| 2018–19 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Joe Dunne (until 1 December)[1] Colin Calderwood (since 19 December)[2] | |||
| Stadium | Abbey Stadium | |||
| League Two | 21st | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
The2018–19 season isCambridge United's 107th season in their history, their 40th in theFootball League, and their fifth consecutive season inLeague Two.[3] Along with League Two, the club will also participate in theFA Cup,EFL Cup andEFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CB |  | Louis John | Sutton United | Free transfer | [4] |
| 1 July 2018 | RM |  | Reggie Lambe | Carlisle United | Free transfer | [5] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | | George Taft | Mansfield Town | Free transfer | [6] |
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2018 | CM | | Medy Elito | Barnet | Released | [7][8] |
| 1 July 2018 | CF | | Uche Ikpeazu |  Heart of Midlothian | Free transfer | [9] |
| 1 July 2018 | CB | | Leon Legge | Port Vale | Free transfer | [10] |
| 1 July 2018 | RM | | Piero Mingoia | Accrington Stanley | Released | [7][11] |
| 2 January 2019 | CF |  | Barry Corr | Free agent | Released | [12] |
| 31 January 2019 | RW | | Ade Azeez |  Newport County | Undisclosed | P[13] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 January 2019 | CF | | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | Aston Villa | 31 May 2019 | [14] |
| 25 January 2019 | CF | | Alex Jones | Bradford City | 31 May 2019 | [15] |
| 31 January 2019 | LB | | Hayden Coulson | Middlesbrough | 31 May 2019 | [16] |
| 31 January 2019 | CM | | Jake Doyle-Hayes | Aston Villa | 31 May 2019 | [16] |
| Start date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | End date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2018 | CF | | Matthew Foy | Chelmsford City | 31 August 2018 | [17] |
| 7 August 2018 | GK | | Finlay Iron | St Neots Town | September 2018 | [18] |
| 10 August 2018 | CM | | Lee Watkins | Mildenhall Town | September 2018 | [19] |
| 31 August 2018 | CF | | Matthew Foy | Kettering Town | September 2018 | [20] |
| 28 September 2018 | DM | | Sam Squire | Needham Market | October 2018 | [21] |
| 13 November 2018 | CF | | Tom Knowles | Hemel Hempstead Town | January 2019 | [22] |
| 16 January 2019 | FW | | Sam Bennett | Mildenhall Town | February 2019 | [23] |
| 18 January 2019 | RB | | Leon Davies | Bath City | February 2019 | [24] |
| 18 January 2019 | CB | | Sam Goode | Haverhill Rovers | Work experience | [24] |
| 18 January 2019 | CF | | Tom Knowles | Kettering Town | February 2019 | [24] |
| 18 January 2019 | FW | | Joe Neal | Royston Town | Work experience | [24] |
| 18 January 2019 | MF | | Ben Worman | Bishop's Stortford | March 2019 | [24][25] |
Cambridge United announced they will face ten different opponents during their pre-season schedule.[26] A scheduled friendly match withBillericay Town on 20 July was later cancelled.[27]
| 7 July 2018 (2018-07-07)Friendly | St Neots Town | 1–7 | Cambridge United | St Neots |
| 12:30BST | Peters 45' | Report | Lewis13' Corr 43'O'Neil 54'Azeez 61'Halliday 66'Maris 89',90' | Stadium:Rowley Park |
| 10 July 2018 (2018-07-10)Friendly | Cambridge City | 1–8 | Cambridge United | St Ives |
| 19:45BST | Sharman | Report | Ibehrex2' Knowles x2'Deegan Osadebe Azeez x2' | Stadium:Glasswood Stadium |
| 12 July 2018 (2018-07-12)Friendly | Royston Town | 0–4 | Cambridge United | Royston |
| 19:45BST | Report | 28' (o.g.) Azeez 52'Lambe 58',79' | Stadium:Garden Walk |
| 14 July 2018 (2018-07-14)Friendly | Chelmsford City | 1–4 | Cambridge United | Chelmsford |
| 15:00BST | Report | Dunk Azeez Amoo o.g.' | Stadium:Melbourne Stadium |
| 21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)Friendly | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Millwall | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Report | Elliott74' O'Brien 82' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,312 |
| 24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)Friendly | Ebbsfleet United | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Northfleet |
| 19:45BST | Kedwell89' Weston 90' | Report | Maris40',44' | Stadium:Stonebridge Road Attendance: 414 |
| 25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)Friendly | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Dagenham |
| 19:45BST | Report | Azeez10',90' (pen.) | Stadium:Chigwell Construction Stadium |
| 28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)Friendly | Bishop's Stortford | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Bishop's Stortford |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:ProKit UK Stadium |
| 28 July 2018 (2018-07-28)Friendly | Newmarket Town | 1-6 | Cambridge United | Newmarket |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Cricket Field |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Crawley Town | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 53 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 49 | |
