2023–24 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 112th season in the history of Cambridge United and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Cambridge United

2023–24 season
Owner	Paul Barry (70%) Mark Green (20%) Adam Webb (10%)
Chairman	Shaun Grady
Head Coach	Mark Bonner (until 29 November)[1] Barry Corr and Kevin Betsy (Interim 29 November - 6 December 2023) Neil Harris (6 December - 21 February)[2] Barry Corr and Kevin Betsy (Interim 21 February - 4 March 2024) Garry Monk (from 4 March)[3]
Stadium	Abbey Stadium
League One	18th
FA Cup	Third Round (eliminated by Blackburn Rovers)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Sutton United)
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Gassan Ahadme (11) All: Gassan Ahadme (13)
Highest home attendance	7,710 (vs Peterborough United, 24 February 2024, EFL League One)
Lowest home attendance	5,103 (vs Lincoln City, 28 November 2023, EFL League One)
Average home league attendance	6,679
Biggest win	4-0 vs Fleetwood Town (H) (2 December 2023) FA Cup
Biggest defeat	6-0 vs Lincoln City (A) (12 March 2024) EFL League One
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

Current squad

As of 26 March 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Previous club	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Jack Stevens	GK		Ealing	(1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27)	Oxford United	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
13	James Holden	GK		Milton Keynes	(2001-09-04) 4 September 2001 (age 23)	Reading	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	Will Mannion	GK		Hillingdon	(1998-05-05) 5 May 1998 (age 26)	Pafos	3 August 2021	Free	30 June 2024
31	Louis Chadwick	GK			(2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)	St Neots Town	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
43	JJ Briggs	GK				Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Liam Bennett	RB			(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 23)	St Neots Town	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
3	Danny Andrew	LB		Holbeach	(1990-12-23) 23 December 1990 (age 34)	Fleetwood Town	1 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
5	Michael Morrison	CB		Bury St Edmunds	(1988-03-03) 3 March 1988 (age 36)	Portsmouth	26 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
6	Ryan Bennett	CB		Orsett	(1990-03-06) 6 March 1990 (age 34)	Swansea City	6 January 2023	Free	30 June 2024
11	Harrison Dunk	LB		Hammersmith	(1990-10-25) 25 October 1990 (age 34)	Bromley	1 July 2011	Free	30 June 2024
15	Jubril Okedina	CB		Woolwich	(2000-10-26) 26 October 2000 (age 24)	Tottenham Hotspur	5 August 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
16	Zeno Ibsen Rossi	CB		Streatham	(2000-10-28) 28 October 2000 (age 24)	Bournemouth	18 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
20	Brandon Haunstrup	LB		Waterlooville	(1996-10-26) 26 October 1996 (age 28)	Kilmarnock	6 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
26	James Gibbons	RB		Trentham	(1998-03-16) 16 March 1998 (age 26)	Bristol Rovers	30 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
28	Mamadou Jobe	CB		Harlow	(2003-03-02) 2 March 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
32	Harvey Beckett	CB			(2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	Trainee	30 June 2024
42	Ty Ewens-Findlay	CB				Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2025
44	Patrick Staszewski	CB				Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Midfielders
4	Paul Digby	DM		Sheffield	(1995-02-02) 2 February 1995 (age 29)	Stevenage	21 July 2020	Free	30 June 2025
7	James Brophy	LM		Brent	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)	Leyton Orient	1 July 2021	Free	30 June 2024
8	George Thomas	AM		Leicester	(1997-03-24) 24 March 1997 (age 27)	Queens Park Rangers	31 January 2023	Free	30 June 2025
19	Adam May	CM		Southampton	(1997-12-06) 6 December 1997 (age 27)	Portsmouth	4 September 2020	Free	30 June 2025
22	Lewis Simper	CM		Cambridge	(2001-09-03) 3 September 2001 (age 23)	Academy	3 January 2020	Trainee	30 June 2025
24	Jordan Cousins	CM		Greenwich	(1994-03-06) 6 March 1994 (age 30)	Wigan Athletic	13 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
39	George Scales	CM			(2006-08-04) 4 August 2006 (age 18)	Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
40	Ronan Ismaili	CM				Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
41	Amaru Kaunda	CM				Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Fejiri Okenabirhie	CF		Hendon	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996 (age 28)	Doncaster Rovers	29 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
10	Jack Lankester	RW		Bury St Edmunds	(2000-01-19) 19 January 2000 (age 24)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Sullay Kaikai	LW		Southwark	(1995-08-26) 26 August 1995 (age 29)	Milton Keynes Dons	24 July 2023	Free	30 June 2024
17	Saikou Janneh	CF		Gunjur	(2000-01-11) 11 January 2000 (age 24)	Bristol City	1 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
18	Lyle Taylor	CF		Greenwich	(1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)	Wycombe Wanderers	12 January 2024	Free	30 June 2024
21	Elias Kachunga	CF		Haan	(1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)	Bolton Wanderers	1 August 2023	Free	30 June 2024
23	Gassan Ahadme	CF		Vic	(2000-11-17) 17 November 2000 (age 24)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
27	Macauley Bonne	CF		Ipswich	(1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29)	Gillingham	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
29	Kai Yearn	AM		Cambridge	(2005-05-21) 21 May 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
30	Glenn McConnell	FW			(2005-04-26) 26 April 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
33	Saleem Akanbi	FW			(2004-04-29) 29 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
34	Brandon Njoku	CF		Wembley	(2005-01-29) 29 January 2005 (age 19)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2023	LB	Danny Andrew	Fleetwood Town	Undisclosed	[4]
1 July 2023	GK	Jack Stevens	Oxford United	Free Transfer	[5]
13 July 2023	CM	Jordan Cousins	Wigan Athletic	Free Transfer	[6]
24 July 2023	LW	Sullay Kaikai	Milton Keynes Dons	Free Transfer	[7]
1 August 2023	CF	Elias Kachunga	Bolton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[8]
12 January 2024	CF	Lyle Taylor	Wycombe Wanderers	Free Transfer	[9]

