2017–18 Cambridge United F.C. season

Cambridge United
2017–18 season
Chairman	Dave Doggett; (until 16 December 2017)
Manager	Shaun Derry; (until 9 February 2018)
Stadium	Abbey Stadium
FA Cup	Second round; Lost to Newport County
EFL Cup	First round; Lost to Bristol Rovers
EFL Trophy	Eliminated at the group stage

The 2017–18 season is Cambridge United's 106th season in their history, their 39th in the Football League, and their fourth consecutive season in League Two.[1] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

Squad details at start of season

No.	Name	Pos.	Place of birth	Date of birth	Age	Apps *	Goals *	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Ends
Goalkeepers
1	David Forde	GK	Galway	20 December 1979	37	0	0	Millwall	20 July 2017	Free	30 June 2018
13	Dimitar Mitov	GK	Kozloduy	22 January 1997	20	0	0	Charlton Athletic	5 June 2017	Free	30 June 2019
Defenders
2	Brad Halliday	RB	Redcar	10 July 1995	21	30	1	Middlesbrough	24 August 2016	Undisclosed
3	Jake Carroll	LB	London	11 August 1991	25	20	0	Hartlepool United	12 January 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
5	Greg Taylor	FB	Bedford	15 January 1990	27	142	2	Luton Town	20 June 2013	Free	30 June 2018
6	Leon Legge	CB	Bexhill-on-Sea	1 July 1985	32	83	9	Gillingham	19 May 2015	Free	30 June 2018
12	Mark Roberts	CB	Northwich	16 October 1983	33	57	4	Fleetwood Town	25 May 2015	Free	30 June 2018
16	Liam O'Neil	RB	Cambridge	31 July 1993	23	13	1	Chesterfield	31 January 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2020
24	Leon Davies	RB	Brighton	22 November 1999	17	5	0	Youth team	22 November 2016	Trainee	30 June 2019
25	Harry Darling	CB	Cambridge	8 August 1999	18	0	0	Youth team	4 October 2016	Trainee	30 June 2019
Midfielders
4	Gary Deegan	RM	Dublin	28 September 1987	29	0	0	Shrewsbury Town	1 June 2017	Free	30 June 2019
7	Piero Mingoia	RW	Enfield	20 October 1991	25	40	5	Accrington Stanley	2 June 2016	Free	30 June 2018
8	Luke Berry	CM	Cambridge	12 July 1992	24	219	51	Barnsley	15 June 2015	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
15	Emmanuel Osadebe	RM	Dundalk	1 October 1996	20	0	0	Gillingham	31 May 2017	Free	30 June 2019
19	David Amoo	RW	Southwark	13 April 1991	26	0	0	Partick Thistle	24 May 2017	Free	30 June 2018
21	Medy Elito	RM	Kinshasa	20 March 1990	27	23	5	Newport County	14 July 2015	Free	30 June 2018
22	Paul Lewis	CM		17 December 1994	22	13	0	Macclesfield Town	13 January 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2020
Forwards
9	Uche Ikpeazu	CF	Harrow	28 February 1995	22	29	6	Watford	24 August 2016	Free	30 June 2018
10	Ade Azeez	CF	Orpington	8 January 1994	23	0	0	Partick Thistle	5 July 2017	Undisclosed	30 June 2019
11	Harrison Dunk	LW	London	25 October 1990	26	200	19	Bromley	7 June 2011	Free	30 June 2018
14	Jabo Ibehre	CF	Islington	28 January 1983	34	0	0	Carlisle United	26 May 2017	Free	30 June 2018
17	Adam McGurk	CF	Larne	24 January 1989	28	15	0	Portsmouth	22 July 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2018
18	George Maris	FW	Sheffield	6 March 1996	21	23	4	Barnsley	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2019
20	Jevani Brown	CF	Letchworth	16 October 1994	22	0	0	St Neots Town	1 August 2017	Free	30 June 2019
Out on loan
23	Josh Coulson	CB	Cambridge	28 January 1989	28	272	14	Youth team	1 July 2007	Trainee	30 June 2018
26	Matthew Foy	CF			18	0	0	Youth team	5 November 2016	Trainee	30 June 2019

