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.^[1] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Cambridge United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Dave Doggett (until 16 December 2017)
Manager	Shaun Derry (until 9 February 2018)
Stadium	Abbey Stadium
League Two	12th
FA Cup	Second round Lost to Newport County
EFL Cup	First round Lost to Bristol Rovers
EFL Trophy	Eliminated at the group stage
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

Squad details at start of season

No.	Name	Pos.	Nat.	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	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	RW		David Amoo	Partick Thistle	Free	[2]
1 July 2017	MF		Gary Deegan	Shrewsbury Town	Free	[3]
1 July 2017	CF		Jabo Ibehre	Carlisle United	Free	[4]
1 July 2017	GK		Dimitar Mitov	Charlton Athletic	Free	[5]
1 July 2017	RM		Emmanuel Osadebe	Gillingham	Free	[6]
5 July 2017	CF		Ade Azeez	Partick Thistle	Undisclosed	[7]
20 July 2017	GK		David Forde	Millwall	Free	[8]
1 August 2017	CF		Jevani Brown	St Neots Town	Free	[9]
12 January 2018	CF		Barry Corr	Cambridge United	Non-contract	[10][a]

1. On 6 February it was announced that Corr had signed a contract until the end of the season.^[11]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CF		Barry Corr	Free agent	Released	[12]
1 July 2017	CM		James Dunne	Swindon Town	Released	[13][a]
1 July 2017	GK		David Gregory	Bromley	Released	[13][b]
1 July 2017	CM		Conor Newton	Hartlepool United	Released	[13][c]
1 July 2017	CF		Joe Pigott	Maidstone United	Released	[13][d]
1 July 2017	RM		Dylan Williams	St Neots Town	Released	[13][e]
1 July 2017	CF		Ben Williamson	Eastleigh	Released	[13][f]
11 July 2017	GK		Will Norris	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Undisclosed	[20]
24 August 2017	CB		Mark Roberts	Forest Green Rovers	Mutual consent	[21][g]
25 August 2017	CM		Luke Berry	Luton Town	Undisclosed	[23]
31 August 2017	CF		Adam McGurk	Morecambe	Mutual consent	[24][h]
7 January 2018	CB[clarification needed]		Josh Coulson	Leyton Orient	Mutual consent	[26]

1. Dunne joined Swindon Town following his release.^[14]
2. Gregory joined Bromley following his release^[15]
3. Newton joined Hartlepool United following his release^[16]
4. Pigott joined Maidstone United following his release.^[17]
5. Williams joined St Neots Town following his release.^[18]
6. Williamson joined Eastleigh following his release.^[19]
7. Roberts joined Forest Green Rovers following his departure.^[22]
8. McGurk joined Morecambe following his departure.^[25]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
12 August 2017	CB		Kyle Howkins	West Bromwich Albion	2 January 2018	[27]
31 August 2017	CB		George Taft	Mansfield Town	2 January 2018	[28]
3 January 2018	CM		Adam Phillips	Norwich City	5 May 2018	[29]
12 January 2018	CF		Billy Waters	Northampton Town	5 May 2018	[30]
29 January 2018	CB		George Taft	Mansfield Town	5 May 2018	[31]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
28 July 2017	CB		Josh Coulson	Leyton Orient	1 January 2018	[32]
28 July 2017	FW		Matthew Foy	St Neots Town	11 September 2017	[32]
8 September 2017	RB		Harry Darling	Hampton & Richmond Borough	6 October 2017	[33]
29 September 2017	CM		Paul Lewis	Dover Athletic	27 October 2017	[34]
2 November 2017	RB		Harry Darling	Royston Town	30 November 2017	[35]
5 January 2018	CM		Tom Knowles	St Ives Town	2 February 2018	[36]
18 January 2018	RM		Emmanuel Osadebe	Newport County	5 May 2018	[37]
23 February 2018	CF		Ade Azeez	Dover Athletic	22 March 2018	[38]

