Cambridge United v Wycombe Wanderers

THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF CAMBRIDGE UNITED FC 2021/22 | ISSUE 7 | £3.50 

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TUESDAY 5TH APRIL 2022 

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MARK BONNER 

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Head Coach 

Mark Bonner 

Firstly, I’d like to welcome Gareth Ainsworth, his staff and players to 

The Abbey for today’s Sky Bet League One tie. 

Tonight starts the beginning 

of a two game week at The 

Abbey against teams with big 

targets and involved in pressure 

situations. 

It is very rare that two teams play 

both their fixtures so close to 

each other as late in the season as 

ourselves and Wycombe have. Due 

to the cancellation of the game 

over Christmas and the FA Cup run, 

both fixtures had to be moved to 

Tuesday evenings. 

A few weeks ago we had a difficult 

night at Adams Park as Wycombe 

played with a top desire to be on 

the winning side and found enough 

key situations in the game to take 

and then extend their lead. 

We will have to be better tonight 

than we were last time as the 

visitors come in to the game not 

only in good form, but with a good 

defensive and away record behind 

them. Having come so close to 

survival in the Championship last 

season, they will be determined 

to get back there and this game 

becomes a must win for them. 

We will need to be a strong team 

tonight to be competitive. 

Our own results, certainly the 

last two away ones have been 

very favourable. Saturday’s win at 

Ipswich felt special and is without 

doubt one of the highlights of 

the season. From the moment we 

arrived to the stadium it felt like a 

big day - a cup like atmosphere. 

The stadium, support and 

atmosphere were all set. The pitch 

was exceptional and the opposition 

were on great form, knowing they 

needed a win to keep their playoff 

chase alive. We managed to 

deliver a strong performance, were 

deserving of the lead and saw the 

game through for another big three 

points. 

I have no doubt that Ipswich will be 

serious contenders next season and 

with the investment they have, their 

squad and their management team, 

I would be very surprised if they 

don’t take one of the automatic 

spots next year. 

As for us, the enjoyment of the 

weekend turns to anticipation 

for today. Can we get closer to 

Wycombe than last time? Can we 

keep driving home performances 

and building our mentality? Can 

we finish well? Have we more wins 

in us? All questions I am looking 

forward to seeing answered in the 

final 4 weeks. 

Enjoy the game. 

Mark 


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Chief Executive Officer 

ian mather 

Welcome to all who have made the trip from Buckinghamshire for our 

rearranged fixture. The Wanderers are on an unbeaten six game run, which 

started with our visit to Adams Park on 1 March. Though, as we know, all 

runs have to come to an end as shown on Saturday at Portman Road… 

Today we are hosts to an incredibly important 

charity – The Offside Trust. The Trust is led 

by Alan Arber, a former Norwich City player. 

Last November I had the absolute privilege to 

be present at a training session in which Alan 

explained, based on his personal experience, 

the importance of Safeguarding for children and 

young people in any situation and particularly 

in sport. 

The Trust has three key aims: 

To raise awareness of the importance of 

safeguarding across all sports at all levels 

To provide survivors with advice guidance and 

resources to aid the healing journey 

To campaign for legal and regulatory changes to 

improve safeguarding in sport 

Please read Alan’s story which can be read on the 

next page. You will be moved. Then find ways 

to engage with the Trust. If you run a sports club 

invite them to do some training. If you can, make a 

donation. 

As a club we take Safeguarding very seriously and 

we are happy to give Alan and his team all the 

support and encouragement that we can. 

On a different note I am sad to say that we have 

a few key, and much admired, members of our 

football staff leaving us for pastures new. 

Matt Walker, Head of Sports Science and Education 

(you can spot him in the dugout as he always wears 

shorts whatever the weather) is leaving to take on 

a performance role at Manchester United working 

with their under 23 players. Matt is an institution at 

this club and has worked through some very hard 

times. We owe him a lot. It is a brilliant move for 

him – and Manchester United. 

Tom Pell, our Academy Manager is leaving to take 

on the same role at another club which have a 

Category 2 Academy, soon to be a Category 1. Like 

Matt, he has been at this club for years and has 

made a huge contribution to our success. 

Kit Brunswick, Assistant Academy Manager – is off 

to undertake a safeguarding role at an E sports 

company. Kit has done great work in relation to 

safeguarding here, and much more besides. 

It is always sad when highly valued staff members 

move on but we have to be pleased for them as 

they develop their careers in exciting ways. All leave 

with our very best wishes and no doubt a lifelong 

interest in The U’s. We look forward to seeing them 

back at the Abbey from time to time and I have 

already suggested to Matt that he might like to 

bring his new team to play here! 

The recruitment process is now underway for all 

roles and details are on our website Vacancies page. 

Back to tonight. Our season is far from done. We 

aim to finish as high as we possibly can. It will be 

another tough one – and that is the fun of League 1. 

Enjoy the game. 

Ian 


My Story 

alan arber 

Abuse in sport has become increasingly under the spotlight, especially in 

football. Since that day a year ago when some very high-profile players 

told their very distressing stories live on the Victoria Derbyshire, an 

organisation called The Offside Trust was born. 

All of their work has been done 

with no funding from The Football 

Association and a very minimal 

amount from the PFA. Their help 

has given me the strength to deal 

with what happened to me when I 

was child. 

As a youngster I wanted nothing 

more than to watch football, play 

football and be a professional 

footballer. My uncle used to take me 

to watch Luton Town from the age 

of seven and at first, my relationship 

with him was wonderful. 

Nothing was too much trouble and 

I enjoyed our visits to watch Luton 

at home. I used to get extremely 

excited at around noon awaiting my 

uncle’s arrival to have a kick about in 

the park before going to the game. 

Unfortunately, I later found out that 

there was an ulterior motive. From 

the age of nine, we used to go 

to coaching sessions with a team 

on our way to football under the 

guise of them working for Luton 

Town. I was told that if I did well, I 

would have a chance to become a 

professional footballer. 

Just as the season started and 

the coaching session became 

more intense, I was told that they 

could help me fulfil my dreams if I 

did something for them after the 

games. It started with touching 

parts of their anatomy but it grew 

even more sinister, with members 

of our team involved in sordid acts 

such as rape, some of which was 

photographed and filmed. 

When we left the so-called house, 

we were all given gifts and told 

that we must never tell anyone that 

these things had happened. 

The older I got, the acts became 

even more depraved and the 

threats became even more 

dreadful. I retreated into a shell 

and on my return home I would 

turn into an insular and exceedingly 

difficult person. 

Luckily once I reached the age of 

twelve, my uncle left the picture 

and the trips to football stopped. I 

found a more local club to play for 

which was well run and safe with 

good coaches. It made me wonder 

why my first set of coaches asked 

me to do the things they did. I was 

still fearful of telling my parents 

so I hid the sordid things away for 

many, many years. 

About six years ago I was summonsed 

to a meeting at a solicitor’s office in 

London after my uncle had died and 

left his will. I was taken to a side room 

and given a letter to be read to me. 

The letter detailed my uncle’s sordid 

past and was his was of asking the 

family for forgiveness from his crimes. 

Unfortunately, it was to be announced 

that he had abused a member of the 

family and that he wanted forgiveness. 

That person was me. 

