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THE OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME OF CAMBRIDGE UNITED FC 2021/22 | ISSUE 9 | £3.50<br />
VERSUS<br />
CHARLTON ATHLETIC<br />
TUESDAY 19TH APRIL 2022<br />
KICK-OFF 7.45PM
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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
Abbey Stadium, Newmarket Rd,<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> CB5 8LN<br />
Founded: 1912<br />
HONOURS<br />
Football League Third Division/<br />
League One (third tier)<br />
· Champions: 1990–91<br />
· Runners-up: 1977–78<br />
Football League Fourth Division/<br />
League Two (fourth tier)<br />
· Champions: 1976–77<br />
· Runners-up: 1998–99, 2020–21<br />
· Promotion: 1972–73<br />
· Play-off winners: 1989–90<br />
National League (fifth tier)<br />
· Runners-up: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013–14<br />
· Play-off winners: 2013–14<br />
· Play-off finalists: 2007–08, 2008–09<br />
Southern League Premier<br />
Division (old fifth tier)<br />
· Winners: 1968–69, 1969–70<br />
FA Trophy<br />
· Winners: 2013–14<br />
Football League Trophy<br />
· Runners-up: 2001–02<br />
· Southern Area finalists: 2002–03<br />
Southern League Cup<br />
· Winners: 1968–69<br />
PROGRAMME<br />
Programme Editor: Dan Branowsky<br />
This programme was produced on behalf of<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> by Ignition Sports Media.<br />
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MARK BONNER<br />
Head Coach<br />
IAN MATHER<br />
From the CEO<br />
OPPOSITION PROFILE<br />
A look at <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
HOT OFF THE HABBIN<br />
with Andrew Stephen<br />
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TWITTER Q&A<br />
George Williams<br />
COMMUNITY MATCHDAY<br />
Our Community Trust match<br />
FIXTURES & RESULTS<br />
Keep updated with this season<br />
STAT ATTACK<br />
Sky Bet League One<br />
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Head Coach<br />
Mark Bonner<br />
Firstly, I’d like to welcome Johnnie Jackson, his staff and players to<br />
The Abbey for today’s Sky Bet League One tie against <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong>.<br />
Welcome to tonight’s re-scheduled fixture against<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong>, originally due to be played<br />
yesterday afternoon. Having appeared live on Sky<br />
Sports on Saturday, we were required to nudge this<br />
game back by 24 hours to allow for the appropriate<br />
recovery time in-line with all those who played on<br />
Good Friday and Monday.<br />
At the time of writing - due to printing deadlines - we are<br />
yet to play Wigan and therefore I will hold judgement on<br />
whether or not I like TV games and 5:15pm kick-offs!<br />
In all seriousness though, it has been an interesting<br />
process to understand the challenges playing TV<br />
games can bring. It brings a new experience for us and<br />
having little control or say over the option, I thought<br />
you would find the following insight interesting.<br />
Clearly there are some huge benefits to such a game.<br />
League One had a brilliant focus on Saturday with<br />
three live games throughout the day - all involving<br />
promotion chasing sides. As the drama towards the<br />
broadcasted play-offs begins, this is a super platform<br />
and profile for our league, which usually gets very<br />
little live exposure.<br />
We were asked to be live for the MK Dons home<br />
fixture for Monday night football a few weeks back,<br />
but due to a clash with the international window,<br />
MK were unable to move the game. Sky have been<br />
chasing us for a live game it seems, so we must have<br />
good reach for the TV audience - or perhaps that’s<br />
coincidental and it is the promotion chasing teams<br />
they are really interested in!<br />
The next benefit is that it is rare for a club like ours<br />
to play on national TV. It was a shame to miss out on<br />
the domestic FA Cup rights at Newcastle, but having<br />
appeared first on Match of the Day and then been<br />
on BBC Red Button for the Luton Town game, we<br />
have gained some excellent exposure to a national<br />
audience this season. That is good profile for our<br />
club, players and sponsors.<br />
With just a few remaining games left this season and<br />
the away games being so big, it keeps everyone on<br />
their toes and means we have to be at the top of our<br />
game in order to be competitive.<br />
Sky and The Premier League are the most significant<br />
external providers of funding to the EFL and its<br />
clubs and without their income generation and<br />
globalisation of our game, we wouldn’t be blessed<br />
with so much exposure and quality in the leagues.<br />
The pyramid would not be as strong and the<br />
incredible work undertaken in Community Trusts and<br />
Academies would not be possible.<br />
However, it has its flaws as Ian Mather has often<br />
stated. The Tracey Crouch review in essence is<br />
asking for greater fan involvement and to ensure<br />
the sustainability of every club at every level. The<br />
strength of English football and the ingrained culture<br />
in all of our lives is in its depth and reach. That is<br />
what needs protecting.<br />
Moving the fixtures isn’t great for supporters who<br />
were looking forward to a Bank Holiday Monday clash<br />
for this game, and in turn significantly reduces the<br />
attendance and income generated. Moving the fixture<br />
to Saturday at 5:15pm meant that the overnight stay<br />
required a much later check out time from the hotel,<br />
almost doubling the costs of the trip. The share of<br />
broadcast revenue for the game was £10,000. We are<br />
significantly down financially from the game and what<br />
we hoped we could generate from the weekend.<br />
It is of course hard to measure the gains financially<br />
that can arise from such exposure, and of course, Sky<br />
Sports indirectly create huge revenue for teams. But,<br />
as an isolated example, we are financially worse off<br />
for the game being on the TV.<br />
Today, we face a team who have put a good run<br />
of games together. The away game was a belter. We<br />
lost 2-0, but it was one of our best performances of<br />
the season.<br />
It always felt like a good day and had we converted<br />
our chances would have ran out winners. Cheered on<br />
by a huge away following, many of whom arrived on<br />
HMS Ironside, it was a good day, but a disappointing<br />
outcome.<br />
With this being the penultimate home game of the<br />
season, here is hoping we can continue our good<br />
home form and look to have an encouraging end to<br />
the season.<br />
Enjoy the game.<br />
Mark<br />
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Chief Executive Officer<br />
ian mather<br />
Welcome to all who have made the trip from London. Although both clubs<br />
have secured their place in League one for next season there is plenty to<br />
play for and we expect a tough and entertaining game.<br />
This is my 70th programme note since I took on<br />
the role of CEO in July 2019. It was intended that I<br />
would do this in an interim capacity for one season<br />
but Covid and promotion meant this has extended<br />
to three. With two programme notes to go I write<br />
in this one with reflections on the last three years<br />
and in my last note, for the Cheltenham game, I will<br />
offer thoughts on the future.<br />
All of the success we have had over the last three<br />
seasons can be traced back to one event. That was the<br />
point in October 2019 when Paul Barry became the sole<br />
owner of the club. This move from 705 shareholders to<br />
one was a struggle for some to accept and thanks go to<br />
the shareholders who agreed to back the move for the<br />
benefit of the Club.<br />
Sole ownership, alongside a strong board with excellent<br />
business skills, made for clear decision making. It<br />
may seem odd but an early sign of this was in the<br />
tarmacking of Cutthroat Lane which had been a dirt<br />
track for ever. Then in January 2020 Colin Calderwood<br />
left and Mark Bonner was appointed as caretaker Head<br />
Coach, followed by a permanent appointment just at<br />
the moment Covid struck.<br />
The risk Covid presented cannot be overstated. From<br />
the moment the first lockdown was announced in March<br />
2020, just ahead of our game v Cheltenham, we faced<br />
a massive loss of income with no idea as to when we<br />
would play again. I took part in the virtual EFL meeting<br />
where clubs voted to end the season early for the first<br />
time since WW2. It was a bleak moment. But there were<br />
reasons to be positive.<br />
Our fans were hugely supportive. There was no clamour<br />
for refunds and, when we put Season Tickets on sale,<br />
1,000 were sold for a season with no start date or<br />
guarantee that fans would be allowed in the Abbey when<br />
it did start. Our Corporate supporters were brilliant and<br />
also stuck by us. It was not the same at all clubs.<br />
We used the furlough scheme and staff took a pay cut.<br />
Paul’s travel business in the US was heavily affected by<br />
Covid but he introduced new investors, Adam Webb<br />
and Mark Green who could not have been more helpful.<br />
We worked with EFL on analysis to manage a socially<br />
distanced crowd and hosted the first competitive<br />
game in the country with a crowd. We were ahead of<br />
the game thanks to work done by Ian Darler and Andy<br />
Beattie.<br />
Through all of this turmoil Mark Bonner and Ben Strang<br />
assembled a team that went on to win us automatic<br />
promotion, just one point from winning the league.<br />
At the start of this season every pundit predicted that<br />
we were certain to go back down to League 2. In the<br />
end, whatever our final results, we won’t be in the<br />
bottom six – and have not been there all season.<br />
It has been an amazing rollercoaster – but one we have<br />
been able to ride with confidence due to our ownership<br />
structure.<br />
I will sign off with thoughts for the future in my end<br />
of season programme note but, for now, enjoy the<br />
game.<br />
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Ian
Today’s Opposition<br />
charlton athletic<br />
FOUNDED: 1905 | NICKNAME: THE ADDICKS | STADIUM: THE VALLEY | LAST SEASON: 7TH (LEAGUE ONE)<br />
The battle for 12th<br />
place intensifies this<br />
evening as the U’s host<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> in<br />
the penultimate Abbey<br />
showdown of the season.<br />
Conor Washington stole the show<br />
in the return fixture in November,<br />
scoring both goals as the Addicks<br />
ran out 2-0 winners at the Valley,<br />
with the home side that day<br />
enduring their best run of the<br />
season under the stewardship of<br />
Johnnie Jackson.<br />
Prior to November’s clash, the<br />
U’s had not locked horns with<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong> this millennium, having<br />
been separated by as many as<br />
five divisions throughout the<br />
noughties.<br />
Despite looking destined to be<br />
battling it out amongst the top<br />