Squad statistics this season

As of match played 3 March 2018

No.	Nat.	Player	Pos.	League Two				FA Cup				EFL Cup				EFL Trophy				Total
				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					0				0				0				0				0
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),^[39] Southend United,^[40] Tottenham Hotspur U23, St Neots Town, St Albans City, Royston Town, Ebbsfleet United, Dartford and Hemel Hempstead Town.^[41]

St Neots Town v Cambridge United

8 July 2017 Friendly	St Neots Town	0−1	Cambridge United	St Neots
15:00 BST		Report	Ibehre 90'	Stadium: Rowley Park Attendance: 692 Referee: Neil Hair

St Albans City v Cambridge United

11 July 2017 Friendly	St Albans City	0−1	Cambridge United	St Albans
19:30 BST		Report	Berry 25'	Stadium: Clarence Park

Royston Town v Cambridge United

12 July 2017 Friendly	Royston Town	1−4	Cambridge United	Royston
19:45 BST	Frendo 4'	Report	Ikpeazu 2' 6', 18' Lewis 42' Maris 73'	Stadium: Garden Walk

Cambridge United v Norwich City

15 July 2017 Friendly	Cambridge United	0–2	Norwich City	Cambridge
14:00 BST (60 min match)		Report	Murphy 15' Godfrey 17'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,663

Cambridge United v Norwich City

15 July 2017 Friendly	Cambridge United	0–0	Norwich City	Cambridge
15:30 BST (60 min match)		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,663

Ebbsfleet United v Cambridge United

18 July 2017 Friendly	Ebbsfleet United	0–2	Cambridge United	Northfleet
19:30 BST	Kedwell 75'	Report	Foy 57' McGurk 70'	Stadium: Stonebridge Road Attendance: 382

Cambridge United v Tottenham Hotspur U23

21 July 2017 Testimonial	Cambridge United	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur U23	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Berry 53' Ikpeazu 90+3'	Report	Harrison 13' (pen.), 40', 65'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,188 Referee: Chris Pollard

Dartford v Cambridge United

22 July 2017 Friendly	Dartford	1–1	Cambridge United	Dartford
15:00 BST	Mfula 8'	Report	McGurk 46'	Stadium: Princes Park Attendance: 355

Woking v Cambridge United

25 July 2017 Friendly	Woking	0–0	Cambridge United	Woking
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 622 Referee: Graham Horwood

Hemel Hempstead Town v Cambridge United

26 July 2017 Friendly	Hemel Hempstead Town	P–P	Cambridge United	Hemel Hempstead
19:45 BST				Stadium: Vauxhall Road
Note: The match was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.[42]

Cambridge United v Southend United

29 July 2017 Fundraising Game	Cambridge United	0–2	Southend United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Berry 57'	Report	Fortuné 36' (pen.) Robinson 88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,236 Referee: David Rock

League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	13	10	13	36	46	−10	49	10	5	3	23	13	+10	3	5	10	13	33	−20

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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 March 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[43]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Exeter City v Cambridge United

5 August 2017 1	Exeter City	1−0	Cambridge United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Reid 3' 5'	Report	Deegan  35'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4,282 (318 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Cambridge United v Carlisle United

12 August 2017 2	Cambridge United	1−2	Carlisle United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito 14' (pen.)  51'	Report	Lambe 8' Parkes 39'  75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,102 (364 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Crawley Town v Cambridge United

19 August 2017 3	Crawley Town	0−1	Cambridge United	Crawley
15:00 BST	Roberts  34'	Report	Legge  10' Ikpeazu  40' Ibehre 63'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,059 (388 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cambridge United v Morecambe

26 August 2017 4	Cambridge United	0−0	Morecambe	Cambridge
15:00 BST		Report	Lund  34' Conlan  49'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,573 (54 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

Cambridge United v Colchester United

2 September 2017 5	Cambridge United	1−0	Colchester United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Elito  33' Brown  50' Ikpeazu 64'  90+4'	Report	Murray  34' Kinsella  45' Vincent-Young  50' Lapslie  90+3'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,511 (791 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Barnet v Cambridge United

