The second half of the season starts tomorrow, with a visit to Oxford from Crawley Town[@opponent]Crawley Town[/@opponent]. The match at Broadfield Stadium on Monday 18 September, in front of the Sky TV cameras, ended in a 1-0 win to United[@news]564[/@news], thanks to a late long-range special from Matt Day. Oxford will be keen to end [ more ]
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Crawley out of the woodwork
December 29, 2006The drugs ain’t Woking
December 26, 2006Oxford United's blip in form is fast becoming a slump, as the side drew 0-0 at home to Woking[@opponent]Woking[/@opponent] this afternoon, to clock up their third consecutive game without scoring[@news]617[/@news], and to leave the large crowd with no joy to relieve their Christmas hangovers. Woking were nothing special, but the Yellows struggled to break them [ more ]
Boxing Day Cards
December 24, 2006Well, it's Christmas Eve, the fog has gone, tomorrow is Boxing Eve, and then it's the big day of the holidays. On Boxing Day, United will have a record-breaking day, with almost 11,000 people attending the all-ticket match at home to Woking, a match that will also provide the debut for the new giant flag, [ more ]
Fogged off
December 21, 2006Last night's FA Trophy first round replay between Oxford and Lewes was called off about an hour and a half before kick off because of the foggy conditions. Although the pitch was playable, the freezing fog, that had hung around the ground all day, meant that when the floodlights were switched on there was very [ more ]
Win, draw, or Lewes
December 20, 2006United take on Conference South side Lewes FC[@opponent]Lewes FC[/@opponent] this evening in the FA Trophy first round replay, after the sides drew 0-0 in Sussex on Saturday[@news]613[/@news]. The prize for the winners is a home game against Halifax on 13 January[@news]614[/@news]. The match at Lewes was a close affair, and the home side had the [ more ]
The Fax number
December 18, 2006Oxford United have, at last, been handed a home draw in a cup tie. Should the Us overcome Nationwide South club Lewes in their replay on Wednesday[@news]613[/@news], following Saturday's goalless draw at the Dripping Pan, they have been drawn to play Halifax [@opponent]Halifax Town[/@opponent]in Oxford on Saturday 13 January. United played the Shaymen in the [ more ]
Gooey Lewes and the News
December 16, 2006In their first FA Trophy game, [@news]612[/@news]United were held to a goalless draw at the Dripping Pan by Lewes FC[@opponent]Lewes FC[/@opponent]. The replay will be in Oxford on Wednesday 20 December. This was a disappointing performance by the Yellows, who struggled to cope with a very sticky pitch, which looked like it had been ploughed, [ more ]
Lewes carols
December 15, 2006United's last game before christmas is an historic occasion on a couple of levels. It is the club's first game ever in the FA Challenge Trophy, and it is also the side's first ever visit to The Dripping Pan, home of Lewes FC[@opponent]Lewes FC[/@opponent]. The Trophy is a sort of non-league equivalent of the League [ more ]
Reserves beached
December 11, 2006A first-half strike by Billy Beechers gave Oxford United's reserves a 1-0 lead at the interval against Southend, [@news]601[/@news]but the visitors struck back to win 4-1. United were the better side in the first half, and Beechers' 16th-minute strike following an Andrew Younie corner was fully deserved. Southend came back into the game after this, [ more ]
News at Nene
December 9, 2006Oxford United tumbled to their second Conference defeat of the season at Rushden & Diamonds [@news]609[/@news]this afternoon[@opponent]Rushden & Diamonds[/@opponent], thanks to a 7th-minute header by Curtis Woodhouse. United really weren''t in the game at all today, with the midfield especially well below par, and Rushden goalie Nicky Eyre had a very quiet game. United did [ more ]