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Cambridge United
2010–11 season
ChairmanEngland Paul Barry
ManagerEngland Martin Ling
Conference National14th
FA CupFirst Round
FA TrophyFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
England Saah (2)
England Wright (2)
England Russell (2)
All:
England Saah (2)
England Wright (2)
England Russell (2)
Highest home attendance2,637 v Gateshead (4 September 2010)
Lowest home attendance2,465 v Eastbourne Borough (30 August 2010)
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The 2010–11 season is the 99th season in the history of Cambridge United in which they will compete in the Conference National, along with various cup competitions.

After relegation from the Football League in 2005, where the club had enjoyed a 35-year stay, the club were hopeful of ending their six year wilderness following a season of consolidation under manager Martin Ling, who had taken over a club that had reached two successive play-off finals, but had lost both and was in disarray off the pitch.[1]

Background

Cambridge United were founded in 1912 as Abbey United, named after the Abbey district of Cambridge. For many years they played amateur football until their election to the Football League in 1970. The early 1990s was Cambridge's most successful period; managed by John Beck the club won the first ever play-off final at Wembley Stadium and gained promotion from the Fourth Division before reaching two successive FA Cup quarter finals in 1990 and 1991 and winning the Third Division in 1991. The club reached the play-offs in 1992 but failed in their bid to become founder members of the Premier League.[2] This was the club's highest final league placing to date and since then it has been in almost constant decline.

The following season the club sacked Beck and were relegated from the First Division. Further relegation followed two seasons later. United returned to Division Two but were relegated in 2002. In 2005, after 35 years in the Football League, Cambridge United were relegated into the Football Conference. This brought with it financial difficulties and the club filed for administration,[3] coming out of it three months later after the intervention of sports minister Richard Caborn,[4][5] but not before selling their Abbey Stadium home to keep the club afloat and closing the youth system.[6]

The club's first season in the Conference National was one of stabilisation, followed by a close shave with relegation. Under the stewardship of Jimmy Quinn and Gary Brabin Cambridge made two successive play-off finals but lost both to Exeter and Torquay respectively. After a season of mid-table rebuilding under new manager Martin Ling, the club were hopeful of a push for promotion at the start of the season.

Review

July

Manager Martin Ling released a number of the 2009–10 at the end of that season, including established players such as Danny Potter and Courtney Pitt,[7] and began to rebuild the squad in time for the upcoming season with the signings of a number of players. The signings of former Histon players Danny Wright and Danny Naisbitt, along with that of Kettering defender James Jennings and York winger Simon Russell, were announced at a game to celebrate the achievements of Director of Football Jez George in raising money and awareness for the club's 'Walk for Change' in May 2010.[8]

This flurry of signings was followed the following month with the signing of another winger in the shape of Forest Green's Conal Platt, and experienced midfielder Adam Miller, who reportedly turned down interest from League One sides Sheffield Wednesday and Bradford City to join the club.[9][10][11] The signing of veteran striker Daryl Clare on 1 July, arriving for a fee of £10,000 on a two-year contract, led Ling to claim that his squad was all-but complete.[12]

Team kit

The team kit for the season is produced by Italian manufacturers Erreà, who take over from Vandanel who produced the club's kit for the previous three seasons.[13]

The home kit changed from the previous season's amber shirt with a black sash,[14] to a plain amber shirt following a premature end to Vandanel's sponsorship of the club owing to financial difficulties.[13] The amber shorts and socks are also replaced, with all-black to be worn instead. The club's association with national brewers Greene King continues, with their IPA brand entering the second of a three year deal to be worn on the front of shirts.[15]

Following the success of previous seasons' votes, the club's away kit was the subject of a fans' vote. Three options were given, with fans invited to text a premium rate number with their favourite option.[16] The winning design was a light blue and black striped shirt, which received 47% of the vote, narrowly beating a light and navy design with a curve detail which received 41%.[17] The design is intended to remain for two seasons, and new manufacturers Erreà have confirmed they will go ahead with the fans' choice of design rather than adapting it to one of their standard designs. The kit will bear the name of sponsors Kershaw for the tenth season, a local record for shirt sponsorship, breaking the company's own record from the preceding sponsorship agreement.[18]

Team

First team squad

This shows the most up-to-date Cambridge United squad following transfers during the season. To view previous players see the appearances and discipline table which includes all players to appear in a match day squad during the season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Danny Naisbitt
2 DF England ENG Kevin Roberts
3 DF England ENG James Jennings
4 DF England ENG Josh Coulson
5 DF England ENG Brian Saah
6 DF Wales WAL David Partridge
7 MF England ENG Simon Russell
8 MF England ENG Adam Miller
9 FW England ENG Danny Wright
10 FW England ENG Daryl Clare
11 MF England ENG Robbie Willmott
12 DF England ENG Rory McAuley
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Conal Platt
15 MF England ENG Paul Carden
16 FW England ENG Wayne Gray
17 MF England ENG Sam Ives
18 DF England ENG Darryl Coakley
19 FW England ENG Adam Marriott
20 MF England ENG Jordan Patrick
26 DF England ENG Blaine Hudson
27 MF England ENG Luke Berry
30 GK England ENG Simon Brown

