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The Wembley way

May 4, 2010

Oxford United have been allocated 37,500 tickets for Sunday week's play-off final against York City. United fans will occupy the west end of the stadium, and the side will be operating out of the home dressing room. York's allocation is 21,000. Both sides could be offered further tickets depending on sales. The tickets don't come  more ]

The victors mature

May 4, 2010

Oxford United 2 Rushden & Diamonds 0 Blimey! Oxford United are now just 90 minutes from a return to the Football League after a fairly comfortable 2-0 win over Rushden & Diamonds at the United Stadium yesterday. Matt Green scored the opener eight minutes into the second half, with James Constable adding the second just  more ]

Tomorrow is birth again

May 2, 2010

Tomorrow evening Oxford United will know whether their season is over or if they still have one last chance to secure promotion back to the Football League. They go into the home leg of the play-off semi-final against Rushden & Diamonds with the game finely poised at 1-1, after James Constable had given United the  more ]

Pressure drop

April 30, 2010

Rushden & Diamonds 1 Oxford United 1 The half-way stage of the play-off semi-finals sees United and Rushden level pegging, leaving all to play for in Monday's second leg at Grenoble Road. Before last night's game many Oxford fans would probably have been satisfied with a draw, but at the end a large number came  more ]

Dreams, hopes, and promises

April 29, 2010

And so the play-offs are here. Again. Tonight Oxford visit Nene Park for the second time this season, but with the stakes much higher. Just over one month ago United rescued a point when Sam Deering equalised a Rhys Day own goal in a 1-1 draw against Rushden & Diamonds. A similar result tonight would  more ]

It might never snow again in England

April 24, 2010

Eastbourne Borough 1 Oxford United 0 Eastbourne Borough secured their Conference survival thanks to a controversial penalty in the 83rd minute, converted by Us old-boy Simon Weatherstone. The home side probably just about deserved the win on the balance of chances, although United played the better football and looked more in control for long periods.  more ]

Bourne without Wilder

April 23, 2010

Oxford United play their final game of the regular season tomorrow, with a nice trip to the seaside to take on relegation-threatened Eastbourne Borough. However, Oxford will have to manage without the presence of manager Chris Wilder, who will instead be watching the game between potential play-off opponents Rushden & Diamonds and Luton Town at  more ]

Turley whirly in the hurly-burley

April 20, 2010

A header from Kevin Sandwith eight minutes from time earned a makeshift United side a deserved win over Wrexham, as Oxford completed the double over the Welsh side for the first time. However, the real story tonight was the appearance of Billy Turley in goal for his first Conference start of the season. Needless to  more ]

Happy Wembley Day!

April 20, 2010

As far as Oxford United anniversaries go, today's is one of the more significant; it was 24 years ago today that Oxford beat QPR 3-0 in the Milk Cup final at Wembley, on a bright sunny Sunday afternoon. Lovely. With another visit to Wembley zorbing into view on the horizon, United take on Wrexham this  more ]

Swindon overcome by strength of Fever

April 19, 2010

Swindon Fans 2 Raging Fever 6 Report by John Matthews Raging Fever managed to do what no OUFC side has achieved since 1973: win in Swindon! On a decent pitch and in unseasonal April heat, Fever set about the task with more focus than usual, for obvious reasons. The hosts began the better though, and  more ]