My family had no idea but as you 

can imagine, it was exceptionally 

harrowing for me, my mum and my 

sisters. Unfortunately, I was blamed 

and called a liar by most of his side 

of the family meaning that I was 

cast aside by members of my family. 

From that moment on I became an 

exceedingly difficult person to even 

talk to and took to drinking excessively. 

I ended up losing my wife, house and 

a lot of family members. I also had to 

attend two court cases to see some of 

the dreadful people sentenced, which 

was an extremely difficult experience. 

As with all people that have suffered 

any sort of abuse, I tried to take my 

own life about a year ago but I have 

been taking regular treatment from 

counsellors and doctors to ensure I 

can make the best recovery possible 

from these dreadful nightmares. 

I apologise if this is harrowing 

reading, but it is the only way to 

get the message across. 

I am now the local East Anglian 

Ambassador for the Offside Trust 

and work with all levels of clubs 

to provide workshops on abuse. 

These have been brilliantly received 

and our work in supporting those 

in sport who have been abused is 

ongoing. 

Should your Association, League or 

club wish to support our work, hold 

a workshop, awareness day or make 

a donation, please contact me via 

Alan.offsidetrust@gmail.com. 

To find out more about the Offside 

Trust, visit www.offsidetrust.com. 

We would like to thank everyone at 

Cambridge United for inviting us to 

be their guests tonight and we also 

thank Wycombe Wanderers for their 

support tonight of our work. 

Alan Arber 

A Survivor 


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Today’s Opposition 

wycombe wanderers 

FOUNDED: 1887 | NICKNAME: THE CHAIRBOYS | STADIUM: ADAMS PARK | LAST SEASON: 22ND (CHAMPIONSHIP) 

Wycombe arrive at the 

Abbey Stadium this 

evening with the aim of 

moving back into play-off 

contention, with a win 

keeping the Chairboys’ 

hopes of making an 

instant return to the 

Championship alive. 

After bouncing back from a 

3-2 defeat against Accrington 

towards the end of February with 

a win against the U’s in March, 

Gareth Ainsworth’s men have 

maintained an unbeaten run that 

stretches over five games, prior 

to their clash with Doncaster 

Rovers three days ago, and will be 

hoping to right the wrongs of a 

winless February by moving back 

into the division’s top six. 

Despite controversially being 

relegated to the third-tier last 

season, the Chairboys have 

suffered no relegation hangover, 

and currently find themselves 

sitting just three points outside 

the top six*. 

Ageing like a fine wine, Joe 

Jacobson, now 35, has again 

played an instrumental part in 

Wycombe’s battle for promotion, 

impressively contributing to seven 

goals from fullback. The former 

Shrewsbury Town man remained 

at Adams Park over the summer 

despite impressing on numerous 

occasions in the Championship. 

Despite enjoying the game’s share 

of chances, Gareth Ainsworth’s 

men were unable to break down 

a stubborn Pompey defence at 

Fratton Park last weekend, as 

the Chairboys and Portsmouth 

played out a 0-0 draw. Despite 

the disappointment of dropped 

points, the draw saw the 

Buckinghamshire club extended 

their unbeaten run to five. 

The Chairboys’ rise through 

the English league system 

throughout the second half of the 

20th century meant it took 130 

years of association football for 

both sides to meet in 1993 – after 

being drawn to face each other in 

an FA Cup second round clash at 

Adams Park. 

Wycombe would go on to win 

that afternoon, thanks to Jason 

Cousins’ second half goal, and 

have since enjoyed the share of 

spoils when it comes to overall 

head-to-head games. 

Mark Bonner’s men will be hoping 

to end six-year run this afternoon, 

with the U’s not recording a win 

over the Chairboys since 2016. 

Gareth Ainsworth’s side recorded 

a comfortable win over United 

just a month ago in the reverse 

fixture, as Anis Mehmeti’s brace, 

coupled with Gareth McCleary’s 

strike ended a run of seven games 

without a win for the Chairboys. 

Prior to March’s clash, Paul 

Lewis cancelled out Adebayo 

Akinfenwa’s opener in injury time, 

as the U’s salvaged an unlikely 

point against the eventually 

promoted Chairboy’s in 2018. 

*Written before Wycombe’s 

clash with Doncaster on Saturday 

(April 2nd) 


The Gaffer 

gareth ainsworth 

D.O.B: 10.05.1973 

Place of Birth: Blackburn, 

England 

Balancing a life of music 

and football is no easy gig, 

however the 48-year-old 

has mastered both after 

becoming the lead frontman 

of The Cold Blooded 

Hearts as well as etching 

his name into Wycombe 

Wanderers folklore, having 

spent the last nine and 

a half years guiding the 

Chairboys from League Two 

obscurity to within touching 

distance of remaining in 

the Championship for a 

second season. The former 

QPR caretaker boss returns 

to the Abbey Stadium this 

evening having made four 

First Division appearances 

for the U’s under John 

Beck in 1992 before joining 

Preston North End the 

following season. 

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Safe Hands 

David Stockdale 

Age: 36 

Nationality: English 

Having progressed through 

Huddersfield’s academy before 

going onto to play for 16 clubs, 

Stockdale looks to have finally 

settled after looking destined 

to play Premier League football 

with Brighton after helping the 

Seagulls to promotion in 2017. 

However, an unsuccessful 

move to Birmingham followed 

and now the 6’3” is a safe 

bet in between the sticks at 

Adams Park after joining the 

Chairboys on a permanent 

following two loan moves. The 

36-year-old boasts 15 clean 

sheets in the third tier this 

season, with no other ‘keeper 

in the league bettering the 

record. 

The Rock 

Joe Jacobson 

Age: 35 

Nationality: Welsh 

Ageing like a fine wine, 

Joe Jacobson, now 

35, has again played 

an instrumental part in 

Wycombe’s battle for 

promotion, impressively 

contributing to seven 

goals from fullback. The 

former Shrewsbury Town 

man remained at Adams 

Park over the summer 

despite impressing on 

numerous occasions 

in the Championship, 

contributing to over a 

quarter of Wycombe’s 39 

goals in the second-tier last 

season. The fullback boasts 

international experience 

having represented Wales’ 

under 21’s on 14 occasions. 


The Creator 

Lewis Wing 

Age: 26 

Nationality: English 

Wing’s impressive 

performances for Shildon 

AFC as a 22-year-old in 

the Northern Leagues led 

to the midfielder being 

scouted by Championship 

side Middlesbrough, 

with whom he signed a 

pre-contract agreement 

in March 2017 before 

going on to make over 

80 appearances for 

the Teesside club. The 

now 26-year-old had 

been enduring a loan 

move at Hillsborough 

before seeing his loan 

cut short and making 

the permanent switch to 

Adams Park in January. 

The Hitman 

Sam Vokes 

Age: 32 

Nationality: Welsh 

The Welsh international 

arrived at Adams Park in 

the summer as somewhat 

of a coup, having played 

over 100 times in the 

Premier League as well 

as representing Wales 

on the international 

stage on 64 occasions. 

The Chairboys’ marquee 

signing has delivered this 

season, chipping in with 

15 goal contributions 

in 36 League One and 

arrives at the Abbey 

this evening enjoying 

a purple patch, having 

contributed to six goals 

in the striker’s last eight 

games in the third tier. 


