1 May
Born ON THIS DATE 1st May
Former U’s John McKinven (01/05/1941-25/07/2014, CUFC 1969-71),
Mark Schiavi (CUFC 1986-87)  Born 1964
Darryl Knights (loanee 2007-08) Born 1988
Ryan Donaldson (2013-16) Born 1991

1 May
ON THIS DATE ... 1st May 1974

U's stop-gap striker bags a brace!
Football League Division 3
Cambridge United 3, Plymouth Argyle 1
(Akers 2, Shinton)
Attendance 1722

1 May
ON THIS DATE ...1st May 1970
Friendly
Cambridge United 4, Chelsea 3
(Cruickshank, Smethurst, Boyle, Gomes)
Attendance 14,000

2 May
 Born ON THIS DATE 2nd May

Tony Towner (CUFC 1986-87)  Born 1955
Lil Fuccillo (1988) 64  Born 1956
Sean Long (2016-17) Born 1995

2 May
ON THIS DATE 2nd May 2008

Blue Square Premier POSF 1st leg
Burton Albion 2, Cambridge United 2
(McEvilly 2,1pen.)
Attendance 5657

2 May
Southern League Champions 1969/70

3 May
ON THIS DATE ... 3rd May 1969

Southern League Premier
Cambridge United 3, Kettering Town o
(Butcher 3)
Attendance 6390

3 May
ON THIS DATE ...3rd May 1977

The U's clinch the Fourth Division Championship!

Football League Division 4
Cambridge United 3, Doncaster Rovers 0
(Steve Spriggs, Jim Hall 2)
Attendance 5219

3 May
ON THIS DATE
3rd May 1980

Football League Division 2
Cambridge United 3, PNE 2
(Spriggs,Reilly,Christie)
Attendance 5395

4 May
ON THIS DATE ...4th May 2009

Blue Square Premier
Play-Off Semi Final, 2nd Leg (1-3)

Cambridge United 3, Stevenage Borough 0 (a.e.t)
(Wilmott, Rendell 2)
Attendance 6507

5 May
Born on this Day

Floyd Streete (CUFC 1976-83) Born 1959

5 May
BORN THIS DATE ...5th May 1928

Chatteris Engineers Cup Final Venue: Chatteris

Abbey United 3, Ramsey Town 0
(H.Watson 2, W.Wilson)

5 May
ON THIS DATE 5th May 1979

Football League Division 2
Cambridge United 1,Sheffield United 0
(Spriggs)
Attendance 7255

6 May
ON THIS DATE 6th May 2008

Blue Square Premier POSF2
Cambridge United 2, Burton Albion 1
(Wolleaston 2)
Attendance 7276

7 May
ON THIS DATE ...7th May 1966

Midweek Football League
Cambridge United 6, Leamington 2
(Fahy 4, Hobbs, Barrett)
Attendance 350

NB
Although the photograph is CUFC 1966/67, it does include all three goalscorers.

7 May
BORN THIS DATE ...7th May 1983

Football League Division 2
Middlesbrough 0, Cambridge United 1
(Robbie Cooke)
Attendance 9879

8 May
ON THIS DATE ...8th May 1955

Cambridge United defender Keith Osgood

8 May
BORN THIS DATE ...8th May 1982

Football League Division 2
Cambridge United 4, Charlton Athletic 0
(Steve Spriggs, George Reilly 2, Floyd Streete)
Attendance 4281

9 May
 Born ON THIS DATE 9th May 1988

Ricky Wellard (CUFC Feb 2011/loan & 2012-13)

9 May
ON THIS DATE ...9th May 1989

Barclays League Division 4
York City 1, Cambridge United 2
(Taylor, Dublin)
Attendance 2336

10 May
BORN THIS DATE ...10th May 1969

Eastern Professional Floodlit League
Cambridge United 5, Stevenage Athletic 2
(Roly Horrey 3, Alan Doyle, Dennis Walker)

Photo: Horrey, Walker

10 May
 Born ON THIS DATE 10th May

Brian Grant(CUFC 1967-68) Born 1943

Peter Bowstead (1962) Born 1944

10 May
ON THIS DATE 10th May 1992

Football League Division 2 POSF 1st Leg
Cambridge United 1, Leicester City 1
(O’Shea)
Attendance 9225

11 May
ON THIS DATE 11th May 1991

Barclays League Division 3
Cambridge United 2, Swansea City 0
(Claridge,Philpott)
Attendance 9023

12 May
Born ON THIS DATE 12th May 1982
Adam Tann (CUFC 1999-2005)

12 May
 BORN THIS DATE ... 12th May 1971

Eastern Professional Floodlit League
Romford 2, Cambridge United 3
(Jimmy Thompson, Peter Phillips, George Harris)

12 May
ON THIS DATE 12th May 1984

Canon League Division 2
Manchester City 5, Cambridge Utd 0
Attendance 20,787

13 May
Born ON THIS DATE 13th May 1972

Scott Paterson (CUFC 1999-2000)

13 May
ON THIS DATE 13th May 1990

Barclays League Division 4
POSF 1st Leg
Cambridge United 1, Maidstone United 1
(Cheetham pen.)
Attendance 7264

13 May
ON THIS DATE 13th May 1992

Barclays League Division 2
POSF 2nd Leg (1-1)
Leicester City 5, Cambridge United 0
Attendance 21,024

14 May
Born ON THIS DATE 14th May

John Cozens (CUFC 1977-80,1983-84 & 1985)
Born 1946

Izzy Iriekpen (CUFC 2003) Born 1982

14 May
ON THIS DATE ... 14th May 1977
Football League Division 4
Cambridge United 2, Swansea City 3
(Hall, Biley pen.)
Attendance 7795

15 May
Born ON THIS DATE 15th May

Tom Champion (CUFC 2013-15) Born 1986

Scott Neilson (2010) Born 1987

15 May
ON THIS DATE ... 15th May 1968

Cambridgeshire Professional Cup Final 2nd Leg (0-0)
Cambridge United 0, Cambridge City 0
*Match abandoned on 70 minutes due to fighting.
Attendance 2195

‘… all control of the game was lost and the players hacked, tripped and even hit each other for another eight minutes before a United player was knocked out'

The above quote is taken from 'Risen from the dust', the second volume of Celery & Coconuts.

