2016–17 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Oxford United's first season back in League One after gaining promotion the previous season, and their 123rd year in existence.[1] As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

Oxford United
2016–17 season
ChairmanDarryl Eales
Head CoachMichael Appleton
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One8th
FA Cup5th round
(eliminated by Middlesbrough)
League Cup2nd round
(eliminated by Brighton)
League TrophyRunners-up
(beaten by Coventry City)
Top goalscorerLeague: Maguire (13)
All: Maguire (17)
Highest home attendance11,810 v Newcastle United, 27 January 2017
Lowest home attendance1,383 v Scunthorpe United, 10 January 2017

Oxford lost three key players in the close season, Kemar Roofe departing for Leeds for a club record of £3m, Callum O'Dowda (less expectedly) to Bristol City for around £1m, and striker Danny Hylton who declined a contract renewal offer and joined Luton Town in League Two. United narrowly failed to sign Matty Taylor to replace the goal-scoring potential of these three players,[2] but Chris Maguire, after protracted negotiations, signed a one-year contract extension and strikers Wes Thomas and Kane Hemmings were brought in to boost the forward line, the latter for a £250,000 fee. Manager Michael Appleton's first summer signing was goalkeeper Simon Eastwood. Eastwood had previously been on Oxford's books as cover for Ryan Clarke in 2010–11 but had failed to make an appearance. Another returning player was Rob Hall, a former loanee signed from Bolton Wanderers despite carrying a long-term injury. United spent what was believed to be a club record fee to secure the services of winger Marvin Johnson from Motherwell, and the defence was bolstered by the arrival of Christian Ribeiro, Aaron Martin and Curtis Nelson. Young midfielder John Lundstram was appointed captain to replace defender Jake Wright (who joined former Oxford manager Chris Wilder at eventual champions Sheffield United) and his deputy Johnny Mullins (who was not offered a new contract and joined teammate Hylton at Luton Town). Notable loanees from Premier League sides included Dan Crowley from Arsenal, Toni Martínez from West Ham and Conor McAleny from Everton.

After a shaky start which saw them in the relegation places after three games, League One newcomers United recovered strongly to finish 8th in the table, four points off the last playoff position, the highest of the promoted teams and in their highest placing at any point of the season. They again completed the double over local rivals Swindon Town, who were relegated to League Two.[3] Eastwood, in stark contrast to his previous stint at the club, played every minute of United's 62 games in all competitions (the most competitive games played by any league team for the second season in succession) and was voted the club's Player of the Season by both fans and teammates at the end of the season.[4] Maguire was the team's highest scorer with 17 goals in all competitions, with Hemmings chipping in with 15 and loanee McAleny scoring 10 in 18 League appearances in the second half of the season, including two hat-tricks. In total, Oxford scored 100 goals in all competitions.[5]

