# 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.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Saikou Janneh | Bristol City | Free Transfer |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | James Holden | Reading | Free Transfer |
| 6 July 2022 | LB | Brandon Haunstrup | Kilmarnock | Free Transfer |
| 18 July 2022 | CB | Zeno Ibsen Rossi | Bournemouth | Undisclosed |
| 29 July 2022 | CF | Fejiri Okenabirhie | Doncaster Rovers | Free Transfer |
| 6 January 2023 | CB | Ryan Bennett | Swansea City | Free Transfer |
| 26 January 2023 | CB | Michael Morrison | Portsmouth | Free Transfer |
| 31 January 2023 | AM | George Thomas | Queens Park Rangers | Free Transfer |
* ↑ 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 |
| 30 June 2022 | CB | Tom Dickens | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | AM | Wes Hoolahan | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Jack Iredale | Bolton Wanderers | Rejected contract |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | Unattached | Released |

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
| 6 January 2023 | LB | Steve Seddon | Oxford United | End of Season | |
| 24 January 2023 | CM | Conor McGrandles | Charlton Athletic | End of Season | |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 15 June 2022 | RB | Liam Bennett | Walsall | 31 December 2022 |
| 5 August 2022 | FW | Saleem Akanbi | St Neots Town | 28 October 2022 |
| 5 August 2022 | GK | Dan Barton | St Neots Town | |
| 5 August 2022 | CB | Harvey Beckett | St Neots Town | 23 September 2022 |
| 5 August 2022 | FW | Brandon Njoku | St Neots Town | |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Louis Chadwick | Cambridge City | 12 September 2022 |
| 19 August 2022 | MF | George Hoddle | St Neots Town | Work Experience |
| 12 September 2022 | AM | Kai Yearn | Chelmsford City | 31 December 2022 |
| 23 September 2022 | CB | Harvey Beckett | Concord Rangers | End of Season |
| 28 October 2022 | FW | Saleem Akanbi | Concord Rangers | 30 January 2023 |
| 28 October 2022 | CM | Myles Cowling | Braintree Town | |
| 30 November 2022 | GK | Louis Chadwick | Royston Town | 30 January 2023 |
| 16 December 2022 | CB | Mamadou Jobe | St Albans City | 23 January 2023 |
| 30 December 2022 | FW | Glenn McConnell | St Albans City | 30 January 2023 |
| 7 January 2023 | FW | Brandon Njoku | Cheshunt | Work Experience |
| 13 January 2023 | AM | Kai Yearn | Chelmsford City | |
| 23 January 2023 | CB | Mamadou Jobe | Maidstone United | End of Season |
| 24 January 2023 | CF | Saikou Janneh | AFC Wimbledon | End of Season |
| 11 February 2023 | CM | Lewis Simper | Woking | 17 March 2023 |
| 17 February 2023 | GK | James Holden | Dulwich Hamlet | 17 March 2023 |
| 22 March 2023 | CM | Lewis Simper | Wealdstone | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 December, Bennett was recalled from his loan at Walsall.
* ↑ On 28 October, Akanbi was recalled to join Concord Rangers on loan.
* ↑ On 23 September, Beckett was recalled from his loan at St Neots, to join Concord Rangers on loan.
* ↑ On 31 December, Yearn was recalled back from his loan at Chelmsford
* ↑ On 30 November, Beckett's loan at Concord Rangers was extended.
* ↑ On 30 November, Akanbi's loan at Conord Rangers was extended.
* ↑ On 30 December, Akanbi's loan at Concord was extended again by a further month.
* ↑ On 30 December, Chadwick's loan at Royston was extended by a further month.
* ↑ 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. A third friendly at a neutral ground against Notts County was later confirmed. On June 16, another home friendly was confirmed, against Hull City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 029.63 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023 Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Curzon Ashton in the first round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Cambridge were drawn at home to Millwall in the first round and to Southampton in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Cambridge United with Ipswich Town and Northampton Town.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures