2015–16 Cambridge United F.C. season

Cambridge United
2015–16 season
ChairmanDave Doggett
ManagerRichard Money
until 2 November 2015
Shaun Derry
from 12 November 2015
StadiumAbbey Stadium
League Two9th
FA Cup2nd round
(knocked out by Doncaster Rovers)
League Cup1st round
(knocked out by Rotherham United)
League Trophy1st round
(knocked out by Dagenham & Redbridge)
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Berry, Barry Corr, Ben Williamson (12 each)
All: Luke Berry (13)

The 2015–16 season was Cambridge United's 103rd season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two.[1] 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. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps * Goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Dunn GK Havering 38 43 0 Yeovil Town 10 June 2014 Free 2016
13 Sam Beasant GK Hendon 37 0 0 Stevenage 3 July 2015 Free 2016
Defenders
2 Elliot Omozusi RB Hackney 37 0 0 Leyton Orient 12 June 2015 Free 2017
3 Greg Taylor LB Bedford 35 89 0 Luton Town 20 June 2013 Free 2017
5 Mark Roberts CB Northwich 42 0 0 Fleetwood Town 25 May 2015 Free 2017
6 Leon Legge CB Bexhill-on-Sea 40 0 0 Gillingham 19 May 2015 Free 2017
14 Josh Coulson CB Cambridge 36 242 13 Academy 6 October 2007 # Trainee 2016
22 George Taft LB Leicester 32 0 0 Burton Albion 31 July 2015 Loanee January 2016
29 Danny Burns CB 29 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
Midfielders
4 Keith Keane CM Luton 39 0 0 Preston North End 27 May 2015 Free 2017
7 Ryan Donaldson AM Newcastle upon Tyne 34 78 12 Gateshead 23 May 2013 Free 2017
8 Luke Berry CM Cambridge 33 128 22 Barnsley 15 June 2015 Undisclosed 2019
11 Harrison Dunk LW London 35 101 12 Bromley 7 June 2011 Free 2016
16 Gearóid Morrissey CM Cork, Ireland 34 8 0 Cork City 22 December 2014 Free 2016
17 Liam Hughes AM Rotherham 33 145 13 Academy 9 November 2010 # Trainee 2016
18 Jeff Hughes LM Larne 40 0 0 Fleetwood Town 14 July 2015 Free 2017
24 Conor Newton CM Newcastle upon Tyne 34 0 0 Rotherham United 16 July 2015 Free 2017
27 Matt Lowe CM 29 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
28 Ryan Horne CM 30 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
32 Dylan Williams RM 17 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
Forwards
9 Jordan Slew CF Sheffield 33 13 1 Blackburn Rovers 6 February 2015 Free 2016
10 Barry Corr CF Newcastle, Ireland 40 0 0 Southend United 2 June 2015 Free 2017
15 Robbie Simpson CF Poole 40 67 25 Leyton Orient 9 June 2014 Free 2016
19 Daniel Carr CF Lambeth 32 0 0 Huddersfield Town 25 June 2015 Free 2017
20 Jordan Chiedozie CF Bournemouth 31 6 0 Concord Rangers 28 November 2014 Free 2016
21 Rory Gaffney CF Galway, Ireland 36 0 0 Limerick 25 November 2014 Free 2016
26 James Akintunde CF Brent 29 1 0 Academy 14 February 2015 # Trainee 2016
Out on Loan
Will Norris GK Watford 32 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 Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM Luke Berry Barnsley Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2015 CF Daniel Carr Huddersfield Town Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 CF Barry Corr Southend United Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 CM Keith Keane Preston North End Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 CB Leon Legge Gillingham Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 RB Elliot Omozusi Leyton Orient Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 CB Mark Roberts Fleetwood Town Free transfer [8]
3 July 2015 GK Sam Beasant Stevenage Free transfer [9]
14 July 2015 LM Jeff Hughes Fleetwood Town Free transfer [10]
16 July 2015 CM Conor Newton Rotherham United Free transfer [11]
14 January 2016 CM James Dunne Portsmouth Free transfer [12]
15 January 2016 FW Ben Williamson Gillingham Undisclosed [13]
30 January 2016 FW Jimmy Spencer Notts County Free transfer [14]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 AM Nathan Arnold Grimsby Town [a] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LM Mitch Austin Central Coast Mariners [b] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 ST Ayrton Bevins Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CF Ryan Bird Yeovil Town [c] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CM Tom Champion Barnet [d] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RM Luke Chadwick Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CF Tom Elliott AFC Wimbledon [e] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 DM Johnny Hunt Chester [f] Free transfer [22]
1 July 2015 CB Matteo Lanzoni Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB Ian Miller Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB Michael Nelson Barnet [g] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RB Richard Tait Grimsby Town [h] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LM Bobby-Joe Taylor Maidstone United [i] Free transfer [16]
10 December 2015 CM Gearóid Morrissey Cork City Free transfer [26]
29 December 2015 CF Jordan Chiedozie Boreham Wood [j] Free transfer [28]
14 January 2016 CF Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [29]
30 January 2016 AM Liam Hughes Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [30]
1 February 2016 CF Jordan Slew Chesterfield [k] Free transfer [32]
  1. ^ Following Arnold's release he joined Grimsby Town.[15]
  2. ^ Following Austin's release he joined Central Coast Mariners.[17]
  3. ^ Following Bird's release he joined Yeovil Town.[18]
  4. ^ Following Champion's release he joined Barnet.[19]
  5. ^ Following Elliott's release he joined AFC Wimbledon.[20]
  6. ^ Following Hunt's release he joined Chester.[21]
  7. ^ Following Nelson's release he joined Barnet.[23]
  8. ^ Following Tait's release he joined Grimsby Town.[24]
  9. ^ Following Taylor's release he joined Maidstone United.[25]
  10. ^ Following Chiedozie's release he joined Boreham Wood.[27]
  11. ^ Following Slew's release he joined Chesterfield.[31]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 July 2015 LB George Taft Burton Albion 28 October 2015 [33][34]
21 August 2015 CF Jacob Blyth Leicester City 21 September 2015 [35]
1 September 2015 LB Mickey Demetriou Shrewsbury Town 4 January 2016 [36]
15 October 2015 RB Alie Sesay Leicester City 15 November 2015 [37]
19 November 2015 CB Terry Kennedy Sheffield United 2 January 2016 [38]
19 November 2015 FW Ben Williamson Gillingham 3 January 2016 [38]
20 November 2015 MF Ryan Ledson Everton End of season [39][40][41][42][43]
24 November 2015 RB Cameron Gayle Oxford United 24 January 2016 [44]
26 November 2015 MF Jordan Jones Middlesbrough 18 December 2015 [45]
2 January 2016 DF Lewis Page West Ham United 6 March 2016 [40][41]
5 January 2016 DF Darnell Furlong Queens Park Rangers End of season [41][46][47][48]
16 January 2016 FW Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic 13 February 2016 [49]
1 February 2016 DF Shane O'Neill Apollon Limassol End of season [50]
13 February 2016 DF Ryan Haynes Coventry City End of season [51]
5 March 2016 MF Zeli Ismail Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [42]
25 March 2016 MF Max Clark Hull City 22 April 2016 [52]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2015 GK Will Norris Braintree Town 8 January 2016 [53]
18 August 2015 FW Jordan Chiedozie Braintree Town 17 September 2015 [54]
11 September 2015 DF Danny Burns Lowestoft Town 16 October 2015 [55]
18 September 2015 MF Matt Lowe Wealdstone 17 October 2015 [56]
17 October 2015 FW James Akintunde Brackley Town 16 November 2015 [57]
30 October 2015 DF Danny Burns Bishop's Stortford 29 November 2015 [58]
3 November 2015 MF Ryan Horne St Neots Town 23 November 2015 [58]
7 November 2015 MF Matt Lowe Wealdstone 6 December 2015 [58]
26 November 2015 FW Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers 3 January 2016 [45]
26 November 2015 FW Daniel Carr Aldershot Town 9 January 2016 [45]
2 January 2016 MF Jeff Hughes Tranmere Rovers End of Season [59]
2 January 2016 DF Danny Burns Lowestoft Town End of Season [40]
8 January 2016 MF Matt Lowe Brackley Town End of Season [60]
14 January 2016 MF Keith Keane Stevenage 20 February 2016 [12]
6 February 2016 MF Dylan Williams Soham Town Rangers 12 April 2016 [61]
5 March 2016 FW Daniel Carr Woking 9 April 2016 [62]
5 March 2016 FW James Akintunde Needham Market 9 April 2016 [63]
5 March 2016 GK Sam McDermid Soham Town Rangers 9 April 2016 [64]
25 March 2016 MF Keith Keane Stevenage 22 April 2016 [52]