For the second year running, Oxford reached the final of the League Trophy at Wembley Stadium but finished runners-up in the competition, this time beaten 2–1 by Coventry City. This was the club's fourth visit to the national stadium. They reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, beating Rotherham United and Newcastle United of the Championship before being eliminated by Middlesbrough of the Premier League. In the first round of the League Cup they also defeated Championship opposition in the shape of Birmingham City, but were knocked out in the second round by Brighton & Hove Albion.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 GK   Simon Eastwood Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 July 2016 CB   Aaron Martin Coventry City Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 RB   Christian Ribeiro Exeter City Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 CF   Wes Thomas Birmingham City Free transfer [9]
4 July 2016 CB   Curtis Nelson Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [10]
12 July 2016 CM   Joe Rothwell Manchester United Undisclosed [11]
19 July 2016 CF   Robert Hall Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [12]
27 July 2016 CF   Kane Hemmings Dundee £250,000 [13]
25 August 2016 CM   Ryan Ledson Everton Undisclosed [14]
31 August 2016 MF   Marvin Johnson Motherwell Undisclosed [15]
5 January 2017 CM   James Cowan Dundee Undisclosed [16]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF   Jordan Bowery Leyton Orient Released [17][a]
1 July 2016 LM   AJ George Free agent Released [17]
1 July 2016 LB   Freddie Grant Oxford City Released [17][b]
1 July 2016 CF   Patrick Hoban Mansfield Town Released [17][c]
1 July 2016 CF   Danny Hylton Luton Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 CB   Johnny Mullins Luton Town Released [17][d]
7 July 2016 LW   Kemar Roofe Leeds United £3,000,000 [23][24]
9 July 2016 CB   Jake Wright Sheffield United Mutual consent [25][e]
14 July 2016 LW   Callum O'Dowda Bristol City £1,000,000 + add ons [27]
19 July 2016 GK   Sam Slocombe Blackpool Mutual consent [28][f]
4 August 2016 GK   Max Crocombe Carlisle United Mutual consent [30][g]
5 January 2017 CF   George Jeacock Free agent Mutual consent [32]
30 January 2017 CF   Ryan Taylor Plymouth Argyle Mutual consent [33]
31 January 2017 MF   Alex MacDonald Mansfield Town Mutual consent [34]
  1. ^ Following Bowery's release, he signed for Leyton Orient.[18]
  2. ^ Following Grant's release, he signed for Oxford City.[19]
  3. ^ Following Hoban's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.[20]
  4. ^ Following Mullins' release, he signed for Luton Town.[22]
  5. ^ Following Wright's departure, he signed for Sheffield United.[26]
  6. ^ Following Slocombe's release, he signed for Blackpool.[29]
  7. ^ Following Crocombe's departure, he signed for Carlisle United.[31]

Loans in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 AM   Daniel Crowley Arsenal 2 December 2016 [35][a]
28 July 2016 CF   Tyler Roberts West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2017 [37]
19 August 2016 RB   Phil Edwards Burton Albion End of season [38]
31 August 2016 CB   Charlie Raglan Chesterfield End of season [15][b]
23 January 2017 CF   Toni Martínez West Ham United End of season [40]
31 January 2017 CF   Conor McAleny Everton End of season [41]
  1. ^ On 2 December 2016, Daniel Crowley's loan from Arsenal was terminated by mutual consent.[36]
  2. ^ On 3 January 2017, Charlie Raglan's loan from Chesterfield was extended until the end of the season.[39]

Loans out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2016 CB   Robbie Cundy Oxford City 2 September 2016 [42]
5 August 2016 GK   Jack Stevens Oxford City 2 September 2016 [42]
7 September 2016 CM   John Ashby Oxford City 31 December 2016 [43]
7 September 2016 RM   Jonny Giles Oxford City 7 December 2016 [43]
7 September 2016 CF   James Roberts Oxford City 31 December 2016 [43]
9 September 2016 CF   George Jeacock Banbury United 7 October 2016 [44]
8 December 2016 CB   Miles Welch-Hayes Bath City 5 January 2017 [45]
2 January 2017 RM   Jonny Giles Aldershot Town End of season [46]
9 January 2017 CB   Robbie Cundy Southport 6 February 2017 [47]
24 February 2017 CF   James Roberts Stalybridge Celtic End of season [48]
4 March 2017 GK   Benjamin Büchel Barnet 11 March 2017 [49]

