2024–25 Cambridge United F.C. season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Paul Barry (70%), Mark Green (20%), Adam Webb (10%) |
| Chairman | Shaun Grady |
| Head Coach | Garry Monk (until 16 February)[1] Neil Harris (from 19 February)[2] |
| Stadium | Abbey Stadium |
| League One | 23rd (relegated) |
| FA Cup | Second Round (eliminated by Wigan Athletic) |
| EFL Cup | First round (eliminated by Queens Park Rangers) |
| EFL Trophy | Second Round (eliminated by Cheltenham Town) |
| Top goalscorer | League: Josh Stokes Elias Kachunga (7) All: Josh Stokes (8) |
| Highest home attendance | 7,414 (vs Leyton Orient, 21 April 2025, EFL League One) |
| Lowest home attendance | 1,028 (vs Charlton Athletic, 17 September 2024, EFL Trophy) |
| Average home league attendance | 6,640 |
| Biggest win | 4–1 vs Shrewsbury Town (H) (7 December 2024) EFL League One |
| Biggest defeat | 6-1 vs Peterborough United (A) (9 November 2024) EFL League One |
The 2024–25 season is the 113th season in the history of Cambridge United Football Club, and their fourth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy.
Transfers
In
| Date | Pos | Player | From | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2024[a] | RB | James Gibbons (ENG) | Bristol Rovers | Free | [3] |
| 1 July 2024 | CF | Shayne Lavery (NIR) | Blackpool | Free | [4] |
| 1 July 2024[b] | CB | Kelland Watts (ENG) | Newcastle United | Free | [5] |
| 10 July 2024 | CF | Ryan Loft (ENG) | Port Vale | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 15 July 2024 | CM | Gary Gardner (ENG) | Birmingham City | Free | [7] |
| 17 July 2024 | CM | Korey Smith (ENG) | Derby County | Free | [8] |
| 14 January 2025 | GK | Marko Maroši (SVK) | Plymouth Argyle | Free | [9] |
| 30 January 2025 | CM | Ben Stevenson (ENG) | Portsmouth | Free | [10] |
| 4 March 2025 | LB | Scott Malone (ENG) | Crawley Town | Free | [11] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2024 | RW | Jack Lankester (ENG) | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed | [12] |
| 27 June 2024 | CM | Lewis Simper (ENG) | Sutton United | Undisclosed | [13] |
| 3 July 2024 | CM | Adam May (ENG) | Forest Green Rovers | Free | [14] |
Loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2024 | GK | Vicente Reyes (CHI) | Norwich City | 8 January 2025[a] | [15][16] |
| 13 July 2024 | CM | Taylor Richards (ENG) | Queens Park Rangers | End of season | [17] |
| 12 August 2024 | CB | Connor O'Riordan (IRL) | Blackburn Rovers | 9 January 2025[b] | [18][19] |
| 21 August 2024 | AM | Josh Stokes (ENG) | Bristol City | End of season | [20] |
| 22 August 2024 | LB | Emmanuel Longelo (ENG) | Birmingham City | End of season | [21] |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Dan Nlundulu (ENG) | Bolton Wanderers | End of season | [22] |
| 27 January 2025 | CF | Esapa Osong (ENG) | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [23] |
| 27 January 2025 | CF | Dom Ballard (ENG) | Southampton | End of season | [24] |
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Nathan Bishop (ENG) | Sunderland | End of season | [25] |
Loaned out
| Date | Pos | Player | To | Date until | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 November 2024 | AM | Glenn McConnell (IRL) | Chelmsford City | 21 December 2024 | [26] |
| 3 January 2025 | AM | Amaru Kaunda (ENG) | Enfield Town | 31 January 2025 | [27] |
| 3 February 2025 | AM | Amaru Kaunda (ENG) | Dulwich Hamlet | 3 March 2025 | [28] |
Released / Out of Contract
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Harvey Beckett (ENG) | Royston Town | 1 July 2024 | [29][30] |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Will Mannion (ENG) | Charlton Athletic | 1 July 2024 | [31] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Lyle Taylor (MSR) | Colchester United | 2 July 2024 | [32][33] |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | Tom Finch (ENG) | Norwich City | 3 July 2024 | [29][34] |
