 Following chairman George Rolls' departure, Ling returned to take the manager's job once more, a little over a fortnight since his initial appointment.Despite a torrid spell – the club did not win a league game from November to February – which saw Cambridge enter the relegation zone at one point in the season, the club recovered well in the final few months to finish tenth.Cambridge United were founded in 1912 as Abbey United, named after the Abbey district of Cambridge.