# List of North Queensland Cowboys seasons

Since joining the then ARL competition as an expansion franchise in 1995, the North Queensland Cowboys have competed in the National Rugby League competition for 30 consecutive seasons.

## Seasons
### Men's team

Table key :
| # | Competition conducted by Australian Rugby League |
| ~ | Competition conducted by Super League |
| ‡ | Club finished regular season in first position (J. J. Giltinan Shield) |
| † | Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon) |
| DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel :
| Season | Club | WCC | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Finals results | Finals results | Finals results | Coach | Captain(s) | Ref |
| Season | Club | WCC | Pos. | W | L | D | Final position | W | L | Coach | Captain(s) | Ref |
| 1995# | 1995 | — | 20th† | 2 | 20 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Grant Bell | Laurie Spina | |
| 1996# | 1996 | — | 17th | 6 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Graham Lowe | Adrian Vowles | |
| 1997~ | 1997 | Pool | 10th† | 5 | 11 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tim Sheens | Ian Roberts | |
| 1998 | 1998 | — | 16th | 9 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tim Sheens | John Lomax | |
| 1999 | 1999 | — | 16th | 4 | 19 | 1 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tim Sheens | Noel Goldthorpe | |
| 2000 | 2000 | — | 14th | 7 | 19 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tim Sheens | Tim Brasher | |
| 2001 | 2001 | — | 13th | 6 | 18 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Tim Sheens → Murray Hurst | Paul Bowman | |
| 2002 | 2002 | — | 11th | 8 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Murray Hurst → Graham Murray | Paul Bowman | |
| 2003 | 2003 | — | 11th | 10 | 14 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Graham Murray | Paul Bowman | |
| 2004 | 2004 | — | 7th | 12 | 11 | 1 | Lost preliminary final | 2 | 1 | Graham Murray | Travis Norton | |
| 2005 | 2005 | — | 5th | 14 | 10 | 0 | Runners-up | 2 | 2 | Graham Murray | Travis Norton | |
| 2006 | 2006 | — | 9th | 11 | 13 | 1 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Graham Murray | Travis Norton | |
| 2007 | 2007 | — | 3rd | 15 | 9 | 0 | Lost preliminary final | 2 | 1 | Graham Murray | Travis Norton | |
| 2008 | 2008 | — | 15th | 5 | 19 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Graham Murray → Ian Millward | Jonathan Thurston | |
| 2009 | 2009 | — | 12th | 11 | 13 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Neil Henry | Jonathan Thurston | |
| 2010 | 2010 | — | 15th | 5 | 19 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Neil Henry | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2011 | 2011 | — | 7th | 14 | 10 | 0 | Lost qualifying final | 0 | 1 | Neil Henry | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2012 | 2012 | — | 5th | 15 | 9 | 0 | Lost semi final | 1 | 1 | Neil Henry | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2013 | 2013 | — | 8th | 12 | 12 | 0 | Lost qualifying final | 0 | 1 | Neil Henry | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2014 | 2014 | — | 5th | 14 | 10 | 0 | Lost semi final | 1 | 1 | Paul Green | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2015 | 2015 | — | 3rd | 17 | 7 | 0 | Premiers | 3 | 1 | Paul Green | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2016 | 2016 | Won | 4th | 15 | 9 | 0 | Lost preliminary final | 1 | 2 | Paul Green | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2017 | 2017 | — | 8th | 13 | 11 | 0 | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | Paul Green | Jonathan Thurston & Matthew Scott | |
| 2018 | 2018 | — | 13th | 8 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Paul Green | Michael Morgan | |
| 2019 | 2019 | — | 14th | 9 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Paul Green | Michael Morgan | |
| 2020 | 2020 | — | 14th | 5 | 15 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Paul Green → Josh Hannay | Michael Morgan | |
| 2021 | 2021 | — | 15th | 7 | 17 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Todd Payten | Jason Taumalolo | |
| 2022 | 2022 | — | 3rd | 17 | 7 | 0 | Lost preliminary final | 1 | 1 | Todd Payten | Jason Taumalolo & Chad Townsend | |
| 2023 | 2023 | — | 11th | 12 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Todd Payten | Jason Taumalolo & Chad Townsend | |
| 2024 | 2024 | — | 5th | 15 | 9 | 0 | Lost semi final | 1 | 1 | Todd Payten | Reuben Cotter & Tom Dearden | |

### NRL Under-20s

Table key :
| ‡ | Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers) |
| † | Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon) |
| DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel :
| Season | Club | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Finals results | Finals results | Finals results | Coach | Ref |
| Season | Club | Pos. | W | L | D | Final position | W | L | Coach | Ref |
| 2008 | 2008 | 16th† | 4 | 17 | 3 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Grant Bell | |
| 2009 | 2009 | 9th | 12 | 12 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Kristian Woolf | |
| 2010 | 2010 | 4th | 14 | 7 | 3 | Lost semi final | 1 | 1 | Kristian Woolf | |
| 2011 | 2011 | 2nd | 17 | 7 | 0 | Runners-up | 1 | 1 | Kristian Woolf | |
| 2012 | 2012 | 13th | 7 | 15 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Todd Wilson | |
| 2013 | 2013 | 10th | 9 | 13 | 2 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | Todd Wilson |
| 2014 | 2014 | 12th | 8 | 16 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | Todd Wilson |
| 2015 | 2015 | 2th | 19 | 4 | 1 | Lost preliminary final | 1 | 1 | Todd Payten | |
| 2016 | 2016 | 2nd | 16 | 7 | 1 | Lost preliminary final | 1 | 2 | Aaron Payne | |
| 2017 | 2017 | 5th | 14 | 10 | 0 | Lost elimination final | 0 | 1 | Aaron Payne | |

### Women's team

Table key :
| ‡ | Club finished regular season in first position (minor premiers) |
| † | Club finished regular season in last position (wooden spoon) |
| DNQ | Club did not qualify for finals |
Table of yearly win–loss records, with finals results, and key personnel :
| Season | Club | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Finals results | Finals results | Finals results | Coach | Captain(s) | Ref |
| Season | Club | Pos. | W | L | D | Final position | W | L | Coach | Captain(s) | Ref |
| 2023 | 2023 | 9th | 2 | 7 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ben Jeffries | Kirra Dibb & Tallisha Harden | |
| 2024 | 2024 | 6th | 4 | 5 | 0 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ricky Henry | Kirra Dibb & Tallisha Harden | |