2017–18 Cambridge United F.C. season

Cambridge United
2017–18 season
Chairman Dave Doggett
Manager Shaun Derry
Stadium Abbey Stadium
EFL Cup First round
(vs. Bristol Rovers)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season will be Cambridge United's 105th 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. Nat. Place of birth Date of birth Age Apps * Goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1David FordeGKRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Galway 20 December 19793700Millwall20 July 2017Free30 June 2018
13Dimitar MitovGKBulgaria 22 January 19972000Charlton Athletic5 June 2017Free30 June 2019
Defenders
2 Brad HallidayRBEnglandRedcar10 July 199521301Middlesbrough24 August 2016Undisclosed
3 Jake CarrollLBRepublic of IrelandLondon11 August 199125200Hartlepool United12 January 2017Undisclosed30 June 2019
5 Greg TaylorFBEnglandBedford15 January 1990271422Luton Town20 June 2013Free30 June 2018
6 Leon LeggeCBEnglandBexhill-on-Sea1 July 198532839Gillingham19 May 2015Free30 June 2018
12 Mark RobertsCBEnglandNorthwich16 October 198333574Fleetwood Town25 May 2015Free30 June 2018
16Liam O'NeilRBEnglandCambridge31 July 199323131Chesterfield31 January 2017Undisclosed30 June 2020
24 Leon DaviesRBEnglandBrighton22 November 19991750Youth team22 November 2016Trainee30 June 2019
25Harry DarlingCBEngland1800Youth team4 October 2016Trainee30 June 2019
Midfielders
4Gary DeeganRMRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Dublin28 September 19872900Shrewsbury Town1 June 2017Free30 June 2019
7Piero MingoiaRWEnglandEnfield20 October 199125405Accrington Stanley2 June 2016Free30 June 2018
8Luke BerryCMEnglandCambridge12 July 19922421951Barnsley15 June 2015Undisclosed30 June 2019
15Emmanuel OsadebeRMRepublic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland Dundalk1 October 19962000Gillingham31 May 2017Free30 June 2019
19David AmooRWEnglandSouthwark13 April 19912600Partick Thistle24 May 2017Free30 June 2018
21Medy ElitoRMEnglandDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa20 March 199027235Newport County14 July 2015Free30 June 2018
22Paul LewisCMEngland 14 December 199422130Macclesfield Town13 January 2017Undisclosed30 June 2020
Forwards
9Uche Ikpeazu CFEnglandHarrow28 February 199522296Watford24 August 2016Free30 June 2018
10Ade Azeez CFEnglandOrpington8 January 19942300Partick Thistle5 July 2017Undisclosed30 June 2019
11Harrison DunkLWEnglandLondon25 October 19902620019Bromley7 June 2011Free30 June 2018
14Jabo Ibehre CFEnglandIslington28 January 19833400Carlisle United26 May 2017Free30 June 2018
17Adam McGurk CFNorthern IrelandLarne24 January 198928150Portsmouth22 July 2016Undisclosed30 June 2018
18George MarisFWEnglandSheffield6 March 199621234Barnsley3 June 2016Free30 June 2019
20Jevani Brown CFJamaicaLetchworth16 October 19942200St Neots Town1 August 2017Free30 June 2019
Out on loan
23 Josh CoulsonCBEnglandCambridge28 January 19892827214Youth team1 July 2007Trainee30 June 2018
26Matthew FoyCFEngland1800Youth team5 November 2016Trainee30 June 2019

Source: Soccerbase

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 RW England David Amoo Partick Thistle Free [2]
1 July 2017 MF Republic of Ireland Gary Deegan Shrewsbury Town Free [3]
1 July 2017 CF England Jabo Ibehre Carlisle United Free [4]
1 July 2017 GK Bulgaria Dimitar Mitov Charlton Athletic Free [5]
1 July 2017 RM Republic of Ireland Emmanuel Osadebe Gillingham Free [6]
5 July 2017 CF England Ade Azeez Partick Thistle Undisclosed [7]
20 July 2017 GK Republic of Ireland David Forde Millwall Free [8]
1 August 2017 CF Jamaica Jevani Brown St Neots Town Free [9]

    Transfers out

    Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
    1 July 2017 CF Republic of Ireland Barry Corr Free agent Released [10]
    1 July 2017 CM England James Dunne Swindon Town Released [11][lower-alpha 1]
    1 July 2017 GK England David Gregory Bromley Released [11][lower-alpha 2]
    1 July 2017 CM England Conor Newton Hartlepool United Released [11][lower-alpha 3]
    1 July 2017 CF England Joe Pigott Maidstone United Released [11][lower-alpha 4]
    1 July 2017 RM England Dylan Williams St Neots Town Released [11][lower-alpha 5]
    1 July 2017 CF England Ben Williamson Eastleigh Released [11][lower-alpha 6]
    11 July 2017 GK England Will Norris Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed[18]
    1. ↑ Dunne joined Swindon Town following his release.[12]
    2. ↑ Gregory joined Bromley following his release[13]
    3. ↑ Newton joined Hartlepool United following his release[14]
    4. ↑ Pigott joined Maidstone United following his release.[15]
    5. ↑ Williams joined St Neots Town following his release.[16]
    6. ↑ Williamson joined Eastleigh following his release.[17]

    Loans in

    Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.