Source: Soccerbase

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RW	David Amoo	Partick Thistle	Free	[2]
1 July 2017	MF	Gary Deegan	Shrewsbury Town	Free	[3]
1 July 2017	CF	Jabo Ibehre	Carlisle United	Free	[4]
1 July 2017	GK	Dimitar Mitov	Charlton Athletic	Free	[5]
1 July 2017	RM	Emmanuel Osadebe	Gillingham	Free	[6]
5 July 2017	CF	Ade Azeez	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed	[7]
20 July 2017	GK	David Forde	Millwall	Free	[8]
1 August 2017	CF	Jevani Brown	St Neots Town	Free	[9]
12 January 2018	CF	Barry Corr	Cambridge United	Non-contract	[10][lower-alpha 1]

On 6 February it was announced that Corr had signed a contract until the end of the season.[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF	Barry Corr	Free agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2017	CM	James Dunne	Swindon Town	Released	[13][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2017	GK	David Gregory	Bromley	Released	[13][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2017	CM	Conor Newton	Hartlepool United	Released	[13][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2017	CF	Joe Pigott	Maidstone United	Released	[13][lower-alpha 4]
1 July 2017	RM	Dylan Williams	St Neots Town	Released	[13][lower-alpha 5]
1 July 2017	CF	Ben Williamson	Eastleigh	Released	[13][lower-alpha 6]
11 July 2017	GK	Will Norris	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[20]
24 August 2017	CB	Mark Roberts	Forest Green Rovers	Mutual consent	[21][lower-alpha 7]
25 August 2017	CM	Luke Berry	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[23]
31 August 2017	CF	Adam McGurk	Morecambe	Mutual consent	[24][lower-alpha 8]
7 January 2018	CB	Josh Coulson	Leyton Orient	Mutual consent	[26]

Dunne joined Swindon Town following his release.[14]
Gregory joined Bromley following his release[15]
Newton joined Hartlepool United following his release[16]
Pigott joined Maidstone United following his release.[17]
Williams joined St Neots Town following his release.[18]
Williamson joined Eastleigh following his release.[19]
Roberts joined Forest Green Rovers following his departure.[22]
McGurk joined Morecambe following his departure.[25]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 August 2017	CB	Kyle Howkins	West Bromwich Albion	2 January 2018	[27]
31 August 2017	CB	George Taft	Mansfield Town	2 January 2018	[28]
3 January 2018	CM	Adam Phillips	Norwich City	5 May 2018	[29]
12 January 2018	CF	Billy Waters	Northampton Town	5 May 2018	[30]
29 January 2018	CB	George Taft	Mansfield Town	5 May 2018	[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 July 2017	CB	Josh Coulson	Leyton Orient	1 January 2018	[32]
28 July 2017	FW	Matthew Foy	St Neots Town	11 September 2017	[32]
8 September 2017	RB	Harry Darling	Hampton & Richmond Borough	6 October 2017	[33]
29 September 2017	CM	Paul Lewis	Dover Athletic	27 October 2017	[34]
2 November 2017	RB	Harry Darling	Royston Town	30 November 2017	[35]
5 January 2018	CM	Tom Knowles	St Ives Town	2 February 2018	[36]
18 January 2018	RM	Emmanuel Osadebe	Newport County	5 May 2018	[37]
23 February 2018	CF	Ade Azeez	Dover Athletic	22 March 2018	[38]