| 21 | Cambridge United | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 47 | |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 74 | −26 | 44 | |
| 23 | Notts County(R) | 46 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 48 | 84 | −36 | 41 | Relegation to theNational League |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 40 | −21 |
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source:BBC
On 21 June 2018, theLeague Two fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[29][30]
| 4 August 2018 (2018-08-04)1 | Port Vale | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Miller45+2' Pope 47' (pen.),69' | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 5,559 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 11 August 2018 (2018-08-11)2 | Cambridge United | 3–2 | Notts County | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Azeez46',61' Corr 90+1' | Report | Boldewijn29' Duffy 78' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,372 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 18 August 2018 (2018-08-18)3 | Northampton Town | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Northampton |
| 15:00BST | van Veen58',76' | Report | Maris70' Deegan 86' | Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,047 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 21 August 2018 (2018-08-21)4 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
| 19:45BST | Report | Forte8' Stockley 14' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,662 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 25 August 2018 (2018-08-25)5 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Cheltenham Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Report | Jones66' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,660 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 1 September 2018 (2018-09-01)6 | Stevenage | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Stevenage |
| 15:00BST | Report | Amoo17' | Stadium:Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,998 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 8 September 2018 (2018-09-08)7 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Carlisle United | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Brown23' | Report | Bennett43' Nadesan 69' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,234 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 15 September 2018 (2018-09-15)8 | Colchester United | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Colchester |
| 15:00BST | Szmodics23' Nouble 35'Senior 80' | Report | Stadium:Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,108 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 22 September 2018 (2018-09-22)9 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Maris88' | Report | Rose26' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,909 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 29 September 2018 (2018-09-29)10 | Newport County | 4–2 | Cambridge United | Newport |
| 15:00BST | Demetriou45+1' (pen.) Amond 49'Matt 60',63' | Report | Lambe4',21' | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,104 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 2 October 2018 (2018-10-02)11 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Cambridge |
| 19:45BST | Brown21' Carroll  76' | Report | Digby34' Grubb 55'Worthington 88' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,059 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 6 October 201812 | Crawley Town | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Crawley |
| 15:00BST | Payne 26'Gambin 71'Palmer 77' | Report | Lambe 26' Maris 64' | Stadium:Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,151 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 13 October 2018 (2018-10-13)13 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Milton Keynes Dons | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Report | Aneke29' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,106 Referee: Dean Whitestone |
| 20 October 2018 (2018-10-20)14 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Lincoln |
| 15:00BST | Rhead6' Chapman 21' | Report | Brown11' | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 9,108 Referee: Lee Collins |
| 23 October 2018 (2018-10-23)15 | Swindon Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Report | Lambe11' Brown 12' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 5,824 Referee: Matt Donohue |
| 27 October 2018 (2018-10-27)16 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Macclesfield Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Taylor 61' Ibehre 80' | Report | Smith 72' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,946 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 3 November 2018 (2018-11-03)17 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Grimsby Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Lewis83' | Report | Hall-Johnson 76' Embleton 89' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,096 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 17 November 2018 (2018-11-17)18 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Cambridge United | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Edmundson61' Lyden 76'Lang 80' | Report | Maris7' | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 24 November 2018 (2018-11-24)19 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Bury | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Lewis39' 55' Taylor 86' | Report | O'Shea23' Aimson 26' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,846 Referee: Christopher Sarginson |
