# 2017–18 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season is Cambridge United's 106th season in their history, their 39th in the Football League, and their fourth consecutive season in League Two. 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. | Place of birth | Date of birth | Age | Apps * | Goals * | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Ends |
| Goalkeepers |||||||||||||
| 1 | David Forde | GK | Galway | 20 December 1979 | 37 | 0 | 0 | Millwall | 20 July 2017 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 13 | Dimitar Mitov | GK | Kozloduy | 22 January 1997 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Charlton Athletic | 5 June 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| Defenders |||||||||||||
| 2 | Brad Halliday | RB | Redcar | 10 July 1995 | 21 | 30 | 1 | Middlesbrough | 24 August 2016 | Undisclosed | |
| 3 | Jake Carroll | LB | London | 11 August 1991 | 25 | 20 | 0 | Hartlepool United | 12 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2019 |
| 5 | Greg Taylor | FB | Bedford | 15 January 1990 | 27 | 142 | 2 | Luton Town | 20 June 2013 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 6 | Leon Legge | CB | Bexhill-on-Sea | 1 July 1985 | 32 | 83 | 9 | Gillingham | 19 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 12 | Mark Roberts | CB | Northwich | 16 October 1983 | 33 | 57 | 4 | Fleetwood Town | 25 May 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 16 | Liam O'Neil | RB | Cambridge | 31 July 1993 | 23 | 13 | 1 | Chesterfield | 31 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2020 |
| 24 | Leon Davies | RB | Brighton | 22 November 1999 | 17 | 5 | 0 | Youth team | 22 November 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| 25 | Harry Darling | CB | Cambridge | 8 August 1999 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 4 October 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
| Midfielders |||||||||||||
| 4 | Gary Deegan | RM | Dublin | 28 September 1987 | 29 | 0 | 0 | Shrewsbury Town | 1 June 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 7 | Piero Mingoia | RW | Enfield | 20 October 1991 | 25 | 40 | 5 | Accrington Stanley | 2 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 8 | Luke Berry | CM | Cambridge | 12 July 1992 | 24 | 219 | 51 | Barnsley | 15 June 2015 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2019 |
| 15 | Emmanuel Osadebe | RM | Dundalk | 1 October 1996 | 20 | 0 | 0 | Gillingham | 31 May 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 19 | David Amoo | RW | Southwark | 13 April 1991 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 24 May 2017 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 21 | Medy Elito | RM | Kinshasa | 20 March 1990 | 27 | 23 | 5 | Newport County | 14 July 2015 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 22 | Paul Lewis | CM | | 17 December 1994 | 22 | 13 | 0 | Macclesfield Town | 13 January 2017 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2020 |
| Forwards |||||||||||||
| 9 | Uche Ikpeazu | CF | Harrow | 28 February 1995 | 22 | 29 | 6 | Watford | 24 August 2016 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 10 | Ade Azeez | CF | Orpington | 8 January 1994 | 23 | 0 | 0 | Partick Thistle | 5 July 2017 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2019 |
| 11 | Harrison Dunk | LW | London | 25 October 1990 | 26 | 200 | 19 | Bromley | 7 June 2011 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 14 | Jabo Ibehre | CF | Islington | 28 January 1983 | 34 | 0 | 0 | Carlisle United | 26 May 2017 | Free | 30 June 2018 |
| 17 | Adam McGurk | CF | Larne | 24 January 1989 | 28 | 15 | 0 | Portsmouth | 22 July 2016 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2018 |
| 18 | George Maris | FW | Sheffield | 6 March 1996 | 21 | 23 | 4 | Barnsley | 3 June 2016 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| 20 | Jevani Brown | CF | Letchworth | 16 October 1994 | 22 | 0 | 0 | St Neots Town | 1 August 2017 | Free | 30 June 2019 |
| Out on loan |||||||||||||
| 23 | Josh Coulson | CB | Cambridge | 28 January 1989 | 28 | 272 | 14 | Youth team | 1 July 2007 | Trainee | 30 June 2018 |
| 26 | Matthew Foy | CF | | | 18 | 0 | 0 | Youth team | 5 November 2016 | Trainee | 30 June 2019 |
Source: Soccerbase

### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | RW | David Amoo | Partick Thistle | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Gary Deegan | Shrewsbury Town | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Jabo Ibehre | Carlisle United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | Dimitar Mitov | Charlton Athletic | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Gillingham | Free |
| 5 July 2017 | CF | Ade Azeez | Partick Thistle | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2017 | GK | David Forde | Millwall | Free |
| 1 August 2017 | CF | Jevani Brown | St Neots Town | Free |
| 12 January 2018 | CF | Barry Corr | Cambridge United | Non-contract |
* ↑ On 6 February it was announced that Corr had signed a contract until the end of the season.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000017-QINU`"'

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Barry Corr | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | James Dunne | Swindon Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | GK | David Gregory | Bromley | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CM | Conor Newton | Hartlepool United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Joe Pigott | Maidstone United | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Dylan Williams | St Neots Town | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Ben Williamson | Eastleigh | Released |
| 11 July 2017 | GK | Will Norris | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Undisclosed |
| 24 August 2017 | CB | Mark Roberts | Forest Green Rovers | Mutual consent |
| 25 August 2017 | CM | Luke Berry | Luton Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Adam McGurk | Morecambe | Mutual consent |
| 7 January 2018 | CB | Josh Coulson | Leyton Orient | Mutual consent |
* ↑ Dunne joined Swindon Town following his release.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000021-QINU`"'
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* ↑ Pigott joined Maidstone United following his release.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000029-QINU`"'
* ↑ Williams joined St Neots Town following his release.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002B-QINU`"'
* ↑ Williamson joined Eastleigh following his release.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000002D-QINU`"'
* ↑ Roberts joined Forest Green Rovers following his departure.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000031-QINU`"'
* ↑ McGurk joined Morecambe following his departure.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000037-QINU`"'

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 12 August 2017 | CB | Kyle Howkins | West Bromwich Albion | 2 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | George Taft | Mansfield Town | 2 January 2018 |
| 3 January 2018 | CM | Adam Phillips | Norwich City | 5 May 2018 |
| 12 January 2018 | CF | Billy Waters | Northampton Town | 5 May 2018 |
| 29 January 2018 | CB | George Taft | Mansfield Town | 5 May 2018 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 28 July 2017 | CB | Josh Coulson | Leyton Orient | 1 January 2018 |
| 28 July 2017 | FW | Matthew Foy | St Neots Town | 11 September 2017 |
| 8 September 2017 | RB | Harry Darling | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 6 October 2017 |
| 29 September 2017 | CM | Paul Lewis | Dover Athletic | 27 October 2017 |
| 2 November 2017 | RB | Harry Darling | Royston Town | 30 November 2017 |
| 5 January 2018 | CM | Tom Knowles | St Ives Town | 2 February 2018 |
| 18 January 2018 | RM | Emmanuel Osadebe | Newport County | 5 May 2018 |
| 23 February 2018 | CF | Ade Azeez | Dover Athletic | 22 March 2018 |

