By James Longshaw Raging Fever 5 Burton Albion Fans 1 Raging Fever completed back-to-back wins for the first time this season against a useful Burton outfit. The game was the first of the season to be played at the Yellows' traditional home, the Horspath Arena. Fever made a good start to the game, with some  [ more ]

Oxford United 2 Burton Albion 1 There was an eery silence surrounding The United Stadium both before this afternoon's game against Burton Albion and at half time. The power to the ground yesterday morning had been cut due to an electrical fire in the main switch room, but had been restored enough to permit the  [ more ]

Two fire engines were called to the Kassam Stadium this morning after a fire in the main switch room triggered the automatic alarms. Nobody was hurt in the incident, but the fire caused all except emergency power in the stadium to be cut, meaning that no computers or telephones were operational in the building. The  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Nail biting matches, ups and downs to match a roller-coaster, and the odd bit of comedy thrown in for good measure; only Oxford United (or maybe Newcastle United?) could provide so much drama and heartbreak all at the same time. Unfortunately, the drama is for all the wrong reasons: United crashed and  [ more ]

In the draw for the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup, both Oxford United and Oxford City have been drawn at home, with both games scheduled to be played on 25 October. Both sides will be relatively happy with their draws. United will be at home to Hayes & Yeading, a side formed just  [ more ]

Altrincham 1 Oxford United 0 A 64th minute goal from Colin Little condemned Oxford United to another miserable defeat, their first against Altrincham, and brought out more knives against manager Darren Patterson. Following a much-improved second half at Torquay United on Thursday, the Us started at Moss Lane as they had ended at Plainmoor, and  [ more ]

On Saturday afternoon Oxford City beat Chesham United 2-1 at Court Place Farm to earn a place in the fourth qualifying round of the FA Cup. This, of course, is the stage when Oxford United also enters the competition, and it sets up the possibility of an all-Oxford derby for the first time in 50  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Oxford United, unusually, have a Sunday match this weekend. Their opponents, Altrincham, are enjoying a rare purple patch and are top of the current form table. Alty have been saved from relegation for the past three seasons; Boston United, Scarborough Town, and Halifax Town

Torquay United 1 Oxford United 1 After a poor first half, that saw Oxford concede a 20th-minute goal by Chris Robertson from a corner, United turned it around. They equalised with two minutes to go with a Phil 'the Power' Trainer tap-in, and in injury time the Us were denied a clear penalty after Yemi  [ more ]

By Tony Fallows Two wins in three against two of the leagues best sides, ending the Setanta jinx with style, and Kelvin Thomas driving the club forward with some real purpose; will United also brush aside the old-boys network at Torquay United, or will they buckle under the pressure? Only time will tell, as The  [ more ]