1989/90 SEASON
League:
Level
Barclays League Division 2
Position:
17th
FA Cup:
Fourth Round
League Cup:
First Round
Chairman:
Kevin Maxwell
Manager:
Brian Horton
Top Scorer:
John Durnin (15)
Notable Players:
John Durnin, Keri Evans. Steve Foster, Richard Hill, Mickey Lewis, Robbie Mustoe, Lee Nogan, Jimmy Phillips, Paul Simpson, Mark Stein.
Kit Manufacturer
Oxford United began a two year period with Scoreline supplying the kits.
Sponsor
After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell put his Pergamon Press company back onto the Oxford United shirts.
Home Kit
Long
sleeves
These gold shirts had a subtle ‘brush effect’ repeating pattern within the fabric.
Most long-sleeved shirts differed from the short sleeves, with the club crest detail picked out in red, whereas the short-sleeved shirt crests were picked-out in yellow.
Short
Sleeves
Most Long
Sleeves
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
A dark crimson red change strip was adopted, near-identical in style to the home kit.
MIXED Away KITS
For the first outing of the new Scoreline away kit, the team sported Umbro socks from the previous season.
During the away match at Port Vale, Oxford unexpectedly reverted to the 1988 'Wang' Umbro shirts. The reason for this change remains a mystery.
Goalkeeper Jerseys
Sponsored Shirts
Long
sleeves
After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell reinstated Pergamon Press as the clubs' shirt sponsor.
The logo featured an ancient Greek coin from the city of Pergamon. This coin motif provided a number of variations to the player-issued shirts. Initially, the motif was positioned below the Pergamon name.
Around the same time, new socks began to appear, featuring both the club crest and the Scoreline logo embroidered on the sides.
Sponsor Variations
Long
sleeves
A few weeks later, a new variation of shirt began to appear with the coin motif positioned above the Pergamon name. These shirts were worn alongside the slightly older versions and would gradually become the dominant shirt.
There were two sizes of the coin motif, some matched the size of those on earlier-issued shirts, while others - primarily the long-sleeved versions - featured a larger and bolder motif.
Sponsored Away Shirts
Long
sleeves
For several matches, the team wore old Umbro navy socks.
Odd Away ShirtS
For the match at Portsmouth, Lee Nogan and Steve Foster donned long-sleeved shirts with the sponsor's name printed in white. Interestingly, these shirts were never seen in any other first-team match.
Sponsored Goalkeeper Jerseys
Match By Match
Plymouth
Away
Fulham
Away
Watford
Home
Fulham
Home
Blackburn
Away
Bradford
Home
Newcastle
Home
West Brom
Away
Ipswich
Home
Leeds
Away
Bournemouth
Home
Portsmouth
Home
Leicester
Away
Swindon
Away
Barnsley
Home
West Ham
Away
Stoke
Home
Port Vale
Away
Luton
Home
Oldham
Home
Hull City
Home
Middlesboro'
Away
Plymouth
Home
Newcastle
Away
Wolves
Home
Sunderland
Away
Brighton
Away
Sheffield U
Home
Plymouth
Away
Watford
Away
Blackburn
Home
Southampton
Away
West Brom
Home
Bradford
Away
Middlesboro'
Home
Hull City
Away
Bournemouth
Home
Leeds
Home
Ipswich
Away
Portsmouth
Away
Leicester
Home
Swindon
Home
Barnsley
Away
West Ham
Home
Stoke
Away
Sheffield Utd
Away
Sunderland
Home
Wolves
Away
Brighton
Home
Oldham
Away
Port Vale
Home
PRE-SEASON KitS
The old Umbro kits were worn for the pre-season fixtures.
Rarities
It has recently come to light that a full set of away shirts featuring the sponsors name printed in white was produced. It is highly likely that these were worn by the reserve team.
As mentioned above, several of these shirts crept into the first team kitbag and were worn at Fratton Park.