Competitions edit

Pre-season friendlies edit

9 July 2016 (2016-07-09) Friendly Solihull Moors 1–1 Oxford United Solihull
15:00 BST Hayden   68' Report Thomas   54' Stadium: Damson Park
12 July 2016 (2016-07-12) Friendly Alhaurín de la Torre 0–2 Oxford United Alhaurín de la Torre
19:30 BST Report Ashby   37'
Roberts   64'
Stadium: Los Manantiales
15 July 2016 (2016-07-15) Friendly Marbella 1–0 Oxford United La Cala
18:00 BST Report
19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly Oxford United 1–2 Leicester City Oxford
19:45 BST Maguire   13' Report Gray   28'
Schlupp   68'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,487
Referee: John Busby
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Oxford United 0–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Oxford
19:45 BST Report Knockaert   17'
Cadman   67'
Hemed   76'  85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: John Busby
30 July 2015 (2015-07-30) Friendly Barnet 3–3 Oxford United Canons Park
15:00 BST Weston   6'
Akinde   10', 66' (pen.)
Report Thomas   43', 46'
Crowley   80'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Millwall (O, P) 46 20 13 13 66 57 +9 73 Qualification for the League One play-offs[a]
7 Southend United 46 20 12 14 70 53 +17 72
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 +13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 20 9 17 65 52  +13 69 11 4 8 33 27  +6 9 5 9 32 25  +7

Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round edit

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GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAH
ResultDLLWLWWDDLWLWLDLLWWDDWLDWLWWWLWWLLWLWLDWLDLWWW
Position13172119181411121316101310131417201614141410141312131213111110910111010991081010101098
Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2017. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

