Stevenage Borough 1 Oxford United 1 The impressive and inspiring spectacle we have witnessed displays the vigour and efficiency of the Oxford defence forces. They have grown up in the stress of emergency. They have been shaped and tempered by the fire of the enemy, and we saw them all, in their many grades and  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Probably the biggest match of the season so far for Oxford United is due to take place at Broadhall Way on Saturday. United face off against Stevenage Borough; the winners will continue their push towards the play-off places, the losers could see the rest of their season derailed. Epitomising the battle of  [ more ]

Oxford United 3 North Leigh 0 Oxford eased themselves into the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final tonight with a straightforward win over Southern League First Division South & West North Leigh at Court Place Farm. After a bright opening with both sides trying to play attacking football, United took the lead after quarter of an hour  [ more ]

Rushden & Diamonds 1 Oxford United 3 United's march towards just missing out on the play-offs continued tonight, with a nervy 3-1 win at Nene Park, a ground where United have only won once before and where Rushden & Diamonds have triumphed in the last three meetings. Yet again, United had on-loan striker James Constable  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Oxford United keep on winning and so we all keep on dreaming. With Saturday

Results from today's Conference programme didn't really aid United on their somewhat hopeful play-off quest, with almost all their rivals picking up maximum points. In fact, the only promotion-chasing team involved today who failed to get a result was Wrexham, but the team that beat them 2-0 in Wales was Crawley, who are themselves in  [ more ]

Kettering Town 1 Oxford United 2 Oxford United brought themselves right back into contention for the play-offs tonight with an important win at Kettering Town. The Us had a perfect start and were 2-0 up within eight minutes. It got better for United after The Poppies were reduced to ten men when Craig Westcarr pushed  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows It

Following tonight's results in the Conference, United's very faint chances of reaching the play-offs became that much fainter as, predictably, all the teams around Oxford picked up maximum points. Kettering Town, whom United visit on Thursday, achieved a narrow 1-0 win over bottom side Lewes. This leaves the Poppies level on points with the Us,  [ more ]

Oxford United 4 Grays Athletic 1 United eased to victory against relegation-threatened Grays Athletic this afternoon in a game that was marred by a serious injury to Grays goalie Rob Beckwith. The first half was possibly one of the most incident-packed 75 minutes seen at the United Stadium, with goals, injuries, sendings off, and other  [ more ]