League:
Level
League Division 2
Position:
15th
FA Cup:
Third Round
League Cup:
Fifth Round
Manager:
Gerry Summers
Top Scorer:
Ken Skeen (13)
Notable Players:
Graham Atkinson, Ron Atkinson, Jim Barron, Colin Clarke, Colin Harrington, Richard Lucas, John Shuker, Ken Skeen, David Sloan.
After being with Bukta for an entire decade, this was to be the final season with Oxford.
Long
sleeves
only
The home kit remained unchained from the 1968 season.
This season saw a rule change, requiring away teams to wear shorts that did not clash with the home team.
Although this particular season did not appear to have seen changes, subsequent campaigns saw Oxford wearing alternative change shorts.
Long
sleeves
only
The red shirts featured during previous seasons were worn at Norwich.
A new white shirt was then introduced, this time featuring the same wider style collars and cuffs as seen on the home shirt.
A Daily Telegraph press photograph has recently come to light which was taken at Oxford United's League Cup game at Nottingham Forest. Although the picture is black and white, it clearly shows Ken Skeen and Colin Harrington wearing a mystery kit.
Forest are wearing their famous red shirts, so I can only conclude that the Oxford shirts (which look the same colour in black/white) must have been blue.
Why did Oxford not wear their home or away shirts for this fixture?
Huddersfield
Home
Northampton
Home
*
Birmingham
Away
Portsmouth
Home
Charlton
Away
*
Preston
Away
Bury
Home
Watford
Home
Swindon
Away
Sheffield U
Home
Middlesboro'
Home
Swindon
Home
Norwich
Away
*
Millwall
Home
Birmingham
Home
Hull City
Away
N Forest
Away
Bolton
Away
*
Aston Villa
Home
Carlisle
Home
Leicester
Away
*
Carlisle
Away
*
Carlisle
Home
Bristol City
Away
Cardiff
Home
Blackpool
Away
*
Blackburn
Home
QPR
Away
Swindon
Home
Watford
Away
Stoke
Home
Stoke
Away
Middlesboro'
Away
*
Norwich
Home
Portsmouth
Away
*
Millwall
Away
Hull City
Home
Preston
Home
Carlisle
Away
*
Huddersfield
Away
Bolton
Home
Blackburn
Away
*
Bristol City
Home
*
QPR
Home
Leicester
Home
Cardiff
Away
Aston Villa
Away
Charlton
Home
Sheffield U
Away
*
Blackpool
Home
*Colours taken from match-day programme.