The 2020–21 season was Oxford United F.C.'s 127th year in existence and their fifth 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 covers the period from 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
| 2020–21 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth | ||
| Manager | Karl Robinson | ||
| Stadium | Kassam Stadium | ||
| League One | 6th | ||
| FA Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Semi-finals | ||
| Top goalscorer | Matty Taylor (18) | ||
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Transfers edit
Transfers in edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB |  |
Benjamin Watt | Tottenham Hotspur |
Free transfer | [1] |
| 23 July 2020 | LW |  |
Joel Cooper | Linfield |
Undisclosed | [2] |
| 31 July 2020 | CF | |
Matty Taylor | Bristol City |
Free transfer | [3] |
| 6 August 2020 | CM | |
Sean Clare |  Heart of Midlothian |
Undisclosed | [4] |
| 18 August 2020 | CF | |
Dylan Asonganyi | Milton Keynes Dons |
Free transfer | [5] |
| 21 August 2020 | CF |  |
Derick Osei | Stade Brestois |
Free transfer | [6] |
| 11 September 2020 | CF | |
Sam Winnall | Sheffield Wednesday |
Free transfer | [7] |
| 9 November 2020 | LB | |
Jordan Obita | Reading |
Free transfer | [8] |
| 29 January 2021 | CB |  |
Luke McNally | St Patrick's Athletic |
Undisclosed | [9] |
Loans in edit
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 August 2020 | CM | |
Marcus McGuane | Nottingham Forest |
End of season | [10] |
| 21 August 2020 | CM | |
Liam Kelly |  Feyenoord |
End of season | [11] |
| 16 October 2020 | LW | |
Olamide Shodipo | Queens Park Rangers |
End of season | [12] |
| 1 February 2021 | LW | |
Brandon Barker | Rangers |
End of season | [13] |
| 1 February 2021 | CB | |
Joe Grayson | Blackburn Rovers |
End of season | [14] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | |
Elliot Lee | Luton Town |
End of season |
Loans out edit
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2020 | AM | |
Malachi Napa | Woking |
2 November 2020 | [16] |
| 2 October 2020 | FW | |
Slavi Spasov | Woking |
8 February 2021 | [16][17] |
| 26 October 2020 | RW | |
Kyran Lofthouse | Woking |
End of season | [18][17][19] |
| 11 December 2020 | CM | |
Leon Chambers-Parillon | Havant & Waterlooville |
January 2021 | [20] |
| 18 December 2020 | LM | |
Joel Cooper | Linfield |
End of season | [21] |
| 12 January 2021 | CM | |
Sean Clare | Burton Albion |
End of season | [22] |
| 22 January 2021 | AM | |
Malachi Napa | Woking |
22 February 2021 | [23] |
| 1 February 2021 | CF | |
Derick Osei | Walsall |
End of season | [24] |
| 5 February 2021 | DF | |
Nico Jones | Havant & Waterlooville |
March 2021 | [25] |
Transfers out edit
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Sam Allardyce |  Unattached |
Released | [26] |
| 1 July 2020 | FW | |
Jordan Edwards | Unattached |
Released | [26] |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | |
Max Evans | Yeovil Town |
Released | [26][27] |
| 1 July 2020 | MF | |
Aaron McCreadie | Gosport Borough |
Released | [26][28] |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | |
Viktor Milton | Unattached |
Released | [26] |
| 1 July 2020 | RB |  |
Kashif Siddiqi | Unattached |
Released | [29] |
| 21 July 2020 | CF | |
Jamie Mackie | Retired | [30] | |
| 12 August 2020 | DM | |
George Thorne | Unattached |
Released | [31] |
| 1 September 2020 | CB | |
Robert Dickie | Queens Park Rangers |
Undisclosed[a] | [32] |
| 3 September 2020 | GK | |
Max Harris | Cheltenham Town |
Free transfer | [33] |
| 6 October 2020 | LB | |
Kevin Berkoe | Salford City |
Free transfer | [34] |
| 29 January 2021 | LB | |
Jordan Obita | Wycombe Wanderers |
Undisclosed | [35] |
| 25 March 2021 | MF | |
Malachi Napa | Woking |
Free transfer | [36] |
- Notes
- ^ Fee reported to be £2,430,000
Pre-season edit
| 21 August 2020 Friendly | Oxford United | 4–0 | Woking F.C. | Oxford |
| Report | Stadium: Oxford Sports Park |
| 22 August 2020 Friendly | Oxford United | 5–0 | Banbury United F.C. | Oxford |
| Report | Stadium: Oxford Sports Park |
| 23 August 2020 Friendly | Oxford United | 3–0 | Oxford City F.C. | Oxford |
| Report | Stadium: Oxford Sports Park |
| 25 August 2020 Friendly | Crystal Palace | 2–1 | Oxford United | Selhurst |
| 17:30 BST | Report |
|
Stadium: Selhurst Park |