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FROM THE SLO 

with Dave Matthew-Jones 

THIS EVENING WE WELCOME THE SUPPORTERS, 

OFFICIALS AND PLAYING STAFF OF WYCOMBE 

WANDERERS TO THE ABBEY STADIUM. 

The Chairboys 

traditionally play in 

quartered shirts of navy 

(Oxford blue) and pale 

blue (Cambridge blue). 

Is the kit design due to 

a connection between 

the two university cities 

or was the design just a 

coincidence? 

Pedal to the Pitch is an 

organisation raising awareness 

and the encouragement of 

football supporters cycling 

to matches. On the 9th April 

before the Morecambe, they are 

organising a ride for supporters 

to be a part of in Cambridge. 

The group encourages fans to 

walk and wheel. They want to 

reduce the environmental impact 

that football fans have on local 

communities around stadia, 

improve air quality at football 

games and minimise the impact 

that football has on the planet. 

They organise run led rides and 

walks, campaign for sustainable 

practice and bring together fans 

with similar ideas. See below for 

details if you would like to take 

part. There are already cycle racks 

being used at the Abbey Stadium 

situated at the front of the ground, 

behind the Habbin North Stand 

and Main Stand. Following the 

recent opening of the Chisholm 

Trail coming right by the Abbey 

Stadium, it puts some Cambridge 

United supporters in a unique 

position of not having to use cars 

to get to and from matches. 

They start at Cambridge Market 

Square at 1:30pm on a Saturday 

home Matchday and leave at 

1:45pm. They meet the next 

group at Cambridge Station at 

2pm before arriving at the Abbey 

at 2:15pm. They journey length 

is 5.5km and takes around 30 

minutes in total. 

Supporters are welcome to bring 

their own bicycle, or Pedal to the 

Pitch can provide a bike for you 

to use during the ride for free. All 

are welcome, however any under 

18’s will need to be accompanied 

by an adult and complete a short 

cycle skills test prior to the event. 

For more details and to register 

ahead of this Saturday’s game 

against Morecambe, simply search 

‘Pedal to the Pitch Cambridge 

Morecambe” into google or 

follow them on Twitter at @ 

PedaltothePitch. 

Finally, we have the Offside 

Trust with us as guests of the 

Club today and I would like to 

personally welcome Alan and the 

team and thank them for sharing 

their stories and for continuing 

to speak out and raise awareness 

about abuse within football. I 

like to think that the game has 

changed in that respect over 

the years but we mustn’t be 

complacent. 

Dave Matthew-Jones 


JUNIOR U’s 

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH QUESTIONS 

FROM OUR VERY OWN MARVIN THE MOOSE 

QUICK FEET! 

Can you name this Cambridge 

player from his boots below? 

GUESS THE GROUND! 

Can you name the ground above which belongs to a 

fellow English Football League team? 

B X W U S E T Z Z J Z G A U F 

H O A D Z G Q S O O P Q W P Y 

M I N U B K K N D V C F N L I 

A P D N B A E R Y H L Q E J R 

Y B E K E S V H A Y V R F N Q 

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Q C E W Z R R P K D U F I K W 

W S R L A B M I S E E R K J I 

S Y S C O W A W G Z Y T A B F 

X G C Y X S H A G J O O I J T 

U M S O C G Q Q N R X G U N K 

Q A P N M E G D I R B M A C U 

M W G E Q B V B Y G N M G R M 

G F X R N P E B V S Z I D T U 

M F L Z Q V A I N S W O R T H 

MARVIN’S 

WORDSEARCH 

Can you find the ten words in 

Marvin’s wordsearch to the left? 

Wycombe 

Wanderers 

Chairboys 

Cambridge 

United 

Akinfenwa 

McCarthy 

Ainsworth 

Bonner 

Dunk 

Jones 


Answers: Spot the Ball: B, Quick Feet: 

Wes Hoolahan, Guess the Ground: Sincil Bank 

(LNER Satdium) Kit man’s challenge: 

Dunk & 11, Digby & 4, May & 19. 

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KIT MAN’S CHALLENGE! 

Can you pair each player above to their correct shirt number? 

RAFFERTY FAULKNER 

5 years old 

Favourite Player: Lewis Simper, 

Wes Hoolahan & Dimi Mitov 

JOE TYLER 

9 years old 

Favourite Player: 

George Williams 

THEO TYLER 

10 years old 

Favourite Player: 

Harvey Knibbs 

SPOT THE BALL! 

Can you pick out the correct ball from the image above, is it A, B or C? 



THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BE A MEMBER OF A FANS’ ASSOCIATION, JUST AS IT IS A 

GREAT TIME TO BE A U’S FAN. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY A STRESS FREE END 

TO A MEMORABLE SEASON AND BASK IN THE GLOW OF RECOVERING OUR STADIUM 

AFTER THOSE DARK DEEDS OF 2005. 

Given the amazing success of the 

Fans Led Review and the creation 

of the Golden Share arrangement, 

I can’t help but feel that fans 

groups are more relevant than 

ever before now that they will 

have a guaranteed say in the way 

their clubs are run. The legacy, 

traditions and heritage of clubs 

will be protected properly and 

the fact that ‘little old’ Cambridge 

United are the first club to 

commit to a Golden Share layer of 

governance is something that we 

should all be very proud of. 

Increasingly, we will see this 

arrangement adopted and prized 

by all clubs. It is long overdue. 

Obviously no one knows what 

the organisation will look like yet 

but I hope to see CFU, CUSP, the 

Supporters’ Club and all other 

supporters’ groups represented. 

This is a golden opportunity for us 

all to work together. A United club 

is a strong club. 

On April 25th, CFU will be holding 

their AGM in the Supporters’ Club. 

This is a particularly important event 

for us since it should showcase our 

accountability and transparency - 

values which are a vital component 

of any worthwhile organisation. 

Nominations for a new Fans Elected 

Director and Board members will 

have been received by April 3rd 

and it will be interesting to see who 

these might be. 

We are committed to diversity 

and I would like to see a wider 

range of people joining us, 

because they can see some value 

in what we are trying to do to 

assist the Community Trust in its 

work and to help to meet the 

needs of all Cambridge fans more 

comprehensively. 

Regaining ownership of our 

ground should make the process of 

adapting and modernising it more 

viable. Listening to what fans have 

to say about this is always the best 

starting point. 

It is hard to imagine who will 

replace Dave Matthew-Jones after 

seven years of sterling service but 

the future looks bright for the Club 

and for CFU. No doubt the AGM 

will be attended by a glittering 

array of celebrities. I hope that you 

will be one of them. 

Andrew 



Habbin 

WHAT A MEMORABLE SEASON IT HAS 

TURNED OUT TO BE. WE HAVE HELD OUR 

OWN IN LEAGUE ONE AGAINST THE 

ODDS AND CERTAINLY AGAINST THE 

PREDICTIONS OF MANY PUNDITS. 

The demolition of Cheltenham on their own pitch, 

plus our home displays against Bolton, Burton and 

Plymouth in particular will live long in the memory. 

If success on the pitch were not enough in itself, 

we have, as a kind of dream coming true, been 

able to buy our ground back from Grosvenor. 

