2022–23 Cambridge United F.C. season

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.

Cambridge United FC

2022–23 season
Owner	Paul Barry (70%), Mark Green (20%), Adam Webb (10%)[1]
Head coach	Mark Bonner
Stadium	Abbey Stadium
League One	20th
FA Cup	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
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Transfers

In

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

1. 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 (ENG)		Released	[10]
30 June 2022	AM	Wes Hoolahan (IRL)		Released	[10]
30 June 2022	LB	Jack Iredale (AUS)	Bolton Wanderers	Rejected contract	[11][12]
30 June 2022	GK	Kai McKenzie-Lyle (GUY)		Released	[10]

Loans in

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

Loans out

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

1. On 31 December, Bennett was recalled from his loan at Walsall.
2. On 28 October, Akanbi was recalled to join Concord Rangers on loan.
3. On 23 September, Beckett was recalled from his loan at St Neots, to join Concord Rangers on loan.
4. On 31 December, Yearn was recalled back from his loan at Chelmsford
5. On 30 November, Beckett's loan at Concord Rangers was extended.
6. On 30 November, Akanbi's loan at Conord Rangers was extended.
7. On 30 December, Akanbi's loan at Concord was extended again by a further month.
8. On 30 December, Chadwick's loan at Royston was extended by a further month.
9. 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

Cardiff City v Cambridge United

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

Notts County v Cambridge United

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

Notts County v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Norwich City

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

Cambridge United v Hull City

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

Cambridge United v West Ham United

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
					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

Main article: 2022–23 EFL 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]

Cambridge United v Milton Keynes Dons

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

Oxford United v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Exeter City

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

Portsmouth v Cambridge United

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

Charlton Athletic v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Burton Albion

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

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

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

Ipswich Town v Cambridge United

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]

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Barnsley

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

Morecambe v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Derby County

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

Ipswich Town v Cambridge United

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

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Cambridge United v Port Vale

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

Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United

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

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Bolton Wanderers

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

Cambridge United v Accrington Stanley

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

Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle

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

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United

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]

Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town

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

Derby County v Cambridge United

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

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

Cambridge United v Morecambe

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]

Shrewsbury Town v Cambridge United

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

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

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

Barnsley v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

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

Cambridge United v Oxford United

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

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United

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

Exeter City v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Portsmouth

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

Cambridge United v Morecambe

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

Milton Keynes Dons v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic

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

Port Vale v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town

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

Bolton Wanderers v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Peterborough United

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

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Plymouth Argyle v Cambridge United

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

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

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

Burton Albion v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Forest Green Rovers

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

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Curzon Ashton v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Curzon Ashton

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

Cambridge United v Grimsby Town

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

Main article: 2022–23 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]

Cambridge United v Millwall

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

Cambridge United v Southampton

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

Main article: 2022–23 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	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Ipswich Town	3	2	0	0	1	8	1	+7	6	Advance to Round 2
2	ACA	Arsenal U21	3	2	0	0	1	5	3	+2	6
3	L1	Cambridge United	3	2	0	0	1	3	2	+1	6
4	L2	Northampton Town	3	0	0	0	3	1	11	−10	0

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cambridge United v Arsenal U21s

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

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

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