The 2015–16 season was Cambridge United's 103rd season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two. Along with League Two, the club also competed in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
Squad
Squad details at start of season
No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps * Goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Ends Goalkeepers1Chris DunnGKHavering430Yeovil Town10 June 2014Free201613Sam BeasantGK Hendon00Stevenage3 July 2015Free2016 Defenders2Elliot OmozusiRBHackney00Leyton Orient12 June 2015Free20173Greg TaylorLBBedford890Luton Town20 June 2013Free20175Mark RobertsCBNorthwich00Fleetwood Town25 May 2015Free20176Leon LeggeCBBexhill-on-Sea00Gillingham19 May 2015Free201714Josh CoulsonCBCambridge24213Academy6 October 2007 #Trainee201622George TaftLBLeicester00Burton Albion31 July 2015LoaneeJanuary 201629Danny BurnsCB00AcademyTrainee2016 Midfielders4Keith KeaneCMLuton00Preston North End27 May 2015Free20177Ryan DonaldsonAMNewcastle upon Tyne7812Gateshead23 May 2013Free20178Luke BerryCMCambridge12822Barnsley15 June 2015Undisclosed201911Harrison DunkLWLondon10112Bromley7 June 2011Free201616Gearóid MorrisseyCMCork, Ireland80Cork City22 December 2014Free201617Liam HughesAMRotherham14513Academy9 November 2010 #Trainee201618Jeff HughesLMLarne00Fleetwood Town14 July 2015Free201724Conor NewtonCMNewcastle upon Tyne00Rotherham United16 July 2015Free201727Matt LoweCM00AcademyTrainee201628Ryan HorneCM00AcademyTrainee201632Dylan WilliamsRM1700AcademyTrainee2016 Forwards9Jordan SlewCFSheffield131Blackburn Rovers6 February 2015Free201610Barry CorrCFNewcastle, Ireland00Southend United2 June 2015Free201715Robbie SimpsonCFPoole6725Leyton Orient9 June 2014Free201619Daniel CarrCFLambeth00Huddersfield Town25 June 2015Free201720Jordan ChiedozieCFBournemouth60Concord Rangers28 November 2014Free201621Rory GaffneyCFGalway, Ireland00Limerick25 November 2014Free201626James AkintundeCFBrent10Academy14 February 2015 #Trainee2016 Out on LoanWill NorrisGKWatford180Royston Town16 July 2012Free2017
* Player appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.# Date of first team debut
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 CM Luke Berry Barnsley Undisclosed 1 July 2015 CF Daniel Carr Huddersfield Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Barry Corr Southend United Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Keith Keane Preston North End Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Leon Legge Gillingham Free transfer 1 July 2015 RB Elliot Omozusi Leyton Orient Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Mark Roberts Fleetwood Town Free transfer 3 July 2015 GK Sam Beasant Stevenage Free transfer 14 July 2015 LM Jeff Hughes Fleetwood Town Free transfer 16 July 2015 CM Conor Newton Rotherham United Free transfer 14 January 2016 CM James Dunne Portsmouth Free transfer 15 January 2016 FW Ben Williamson Gillingham Undisclosed 30 January 2016 FW Jimmy Spencer Notts County Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 AM Nathan Arnold Grimsby Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 LM Mitch Austin Central Coast Mariners Free transfer 1 July 2015 ST Ayrton Bevins Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CF Ryan Bird Yeovil Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM Tom Champion Barnet Free transfer 1 July 2015 RM Luke