| 27 November 2018 (2018-11-27)20 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Crewe |
| 19:45GMT | Ainley34' Miller 86' | Report | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 8 December 2018 (2018-12-08)21 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Norwood77' | Report | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 5,016 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 15 December 2018 (2018-12-15)22 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Yeovil Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Deegan 20' | Report | Santos 20' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 22 December 2018 (2018-12-22)23 | Morecambe | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Morecambe |
| 15:00GMT | Yarney 37' Oliver 66'Cranston 74'Tutte 87'87'Ellison 90+1' | Report | Darling 33' | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 1,439 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 December 2018 (2018-12-26)24 | Cambridge United | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Cambridge |
| 13:00GMT | Maris27' 32' Deegan 38'Ibehre 88' | Report | Poleon16' Bulman 80'McNerney 86' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 29 December 2018 (2018-12-29)25 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Lincoln City | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Ibehre28' Lambe 52'Halliday 70' | Report | Akinde 39'75' Anderson 59'Eardley 70'Rhead 90' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,858 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 January 2019 (2019-01-01)26 | Milton Keynes Dons | 6–0 | Cambridge United | Denbigh |
| 15:00GMT | Healey5',63' Agard 7',76' (pen.)Aneke 12'Baudry 68'Sow 85' | Report | O'Neil 62' Halliday 86' | Stadium:Stadium mk Attendance: 8,128 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 5 January 2019 (2019-01-05)27 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Stevenage | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Lewis 28' Amoo 35'Deegan 42'Brown 45+2' | Report | Cuthbert 66' Timlin 82'Nugent 90+2' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,235 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)28 | Notts County | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Nottingham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Taylor41' Amoo 53'Azeez 81' | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 15,026 Referee: John Busby |
| 19 January 2019 (2019-01-19)29 | Cambridge United | 3–2 | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Brown45+4' Taft 64'Amoo 90+4' | Report | Pierre27' Morias 48' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,849 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 26 January 2019 (2019-01-26)30 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
| 15:00GMT | O'Shea 62' Forte  66'Wilson 75'Law 82' | Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,996 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 February 2019 (2019-02-02)P | Cheltenham Town | P–P | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to frozen areas of the pitch.[31] | ||||
| 9 February 2019 (2019-02-09)31 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Port Vale | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Amoo19' Brown 60'Carroll 66' | Report | Kay 32' Smith 90+1' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,193 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 16 February 2019 (2019-02-16)32 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Tranmere Rovers | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Halliday 88' | Report | Bakayogo 45+2' Perkins 45+5' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,872 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 19 February 2019 (2019-02-19)33 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 19:45GMT | Taft23' (o.g.) Thomas 58' (pen.)Tozer 73'Waters 82' | Report | Carroll 58' Doyle-Hayes 82' | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,339 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 23 February 2019 (2019-02-23)34 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Yeovil |
| 15:00GMT | Duffus25' Gafaiti 55'Fisher 59'Abrahams 90+3'Baxter 90+5' | Report | Stadium:Huish Park Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 2 March 2019 (2019-03-02)35 | Grimsby Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Taft42' Deegan 61'Hepburn-Murphy 72'82' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 4,772 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 9 March 2019 (2019-03-09)36 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Lambe 27' Brown 46'Dunk 50' | Report | Dunk12' (o.g.) Maouche 72'Clarke 89' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 12 March 2019 (2019-03-12)37 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Cambridge |