six prior to the new season, after<br />
missing out on the play-offs last<br />
season on goal difference, two<br />
wins in their opening 13 games<br />
saw the Addicks mired in the<br />
bottom four midway through<br />
October, a run in which ultimately<br />
cost Nigel Adkins his job.<br />
Renewed optimism later returned<br />
to the Valley after club icon<br />
Johnnie Jackson once again<br />
impressed while in temporary<br />
charge of the club for the second<br />
time, with the Camden born<br />
manager later being handed<br />
the reigns on a full-time basis<br />
following a run of six wins in his<br />
opening nine, setting the Addicks<br />
up in good stead for the second<br />
half of the season.<br />
Perhaps surprisingly, history<br />
favours Mark Bonner’s side<br />
heading into tonight’s game, with<br />
the U’s enjoying eight wins over<br />
the Addicks since 1973, two more<br />
than their counterparts, who have<br />
beaten the U’s on six occasions<br />
over the last 49 years.<br />
Currently enjoying their second<br />
best run of the season, the<br />
Addicks arrive at the Abbey<br />
this evening having won four<br />
of their previews six outings<br />
in League One, prior to the<br />
Easter Weekend, with the<br />
Addicks impressively seeing<br />
off title challengers Rotherham<br />
<strong>United</strong> ahead of their clash with<br />
Morecambe on Good Friday.<br />
Having dramatically seen off<br />
Sutton <strong>United</strong> to lift the Papa<br />
John’s Trophy a week prior, the<br />
Millers welcomed the Addicks<br />
in high spirits, with the aim of<br />
moving back into the top two.<br />
However, George Dobson’s strike<br />
from the edge of the area ten<br />
minutes after the restart was<br />
enough for Jackson’s side to leave<br />
South Yorkshire will maximum<br />
points, as the Addicks put a dent<br />
in the Millers’ promotion hopes.<br />
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The Gaffer<br />
Johnnie Jackson<br />
D.O.B: 15.08.82<br />
P.O.B: Camden, England<br />
Having made over 275<br />
appearances for the Addicks<br />
and averaged over two and<br />
a quarter points per game<br />
over two temporary stints in<br />
charge of the club, Jackson<br />
seemed a no brainer to<br />
be given the gig and was<br />
handed the permanent<br />
reigns at the Valley in<br />
October, following the<br />
dismissal of Nigel Adkins.<br />
The Camden born manager<br />
has since changed the<br />
fortunes of the South<br />
London club, with the<br />
Addicks looking set for a<br />
relegation battle towards<br />
the end of October, however<br />
now arrive at the Abbey<br />
tonight looking to secure the<br />
final top half spot.<br />
To view the<br />
charlton athletic squad<br />
profiles scan the QR<br />
code below.<br />
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Safe Hands<br />
Craig MacGillivray<br />
Age: 29<br />
Nationality: Scottish<br />
The stopper arrived on a free<br />
from Portsmouth in the summer<br />
having made 135 appearances<br />
on the South Coast, and quickly<br />
made the number one shirt at<br />
the Valley his own, appearing<br />
in all but two of <strong>Charlton</strong>’s<br />
League One games this season<br />
– keeping 14 clean sheets in the<br />
process, a record only bettered<br />
by three other keepers.<br />
The Scotsman progressed<br />
through the ranks at Harrogate<br />
Railway as a youngster, not<br />
playing in an academy set up<br />
like many other who make a<br />
successful career out of football,<br />
an impressive feat given the<br />
keeper has made over 170<br />
appearances in League One now.<br />
The Rock<br />
Akin Famewo<br />
Age: 23<br />
Nationality: English<br />
After impressing on loan from<br />
Norwich City last season,<br />
Famewo re-joined the Addicks<br />
on loan for a second season<br />
this campaign, with the Addicks<br />
holding the option to sign the<br />
former Luton Town defender on<br />
the permanent deal at the end of<br />
the season, should they wish to.<br />
A product off the ever-impressive<br />
Luton Town academy production<br />
line, Famewo made the switch to<br />
East Anglia in 2019 before going<br />
on to make his Premier League<br />
debut just a few months later<br />
in the Canaries’ final day defeat<br />
against champions Manchester<br />
City. The 6’1” centre half now<br />
finds himself at <strong>Charlton</strong>, having<br />
made almost 60 appearances for<br />
the Addicks over two loan spells.<br />
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The Creator<br />
George Dobson<br />
Age: 24<br />
Nationality: English<br />
Having progressed through<br />
the ranks at both Arsenal and<br />
West Ham before making a brief<br />
switch to Sparta Rotterdam<br />
in Holland, the midfielder was<br />
snapped up by Walsall after<br />
impressing with the Saddlers on<br />
loan in 2017. Again impressing,<br />
despite Walsall’s relegation<br />
to the fourth tier, Dobson<br />
was signed by Sunderland in<br />
before going on to make 47<br />
appearances for the Black Cats.<br />
The tough tackling midfielder<br />
has been a mainstay in Jackson’s<br />
side since being appointed in<br />
October, most recently scoring<br />
his first goal of the season in the<br />
Addicks’ 1-0 win over promotion<br />
chasing Rotherham.<br />
The Hitman<br />
Conor Washington<br />
Age: 29<br />
Nationality: Northern Irish<br />
The 29-year-old joined the Addicks<br />
two years ago, arriving at the<br />
Valley boasting international<br />
pedigree, having made over 30<br />
appearances for Northern Ireland.<br />
Washington will arrive at the Abbey<br />
this evening as no stranger to the<br />
U’s, after scoring both goals in<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong>’s 2-0 win over <strong>United</strong> in<br />
November.<br />
Another who didn’t follow the<br />
traditional academy route into<br />
football, Washington made initial<br />
mark just 15 miles away from the<br />
Abbey at St Ives Town, scoring over<br />
50 goals for the Saints as a teen<br />
before joining Newport County. A<br />
move to Peterborough followed,<br />
with the striker eventually making<br />
the move to Queen’s Park Rangers<br />
for a reported £3m fee.<br />
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FROM THE SLO<br />
with Dave Matthew-Jones<br />
THIS EVENING WE WELCOME THE SUPPORTERS,<br />
OFFICIALS AND PLAYING STAFF OF CHARLTON<br />
ATHLETIC TO THE ABBEY STADIUM.<br />
Two former <strong>Charlton</strong><br />
players Bill Whittaker and<br />
Herbert Johnson played<br />
a large part in <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> turning<br />
professional and its rise<br />
through the non-leagues<br />
during the 1950’s.<br />
Interestingly, they both<br />
played together in the 1947<br />
FA Cup Final when <strong>Charlton</strong><br />
beat Burnley 1-0. This final is<br />
also remembered for the ball<br />
bursting during the match. It<br />
was the second year running<br />
when this happened. At the<br />
time, it was blamed on the poor<br />
standard of leather available<br />
following the war.<br />
During March, <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
helped sponsors A&R Haulage<br />
(UK) Ltd provide items for the<br />
people of Ukraine. Thank you to<br />
everyone who brought something<br />
to the ground. These have now<br />
been delivered to Romania. A<br />
raffle was also organised at the<br />
Shrewsbury match for a shirt,<br />
which raised £440 and will go<br />
towards buying additional items<br />
to send to Ukraine. Phil Merwiak,<br />
who helped with the raffle and<br />
supplied the flag for the players to<br />
walk out with is organising a fund<br />
raising event at the Hat and Rabbit<br />
in Fulbourn towards the end of<br />
____.<br />
In other news, after losing his<br />
Great Grandad to cancer, 10-yearold<br />
Harry Austen is completing<br />
a 10 mile walk this evening at<br />
the Abbey Stadium. The walk<br />
is in aid of Cancer Research<br />
UK, the charity that helped his<br />
grandfather. The walk will take<br />
about 5 hours to complete and<br />
will start in Cambourne. If you<br />
would like to donate towards<br />
his walk, please visit their Just<br />
Giving Page: https://fundraise.<br />
cancerresearchuk.org/page/<br />
harriets-giving-page-202.<br />
Away Travel for the last away<br />
match of the season against<br />
Sunderland is now online for<br />
supporters to book a seat. If you<br />
would like to use the coach, visit<br />
https://www.cambridgefansunited.<br />
org, ring 07591 111251 or email<br />
cfuawaytravel@yahoo.com.<br />
Away Travel is a project I have<br />
really enjoyed doing throughout<br />
the season. Working alongside<br />
Gina and Greys Coaches it has<br />
been a sharp learning curve. The<br />
Carlisle Away Travel group were<br />
really helpful at the beginning<br />
of the season and offered some<br />
excellent advice on their scheme.<br />
Their assistance highlighted how<br />
different supporter groups can<br />
work together and help each other.<br />
As we prepare for the final away<br />
trip of the season, where better<br />
to finish than by going to the<br />
Stadium of Light at Sunderland.<br />
I am pleased to report we have<br />
been able to run the scheme<br />
at almost break-even. It is even<br />
more remarkable considering the<br />
number of supporters who had<br />
to cancel coming on trips due to<br />
COVID throughout the year.<br />
We have been able to run the<br />
service to all league matches,<br />
despite some of the mid-week<br />
matches involved long distances,<br />
small numbers and large losses.<br />
The highlight of the season must<br />
be the trip to Newcastle in the FA<br />
Cup. In over 50 years of supporting<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> I cannot<br />
remember a better away day.<br />
Thank you to our sponsors East<br />
Sussex U’s, Worcester U’s and<br />
CUFC Lottery. I would like to<br />
thank all our regular travellers and<br />
everyone who has used the service<br />
during the season.<br />
Dave Matthew-Jones<br />
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JUNIOR U’s<br />
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE WITH QUESTIONS<br />
FROM OUR VERY OWN MARVIN THE MOOSE<br />
QUICK FEET!<br />
Can you name this <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
player from his boots below?<br />
GUESS THE GROUND!<br />
Can you name the ground above which belongs to a<br />
fellow English Football League team?<br />
F J H F W C A P Y B G Y I U G<br />
J H C Q I D L E S H O R R P P<br />
H E H H D F L A S Z S N O X N<br />
T I M I A K K B I A S K N U U<br />
F V C V C R V N N X I M S E O<br />
T K E O V A L N N Z S C I Q R<br />
S D T A V F U T I C E M D Q S<br />
W S E J A C K S O N G A E G K<br />
A S M T Y H B V Q N Y T Y V Y<br />
G E O D I R M O L G U H V V I<br />
B A B C O N N C M X C L N V R<br />
P C X P W Y U N O W T E X F U<br />
V J H M P T P X I P G T E D U<br />
P Y F E G Y R M W T Q I O Y K<br />
U Z J E G D I R B M A C P H Q<br />
MARVIN’S<br />
WORDSEARCH<br />
Can you find the ten words in<br />
Marvin’s wordsearch to the left?<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong><br />
