2016–17 Cambridge United F.C. season

Cambridge United
2016–17 season
Chairman	Dave Doggett
Manager	Shaun Derry
Stadium	Abbey Stadium
League Two	11th
FA Cup	Third round; Lost to Leeds United
EFL Cup	Second round; Lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers
EFL Trophy	Second round; Lost to Bradford City
Top goalscorer	League: Luke Berry (17); All: Luke Berry (22)
Highest home attendance	7,973 v Leeds United, FA Cup
Lowest home attendance	666 v Scunthorpe United, EFL Trophy
Home colours	Away colours

The 2016–17 season was Cambridge United's 104th season in their history, their 38th in the Football League and their third consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Squad

Squad details at start of season

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Age	Apps *	Goals *	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	Will Norris	GK	Watford	27	39	0	Royston Town	16 July 2012	Free	30 June 2017
13	David Gregory	GK	Croydon	26	0	0	Crystal Palace	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2017
Defenders
2	Greg Taylor	FB	Bedford	31	106	0	Luton Town	20 June 2013	Free	30 June 2017
3	Blair Adams	LB	South Shields	29	0	0	Notts County	8 July 2016	Free	30 June 2017
5	Mark Roberts	CB	Northwich	37	30	2	Fleetwood Town	25 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
6	Leon Legge	CB	Bexhill-on-Sea	35	39	3	Gillingham	19 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
14	Josh Coulson	CB	Cambridge	32	265	14	Academy	6 October 2007†	Trainee	30 June 2017
15	Sean Long	FB	Dublin	25	0	0	Reading	28 July 2016	6 month loan	8 January 2017
16	Tom Dallison	CB	Dagenham	25	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	18 July 2016	6 month loan	8 January 2017
22	Elliot Omozusi	RB	Hackney	32	14	0	Leyton Orient	12 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Midfielders
4	James Dunne	CM	Farnborough	31	19	1	Portsmouth	14 January 2016	Free	30 June 2017
7	Piero Mingoia	RW	Enfield	29	0	0	Accrington Stanley	2 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
8	Luke Berry	CM	Cambridge	28	174	34	Barnsley	15 June 2015	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
11	Harrison Dunk	LW	London	30	162	17	Bromley	7 June 2011	Free	30 June 2018
12	Keith Keane	CM	Luton	34	4	0	Preston North End	27 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
18	George Maris	AM	Sheffield	24	0	0	Barnsley	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2017
20	Max Clark	LM	Kingston upon Hull	25	9	0	Hull City	30 June 2016	6 month loan	1 January 2017
21	Medy Elito	RM	Kinshasa	30	0	0	Newport County	14 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
24	Conor Newton	CM	Newcastle upon Tyne	29	22	0	Rotherham United	16 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Forwards
9	Barry Corr	CF	Newcastle	35	22	12	Southend United	2 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
10	Ben Williamson	CF	Lambeth	32	28	12	Gillingham	15 January 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
17	Adam McGurk	CF	Larne	32	0	0	Portsmouth	22 July 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2018
23	Joe Pigott	CF	Maidstone	27	0	0	Charlton Athletic	8 July 2016	Free	30 June 2017
Out on loan
25	Dylan Williams	RM	Saffron Walden	18	1	0	Academy	19 April 2016†	Trainee	30 June 2017

* League appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season.
† Date of first team debut

