United's last game before christmas is an historic occasion on a couple of levels. It is the club's first game ever in the FA Challenge Trophy, and it is also the side's first ever visit to The Dripping Pan, home of Lewes FC[@opponent]Lewes FC[/@opponent]. The Trophy is a sort of non-league equivalent of the League  [ more ]

A first-half strike by Billy Beechers gave Oxford United's reserves a 1-0 lead at the interval against Southend, [@news]601[/@news]but the visitors struck back to win 4-1. United were the better side in the first half, and Beechers' 16th-minute strike following an Andrew Younie corner was fully deserved. Southend came back into the game after this,  [ more ]

Oxford United tumbled to their second Conference defeat of the season at Rushden & Diamonds [@news]609[/@news]this afternoon[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent], thanks to a 7th-minute header by Curtis Woodhouse. United really weren''t in the game at all today, with the midfield especially well below par, and Rushden goalie Nicky Eyre had a very quiet game. United did  [ more ]

United travel to second-bottom Rushden & Diamonds tomorrow, hoping to end the current poor away form that has not seen them win on the road in their last three games. United’s last away win was at second-placed Dagenham & Redbridge, in the FA Cup 4th Qualifying round, since when the Us have lost at Wycombe  [ more ]

United drew 2-2 at Stevenage Borough [@opponent]Stevenage Borough[/@opponent]today. Oxford would have settled for a point at half time, when they went in 2-0 down at the interval, but in the end they would have been disappointed not to have taken all three points, after Borough had been reduced to nine men. After some early Oxford  [ more ]

United visit Stevenage Borough [@opponent]Stevenage Borough[/@opponent] tomorrow, knowing that if they don’t win they could be overtaken at the top of the table by second-placed Dagenham & Redbridge, who have a home game against bottom side Southport. Oxford have lost their last two away games, at Wycombe in the FA Cup, and at Gravesend, where  [ more ]

Oxford’s opponents in the first round of the FA Trophy are Lewes FC, following the Rooks 3-2 win at Banbury United last night in the third qualifying round. Former Oxford youth-teamer Howard Forinton gave Kevin Brock’s men the lead, but goals from Paul Booth and Jean-Michele Sigere turned the scorline on its head. A 20-yard  [ more ]

Raging Fever 3 Bury 9 Report by Gez Foster Defensive errors cost Raging Fever dear as they failed to capitalise on their early dominance, and ultimately ended up submitting to a sound thrashing. But while Bury undoubtedly deserved to whine, sorry, win, if only on the strength of their finishing, well perhaps the final score-line  [ more ]

The draw for the first round proper of the FA Trophy was made this morning, and it gave United an away match at either Banbury United or Lewes FC. The original game between these two, due to take place on Saturday, was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, and is instead being played tomorrow night  [ more ]

Nick Merry’s Oxford United needed a late Rob Duffy penalty to overcome a dogged Tamworth side 2-1. Oxford took the lead seven minutes into the second half through a Matt Day long-distance special, but typically slack defending from a corner allowed Taiwo Atieno an unmarked header to level the scores ten minutes later. With ten  [ more ]