1980/81 SEASON
League:
Level
League Division 3
Position:
14th
FA Cup:
Second Round
League Cup:
Third Round
Chairman:
Bill Reeves
Managers:
Bill Asprey, Ian Greaves
Top Scorer:
Malcolm Shotton (7)
Notable Players:
Gary Briggs, Kevin Brock, Roy Burton, David Fogg, Peter Foley, Billy Jeffrey, Andy Kingston, Malcolm Shotton, Andy Thomas.
Kit Manufacturer
The 1980s began with a change of kit supplier for Oxford United. Adidas, a popular choice among many football clubs at the time, provided the standard (now iconic) Adidas template for the team.
Home Kit & Away Variation
Long
sleeves
This has to be one of the most iconic football shirt templates ever produced. It was so popular that Adidas even trademarked the three stripes.
It seems the club did not receive yellow change shorts from Adidas; therefore, when facing teams with dark shorts, Oxford United wore their old yellow Admiral shorts.
While the iconic three-stripe Adidas socks were featured in the squad photo, the team wore plain yellow socks for all matches.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
An all-red change kit mirrored the home strip in general style, but it did not feature the flared collars.
Third Kit
With neither the yellow nor red kits suitable for their trip to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road, Oxford United took to the field in an all-white strip featuring black trim.
The smaller collars and horizontal alignment of the club badge and Adidas motif were a prelude to the 1981 yellow shirts.
Goalkeeper Jerseys
Match By Match
Southend
Away
Southend
Home
Chester
Away
Exeter
Home
Sheffield U
Away
Chesterfield
Away
Plymouth
Home
Chesterfield
Home
Chesterfield
Home
Newport
Away
Swindon
Away
Carlisle
Home
Preston
Away
Gillingham
Away
Swindon
Home
Hull
Away
*
Huddersfield
Home
Walsall
Home
Fulham
Away
Barnsley
Away
*
Portsmouth
Home
Rotherham
Home
Brentford
Away
Huddersfield
Away
*
Blackpool
Home
Exeter
Away
Chester
Home
Aldershot
Home
Colchester
Away
Burnley
Home
Plymouth
Away
Millwall
Away
*
Charlton
Home
Reading
Away
Rotherham
Away
Colchester
Home
Plymouth
Away
Sheffield U
Home
Newport
Home
Chesterfield
Away
Gillingham
Home
Carlisle
Away
Hull
Home
Walsall
Away
Fulham
Home
Barnsley
Home
Portsmouth
Away
Bradford
Home
Blackpool
Away
Reading
Home
Charlton
Away
Millwall
Home
Burnley
Away
*Colours taken from match-day programme.