2022–23 Cambridge United F.C. season
2022–23 season | |
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Owner | Paul Barry (70%), Mark Green (20%), Adam Webb (10%)[1] |
Head coach | Mark Bonner |
Stadium | Abbey Stadium |
League One | 20th |
FA Cup | Second round (eliminated by Grimsby Town) |
EFL Cup | Second round (eliminated by Southampton) |
EFL Trophy | Group stage |
Top goalscorer | League: Sam Smith (13) All: Sam Smith (14) |
Highest home attendance | 7,711 (vs Peterborough United, 15 April 2023, EFL League One) |
Lowest home attendance | 5,005 (vs Exeter City, 13 August 2022, EFL League One) |
Average home league attendance | 6,199 |
Biggest win | 2–0 vs Lincoln City (H), (3 September 2022) EFL League One |
Biggest defeat | 5-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (A) (2 January 2023) EFL League One |
The 2022–23 season is the 111th season in the existence of Cambridge United Football Club and the club's second consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.
Transfers
[edit ]In
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2022 | CF | Saikou Janneh (GAM) | Bristol City | Free Transfer | [2] |
1 July 2022[a] | GK | James Holden (ENG) | Reading | Free Transfer | [3] |
6 July 2022 | LB | Brandon Haunstrup (ENG) | Kilmarnock (SCO) | Free Transfer | [4] |
18 July 2022 | CB | Zeno Ibsen Rossi (ENG) | Bournemouth | Undisclosed | [5] |
29 July 2022 | CF | Fejiri Okenabirhie (NGA) | Doncaster Rovers | Free Transfer | [6] |
6 January 2023 | CB | Ryan Bennett (ENG) | Swansea City | Free Transfer | [7] |
26 January 2023 | CB | Michael Morrison (ENG) | Portsmouth | Free Transfer | [8] |
31 January 2023 | AM | George Thomas (WAL) | Queens Park Rangers | Free Transfer | [9] |
Out
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
30 June 2022 | CB | Tom Dickens (ENG) | Unattached | Released | [10] |
30 June 2022 | AM | Wes Hoolahan (IRL) | Unattached | Released | [10] |
30 June 2022 | LB | Jack Iredale (AUS) | Bolton Wanderers | Rejected contract | [11] [12] |
30 June 2022 | GK | Kai McKenzie-Lyle (GUY) | Unattached | Released | [10] |
Loans in
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 January 2023 | LB | Steve Seddon (ENG) | Oxford United | End of Season | [13] |
24 January 2023 | CM | Conor McGrandles (SCO) | Charlton Athletic | End of Season | [14] |
Loans out
[edit ]Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 June 2022 | RB | Liam Bennett (ENG) | Walsall | 31 December 2022[a] | [15] [16] |
5 August 2022 | FW | Saleem Akanbi (ENG) | St Neots Town | 28 October 2022[b] | [17] [18] |
5 August 2022 | GK | Dan Barton (ENG) | St Neots Town | [17] | |
5 August 2022 | CB | Harvey Beckett (ENG) | St Neots Town | 23 September 2022[c] | [17] [19] |
5 August 2022 | FW | Brandon Njoku (ENG) | St Neots Town | [17] | |
12 August 2022 | GK | Louis Chadwick (ENG) | Cambridge City | 12 September 2022 | [20] |
19 August 2022 | MF | George Hoddle (ENG) | St Neots Town | Work Experience | [21] |
12 September 2022 | AM | Kai Yearn (ENG) | Chelmsford City | 31 December 2022[d] | [22] [23] |
23 September 2022 | CB | Harvey Beckett (ENG) | Concord Rangers | End of Season[e] | [19] [24] |
28 October 2022 | FW | Saleem Akanbi (ENG) | Concord Rangers | 30 January 2023[f] [g] | [18] [24] [25] |
28 October 2022 | CM | Myles Cowling (ENG) | Braintree Town | [18] | |
30 November 2022 | GK | Louis Chadwick (ENG) | Royston Town | 30 January 2023[h] | [24] [25] |
16 December 2022 | CB | Mamadou Jobe (ENG) | St Albans City | 23 January 2023[i] | [26] [27] |
30 December 2022 | FW | Glenn McConnell (IRL) | St Albans City | 30 January 2023 | [25] |
7 January 2023 | FW | Brandon Njoku (ENG) | Cheshunt | Work Experience | [28] |
13 January 2023 | AM | Kai Yearn (ENG) | Chelmsford City | [29] | |
23 January 2023 | CB | Mamadou Jobe (ENG) | Maidstone United | End of Season | [27] |
24 January 2023 | CF | Saikou Janneh (GAM) | AFC Wimbledon | End of Season | [30] |
11 February 2023 | CM | Lewis Simper (ENG) | Woking | 17 March 2023 | [31] [32] |
17 February 2023 | GK | James Holden (ENG) | Dulwich Hamlet | 17 March 2023 | [33] |
22 March 2023 | CM | Lewis Simper (ENG) | Wealdstone | End of Season | [34] |
- ^ On 31 December, Bennett was recalled from his loan at Walsall.