| 30 June 2024 | RB | Greg Sandiford (ENG) | Coventry City | 3 July 2024 | [29][35] |
| 30 June 2024 | AM | Kai Yearn (ENG) | Coventry City | 3 July 2024 | [29][36] |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Brandon Haunstrup (ENG) | Gateshead | 13 August 2024 | [32][37] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Fejiri Okenabirhie (NGA) | Modern Sport (EGY) | 6 September 2024 | [32][38] |
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Saleem Akanbi (ENG) | Hemel Hempstead Town | 5 October 2024 | [29][39] |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Ryan Bennett (ENG) | Retired | [32][40] | |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Harrison Dunk (ENG) | Retired | [41][42] | |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | James Holden (ENG) | [32] | ||
| 30 June 2024 | CF | Saikou Janneh (GAM) | [32] | ||
Pre-season and friendlies
On 24 May, Cambridge confirmed their initial pre-season plans, with matches against West Bromwich Albion, Braintree Town, Ebbsfleet United along with a training camp in Portugal.[43] A week later, a fourth friendly was added to the pre-season schedule, versus Colchester United.[44]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 17 July 2024 Friendly | Marítimo | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Parchal, Portugal |
| 19:00 WEST | André Rodrigues Martim Tavares |
Report | Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista |
| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Bromley | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Parchal, Portugal |
| 11:00 WEST | Report |
|
Stadium: Estádio Municipal Bela Vista |
| 26 July 2024 Friendly | Braintree Town | 0–3 | Cambridge United | Braintree |
| 19:45 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Cressing Road |
| 27 July 2024 Friendly | Ebbsfleet United | 1–3 | Cambridge United | Northfleet |
| 15:00 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Stonebridge Road |
| 2 August 2024 Friendly | Cambridge United | 1–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,203 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Colchester United | 6–0 | Cambridge United | St Neots |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Rowley Park |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| League One | 10 August 2024 | 3 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 23rd | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 19.57 |
| FA Cup | 2 November 2024 | 30 November 2024 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| EFL Cup | 13 August 2024 | 13 August 2024 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 3 September 2024 | 10 December 2024 | Group stage | Second round | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 25.00 |
| Total | 53 | 11 | 12 | 30 | 54 | 84 | −30 | 20.75 | ||||
Last updated: 3 May 2025
Source: Soccerway
League One
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 66 | −17 | 47 | |
| 21 | Crawley Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 57 | 83 | −26 | 46 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Bristol Rovers (R) | 46 | 12 | 7 | 27 | 44 | 76 | −32 | 43 | |
| 23 | Cambridge United (R) | 46 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 38 | |
| 24 | Shrewsbury Town (R) | 46 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 41 | 79 | −38 | 33 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[45]
(R) Relegated
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[45]
(R) Relegated
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 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 45 | 73 | −28 | 38 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 40 | −20 |
Last updated: 3 May 2025.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
- 1 Matchday 5 (vs. Bolton Wanderers) was postponed due to international call-ups.
- 2 Matchday 11 (vs. Birmingham City) was postponed due to international call-ups.
- 3 Matchday 26 (vs. Blackpool) was postponed due to a frozen pitch.
