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
	← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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	31	39	0	Royston Town	16 July 2012	Free	30 June 2017
13	David Gregory	GK	Croydon	30	0	0	Crystal Palace	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2017
Defenders
2	Greg Taylor	FB	Bedford	35	106	0	Luton Town	20 June 2013	Free	30 June 2017
3	Blair Adams	LB	South Shields	33	0	0	Notts County	8 July 2016	Free	30 June 2017
5	Mark Roberts	CB	Northwich	41	30	2	Fleetwood Town	25 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
6	Leon Legge	CB	Bexhill-on-Sea	39	39	3	Gillingham	19 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
14	Josh Coulson	CB	Cambridge	36	265	14	Academy	6 October 2007†	Trainee	30 June 2017
15	Sean Long	FB	Dublin	30	0	0	Reading	28 July 2016	6 month loan	8 January 2017
16	Tom Dallison	CB	Dagenham	29	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion	18 July 2016	6 month loan	8 January 2017
22	Elliot Omozusi	RB	Hackney	36	14	0	Leyton Orient	12 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Midfielders
4	James Dunne	CM	Farnborough	35	19	1	Portsmouth	14 January 2016	Free	30 June 2017
7	Piero Mingoia	RW	Enfield	33	0	0	Accrington Stanley	2 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
8	Luke Berry	CM	Cambridge	32	174	34	Barnsley	15 June 2015	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
11	Harrison Dunk	LW	London	34	162	17	Bromley	7 June 2011	Free	30 June 2018
12	Keith Keane	CM	Luton	38	4	0	Preston North End	27 May 2015	Free	30 June 2017
18	George Maris	AM	Sheffield	29	0	0	Barnsley	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2017
20	Max Clark	LM	Kingston upon Hull	29	9	0	Hull City	30 June 2016	6 month loan	1 January 2017
21	Medy Elito	RM	Kinshasa	35	0	0	Newport County	14 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
24	Conor Newton	CM	Newcastle upon Tyne	33	22	0	Rotherham United	16 July 2015	Free	30 June 2017
Forwards
9	Barry Corr	CF	Newcastle	40	22	12	Southend United	2 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
10	Ben Williamson	CF	Lambeth	36	28	12	Gillingham	15 January 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
17	Adam McGurk	CF	Larne	36	0	0	Portsmouth	22 July 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2018
23	Joe Pigott	CF	Maidstone	31	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 ^[a]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	GK	Sam Beasant	Braintree Town ^[b]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CB	Danny Burns	Buxton ^[c]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Daniel Carr	Dulwich Hamlet	Free transfer	^[17]
1 July 2016	GK	Chris Dunn	Wrexham ^[d]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Ryan Donaldson	Plymouth Argyle ^[e]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CM	Ryan Horne	Free agent	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CM	Matt Lowe	Brackley Town ^[f]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	GK	Sam McDermid	Free agent	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Robbie Simpson	Exeter City ^[g]	Released	^[14]
1 July 2016	CF	Jimmy Spencer	Plymouth Argyle ^[h]	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 ^[i]	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 ^[a]	^[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 ^[b]	^[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^[a]													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^[a]	(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 Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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 15 April 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2016.

[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.^{[permanent dead link]}

[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] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "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 26 January 2017. 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.

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