Appearances and discipline

No. Pos. Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Danny Naisbitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF England Kevin Roberts 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
3 DF England James Jennings 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
4 MF England Josh Coulson 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0
5 DF England Brian Saah 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
6 DF Wales David Partridge 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
7 MF England Simon Russell 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0
8 MF England Adam Miller 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0
9 FW England Danny Wright 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0
10 FW England Daryl Clare 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0
11 MF England Robbie Willmott 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
12 DF England Rory McAuley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland Conal Platt 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
15 MF England Paul Carden 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0
16 FW England Wayne Gray 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
17 MF England Sam Ives 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
18 DF England Darryl Coakley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW England Adam Marriott 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
20 MF England Jordan Patrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF England Blaine Hudson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 MF England Luke Berry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK England Simon Brown 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0

Last updated: 24 August 2010
Source: Cambridge United F.C. Club Statistics

Top scorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by squad number when total goals are equal.

Position Nation Squad Number Name League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
DF England 5 Brian Saah 2 0 0 2
MF England 7 Simon Russell 2 0 0 2
FW England 9 Danny Wright 2 0 0 2
DF England 3 James Jennings 1 0 0 1
DF England 4 Josh Coulson 1 0 0 1
FW England 10 Daryl Clare 1 0 0 1
FW England 16 Wayne Gray 1 0 0 1
Own Goals 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 10 0 0 10

Last updated: 4 September 2010
Source: BBC Sport

Overall

This table takes account of all competitive matches.

Statistic Notes
Games played 7
Games won 2
Games drawn 3
Games lost 2
Goals scored 10
Goals conceded 7
Goal difference 3
Clean sheets 3
Yellow cards 11
Red cards 0 The red card awarded to James Jennings for deliberate handball in the 1-0 defeat at
Mansfield Town on 28 August 2010 was subsequently rescinded by the FA.[19]
Worst discipline Danny Wright Three yellow cards
Best result 5-0 v. Gateshead, 4 September 2010
Worst result 0-1 v. Wrexham, 14 August 2010
Most appearances 9
Top scorer 3 Saah, Wright and Russell
Points 9 Out of a possible 21 (43%)

Last updated: 4 September 2010
Source: Cambridge United

Match results

Match won Match drawn Match lost Biggest win Biggest loss Play-Off Position

Pre-season

A. ^ The club competed in some freiendlies as a Cambridge United XI, rather than a full first team.[20] Where indicated, a Cambridge United XI team played which featured more a mixture of squad players and trialists than in other games.

League

Results by round

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Matches

Wrexham1-0Cambridge United
Morell 25' Report
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: S. Bratt
Cambridge United2-2Crawley Town
Russell 18'
Saah 29'		 Report Tubbs 5, 8'
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: M. Bull
Cambridge United0-0Southport
Report
Attendance: 2,506
Referee: M. Stewart
Tamworth1-1Cambridge United
Bradley 82' Report Wright 54'
Attendance: 863
Referee: D. Handley
Mansfield Town1-0Cambridge United
Parker 62' (pen.) Report Jennings Red card 61'
Attendance: 2,257
Referee: D. Bond
Cambridge United2-0Eastbourne Borough
Coulson 7'
Jennings 43'		 Report
Attendance: 2,465
Referee: S. Burt
Cambridge United5-0Gateshead
Wright 28'
Clare 53'
Russell 74'
Saah 76'
Gray 82'		 Report
Attendance: 2,637
Referee: A. Fearn
Luton Town2-0Cambridge United
Drury 34'
G.Pilkington 45'
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: D. Mohareb
Kidderminster Harries0-0Cambridge United
Attendance: 1,291
Referee: A. Madley
Cambridge United3-0Kettering Town
Gray 71'
Wilmott 80'
Wright 82'		 Westwood Red card 90'
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Ian Cooper
Cambridge United0-1Newport County
Collins 3'
Attendance: 2,648
Referee: S. J Long
AFC Wimbledon3-0Cambridge United
Franks 69,90'
Jolley 75'
Attendance: 3,119
Referee: Andrew Davies
Cambridge United1-2Bath City
Russell 5' Canham 28'
Mohamed 90'
Attendance: 2,670
Referee: Tim Robinson
Hayes & Yeading United2-0Cambridge
Malcolm 11'
Pritchard 71'
Attendance: 362
Referee: Lee Collins
Fleetwood Town2-2Cambridge United
Vieira 7'
McNulty 54'		 Wilmott 8,81'
Attendance: 2,380
Referee: Robert Merchant

