League:
Level
Skybet League One (Third Tier)
Position:
8th
FA Cup:
Fifth Round
League Cup:
Second Round
League Trophy:
Finalists
Chairman:
Darryl Eales
Manager:
Michael Appleton
Top Scorer:
Chris Maguire (17)
Notable Players:
Chey Dunkley, Simon Eastwood, Phil Edwards, Rob Hall, Kane Hemmings, Marvin Johnson, John Lundstram, Chris Maguire, Curtis Nelson, Liam Sercombe, Joe Skarz.
The name of American sports retailer Starter featured on the 2016/17 kits. Their name first appeared on the shirts worn at Wembley the previous season after Starter became involved as a ‘retail partner’.
Liontrust and Polythene UK continued with their sponsorship and were joined by Alycidon Capital who became the rear shorts sponsor.
The Football League re-branded as the 'EFL' and introduced a new style of shirt numbers, letters and competition sleeve patches.
No
long
sleeves
My critique of this kit is somewhat biased, as it is my design!
During the 2014 season, the club ran a social media campaign to gauge opinions from fans regarding their former favourite kits. I studied the feedback and submitted a kit design that combined features of the fan's most popular kits.
The pinstripes and v-neck collar were a modern interpretation of the early 1980's Spall shirts, whilst the sleeves were similar to the 1994-95 Manor Lesuire shirts.
I also suggested a return to the classic Minoan Ox crest, which was adopted in time to feature on the 2015 shirts.
The under-shirt base layers were now blue, as rules say they must be the same colour as the primary colour of the shirt sleeve. I thought yellow would have been a more appropriate choice, but I guess 'rules are rules'.
No
long
sleeves
The 2016 change colours were a ‘reverse’ colour combination of the home strip. The contrasting shoulder and rib panels were identical styling to the goalkeeper jerseys.
The goalkeeper strips were refreshed with much brighter colours following the dark affairs from the previous season.
For the home fixture against Scunthorpe, the Oxford goalkeepers were incorrectly wearing the blue kit, which clashed with Scunthorpe’s sky blue shirts and socks.
The kick-off was delayed whilst this was hastily rectified. For the first half, Simon Eastwood wore blue socks, and matching green socks were found for the second half.
The 2016 remembrance weekend again saw teams across the country wearing commemorative poppy shirts. Once again, Oxford United had an away fixture, with the match shirts sold at auction to raise money for the Royal British Legion.
Despite a high-profile fourth-round tie against Newcastle, it was not until the fifth round tie at Middlesbrough that Oxford United wore shirts featuring FA Cup competition sleeve patches.
For the second year running, Oxford United reached the League Trophy Final at Wembley Stadium. The shirts featured Checkatrade Trophy sleeve patches and were printed with commemorative text on the chest.
Coventry City v Oxford United
Checkatrade Trophy Final
Wembley Stadium
2nd April 2017
Oxford United released their 2017/18 home kit for the final game of the season.
This is something that other clubs had been doing for several years. However, it was the first time that Oxford United had been commercially organised to be able to take advantage of the rule which permits this kit change for the final home fixture.
The idea is that clubs will benefit from retail sales during the quieter summer months, as supporters will be keen to show off the team's latest apparel whilst away on their summer holidays.
Chesterfield Home
Birmingham Away
Bristol Rov Away
Fleetwood
Away
Peterboro'
Home
Brighton Home
Sheff Utd Away
Exeter
Home
Rochdale
Home
Swindon Home
MK Dons Away
Charlton Home
Southend
Away
Bolton
Away
Swindon
Away
AFC Wimb
Home
Bradford Home
Coventry
Away
Port Vale Away
Millwall Home
Merstham
Away
ChelseaU23
Away
Shrewsbury
Away
Coventry
Home
Gillingham
Home
Macclesfield
Away
Scunthorpe
Away
Southend
Away
Oldham
Home
Macclesfield
Home
Bury
Away
Northampton
Home
Walsall
Home
Gillingham Away
Rotherham
Away
Scunthorpe Home
AFC Wimb
Away
Rochdale Away
Newcastle
Home
Bradford
Home
Swindon Away
MK Dons
Home
Southend
Home
Middlesboro'
Away
Charlton
Away
Chesterfield Away
Luton
Away
Bristol Rov
Home
Sheff Utd
Home
Peterboro'
Away
Oldham
Away
Scunthorpe
Home
Bolton
Home
Northampton
Away
Bury
Home
Coventry
Wembley
Fleetwood
Home
Walsall
Away
Bradford
Away
Port Vale
Home
Millwall
Away
Shrewsbury
Home