Dan Church Oxford United striker James Constable has been given a four-match ban following the Football Association’s decision to reject an appeal against his red card at AFC Wimbledon. Widely known as ‘Beano’, the talisman was shown a straight red after allegedly elbowing Will Antwi in the Us 3-0 victory at Kingsmeadow. It puts a  [ more ]

  Oxford United 1 Cheltenham Town 0 George Dugdale A Peter Leven penalty gave Oxford United a third win of the festive period and the perfect start to 2013. The Scottish midfielder converted from the spot after Tom Craddock had been felled and a resolute defensive performance ensured it was enough to take all three  [ more ]

Paul Beasley Exeter Away games often go something like this – great day out, good laugh, good beer, but spoiled by one key thing, the football. Boxing Day was exactly the opposite. Everything about the day was pretty crap except the performance and the result. Parking has never been a problem on previous visits to  [ more ]

AFC Wimbledon 4 Raging Fever 1 George Dugdale Raging Fever ended the year with a disappointing defeat to AFC Wimbledon on an increasingly damp Saturday morning in Surrey. As any weekend footballer will tell you, the first game after the Christmas break is a difficult one. Too much food has found its way into the  [ more ]

AFC Wimbledon 0 Oxford United 3 George Dugdale A fine away performance gave Oxford United the perfect end to the year as Chris Wilder's men defeated AFC Wimbledon at Kingsmeadow. Goals from Sean Rigg, Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock made the win a comfortable one for the visitors, whose day was tainted slightly by the  [ more ]

  Exeter City 1 Oxford United 3 George Dugdale A James Constable brace helped Oxford United to stretch their unbeaten run to eight games with a Boxing Day victory over Exeter City. Jamie Cureton hit the woodwork for the hosts before Constable pounced upon a loose ball in the Grecians’ penalty area to smash home  [ more ]

Paul Beasley The Magic of the FA Cup Driving past the stadium just before 6 o’clock you would never have guessed that a couple of hours later a football match would be taking place. Drinking in the Priory pre-match I’ve never witnessed Oxford fans in such down beat mood. As it turned out my pessimism  [ more ]

Oxford United have announced the signing of forward Josh Parker on non-contract terms. The 22 year-old winger joins the Us having been released from Division Three outlet Oldham Athletic at the end of last season. An Antiguan and Barbuda international, Parker started his career at Premier League club Queen’s Park Rangers before moving to Boundary  [ more ]

Oxford United 2 Accrington Stanley 0 George Dugdale Getty Images Second half goals from James Constable and Peter Leven saw Oxford United into the third round of the FA Cup for the first time in ten years. Rage Online's 'on this day' feature revealed that United were defeated by Tonbridge Angels five years ago today  [ more ]

Paul Beasley Getty Images PART-TIME SUPPORTER “I’m now officially a part time supporter. Missing first league game since our return from the Conference. 1 o’clock kick off at Morecambe. No thanks. This does of course mean that as I’m not there they’ll put on a good performance and come back with the three points. Which  [ more ]