2022/23

Name: Oxford Kits
Price range: £0

League:

Level

Skybet League One

Position:

tbc

FA Cup:

Third Round

League Cup:

Second Round

League Trophy:

Group Stage

Chairmen:

Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth, Grant Ferguson

Manager:

Karl Robinson, Craig Short (caretaker), Liam Manning

Top Scorer:

Cameron Brannagan (11)

Notable Players:

Djavan Anderson, Lewis Bate, Billy Bodin, Cameron Brannagan, Ciaron Brown, Marcus Browne, Simon Eastwood, Stuart Findlay, Kyle Joseph, Sam Long, Marcus McGuane, Elliott Moore, Matty Taylor.

EFL Branding

The EFL has a new charity partner, replacing Mind.

The British Red Cross logo features a (thankfully) simplified version of the shirt numbers and player names.

The EFL sleeve patches now featured a 3D embossed effect, presumably to make them harder to counterfeit. In addition, the right-sleeve gambling patch was refreshed with a new message, whilst the anti-discrimination message was changed to "Together".

Home Kit & Away Variation

No
long
sleeves

The Macron kits featured a 'Pastel Yellow' colour, giving the kits a slightly washed-out look compared to Oxford's usual bright yellow.

The navy sleeves had a striking jagged pattern reminiscent of the 1993 Matchwinner shirt. The front panel continued with the jagged theme, this time with a subtle 3D effect. (It is illustrated, but you'll need to zoom in to see it).

All of the 2022 kits featured the text "EST. 1893" positioned just under the collar neckline.

Like the home socks, the yellow change socks also feature the Minoan Ox on the calf.

Away Kit & VARIATION

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long
sleeves

Pleasingly, the all-white away kit featured navy and yellow trim, which meant that all kits could easily mix/match.

Whilst a relatively simple design, the shirt has a timeless quality, with shadow pinstripes and a contrasting v-neck.

Third Kit

No
long
sleeves

The third shirt took an unusual twist, with the shirt being a traditional polo shirt. The official explanation was it's a 'fans shirt' which can be worn both at the match, or out with friends.

As such, the sponsors have been thanked for "foregoing" their inclusion. However, I wonder if this is more likely due to the pique polo shirt fabric being unable to take the ink.

The shirt included the 'dreaming spires' of Oxford subtly embossed on the shirttail.

Goalkeeper Kits

The keeper kits were straight from the Macron catalogue and lacked any real interest. However, there was a subtle maze effect pattern on the shirt front panel.

There was also a purple version in the club shop, which featured during the pre-season fixtures, but this has yet to be used for a first-team fixture.

REMEMBRANCE WEEKEND

A simpler style of poppy was introduced, compared to the poppies previously worn by Oxford United.

The team wore yellow socks for this home fixture as Port Vale travelled with their blue away strip.

FA CUP SHIRTS

Round
1

Round
2

The FA Cup sleeve patches reverted to the design which first featured in 2020, except they now have the same 3D embossed styling as the EFL competition patches.

Manor Flooring was the left-sleeve sponsor for the first two rounds.

TELEVISED FA CUP SHIRTS

Round
3

Round
2

For the FA Cup third round, Oxford United were drawn against Premier League leaders Arsenal, with the game televised live on ITV1.

The team unexpectedly wore yellow socks for this home fixture. I can only assume it was to ensure greater visibility for the players against tricky world-class opponents.

This high-profile fixture attracted further sponsorship interest, with Crep Protect returning to Oxford United as the match sleeve sponsor.