Oxford United Kit History | Season 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.

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 gold shirts had a subtle ‘brush effect’ repeating pattern within the fabric.

The v-necks seen over the past 12 years were gone, with the shirts now sporting a predominately white rounded collar.

The long-sleeved shirts differed to the short sleeves. The badges were positioned lower on the chest, plus the embroidery detail was picked out in red, whereas the short sleeved shirts were gold.

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 very first outing of the red Scoreline strip, old red Umbro socks were worn. It is presumed there was a delay in 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.

Sponsored Shirts

Long
sleeves

After several months without a sponsor, chairman Kevin Maxwell put his Pergamon Press company 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.

The long-sleeved shirts had a large coin motif above the Pergamon name.
Initially, all short sleeved shirts had a smaller, less prominent coin motif positioned below the Pergamon name.
As the season progressed, additional short sleeved shirts appeared with the motif 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.