- ^ On 28 October, Akanbi was recalled to join Concord Rangers on loan.
- ^ On 23 September, Beckett was recalled from his loan at St Neots, to join Concord Rangers on loan.
- ^ On 31 December, Yearn was recalled back from his loan at Chelmsford
- ^ On 30 November, Beckett's loan at Concord Rangers was extended.
- ^ On 30 November, Akanbi's loan at Conord Rangers was extended.
- ^ On 30 December, Akanbi's loan at Concord was extended again by a further month.
- ^ On 30 December, Chadwick's loan at Royston was extended by a further month.
- ^ It was announced on 23 January that Jobe had joined Maidstone on loan
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit ]On 30 May, Cambridge United announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Cardiff City and Norwich City.[35] A third friendly at a neutral ground against Notts County was later confirmed.[36] On June 16, another home friendly was confirmed, against Hull City.[37]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Competitions
[edit ]Overall record
[edit ]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
League One | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 028.26 |
FA Cup | 6 November 2022 | 26 November 2022 | First round | Second round | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
EFL Cup | 2 August 2022 | 23 August 2022 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 050.00 |
EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | 18 October 2022 | Group stage | Group Stage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 066.67 |
Total | 54 | 16 | 9 | 29 | 46 | 75 | −29 | 029.63 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023
Source: [ Soccerway]
League One
[edit ]League table
[edit ]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 | |
18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | |
19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
22 | Morecambe (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 44 | |
23 | Accrington Stanley (R) | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 77 | −37 | 44 |
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[38]
(R) Relegated
Results summary
[edit ]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 26 | −2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 42 | −25 |
Last updated: 7 May 2023.
Source: [ Soccerway]
Results by round
[edit ]Round | 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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H |
Result | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | L | W |
Position | 5 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.[39]
Attendance: 5,677
Referee: Sam Allison
Osula Yellow card 90+5' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,813
Referee: Simon Mather
Edwards 75' 86' Report Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 26,414
Referee: Robert Lewis
Tracey 67' Yellow card 90+5'
Williams Yellow card 72'
Smith 76' Report Pennington Yellow card 28'
Saydee 64'
Bowman Red card 90+1' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,875
Referee: Sam Allison
Roughan Yellow card 67'
Bishop Yellow card 77' Report Brophy Yellow card 59'
Digby Yellow card 62'
Okenabirhie Yellow card 74' Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 8,266
Referee: Peter Wright
Williams Yellow card 53'
McGrandles Yellow card 61'
R. Bennett Yellow card 90+6' Report Watters 8' Red card 37'
Norwood Yellow card 46'
Williams 64' Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 10,840
Referee: Ross Joyce
L. Bennett Yellow card 73'
Ironside Yellow card 90+2' Report Baldock Yellow card 29' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,613
Referee: Ollie Yates
Warrington Yellow card 78'
Rooney 88'
Vela Yellow card 90+5' Report L. Bennett Yellow card 44' Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,429
Referee: Declan Bourne
McDonald 53' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Robert Lewis
McGrandles Yellow card 35'
Jones Yellow card 76' Report Stockton 45+2' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 5,225
Referee: Paul Howard
Smith Yellow card 37'
Seddon Yellow card 81'
Brophy Yellow card 90+4' Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 11,298
Referee: Keith Stroud
Jones 72'
Seddon Yellow card 88' Report Leaburn 14'
Rak-Sakyi 28' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,068
Referee: Marc Edwards
Smith 57' (pen.) Yellow card 69'
McGrandles Yellow card 90+2'
Mitov Yellow card 90+4'
Morrison Yellow card 90+6' Report Rooney Yellow card 68'
Sarpong-Wiredu Yellow card 69'
Earl Yellow card 74'
Quitirna 82'
Marriott Yellow card 90+6' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,279
Referee: Lee Swabey
- Latty-Fairweather Yellow card 13'
- Helm 28'
- Kirk Yellow card 77'
- Morrison Yellow card 90+2'
Attendance: 3,523 (1,500 away fans)
Referee: Andy Haines
FA Cup
[edit ]The U's were drawn away to Curzon Ashton in the first round.[43]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup
[edit ]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Cambridge were drawn at home to Millwall in the first round and to Southampton in the second round.[44] [45]
EFL Trophy
[edit ]On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Cambridge United with Ipswich Town and Northampton Town.[46]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | L1 | Ipswich Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Arsenal U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | L1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
4 | L2 | Northampton Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
Akinola Yellow card 31' Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,952
Referee: Neil Hair
Attendance: 1,230
Referee: Craig Hicks
Simper 79'
Brophy Yellow card 85' Report Edwards Yellow card 7' Yellow-red card 17'
Woolfenden Yellow card 45+3'
Chirewa Yellow card 73' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,548
Referee: Thomas Parsons
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