Jack Shoemark's York Preview

Here is the situation; I am an exiled Oxford United fan in the North of England. This is for the large part not too much of a problem due to the number of northern teams that we have faced over the past few seasons – Rotherham, Chesterfield and Barrow (shudder) to name some. However, for two match days a season, it becomes a big problem. Why? I live in York and a fair number of my friends have season...

Mansfield Town 1-3 Oxford United

Oxford returned to the top of the table in spectacular fashion with a reassuring 3-1 win at Mansfield. James Constable took all the headlines with his 100th goal for the club, coming just moments after Lee Stevenson had cancelled out Sean Rigg's opener. Ryan Williams added a third before the end and with bottom-of-the-table Northampton surprisingly beating Fleetwood, the yellows now sit proudly top...

An Open Letter to the BBC Trust and the Football League Show

By Andy Roberts, I am writing in an optimistic attempt to right a baffling wrong. Four and a bit years ago, BBC One manfully took on the apparently thankless burden of broadcasting highlights of all those difficult fiddly bits of football beneath Her Majesty's Glorious Premier League. ITV once had a go at it; with a stark honesty they named their show The Championship after the FA and Coca Cola's...

PREVIEW: Gateshead Home, FA Cup (09/11/13)

Oxford take another (probably brief) departure from league action this weekend, as we start our FA Cup campaign this weekend, at home to Conference side Gateshead. A home tie against lower league opposition is usually regarded as something of a dream tie in the first round, offering a good chance of progression towards the potentially lucrative third round when the big boys come to play. But given...

PREVIEW: Bristol Rovers Home (02/11/13)

Table-topping Oxford look to build a lead at the top of League Two as struggling Bristol Rovers come to the Kassam. Rovers haven't won away from home all season and currently find themselves just two places and one point above the relegation zone, having endured a miserable season so far. And while our home form isn't exactly sparkling, we have to look at this game as a great opportunity to build...

Oxford United: Dream Killers

Picture from @OUFClive United began their FA Youth Cup campaign in a winning fashion with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Didcot Town. Although it might be expected that Oxford would brush aside lower level competition it was a relief to see them come through it unscathed, because this was a match which had 'banana-skin' written all over it. Against local opposition and away from home, there...

AFC Wimbledon 0-2 Oxford United

Oxford returned to the top of the league with a fine 2-0 win over AFC Wimbledon. James Constable put the yellows ahead after just six minutes when he met Asa Hall's ball into the box to score his 99th goal for the club. United were denied two stonewall penalties with the game still hanging in the balance, but when Deane Smalley was upended in the 81st minute Oxford were finally given the decision...

PREVIEW: AFC Wimbledon Away (26/10/13)

Oxford are on the road again this weekend and Kingsmeadow is the destination. After two successive 0-0 draws against Accrington and Exeter if we want to keep in touch with the top three a result is a must this weekend. Key to that, of course, will be our ability to score goals. For most of the season it's not been scoring goals that has been our problem but keeping them out. Prior to the last week...

Oxford United 0-0 Exeter City

You wait eight months for a 0-0 draw and then two come along at once! Saturday's draw withAccrington was our first goalless draw since February and there was a repeat of the same scoreline just three days later as Exeter came to the Kassam. Oxford saw more of the ball but were unable to find a way through and had to settle for a draw. On the positive side, having struggled to keep the goals out earlier...

PREVIEW: Exeter Home (22/10/13)

It's still very early days in the season but this week's match against Exeter has the potential to be one of those standout matches that mark a turning point in the direction of our season. With Exeter third and us currently fourth and one point behind, recent weeks have seen the top of the table become somewhat cramped as the early pacesetters have slipped and the chasing pack have caught up. But...

Accrington Stanley 0-0 Oxford United

Oxford were frustratingly held to a goalless draw against League Two's bottom side Accrington Stanley. United were poor in the first half but created a host of chances without finding the net in the second. As a result, United drop out of the top three but due to results elsewhere are now just a point off top spo...

PREVIEW: Accrington Away (19/10/13)

This weekend the league's best away side travel to the league's worst home side. While Oxford have dropped just two points on the road so far this season, Accrington are still waiting for their first win at the Crown Ground. We've all been here before, the script is written etc etc. It's been a tough season for Stanley, currently five points adrift at the bottom of the league with just three points...

5 of the Best Oxford Comebacks

In the world of football what's better than winning? Winning against the odds, of course. There is little sweeter than snatching something from a game when all appeared lost, particularly if it happens to come right at the end of the match. So we thought we'd trawl our Youtube archives to bring you some of the finest comebacks engineered by various Oxford United sides through the years. Enjoy! 5-2...

Oxford United 2-0 Northampton Town

Two goals in two minutes at the end of the first half helped Oxford to their first home win since August, with James Constable instrumental in both. First he charged through on goal to finish off a wonderful team move and then he earned a penalty, which was dispatched by Danny Rose. United looked comfortable throughout and move onto next week's trip to basement side Accrington full of confidence. [View...

PREVIEW: Northampton Home (12/10/13)

This Saturday offers another chance to end what has been a miserable run of form at home as struggling Northampton come to town. Tuesday's JPT defeat to Portsmouth was our third consecutive defeat at the Kassam and debate over the club's home form has raged (including on this site with two articles here and here). Typically, the Cobblers, who have started the season limply and currently find themselves second...

Why Are Oxford So Poor at Home?

By Michael Roberson, This season, and for many previous, our home form has been our downfall. Where we’ve thrived on the road, the Kassam hasn’t been the fortress every manager wants their home ground to be. No opposition looks intimidated by the prospect of playing here, no away fans quietened by the roaring atmosphere here, no consistent form here. So, why? Why can I never enjoy the journey up...

Oxford's Split Personality

The League Two season is now ten games old – a point which is widely recognised as the time to review the start we have made to the season. By this point in the season the table has begun to take some shape, promotion contenders and relegation candidates materialise and patterns have begun emerge. At the ten-match mark we find ourselves fourth in the table, outside the automatic promotion places...