2023–24 Cambridge United F.C. season
The 2023–24 season is the 112th season in the history of Cambridge United and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
2023–24 season | |
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Owner | Paul Barry (70%) Mark Green (20%) Adam Webb (10%) |
Chairman | Shaun Grady |
Head Coach | Mark Bonner |
Stadium | Abbey Stadium |
League One | 17th |
EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Sutton United) |
Top goalscorer | League: Fejiri Okenabirhie (5) All: Fejiri Okenabirhie (7) |
Highest home attendance | 7,529 (vs Stevenage, 15 August 2023, EFL League One) |
Lowest home attendance | 5,493 (vs Barnsley, 3 October 2023, EFL League One) |
Average home league attendance | 6,685 |
Biggest defeat | 0-4 vs Barnsley (H) (3 October 2023) EFL League One |
Current squad
- As of 17 October 2023
No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Place of birth | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Date signed | Fee | Contract end | ||||
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Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | Jack Stevens | GK | Ealing | 2 August 1997 | Oxford United | 1 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
25 | Will Mannion | GK | Hillingdon | 5 May 1998 | Pafos | 3 August 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
Louis Chadwick | GK | 23 March 2003 | St Neots Town | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | Liam Bennett | RB | 30 November 2001 | St Neots Town | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
3 | Danny Andrew | LB | Holbeach | 23 December 1990 | Fleetwood Town | 1 July 2023 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||
5 | Michael Morrison | CB | Bury St Edmunds | 3 March 1988 | Portsmouth | 26 January 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
6 | Ryan Bennett | CB | Orsett | 6 March 1990 | Swansea City | 6 January 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
11 | Harrison Dunk | LB | Hammersmith | 25 October 1990 | Bromley | 1 July 2011 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
15 | Jubril Okedina | CB | Woolwich | 26 October 2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 August 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
16 | Zeno Ibsen Rossi | CB | Streatham | 28 October 2000 | Bournemouth | 18 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
20 | Brandon Haunstrup | LB | Waterlooville | 26 October 1996 | Kilmarnock | 6 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
28 | Mamadou Jobe | CB | 2 March 2003 | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
32 | Harvey Beckett | CB | 30 September 2003 | Academy | 1 July 2021 | — | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | Paul Digby | DM | Sheffield | 2 February 1995 | Stevenage | 21 July 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
7 | James Brophy | LM | Brent | 25 July 1994 | Leyton Orient | 1 July 2021 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
8 | George Thomas | AM | Leicester | 24 March 1997 | Queens Park Rangers | 31 January 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
19 | Adam May | CM | Southampton | 6 December 1997 | Portsmouth | 4 September 2020 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2025 | |||||
22 | Lewis Simper | CM | Cambridge | 3 September 2001 | Academy | 3 January 2020 | — | 30 June 2025 | |||||
24 | Jordan Cousins | CM | Greenwich | 6 March 1994 | Wigan Athletic | 13 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
9 | Fejiri Okenabirhie | CF | Hendon | 25 February 1996 | Doncaster Rovers | 29 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
10 | Jack Lankester | RW | Bury St Edmunds | 19 January 2000 | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2021 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2025 | |||||
14 | Sullay Kaikai | LW | Southwark | 26 August 1995 | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 July 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
17 | Saikou Janneh | CF | Gunjur | 11 January 2000 | Bristol City | 1 July 2022 | Undisclosed | 30 June 2024 | |||||
21 | Elias Kachunga | CF | Haan | 22 April 1992 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 August 2023 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
23 | Gassan Ahadme | CF | Vic | 17 November 2000 | Ipswich Town | 1 July 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||
27 | John-Kymani Gordon | CF | London | 13 February 2003 | Crystal Palace | 1 September 2023 | Loan | 31 May 2024 | |||||
29 | Kai Yearn | AM | Cambridge | 21 May 2005 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2024 | |||||
30 | Glenn McConnell | FW | 26 April 2005 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2024 | ||||||
Saleem Akanbi | FW | 29 April 2004 | Academy | 1 July 2022 | — | 30 June 2024 | |||||||
Out on Loan | |||||||||||||
13 | James Holden | GK | Milton Keynes | 4 September 2001 | Reading | 1 July 2022 | Free Transfer | 30 June 2024 | |||||
Transfers
In
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
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1 July 2023 | LB | Danny Andrew | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed | [1] |
1 July 2023 | GK | Jack Stevens | Oxford United | Free Transfer | [2] |
13 July 2023 | CM | Jordan Cousins | Wigan Athletic | Free Transfer | [3] |