6 August 2016 1 Oxford United 1–1 Chesterfield Oxford
15:00 BST Thomas   31'
Ruffles   75'
Report Raglan   8'
Nolan   73'
Evans   76'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,679 (872 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
14 August 2016 2 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 BST Lines   11'
Easter   25'
Gaffney   29'
Taylor   70'
J.Clarke   76'
O.Clarke   78'
Report Hemmings   42'
Long   45+3'   67'
Martin   55'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 10,053 (1,283 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
17 August 2016 3 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Oxford United Fleetwood
19:45 BST Ball   50'
Grant   59'
Hunter   70'
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,614 (395 away)
Referee: David Webb
20 August 2016 4 Oxford United 2–1 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 BST Skarz   37'
Thomas   46'
Maguire   66'
Maguire   90+3' (pen)
Report Baldwin   34'   90+3'
Forrester   44'
Nichols   62'
Da Silva Lopes   78'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,500 (798 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
27 August 2016 5 Sheffield United 2–1 Oxford United Sheffield
15:00 BST Basham   1'
Wright   16'
Freeman   52'
Sharp   65'
Wilson   73'
Report Hemmings   18'   60'
Ruffles   73'
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 19,313 (1,278 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
4 September 2016 6 Oxford United 1–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Maguire   27'
Raglan   42'
Sercombe   88'
Report Mendez-Laing   49' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,939 (232 away)
Referee: Brendan Malone
10 September 2016 7 Oxford United 2–0 Swindon Town Oxford
15:00 BST Thomas   39'
Maguire   44' (pen),   61'
Lundstram   68'
MacDonald   90+6'
Report Thomas   34'
Jones   45+2'   63'
Vigouroux   56'   90+4'
Barry   63'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,042 (1,190 away)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
17 September 2016 8 Milton Keynes Dons 0–0 Oxford United Milton Keynes
15:00 BST Report Sercombe   78' Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 12,340 (3,892 away)
Referee: Lee Probert
24 September 2016 9 Oxford United 1–1 Charlton Athletic Oxford
15:00 BST Edwards   53'
Maguire   67'
Hemmings   90+5'
Report Lennon   51'   90+4'
Jackson   54' (pen.)
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,847 (1,476 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
27 September 2016 10 Southend United 2–1 Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 BST Leonard   13'
Wordsworth   40'   74' (pen)
Mooney   61'
O'Neill   87'
Inniss   90+3'
Oxley   90+6'
Report Lundstram   44'
Hemmings   45+4'
Maguire   60'
Raglan   84'
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 5,593 (440 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
1 October 2016 11 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United Bolton
15:00 BST Beevers   35'
Trotter   59'
Vela   79'
Report Lundstram   56'
Thomas   81'
Maguire   90'
Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 14,207 (1,383 away)
Referee: Mark Haywood
9 October 2016 12 Oxford United 1–3 AFC Wimbledon Oxford
12:15 BST Charles   49' (o.g.)
Dunkley   70'
Johnson   81'
Report Elliott   10'   20'
Taylor   13'
Charles   42'
Barcham   45+2'
Shea   59'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,742 (531 away)
Referee: Darren Deadman
15 October 2016 13 Oxford United 1–0 Bradford City Oxford
15:00 BST Taylor   55'
Maguire   90+1'
Report Law   28'
Darby   90'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,245 (1,101 away)
Referee: David Webb
18 October 2016 14 Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United Coventry
19:45 BST Stevenson   28'   55'
Sordell   43'
Sterry   57'
Report Taylor   37'
Ruffels   90+1'
Crowley   90+2'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 9,912 (2,137 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
22 October 2016 15 Port Vale 2–2 Oxford United Burslem
15:00 BST Mac-Intosch   26'
Cicilia   54'
Taylor   59' (pen)
Report Dunkley   11'   65'
Crowley   19'
Nelson   58'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,837 (606 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
29 October 2016 16 Oxford United 1–2 Millwall Oxford
15:00 BST Skarz   26'
Sercombe   31'
Edwards   52'
Rothwell   65'
Maguire   68'
Report Romeo   9'
Thompson   23'
Morison   36'   90+3'
O'Brien   50'
Ferguson   67'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,944 (934 away)
Referee: Roger East
12 November 2016 17 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Leitch-Smith   19'
O'Brien   63'
Whalley   89'   90+8'
Report Hemmings   21' Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 5,491 (900 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
19 November 2016 18 Oxford United 4–1 Coventry City Oxford
15:00 BST Hemmings   7'
Ledson   30'
Sterry   30' (o.g.)
Maguire   36' (pen)
Hall   37'
Skarz   43'
MacDonald   60'
Report Tudgay   90+5' (pen) Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,199 (1,477 away)
Referee: Darren England
22 November 2016 19 Oxford United 1–0 Gillingham Oxford
19:45 GMT Johnson   32'
Hemmings   45+2'
Report Dack   90+1' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,848 (301 away)
Referee: Andy Madley
26 November 2016 20 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Oxford United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Holmes   35'
van Veen   89'
Report Ledson   36'
Dunkley   40'
Edwards   47'
Hall   56'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,338 (441 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
10 December 2016 21 Oxford United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Oxford
15:00 GMT Johnson   39'
Hall   54'   64'
Report Burgess   10'
Fané   17'   58'
Banks   63'
McLaughlin   78'
Ripley   90+2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,430 (449 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
17 December 2016 22 Bury 2–3 Oxford United Bury
15:00 GMT Vaughan   5'
Soares   9'
Etuhu   36'
Pope   39'   81'
Bedeau   42'
Kay   86'
Report Maguire   14',   43'   54'
Hall   20'
Johnson   63'
Leigh   70' (o.g.)
MacDonald   82'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,986 (477 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
26 December 2016 23 Oxford United 0–1 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 GMT Report O'Toole   36'
Revell   45'
Taylor   75'
