New Tear’s Day 1987 – Ray Houghton on target against Southampton Southampton are the Boxing Day visitors to the Kassam Stadium in United’s first post-Rowett match following the former manager’s dismissal on Tuesday. Oxford and Southampton have met just 15 times, seven of them in the Shire, but the sides are no strangers to Christmastime  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 –CHARLTON AWAY Intro I’d written this FV by late Monday night but didn’t publish it because I’d not yet got my family to proof read it. I ask them to do so to pick up any glaring factual errors and poor grammar. On Tuesday morning Oxford United announced Gary Rowett’s departure. Obviously  [ more ]

Gary’s gone (photo: Steve Daniels) If it’s Christmas, it must be time for a new manager at United. The end of Gary Rowett’s tenure at the U’s comes with Oxford in the relegation zone following a lame defeat to Charlton Athletic. The game was played to the accompaniment of United fans calling for Rowett’s dismissal  [ more ]

Ryan Ledson celebrates his last-gasp winner at the Valley in February 2018 (Photo: Darrell Fisher) Into the Valley of Death rode the 2,500 (approx) as another large travelling contingent take advantage of the footy to avoid last-minute Christmas shopping and visit Charlton for what could well be one of the season’s pivotal games. And, for  [ more ]

Brian De Keersmaecker pulls a goal back for Oxford (Photo: Steve Daniels) For all the disgruntlement I felt after Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Preston, I am not (yet) ready to jump onto the Rowett Out bandwagon, although with each passing game it appears to be gathering momentum. It was a frustrating game and one which  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 –BLACKBURN AWAY Pre-match musings After Swansea I questioned whether I’d been too critical. The feedback I got was that I’d been too lenient. The point seems to have been reached where many quite sane rational supporters have become, or are on the verge of becoming, disgruntled with the way things are, even  [ more ]

United and Preston in FA Cup quarter-final action at the Manor in 1964 Next up in this three-game week, it’s Preston North End, who are currently fifth in the Championship, a similar position to that of Ipswich Town before they came to Oxford and were beaten 2-1. Before getting too despondent about the size of  [ more ]

Kevin Brock scores United’s goal in a 1-1 draw at Ewood Park in February 1985 Weather permitting, Oxford United travel to Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday for another long midweek away trip. Last season, Mark Harris scored what would surely have been the goal of the season to put United ahead at Ewood Park in the  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2025/26 – SWANSEA AWAY Pre-match musings: Point hugging I take my hat off to the OUFC fan who coined the “point hugging” phrase. In just two words it nails the happy with a point, or not, debate. It could take hold and become a permanent part of football vocabulary for many years to  [ more ]

Future Swansea player Nick Cusak celebrates scoring for United at the Vetch in 1993 (a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup) Oxford United travel to Swansea City on Saturday hoping to extend their three-game unbeaten run. Last time out, United took on Ipswich Town and beat them 2-1 thanks to a first-half strike from Mark  [ more ]