On This Day In 1974 United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City, losing 5-2 at the Manor. Of far greater significance this was the date that, in 1990, second division United visited first division Chelsea at Stamford Bridge and won 3-1, thanks to goals from Lee Nogan, John Durnin and Jim  [ more ]

On This Day Not a lot to report concerning January 4th. That's not to say that there have been no games on this date, but not a great many of lasting significance, really. In 1969 United drew with first division Southampton 1-1 in the FA Cup in front of over 15,000 at the Manor. In  [ more ]

On This Day January 3rd is generally FA Cup 3rd round day, and in 1975 United were knocked out of the competition by Leicester at Filbert Street 3-1, with Derek Clarke scoring United's consolation. The following season Clarke scored again as United lost 2-1 at Old Trafford to Manchester Utd in front of a crowd  [ more ]

On This Day In 1984 United lost 3-1 at Exeter in a game which saw Andy Thomas break his leg, leading to him being sidelined for over fifteen months. In 1988 United lost 5-2 at home to Wimbledon during a lean spell which saw them fail to win a game from November 7th until the  [ more ]

On This Day On New Years Day in 1985 United beat Middlesbrough 1-0 at Ayresome Park in front of 6,757, Trevor Hebberd scoring the goal. The following season in Division One Oxford went down 3-1 to QPR at Loftus Road, Dave Leworthy scoring United's consolation in his second game for the club. United also played  [ more ]

Hope springs eternal Those nice people at the Pools Panel have determined that Oxford United v. Port Vale constitutes a home win. Can we play them every week?In the only game today involving teams at the bottom of Division Two Luton Town lost 2-0 at home to Wigan to leave the gap between them and  [ more ]

End of the Millennium postponement blues Tomorrow's game against Port Vale at the Manor has been postponed due to ice on the terraces and the likelihood of a frozen pitch. This means that United ends this most dismal year on a losing note (not that we wouldn't have lost to Port Vale), the only consolation  [ more ]

Merry Bloody Christmas (Bah, humbug!) United traditionally lost the Boxing Day fixture at home to Bournemouth to ensure that their fans didn't have their expectations dashed with any unseasonal cheer. Two goals from Jermaine Defoe in the 7th and 64th minutes sandwiched a 12th minute Peter Fear equaliser to leave Oxford in desparate straits. Ross  [ more ]

Silvery linings (ish) The less bad news after yesterday's defeat is that all the other teams involved in the relegation scrap also lost, so United didn't lose any ground on those above us. Luton went down 4-1 at Reading whilst Swansea lost 2-1 at Wycombe. Port Vale also played on Friday, losing 2-0 at home  [ more ]

U's winning run comes to a halt United went down 3-2 for the fourth time in five weeks at Colchester this evening in a result which brings to a premature end the optimism (relatively speaking) engendered after last Saturday's victory. Colchester were 2-0 up at half-time through goals from Barry Conlon after 27 minutes and  [ more ]