9 September 2017 6	Barnet	3−1	Cambridge United	Barnet
15:00 BST	Vilhete 40', 90+5' Taylor  57' Coulthirst 62'	Report	Legge 71' Halliday  90+7'	Stadium: Hive Stadium Attendance: 2,031 (683 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

Crewe Alexandra v Cambridge United

12 September 2017 7	Crewe Alexandra	0−1	Cambridge United	Crewe
19:45 BST		Report	Ibehre 35'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3,184 (141 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cambridge United v Coventry City

16 September 2017 8	Cambridge United	2−1	Coventry City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 10' Ikpeazu 76' Maris  82'	Report	Vincenti  33' Kelly  36' Nazon 54'  71'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,142 (1,209 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

Mansfield Town v Cambridge United

23 September 2017 9	Mansfield Town	2–1	Cambridge United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Mellis 65' (pen.) Rose 87'  90+6'	Report	Legge 58' Ikpeazu  90+4'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,814 (349 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Cambridge United v Forest Green Rovers

26 September 2017 10	Cambridge United	3–0	Forest Green Rovers	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Ibehre 15' Ikpeazu 55', 61'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,545 (79 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Swindon Town v Cambridge United

30 September 2017 11	Swindon Town	2–0	Cambridge United	Swindon
15:00 BST	Anderson 13' Smith 88'	Report	Deegan  6'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,847 (326 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

7 October 2017 12	Cambridge United	1–3	Wycombe Wanderers	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ikpeazu  45+1' Maris  45+5' Legge  63'  82' Elito 70' (pen.)	Report	Stewart  45+3' Eze 48', 57' Saunders  72' Umerah 89'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,365 (568 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Lincoln City v Cambridge United

14 October 2017 13	Lincoln City	0–0	Cambridge United	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Palmer  34' Habergham  39' Rhead  90+2'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,803 (542 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Cambridge United v Yeovil Town

17 October 2017 14	Cambridge United	2–1	Yeovil Town	Cambridge
19:45 BST	Ikpeazu 20' Maris 26'	Report	Dickson  20' Mugabi 60'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,328 (91 away) Referee: Andy Haines

Cambridge United v Chesterfield

21 October 2017 15	Cambridge United	2–1	Chesterfield	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Brown 70' Ikpeazu 78'	Report	Dennis 55' Briggs  69' Evatt  84' Flores  90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,529 (422 away) Referee: John Busby

Grimsby Town v Cambridge United

28 October 2017 16	Grimsby Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Cleethorpes
15:00 BST	Dembélé  20' Berrett  55'	Report	O'Neil  26' Halliday  53'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,091 (214 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Cambridge United v Accrington Stanley

11 November 2017 17	Cambridge United	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu  90' Halliday  90+4'	Report	Kee  24' Johnson  61' Thorniley  69' Conneely  81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,402 (173 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

Luton Town v Cambridge United

18 November 2017 18	Luton Town	7–0	Cambridge United	Luton
15:00 GMT	O.Lee  19' 31' Potts 24' Shinnie  37' Hylton  32' 35', 81', 90+2' E.Lee 45+3', 88'	Report	Lewis  63' Brown  90'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 8,721 (642 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Cheltenham Town v Cambridge United

21 November 2017 19	Cheltenham Town	0–0	Cambridge United	Cheltenham
19:45 GMT		Report	Forde  56'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,266 (152 away) Referee: John Busby

Cambridge United v Stevenage

25 November 2017 20	Cambridge United	1–0	Stevenage	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Lewis  22' Dunk  77' Ikpeazu 88'	Report	Henry  30'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,039 (474 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Port Vale v Cambridge United

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 21	Port Vale	2–0	Cambridge United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Montaño 45', 47'	Report	Ikpeazu  86'  90+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,129 (205 away) Referee: Antony Coggins

Cambridge United v Newport County

16 December 2017 22	Cambridge United	1–2	Newport County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Halliday  56' Brown 76'	Report	McCoulsky 42' White  57' Nouble  66' Labadie  80' 90+4'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,632 (143 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Notts County v Cambridge United

