Oxford United 2019–20 football season
Oxford United 2019–20 seasonChairman Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth Manager Karl Robinson Stadium Kassam Stadium League One 4th (on PPG) FA Cup Fourth round EFL Cup Quarter-finals EFL Trophy Second round Top goalscorer League: Matty Taylor (13) All: Matty Taylor (17) Highest home attendance 11,817(18 December vs. Manchester City, EFL Cup ) Lowest home attendance 1,084(3 September vs. Norwich City U21 , EFL Trophy ) Average home league attendance 7,460
The 2019–20 Oxford United season was the club's 126th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One , the third tier of English football. As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy . The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
First-team squad [ ]
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Date of birth (age)
Signed in
Previous club
Apps
Goals
Goalkeepers
1
Simon Eastwood
GK
(1989-06-26 ) 26 June 1989 (age 32)
2016
Blackburn Rovers
168
0
13
Jack Stevens
GK
(1997-08-02 ) 2 August 1997 (age 24)
2016
OUFC Academy
3
0
Defenders
3
Josh Ruffels
DF
(1993-10-23 ) 23 October 1993 (age 27)
2013
Coventry City
232
14
4
Rob Dickie
DF
(1996-03-03 ) 3 March 1996 (age 25)
2018
Reading
66
2
5
Elliott Moore
DF
(1997-03-16 ) 16 March 1997 (age 24)
2019
Leicester City
5
1
12
Sam Long
DF
(1995-01-16 ) 16 January 1995 (age 26)
2013
OUFC Academy
57
1
15
John Mousinho
DF
(1986-04-30 ) 30 April 1986 (age 35)
2017
Burton Albion
96
3
29
Kashif Siddiqi
DF
(1986-01-25 ) 25 January 1986 (age 35)
2019
Northampton Town
0
0
33
Kevin Berkoe
DF
(2001-07-05 ) 5 July 2001 (age 20)
2019
Wolverhampton Wanderers
3
0
35
DF
(2000-09-01 ) 1 September 2000 (age 21)
2019
Bury
0
0
Midfielders
6
Alex Gorrin
MF
(1993-08-01 ) 1 August 1993 (age 28)
2019
Motherwell
9
0
8
Cameron Brannagan
MF
(1996-05-09 ) 9 May 1996 (age 25)
2018
Liverpool
77
11
10
Ben Woodburn
MF
(1999-10-15 ) 15 October 1999 (age 21)
2019
Liverpool (loan)
11
1
11
Tariqe Fosu
MF
(1995-11-05 ) 5 November 1995 (age 25)
2019
Charlton Athletic
10
4
14
Anthony Forde
MF
(1993-11-16 ) 16 November 1993 (age 27)
2019
Rotherham United
12
1
16
Shandon Baptiste
MF
(1998-04-08 ) 8 April 1998 (age 23)
2017
OUFC Academy
21
2
18
Mark Sykes
MF
(1997-08-04 ) 4 August 1997 (age 24)
2019
Glenavon
14
1
20
Jamie Hanson
MF
(1995-11-10 ) 10 November 1995 (age 25)
2018
Derby County
49
0
21
Malachi Napa
MF
(1999-05-26 ) 26 May 1999 (age 22)
2017
OUFC Academy
18
0
22
George Thorne
MF
(1993-01-04 ) 4 January 1993 (age 28)
2019
Derby County (loan)
2
0
50
Tyler Goodrham
MF
(2003-08-07 ) 7 August 2003 (age 18)
2019
OUFC Academy
0
0
Forwards
7
Rob Hall
FW
(1993-10-20 ) 20 October 1993 (age 27)
2016
Bolton Wanderers
65
11
9
Matty Taylor
FW
(1990-03-30 ) 30 March 1990 (age 31)
2019
Bristol City (loan)
5
2
17
James Henry
FW
(1989-06-10 ) 10 June 1989 (age 32)
2017
Wolverhampton Wanderers
116
30
19
Jamie Mackie
FW
(1985-09-22 ) 22 September 1985 (age 35)
2018
Queens Park Rangers
58
8
23
Dan Agyei
FW
(1997-06-01 ) 1 June 1997 (age 24)
2019
Burnley
2
0
37
Kyran Lofthouse
FW
(2000-09-15 ) 15 September 2000 (age 20)
2019
OUFC Academy
1
0
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
CB
Sam Allardyce
Bury
Undisclosed
[1]
1 July 2019
RB
Kevin Berkoe
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Free transfer
[2]
1 July 2019
AM
Tariqe Fosu
Charlton Athletic
Compensation
[3]
1 July 2019
CM
Alex Gorrin
Motherwell
Free transfer
[4]
31 July 2019
RM
Anthony Forde
Rotherham United
Free transfer
[5]
1 August 2019
CB
Elliott Moore
Leicester City
Undisclosed
[6]
10 August 2019
CF
Dan Agyei
Burnley
Compensation
[7]
29 August 2019
RB
Kashif Siddiqi
Free agent
Free transfer
[8]
2 September 2019
LW
Oussama Zamouri
FC Dordrecht
Free transfer
[9]
4 September 2019
MF
Fabio Sole
Reading
Free transfer
[10]
6 December 2019
GK
Jordan Archer
Millwall
Free transfer
[11]
9 January 2020
CB
Robert Atkinson
Eastleigh
Undisclosed
[12]
22 January 2020
DM
George Thorne
Derby County
Undisclosed
[13]
Loans in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
23 July 2019
RM
Chris Cadden
Columbus Crew SC
2 January 2020
[14] [15]
30 July 2019
LW
Ben Woodburn
Liverpool
30 June 2020
[16]
19 August 2019
CF
Matty Taylor
Bristol City
30 June 2020
[17]