The pain of 2005 can be forgotten now and our future 

is in our own hands once again. Even the Habbin 

Massive were moved to happiness about that. 

Last Saturday it seemed that optimism and delight 

had become fashionable. Surely we are safe from any 

chance of relegation now and we can look forward 

to some experimentation and games with far less 

pressure. I was glad to visit a new ground, along 

with 1,200 other Cambridge fans. They didn’t seem 

quite ready for us. There were too few turnstiles 

open, unacceptable queueing and over-zealous 

stewarding to boot. Our fans were good natured 

and loud throughout and keeping us out of local 

pubs and searching pensioners wasn’t really called 

for. I wonder if any clever, or desperate, statistician 

has ever worked out how many managers have lost 

their jobs for having the temerity to lose at home to 

Cambridge. To be fair, Wimbledon were poor and 

horribly physical at times and perhaps needed a 

change of leadership. 

I note that our old adversary Mr Akinfenwa is retiring 

at the end of the season, having been with Wycombe 

after many years at Wimbledon. He is a player who 

hardly looks athletic but who has made the very most 

of his ability. He has been a credit to the profession 

and I wish him well. I first noticed him in a game at 

Kingston where we had to put two defenders on him. 

Apart from enjoying the game, some of us found 

ourselves in a strip club by mistake. It looked like 

an ordinary pub from the outside but it was far from 

normal indoors! 

Wycombe are perennial overachievers. This is very 

much down to an inspired choice of managers. Martin 

O’Neil took them from non- league obscurity to 

being a highly respected and well established league 

club. But for a broken leg, he would have been our 

John Ruskin 

When love and skill come together, 

expect a masterpiece. 

player manager. I have no doubt that he would have 

been very successful with us. 

Former player, Gareth Ainsworth took Wycombe to 

their first ever season in the Championship. They 

were a little unlucky to come straight down but it has 

surprised no-one to see how well they have done this 

season. I note that Sullay Kai Kai - who was once here 

on loan - is in their squad. We will need to watch him 

and be at our best. These days, no-one writes us off 

and I am sure that we will give them a good game. 

It has been a great season and there is more to come! 

Another Amber invasion took place in Ipswich on 

Saturday. Our team have given us some wonderful 

days out and this season will be talked about 

for many years to come. The manager and the 

performances we have seen have made many more 

forgettable seasons worthwhile. I hope the fans 

have given them the same warm feeling. United in 

Endeavour! 

Andrew Stephen 


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but it wasn’t for me. I always wanted to be a centre-forward 

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Iredale. Be a bit of a squeeze though 

JI: Brilliant. We all love coming in and working with the gaffer 

JI: An unbelievable feeling. I can’t really describe it but it’s a 

moment I will never forget 


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Another Tuesday evening 

game ahead of us and 

tonight we face a tough 

test in Wycombe. As 

always, on behalf of 

everyone connected with 

the Women’s teams I 

would like to wish Mark, 

the staff and the players 

the best of luck for 

tonight’s game 

The Women’s team have been 

busy the last couple of weeks. 

First up we faced title favourites 

Billericay at the Abbey on 27th 

March and we saw first-hand how 

quickly a game can change when 

you have the quality in attack that 

they possess. The first 30 minutes 

were fairly even and arguably 

we should have made more of a 

couple of good counter attacks. 

However, one moment of lost 

concentration just after the half 

hour mark saw Billericay take the 

lead. Within eight minutes, we 

found ourselves 3-0 down and had 

a mountain to climb. The second 

goal was a defensive mix-up and 

the third came as players started 

to chase the game. This is a big 

learning point for the group, as 

it is vital to stay disciplined and 

be resilient after falling behind to 

give yourselves a chance to stay in 

the game. In the second half we 

showed a bit more of this and the 

only goal of the second 45 minutes 

came from another error where we 

gave the ball away in our own half. 

Harsh lessons to learn, but that is 

what we must do to progress. 

There was a quick opportunity to 

put things right on Wednesday 

evening as we faced a battling 

Stevenage side fighting to avoid 

relegation. It wasn’t an ideal time 

to be missing six players with injury 

and illness, which got worse as 

skipper Laura Baker had to pull out 

ill just before kick-off. The players 

overcame all of that to battle out a 

0-0 draw and show their resilience 

and defensive qualities. The best 

chance of the game fell to Laura 

Mitchell who got to a perfect 

Abi Davies cross only to put her 

effort wide from six yards. It was 

a game we would have ideally 

wanted to take three points from, 

but given the situation with so 

many players unavailable, it wasn’t 

a bad point either. Add to that a 

clean sheet with no clear chances 

for Stevenage, it was a great step 

forward after the previous game. 

As we come towards the end of 

the season, we still want to finish 

as high up the table as we can and 

so we would love your support 

on Sun 24th April when we face 

Cambridge City at home in the 

local derby. 

Finally, we have a chance to win 

some silverware when we face St 

Ives Town in the County Cup Final 

on Weds 13th April at Eynesbury 

Rovers FC. We would love to have 

your support at both those games 

as we look to finish the season on 

a high. 

Enjoy the game tonight. Let’s get 

behind the team and hopefully 

we will be celebrating three more 

points by the end of the evening. 

Come on you U’s! 

Darren Marjoram 

Next Game: 

Cambridge United Women 

vs AFC Wimbledon 

Sunday 10th April 2022, 

Kick-Off 2pm, St Neots Town 

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Memories Down 

Good evening, folks. 

It’s a shame but these 

notes were written 

prior to the Ipswich 

game for deadline 

reasons so I can’t tell 

you all about the trip, 

which personally is 

one I had been looking 

forward to since the 

last meaningful fixture 

there in November 

1991. 

Maybe next time. Welcome 

anyway to tonight’s visitors 

from High Wycombe. It’s 

only five weeks since we 

met at Adams Park; do we 

know the record in terms 

of the least number of days 

between home and away 

fixtures? Answers on a 

postcard please. 

So we are concentrating on 

5 April 1983 this evening 

and a home game vs Fulham 

in the old Division Two. 

Fulham were third at the 

time, chasing promotion 

and we were a relatively 

comfortable 16th. Fulham 

just missed out in the end 

with a fourth place finish to 

QPR, Wolves and Leicester, 

whereas we climbed to 

the heady heights of 12 

ahead of the likes of Derby, 

Middlesbrough, Palace and 

Chelsea. Unfortunately, the 

following season saw us 

nosedive to the bottom of the 

league early and we ended 

up with just 24 points - 23 

adrift of Oldham in 19th spot. 

And 26 defeats. 

One or two little funnies in 

the programme that evening 

- although manager John 

Scan me to 

read the archive 

programme... 

Docherty seemed to think 

the game was being played 

on a Saturday. One of the 

highlights is news of the 

youth team’s success in the 

cup against Spurs, beating 

them 3-1 with a brace from a 

certain Mark Cooper and one 

from Kevin Massey. 

There are a lot of 

contributions from mascots at 

recent games, my favourite 

being from ‘Elaine’ who 

‘loved the crisps and sweets’! 

And the infamous Cambridge 

Sporting Dinner was coming 

up at the end of the season 

at the Garden House Hotel 

and invitees included such 

luminaries as ‘Mighty’ Morgan 

- at the time the holder of a 

Commonwealth Games gold 

medal. 

