The full complement for next season's Conference is now known, following today's play-off final. A Wembley crowd of 40,000 saw Lee Phillips put Exeter[@opponent]exeter city[/@opponent] ahead in the 8th minute, but the Grecians conceded an equaliser to Garry Thompson shortly before half time, after Paul Jones had saved a Wayne Curtis penalty. With eight minutes  [ more ]

It's been a week of personnel change at Grenoble Road, as a number of players have started to feel the backlash of failure to win promotion this season. It has already been announced that Yemi Odubade has signed a new two-year deal at United, and yesterday there was news of backroom change as former club  [ more ]

The season's over, the polls have closed, the votes have been counted. Based on the voting throughout the season in the Rage Online Man of the Match and Weakest Link polls, we can now announce the winners and the losers. A large number of votes were cast, and the winner was clear, as was the  [ more ]

The play-off finals for the Conference South and Conference North have now concluded, adding further shape to the Conference for next season. In yesterday's Conference South play-off final, Salisbury City beat Braintree United 1-0, to join Histon in promotion from that division. Tonight's Conference North play-off final was a much higher-scoring affair. Farsley Celtic, from  [ more ]

Mickey Lewis[@player]lewis, mickey[/@player] has been appointed to replace Darren Patterson as Oxford's youth-team coach. Mad Dog was a midfield favourite with many United fans throughout the 1990s, and he even had a spell as caretaker manager for a while, as well as physio and youth team coach. Since his time at Oxford he was assistant  [ more ]

United were condemned to at least one more season of Conference football last night, as they blew a two-goal aggregate lead to lose on penalties to Exeter City[@opponent]exeter city[/@opponent] at Grenoble Road. In a performance that was a microcosm of Oxford's season, the side was in the driving seat following Yemi Odubade's low 29th-minute shot  [ more ]

The second leg of the play-off semi finals takes place at the United Stadium this evening, with Oxford United holding a tenuous 1-0 lead from Friday's game at Exeter City.[@opponent]exeter city[/@opponent] United won that game courtesy of an Andy Taylor own goal, five minutes before half time, but the Us also had a couple of  [ more ]

Oxford United secured a vital 1-0 win in the away leg of their play-off semi final at Exeter City last night.[@opponent]exeter city[/@opponent] United dominated the first half and, but for a twenty-minute period at the start of the second half, were rarely troubled by the home side. Oxford were on the attack straight from the  [ more ]

Oxford travel south to Exeter City[@opponent]Exeter City[/@opponent] tonight for the first leg of the play-off semi finals. Neither side has ever appeared in the play offs, so it's virgin territory for both clubs, although a number of United players have experienced this end-of-season worry-fest before, notably goalkeeper Billy Turley, skipper Phil Gilchrist, and midfielder Chris  [ more ]

Ticket sales for United's two play-off semi finals against Exeter City are going well, with Oxford's allocation of almost 1,300 for the away leg on Friday almost sold out. Queues of up to three hundred people formed outside the Grenoble Road ticket offices yesterday, while the inadequate Firoka phone system had a virtual meltdown as  [ more ]