By Tony Fallows Yesterday was the closing date for the

Following today's Conference results, Oxford have slipped two places to 13th in the table. United were without a game after the match at Mansfield was brought forward to last Thursday, United beating the Stags 3-1 in front of the Setanta cameras. Today's results saw both Stevenage Borough and Ebbsfleet United go above United. Stevenage won  [ more ]

Mansfield Town 1 Oxford United 3 Tonight, Oxford strolled to their second away win of the season, and their first away win on Setanta, and their first win under Jim Smith's new caretaker regime. This was a case of under-performing players lifting their game for a new manager (or potential watching new managers) and it  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows It

Following Saturday's FA Cup second round defeat at Torquay United, Oxford have decided to call time on Darren Patterson's managerial reign. Patto took the reins from Jim Smith in November 2007, and they have now been handed back to Smith, who is stepping in as caretaker until a permanent replacement can be found.[@manager]patterson, darren[/@manager] In  [ more ]

Torquay United 2 Oxford United 0 Oxford crashed out of the FA Cup this afternoon at a bleak Plainmoor, despite Torquay being reduced to ten men for the whole second half after Roscoe D'Sane was sent off in first-half injury time. Both Torquay's goals were scored by substitute Elliot Benyon, one in each half, to  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Oxford United line-up against a strong Torquay United side on Saturday, and will hope to progress to the third round of the FA Cup for the first time since their historic run in 2002. That season saw The Us defeat Swindon Town 1-0 at home and earn a lucrative tie at Arsenal  [ more ]

Oxford United 1 Kidderminster Harriers 0 A James Constable penalty against his former club was enough to give United the three points tonight in a desperately poor game in the freezing cold in front of the lowest crowd at the United Stadium for a Conference fixture. United defended well in the second half, if a  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Where do Oxford United go from here? That

In today's draw for the first round of the FA Trophy, Oxford United have been given a game away to AFC Sudbury, to be played on Saturday 13 December. United have never played Sudbury, who are based in a field in Suffolk. In the Third Qualifying round Sudbury, who probably aren't known as The Suds,  [ more ]