Cambridge United 2016–17 football season
The 2016–17 season was Cambridge United 's 104th season in their history, their 38th in the Football League and their third consecutive season in League Two .[ 1] Along with League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.
Squad
Squad details at start of season
* League appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2016–17 season. † Date of first team debut
Transfers in
Transfers out
^ Following Akintunde's release, he signed for Chester.[ 13]
^ Following Beasant's release, he signed for Braintree Town.[ 15]
^ Following Burns' release, he signed for Buxton.[ 16]
^ Following Dunn's release, he signed for Wrexham.[ 18]
^ Following Donaldson's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[ 19]
^ Following Lowe's release, he signed for Brackley Town.[ 20]
^ Following Simpson's release, he signed for Exeter City.[ 21]
^ Following Spencer's release, he signed for Plymouth Argyle.[ 22]
^ Following Omozusi's release, he signed for Whitehawk.[ 24]
Loans in
^ On 1 January 2016, Max Clark's loan from Hull City was extended until the end of the season.[ 27] [ 25]
^ On 10 November 2016, Jake Gosling returned to Bristol Rovers before the end of his loan spell.[ 31]
Loans out
Squad statistics this season
^ Overturned on appeal.[ 41]
Suspensions
^ On 4 April 2017 it was confirmed that the club's appeal against Paul Lewis' red card had been successful.[ 41]
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies
League Two
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Results summary
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
19
9
18
58
50
+8
66
9
5
9
30
26
+4
10
4
9
28
24
+4
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H H A A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A A H H H A H A A H A H H A H A H A A H A H A H A Result D L L D L D L L W W W D L W L W L W W W W W D W D L L L L D W W L D W L W D L W W L W L W L Position 10 21 22 24 24 24 24 24 24 21 19 17 21 18 22 17 19 14 11 9 7 7 7 7 8 10 11 12 14 14 13 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 11 9 11 9 11
Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2017. Source:
BBC Sport A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
On 22 June 2016, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[ 42]
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
FA Cup
On 15 October 2016, in the first round draw for the FA Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Dover Athletic .[ 43]
EFL Cup
On 22 June 2016, in the first round draw for the EFL Cup Cambridge United were drawn at home against Sheffield Wednesday .[ 44]
EFL Trophy
On 27 July 2016 the draw for the group stages of the EFL Trophy was made. Cambridge United were drawn in Northern Group G along with Middlesbrough academy, Scunthorpe United and Shrewsbury Town .[ 45]
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League competitions
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Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
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Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Midland League (Premier , One )
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Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions