1989/90
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.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
A dark crimson red change strip was adopted, near-identical in style to the home kit.
Goalkeeper Jerseys
Sponsored Shirts
Long
sleeves
After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell put his family's Pergamon Press business back onto the Oxford United shirts.
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. Initially, the motif was positioned below the Pergamon name.
Around the same time, socks began to appear with the club crest and Scoreline logo embroidered on the sides.
Sponsor Variations
Long
sleeves
A few weeks later, new shirts began to appear with the coin motif positioned above the Pergamon name. These shirts were worn alongside the slightly older examples and would gradually become the dominant shirt.
There were two different sizes of the coin motif, some were the same size as the earlier issued shirts, and others (mainly long sleeves) had a larger and bolder coin motif.
Sponsored Away Shirts
Long
sleeves
For several matches, the team wore old Umbro navy socks.
Sponsored Goalkeeper Jerseys
Odd Away Kits
For the very first outing of the red Scoreline strip, old red Umbro socks were worn. It is presumed there was a delay in the delivery of the Scoreline socks.
For the away match at Port Vale, the 1988 ‘Wang’ Umbro shirts were worn. The reason for these shirts making an unexpected reappearance mid-season is puzzling.
Odd Away ShirtS
At Portsmouth, several players wore long-sleeved shirts featuring the sponsor's name printed in white. These shirts did not appear in any other first team match.
It has recently come to light that a full set of these shirts was produced. Therefore, we can only presume these were used by the reserve team and for some reason, they ended up in the first team kit bag.
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