Birthday boy Tommy Mooney scored his first goal for United to beat Mansfield 1-0 at the KasStad this evening. Mooney was on the end of an excellent ROS Chris Hackett cross after 36 minutes to slot the ball past Kevin Pilkington. Leo Roget was sent off four minutes into the second half, for a foul  [ more ]

Mansfield Town are the first visitors of the season to the KasStad when they play United tomorrow evening. Last season the Stags were beaten by Huddersfield in the Division Three play-off final, and after losing their opening game 2-0 to Ian Atkins’ Bristol Rovers they will doubtless be keen to get their season back on  [ more ]

In tonight’s League Two matches, six of the eleven fixtures ended all-square, possibly reflecting the tightness in the division this season (or possibly not). Bristol Rovers were held to a 2-2 draw at home by Bury, who were reduced to ten men with 25 minutes still to go and while 2-1 down. At Cambridge, Andy  [ more ]

United opened the new season with a 1-0 defeat at Boston United, the only goal coming eight minutes from time by substistute Lee Thompson, just six minutes after coming on. Jon Ashton was caught in possession, dallying on the ball, and Thompson dispossessed him to easily beat Chris Tardif. Oxford had been awarded a penalty  [ more ]

In sensational news Chester manager, and former Oxford defender and boss, Mark Wright has left the club the day before the new season is due to start. Neither Wright, nor his assistant, former Oxford assistant manager David Moss, have said why they have resigned, although strong rumours suggest that it might have something to do  [ more ]

After the phoney war of the pre-season friendlies, the real action starts in earnest on Saturday, with United making the trip to Lincolnshire for the second successive season. This time round it’s Boston who have the privilege of welcoming the Us, on a day that is likely to be as hot as Lincoln was last  [ more ]

United’s final pre-season friendly ended all-square, with a morale-boosting 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. It wasn’t the result that was particularly wonderful, although not losing a game where a draw was deserved was nice, but rather the manner of the performance, coming on the back of the capitulation to Watford, which gives cause for a modicum  [ more ]

United’s latest pre-season friendly ended with a 2-0 defeat at home to Watford this evening. The Hornets took the lead after just six minutes when Danny Webber was allowed too much space on the left, and his cross found the unmarked Bruce Dyer. Alex’s cousin powered his header past the diving Chris Tardif. Seven minutes  [ more ]

Graham Rix today completed the final piece of his squad-building jigsaw with the signing of right-back Lee Molyneaux. The former Portsmouth player, who was frequently in the same side as Chris Tardif and Terry Parker, has signed a one-year contract after impressing Rix in many of United’s pre-season friendlies. After being released by Pompey boss  [ more ]

A young Oxford United XI drew 1-1 with Banbury United at the Spencer Stadium this evening, in the latest pre-season friendly. Former United youth player Howard Forinton opened the scoring for the home side, slipping the ball past the onrushing Bradie Clarke before firing home, just two minutes before half-time. United drew level four minutes  [ more ]