This is a list of all seasons played by Cambridge United

Cambridge United F.C.

Cambridge United Football Club is a professional football club from Cambridge, England. They are currently playing the 2011-2012 season in the Conference National, the fifth tier of the English league system, where they have competed since 2005 following their relegation from the Football League...

in English football since the 1970/71

1970-71 in English football

The 1970–71 season was the 91st season of competitive football in England.-First Division:Arsenal won the league championship at the end of a season which would soon be followed by their FA Cup final tie with Liverpool. Arsenal secured the league title at White Hart Lane, the home of bitter rivals...

 season when the club were incepted into 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 the Football Conference

Football Conference

The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...

 where they have competed since 2005

2005-06 in English football

The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...

 following their relegation after 35 years as a league club.

Seasons

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=9|League
!rowspan=2|FA
Cup

FA Cup

The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

!rowspan=2|League
Cup

Football League Cup

The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

!rowspan=2|Other
!colspan=2|Top goalscorer(s)
|-
!Division
!P
!W
!D
!L
!F
!A
!Pts
!Pos
!Name
!Goals
|-
!1970-71
||Div 4

Football League Fourth Division

The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...

|46
|15
|13
|18
|51
|67
|43
|align="center"|20th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Ivan Hollett

Ivan Hollett

Ivan Ronald Hollett is a retired English footballer who played as a striker for five Football League clubs.He then had a spell as player-coach at Durban United before taking on similar roles at several non-league clubs, including Alfreton Town where he scored 47 goals in 86 appearances, and whom...

|align="center"|12
|-
!1971-72
||Div 4
|46
|17
|14
|15
|62
|60
|48
|align="center"|10th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Brian Greenhalgh

Brian Greenhalgh

Brian Arthur Greenhalgh is an English former professional footballer born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, who played as a striker in the Football League for Preston North End, Aston Villa, Leicester City, Huddersfield Town, Cambridge United, Bournemouth, Torquay United and Watford during the 1960s...

|align="center"|19
|-
!1972-73
||Div 4
|46
|20
|17
|9
|67
|57
|57
|bgcolor=PaleGreen align="center"|3rd
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Brian Greenhalgh
|align="center"|18
|-
!1973-74
||Div 3

Football League Third Division

The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...

|46
|13
|9
|24
|48
|81
|35
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|21st
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Brian Greenhalgh
|align="center"|11
|-
!1974-75
||Div 4
|46
|20
|14
|12
|62
|44
|54
|align="center"|6th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Bobby Shinton

Bobby Shinton

Robert Thomas Shinton is an English former football forward and manager.Shinton began his playing career with Walsall in 1971 before moving on to Cambridge United in 1974...

|align="center"|16
|-
!1975-76
||Div 4
|46
|14
|15
|17
|58
|62
|43
|align="center"|13th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Tommy Horsfall

Tommy Horsfall

Thomas William "Tommy" Horsfall is a Scottish former footballer.-Southend United:Horsfall spent two years at Southend United but was unable to hold down a regular first team spot.-Scunthorpe:...

|align="center"|15
|-
!1976-77
||Div 4
|46
|26
|13
|7
|87
|40
|65
|bgcolor=Gold align="center"|1st
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Alan Biley

Alan Biley

Alan Biley was a former English professional footballer and now a football manager who played for Cambridge, Everton and Portsmouth amongst others...

|align="center"|20
|-
!1977-78
||Div 3
|46
|23
|12
|11
|72
|51
|58
|bgcolor=Silver align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Alan Biley
|align="center"|23
|-
!1978-79
||Div 2

Football League Second Division

From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...

|42
|12
|16
|14
|44
|52
|40
|align="center"|12th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Alan Biley
|align="center"|22
|-
!1979-80
||Div 2
|42
|14
|16
|12
|61
|53
|44
|align="center"|8th
|align="center"|4R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Tommy Finney

Tommy Finney

Thomas Finney is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played as a midfielder.During his club career he played for Linfield, Manchester United, Distillery, Crusaders, Luton Town, Sunderland, Cambridge United, Brentford and Cambridge City...

|align="center"|13
|-
!1980-81
||Div 2
|46
|17
|6
|19
|53
|65
|40
|align="center"|13th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|4R
|align="center"|
|Steve Spriggs

Steve Spriggs

Stephen "Steve" Spriggs is a former professional footballer who is mostly remembered for his 12 years at Cambridge United, where he still holds the record for the most appearances with 416....

