| Club: | Cambridge United FC |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Owner: | Paul Barry (70%), Mark Green (20%), Adam Webb (10%)[1] |
| Manager: | Mark Bonner |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Stadium: | Abbey Stadium |
| League: | League One |
| League Result: | 20th |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Second round (eliminated by Grimsby Town) |
| Cup2: | EFL Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second round (eliminated by Southampton) |
| Cup3: | EFL Trophy |
| Cup3 Result: | Group stage |
| League Topscorer: | Sam Smith (13) |
| Season Topscorer: | Sam Smith (14) |
| Highest Attendance: | 7,711 (vs Peterborough United, 15 April 2023, EFL League One) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 5,005 (vs Exeter City, 13 August 2022, EFL League One) |
| Average Attendance: | 6,199 |
| Largest Win: | 2–0 vs Lincoln City (H), (3 September 2022) EFL League One |
| Largest Loss: | 5-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (A) (2 January 2023) EFL League One |
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| Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
| Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
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.
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | Free Transfer | [2] | ||||
| 1 July 2022 | James Holden | Free Transfer | [3] | |||
| 6 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [4] | ||||
| 18 July 2022 | Undisclosed | [5] | ||||
| 29 July 2022 | Free Transfer | [6] | ||||
| 6 January 2023 | Free Transfer | [7] | ||||
| 26 January 2023 | Free Transfer | [8] | ||||
| 31 January 2023 | Free Transfer | [9] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released | [10] | |||
| 30 June 2022 | Rejected contract | [11] [12] | ||||
| 30 June 2022 | Unattached | Released |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 January 2023 | End of Season | [13] | ||||
| 24 January 2023 | End of Season | [14] |
| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 June 2022 | 31 December 2022 | [15] [16] | ||||
| 5 August 2022 | Saleem Akanbi | 28 October 2022 | [17] | |||
| 5 August 2022 | Dan Barton | |||||
| 5 August 2022 | Harvey Beckett | 23 September 2022 | ||||
| 5 August 2022 | Brandon Njoku | |||||
| 12 August 2022 | Louis Chadwick | 12 September 2022 | [18] | |||
| 19 August 2022 | George Hoddle | Work Experience | [19] | |||
| 12 September 2022 | 31 December 2022 | [20] [21] | ||||
| 23 September 2022 | Harvey Beckett | End of Season | [22] [23] | |||
| 28 October 2022 | Saleem Akanbi | 30 January 2023 | [24] | |||
| 28 October 2022 | Myles Cowling | |||||
| 30 November 2022 | Louis Chadwick | 30 January 2023 | ||||
| 16 December 2022 | 23 January 2023 | [25] | ||||
| 30 December 2022 |  Glenn McConnell | 30 January 2023 | [26] | |||
| 7 January 2023 | Brandon Njoku | Work Experience | [27] | |||
| 13 January 2023 | [28] | |||||
| 23 January 2023 | End of Season | [29] | ||||
| 24 January 2023 | End of Season | [30] | ||||
| 11 February 2023 | 17 March 2023 | [31] [32] | ||||
| 17 February 2023 | 17 March 2023 | [33] | ||||
| 22 March 2023 | End of Season | [34] |
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]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL League One.
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[38]
See main article: 2022–23 FA Cup.
The U's were drawn away to Curzon Ashton in the first round.[39]
See main article: 2022–23 EFL Cup.
Cambridge were drawn at home to Millwall in the first round and to Southampton in the second round.[40] [41]
See 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.[42]