Squad statistics this season

As of match played 3 March 2018

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League Two				FA Cup				EFL Cup				EFL Trophy				Total
No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps				Apps
1		David Forde	GK	36		2		2												38		2
2		Brad Halliday	RB	33		5		2								1				36		5
3		Jake Carroll	LB	18+8		2		2				0+1				3		1		23+9		3
4		Gary Deegan	CM	32		4						0+1				1				33+1		4
5		Greg Taylor	FB	33				2				1				2+1				38+1
6		Leon Legge	CB	24	2	1	1	2		1		1				2		1		29	2	3	1
7		Piero Mingoia	RW	17+5				1								2	1			20+5	1
8		Luke Berry	AM	3																3
8		Billy Waters	CF	9	1															9	1
9		Uche Ikpeazu	CF	31+3	12	9	1	2				1	1			1				35+3	13	9	1
10		Ade Azeez	CF	5+7				0+1				1				0+1				6+9
11		Harrison Dunk	LW	19+6	1	2		0+1				1		1		0+2				20+9	1	3
12		Mark Roberts	CB
12		George Taft	CB	16+2	1	1		0+1												16+3	1	1
13		Dimitar Mitov	GK									1				3				4
14		Jabo Ibehre	CF	15+7	5		1	2	1							1+1				18+8	6		1
15		Emmanuel Osadebe	RM	0+4								1				1+1				2+5
16		Liam O'Neil	CM	16+7		2		2								3				22+7		2
17		Adam McGurk	CF
17		Adam Phillips	CM	4		1														4		1
18		George Maris	AM	24+3	5	2		1			1					1				26+6	5	2	1
19		David Amoo	RW	2+13	1			0+1				1				0+1				3+15	1
20		Jevani Brown	CF	26+5	4	3		2				0+1				3				31+6	4	3
21		Medy Elito	RM	22+8	4	2		1				1				2+1				26+9	4	2
22		Paul Lewis	AM	2+5		2		0+1				1				2		1		5+6		3
23		Josh Coulson	CB
23		Barry Corr	CF	2+3																2+3
24		Leon Davies	RB	3												1				4
25		Harry Darling	CB	3								1				1				5
26		Matthew Foy	FW													2				2
27		Kyle Howkins	CB	0+2												1				1+2
33		Ben Worman	MF													0+1				0+1
Own goals					0				0				0				0				0
Totals					36	38	3		1	1	1		1	1	0		1	3	0		39	43	4

Suspensions

Date Incurred	Name	Games Missed	Reason
7 October 2017	Leon Legge	1	(vs. Wycombe Wanderers)
5 November 2017	George Maris	1	(vs. Sutton United)
11 November 2017	Uche Ikpeazu	1
9 December 2017	Uche Ikpeazu	1	(vs. Port Vale)
30 December 2017	Jabo Ibehre	3	(vs. Crewe Alexandra)

Competitions

Pre-season matches

Win Draw Loss

As of 7 June 2017, Cambridge United have announced ten pre-season friendlies against Norwich City (two one hour matches),[39] Southend United,[40] Tottenham Hotspur U23, St Neots Town, St Albans City, Royston Town, Ebbsfleet United, Dartford and Hemel Hempstead Town.[41]

8 July 2017 Friendly	St Neots Town	0−1	Cambridge United	St Neots
15:00 BST		Report	Ibehre 90'	Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 692 Referee: Neil Hair

11 July 2017 Friendly	St Albans City	0−1	Cambridge United	St Albans
19:30 BST		Report	Berry 25'	Stadium: Clarence Park

12 July 2017 Friendly	Royston Town	1−4	Cambridge United	Royston
19:45 BST	Frendo 4'	Report	Ikpeazu 2' 6', 18' Lewis 42' Maris 73'	Stadium: Garden Walk

15 July 2017 Friendly	Cambridge United	0–2	Norwich City	Cambridge
14:00 BST (60 min match)		Report	Murphy 15' Godfrey 17'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,663

15 July 2017 Friendly	Cambridge United	0–0	Norwich City	Cambridge
15:30 BST (60 min match)		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,663

18 July 2017 Friendly	Ebbsfleet United	0–2	Cambridge United	Northfleet
19:30 BST	Kedwell 75'	Report	Foy 57' McGurk 70'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 382

21 July 2017 Testimonial	Cambridge United	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur U23	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Berry 53' Ikpeazu 90+3'	Report	Harrison 13' (pen), 40', 65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Chris Pollard

22 July 2017 Friendly	Dartford	1–1	Cambridge United	Dartford
15:00 BST	Mfula 8'	Report	McGurk 46'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 355

25 July 2017 Friendly	Woking	0–0	Cambridge United	Woking
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 622 Referee: Graham Horwood

26 July 2017 Friendly	Hemel Hempstead Town	P–P	Cambridge United	Hemel Hempstead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Vauxhall Road
Note: The match was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.[42]

29 July 2017 Fundraising Game	Cambridge United	0–2	Southend United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Berry 57'	Report	Fortuné 36' (pen) Robinson 88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: David Rock