George Reilly

George Reilly

George Reilly was a Scottish footballer. He played for Corby Town, Northampton Town, Cambridge United, Watford, Newcastle United and West Bromwich Albion. Reilly scored the winning goal for Watford against Plymouth Argyle in the 1984 FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park and played in the 1984 FA Cup...

|align="center"|10
|-
!1981-82
||Div 2
|46
|13
|9
|20
|48
|53
|48
|align="center"|14th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|George Reilly
Joe Mayo
|align="center"|8
|-
!1982-83
||Div 2
|42
|13
|12
|17
|42
|60
|51
|align="center"|12th
|align="center"|5R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|George Reilly
|align="center"|11
|-
!1983-84
||Div 2
|42
|4
|12
|26
|28
|77
|24
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|22nd
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Robbie Cooke

Robbie Cooke

Robbie Cooke was an Irish soccer player during the 1970s.Cooke played for Shamrock Rovers and Bohemians amongst others during his career in the League of Ireland....

|align="center"|8
|-
!1984-85
||Div 3
|46
|4
|9
|23
|37
|95
|21
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|24th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Robbie Cooke
|align="center"|7
|-
!1985-86
||Div 4
|46
|15
|9
|22
|65
|80
|54
|align="center"|22nd
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|David Crown

David Crown

David Ian Crown is an English former professional football player.His clubs included Grays Athletic, Brentford, Portsmouth, Southend United and Gillingham. He made over 470 Football League appearances....

|align="center"|27
|-
!1986-87
||Div 4
|46
|17
|11
|18
|60
|62
|62
|align="center"|11th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|4R
|align="center"|
|David Crown
Mark Cooper

Mark Cooper (footballer born 1967)

Mark David Cooper is an English former association football player. He began his career with Cambridge United before joining Tottenham Hotspur in 1987. He failed to break into the Spurs first team and joined Gillingham in 1987 for a fee of £102,500...

|align="center"|16
|-
!1987-88
||Div 4
|46
|16
|13
|17
|50
|52
|61
|align="center"|15th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|David Crown
|align="center"|12
|-
!1988-89
||Div 4
|44
|18
|12
|14
|71
|62
|68
|align="center"|8th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Laurie Ryan
|align="center"|13
|-
!1989-90
||Div 4
|46
|21
|10
|15
|76
|66
|73
|bgcolor=PaleGreen align="center"|6th
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Dion Dublin

Dion Dublin

Dion Dublin , is a retired English footballer. He was capped four times for England. Dublin started his career as a centre back with Norwich City, but made his name at Cambridge United as a goal-scoring centre forward. However, in his later years he showed his versatility by becoming an...

John Taylor
|align="center"|21
|-
!1990-91
||Div 3
|46
|25
|11
|10
|75
|45
|86
|bgcolor=Gold align="center"|1st
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Dion Dublin
|align="center"|21
|-
!1991-92
||Div 2
|46
|19
|17
|10
|65
|47
|74
|bgcolor=Orange align="center"|5th
|align="center"|4R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Dion Dublin
|align="center"|19
|-
!1992-93
||Div 1
|46
|11
|16
|19
|58
|69
|49
|align="center"|23rd
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|
|Steve Claridge

Steve Claridge

Stephen Edward Claridge is an English football player, pundit and coach. He is currently a pundit for BBC Sport football shows including Football Focus and the The Football League Show, whilst also playing as a striker for semi-professional team Gosport Borough.Claridge's career is known for its...

|align="center"|7
|-
!1993-94
||Div 2
|46
|19
|9
|18
|79
|73
|66
|align="center"|10th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|
|Steve Butler

Steve Butler (footballer)

Stephen "Steve" Butler is an English former footballer. During his professional career he played over 400 matches and scored over 150 goals for Brentford, Maidstone United, Watford, Bournemouth, Cambridge United, Gillingham and Peterborough United, including a remarkable tally of eight goals in...

|align="center"|21
|-
!1994-95
||Div 2
|46
|11
|15
|20
|52
|69
|48
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|20th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Carlo Corazzin

Carlo Corazzin

Giancarlo Michele 'Carlo' Corazzin is a former professional Canadian soccer player who has appeared for the Canadian national team 59 times and has scored 11 goals. He is of Italian descent.-Club career:...

|align="center"|19
|-
!1995-96
||Div 3
|46
|14
|12
|20
|61
|71
|54
|align="center"|16th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Carlo Corazzin
|align="center"|12
|-
!1996-97
||Div 3
|46
|18
|11
|17
|53
|59
|65
|align="center"|10th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Carlo Corazzin
|align="center"|8
|-
!1997-98
||Div 3
|46
|14
|18
|15
|63
|57
|60
|align="center"|16th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Martin Butler
|align="center"|13
|-
!1998-99
||Div 3
|46
|23
|12
|11
|78
|48
|81
|bgcolor=Silver align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|
|Martin Butler
|align="center"|20
|-
!1999-00
||Div 2
|46
|12
|12
|22
|64
|65
|48
|align="center"|19th
|align="center"|5R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Trevor Benjamin

Trevor Benjamin

Trevor Junior Benjamin is an English born Jamaican ex-international footballer who is now plying his trade as player-manager at Northern League side Morpeth Town. He plays as a forward or winger....

|align="center"|23
|-
!2000-01
||Div 2
|46
|14
|11
|21
|61
|77
|53
|align="center"|19th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|
|Tom Youngs

Tom Youngs

Tom Youngs is a rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in the Aviva Premiership. He has also played on loan at Bedford Blues and Nottingham....

|align="center"|15
|-
!2001-02
||Div 2
|46
|7
|13
|26
|47
|93
|34
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|24th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|FLT RU
|Tom Youngs
|align="center"|11
|-
!2002-03
||Div 3
|46
|16
|13
|7
|67
|70
|61
|align="center"|12th
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|FLT SF
|Dave Kitson

Dave Kitson

David Barry "Dave" Kitson is an English footballer who plays for Football League Championship side Portsmouth as a striker.-Early life:...

|align="center"|25
|-
!2003-04
||Div 3
|46
|14
|14
|18
|55
|67
|56
|align="center"|13th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|FLT R1
|Luke Guttridge

Luke Guttridge

Luke Horace Guttridge is an English footballer, who signed for Aldershot Town in July 2010, after being released by Northampton Town.-Torquay United:...

|align="center"|12
|-
!2004-05

2004–05 Cambridge United F.C. season

-FA Cup:-League table:‡ Cambridge United deducted 10 points for entering administration- See also :*2004–05 in English football*2004–05 Football League Two season...

||L2

Football League Two

Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....

|46
|8
|16
|22
|39
|62
|30
|bgcolor=Pink align="center"|24th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|FLT 2R
|Jermaine Easter

Jermaine Easter

Jermaine Maurice Easter is a Welsh international footballer currently playing as a striker for Crystal Palace.-Early career:...

Shane Tudor

Shane Tudor

Shane Anthony Tudor is a former English footballer. He played as a midfielder, primarily in the right wing position...

|align="center"|7
|-
!2005-06
||Conf

Football Conference

The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...

|42
|15
|10
|17
|51
|57
|55
|align="center"|12th
|align="center"|4Q
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 1R
FLT QF
|Fola Onibuje

Fola Onibuje

Folawiyo "Fola" Onibuje is a Nigerian footballer who plays for Isthmian League Premier Division club Tooting & Mitcham United.- Early life :...

|align="center"|11
|-
!2006-07
||Conf
|46
|15
|10
|21
|57
|66
|55
|align="center"|17th
|align="center"|4Q
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 1R
|Robbie Simpson