Appearances

No. Nat. 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 1 1
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 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 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.[65] On 28 May 2015, Cambridge United announced their second pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town.[66] On 8 June 2015, Norwich City was added to the pre-season fixture list.[67] On 16 June 2015, a date for Chris Turner's memorial match was announced.[68]

11 July 2015 (2015-07-11) Friendly St Neots Town 2–7 Cambridge United St Neots
15:00 BST Gordon 45'
Vieira 47'
Report Slew 39'
Hughes 56'
Craddock 79', 86', 89', 90'
Dunk 85'
Stadium: Rowley Park
Attendance: 702
14 July 2015 (2015-07-14) Friendly Lowestoft Town 1–4 Cambridge United Lowestoft
19:45 BST Eagle 47' Report Corr 28'
Carr 31'
Coulson 84'
Craddock 87'
Stadium: Crown Meadow
Attendance: 312
17 July 2015 (2015-07-17) Friendly (120 mins) Cambridge United 1–3 Norwich City Cambridge
19:30 BST Corr 34' Report Hooper 59' (pen.)
van Wolfswinkel 62'
Toffolo 95'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,890
21 July 2015 (2015-07-21) Friendly Cambridge United 2–3 Ipswich Town Cambridge
19:45 BST Corr 39'
Berry 54'
Report Maitland-Niles 3'
Pitman 29'
McGoldrick 61'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,608
24 July 2015 (2015-07-24) Friendly Concord Rangers 2–1 Cambridge United XI Canvey Island
19:45 BST Stokes 5'
Cawley 39'
Report Chiedozie 18' (pen.) Stadium: The Aspect Arena
Referee: Elliott Kaye
25 July 2015 (2015-07-25) Friendly Bromley 1–1 Cambridge United Bromley
15:00 BST Wall 81' (pen.) Report Simpson 90 +3' Stadium: Bromley Arena, Hayes Lane
28 July 2015 (2015-07-28) Friendly Cambridge United 1–0 Coventry City Cambridge
19:45 BST Legge 36' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,934
Referee: Fred Graham
1 August 2015 (2015-08-01) Chris Turner memorial match Peterborough United 0–0 Cambridge United Peterborough
15:00 BST Report Stadium: London Road

League Two

League table

Pos Team 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[a]
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
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

Results by matchday

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWDWLDLDDWLDLWLWLLLWWWDWWLLDDWWLWLWLDWLDDWDWWDD
Position1647912121310151515141614181718171412111110111212121191111121213121011121212129889
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2016. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[69]

