# 2015–16 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Cambridge United's 103rd season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

## Squad
### Squad details at start of season

| No. | Name | Pos. | Place of Birth | Age | Apps * | Goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chris Dunn | GK | Havering | 37 | 43 | 0 | Yeovil Town | 10 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 13 | Sam Beasant | GK | Hendon | 36 | 0 | 0 | Stevenage | 3 July 2015 | Free | 2016 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | Elliot Omozusi | RB | Hackney | 35 | 0 | 0 | Leyton Orient | 12 June 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 3 | Greg Taylor | LB | Bedford | 34 | 89 | 0 | Luton Town | 20 June 2013 | Free | 2017 |
| 5 | Mark Roberts | CB | Northwich | 41 | 0 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 25 May 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 6 | Leon Legge | CB | Bexhill-on-Sea | 39 | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | 19 May 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 14 | Josh Coulson | CB | Cambridge | 35 | 242 | 13 | Academy | 6 October 2007 # | Trainee | 2016 |
| 22 | George Taft | LB | Leicester | 31 | 0 | 0 | Burton Albion | 31 July 2015 | Loanee | January 2016 |
| 29 | Danny Burns | CB | | 28 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 2016 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | Keith Keane | CM | Luton | 37 | 0 | 0 | Preston North End | 27 May 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 7 | Ryan Donaldson | AM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 33 | 78 | 12 | Gateshead | 23 May 2013 | Free | 2017 |
| 8 | Luke Berry | CM | Cambridge | 32 | 128 | 22 | Barnsley | 15 June 2015 | Undisclosed | 2019 |
| 11 | Harrison Dunk | LW | London | 34 | 101 | 12 | Bromley | 7 June 2011 | Free | 2016 |
| 16 | Gearóid Morrissey | CM | Cork, Ireland | 32 | 8 | 0 | Cork City | 22 December 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 17 | Liam Hughes | AM | Rotherham | 32 | 145 | 13 | Academy | 9 November 2010 # | Trainee | 2016 |
| 18 | Jeff Hughes | LM | Larne | 39 | 0 | 0 | Fleetwood Town | 14 July 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 24 | Conor Newton | CM | Newcastle upon Tyne | 33 | 0 | 0 | Rotherham United | 16 July 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 27 | Matt Lowe | CM | | 28 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 2016 |
| 28 | Ryan Horne | CM | | 28 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 2016 |
| 32 | Dylan Williams | RM | | 17 | 0 | 0 | Academy | | Trainee | 2016 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | Jordan Slew | CF | Sheffield | 32 | 13 | 1 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 February 2015 | Free | 2016 |
| 10 | Barry Corr | CF | Newcastle, Ireland | 39 | 0 | 0 | Southend United | 2 June 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 15 | Robbie Simpson | CF | Poole | 39 | 67 | 25 | Leyton Orient | 9 June 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 19 | Daniel Carr | CF | Lambeth | 30 | 0 | 0 | Huddersfield Town | 25 June 2015 | Free | 2017 |
| 20 | Jordan Chiedozie | CF | Bournemouth | 30 | 6 | 0 | Concord Rangers | 28 November 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 21 | Rory Gaffney | CF | Galway, Ireland | 35 | 0 | 0 | Limerick | 25 November 2014 | Free | 2016 |
| 26 | James Akintunde | CF | Brent | 28 | 1 | 0 | Academy | 14 February 2015 # | Trainee | 2016 |
| Out on Loan ||||||||||||
| | Will Norris | GK | Watford | 31 | 18 | 0 | Royston Town | 16 July 2012 | Free | 2017 |
* Player appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season. # Date of first team debut

