Cambridge United league performance history
Omit day and month for end of season table.
League Division Three table at close of 1990-91 season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 45 | 30 | 86 | |
| Southend United | 46 | 26 | 7 | 13 | 67 | 51 | 16 | 85 | |
| Grimsby Town | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 83 | |
| Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 83 | |
| Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 64 | 46 | 18 | 78 | |
| Brentford | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 59 | 47 | 12 | 76 | |
| Bury | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 67 | 56 | 11 | 73 | |
| Bradford City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 70 | |
| AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 70 | |
| Wigan Athletic | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 71 | 54 | 17 | 69 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 67 | |
| Birmingham City | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 45 | 49 | -4 | 65 | |
| Leyton Orient | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 58 | -3 | 64 | |
| Stoke City | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 55 | 59 | -4 | 60 | |
| Reading | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 53 | 66 | -13 | 59 | |
| Exeter City | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 58 | 52 | 6 | 57 | |
| Preston North End | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 54 | 67 | -13 | 56 | |
| Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 61 | 68 | -7 | 52 | |
| Chester City | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 46 | 58 | -12 | 51 | |
| Swansea City | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 49 | 72 | -23 | 48 | |
| Fulham | 46 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 41 | 56 | -15 | 46 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 62 | 80 | -18 | 44 | |
| Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 50 | 87 | -37 | 42 | |
| Mansfield Town | 46 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 38 |
League Division Three Play-Offs
| 19 May 1991 | Brentford 2-2 Tranmere Rovers | |
| 19 May 1991 | Bury 1-1 Bolton Wanderers | |
| 22 May 1991 | Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Brentford | |
| 22 May 1991 | Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Bury | |
| 01 Jun 1991 | Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Tranmere Rovers |