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2015–16 Cambridge United F.C. season

The 2015–16 season was Cambridge United's 103rd season in their history and their second consecutive season in League Two.[1] 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.

Cambridge United
2015–16 season
ChairmanDave Doggett
ManagerRichard Money
until 2 November 2015
Shaun Derry
from 12 November 2015
StadiumAbbey Stadium
League Two9th
FA Cup2nd round
(knocked out by Doncaster Rovers)
League Cup1st round
(knocked out by Rotherham United)
League Trophy1st round
(knocked out by Dagenham & Redbridge)
Top goalscorerLeague: Luke Berry, Barry Corr, Ben Williamson (12 each)
All: Luke Berry (13)

Squad edit

Squad details at start of season edit

No. Name Pos. Nat. Place of Birth Age Apps * Goals * Signed from Date signed Fee Ends
Goalkeepers
1 Chris Dunn GK   Havering 36 43 0 Yeovil Town 10 June 2014 Free 2016
13 Sam Beasant GK   Hendon 36 0 0 Stevenage 3 July 2015 Free 2016
Defenders
2 Elliot Omozusi RB   Hackney 35 0 0 Leyton Orient 12 June 2015 Free 2017
3 Greg Taylor LB   Bedford 34 89 0 Luton Town 20 June 2013 Free 2017
5 Mark Roberts CB   Northwich 40 0 0 Fleetwood Town 25 May 2015 Free 2017
6 Leon Legge CB   Bexhill-on-Sea 38 0 0 Gillingham 19 May 2015 Free 2017
14 Josh Coulson CB   Cambridge 35 242 13 Academy 6 October 2007 # Trainee 2016
22 George Taft LB   Leicester 30 0 0 Burton Albion 31 July 2015 Loanee January 2016
29 Danny Burns CB   27 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
Midfielders
4 Keith Keane CM   Luton 37 0 0 Preston North End 27 May 2015 Free 2017
7 Ryan Donaldson AM   Newcastle upon Tyne 33 78 12 Gateshead 23 May 2013 Free 2017
8 Luke Berry CM   Cambridge 31 128 22 Barnsley 15 June 2015 Undisclosed 2019
11 Harrison Dunk LW   London 33 101 12 Bromley 7 June 2011 Free 2016
16 Gearóid Morrissey CM   Cork, Ireland 32 8 0 Cork City 22 December 2014 Free 2016
17 Liam Hughes AM   Rotherham 31 145 13 Academy 9 November 2010 # Trainee 2016
18 Jeff Hughes LM   Larne 38 0 0 Fleetwood Town 14 July 2015 Free 2017
24 Conor Newton CM   Newcastle upon Tyne 32 0 0 Rotherham United 16 July 2015 Free 2017
27 Matt Lowe CM   28 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
28 Ryan Horne CM   28 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
32 Dylan Williams RM   17 0 0 Academy Trainee 2016
Forwards
9 Jordan Slew CF   Sheffield 31 13 1 Blackburn Rovers 6 February 2015 Free 2016
10 Barry Corr CF   Newcastle, Ireland 39 0 0 Southend United 2 June 2015 Free 2017
15 Robbie Simpson CF   Poole 39 67 25 Leyton Orient 9 June 2014 Free 2016
19 Daniel Carr CF   Lambeth 30 0 0 Huddersfield Town 25 June 2015 Free 2017
20 Jordan Chiedozie CF   Bournemouth 29 6 0 Concord Rangers 28 November 2014 Free 2016
21 Rory Gaffney CF   Galway, Ireland 34 0 0 Limerick 25 November 2014 Free 2016
26 James Akintunde CF   Brent 28 1 0 Academy 14 February 2015 # Trainee 2016
Out on Loan
Will Norris GK   Watford 30 18 0 Royston Town 16 July 2012 Free 2017

* Player appearances and goals for the club as of beginning of 2015–16 season.
# Date of first team debut