Photo: Dai Ward celebrates the disallowed goal

16 May
Born ON THIS DATE  16th May 1990

 Robbie Willmott (CUFC 2006-11,2012)

16 May
ON THIS DATE 16th May

Former U’s - and England - forward Wilf Mannion (b.1918,d.14/04/2000 - CUFC 1956-58)

See Wilf’s Cambridge United Hall of Fame citation here:
http://cuhalloffame.org.uk/index.php/11-inductee-profiles/77-wilf-mannion

16 May
ON THIS DATE ... 16th May 1990
Football League Division 4 Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg (1st Leg 1-1)

Maidstone United 0, Cambridge United 2 (aet - Dublin, Cheetham pen)
Attendance 5538

Goals here:
http://youtu.be/Olgh3SdZYaQ

17 May
Born ON THIS DATE  17th May
Former U’s winger John Gregson (CUFC 1968-71)  Born 1939

Graham Atkinson (brother of future U’s manager Ron) b.1943,d.05/01/2017 (CUFC 1963-65)

17 May

ON THIS DATE ...17th May 2009
Blue Square Premier Play-Off Final
Wembley Stadium

Cambridge United 0, Torquay United 2
Attendance 35,089

Goals here: http://youtu.be/qh1_adb1x7E

Cambridge Utd: Bartlett, Gleeson, Bolland, Hatswell, Tonkin, Willmott (Holroyd 80), Carden (Challinor 79), Reason, Pitt (Parkinson 61), Rendell, Phillips.
Subs Not Used: McMahon, Crow.
Sent Off: Bolland (70).
Booked: Hatswell, Bolland.

18 May
ON THIS DATE ...18th May 2008
2008 Conference Premier play-off Final
Cambridge United 0–1  Exeter City

Cambridge Utd: Potter, Peters, Albrighton, Hatswell, Gleeson (Fortune-West 75), Wolleaston, Carden, Brown (Reed 67), Pitt, Boylan (Vieira 70), McEvilly.

Subs Not Used: Morrison, Beesley.

Booked: Gleeson.

Att: 42,511

Ref: C Pawson (Sheffield).

18 May
Born ON THIS DATE 18th May

Bobby Ross (CUFC 1972-74) Born 1942
Les Lawrence (1988) Born 1957

18 May
ON THIS DATE 18th May 2014

Skrill Premier Play Off Final
(Wembley Stadium)
Cambridge United 2, Gateshead 1
(Hughes,Donaldson)
Attendance 19,613

19 May
Born ON THIS DATE 19th May 1970

Paul ‘The Cat’ Bastock (CUFC 1988-90 & holder of the all-time record for the most competitive appearances in world football)


20 May
Born ON THIS DATE 20th May

Sam Smith (CUFC 2012-14) Born 1990
Lewis Page (2016) Born 1996

21 May
Born ON THIS DATE 21st May 1977

Michael Kyd (CUFC 1995-2000

22 May
Born ON THIS DATE 22nd May

Ronnie Howell (CUFC 1970-71) Born 1949

Adie Hayes (b.22/05/1978, d.18/08/2014, CUFC 1995-98).

 Fred Murray (CUFC 2001-04)  Born 1982

24 May
ON THIS DATE 24th May 2014

Open top bus parade: Promotion to League 2/FA trophy winners

24 May
ON THIS DATE ...24th May 1977

Dave Simmons (CUFC 1973-76) Testimonial
Cambridge United 1, Ipswich Town 3
(Biley)
Attendance 2568

25 May
U’s born ON THIS DATE 25th May

Striker Joe Mayo (CUFC 1981-83) Born 1952

www.cuhalloffame.org.uk inductee John Beck (1986-89/1990-92/2001)  Born 1954

Martin Goldsmith (1980-84 Born 1962

Joe Dunne (2015-2018)  Born 1973

26 May
Born ON THIS DATE 26th May 1978

Ritchie Hanlon (CUFC 2005-07)

26 May
ON THIS DATE 26th May 1990

The U’s make history by winning the FIRST EVER Wembley Play Off Final!

Barclays League Division 4 Play Off Final
(Wembley Stadium)
Cambridge United 1, Chesterfield 0
(Dublin)
Attendance 26,440

27 May
Born ON THIS DATE 27th May

Andy Parkinson (CUFC 2008-10)

28 May

)Born ON THIS DATE 28th May

David Preece (b.28/05/1963,d.20/07/20017. CUFC 1996-2001)

Richard Wilkins (1990-94) Born 1965

29 May
Born ON THIS DATE 29th May

Mark Convery (CUFC 2007-09) Born 1981

Jeff Hughes (2015-16) Born 1985

30 May
30th May 1970

Cambridge United are elected to the FOOTBALL LEAGUE