2011/12
League:
Level
N-Power League 2
Position:
9th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
First Round
Chairman:
Kelvin Thomas
Manager:
Chris Wilder
Top Scorer:
James Constable (11)
Notable Players:
Damian Batt, Ryan Clarke, James Constable, Liam Davis, Michael Duberry, Asa Hall, Simon Heslop, Peter Leven, Jon-Paul Pittman, Alfie Potter, Andy Whing, Jake Wright.
Kit Manufacturer
At the time, the fashion was for football shirts to feature multicoloured sleeves. Nike's Trophy Game shirt looked particularly smart in Oxford colours.
Sponsors
The shirt sponsors also remained unchanged. JackFM returned to the rear leg of the shorts.
EFL Branding
The football league branding remained unchained.
Home Kit & Away Variations
With Base
Layer
Thankfully the home colours featured far more yellow than the previous season's divisive choice.
The players were provided with thermal compression base layers instead of long-sleeves. Michael Duberry had always worn long sleeves throughout his career, the club made an exception and sourced long-sleeved shirts just for him.
Nike's 'Swoosh' logo was positioned far lower on the socks for just this one season.
Despite having an all-yellow variation, it was worn only once, while white shorts were regularly used for away games. Personally, I’ve never felt that yellow and white make a good pairing.
Away Kit & Variations
With Base
Layer
The change shirt featured the same 'Trophy Game' template as the home shirt. Despite the popularity of the shirt with fans, it only featured 7 times.
Goalkeeper Kits
Charity Shirt
Against Rotherham, Oxford United wore shirts with the logo of ‘Special Effect’ and commemorative text above the crest in support of four-year-old Charlotte Nott, who lost all of her limbs after contracting meningitis.
After the match, the shirts were auctioned to raise money for the charity, which uses technology to enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities.
Match by Match
Rotherham
Away
L 1-0
Cardiff
Home
L 1-3
LC1
Bradford
Home
D 1-1
Shrewsbury
Home
W 2-0
Swindon
Away
W 1-2
Aldershot
Home
D 1-1
Crewe
Away
L 3-1
Burton
Home
D 2-2
Dagenham
Away
W 0-1
Barnet
Away
W 0-2
Accrington
Home
D 1-1
Hereford
Away
W 0-1
Aldershot
Away
W 1-2
FLT
Bristol Rov
Home
W 3-0
Macclesfield
Away
D 1-1
Gillingham
Away
L 1-0
Plymouth
Home
W 5-1
Port Vale
Home
W 2-1
Southend
Away
L 2-1
Southend
Home
L 0-1
FLT
Sheffield U
Away
L 3-0
FAC1
Crawley
Away
L 4-1
Cheltenham
Home
L 1-3
Morecambe
Away
D 0-0
Northampton
Home
W 2-0
AFC Wimb
Away
W 0-2
Torquay
Away
D 0-0
Crawley
Home
D 1-1
Aldershot
Away
W 0-3
Crewe
Home
L 0-1
Hereford
Home
D 2-2
Burton
Away
D 1-1
Dagenham
Home
W 2-1
Bristol Rov
Away
D 1-1
Barnet
Home
W 2-1
Macclesfield
Home
D 1-1
Swindon
Home
W 2-0
Shrewsbury
Away
D 2-2
Bradford
Away
L 2-1
Rotherham
Home
W 2-1
AFC Wimb
Home
W 1-0
Cheltenham
Away
D 0-0
Accrington
Away
W 0-2
Morecambe
Home
L 1-2
Northampton
Away
L 2-1
Torquay
Home
D 2-2
Gillingham
Home
D 0-0
Plymouth
Away
D 1-1
Southend
Home
L 0-2
Port Vale
Away
L 3-0