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Luke Berry | Barnsley | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Daniel Carr | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Barry Corr | Southend United | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Keith Keane | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Leon Legge | Gillingham | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Elliot Omozusi | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Mark Roberts | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2015 | GK | Sam Beasant | Stevenage | Free transfer |
| 14 July 2015 | LM | Jeff Hughes | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 16 July 2015 | CM | Conor Newton | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2016 | CM | James Dunne | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 15 January 2016 | FW | Ben Williamson | Gillingham | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2016 | FW | Jimmy Spencer | Notts County | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2015 | AM | Nathan Arnold | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Mitch Austin | Central Coast Mariners | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | ST | Ayrton Bevins | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Ryan Bird | Yeovil Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CM | Tom Champion | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RM | Luke Chadwick | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CF | Tom Elliott | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | DM | Johnny Hunt | Chester | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Matteo Lanzoni | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Ian Miller | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2015 | CB | Michael Nelson | Barnet | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | RB | Richard Tait | Grimsby Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2015 | LM | Bobby-Joe Taylor | Maidstone United | Free transfer |
| 10 December 2015 | CM | Gearóid Morrissey | Cork City | Free transfer |
| 29 December 2015 | CF | Jordan Chiedozie | Boreham Wood | Free transfer |
| 14 January 2016 | CF | Rory Gaffney | Bristol Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2016 | AM | Liam Hughes | Inverness Caledonian Thistle | Free transfer |
| 1 February 2016 | CF | Jordan Slew | Chesterfield | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Arnold's release he joined Grimsby Town.
* ↑ Following Austin's release he joined Central Coast Mariners.
* ↑ Following Bird's release he joined Yeovil Town.
* ↑ Following Champion's release he joined Barnet.
* ↑ Following Elliott's release he joined AFC Wimbledon.
* ↑ Following Hunt's release he joined Chester.
* ↑ Following Nelson's release he joined Barnet.
* ↑ Following Tait's release he joined Grimsby Town.
* ↑ Following Taylor's release he joined Maidstone United.
* ↑ Following Chiedozie's release he joined Boreham Wood.
* ↑ Following Slew's release he joined Chesterfield.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 31 July 2015 | LB | George Taft | Burton Albion | 28 October 2015 |
| 21 August 2015 | CF | Jacob Blyth | Leicester City | 21 September 2015 |
| 1 September 2015 | LB | Mickey Demetriou | Shrewsbury Town | 4 January 2016 |
| 15 October 2015 | RB | Alie Sesay | Leicester City | 15 November 2015 |
| 19 November 2015 | CB | Terry Kennedy | Sheffield United | 2 January 2016 |
| 19 November 2015 | FW | Ben Williamson | Gillingham | 3 January 2016 |
| 20 November 2015 | MF | Ryan Ledson | Everton | End of season |
| 24 November 2015 | RB | Cameron Gayle | Oxford United | 24 January 2016 |
| 26 November 2015 | MF | Jordan Jones | Middlesbrough | 18 December 2015 |
| 2 January 2016 | DF | Lewis Page | West Ham United | 6 March 2016 |
| 5 January 2016 | DF | Darnell Furlong | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
| 16 January 2016 | FW | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | Charlton Athletic | 13 February 2016 |
| 1 February 2016 | DF | Shane O'Neill | Apollon Limassol | End of season |
| 13 February 2016 | DF | Ryan Haynes | Coventry City | End of season |
| 5 March 2016 | MF | Zeli Ismail | Wolverhampton Wanderers | End of season |
| 25 March 2016 | MF | Max Clark | Hull City | 22 April 2016 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 7 July 2015 | GK | Will Norris | Braintree Town | 8 January 2016 |
| 18 August 2015 | FW | Jordan Chiedozie | Braintree Town | 17 September 2015 |
| 11 September 2015 | DF | Danny Burns | Lowestoft Town | 16 October 2015 |
| 18 September 2015 | MF | Matt Lowe | Wealdstone | 17 October 2015 |
| 17 October 2015 | FW | James Akintunde | Brackley Town | 16 November 2015 |
| 30 October 2015 | DF | Danny Burns | Bishop's Stortford | 29 November 2015 |
| 3 November 2015 | MF | Ryan Horne | St Neots Town | 23 November 2015 |
| 7 November 2015 | MF | Matt Lowe | Wealdstone | 6 December 2015 |
| 26 November 2015 | FW | Rory Gaffney | Bristol Rovers | 3 January 2016 |
| 26 November 2015 | FW | Daniel Carr | Aldershot Town | 9 January 2016 |
| 2 January 2016 | MF | Jeff Hughes | Tranmere Rovers | End of Season |
| 2 January 2016 | DF | Danny Burns | Lowestoft Town | End of Season |
| 8 January 2016 | MF | Matt Lowe | Brackley Town | End of Season |
| 14 January 2016 | MF | Keith Keane | Stevenage | 20 February 2016 |
| 6 February 2016 | MF | Dylan Williams | Soham Town Rangers | 12 April 2016 |
| 5 March 2016 | FW | Daniel Carr | Woking | 9 April 2016 |
| 5 March 2016 | FW | James Akintunde | Needham Market | 9 April 2016 |
| 5 March 2016 | GK | Sam McDermid | Soham Town Rangers | 9 April 2016 |
| 25 March 2016 | MF | Keith Keane | Stevenage | 22 April 2016 |