August
8 August 2015 (2015-08-08) 1 Cambridge United 3–0 Newport County Cambridge
15:00 BST Corr 24', 65'
Dunk  71'
Simpson 80'
Report Hayden  45+4'
Feely  55'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,031 (away 331)
Referee: Darren Handley
15 August 2015 (2015-08-15) 2 Carlisle United 4–4 Cambridge United Carlisle
15:00 BST Héry 29'
Ibehre 42', 44', 76'
Grainger 45+4'
Wyke 50'
Report Keane  2'
Corr 11', 45'
Taft 21'
Berry 58'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 6,354 (away 278)
Referee: Richard Clark
18 August 2015 (2015-08-18) 3 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Cambridge United Kingston upon Thames
19:45 BST Elliott 12' Report L.Hughes  45'
Legge 46'
Corr 48'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,114 (away 640)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 4 Cambridge United 0–3 Crawley Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Taft  21' Report Young  27'
Deacon 39', 47'
Donnelly  46'  81'
Edwards 87'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,459 (away 173)
Referee: Nigel Miller
29 August 2015 (2015-08-29) 5 Barnet 0–0 Cambridge United Harrow
15:00 BST Dembélé  73' Report Berry  90+1' Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 2,406 (away 762)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
September
5 September 2015 (2015-09-05) 6 Cambridge United 1–3 Luton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Legge 28'
Dunk  42'  64'
Report Lee  11'
Guttridge 21'
Wilkinson 66'
Green 84'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,298 (away 1,425)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
12 September 2015 (2015-09-12) 7 Cambridge United 1–1 Leyton Orient Cambridge
15:00 BST Roberts  10'
Blyth 53'  56'
R.Simpson  84'
Report J.Simpson 87' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,821 (away 1,739)
Referee: Oliver Langford
19 September 2015 (2015-09-19) 8 Hartlepool United 0–0 Cambridge United Hartlepool
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3,665 (away 208)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 9 Cambridge United 1–0 Stevenage Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunk 90+7' Report Hitchcock  59'
Lee  72'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,582 (away 573)
Referee: Ross Joyce
29 September 2015 (2015-09-29) 10 Wycombe Wanderers 1–0 Cambridge United High Wycombe
19:45 BST Harriman 70' Report Dunn  53'
L.Hughes  87'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,152 (away 295)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
October
3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 11 York City 2–2 Cambridge United York
15:00 BST Collins  44'
Coulson 50'
McCombe 54'
Report Roberts 71'  90'
Corr 81'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,987 (away 474)
Referee: Ben Toner
10 October 2015 (2015-10-10) 12 Cambridge United 1–3 Portsmouth Cambridge
15:00 BST Simpson 5'
Corr  11'
Roberts  45+3'
J.Hughes  80'
Report Tubbs 67', 69', 87'
Davies  79'
Evans  90+5'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,607 (away 1,866)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
17 October 2015 (2015-10-17) 13 Cambridge United 2–1 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunk 39'
Corr 50'  54'
Report Richards 59' (pen.)
O'Toole  69'
D'Ath  76'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,459 (away 1,299)
Referee: Darren England
21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) 14 Exeter City 1–0 Cambridge United Exeter
19:45 BST Nichols 9' Report Taft  15' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2,883 (away 123)
Referee: James Linington
24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 15 Yeovil Town 2–3 Cambridge United Yeovil
15:00 BST Laird  9'
Bird 44'  63'
Sheehan 79'
Sokolik  83'
Report Gaffney 4', 26'
Berry 35'
Donaldson  77'
Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 3,224 (away 257)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) 16 Cambridge United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Cambridge
19:45GMT Corr 33' Report Harrison 66'
Clarke  80'
M.Taylor 82'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,115 (away 562)
Referee: Brendan Malone
November
14 November 2015 (2015-11-14) 17 Oxford United 1–0 Cambridge United Oxford
15:00 GMT Taylor  25' 32'
Lundstram  60'
Report Legge  29'
Roberts  37'
Berry  79'
Slew  83'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,958 (away 568)
Referee: Keith Hill
21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 18 Cambridge United 2–3 Accrington Stanley Cambridge
15:00 GMT Corr 13'
Berry 37'
Kennedy  61'
Newton  76'
Report McConville 29'
Crooks  38'
Davies 48'  68'
Pearson  52'
