This is a list of all seasons played by Cambridge United in English football since the 1970–71 season, when the club were elected to the Football League. It details their record in every major competition entered, as well as the top goalscorers for each season.

The club currently play in League Two, having been relegated from League One in 2024/25 where they had competed since 2021. The club has spent the following number of seasons at each level of the English football league system since its initial election:

Seasons at level 2: 8 Seasons at level 3: 11 Seasons at level 4: 22 Seasons at level 5: 9

The club's highest position ever is 5th in the Second Division in 1991–92, the last season before the establishment of the Premier League, a playoff position. They lost the semi-final to Leicester City 6–1 on aggregate and lost their chance to become founder members of the Premier League. Their lowest position has been 17th in the Football Conference (now National League) in 2006–07 and 2010–11.

Key

Key to divisions Division 1 – Football League First Division Division 2 – Football League Second Division Division 3 – Football League Third Division Division 4 – Football League Fourth Division League 2 – Football League Two Conference – Football Conference

Key to rounds PR – Preliminary round QR4 – Fourth qualifying round Group – Group stage R1 – First round, etc. QF – Quarter-finals SF – Semi-finals RU – Runner-up W – Winner

Key to positions and symbols – Champions – Runners-up – Promoted – Relegated – Competition not eligible to enter – Cambridge United did not enter the competition

Seasons SeasonLeague recordFA CupEFL CupEFLTrophyOtherTop goalscorer(s)DivisionCompetitionResultNameGoals1970–71Division 44615131851674320thR2R1rowspan=13 ——121971–72Division 44617141562604810thR2R1——191972–73Division 4 46201796757573rdR1R1——181973–74Division 3 461392448813521stR3R2——111974–75Division 4462014126244546thR3R1——161975–76Division 44614151758624313thR1R1——151976–77Division 4 46261378740651stR1R2——201977–78Division 3 462312117251582ndR2R1——231978–79Division 24212161444524012thR3R1——221979–80Division 2421416126153448thR4R2Anglo-Scottish CupGroup131980–81Division 2461761953654013thR3R4——Steve Spriggs101981–82Division 2461392048534814thR3R2——George Reilly81982–83Division 24213121742605112thR5R2——111983–84Division 2 424122628772422ndR3R2———81984–85Division 3 46492337952124thR1R1R2——71985–86Division 4461592265805422ndR1R1QF——271986–87Division 44617111860626211thR2R4PR——David Crown161987–88Division 44616131750526115thR2R1PR——121988–89Division 4461814147162688thR3R1R1——131989–90Division 4 462110157666736thQFR2PR——John Taylor211990–91Division 3 462511107545861stQFR1SF——211991–92Division 2461917106547745thR4R2—Full Members' CupR2191992–93Division 1 4611161958694923rdR3QF—Anglo-Italian CupGroup71993–94Division 2461991879736610thR2R2R2——211994–95Division 2 4611152052694820thR3R1R2——191995–96Division 34614122061715416thR1R1PR——121996–97Division 34618111753596510thR2R1R1——81997–98Division 34614181463576016thR2R1R1——131998–99Division 3 462312117848812ndR2R3SF——201999–2000Division 24612122264654819thR5R1R1——232000–01Division 24614112161775319thR2R1R2——152001–02Division 2 467132647933424thR1R1RU——112002–03Division 34616131767706112thR3R2SF——252003–04Division 34614141855675613thR2R1R1——122004–05League 2 468162239623024thR2R1R2——Shane Tudor72005–06Conference4215101751575512thQR4rowspan=9 QFFA TrophyR1112006–07Conference4615102157665517thQR4rowspan=8 FA TrophyR1172007–08Conference462511106841862ndR3FA TrophyConference League CupR2R4192008–09Conference46241486539862ndR1FA TrophyConference League CupR2R3132009–10Conference4415141565535910thR2FA TrophyR3192010–11Conference4611171853615017thR1FA TrophyR2122011–12Conference461914135741719thR1FA TrophyR492012–13Conference4615141768695914thQR4FA TrophyR2152013–14Conference 462313107235822ndR2FA TrophyW142014–15League 24613122161665119thR4R1R1——92015–16League 2461814146655689thR2R1R1——122016–17League 2461991858506611thR3R2R2——222017–18League 24617131656606412thR2R1Group——132018–19League 24612112340664721stR1R1R2——82019–20League 2371291640484516thR1R2Group——Sam Smith82020–21League 2 46248147349802ndR1R2R3——342021–22League 14615131856745814thR4R2QF——212022–23League 1461372641684620thR2R2Group——142023–24League 14612122239614818thR3R1Group——132024–25League 1 469112645733823rdR2R1R2——7

See also History of Cambridge United F.C.

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