Davies wavers? Following reports that Steve Davis was on the verge of signing a one year contract with Oxford United it appears that this might have been somewhat premature. Radio Oxford this evening reports Denis Smith as saying that Davis will not be playing for Oxford this season. Phew, that was close! Speculation is now  [ more ]

Bulls and Oxes lock horns Oxford and Hereford fought out a 1-1 draw at Edgar Street tonight. After being outfought and outpossessed for much of the match Ian McGuckin gave United the lead midway into the second half with a header from a Joey Beauchamp corner. The Hereford equaliser beat former swindon 'keeper Jimmy Glass,  [ more ]

In the game played as a thank you for Ben Abbey a United XI drew 0-0 at Doctor Martens League Crawley Town. Some United first-teamers were involved, including Richard Knight, John Robertson and Manny Omoyimni. Oxford City lost 1-0 at home to United’s opponents next Saturday, Slough Town. Meanwhile Denis Smith has criticised his players  [ more ]

United snatch a draw against Chelsea……unless of course you include the first 45 minutes, during which Oxford gifted the opposition four goals. Chelsea got off to a slow start, not scoring until the third minute when the Oxford defence kindly declined to mark Gustavo Poyet at a corner. Gianfranco Zola, one of the original Chelsea  [ more ]

Denis Smith has given Mark Watson a deadline of tomorrow to make up his …

United have announced new sponsors for the coming season – Eynsham based w …

United lost its first home pre-season friendly to a vastly superior Bi …

Wolves Worthington wanderings In the first round draw of the Worthington Cup, made today, United have been drawn to play Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first leg will be at Molineux on Tuesday 22nd August, whilst the second leg will be at the Manor on Tuesday September 5th. United fans will remember Wolves as an average Division  [ more ]

Bus’s Barbados balls-up Steve Anthrobus’s holiday in the Caribbean took a turn for the worse last night as his Barbados team lost 2-0 in Guatemala. Goals from Carlos Ruiz (2) and Fredy Garcia (83) in front of a 4,000 capacity crowd left the Bus’s crew in second place in their group. A more detailed report  [ more ]

United won their second pre-season friendly 2-0 at Gosport Borough …