### Appearances

| No. | Player | Pos. | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | Chris Dunn | GK | 11 | 1 | 1 | | 13 |
| 2 | Elliot Omozusi | DF | 9+5 | 1 | 1 | | 11+5 |
| 3 | Greg Taylor | DF | 12+4 | 2 | 1 | | 15+4 |
| 4 | Keith Keane | MF | 3+1 | | 1 | | 4+1 |
| 5 | Mark Roberts | DF | 26+4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30+4 |
| 6 | Leon Legge | DF | 39 | 1 | | | 40 |
| 7 | Ryan Donaldson | MF | 18+12 | 2 | 0+1 | | 20+13 |
| 8 | Luke Berry | MF | 41+5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 45+5 |
| 9 | Jordan Slew | FW | 4+6 | | 1 | 1 | 6+6 |
| 10 | Barry Corr | FW | 19+3 | 2 | | | 21+3 |
| 11 | Harrison Dunk | MF | 41+4 | 2 | 0+1 | | 43+5 |
| 12 | Jacob Blyth | FW | 2+3 | | | 1 | 3+3 |
| 12 | Alie Sesay | DF | 5 | 1 | | | 6 |
| 12 | Terry Kennedy | DF | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Lewis Page | DF | 6 | | | | 6 |
| 12 | Max Clark | MF | 7+2 | | | | 7+2 |
| 13 | Sam Beasant | GK | 14+1 | 1 | | 1 | 16+1 |
| 14 | Josh Coulson | DF | 22+1 | | 1 | 1 | 24+1 |
| 15 | Robbie Simpson | FW | 14+17 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 16+19 |
| 16 | Gearóid Morrissey | MF | 0+2 | | | 1 | 1+2 |
| 16 | James Dunne | MF | 19 | | | | 19 |
| 17 | Liam Hughes | MF | 11+5 | 0+1 | | 0+1 | 11+7 |
| 17 | Shane O'Neill | DF | 1+1 | | | | 1+1 |
| 18 | Jeff Hughes | MF | 7+2 | 1 | | 1 | 9+2 |
| 19 | Daniel Carr | FW | 1+3 | | 1 | 0+1 | 2+4 |
| 20 | Jordan Chiedozie | FW | 0+2 | | | | 0+2 |
| 20 | Karlan Ahearne-Grant | FW | 1+2 | | | | 1+2 |
| 20 | Zeli Ismail | MF | 8+3 | | | | 8+3 |
| 21 | Rory Gaffney | FW | 3+3 | 0+1 | | | 3+4 |
| 21 | Jimmy Spencer | FW | 11+7 | | | | 11+7 |
| 22 | George Taft | DF | 10+1 | | 1 | 1 | 12+1 |
| 22 | Ben Williamson | FW | 27+1 | | | | 27+1 |
| 23 | Ryan Ledson | MF | 27 | 1 | | | 28 |
| 24 | Conor Newton | MF | 16+6 | 1+1 | 0+1 | 1 | 18+8 |
| 25 | Mickey Demetriou | DF | 12+3 | 1+1 | | 1 | 14+4 |
| 25 | Darnell Furlong | DF | 21 | | | | 21 |
| 26 | James Akintunde | FW | | | | | |
| 27 | Matt Lowe | MF | | | | | |
| 28 | Ryan Horne | MF | | | | | |
| 29 | Danny Burns | DF | | | | | |
| 32 | Dylan Williams | MF | 0+1 | | | | 0+1 |
| 33 | Leon Davies | DF | | | | | |
| 34 | Cameron Gayle | DF | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 34 | Ryan Haynes | DF | 10 | | | | 10 |
| 35 | Jordan Jones | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 35 | Will Norris | GK | 21 | | | | 21 |

