Cambridge United v Luton Town

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF CAMBRIDGE UNITED FC 2021/22 | ISSUE 2 | £3.50 

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LUTON TOWN 

SATURDAY 5TH FEBRUARY 2022 

KICK-OFF 5:30PM

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Head Coach 

IAN MATHER 

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Head Coach 

Mark Bonner 

Firstly, I’d like to welcome Nathan Jones, his staff and players to 

The Abbey for today’s Emirates FA Cup tie against Luton Town. 

The FA Cup has lost its magic. That’s what some 

will have you believe. 

Of course many of us remember fondly sitting down 

on Cup Final day to watch the all-day television 

coverage. In the days before wall-to-wall football on 

our TVs, it was the very first fly on the wall type day, 

with reporters and cameras following the teams all day. 

Of course as things have changed, the competition 

doesn’t carry the same interest of the Premier League 

and Champions League around the world and even 

among the fan bases of top clubs in England. In truth, 

the attendances at games appear lower in the early 

rounds of many team’s fixtures. I am sure that the 

sheer volume of games on TV and the digital age has 

changed the way we all view games and in particular 

the FA Cup, but for any club, big or small, professional 

or part-time, locally, nationally, or internationally 

popular; the cup still hooks everyone at some stage. 

For teams like ourselves, the cup is about the memories 

and the money. Every ounce of income can make 

significant contributions to the health, wealth and future 

ambitions of a club. But the priceless moments are 

those experienced by supporters, players and staff. In 

fact, anyone associated with us. It’s the Quarter Finals 

in the 90’s with John Beck, It’s Manchester United with 

Richard Money. It’s St James’ Park. Those occasions live 

forever in the memory of everyone. 

Today, we face a strong Luton Town team who are 

going great guns in the Championship. The progress of 

the club in recent seasons has been outstanding. They 

have made incredible developments on and off the 

pitch and set the path in many ways for us to learn from. 

We understand the difficulty of the fixture and will be 

stretched and tested to be competitive. The underdog 

tag is tattooed all over us this year. We know that. But 

it’s the FA Cup. So who knows? You have to dream. 

Nathan Jones is a leader and coach who I have huge 

respect for. He has performed brilliantly at Luton. 

Chris Cohen is on The UEFA Pro Licence currently 

that I am also completing. Kevin Pilkington is also 

on the staff - someone we know well having worked 

together for a few seasons recently and who made an 

excellent contribution to the staff. 

Luke Berry returns; a Cambridge boy who helped 

keep us in the Conference and then get promoted 

from it, not all too long ago. This was in an era where 

the two teams competed what seemed like every 

month across all competitions. Both have come a 

long way since. I look forward to seeing everyone 

and welcoming them to a packed, excited and lively 

Abbey Stadium under the floodlights and on the tele. 

The excitement of the cup is travelling around 

the country to stadiums and clubs that aren’t on the 

usual schedule. 

The joy of the cup is celebrating on the pitch with 

5000 travelling fans 45 minutes after the game. 

The wonder of the cup is dreaming of the 

impossible and unexpected. 

The thrill of the cup is the last ditch tackle or 

save, and the jubilation of scoring in front of the 

national media. 

The challenge of the cup is today. Trying to 

compete against teams from higher levels and thrive 

on top occasions. 

The magic of the FA Cup IS alive. Be in no doubt 

about that. 

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Chief Executive Officer 

ian mather 

Welcome to all supporters from Luton. This fixture has some history 

and the last game was at the Abbey nearly four years ago. 

Since then both teams have achieved 

promotion. Luton are doing very well in 

the Championship and the U’s are sitting 

in the middle of League 1. A far cry from 

days when both teams were outside of the 

Football League. 

The U’s have had three consecutive away 

games with the last two in the league at 

Fleetwood and Bolton. At first sight they 

seem like these teams are poles apart. Bolton 

play in a fantastic stadium which is at Premier 

League level with a snooker table surface. 

Fleetwood’s Highbury is not so grand and, 

as they themselves acknowledged, the pitch 

was in need of a fair amount of work. What 

they have in common though is far greater 

than what divides them. Both teams played 

with passion which was matched by equally 

passionate supporters. I know that is the same 

for the U’s and for Luton. This is what we love 

about the game. 

The atmosphere fans bring to a game is all 

part of the joy of football and it was great to 

see our U18’s experience excellent support of 

nearly 1,000 fans when they outplayed (bold 

but true) their Premier League counterparts 

from Leeds United in their recent FA Youth 

cup game at the Abbey. The score of 2-0 

could have been a lot more emphatic given 

our domination of the game. No doubt our 

lads had put in the hard work on the training 

ground but I am sure they responded well to 

a crowd which was much larger than they (and 

Leeds) expected. 

The 5th round is at the Abbey and we play 

Nottingham Forest on Wednesday 9 February. 

Tickets are priced at £3 per adult with kids at 

£1. Kick off at 7.00PM. Do come along and 

let’s see if we can smash the 1,000 crowd 

number. The skill on offer from our team 

is well worth the time and money and the 

players will really appreciate the support. 

The fun does not stop there. Our Women take 

on Norwich City at the Abbey on Sunday 27 

February. Usually they play at St Neots so this 

is an opportunity to see them play on your 

doorstep. Kick-off is at 2.00PM and prices are 

also at £3 and £1. 

Common to all games of football – men’s, 

women’s, youth and even the park variety 

is that it should be fun. Every fan watching 

the game today will go through waves of 

emotion. That’s all part of the game but, win 

or lose, penalty or ridiculous let off, don’t let 

passion stray into abuse. We and other clubs 

have experienced the odd incident of banter 

becoming foul with the odd object thrown on 

the pitch. 

Keep it fun for all. Enjoy the game. 

Ian 


Today’s Opposition 

luton town 

FOUNDED: 1885 | NICKNAME: THE HATTERS | STADIUM: KENILWORTH ROAD | LAST SEASON: 12TH 

The Hatters have again 

defied odds this season in 

the Championship, with 

Nathan Jones’ men sitting 

just six points shy of the 

play-offs despite having 

been the bookies third 

favourites to be relegated 

before the start of the 

campaign. 

With potentially one eye locked 

onto a remarkable promotion 

push in the final third of the 

season, attentions turn to the 

FA Cup this afternoon, with 

the Hatters faithful making the 

84-mile round trip to the Abbey 

Stadium looking to secure 

progression to the fifth round for 

the first time since 2013. 

That Hatter’s famous 2012/13 FA 

Cup run saw Paul Buckle’s side 

knock out Premier League side 

Norwich City at Carrow Road in 

the fourth round before eventually 

being bettered in the round of 

16 at home to Millwall – a game 

in which proved to be Buckle’s 

penultimate game in charge 

before being dismissed following 

a 1-1 draw with Mansfield three 

days later. 