23 December 2017 23	Notts County	3–3	Cambridge United	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Alessandra 74' Brisley  53' 87' Forte 90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu  14' 40' Brown  21' 49', 68' Carroll  72' Forde  90+1'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 6,102 (377 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Cambridge United v Barnet

26 December 2017 24	Cambridge United	1–0	Barnet	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Maris 62'	Report	Brindley  41' Blackman  53' Akinde  77' Taylor  87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,639 (229 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cambridge United v Crewe Alexandra

30 December 2017 25	Cambridge United	3–1	Crewe Alexandra	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Maris 1' Amoo 27' Ikpeazu 70' Ibehre  90+2'	Report	Dagnall 30' Stubbs  57'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,165 (182 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Colchester United v Cambridge United

1 January 2018 26	Colchester United	0–0	Cambridge United	Colchester
15:00 GMT		Report	Carroll  81'	Stadium: Community Stadium Attendance: 4,789 (777 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Coventry City v Cambridge United

6 January 2018	Coventry City	P–P	Cambridge United	Coventry
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Note: On 13 December, it was announced that the away trip to face Coventry City was rearranged due to the Sky Blues continued FA Cup involvement.[44]

Cambridge United v Mansfield Town

13 January 2018 27	Cambridge United	0–0	Mansfield Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT		Report	Angol  22' MacDonald  53'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,324 (499 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Forest Green Rovers v Cambridge United

20 January 2018 28	Forest Green Rovers	5–2	Cambridge United	Nailsworth
15:00 GMT	Doidge 18', 82' Grubb 43', 74' Campbell 90+4'	Report	Maris 3' Carroll  22' Elito 25' Ikpeazu  64'	Stadium: New Lawn Attendance: 2,228 (273 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Cambridge United v Notts County

27 January 2018	Cambridge United	P–P	Notts County	Cambridge
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Note: match postponed due to Notts County's continued FA Cup involvement.

Coventry City v Cambridge United

30 January 2018 29	Coventry City	3–1	Cambridge United	Coventry
19:45 GMT	McNulty 10'  81' Shipley 30' McDonald  38' Stokes  87' Doyle 90+2'	Report	Taft 84'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 6,897 (493 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Yeovil Town v Cambridge United

3 February 2018 30	Yeovil Town	2–0	Cambridge United	Yeovil
15:00 GMT	Smith 54' James  70' Fisher 84'	Report		Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,569 (151 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Cambridge United v Lincoln City

9 February 2018 31	Cambridge United	0–0	Lincoln City	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Taft  37' Phillips  57'	Report	Eardley  47' Wharton  76'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,775 (1,678 away) Referee: Darren England

Chesterfield v Cambridge United

13 February 2018 32	Chesterfield	2–3	Cambridge United	Chesterfield
19:45 GMT	Rowley 1' Dennis 55' Reed  61' O'Grady  85'	Report	Maguire 21' (o.g.) Dunk  46' 90+5' Ikpeazu 67' (pen.) Halliday  80'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,276 (220 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Cambridge United v Grimsby Town

17 February 2018 33	Cambridge United	3–1	Grimsby Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 19' Waters 67' Maris 71'	Report	Hooper 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,739 (797 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Cambridge United v Notts County

20 February 2018 34	Cambridge United	1–0	Notts County	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Elito 30'	Report	Grant  56'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,524 (321 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Accrington Stanley v Cambridge United

24 February 2018 35	Accrington Stanley	1–0	Cambridge United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Hughes  39' Jackson 57' Johnson  90+3'	Report	Ikpeazu  38' Deegan  65' O'Neil  76'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,819 Referee: Robert Lewis

Cambridge United v Luton Town

3 March 2018 36	Cambridge United	1–1	Luton Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Deegan  34' Ibehre 83'	Report	Collins 33'  73' Downes  57' Potts  79'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,722 (2,405 away) Referee: John Brooks

Wycombe Wanderers v Cambridge United

10 March 2018 37	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Cambridge United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Akinfenwa 45+4'	Report	Ibehre  45+3' Waters  68' Lewis 90+3'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,426 Referee: Nick Kinseley