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	RM	Medy Elito	Newport County	Free transfer	[2]
1 July 2016	GK	David Gregory	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	AM	George Maris	Barnsley	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2016	RM	Piero Mingoia	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[4]
8 July 2016	LB	Blair Adams	Notts County	Free transfer	[5]
8 July 2016	CF	Joe Pigott	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[6]
22 July 2016	CF	Adam McGurk	Portsmouth	Undisclosed	[7]
24 August 2016	CF	Uche Ikpeazu	Watford	Free transfer	[8]
30 August 2016	RB	Brad Halliday	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[9]
12 January 2017	LB	Jake Carroll	Hartlepool United	Undisclosed	[10]
13 January 2017	CM	Paul Lewis	Macclesfield Town	Undisclosed	[11]
31 January 2017	CM	Liam O'Neil	Chesterfield	Undisclosed	[12]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF	James Akintunde	Chester [lower-alpha 1]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	GK	Sam Beasant	Braintree Town [lower-alpha 2]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CB	Danny Burns	Buxton [lower-alpha 3]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Daniel Carr	Dulwich Hamlet	Free transfer	[17]
1 July 2016	GK	Chris Dunn	Wrexham [lower-alpha 4]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Ryan Donaldson	Plymouth Argyle [lower-alpha 5]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CM	Ryan Horne	Free agent	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CM	Matt Lowe	Brackley Town [lower-alpha 6]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	GK	Sam McDermid	Free agent	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Robbie Simpson	Exeter City [lower-alpha 7]	Released	[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Jimmy Spencer	Plymouth Argyle [lower-alpha 8]	Released	[14]
8 July 2016	LM	Jeff Hughes	Tranmere Rovers	Free transfer	[5]
3 January 2017	DM	Keith Keane	Rochdale	Free transfer	[23]
3 January 2017	RB	Elliot Omozusi	Whitehawk [lower-alpha 9]	Released	[25]
27 January 2017	LB	Blair Adams	Hamilton Academical	Free transfer	[26]

Following Akintunde's release, he signed for Chester.[13]
Following Beasant's release, he signed for Braintree Town.[15]
Following Burns' release, he signed for Buxton.[16]
Following Dunn's release, he signed for Wrexham.[18]
Following Donaldson's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[19]
Following Lowe's release, he signed for Brackley Town.[20]
Following Simpson's release, he signed for Exeter City.[21]
Following Spencer's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[22]
Following Omozusi's release, he signed for Whitehawk.[24]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2016	LM	Max Clark	Hull City	End of season [lower-alpha 1]	[28]
18 July 2016	CB	Tom Dallison	Brighton & Hove Albion	2 January 2017	[29]
28 July 2016	FB	Sean Long	Reading	2 January 2017	[30]
18 August 2016	LW	Jake Gosling	Bristol Rovers	10 November 2016 [lower-alpha 2]	[32]
19 January 2017	CB	Scott Wharton	Blackburn Rovers	End of season	[33]
21 January 2017	CF	Gerry McDonagh	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[34]

On 1 January 2016, Max Clark's loan from Hull City was extended until the end of the season.[27][25]
On 10 November 2016, Jake Gosling returned to Bristol Rovers before the end of his loan spell.[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 July 2016	RM	Dylan Williams	Wealdstone	2 January 2017	[35]
31 August 2016	CM	Keith Keane	Rochdale	2 January 2017	[36]
20 January 2017	DF	Harry Darling	Bishop's Stortford	19 February 2017	[37]
27 January 2017	CF	Matt Foy	Cambridge City	26 February 2017	[38]
27 January 2017	CF	Joe Pigott	Maidstone United	End of season	[39]
4 February 2017	MF	Fernando Bell-Toxtle	St Neots Town	5 March 2017	[40]
4 February 2017	FW	Tom Knowles	St Neots Town	5 March 2017	[40]