Talking of luminaries, 

some noteworthy names 

in the Fulham squad that 

season. Manager Malcom 

McDonald, future manager 

Sean O’Driscoll, Paul Parker 

and Ray Houghton, to name 

but a few. Also worth noting 

that you could buy a full 

United strip from the Black & 

Amber Shop for £5. In today’s 

money that’s about £18 so 

somebody’s doing all right, 

aren’t they? 

Enjoy yourselves. 

Harry 


Cambridge United 

Cambridge United’s 

development side 

were crowned the 

champions of the 

2021/22 Cambridgeshire 

Invitational Cup with an 

impressive 2-1 victory 

over Ely City at the 

Abbey Stadium. 

In a repeat of the 2018 final, the 

talented young U’s crop would 

fancy their chances of bringing 

some silverware to CB5 after 

late showings helped them 

dispatch Soham Town Rangers 

1-3 and Cambridge City 2-4 in 

the previous rounds. The visitors 

- who were languishing in 12th in 

the Thurlow Nunn Premier 

Division - were seen as real 

specialists in this competition, 

appearing in six of the past nine 

finals and aiming for a third 

successive triumph. 

United showcased immense 

energy and a threat on the counter 

attack during the early goings and 

broke the deadlock. A pinpoint 

pass from Yearn released Akanbi 

down the left who picked his 

spot and showed real assurance 

in delicately drilling past an 

onrushing Reynolds. 

The visitors’ response was a strong 

one. On the 22nd minute, a loose 

clearance fell to Taylor Hastings 

from outside of the box who 

connected superbly by unleashing 

a volley which darted a couple of 

inches over the crossbar. 

The sides were level after 

30 minutes when a long throw 

was cleared towards Walter 

who timed his volley to perfection 

by thundering past a helpless 

Louis Chadwick from 20 yards 

to spark euphoria amongst the 

travelling contingent. 

As the first period drew to a close, 

it was the U’s who enjoyed the 

flurry of chances. On 35, excellent 

link-up play from Yearn and Akanbi 

resulted in the goalscorer planting 

an attempt towards the top corner 

which Reynolds pawed away from 

danger. 

The shot-stopper was called into 

action again moments later when 

Dan Barton played Yearn in from 

12 yards. The youngest scorer in 

the U’s history looked for the near 

post but was denied by the legs 

of Reynolds. It concluded a tight 

first half with both sides satisfied 

with their work rate but perhaps 

aggrieved not to have capitalised 

on dominant spells. 

Ten minutes after the break, the 

hosts were scratching their heads 

wondering how they were still 

level. A jinking run from Glenn 

McConnell freed up Barton who 

beat his man and fired at Akanbi 

who pulled the trigger twice which 

captain Tom Williams astutely 

denied both times. 

The gas had been turned on for 

some time, with the resistance 

finally broken on the 71st minute 

when the young U’s took the 

lead once more. Yearn provided 

the magic by picking out the top 

corner with an audacious curler 

into the top corner which Reynolds 

could only watch. 

A third almost looked inevitable. 

Gill’s men should have been 

home and dry on 75 when livewire 

Akanbi sent in a low cross to 

McConnell who fired over the bar 

from 12 yards. 

City had chances to force extratime 

as the game reached its 

dying embers. Gibbs raced into 

the six-yard box and played a 

fizzed ball towards substitute 

Jordan Foster on 80 but he 

couldn’t tuck home from a 

scramble as it hit the post and the 

U’s survived. 

Ultimately, the damage was done. 

For the first time since 1957, 

Cambridge United got their hands 

on the county trophy. A night to 

remember and one which will no 

doubt them in good stead for their 

future endeavours in the game. 


In other Academy news, 

the Club is pleased 

to announce that the 

Terry Baker Memorial 

Fixture will take place on 

Tuesday 12th April at the 

Abbey Stadium. 

United’s U16s will take on West 

Ham United’s U16s as we pay 

tribute to a true Cambridge 

United legend. Terry passed 

away at the age of 83 in 2018 

and played a huge part in the 

history of the Club. 

Terry was the Club Chairman 

on three occasions, served on 

the Board of Directors and was 

named an Honorary Director 

of the Football Club in 2016. A 

passionate supporter of the Club 

since 1947, Terry also provided 

financial support during some of 

the club’s darkest hours, ensuring 

its survival. 

Head of Academy Tom Pell said, 

“We are really looking forward to 

what should be a cracking game 

at the Abbey Stadium. We are 

delighted to welcome West Ham 

Utd and I would like to pass on 

our thanks to them for agreeing to 

the game. 

“This is something that we 

started with our U15/16 group 

pre pandemic and is something 

we look forward to celebrating on 

an annual basis moving forwards. 

Terry was a U’s legend and 

supported both the Club and the 

Academy over many years and we 

feel it is only right to recognise 

this and are looking forward to 

welcoming several members of 

Terry’s family on the night.” 

Val Baker, Terry’s wife has kindly 

arranged for our Scholars to 

partake in a Player of the Season 

and Goal of the Season ceremony 

to celebrate the achievements of 

our young apprentices both onand-off 

the pitch. 

The Terry Baker Player of the 

Season and Goal of the Season 

Awards will be presented in the 

Executive Lounge prior to the 

game. 

“I would like to thank Val and her 

family for all their support through 

the years and for their contribution 

on the night for making it a 

great experience for everyone 

involved,” Tom added. 

“I urge supporters who may have 

seen a glimpse of our young 

apprentices during this season’s 

FA Youth Cup run to come to the 

game and watch our U15 and U16 

players, so they can experience all 

that the Abbey has to offer. 

“It would be greatly appreciated 

and I am confident you will enjoy 

seeing some of our promising 

young players giving their all for 

the badge.” 

Tickets for the match are 

available on the night for just £5 

Adults, £1 Children. 


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Wigan Athletic (A) 

Saturday 16th April 2022 

Sky Bet League One | 17:15 

DW Stadium 

Adult: £10 

Under 12: £5 

Under 5: £2 

Morecambe (H) 

Saturday 9th April 2022 


Abbey Stadium 

Main Stand: Adult, £22 | 64+, £17 | Full-time 

Student, £17 | 18-23, £17 | Armed Forces, £17 

Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5 

Newmarket Road End: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14 

Full-time Student, £14 | 18-23, £14 | Armed 

Forces, £14 | Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5 

North Habbin Terrace: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14 



Sunderland (A) 

Saturday 23rd April 2022 


Stadium of Light 

Adult: £26 

65+: £23 

Under 22: £18 

Under 16: £12 

charlton athletic (H) 

Tuesday 19th April 2022 


Abbey Stadium 

Main Stand: Adult, £22 | 64+, £17 | Full-time 

Student, £17 | 18-23, £17 | Armed Forces, £17 

Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5 

Newmarket Road End: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14 



North Habbin Terrace: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14 





with Sam Gomarsall... 

This Saturday’s 9th April home game against 

Morecambe will be dedicated to its Community 

Trust and the work they do in the local community. 

The Matchday is sponsored by AstraZeneca and all 

supporters are encouraged to “Bring a Pound to the 

Ground” to help raise money for the Club’s dedicated 

charity. 

