Harrison Bradney fires in a shot (Photo: Steve Daniels) Like Christmas, it comes around just once a year, which makes it even more gutting when you open your present to find it’s a pair of socks. Bowing out of the FA Cup at the first-round stage is never ideal and it was disappointing to do  [ more ]

Dan Agyei on target the last time United met Stevenage in cup competition, in October 2021 So we’re “Up for the Cup” on Saturday as United enter the competition at the first round stage for the first time in three years. The U’s face fellow Third Division side Stevenage in a draw that was universally  [ more ]

Mo Missanga raised by GOD after scoring United’s second (Photo: Steve Daniels) What an evening that was! United set their traps, Reading were caught, and clinical Oxford gave the Biscuitmen a footballing lesson. Before the game, I thought I’d gone back in time to an age when Burberry was still in fashion. I arrived at  [ more ]

Joey thrashes one in against Reading in March 1998 On Wednesday, Oxford will finally get to play Reading at the third attempt. The first game, scheduled to be played towards the start of the season in August, was called off because apparently the Thames Valley Police were unable to take charge of both the game  [ more ]

FAN’S VIEW  2026/27  – BARNSLEY AWAY I had this down as a massive banana skin of a game. So what if the Tykes started the day in bottom place having lost each of their last four league games? Three of those were by the narrowest of margins to Cambridge, Reading and Luton, all decent sides  [ more ]

Callum O’Dowda gives United the lead at Wembley in April 2016 Barnsley. The very name conjures up images of flat caps, smokey chimneys, drizzly skies, and trouble up t’mill. All stereotypes and, as such, almost certainly mostly untrue, probably. However, previous trips to Oakwell have taught me that in “the place of possibilities” (according to  [ more ]

Mark Harris wheels away in celebration at scoring the goal that counted (Photo: Steve Daniels) And so the run of three consecutive home games comes to an end, garnering a total of seven points from the nine available. Not a bad little haul and it lifts United to third in the table and still with  [ more ]

Super Kevin Francis on target against Stockport, February 1998 Following the visit of third-placed Bradford City on Saturday, United welcome second-placed Stockport County on Tuesday. Both the Bantams and the Hatters topped the table a week earlier before dropping points saw them being displaced at the top, by Stockport in Bradford’s case and by Huddersfield  [ more ]

Aidomo Emakhu fires in a shot (Photo: Steve Daniels) The fact that this game ended all-square should surprise nobody. The fact that it ended without any goals should surprise nobody. And the fact that I have no incisive analysis or sparkling revelations should surprise nobody. Having said that, this was the first league game of  [ more ]

Chris Maguire in Football League Trophy action against Bradford City in January 2017 Bradford City trundle down the M1 on Saturday as they look to become the first side to win at the Kassam this season. If they do, it’ll be for just the fourth time in 21 games in the Shire that they’ll have  [ more ]