A relatively quiet January transfer 

window sparked into life on 

deadline day for Luton after it 

was confirmed that Croatian 

international ‘keeper Simon Sluga 

had left Kenilworth Road to join 

Bulgarian champions Ludogorets 

1945 Razgrad for an undisclosed 

fee, having made 19 appearances 

for the Hatters this season 

between the sticks. Despite 

James Shea cementing his place 

as Luton’s no. one since early 

December, former U’s loanee Jed 

Steer was drafted into the squad 

in the final few hours of deadline 

day, joining on a temporary 

basis from Aston Villa, and the 

stopper could make his Hatters 

debut against his former club this 

afternoon. 

Five wins in their last eight outings 

in all competition throughout 

December and January, prior to 

the Hatters clash with Swansea 

City on Tuesday night, had seen 

Nathan Jones’ side rise from 14th 

to 10th in the Championship, 

sitting just six points away from 

sixth placed Middlesbrough as 

well as in the hat for the FA Cup 

fifth round thanks to a routine 4-0 

victory over Harrogate Town in the 

third round. 

Kal Naismith, who signalled a year 

at Kenilworth Road with a dramatic 

late goal and assist against title 

contenders AFC Bournemouth 

mid-way through last month, 

has been key to Luton’s rise this 

season in the Championship, 

having played predominantly 

on the left of the back three like 

Nathan Jones’ prefers to deploy. 

The former Wigan man has 

contributed to one goal and four 

assists in 26 starts this season in 

the Championship. 

James Collins was the hero, and 

then villain for the Hatters the last 

time both Luton and Cambridge 

met in 2018. The striker latched 

onto a parried shot to give the 

visitors the lead after half an hour 

before receiving his marching 

orders following a late challenge 

being deemed worthy of a second 

yellow card 13 minutes from time. 

United’s man advantage paid 

dividens just six minutes later 

when Jabo Ibehre headed in from 

inside the six-yard-box to see the 

points shared. 


The Gaffer 

Nathan Jones 

DOB: 28.05.1973 

POB: Blaenrhondda, Wales 

The former Brighton and 

Hove Albion fullback has 

picked up where he left off 

after re-signing at Kenilworth 

in 2020 a year after 

controversially leaving the 

Hatters for Stoke City. The 

Welsh head coach incredibly 

guided the Hatters to 

successive promotions 

into the Championship 

before leaving and has 

since managed Luton to a 

comfortable mid table finish 

in the second tier last season 

before spending the majority 

of this campaign flirting 

with the top six, and more 

importantly sitting 19 points 

above the bottom three 

before Luton’s clash with 

Swansea on Tuesday night – 

an impressive feat given the 

Hatters were third favourites 

for relegation prior to the 

season starting. 

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Safe Hands 

James Shea 

Position: Goalkeeper 

Age: 30 

Nationality: English 

The stopper, who’s 

now in his fifth season 

at Kenilworth Road 

after joining from 

AFC Wimbledon in 

the summer of 2017, 

dispossessed Simon 

Sluga of the number 

one shirt at the start 

of December and has 

not looked back since. 

Keeping four clean sheets 

in his last eight games 

as well as helping Luton 

to five wins in the same 

period – most recently 

impressing in Luton’s 

goalless draw against 

Blackburn last weekend. 

The Rock 

Kal Naismith 

Position: Defender 

Age: 29 

Nationality: Scottish 

An ever present within 

the Hatters’ back three 

this season – playing 

predominantly on the left 

– the former Wigan man 

has contributed to a goal 

and for assists this season. 

The versatile defender 

arrived at Kenilworth 

Road a year ago and 

marked his first year at 

Luton with a dramatic late 

goal that sealed all three 

points of Champions elect 

Bournemouth mid-way 

through last month. 


The Engine 

Harry Cornick 

Position: Midfielder 

Age: 26 


The Bournemouth 

academy graduate made 

his return to the Luton 

side last weekend in 

the Hatter’s draw with 

Blackburn following a 

month and half lay-off, 

coming on to replace 

Cameron Jerome with 

twenty minutes to play. 

Having only scored one 

goal last campaign, the 

winger has really come 

into his own this season 

down both flank, scoring 7 

goals in 18 Championship 

starts this season. 

The Hitman 

Elijah Adebayo 

Position: Forward 

Age: 24 


After progressing through 

Fulham’s ranks before 

joining Walsall on a free 

transfer in 2019, the 

forward was brough into 

Kenilworth Road as Luton’s 

marquee winter signing on 

deadline day last January 

and has since stepped up 

to fill the goal void left 

by James Collins leaving 

to join Cardiff City in 

the summer – scoring 11 

goals in 22 league starts 

for Nathan Jones’ Luton 

side this season in the 

Championship. 


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THIS AFTERNOON WE WELCOME THE SUPPORTERS, 

OFFICIALS AND PLAYING STAFF OF LUTON TOWN 

TO THE ABBEY STADIUM. 

Following the excitement 

of playing against and 

winning at Newcastle in 

the last round we have 

been rewarded with 

a great home tie. For 

me, the glamour and 

excitement of the FA Cup 

still holds a special place 

in my football heart. 

When I was young the draw was 

always held on a Monday dinner 

time and broadcasted live on the 

radio. There was real excitement 

when the numbers were being 

drawn and anticipation concerning 

who you would be drawn against. 

I remember queueing for tickets 

along Newmarket and Barnwell 

Road to get tickets for a match 

against Aston Villa. Now the 

draws are on TV and the tickets 

are sold online it seems a 

bygone time. 

It was of interest recently when I 

heard the news that Trevor George 

had been selected to play for the 

England Over 65s. Trevor works 

in the control box on Matchdays 

nowadays and has been associated 

with the club since childhood. 

His father Albert played for both 

Abbey & Cambridge United up to 

the mid-1950s. 

On another note, Margaret and 

Frank Pearson are volunteers who 

help Ian Darler at the club and I 

wonder if we can help them with 

their campaign to raise money and 

awareness concerning MNGIE – a 

rare genetic disorder. 

The condition has had a huge 

and tragic effect on their family, 

with their daughter Gail having 

passed away and their two other 

daughters living with the disorder. 

There is currently no treatment 

and no cure. 

Please help spread the word 

or make a donation via their Just 

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Memories Down 

Afternoon everybody 

and welcome to 

today’s knockout 

teatime treat with 

our old ‘non-league 

rivals’ from down on 

the A6. Let’s hope 

the Hatters are just 

mad at the end of 

proceedings this 

evening and not 

having a tea party. 

In a shameless break 

with routine today we 

are not focusing on the 

5th February date for 

our trip du nostalgia, but 

the previous occasion we 

met Luton in an FA Cup 

encounter back on 3rd 

January 2015. Famous 

in itself for the victory 

and what followed in the 

competition, it is also 

our only victory against 

the Kenilworth Roaders 

since we both returned to 

civilisation in 2014. In fact, 

in January 2017 we even 

hired blowing equipment 

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at a cost equivalent to 

Ukraine’s wheat production 

budget to beat the ice and 

get the game on, but the 

U’s players weren’t feeling it 

that day. 

