League:
Level
Barclays League Division 2
Position:
17th
FA Cup:
Fourth Round
League Cup:
Second Round
Chairman:
Kevin Maxwell
Managers:
Mark Lawrenson, Brian Horton.
Top Scorer:
Martin Foyle (15)
Notable Players:
John Durnin, Martin Foyle, Colin Greenall, Richard Hill, Mickey Lewis, Robbie Mustoe, Jimmy Phillips, Dean Saunders, Paul Simpson, Gary Smart.
Although Oxford United had dropped out of the top tier of English football, their contract with Umbro ensured one more season with a fashionable kit supplier.
This was to be the last of 4 seasons featuring Wang as the club's sponsor.
Long
sleeves
The shirts differed slightly from '87 shirts in that the white stripe was now in the centre of the shirt, whereas the '87 shirts had the middle of the three yellow stripes centred. Such attention to detail was not afforded to the fan's replica kit, with most replica shirt stripes not even positioned symmetrically or matching front and back.
The shirt crest now simply read “Oxford United”. This text was also added to the navy shorts.
Later in the season, replacement shirts began to appear which had been manufactured with the stripe pattern in a reverse order. The pattern was also centred in the same way as the 1987/88 shirts.
Long
sleeves
Oxford United returned to their familiar all-red change colours, with a smart design with interesting detailing.
Up until 1988, Oxford United had rarely used change colours unless their opponents wore Yellow or Gold. From this point, the away kits were often worn even when there was no colour clash.
Long
sleeves
Now in its fourth season, this white kit became the third choice and was worn just once at Watford. The kit differed slightly, with a new style of white socks.
For the away fixture at West Brom, Oxford United packed their navy shorts, but were requested to change due to West Brom also wearing navy.
West Brom provided their white Umbro away shorts for Oxford to wear. These shorts featured blue piping, matching the Oxford shirts, so many attending the match may not have spotted the borrowed shorts.
Kit Clash
For the away fixture at Plymouth, Oxford United again made the mistake of packing navy shorts, which were deemed to be too similar to Plymouth's black Umbro shorts.
This was a schoolboy error, as Oxford had always worn change shorts when visiting other teams wearing black, such as Newcastle, Sunderland and Southampton.
Plymouth provided their white Umbro away shorts for Oxford to wear.
Kit Clash
Leeds
Away
Hull City
Home
Brighton
Home
Chelsea
Away
Leicester
Home
Oldham
Away
Bournemouth
Away
Bristol City
Home
Shrewsbury
Home
Swindon
Home
Portsmouth
Away
Bristol City
Away
Ipswich
Away
Blackburn
Home
C Palace
Away
Bradford
Home
Sunderland
Home
West Brom
Away
Birmingham
Home
Plymouth
Home
Ipswich
Home
Man City
Away
Barnsley
Home
Watford
Away
Walsall
Away
Stoke
Away
Chelsea
Home
Sunderland
Away
Sunderland
Home
Sunderland
Away
Leeds
Home
Man Utd
Away
Swindon
Away
Portsmouth
Home
Blackburn
Away
Ipswich
Home
C Palace
Home
Birmingham
Away
West Brom
Home
Bradford
Away
Oldham
Home
Brighton
Away
Walsall
Home
Leicester
Away
Hull City
Away
Stoke
Home
Shrewsbury
Away
Bournemouth
Home
Man City
Home
Barnsley
Away
Plymouth
Away
Watford
Home