| 29 August 2020 Friendly | Oxford United | 1–0 | Queens Park Rangers | Oxford |
Taylor  61' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: John Busby |
Competitions edit
EFL League One edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Peterborough United (P) | 46 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 46 | +37 | 87 | Promotion to the EFL Championship |
| 3 | Blackpool (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 60 | 37 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 4 | Sunderland | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 70 | 42 | +28 | 77 | |
| 5 | Lincoln City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 77 | |
| 6 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 70 | 56 | +14 | 74 | |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 65 | 51 | +14 | 72 | |
| 9 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 69 | |
| 10 | Gillingham | 46 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 67 |
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[37]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[37]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
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 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | +21 | 74 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
Last updated: 9 May 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday edit
Updated to match(es) played on 9 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[38]
| 12 September 2020 1 | Lincoln City | 2–0 | Oxford United | Lincoln |
| 15:00 BST | Scully 7' Jackson 74' |
Report | Clare  57'Atkinson 77' ( 90+5' overturned on appeal[39]) |
Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 19 September 2020 2 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Sunderland | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Kelly 41' |
Report | Power 24' O'Nien 47'Gooch 82' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 26 September 2020 3 | Accrington Stanley | 1–4 | Oxford United | Accrington |
| 15:00 BST | Rodgers 44' Hughes 55'Cassidy 72' (pen)Charles 75'Pritchard 90' |
Report | Henry 45' Pritchard 73' (o.g.)Taylor 85' 87' |
Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 10 October 2020 4 | Gillingham | 3–1 | Oxford United | Gillingham |
| 13:00 BST | Oliver 18' Mellis 22'Drysdale 24'Graham 63' 70' |
Report | Agyei 48' |
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 17 October 2020 5 | Peterborough United | 2–0 | Oxford United | Peterborough |
| 15:00 BST | Ward 27' 43' Dembélé 65' 67'Butler 88' |
Report | Clare 23' Henry 58' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 20 October 2020 6 | Oxford United | 3–2 | Milton Keynes Dons | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Taylor 6' 82' Henry 45+4'Long 58'Shodipo 88' |
Report | Jerome 11' Kasumu 19'Houghton 37'Lewington 74'Gladwin 90+2' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 27 October 2020 7 | Charlton Athletic | 2–0 | Oxford United | Charlton |
| 19:00 GMT | Washington 32' Shinnie 45+1'Watson 47'Inniss 61'  66'Gunter 66' |
Report | Rodríguez 25' Taylor 62'Moore 87'Kelly 90+1' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 31 October 2020 8 | Fleetwood Town | 2–0 | Oxford United | Fleetwood |
| 15:00 GMT | Camps 1' Madden 76'Duffy 90+4' |
Report | Henry  10'Ruffels 53'Long 87' |
Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 3 November 2020 9 | Oxford United | 3–1 | Rochdale | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Moore 35', 82' Shodipo 58'Henry 72'Clare 90+5' |
Report | Lund 42' (pen.) Ryan 45'Rathbone 56' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 17 November 2020 10 | Oxford United | 0–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Shodipo 67' Clare 78'Rodríguez 90' |
Report | Mandron 28' Offord 68'Dale 79' 90+2' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 21 November 2020 11 | Wigan Athletic | 1–2 | Oxford United | Wigan |
| 15:00 GMT | James 82' Aasgaard 89'Merrie 90+3' |
Report | Taylor 61' Henry 86'Rodríguez 90' |
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 24 November 2020 12 | Portsmouth | 1–1 | Oxford United | Milton |
| 19:00 GMT | Raggett 19' 90+1' Cannon 73' |
Report | Clare 52' Rodríguez 69' (pen.)Taylor 90+2' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tim Robinson |
