United visit the Vetch tomorrow evening to take on 8th placed Swansea. The last time Oxford won there was on Remembrance Day 2000 (remember) when a stunning shot from Joey Beauchamp (remember) and a debutant goal from loanee Keith Andrews secured a 2-1 win. Oxford are a point clear of second placed Hull, but have  [ more ]

United remain in top spot today, despite not having a game, thanks to Doncaster going down 3-1 at Huddersfield, who moved up to seventh and are looking a good bet to challenge for promotion. Hull City moved into second place after beating Cambridge 2-0. The Tigers are now just one point behind Oxford, but have  [ more ]

For the second December in succession Ian Atkins has been voted the Division Three Manager of the Month. United only dropped one point in the year’s ultimate month, in the 1-1 draw at Huddersfield. Last season after Atkins won the December award United went into a decline and eventually missed out on the play-offs. This  [ more ]

Mark Rawle came off the bench to score his sixth goal of the season, all as substitute, to give United all three points at his former club, Southend. Rawle was set free by Alsop in the 68th minute, having been on the pitch just eight minutes, to coolly lob Darryl Flahaven. United had started off  [ more ]

United secured a dramatic last-minute victory over Leyton Orient at the KasStad this afternoon, thanks to Julian Alsop’s lob over Lee Harrison in the third minute of stoppage time. Orient had taken the lead after 25 minutes when Gary Alexander got a toe on Gabby Zakuani’s header over Andy Woodman, which looked like it had  [ more ]

United have two games in quick succession over what has euphemistically been called the Festive Season. There will certainly be little in the way of Christmas Spirit being shown to Leyton Orient, whom United entertain on Boxing Day, and Southend United, whom Oxford visit on Sunday. The Orient game is United’s sixth successive home Boxing  [ more ]

A goal 18 minutes from time from supersub Mark Rawle rescued a point for United, just as it looked like the game at Huddersfield was going away from them. The home side had taken the lead after 38 minutes when Jon Stead shot home from 15 yards following a long throw-in, despite vehement claims from  [ more ]

United visit the McAlpine Stadium on Saturday for the last game before Christmas, to take on Huddersfield Town who were once quite good. However the Terriers lost 4-0 at Macclesfield last week so they’re obviously not doing so well now. In fact Hudders were among the favourites for promotion and a prompt return to Division  [ more ]

United’s reserves lost 1-0 to Northampton’s reserves this afternoon in a behind closed doors friendly at Iffley Road. The only goal was scored by Derek Asamoah towards the end of the game in which Oxford also had their chances to score. In United’s starting line-up only goalkeeper Simon Cox and right back Angus Mackey lacked  [ more ]

United made it hard for themselves today in beating bottom of the table Carlisle, who have only one away point all season. When Matt Robinson put Oxford in front after just three minutes with a sweet right-footed drive from the edge of the area it looked like the game might be as easy as the  [ more ]