Oxford United went down to their first Conference defeat of the season this afternoon, at Gravesend & Northfleet. Disappointing as the result was, United can have no complaints as they failed to get going, and didn’t have a meaningful attempt on goal throughout the match. Gravesend’s victory was fully deserved, and they celebrated as though  [ more ]

Oxford United return to Conference action tomorrow, with a visit to Northfleet. This is United’s 19th league game of the season, and if they remain unbeaten they will still be some way short of the Conference record set by Altrincham in 1990/91 of 28 games. However, they will be very close to equalling United’s own  [ more ]

United’s reserves picked up their first point of the season this afternoon, away to an unbeaten Orient side. United, fielding a couple of former Portsmouth players on trial, took the lead shortly before half time when Andrew Younie cut in from the wing and shot past Michael Doyle. Orient equalised in the 52nd minute when  [ more ]

Report filed by Rob Muskett With Wycombe already having arranged a game before the cup draw, which somewhat begs the question what they

United were knocked out of the FA Cup first round today, losing 2-1 at Wycombe Wanderers. The match was a relatively even affair, which considering the gap between the sides reflects well on the Us. Wycombe had the best chance of the first half, when Stefan Oakes hit the bar from a free kick, harshly  [ more ]

It’s FA Cup time again, and tomorrow United travel over the Chilterns, half an hour up the M40, for their first round tie against Wycombe, who have never beaten United in a cup competition. The game is all-ticket, and Oxford sold out of their 1,850 allocation while tickets were on sale to season ticket holders  [ more ]

Report filed by John Matthews With Aldershot unable to field a team, QPR kindly travelled up the M40 to provide the opposition. The sides had met before, resulting in a 4-0 loss for Fever, so we knew that the test would be a tough one. Fever started well. and contained their opponents in midfield, with  [ more ]

Oxford United gave a superb team performance as they overcame a strong Aldershot side 2-0 this afternoon, with Andy Burgess scoring both goals late in the second half. United started brightly and had the visiting defence back-pedalling on a couple of occasions before Chris Hargreaves got on the end of a Rufus Brevett cross, but  [ more ]

Updated 14.42 Aldershot are the latest side to visit United, as the Us endeavour to break yet another record. Should Oxford win or draw, they will set a new club sequence of 18 undefeated consecutive league games in a season. The indications are that they will be attempting to set this record in front of  [ more ]

report filed by Boogie The first cold nights are upon us but the progress of the Youth Team can give us a warm glow, like a pumpkin in a pie. Playing a spirited Winchester team, Oxford fell behind when the ball was bundled in after a long throw that should have been cut out. United  [ more ]