19 August 2019
DM
George Thorne
Derby County
January 2020
[18]
8 January 2020
LW
Nathan Holland
West Ham United
30 June 2020
[19]
8 January 2020
AM
Liam Kelly
Feyenoord
30 June 2020
[20]
9 January 2020
AM
Marcus Browne
Middlesbrough
30 June 2020
[21]
Loans out [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
GK
Niall Clayton
Free agent
Released
[33]
1 July 2019
MF
Albie Hopkins
Free agent
Released
[34]
1 July 2019
CB
Fiacre Kelleher
Macclesfield Town
Released
[35] [36]
1 July 2019
CM
Armani Little
Torquay United
Free transfer
[37]
1 July 2019
CB
Curtis Nelson
Cardiff City
Free transfer
[38]
1 July 2019
CF
Jonathan Obika
St Mirren
Released
[35] [39]
1 July 2019
CB
Charlie Raglan
Cheltenham Town
Free transfer
[40]
1 July 2019
GK
Scott Shearer
Free agent
Released
[35]
1 July 2019
CF
Jonte Smith
Cheltenham Town
Released
[35] [41]
1 July 2019
FW
Brandon Taverner
Free agent
Released
[34]
10 July 2019
CM
Dai Wai-tsun
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Undisclosed
[42]
11 July 2019
CM
James Cowan
Airdrieonians
Free transfer
[43]
30 July 2019
RW
Gavin Whyte
Cardiff City
c.£2,000,000
[44]
1 August 2019
CF
Harvey Bradbury
Millwall
Free transfer
[45]
3 September 2019
RB
Tony McMahon
Free agent
Mutual consent
[46]
14 October 2019
LB
Matt Taylor
Harrogate Town
Free transfer
[47]
2 January 2020
MF
Oussama Zamouri
Free agent
Released
[15]
16 January 2020
GK
Jordan Archer
Fulham
Free transfer
[48]
31 January 2020
CM
Shandon Baptiste
Brentford
Undisclosed
[49]
31 January 2020
LW
Tariqe Fosu
Brentford
Undisclosed
[49]
Pre-season [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Upcoming
Void
Postponed
On 10 May 2019, the U's announced their pre-season fixtures.[50] A second home friendly against Fulham was added.[51] Lastly a trip to Scotland to face Rangers was later confirmed.[52]
Rangers v Oxford United
7 July 2019 (2019-07-07 ) Friendly Rangers 5–0 Oxford United show Glasgow , Scotland 15:00 BST
Candeias 16' Stewart 32' Mayo 53' Ojo 70' Defoe 90'
Report
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Oxford City v Oxford United
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09 ) Friendly Oxford City 3–5 Oxford United show Marston 19:45 BST
3' 42' Rowe 52'
Report
Henry 45+1' Fosu 62' Whyte 68' (pen. ) Lofthouse 73' Napa 77'
Stadium: Court Place Farm Attendance: 797
Thame United v Oxford United
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10 ) Friendly Thame United 0–2 Oxford United show Thame 19:45 BST
Report
Whyte 48' (pen. ) Hall 79'
Stadium: The ASM Stadium Attendance: 841
Brackley Town v Oxford United
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11 ) Friendly Brackley Town 1–2 Oxford United show Brackley 19:45 BST
Jones 37' (o.g. )
Report
Lopes 26' Henry 29'
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 770
Woking v Oxford United
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13 ) Friendly Woking 1–1 Oxford United show Woking 15:00 BST
Hyde 58'
Report
Frear 34'
Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 716
Oxford United v Queens Park Rangers
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Oxford United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers show Oxford 15:00 BST
Gorrin 39'
Report
Amos 31' , 33'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,165
Oxford United v Fulham
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23 ) Friendly Oxford United 1–1 Fulham show Oxford 19:45 BST
Mousinho 59'
Report
Knockaert 22'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,549
Competitions [ ]
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Promotion, qualification or relegation
1
Coventry City (C, P)
34
18
13
3
48
30
+18
67
1.97
Promotion to the EFL Championship
2
Rotherham United (P)
35
18
8
9
61
38
+23
62
1.77
3
Wycombe Wanderers (O, P)
34
17
8
9
45
40
+5
59
1.74
Qualification for League One play-offs [a]
4
Oxford United
35
17
9
9
61
37
+24
60
1.71
5
Portsmouth
35
17
9
9
53
36
+17
60
1.71
6
Fleetwood Town
35
16
12
7
51
38
+13
60
1.71
7
Peterborough United
35
17
8
10
68
40
+28
59
1.69
8
Sunderland
36
16
11
9
48
32
+16
59
1.64
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences
[53] (C) Champion;
(O) Play-off winner;
(P) Promoted
Notes:
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
