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Headington United

Formed in 1893, Headington played in Orange and Navy.

1960's

The Gold years. A change of name to Oxford United and election into the Football League.

1970's

The decade in which Oxford United turned yellow, and then yellow and blue.

1980's

The glory years. Giant killings, successive promotions and a place in the top-flight.

1990's

A gradual slide down the Football League, and coming perilously close to folding.

2000's

A move to a new stadium, but things get worse with relegation from the Football League.

2010's

Promotion back into the Football League and thankfully some much needed stability.

1960/61

Changed name to Oxford United before winning the Southern League.

1961/62

Winners of the Southern League. Elected to the Football League.

1962/63

A tough start to league football, with a harsh winter and many weeks without matches.

1963/64

A famous FA Cup run, with the clubs two highest ever home attendances.

Promotion from Division 4.

1965/66

Division 3.

1966/67

Division 3.

1967/68

Champions of Division 3

1968/69

Division 2.

1969/70

Division 2.

1970/71

Division 2.

1971/72

Division 2.

1972/73

Division 2. Shirts changed from Gold to Yellow.

1973/74

Division 2.

1974/75

Division 2.

1975/76

First relegation. First season playing in Yellow and Blue.

1976/77

Division 3.

1977/78

Division 3.

1978/79

Division 3.

1979/80

Division 3.

1980/81

Division 3.

1981/82

The beginning of shirt sponsorship and the arrival of Robert Maxwell.

1982/83

The start of the hugely successful Jim Smith era.

1983/84

Champions of Division 3 and a famous cup run.

1984/85

Champions of Division 2 and more cup scalps.

1985/86

First season in the top-flight, and winners of the League Cup.

1986/87

Division 1.

1987/88

Relegation from the top-flight and League Cup semi-finalists.

1988/89

Division 2. Brian Horton appointed manager.

1989/90

Division 2.

1990/91

Division 2.

1991/92

Endsleigh League Division 1.

1992/93

Endsleigh League Division 1.

1993/94

Endsleigh League Division 1. Denis Smith appointed manager.

1994/95

Endsleigh League Division 2.

Endsleigh League Division 2

1996/97

Nationwide League Division 1.

1997/98

Nationwide League Division 1. Malcolm Shotton appointed manager.

1998/99

Nationwide League Division 1

1999/00

Nationwide League Division 2.

2000/01

Nationwide League Division 2.

2001/02

Nationwide League Division 3.

2002/03

Nationwide League Division 3.

2003/04

Nationwide League Division 3.

2004/05

Coca Cola League 2.

2005/06

Coca Cola League 2. Jim Smith begins second stint as manager.

2006/07

Nationwide Conference.

2007/08

Blue Square Premier.

2008/09

Blue Square Premier. Chris Wilder appointed manager.

Blue Square Premier. Play-off final winners.

2010/11

N-Power League 2.

2011/12

N-Power League 2.

2012/13

N-Power League 2.

2013/14

Skybet League 2.

2014/15

Skybet League 2. Michael Appleton becomes Manager.

Skybet League 2.

2016/17

Skybet League One.

2017/18

Skybet League One. Karl Robinson appointed manager.

2018/19

Skybet League One.

2019/20

Skybet League One.

League:

Football League Level 2

Canon League Division 2

Position:

Champions

FA Cup:

Fourth Round

League Cup:

Fourth Round

Chairman:

Robert Maxwell

Manager:

Jim Smith

Top Scorer:

John Aldridge (34)

Notable Players:

John Aldridge, Gary Briggs, Kevin Brock, Billy Hamilton, Steve Hardwick, Trevor Hebberd, David Langan, Bobby MacDonald, Peter-Rhoades-Brown, Malcolm Shotton.

Badges & Logos

The shirt crest was wrapped in text commemorating the Division III championship.

The sponsors logo was now blue and applied using crude iron-on characters. However, these brand new shirts only featured for two months.

Home Kit & Away Variation

Long
sleeves

Newly promoted Oxford United made light work of Division 2, and also made history, becoming the first English club to win promotion as champions in successive seasons.

In essence, the kits remained unchained from the previous two seasons, but there were differences. The shirt crest was wrapped in text commemorating the Division III championship, plus the Spall motifs that had featured on the sleeves were now gone.

The block numbers that had featured over the previous two seasons were replaced with a more traditional style.


1982-84
Shirt


1984
Shirt

The blue shorts now featured pinstripes and a small Spall motif.

Away Kit

Long
sleeves

The third choice kit from the 83/84 season was the template for a new all-white away kit.

This particular variation featured only once, away at Wimbledon.

Goalkeeper Jerseys

Sponsor Change

Long
sleeves

From mid-October, another Robert Maxwell business, the Sunday People newspaper became the shirt sponsor.

These shirt numbers differed to the short-lived '84 BPCC shirts, the sewn sans numbers were replaced with screen-printed ‘block-shadow’ numbers.


BPCC
Shirt


Sunday People
Shirt

TV Shirts

Long
sleeves

When the TV cameras were present, BPCC sponsored shirts had to be worn, as only one sponsor was permitted to feature on TV each season.

Interestingly, the relatively new shirts (with blue BPCC lettering) were never worn for the TV matches. Instead, the older 1983/84 shirts with black letters were preferred.

It seems that for the TV games, a plain goalkeeper jersey was worn.

Match By Match

Huddersfield
Away

Hereford
Away

Portsmouth
Home

Hereford
Home

Wimbledon
Away

Fulham
Home

Wolves
Home

Grimsby
Away

Blackburn
Away

Carlisle
Home

Man City
Away

Blackburn
Home

Brighton
Home

Sheffield U
Home

Birmingham Away

Arsenal
Home

Blackburn
Home

Shrewsbury
Away

Oldham
Away

Ipswich
Away

Leeds
Home

Notts C
Away

Charlton
Home

Portsmouth
Away

Cardiff
Home

C Palace
Home

Middlesbro'
Away

Shrewsbury
Away

Blackburn
Home

Carlisle
Away

C Palace
Away

Fulham
Away

Blackburn
Away

Birmingham
Home

Sheffield U
Away

Wimbledon
Home

Brighton
Away

Man City
Home

Grimsby
Home

Barnsley
Away

Cardiff
Away

Middlesbro'
Home

Wolves
Away

Huddersfield
Home

Oldham
Home

Shrewsbury
Home

Leeds
Away

Notts C
Home

Charlton
Away

Barnsley
Home