Salisbury City 2 Oxford United 1 Chris Wilder's first game in charge of Oxford ended in a disappointing defeat at Salisbury, who scored two early goals and then defended stubbornly to scrape the three points. ROS Sam Deering pulled a goal back for Oxford early in the second half, but then Salisbury hospitalised him in  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows It wasn

This morning Oxford United have announced that their new manager is Chris Wilder. He replaces Darren Patterson, who was sacked three weeks ago after United lost 2-0 at Torquay United in an FA Cup second round replay. Wilder was formerly manager at Halifax, before they went belly-up, and took the Shaymen to a play-off final  [ more ]

By John Matthews Raging Fever 4 Stevenage Borough 4 The first meeting of these two sides produced a spectacle that, while not pleasing on the eye (when is it ever?), had an exciting finale. In the first ten minutes, the visitors took a surprising two-goal lead when Gary Butler, ever the amenable host, dropped two  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Stevenage Borough 1 Oxford United were held at home by Stevenage Borough this afternoon, although they may well feel that they should have won. This was United's first home game in almost a month, and they started strongly, looking to extend their home winning streak to six games. However, after a couple  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows

In the draw for the second round of the FA Trophy, Oxford United have been given a home tie, although it is not yet known who the opponents will be. We do know that it will be a Conference National side, as Oxford will meet the winners of the game between York City and Northwich  [ more ]

AFC Sudbury 0 Oxford United 2 Oxford United eased into the second round of the FA Trophy with a professional performance in difficult conditions in Suffolk this afternoon. In pouring rain on a boggy pitch, Oxford didn't allow the home team to use the conditions to their advantage, and instead took the game to their  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows This weekend

Weymouth 2 Oxford United 2 Oxford United should have won at the Wessex Stadium tonight, but in the end came away grateful for a point. The Terras were reduced to ten men after Santos Gaia was sent off in the 11th minute, but it was Weymouth who scored first through Stuart Beavon six minutes before  [ more ]