Squad statistics this season

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League Two				FA Cup				EFL Cup				EFL Trophy				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		Will Norris	GK	45		3		4		1		1				4				54		4
2		Greg Taylor	FB	34+2	2	3		4				1+1				1				41+3	2	3
3		Blair Adams	LB	4+2				1+1				2		1		2				9+3		1
4		James Dunne	CM	28+5	1	5		4		1		2				3				37+5	1	6
5		Mark Roberts	CB	26+1	2	4		4	1											30+1	3	4
6		Leon Legge	CB	43+1	6	7	1	4	1			1				3				51+1	7	7	1
7		Piero Mingoia	RW	40	5	5		4	1			2	1			2+1				48+1	7	5
8		Luke Berry	AM	45	17	9		4	4			2	1			0+1				51+1	22	9
9		Barry Corr	CF	1+6	2	1														1+6	2	1
10		Ben Williamson	CF	17+16		1		0+4	1			2				3+1				22+21	1	1
11		Harrison Dunk	LW	23+15	2	2		2+2								1				26+17	2	2
12		Keith Keane	CM	1																1
12		Scott Wharton	CB	9	1	1														9	1	1
13		David Gregory	GK	1								1								2
14		Josh Coulson	CB	6+1		1		0+1				2				2				10+2		1
15		Sean Long	FB	5+2								1				3+1				9+3
15		Gerry McDonagh	CF	5+8	1	1														5+8	1	1
16		Tom Dallison	CB	5								1				3		1		9		1
16		Liam O'Neil	CM	13	1	3														13	1	3
17		Adam McGurk	CF	7+8																7+8
18		George Maris	AM	17+6	4	1		1				0+1		1		2				20+7	4	2
19		Jake Gosling	LW	3+1								0+1				2				5+2
19		Jake Carroll	LB	19+1		3														19+1		3
20		Max Clark	LM	17+10	1	3	1	3				1				4				25+10	1	3	1
21		Medy Elito	RM	12+11	5	2		1+1	1			2	1			2		1		17+12	7	3
22		Elliot Omozusi	RB
22		Paul Lewis	AM	5+8			1[lower-alpha 1]													5+8			1
23		Joe Pigott	CF	5+5		1		0+2				1+1				3	1			9+8	1	1
24		Conor Newton	CM	17+10	1	3		1				0+2				1+1				20+13	1	3
25		Dylan Williams	RM
26		Uche Ikpeazu	CF	20+9	6	5		4	1							1+2	1			25+11	9	5
27		Leon Davies	RB	3+2		1										1+3				4+5		1
28		Brad Halliday	RB	30	1	4	1	3								1				34	1	4	1
30		Finley Iron	GK
32		Harry Darling	DF													0+1				0+1
35		Matt Foy	CF													0+1				0+1
Own goals					0				0				0				1				1
Totals					58	69	4		10	2	0		3	2	0		3	2	0		74	76	4

Overturned on appeal.[41]

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
1 October 2016	Leon Legge	1	(vs. Accrington Stanley)
1 October 2016	Brad Halliday	1	(vs. Accrington Stanley)
22 October 2016	Luke Berry	1
14 March 2017	Max Clark	3	(vs. Hartlepool United)
1 April 2017	Paul Lewis	0[lower-alpha 1]	(vs. Crewe Alexandra)

On 4 April 2017 it was confirmed that the club's appeal against Paul Lewis' red card had been successful.[41]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly	St Neots Town	1–2	Cambridge United	St Neots
15:00 BST	Brown 81'	Report	Ward 8' (o.g.) Newton 62'	Stadium: Rowley Park

13 July 2016 (2016-07-13) Friendly	KFC Uerdingen	2–4	Cambridge United	Krefeld
19:30 CET	80' 82'	Report	Pigott 35', 42' Maris 68' Berry 79'	Stadium: FC Traar

15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly	Al-Shabab	1–2	Cambridge United	Eindhoven
10:30 CET	Benyettou 42'	Report	Coulson 7' Darling 65'

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	SG Wattenscheid	3–3	Cambridge United	Wattenscheid
15:00 CET	4' 25' 74'	Report	Maris 7' Berry 48' Pigott 62'	Stadium: Platzanlage Espeloh

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Newmarket Town	0–4	Cambridge United	Newmarket
19:15 BST		Report	Foy 1' Pigott 2', 49' Newton 35'	Stadium: Cricket Field Road Attendance: 726

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	Cambridge United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Pigott 89'	Report	Dozzell 83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,572 (630 away)

