League:
Level
Canon League Division 1
Position:
18th
FA Cup:
Third Round
League Cup:
Winners
Chairman:
Robert Maxwell
Manager:
Maurice Evans
Top Scorer:
John Aldridge (31)
Notable Players:
John Aldridge, Gary Briggs, Billy Hamilton, Jeremy Charles, Trevor Hebberd, Ray Houghton, David Langan, Les Phillips, Peter Rhoades-Brown, Malcolm Shotton, Neil Slatter, John Trewick.
With Oxford United now in the top flight of English football, kit suppliers were eager to be part of the club's success story. Umbro, the largest manufacturer at the time, provided kits for both the England and Scotland national teams.
Wang, an American business computing company became the new club sponsor, replacing the various Maxwell businesses that had featured over the previous 3 years.
Long
sleeves
Umbro provided Oxford with a distinctly different look, featuring a pale 'custard yellow' shirt with dark navy trim. The shirt closely resembled Scotland's 1985 away kit.
The alternative yellow shorts and socks were a bright yellow, which did not match the pale yellow shirts particularly well.
Initially, all shirts featured a smaller Wang logo to ensure compliance with the rule regarding reduced-size logos for televised matches.
No long
sleeves
The all-white change kit was enhanced with shoulder panels featuring the pale yellow and navy colours of the home kit.
Sadly, this smart design was to feature just once during the season.
Long
sleeves
From the end of September, shirts featuring a larger version of the Wang logo became the primary set.
Occasionally, the shirts with the smaller logo would reappear for televised games.
In the second half of the season, a different design of keepers' shirt was seen.
To date, Oxford United's greatest achievement is undoubtedly winning the League Cup at the old Wembley Stadium. The team outclassed Queens Park Rangers, securing a 3-0 victory in front of a sell-out crowd and millions watching on national television.
In true cup final tradition, commemorative shirts were produced featuring embroidered text.
The sponsor's logo was positioned lower on the chest, and centred within the horizontal bands of the fabric. The Wang logo was a simple text-only version to maximize its visibility for such a large TV audience.
The green goalkeeper jersey was the third variation seen this season.
West Brom
Away
Tottenham
Home
Leicester
Home
Birmingham
Away
Sheffield W
Home
Coventry
Away
Man Utd
Away
Liverpool
Home
Shrewsbury
Home
Newcastle
Away
Northampton
Home
Man City
Home
Leicester
Away
Everton
Away
Northampton
Away
Luton
Home
Chelsea
Home
Fulham
Away
Watford
Away
Newcastle
Home
Aston Villa
Away
Stoke
Away
West Ham
Home
Arsenal
Away
Norwich
Home
Ipswich
Home
Kit Clash
N Forest
Away
Chelsea
Home
QPR
Away
Tottenham
Away
West Brom
Home
Chelsea
Away
Southampton
Home
Tottenham
Home
Tottenham
Away
Man Utd
Home
Sheffield W
Away
Portsmouth
Home
Coventry
Home
Birmingham
Home
Chelsea
Away
Aston Villa
Away
Man City
Away
Aston Villa
Home
Luton
Away
Newcastle
Home
Liverpool
Away
QPR
Home
Southampton
Away
Aston Villa
Home
Watford
Home
West Ham
Away
QPR
Wembley
Ipswich
Away
Everton
Home
N Forest
Home
Arsenal
Home
The club did not receive their yellow 'player-issue' shirts in time for the pre-season fixtures.
Initially, unsponsored 1983 Spall shirts were worn.
For the home match against Brighton, the team wore new long-sleeve Umbro away shirts. These featured a large version of the Wang logo. These particular shirts never featured in a first-team match, as the only time the away shirts were worn in a league game, a short-sleeved set with a small version of the sponsor's logo were used.
Oxford United then played a pre-season fixture at Brentford with a 'mixed' all-yellow strip. The shirts were old Spall shirts and paired with brand new Umbro shorts and socks.