Bucket collectors will be positioned around the 

ground ready to receive donations or alternatively, 

supporters can Text TRUST to 70560 to donate £10. 

“We are really excited to be hosting our annual 

Community Trust Matchday at the game against 

Morecambe,” Sam Gomarsall, Community Trust 

Manager said. “This is a fantastic opportunity for us 

to showcase the work we do and the difference it 

makes. 

“I am lucky enough to get to see day-in day-out 

the impact on individuals and communities that our 

programmes make and it is great that this will be on 

show for United fans too! 

“We are looking forward to welcoming beneficiaries 

from the Trust projects to the day - from our disability 

sport participants and walking footballers, to primary 

school children on free school meals with their family. 

“We are encouraging all U’s fans to get behind us 

and to bring a pound to the ground to support the 

Community Trust and all our initiatives to change 

lives through sport.” 

This year’s Community Trust Matchday will be the 

biggest ever, with a wide range of activities, events 

and exciting announcements being made during the 

afternoon. 

The Trust and AstraZeneca will be showing off the 

Active Science programme, a partnership between 

the charity and the biopharmaceutical firm, at the 

front of the ground by the Club Shop where young 

supporters will be able to take part in activities, 

combining science and sport in exciting ways, ahead 

of the game. 

Participants of the Trust’s various programmes will 

fill up the South Stand as 1,200 tickets have been 

distributed to Walking Footballers, partner Schools, 

Premier League Kicks players - who will help form the 

players guard of honour - Disability Footballers and 

Bootcamp members, amongst many others. 

The Matchday Programme will be taken over by the 

Trust with stories, case studies and editorial features 

written by and about those who are impacted by their 

work. 

Following the success of the Half-Time Walking 

Football entertainment at the recent match against 

Shrewsbury, a Disability Sport demonstration will take 

place during the break as over 30 participants will 

strut their stuff on the Abbey Stadium turf. 

459 primary school children across the region 

have recently taken part in a Celebrating Diversity 

Poetry competition with the winning entry to be 

immortalized for supporters to see at the Abbey 

Stadium. The winning poet will be contacted ahead 

of the Matchday and invited to read out his work over 

the tannoy. 

Other budding wordsmiths will have the opportunity 

to take part in a Match Reporting Experience as 

children from partner schools learn how to taking 

photos of the football action, write reports and 

interview players. 

Finally, hospitality guests will have the 

opportunity to win a very special, signed 

prize through the popular ‘Goal or No 

Goal’ game and key staff and partners of 

the Trust will deliver fascinating talks to 

guests of the Executive Lounge and 

Signature Suite. 

So, please bring a Pound to the 

Ground to support the Trust’s work 

and the Club looks forward to 

welcoming all of its supporters for a 

very special Matchday. 


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1. Wycombe’s boss Gareth 

Ainsworth was at the Abbey 

between 1992 and 1993 but at 

which current Championship club 

did he make his senior bow? 

A. Preston North End 

B. Blackburn Rovers 

C. Derby County 

D. Stoke City 

2. Wycombe moved to Adams 

Park in 1990. Where had been 

their home since 1895? 

A. Kennett Park 

B. Hillbottom Avenue 

C. Wood Lane 

D. Loakes Park 

3. What unique distinction 

do League Two club Port Vale 

hold to this day? 

A. Port Vale is actually on 

Merseyside, not in Stoke 

B. They are 100% owned 

by a boy band 

C. They have beaten all other 

91 clubs in a league fixture 

D. They have never 

drawn a game on the opening 

day of the season 

4. Two former Football League 

teams had homes called the 

Recreation Ground; who were 

they? 

A. Stockport County 

& Aldershot 

B. Aldershot & Chesterfield 

C. Chesterfield & 

Maidstone Utd 

D. AFC Halifax & 

Dagenham & Redbridge 

5. Which city would I be in if 

attending a game at Windsor Park? 

A. Dublin 

B. Glasgow 

C. Belfast 

D. Edinburgh 

6. In a tussle between the Stags 

and the Exiles, who are we talking 

about? 

A. Swindon v Port Vale 

B. Tranmere v Exeter 

C. Mansfield v FGR 

D. Mansfield v Newport Co 

7. Which Premier League club 

were founded originally as 

Ardwick AFC? 

A. Southampton 

B. Manchester City 

C. Aston Villa 

D. Burnley 

8. Where will the next European 

Championships be held in 2024? 

A. Germany 

B. Spain & Portugal 

C. Netherlands 

D. Greece 

9. Harrison Dunk turns 31 and a 

half next month – but where was 

he born? 

A. Hammersmith 

B. Putney 

C. Mortlake 

D. Barnes 

10. What connects the following 

clubs? Aston Villa, West Ham, 

Burnley, Bradford & Northampton. 

A. Colin Calderwood 

B. Stuart McCall 

C. Originally formed as rugby 

league clubs 

D. Claret colours 

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with Doug Shulman... 

IT HAS BEEN A TERRIFIC COUPLE OF WEEKS FOR THE 

U’S, SINCE WE LAST GATHERED AT THE ABBEY. 

On that day, despite a good 

performance against League 

One’s form team in MK Dons, 

the winless run stretched to five 

games and four without scoring. 

This Mark Bonner side has a 

serious knack of responding to 

adversity, though, with backto-back 

away successes, both 

supported up by clean sheets, 

having now surely cemented 

League One football for another 

season. 

A new year in a new division 

has thrown up many different 

challenges and the past two 

matches on the road has 

highlighted this. Wimbledon, 

fighting to avoid the drop, were 

aggressive, got the ball forward 

quickly, denied the U’s space and 

made the game scrappy. Find a 

way to win is the adage and Adam 

May did that brilliantly to seal the 

points, with a quality trademark 

long-range strike which moved 

him onto six goals for the season; 

four of which have been hit from 

outside the 18-yard box. Not a bad 

trick to have in your locker as a 

midfielder. 

The game at Ipswich was 

completely dissimilar, against a 

team full of confidence, having 

kept nine clean sheets in the past 

eleven unbeaten fixtures, with six 

of those shut-outs coming in the 

past half a dozen home games 

at Portman Road and with it a 

play-off place zooming sharply 

into focus. However, I thought the 

U’s managed the game brilliantly. 

They were tenacious in midfield, 

defended astutely and calmly, 

nullified the expensively assembled 

Ipswich attack, always carried a 

threat at the top end of the pitch 

and were thoroughly deserving of 

the three points. 

The 26,515 gate was also the 

biggest league crowd the U’s have 

played in front of since May 1993, 

when 27,399 crammed into Upton 

Park to see Ian Atkins’ United take 

on West Ham. Last Saturday was a 

brilliant one for the supporters to 

savour, with local bragging rights 

falling their way and the social 

media banter in full flow! They are 

certainly enjoying themselves this 

season. 

I had a feeling the U’s would pull 

off another statement away win in 

the league this season and, not 

only that, but the victory at Ipswich 

moves them closer to the top half 

finish they are clearly targeting. 

Even more satisfying, though, is the 

16-point gap between United and 

the shark-infested waters of the 

drop zone, where practically every 

single pre-season prediction I read 

by so-called experts last summer, 

said the U’s would be placed. They 

clearly didn’t do their homework. 

