The first day of the Conference season threw up a few surprises, and also saw Oxford move off the bottom of the table following their 3-0 defeat at Barrow last night. United went above Stevenage Borough, who lost 5-0 at relegated Wrexham, for whom Jefferson Louis scored the second goal. The other team relegated from  [ more ]

Barrow 3 Oxford United 0 Oxford United's miserable experience of Setanta TV continued last night, when they went down 3-0 at Holker Street to an energetic Barrow. This was the ninth occasion that United have appeared live on Setanta, and they have yet to win. The game hinged on the decision by the referee to  [ more ]

Barrow v Oxford United Report filed by Tony Fallows Here we go again, all on board Oxford United airways; expect a lot of turbulence on our nine month flight, but cross your fingers and we might, just might, arrive in sunnier climes come the end of our journey. But enough of the bad puns and  [ more ]

Conference transfers All comings and goings of the Conference sides since 1 May (released players yet to find new clubs not included). Keep checking back, as this will be updated (mostly) daily. [@player]wolleaston, rob[/@player][@player]weatherstone, simon[/@player][@player]green, matthew[/@player][@player]odhiambo-anaclet, eddie[/@player][@player]louis, jefferson[/@player][@player]bailey, stefan[/@player][@player]ledgister, joel[/@player][@player]blackwood, michael[/@player][@player]standing, michael[/@player][@player]bolland, phil[/@player][@player]molyneaux, lee[/@player][@player]jeannin, alex[/@player]AltrinchamIn: Anthony Danylyk (Leek), Chris Denham (Droylsden), Matt Doughty (Halifax), Lee  [ more ]

Report filed by Nick Wehmeier Raging Fever 4 Feltham Cowboys 5 Raging Fever kicked off the new season with a game against Feltham Cowboys. The last game between these teams two years ago was an action-packed 4-4 draw, so a good contest was again expected. Fever started the game strongly and began playing some attractive  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Portsmouth 2 United's final pre-season game before the start of the new season saw the Yellows put up a sterling performance against FA Cup winners Portsmouth, who fielded their first team for practically the whole game. There were times when United's passing and possession were outstanding, and it was sometimes difficult to  [ more ]

Oxford United 2 Cheltenham Town 1 Oxford's final meaningful pre-season game saw them beat Third Division Cheltenham, thanks to two first-half strikes from new wunderkind, Jamie Guy. Oxford started with almost the same line-up as most of the recent games, with Ben Hinchliffe getting the nod over Jake Cole in goal, and triallist Levi Reid  [ more ]

Update (1 August): Mark Wright's central defensive duo were both on the move yesterday. Phil Bolland[@player]bolland, phil[/@player], who was released by Wrexham last season, has joined up with fellow Conference sufferers Cambridge United. Meanwhile, his Aussie partner in the Us rearguard, Scott Guyett[@player]guyett, scott[/@player], has just become AFC Bournemouth's first signing of the summer, joining  [ more ]

Milton United 0 Oxford United 3 A team comprising professionals and youth players strolled to a straightforward win against Hellenic Premier League side Milton United at Milton Heights this evening. Oxford started very strongly, with a shot from Alex Fisher deflected onto the crossbar in the third minute. Four minutes later, Portuguese triallist Diogo Andrade  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Wycombe Wanderers 1 United's second home pre-season friendly in quick succession saw the Us starting with virtually the same line-up that drew 2-2 with a Manchester United XI on Saturday. The only change was in goal, where Jake Cole replaced Ben Hinchliffe. United took the lead in the 28th minute when James  [ more ]