Our 2014/15 cup run started 

fairly ignominiously against 

last weekend’s opponents, 

Fleetwood Town. Not exactly 

a Cod Army battering but 

a late Kwesi Appiah goal 

sealed matters and the 

prospect of another home 

tie - stag instead of fish 

this time. Yet again, Kwesi 

saved the day with a 90th 

minute equaliser after Tom 

Champion put the visitors 

2-1 up with an own goal nine 

minutes earlier. 

The replay at Field Mill on 

16th December attracted 

a hostile crowd of 1,920. 

Humble surroundings for 

a young lad from South 

London with ancestry in 

Freetown, but it didn’t 

deter Sullay Kalkai from 

bagging what proved to be 

the tiebreaker in the 10th 

minute. And Hatters ahoy! 

Two defeats and a draw in 

the Christmas run-up didn’t 

exactly whet the U’s fans’ 

appetite, but the magic of 

the FA Cup can be piquant 

and Ryan Donaldson served 

the coup de grace in the 

66th minute to double a lead 

forged by Robbie Simpson 

in the first half. Even a Luton 

claw back eight minutes later 

couldn’t mar our tea party 

that day. Little did we know 

back then what the Fourth 

Round draw would have instore… 

Enjoy yourselves. 

Harry 



Habbin 

IT CAME AS NO SURPRISE TO ME THAT 

SOME HABBINITES WERE DISAPPOINTED 

WITH TODAY’S DRAW. 

“It’s only Luton,” they said, “why couldn’t we have 

drawn a big club?” Of course, you can’t please 

everyone. Each triumph builds the taste for more 

and yet the nature of the FA Cup is that you are as 

likely to draw Barrow as you are Liverpool. That is 

what we love about it. We should also remember 

that we are at home, that the tie is winnable and 

that we are playing a team in a higher league than 

us. The main thing is that, although on paper Luton 

should win, we could be in the next round. 

It must be said that the Hatters are riding high in 

the Championship with a decent chance of making 

the playoffs at the end of the season. They have any 

number of gifted players, including Luke Berry who 

was a firm favourite here during two separate spells 

with us. I hope that he enjoys his return to the Abbey 

and receives the warm welcome he deserves, even if 

he goes home defeated! 

Luton, unlike us have played in the top tier and in 

the cup final. However, like us, they have a venerable 

ground which is no longer entirely fit for purpose and 

a guided bus system which hasn’t always delivered 

what it was meant to. They also know the frustration 

of trying for years to get back into the league but 

under Nathan Jones their ambitions go way beyond 

that. We might well claim that under our own 

Bill Shoemaker 

When you’re riding, only the race in 

which you’re riding is important. 

manager the sky is the limit. Certainly we haven’t 

looked out of place in our league and we are getting 

better all the time. Ours is a team where everyone 

plays for each other and never gives less than their 

best. Paul Pogba wouldn’t get into it. 

Some pundits have tried to claim that this fixture 

qualifies as a local derby but I’m not having that. We 

do have an interesting history of matches though, 

some of which were shown on Anglia Television 

on Match of the Week. More recently, I have vivid 

memories of travelling with the Unofficial Travel Club 

on the euphemistically named Battlebus with the 

“Hooligan Grandads” of yore. This involved taking in 

the odd glass of refreshment at the Molly Malone in 

Hitchin and the late lamented Bedfordshire Yeoman 

in Luton itself. The experience of entering the away 

end on Oak Road beneath the bathrooms of local 

residents is one of the more colourful aspects of 

football as we all know it. The last time we played 

each other we went on to play Manchester United 

in the next round. If we triumph this time, I hope we 

draw someone bigger and more glamorous. 

Andrew Stephen 


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Best ever teammate: 

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Boyhood Club: 

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Toughest Opponent: 

Allan Saint-Maximin 

U’s Roommate: 

Dunks 

Most memorable game: 

Newcastle away in the FA Cup 

Favourite musical artist: 

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Favourite book: 

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Favourite TV show: 

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Favourite meal: 

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Proudest accomplishment: 

Captaining Australia at U17 

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Go-to Petrol Station Snack: 

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Saturday 29th January, 2022 | Sky Bet League One | Highbury 

Cambridge United extended their 

unbeaten run in Sky Bet League 

One to five games with a 1-1 draw 

at Fleetwood Town… 

Wes Hoolahan’s goal direct from a 

corner gave the U’s the lead at the 

midway point of the second half, 

but Paddy Lane struck back less 

than 10 minutes later to ensure a 

share of the spoils. 

The result means United finished 

January unbeaten in Sky Bet 

League One with three wins and 

two draws. 


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FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1992, 

THE ABBEY STADIUM GETS TO STAGE AN 

FA CUP FOURTH ROUND TIE SINCE. 

A glorious era for the United 

faithful, blessed with a side who 

thrived in the David vs Goliath 

matchups. 30 years on, they’ve 

re-enacted that cup euphoria in 

what’s been a momentous cup 

campaign to date - here’s to 

some more! Before you become 

indulged in cup fever, let’s digest 

the trials and tribulations of Sky 

Bet League One. 

A rip-roaring performance saw 

Rotherham United increase 

their cushion at the summit of 

the division to three points with 

a devastating 0-5 victory over 

troubled Doncaster Rovers. Mikel 

Miller and Ben Wiles raced the 

Millers into a healthy lead, before a 

ruthless conclusion saw Chiedozie 

Ogbene, Dan Barlaser and Jamie 

Lindsay all convert as the visitors 

secured their biggest ever win 

against their South Yorkshire rivals. 

Boasting the sternest defence - 18 

conceded - and bulging the net 

53 times, Paul Warne’s quest for 

a third promotion from this level 

remains fruitful. On the contrary, 

seven losses in eight situates 

Rovers to rock bottom and 11 

points from safety. 

Wigan Athletic retained 2nd 

position and stretched their 

unbeaten run to 20 games in all 

competitions with a spirited 1-1 

draw against Oxford United at the 

DW Stadium. Matty Taylor broke 

the deadlock with his 14th league 

goal of the campaign before 

Callum Lang’s strike just after 

the half an hour mark ensured 

that the honours remained even 

in what was a gritty evening. 

With a two-point advantage 

and several games in hand over 

their automatic promotion rivals, 

the Latics are in good stead. 

Plundering 11 goals in their last 

three, there’s a feel-good factor 

around the U’s too – they occupy 

the final play-off spot after 

reaching the 50-point mark. 

Sheffield Wednesday struck at 

decisive times to sink Morecambe 

2-0 at Hillsborough. A sumptuous 

second-half strike from George 

Byers put the hosts into the 

driving seat, before the Owls, 

without Darren Moore due to a 

positive Covid-19 test, weathered 

a storm and clinched the points 

when Nathaniel Mendez-Laing 

with a deflected shot that trickled 

into the far corner. Lodged in 

8th, Wednesday sit four points 

from the coveted top six. As for 

the Shrimps, satisfactory recent 

form means they remain the 

frontrunners of the relegation zone 

with a healthy six-point cushion 

from 22nd. 