<strong>Athletic</strong><br />
Addicks<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong><br />
Inniss<br />
Stockley<br />
Jackson<br />
Bonner<br />
Ironside<br />
Brophy<br />
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Answers: Spot the Ball: B, Quick Feet:<br />
Joe Ironside, Guess the Ground: Wham<br />
Stadium (Accrington Stanley) Kit man’s<br />
challenge: Mannion & 25,<br />
Williams & 2, Jones & 6.<br />
Anagrams: 1: Joe Ironside, 2: Lloyd Jones,<br />
3: Dimitar Mitov, 4: James Brophy<br />
TODAY’S MASCOT<br />
6<br />
25 2<br />
KIT MAN’S CHALLENGE!<br />
Can you pair each player above to their correct shirt number?<br />
NOAH BROWN<br />
Age: 10<br />
Favourite <strong>United</strong> player:<br />
Dimitar Mitov<br />
ANAGRAMS!<br />
Can you work out these anagrams<br />
that have been created with the<br />
names of <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> players?<br />
JOINED OSIER<br />
NOSED JOLLY<br />
AVID OMIT TRIM<br />
JAB HOMER SPY<br />
SPOT THE BALL!<br />
Can you pick out the correct ball from the image above, is it A, B or C?<br />
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Memories Down<br />
Evening again, folks.<br />
Let’s look forward to<br />
next season with the ever<br />
increasing certainty that<br />
we shall be facing our arch<br />
rivals from North Cambs for<br />
the first time, properly, in a<br />
blinking long while. And that<br />
ladies and gentlemen takes<br />
us back to 19 April 1972 and<br />
our second season in division<br />
four and a little scrape<br />
against PUFC.<br />
The second season of<br />
League football had been an<br />
altogether happier affair for<br />
the U’s and we were destined<br />
to end up 10th in the table.<br />
This was our fourth meeting<br />
with Posh since August 1970<br />
and yet you would struggle<br />
to convince people that<br />
Wednesday evening that this<br />
was our big local derby<br />
in the offing. Probably<br />
because Peterborough<br />
was in Northamptonshire<br />
until 1974 before being<br />
promoted to Cambs.<br />
To make the point, our<br />
two fixtures that season<br />
Scan me to<br />
read the archive<br />
programme...<br />
generated crowds of just over<br />
8,000 whilst those at London<br />
Road and the County Ground<br />
were a tad over 16,000. It is<br />
certainly my recall that things<br />
didn’t really catch fire until<br />
the 1977/78 season when<br />
both clubs vied for promotion<br />
to the second division. We<br />
won by the way.<br />
The less said about the<br />
result that balmy evening in<br />
April the better, as we were<br />
walloped 2-5. Superhero<br />
Brian Greenhalgh notched<br />
both goals that night in front<br />
of 4,248. Curiously, 48 hours<br />
later we travelled to Roots<br />
Hall to face the Shrimpers -<br />
who were second - and beat<br />
them 2-1. Mr Greenhalgh<br />
again with a brace. The<br />
crowd? 17,303. By far the<br />
biggest we faced that season.<br />
The next best came at<br />
Blundell Park earlier that year<br />
with nearly 12,500 supporters<br />
in attendance. Anyway,<br />
Southend still got promoted<br />
with Grimsby champions<br />
and Posh finished two points<br />
higher than the mighty U’s.<br />
An interesting programme.<br />
The cover for the whole of<br />
the 1971-72 campaign was<br />
just beautiful, with the best<br />
badge not only of <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
<strong>United</strong> but the whole wide<br />
world. Who can forget the<br />
likes of City Bargains and<br />
the ABC BBQ in Mill Road?<br />
And indeed who can forget<br />
a certain “Turner” listed in<br />
the opposition line-up that<br />
evening? God rest his soul.<br />
Harry<br />
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Inspiring, Giving, Sharing.<br />
AstraZeneca is supporting the <strong>Cambridge</strong>shire community in many ways.<br />
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4,000 staff based in<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Over 4,000 of our employees are based in <strong>Cambridge</strong>. They<br />
offer their time, expertise and enthusiasm to the community –<br />
both within the city of <strong>Cambridge</strong> and further beyond. Wherever<br />
possible, we work on collaborative, sustainable solutions to<br />
common local challenges.<br />
Dr Andy Williams<br />
Vice President, <strong>Cambridge</strong> Programme & Strategy<br />
We inspire the next<br />
generation of scientists<br />
“AstraZeneca’s support for and involvement in the Active<br />
Science Programme makes a huge difference to our ability to<br />
inspire 800 children across <strong>Cambridge</strong> each year to take an<br />
interest in science through physical activity. Bringing worldclass<br />
science equipment, provided by AstraZeneca, into local<br />
primary schools in cambridge excites us as much as it does<br />
the children we engage with.<br />
Sam Gomarsall, Manager, <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> Community Trust<br />
2,000+ hours volunteering<br />
We had over 2,080 hours of volunteering from 2021 to date and<br />
already have 842 volunteering places for AstraZeneca colleagues<br />
in 2022 with lots more in the pipeline!<br />
Women in science<br />
We collaborate with <strong>Cambridge</strong> Junior Business School and Lucy<br />
Cavendish College in support of our common goals of advancing<br />
women in science and business leadership, providing career<br />
advice and mentoring.<br />
Supporting our <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
Charity of the Year 2022<br />
In 2022, AZ will be supporting East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices<br />
(EACH) as our <strong>Cambridge</strong> Charity of the Year through a<br />
programme of fundraising events and volunteering opportunities.<br />
EACH cares for children and young people with life-threatening<br />
conditions across <strong>Cambridge</strong>shire, Essex, Suffolk and Norfolk.<br />
65 business mentors<br />
in <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
“Mentoring entrepreneurs outside the company helps us challenge<br />
thinking among our colleagues and exposes us to new aproaches<br />
that can be applied here. In addition to the benefits that mentoring<br />
brings to the entrepreneurs and start-ups themselves, our mentors<br />
thrive on the energy of the entrepreneurs they work with, and the<br />
proces helps them think differently about their own work.”<br />
Shaun Grady, Sr. Vice-President, Business Development<br />
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Habbin<br />
I HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY MY<br />
HAIRDRESSER, NAT, A FORMER<br />
CHARLTON ATHLETIC GOALKEEPER<br />
AND DEVOTED FAN, THAT WE ARE IN<br />
WITH A VERY GOOD CHANCE AGAINST<br />
A TEAM WHICH, IN ALL HONESTY, HAS<br />
UNDERACHIEVED THIS SEASON.<br />
He has taken a particular interest in Dimitar Mitov.<br />
Dimi was a very talented <strong>Charlton</strong> apprentice<br />
and like us, he has been hugely impressed with<br />
his season. After the performance at Newcastle,<br />
we all realised that we have a very accomplished<br />
performer in our goal. No doubt plenty of scouts<br />
will have reached the same conclusion.<br />
We probably should have won at the Valley where we<br />
spurned any number of good chances. I am sure that<br />
Sam Smith in particular will be desperate to score<br />
against them today. Following our disappointing<br />
home game against a powerful Wycombe team, we<br />
achieved guaranteed League One safety with an<br />
energetic and at times accomplished performance<br />
against Morecambe. They scored one of the best<br />
goals we have seen at the Abbey this season, but<br />
Bennett and Simper showed great promise and Wes<br />
rolled back the years with a 20-minute cameo. His<br />
control and range of vision changed the course of<br />
the game. Surely it would be good to give the wizard<br />
another season to bring on the youngsters?<br />
He has much to offer whatever he does now. If we<br />
succeed in finishing the season in the top half of the<br />
table, it will represent our best league placing since<br />
1993. What an achievement that would be!<br />
Gandhi<br />
The golden way is to be to be friends<br />
with the world and to regard the whole<br />
human family as one.<br />
On top of all that, the work done by the Community<br />
Trust this season and throughout the pandemic has<br />
been heart-warming. I loved the half time Walking<br />
Football display a few weeks ago and the display of<br />
the disability football teams during the Morecambe<br />
game was inspiring. The Newmarket Road End<br />
cheered the players to the rafters and who will ever<br />
forget their response to the little lad who scored right<br />
in front of them?<br />
Not a dry eye in the house. I get tired of the dated<br />
perception of football fans that we are all mindless<br />
hooligans and violent clans of thugs. Real fans are<br />
always passionate and deeply caring people. This<br />
was sport at its very best. Phil Mullen has done more<br />
for disabled and disadvantaged people than anyone<br />
I know.<br />
We are lucky to have him and a Community Trust<br />
which believes in the power of sport to change lives.<br />
It was wonderful to see Dimi Mitov, Harvey Knibbs<br />
and Will Mannion helping out at the Seniors’ Lunch.<br />
I have always been proud to be a U. These things<br />
make me even prouder.<br />
Andrew Stephen<br />
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with George Williams...<br />
GW: Gary Neville...Mr Reliable<br />
GW: Brie. Camembert a close second.<br />
GW: I’d say this year is the strongest League One I have been<br />
involved in. There are some massive clubs!<br />
GW: Lockdown ended! I do miss the long hair.<br />
GW: On paper it would be Saint-Maximin. But in League One I<br />
would say Scott Twine. He played more inside like a number 10<br />
but was causing us problems throughout the away game. I think he<br />
scored two.<br />
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GW: In no order... Beating Coventry away in the FA Cup First Round<br />
with Worcester City. Winning the League One Play-off Final with<br />
Barnsley against Millwall. Beating Newcastle away in the FA Cup<br />
this season!<br />
GW: We used to go to the Unicorn on Saturday nights before Echos<br />
– a great place to get started. The Orange Tree was good but I<br />
think it’s called The Jam Garden now.<br />
GW: Not a massive wings guy. Probably BBQ.<br />
GW: Ivan Toney was always a handful. Had a bit of everything, and<br />
he’s doing it in the Prem now!<br />
GW: A bit of gym work always helps!<br />
GW: The best thing about playing for <strong>Cambridge</strong> is the atmosphere<br />
surrounding the club. From the group of lads, the staff we have and the<br />
fan base. It has got a real togetherness about it which is incredible!<br />
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A ST AT<br />
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YOU<br />
DIDN’T<br />
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OVER HALF A MILLION<br />
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THAT’S BETTING BETTER.