35
17
9
9
61
37
+24
60
11
3
3
33
13
+20
6
6
6
28
24
+4
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Ground A H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H H A A H H A H A A H H A H H A Result D W L L L D L W D W W D W W W D W D L W W W L L D D W L D L W W W W W Position 12 7 11 16 17 18 20 17 17 12 10 9 8 5 5 4 6 7 8 6 3 2 4 5 5 5 8 10 10 11 10 9 8 6 3
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[54]
Sunderland v Oxford United
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United show Monkwearmouth 15:00 BST
Fosu 14' Mousinho 56' Gorrin 65' Brannagan 90+5' Henry 90+5'
Report
Gooch 49' (pen) 70'
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,498 (1,122 away) Referee: Peter Wright
Oxford United v Peterborough United
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10 ) 2 Oxford United 1–0 Peterborough United show Oxford 15:00 BST
Brannagan 12' 16' Gorrin 56' Mousinho 76'
Report
Boyd 18' Kent 43'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,959 (744 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury
Blackpool v Oxford United
Oxford United v Burton Albion
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20 ) 4 Oxford United 2–4 Burton Albion show Oxford 19:45 BST
Brannagan 47' Forde 56' Gorrin 74'
Report
Buxton 30' Edwards 34' Broadhead 42' Fraser 61' 70' 84'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,111 (161 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable
Bristol Rovers v Oxford United
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 5 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United show Horfield 15:00 BST
Clarke 10' Upson 22' 37' Clarke-Harris 45' Davies 56' Nichols 77'
Report
Taylor 15' Woodburn 27' Hanson 41' Fosu 45+4'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,871 (993 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear
Oxford United v Coventry City
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31 ) 6 Oxford United 3–3 Coventry City show Oxford 15:00 BST
Dickie 41' Forde 62' Mackie 64' 90+6' Ruffels 67' Dabo 85' , 90+4' (o.g. )
Report
Shipley 29' Westbrooke 35' 74' Godden 56' O'Hare 90+1'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,080 (1,810 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury
Fleetwood Town v Oxford United
Oxford United v Tranmere Rovers
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14 ) 8 Oxford United 3–0 Tranmere Rovers show Oxford 15:00 BST
Henry 23' (pen) 90+2' (pen) Dickie 51' Woodburn 63' Brannagan 70'
Report
Woods 26' Nelson 57'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,294 (639 away) Referee: Robert Lewis
Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17 ) 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Oxford United show Horwich 20:00 BST
Hobbs 55' Politic 64'
Report
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 6,786 (364 away) Referee: Paul Marsden
Lincoln City v Oxford United
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21 ) 10 Lincoln City 0–6 Oxford United show Lincoln 15:00 BST
Eardley 56' Andrade 86'
Report
Fosu 5' , 40' , 70' Ruffels 14' Mackie 48' 64' Henry 54' Taylor 79' 90+1' Dickie 86'
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,746 (668 away) Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Oxford United v Gillingham
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 11 Oxford United 3–0 Gillingham show Oxford 15:00 BST
Henry 10' 34' Taylor 30' Brannagan 86'
Report
Fuller 57' Ehmer 82'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,553 (483 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer
Rotherham United v Oxford United
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19 ) 14 Rotherham United 1–2 Oxford United show Rotherham 15:00 BST
Ihiekwe 35'
Report
Fosu 23' Taylor 57' 83'
Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,837 (734 away) Referee: Scott Oldham
Oxford United v Rochdale
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 15 Oxford United 3–0 Rochdale show Oxford 15:00 BST
Ruffels 20' Fosu 27' Sykes 45' Long 86'
Report
Wilbraham 40'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,666 (206 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley
Portsmouth v Oxford United
