1980/81

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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 were a popular choice amongst many football clubs at the time, with the club having the standard (now iconic) Adidas template.

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 trademarked the three stripes.

It appears that the club did not receive yellow change shorts from Adidas, so when playing against teams with dark shorts, Oxford United wore their old Admiral yellow shorts.

Away Kit

Long
sleeves

An all-red change kit was identical in styling to the home strip, except it did not feature flared collars.

This particular template was used by Nottingham Forest when they won the European championship earlier that year.

Third Kit

With neither yellow nor red suitable for the 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.

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