Cambridge United v Harrogate Town result

Full-time · Cambridge United 2–1 Harrogate Town

League Two · Sat, 09 Jan 2021 15:00 GMT · Abbey Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Cambridge United · Harrogate Town

Cambridge United 2–1 Harrogate Town — Cambridge United won this League Two match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Cambridge United beat Harrogate Town 2–1 at Abbey Stadium in League Two on Saturday 9 January.

The goals

Cambridge United came from behind: Harrogate Town led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Harrogate Town: J. Muldoon (10’, assisted by Joshua March); Cambridge United: Joe Ironside (71’, assisted by W. Hoolahan) and W. Hoolahan (81’). L. Kerry (78’) was sent off.

Discipline

C. Brook showed eight yellow cards and one red — against 4.2 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Cambridge United: Harry Darling (64’), H. Dunk (90’) and Joe Ironside (90’); Harrogate Town: Joshua March (34’), M. Roberts (47’), L. Kerry (67’), J. Falkingham (73’) and W. Burrell (79’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, W. Hoolahan (Cambridge United) 12.7, Paul Digby (Cambridge United) 7.0 and J. Muldoon (Harrogate Town) 5.0 led the match.

Next up

Cambridge United next host Wycombe on 20 October 2026.

Harrogate Town next host Bury on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Cambridge United: Cambridge United v Wycombe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Harrogate Town: Harrogate Town v Bury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Cambridge United 2–1 Harrogate Town · League Two
Venue: Abbey Stadium · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Referee: C. Brook
Recent form: Cambridge United 3W 0D 2L · Harrogate Town 2W 0D 3L

Cambridge United 2–1 Harrogate Town (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

2.8 / 5

Corners

against 5 / 6.2 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.67 / 3

Shots on target

against 4 / 4.2 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 0.2

Cards

against 1.6 / 0.8 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 5 matches

4.2 yellows

Referee · C. Brook

1.8 home / 2.4 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Cambridge United for / against	Line	Harrogate Town for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	2.8 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 6.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 13.8 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.8 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.6 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	0.2 for · 0.8 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: C. Brook — 4.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 19.8 fouls over 5 matches (1.8 to the home side, 2.4 to the away side).

Home 1.8Away 2.4

Cambridge United

Cambridge United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
H. Knibbs n 8	49.4	2.7 7/3	1.8 4/2	—
I. El Mizouni n 8	34.8	1.9 5/1	1 3/0	—
J. Iredale n 8	47.4	1.7 5/2	0 0/0	—
P. Mullin n 8	88.9	1.6 6/4	1.5 6/3	—
P. Digby n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.5 3/1	C. Kirby

Cambridge United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Mullin n 8	88.9	3.7 8/8	1.8 7/5
J. Ironside n 8	47.5	2.1 5/2	0.9 3/1
I. El Mizouni n 8	34.8	1.9 5/1	1.9 5/1
A. May n 8	68.5	0.8 4/1	0.3 2/0
H. Knibbs n 8	49.4	0.7 3/0	0.5 2/0

Cambridge United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
P. Mullin n 8	88.9	0.6 4/1	0 0/0
J. Ironside n 8	47.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
I. El Mizouni n 8	34.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
W. Hoolahan n 8	75.1	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
A. May n 8	68.5	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Cambridge United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Digby n 8	90	3.8 8/7
A. May n 8	68.5	3.1 7/5
H. Dunk n 8	76.1	2.7 6/5
I. El Mizouni n 8	34.8	2.6 4/1
H. Knibbs n 8	49.4	2.5 4/3

Cambridge United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Burton n 8	90	3.5 7/5
D. Mitov n 8	90	2.4 7/4

Harrogate Town

Harrogate Town — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Kerry n 8	61.5	2.9 7/4	1.3 5/2	—
J. Stead n 8	41.3	2.5 5/4	1.6 4/1	—
A. Martin n 8	66.3	2.4 6/3	0.8 4/1	—
C. Kirby n 8	65	2.3 6/4	0.9 5/0	P. Digby
D. Jones n 8	70.3	1.9 6/5	0.5 3/0	—

Harrogate Town — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Stead n 8	41.3	2.7 3/2	1.4 2/1
J. Muldoon n 8	89	2.1 8/6	1.3 6/4
M. Beck n 8	55.1	2 4/3	0.6 2/1
G. Thomson n 8	87.9	1.5 5/3	0.9 4/1
A. Martin n 8	66.3	1.5 5/3	0.3 2/0

Harrogate Town — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Muldoon n 8	89	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Beck n 8	55.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
C. Miller n 8	54.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
G. Thomson n 8	87.9	0.3 1/1	0 0/0
A. Martin n 8	66.3	0 0/0	0.3 1/1

Harrogate Town — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kirby n 8	65	3.1 7/4
L. Kerry n 8	61.5	2.9 7/4
E. Francis n 3	68.3	2.6 3/2
J. Falkingham n 8	77.1	2.5 7/5
C. Miller n 8	54.5	2.5 5/4

Harrogate Town — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Belshaw n 8	90	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Cambridge United		Harrogate Town
68%	Possession	32%
18	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	3
6	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	1
7	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	1
1	Offsides	0
9	Fouls	17
3	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	2
574	Passes	272
77%	Pass accuracy	62%

Cambridge United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Mitov	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
K. Knoyle	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7
H. Darling	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
G. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
H. Dunk	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.7
P. Digby	90	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	7.7
A. May	90	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	7.3
L. Hannant	90	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	7.2
P. Mullin	90	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
W. Hoolahan	89	1	1	1	1	7	3	0	9.5
H. Knibbs	67	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Ironside sub	23	1	0	1	1	1	0	Y	7.5
L. Davies sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–

Harrogate Town player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Belshaw	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
W. Burrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
J. Lawlor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Hall	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
G. Thomson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Muldoon	90	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.5
Josh Mcpake	82	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	5.9
J. March	82	0	1	2	1	2	1	Y	7.5
E. Francis	65	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
C. Kirby	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
M. Roberts	54	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.3
J. Williams sub	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Falkingham sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
L. Kerry sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	RY	5
W. Hondermarck sub	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.2
J. Stead sub	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Cambridge United v Harrogate Town — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Cambridge UnitedWLWLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Harrogate TownLLWLW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Cambridge United#2 pos80 pts46 pl+24 GD

Harrogate Town#17 pos57 pts46 pl-9 GD

Goals per game

Cambridge United scored1.59

Harrogate Town scored1.13

Cambridge United conceded1.07

Harrogate Town conceded1.33

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