Doug Shulman 


with 

Owen Mizon 

A CLASH UNDER THE ABBEY FLOODLIGHTS WITH THE 

SOLE TASK OF GATE-CRASHING THE TOP HALF OF SKY 

BET LEAGUE ONE – SOME POSITION TO BE IN. 

Whilst our fate may be all but 

secured for another season, it’s 

up in the air for many sides. With 

a title that is anyone’s guess, 

a play-off race so tight that 

the highest-scoring side in the 

division are on the outskirts of 

it, and a dogfight at the bottom 

which is destined to lead to finalday 

drama, let the games begin. 

Wigan Athletic battled to a 

valuable point towards their 

title pursuit as they shared the 

spoils in a 1-1 draw with Bolton 

Wanderers in the early kick-off. 

The hosts made the most of their 

early dominance when James 

McClean’s delivery travelled into 

the far corner. Their inability 

to increase the advantage was 

capitalised on by substitute Jon 

Dabi Bodvarsson, who nicked 

a late equaliser to send the 

travelling 4000 Trotters fans potty. 

A creditable top-half finish on their 

return looks a given for Ian Evatt’s 

side. Where Latics are concerned, 

they’re level on 80 points with 

leaders Rotherham United, boast a 

game in hand and have favourable 

form. 

That’s not to say the division is 

a two-horse race, nonetheless, 

as MK Dons steamed to within 

a point of the automatic 

promotion spots as Mo Eisa and 

Scott Twine struck to dispatch 

Shrewsbury Town 2-0. Now 13 

games unbeaten, the form team 

mean business. A three-match 

winning run may be banished for 

Salop, but survival looks all but 

guaranteed as they occupy 16th. 

Write Plymouth Argyle off at your 

peril – a stunning volley from 

skipper Joe Edwards capped a 

monumental afternoon at Pride 

Park as they edged out promotion 

rivals Oxford United 1-0. Now 

eight points clear of the U’s, who 

sit in 7th after dropping points 

successively, the play-offs is the 

minimum for the Pilgrims after 

accumulating a pernicious seven 

wins in eight. 

Possessing the best home record 

in the EFL, it came as no surprise 

when Sheffield Wednesday 

departed Hillsborough with a 2-1 

success over AFC Wimbledon. 

In truth, a point apiece looked 

destined when Ayoub Assal 

cancelled out Jack Hunt’s early 

diving header, but Lee Gregory 

popped up in the dying embers 

to steer the Owls’ gap in 5th. With 


a horror winless run stretched to 

22 games, the Dons slip to 22nd 

and are four points adrift – they’ve 

never experienced relegation 

since their 2002 formation, the 

task of avoiding that fate is 

arduous. 

A winner at the death from Nathan 

Broadhead helped Sunderland 

move back into the play-off picture 

and ensure a seventh game 

unbeaten after they overcame 

Gillingham 1-0. Decisive for both 

sides’ aspirations, Neil Harris’ men 

fall to 20th and are just two points 

clear of the drop. 

Wycombe Wanderers celebrated 

the services of record goalscorer 

Adebayo Akinfenwa with a 

convincing 2-0 victory against 

beleaguered Doncaster Rovers at 

Adams Park. Midfielders Garath 

SKY BET LEAGUE 1 TEAM OF THE week: 

MF 

MF 

Max 

Power 

MF 

DF 

DF 

MF 

Tommy 

Leigh 

Jamie 

Robson 

ST 

ST 

Cole 

Stockton 

MF 

MF 

DF 

DF 

GK 

GK 

ST 

ST 

Callum 

Camps 

Will 

Boyle 

David 

stockdale 

McCleary and Anis Mehmeti 

did the damage to leave Gareth 

Ainsworth’s side 8th and a solitary 

point from the promised land. 

Winless in six and with eight 

points to make up, Rovers need to 

pull off a mammoth escape. 

Cambridge United executed the 

perfect away performance as they 

came away from Portman Road with 

a 1-0 success against Ipswich Town. 

A forced own goal from Dominic 

Thompson was enough to separate 

the sides as the Tractor Boys’ 

play-off hopes and devastating 

home form was scuppered. Up to 

13th and with the 50-point mark 

surpassed, the U’s ticket towards 

another season of third tier football 

is almost stamped. 

Mid-table Accrington Stanley and 

Cheltenham Town played out a 

Scott 

Twine 

MF 

MF 

DF 

DF 

MF 

MF 

Paul 

Digby 

Joe 

Edwards 

Jack 

hunt 

rip-roaring, breath-taking 4-4 draw 

at the Wham Stadium. Alfie May 

drew first blood with an incredible 

21st of the season, before the 

hosts fought back with a quickfire 

Tommy Leigh brace either side 

of Sean McConville’s poke. 

Will Boyle added a consolation 

before Ellis Chapman’s own 

goal looked to have killed the 

game off. The Robins persisted, 

conjuring a pulsating draw when 

Callum Wright tapped home, 

Stanley’s Ross Sykes saw red and 

with seconds on the clock Boyle 

grabbed his brace to put both 

sides on 51 points. 

A feisty encounter at the Valley, 

where both sides finished with 

10 men, fell the way of Lincoln 

City who grounded out a 1-2 win. 

Morgan Whittaker took the lead 

with a fine finish, before Alex 

Gilby and then the goalscorer 

received their marching orders 

either side of half-time. Anthony 

Scully put the game to bed for 

the Imps, who were already home 

and dry despite Jayden Stockley’s 

consolation. A return to winning 

ways for the visitors, they’re 

comfortably in 18th whereas 

the Addicks are 15th after three 

previous wins and clean sheets. 

Morecambe returned to winning 

ways after going 12 without 

courtesy of a comprehensive 

3-0 triumph over 10-man Burton 

Albion. Arthur Gnahoua, Adam 

Phillips and Cole Stockton all 

struck during a rampant period 

to aid the Shrimps’ survival hopes 

– two points from safety with a 

mammoth game in their favour. 

A significant afternoon at Gresty 

Road saw doomed Crewe 

Alexandra fall to a 1-3 loss against 

Fleetwood Town. Although Chris 

Long salvaged hope when he 

equalised from Harvey Macadam’s 

first senior goal, substitutes 

Anthony Pilkington and Ellis 

Harrison handed the sucker punch 

to put the Cod Army two points 

and places afloat. For the doomed 

Railwaymen, they’ve lost 12 in 13 

and are 12 points from safety – 

frankly, they’ve run out of steam. 