| 19:45GMT | Taft 65' | Report | Pickering 62' Ray 67'Green 78' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,448 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 16 March 2019 (2019-03-16)P | Bury | P–P | Cambridge United | Bury |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Gigg Lane | ||
| Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[32] | ||||
| 23 March 2019 (2019-03-23)38 | Carlisle United | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Carlisle |
| 15:00GMT | Devitt37' Thomas 45+1'Jones 50'Grainger 81' | Report | Hepburn-Murphy3' Ibehre 68' | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,673 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 30 March 2019 (2019-03-30)39 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
| 15:00GMT | Carroll 42' | Report | Kent 62' Stevenson 86'Vincent-Young 90+6' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,515 Referee:Darren Drysdale |
| 2 April 2019 (2019-04-02)40 | Bury | 0–3 | Cambridge United | Bury |
| 19:45BST | Report | Jones16' Amoo 34'Maris 72' | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,386 Referee: Antony Coggins |
| 6 April 2019 (2019-04-06)41 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Walker64' Benning 87' | Report | Stadium:Field Mill Attendance: 4,789 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 13 April 2019 (2019-04-13)42 | Cambridge United | 0–3 | Newport County | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Brown 48' | Report | Amond4' Matt 34'Demetriou 88'McKirdy 90' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,294 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 19 April 2019 (2019-04-19)43 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Swindon Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Report | Dunne 78' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,380 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 22 April 2019 (2019-04-22)44 | Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Gunning24' Doidge 76' | Report | Lewis66' Knowles 87' | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,699 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 27 April 2019 (2019-04-27)45 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Morecambe | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Brown42' Deegan 85'Knowles 90+2' | Report | Collins9' Lavelle 33'Cranston 83'87' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,083 Referee: Nick Kinseley |
| 4 May 2019 (2019-05-04)46 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Macclesfield |
| 12:30BST | Durrell66' Smith 90' | Report | Lewis44' Coulson 73' | Stadium:Moss Rose Referee: John Busby |
The first round draw was made live onBBC byDennis Wise andDion Dublin on 22 October.[33]
| 11 November 2018 (2018-11-11)First round | Guiseley | 4–3 | Cambridge United | Guiseley |
| 12:45GMT | Hatfield25' Moyo 40'Felix 48'James 55' | Report | Ibehre65',90+2' Maris 89' | Stadium:Nethermoor Park Attendance: 1,097 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made inVietnam.[34]
| 14 August 2018 (2018-08-14)First round | Cambridge United | 1–4 | Newport County | Cambridge |
| 19:45BST | Azeez90' (pen.) | Report | Amond18',22' Matt 49'Semenyo 86' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,618 Referee: Andy Davies |
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[35] The draw for the second round was made live onTalksport byLeon Britton andSteve Claridge on 16 November.[36]
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Southend United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | L2 | Colchester United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Southampton U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 |
| 4 September 2018 (2018-09-04)Group stages | Southend United | 3–1 | Cambridge United | Southend-on-Sea |
| 19:45BST | McCoulsky55',64' Hutchinson 87' | Report | Lambe53' | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 1,421 Referee: Gavin Ward |
| 9 October 2018 (2018-10-09)Group stages | Cambridge United | 4–0 | Southampton U21 | Cambridge |
| 19:00BST | Azeez16' (pen.),37',88' Brown 50' | Report | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 469 |
| 13 November 2018 (2018-11-13)Group stages | Cambridge United | 3–1 | Colchester United | Cambridge |
| 19:00GMT | Azeez32',81' Osadebe 90+3' | Report | Pell90+2' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 598 |
| 4 December 2018 (2018-12-04)Second round | Cambridge United | 1–1 (2–4p) | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
| 19:45GMT | Maris9' | Report | van Veen89' | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 648 |
| Penalties | ||||
| Azeez Brown Amoo  Lambe | van Veen Taylor Foley Waters McWilliams | |||
