1994/95 SEASON

Name: Oxford Kits
Price range: £0

League:

Level

Endsleigh League Division 2

Position:

7th

FA Cup:

First Round

League Cup:

Second Round

Chairman:

Biomass / Keith Cox (MD)

Manager:

Denis Smith

Top Scorer:

Paul Moody (24)

Notable Players:

Chris Allen, Joey Beauchamp, John Byrne, Mark Druce, Matt Elliott, Bobby Ford, Mike Ford, Stuart Massey, Paul Moody, Les Robinson, David Smith.

Football League Branding

The mandatory Football League competition patches were now larger than seen during the previous seasons.

Home Kit & Away Variations

Long
sleeves

The pre-season press photo call featured the team in a slightly different version of this kit. The original style of shorts and socks were rejected, further details at the foot of this page.

All club shirts, including home, away, and goalkeeper kits, featured a reproduction error in the club crest, with the Ox incorrectly displaying hollow nostrils

During August, the team played in shirts featuring a mix of sewn sans numbers and printed block numbers. By September all match shirts featured the block numbers.

Sewn sans
number

September
onwards

There was a delay in the arrival of alternative yellow shorts for the team. As a result, during the match at Ninian Park, the club was required to wear Cardiff's red shorts. For the trip to Huddersfield, a set of plain yellow shorts was sourced. Eventually, official 'Oxford United' shorts, designed in the same template as the home shorts, were supplied and worn for the remainder of the season.

Away Kit & Variation

Long
sleeves

A popular away shirt was introduced, featuring the same template as the home kit but with a colour scheme inspired by AC Milan.

Goalkeeper Jersey

This green jersey was used throughout the season. However, there was also a multi-coloured jersey available, but it was never used, however it did become the 1995 jersey.

Opponents Kit - Cardiff City

This particular match is best remembered for Paul Moody's superb hat-trick, but less notable was the fact that Oxford United wore Cardiff City's away shorts and socks. The match referee determined that Oxford’s navy shorts and socks would clash with the home team's royal blue strip.

Kit Clash

Amusingly, Cardiff City made the exact same error for the return fixture, resulting in them wearing Oxford’s yellow shorts and socks alongside their royal blue shirts.

Match By Match

Hull City
Home

Peterboro'
Home

Cardiff
Away

Peterboro'
Away

Cambridge
Home

Bradford
Away

Huddersfield
Away

Birmingham
Home

Crewe
Home

Brighton
Away

Oldham
Home

Bristol Rov
Home

L Orient
Home

Chester
Away

Oldham
Away

Plymouth
Home

Swansea
Away

Wrexham
Away

Shrewsbury
Home

Blackpool
Home

Stockport
Away

Bournemouth
Away

Marlow
‍Away

Rotherham
Home

Bournemouth
Away

Brentford
Away
*

Cardiff
Home

Hull City
Away

Peterboro'
Away

Wycombe
Home

Brentford
Away

York City
Home

Swansea
Home

Bristol Rov
Away

Shrewsbury
Away

Bournemouth
Home

Blackpool
Away

Bristol Rov
Home

Rotherham
Away

Chester
Home

Stockport
Home

L Orient
Away

Huddersfield
Home

Cambridge
Away

Bradford
Home

Birmingham
Away

Brighton
Home

Crewe
Away

Wrexham
Home

Brentford
Home

Wycombe
Away

Peterboro'
Home

York City
Away

Swansea
Home

Plymouth
Away

*Colours taken from match-day programme.

Rejected kit

The official team photo, taken in mid-July, featured the players wearing a kit that differed from the one that was used during the season.

The shorts featured wider yellow bands on the legs, along with two curved bands on the hips, possibly resembling ox horns to match the shirt’s design. However, this concept was rejected in favour of shorts that followed the template of the away kit.

The socks were originally intended to be yellow, but were replaced with navy for the home colours.