1989/90

League:

Barclays League Division 2

Position:

17th

FA Cup:

Forth 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.

Badges & Logos

After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell put his Pergamon Press company back onto the Oxford United shirts.

Home Kit

Long
sleeves

Oxford United began a two year period with Scoreline supplying the kits.

The yellow was now a gold colour, with a subtle ‘brush effect’ repeating pattern within the fabric. The V-necks seen over the past 7 years were gone, with the shirts now sporting a predominately white rounded collar.

The long-sleeved shirts featured red embroidery for the detailing in the club crest, whereas the short sleeved shirts had yellow embroidery.

There was a return to yellow (gold) socks.

Away Kit

Long
sleeves

A dark crimson red change strip was adopted, identical in style to the home kit.

Sponsored Shirts

Long
sleeves

After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell put his Pergamon Press company back onto the Oxford United shirts (from 16th December 1989).

The sponsor’s logo featured an ancient Greek coin from the city of Pergamon, this coin motif provided a number of variations to the player issued shirts.

The long-sleeved shirts had the coin motif above the Pergamon name. Initially, all of the short sleeved shirts had a smaller coin motif positioned below the Pergamon name. As the season progressed, short sleeved shirts appeared with the smaller version positioned above the name. All 3 variants would appear alongside each other in the same matches.

Around the same time, socks began to appear with an Oxford United club crest and Scoreline logo embroidered on the sides. These socks were often paired with an older sock, or worn inside-out with the embroidered backing visible.