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	CF	Joe Ironside	Doncaster Rovers	Released	[10][11]
30 June 2023	CB	Lloyd Jones	Charlton Athletic	Released	[10][12]
30 June 2023	CF	Harvey Knibbs	Reading	Released	[10][13]
30 June 2023	GK	Dimitar Mitov	St Johnstone	Released	[10][14]
30 June 2023	DM	Liam O'Neil	Boreham Wood	Released	[10][15]
30 June 2023	CF	Sam Smith	Reading	Released	[10][16]
30 June 2023	CB	Greg Taylor	Woking	End of Contract	[17][18]
30 June 2023	RW	Shilow Tracey	Crewe Alexandra	Released	[10][19]
30 June 2023	RB	George Williams	Mansfield Town	Released	[10][20]
30 June 2023	CM	Ben Worman	Cork City	Released	[10][21]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
1 July 2023	CF	Gassan Ahadme	Ipswich Town	End of season	[22]
1 September 2023	CF	John-Kymani Gordon	Crystal Palace	17 January 2024[a]	[23][24]
30 January 2024	RB	James Gibbons	Bristol Rovers	End of season	[25]
1 February 2024	CF	Macauley Bonne	Gillingham	End of season	[26]

1. On 17 January, Gordon returned back to Crystal Palace from his season-long loan early.

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Until	Ref
5 August 2023	CM	George Hoddle	St Albans City	End of Season	[27]
9 September 2023	AM	Kai Yearn	King's Lynn Town	7 October 2023	[28]
21 October 2023	GK	James Holden	Welling United	18 November 2023	[29]
16 November 2023	CB	Mamadou Jobe	Gateshead	27 March 2024[a][b][c]	[30][31][32][33]
29 March 2024	CF	Brandon Njoku	Peterborough Sports	End of Season	[34]

1. On 9 January, Jobe's loan at Gateshead was extended by a further month.
2. On 17 February, Jobe's loan at Gateshead was extended again, until the end of season.
3. On 27 March, Jobe was then recalled from his loan at Gateshead.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, Cambridge United announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Ipswich Town and Barnet.^[35] A third friendly, against St Albans City was also confirmed.^[36] Three behind-closed-doors fixtures were also included in the pre-season preparations, against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s, Gillingham and Cardiff City.^[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cardiff City v Cambridge United