Matches
On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced.[46]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 10 August 2024 1 | Stockport County | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Stockport |
| 17:30 BST | Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9,457 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 17 August 2024 2 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Crawley Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Andrew 9' Kaikai 49' Lavery 53' Gibbons 83' |
Report | Williams 14' Anderson 45+1' Mullarkey 50' Quitirna 60' Adeyemo 86' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,720 Referee: David Rock |
| 24 August 2024 3 | Cambridge United | 4–4 | Blackpool | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Brophy 19' Lavery 28', 75' Bennett 45+2' Andrew 59' Njoku 72' |
Report | Husband 5', 38' Joseph 39' Ballard 53' Baggott 58' Norburn 76' Coulson 80' Casey 84' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,083 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Bristol Rovers | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Horfield |
| 15:00 BST | Moore 29' Omochere 30', 48' |
Report | Andrew 55' | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,893 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 14 September 2024 6 | Mansfield Town | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Mansfield |
| 12:30 BST |
|
Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 7,294 Referee: Martin Coy | |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[47] | ||||
| 21 September 2024 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 2–1 | Cambridge United | High Wycombe |
| 15:00 BST | McCleary 8' Humphreys 85' Scowen 88' |
Report | Kaikai 7' Nlundulu 19' Ibsen Rossi 78' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,189 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Cambridge United | 0–2 | Lincoln City | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Nlundulu 38' | Report | Draper 26' Makama 37' Cadamarteri 68' 71' Jackson 87' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,969 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 1 October 2024 9 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Rotherham United | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Digby 32' Brophy 64' Nlundulu 76' Loft 90+4' |
Report | Nombe 90+2' Hugill 90+4' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,085 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 5 October 2024 10 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Woods 23' 74' Yfeko 45+2' |
Report | Loft 19' Andrew 79' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,406 Referee: Scott Tallis |
| 19 October 2024 12 | Cambridge United | 2–0 | Wigan Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Kachunga 5' 74' Tickle 22' (o.g.) Andrew 47' Bennett 61' Reyes 85' Smith 86' |
Report | Smith 73' Miller 83' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo |
| 22 October 2024 13 | Stevenage | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Stevenage |
| 19:45 BST | Piergianni 26' Thompson 40' |
Report | Digby 26' Smith 31' 45+4' Kaikai 90' |
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 4,574 Referee: Ben Atkinson |
| 26 October 2024 14 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Burton Albion | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Bennett 39' Cousins 84' Andrew 90+3' |
Report | Bennett 5' Watt 23' Bodin 34' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,706 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 9 November 2024 15 | Peterborough United | 6–1 | Cambridge United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 12,370 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| 16 November 2024 16 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Barnsley | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Nlundulu 4' Njoku 49' Bennett 71' Loft 75' |
Report | Humphrys 16' 17' Gent 17' Russell 51' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,817 Referee: Seb Stockbridge |
| 23 November 2024 17 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Cambridge United | Sixfields |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Lavery 75' | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,654 Referee: Alan Young |
| 26 November 2024 5[48] | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,266 Referee: Paul Howard | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups from both teams.[48] | ||||
| 3 December 2024 18 | Reading | 3–0 | Cambridge United | Reading |
| 20:00 GMT | Camará 9' 60' Wing 49', 63' Elliott 56' |
Report | Cousins 54' | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 8,333 Referee: Sam Allison |
| 7 December 2024 19 | Cambridge United | 4–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Lavery 1', 30' Nlundulu 46' Kachunga 53' Reyes 70' Loft 80' |
Report | Marquis 70' (pen.) Shipley 70' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,167 Referee: Alex Chilowicz |
| 14 December 2024 20 | Wrexham | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Wrexham |
| 15:00 GMT | Lee 2' McClean 27' 41' Fletcher 66' Brunt 88' |
Report | Kachunga 20' 44' Nlundulu 89' (pen.) Smith 90+1' |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 11,698 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 20 December 2024 21 | Cambridge United | 0–4 | Huddersfield Town | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Brophy 40' | Report | Kasumu 12' 16' Spencer 32' Marshall 38', 72' Turton 47' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,949 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 21 December, but was moved following agreement between the two sides.[49] | ||||
| 26 December 2024 22 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Charlton |
| 15:00 GMT | Campbell 1' Leaburn 20' |
Report | Kachunga 51' Morrison 73' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,369 Referee: David Rock |
| 29 December 2024 23 | Leyton Orient | 2–0 | Cambridge United | Leyton |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,914 Referee: James Oldham |
