2004/05
League:
Level
Coca Cola League 2
Position:
15th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
First Round
Chairman:
Firoz Kassam
Managers:
Graham Rix, Darren Patterson (caretaker), Ramón Díaz.
Top Scorer:
Tommy Mooney (15)
Notable Players:
Jon Ashton, Steve Basham, Lee Bradbury, Chris Hackett, David Mackay, Tommy Mooney, Barry Quinn, Matt Robinson, Leo Roget, Paul Wanless, Dean Whitehead.
The club went through a period of instability following a poor run of form and the sacking of manager Graham Rix. Eventually, Argentinian Ramón Díaz took over, with a team of back-room staff who could barely speak English. The team began to look quite international with Díaz signing players from Argentina, Uruguay and France.
Kit Manufacturer
Sponsor
Football League Branding
This was to be the last season that the Football League used their first design of numbers and letters.
With Coca-Cola becoming the new league sponsor, match shirts were updated to feature new competition patches as part of the league's branding.
Home Kit & Away Variation
Long
sleeves
The 2004-05 season saw minimal changes to Oxford United's home kit design, with the most notable update being the addition of new competition sleeve patches due to Coca-Cola’s sponsorship.
However, there were subtle refinements: the long-sleeved shirt cuffs now featured yellow and white trim, reverting from the plain navy blue cuffs seen in the 2003 season.
Additionally, the kit included matching alternative yellow shorts and newly styled yellow socks
Away Kit & Variations
Long
sleeves
The new black away kit bore a close resemblance to the navy kit used previously.
Oxford United debuted this black kit in their season opener at Boston. However, the shirts did not feature the Coca-Cola league arm patches.
Black kits had grown in popularity among teams following the relaxation of the long-standing ban on black, as match officials were now allowed to wear alternate colours.
Goalkeeper Kits
An old jersey with the black chest-band featured for the opening game.
The green shirt introduced the previous season was the primary keeper shirt, with the copper, and a brand-new silver design all featuring throughout the season.
Match by Match
Boston
Away
L 1-0
Mansfield
Home
W 1-0
Scunthorpe
Home
D 1-1
L Orient
Away
D 0-0
Reading
Home
L 0-2
LC1
Shrewsbury
Home
W 2-0
Notts C
Away
W 0-1
Wycombe
Away
D 1-1
Rushden
Home
D 0-0
Yeovil
Away
L 6-1
Bury
Home
W 3-1
Exeter
Home
D 2-2
FLT
Bristol Rov
Away
L 2-0
Darlington
Home
L 1-2
Lincoln
Home
L 0-1
Northampton
Away
L 1-0
Macclesfield
Away
L 1-0
Cheltenham
Home
W 1-0
Southend
Away
L 4-0
Rochdale
Away
L 2-1
FAC1
Rochdale
Home
L 0-1
Chester
Away
W 1-3
Swansea
Home
L 0-1
Cambridge
Home
W 2-1
Grimsby
Away
D 1-1
Rushden
Away
D 3-3
Kidderminster
Home
L 0-2
Wycombe
Home
W 2-1
Bury
Away
D 0-0
Darlington
Away
D 1-1
Yeovil
Home
W 2-1
Kidderminster
Away
W 1-3
Bristol Rov
Home
W 3-2
Lincoln
Away
L 3-0
Northampton
Home
L 1-2
Cheltenham
Away
W 0-1
Cambridge
Away
L 2-1
Grimsby
Home
L 1-2
Mansfield
Away
W 1-3
Boston
Home
W 2-0
Scunthorpe
Away
D 1-1
L Orient
Home
D 2-2
Shrewsbury
Away
L 3-0
Macclesfield
Home
D 1-1
Notts C
Home
W 2-1
Swansea
Away
L 1-0
Southend
Home
W 2-1
Rochdale
Away
L 5-1
Chester
Home
L 0-1