24 July 2023 | LW | Sullay Kaikai | Milton Keynes Dons | Free Transfer | [4] |
1 August 2023 | CF | Elias Kachunga | Bolton Wanderers | Free Transfer | [5] |
Out
Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Ref |
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30 June 2023 | CF | Joe Ironside | Doncaster Rovers | Released | [6][7] |
30 June 2023 | CB | Lloyd Jones | Charlton Athletic | Released | [6][8] |
30 June 2023 | CF | Harvey Knibbs | Reading | Released | [6][9] |
30 June 2023 | GK | Dimitar Mitov | St Johnstone | Released | [6][10] |
30 June 2023 | DM | Liam O'Neil | Boreham Wood | Released | [6][11] |
30 June 2023 | CF | Sam Smith | Reading | Released | [6][12] |
30 June 2023 | CB | Greg Taylor | Woking | End of Contract | [13][14] |
30 June 2023 | RW | Shilow Tracey | Crewe Alexandra | Released | [6][15] |
30 June 2023 | RB | George Williams | Mansfield Town | Released | [6][16] |
30 June 2023 | CM | Ben Worman | Cork City | Released | [6][17] |
Loaned in
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
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1 July 2023 | CF | Gassan Ahadme | Ipswich Town | End of season | [18] |
1 September 2023 | CF | John-Kymani Gordon | Crystal Palace | End of Season | [19] |
Loaned out
Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | Until | Ref |
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5 August 2023 | CM | George Hoddle | St Albans City | End of Season | [20] |
9 September 2023 | AM | Kai Yearn | King's Lynn Town | 7 October 2023 | [21] |
21 October 2023 | GK | James Holden | Welling United | 18 November 2023 | [22] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 5 June, Cambridge United announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Ipswich Town and Barnet.[23] A third friendly, against St Albans City was also confirmed.[24] Three behind-closed-doors fixtures were also included in the pre-season preparations, against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s, Gillingham and Cardiff City.[25]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
7 July 2023 Friendly | Cardiff City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Behind-closed-doors |
13:00 BST | Robinson 70' | Report | Ahadme 89' |
11 July 2023 Friendly | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | v | Cambridge United | Behind-closed-doors |
TBA BST |
15 July 2023 Friendly | St Albans City | 1–3 | Cambridge United | St Albans |
13:00 BST | Trialist 35' | Report | Dunk 13' Njoku 82' Janneh 86' |
Stadium: Clarence Park |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Ipswich Town | Cambridge |
12:00 BST | Janneh 28' Morrison 89' |
Report | Davis 2' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2,936 (517 away fans) Referee: John Brooks |
25 July 2023 Friendly | Cambridge United | 4–0 | Gillingham | Cambridge |
14:00 BST | Brophy 2' Okenabirhie 22', 58' (pen.) Cousins 43' |
Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
29 July 2023 Friendly | Barnet | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Canons Park |
15:00 BST | Collinge 24' Kabamba 30' |
Report | Stadium: The Hive Stadium |
Competitions
Overall record
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
League One | 5 August 2023 | 27 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 28.57 |
FA Cup | 4 November 2023 | First round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
EFL Cup | 8 August 2023 | 8 August 2023 | First round | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 |
EFL Trophy | 12 September 2023 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | |
Total | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 23.53 |
Last updated: 24 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
League One
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14 | Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 18 |
15 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 17 |
16 | Bristol Rovers | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 16 |
17 | Cambridge United | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 16 |
18 | Exeter City | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 16 |
19 | Northampton Town | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 14 |
20 | Carlisle United | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 14 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[26]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | −3 |
Last updated: 24 October 2023.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 7 (vs Wycombe Wanderers) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
Matches
On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[27]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 August 2023 1 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Oxford United | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Brophy 10' Lankester 15' 43' Ahadme 28' Janneh 44' Kachunga 90+5' |
Rodrigues 12' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Sunny Gill |
12 August 2023 2 | Fleetwood Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Fleetwood |
15:00 BST | Robertson 14' Mayor 26' Vela 30' |
Report | Brophy 28' Digby 30' 31' Ahadme 59' Lankester 73' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,316 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