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Cambridge United	0–3	Aston Villa	Cambridge
19:30 BST		Report	Sinclair 7' Hepburn-Murphy 8' Gardner 78'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,961 (816 away)

30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly	Braintree Town	P–P	Cambridge United	Braintree
15:00 BST				Stadium: Cressing Road

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Wycombe Wanderers	46	19	12	15	58	53	+5	69
10	Stevenage	46	20	7	19	67	63	+4	67
11	Cambridge United	46	19	9	18	58	50	+8	66
12	Mansfield Town	46	17	15	14	54	50	+4	66
13	Accrington Stanley	46	17	14	15	59	56	+3	65

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	19	9	18	58	50	+8	66	9	5	9	30	26	+4	10	4	9	28	24	+4

Last updated: 6 May 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	D	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	L	W	L	W	L
Position	10	21	22	24	24	24	24	24	24	21	19	17	21	18	22	17	19	14	11	9	7	7	7	7	8	10	11	12	14	14	13	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9	11	9	11	9	11

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[42]

August

6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 1	Cambridge United	1–1	Barnet	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Mingoia 61'	Report	Togwell 70' Nicholls 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,873 (590 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 2	Colchester United	2–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 BST	Dickenson 8' Wright 69' Johnstone 82'	Report	Berry 90'	Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,521 (1,098 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

16 August 2016 (2016-08-16) 3	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Cambridge United	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Marquis 10' 74' Butler 53' Coppinger 55' Wright 89'	Report	Norris 2' Coulson 23' Pigott 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 4,768 (393 away) Referee: Darren Handley

20 August 2016 (2016-08-20) 4	Cambridge United	2–2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Legge 7' Elito 23' Dunne 37' Berry 41' (pen) 68'	Report	Kennedy 23' 54' Wyke 59'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,139 (405 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 5	Cambridge United	0–3	Luton Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Clark 34'	Report	O'Donnell 40' Rea 60' Coulson 62' (o.g.) Marriott 63' Hylton 86' 90+6'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,606 (1,690 away) Referee: David Webb

September

3 September 2016 (2016-09-03) 6	Mansfield Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Taft 52' Pearce 86'	Report	Berry 90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,981 (334 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) 7	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Cambridge United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Carey 9' Slew 59'	Report	Elito 79'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 7,068 (144 away) Referee: Lee Probert

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Cambridge United	1–2	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Mingoia 36' Williamson 53'	Report	Dunn 62' (pen) Mullin 64' Winnard 79'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,110 (56 away) Referee: Darren England

24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 9	Newport County	1–2	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 BST	Healey 10' Tozer 58' Grego-Cox 74'	Report	McGurk 58' Legge 60' Ikpeazu 61' Clark 81' Berry 83'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,225 (141 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

27 September 2016 (2016-09-27) 10	Cambridge United	1–0	Yeovil Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Berry 38' Roberts 65'	Report	Lacey 35' Shephard 55' Dawson 73'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,556 (98 away) Referee: Mark Haywood

October

1 October 2016 (2016-10-01) 11	Cambridge United	2–1	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Legge 14' 23' 90' Mingoia 81' Halliday 90+2'	Report	Kee 51' Donacien 53' Clark 68' McConville 70' Eagles 90+1' Gornell 90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,765 (98 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) 12	Blackpool	1–1	Cambridge United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Robertson 29' Philliskirk 33' Vassell 86' Taylor 90+2'	Report	Berry 17' Dunk 33'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3,070 (477 away) Referee: Richard Clark

15 October 2016 (2016-10-15) 13	Cambridge United	0–1	Grimsby Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Dunne 49' Roberts 82' Clark 87'	Report	Berrett 26' Tuton 90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,121 (1,149 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 14	Exeter City	1–2	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Moore-Taylor 37' Simpson 73'	Report	Berry 7' 57' Dunk 10' Ikpeazu 38' Norris 90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,485 (172 away) Referee: Robert Jones