League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Carlisle United	46	17	16	13	62	54	+8	67
11	Newport County	46	16	16	14	56	58	−2	64
12	Cambridge United	46	17	13	16	56	60	−4	64
13	Colchester United	46	16	14	16	53	52	+1	62
14	Crawley Town	46	16	11	19	58	66	−8	59

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
36	13	10	13	36	46	−10	49	10	5	3	23	13	+10	3	5	10	13	33	−20

Last updated: 3 March 2018.
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	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	W	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D
Position	19	22	17	18	12	15	13	7	11	10	12	14	15	13	11	10	12	14	15	13	13	13	16	14	12	12	12	13	15	15	14	14	14	13	14	13	14	14	14

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[43]

Win Draw Loss

5 August 2017 1	Exeter City	1−0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Reid 3' 5'	Report	Deegan 35'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,282 (318 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

12 August 2017 2	Cambridge United	1−2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito 14' (pen) 51'	Report	Lambe 8' Parkes 39' 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,102 (364 away) Referee: Tom Nield

19 August 2017 3	Crawley Town	0−1	Cambridge United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Roberts 34'	Report	Legge 10' Ikpeazu 40' Ibehre 63'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,059 (388 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

26 August 2017 4	Cambridge United	0−0	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST		Report	Lund 34' Conlan 49'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,573 (54 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

2 September 2017 5	Cambridge United	1−0	Colchester United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito 33' Brown 50' Ikpeazu 64' 90+4'	Report	Murray 34' Kinsella 45' Vincent-Young 50' Lapslie 90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,511 (791 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

9 September 2017 6	Barnet	3−1	Cambridge United	Barnet
15:00 BST	Vilhete 40', 90+5' Taylor 57' Coulthirst 62'	Report	Legge 71' Halliday 90+7'	Stadium: Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,031 (683 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

12 September 2017 7	Crewe Alexandra	0−1	Cambridge United	Crewe
19:45 BST		Report	Ibehre 35'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,184 (141 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

16 September 2017 8	Cambridge United	2−1	Coventry City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 10' Ikpeazu 76' Maris 82'	Report	Vincenti 33' Kelly 36' Nazon 54' 71'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,142 (1,209 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

23 September 2017 9	Mansfield Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Mellis 65' (pen.) Rose 87' 90+6'	Report	Legge 58' Ikpeazu 90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,814 (349 away) Referee: Ben Toner

26 September 2017 10	Cambridge United	3–0	Forest Green Rovers	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Ibehre 15' Ikpeazu 55', 61'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,545 (79 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

30 September 2017 11	Swindon Town	2–0	Cambridge United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Anderson 13' Smith 88'	Report	Deegan 6'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,847 (326 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

7 October 2017 12	Cambridge United	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ikpeazu 45+1' Maris 45+5' Legge 63' 82' Elito 70' (pen)	Report	Stewart 45+3' Eze 48', 57' Saunders 72' Umerah 89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,365 (568 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

14 October 2017 13	Lincoln City	0–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Palmer 34' Habergham 39' Rhead 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,803 (542 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

17 October 2017 14	Cambridge United	2–1	Yeovil Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Ikpeazu 20' Maris 26'	Report	Dickson 20' Mugabi 60'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,328 (91 away) Referee: Andy Haines

21 October 2017 15	Cambridge United	2–1	Chesterfield	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Brown 70' Ikpeazu 78'	Report	Dennis 55' Briggs 69' Evatt 84' Flores 90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,529 (422 away) Referee: John Busby

28 October 2017 16	Grimsby Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Dembélé 20' Berrett 55'	Report	O'Neil 26' Halliday 53'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,091 (214 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

11 November 2017 17	Cambridge United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 90' Halliday 90+4'	Report	Kee 24' Johnson 61' Thorniley 69' Conneely 81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,402 (173 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

18 November 2017 18	Luton Town	7–0	Cambridge United	Luton
15:00 GMT	O.Lee 19' 31' Potts 24' Shinnie 37' Hylton 32' 35', 81', 90+2' E.Lee 45+3', 88'	Report	Lewis 63' Brown 90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,721 (642 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