15 August 2023 3 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Stevenage | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Kachunga 80' | Report | Roberts 27' Thompson 32' Butler 68' Reid 82' 83' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,529 Referee: Will Finnie |
19 August 2023 4 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Okenabirhie 79' Morrison 88' Kaikai 90+6' |
Taylor 13' Evans 45' Hoole 70' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,390 Referee: John Busby |
26 August 2023 5 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Leyton |
15:00 BST | Report |
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Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 8,266 Referee: Stephen Martin |
4 September 2023 6 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Reading | Cambridge |
20:00 BST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,789 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
Note: Live on Sky Sports |
16 September 2023 8 | Wigan Athletic | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Wigan |
15:00 BST | Rekik 33' Adeeko 44' Humphrys 57' Aasgaard 62' |
Report | Okenabirhie 76' (pen.) | Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,078 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
23 September 2023 9 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Port Vale | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Okenabirhie 66' 90' | Report | Garrity 20' Balmer 25' Wilson 41' Iacovitti 89' Grant 90+1' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,905 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
30 September 2023 10 | Derby County | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Derby |
15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 26,122 Referee: Ollie Yates |
3 October 2023 11 | Cambridge United | 0–4 | Barnsley | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Morrison 59' Lankester 63' |
Report | Cadden 7' 79' de Gevigney 33' Watters 59' Styles 67' Russell 83' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,493 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
9 October 2023 12 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Burton upon Trent |
20:00 BST | Walker 10' Oshilaja 31' Baah 53' Bennett 90' |
Report | Okenabirhie 67' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Ben Speedie |
14 October 2023 13 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Digby 38' Gordon 51' Morrison 69' |
Report | Benning 44' Perry 88' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,252 Referee: Scott Tallis |
21 October 2023 14 | Cheltenham Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
15:00 BST | Sercombe 5' Goodwin 64' Bonds 66' Freestone 85' Williams 90+2' |
Report | R.Bennett 54' | Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 3,900 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
24 October 2023 15 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Portsmouth | Cambridge |
19:45 BST | Digby 76' | Kamara 67' Morrell 68' Sparkes 77' Shaughnessy |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Referee: Declan Bourne |
28 October 2023 16 | Cambridge United | v | Carlisle United | Cambridge |
15:00 BST | Stadium: Abbey Stadium |
31 October 2023 7[28] | Wycombe Wanderers | v | Cambridge United | High Wycombe |
19:45 GMT | Stadium: Adams Park | |||
Note: Fixture was previously postponed due to international call-ups within the Wycombe squad.[29] |
FA Cup
Cambridge were drawn at home to Bracknell Town in the first round.[30]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
4 November 2023 First Round | Cambridge United | v | Bracknell Town | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | Stadium: Abbey Stadium |
EFL Cup
Cambridge were drawn away to Sutton United in the first round.[31]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
8 August 2023 First round | Sutton United | 2–2 (6–5 p) | Cambridge United | Sutton |
19:45 BST | Smith 38' Beautyman 82' (pen.) |
Report | Okenabirhie 18', 60' (pen.) | Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 1,761 Referee: Daniel Middleton |
Penalties | ||||
Eastmond Angol Milsom Goodliffe Kashket Patrick O'Brien |
Ahadme Lankester Andrew Thomas Digby Janneh Dunk |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Cambridge were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Peterborough United, Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur U21.[32][33]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | L1 | Peterborough United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | L2 | Colchester United | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | L1 | Cambridge United | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
5 September 2023 Group stage | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Peterborough |
19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
17 October 2023 Group stage | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
19:00 BST | May 72' Ahadme 90+5' (pen.) |
Tovide 17' 45+1' Cooper 43' Mingi 69' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 991 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
7 November 2023 Group stage | Cambridge United | v | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Cambridge |
19:00 GMT | Stadium: Abbey Stadium |
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