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02 ) 16 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United show Portsmouth 15:00 GMT
McCrorie 39' Evans 58' (pen) Marquis 87'
Report
Mackie 26' Taylor 90'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,528 (1,747 away) Referee: Ben Toner
Oxford United v Ipswich Town
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16 ) Oxford United v Ipswich Town show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[55]
Southend United v Oxford United
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23 ) 17 Southend United 0–4 Oxford United show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Milligan 45+2'
Report
Taylor 1' , 84' Rodriguez 26' Henry 33' 35' Agyei 86'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,835 (905 away) Referee: Tom Nield
Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town
Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14 ) 19 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Oxford United show Denbigh 15:00 GMT
Houghton 17' Mason 59' Nicholls 67' Lewington 75' Agard 82' Reeves 90+7'
Report
Dickie 39' Fosu 88' Rodriguez 90+6'
Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 10,031 (2,850 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 20 Oxford United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Henry 23' Rodriguez 27' Mousinho 27' Dickie 72' Sykes 90+3'
Report
Akinfenwa 20' 26' Bloomfield 44' Ofoborh 90' Jacobson 90+2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,123 (1,802 away) Referee: Lee Swabey
Oxford United v Lincoln City
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 21 Oxford United 1–0 Lincoln City show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Baptiste 36' 82' Mousinho 71'
Report
O'Connor 45+1' Morrell 69'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,115 (630 away) Referee: Will Finnie
AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United
Oxford United v Rotherham United
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11 ) 24 Oxford United 1–3 Rotherham United show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Rodriguez 8' Browne 71' Long 83'
Report
Vassell 16' , 33' Wood 45+6' Wiles 52' Lindsay 83'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,077 (894 away) Referee: David Webb
Oxford United v Ipswich Town
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14 ) 25 Oxford United 0–0 Ipswich Town show Oxford 19:45 GMT
Browne 72'
Report
Edwards 63'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,191 (1,319 away) Referee: Tom Nield
Gillingham v Oxford United
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18 ) 26 Gillingham 1–1 Oxford United show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Lee 45+1' 61' (pen)
Report
Fosu 16' Mackie 37' Baptiste 75' Browne 86'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,051 (535 away) Referee: Neil Hair
Oxford United v Blackpool
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01 ) 27 Oxford United 2–1 Blackpool show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Browne 18' , 40' Brannagan 36' Gorrin 53'
Report
Thorniley 1' Madine 10' Bola 36'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,525 (476 away) Referee: Josh Smith
Peterborough United v Oxford United
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08 ) 28 Peterborough United 4–0 Oxford United show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Dembélé 36' Thompson 44' 63' Toney 56' , 77' 90+1' Knight 90+6'
Report
Mousinho 76'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 8,363 (862 away) Referee: Andy Haines
Burton Albion v Oxford United
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11 ) 29 Burton Albion 2–2 Oxford United show Burton upon Trent 19:45 GMT
Dickie 20' (o.g. ) Murphy 71' Powell 89'
Report
Gorrin 41' Taylor 45+2' 90+1' Agyei 63' Dickie 89'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,278 (415 away) Referee: Steve Martin
Oxford United v Sunderland
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 30 Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Brannagan 90+2'
Report
Mousinho 3' (o.g. )
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,105 (1,776 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson
Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon
18 February 2020 (2020-02-18 ) 31 Oxford United 5–0 AFC Wimbledon show Oxford 19:45 GMT
Taylor 32' , 90+3' Holland 34' , 55' Henry 50'
Report
Guinness-Walker 72'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,155 (380 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss
Ipswich Town v Oxford United
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22 ) 32 Ipswich Town 0–1 Oxford United show Ipswich 15:00 BST
Garbutt 38' Jackson 90+3' Woolfenden 90+4'
Report
Taylor 44' Browne 64'
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,363 (1,365 away) Referee: Scott Oldham
Oxford United v Southend
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29 ) 34 Oxford United 2–1 Southend show Oxford 15:00 BST
Henry 13' (pen) Gorrin 51' Taylor 84'
Report
Gard 45' McLaughlin 54'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,451 (485 away) Referee: Lee Swabey
Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United
Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[56]
Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United show High Wycombe 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Adams Park Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[56]
Oxford United v Portsmouth
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Oxford United v Portsmouth show Oxford 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[56]
Rochdale v Oxford United
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Rochdale v Oxford United show Spotland 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Oxford United v Bristol Rovers
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Oxford United v Bristol Rovers show Oxford 13:00 BST
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Coventry City v Oxford United
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13 ) Coventry City v Oxford United show Bordesley 13:00 BST
Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Oxford United v Fleetwood Town
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Oxford United v Fleetwood Town show Oxford 15:00 BST
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Tranmere Rovers v Oxford United
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Tranmere Rovers v Oxford United show Birkenhead 15:00 BST
Stadium: Prenton Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03 ) Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers show Oxford 15:00 BST
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
Play-offs [ ]
Portsmouth v Oxford United
3 July 2020 (2020-07-03 ) Semi-final first leg Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United show Portsmouth 17:30 BST
McGeehan 28' Curtis 32'
Report
Brannagan 28' Browne 43' Rodríguez 87'
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Gavin Ward
Oxford United v Portsmouth
Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers
13 July 2020 (2020-07-13 ) Final Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers show Wembley 19:30 BST
Rodríguez 27' Sykes 57'
Report
Stewart 9' Thompson 71' Jacobson 79' (pen. )
Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: Behind closed doors Referee: Robert Jones
FA Cup [ ]
The draw for the First Round Proper was held on 21 October 2019.[58] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[59] The draw for the third round was held on 2 December 2019.[60] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[61]
Oxford United v Hartlepool United
Newcastle United v Oxford United
Oxford United v Newcastle United
4 February 2020 (2020-02-04 ) Fourth round replay Oxford United 2–3 (a.e.t. ) Newcastle United show Oxford 20:05 GMT
Sykes 45' Kelly 77' 84' Holland 90+4'
Report
Longstaff 15' Joelinton 30' Bentaleb 45' Lejeune 95' Saint-Maximin 116'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,520 (1,779 away) Referee: Peter Bankes
EFL Cup [ ]
The first-round draw was made on 20 June.[62] The second-round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[63] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports .[64] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[65] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2 .[66] After convincingly beating Premier League opponents West Ham in the third round, Oxford were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by eventual winners Manchester City , who had also beaten them in the same competition in an earlier round the previous season.[67]
