Every Cambridge United season on record, from 1953–54 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 1954–55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |||
| 1962–63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1963–64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 1964–65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 49 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 74 | 20 | Ivan Hollett (12) |
| 1971–72 | Fourth Division | 49 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 10 | Brian Greenhalgh (19) |
| 1972–73 | Fourth Division | 48 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 68 | 63 | 3 | Brian Greenhalgh (18) |
| 1973–74 | Third Division | 54 | 16 | 12 | 26 | 63 | 94 | 21 | Brian Greenhalgh (11) |
| 1974–75 | Fourth Division | 51 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 67 | 47 | 6 | Bobby Shinton (16) |
| 1975–76 | Fourth Division | 49 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 59 | 68 | 13 | Tommy Horsfall (15) |
| 1976–77 | Fourth Division | 51 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 90 | 47 | 1 | Alan Biley (20) |
| 1977–78 | Third Division | 51 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 75 | 55 | 2 | Alan Biley (23) |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 45 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 48 | 59 | 12 | Alan Biley (22) |
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 47 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 66 | 62 | 8 | Tommy Finney (13) |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 48 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 60 | 70 | 13 | George Reilly Steve Spriggs (10) |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 45 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 53 | 60 | 14 | Joe Mayo George Reilly (8) |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 47 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 12 | George Reilly (11) |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 45 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 87 | 22 | Robbie Cooke (8) |
| 1984–85 | Third Division | 49 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 99 | 24 | Robbie Cooke (7) |
| 1985–86 | Fourth Division | 49 | 15 | 10 | 24 | 67 | 85 | 22 | David Crown (27) |
| 1986–87 | Fourth Division | 55 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 71 | 72 | 11 | Mark Cooper David Crown (16) |
| 1987–88 | Fourth Division | 52 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 58 | 59 | 15 | David Crown (12) |
| 1988–89 | Fourth Division | 51 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 78 | 70 | 8 | Laurie Ryan (13) |
| 1989–90 | Fourth Division | 63 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 101 | 80 | 6 | Dion Dublin John Taylor (21) |
| 1990–91 | Third Division | 55 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 54 | 1 | Dion Dublin (21) |
| 1991–92 | Second Division | 55 | 22 | 20 | 13 | 73 | 61 | 5 | Dion Dublin (19) |
| 1992–93 | First Division | 52 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 79 | 23 | Steve Claridge (7) |
| 1993–94 | Second Division | 53 | 22 | 10 | 21 | 84 | 79 | 10 | Steve Butler (21) |
| 1994–95 | Second Division | 52 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 62 | 81 | 20 | Carlo Corazzin (19) |
| 1995–96 | Third Division | 49 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 64 | 78 | 16 | Carlo Corazzin (12) |
| 1996–97 | Third Division | 50 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 57 | 65 | 10 | Carlo Corazzin (8) |
| 1997–98 | Third Division | 52 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 70 | 65 | 16 | Martin Butler (13) |
| 1998–99 | Third Division | 53 | 26 | 15 | 12 | 88 | 57 | 2 | Martin Butler (20) |
| 1999–00 | Second Division | 54 | 16 | 13 | 25 | 75 | 75 | 19 | Trevor Benjamin (23) |
| 2000–01 | Second Division | 50 | 15 | 12 | 23 | 64 | 81 | 19 | Tom Youngs (15) |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 49 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 49 | 97 | 24 | Tom Youngs (11) |
| 2002–03 | Third Division | 52 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 74 | 81 | 12 | Dave Kitson (25) |
| 2003–04 | Third Division | 50 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 61 | 73 | 13 | Luke Guttridge (12) |
| 2004–05 | League Two | 49 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 66 | 24 | Jermaine Easter Shane Tudor (7) |
| 2007–08 | Conference | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Scott Rendell (19) |
| 2008–09 | Conference | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 2 | Scott Rendell (13) |
| 2009–10 | Conference | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | Danny Crow (19) |
| 2010–11 | Conference | 52 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 65 | 73 | 17 | Daniel Wright (12) |
| 2011–12 | Conference | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Luke Berry (9) |
| 2013–14 | Conference | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Luke Berry (14) |
| 2014–15 | League Two | 54 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 68 | 77 | 19 | Robbie Simpson (9) |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 50 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 68 | 61 | 9 | Luke Berry (12) |
| 2016–17 | League Two | 56 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 74 | 62 | 11 | Luke Berry (22) |
| 2017–18 | League Two | 52 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 59 | 70 | 12 | Uche Ikpeazu (13) |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 52 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 21 | Jevani Brown (8) |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 44 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 61 | 16 | Harvey Knibbs Sam Smith (8) |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 54 | 28 | 9 | 17 | 83 | 56 | 2 | Paul Mullin (34) |
| 2021–22 | League One | 59 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 75 | 88 | 14 | Sam Smith (21) |
| 2022–23 | League One | 54 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 75 | 20 | Sam Smith (14) |
| 2023–24 | League One | 53 | 15 | 13 | 25 | 54 | 74 | 18 | Gassan Ahadme (13) |
| 2024–25 | League One | 53 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 54 | 84 | 23 | Josh Stokes Elias Kachunga (7) |
| 2025–26 | 56 | 27 | 18 | 11 | 84 | 44 | |||
| 2026–27 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 |