      Loans out

      Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
      28 July 2017 CB England Josh Coulson Leyton Orient 1 January 2018 [19]
      28 July 2017 FW England Matthew Foy St Neots Town 11 September 2017 [19]

        Squad statistics this season

        As of match played 8 August 2017

        No. Nat. Player Pos. League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
        Apps YC Red card Apps YC Red card Apps YC Red card Apps YC Red card Apps YC Red card
        1 Republic of IrelandForde, DavidDavid FordeGK 1 1
        2 EnglandHalliday, BradBrad HallidayRB
        3 Republic of IrelandCarroll, JakeJake CarrollLB 1 0+1 1+1
        4 Republic of IrelandDeegan, GaryGary DeeganCM 1 1 0+1 1+1 1
        5 EnglandTaylor, GregGreg TaylorFB 1 1 2
        6 EnglandLegge, LeonLeon LeggeCB 1 1 2
        7 EnglandMingoia, PieroPiero MingoiaRW 1 1
        8 EnglandBerry, LukeLuke BerryAM 1 1
        9 EnglandIkpeazu, UcheUche IkpeazuCF 0+1 1 1 1+1 1
        10EnglandAzeez, AdeAde AzeezCF 1 1
        11EnglandDunk, HarrisonHarrison DunkLW 0+1 1 1 1+1 1
        12EnglandRoberts, MarkMark RobertsCB
        13BulgariaDimitar MitovGK 1 1
        14EnglandIbehre, JaboJabo IbehreCF 1 1
        15Republic of IrelandOsadebe, EmmanuelEmmanuel OsadebeRM 1 1
        16EnglandO'Neil, LiamLiam O'NeilCM 1 1
        17Northern IrelandMcGurk, AdamAdam McGurkCF
        18EnglandMaris, GeorgeGeorge MarisAM 1 1
        19EnglandAmoo, DavidDavid AmooRW 1 1
        20JamaicaJevani BrownCF 0+1 0+1
        21EnglandElito, MedyMedy ElitoRM 0+1 1 1+1
        22EnglandLewis, PaulPaul LewisAM 1 1
        23EnglandCoulson, JoshJosh CoulsonCB
        24EnglandDavies, LeonLeon DaviesRB 1 1
        25EnglandHarry DarlingCB 1 1
        26EnglandMatthew FoyFW
        Own goals 0 0 0 0 0
        Totals 010 000 110 000 120


          Suspensions

          Date Incurred Name Games Missed Reason

          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),[20] Southend United,[21] Tottenham Hotspur U23, St Neots Town, St Albans City, Royston Town, Ebbsfleet United, Dartford and Hemel Hempstead Town.[22]

          League Two

          League table

          Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
          20 Colchester United 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
          21 Forest Green Rovers 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 1
          22 Cambridge United 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0
          23 Crawley Town 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0 Relegation to the National League
          24 Chesterfield 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
          Updated to match(es) played on 12 August 2017. Source: BBC Sport
          Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

          Results summary

          OverallHomeAway
          PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
          1 0 0 1 0 1  −1 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 1 0 1  −1

          Last updated: 5 August 2017.
          Source: BBC Sport

          Results by matchday

            Win   Draw   Loss

          Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
          GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
          Result L                                                                                          
          Position 19                                                                                          

          Last updated: 5 August 2017.
          Source: BBC Sport
          Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

          Matches

          On 21 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[24]

            Win   Draw   Loss

          August

          FA Cup

          EFL Cup

          On 16 June 2017, Cambridge United were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round.[25]

          EFL Trophy

          On 12 July 2017, Cambridge United were drawn in Southern Section Group H along with Northampton Town, Peterborough United and Southampton U23s.[26]

          Pos Lge Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
          1 ACA Southampton U23s 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Round 2
          2 L2 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
          3 L1 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
          4 L1 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
          First match(es) will be played on week commencing 28 August 2017. Source: EFL.com

            Win   Draw   Loss

          References

          1. ↑ "History". Statto.
          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 coplete 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. ↑ "Cambridge United Release Barry Corr At The End Of His Contract". Cambridge United Official Site. 29 June 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
          11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Cambridge United announce retain/release list". Cambridge United Official Site. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
          12. ↑ "James Dunne: Swindon Town sign midfielder after Cambridge United release". BBC. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
          13. ↑ "Club welcome goalkeeper David Gregory". Bromley FC. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
          14. ↑ "Conor Newton: Hartlepool sign midfielder after his release by Cambridge United". BBC Spoirt. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
          15. ↑ "Home is where the heart is for Pigott". Maidstone United FC. 31 May 2017.
          16. ↑ "St Neots Town confirm Dylan Williams signing following Cambridge United exit". Cambridge News. 21 July 2017.
          17. ↑ "Eastleigh: Cavaghn Miley and Ben Williamson join National League side". BBC Sport. 2 August 2017.
          18. ↑ "Cambridge United agree fee with Wolbes for goalkeeper Norris". Cambridge United Official Site. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
          19. 1 2 "Cambridge United defender Josh Coulson heads to Leyton Orient on loan". Cambridge News. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
          20. ↑ "Cambridge United Confirm First Pre-Season Friendly With Norwich City". Cambridge United Official Site. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
          21. ↑ "U's Announce Simon Dobbin Fundraiser Match Against Southend United". Cambridge United Official Site. 4 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
          22. ↑ "U's Confirm Josh Coulson Testimonial Fixture Against Tottenham Hotspur In Pre-Season". Cambridge United Official Site. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
          23. ↑ "GAME OFF - Hemel Hempstead". Cambridge United Official Site. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
          24. ↑ "United away at Exeter on opening day". Cambridge United Official Site. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
          25. ↑ "United travel to Bristol Rovers in Carabao Cup R1". Cambridge United Official Site. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
          26. ↑ "U's to face Cobblers and the Posh in Checkatrade Trophy group stage". Cambridge United Official Site. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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