Oxford United v Peterborough United
Oxford United v Millwall
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27 ) Second round Oxford United 2–2 (4–2 p ) Millwall show Oxford 19:45 BST
Sykes 58' , 87' Mousinho 69' Hanson 73' Berkoe 80' Henry 90+4' (pen. )
Report
Böðvarsson 29' , 52'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,693 (735 away) Referee: Craig Hicks Penalties
Thorne Woodburn Henry Mousinho
McCarthy Böðvarsson Ferguson Williams
Oxford United v West Ham United
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25 ) Third round Oxford United 4–0 West Ham United show Oxford 19:45 BST
Moore 55' 66' Taylor 71' Fosu 84' Baptiste 90+2'
Report
Snodgrass 68'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,450 (1,513 away) Referee: Robert Jones
Oxford United v Sunderland
Oxford United v Manchester City
18 December 2019 (2019-12-18 ) Quarter-final Oxford United 1–3 Manchester City show Oxford 19:45 GMT
Taylor 46'
Report
Cancelo 22' Sterling 51' , 70'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,817 (1,200 away) Referee: Andrew Madley
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[68] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports .[69]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Portsmouth
3
2
1
0
0
6
3
+3
8
Advance to Round 2
2
L1
Oxford United
3
2
0
1
0
8
4
+4
7
3
ACA
Norwich City U21
3
1
0
0
2
4
6
−2
3
4
L2
Crawley Town
3
0
0
0
3
2
7
−5
0
Oxford United v Norwich City U21
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03 ) Group stage Oxford United 2–1 Norwich City U21 show Oxford 19:45 BST
Dickie 53' Long 56' Brannagan 77' Baptiste 85'
Report
Nizet 56' 64'
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,084 (152 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson
Oxford United v Portsmouth
Crawley Town v Oxford United
12 November 2019 (2019-11-12 ) Group stage Crawley Town 1–4 Oxford United show Crawley 19:45 BST
Bloomfield 50' Francomb 56'
Report
Hall 12' 57' (pen) 73' (pen) Forde 28' (pen)
Stadium: The Peoples Pension Stadium Attendance: 412 (100 away) Referee: Joshua Smith
Exeter City v Oxford United
Squad statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
As of 7 March 2020.
Top scorers [ ]
As of 7 March 2020
Disciplinary record [ ]
As of 7 March 2020.
Number
Nation
Position
Name
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
FL Trophy
Total
3
DF
Josh Ruffels
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
4
DF
Robert Dickie
8
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
11
0
5
DF
Elliott Moore
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
6
MF
Alex Gorrin
11
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
7
FW
Robert Hall
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
8
MF
Cameron Brannagan
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
9
FW
Matty Taylor
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
10
FW
Ben Woodburn
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
11
FW
Tariqe Fosu
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
12
DF
Sam Long
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
14
MF
Anthony Forde
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
15
DF
John Mousinho
6
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
7
0
16
MF
Shandon Baptiste
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
17
MF
James Henry
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
18
MF
Mark Sykes
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
5
0
19
FW
Jamie Mackie
6
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
7
0
20
MF
Jamie Hanson
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
23
FW
Dan Agyei
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
28
MF
Liam Kelly
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
30
MF
Marcus Browne
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
33
DF
Kevin Berkoe
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
TOTALS
61
0
7
0
6
0
4
0
'78
0
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