2021/22 

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 7,937 J Smith L 0-3 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk 

TUE 8th 19:45 SBL1 A Gillingham 3,824 J Bell L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk 

SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Burton Albion 2,578 M Edwards D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring ■ Dunk 

SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H Accrington Stanley 5,602 L Swabey W 2-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk 

TUE 22nd 19:45 SBL1 H Plymouth Argyle 5,286 R Madley W 2-0 Mitov Williams ■ Okedina ■ Sherring Bennett 

SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A Oxford United 10,004 C Breakspear L 2-4 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk ■ 

MARCH 2022 

TUE 1st 19:45 SBL1 A Wycombe Wanderers 4,083 J Oldham L 0-3 Mitov Williams Jones Sherring Dunk 

SAT 5th 15:00 SBL1 H Shrewsbury Town 5,651 N Hair D 0-0 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Jones Dunk 

SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Sheffield Wednesday 22,646 S Stockbridge L 0-6 Mitov Williams Sherring Jones Dunk 

SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H MK Dons 6,325 S Barrott L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk 

SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A AFC Wimbledon 8,463 D Handley W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk 

APRIL 2022 

SAT 2nd 15:00 SBL1 A Ipswich Town 26,515 C Hicks W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk ■ 

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 

Digby ■ May ■ Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith Worman 75’, Tolaj 75’, Lankester 75’, Taylor, O’Neil, Bennett, Gill, Yearn, McConnell 

Digby O’Neil Knibbs May Brophy Smith Lankester 63’, Tolaj 72’, Mannion, Worman, Bennett 

Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith Taylor, O’Neil, Tolaj, Lankester, Mannion, Worman, Bennett 

Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith O’Neil 90+7’, Mannion, Taylor, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman 

Digby O’Neil Lankester May Brophy Smith Worman 69’, Tracey 79’, Dunk 86’, Mannion, Dunk, Akanbi, Tolaj 

May Digby Lankester Hoolahan Brophy ■ Smith O’Neil ■ 77’, Tracey 77’, Tolaj 85’, Mannion, Worman, Jones, Bennett 

Digby Worman Tracey May ■ Brophy Smith Lankester 67’, Ironside 67’, Tolaj 81’, Okedina, Mannion, Bennett, Yearn 

May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Tracey 67’, Knibbs 84’, Mannion, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman, Bennett 

May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside O'Neil 45', Knibbs 45', Okedina 63', Tolaj, Tracey, Lankester, Mannion 

Digby ■ O’Neil Smith Knibbs Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 71’, Lankester 77’, May 78’, Mannion, Tolaj, Sherring, Worman 

Digby ■ May Smith Knibbs Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 71’, Tracey ■ 82’, Sherring 90+6’, Mannion, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman 

Digby May ■ Smith ■ Knibbs Brophy Ironside Sherring 90+4’, Mannion, Iredale, Hoolahan, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman 


Match Replay 

ipswich town 

cambridge united 

0 

1 

Thompson OG 

Saturday 2nd April, 2022 | Sky Bet League One | Portman Road | Attendance: 26,515 

Cambridge United put in a 

professional away performance 

to clinch a memorable 0-1 

victory against Ipswich Town at 

Portman Road. 

Buoyed by over 2000 of the United 

faithful, the U’s showcased grit and 

determination to secure maximum 

points after Joe Ironside bundled 

the ball home on the hour mark. 

In the process, they elevated 

themselves to 13th in Sky Bet 

League One and went another 

step closer to confirming their stay 

in the third tier for another season. 

Scan me to watch the 

full match highlights 


LEAGUE 1 STAT PACK 

LEAGUE TABLE 

2o21 /22 

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

1 ROTHERHAM UNITED 39 24 8 7 64 25 39 80 

2 WIGAN ATHLETIC 38 24 8 6 67 35 32 80 

3 MILTON KEYNES DONS 40 23 10 7 66 38 28 79 

4 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 41 23 8 10 67 40 27 77 

5 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 40 20 12 8 66 43 23 72 

6 SUNDERLAND 40 20 10 10 67 48 19 70 

7 OXFORD UNITED 40 20 9 11 74 50 24 69 

8 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 40 19 12 9 64 47 17 69 

9 IPSWICH TOWN 41 17 13 11 59 41 18 64 

10 PORTSMOUTH 38 16 11 11 53 39 14 59 

11 BOLTON WANDERERS 40 17 8 15 61 50 11 59 

12 CHELTENHAM TOWN 41 12 15 14 60 71 -11 51 

13 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 40 13 12 15 48 59 -11 51 

14 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 40 14 9 17 52 69 -17 51 

15 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 40 14 7 19 47 51 -4 49 

16 SHREWBURY TOWN 41 12 12 17 41 39 2 48 

17 BURTON ALBION 40 13 8 19 48 63 -15 47 

18 LINCOLN CITY 40 12 9 19 45 53 -8 45 

19 FLEETWOOD TOWN 39 8 13 18 53 68 -15 37 

20 GILLINGHAM 41 8 13 20 31 61 -30 37 

21 MORECAMBE 40 8 11 21 50 79 -29 35 

22 AFC WIMBLEDON 40 6 15 19 41 64 -23 33 

23 DONCASTER ROVERS 41 8 6 27 28 76 -48 30 

24 CREWE ALEXANDRA 40 6 7 27 31 74 -43 25 

LAST UPDATED: 04.04.2022 

TONIGHT’S 

Fixtures 

KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

VS 

8pm 

VS 

Top Five 

Goalscorers 

ROSS STEWART 

SUNDERLAND 22 

ALFIE MAY 

CHELTENHAM TOWN 21 

COLE STOCKTON 

MORECAMBE 20 

WILL KEANE 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 19 

MATTY TAYLOR 

OXFORD UNITED 19 

Top Five 

Assists 

SEAN MCCONVILLE 

ACCRINGTON STANLEY 13 

SCOTT TWINE 

MK DONS 11 

GAVIN WHYTE 

OXFORD UNITED 10 

BARRY BANNAN 

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 10 

MAX POWER 

WIGAN ATHLETIC 9 

Top Five 

Clean Sheets 

DAVID STOCKDALE 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS 16 

MICHAEL COOPER 

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 16 

GAVIN BAZUNU 

PORTSMOUTH 15 

BAILEY PEACOCK-FARRELL 

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 14 

MARKO MAROSI 

SHREWSBURY TOWN 14 


THE SQUADS 

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 

MANAGER: MARK BONNER 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS 

MANAGER: GARETH AINSWORTH 

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 

2 ● JACK GRIMMER 

3 ● JOE JACOBSON 

4 ● DOMINIC GAPE 

5 ● ANTHONY STEWART 

6 ● RYAN TAFAZOLLI 

7 ● DAVID WHEELER 

8 ● CURTIS THOMPSON 

9 ● SAM VOKES 

11 ● LEWIS WING 

12 ● GARATH MCCLEARY 

13 ● DAVID STOCKDALE (GK) 

15 ● JACK YOUNG 

16 ● SULLAY KAIKAI 

17 ● DARYL HORGAN 

18 ● BRANDON HANLAN 

19 ● ANIS MEHMETI 

20 ● ADEBAYO AKINFENWA 

21 ● JACK WAKELY 

22 ● NICK FREEMAN 

23 ● JORDAN OBITA 

24 ● ADAM LEATHERS 

25 ● ALI AL-HAMADI 

26 ● JASON MCCARTHY 

27 ● JEAN-BAPTISTE FISCHER 

28 ● JOSH SCOWEN 

29 ● TJAY DE BARR 

30 ● TYLA DICKINSON (GK) 

31 ● ADAM PRZYBEK (GK) 

33 ● OLIVER PENDLEBURY 

34 ● ANDRE BURLEY 

35 ● MAX RAM 

36 ● MALACHI LINTON 

38 ● CHRIS FORINO 

39 ● CONNOR PARSONS 

Referee: 

Craig Hicks 

Assistant Referee: 

Richard Wigglesworth 

Assistant Referee: 

Damith Bandara 

Fourth official: 

Abbas Khan 

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