29 October 2016 15	Cambridge United	0–1	Portsmouth	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Dunne 25' Halliday 80' Ikpeazu 85'	Report	Chaplin 24' 39' Linganzi 61' Doyle 77' Hunt 90+1' Roberts 90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,397 (1,850 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

November

12 November 2016 (2016-11-12) 16	Crawley Town	1–3	Cambridge United	Crawley
15:00 GMT	Collins 8' Yussuf 59' Djaló 60' Roberts 80'	Report	Taylor 19' 64' Ikpeazu 28' 83' Berry 51' Dunne 90+4'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,408 (328 away) Referee: John Busby

19 November 2016 17	Cambridge United	1–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Roberts 21' Legge 60' Maris 87'	Report	Hayes 6' (pen.) Pierre 22' 90+5' Gape 53' O'Nien 57' Stewart 63'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,139 (437 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

22 November 2016 (2016-11-22) 18	Notts County	0–1	Cambridge United	Nottingham
19:45 GMT	O'Connor 30' Milsom 77' Dickinson 88'	Report	Newton 26' Norris 90+3'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 2,736 (326 away) Referee: David Webb

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) 19	Cambridge United	3–1	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 7' 62' Berry 56', 74'	Report	Parslow 32' Wright 63' Dayton 64' Waters 85'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,606 (200 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

December

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 20	Hartlepool United	0–5	Cambridge United	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT	Nsiala 46'	Report	Halliday 41' Dunne 51' Dunk 58' Berry 62' Legge 66' Ikpeazu 70' Clark 88'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,261 (205 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 21	Cambridge United	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 51' Taylor 60'	Report	Jones 68'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,167 (221 away) Referee: Lee Collins

26 December 2016 (2016-12-26) 22	Stevenage	1–2	Cambridge United	Stevenage
15:00 GMT	Kennedy 46' Wilkinson 58' King 74'	Report	Roberts 14' Legge 21' Mingoia 82'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,957 (1,321 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

31 December 2016 (2016-12-31) 23	Leyton Orient	1–1	Cambridge United	Waltham Forest
13:00 GMT	Judd 70' McCallum 84' Palmer 90+4'	Report	Dunk 21' Mingoia 54' Halliday 71'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,897 (1,391 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

January

2 January 2017 (2017-01-02) 24	Cambridge United	4–0	Notts County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Berry 18', 61' Ikpeazu 57' Mingoia 65' 69'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,981 (360 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

7 January 2017 (2017-01-07)	Accrington Stanley	P–P	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) 25	Cambridge United	0–0	Blackpool	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Berry 76'	Report	Potts 43' McAlister 57' Payne 68' Aldred 76' Aimson 90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,248 (328 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) 26	Cambridge United	1–3	Mansfield Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Maris 8' Dunne 19' Ikpeazu 83'	Report	Legge 43' (o.g.) Pearce 58' Coulthirst 73'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,211 (307 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

28 January 2017 (2017-01-28) 27	Luton Town	2–0	Cambridge United	Luton
15:00 GMT	Vassell 33' Cook 82' (pen)	Report	Carroll 59' Newton 67' Legge 71'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,917 (997 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

February

4 February 2017 (2017-02-04) 28	Cambridge United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Legge 90+4'	Report	Sarcevic 41' Sawyer 81' McCormick 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,084 (837 away) Referee: John Brooks

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11) 29	Morecambe	2–0	Cambridge United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Murphy 9' Ellison 50', 55'	Report	Berry 43' Mingoia 90'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,162 (168 away) Referee: Nigel Miller

14 February 2017 30	Yeovil Town	1–1	Cambridge United	Yeovil
19:45 GMT	Dawson 48' Lawless 59' Zoko 78'	Report	O'Neil 57' Corr 89'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,847 (118 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