21 November 2017 19	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT		Report	Forde 56'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,266 (152 away) Referee: John Busby

25 November 2017 20	Cambridge United	1–0	Stevenage	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Lewis 22' Dunk 77' Ikpeazu 88'	Report	Henry 30'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,039 (474 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 21	Port Vale	2–0	Cambridge United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Montaño 45', 47'	Report	Ikpeazu 86' 90+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,129 (205 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

16 December 2017 22	Cambridge United	1–2	Newport County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Halliday 56' Brown 76'	Report	McCoulsky 42' White 57' Nouble 66' Labadie 80' 90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,632 (143 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

23 December 2017 23	Notts County	3–3	Cambridge United	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Alessandra 74' Brisley 53' 87' Forte 90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu 14' 40' Brown 21' 49', 68' Carroll 72' Forde 90+1'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,102 (377 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

26 December 2017 24	Cambridge United	1–0	Barnet	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Maris 62'	Report	Brindley 41' Blackman 53' Akinde 77' Taylor 87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,639 (229 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

30 December 2017 25	Cambridge United	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Maris 1' Amoo 27' Ikpeazu 70' Ibehre 90+2'	Report	Dagnall 30' Stubbs 57'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,165 (182 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

1 January 2018 26	Colchester United	0–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Carroll 81'	Stadium: Community Stadium Attendance: 4,789 (777 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

6 January 2018	Coventry City	P–P	Cambridge United	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Note: On 13 December, it was announced that the away trip to face Coventry City was rearranged due to the Sky Blues continued FA Cup involvement.[44]

13 January 2018 27	Cambridge United	0–0	Mansfield Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report	Angol 22' MacDonald 53'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,324 (499 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

20 January 2018 28	Forest Green Rovers	5–2	Cambridge United	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Doidge 18', 82' Grubb 43', 74' Campbell 90+4'	Report	Maris 3' Carroll 22' Elito 25' Ikpeazu 64'	Stadium: New Lawn Attendance: 2,228 (273 away) Referee: Ben Toner

27 January 2018	Cambridge United	P–P	Notts County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: match postponed due to Notts County's continued FA Cup involvement.

30 January 2018 29	Coventry City	3–1	Cambridge United	Coventry
19:45 GMT	McNulty 10' 81' Shipley 30' McDonald 38' Stokes 87' Doyle 90+2'	Report	Taft 84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,897 (493 away) Referee: Tom Nield

3 February 2018 30	Yeovil Town	2–0	Cambridge United	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Smith 54' James 70' Fisher 84'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,569 (151 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

9 February 2018 31	Cambridge United	0–0	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Taft 37' Phillips 57'	Report	Eardley 47' Wharton 76'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,775 (1,678 away) Referee: Darren England

13 February 2018 32	Chesterfield	2–3	Cambridge United	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Rowley 1' Dennis 55' Reed 61' O'Grady 85'	Report	Maguire 21' (o.g.) Dunk 46' 90+5' Ikpeazu 67' (pen.) Halliday 80'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,276 (220 away) Referee: Darren Handley

17 February 2018 33	Cambridge United	3–1	Grimsby Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 19' Waters 67' Maris 71'	Report	Hooper 90' (pen)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,739 (797 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

20 February 2018 34	Cambridge United	1–0	Notts County	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Elito 30'	Report	Grant 56'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,524 (321 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

24 February 2018 35	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes 39' Jackson 57' Johnson 90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu 38' Deegan 65' O'Neil 76'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Robert Lewis

3 March 2018 36	Cambridge United	1–1	Luton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Deegan 34' Ibehre 83'	Report	Collins 33' Downes 57' Potts 79'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,722 (2,405 away) Referee: John Brooks

10 March 2018 37	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Akinfenwa 45+4'	Report	Ibehre 45+3' Waters 68' Lewis 90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,426 Referee: Nick Kinseley

17 March 2018 38	Cambridge United	1–3	Swindon Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 73'	Report	Norris 16' Richards 62', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Lee Swabey

24 March 2018 39	Carlisle United	1–1	Cambridge United	Carlisle
	Bennett 47'	Report	Maris 50' Brown 62' Deegan 77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Richard Clark

