seddon 41' Digby 48' Lankester 89'	Report	Connolly 12' Loft 14' Coburn 21' Sinclair 29' Coutts 56' Marquis 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Thomas Parsons

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)	Cambridge United	Postponed	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed due to severe winds causing extensive damage to the roof structure.^[42]

21 January 2023 26	Shrewsbury Town	5–1	Cambridge United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Leahy 33' (pen.), 90+1' Shipley 45+5' Pennington 57' Saydee 71'	Report	Worman 12' Bennett 19' Digby 22' Okedina 45+3' Ironside 69'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,841 Referee: Thomas Kirk

28 January 2023 27	Lincoln City	0–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	House 35' Roughan 67' Bishop 77'	Report	Brophy 59' Digby 62' Okenabirhie 74'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,266 Referee: Peter Wright

4 February 2023 28	Cambridge United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Knibbs 24' Ironside 32' Smith 90' Digby 90+4'	Report	Edmundson 31' Morsy 41' Ladapo 54'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,154 Referee: Samuel Barrott

11 February 2023 29	Barnsley	2–0	Cambridge United	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Digby 47' Williams 53' McGrandles 61' R. Bennett 90+6'	Report	Watters 8' 37' Norwood 46' Williams 64'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 10,840 Referee: Ross Joyce

14 February 2023 30	Cambridge United	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ironside 61' (pen.)	Report	Perry 51' Bonds 57' Long 61' Olayinka 79' May 90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Andy Woolmer

18 February 2023 31	Cambridge United	1–0	Oxford United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Jones 8' 83' L. Bennett 73' Ironside 90+2'	Report	Baldock 29'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,613 Referee: Ollie Yates

21 February 2023 32	Fleetwood Town	1–0	Cambridge United	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Mendes Gomes 34' Warrington 78' Rooney 88' Vela 90+5'	Report	L. Bennett 44'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,429 Referee: Declan Bourne

25 February 2023 33	Exeter City	2–0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Collins 17' McDonald 53'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,400 Referee: Robert Lewis

4 March 2023 34	Cambridge United	0–1	Portsmouth	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Lankester 36'	Report	Dale 43' Bishop 65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,667 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

7 March 2023 35	Cambridge United	1–1	Morecambe	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Lankester 14' McGrandles 35' Jones 76'	Report	Stockton 45+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,225 Referee: Paul Howard

11 March 2023 36	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Cambridge United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Eisa 35'	Report	Jones 37' Smith 37' Seddon 81' Brophy 90+4'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 11,298 Referee: Keith Stroud

18 March 2023 37	Cambridge United	1–2	Charlton Athletic	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	R. Bennett 27' Jones 72' Seddon 88'	Report	Leaburn 14' Rak-Sakyi 28'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,068 Referee: Marc Edwards

1 April 2023 38	Port Vale	0–2	Cambridge United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Forrester 19' Pett 64' Ojo 80'	Report	Smith 48' Jones 52'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,730 Referee: Tom Reeves

7 April 2023 39	Cambridge United	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Lankester 3' Smith 57' (pen.) 69' McGrandles 90+2' Mitov 90+4' Morrison 90+6'	Report	Rooney 68' Sarpong-Wiredu 69' Earl 74' Quitirna 82' Marriott 90+6'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,279 Referee: Lee Swabey

10 April 2023 40	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Cambridge United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Johnston 56' John 67' Bradley 71' Mbete 90+4'	Report	Smith 51' 90+5'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 24,377 Referee: David Rock

15 April 2023 41	Cambridge United	2–0	Peterborough United	Cambridge
12:30 BST	Dunk 45+2' Smith 66' Lankester 71'	Report	Kent 54' Taylor 90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,711 Referee: Ross Joyce

18 April 2023 42	Cambridge United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Smith 62'	Report	Tafazolli 33' Wheeler 44' Grimmer 53'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,306 Referee: Ben Speedie