FA Cup

23 October 2010 Fourth Qualifying Round Cambridge United 3 – 0 Lewes Cambridge
15:00 Forrester 4' Report Gray 22'
Wright 35'
Russell 47'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1,626
Referee: Richard West
6 November 2010 First Round Cambridge United 0 – 0 Huddersfield Town Cambridge
17:30 Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,127
Referee: Paul Tierney
16 November 2010 First Round Replay Huddersfield Town 1 – 2 Cambridge United Huddersfield
19:45 Peltier 91'
Roberts 94'		 Report McAuley 53' Stadium: Galpharm Stadium
Attendance: 3,766
Referee: G Salisbury

FA Trophy

11 December 2010 First Round Cambridge United 2 – 1 Forest Green Rovers Cambridge
15:00 Partridge
Roberts 		Report Klukowski Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: unknown
Referee: unknown
15 January 2010 Second Round Alfreton Town v Cambridge United Alfreton
15:00 Stadium: North Street

Transfers

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
9 FW England Danny Wright 25 EU Histon Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
3 DF England James Jennings 22 EU Kettering Town Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
1 GK England Danny Naisbitt Error: Need valid year, month, day EU Histon Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
7 MF England Simon Russell 25 EU York City Transfer Summer 2012 Free BBC Sport
14 FW England Conal Platt Error: Need valid year, month, day EU Forest Green Rovers Transfer Summer 2012 Free Cambridge United
8 FW England Adam Miller 28 EU Gillingham Transfer Summer 2013 Free BBC Sport
10 FW England Daryl Clare 31 EU Gateshead Transfer Summer 2012 £10,000 BBC Sport

Last updated: 14 July 2010

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK England Danny Potter Error: Need valid year, month, day EU Torquay United Released Summer N/A BBC Sport
3 DF England Aiden Palmer 23 EU Bishop's Stortford Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
8 FW England Antonio Murray 25 EU Histon Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
6 MF England Jai Reason 20 EU Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
8 FW England Lee Phillips 29 EU Bath City Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
29 FW England Calum Willock 28 EU Ebbsfleet United Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
11 MF England Courtney Pitt 28 EU A.F.C. Telford United Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
8 MF England Ben Farrell 23 EU Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
7 FW England Mark Beesley 29 EU Fleetwood Town F.C. Released Summer N/A Cambridge United
2 DF England Dan Gleeson Error: Need valid year, month, day EU Luton Town Transfer Summer Free BBC Sport
10 FW England Danny Crow Error: Need valid year, month, day EU Luton Town Transfer Summer Free Luton Town

Last updated: 14 July 2010

Backroom staff

Job title Name[21]
Manager England Martin Ling
Player/Assistant Manager England Paul Carden
Director of Youth Football England Jez George
Centre of Excellence Manager England Marc Tracy
Physiotherapist England Greg Reid
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon England Dennis Edwards
Medical Officer England Dr M Wharton

References

  1. ^ "George Rolls quits Cambridge United top job". Cambridge News. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ^ Cambridge United Potted History Cambridge United. Retrieved 20 July 2007.
  3. ^ "Cambridge United file for administration.. is this the end of the U's?". BBC Cambridgeshire. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  4. ^ "Cambridge United – A Fresh Start". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 22 July 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  5. ^ "Cambridge United Clear Last Hurdle". www.cambridge-united.co.uk. 18 July 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
  6. ^ "Abbey sale keeps Cambridge afloat". BBC. 1 December 2004. Retrieved 8 June 2008.
  7. ^ "Ling Reveals Retained List". Cambridge United. 26 Apil 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  8. ^ "Magnificent Seven Commit to U's in Signing Bonanza!". Cambridge United. 10 May 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  9. ^ "Left Winger Joins U's". Cambridge United. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  10. ^ "Midfielder joins U's". Cambridge United. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  11. ^ "Miller: Cambridge was my first choice". Cambridge United. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  12. ^ "Clare Completes Switch". Cambridge United. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  13. ^ a b "New Errea at the Abbey!". Cambridge United. 26 May 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  14. ^ "Cambridge United reveal new shirt". myfootballkits.co.uk. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
  15. ^ "Greene King Sign Three-year U's Partnership". Cambridge United. 8 October 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  16. ^ "Your City, Your Club...YOUR KIT!". Cambridge United. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  17. ^ "TEXT VOTE RESULTS ARE IN". Cambridge United. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  18. ^ "Kershaw Signs Up for Record 10th Year". Cambridge United. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  19. ^ "Red Card Appeal Successful". Cambridge United. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  20. ^ "Pre-season schedule". Cambridge United. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  21. ^ "Who's who at Cambridge United". cambridge-united.co.uk. Retrieved 14 July 2010.

See also

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