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Shaun Derry

Shaun Derry
Photography by Tom Watkins
Author
Tony Hodson
Published on
January 26 2022

FA Cup second Round, December 4 2016

Cambridge United 4Coventry City 0

Berry (7, 29 pen, 38, 86)

Shaun Derry enjoyed a 20-year playing career in which he represented Notts County, Crystal Palace, Sheffield United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers before he made the move into coaching. Following an 18-month period as manager at County, who he supported as a child, he moved to Cambridge United, and has since then also worked as Oxford United’s first-team coach.

Among the highlights of his two-year reign at Cambridge was their victory in the FA Cup over 1987 competition winners Coventry City, then a division above them, in League One. Speaking exclusively to The Coaches’ Voice, Derry revisits the approach that inspired a victory in which their attacking midfielder Luke Berry scored all four of their goals.

Starting line-ups
Cambridge UnitedCoventry City
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Cambridge United4-4-1-1
Coventry City3-4-3
1Will Norris
1Lee Burge
28Brad Halliday
2Jordan Willis
6Leon Legge
4Jordan Turnbull
5Mark Roberts
29Cian Harries
2Greg Taylor
5Gael Bigirimana
4James Dunne
35Callum Maycock
20Max Clark
13Vladimir Gadzhev
7Piero Mingoia
15Lewis Page
18George Maris
19Jack McBean
8Luke Berry
8Ruben Lameiras
26Uche Ikpeazu
17Marvin Sordell