Community<br />
matchday<br />
Saturday 9th April, 2022 | Abbey Stadium<br />
Staff members get ready to collect donations towards the Trust<br />
Marvin the Moose says hello<br />
to young supporters<br />
Wes Hoolahan warms up in<br />
Community Trust t-shirt<br />
Disability Footballers take part<br />
in a Half-Time demonstration<br />
Young supporters engage with the<br />
pre-match Astrazeneca activities<br />
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The fans welcome the teams onto the pitch<br />
Trust participants have a go at the Mick<br />
George Chip in the Skip Half-Time challenge<br />
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Giving Football Back to<br />
Small Business<br />
At eBay, we know small business and<br />
football clubs used to be like chips and<br />
gravy, two peas in a pod – a match<br />
made in community heaven.<br />
Ironmongers, ship workers, spring<br />
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which decades later are still prospering.<br />
But nowadays, you’d think it was all<br />
eyewatering transfers, Super Leagues<br />
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That’s why eBay are proud to support<br />
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they can continue to thrive in our local<br />
communities. So, join us in giving your<br />
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today, they need us more than ever.<br />
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<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
Over the past two<br />
months the club have<br />
arranged a variety of<br />
Under 21 fixtures as<br />
we look to continually<br />
evolve our games<br />
programme and give<br />
our players different<br />
challenges.<br />
The squads for these fixtures<br />
have comprised of a mixture of<br />
this season’s youth team players<br />
and young professionals. It is<br />
always nice to see some of our<br />
‘loan players’ wear the Amber &<br />
Black again.<br />
The <strong>Cambridge</strong>shire FA<br />
Invitational Cup offered an<br />
interesting challenge for the group<br />
this year. Normally Academy<br />
games are about development, so<br />
adding the competitive element<br />
against senior opposition was a<br />
big test for the players, which I am<br />
delighted they passed with flying<br />
colours by beating Ely City in the<br />
final and lifting the Cup.<br />
The competition started with<br />
a trip to Soham where a team<br />
that comprised of just three U19<br />
players alongside our U18s won<br />
3-1. Then, a trip to <strong>Cambridge</strong><br />
City where despite going 2-1<br />
down, a flurry of late goals saw the<br />
boys run out 4-2 winners after an<br />
excellent second half display. In<br />
a similar fashion to the previous<br />
rounds, the final against Ely City<br />
was won thanks to another brilliant<br />
second half, after Saleem Akambi’s<br />
opener was followed up by an<br />
outstanding team goal which Kai<br />
Yearn finished off.<br />
Away from the Cup, games against<br />
Concord Rangers of the National<br />
League South and a variety of<br />
different Category 2 and 3 Under<br />
21 teams have meant that the<br />
group have had to adapt to<br />
different situations and styles.<br />
After going a man down against<br />
<strong>Charlton</strong>, the boys managed to<br />
negotiate that situation and find<br />
a way to win. The First Team of<br />
Concord Rangers then posed a<br />
different, more physical challenge<br />
but a goal either side of the break<br />
saw off the National South Side.<br />
The groups only defeat this year<br />
arrived at the hands of Luton Town<br />
with a second half penalty enough<br />
to see off a spirited <strong>United</strong><br />
challenge.<br />
Most recently, Millwall travelled to<br />
St Neots in an entertaining game<br />
that ended 4-2 to <strong>United</strong>.<br />
Most importantly though, these<br />
games have given players such as<br />
Lewis Simper and Liam Bennett<br />
U21S RESULTS SO FAR:<br />
the game experience needed to<br />
be ready to jump into the First<br />
Team fold.<br />
Everybody saw their superb<br />
performances against Morecambe<br />
the other week and without these<br />
competitive fixtures, they wouldn’t<br />
have been ready to play 90<br />
minutes in a League One game.<br />
With fixtures against Watford U21s<br />
(A) on Thursday 21st April and<br />
Southend U21s (H) on Wednesday<br />
27th April still to come, the group<br />
will be working hard to continue<br />
their form and development as<br />
they look to finish the season<br />
strong.<br />
Pete Gill<br />
Academy Head of Coaching<br />
SOHAM TOWN RANGERS 1ST TEAM 1 – 3 CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S 2 – 1 CHARLTON ATHLETIC U21’S<br />
CAMBRIDGE CITY 1ST TEAM 2 – 4 CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S 2 – 0 CONCORD RANGERS 1ST TEAM<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S 0 – 1 LUTON TOWN U21’S<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S 2 – 1 ELY CITY 1ST TEAM<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED U21’S 4 – 2 MILLWALL U21’S<br />
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2021 / 2022<br />
Official Club Partners LIST<br />
Principal Partners<br />
official Partners<br />
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1. Where does former <strong>United</strong><br />
and <strong>Charlton</strong> centre-back Harry<br />
Lennon now ply his trade?<br />
A. Chester City<br />
B. Southend Utd<br />
C. Macclesfield Town<br />
D. Wrexham<br />
5. In which city would I be if I was<br />
attending a fixture at the Slava<br />
Stadium Eden?<br />
A. Bratislava<br />
B. Prague<br />
C. Budapest<br />
D. Vienna<br />
6. Who manages Conference<br />
National side Chesterfield?<br />
A. Mark Yates<br />
B. John Still<br />
C. Tim Flowers<br />
D. Paul Cook<br />
7. How old is U’s midfielder Lewis<br />
Simper?<br />
A. 20<br />
B. 19<br />
C. 21<br />
D. 18<br />
D. 23rd<br />
9. Who was our leading<br />
goalscorer that season with 11<br />
goals?<br />
A. Tom Youngs<br />
B. Dave Kitson<br />
C. Martin Butler<br />
D. Trevor Benjamin<br />
2. From whom did we sign<br />
Addicks legend Mike Flanagan in<br />
1986?<br />
A. <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
B. Gillingham<br />
C. QPR<br />
D. Crystal Palace<br />
3. Which non-league side did<br />
‘keeper Dimitar Mitov make one<br />
appearance for in 2015?<br />
A. Grays <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
B. Margate<br />
C. Canvey Island<br />
D. Dover <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
4. Who in Scotland are famously<br />
nicknamed the Honest Men?<br />
A. Ayr Utd<br />
B. Cowdenbeath<br />
C. Queen of the South<br />
D. Arbroath<br />
8. What was the U’s final<br />
league position the last time<br />
we competed in the third tier in<br />
2001-2?<br />
A. 22nd<br />
B. 21st<br />
C. 24th<br />
10. Which season were tonight’s<br />
visitors last in the Premier League?<br />
A. 1998/9<br />
B. 2001-2<br />
C. 2003-4<br />
D. 2006-7<br />
Answers: 1. Wrexham, 2. <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong>, 3. Canvey Island, 4. Ayr <strong>United</strong>, 5. Pregue, 6. Paul Cook, 7. 20, 8. 24th, 9. Tom Youngs, 10. 2006-07<br />
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As we reach the final<br />
stages of the season, the<br />
fantastic games keep on<br />
coming with <strong>Charlton</strong><br />
the visitors tonight at<br />
the Abbey. On behalf<br />
of everyone connected<br />
to the Women’s team, I<br />
would like to wish Mark,<br />
the staff and the players<br />
all the very best of luck.<br />
The Women’s team are now reaching<br />
the final stages of their season<br />
as well and with just two games<br />
remaining, we can start some<br />
of the planning for next season.<br />
The Development team finished<br />
their season strongly with four<br />
consecutive wins and a particularly<br />
impressive 2-0 win over a strong<br />
Watford side in their final game.<br />
I think we will see more of<br />
these young players making the<br />
transition to the first team next<br />
season, as the likes of the talented<br />
Ella Marsden have this season. We<br />
will also be looking to strengthen<br />
the team over the summer, and so<br />
I am sure the break will still be a<br />
very busy time for all of us in the<br />
management team. The application<br />