18 February 2017 (2017-02-18) 31	Cambridge United	3–2	Newport County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Corr 63' 82' Legge 72' Roberts 90+3'	Report	Bird 50', 55' 90+7' Rose 90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,175 (153 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

21 February 2017 (2017-02-21)	Accrington Stanley	P–P	Cambridge United	Accrington
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Crown Ground

25 February 2017 (2017-02-25) 32	Barnet	0–1	Cambridge United	Barnet
15:00 GMT	Vilhete 57' Bover 67'	Report	Legge 19' Mingoia 23' Carroll 43' Roberts 49' Berry 65' Elito 90+1' Taylor 90+3'	Stadium: Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,396 (913 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

28 February 2017 (2017-02-28) 33	Cambridge United	2–3	Doncaster Rovers	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Legge 70' Maris 78' Berry 90+2'	Report	Rowe 18' Baudry 23' Marquis 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,236 (410 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

March

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) 34	Cambridge United	1–1	Colchester United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	McDonagh 20' Berry 31' Davies 90+1'	Report	Szmodics 84'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,708 (1,415 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11) 35	Carlisle United	0–3	Cambridge United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Brisley 70' Waring 87' Bailey 90+2'	Report	Elito 66' (pen.), 71' (pen.), 90+5' Mingoia 75' Maris 83'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,427 (207 away) Referee: Robert Jones

14 March 2017 (2017-03-14) 36	Cambridge United	0–1	Hartlepool United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Clark 71'	Report	Richardson 32' Woods 61' 63' Alessandra 84' Thomas 86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,824 (101 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 37	Cheltenham Town	0–1	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT		Report	Elito 2' Wharton 18' Berry 90'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,905 (349 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

25 March 2017 38	Cambridge United	0–0	Stevenage	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report	Schumacher 67'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,520 (999 away) Referee: Mark Haywood

28 March 2017 (2017-03-28) 39	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Cambridge United	Accrington
19:45 GMT	McConville 19' McCartan 54'	Report	Berry 33'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,333 (188 away) Referee: John Busby

April

1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 40	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Cambridge United	Crewe
15:00 BST	Turton 9' Legge 58' (o.g.) Nugent 71'	Report	Berry 37', 72' Lewis 90+1'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,759 (330 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08) 41	Cambridge United	3–0	Leyton Orient	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Newton 29' Berry 31' O'Neil 41' Maris 53'	Report	Kelly 88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,681 (641 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

14 April 2017 (2017-04-14) 42	Grimsby Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Grimsby
15:00 BST	Berrett 23' Dyson 57' (pen.) Jones 66' Clements 84'	Report	Halliday 90'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,166 (469 away) Referee: Andy Haines

17 April 2017 (2017-04-17) 43	Cambridge United	1–0	Exeter City	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Legge 29' 80' O'Neil 74' Carroll 90+4'	Report	Archibald-Henville 23' Taylor 55' Croll 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,130 (534 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

22 April 2017 (2017-04-22) 44	Portsmouth	2–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
15:00 BST	Baker 9' 20' Naismith 51' Whatmough 90+3' Forde 90+5'	Report	O'Neil 53' Berry 80'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,165 (622 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 45	Cambridge United	2–0	Crawley Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Wharton 35' Legge 45' McDonagh 62' Berry 90' (pen.)	Report	Djaló 3' Blackman 45+1' Smith 45' Payne 89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,675 (177 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

May

6 May 2017 46	Wycombe Wanderers	1–0	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
17:30 BST	Kashket 65' Bean 69' Jombati 84' Cowan-Hall 90+3'	Report	Halliday 13' Taylor 79'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,313 (1,352 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

FA Cup

On 15 October 2016, in the first round draw for the FA Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Dover Athletic.[43]

5 November 2016 First round	Cambridge United	1–1	Dover Athletic	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Mingoia 38'	Report	Thomas 67' Modeste 70' Magri 79' Miller 82'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,620 (515 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

