Yesterday’s footy results saw United slip another place, down to 14th in division four, as a result of Cheltenham’s 1-0 win over Northampton. However, Darlington’s 1-1 draw at Mansfield means that United can still reach the play-offs, provided they win all their remaining games, Darlo lose all theirs, the other results go Oxford’s way, and  [ more ]

The last floodlit league match at the Vetch ended with Swansea beating United 1-0, thanks to a goal from Kristian O’Leary a minute before half-time. Swansea also had two other ‘goals’ disallowed, and were generally the superior team, although Oxford were never overwhelmed and came close to scoring themselves through Chris Hackett and Steve Basham.  [ more ]

United travel to Swansea this evening for their penultimate away game of the season, and their last ever visit to the Vetch Field before the Swans move to the impressive-looking White Rock stadium. The Vetch can sometimes be quite an intimidating venue, and with nothing to play for but pride (and new contracts), United will  [ more ]

Oxford’s reserves visited Luton Town this afternoon and got tonked 5-1, Luton thereby winning the Central and East Division on the Pontins Combination. All of the Hatters’ goals came in the first half, from Enoch Showunmi, Michael Leary, Calvin Andrew and Danny Stevens, who scored two. United pulled a goal back through Craig Davies late  [ more ]

Notts County showed today that Oxford aren’t the only side with an uncanny knack of throwing away apparent victories. United were trailing to a first-half goal by the Magpies’ Julien Baudet, who headed home unmarked from a cross after 28 minutes. Then, with quarter of an hour remaining, Paul Bolland palmed away a Chris Hackett  [ more ]

With the season drawing rapidly to a close, and with the players only having pride and contracts to play for, Notts County are the latest visitors to visit the KasStad to test United’s resolve in the face of no real challenge. It is a sign of United’s failure, especially this season but also over the  [ more ]

It took a late, and undeserved, equaliser from high-flying Macclesfield to steal a point from a charged-up United side at the KasStad this evening. Oxford had the perfect start when makeshift centre-back Paul Wanless fired them ahead after just two minutes for his first goal of the season. The U’s went on to dominate the  [ more ]

Macclesfield Town return to the KasStad this evening to play the game that was originally scheduled for 23 February, but which fell victim to the cold snap. Back then, Macc had won five games on the trot, but now they have failed to win any of their last three matches. Oxford had just beaten Cheltenham,  [ more ]

Shrewsbury ?Away? Fans FC 4 Raging Fever FC 2 Oxford United?s fans team put in a battling performance but could not avoid yet another defeat – their ninth in twelve outings this season – in their first ever visit to Shrewsbury. As usual Fever started brightly but could not translate their superiority into goals, with  [ more ]

United’s end of season was emphatically confirmed this afternoon at Gay Meadow where Shrewsbury, fighting against relegation, destroyed a lacklustre Oxford, who suffered a second-half collapse. United were the better side in the first half, and Shrewsbury keeper Joe Hart, making just his third league appearance, had to be alert to save from Steve Basham  [ more ]