Chadwick Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CF Tom Elliott AFC Wimbledon Free transfer 1 July 2015 DM Johnny Hunt Chester Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Matteo Lanzoni Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CB Ian Miller Free agent Released 1 July 2015 CB Michael Nelson Barnet Free transfer 1 July 2015 RB Richard Tait Grimsby Town Free transfer 1 July 2015 LM Bobby-Joe Taylor Maidstone United Free transfer 10 December 2015 CM Gearóid Morrissey Cork City Free transfer 29 December 2015 CF Jordan Chiedozie Boreham Wood Free transfer 14 January 2016 CF Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers Undisclosed 30 January 2016 AM Liam Hughes Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer 1 February 2016 CF Jordan Slew Chesterfield Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 31 July 2015 LB George Taft Burton Albion 28 October 2015 21 August 2015 CF Jacob Blyth Leicester City 21 September 2015 1 September 2015 LB Mickey Demetriou Shrewsbury Town 4 January 2016 15 October 2015 RB Alie Sesay Leicester City 15 November 2015 19 November 2015 CB Terry Kennedy Sheffield United 2 January 2016 19 November 2015 FW Ben Williamson Gillingham 3 January 2016 20 November 2015 MF Ryan Ledson Everton End of season 24 November 2015 RB Cameron Gayle Oxford United 24 January 2016 26 November 2015 MF Jordan Jones Middlesbrough 18 December 2015 2 January 2016 DF Lewis Page West Ham United 6 March 2016 5 January 2016 DF Darnell Furlong Queens Park Rangers End of season 16 January 2016 FW Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic 13 February 2016 1 February 2016 DF Shane O'Neill Apollon Limassol End of season 13 February 2016 DF Ryan Haynes Coventry City End of season 5 March 2016 MF Zeli Ismail Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season 25 March 2016 MF Max Clark Hull City 22 April 2016
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 7 July 2015 GK Will Norris Braintree Town 8 January 2016 18 August 2015 FW Jordan Chiedozie Braintree Town 17 September 2015 11 September 2015 DF Danny Burns Lowestoft Town 16 October 2015 18 September 2015 MF Matt Lowe Wealdstone 17 October 2015 17 October 2015 FW James Akintunde Brackley Town 16 November 2015 30 October 2015 DF Danny Burns Bishop's Stortford 29 November 2015 3 November 2015 MF Ryan Horne St Neots Town 23 November 2015 7 November 2015 MF Matt Lowe Wealdstone 6 December 2015 26 November 2015 FW Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers 3 January 2016 26 November 2015 FW Daniel Carr Aldershot Town 9 January 2016 2 January 2016 MF Jeff Hughes Tranmere Rovers End of Season 2 January 2016 DF Danny Burns Lowestoft Town End of Season 8 January 2016 MF Matt Lowe Brackley Town End of Season 14 January 2016 MF Keith Keane Stevenage 20 February 2016 6 February 2016 MF Dylan Williams Soham Town Rangers 12 April 2016 5 March 2016 FW Daniel Carr Woking 9 April 2016 5 March 2016 FW James Akintunde Needham Market 9 April 2016 5 March 2016 GK Sam McDermid Soham Town Rangers 9 April 2016 25 March 2016 MF Keith Keane Stevenage 22 April 2016