7 July 2023 Friendly	Cardiff City	1–1	Cambridge United	Behind-closed-doors
13:00 BST	Robinson 70'	Report	Ahadme 89'

Tottenham Hotspur U21 v Cambridge United

11 July 2023 Friendly	Tottenham Hotspur U21	1-1	Cambridge United	Behind-closed-doors
TBA BST	Scarlett	Report

St Albans City v Cambridge United

15 July 2023 Friendly	St Albans City	1–3	Cambridge United	St Albans
13:00 BST	Trialist 35'	Report	Dunk 13' Njoku 82' Janneh 86'	Stadium: Clarence Park

Cambridge United v Ipswich Town

22 July 2023 Friendly	Cambridge United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Cambridge
12:00 BST	Janneh 28' Morrison 89'	Report	Davis 2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,936 (517 away fans) Referee: John Brooks

Cambridge United v Gillingham

25 July 2023 Friendly	Cambridge United	4–0	Gillingham	Cambridge
14:00 BST	Brophy 2' Okenabirhie 22', 58' (pen.) Cousins 43'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Barnet v Cambridge United

29 July 2023 Friendly	Barnet	2–0	Cambridge United	Canons Park
15:00 BST	Collinge 24' Kabamba 30'	Report		Stadium: The Hive Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	5 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	18th	46	12	12	22	39	61	−22	026.09
FA Cup	4 November 2023	6 January 2024	First round	Third round	3	2	0	1	8	6	+2	066.67
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	8 August 2023	First round	First round	1	0	1	0	2	2	+0	000.00
EFL Trophy	12 September 2023	7 November 2023	Group stage	Group stage	3	1	0	2	5	5	+0	033.33
Total					53	15	13	25	54	74	−20	028.30

Last updated: 27 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
15	Bristol Rovers	46	16	9	21	52	68	−16	57
16	Charlton Athletic	46	11	20	15	64	65	−1	53
17	Reading	46	16	11	19	68	70	−2	53[a]
18	Cambridge United	46	12	12	22	39	61	−22	48
19	Shrewsbury Town	46	13	9	24	35	67	−32	48
20	Burton Albion	46	12	10	24	39	67	−28	46
21	Cheltenham Town (R)	46	12	8	26	41	65	−24	44	Relegated to EFL League Two

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[41]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

1. On 16 August 2023, Reading were deducted one point for failing to pay players on time and in full on three occasions in the 2022–23 season.^[38] Another 3-point deduction was applied on 13 September, for failing to deposit wages on time.^[39] Another 2-point deduction was applied on 27 February, due to late HMRC payments.^[40]

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	12	12	22	39	61	−22	48	8	7	8	22	24	−2	4	5	14	17	37	−20

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	71	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	26	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	182	35	253	36	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	274	45	405	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	L	L	D	L	D	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	W	L	D	L	L	D	D
Position	5	2	5	1	9	6	10	10	13	15	15	17	18	17	14	12	15	16	18	18	16	13	14	18	16	14	16	14	16	17	16	17	17	17	19	20	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	19	19	18

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 18 (vs Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 25 (vs Stevenage) was postponed due to a local power network failure.
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs Bristol Rovers) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
• ⁵ Matchday 40 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.^[42]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cambridge United v Oxford United

5 August 2023 1	Cambridge United	2–0	Oxford United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Brophy  10' Lankester 15'  43' Ahadme 28' Janneh  44' Kachunga  90+5'		Rodrigues  12'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Sunny Gill

Fleetwood Town v Cambridge United

12 August 2023 2	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Cambridge United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Robertson  14' Mayor  26' Vela  30'	Report	Brophy  28' Digby  30' 31' Ahadme 59' Lankester  73'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Cambridge United v Stevenage

15 August 2023 3	Cambridge United	1–2	Stevenage	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Kachunga 80'	Report	Roberts 27' Thompson  32' Butler  68' Reid 82'  83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,529 Referee: Will Finnie

Cambridge United v Bristol Rovers

19 August 2023 4	Cambridge United	2–0	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Okenabirhie 79' Morrison  88' Kaikai 90+6'		Taylor  13' Evans  45' Hoole  70'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,390 Referee: John Busby

Leyton Orient v Cambridge United

26 August 2023 5	Leyton Orient	2–0	Cambridge United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Galbraith  15' Forde 29' Graham  32' Archibald 57'  82' James  85'	Report	Andrew  45' Ahadme  49' Simper  68' Okenabirhie  86'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,266 Referee: Stephen Martin

Cambridge United v Reading

4 September 2023 6	Cambridge United	1–0	Reading	Cambridge
20:00 BST	Morrison  65' Okenabirhie 83'	Report	Dean  27' Hutchinson  68' Savage  75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,789 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Live on Sky Sports

Wigan Athletic v Cambridge United

16 September 2023 8	Wigan Athletic	2–1	Cambridge United	Wigan
15:00 BST	Rekik  33' Adeeko  44' Humphrys 57' Aasgaard 62'	Report	Okenabirhie 76' (pen.)	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Cambridge United v Port Vale

23 September 2023 9	Cambridge United	1–1	Port Vale	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Okenabirhie 66' 90'	Report	Garrity 20' Balmer  25' Wilson  41' Iacovitti  89' Grant  90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,905 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Derby County v Cambridge United

30 September 2023 10	Derby County	0–0	Cambridge United	Derby
15:00 BST	Nyambe  75' Collins  83'	Report	Gordon  72' Bennett  85'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,122 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cambridge United v Barnsley

3 October 2023 11	Cambridge United	0–4	Barnsley	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Morrison  59' Lankester  63'	Report	Cadden 7'  79' de Gevigney 33' Watters 59' Styles  67' Russell 83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,493 Referee: Thomas Parsons

Burton Albion v Cambridge United

9 October 2023 12	Burton Albion	2–1	Cambridge United	Burton upon Trent
20:00 BST	Walker 10' Oshilaja 31' Baah  53' Bennett  90'	Report	Okenabirhie 67'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Ben Speedie

Cambridge United v Shrewsbury Town

14 October 2023 13	Cambridge United	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Digby  38' Gordon  51' Morrison 69'	Report	Benning  44' Perry 88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,252 Referee: Scott Tallis

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

21 October 2023 14	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Sercombe 5' Goodwin  64' Bonds  66' Freestone  85' Williams  90+2'	Report	R.Bennett  54'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Cambridge United v Portsmouth

24 October 2023 15	Cambridge United	0–0	Portsmouth	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Digby  76'	Report	Kamara  67' Morrell  68' Sparkes  77' Shaughnessy	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,627 Referee: Declan Bourne

Cambridge United v Carlisle United

28 October 2023 16	Cambridge United	1–0	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Lankester  30' R.Bennett  37' Thomas 73'	Report	Armer  47'  83' McCalmont  90+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,513 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United

31 October 2023 7[43]	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Leahy  90' De Barr  90+2'		Andrew  41' Morrison  62' Lankester  83'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,879 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[44]

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

11 November 2023 17	Peterborough United	5–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
12:00 GMT	Mason-Clark 34', 37' Poku 40', 54' Bennett 86' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 11,641 Referee: Scott Oldham

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

25 November 2023 19	Northampton Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	McWilliams  42' Bowie 49' Hoskins 55'	Report	Brophy  40' Ahadme 77' Digby  79'  80' Andrew  90'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,929 Referee: Lewis Smith

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

28 November 2023 20	Cambridge United	0–3	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ahadme  9' Cousins  15'	Report	Mandroiu 16' (pen.) Duffy 32' Vale  77' 85' Mitchell  88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,103 Referee: David Rock

Charlton Athletic v Cambridge United

9 December 2023 21	Charlton Athletic	2–2	Cambridge United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	May 52' Campbell 61'	Report	Ahadme 87', 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,373 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Cambridge United v Blackpool

16 December 2023 22	Cambridge United	2–1	Blackpool	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Kachunga 32'  70' Andrew  34' Ahadme 44' (pen.) Digby  56'  79' Stevens  83' Brophy  90'	Report	Beesley  17' Rhodes 25' Grimshaw  43' Norburn  78'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,042 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cambridge United v Exeter City

22 December 2023 23	Cambridge United	2–0	Exeter City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Ahadme 17' (pen.) Kachunga 84'	Report	Tom Carroll  20' Cole  45+2'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,157 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Cambridge United

26 December 2023 24	Oxford United	2–1	Cambridge United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Brown  44' 90+5' Goodrham 54' Brannagan  72'	Report	Cousins 30' Thomas  53' May  74' Stevens  90+2' Brophy  90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Tom Nield

Cambridge United v Leyton Orient

1 January 2024 26	Cambridge United	0–2	Leyton Orient	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Lankester  12'	Report	Beckles  25' Archibald  39' James  44' Brown 54' Agyei 57' Galbraith  68' Forde  84'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,210 Referee: Carl Brook

Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town

13 January 2024 28	Cambridge United	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Taylor 71' Kaikai 90+1'	Report	Dolan  16' Omochere 77' Heneghan  83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,555 Referee: Scott Tallis

Exeter City v Cambridge United

20 January 2024 29	Exeter City	0–0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Purrington  39' Niskanen  45+1'	Report	Andrew  27' Taylor  31' Digby  50' Kachunga  56'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,343 Referee: Scott Simpson

Cambridge United v Burton Albion

27 January 2024 30	Cambridge United	0–0	Burton Albion	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Morrison  45+1' Andrew  56' Taylor  90+4' Lankester  90+10'	Report	Moon  20' Seddon  64'  64' Oshilaja  69' Carayol  74' Bennett  87' Crocombe  90+7'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,755 Referee: Edward Duckworth

Shrewsbury Town v Cambridge United

3 February 2024 31	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Cambridge United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Udoh 12' Bloxham  90+1'  90+4' Pierre  90+8'	Report	Taylor 14', 46' Thomas  87' L. Bennett  90'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,795 Referee: Craig Hicks

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

10 February 2024 32	Cambridge United	0–1	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	R. Bennett  36' Cousins  88' Thomas  90'	Report	Taylor  54' 65' Pett  70' Nuttall  80'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,047 Referee: Ben Atkinson

Portsmouth v Cambridge United

13 February 2024 33	Portsmouth	3–1	Cambridge United	Portsmouth
19:45 GMT	Norris  39' Yengi 44' (pen.) Peart-Harris 59' Kamara 71' Sparkes  89'	Report	Bennett  5' Andrew 38' Lankester  44' Stevens  44' Gibbons  45+1' Morrison  61'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,445 Referee: Sam Allison

Carlisle United v Cambridge United

17 February 2024 34	Carlisle United	0–4	Cambridge United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Mellish  45+4' Butterworth  68'	Report	Kaikai 14' Taylor  45+4' Lavelle 69' (o.g.) Kachunga 72' R. Bennett 83'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6,877 Referee: Scott Jackson

Cambridge United v Bolton Wanderers

20 February 2024 18[45][46]	Cambridge United	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Toal 8' (o.g.) Cousins  40' Kachunga  41' Morrison  63' Taylor  90+1'	Report	Sheehan  22' Maghoma 52' Mendes Gomes 63' Iredale  90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,525 Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November and 6 February, but was postponed due to international call-ups within the Bolton squad.[47] and abandoned due to extreme weather conditions respectively.[48]

Cambridge United v Peterborough United

24 February 2024 35	Cambridge United	0–1	Peterborough United	Cambridge
12:00 GMT	Lankester  17' Morrison  58' R. Bennett  65' Andrew  79'	Report	Mason-Clark 55' Knight  70' Katongo  90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,710 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Stevenage v Cambridge United

27 February 2024 25[49]	Stevenage	1–0	Cambridge United	Stevenage
19:45 GMT	Roberts 35' Forster-Caskey  45' Reid  66'	Report	Cousins  43'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 6,553 Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 29 December, but was postponed due to a local power network failure.[50]

Bolton Wanderers v Cambridge United

2 March 2024 36	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Cambridge United	Horwich
15:00 GMT	Adeboyejo  27' Thomason 35'  70' Dacres-Cogley  46' Collins 66' Dempsey  82'	Report	Kaikai  41' Morrison  66'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,246 Referee: Ollie Yates

Cambridge United v Northampton Town

9 March 2024 37	Cambridge United	1–1	Northampton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Kachunga 16' Digby  81'	Report	Guthrie 82'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,942 Referee: Declan Bourne

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

12 March 2024 38	Lincoln City	6–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Moylan 3', 25' Taylor 48', 74'  90+7' Eyoma 85' Duffy 86'  90+1'	Report	Andrew  80' Brophy  83'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7,316 Referee: Scott Oldham

Reading v Cambridge United

16 March 2024 39	Reading	4–0	Cambridge United	Reading
15:00 GMT	Smith 11' Azeez 45+2' Wing 62' Ehibhatiomhan 85'	Report	Bennett  84'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 15,644 Referee: Ben Speedie

