United should have taken all three points from Kidderminster, but in the end they were grateful to escape with one point and their unbeaten record intact from Aggborough. As the game was seemingly heading toward a goalless draw it took a moment of brilliance from substitute Mark Rawle, scoring his second goal in two games,  [ more ]

In the morning’s fixture Raging Fever went down to their second successive heavy defeat. Fever had struggled to get a full team for the game against KHIST, but were able to field a side thanks to a debut from Nick in central defence. Unfortunately Kidderminster had several players who were the wrong side of thirty  [ more ]

United visit Kidderminster on Saturday, hoping to extend their unbeaten start to the season and, hopefully, to return to pole position. York are away to Lincoln so Oxford will be hoping that the Imps can get at least a draw. Ian Atkins will have to make at least one change to the side that beat  [ more ]

Taking a leaf out of the first team’s book, United’s reserves ground out a 3-0 win against a competent and evenly matched Plymouth side. The first goal even mirrored Saturday with ROS Dexter Blackstock nipping between a defender and the ‘keeper for a touch on a long ball from defence. After half-time Dexter doubled the  [ more ]

United are no longer top of the league, having been displaced this evening by York City. York beat Southend 2-0 tonight at Bootham Crescent to go two points clear of United. The night’s other Division Three match saw Scunthorpe totally demolished by Mansfield, who ran out 5-0 winners. This win lifts Mansfield up to sixth.  [ more ]

United stormed to the top of Division Three for the first time since relegation two seasons ago, thanks to a devastating burst of goals in the last five minutes of today’s game against former league leaders Swansea. With the game seemingly drifting towards a goalless draw, the two sides pretty much cancelling each other out,  [ more ]

United entertain Swansea this afternoon in a match that is the third (or is it fourth) consecutive “most important game of the season”. Swansea are top with maximum points while United are fifth, just two points behind. This game will be an interesting test of Ian Atkins’ tactics for the season ahead – will he  [ more ]

United remain unbeaten this season following their 1-1 draw against Scunthorpe at Glanford Park. Oxford took the lead just two minutes before half-time with a controversial penalty coolly converted by captain Andy Crosby. In the 63rd minute some good football by Peter Beagrie, who had earlier arguably been lucky to escape a second yellow card,  [ more ]

The first of two games in three days sees United travel up to Glanford Park to take on Scunthorpe United, who beat Oxford in last season’s penultimate game to ensure their play-off place. The match saw midfielder James Hunt sent off and, ironically, Saturday’s game is the first one that he is eligible for following  [ more ]

Former Us winger Paul Powell has signed for one month with Phil Whitehead’s Tamworth Town. Powell is likely to feature in Tamworth’s game against Margate tomorrow. Reports elsewhere claim that he has joined the Lambs on a one month loan, but in fact Powell is currently out of contract and is free to do whatever  [ more ]