A professional performance was 

rewarded with a 2-0 triumph for 

Bolton Wanderers as they did 

battle with Cambridge United. 

Neat finishes either side of the 


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interval from Amadou Bakayoko 

and the unplayable Dapo Afolayan 

handed the Trotters their fourth 

win and clean sheet in succession 

- they, quite literally, trot to 11th. 

The sucker punch consigned Mark 

Bonner’s men to their first defeat 

of 2022 – but the positioning of 

13th is a welcoming consolation. 

Charlton Athletic capitalised 

on Portsmouth’s tricky start to 

the new year with a 1-2 success 

at Fratton Park in front of the 

Sky Sports cameras. Conor 

Washington broke the deadlock 

soon after 30 minutes, before an 

own goal from Clark Robertson 

put Johnnie Jackson’s side in 

the ascendency. Michael Jacobs 

emerged from the bench to 

restore hope, but the Addicks 

remained firm as they held out 

for a sixth consecutive league 

victory over Pompey. Back-to-back 

wins climbs the London side to 

15th, whereas five games without 

maximum points means Danny 

Cowley’s men are solidified in 

12th. 

AFC Wimbledon and Cheltenham 

Town played out an entertaining 

2-2 draw at Plough Lane. Ayoub 

Assal’s early drive home was 

cancelled out by Alfie May’s 

quickfire brace. Goals are always 

guaranteed when these outfits 

meet, so it’s to no surprise that 

substitute Aaron Cosgrave 

rescued a point apiece with a late 

equaliser. Both under pressure 

and neither without a win in their 

last nine, the Dons are 20th and 

just two points adrift whereas 

the Robins are looking over their 

shoulders in 16th. 

Neil Harris’ first match in charge 

of Gillingham proved to be 

an exhilarating one as his side 

dispatched Crewe Alexandra 1-0 

to banish their 14-game winless 

run – their worst form in 33 years. 

A pivotal clash at the bottom of 

the pile, a first-half penalty from 

Danny Lloyd did the damage for 

the hosts - perhaps fitting after 

conceding four from the spot in 

their previous outing. Lifted to 

23rd, the Gills are now tied on 22 

points with the Railwaymen, who 

themselves are winless in four, 

with both sides eager to bridge an 

eight-point gap. 



Another Saturday and 

another fantastic game to 

look forward to! 

After a terrific day in Newcastle 

we now have the chance to get 

behind the team and get the 

Abbey rocking once again in the 

FA Cup. On behalf of everyone 

connected with the Women’s 

team, I want to wish Mark and 

all the players and staff the very 

best of luck. Hopefully come the 

end of the game we can be in 

the hat for the next round. 

Last weekend we had no game so 

instead we had an extra training 

session. The previous game vs QPR 

saw us defeated despite having 

more chances than our opponents, 

clearly showing how we need to 

be better in both boxes. So the 

opportunity to keep working on 

that over the weekend was good 

timing. This Sunday we are back 

in league action and have a trip to 

Kent Football United as we look to 

turn some of those statistics into 

the vital ones that count. 

The Development team did 

however have a game last 

weekend - away to West Ham 

Development. Despite the 4-1 

defeat, there were positives to 

take from the game and especially 

from the second half. The return 

of Niamh Day to the side was a 

particular bright point. Her second 

half goal further displayed her 

potential in her first season of 

senior football. This week the 

Development team travel to face 

MK Dons as they continue their 

league campaign. 

Finally, I want to highlight a 

couple of dates for your diary. 

On Wednesday 16th February we 

face Cambridge City at St Neots 

Town FC in the big home derby 

fixture in a 7.45pm kick off. We 

would love your support in what 

promises to be a great game. 

Then, on Sunday 27th February 

the we will be playing the league 

fixture against Norwich City 

at the Abbey Stadium at 2pm. 

Not only is it a chance to see the 

Women’s team play at the Abbey, 

but also it’s a vital game where 

every bit of support will help. We 

would love to see you there to get 

behind the players. 

Now let’s make some noise and 

turn the volume up to support the 

lads as we try to get to the next 

round this afternoon… Come on 

you U’s! 

Darren Marjoram 

Next Game: 

Cambridge United 

Women vs Kent Football 

United Ladies 

Sunday 6th February 2022 

Kick-Off 2pm 

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1. Which North American Soccer 

League (NASL) team did Utd 

and Hatters legend Chris Turner 

represent in two separate spells? 

A. New England Tea Men 

B. Tampa Bay Rowdies 

C. New York Cosmos 

D. San Diego Earthquakes 

2. Who am I? I had two spells 

with the U’s, making all 132 

appearances and scoring 46 goals. 

I played for 22 clubs in total and 

have managed four, including 

being on the board at one. 

A. Alan Biley 

B. Tom Finney 

C. Willie Watson 

D. Steve Claridge 

3. Who competes in the 

Scandinavian derby curiously 

known as the Battle of Hatred? 

A. Brondby v Aarhus 

B. Viborg FF v Midtjylland 

C. Malmo v FK Gothenburg 

D. Odense v Esjberg 

4. Which country would I be in 

if Europa FC were hosting the 

Lincoln Red Imps? 

A. Malta 

B. England 

C. Gibraltar 

D. Switzerland 

5. Who were the U’s first shirt 

sponsor during the 1985-6 season? 

A. Lynfox 

B. Benskins 

C. Premier Travel 

D. Spraymate 

6. Shuffling down Biscuit Way, 

which current championship 

ground would I be in view of? 

A. Madjeski Stadium 

B. Pride Park 

C. Craven Cottage 

D. MKM(KC) stadium 

7. Which Scottish side is known as 

The Wee Rangers? 

A. Berwick Rangers 

B. Albion Rovers 

C. Cove Rangers 

D. Queen’s Park 

8. Tom Champion featured in 

midfield for the U’s when we last 

met Luton in this competition. 

Where is Tom plying his trade 

these days? 

A. Woking 

B. Boreham Wood 

C. Barnet 

D. Retired 

9. When Harrison Dunk scored 

vs Donny the other week, it 

was his first goal for how many 

appearances? 

A. 128 

B. 137 

C. 121 

D. 140 

10. Who is Luton’s most capped 

international with 58 caps whilst 

on their books, and 91 overall? 

A. Mal Donaghy 

B. John Hartson 

C. Brian Horton 

D. Tony Grealish 

Answers: 1. New England Tea Men, 2. Steve Claridge, 3. Viborg FF v Midtjylland, 4. Gibraltar, 5. Spraymate, 6. Madjeski Stadium, 7. Cove Rangers, 8. Woking, 9. 140, 10. Mal Donaghy 


Match Replay 

bolton wanderers 

cambridge united 

2 

Bakayoko, Afolayan 

0 

Tuesday 1st February, 2022 | Sky Bet League One | University of Bolton Stadium 

Cambridge United fell to a first 

defeat since 18th December as 

Bolton Wanderers continued their 

own fine form. 