Robbie Simpson

Robbie Simpson is an English professional footballer who plays for Oldham Athletic on loan from Huddersfield Town. He is a forward.-Early life:...

|align="center"|17
|-
!2007-08
||Conf
|46
|25
|11
|10
|68
|41
|86
|bgcolor=Silver align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|3R
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 2R
CLT 4R
|Scott Rendell

Scott Rendell

Scott David Rendell is an English footballer who plays for Wycombe Wanderers. His position is striker.-Career:Rendell was born in Ashford, Surrey but lived in Basingstoke, Hampshire, and he started his career with Staines Albion where he played until the age of 16. After Staines, Scott was signed...

|align="center"|19
|-
!2008–09

Cambridge United F.C. season 2008–09

The 2008–09 season was the 97th season in the history of Cambridge United F.C., and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Conference National...

||Conf
|46
|24
|14
|8
|65
|39
|86
|bgcolor=Silver align="center"|2nd
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 2R
CLT 4R
|Scott Rendell
|align="center"|13
|-
!2009–10
|Conf
|44
|15
|14
|15
|65
|53
|59
|align="center"|10th
|align="center"|2R
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 3R
|Danny Crow

Danny Crow

Daniel Stephen "Danny" Crow is a footballer currently playing for Luton Town. He has previously played for Cambridge United, Norwich City, Northampton Town and Peterborough United.-Career:...

|align="center"|19
|-
!2010–11

2010–11 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season was the 99th season in the history of Cambridge United in which they competed in the Conference National, finishing 17th of 24, along with various cup competitions....

|Conf
|46
|11
|17
|18
|53
|61
|50
|align="center"|17th
|align="center"|1R
|align="center"|n/a
|align="center"|FAT 2R
|Danny Wright
|align="center"|12
|-
!2011–12
||Conf
|
|
|
|
|
|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|n/a
|
|align="center"|
|
|-
|-}

Key

• P = Played
• W = Games won
• D = Games drawn
• L = Games lost
• F = Goals for
• A = Goals against
• Pts = Points
• Pos = Final position

• Div 2 = Football League Second Division
  Football League Second Division
  From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
  
  
• Div 3 = Football League Third Division
  Football League Third Division
  The Football League Third Division was the 3 tier of English Football from 1920 until 1992 when after the formation of the Football Association Premier League saw the league renamed The Football League Division Two...
  
  
• Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
  Football League Fourth Division
  The Fourth Division of The Football League was the fourth-highest division in the English football league system from the 1958–59 season until the creation of the Premier League prior to the 1992–93 season...
  
  
• L2 = Football League Two
  Football League Two
  Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
  
  
• Conf = Football Conference
  Football Conference
  The Football Conference is a football league in England which consists of three divisions called Conference National, Conference North, and Conference South. Some Football Conference clubs are fully professional, such as Luton Town, but most of them are semi-professional...
  
  
• FLT = Football League Trophy
  Football League Trophy
  The Football League Trophy, currently known as the Johnstone's Paint Trophy for sponsorship reasons, is an annual English association football knock-out competition open to the 48 clubs in Football League One and Football League Two, the bottom two divisions in the four fully professional top...
  
  
• FAT = FA Trophy
  FA Trophy
  The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams...
  
  
• CLC = Conference League Cup
  Conference League Cup
  The Conference League Cup was an English football competition open to clubs playing in levels 5 or 6 of the English football league system , which covers the three Football Conference divisions.The Conference League Cup was formed...
  
  
• n/a = Not applicable

• 4Q = Fourth Qualifying Round
• R1 = Round 1
• R2 = Round 2
• R3 = Round 3
• R4 = Round 4
• R5 = Round 5
• QF = Quarter-finals
• SF = Semi-finals
• RU = Runners Up

{| class="wikitable"
|bgcolor=Gold|Champions
|bgcolor=Silver|Runners-up
|bgcolor=cc9966|Third-place
|bgcolor=Orange|Play-offs
|bgcolor=PaleGreen|Promoted

Promotion and relegation

In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

|bgcolor=Pink|Relegated

Promotion and relegation

In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...

|}