17 November 2016 First round replay	Dover Athletic	2–4 (a.e.t.)	Cambridge United	Dover
19:45 GMT	Miller 70' Thomas 102'	Report	Norris 72' Roberts 90+2' Legge 110' Dunne 113' Elito 118' Williamson 120+1'	Stadium: Crabble Athletic Ground Attendance: 1,158 Referee: Charles Breakspear

4 December 2016 Second round	Cambridge United	4–0	Coventry City	Cambridge
14:00 GMT	Berry 7', 29' (pen.), 38', 86'	Report	Maycock 43' Turnbull 84' Gadzhev 90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,283 (745 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

9 January 2017 Third round	Cambridge United	1–2	Leeds United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ikpeazu 25'	Report	Dallas 56' Mowatt 63' Phillips 22' Jansson 25' Berardi 28'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,973 (1,414 away) Referee: Craig Pawson

EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, in the first round draw for the EFL Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday.[44]

9 August 2016 (2016-08-09) First round	Cambridge United	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Mingoia 90+1' Maris 90+4' Berry 118'		João 52' Hélan 105'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,170 (1,405 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

23 August 2016 (2016-08-23) Second round	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2–1	Cambridge United	Wolverhampton
19:45 BST	Costa 6' Wallace 13' Henry 57'	Report	Elito 14' Adams 56'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 9,500 (392 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

EFL Trophy

On 27 July 2016 the draw for the group stages of the EFL Trophy was made. Cambridge United were drawn in Northern Group G along with Middlesbrough academy, Scunthorpe United and Shrewsbury Town.[45]

Pos	Div	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Scunthorpe United	3	3	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Cambridge United	3	2	1	3	3	0	6	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Shrewsbury Town	3	1	2	3	3	0	3
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21	3	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: Sky Sports

30 August 2016 (2016-08-30) Group stage 1	Shrewsbury Town	0–1	Cambridge United	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST		Report	Pigott 20' Dallison 77'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,187 (63 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

4 October 2016 (2016-10-04) Group stage 2	Cambridge United	2–1	Middlesbrough U23	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Ikpeazu 12' Elsdon 55' (o.g.)	Report	Tavernier 34'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 693 (27 away) Referee: John Busby

8 November 2016 (2016-11-08) Group stage 3	Cambridge United	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Elito 68'	Report	Williams 36' Adelakun 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 666 (86 away) Referee: Darren Deadman

7 December 2016 Second round	Bradford City	1–0	Cambridge United	Bradford
19:45 GMT	Law 64' Clarke 74' McMahon 83'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,360 (70 away) Referee: Rob Lewis

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[14] Following Akintunde's release, he signed for Chester.[13]

[17] Following Beasant's release, he signed for Braintree Town.[15]

[19] Following Burns' release, he signed for Buxton.[16]

[22] Following Dunn's release, he signed for Wrexham.[18]

[24] Following Donaldson's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[19]

[26] Following Lowe's release, he signed for Brackley Town.[20]

[28] Following Simpson's release, he signed for Exeter City.[21]

[30] Following Spencer's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[22]

[33] Following Omozusi's release, he signed for Whitehawk.[24]

[37] On 1 January 2016, Max Clark's loan from Hull City was extended until the end of the season.[27][25]

[42] On 10 November 2016, Jake Gosling returned to Bristol Rovers before the end of his loan spell.[31]

[53] Overturned on appeal.[41]

[54] On 4 April 2017 it was confirmed that the club's appeal against Paul Lewis' red card had been successful.[41]

[1] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2016-05-10.

[2] "Cambridge United Sign Medy Elito". Cambridge United Official Site. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.

[Maris_Gregory-3] "Cambridge United swoop for George Maris and David Gregory". Cambridge News. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.

[4] "U's Agree Two-Year Deal With Mingoia Who Also Unveils The 2016/17 Home Shirt". Cambridge United Official Site. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.

