The 2023–24 season is the 112th season in the history of Cambridge United and their third consecutive season in League One. The club are participating in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.
Current squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Jack Stevens GK Ealing Oxford United 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025 13 James Holden GK Milton Keynes Reading 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 25 Will Mannion GK Hillingdon Pafos 3 August 2021 Free 30 June 2024 31 Louis Chadwick GK St Neots Town 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 43 JJ Briggs GK Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 Defenders 2 Liam Bennett RB St Neots Town 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 3 Danny Andrew LB Holbeach Fleetwood Town 1 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 5 Michael Morrison CB Bury St Edmunds Portsmouth 26 January 2023 Free 30 June 2024 6 Ryan Bennett CB Orsett Swansea City 6 January 2023 Free 30 June 2024 11 Harrison Dunk LB Hammersmith Bromley 1 July 2011 Free 30 June 2024 15 Jubril Okedina CB Woolwich Tottenham Hotspur 5 August 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi CB Streatham Bournemouth 18 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 20 Brandon Haunstrup LB Waterlooville Kilmarnock 6 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 26 James Gibbons RB Trentham Bristol Rovers 30 January 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 28 Mamadou Jobe CB Harlow Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 32 Harvey Beckett CB Academy 1 July 2021 Trainee 30 June 2024 42 Ty Ewens-Findlay CB Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2025 44 Patrick Staszewski CB Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Midfielders 4 Paul Digby DM Sheffield Stevenage 21 July 2020 Free 30 June 2025 7 James Brophy LM Brent Leyton Orient 1 July 2021 Free 30 June 2024 8 George Thomas AM Leicester Queens Park Rangers 31 January 2023 Free 30 June 2025 19 Adam May CM Southampton Portsmouth 4 September 2020 Free 30 June 2025 22 Lewis Simper CM Cambridge Academy 3 January 2020 Trainee 30 June 2025 24 Jordan Cousins CM Greenwich Wigan Athletic 13 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 39 George Scales CM Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 40 Ronan Ismaili CM Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 41 Amaru Kaunda CM Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024 Forwards 9 Fejiri Okenabirhie CF Hendon Doncaster Rovers 29 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024 10 Jack Lankester RW Bury St Edmunds Ipswich Town 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025 14 Sullay Kaikai LW Southwark Milton Keynes Dons 24 July 2023 Free 30 June 2024 17 Saikou Janneh CF Gunjur Bristol City 1 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024 18 Lyle Taylor CF Greenwich Wycombe Wanderers 12 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024 21 Elias Kachunga CF Haan Bolton Wanderers 1 August 2023 Free 30 June 2024 23 Gassan Ahadme CF Vic Ipswich Town 1 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024 27 Macauley Bonne CF Ipswich Gillingham 1 February 2024 Loan 31 May 2024 29 Kai Yearn AM Cambridge Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 30 Glenn McConnell FW Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 33 Saleem Akanbi FW Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024 34 Brandon Njoku CF Wembley Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Transfers In DatePosPlayerTransferred fromFeeRef 1 July 2023 LB Fleetwood Town Undisclosed 1 July 2023 GK Oxford United Free transfer 13 July 2023 CM Wigan Athletic Free transfer 24 July 2023 LW Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer 1 August 2023 CF Bolton Wanderers Free transfer 12 January 2024 CF Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer
Out DatePosPlayerTransferred toFeeRef 30 June 2023 CF Doncaster Rovers Released 30 June 2023 CB Charlton Athletic Released 30 June 2023 CF Reading Released 30 June 2023 GK Released 30 June 2023 DM Boreham Wood Released 30 June 2023 CF Reading Released 30 June 2023 CB Woking End of Contract 30 June 2023 RW Crewe Alexandra Released 30 June 2023 RB Mansfield Town Released 30 June 2023 CM Released
Loaned in DatePosPlayerLoaned fromOn loan untilRef 1 July 2023 CF Ipswich Town End of season 1 September 2023 CF Crystal Palace 17 January 2024 30 January 2024 RB Bristol Rovers End of season 1 February 2024 CF Gillingham End of season
Loaned out DatePosPlayerLoaned toUntilRef 5 August 2023 CM St Albans City End of season 9 September 2023 AM King's Lynn Town 7 October 2023 21 October 2023 GK Welling United 18 November 2023 16 November 2023 CB Gateshead 27 March 2024 29 March 2024 CF Peterborough Sports End of season
Pre-season and friendlies On 5 June, Cambridge United announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Ipswich Town and Barnet. A third friendly, against St Albans City was also confirmed. Three behind-closed-doors fixtures were also included in the pre-season preparations, against Tottenham Hotspur Under-21s, Gillingham and Cardiff City.
Competitions Overall record
League One
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.
FA Cup
Cambridge were drawn at home to Bracknell Town in the first round, to Fleetwood Town in the second round and away to Blackburn Rovers in the third round.
EFL Cup
Cambridge were drawn away to Sutton United in the first round.
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Cambridge were drawn into Southern Group D alongside Peterborough United, Colchester United and Tottenham Hotspur U21.
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