United lost their last first-team friendly 4-1 last night, to a strong Manchester United side. The Reds were 3-0 up after 17 minutes, but United rallied and pulled a goal back just before the half-hour, before the away side finished off the game in the second half. United started with their likely starting eleven for  [ more ]

Yemi Odubade scored a hat-trick this afternoon, as an Oxford United XI won 5-0 at Abingdon Town, of the Hellenic League Premier Division. Oxford, resplendent in their very smart all-white away kit, featured a reasonably strong side, consisting of a mixture of first-team regulars and youth players. Chris Tardif, who didn’t feature in last night’s  [ more ]

Raging Fever’s pre-season games concluded this morning, with a hard-fought 4-4 draw against Feltham Cowboys, from South London. The Feltham boys came along specially for this game, thanks to their Oxford-supporting goalie for the day, Steve. The game was played in a friendly spirit, and was a pleasure to play, so thanks to the opposition  [ more ]

Oxford’s penultimate home pre-season friendly, against Premiership side Portsmouth, ended goalless tonight, and gave United good cause for some cautious optimism, with the start of the new season just over a week away. Pompey fielded a more or less full strength side, but Oxford defended well, and even caused the south-coast side a few problems  [ more ]

Promising left winger Tom Winters was today released by Oxford United, despite having almost a month left on his three-month contract. The club released Winters now to give the former youth-team player the chance to find another club before the transfer deadline kicks in. Winters made just one full first-team appearance, against Exeter City in  [ more ]

Oxford United’s reserves were heavily beaten by Southern League Premier Division outfit Banbury United at the Spencer Stadium this evening. The 3-0 scoreline was a fair reflection of the game, which the home side dominated for the last hour. The heavy rain that fell before, during, and after the game made the conditions slippery, and  [ more ]

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United lost their first home pre-season friendly of the summer this afternoon, as Third Division Chesterfield proved too strong for the Yellows. The 3-1 scoreline was a fair reflection of the level of play, but Oxford will be disappointed that all three of the Spireites’ goals were soft ones to concede. The visitors took the  [ more ]

United maintained their 100 per cent pre-season record last night, thanks to a second-half brace from Yemi Odubade at Eastleigh’s Silverlake Stadium. Once again, though, Oxford had to come back from behind after Dave Town smashed the ball home following a free-kick crossed into the area, just after the half-hour mark. United started well, and  [ more ]