2004/05 SEASON
League:
Level
Coca Cola League 2
Position:
15th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
Second 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
Mansfield
Home
Scunthorpe
Home
L Orient
Away
Reading
Home
Shrewsbury
Home
Notts C
Away
Wycombe
Away
Rushden
Home
Yeovil
Away
Bury
Home
Exeter
Home
Bristol Rov
Away
Darlington
Home
Lincoln
Home
Northampton
Away
Macclesfield
Away
Cheltenham
Home
Southend
Away
Rochdale
Away
Rochdale
Home
Chester
Away
Swansea
Home
Cambridge
Home
Grimsby
Away
Rushden
Away
Kidderminster
Home
Wycombe
Home
Bury
Away
Darlington
Away
Yeovil
Home
Kidderminster
Away
Bristol Rov
Home
Lincoln
Away
Northampton
Home
Cheltenham
Away
Cambridge
Away
Grimsby
Home
Mansfield
Away
Boston
Home
Scunthorpe
Away
L Orient
Home
Shrewsbury
Away
Macclesfield
Home
Notts C
Home
Swansea
Away
Southend
Home
Rochdale
Away
Chester
Home