for players wishing to join us for<br />
our open trials is now available<br />
on our social media channels, so<br />
please help us spread the word.<br />
Before we look too far ahead<br />
though we still have two very<br />
important games. The first is<br />
a huge local derby against<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> City on Sunday 24th<br />
April at St Neots Town FC - a game<br />
that we all have looked forward to<br />
for some time.<br />
Then, our final fixture is away<br />
against AFC Wimbledon and an<br />
opportunity to avenge the defeat<br />
from a few weeks back when we<br />
had a goal disallowed and control<br />
of the game before being reduced<br />
to 10 players on 30 minutes. Both<br />
games are ones we want to win,<br />
but they are also opportunities to<br />
see a few players with next season<br />
in mind. We hope to see a few of<br />
you there to support.<br />
Let’s get behind the lads again as<br />
we approach the final few games<br />
in what has been a fantastic season<br />
on and off the pitch. Hopefully we<br />
will be celebrating another 3 points<br />
at the end of the evening.<br />
Come on you U’s!<br />
Darren Marjoram<br />
Next Game:<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> Women<br />
vs <strong>Cambridge</strong> City<br />
Sunday 24th April 2022,<br />
Kick-Off 2pm, St Neots Town<br />
Football Club<br />
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with<br />
Owen Mizon<br />
IT’S HARD TO COMPREHEND THAT THE PENULTIMATE<br />
HOME FIXTURE OF THE SEASON IS ALREADY UPON US –<br />
TIME REALLY DOES FLY WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN!<br />
Tonight, we’ll dissect the<br />
run-ins of our 24 members as<br />
they approached the Easter<br />
fixtures, picking apart their late<br />
objectives as well as determining<br />
who we may be saying a farewell<br />
and welcome to.<br />
Starting at the top, it’s looking<br />
increasingly likely that Wigan<br />
<strong>Athletic</strong> could prove runaway<br />
leaders of the division – particularly<br />
if they’ve capitalised on their<br />
games in hand in the three-horse<br />
race. Eight unbeaten, becoming<br />
centurions is still on the cards. In<br />
spite of that, a side in even greater<br />
form, MK Dons, have tasted defeat<br />
once in 2022 and show no signs<br />
of stopping – putting pressure<br />
on fellow automatic promotion<br />
rivals Rotherham <strong>United</strong>, who have<br />
suffered back-to-back defeats but<br />
remain conscious that 2nd is still in<br />
their hands.<br />
In 4th and boasting a five-point<br />
advantage in their play-off pursuit<br />
are Plymouth Argyle. If anything,<br />
their focus may have diverted to<br />
sabotaging the top two – and<br />
why not with their watertight<br />
defence that has outrageously<br />
conceded once in their previous<br />
nine. Occupying the final positions<br />
are Sheffield Wednesday and<br />
Sunderland, both accumulating 73<br />
points and have generated sheer<br />
momentum of late, going six and<br />
eight unbeaten respectively.<br />
Unfortunately for them, their<br />
passage to the promised land is<br />
far from complete with Wycombe<br />
Wanderers hot on their heels.<br />
Solidified on the same number of<br />
points and goal difference with<br />
an identical undefeated streak to<br />
the Black Cats – nobody wants<br />
to miss out. That looks the case<br />
for Oxford <strong>United</strong> after three<br />
successive defeats, but their<br />
goalscoring prowess gives them<br />
an outside chance.<br />
Up next are the trio who have<br />
fell just short owing to costly<br />
sticky patches scattered around<br />
the campaign. In Ipswich Town<br />
and Bolton Wanderers, both<br />
with one win in five, are sides<br />
with real potential to kick on as<br />
they plot long-awaited returns to<br />
the Championship. Portsmouth<br />
perhaps require it more, they lack<br />
a goalscoring touch and have only<br />
seemed to regress.<br />
There’s an enticing battle for a tophalf<br />
finish between a pack of four,<br />
with the promoted Cheltenham<br />
Town and <strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong><br />
leading the way and enjoying<br />
some season. Under the tutelage<br />
of Michael Duff and Mark Bonner,<br />
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they’re in safe hands. The last of<br />
three lodged on 54 points are<br />
Accrington Stanley, back to winning<br />
ways and continuing to hold their<br />
own. <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> are the final<br />
outfit and, with four successes<br />
in six, they will hope to lay the<br />
foundations for a busy summer.<br />
Safe enough to no longer look over<br />
their shoulders are Shrewsbury<br />
Town, whose gritty defensive<br />
resolve has done the trick. Five<br />
more points will match last season’s<br />
points tally to ensure another<br />
consistent showing. The same can<br />
be said about Burton Albion, whose<br />
sizzling start to the season gave<br />
them a cushion they held on to.<br />
As for Lincoln City, they’ve never<br />
really recovered from their Wembley<br />
hangover as they languish in 18th<br />
courtesy of one win in six.<br />
Now here’s where things get<br />
tasty. With five points separating<br />
five teams, every point matters<br />
in the bid to avoid the drop.<br />
Currently remaining afloat via goal<br />
difference, which could ultimately<br />
determine things, are Fleetwood<br />
Town and Morecambe. What’s set<br />
them apart is goals, particularly<br />
for the Shrimps who have the<br />
division’s leading goalscorer<br />
in their ranks. Can they keep<br />
churning out results or will they<br />
succumb to the pressure?<br />
Gillingham know the solitary win<br />
would breathe life into their run-in<br />
– and you wouldn’t bet against that<br />
being around the corner under Neil<br />
Harris, where they’ve remained<br />
competitive in their previous six<br />
games. Maximum points would<br />
be a start for AFC Wimbledon. A<br />
winless run of 24 games is far from<br />
ideal, but they’ve escaped from<br />
these situations before. Doncaster<br />
Rovers realistically need a minimum<br />
of 42 points to survive, but the fact<br />
they’re yet to record a run of three<br />
games unbeaten makes for shallow<br />
reading. Matters are grim for Crewe<br />
Alexandra, whose relegation to<br />
League Two was recently confirmed.<br />
Planning for next season has already<br />
started as the Railwaymen aim to<br />
bounce back.<br />
So, who’s joining us you say? A<br />
certain Peterborough <strong>United</strong> look<br />
destined to make an immediate<br />
return to the third tier, whereas<br />
Derby County’s brave resistance<br />
has run out of steam alongside<br />
Barnsley who have faltered in the<br />
face of their pre-season optimism.<br />
Forest Green Rovers look head<br />
and shoulders above their pack,<br />
whilst Exeter City and Port Vale<br />
are in admirable form. But in<br />
arguably the most unpredictable<br />
fourth tier in years, the promotion<br />
race remains anyone’s guess.<br />
*Data correct as of 10/04/2022<br />
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there is one that we must all share. There is<br />
no place for discrimination in our game. If<br />
you do not agree, then you are not welcome.<br />
If you see or hear discrimination in this<br />
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Saturday 9th April, 2022 | Sky Bet League One | Abbey Stadium | Attendance: 5,813<br />
<strong>Cambridge</strong> <strong>United</strong> made an<br />
instant return to winning ways<br />
in Sky Bet League One with<br />
a clinical 2-1 success against<br />
Morecambe at the Abbey<br />
Stadium.<br />
A Sam Smith strike on the cusp of<br />
half-time gave the U’s a deserved<br />
lead from an encouraging opening.<br />
Whilst weathering a second-half<br />
storm, Cole Stockton levelled<br />
matters with a sublime longdistance<br />
volley to hand the visitors<br />
a crucial equaliser – only to be<br />
shattered immediately when Joe<br />
Ironside dispatched from the<br />
penalty area to ensure the points<br />
and another season in the third tier.<br />
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view from the<br />
press box<br />
with Doug Shulman...<br />
THE WIN OVER MORECAMBE IN OUR LAST<br />
GATHERING AT THE ABBEY HAS MATHEMATICALLY<br />
