2016–17 Cambridge United F.C. season
# 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. Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

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

## Squad

### Squad details at start of season

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of birth | Age | Apps * | Goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Will Norris | GK | Watford | 29 | 39 | 0 | Royston Town | 16 July 2012 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 13 | David Gregory | GK | Croydon | 28 | 0 | 0 | Crystal Palace | 3 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Greg Taylor | FB | Bedford | 33 | 106 | 0 | Luton Town | 20 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 3 | Blair Adams | LB | South Shields | 31 | 0 | 0 | Notts County | 8 July 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 5 | Mark Roberts | CB | Northwich | 39 | 30 | 2 | Fleetwood Town | 25 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 6 | Leon Legge | CB | Bexhill-on-Sea | 38 | 39 | 3 | Gillingham | 19 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 14 | Josh Coulson | CB | Cambridge | 34 | 265 | 14 | Academy | 6 October 2007† | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |
| 15 | Sean Long | FB | Dublin | 28 | 0 | 0 | Reading | 28 July 2016 | 6 month loan | 8 January 2017 |
| 16 | Tom Dallison | CB | Dagenham | 27 | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 18 July 2016 | 6 month loan | 8 January 2017 |
| 22 | Elliot Omozusi | RB | Hackney | 34 | 14 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 12 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | James Dunne | CM | Farnborough | 33 | 19 | 1 | Portsmouth | 14 January 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 7 | Piero Mingoia | RW | Enfield | 31 | 0 | 0 | Accrington Stanley | 2 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 8 | Luke Berry | CM | Cambridge | 31 | 174 | 34 | Barnsley | 15 June 2015 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2019 |
| 11 | Harrison Dunk | LW | London | 32 | 162 | 17 | Bromley | 7 June 2011 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 | Keith Keane | CM | Luton | 36 | 4 | 0 | Preston North End | 27 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 18 | George Maris | AM | Sheffield | 27 | 0 | 0 | Barnsley | 3 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 20 | Max Clark | LM | Kingston upon Hull | 27 | 9 | 0 | Hull City | 30 June 2016 | 6 month loan | 1 January 2017 |
| 21 | Medy Elito | RM | Kinshasa | 33 | 0 | 0 | Newport County | 14 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 24 | Conor Newton | CM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 31 | 22 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Barry Corr | CF | Newcastle | 38 | 22 | 12 | Southend United | 2 June 2015 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| 10 | Ben Williamson | CF | Lambeth | 34 | 28 | 12 | Gillingham | 15 January 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2017 |
| 17 | Adam McGurk | CF | Larne | 34 | 0 | 0 | Portsmouth | 22 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2018 |
| 23 | Joe Pigott | CF | Maidstone | 29 | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 8 July 2016 | Free | 30 June 2017 |
| Out on loan ||||||||||||
| 25 | Dylan Williams | RM | Saffron Walden | 18 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 19 April 2016† | Trainee | 30 June 2017 |

* League appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season. † Date of first team debut

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Medy Elito | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | David Gregory | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | AM | George Maris | Barnsley | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Piero Mingoia | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2016 | LB | Blair Adams | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 8 July 2016 | CF | Joe Pigott | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2016 | CF | Adam McGurk | Portsmouth | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2016 | CF | Uche Ikpeazu | Watford | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2016 | RB | Brad Halliday | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2017 | LB | Jake Carroll | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed |
| 13 January 2017 | CM | Paul Lewis | Macclesfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Liam O'Neil | Chesterfield | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | James Akintunde | Chester | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Sam Beasant | Braintree Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Danny Burns | Buxton | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Daniel Carr | Dulwich Hamlet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Chris Dunn | Wrexham | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Ryan Donaldson | Plymouth Argyle | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Ryan Horne | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CM | Matt Lowe | Brackley Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Sam McDermid | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Robbie Simpson | Exeter City | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jimmy Spencer | Plymouth Argyle | Released |
| 8 July 2016 | LM | Jeff Hughes | Tranmere Rovers | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2017 | DM | Keith Keane | Rochdale | Free transfer |
| 3 January 2017 | RB | Elliot Omozusi | Whitehawk | Released |
| 27 January 2017 | LB | Blair Adams | Hamilton Academical | Free transfer |

