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2004–05 Cambridge United F.C. season

Field	Value
club	Cambridge United
season	2004–05
manager	Hervé Renard
(until 12 December 2004)
Steve Thompson
chairman	Roger Hunt
league	League Two
league result	24th (relegated)
cup1	FA Cup
cup1 result	First Round
cup2	League Cup
cup2 result	First Round
league topscorer	Shane Tudor (7)
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prevseason	2003–04
nextseason	2005–06

(until 12 December 2004) Steve Thompson The 2004–05 season was the 93rd season in the history of Cambridge United F.C., and the club's final season in the Football League after a 35-year stay since their initial election in 1970. As well as relegation to the Football Conference for the first time in the club's history, the club was in disarray off the pitch, entering administration and selling their Abbey Stadium home.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2005/04/29/cambridge_united_administration_feature.shtml

Background

Cambridge United were founded in 1912 as Abbey United, named after the Abbey district of Cambridge. For many years they played amateur football until their election to the Football League in 1970. The early 1990s was Cambridge's most successful period; managed by John Beck the club won the first ever play-off final at Wembley Stadium and gained promotion from the Fourth Division before reaching two successive FA Cup quarter finals in 1990 and 1991 and winning the Third Division in 1991. The club reached the play-offs in 1992 but failed in their bid to become founder members of the Premier League. This was the club's highest final league placing to date and since then it has been in almost constant decline.

The following season the club sacked Beck and were relegated from the First Division. Further relegation followed two seasons later. United returned briefly to Division Two but were relegated in 2002. After struggling in League Two, the best Cambridge fans were hoping for during the season was to avoid relegation and the financial trouble that would bring.

Match results

Win	Draw	Loss

League results

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Pos.
7 August 2004	Wycombe Wanderers	A	1–2	Easter 70'	4,726	15th
10 August 2004	Leyton Orient	H	1–1	Walker 53'	4,114	14th
14 August 2004	Shrewsbury Town	H	1–0	Chillingworth 53'	3,135	10th

League Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
24 August 2004	First round	Watford	A	0–1	—	6,558

FA Cup

Date	Round	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance	Ref.
13 November 2004	First round	Halifax Town	A	1–3	Tudor 35'	2,368

League table

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Two

References

(1 December 2004). "Abbey sale keeps Cambridge afloat". [[BBC]].
[http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10423~61508,00.html Cambridge United Potted History] {{webarchive. link. (8 March 2008 cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2007.)
(7 August 2004). "Wycombe 2-1 Cambridge". BBC Sport.
(10 August 2004). "Cambridge 1-1 Leyton O". BBC Sport.
(14 August 2004). "Cambridge 1-0 Shrewsbury". BBC Sport.
(24 August 2004). "Watford 1-0 Cambridge". BBC Sport.
(13 November 2004). "Halifax 3-1 Cambridge United". BBC Sport.

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