| 28 November 2020 13 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Swindon Town | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Taylor 15' Obita 64'Sykes 77'Eastwood 79'Shodipo 84'Long 90+5' |
Report | Smith 23' 90+1' Broadbent 85'Grant 90+5' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 1 December 2020 14 | Oxford United | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Dozzell 85' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 5 December 2020 15 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Hull City | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Henry 10' Rodríguez 38'Obita 56'McGuane 63'Agyei 90' |
Report | Docherty 68' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 12 December 2020 16 | Blackpool | 0–0 | Oxford United | Blackpool |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Kelly 32' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 15 December 2020 17 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Northampton Town | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Taylor 49', 89' 90+6' Shodipo 65'Kelly 72'Agyei 90+3' |
Report | Holmes 44' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Declan Bourne |
| 26 December 2020 18 | Oxford United | 2–0 | AFC Wimbledon | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Obita 13' Taylor 22'Rodríguez 50'Agyei 83' |
Report | Thomas 21' Csóka 45+3' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 29 December 2020 19 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–3 | Oxford United | Plymouth |
| 19:45 GMT | Camará 12' Jephcott 65' 84' (pen.)Macleod 80' |
Report | Kelly 32' Ruffels 37'Long 74' 90+1'Clare 79'Shodipo 82' (pen.)Moore 83' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 2 January 2021 20 | Burton Albion | 1–5 | Oxford United | Burton upon Trent |
| 15:00 GMT | Quinn 5' Hemmings 41' |
Report | Taylor 9' Shodipo 18', 31'Ruffels 56', 63' |
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 23 January 2021 21 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Bristol Rovers | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Taylor 32', 60', 73' Winnall 90+8' |
Report | Leahy 27' Grant 90+3' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: David Rock |
| 26 January 2021 22 | Rochdale | 3–4 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| 19:00 GMT | Done 6' 22' Humphrys 30' 77'Rathbone 48'Lund 64' |
Report | Agyei 12' Moore 49'Brannagan 60'Henry 62'Shodipo 90+2' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 30 January 2021 23 | Oxford United | 1–0 | Fleetwood Town | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Ruffels 28' Rodríguez 38'Winnall 66'Agyei 76' |
Report | Mulgrew 6' Andrew 82' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 6 February 2021 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Oxford United | Doncaster |
| 15:00 GMT | Anderson 27' Taylor 31'Okenabirhie 47'Richards 51'Wright 81' |
Report | Rodríguez 29' Long 41'Shodipo 70'Moore 90+8' |
Stadium: The Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
| 9 February 2021 25 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Oxford United | Horfield |
| 19:00 GMT | Ayunga 90' |
Report | Lee 29' Sykes 82'Barker 90+2'Brannagan 90+7' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 14 February 2021 26 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Wigan Athletic | Oxford |
| 16:00 GMT | Winnall 72' Moore 83' |
Report | Lang 57' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 20 February 2021 27 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Oxford United | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Kenlock 76' |
Report | Rodríguez 23' Forde 48'Winnall 90+4' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 0 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 23 February 2021 28 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Brannagan 45+1' |
Report | Curtis 14' Harness 45+1'White 48' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 27 February 2021 29 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Oxford United | Denbigh |
| 15:00 GMT | Surman 13' Mason 48'Fisher 84'Gladwin 90'Laird 90+3' |
Report | Lee 90+7' |
Stadium: Stadium:mk Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham |
| 2 March 2021 30 | Oxford United | 0–0 | Peterborough United | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Rodríguez 75' Moore 77' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
| 6 March 2021 31 | Oxford United | 0–0 | Charlton Athletic | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Aneke 45+1' Watson 71' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 9 March 2021 32 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Oxford United | Swindon |
| 19:00 GMT | Lyden 9' Thompson 33'Conroy 51'Pitman 72'Curran 90+2' |
Report | Barker 3' Sykes 34'Forde 76'Agyei 82', 88' |
Stadium: The County Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 13 March 2021 33 | Hull City | 2–0 | Oxford United | Kingston upon Hull |
| 15:00 GMT | Lewis-Potter 22', 71' Docherty 40' |
Report | Stadium: KCOM Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 16 March 2021 34 | Oxford United | 3–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Taylor 19' 41' Shodipo 45'Hanson 72'Stevens 86' |
Report | Anderson 46' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: Ben Toner |
| 20 March 2021 35 | Oxford United | 0-2 | Blackpool | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Brannagan 88' |
Report | Dougall 16' Ballard 42'Garbutt 76'Yates 90' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Referee: Peter Wright |
| 23 March 2021 36 | Northampton Town | 1–0 | Oxford United | Northampton |
| 19:00 GMT | Hoskins 33', 55' |
Report | Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
| 26 March 2021 37 | Oxford United | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Forde 29' Stevens 43'Hanson 45+4'Taylor 57' |
Report | Scully 4' Edun 56' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 2 April 2021 38 | Sunderland | 3–1 | Oxford United | Sunderland |
| 15:00 BST | McLaughlin 19' Gooch 45+2'McGeady 81'Stewart 89'Power 90+4', 90+5' |
Report | Henry 21', 54' Sykes 25' 61'Barker 25'Moore 81' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 5 April 2021 39 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Accrington Stanley | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Lee 25', 54' Taylor 88' |
Report | Smyth 16' Butcher 58'Nottingham 70'Rodgers 87' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 10 April 2021 40 | Crewe Alexandra | 0–6 | Oxford United | Crewe |
| 15:00 BST | Beckles 87' |
Report | Ruffels 36' Henry 40'Moore 45+2'Barker 47'Brannagan 50', 50'Winnall 84' |
Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 13 April 2021 41 | Oxford United | 4–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Atkinson 13' Lee 36'Taylor 66'Brannagan 74'Long 77' |
Report | Chapman 51' Vela 64'Norburn 74' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 17 April 2021 42 | Oxford United | 3–2 | Gillingham | Oxford |
| 17:30 BST | Winnall 74' Long 84', 90+3'Taylor 90+6' |
Report | Oliver 39' Jackson 66'Cundy 72' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis |
| 20 April 2021 43 | AFC Wimbledon | 2–1 | Oxford United | Wimbledon |
| 19:00 BST | Pigott 58', 62' (pen.) Woodyard 64'Guinness-Walker 81' |
Report | Ruffels 52' Henry 62' |
Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Davies |
| 24 April 2021 44 | Oxford United | 3–1 | Plymouth Argyle | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Edwards 29' (o.g.) Taylor 69', 80' |
Report | Ennis 65' Edwards 76' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 1 May 2021 45 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–3 | Oxford United | Shrewsbury |
| 15:00 BST | Pennington 16' Vela 25'Walker 62' |
Report | Lee 3' Henry 68'Agyei 85', 90+6' |
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 9 May 2021 46 | Oxford United | 4–0 | Burton Albion | Oxford |
| 12:00 BST | Shodipo 10' Taylor 28'Lee 57'Winnall 90+2' |
Report | Mancienne 11' Taylor 56'Carter 79' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
Play-offs edit
| 18 May 2021 Semi-final first leg | Oxford United | 0–3 | Blackpool | Oxford |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Husband 3' Turton 23'Simms 26', 74'Anderson 45'Stewart 59' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,204 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 21 May 2021 Semi-final second leg | Blackpool | 3–3 (6–3 agg.) | Oxford United | Blackpool |