30 March 2018 40	Cambridge United	3–1	Crawley Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 4' Maris 22' Brown 58'	Report	Payne 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Craig Hicks

7 April 2018 41	Cambridge United	2–3	Exeter City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 42' Maris 67'	Report	Stockley 59' Jay 84' Taylor 87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Martin Coy

14 April 2018 42	Stevenage	0–2	Cambridge United	Stevenage
15:00 BST		Report	Corr 54', 83' Carroll 81'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Tom Nield

21 April 2018 43	Cambridge United	4–3	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Taft 10' Elito 45+3' Maris 53' Brown 60' (pen.) Corr 81'	Report	Lloyd 3' Eisa 13', 79' Atangana 61' Sellars 84'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,853 Referee: Brett Huxtable

24 April 2018 44	Morecambe	0–0	Cambridge United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Lavelle 56' Kenyon 78'	Report	Carroll 55'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 992 Referee: Ross Joyce

28 April 2018 45	Newport County	2–1	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 BST	Demetriou 26' Nouble 48' 59'	Report	Corr 48' Maris 81'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Graham Salisbury

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 46	Cambridge United	5–0	Port Vale	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Amoo 33' Dunk 35' Halliday 68' Corr 74' Waters 78'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Craig Hicks

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Cambridge United were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round.[45] An away trip to Newport County was confirmed for the second round.[46]

5 November 2017 First round	Cambridge United	1–0	Sutton United	Cambridge
14:00 GMT	Maris 17' 40' Ibehre 45'	Report	Lafayette 86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,070 (468 away) Referee: Darren Handley

3 December 2017 Second round	Newport County	2–0	Cambridge United	Newport
14:00 GMT	Labadie 2', 82' Nouble 75'	Report	Legge 43'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,748 (178 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Cambridge United were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round.[47]

8 August 2017 First round	Bristol Rovers	4−1	Cambridge United	Horfield
19:45 BST	Bodin 13', 42' Harrison 61' Sercombe 70'	Report	Dunk 3' Ikpeazu 66'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Kevin Johnson

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Cambridge United were drawn in Southern Section Group H along with Northampton Town, Peterborough United and Southampton U23s.[48]

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Peterborough United (A)	3	2	0	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Round 2
2	L1	Northampton Town (A)	3	0	3	0	0	5	5	0	6	Round 2
3	ACA	Southampton U23s (E)	3	1	0	1	1	4	5	−1	4
4	L2	Cambridge United (E)	3	0	0	1	2	1	4	−3	1

Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated.

Win Draw Loss

29 August 2017 Group match 1	Northampton Town	1–1 (5–4 p)	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:45 BST	Waters 16' Revell 29'	Report	Mingoia 27' Legge 84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,453 (143 away) Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Revell Iaciofano Waters McWilliams Taylor		Elito Mingoia Brown O'Neil Azeez

3 October 2017 Group match 2	Cambridge United	0–1	Southampton U23s	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Carroll 34'	Report	Jones 36'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Charles Breakspear

7 November 2017 Group match 3	Cambridge United	0–2	Peterborough United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Lewis 55'	Report	Taylor 50' Edwards 64' Marriott 81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,138 (1,123 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

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[12] On 6 February it was announced that Corr had signed a contract until the end of the season.[11]

[16] Dunne joined Swindon Town following his release.[14]

[18] Gregory joined Bromley following his release[15]

[20] Newton joined Hartlepool United following his release[16]

[22] Pigott joined Maidstone United following his release.[17]

[24] Williams joined St Neots Town following his release.[18]

[26] Williamson joined Eastleigh following his release.[19]

[30] Roberts joined Forest Green Rovers following his departure.[22]

[34] McGurk joined Morecambe following his departure.[25]

[1] "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2017-05-07.

[2] "Cambridge United make winger David Amoo first summer signing". Cambridge United Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.

[3] "Cambridge United sign midfielder Gary Deegan on two-year deal". Cambridge United Official Site. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.

[4] "Cambridge United Swoop For Jabo Ibehre Signing". Cambridge United Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.

[5] "Cambridge United complete signing of goalkeeper Dimitar Mitov". Cambridge United Official Site. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.