Phillips   79'
Anderson   87'
Richards   90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,790 (1,128 away)
Referee: John Brooks
31 December 2016 24 Oxford United 0–0 Walsall Oxford
15:00 GMT Dunkley   40' Report Laird   69' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,340 (684 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
2 January 2017 25 Gillingham 0–1 Oxford United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Oshilaja   48'   76'
Wagstaff   52'
Ehmer   90+1'
Report MacDonald   11'
Hall   54'
Dunkley   66'
Roberts   90+4'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 6,414 (1,238 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
14 January 2017 26 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Eastwood   12' (o.g.)
Kelly   28'   90+4'
Robinson   43'
Poleon   90+1'
Report Hall   6'
Taylor   25'
Nelson   46'
Johnson   74'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Stadium
Attendance: 4,808 (800 away)
Referee: Mark Haywood
21 January 2017 27 Rochdale 0–4 Oxford United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Taylor   12'   53'
Johnson   18'
Hall   29'
Ledson   73'
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Attendance: 3,246 (489 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
5 February 2017 28 Swindon Town 1–2 Oxford United Swindon
12:00 GMT Dabo   19'   90+7'
Norris   25'
Jones   32'
Gladwin   45+3'
Vigouroux   90+3'
Brophy   90+5'
Report Sercombe   70'
Hall   73'   74'
Edwards   90+4'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 10,658
Referee: Darren Deadman
11 February 2017 29 Oxford United 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
15:00 GMT Ledson   62'
Dunkley   67'
Hemmings   88'
Maguire   90+5'   90+6'
Report Walsh   10'
Barnes   82'
Potter   85'   90+5'
Williams   90+1'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,179 (1,350 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
14 February 2017 30 Oxford United 0–2 Southend United Oxford
19:45 GMT Report Fortuné   62'
Demetriou   77'
Robinson   88'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,277 (472 away)
Referee: Darren England
21 February 2017 31 Charlton Athletic 0–1 Oxford United Charlton, London
19:45 GMT Forster-Caskey   25'
Crofts   45+1'
Bauer   69'
Solly   70'
Watt   80'
Holmes   86'
Report McAleny   12'
Lundstram   45+1'
Johnson   90+5'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,109 (699 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
25 February 2017 32 Chesterfield 0–4 Oxford United Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Grimshaw   56'
Hird   90'
Report Hall   17'
McAleny   35'   60'   69'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 5,901 (960 away)
Referee: David Webb
4 March 2017 33 Oxford United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Dunkley   7'
Ledson   59'
Martínez   84'
Report Clarke   16'   45+2'
Sinclair   36'
Brown   74'
Lumley   85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,862 (1,798 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
7 March 2017 34 Oxford United 2–3 Sheffield United Oxford
19:45 GMT Dunkley   22'
Ledson   37'
Nelson   76'
Martínez   90+2'
Report Wright   16'
Sharp   55'   76' (pen)   81'
Freeman   72'
Coutts   74'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,965 (1,667 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
11 March 2017 35 Peterborough United 1–2 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Taylor   65'
Da Silva Lopes   67'   85'
Mackail-Smith   90+1'
Report Edwards   23'
McAleny   45'   71'
Ledson   87'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5,469 (1,130 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood
14 March 2017 36 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Oxford United Oldham
19:45 GMT Erwin   36'   70' Report Chris Maguire   60' (pen) Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,124 (383 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
18 March 2017 37 Oxford United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Oxford
15:00 BST Lundstram   52'
Nelson   90+1'
Report Madden   12' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,652 (394 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
21 March 2017 38 Oxford United 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Oxford
19:45 GMT Hemmings   42'
Maguire   75'
McAleny   77'
Report Morais   4'
Beevers   23'   89'
Dunkley   60' (o.g.)
Vela   90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,146 (575 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
25 March 2017 39 Northampton Town 0–0 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 GMT Taylor   Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,434 (1,399 away)
Referee: Mike Jones
28 March 2017 40 Oxford United 5–1 Bury Oxford
19:45 BST Johnson   11'
Rothwell   35'
McAleny   39', 49', 90+4'
Dunkley   86'
Report Lowe   42'
Vaughan   59'
Mellis   80'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,552 (185 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
5 April 2017 41 Oxford United 1–3 Fleetwood Town Oxford
19:45 BST Nelson   8'
Maguire   56'
Report Grant   6' (pen.)
Dempsey   12'
Hunter   38'
Bolger   51'
Eastham   75'
Bell   80'
Ball   87'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,728 (83 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
8 April 2017 42 Walsall 1–1 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 BST McCarthy   35'
Makris   48'
Report Carroll   38'
Maguire   74'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 5,417 (1,146 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
14 April 2017 43 Bradford City 1–0 Oxford United Bradford
15:00 BST Law   61' Report Skarz   54'
Raglan   90+4'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,346 (577 away)
Referee: Richard Clark
17 April 2017 44 Oxford United 2–0 Port Vale Oxford
15:00 BST Ruffles   14'
Maguire   82'
Report Streete   40' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,646 (351 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
22 April 2017 45 Millwall 0–3 Oxford United Millwall
15:00 BST Craig   29' Report McAleny   6'   9'
Ruffels   71'
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 12,533 (630 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
30 April 2017 46 Oxford United 2–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
12:00 BST Nelson   16'
Hall   17'
Report Payne   45+4' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,287 (897 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson

FA Cup edit

5 November 2016 First round Merstham 0–5 Oxford United Merstham
12:30 GMT Okoye   25'
Vidal   38'
Hall   53'
Report MacDonald   12'   29'
Ruffels   45'
Hemmings   62', 90'
Roberts   63'
Stadium: Moatside Stadium
Attendance: 1,920
Referee: John Brooks
2 December 2016 Second round Macclesfield Town 0–0 Oxford United Macclesfield
19:55 GMT Hancox   77' Report Dunkley   11'
Johnson   60'
Stadium: Moss Rose Ground
Attendance: 2,566 (314 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
13 December 2016 Second round replay Oxford United 3–0 Macclesfield Town Oxford
19:45 GMT Taylor   10'
Rothwell   47'
Hemmings  78'
Report Hancox   23'   44' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,642 (237 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson
7 January 2017 Third round Rotherham United 2–3 Oxford United Rotherham
15:00 Broadfoot   35'
Fisher   37'
Ward   51'
Adeyemi   90'
Report Maguire   36'
Taylor   41'
Edwards   80'
Hemmings   88'
Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Attendance: 5,618 (1,292 away)
Referee: Darren Bond
27 January 2017 Fourth round Oxford United 3–0 Newcastle United Oxford
15:00 Hemmings   46'   57'
Edwards   66'
Nelson   79'
Martínez   87'
Report Mitrovic   66'
Hanley   90+1'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,810 (1,787 away)
Referee: David Coote
18 February 2017 Fifth round Middlesbrough 3–2 Oxford United Middlesbrough
15:00 Leadbitter   26' (pen)
Gestede   34'
Ayala   62'
Chambers   71'
Stuani   86'
Negredo   90+2'
Report Maguire   64'
Martínez   65'
Ledson   76'
Johnson   90+4'
Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,198 (3,376 away)
Referee: Andre Marriner

EFL Cup edit

9 August 2016 First round Birmingham City 0–1 (a.e.t.) Oxford United Birmingham
19:45 BST Storer   52' Report Taylor   35'
Lundstram   72'
Crowley   93'
Skarz   104'
Sercombe   120'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 7,202 (1,155 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
23 August 2016 Second round Oxford United 2–4 Brighton & Hove Albion Oxford
19:45 BST Thomas   28'
Crowley   90+4'
Report Adekugbe   2'
Hünemeier   41'
Holla   45+1'
LuaLua   76'
Manu   81'
Adekugbe   85'
Hemed   85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,189 (677 away)
Referee: Andy Davies