Harvey Knibbs came closest for 

United as his first half header 

skimmed the crossbar, but in truth 

it was a tough evening for the U’s 

as the home team Whites played 

with confidence from the start and 

deserved their victory. 

Goals from Bakayoko and Afolayan 

secured the points for Ian Evatt’s 

side as United turn their attentions 

to their Emirates FA Cup Fourth 

Round tie against Luton. 

Starting XI: Mitov, Williams, 

Iredale, Digby, Brophy, Smith, Dunk, 

Okedina, May, Knibbs, Worman. 

Subs: Mannion, O’Neil, Tolaj, 

Sherring, Lankester, Bennett, Akanbi 


Match Stats 

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POSSESSION 

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On Target (6-0): 

 

Corners (8-5): 

 

 

Fouls (10-7): 

 

 

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Our partners at the Abbey Food Hub 

serve an average of 55 households 

a week with fresh food and store 

cupboard essentials, to help where 

families are struggling to afford enough 

food. The Food Hub also does its bit for 

climate change. In their first year they 

saved 25,000 kg of food from going 

to waste, which is equivalent to saving 

over 62,000 kg of carbon emissions! 

The period between January and April are 

the hardest months at the Food Hub. 

Following the Christmas celebrations, 

January and February tend to be tight 

months for everyone which means we get 

less tinned food donations. The ‘Hungry 

Gap’ - a period in Spring when hardly any 

fresh veg grows in the UK, means that the 

level of fresh food that comes through the 

Food Hub’s doors drops significantly. 

This means the Food Hub has to rely far 

more heavily on tinned food to make sure 

that their visitors still have access to food. 

This comes at a time when people are 

struggling to afford to heat their homes, 

so the food that they can pick up at the 

Food Hub is crucial, allowing them to 

spend as much of their income as possible 

on keeping their homes warm. 

This is why we are challenging Cambridge 

United Fans to bring food donations to 

the Accrington Stanley match on Saturday 

19th February. 

U’s fans can bring along any of the following: 

Tinned vegetables 

Tinned fruit 

Tinned fish 

Tinned meat 

Jars of pasta and curry sauce 

Tinned chopped tomatoes 

Baked beans 

Tinned soup 

Long-life milk 

Tea and coffee 

We will have collection points set up 

around the ground to drop off as you 

come in. The donations will go directly to 

helping people in our community to have 

enough to eat. 

If you can’t bring any tins with you, you 

can make a donation to support our work 

in the community through the Hungry 

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ANOTHER TRANSFER WINDOW CLOSED ON MONDAY, 

WITH THE USUAL SCRAMBLE FOR PLAYERS UP TO THE 

11.00PM DEADLINE, IN ALL FOUR TOP DIVISIONS. 

Fans across the land sat, fingers 

crossed, in front of their chosen 

sports channel, for news that 

their club had signed the striker 

that was going to keep them up, 

the central defender who was 

going to plug gaps at the back 

or the experienced midfielder 

enforcer who would drive them 

on to promotion. 

A good opportunity to recruit no 

doubt but, in some quarters, it 

appeared to resemble a gambling 

game of player Tetris, with the 

revolving door at several clubs 

seeing a dozen or so more players 

leaving or departing, with an 

element of panic, inflated fees 

and, perhaps in some cases, the 

appeasement of supporters. 

It was interesting to note that in 

the Premier League, the bottom 

five clubs alone spent 50% of the 

total collective outlay of £295m. 

Newcastle - as expected – invested 

heavily, with close to £50m of 

their £93m total spend realised in 

the final 24 hours alone, Everton 

scribbled a cheque for £23m to 

bring Lucas Digne to Goodison 

Park as the clock ticked, whilst 

time will tell if the £16.1m Watford 

spent will keep them in the top 

flight. I’m not a betting man but, 

even I would wager the bottom 

five clubs now, may well be the 

same five come the end of the 

season. In what order, who knows, 

but the unlucky two dropping into 

the Championship, may well be 

saddled with players who do not 

want to play at that level, with 

weighty salaries proving a millstone 

for their employers, whose annual 

income will reduce dramatically. 

In our own division, the current 

bottom four sides engineered 

a head-turning 30 transfers in 

and out of their respective clubs 

during the window. Admittedly, 

this may freshen up the squad 

to an extent, but how much of it 

is knee-jerk short termism that 

is not necessarily improving the 

squad? Is there pressure to act, 

given league positions, or was the 

recruitment process carried out 

the previous summer, not what it 

should have been? 

Away from the transfer carousel, 

it is good to be back on home 

soil today after three lengthy road 

trips in eight days and 1,124 miles 

travelled. The previous game at 

the Abbey saw nearly 5,500 come 

through the turnstiles, which 

edged the U’s past the 100,000 

mark for the season. The average 

league gate is 5,800 whilst for all 

competition it edges towards 4,600 

– a figure that will be improved 

thanks to today’s full house! 



I HAVE OFTEN BEEN ASKED WHY I JOINED 

CFU AND WHY I SPEND SO MANY HOURS 

PRODUCING THE AMBER NEWS. 

The answers are related and very 

much connected to a conversation 

I had with John Howard as the U’s 

were sliding out of the league and 

approaching possible liquidation. 

The game was the one which 

confirmed our relegation from the 

football league and feelings were 

running high about the fact that two 

of our directors had sold our ground 

to themselves. A police officer 

warned me about my conduct but, 

to be fair, John Howard told her 

that I was being both polite and 

reasonable. He talked about a new 

all-seater stadium, which is yet to 

materialise and suggested that 

football fans don’t really understand 

the important issues. A fellow 

director was even more critical of 

our fans and used surprisingly foul 

language to tell me so. Perhaps he 

was unsettled by the fact that the 

Unofficial Away Supporters’ Club 

had sponsored the game and were 

present in large numbers. No matter. 

History shows what happened 

next. Dave Matthew-Jones and 

others effectively formed CFU to 

fight for the future of our club. 

They desperately tried to raise 

funds to buy the ground back 

but, alas, it was sold to Grosvenor 

for rather more than was paid for 

it. One day we will have a new 

ground and it is my profound hope 

that CFU will have a financial stake 

in it as a guarantee that it will 

never be owned by people outside 

the club. 

Why is this relevant? Look at Derby 

County’s struggle for survival and 

what happened to Bury. The fans 

who lose their clubs are the ones 

who suffer most but the collapse 

of their clubs is clearly not their 

fault. This is why the game needs 

proper, effective and external 

regulation. Regulation that is 

meaningful so that football clubs 

are safe from irresponsible or 

incapable owners. This is why the 

club are backing the Fans Led 

Review and urging fans to contact 

their MPs about it. We need a 

fairer distribution of wealth and 

more formal arrangements for 

the representation of fans in their 

clubs. Working together effectively 

is surely better than fans groups 

having to react after the horse has 

bolted and better for clubs too. 

