Unreliable History

To be written.

 

Famous Players : – 

Famous Fans : – Timmy Mallett (Children’s TV entertainer); Jim Rosenthal (Football commentator); Desmond Morris (Anthropologist)

 

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Club Records
Formed 1893
Turned Professional 1949
Became a Limited Company 1949
Previous names Headington  =  1893-1894
Headington United  =  1894-1960
Previous grounds Quarry Recreation Ground, Wootten’s Field (Stephen Road, Headington)  =  – 1913
Sandy Lane (Osler Road, Headington)  =  – 1913
Britannia Field (Lime Walk, Headington)  =  – 1913
Wootten’s Field (Stephen Road, Headington)  =  – 1913-1920
Manor Ground  =  1925-2001 
Nickname “The U’s”
Club Colours
[Images provided courtesy of the marvellous Colours of Football website)		 Home :

Away : –

Third : –
Record Football League Win 7-0  v  Barrow  (Home)    Division 4     19.12.1964
Record Football League Defeat 0-7  v    Sunderland   (Away)    Division 1     19.9.1998
0-7  v    Wigan Athletic   (Home)    Division 1     23.12.2017
Record Cup Win 9-1   v   Dorchester Town   (Home)    FA Cup  R1      11.11.1995
Record Fee Paid £470,000 to Aberdeen for Dean WINDASS (July 1998)
Record Fee Received £3 million from Leeds United for Kemar ROOFE (July 2016)
Record Appearances (includes non-league appearances) 562  –  Ron ATKINSON  (1959-1971)
Record League Appearances 773  –  John SHUKER  (1962-1977)
Record League goal-scorer 77  –  Graham ATKINSON  (1962-1974)
Record all-time goal-scorer 178  –  Jackie MILBURN  (1946-57)
Record goal-scorer in a League season 30  –  John ALDRIDGE    Division 2   (1984-1985)
Most goals scored in a League match 5  – scored by six players
Record Home Attendance (Manor Ground) 22,750 v  Preston North End    FA Cup Sixth Round     29.02.1964
Record Home Attendance (Kassam Stadium) 12,243 v  Leyton Orient   League 2     06.05.2006
Record total of goals in a League season 91  –  Division 3   1983-1984  (46 games)
Record League points total 2 points for a win  :  61  –  1964-1965   Division 4  (46 games)
3 points for a win  :  95  –  1983-1984   Division 3  (46 games)
Most Capped Player while at club Jim MAGILTON  –  18  (Northern Ireland)
Youngest Players Tyler GOODMAN  –  16 years and 98 days  v  Crawley Town   (League One)  12.11.2019
Oldest Players Alan JUDGE  –  44 years and 176 days  v  Southend United   (League Two)   06.11.2004 

 

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Stadium details 

Address : Kassam Stadium, Grenoble Road, Oxford OX4 4XP

Telephone :  01865 337500
Ticket Office : 01865 337533

Capacity :  12,500
Pitch size :  105m x 65m  (112  yards  x  78 yards)
Official website : www.oufc.co.uk

 

Directions

There are good directions to the Kassam Stadium on the Oxford United website.

A guide for away fans can be found here.

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Honours
Division Two Champions  (Second Tier) 1984-1985
Division Three Champions  (Third Tier) 1967-1968, 1983-1984
Division Two Runners-up  (Third Tier) 1995-1996
League Two Runners-up  (Fourth Tier) 2015-2016
Conference Runners-up  (Fifth Tier) 2006-2007
League Cup Winners 1986
Football League Trophy Finalists 2016, 2017

 

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Managers
Harry THOMPSON 1 July 1949 – 6 November 1958
Committee 6 November 1958 – 1 January 1959
Arthur TURNER 1 January 1959 – 28 February 1969
Ron SAUNDERS 1 March 1969 – 30 June 1969
Gerry SUMMERS 1 July 1969 – 1 October 1975
Mick BROWN 1 October 1975 – 22 July 1979
Bill ASPREY 22 July 1979 – 26 December 1980
Ian GREAVES 26 December 1980 – 30 January 1982
Roy BARRY (Caretaker) 3 February 1982 – 28 February 1982
Jim SMITH 1 March 1982 – 11 June 1985
Maurice EVANS 11 June 1985 – 26 March 1988
Mark LAWRENSON 26 March 1988 – 25 October 1988
Brian HORTON 25 October 1988 – 27 August 1993
Maurice EVANS (Caretaker) 27 August 1993 – 10 September 1993
Denis SMITH 10 September 1993 – 24 December 1997
Malcolm CROSBY (Caretaker) 24 December 1997 – 24 January 1998
Malcolm SHOTTON 24 January 1998 – 25 October 1998
Mickey LEWIS (Caretaker) 25 October 1998 – 2 February 2000
Denis SMITH 3 February 2000 – 2 October 2000
Mike FORD (Caretaker) 3 October 2000 – 31 October 2000
David KEMP 31 October 2000 – 30 April 2001
Mike FORD (Caretaker) 1 May 2001 – 8 May 2001
Mark WRIGHT 8 May 2001 – 22 November 2001
Ian ATKINS 23 November 2001 – 21 March 2004
Graham RIX 22 March 2004 – 14 November 2004
Darren PATTERSON (Caretaker) 14 November 2004 – 9 December 2004
Ramon DIAZ 9 December 2004 – 4 May 2005
David OLDFIELD (Caretaker) 7 May 2005 – 6 May 2006
Brian TALBOT 6 May 2005 – 14 March 2006
Darren PATTERSON 14 March 2006 – 22 March 2006
Jim SMITH 22 March 2006 – 9 November 2007
Darren PATTERSON 9 November 2007 – 30 November 2008
Jim SMITH (Caretaker) 30 November 2008 – 21 December 2008
Chris WILDER 21 December 2008 – 26 January 2014
Mickey LEWIS (Caretaker) 26 January 2014 – 22 March 2014
Gary WADDOCK 22 March 2014 – 4 July 2014
Michael APPLETON 4 July 2014 – 20 June 2017
Pep CLOTET 1 July 2017 – 22 January 2018
Derek FAZACKERLEY (Caretaker) 22 January 2018 – 22 March 2018
Karl ROBINSON 22 March 2018 – 

 

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League Record

The Football League structure has historically been as follows …

1888-1892 1892-1920 1920-1921 1921-1958 1958-1992 1992-2004 2004 to date
First tier Football League Division One Division One Division One Division One Premiership Premier League
Second tier Division Two Division Two Division Two Division Two Division One Championship
Third tier Division Three Division Three
(North) and (South)		 Division Three Division Two  League One
Fourth tier Division Four Division Three League Two
Elected to Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1962
Division Four  (Fourth Tier) 1962-1965
Division Three  (Third Tier) 1965-1968
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1968-1976
Division Three  (Third Tier) 1976-1984
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1984-1985
Division One  (Top Tier) 1985-1988
Division Two  (Second Tier) 1988-1992
Division One  (Second Tier) 1992-1994
Division Two  (Third Tier) 1994-1996
Division One  (Second Tier) 1996-1998
Division Two  (Third Tier) 1998-2001
Division Three  (Fourth Tier) 2001-2004
League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2004-2006
Conference  (Fifth Tier) 2006-2010
League Two  (Fourth Tier) 2010-2016
League One  (Third Tier) 2016-