United were handed a disappointing tie in today’s draw for the FA Cup 4th Qualifying Round, with another trip to Dagenham & Redbridge. While Oxford fans would have settled for anyone at home, or a trip to one of non-league football’s lesser clubs, the one fixture that was guaranteed not to excite anyone too much [ more ]
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United win Daggers award
October 16, 2006Fever not so grim after all
October 16, 2006Report by John Matthews A keen Raging Fever squad turned up to play the Grimsby fans team
Low Alty-tude
October 14, 2006Oxford United dropped two more points this afternoon, after being held to a 1-1 draw by a desperately poor Altrincham side. United had several chances to score before Matt Day popped up with the opener after 54 minutes, a long-range drive that was deflected past Richard Acton. The Us then had several more opportunities to [ more ]
Altering them?
October 13, 2006Oxford United welcome Altrincham to the United Stadium tomorrow, with the Us hoping to break a couple of records. Oxford’s 0-0 draw at Kidderminster on Tuesday allowed United to equal both the club’s best start to a season, set by Headington United at in the 1959/60 season, and the Conference’s best start to a season, [ more ]
You’ll win nothing with Kidders
October 10, 2006For the first time this season Oxford failed to score, as Kidderminster Harriers held them to a 0-0 draw at Aggborough. United created little, but did have the occasional chance, notably once when Yemi Odubade was played through by Steve Basham, but shot into the side netting. Leading scorer Rob Duffy headed just over at [ more ]
The Harriers barrier
October 10, 2006Oxford United are in action again tonight, with a trip to Kidderminster Harriers. Should United win or draw, they will equal two records: Oxford’s best start to a season since turning professional was 15 games unbeaten in 1959, while last season Grays Athletic set the Conference record for an unbeaten start of 15 matches. The [ more ]
Duffy’s Green fingers
October 7, 2006United visited Nailsworth last night, and beat Forest Green Rovers 5-1 to extend their unbeaten run to 14 games and maintain their six-point lead at the top of the Conference. Star of the show was leading scorer Rob Duffy, who hit a sublime hat-trick to take his tally to eleven goals from ten games. Which [ more ]
Tonight we’re doing our Nailsworth
October 6, 2006United make the shortish trip to Nailsworth this evening, to play Forest Green Rovers. This Gloucestershire town must surely be the smallest locale in England to host a national league football team. This is the first time that the sides have met in proper competition, although Oxford did visit FGR prior to the start of [ more ]
Lefthanders from the Phat planet
October 3, 2006Southport are lined up to be Oxford’s latest victims when they visit the United Stadium later this evening. Being a midweek game, and with the Woolybacks likely to bring only a very small following, tonight’s attendance is unlikely to set any records, but there should still be a large, vociferous following as United try to [ more ]
Fever bowled a yorkie
October 1, 2006Raging Fever 3 Red & Blue FC 7 Report By James Longshaw Raging Fever slipped to their second defeat of the season at Horspath Road yesterday. A few changes were enforced on the team from the one that lost to Preston three weeks previously. The most notable being in the managerial department, as Pat Wehmeier [ more ]