SECURED THE U’S LEAGUE ONE FOOTBALL FOR<br />
ANOTHER SEASON AND WITH FOUR GAMES OF THE<br />
CAMPAIGN STILL TO PLAY.<br />
In truth, they pretty much got<br />
the job done following victory<br />
at Wimbledon towards the<br />
end of last month, then further<br />
cemented that position with the<br />
away success at Ipswich but, to<br />
formally rubber-stamp matters<br />
last Saturday week, was certainly<br />
something to celebrate.<br />
It could perhaps be viewed as<br />
slightly negative, raising a glass to<br />
being 16 points clear of the bottom<br />
four when the U’s are in reality – at<br />
the time of writing – looking a<br />
good bet to clinch a top half finish.<br />
Nevertheless, the quality at this<br />
level cannot be underestimated, as<br />
has been evident from the opening<br />
day fixture against Oxford so, for<br />
the U’s to comfortably hold their<br />
own and provide everyone with<br />
such brilliant memories during<br />
the past nine months, is surely<br />
something to shout about.<br />
In fact, the club are on course to<br />
record what will be their highest<br />
league placing since the 1993/94<br />
season, when they concluded<br />
that particular Endsleigh League<br />
Division Two campaign in 10th<br />
place, sandwiched between Hull<br />
and Huddersfield. The fortunes<br />
of other clubs in the league that<br />
year is a barometer of how quickly<br />
things can change too. A quartet<br />
of teams are now plying their trade<br />
outside the top four divisions<br />
in, Barnet, Wrexham, York and<br />
Stockport; the latter two actually<br />
reaching the play-offs, which were<br />
eventually won by now-Premier<br />
League outfit Burnley.<br />
Going in the opposite direction<br />
courtesy of relegation to the<br />
Football League basement were<br />
the aforementioned Barnet, Exeter,<br />
Hartlepool and remarkably Fulham<br />
– who may have been promoted<br />
back to the top flight by the time<br />
you read this. Five other clubs,<br />
including the U’s, Bristol Rovers<br />
and Leyton Orient, have also had<br />
spells in non-league, but managed<br />
to regain their status.<br />
Moving back to the present day,<br />
the current season will no doubt<br />
continue to throw up plenty of<br />
results defying form and betting<br />
odds, as pressure mounts to clinch<br />
promotion, reach the play-offs<br />
or avoid relegation. Witness<br />
struggling Everton beating<br />
Champions League chasing<br />
Manchester <strong>United</strong> ten days ago,<br />
or today’s visitors <strong>Charlton</strong> sealing<br />
a deserved 1-0 away win at title<br />
contenders Rotherham.<br />
The trepidation, the unknown, the<br />
unpredictable nature of football.<br />
That is why we love the game as<br />
we do!<br />
Doug Shulman<br />
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I AM FREQUENTLY ASKED WHAT THE RELEVANCE OF<br />
CFU IS NOW THAT THE CLUB IS WELL RUN, OWNS ITS<br />
GROUND AGAIN AND MAKING ITS WAY UP THE LEAGUES.<br />
We also have CUSP asking the<br />
day-to-day questions and the<br />
promise of a Golden Share or<br />
Shadow Board, although we<br />
have yet to see what that might<br />
look like.<br />
I take great pride in the fact that we<br />
are the first club to employ this way<br />
of protecting the club from future<br />
owners who might be tempted<br />
into asset stripping, changing the<br />
badge, changing our colours, or<br />
selling the ground. As things stand,<br />
none of these potential crises<br />
would seem to be possible and so<br />
the question about what we are and<br />
what we do is a good one.<br />
I like to think that we have made<br />
ourselves useful to the club in a<br />
number of different ways - such as<br />
running Away Travel, helping with<br />
the reintroduction of hard copy<br />
Programmes and even running<br />
the poll to determine Player of the<br />
Season.<br />
The Lottery raises a lot of money for<br />
the club, much of which is used for<br />
maintenance of the pitch and vital<br />
medical equipment. It also funded<br />
the electronic scoreboards which<br />
I was delighted to see advertising<br />
our AGM, as well as celebrating the<br />
birthdays of our fans. We help to<br />
put the icing on the cake.<br />
In addition, we support the work<br />
of the Community Trust and<br />
encourage community links with<br />
places such as the local mosque<br />
and homeless shelter. We promote<br />
real diversity in the community<br />
and most recently have been<br />
supportive of women supporters<br />
and the Amber Belles. We seek to<br />
explore which fans’ needs could be<br />
more fully met and have suggested<br />
ways to support the elderly,<br />
the less mobile and those with<br />
autism, for example. We believe<br />
that by working with the club we<br />
can reach a situation when any<br />
fan, regardless of needs, can feel<br />
welcomed and fully provided for at<br />
the Abbey Stadium. A task made<br />
more straightforward by getting our<br />
venerable ground back.<br />
Finally, we are independent<br />
and democratic. Our FED and<br />
committee members are elected by<br />
and answerable to our membership.<br />
We do our best to represent the<br />
views of all <strong>Cambridge</strong> fans and<br />
sometimes that has brought us into<br />
opposition with a particular view.<br />
That said, we remain a force for<br />
good and are entirely determined<br />
to help the club we love as much<br />
as we can. We hope that you will<br />
Barack Obama<br />
The single most<br />
powerful word in our<br />
democracy is the word ‘we’.<br />
We, the people. We shall<br />
overcome. Yes we can.<br />
join us at our AGM and give us our<br />
views. If you’re not a member yet,<br />
do join us.<br />
Finally, for me:<br />
Player of the season:<br />
HARRISON DUNK<br />
Most improved player:<br />
HARVEY KNIBBS<br />
Best young player:<br />
LIAM BENNETT<br />
What do you think?<br />
Andrew Stephen<br />
Chairman of CFU<br />
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Fixtures & Results<br />
DATE K/O COMP H/A OPPOSITION ATT. REF RES STARTING XI<br />
AUGUST 2021<br />
SAT 7th 15:00 SBL1 H Oxford <strong>United</strong> 6,444 D Rock D 1-1 Mitov Williams Jones Taylor Iredale<br />
TUE 10th 19:45 CCup H Swindon Town 1,825 T Kettle W 0-0* Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Iredale ■<br />
SAT 14th 15:00 SBL1 A Accrington Stanley 2,077 B Speedie L 1-2 Mitov Williams Digby Taylor Iredale<br />
TUE 17th 19:45 SBL1 A Plymouth Argyle 10,532 C Sarginson D 1-1 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Taylor Iredale<br />
SAT 21st 15:00 SBL1 H Burton Albion 4,468 B Toner W 3-0 Mitov Willaims Jones ■ Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 24th 19:45 CCup A Millwall 4,005 N Hair L 1-3 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale<br />
SAT 28th 15:00 SBL1 H Bolton Wanderers 6,124 T Neild W 1-0 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale ■<br />
TUE 31st 19:00 EFLT H Oxford <strong>United</strong> 1,390 W 4-1 McKenzie-Lyle Bennett Dunk Digby Jobe<br />
SEPTEMBER 2021<br />
SAT 11th 15:00 SBL1 H Lincoln City 5,833 S Purkiss L 1-5 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale<br />
SAT 18th 15:00 SBL1 A Portsmouth 15,330 G Ward W 2-1 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 21st 19:45 EFLT H Tottenham Hotspur U21 2,025 W 1-0 McKenzie-Lyle Williams Dunk Okedina Jones <br />
SAT 25th 15:00 SBL1 H Fleetwood Town 4,429 P Howard D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 28th 19:45 SBL1 H Gillingham 4,019 J Bell L 0-2 Mitov Willams Jones ■ Masterson Iredale<br />
OCTOBER 2021<br />
SAT 2nd 15:00 SBL1 A Crewe Alexandra 4,237 T Reeves D 2-2 Mitov Williams ■ Jones Masterson Iredale<br />
SAT 16th 15:00 SBL1 H Ipswich Town 7,944 L Doughty D 2-2 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 19th 19:45 SBL1 H Sheffield Wednesday 7,342 S Oldham D 1-1 Mitov Williams Jones Masterson Iredale ■<br />
SAT 23rd 15:00 SBL1 A Shrewsbury Town 5,711 S Mather L 1-4 Mitov Williams Jones ■ Masterson Iredale <br />
TUE 26th 19:45 SBL1 A Doncaster Rovers 6,146 A Haines D 1-1 Holy Williams Okedina Jones Dunk ■<br />
SAT 30th 15:00 SBL1 H AFC Wimbledon 5,609 T Reeves W 1-0 Holy Williams ■ Okedina Jones ■ Iredale ■<br />
NOVEMBER 2021<br />
TUE 2nd 19:45 SBL1 A Morecambe 3,414 R Madley W 2-0 Mitov Okedina Masterson Iredale Dunk<br />
