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Headington United

Formed in 1893, Headington played in Orange and Navy.

1960's

The Gold years. A change of name to Oxford United and election into the Football League.

1970's

The decade in which Oxford United turned yellow, and then yellow and blue.

1980's

The glory years. Giant killings, successive promotions and a place in the top-flight.

1990's

A gradual slide down the Football League, and coming perilously close to folding.

2000's

A move to a new stadium, but things get worse with relegation from the Football League.

2010's

Promotion back into the Football League and thankfully some much needed stability.

2020's

Not just yet!

1960/61

Changed name to Oxford United before winning the Southern League.

1961/62

Winners of the Southern League. Elected to the Football League.

1962/63

A tough start to league football, with a harsh winter and many weeks without matches.

1963/64

A famous FA Cup run, with the clubs two highest ever home attendances.

Promotion from Division 4.

1965/66

Division 3.

1966/67

Division 3.

1967/68

Champions of Division 3

1968/69

Division 2.

1969/70

Division 2.

1970/71

Division 2.

1971/72

Division 2.

1972/73

Division 2. Shirts changed from Gold to Yellow.

1973/74

Division 2.

1974/75

Division 2.

1975/76

First relegation. First season playing in Yellow and Blue.

1976/77

Division 3.

1977/78

Division 3.

1978/79

Division 3.

1979/80

Division 3.

1980/81

Division 3.

1981/82

The beginning of shirt sponsorship and the arrival of Robert Maxwell.

1982/83

The start of the hugely successful Jim Smith era.

1983/84

Champions of Division 3 and a famous cup run.

1984/85

Champions of Division 2 and more cup scalps.

1985/86

First season in the top-flight, and winners of the League Cup.

1986/87

Division 1.

1987/88

Relegation from the top-flight and League Cup semi-finalists.

1988/89

Division 2. Brian Horton appointed manager.

1989/90

Division 2.

1990/91

Division 2.

1991/92

Endsleigh League Division 1.

1992/93

Endsleigh League Division 1.

1993/94

Endsleigh League Division 1. Denis Smith appointed manager.

1994/95

Endsleigh League Division 2.

Endsleigh League Division 2

1996/97

Nationwide League Division 1.

1997/98

Nationwide League Division 1. Malcolm Shotton appointed manager.

1998/99

Nationwide League Division 1

1999/00

Nationwide League Division 2.

2000/01

Nationwide League Division 2.

2001/02

Nationwide League Division 3.

2002/03

Nationwide League Division 3.

2003/04

Nationwide League Division 3.

2004/05

Coca Cola League 2.

2005/06

Coca Cola League 2. Jim Smith begins second stint as manager.

2006/07

Nationwide Conference.

2007/08

Blue Square Premier.

2008/09

Blue Square Premier. Chris Wilder appointed manager.

Blue Square Premier. Play-off final winners.

2010/11

N-Power League 2.

2011/12

N-Power League 2.

2012/13

N-Power League 2.

2013/14

Skybet League 2.

2014/15

Skybet League 2. Michael Appleton becomes Manager.

Skybet League 2.

2016/17

Skybet League One.

2017/18

Skybet League One. Karl Robinson appointed manager.

2018/19

Skybet League One.

2019/20

Skybet League One.

2020/21

Not just yet!

League:

Level

Nationwide League Division 2

Position:

24th - Relegated

FA Cup:

Second Round

League Cup:

First Round

Chairman:

Firoz Kassam

Managers:

Denis Smith, Mike Ford (caretaker), David Kemp, Mike Ford (caretaker #2).

Top Scorer:

Phil Gray (9)

Notable Players:

Jamie Cook, Peter Fear, Phil Gray, Wayne Hatswell, Manny Omoyinmi, Paul Powell, Jon Richardson, Andy Scott, Paul Tait.

Badges & Logos

The league provided another new design of competition sleeve patch.

Oxford based internet web agency Domino Systems featured as the shirt sponsor, but for just one season only.

Home Kit & Away Variation

Long
sleeves

New Balance produced an unusual and unpopular design for Oxford United’s last season at the Manor Ground.

The shirts were a metallic brass colour with tiny blue specs throughout, giving a rather dirty, muddy green appearance, particularly under floodlights. Shirts featured two versions of the club crest, one read OXFORD UNITED, the other OXFORD United F.C.

The concept of these shirts looked to have been inspired from a very similar ASICS design worn by Sunderland (away) during 97/98.

Away Kit

Long
sleeves

The navy change strip design remained largely unchanged. The shirts now featured the new sponsor and competition arm patches, whilst the socks gained navy trim.

'Rehashed' Away Shirts

Not all change shirts were new, some were Unipart sponsored shirts rehashed with a rectangular Domino patch crudely applied over the embossed Unipart logo. This demonstrates how dire the clubs finances were at that time.

The Domino logo on these shirts was also in an incorrect ‘condensed’ version of the typeface.

Goalkeeper Kits

Match By Match

Peterboro'
Home

Port Vale Away

Wolves
Away

Brentford
Home

Walsall
Away

Cambridge
Home

Wolves
Home

Wycombe
Away

Stoke
Away

Bury
Home

Millwall
Away

Bristol City
Home

Swindon
Away

Wrexham
Home

Luton
Home

Rotherham
Away

Wigan
Home

Reading
Away

Bristol Rov
Home

Swansea
Away

Macclesfield
Away

Notts C
Home

Oldham
Away

Brentford
Away

Chester
Away

North'pton
Home

Colchester
Away

Bournemouth
Home

Brentford
Away

Walsall
Home

Colchester
Home

Peterboro'
Away

Wycombe
Home

Bury
Away

Stoke
Home

Millwall
Home

Bristol City
Away

Wrexham
Away

Swindon
Home

Rotherham
Home

Cambridge
Away

North'pton
Away

Bournemouth
Away

Oldham
Home

Luton
Away

Wigan
Away

Reading
Home

Bristol Rov
Away

Swansea
Home

Port Vale
Last at the Manor Ground

Notts C
Away