Windass 53' (pen.)  77'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,107 (away 66)
Referee: Iain Williamson
24 November 2015 (2015-11-24) 19 Morecambe 2–4 Cambridge United Morecambe
19:45 GMT Molyneux 21'
Wilson  26'
Barkhuizen  55'
Murphy  60' 67'
Miller  62'
Edwards  73'
Report Legge 12'
Donaldson 34'
Gayle 35'
Williamson 48'
Berry  65'
Ledson  79'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,689 (away 167)
Referee: Ben Toner
28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 20 Cambridge United 3–1 Notts County Cambridge
15:00 GMT Legge  44'
Corr 50' (pen.)
Williamson 77'
Berry 87'
Report Campbell 24'  84'
Hewitt  39'
Smith  50'
Sheehan  78'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,596 (away 532)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
December
12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 21 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Cambridge United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Wylde 73'
Threlkeld  90+2'
Report Williamson 6'
Corr  68'
Ledson  70'
Berry 86'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7,246 (away 164)
Referee: Tim Robinson
19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 22 Cambridge United 1–1 Mansfield Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Ledson  22'
Donaldson 36'
Report Chapman 23'
Rose  33'
Green  90+3'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,589 (away 297)
Referee: Ross Joyce
26 December 2015 (2015-12-26) 23 Dagenham & Redbridge 0–3 Cambridge United Barking and Dagenham
13:00 GMT Labadie  17'
Dunne  29'
Vassell  45'
Widdowson  82'
Dikamona  90+4'
Report Newton  45+5'
Simpson 51', 65'
Berry  70'
Corr 76'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,425 (away 929)
Referee: Lee Collins
28 December 2015 (2015-12-28) 24 Cambridge United 2–1 Barnet Cambridge
15:00 GMT Berry 71'
Corr 72'
Report Akinde  9' 60'
Gash  73'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,003 (away 549)
Referee: David Webb
January
2 January 2016 (2016-01-02) 25 Cambridge United 1–4 AFC Wimbledon Cambridge
15:00 GMT Berry 26'
Roberts  70'
Report Robinson 10'
Taylor 64'
Meades 76'
Fuller  85'
Azeez 86'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,754 (away 669)
Referee: Tony Harrington
9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 26 Crawley Town 1–0 Cambridge United Crawley
15:00 GMT Bradley  10'
Harrold 36'
Report Berry  28'
Newton  43'
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,320 (away 501)
Referee: Lee Swabey
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 27 Luton Town 0–0 Cambridge United Luton
15:00 GMT Smith  45'
Marriott  54'
McQuoid  65'
Benson  74'
Lawless  80'
Report Dunne  70' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 9,227 (away 1,007)
Referee: Andy Madley
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 28 Cambridge United 1–1 Hartlepool United Cambridge
15:00 GMT Roberts  16'
Williamson 90'
Report Jackson  45'
Richards  69'
Gray 71'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,054 (away 186)
Referee: Keith Hill
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 29 Leyton Orient 1–3 Cambridge United Waltham Forest
15:00 GMT Baudry  48'
Gnanduillet 57'
Report Williamson 10', 53'
Berry  29'
Spencer 63'
Dunne  78'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 6,526 (away 1,237)
Referee: Michael Bull
February
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 30 Cambridge United 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Cambridge
15:00 GMT Berry 82' (pen.) Report Widdowson  52' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,494 (away 258)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 31 Stevenage 2–0 Cambridge United Stevenage
15:00 GMT Harrison 18', 63'
Wilkinson  29'
Lee  50'
Conlon  58'
Ogilvie  64'
Jones  89'
Report Norris  64'
Furlong  86'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 3,945 (away 1,270)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
20 February 2016 (2016-02-20) 32 Cambridge United 3–1 York City Cambridge
15:00 GMT Spencer 10'
Coulson 26'
Williamson 60'
Report Berrett 33'
Šatka  68'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,822 (away 424)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
27 February 2016 (2016-02-27) 33 Portsmouth 2–1 Cambridge United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT Davies  27'
McNulty 41'  90+5'
Webster 62'
Chaplin  87'
Report Spencer  29'
Berry  70' 90'
Legge  79'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,425 (away 587)
Referee: Oliver Langford
March
1 March 2016 (2016-03-01) 34 Cambridge United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Cambridge
19:45 GMT Stewart 27' (o.g.)