SAT 6th 15:00 FA Cup A Northampton Town 3,792 M Coy D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 9th 19:00 EFLT A Stevenage 967 L 0-1 McKenzie-Lyle Davies Dunk Okedina Masterson ■<br />
SAT 13th 15:00 SBL1 A MK Dons 9,904 S Stockbridge L 1-4 Mitov Williams ■ Okedina ■ Masterson Iredale<br />
TUE 16th 19:45 FA Cup H Northampton Town 3,068 D Drysdale W 3-1 Mitov Williams Iredale Okedina Dunk<br />
SAT 20th 15:00 SBL1 A Rotherham <strong>United</strong> 9,534 A Davies L 1-3 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk<br />
TUE 23th 19:45 SBL1 H Wigan <strong>Athletic</strong> 4,101 D Bourne D 2-2 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk<br />
SAT 27th 15:00 SBL1 H Sunderland 7,174 R Lewis L 1-2 Mitov Williams Masterson Iredale Dunk<br />
TUE 30th 19:00 EFLT H Walsall 718 W 2-0 McKenzie-Lyle Bennett Iredale ■ Okedina Masterson<br />
DECEMBER 2022<br />
SAT 4th 15:00 FA Cup H Exeter City 2,834 D Rock W 2-1 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Iredale Dunk <br />
TUE 7th 19:45 SBL1 A Cheltenham Town 2,762 C Pollard W 5-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk<br />
SAT 11th 15:00 SBL1 A <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong> 24,886 B Speedie L 0-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk ■ <br />
SAT 18th 15:00 SBL1 H Rotherham <strong>United</strong> 5,323 T Kettle L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk<br />
JANUARY 2022<br />
MON 3rd 15:00 SBL1 H Portsmouth 6,832 J Smith D 0-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale ■ Dunk<br />
SAT 8th 15:00 FA Cup A Newcastle <strong>United</strong> 51,395 M Salisbury W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk<br />
TUE 11th 19:00 EFLT H Portsmouth 1,803 D Drysdale W 2-1 Mitov Bennett Dunk Okedina Iredale ■<br />
SAT 15th 15:00 SBL1 A Lincoln City 8,507 A Kitchen W 1-0 Mitov Okedina Sherring Iredale Dunk<br />
TUE 18th 19:45 SBL1 H Doncaster Rovers 4,575 C Sarginson W 3-1 Mitov Okedina Sherring Iredale ■ Dunk <br />
SAT 22nd 15:00 SBL1 H Crewe Alexandra 5,428 S Allison W 1-0 Mitov Williams Sherring ■ Iredale ■ Dunk<br />
TUE 25th 19:00 EFLT A Rotherham <strong>United</strong> 2,239 M Coy L 1-1** Mitov Bennett Williams Okedina Dunk<br />
SAT 29th 15:00 SBL1 A Fleetwood Town 2,515 R Welch D 1-1 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Iredale Dunk<br />
FEBRUARY 2022<br />
TUE 1st 19:45 SBL1 A Bolton Wanderers 13,334 A Haines L 0-2 Mitov ■ Williams Okedina Iredale Dunk<br />
SAT 5th 17:30 FA Cup H Luton Town 7,937 J Smith L 0-3 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk<br />
TUE 8th 19:45 SBL1 A Gillingham 3,824 J Bell L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk<br />
SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Burton Albion 2,578 M Edwards D 2-2 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring ■ Dunk<br />
SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H Accrington Stanley 5,602 L Swabey W 2-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk<br />
TUE 22nd 19:45 SBL1 H Plymouth Argyle 5,286 R Madley W 2-0 Mitov Williams ■ Okedina ■ Sherring Bennett <br />
SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A Oxford <strong>United</strong> 10,004 C Breakspear L 2-4 Mitov Williams Okedina Sherring Dunk ■ <br />
MARCH 2022<br />
TUE 1st 19:45 SBL1 A Wycombe Wanderers 4,083 J Oldham L 0-3 Mitov Williams Jones Sherring Dunk<br />
SAT 5th 15:00 SBL1 H Shrewsbury Town 5,651 N Hair D 0-0 Mitov Williams Okedina ■ Jones Dunk<br />
SAT 12th 15:00 SBL1 A Sheffield Wednesday 22,646 S Stockbridge L 0-6 Mitov Williams Sherring Jones Dunk<br />
SAT 19th 15:00 SBL1 H MK Dons 6,325 S Barrott L 0-1 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk<br />
SAT 26th 15:00 SBL1 A AFC Wimbledon 8,463 D Handley W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk<br />
APRIL 2022<br />
SAT 2nd 15:00 SBL1 A Ipswich Town 26,515 C Hicks W 1-0 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk ■<br />
Tue 5th 19:45 SBL1 H Wycombe Wanderers 4,751 W Finnie L 1-4 Mitov Williams Okedina Jones Dunk<br />
SAT 9th 15:00 SBL1 H Morecambe 5,813 C Boyeson W 2-1 Mitov Bennett Sherring Jones Iredale <br />
FRI 15th 15:00 SBL1 A Wigan <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
MON 18th 15:00 SBL1 H <strong>Charlton</strong> <strong>Athletic</strong><br />
SAT 23rd 15:00 SBL1 A Sunderland<br />
SAT 30th 15:00 SBL1 H Cheltenham Town<br />
* <strong>Cambridge</strong> won on penalties 3-1 | ** <strong>Cambridge</strong> lost on penalties 7-6<br />
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KEY: HOME GAMES ARE IN BOLD | GOALSCORER | BOOKED ■ | SENT-OFF ■ | STARTING XI | FIRST SUB | SECOND SUB | THIRD SUB | FOURTH SUB | FIFTH SUB | OWN GOAL ‡<br />
SUBSTITUTES<br />
Digby O’Neil Tracey ■ Hoolaham Brophy Ironside May 71’, Smith 76’, Dunk, Okedina, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman<br />
Weir ■ May ■ Knibbs Worman Dunk Smith Taylor 58’, Ironside 72’, Digby 73’, Brophy, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett<br />
Brophy O’Neil Weir Dunk Hoolahan Ironside May 60’, May 61’, Tracey 90’, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman, Bennett<br />
Tracey May ■ Digby ■ O’Neil ■ Brophy ■ Ironside Dunk 31’, Smith 78’, Weir 90’, Mannion, Knibbs, Worman, Jobe<br />
Brophy Digby O’Neil Hoolahan Smith Ironside Tracey 70’, Knibbs 84’, Dunk, Weir, May, Lankester, Mannion<br />
Weir Worman May Tracey Knibbs Smith Lankester 70’, Digby 75’, Ironside 75’, Brophy, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett<br />
Digby ■ O’Neil ■ Tracey Hoolahan ■ Brophy Ironside Smith 70’, Knibbs 78’, Dunk 90+1’, Weir, May, Lankester, Mannion<br />
May ■ Lankester Weir Worman Smith Knibbs Yearn 69’, Brophy 77’, Mannion, Masterson, Williams, Beckett, O’Neil<br />
Tracey Digby ■ O’Neil Hoolahan Smith Ironside Lankester 75’, Weir 75’, Knibbs ■ 80’, Brophy, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina<br />
Tracey ■ May Digby ■ O’Neil Brophy Ironside Smith 74’, Dunk 87’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Lankester, Knibbs<br />
Weir Worman May Lankester ■ Smith Knibbs Davies 63’, Yearn 63’, Iredale 77’, Mannion, Brophy, O’Neil, Ironside<br />
Tracey O’Neil May Digby ■ Brophy Ironside Smith 83’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Weir, Lankester, Knibbs, Worman<br />
Tracey Digby O’Neil Brophy Ironside Smith Lankester 66’, May 76’, Weir 76’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Knibbs<br />
Lankester O’Neil May Digby Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 64’, Tracey 64’, Smith 73’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir<br />
May Digby Tracey Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Smith 78’, Knibbs 85’, Dunk 90+5’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Worman<br />
Smith Weir Digby May Brophy Ironside Tracey 84’, Dunk 84’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Davies, Knibbs, Worman<br />
May ■ Digby ■ Tracey Hoolahan ■ Brophy ■ Ironside McKEnzie-Lyle 37’, Weir 71’, Smith ■ 78’, Knibbs 89’, Dunk, Okedina, Worman<br />
Tracey Worman Iredale Weir Brophy Smith Knibbs 72’, Ironside 72’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Lankester, Masterson<br />
Digby Weir Smith Hoolahan Tracey Ironside Masterson 74’, Brophy 79’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Lankester, Knibbs, Worman<br />
Digby Knibbs Weir Worman Brophy Ironside Tracey 69’, Smith ■ 75’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Lankester, Bennett<br />
May Digby Tracey Worman Smith ■ Ironside Brophy 45’, Weir 63’, Knibbs 63’, Dunk, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Bennett<br />
May Bennett Simper Yearn Worman Knibbs Brophy 64’, Weir ■ 64’, Ironside 80’, Williams, Beckett, Digby, McConnell<br />
Weir Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Dunk 45’, May 83, Knibbs 83’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Simper, Worman<br />
Digby Worman May Knibbs Ironside Smith Weir 73’, Brophy 73’, Lankester 88’, McKenzie-Lyle, Davies, Masterson, Bennett<br />
May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Knibbs 83’, Weir 87’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Tracey, Lankester, Worman<br />
Weir ■ Digby Smith May Brophy Ironside Knibbs ■ 74’, Worman 85’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Davies, Tracey, Lankester<br />
May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Tracey 77’, Knibbs 77’, McKenzie-Lyle, Okedina, Weir, Lankester, Worman<br />
Weir Lankester Simper ■ Worman Knibbs Smith Dunk 62’, Tracey 62’, Digby 73’, Brophy 74’, Yearn 90’, Mitov, May<br />
