United started the new season with a draw, as predicted, astonishingly, by Rage Online. It was all thanks to new skipper Chris Hargreaves’ header in the 87th minute, which equalised Tony Crane’s shot in the 62nd minute. United had the better of the first period, but fell away in the second half, and it wasn’t  [ more ]

The new season starts tomorrow, with United making the long trip to Grimsby. Last season the sides drew 1-1 in Ramon Diaz’s first away game. The same fixture is, coincidentally, new manager Brian Talbot’s first away game, and a repeat of that result wouldn’t be considered too bad. Talbot has an almost full squad to  [ more ]

United’s reserves went to Worcester City last night and won 1-0, thanks to a strike from wunderkind Billy Beechers. Beechers had come on as a substitute for old man Oldfield with 20 minutes left, and he scored in the last minute. This was United’s final friendly before the real action starts on Saturday, so it  [ more ]

Somewhat later than most sites, we bring you news of Saturday’s pre-season jog around the park with Division 2 side Leicester … United lost the game 3-1, after conceding three second half goals after a hotly contested first half had ended honours even. Both sides looked as though they wanted to compete, and the Yellows  [ more ]

United’s first real test in a pre-season turned up trumps as they beat Division 2 side Brighton and Hove Albion last night by four goals to one. The goals came courtesy of an own-goal, after a fine run by Chrissy, a wunder-goal by Matt Robinson, a header from the useful looking Willmott, and a penalty  [ more ]

News reaches us that on Tuesday 16th August, at 7:30pm, there will be a charity dinner and auction in aid of the Oakley Waterman Caravan Foundation, to be held at the Kassam Stadium. The cost of the event is ?400 per table, with a maximum of ten people per table. The meal itself is a  [ more ]

A United XI lost their pre-season game on Monday night after going down 2-0 to Mike Ford’s Brackley Town. The game was notable primarily for the return of Jamie Brooks to the field of play after the injury he sustained last season. Brooks played only one half, to be replaced by his bother Ryan, but  [ more ]

Oxford United demolished Aylesbury United 4-0 at Buckingham Road this afternoon, to keep morale high before pre-season friendlies against league opposition. Barry ‘Ninja’ Quinn opened the scoring with a 20 yard thunderbolt after just 19 seconds for his first goal for United, but sadly it won’t appear on his career record. United remained on top  [ more ]

An Oxford United XI beat Carterton 2-1 this evening at Kilkenny Lane, thanks to two second half goals from Daniel Meade. Chris Blakeley had given the home side the lead after 16 minutes with an excellent volley, and Carterton held on until 15 minutes from time, when Meade headed home a superb cross from triallist  [ more ]

Oxford United won their annual local derby friendly at Oxford City 4-1 this evening in an entertaining game watched by a surprisingly large crowd. It took United a while to get going, but once they got their noses in front the final result was never in doubt. United took the lead after quarter of an  [ more ]