22 April 2023 43	Plymouth Argyle	3–1	Cambridge United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Wright 15' Mumba 45+3' Edwards 56' Ennis 73'	Report	Smith 31' Brophy 39' L. Bennett 39' Morrison 90+5'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 16,326 Referee: Ollie Yates

29 April 2023 44	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 BST	Coyle 73' Whalley 80' Pressley 83' (pen.)	Report	Lankester 28' Dunk 42' Digby 45+3' Thomas 65'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 4,484 Referee: Rebecca Welch

3 May 2023 45	Burton Albion	1–0	Cambridge United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Latty-Fairweather 13' Helm 28' Kirk 77'	Report	Morrison 90+2'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,523 (1,500 away fans) Referee: Andy Haines

7 May 2023 46	Cambridge United	2–0	Forest Green Rovers	Cambridge
12:00 BST	Dunk 25' Smith 37'	Report	Bunker 74' Cooper 79'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,493 Referee: Ben Toner

FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Curzon Ashton in the first round.^[43]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

6 November 2022 First round	Curzon Ashton	0–0	Cambridge United	Ashton-under-Lyne
14:00 GMT	Peers 60' Matthews 79'	Report	Dunk 9' Knibbs 90+4' Digby 90+5'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 1,567 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

15 November 2022 First round replay	Cambridge United	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Curzon Ashton	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Jones 105'	Report	Hobson 91' Hayhurst 116'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,222 Referee: Charles Breakspear
	Penalties
	Ironside Lankester Knibbs Digby		Hancock Richards Walker Dimaio

26 November 2022 Second round	Cambridge United	1–2	Grimsby Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Digby 42' Smith 81'	Report	Green 29' Waterfall 45+2' Khan 61', 90' McAtee 83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,044 Referee: Carl Brook

EFL Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Cambridge were drawn at home to Millwall in the first round and to Southampton in the second round.^[44]^[45]

2 August 2022 First round	Cambridge United	1–0	Millwall	Cambridge
19:45 BST	O'Neil 59' Janneh 77'	Report	Honeyman 31' 61'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,368 Referee: Charles Breakspear

23 August 2022 Second round	Cambridge United	0–3	Southampton	Cambridge
19:45 BST		Report	Adams 16', 55' Romeu 69' Lyanco 86' Ballard 88' Djenepo 90+2'	Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,733 Referee: David Rock

EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Cambridge United with Ipswich Town and Northampton Town.^[46]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Ipswich Town	3	2	1	8	1	+7	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	2	1	5	3	+2	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Cambridge United	3	2	1	3	2	+1	6
4	L2	Northampton Town	3	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: EFL.com

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

30 August 2022 Group stage	Cambridge United	0–2	Arsenal U21s	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Lankester 12'	Report	Butler-Oyedeji 26', 57' Akinola 31'	Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,952 Referee: Neil Hair

20 September 2022 Group stage	Northampton Town	0–2	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:00 BST	Smith-Howes 89'	Report	Okenabirhie 68', 77'	Stadium: Sixfields Attendance: 1,230 Referee: Craig Hicks

18 October 2022 Group stage	Cambridge United	1–0	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Taylor 29' Simper 79' Brophy 85'	Report	Edwards 7' 17' Woolfenden 45+3' Chirewa 73'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,548 Referee: Thomas Parsons

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Akanbi and Cowling switch loan clubs". Cambridge United FC. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
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^ "Louis Chadwick Joins Cambridge City on Loan". Cambridge United FC. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
^ "George Hoddle joins St Neots on loan". Cambridge United FC. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
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v t e Cambridge United F.C. seasons
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1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90
001990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
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National teams

Senior (2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2023 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying round, finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Leeds United Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Huddersfield Town Hull City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic
League One	Accrington Stanley Barnsley Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County Exeter City Fleetwood Town Forest Green Rovers Ipswich Town Lincoln City Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Port Vale Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Carlisle United Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Rochdale Salford City Stevenage Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall
National League	Aldershot Town Notts County Oldham Athletic Southend United Wrexham

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