Digby May Tracey Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Smith 62’, Masterson 80’, Weir 80’, Knibbs 80’, McKenzie-Lyle, Lankester, Worman<br />
Weir Digby Smith ■ May Tracey Ironside Brophy 45’, Knibbs 77’, Lankester 82’, McKenzie-Lyle, Masterson. Worman<br />
Weir Digby ■ Smith May ■ Brophy Ironside ■ Knibbs 77’, Lankester 88’, Worman 90+3’, McKenzie-Lyle, Masterson, Yearn, McConnell<br />
Digby Weir Smith ■ May Brophy Ironside ■ Knibbs 82’, Lankester 82’, McKenzie-Lyle, Worman, Dickens, Yearn, McConnell<br />
Digby Worman Smith ■ ■ May Brophy ■ Ironside Knibbs 77’, Hoolahan 90+19’, O’Neil, McKenzie-Lyle, Weir, Lankester, Masterson<br />
Digby Worman Knibbs ■ May Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 62’, Lankester ■ 76’, O’Neil 90+5’, Bennett, Gill, Yearn, McConnell<br />
May Lankester ■ O’Neil Hoolahan Knibbs Smith Worman 45’, Brophy 71’, Digby 71’, Ironside 83’, Dickens 90+1’, Mannion<br />
Worman Digby Smith May Brophy ■ Ironside Hoolahan 61’, Knibbs 82’, Lankester 90+4’, O’Neil, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens<br />
May Digby Knibbs Lankester Brophy ■ Ironside Smith 64’, O’Neil 71’, Worman 84’, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens<br />
Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan ■ Brophy Smith Lankester 75’, Worman 87’, Okedina 87’, Mannion, Bennett, Dickens, Yearn<br />
Digby May Knibbs Worman Brophy Smith Mannion, Gill, Dickens, Bennett, Yearn, McConnell, Akanbi<br />
Lankester Digby May ■ Brophy Hoolahan Smith Knibbs 76’, Mannion, Sherring, Worman, Bennett, Yearn, McConnell<br />
Digby Worman Knibbs May Brophy Smith Sherring 45’, Tolaj 65’, Lankester 74’, Mannion, O’Neil, Bennett, Akanbi<br />
Digby ■ May ■ Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith Worman 75’, Tolaj 75’, Lankester 75’, Taylor, O’Neil, Bennett, Gill, Yearn, McConnell<br />
Digby O’Neil Knibbs May Brophy Smith Lankester 63’, Tolaj 72’, Mannion, Worman, Bennett<br />
Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith Taylor, O’Neil, Tolaj, Lankester, Mannion, Worman, Bennett<br />
Digby May Knibbs Hoolahan Brophy Smith O’Neil 90+7’, Mannion, Taylor, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman<br />
Digby O’Neil Lankester May Brophy Smith Worman 69’, Tracey 79’, Dunk 86’, Mannion, Dunk, Akanbi, Tolaj<br />
May Digby Lankester Hoolahan Brophy ■ Smith O’Neil ■ 77’, Tracey 77’, Tolaj 85’, Mannion, Worman, Jones, Bennett<br />
Digby Worman Tracey May ■ Brophy Smith Lankester 67’, Ironside 67’, Tolaj 81’, Okedina, Mannion, Bennett, Yearn<br />
May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside Tracey 67’, Knibbs 84’, Mannion, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman, Bennett<br />
May Digby Smith Hoolahan Brophy Ironside O'Neil 45', Knibbs 45', Okedina 63', Tolaj, Tracey, Lankester, Mannion<br />
Digby ■ O’Neil Smith Knibbs Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 71’, Lankester 77’, May 78’, Mannion, Tolaj, Sherring, Worman<br />
Digby ■ May Smith Knibbs Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 71’, Tracey ■ 82’, Sherring 90+6’, Mannion, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman<br />
Digby May ■ Smith ■ Knibbs Brophy Ironside Sherring 90+4’, Mannion, Iredale, Hoolahan, Tolaj, Lankester, Worman<br />
Digby ■ May Lankester Worman Iredale Ironside Knibbs 61’, Brophy 61’, Smith 62’, Mannion, Tolaj, Simper, Sherring<br />
Digby Simper Smith Knibbs Brophy Ironside Hoolahan 65’, Okedina 72’, Dunk 82’, Mannino, Tracey, May, Lankester<br />
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LEAGUE 1 STAT PACK<br />
LEAGUE TABLE<br />
2o21 /22<br />
# CLUB P W D L F A +/- PTS<br />
1 WIGAN ATHLETIC 40 26 8 6 73 36 37 86<br />
2 MILTON KEYNES DONS 42 24 11 7 69 26 29 83<br />
3 ROTHERHAM UNITED 40 24 8 8 64 26 38 80<br />
4 PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 52 23 9 10 67 40 27 78<br />
5 SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 41 20 13 8 67 44 23 73<br />
6 SUNDERLAND 41 21 10 10 69 49 20 73<br />
7 WYCOMBE WANDERERS 42 20 13 9 69 49 20 73<br />
8 OXFORD UNITED 42 20 9 13 76 54 22 69<br />
9 IPSWICH TOWN 42 17 14 11 60 42 18 65<br />
10 BOLTON WANDERERS 42 17 10 15 63 52 11 61<br />
11 PORTSMOUTH 40 16 12 12 54 41 13 60<br />
12 CHELTENHAM TOWN 42 13 15 14 61 61 -10 54<br />
13 CAMBRIDGE UNITED 42 14 12 16 51 64 -13 54<br />
14 ACCRINGTON STANLEY 42 15 9 18 54 73 -19 54<br />
15 CHARLTON ATHLETIC 42 15 8 19 49 52 -3 53<br />
16 SHREWBURY TOWN 42 12 13 17 42 40 2 49<br />
17 BURTON ALBION 41 13 9 19 48 63 -15 48<br />
18 LINCOLN CITY 42 12 10 20 47 57 -10 46<br />
19 FLEETWOOD TOWN 41 8 14 19 55 71 -16 38<br />
20 MORECAMBE 42 9 11 22 53 82 -29 38<br />
21 GILLINGHAM 42 6 17 19 43 66 -30 38<br />
22 AFC WIMBLEDON 42 6 17 19 43 66 -23 35<br />
23 DONCASTER ROVERS 42 9 6 27 30 76 -46 33<br />
24 CREWE ALEXANDRA 42 6 7 29 32 78 -46 25<br />
LAST UPDATED: 11.04.2022<br />
TONIGHT’S<br />
Fixtures<br />
KICK-OFF 7.45PM UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
VS<br />
Top Five<br />
Goalscorers<br />
ROSS STEWART<br />
SUNDERLAND 22<br />
COLE STOCKTON<br />
MORECAMBE 22<br />
WILL KEANE<br />
WIGAN ATHLETIC 21<br />
ALFIE MAY<br />
CHELTENHAM TOWN 21<br />
MATTY TAYLOR<br />
OXFORD UNITED 20<br />
Top Five<br />
Assists<br />
SEAN MCCONVILLE<br />
ACCRINGTON STANLEY 14<br />
SCOTT TWINE<br />
MK DONS 12<br />
GAVIN WHYTE<br />
OXFORD UNITED 10<br />
BARRY BANNAN<br />
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 10<br />
MAX POWER<br />
WIGAN ATHLETIC 10<br />
Top Five<br />
Clean Sheets<br />
MICHAEL COOPER<br />
PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 17<br />
DAVID STOCKDALE<br />
WYCOMBE WANDERERS 16<br />
GAVIN BAZUNU<br />
PORTSMOUTH 15<br />
BAILEY PEACOCK-FARRELL<br />
SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 14<br />
BEN AMOS<br />
WIGAN ATHLETIC 14<br />
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Sunderland (A)<br />
Saturday 23rd April 2022 | Sky Bet League One<br />
15:00 | Stadium of Light<br />
Adult: £26<br />
65+: £23<br />
Under 22: £18<br />
Under 16: £12<br />
Cheltenham Town (H)<br />
Saturday 30th April 2022<br />
Sky Bet League One | 12:30<br />
Abbey Stadium<br />
Main Stand: Adult, £22 | 64+, £17 | Full-time<br />
Student, £17 | 18-23, £17 | Armed Forces, £17<br />
Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5<br />
Newmarket Road End: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14<br />
Full-time Student, £14 | 18-23, £14 | Armed<br />
Forces, £14 | Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5<br />
North Habbin Terrace: Adult, £18 | 64+, £14<br />
Full-time Student, £14 | 18-23, £14 | Armed<br />
Forces, £14 | Under 18, £10 | Under 12, £5<br />
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THE SQUADS<br />
CAMBRIDGE UNITED<br />
MANAGER: MARK BONNER<br />
CHARLTON ATHLETIC<br />
MANAGER: JOHNNIE JACKSON<br />
DIMITAR MITOV (GK) ● 1<br />
GEORGE WILLIAMS ● 2<br />
JACK IREDALE ● 3<br />
PAUL DIGBY ● 4<br />
GREG TAYLOR ● 5<br />
LLOYD JONES ● 6<br />
JAMES BROPHY ● 7<br />
LIAM O’NEIL ● 8<br />
JOE IRONSIDE ● 9<br />
SAM SMITH ● 10<br />
HARRISON DUNK ● 11<br />
KAI MCKENZIE-LYLE (GK) ● 13<br />
WES HOOLAHAN ● 14<br />
JUBRIL OKEDINA ● 15<br />
JENSEN WEIR ● 16<br />
LORENT TOLAJ ● 17<br />
SHILOW TRACEY ● 18<br />
ADAM MAY ● 19<br />
LEWIS SIMPER ● 22<br />
JACK LANKESTER ● 23<br />
SAM SHERRING ● 24<br />
WILL MANNION (GK) ● 25<br />
HARVEY KNIBBS ● 26<br />
BEN WORMAN ● 27<br />
LIAM BENNETT ● 28<br />
TOM DICKENS ● 29<br />
HARVEY BECKETT ● 31<br />
KAI YEARN ● 33<br />
GLENN MCCONELL ● 35<br />
1 ● CRAIG MACGILLIVRAY (GK)<br />
2 ● CHRIS GUNTER<br />
3 ● BEN PURRINGTON<br />
4 ● GEORGE DOBSON<br />
5 ● AKIN FAMEWO<br />
6 ● JASON PEARCE<br />
7 ● DIALLANG JAIYESIMI<br />
8 ● JAKE FORSTER-CASKEY<br />
9 ● JAYDEN STOCKLEY<br />
10 ● ALBIE MORGAN<br />
11 ● ALEX GILBEY<br />
12 ● NILE JOHN<br />
14 ● CONOR WASHINGTON<br />
15 ● SAM LAVELLE<br />
16 ● ADAM MATTHEWS<br />
17 ● ELLIOT LEE<br />
18 ● JONATHAN LEKO<br />
19 ● JUAN CASTILLO<br />
21 ● SCOTT FRASER<br />
22 ● CHUKS ANEKE<br />
23 ● COREY BLACKETT-TAYLOR<br />
24 ● RYAN INNISS<br />
26 ● BEN WATSON<br />
27 ● PAPE SOUARÉ<br />
28 ● SEAN CLARE<br />
30 ● STEPHEN HENDERSON (GK)<br />
48 ● MASON BURSTOW<br />
Referee:<br />
Paul Howard<br />
Assistant Referee:<br />
Leigh Crowhurst<br />
Assistant Referee:<br />
Joseph Stokes<br />
Fourth official:<br />
Declan Ford<br />
NEXT UP @ THE ABBEY<br />
Saturday 30th April 2022 | Sky Bet League One