Of course there is no crisis at 

Cambridge United now so there 

will be those who feel that CFU 

no longer have a role. Perhaps 

it is less clear since I don’t want 

to believe that we are always 

preparing for the next crisis. I 

believe that our current role is a 

very productive and supportive 

one. The lottery do a brilliant job 

of finding extra funding for the 

club. Only recently, an emergency 

stretcher and robust wheelchair 

for medical emergencies were 

bought for the club. We have the 

electronic scoreboards and much 

has been provided to support the 

work of expert Groundsman Ian 

Darler and his staff. 

When the club decided that it 

wasn’t economic to run Away 

Travel, CFU took on the job. DMJ 

and Gina Parkin have done a 

fantastic job of running coaches to 

away games which fans wouldn’t 

have got to otherwise. Again, 

the lottery sponsored coaches to 

Newcastle for £500 which meant 

that more fans could go and that 

seats were cheaper. Please support 

Away Travel as much as you can in 

the future. So many people benefit 

from it. We have played a part in 

the return of printed programmes 

and organised the player of the 

season poll last year. Fans can 

approach any of us in the ground. 

We have distinctive lanyards. We 

can be contacted at the caravan 

at the front of the ground. This 

also features a brilliant programme 

exchange. 

Finally, we are holding our AGM 

on April 25th. This is a chance for 

members to help us shape our role 

for the future. It is my wish that we 

make equality and diversity real 

targets and not just soundbites. I 

want us to work more closely with 

CUSP and other fans’ groups. I 

want us to support the work of 

the club as much as we can and 

establish a much closer relationship 

with those who run it. I hope they 

feel the same. We will also need 

to choose a new Fans Elected 

Director who will help us achieve 

these things and work closely 

with the committee I am proud to 

lead. More than anything I want 

Cambridge fans to be the best 

provided for fans in the country. 

Aim high! 

Andrew Stephen 

CHAIR OF CFU 


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Fixtures & Results 

DATE K/O COMP H/A OPPOSITION ATT. REF RES STARTING XI 

AUGUST 2021 

SAT 7th 15:00 SBL1 H Oxford United 6,444 D Rock D 1-1 Mitov Williams Jones Taylor Iredale 

TUE 10th 19:45 CCup H Swindon Town 1,825 T Kettle W 0-0* Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Iredale ■ 

SAT 14th 15:00 SBL1 A Accrington Stanley 2,077 B Speedie L 1-2 Mitov Williams Digby Taylor Iredale 

TUE 17th 19:45 SBL1 A Plymouth Argyle 10,532 C Sarginson D 1-1 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Taylor Iredale 

SAT 21st 15:00 SBL1 H Burton Albion 4,468 B Toner W 3-0 Mitov Willaims Jones ■ Masterson Iredale 

TUE 24th 19:45 CCup A Millwall 4,005 N Hair L 1-3 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale 

SAT 28th 15:00 SBL1 H Bolton Wanderers 6,124 T Neild W 1-0 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale ■ 

TUE 31st 19:00 EFLT H Oxford United 1,390 W 4-1 McKenzie-Lyle Bennett Dunk Digby Jobe 

SEPTEMBER 2021 

SAT 11th 15:00 SBL1 H Lincoln City 5,833 S Purkiss L 1-5 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale 

SAT 18th 15:00 SBL1 A Portsmouth 15,330 G Ward W 2-1 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale 

TUE 21st 19:45 EFLT H Tottenham Hotspur U21 2,025 W 1-0 McKenzie-Lyle Williams Dunk Okedina Jones 

SAT 25th 15:00 SBL1 H Fleetwood Town 4,429 P Howard D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Masterson Iredale 

TUE 28th 19:45 SBL1 H Gillingham 4,019 J Bell L 0-2 Mitov Willams Jones ■ Masterson Iredale 

OCTOBER 2021 

SAT 2nd 15:00 SBL1 A Crewe Alexandra 4,237 T Reeves D 2-2 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale 

SAT 16th 15:00 SBL1 H Ipswich Town 7,944 L Doughty D 2-2 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale 

TUE 19th 19:45 SBL1 H Sheffield Wednesday 7,342 S Oldham D 1-1 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale ■ 

SAT 23rd 15:00 SBL1 A Shrewsbury Town 5,711 S Mather L 1-4 Mitov Williams Jones ■ Masterson Iredale 

TUE 26th 19:45 SBL1 A Doncaster Rovers 6,146 A Haines D 1-1 Holy Williams Okedina Jones Dunk ■ 

SAT 30th 15:00 SBL1 H AFC Wimbledon 5,609 T Reeves W 1-0 Holy Williams ■ Okedina Jones ■ Iredale ■ 

NOVEMBER 2021 

TUE 2nd 19:45 SBL1 A Morecambe 3,414 R Madley W 2-0 Mitov Okedina Masterson Iredale Dunk 

SAT 6th 15:00 FA Cup A Northampton Town 3,792 M Coy D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Masterson Iredale 

TUE 9th 19:00 EFLT A Stevenage 967 L 0-1 McKenzie-Lyle Davies Dunk Okedina Masterson ■ 

SAT 13th 15:00 SBL1 A MK Dons 9,904 S Stockbridge L 1-4 Mitov Williams ■ Okedina ■ Masterson Iredale 

TUE 16th 19:45 FA Cup H Northampton Town 3,068 D Drysdale W 3-1 Mitov Williams Iredale Okedina Dunk 

SAT 20th 15:00 SBL1 A Rotherham United 9,534 A Davies L 1-3 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk 

TUE 23th 19:45 SBL1 H Wigan Athletic 4,101 D Bourne D 2-2 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk 

SAT 27th 15:00 SBL1 H Sunderland 7,174 R Lewis L 1-2 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk 

TUE 30th 19:00 EFLT H Walsall 718 W 2-0 McKenzie-Lyle Bennett Iredale ■ Okedina Masterson 

DECEMBER 2022 

SAT 4th 15:00 FA Cup H Exeter City 2,834 D Rock W 2-1 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Iredale Dunk 

TUE 7th 19:45 SBL1 A Cheltenham Town 2,762 C Pollard W 5-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk 

SAT 11th 15:00 SBL1 A Charlton Athletic 24,886 B Speedie L 0-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk ■ 

SAT 18th 15:00 SBL1 H Rotherham United 5,323 T Kettle L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk 

JANUARY 2022 

MON 3rd 15:00 SBL1 H Portsmouth 6,832 J Smith D 0-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale ■ Dunk 

SAT 8th 15:00 FA Cup A Newcastle United 51,395 M Salisbury W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk 

TUE 11th 19:00 EFLT H Portsmouth 1,803 D Drysdale W 2-1 Mitov Bennett Dunk Okedina Iredale ■ 

SAT 15th 15:00 SBL1 A Lincoln City 8,507 A Kitchen W 1-0 Mitov Okedina Sherring Iredale Dunk 