Dunne  56'
Furlong  82'
Report Bloomfield  42' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,141 (away 325)
Referee: Andy Davies
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 35 Cambridge United 0–1 Exeter City Cambridge
15:00 GMT Report Watkins 76'  76' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,573 (away 273)
Referee: Fred Graham
12 March 2016 (2016-03-12) 36 Northampton Town 1–1 Cambridge United Northampton
15:00 GMT Collins  26'
Marquis 71'
Byrom  79'
Report Haynes  11'
Spencer 90+1'  90+7'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,828 (away 901)
Referee: Robert Lewis
19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 37 Cambridge United 3–0 Yeovil Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT Williamson 4', 45+2'
Dunne  48'
Coulson  60'
Furlong  81'
Spencer 87'
Report Walsh  16'
Laird  27'
Tozer  29'
Dickson  58'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,956 (away 265)
Referee: Lee Swabey
25 March 2016 (2016-03-25) 38 Bristol Rovers 3–0 Cambridge United Bristol
15:00 GMT Bodin 9', 18'
Taylor 73'
Report Berry  46'
Spencer  50'
Furlong  85'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,262 (away 443)
Referee: Steve Martin
28 March 2016 (2016-03-28) 39 Cambridge United 0–0 Oxford United Cambridge
15:00 BST Dunne  49' Report Skarz  38'
Maguire  62'
Wright  87'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,108 (away 1,328)
Referee: Mark Haywood
April
2 April 2016 (2016-04-02) 40 Accrington Stanley 1–1 Cambridge United Accrington
15:00 BST Fosu-Henry 77' Report Spencer 55' Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,185 (away 257)
Referee: Nigel Miller
9 April 2016 (2016-04-09) 41 Newport County 0–1 Cambridge United Newport
15:00 BST Report Clark  66'
Dunne 68'
Furlong  85'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,330 (away 185)
Referee: Darren England
16 April 2016 (2016-04-16) 42 Cambridge United 0–0 Carlisle United Cambridge
15:00 BST Legge  15'
Furlong  73'
Report Wyke  8'
Hope  23'
Grainger  69'
Miller  72'
Ellis  83'  90+4'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,806 (away 403)
Referee: Ben Toner
19 April 2016 (2016-04-19) 43 Cambridge United 7–0 Morecambe Cambridge
19:45 BST Berry 6' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
Dunk 17', 26'
Williamson 29'
Roberts 45+1'
Ismail 59'
Report Conlan  31'
Edwards  90'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,941 (away 46)
Referee: James Adcock
23 April 2016 (2016-04-23) 44 Notts County 1–2 Cambridge United Nottingham
15:00 BST Atkinson  13'
Hollis 39'
Smith  51'
Hewitt  73'
Noble  81'
Report Berry 4'
Williamson 54'
Furlong  65'
Dunne  75'
Spencer  90+4'
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,450 (away 702)
Referee: Ross Joyce
30 April 2016 (2016-04-30) 45 Cambridge United 2–2 Plymouth Argyle Cambridge
15:00 BST Ledson  82'
Williamson 84'
Spencer 86'
Norris  90'
Report McHugh  7'
Boateng  60'
Matt 71'
Tanner  82'
Carey 90+2'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,714 (away 1,567)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
May
7 May 2016 (2016-05-07) 46 Mansfield Town 0–0 Cambridge United Mansfield
15:00 BST Report Ledson  25'
Dunne  74'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3,548 (away 564)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

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.[70]

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) First round Cambridge United 1–0 Basingstoke Town Cambridge
15:00 GMT J.Hughes 19'
Berry  45'
Taylor  82'
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,974 (away 266)
Referee: John Brooks
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) Second round Cambridge United 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Cambridge
14:00 GMT Berry 23'
Ledson  25'
Dunk  40'
Roberts  74'
Corr  83'
Report Coppinger  26'
Grant 46', 57'
Lund 56'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,951 (away 672)
Referee: Mark Brown

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Cambridge United were drawn away against Rotherham United.[71]

11 August 2015 (2015-08-11) First round Rotherham United 1–0 Cambridge United Rotherham
19:45 BST Bowery 45+1'
Smallwood  55'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 4,568 (away 408)
Referee: Chris Sarginson

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.[72]

1 September 2015 (2015-09-01) First round Cambridge United 0–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Cambridge
19:45 BST L.Hughes  81' Hemmings 20'
McClure 27'
Chambers
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,618
Referee: Darren Drysdale

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