EFL Trophy edit

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L2 Exeter City 3 1 0 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: Sky Sports
30 August 2016 Group stage 1 Oxford United 4–2 Exeter City Oxford
19:45 BST Roberts   12'
Maguire   36' (pen.)
Taylor   68'
MacDonald   71'
Report Jay   43'
McAlinden   61'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,575 (98 away)
Referee: James Adcock
4 October 2016 Group stage 2 Swindon Town 0–0
(3–1 p)
Oxford United Swindon
19:45 BST Iandolo   18'
Thomas   39'
Goddard   90+3'
Report Edwards   24'
MacDonald   37'
Rothwell   40'
Skarz   48'
Crowley   68'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2,698 (533 away)
Referee: Paul Tierney
Penalties
Goddard  
Murray  
Norris  
Thomas  
Furlong  
Sercombe  
Taylor  
Thomas  
Ruffels  
8 November 2016 Group stage 3 Chelsea U23 1–1
(13–12 p)
Oxford United Fulham, London
19:30 GMT Quintero   44' Report Hemmings   90+4' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 5,200 (624 away)[50]
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Ugbo  
Aina  
Dabo  
van Ginkel  
Zouma  
Collins  
Ali  
Maddox  
Quintero  
Grant  
Colley  
Ugbo  
Aina  
Dabo  
van Ginkel  
Zouma  
Collins  
Maguire  
Lundstram  
Hemmings  
Rothwell  
Johnson  
Thomas  
Skarz  
Edwards  
Nelson  
Martin  
Eastwood  
Maguire  
Lundstram  
Hemmings  
Rothwell  
Johnson  
Thomas  
6 December 2016 Second round Southend United 1–1
(3–4 p)
Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 GMT Timlin   76'
Wordsworth   86'
Report Ruffels   28'
Taylor   78'
Maguire   81'
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 2,004 (88 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
Penalties
Cox  
Demetriou  
Wordsworth  
Leonard  
McLaughlin  
Maguire  
Hemmings  
Edwards  
Johnson  
Roberts  
10 January 2017 Third round Oxford United 4–1 Scunthorpe United Oxford
19:45 GMT Johnson   19'
Hemmings   23', 50' (pen.), 90+3'
Skarz   43'
Report Williams   11' (pen.)
Clarke   36'
Sutton   49'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,383 (90 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
31 January 2017 Quarter-final Oxford United 2–1 Bradford City Oxford
19:45 GMT Maguire   53' (pen.)
Johnson   55'   90+1'
Hall   84'
Report Hiwula   84'
Vincelot   85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,274 (159 away)
Referee: D. Whitestone
1 March 2017 Semi-final Luton Town 2–3 Oxford United Luton
19:45 GMT Rea   22'
Vassell   72'
Hylton   83'
Mullins   90'
Report Edwards   10'   34'
Ruddock   69' (o.g.)
Johnson   85'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6,901 (742 away)
Referee: Nigel Miller
2 April 2017 Final Coventry City 2–1 Oxford United Wembley
14:30 BST Bigirimana   11'   39'
G. Thomas   55'
Report Nelson   63'
Sercombe   75'   86'
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 74,434
Referee: Chris Sarginson

Oxfordshire Senior Cup edit

1 Bye
2 Bye
3 Bye
4 Bye
8 February 2017 QF Kidlington 1–5 Oxford United Yarnton Road Stadium, Kidlington
19:45 Coyle   31' (pen) Report Hemmings   17'     68'
McAleny   44'
Roberts  
Attendance: 233
4 April 2017 SF Oxford United 3–2 (a.e.t.) Banbury United Marston
19:45 GMT Graham   68'   120'
C Hawtin   90'
Report McDonagh   74'
Duku   83'
Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 248
25 April 2017 Final Oxford United 1–2 North Leigh Thame
19:45 GMT Heap   86' Report James   20'   57' Stadium: ASM Stadium
Referee: E Turner