TUE 18th 19:45 SBL1 H Doncaster Rovers 4,575 C Sarginson W 3-1 Mitov Okedina Sherring Iredale ■ Dunk 

SAT 22nd 15:00 SBL1 H Crewe Alexandra 5,428 S Allison W 1-0 Mitov Williams Sherring ■ Iredale ■ Dunk 

TUE 25th 19:00 EFLT A Rotherham United 2,239 M Coy L 1-1** Mitov Bennett Williams Okedina Dunk 

SAT 29th 15:00 SBL1 A Fleetwood Town 2,515 R Welch D 1-1 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Iredale Dunk 

FEBRUARY 2022 

TUE 1st 19:45 SBL1 A Bolton Wanderers 13,334 A Haines L 0-2 Mitov ■ Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk 

SAT 5th 17:30 FA Cup H Luton Town 

TUE 8th 19:45 SBL1 A Gillingham 

SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Burton Albion 

SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H Accrington Stanley 

TUE 22nd 19:45 SBL1 H Plymouth Argyle 

SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A Oxford United 

MARCH 2022 

TUE 1st 19:45 SBL1 A Wycombe Wanderers 

SAT 5th 15:00 SBL1 H Shrewsbury Town 

SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Sheffield Wednesday 

SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H MK Dons 

SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A AFC Wimbledon 

APRIL 2022 

SAT 2nd 15:00 SBL1 A Ipswich Town 

SAT 9th 15:00 SBL1 H Morecambe 

FRI 15th 15:00 SBL1 A Wigan Athletic 

MON 18th 15:00 SBL1 H Charlton Athletic 

SAT 23rd 15:00 SBL1 A Sunderland 

SAT 30th 15:00 SBL1 H Cheltenham Town 

* Cambridge won on penalties 3-1 | ** Cambridge lost on penalties 7-6 


KEY: HOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD | GOALSCORER | BOOKED ■ | SENT-OFF ■ | STARTING XI | FIRST SUB | SECOND SUB | THIRD SUB | FOURTH SUB | FIFTH SUB | OWN GOAL ‡ 

SUBSTITUTES 

Digby O’Neil Tracey ■ Hoolaham Brophy Ironside May 71’, Smith 76’, Dunk, Okedina, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman 

Weir ■ May ■ Knibbs Worman Dunk Smith Taylor 58’, Ironside 72’, Digby 73’, Brophy, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett 

Brophy O’Neil Weir Dunk Hoolahan Ironside May 60’, May 61’, Tracey 90’, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman, Bennett 

Tracey May ■ Digby ■ O’Neil ■ Brophy ■ Ironside Dunk 31’, Smith 78’, Weir 90’, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman, Jobe 

Brophy Digby O’Neil Hoolahan Smith Ironside Tracey 70’, Knibbs 84’, Dunk, Weir, May, Lankester, Mannion 

Weir Worman May Tracey Knibbs Smith Lankester 70’, Digby 75’, Ironside 75’, Brophy, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett 

Digby ■ O’Neil ■ Tracey Hoolahan ■ Brophy Ironside Smith 70’, Knibbs 78’, Dunk 90+1’, Weir, May, Lankester, Mannion 

May ■ Lankester Weir Worman Smith Knibbs Yearn 69’, Brophy 77’, Mannion, Masterson, Williams, Beckett, O’Neil 

Tracey Digby ■ O’Neil Hoolahan Smith Ironside Lankester 75’, Weir 75’, Knibbs ■ 80’, Brophy, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina 

Tracey ■ May Digby ■ O’Neil Brophy Ironside Smith 74’, Dunk 87’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Lankester, Knibbs 

Weir Worman May Lankester ■ Smith Knibbs Davies 63’, Yearn 63’, Iredale 77’, Mannion, Brophy, O’Neil, Ironside 

Tracey O’Neil May Digby ■ Brophy Ironside Smith 83’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Weir, Lankester, Knibbs, Worman 

Tracey Digby O’Neil Brophy Ironside Smith Lankester 66’, May 76’, Weir 76’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Knibbs 

Lankester O’Neil May Digby Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 64’, Tracey 64’, Smith 73’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir 

May Digby Tracey Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Smith 78’, Knibbs 85’, Dunk 90+5’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Worman 

Smith Weir Digby May Brophy Ironside Tracey 84’, Dunk 84’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Davies, Knibbs, Worman 

May ■ Digby ■ Tracey Hoolahan ■ Brophy ■ Ironside McKEnzie-Lyle 37’, Weir 71’, Smith ■ 78’, Knibbs 89’, Dunk, Okedina, Worman 

Tracey Worman Iredale Weir Brophy Smith Knibbs 72’, Ironside 72’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Lankester, Masterson 

Digby Weir Smith Hoolahan Tracey Ironside Masterson 74’, Brophy 79’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Lankester, Knibbs, Worman 

Digby Knibbs Weir Worman Brophy Ironside Tracey 69’, Smith ■ 75’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Lankester, Bennett 

May Digby Tracey Worman Smith ■ Ironside Brophy 45’, Weir 63’, Knibbs 63’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Bennett 

May Bennett Simper Yearn Worman Knibbs Brophy 64’, Weir ■ 64’, Ironside 80’, Williams, Beckett, Digby, McConnell 

Weir Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Dunk 45’, May 83, Knibbs 83’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Worman 

Digby Worman May Knibbs Ironside Smith Weir 73’, Brophy 73’, Lankester 88’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Masterson, Bennett 

May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Knibbs 83’, Weir 87’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Tracey, Lankester, Worman 

Weir ■ Digby Smith May Brophy Ironside Knibbs ■ 74’, Worman 85’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Davies, Tracey, Lankester 

May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Tracey 77’, Knibbs 77’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Lankester, Worman 

Weir Lankester Simper ■ Worman Knibbs Smith Dunk 62’, Tracey 62’, Digby 73’, Brophy 74’, Yearn 90’, Mitov, May 

Digby May Tracey Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Smith 62’, Masterson 80’, Weir 80’, Knibbs 80’, McKenzie-Lyle, Lankester, Worman 

Weir Digby Smith ■ May Tracey Ironside Brophy 45’, Knibbs 77’, Lankester 82’, McKenzie-Lyle, Masterson. Worman 

Weir Digby ■ Smith May ■ Brophy Ironside ■ Knibbs 77’, Lankester 88’, Worman 90+3’, McKenzie-Lyle, Masterson, Yearn, McConnell 

Digby Weir Smith ■ May Brophy Ironside ■ Knibbs 82’, Lankester 82’, McKenzie-Lyle, Worman, Dickens, Yearn, McConnell 

Digby Worman Smith ■ ■ May Brophy ■ Ironside Knibbs 77’, Hoolahan 90+19’, O’Neil, McKenzie-Lyle, Weir, Lankester, Masterson 

Digby Worman Knibbs ■ May Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 62’, Lankester ■ 76’, O’Neil 90+5’, Bennett, Gill, Yearn, McConnell 