| 1 January 2025 24 | Cambridge United | 1–3 | Reading | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Kachunga 48' Brophy 71' |
Report | Knibbs 40', 53' Holzman 81' Smith Wing 90+3' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,878 Referee: Jacob Miles |
| 4 January 2025 25 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Bristol Rovers | Cambridge |
| 12:30 GMT | Smith 45+6' Morrison 45+9' 90+4' Stokes 90+7' |
Report | Ward 8' Thomas 26' Sotiriou 45+9' Wilson 90+4' Hutchinson 90+7' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,467 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[49] | ||||
| 18 January 2025 27 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Horwich |
| 15:00 GMT | McAtee 34' 43' Collins 35' Sheehan 77' Ibsen Rossi 90' (o.g.) |
Report | Stokes 4' Kachunga 36' 40' Andrew 68' |
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,946 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 25 January 2025 28 | Cambridge United | 3–2 | Mansfield Town | Cambridge |
| 12:30 GMT | Morrison 1' Stokes 7' (pen.) Loft 47' Digby 72' Stevens 90+1' |
Report | Hewitt 45+2' Maris 61' Gregory 90+1' (pen.) Blake-Tracy 90+2' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,687 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[50] | ||||
| 28 January 2025 29 | Rotherham United | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Rotherham |
| 19:45 GMT | Wilks 53' Sibley 59' Odoffin 70' |
Report | Kachunga 4' Loft 49' Gibbons 83' |
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,162 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 1 February 2025 30 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Digby 1' Bennett 39' Stokes 83' Kachunga 83' |
Report | Humphreys 35' Bradley 64' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,866 Referee: Martin Woods |
| 8 February 2025 31 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Lincoln |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,606 Referee: Steven Copeland |
| 11 February 2025 11[51] | Birmingham City | 4–0 | Cambridge United | Bordesley |
| 19:45 GMT | Stansfield 23' Bennett 39' (o.g.) Dowell 40' Harris 80' Laird 90+4' |
Report | Bishop 57' Gibbons 84' Njoku 90' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 12 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[52] | ||||
| 15 February 2025 32 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Exeter City | Cambridge |
| 12:30 GMT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 5,455 Referee: Carl Brook |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[50] | ||||
| 22 February 2025 33 | Cambridge United | 2-0 | Stockport County | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Stokes 9', 43' Digby 84' |
Report | Connolly 49' 90+3' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,905 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 1 March 2025 34 | Crawley Town | 0–2 | Cambridge United | Crawley |
| 15:00 GMT | Quitirna 47' Hepburn-Murphy 60' Barker 90+7' |
Report | Digby 9' 64' Doyle 33' (o.g.) Loft 46' Gibbons 66' Bishop 90+3' |
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Referee: James Oldham |
| 4 March 2025 35 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Stevenage | Cambridge |
| 19:45 GMT | Loft 41' Stevenson 89' |
Report | Sweeney 8' Reid 64' Phillips 83' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,338 Referee: Scott Jackson |
| 8 March 2025 36 | Wigan Athletic | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | Norburn 29' Carragher 37' Robinson 77' |
Report | Watts 45' Okedina 90' Morrison 90+2' |
Stadium: Brick Community Stadium Attendance: 10,052 Referee: Matthew Corlett |
| 11 March 2025 26[53] | Blackpool | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Blackpool |
| 19:45 GMT | Fletcher 17' Carey 54' Beesley 71' |
Report | Ballard 3' Stokes 84' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Referee: Scott Tallis |
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 11 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[54] | ||||
| 15 March 2025 37 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Peterborough United | Cambridge |
| 12:30 GMT | Gibbons 35' Watts 71' |
Report | Odoh 35' Ihionvien 54' Edun 62' 90+5' 62' Hughes 85' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,359 Referee: Edward Duckworth |
| Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved following consultation with Cambridgeshire Constabulary.[55] | ||||
| 22 March 2025 38 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Barnsley |
| 15:00 GMT | de Gevigney 55' Lewis 90+2' Nwakali 90+4' Russell 90+5' |
Report | Brophy 9' Malone 45+1' Stevenson 49' Gibbons 77' Morrison 90+5' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,790 Referee: Richard Eley |
| 29 March 2025 39 | Cambridge United | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Brophy 52' Stevenson 72' Stokes 74' |
Report | Hoskins 26' | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,252 Referee: Matthew Russell |
| 1 April 2025 40 | Cambridge United | 2–2 | Wrexham | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Bennett 24' 40' Loft 39' Stokes 47' (pen.) |
Report | Dobson 4' Cleworth 7' Smith 57' 89' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,871 Referee: Thomas Parsons |
| 5 April 2025 41 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Ojo 72' | Report | Ballard 76' Stevenson 82' |
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 5,952 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 12 April 2025 42 | Cambridge United | 0–1 | Charlton Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Loft 59' | Report | Campbell 14' 19' Coventry 42' Berry 56' Small 74' Docherty 88' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,707 Referee: James Durkin |
| 18 April 2025 43 | Huddersfield Town | 1–2 | Cambridge United | Huddersfield |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Referee: Sam Allison |
| 21 April 2025 44 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Leyton Orient | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Stokes 19' Brophy 70' Loft 83' |