### Squad statistics this season

As of match played 3 March 2018
| 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 | | David Forde | GK | 36 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 38 | | 2 | |
| 2 | | Brad Halliday | RB | 33 | | 5 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 36 | | 5 | |
| 3 | | Jake Carroll | LB | 18+8 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | 0+1 | | | | 3 | | 1 | | 23+9 | | 3 | |
| 4 | | Gary Deegan | CM | 32 | | 4 | | | | | | 0+1 | | | | 1 | | | | 33+1 | | 4 | |
| 5 | | Greg Taylor | FB | 33 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | | 2+1 | | | | 38+1 | | | |
| 6 | | Leon Legge | CB | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | | Piero Mingoia | RW | 17+5 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | | 20+5 | 1 | | |
| 8 | | Luke Berry | AM | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | |
| 8 | | Billy Waters | CF | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | | |
| 9 | | Uche Ikpeazu | CF | 31+3 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 35+3 | 13 | 9 | 1 |
| 10 | | Ade Azeez | CF | 5+7 | | | | 0+1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0+1 | | | | 6+9 | | | |
| 11 | | Harrison Dunk | LW | 19+6 | 1 | 2 | | 0+1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | 0+2 | | | | 20+9 | 1 | 3 | |
| 12 | | Mark Roberts | CB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | | George Taft | CB | 16+2 | 1 | 1 | | 0+1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 16+3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 13 | | Dimitar Mitov | GK | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 3 | | | | 4 | | | |
| 14 | | Jabo Ibehre | CF | 15+7 | 5 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1+1 | | | | 18+8 | 6 | | 1 |
| 15 | | Emmanuel Osadebe | RM | 0+4 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1+1 | | | | 2+5 | | | |
| 16 | | Liam O'Neil | CM | 16+7 | | 2 | | 2 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | 22+7 | | 2 | |
| 17 | | Adam McGurk | CF | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | | Adam Phillips | CM | 4 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 1 | |
| 18 | | George Maris | AM | 24+3 | 5 | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | 26+6 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | | David Amoo | RW | 2+13 | 1 | | | 0+1 | | | | 1 | | | | 0+1 | | | | 3+15 | 1 | | |
| 20 | | Jevani Brown | CF | 26+5 | 4 | 3 | | 2 | | | | 0+1 | | | | 3 | | | | 31+6 | 4 | 3 | |
| 21 | | Medy Elito | RM | 22+8 | 4 | 2 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2+1 | | | | 26+9 | 4 | 2 | |
| 22 | | Paul Lewis | AM | 2+5 | | 2 | | 0+1 | | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 5+6 | | 3 | |
| 23 | | Josh Coulson | CB | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | | Barry Corr | CF | 2+3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2+3 | | | |
| 24 | | Leon Davies | RB | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 4 | | | |
| 25 | | Harry Darling | CB | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 5 | | | |
| 26 | | Matthew Foy | FW | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 2 | | | |
| 27 | | Kyle Howkins | CB | 0+2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1+2 | | | |
| 33 | | Ben Worman | MF | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0+1 | | | | 0+1 | | | |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | | | 0 | | |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 36 | 38 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | 3 | 0 | | 39 | 43 | 4 |

### Suspensions

| Date Incurred | Name | Games Missed | Reason |
| 7 October 2017 | Leon Legge | 1 | (vs. Wycombe Wanderers) |
| 5 November 2017 | George Maris | 1 | (vs. Sutton United) |
| 11 November 2017 | Uche Ikpeazu | 1 | |
| 9 December 2017 | Uche Ikpeazu | 1 | (vs. Port Vale) |
| 30 December 2017 | Jabo Ibehre | 3 | (vs. Crewe Alexandra) |

## 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), Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur U23, St Neots Town, St Albans City, Royston Town, Ebbsfleet United, Dartford and Hemel Hempstead Town.

### League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Carlisle United | 46 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 62 | 54 | +8 | 67 |
| 11 | Newport County | 46 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 56 | 58 | −2 | 64 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 56 | 60 | −4 | 64 |
| 13 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 62 |
| 14 | Crawley Town | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 66 | −8 | 59 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 March 2018. 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | D | W | W | W | L | D | D | L | D | | | | | | | |
| Position | 19 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss

### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Cambridge United were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round. An away trip to Newport County was confirmed for the second round.

### EFL Cup

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

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Cambridge United were drawn in Southern Section Group H along with Northampton Town, Peterborough United and Southampton U23s.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Peterborough United (A) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Northampton Town (A) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Southampton U23s (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | L2 | Cambridge United (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
Win  Draw  Loss