[6] "Emmanuel Osadebe Becomes The U's Third Summer Acquisition". Cambridge United Official Site. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

[7] "U's sign electric forward Ade Azeez from Partick Thistle for undisclosed fee". Cambridge United Official Site. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.

[8] "Cambridge United sign vastly experienced keeper David Forde". Cambridge United Official Site. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.

[9] "St Neots Town star Jevani Brown swaps the Southern League for the Football League after sealing Cambridge United deal". Hunts Post. 1 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[10] "Barry Corr rejoins Cambridge United on a short-term deal". Cambridge United Official Site. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[11] "Corr Stays". Cambridge United Official Site. 6 February 2018.

[13] "Cambridge United Release Barry Corr At The End Of His Contract". Cambridge United Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[Retain_list-14] "Cambridge United announce retain/release list". Cambridge United Official Site. Retrieved 10 May 2017.

[15] "James Dunne: Swindon Town sign midfielder after Cambridge United release". BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.

[17] "Club welcome goalkeeper David Gregory". Bromley FC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.

[19] "Conor Newton: Hartlepool sign midfielder after his release by Cambridge United". BBC Spoirt. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

[21] "Home is where the heart is for Pigott". Maidstone United FC. 31 May 2017.

[23] "St Neots Town confirm Dylan Williams signing following Cambridge United exit". Cambridge News. 21 July 2017.

[25] "Eastleigh: Cavaghn Miley and Ben Williamson join National League side". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017.

[27] "Cambridge United agree fee with Wolves for goalkeeper Norris". Cambridge United Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[28] "Mark Roberts leaves Cambridge United by mutual consent". Cambridge United Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[29] "Mark Roberts: Forest Green Rovers sign defender after Cambridge United exit". BBC Sport. 24 August 2017.

[31] "Cambridge United statement: Luke Berry". Cambridge United Official Site. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.

[32] "McGurk leaves Cambridge United by mutual consent". Cambridge United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.

[33] "Adam McGurk signs". Morecambe Official Site. 1 September 2017.

[35] "Josh Coulson departs Cambridge United after a decade of service". Cambridge United Official Site. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[36] "U's sign West Brom defender Kyle Howkins on six month loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.

[37] "Cambridge United complete deadline day loan signing of George Taft". Cambridge United Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.

[38] "U's sign Norwich City U23 captain Adam Phillips on loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.

[39] "Striker Billy Waters joins U's on loan from Northampton Town". Cambridge United Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.

[40] "U's complete George Taft loan until end of the season". Cambridge United Official Site. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.

[CEN_Josh-41] "Cambridge United defender Josh Coulson heads to Leyton Orient on loan". Cambridge News. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.

[42] "Harry Darling Loaned Out To Hampton & Richmond Borough". Cambridge United Official Site. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.

[43] "Whites Make loan signing". Dover Athletic Official Site. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.

[44] "LOAN | Harry Darling Joins Royston Town On One-Month Loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 2 November 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.

[45] "Tom Knowles joins St Ives Town". Cambridge United Official Site. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

[46] "Loan Out | Emmanuel Osadebe joins Newport County". Cambridge United Official Site. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.

[47] "Ade Azeez joins Dover Athletic on one month loan". Cambridge United Official Site. 23 February 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.

[48] "Cambridge United Confirm First Pre-Season Friendly With Norwich City". Cambridge United Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[49] "U's Announce Simon Dobbin Fundraiser Match Against Southend United". Cambridge United Official Site. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[50] "U's Confirm Josh Coulson Testimonial Fixture Against Tottenham Hotspur In Pre-Season". Cambridge United Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.

[51] "GAME OFF – Hemel Hempstead". Cambridge United Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

[52] "United away at Exeter on opening day". Cambridge United Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

[53] "Fixture Re-Arranged | Coventry City Away". Cambridge United Official Site. 13 December 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2017.

[54] "U's drawn home tie with Sutton United in Emirates FA Cup". Cambridge United Official Site. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2017.

[55] "U's Drawn Away To Newport County In Emirates FA Cup Second Round". Cambridge United Official Site. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.

[56] "United travel to Bristol Rovers in Carabao Cup R1". Cambridge United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

[57] "U's to face Cobblers and the Posh in Checkatrade Trophy group stage". Cambridge United Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.