1987/88

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League:

Level

Barclays League Division 1

Position:

21st - Relegated

FA Cup:

Forth Round

League Cup:

Semi Final

Chairman:

Kevin Maxwell

Managers:

Maurice Evans, Mark Lawrenson.

Top Scorer:

Dean Saunders (21)

Notable Players:

David Bardsley, Gary Briggs, Tommy Caton, John Dreyer, Martin Foyle, Richard Hill, Peter Hucker, Dean Saunders, Gary Shelton, Billy Whitehurst.

Kit Manufacturer

The crest on the home shirts commemorated Oxford United’s 25th anniversary in the football league.

Sponsor

Home Kit & Away Variations

Long
sleeves

With the advancement of polyester printing, football shirts began to have more complex designs in the fabric. Oxford’s 1987 shirt certainly kept up with the fashion of the day, featuring a repeating pattern of stripes of varying hues.

If that wasn’t eye-catching enough, the shorts featured a shimmering chequered pattern within the material.

For this season, the yellow change shorts were off-the-shelf, without a club crest.

Mid-season, the away yellow socks (which had been used over the previous two and a half seasons), were replaced with a simpler design (see far right).

Away Kit & Variation

Long
sleeves

The little-used white change kit was now in its third year. The 25th-anniversary crest did not feature, which suggests these shirts were probably the same garments that had been used the previous season.

The white kit was crying out to feature in a 'mix-n-match', we finally got to see this at Mansfield.

Goalkeeper Jerseys

For most of the season, the keepers jersey did not feature a sponsors logo.

Match By Match

Portsmouth
Home

Sheffield W
Away

Wimbledon
Away

Tottenham
Away
*

Luton
Home

Liverpool
Away

QPR
Home

Mansfield
Home

Derby
Away

Norwich
Home

Mansfield
Away

Arsenal
Away

West Ham
Home

Charlton
Home

Leicester
Home

Chelsea
Away

Leicester
Away

Covenrty
Home

C Palace
Home

Southampton
Away

Wimbledon
Home

Watford
Home

Everton
Away

Newcastle
Home

Man Utd
Away

N Forest
Home

Liverpool
Home

QPR
Away

Wimbledon
Home

Leicester
Home

Reading
Away

Portsmouth
Away

Man Utd
Home

Bradford
Away

Luton
Away

Luton
Home

Tottenham
Home

Derby
Home

Luton
Away

West Ham
Away

Norwich
Away

Chelsea
Home

Charlton
Away

Arsenal
Home

Coventry
Away

Southampton
Home

Watford
Away

Sheffield W
Home

Everton
Home

Newcastle
Away

Man Utd
Home

N Forest
Away

*Colours taken from match-day programme.

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