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 CM   Luke Berry Barnsley Undisclosed [2]
1 July 2015 CF   Daniel Carr Huddersfield Town Free transfer [3]
1 July 2015 CF   Barry Corr Southend United Free transfer [4]
1 July 2015 CM   Keith Keane Preston North End Free transfer [5]
1 July 2015 CB   Leon Legge Gillingham Free transfer [6]
1 July 2015 RB   Elliot Omozusi Leyton Orient Free transfer [7]
1 July 2015 CB   Mark Roberts Fleetwood Town Free transfer [8]
3 July 2015 GK   Sam Beasant Stevenage Free transfer [9]
14 July 2015 LM   Jeff Hughes Fleetwood Town Free transfer [10]
16 July 2015 CM   Conor Newton Rotherham United Free transfer [11]
14 January 2016 CM   James Dunne Portsmouth Free transfer [12]
15 January 2016 FW   Ben Williamson Gillingham Undisclosed [13]
30 January 2016 FW   Jimmy Spencer Notts County Free transfer [14]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2015 AM   Nathan Arnold Grimsby Town [a] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LM   Mitch Austin Central Coast Mariners [b] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 ST   Ayrton Bevins Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CF   Ryan Bird Yeovil Town [c] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 CM   Tom Champion Barnet [d] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RM   Luke Chadwick Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CF   Tom Elliott AFC Wimbledon [e] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 DM   Johnny Hunt Chester [f] Free transfer [22]
1 July 2015 CB   Matteo Lanzoni Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB   Ian Miller Free agent Released [16]
1 July 2015 CB   Michael Nelson Barnet [g] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 RB   Richard Tait Grimsby Town [h] Free transfer [16]
1 July 2015 LM   Bobby-Joe Taylor Maidstone United [i] Free transfer [16]
10 December 2015 CM   Gearóid Morrissey Cork City Free transfer [26]
29 December 2015 CF   Jordan Chiedozie Boreham Wood [j] Free transfer [28]
14 January 2016 CF   Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [29]
30 January 2016 AM   Liam Hughes Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free transfer [30]
1 February 2016 CF   Jordan Slew Chesterfield [k] Free transfer [32]
  1. ^ Following Arnold's release he joined Grimsby Town.[15]
  2. ^ Following Austin's release he joined Central Coast Mariners.[17]
  3. ^ Following Bird's release he joined Yeovil Town.[18]
  4. ^ Following Champion's release he joined Barnet.[19]
  5. ^ Following Elliott's release he joined AFC Wimbledon.[20]
  6. ^ Following Hunt's release he joined Chester.[21]
  7. ^ Following Nelson's release he joined Barnet.[23]
  8. ^ Following Tait's release he joined Grimsby Town.[24]
  9. ^ Following Taylor's release he joined Maidstone United.[25]
  10. ^ Following Chiedozie's release he joined Boreham Wood.[27]
  11. ^ Following Slew's release he joined Chesterfield.[31]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
31 July 2015 LB   George Taft Burton Albion 28 October 2015 [33][34]
21 August 2015 CF   Jacob Blyth Leicester City 21 September 2015 [35]
1 September 2015 LB   Mickey Demetriou Shrewsbury Town 4 January 2016 [36]
15 October 2015 RB   Alie Sesay Leicester City 15 November 2015 [37]
19 November 2015 CB   Terry Kennedy Sheffield United 2 January 2016 [38]
19 November 2015 FW   Ben Williamson Gillingham 3 January 2016 [38]
20 November 2015 MF   Ryan Ledson Everton End of season [39][40][41][42][43]
24 November 2015 RB   Cameron Gayle Oxford United 24 January 2016 [44]
26 November 2015 MF   Jordan Jones Middlesbrough 18 December 2015 [45]
2 January 2016 DF   Lewis Page West Ham United 6 March 2016 [40][41]
5 January 2016 DF   Darnell Furlong Queens Park Rangers End of season [41][46][47][48]
16 January 2016 FW   Karlan Ahearne-Grant Charlton Athletic 13 February 2016 [49]
1 February 2016 DF   Shane O'Neill Apollon Limassol End of season [50]
13 February 2016 DF   Ryan Haynes Coventry City End of season [51]
5 March 2016 MF   Zeli Ismail Wolverhampton Wanderers End of season [42]
25 March 2016 MF   Max Clark Hull City 22 April 2016 [52]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2015 GK   Will Norris Braintree Town 8 January 2016 [53]
18 August 2015 FW   Jordan Chiedozie Braintree Town 17 September 2015 [54]
11 September 2015 DF   Danny Burns Lowestoft Town 16 October 2015 [55]
18 September 2015 MF   Matt Lowe Wealdstone 17 October 2015 [56]
17 October 2015 FW   James Akintunde Brackley Town 16 November 2015 [57]
30 October 2015 DF   Danny Burns Bishop's Stortford 29 November 2015 [58]
3 November 2015 MF   Ryan Horne St Neots Town 23 November 2015 [58]
7 November 2015 MF   Matt Lowe Wealdstone 6 December 2015 [58]
26 November 2015 FW   Rory Gaffney Bristol Rovers 3 January 2016 [45]
26 November 2015 FW   Daniel Carr Aldershot Town 9 January 2016 [45]
2 January 2016 MF   Jeff Hughes Tranmere Rovers End of Season [59]
2 January 2016 DF   Danny Burns Lowestoft Town End of Season [40]
8 January 2016 MF   Matt Lowe Brackley Town End of Season [60]
14 January 2016 MF   Keith Keane Stevenage 20 February 2016 [12]
6 February 2016 MF   Dylan Williams Soham Town Rangers 12 April 2016 [61]
5 March 2016 FW   Daniel Carr Woking 9 April 2016 [62]
5 March 2016 FW   James Akintunde Needham Market 9 April 2016 [63]
5 March 2016 GK   Sam McDermid Soham Town Rangers 9 April 2016 [64]
25 March 2016 MF   Keith Keane Stevenage 22 April 2016 [52]

Appearances edit