United tumbled out of the automatic promotion places this afternoon, with a display at Carlisle that was more reminiscent of a side at the other end of the table. That lowly position belongs to Carlisle, 92nd club in the league, who were still able to outperform United to beat them 2-0. Tom Cowan opened the  [ more ]

United travel all the way oop north to play bottom of the table Carlisle on Saturday, probably wishing that they didn’t have to. Carlisle beat 4th placed Huddersfield 1-0 on Tuesday at Brunton Park, to leave them unbeaten in their last seven home games. Oxford, on the other hand, haven’t won in their last five  [ more ]

First the good news: Huddersfield’s game in hand over Oxford United ended in defeat as Peter Duffield scored on his debut to give bottom club Carlisle victory this evening. Now the bad news: United are Carlisle’s next victims, this Saturday. Elsewhere in the division Cheltenham, who visit the KasStad tomorrow week, lost 2-1 at Darlington,  [ more ]

United’s unbeaten home record finally collapsed, two games short of the club’s record, thanks to a goal after 41 minutes from Huddersfield captain, and Oxford fans’ boo-boy, Efe Sodje. The cheating Sodje headed home a routine corner after some hesitant United defending with Huddersfield’s only real chance in the first half. Prior to that Oxford  [ more ]

Fourth-placed Huddersfield visit third-placed United this Saturday, in a game that is probably the biggest threat to Oxford’s unbeaten home record yet. Huddersfield are just three points behind United, with a game in hand, but have a far inferior goal difference, for now. Coming on the back of three disappointing draws, Oxford will be desperate  [ more ]

This evening United continued on their charge towards the play-offs as they could only draw against a well-organised, but pretty average, York City. The goalless scoreline doesn’t tell the complete story, as Oxford hit the woodwork four times, all in the second half, to York’s one, in the first half. First Julian Alsop headed against  [ more ]

Oxford have signed Coventry City’s defensive midfielder Barry Quinn on a one month loan deal. Quinn is 24 and in his 70+ appearances for the Sky Blues he has scored precisely no goals. Last year he was told that he was surplus to requirements at Coventry, for financial reasons, but he was kept on their  [ more ]

The Minstermen from York visit the KasStad tomorrow night in a game that United really need to win in order to get their promotion challenge back on track, following a run of only two wins this year. This is United’s third home midweek fixture of the season, and they have won both the previous two.  [ more ]

Huddersfield were the big winners in the Third Division this evening, beating Yeovil 3-1 at the McAlpine. With Torquay’s game at Mansfield postponed due to a frozen pitch this result lifted the Terriers, who visit Oxford on Saturday, into fourth position, just two points behind United. Yeovil remain seventh, two points above Lincoln but having  [ more ]

Lewis Haldane rescued a point for Bristol Rovers with just eight minutes remaining at the Memorial Ground this afternoon. Mark Rawle had shot United into a 13th minute lead, but Oxford failed to capitalise against a poor Rovers side and allowed them back into the game. Rawle was in the starting line-up in place of  [ more ]