2021–22 Cambridge United F.C. season

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Cambridge United
2021–22 season
OwnersPaul Barry(70%), Mark Green(20%), Adam Webb(10%)[1]
Head CoachMark Bonner
StadiumAbbey Stadium
League One13th
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophyGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Joe Ironside (5)
All:
Joe Ironside (5)
Away colours
Third colours
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The 2021–22 season is Cambridge United's 110th year in their history and first season back in the third tier since the 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,[2] Newmarket Town,[2] Brentford XI,[3] Queens Park Rangers,[2] AFC Sudbury[2] and Northampton Town[2] as part of their pre-season preparations.

17 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 0–2 Cambridge United Leckwith
13:00 BST Report Smith Goal 4'
Weir Goal 56'		 Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
17 July 2021 Friendly Cardiff City 1–1 Cambridge United Leckwith
14:30 BST Zimba Goal 12' Report Ironside Goal 1' Stadium: Cardiff International Sports Stadium
20 July 2021 Friendly Newmarket Town 2–2 Cambridge United XI Newmarket
19:00 BST Report Yearn
Njoku		 Stadium: Cricket Field Road
23 July 2021 Friendly Cambridge United 1–3 Brentford XI St Neots
18:30 BST Knibbs Goal ?' Report Trevitt Goal 21'
Adams Goal 33' (pen.)
Trailist Goal 36'		 Stadium: The Premier Plus Stadium
Attendance: 726
27 July 2021 Friendly Cambridge United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Cambridge
19:00 BST May Goal 86' Report Dykes Penalty missed 7', Goal 39'
Chair Goal 32'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,158
Note: Harrison Dunk testimonial
28 July 2021 Friendly AFC Sudbury 2–2 Cambridge United XI Sudbury
TBC BST Report Stadium: King's Marsh
31 July 2021 Friendly Cambridge United 0–0 Northampton Town Cambridge
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium

Competitions[]

League One[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Cheltenham Town 8 3 3 2 11 11 0 12
10 Burton Albion 8 3 3 2 6 8 −2 12
11 Accrington Stanley 8 4 0 4 8 11 −3 12
12 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 6 5 +1 11
13 Cambridge United 7 3 2 2 10 10 0 11
14 Oxford United 8 3 2 3 9 9 0 11
15 Portsmouth 7 3 1 3 5 4 +1 10
16 Lincoln City 8 2 2 4 10 10 0 8
17 Fleetwood Town 7 2 2 3 11 11 0 8
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
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[4]

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
7 3 2 2 10 10  0 11 2 1 1 6 6  0 1 1 1 4 4  0

Last updated: 18 September 2021.
Source:[citation needed]

Results by matchday[]

Matchday1234567
GroundHAAHHHA
ResultDLDWWLW
Position11171712101513
Updated to match(es) played on 18 September 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The U's fixtures were revealed on 24 June 2021.[5]

7 August 2021 1 Cambridge United 1–1 Oxford United Cambridge
15:00 BST O'Neil Yellow card 31'
Ironside Goal 78' (pen.)		 Report Williams Yellow card 30'
Seddon Goal 42' Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,444
Referee: David Rock
14 August 2021 2 Accrington Stanley 2–1 Cambridge United Accrington
15:00 BST Butcher Goal 14'
Pell Yellow card 20' Goal 30'
Pritchard Yellow card 34'
Rodgers Yellow card 81'		 Report Ironside Goal 79' Stadium: Wham Stadium
Attendance: 2,077
Referee: Ben Speedie
17 August 2021 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Cambridge United Plymouth
19:45 BST Wilson Yellow card 6'
Jephcott Goal 68'
Edwards Yellow card 86'		 Report Williams Yellow card 6'
May Yellow card 57'
Brophy Yellow card 72'
Ironside Penalty missed 76' Goal 76'
O'Neil Yellow card 79'
Digby Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,532
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
21 August 2021 4 Cambridge United 3–0 Burton Albion Cambridge
15:00 BST Jones Yellow card 34'
Smith Goal 53'
Hamer Goal 73' (o.g.), 79' (o.g.)		 Report Mancienne Yellow card 18'
Brayford Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4,468
Referee: Ben Toner
28 August 2021 5 Cambridge United 1–0 Bolton Wanderers Cambridge
15:00 BST Tracey Goal 16'
Iredale Yellow card 17'
Digby Yellow card 38'
Hoolahan Yellow card 54'
O'Neil Yellow card 73'		 Report Williams Yellow card 13'
Sarcevic Yellow card 29'
Santos Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,124
Referee: Ben Toner
11 September 2021 6 Cambridge United 1–5 Lincoln City Cambridge
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 36'
Ironside Goal 59'
Digby Yellow card 72'
Knibbs Yellow card 82'		 Report Adelakun Goal 1'
McGrandles Goal 16'
Scully Goal 24', 72'
Fiorini Goal 57'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,833
Referee: Sam Purkiss
18 September 2021 7 Portsmouth 1–2 Cambridge United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Williams Yellow card 48'
Curtis Goal 76' Yellow card 90+1'
Brown Yellow card 87'		 Report Ironside Goal 38'
O'Neil Goal 69'
Tracey Yellow card 78'
Digby Yellow card 86'
Williams Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 15,330
Referee: Gavin Ward

FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Cambridge United were drawn at home to Swindon Town in the first round[6] and away to Millwall in the second round.[7][8]

10 August 2021 First round Cambridge United 0–0 Swindon Town Cambridge
19:45 BST Iredale Yellow card 38'
Weir Yellow card 71'
May Yellow card 74'		 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,825
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
Ironside Penalty scored
Smith Penalty scored
Williams Penalty scored		 Payne Penalty missed
McKirdy Penalty missed
Reed Penalty scored
Hunt Penalty missed
24 August 2021 Second round Millwall 3–1 Cambridge United Bermondsey
19:45 BST Wallace Goal 39', 42'
Smith Goal 54'		 Williams Goal 33' Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 4,005
Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Trophy[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

The U's were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Oxford United, Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur U21s.[6] On July 7, the fixtures for the group stage was announced.[9]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Cambridge United 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 +3 3 Advance to Round 2
2 ACA Tottenham Hotspur U21 1 1 0 0 0 4 3 +1 3
3 L2 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 −1 0
4 L1 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2021. Source: EFL.com
31 August 2021 Group game 1 Cambridge United 4–1 Oxford United Cambridge
19:00 BST Smith Goal 45', 45+3'
May Yellow card 63'
Knibbs Goal 80'
Yearn Goal 90+3'		 Cooper Yellow card 42'
Johnson Yellow card 53'
Agyei Goal 71'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,390
Referee: Sam Allison
21 September 2021 Group game 2 Cambridge United v Tottenham Hotspur U21s Cambridge
19:00 BST Stadium: Abbey Stadium
9 November 2021 Group game 3 Stevenage v Cambridge United Stevenage
19:00 GMT Stadium: Broadhall Way

Transfers[]

Transfers in[]

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
25 June 2021 RW England Jack Lankester England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [10]
1 July 2021 LM England James Brophy England Leyton Orient Free transfer [11]
1 July 2021 CB England Lloyd Jones England Northampton Town Free transfer [12]
1 July 2021 RW England Shilow Tracey England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [13]
1 July 2021 RB England George Williams England Bristol Rovers Free transfer [14]
7 July 2021 CF England Sam Smith England Reading Free transfer [15]
3 August 2021 GK England Will Mannion Cyprus Pafos Free transfer [16]
5 August 2021 CB England Jubril Okedina England Tottenham Hotspur Undisclosed [17]

Loans in[]

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
13 July 2021 CM England Jensen Weir England Brighton & Hove Albion End of season [18]
21 August 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Conor Masterson England Queens Park Rangers 3 January 2022 [19]

Loans out[]

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
15 July 2021 CM England Lewis Simper England Yeovil Town End of season [20]
20 July 2021 CB England Tom Dickens England Chelmsford City End of season [21]
3 September 2021 CB England Mamadou Jobe England St Neots Town [22]

Transfers out[]

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 GK England Callum Burton England Plymouth Argyle Released [23][24]
30 June 2021 LM England Luke Hannant England Colchester United Free transfer [25]
30 June 2021 RB England Kyle Knoyle England Doncaster Rovers Free transfer [26]
30 June 2021 CF England Paul Mullin Wales Wrexham Free transfer [27][28]
30 June 2021 CF England Joe Neal England Biggleswade Town Released [23][29]
1 July 2021 GK England Louis Chadwick England St Neots Town Free transfer [30]
13 August 2021 CF Scotland Andrew Dallas England Solihull Moors Undisclosed [31]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Pre-Season Schedule Confirmed". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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  4. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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  9. ^ "Papa John's Trophy Group Stage Fixtures Confirmed". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
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  13. ^ "Shilow Tracey re-signs with U's". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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  21. ^ "Dickens joins Chelmsford on Loan". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Mamadou Jobe joins St. Neots Town on Loan". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  23. ^ Jump up to: a b "2021 Retained & Released List". Cambridge United - Official Site. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Bringing in Burton". Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  25. ^ "Hannant discussions end ahead of move to new Club". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
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  27. ^ "Paul Mullin rejects contract offer". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  28. ^ "Prolific striker Paul Mullin signs three-year deal with Wrexham AFC". Wrexham AFC. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  29. ^ "Nunn Busy Building New-Look Biggleswade Squad". The Southern League. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
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