Mark Rawle came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the season, all as substitute, to give United all three points at his former club, Southend. Rawle was set free by Alsop in the 68th minute, having been on the pitch just eight minutes, to coolly lob Darryl Flahaven. United had started off  [ more ]

United secured a dramatic last-minute victory over Leyton Orient at the KasStad this afternoon, thanks to Julian Alsop’s lob over Lee Harrison in the third minute of stoppage time. Orient had taken the lead after 25 minutes when Gary Alexander got a toe on Gabby Zakuani’s header over Andy Woodman, which looked like it had  [ more ]

United have two games in quick succession over what has euphemistically been called the Festive Season. There will certainly be little in the way of Christmas Spirit being shown to Leyton Orient, whom United entertain on Boxing Day, and Southend United, whom Oxford visit on Sunday. The Orient game is United’s sixth successive home Boxing  [ more ]

A goal 18 minutes from time from supersub Mark Rawle rescued a point for United, just as it looked like the game at Huddersfield was going away from them. The home side had taken the lead after 38 minutes when Jon Stead shot home from 15 yards following a long throw-in, despite vehement claims from  [ more ]

United visit the McAlpine Stadium on Saturday for the last game before Christmas, to take on Huddersfield Town who were once quite good. However the Terriers lost 4-0 at Macclesfield last week so they’re obviously not doing so well now. In fact Hudders were among the favourites for promotion and a prompt return to Division  [ more ]

United’s reserves lost 1-0 to Northampton’s reserves this afternoon in a behind closed doors friendly at Iffley Road. The only goal was scored by Derek Asamoah towards the end of the game in which Oxford also had their chances to score. In United’s starting line-up only goalkeeper Simon Cox and right back Angus Mackey lacked  [ more ]

In the morning Raging Fever played host to a Carlisle supporters’ team. Not that they had travelled the length of the country to play us, as they were London-based supporters of the Cumbrians. The game started well for Fever, as the Oxford supporters breezed into a 2-0 lead. First Stevie scored his first goal for  [ more ]

United made it hard for themselves today in beating bottom of the table Carlisle, who have only one away point all season. When Matt Robinson put Oxford in front after just three minutes with a sweet right-footed drive from the edge of the area it looked like the game might be as easy as the  [ more ]

The League’s bottom club, Carlisle, visit the Third Division’s top team (that’s United, by the way) this Saturday. Carlisle have just five points, 36 fewer than Oxford, of which only one has been won away (a 2-2 draw at second from bottom Southend). United have failed to lose at home so far, and have only  [ more ]

Jamie Brooks has now officially signed the one year extension to his contract that he was offered last week. This sees the unlucky wunderkind remain at the KasStad until the end of next season and allows him an opportunity to fight for his first team place, so cruelly denied him by his contracting Guillame-Barre syndrome.  [ more ]