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 30 April 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Simon Eastwood 62 0 46 0 6 0 2 0 8 0
2 DF   WAL Christian Ribeiro 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   ENG Joe Skarz 38 0 28+2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
4 MF   ENG John Lundstram 57 1 44+1 1 3 0 2 0 5+2 0
5 DF   ENG Curtis Nelson 43 4 33 3 4 1 1 0 5 0
6 DF   ENG Aaron Martin 11 0 2+2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
7 MF   ENG Dan Crowley 11 3 2+4 2 0 0 0+2 1 3 0
7 FW   ESP Toni Martínez 17 3 8+7 1 1+1 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Liam Sercombe 44 5 25+6 3 1+3 0 1+1 1 4+3 1
9 FW   ENG Wes Thomas 17 4 8+5 3 0 0 2 1 0+2 0
10 FW   SCO Chris Maguire 54 17 40+2 13 4 1 1 0 6+1 3
11 MF   SCO Alex MacDonald 31 3 18+5 1 4 1 1+1 0 1+1 1
11 FW   ENG Conor McAleny 19 10 14+4 10 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   LIE Benjamin Büchel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   ENG Josh Ruffels 30 3 14+6 2 2+1 1 1 0 6 0
15 FW   ENG Kane Hemmings 53 15 22+17 6 3+3 5 1+1 0 5+1 4
16 DF   ENG Phil Edwards 52 4 37+2 2 5 1 0 0 8 1
17 MF   ENG Jonny Giles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF   ENG Joe Rothwell 44 2 19+13 1 2+2 1 1 0 6+1 0
19 FW   ENG Robert Hall 35 6 21+5 6 4 0 0 0 5 0
20 FW   ENG Ryan Taylor 31 4 9+12 1 3+1 2 1+1 0 4 1
21 FW   WAL Tyler Roberts 22 2 0+14 0 3 1 1+1 0 2+1 1
22 DF   ENG Sam Long 7 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
23 MF   ENG Ryan Ledson 29 1 20+2 1 4 0 0 0 2+1 0
24 MF   ENG Josh Ashby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Charlie Raglan 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Marvin Johnson 52 6 33+6 3 6 0 0 0 5+2 3
33 DF   ENG Chey Dunkley 51 3 40 3 5 0 1 0 5 0
35 DF   IRL Canice Carroll 7 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
36 DF   ENG Miles Welch-Hayes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW   ENG George Jeacock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers edit

As of 30 April 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW   10 Chris Maguire 13 1 0 3 17
2 FW   15 Kane Hemmings 6 5 0 4 15
3 FW   11 Conor McAleny 10 0 0 0 10
4 FW   19 Robert Hall 6 0 0 0 6
MF   28 Marvin Johnson 3 0 0 3 6
6 MF   8 Liam Sercombe 3 0 1 1 5
7 DF   5 Curtis Nelson 3 1 0 0 4
FW   9 Wes Thomas 3 0 1 0 4
DF   16 Phil Edwards 2 1 0 1 4
FW   20 Ryan Taylor 1 2 0 1 4
Own goal 3 0 0 1 4
12 MF   7 Dan Crowley 2 0 1 0 3
FW   7 Toni Martínez 1 2 0 0 3
MF   11 Alex MacDonald 1 1 0 1 3
MF   14 Josh Ruffels 2 1 0 0 3
DF   33 Chey Dunkley 3 0 0 0 3
17 MF   18 Joe Rothwell 1 1 0 0 2
FW   21 Tyler Roberts 0 1 0 1 2
19 MF   4 John Lundstram 1 0 0 0 1
MF   23 Ryan Ledson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 16 3 16 100

Disciplinary record edit

As of 30 April 2017
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
                   
1   GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Joe Skarz 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
4   MF John Lundstram 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
5   DF Curtis Nelson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6   DF Aaron Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7   MF Dan Crowley 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
7   FW Toni Martínez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8   MF Liam Sercombe 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
9   FW Wes Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10   FW Chris Maguire 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11   MF Alex MacDonald 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
11   FW Conor McAleny 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14   MF Josh Ruffels 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15   FW Kane Hemmings 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16   DF Phil Edwards 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
18   MF Joe Rothwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19   MF Robert Hall 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
20   FW Ryan Taylor 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
21   FW Tyler Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22   DF Sam Long 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23   MF Ryan Ledson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
25   DF Charlie Raglan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28   MF Marvin Johnson 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
33   DF Chey Dunkley 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
35   DF Canice Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 76 1 7 0 4 0 12 1 99 2

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