Cambridge United v Swindon Town

17 March 2018 38	Cambridge United	1–3	Swindon Town	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Ikpeazu 73'	Report	Norris 16' Richards 62', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,123 Referee: Lee Swabey

Carlisle United v Cambridge United

24 March 2018 39	Carlisle United	1–1	Cambridge United	Carlisle
	Bennett 47'	Report	Maris 50' Brown  62' Deegan  77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,652 Referee: Richard Clark

Cambridge United v Crawley Town

30 March 2018 40	Cambridge United	3–1	Crawley Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 4' Maris 22' Brown 58'	Report	Payne 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Craig Hicks

Cambridge United v Exeter City

7 April 2018 41	Cambridge United	2–3	Exeter City	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Ibehre 42' Maris 67'	Report	Stockley 59' Jay 84' Taylor 87'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,054 Referee: Martin Coy

Stevenage v Cambridge United

14 April 2018 42	Stevenage	0–2	Cambridge United	Stevenage
15:00 BST		Report	Corr 54', 83' Carroll  81'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 3,269 Referee: Tom Nield

Cambridge United v Cheltenham Town

21 April 2018 43	Cambridge United	4–3	Cheltenham Town	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Taft 10' Elito 45+3' Maris 53' Brown 60' (pen.) Corr 81'	Report	Lloyd 3' Eisa 13', 79' Atangana  61' Sellars  84'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,853 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Morecambe v Cambridge United

24 April 2018 44	Morecambe	0–0	Cambridge United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Lavelle  56' Kenyon  78'	Report	Carroll  55'	Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 992 Referee: Ross Joyce

Newport County v Cambridge United

28 April 2018 45	Newport County	2–1	Cambridge United	Newport
15:00 BST	Demetriou 26' Nouble  48' 59'	Report	Corr  48' Maris 81'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,412 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Cambridge United v Port Vale

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 46	Cambridge United	5–0	Port Vale	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Amoo 33' Dunk 35' Halliday 68' Corr 74' Waters 78'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,808 Referee: Craig Hicks

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Cambridge United were drawn at home to Sutton United in the first round.^[45] An away trip to Newport County was confirmed for the second round.^[46]

Cambridge United v Sutton United

5 November 2017 First round	Cambridge United	1–0	Sutton United	Cambridge
14:00 GMT	Maris  17'  40' Ibehre 45'	Report	Lafayette  86'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,070 (468 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Newport County v Cambridge United

3 December 2017 Second round	Newport County	2–0	Cambridge United	Newport
14:00 GMT	Labadie 2', 82' Nouble  75'	Report	Legge  43'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 2,748 (178 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Cambridge United were drawn away to Bristol Rovers in the first round.^[47]

Bristol Rovers v Cambridge United

8 August 2017 First round	Bristol Rovers	4−1	Cambridge United	Horfield
19:45 BST	Bodin 13', 42' Harrison 61' Sercombe 70'	Report	Dunk  3' Ikpeazu 66'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,114 Referee: Kevin Johnson

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, Cambridge United were drawn in Southern Section Group H along with Northampton Town, Peterborough United and Southampton U23s.^[48]

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
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

Updated to match(es) played on 3 October 2017. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss

Northampton Town v Cambridge United

29 August 2017 Group match 1	Northampton Town	1–1 (5–4 p)	Cambridge United	Northampton
19:45 BST	Waters  16' Revell 29'	Report	Mingoia 27' Legge  84'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,453 (143 away) Referee: John Brooks
	Penalties
	Revell Iaciofano Waters McWilliams Taylor		Elito Mingoia Brown O'Neil Azeez

Cambridge United v Southampton U23s

3 October 2017 Group match 2	Cambridge United	0–1	Southampton U23s	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Carroll  34'	Report	Jones 36'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 480 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Cambridge United v Peterborough United

7 November 2017 Group match 3	Cambridge United	0–2	Peterborough United	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Lewis  55'	Report	Taylor 50' Edwards  64' Marriott 81'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,138 (1,123 away) Referee: Gavin Ward