Report | Kelman 67' Abdulai 70' Donley 78' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,414 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 26 April 2025 45 | Burton Albion | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 BST | McKiernan 27' 45+4' Böðvarsson 48' Williams 90+3' |
Report | Kaikai 33' Loft 45+3' Kachunga 84' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,540 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 3 May 2025 46 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Cambridge |
| 15:00 BST | Kachunga 34' 68' Lavery 36' Watts 77' Stokes 88' |
Klarer 25' Gardner-Hickman 75' Watts 82' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,764 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
FA Cup
Cambridge United were drawn away to Woking in the first round[56][57] and at home to Wigan Athletic in the second round.[58]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 2 November 2024 First round | Woking | 0–1 | Cambridge United | Woking |
| 15:00 GMT | Moss 16' Lewis 22' Conte 41' Kelly-Evans 66' |
Kachunga 42' Brophy 73' Andrew 90+4' |
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Jamie O'Connor |
| 30 November 2024 Second round | Cambridge United | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Wigan Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle |
EFL Cup
On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Cambridge being drawn at home against Queens Park Rangers.[59]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 13 August 2024 First round | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Queens Park Rangers | Cambridge |
| 19:45 BST | Brophy 9' Digby 57' Kaikai 68' |
Frey 13' Smyth 36' Andersen 45+1' Bennie 81' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,529 Referee: Paul Howard |
EFL Trophy
In the group stage, Cambridge were drawn into Southern Group C alongside Bromley, Charlton Athletic and Chelsea U21.[60][61] In the round of 32, Cambridge were drawn away to Cheltenham Town.[62][63]
Group stage
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Charlton Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Bromley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Source: EFL
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 3 September 2024 1 | Bromley | 3–3 (5–4 p) | Cambridge United | Bromley |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Stadium: Hayes Lane Attendance: 1,120 Referee: James Durkin | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 17 September 2024 2 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Charlton Athletic | Cambridge |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,028 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 5 November 2024 3 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Chelsea U21 | Cambridge |
| 19:00 GMT | Report |
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Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Sam Mulhall |
Knockout stages
| 10 December 2024 Second Round | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Cheltenham |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 847 Referee: Dale Baines |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- As of match played 26 April 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jack Stevens | 16 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Liam Bennett | 48 | 2 | 35+6 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Danny Andrew | 38 | 1 | 26+6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Paul Digby | 36 | 2 | 27+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Michael Morrison | 46 | 1 | 40+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Kelland Watts | 33 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | James Brophy | 53 | 4 | 43+3 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Dan Nlundulu | 30 | 5 | 17+8 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | COD | Elias Kachunga | 47 | 7 | 31+12 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | SLE | Sullay Kaikai | 29 | 4 | 11+14 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Nathan Bishop | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Korey Smith | 29 | 1 | 23+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | MWI | Jubril Okedina | 32 | 0 | 23+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Zeno Ibsen Rossi | 21 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Taylor Richards | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Ryan Loft | 34 | 3 | 18+14 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NIR | Shayne Lavery | 17 | 5 | 10+5 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ENG | Esapa Osong | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Josh Stokes | 34 | 8 | 26+6 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | JAM | Jordan Cousins | 32 | 1 | 23+5 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | James Gibbons | 30 | 1 | 23+6 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | SVK | Marko Maroši | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ben Stevenson | 17 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Dom Ballard | 17 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | IRL | Glenn McConnell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Scott Malone | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Brandon Njoku | 32 | 2 | 8+17 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ENG | Daniel Barton | 20 | 1 | 6+10 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Amaru Kaunda | 4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | George Hoddle | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | MF | ENG | Peter Holmes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | ENG | Randy Bulakio | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Emmanuel Longelo | 19 | 2 | 3+12 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 27 | GK | CHI | Vicente Reyes | 23 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | IRL | Connor O'Riordan | 8 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
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