Oxford United 5 Ebbsfleet United 1 Chris Wilder's first home game in charge of Oxford saw the Us ease to their best victory of the season against an Ebbsfleet side in defensive disarray. Lewis Haldane, playing up front, broke the deadlock in the 16th minute, shortly after Lance Cronin had saved a James Constable effort. [ more ]
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December 28, 2008Ebb tidings
December 27, 2008By Tony Fallows Oxford United
Oxford plain round about Salisbury
December 26, 2008Salisbury 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 ]
Born to be Wilder
December 24, 2008By Tony Fallows It wasn
Walking on the Wilder side
December 21, 2008This 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 ]
Fever battle back to bother the Boro
December 21, 2008By 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 ]
Bald Eagle’s last flight?
December 20, 2008Oxford 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 ]
The Feast of Stevenage
December 19, 2008By Tony Fallows
Trophy or atrophy?
December 15, 2008In 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 ]
Soaping the Suds
December 13, 2008AFC 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 ]