Appearances No.Nat.PlayerPos.League TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal 1 Chris Dunn GK 11 1 1 13 2 Elliot Omozusi DF 9+5 1 1 11+5 3 Greg Taylor DF 12+4 2 1 15+4 4 Keith Keane MF 3+1 1 4+1 5 Mark Roberts DF 26+4 2 1 1 30+4 6 Leon Legge DF 39 1 40 7 Ryan Donaldson MF 18+12 2 0+1 20+13 8 Luke Berry MF 41+5 2 1 1 45+5 9 Jordan Slew FW 4+6 1 1 6+6 10 Barry Corr FW 19+3 2 21+3 11 Harrison Dunk MF 41+4 2 0+1 43+5 12 Jacob Blyth FW 2+3 1 3+3 12 Alie Sesay DF 5 1 6 12 Terry Kennedy DF 2 2 12 Lewis Page DF 6 6 12 Max Clark MF 7+2 7+2 13 Sam Beasant GK 14+1 1 1 16+1 14 Josh Coulson DF 22+1 1 1 24+1 15 Robbie Simpson FW 14+17 1+1 1 0+1 16+19 16 Gearóid Morrissey MF 0+2 1 1+2 16 James Dunne MF 19 19 17 Liam Hughes MF 11+5 0+1 0+1 11+7 17 Shane O'Neill DF 1+1 1+1 18 Jeff Hughes MF 7+2 1 1 9+2 19 Daniel Carr FW 1+3 1 0+1 2+4 20 Jordan Chiedozie FW 0+2 0+2 20 Karlan Ahearne-Grant FW 1+2 1+2 20 Zeli Ismail MF 8+3 8+3 21 Rory Gaffney FW 3+3 0+1 3+4 21 Jimmy Spencer FW 11+7 11+7 22 George Taft DF 10+1 1 1 12+1 22 Ben Williamson FW 27+1 27+1 23 Ryan Ledson MF 27 1 28 24 Conor Newton MF 16+6 1+1 0+1 1 18+8 25 Mickey Demetriou DF 12+3 1+1 1 14+4 25 Darnell Furlong DF 21 21 26 James Akintunde FW 27 Matt Lowe MF 28 Ryan Horne MF 29 Danny Burns DF 32 Dylan Williams MF 0+1 0+1 33 Leon Davies DF 34 Cameron Gayle DF 4 4 34 Ryan Haynes DF 10 10 35 Jordan Jones MF 1 1 35 Will Norris GK 21 21
Goalscorers No.Nat.PlayerPos.League TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal 5 Mark Roberts DF 2 2 6 Leon Legge DF 3 3 7 Ryan Donaldson MF 2 2 8 Luke Berry MF 12 1 13 10 Barry Corr FW 12 12 11 Harrison Dunk MF 4 4 12 Jacob Blyth FW 1 1 14 Josh Coulson DF 1 1 15 Robbie Simpson FW 4 4 16 James Dunne MF 1 1 18 Jeff Hughes MF 1 1 20 Zeli Ismail MF 1 1 21 Rory Gaffney FW 2 2 21 Jimmy Spencer FW 6 6 22 George Taft DF 1 1 22 Ben Williamson FW 12 12 34 Cameron Gayle DF 1 1Own Goals 1 1Totals 66 2 0 0 68
Yellow cards No.Nat.PlayerPos.League TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal 3 Greg Taylor DF 1 1 4 Keith Keane MF 1 1 5 Mark Roberts DF 5 1 6 6 Leon Legge DF 4 4 7 Ryan Donaldson MF 1 1 8 Luke Berry MF 8 1 9 9 Jordan Slew FW 1 1 10 Barry Corr FW 3 1 4 11 Harrison Dunk MF 1 1 2 12 Jacob Blyth FW 1 1 12 Terry Kennedy DF 1 1 12 Max Clark MF 1 1 14 Josh Coulson DF 1 1 15 Robbie Simpson FW 1 1 16 James Dunne MF 7 7 17 Liam Hughes MF 2 1 3 18 Jeff Hughes MF 1 1 21 Jimmy Spencer FW 4 4 22 George Taft DF 2 2 23 Ryan Ledson MF 5 1 6 24 Conor Newton MF 3 3 25 Darnell Furlong DF 7 7 34 Ryan Haynes DF 1 1 35 Will Norris GK 2 2Totals 62 6 0 1 69
Red cards No.Nat.PlayerPos.League TwoFA CupLeague CupFootball League TrophyTotal 1 Chris Dunn GK 1 1 5 Mark Roberts DF 1 1 11 Harrison Dunk MF 1 1Totals 3 0 0 0 3
Competitions
Pre-season friendlies On 21 May 2015, Cambridge United announced they would face Coventry City in as part of their pre-season schedule. On 28 May 2015, Cambridge United announced their second pre-season friendly against Ipswich Town. On 8 June 2015, Norwich City was added to the pre-season fixture list. On 16 June 2015, a date for Chris Turner's memorial match was announced.
League Two
League table
Results by matchday
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
FA Cup On 26 October 2015 the draw for the first round of the FA Cup was drawn and Cambridge United host National League South side Basingstoke Town.
League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Cambridge United were drawn away against Rotherham United.
Football League Trophy On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. U's host Dagenham & Redbridge.
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