* ↑ Following Akintunde's release, he signed for Chester.
* ↑ Following Beasant's release, he signed for Braintree Town.
* ↑ Following Burns' release, he signed for Buxton.
* ↑ Following Dunn's release, he signed for Wrexham.
* ↑ Following Donaldson's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.
* ↑ Following Lowe's release, he signed for Brackley Town.
* ↑ Following Simpson's release, he signed for Exeter City.
* ↑ Following Spencer's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.
* ↑ Following Omozusi's release, he signed for Whitehawk.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 July 2016 | LM | Max Clark | Hull City | End of season |
| 18 July 2016 | CB | Tom Dallison | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 January 2017 |
| 28 July 2016 | FB | Sean Long | Reading | 2 January 2017 |
| 18 August 2016 | LW | Jake Gosling | Bristol Rovers | 10 November 2016 |
| 19 January 2017 | CB | Scott Wharton | Blackburn Rovers | End of season |
| 21 January 2017 | CF | Gerry McDonagh | Nottingham Forest | End of season |

* ↑ On 1 January 2016, Max Clark's loan from Hull City was extended until the end of the season.
* ↑ On 10 November 2016, Jake Gosling returned to Bristol Rovers before the end of his loan spell.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 July 2016 | RM | Dylan Williams | Wealdstone | 2 January 2017 |
| 31 August 2016 | CM | Keith Keane | Rochdale | 2 January 2017 |
| 20 January 2017 | DF | Harry Darling | Bishop's Stortford | 19 February 2017 |
| 27 January 2017 | CF | Matt Foy | Cambridge City | 26 February 2017 |
| 27 January 2017 | CF | Joe Pigott | Maidstone United | End of season |
| 4 February 2017 | MF | Fernando Bell-Toxtle | St Neots Town | 5 March 2017 |
| 4 February 2017 | FW | Tom Knowles | St Neots Town | 5 March 2017 |

### Squad statistics this season

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League Two | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | | Apps | | | |
| 1 | | Will Norris | GK | 45 | | 3 | | 4 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 54 | | 4 | |
| 2 | | Greg Taylor | FB | 34+2 | 2 | 3 | | 4 | | | | 1+1 | | | | 1 | | | | 41+3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | | Blair Adams | LB | 4+2 | | | | 1+1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 9+3 | | 1 | |
| 4 | | James Dunne | CM | 28+5 | 1 | 5 | | 4 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | 37+5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | | Mark Roberts | CB | 26+1 | 2 | 4 | | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 30+1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 6 | | Leon Legge | CB | 43+1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 51+1 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| 7 | | Piero Mingoia | RW | 40 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 2+1 | | | | 48+1 | 7 | 5 | |
| 8 | | Luke Berry | AM | 45 | 17 | 9 | | 4 | 4 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 0+1 | | | | 51+1 | 22 | 9 | |
| 9 | | Barry Corr | CF | 1+6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1+6 | 2 | 1 | |
| 10 | | Ben Williamson | CF | 17+16 | | 1 | | 0+4 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | 3+1 | | | | 22+21 | 1 | 1 | |
| 11 | | Harrison Dunk | LW | 23+15 | 2 | 2 | | 2+2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 26+17 | 2 | 2 | |
| 12 | | Keith Keane | CM | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 12 | | Scott Wharton | CB | 9 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | | David Gregory | GK | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | | | |
| 14 | | Josh Coulson | CB | 6+1 | | 1 | | 0+1 | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | | 10+2 | | 1 | |
| 15 | | Sean Long | FB | 5+2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3+1 | | | | 9+3 | | | |
| 15 | | Gerry McDonagh | CF | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5+8 | 1 | 1 | |
| 16 | | Tom Dallison | CB | 5 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 9 | | 1 | |
| 16 | | Liam O'Neil | CM | 13 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 1 | 3 | |
| 17 | | Adam McGurk | CF | 7+8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7+8 | | | |
| 18 | | George Maris | AM | 17+6 | 4 | 1 | | 1 | | | | 0+1 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 20+7 | 4 | 2 | |
| 19 | | Jake Gosling | LW | 3+1 | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | | 2 | | | | 5+2 | | | |
| 19 | | Jake Carroll | LB | 19+1 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19+1 | | 3 | |
| 20 | | Max Clark | LM | 17+10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | | 25+10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | | Medy Elito | RM | 12+11 | 5 | 2 | | 1+1 | 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | | 17+12 | 7 | 3 | |
| 22 | | Elliot Omozusi | RB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | | Paul Lewis | AM | 5+8 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 58 | 69 | 4 | | 10 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | | 74 | 76 | 4 |

* ↑ Overturned on appeal.

### 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 | (vs. Crewe Alexandra) |

* ↑ On 4 April 2017 it was confirmed that the club's appeal against Paul Lewis' red card had been successful.

## Competitions

### League Two

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

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 |

**Matches**

On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

### FA Cup

On 15 October 2016, in the first round draw for the FA Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Dover Athletic.

### EFL Cup

On 22 June 2016, in the first round draw for the EFL Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday.

### 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.

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 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 | |