Barnsley v Cambridge United

29 March 2024 41	Barnsley	0–2	Cambridge United	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	McCart  46' Earl  69'	Report	de Gevigney 13' (o.g.) Jobe  69' L. Bennett  70' Ahadme 72'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,363 Referee: Simon Mather

Cambridge United v Wigan Athletic

1 April 2024 42	Cambridge United	3–1	Wigan Athletic	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ahadme 11', 57' R. Bennett  33' Mannion  59' Andrew 83'	Report	Shaw  31' Magennis Smith  45+1' Godo 65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,418 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackpool v Cambridge United

6 April 2024 43	Blackpool	1–0	Cambridge United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Carey 30'	Report	R. Bennett  32' Digby  45+2'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,187 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Cambridge United v Charlton Athletic

13 April 2024 44	Cambridge United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Bonne 50'	Report	Wickham 23' Coventry  33' Bakinson  35'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,484 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

16 April 2024 27[51]	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Cambridge United	Horfield
19:45 BST	Martin 87'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,526 Referee: Daniel Middleton
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvement.

Cambridge United v Derby County

20 April 2024 45	Cambridge United	0–1	Derby County	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Andrew  41' Digby  45'	Report	Sibley  24' Mendez-Laing 39' Adams  45'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,649 Referee: Paul Howard

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

23 April 2024 40[52]	Cambridge United	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Ahadme 71' Okedina  81' Gibbons  90+7'	Report	Leahy 83'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Will Finnie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[52]

Port Vale v Cambridge United

27 April 2024 46	Port Vale	0–0	Cambridge United	Burslem
12:30 BST	Weir  35' Smith  74'		Gibbons  29' Bennett  37' Ahadme  39' Okedina  86'	Stadium: Vale Park Referee: Ross Joyce

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Cambridge were drawn at home to Bracknell Town in the first round,^[53] to Fleetwood Town in the second round^[54] and away to Blackburn Rovers in the third round.^[55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Cambridge United v Bracknell Town

4 November 2023 First Round	Cambridge United	2–1	Bracknell Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	May  13' Okenabirhie 27' Osu 48' (o.g.)	Report	Legg  5' Harrison  15' Harris  68' 88' George  90+8'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,411 Referee: Richie Watkins

Cambridge United v Fleetwood Town

2 December 2023 Second Round	Cambridge United	4–0	Fleetwood Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Andrew 7' Kachunga 11' Okenabirhie 13' Ahadme 83' Okedina  38'		Stockley  65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,387 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Blackburn Rovers v Cambridge United

6 January 2024 Third round	Blackburn Rovers	5–2	Cambridge United	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Szmodics 23', 37', 45+3' Sigurðsson 66' Leonard 81'	Report	Lankester 6' Kaikai 26' Bennett  53'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 8,311 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Cambridge were drawn away to Sutton United in the first round.^[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sutton United v Cambridge United

8 August 2023 First round	Sutton United	2–2 (6–5 p)	Cambridge United	Sutton
19:45 BST	Smith 38' Beautyman 82' (pen.)	Report	Okenabirhie 18', 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Daniel Middleton
	Penalties
	Eastmond Angol Milsom Goodliffe Kashket Patrick O'Brien		Ahadme Lankester Andrew Thomas Digby Janneh Dunk

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Cambridge were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Peterborough United, Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur U21.^[57][58]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Peterborough United	3	2	0	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Colchester United	3	2	0	0	1	3	6	−3	6
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	1	0	0	2	7	7	0	3
4	L1	Cambridge United	3	1	0	0	2	5	5	0	3

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Peterborough United v Cambridge United

5 September 2023 Group stage	Peterborough United	2–0	Cambridge United	Peterborough
19:00 BST	Katongo 19' Burrows  51' Mason-Clark 54'	Report	Kachunga  61' McConnell  90'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

Cambridge United v Colchester United

17 October 2023 Group stage	Cambridge United	1–2	Colchester United	Cambridge
19:00 BST	May  72' Ahadme 90+5' (pen.)		Tovide 17'  45+1' Cooper 43' Mingi  69'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 991 Referee: Jamie O'Connor

Cambridge United v Tottenham Hotspur U21

7 November 2023 Group stage	Cambridge United	4–1	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Cambridge
19:00 GMT	Yearn 41' Janneh 53' Lankester  78' 88' McConnell  87' Simper 90+3'	Report	Donley  70' Lankshear 73'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,311 Referee: Jacob Miles

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