May Lankester ■ O’Neil Hoolahan Knibbs Smith Worman 45’, Brophy 71’, Digby 71’, Ironside 83’, Dickens 90+1’, Mannion 

Worman Digby Smith May Brophy ■ Ironside Hoolahan 61’, Knibbs 82’, Lankester 90+4’, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens 

May Digby Knibbs Lankester Brophy ■ Ironside Smith 64’, O’Neil 71’, Worman 84’, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens 

Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan ■ Brophy Smith Lankester 75’, Worman 87’, Okedina 87’, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens, Yearn 

Digby May Knibbs Worman Brophy Smith Mannion, Gill, Dickens, Bennett, Yearn, McConnell, Akanbi 

Lankester Digby May ■ Brophy Hoolahan Smith Knibbs 76’, Mannion, Sherring, Worman, Bennett, Yearn, McConnell 

Digby Worman Knibbs May Brophy Smith Sherring 45’, Tolaj 65’, Lankester 74’, Mannion, O’Neil, Bennett, Akanbi 


Members 


LEAGUE 1 STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS 

1 ROTHERHAM UNITED 28 18 5 5 53 18 35 59 

2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 26 17 5 4 48 25 23 56 

3 SUNDERLAND 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 54 

4 MILTON KEYNES DONS 29 15 7 7 48 32 16 52 

5 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 29 15 7 7 46 34 12 52 

6 OXFORD UNITED 29 14 8 7 51 34 17 50 

7 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 28 13 8 7 47 35 12 47 

8 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 28 12 10 6 39 32 7 46 

9 IPSWICH TOWN 29 11 8 10 47 38 9 41 

10 BURTON ALBION 28 11 6 11 35 34 1 39 

11 BOLTON WANDERERS 28 11 5 12 41 37 4 38 

12 PORTSMOUTH 27 10 8 9 30 27 3 38 

13 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 29 9 10 10 38 42 -4 38 

14 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 28 10 7 11 35 45 -10 37 

15 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 28 10 6 12 36 33 3 36 

16 CHELTENHAM TOWN 29 7 12 10 34 48 -14 33 

17 SHREWSBURY TOWN 29 8 8 13 27 31 -4 32 

18 LINCOLN CITY 27 8 7 12 32 36 -4 31 

19 FLEETWOOD TOWN 28 7 9 12 42 49 -7 30 

20 AFC WIMBLEDON 28 6 12 10 34 42 -8 30 

21 MORECAMBE 29 7 7 15 40 57 -17 28 

22 CREWE ALEXANDRA 29 5 7 17 24 48 -24 22 

23 GILLINGHAM 29 4 10 15 24 51 -27 22 

24 DONCASTER ROVERS 29 5 4 20 20 57 -37 19 

LAST UPDATED: 01.02.2022 

THIS WEEKEND’S 

Fixtures 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

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Top Five 

Goalscorers 

ROSS STEWART 

SUNDERLAND 18 

COLE STOCKTON 

MORECAMBE 17 

MICHAEL SMITH 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 16 

WILL KEANE 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 14 

MATTY TAYLOR 

OXFORD UNITED 14 

Top Five 

Assists 

SEAN MCCONVILLE 

ACCRINGTON STANLEY 7 

SCOTT TWINE 

MK DONS 8 

PADDY LANE 

FLEETWOOD TOWN 8 

MAX POWER 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 7 

DANIEL NEIL 

SUNDERLAND 7 

Top Five 

Clean Sheets 

GAVIN BAZUNU 

PORTSMOUTH 11 

DAVID STOCKDALE 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS 10 

VIKTOR JOHANSSON 

ROTHERHAM UNITED 9 

CRAIG MACGILLIVRAY 

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 9 

RON-THORBEN HOFFMAN 

SUNDERLAND 8 


Gillingham (a) 

Sky Bet League One 

Tuesday 8th February 2022 

The U’s are back in League One action on 

Tuesday when they make the trip to Kent in 

search on three points against Gillingham. 

Tickets for the clash at Priestfield’s can be 

bought at the following prices: 

Adult: £20 

64+: £16 

Full-time student: £6 

Under 18: £6 

Nottingham Forest U18’s (H) 

FA Youth Cup Fifth Round 

Wednesday 9th February 2022 

Adult: £3 

Under 18: £1 

Burton Albion (a) 

Sky Bet League One 

Saturday 12th February 2022 

Adult: £18 

65+: £16 

Under 23: £13 

Under 17: £5 



THE SQUADS 

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 

MANAGER: MARK BONNER 

LUTON TOWN 

MANAGER: NATHAN JONES 

DIMITAR MITOV (GK) ● 1 

GEORGE WILLIAMS ● 2 

JACK IREDALE ● 3 

PAUL DIGBY ● 4 

GREG TAYLOR ● 5 

JAMES BROPHY ● 6 

LLOYD JONES ● 7 

LIAM O’NEIL ● 8 

JOE IRONSIDE ● 9 

SAM SMITH ● 10 

HARRISON DUNK ● 11 

KAI MCKENZIE-LYLE (GK) ● 13 

WES HOOLAHAN ● 14 

JUBRIL OKEDINA ● 15 

JENSEN WEIR ● 16 

LORENT TOLAJ ● 17 

SHILOW TRACEY ● 18 

ADAM MAY ● 19 

JACK LANKESTER ● 23 

SAM SHERRING ● 24 

WILL MANNION (GK) ● 25 

HARVEY KNIBBS ● 26 

BEN WORMAN ● 27 

TOM DICKENS ● 29 

HARVEY BECKETT ● 31 

KAI YEARN ● 33 

GLENN MCCONELL ● 35 

1 ● JAMES SHEA 

2 ● JAMES BREE 

3 ● DAN POTTS 

4 ● KAL NAISMITH 

5 ● SONNY BRADLEY 

6 ● GLEN REA 

7 ● HARRY CORNICK 

8 ● LUKE BERRY 

9 ● DANNY HYLTON 

11 ● ELIJAH ADEBAYO 

12 ● SIMON SLUGA 

14 ● CARLOS MENDES GOMES 

15 ● TOM LOCKYER 

16 ● REECE BURKE 

17 ● PELLY-RUDDOCK MPANZU 

18 ● JORDAN CLARK 

20 ● PETER KIOSO 

21 ● HARRY ISTED 

22 ● ALLAN CAMPBELL 

23 ● HENRI LANSBURY 

24 ● FRED ONYEDINMA 

26 ● ADMIRAL MUSKWE 

28 ● ELLIOT THORPE 

29 ● AMARI’I BELL 

32 ● GABRIEL OSHO 

35 ● CAMERON JEROME 

Referee: 

Joshua Smith 

Assistant Referee: 

Graham Kane 

Assistant Referee: 

Craig Taylor 

Fourth official: 

Sam Purkiss 

NEXT UP @ THE ABBEY 

Saturday 19th February 2022 | Sky Bet League One

Cambridge United v Luton Town

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