[Adams_Hughes-5] "U's Sign Left Back Blair Adams". Cambridge United Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[6] "Cambridge United Sign Striker Joe Pigott". Cambridge United Official Site. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.

[7] "Cambridge United Sign Striker Adam McGurk On Two Year Deal". Cambridge United Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

[8] "Cambridge United Sign Striker Uche Ikpeazu". Cambridge United Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[9] "Exciting Right back Bradley Halliday signs long-term deal with U's". Cambridge United Official Site. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.

[10] "U's complete signing of left back Jake Carroll from Hartlepool United". Cambridge United Official Site. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.

[11] "Cambridge United sign exciting midfielder Paul Lewis on a long-term contract". Cambridge United Official Site. 13 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2017.

[12] "Liam O'Neil returns to Cambridge United on three-and-a-half year contract". Cambridge United Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[13] "Chester FC sign Wade Joyce and James Akintunde". Chester Chronicle. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[Nine_Released-15] "Cambridge United Announce Retain/Release List". Cambridge United Official Site. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[16] "Keeper Beasant makes Braintree move". Non League Daily. 5 September 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.

[18] "Grayson and Burns make it five new signings for Bucks". Buxton Advertiser. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[20] "Carr returns". Pitcheroo. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.

[21] "Reds sign second goalkeeper". Wrexham AFC. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 4 November 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[23] "Plymouth sign winger Donaldson". BBC. 16 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.

[25] "Latest: first team signings today 2/6/16". Brackley Town Football Club. 2 July 2016. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.

[27] "Exeter sign up James and Simpson". BBC. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.

[29] "Plymouth sign three including Goodwillie". BBC. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.

[31] "Keith Keane Joins Rochdale On A Permanent Basis". Rochdale Official Site. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[32] "Ex Cambridge United player Elliot Omozusi signs for Whitehawk". Cambridge News. 10 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.

[Max_loan-34] "CAMBRIDGE UNITED EXTEND MAX CLARK LOAN UNTIL END OF SEASON". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[35] "Hamilton Accies sign Blair Adams from Cambridge United". BBC Sport. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[36] "Youngsters Head Out On Loan". Hull City Official Site. 1 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-26. Retrieved 1 January 2017.

[38] "Cambridge United Re-Sign Max Clark On Six Month Loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[39] "Dallison Signs On Loan For U's". Cambridge United Official Site. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.

[40] "Cambridge United sign full back Sean Long on six month loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.

[41] BBC Sport (10 November 2016). "Jake Gosling: Bristol Rovers return for Gibraltar midfielder from Cambridge United". Retrieved 12 November 2016.

[43] "Cambridge United Sign Winger Jake Gosling On Six Month Loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2016.

[44] "U's sign Blackburn defender Scott Wharton on loan". Cambridge United FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.

[45] "U's Add Forest Forward Gerry McDonagh On Loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[46] "Two more sign up". Wealdstone FC. 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.

[47] "Loan Out: Keith Keane to Rochdale". Cambridge United FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

[48] "Harry Darling to continue development with Bishop's Stortford on one-month loan". Cambridge United FC. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2017.

[Matt_Foy-49] "Matt Foy joins Cambridge City on one-month loan". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[50] "Striker Pigott joins the Stones". Maidstone Utd FC. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

[Bell-Toxtle_&_Knowles_Loaned_Out-51] "Cambridge United youngsters Fernando Bell-Toxtle and Tom Knowles join St Neots Town on loan". Cambridge News. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[Lewis_red-52] Cambridge United FC (4 April 2017). "Paul Lewis red card appeal successful". Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[55] "2016/17 fixtures released". Cambridge United FC. 22 June 2016.

[56] "FA Cup first round draw". BBC Sport. 17 October 2016.

[57] "EFL Cup first round draw". BBC Sport. 22 June 2016.

[58] "Iron learn EFL trophy group stage opponents". Scunthorpe United FC. 27 July 2016.