2016–17 Cambridge United F.C. season

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.

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

Squad

Squad details at start of season

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	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	34	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	35	265	14	Academy	6 October 2007†	Trainee	30 June 2017
15	Sean Long	FB		Dublin	29	0	0	Reading	28 July 2016	6 month loan	8 January 2017
16	Tom Dallison	CB		Dagenham	28	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	28	0	0	Barnsley	3 June 2016	Free	30 June 2017
20	Max Clark	LM		Kingston upon Hull	28	9	0	Hull City	30 June 2016	6 month loan	1 January 2017
21	Medy Elito	RM		Kinshasa	34	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	39	22	12	Southend United	2 June 2015	Free	30 June 2017
10	Ben Williamson	CF		Lambeth	35	28	12	Gillingham	15 January 2016	Undisclosed	30 June 2017
17	Adam McGurk	CF		Larne	35	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	Nationality	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	Nationality	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]

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

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	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]

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

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	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
				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

1. 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)

1. 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

St Neots Town v Cambridge United

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

KFC Uerdingen v Cambridge United

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

Al-Shabab v Cambridge United

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

SG Wattenscheid v Cambridge United

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

Newmarket Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

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)

Cambridge United v Aston Villa

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)

Braintree Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Barnet

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

Colchester United v Cambridge United

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

Doncaster Rovers v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Carlisle United

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

Cambridge United v Luton Town

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

Mansfield Town v Cambridge United

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

Plymouth Argyle v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Morecambe

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

Newport County v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Yeovil Town

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

Cambridge United v Accrington Stanley

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

Blackpool v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Grimsby Town

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

Exeter City v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Portsmouth

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

Crawley Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

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

Notts County v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

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

Hartlepool United v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra

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

Stevenage v Cambridge United

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

Leyton Orient v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Notts County

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

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Blackpool

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

Cambridge United v Mansfield Town

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

Luton Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Plymouth Argyle

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

Morecambe v Cambridge United

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

Yeovil Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Newport County

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

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

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

Barnet v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Doncaster Rovers

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

Cambridge United v Colchester United

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

Carlisle United v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Hartlepool United

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

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Stevenage

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

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

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

Crewe Alexandra v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Leyton Orient

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

Grimsby Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Exeter City

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

Portsmouth v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Crawley Town

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

Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United

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

Main article: 2016–17 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]

Cambridge United v Dover Athletic

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

Dover Athletic v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Coventry City

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

Cambridge United v Leeds United

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

Main article: 2016–17 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]

Cambridge United v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Cambridge United

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

Main article: 2016–17 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	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Scunthorpe United	3	3	0	0	0	6	1	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Cambridge United	3	2	0	0	1	3	3	0	6
3	L1	Shrewsbury Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	3	0	3
4	ACA	Middlesbrough U21	3	0	0	0	3	2	7	−5	0

Source: Sky Sports

Shrewsbury Town v Cambridge United

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

Cambridge United v Middlesbrough U23

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

Cambridge United v Scunthorpe United

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

Bradford City v Cambridge United

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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