### Goalscorers

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 5 | | Mark Roberts | DF | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 6 | | Leon Legge | DF | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 7 | | Ryan Donaldson | MF | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 8 | | Luke Berry | MF | 12 | 1 | | | 13 |
| 10 | | Barry Corr | FW | 12 | | | | 12 |
| 11 | | Harrison Dunk | MF | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 12 | | Jacob Blyth | FW | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 14 | | Josh Coulson | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 15 | | Robbie Simpson | FW | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 16 | | James Dunne | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 18 | | Jeff Hughes | MF | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 20 | | Zeli Ismail | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 21 | | Rory Gaffney | FW | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 21 | | Jimmy Spencer | FW | 6 | | | | 6 |
| 22 | | George Taft | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 22 | | Ben Williamson | FW | 12 | | | | 12 |
| 34 | | Cameron Gayle | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 |

### Yellow cards

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 3 | | Greg Taylor | DF | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 4 | | Keith Keane | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 5 | | Mark Roberts | DF | 5 | 1 | | | 6 |
| 6 | | Leon Legge | DF | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 7 | | Ryan Donaldson | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 8 | | Luke Berry | MF | 8 | 1 | | | 9 |
| 9 | | Jordan Slew | FW | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 10 | | Barry Corr | FW | 3 | 1 | | | 4 |
| 11 | | Harrison Dunk | MF | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 12 | | Jacob Blyth | FW | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 12 | | Terry Kennedy | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 12 | | Max Clark | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 14 | | Josh Coulson | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 15 | | Robbie Simpson | FW | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 16 | | James Dunne | MF | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 17 | | Liam Hughes | MF | 2 | | | 1 | 3 |
| 18 | | Jeff Hughes | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 21 | | Jimmy Spencer | FW | 4 | | | | 4 |
| 22 | | George Taft | DF | 2 | | | | 2 |
| 23 | | Ryan Ledson | MF | 5 | 1 | | | 6 |
| 24 | | Conor Newton | MF | 3 | | | | 3 |
| 25 | | Darnell Furlong | DF | 7 | | | | 7 |
| 34 | | Ryan Haynes | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 35 | | Will Norris | GK | 2 | | | | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 62 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 69 |

### Red cards

| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | Football League Trophy | Total |
| 1 | | Chris Dunn | GK | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 5 | | Mark Roberts | DF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 11 | | Harrison Dunk | MF | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

## Competitions
### Pre-season friendlies

On 21 May 2015, Cambridge United announced they would face Coventry City in as part of their pre-season schedule. On 28 May 2015, Cambridge United announced their second pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town. On 8 June 2015, Norwich City was added to the pre-season fixture list. On 16 June 2015, a date for Chris Turner's memorial match was announced.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon (O, P) | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 50 | +14 | 75 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 69 | |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 55 | +11 | 68 | |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 67 | 62 | +5 | 67 | |
| 11 | Luton Town | 46 | 19 | 9 | 18 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 66 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

#### 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | W | D | W | W | D | D |
| Position | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |

#### Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

##### May
### FA Cup

On 26 October 2015 the draw for the first round of the FA Cup was drawn and Cambridge United host National League South side Basingstoke Town.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Cambridge United were drawn away against Rotherham United.

### Football League Trophy

On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. U's host Dagenham & Redbridge.