# 2021–22 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Cambridge United's 110th year in their history, and first season back in the third tier since the 2001–02 season, following promotion last season. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Pre-season

Cambridge United announced they would have friendlies against Cardiff City, Newmarket Town, Brentford XI, Queens Park Rangers, AFC Sudbury and Northampton Town as part of their pre-season preparations.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 73 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 61 |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 59 |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 56 | 74 | −18 | 58 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 66 | 80 | −14 | 56 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 67 | −16 | 53 |
| 17 | Lincoln City | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 52 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 51 | −4 | 50 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source:

#### 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 | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | W | D | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | D |
| Position | 11 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |

#### Matches

The U's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Cambridge were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round, at home to Exeter City in the second round and away to Newcastle United in the third round.

### EFL Cup

Cambridge United were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round and away to Millwall in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

The U's were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Oxford United, Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur U21s. On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage was announced. In the knock-out stages, Cambridge were drawn at home to Portsmouth and away to Rotherham United in the quarter-finals.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 25 June 2021 | RW | Jack Lankester | Ipswich Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | LM | James Brophy | Leyton Orient | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Lloyd Jones | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RW | Shilow Tracey | Tottenham Hotspur | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | George Williams | Bristol Rovers | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2021 | CF | Sam Smith | Reading | Free transfer |
| 3 August 2021 | GK | Will Mannion | Pafos | Free transfer |
| 5 August 2021 | CB | Jubril Okedina | Tottenham Hotspur | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | Callum Burton | Plymouth Argyle | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LM | Luke Hannant | Colchester United | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | RB | Kyle Knoyle | Doncaster Rovers | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Paul Mullin | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Joe Neal | Biggleswade Town | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | Louis Chadwick | St Neots Town | Free transfer |
| 13 August 2021 | CF | Andrew Dallas | Solihull Moors | Undisclosed |
| 11 January 2022 | RB | Leon Davies | Southend United | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 13 July 2021 | CM | Jensen Weir | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of season |
| 21 August 2021 | CB | Conor Masterson | Queens Park Rangers | 3 January 2022 |
| 26 October 2021 | GK | Tomáš Holý | Ipswich Town | 2 November 2021 |
| 11 January 2022 | CB | Sam Sherring | Bournemouth | End of season |
| 31 January 2022 | CF | Lorent Tolaj | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 15 July 2021 | CM | Lewis Simper | Yeovil Town | 26 October 2021 |
| 20 July 2021 | CB | Tom Dickens | Chelmsford City | 16 December 2021 |
| 3 September 2021 | CB | Mamadou Jobe | St Neots Town | |
| 22 October 2021 | GK | Will Mannion | Havant & Waterlooville | November 2021 |
| 29 November 2021 | RB | Leon Davies | Weymouth | |
| 28 January 2022 | CB | Tom Dickens | Chelmsford City | |
| 25 March 2022 | GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle | Chelmsford City | End of season |
* ↑ Lewis Simper was recalled due to injuries and suspensions.
* ↑ Tom Dickens was recalled from his season-long loan early by Cambridge United.