| 19:45 BST | Embleton 11' Dougall 13'Maxwell 40'Yates 54'Stewart 65'Turton 90+2' |
Report | Taylor 7', 55' Brannagan 12'Atkinson 52'Shodipo 74'Sykes 90+5' |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Keith Stroud |
FA Cup edit
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[40]
Win Draw Loss
| 7 November 2020 First round | Oxford United | 1–2 | Peterborough United | Oxford |
| 15:00 GMT | Long 12' Ruffels 45+2'Shodipo 53' |
Report | Dembélé 23' Taylor 63'Hamilton 75' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
EFL Cup edit
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[41] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[42]
| 5 September 2020 First round | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–3 p) | AFC Wimbledon | Oxford |
| 15:00 BST | Brannagan 63' |
Report | Hartigan 61' 84' Taylor 67' (o.g.) |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| Penalties | ||||
Forde  McGuane Henry Taylor Brannagan |
O'Neill Reilly Guinness-Walker Alexander Pigott |
|||
| 15 September 2020 Second round | Oxford United | 1–1 (0–3 p) | Watford | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Hall 26' |
Report | Navarro 72' Sema 89' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| Penalties | ||||
| Forde McGuane Hall |
Sema Quina Perica |
|||
EFL Trophy edit
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[43] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.[44] The third round was made on 10 December 2020 by Jon Parkin.[45] The draw for the semi-final was announced on 5 February.[46]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 8 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Bristol Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | L2 | Walsall | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 2 |
Source: EFL.com
| 8 September 2020 Group stage | Oxford United | 2–1 | Chelsea U21 | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Agyei 17' Osei 45+2' |
Report | Russell 53' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 6 October 2020 Group stage | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Bristol Rovers | Oxford |
| 19:00 BST | Atkinson 52' Brannagan 75'Jones 85'Osei 89' |
Report | Mehew 12' Baldwin 62'Leahy 90+7' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Neil Hair |
| Penalties | ||||
| Osei Agyei McGuane Hall Brannagan |
Leahy Upson Hare Hargreaves Baldwin |
|||
| 10 November 2020 Group stage | Walsall | 0–1 | Oxford United | Bescot |
| 19:00 GMT | Cockerill-Mollett 55' Osadebe 76' |
Report | Cooper 35' Osei 87' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 8 December 2020 Second round | Oxford United | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Forest Green Rovers | Oxford |
| 19:45 GMT | Shodipo 64' |
Report | Bailey 45+1' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,036 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| Penalties | ||||
| O'Donkor Clare Shodipo Mousinho |
Collins Bailey Godwin-Malife |
|||
| 12 January 2021 Third round | Oxford United | 1–0 | Cambridge United | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Hall 74' Kelly 90+2' |
Report | Davies 64' Darling 73' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 2 February 2021 Quarter-finals | Oxford United | 3–1 | AFC Wimbledon | Oxford |
| 19:00 GMT | Winnall 13', 29' Shodipo 52' |
Report | Chislett 78' Longman 82' |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 16 February 2021 Semi-finals | Oxford United | 0–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Oxford |
| 18:00 GMT | Grayson 37' Taylor 50', 75' |
Report | Macdonald 17' Woolery 35'Morris 66'Feeney 90+1' |
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Craig Hicks |
Appearances and goals edit
- As of 9 May 2021
| 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 | 18 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | SCO
|
Sean Clare | 20 | 0 | 10+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Josh Ruffels | 43 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | IRL
|
Luke McNally | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG
|
Elliott Moore | 52 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  ESP
|
Alex Gorrin | 38 | 1 | 27+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG
|
Robert Hall | 20 | 2 | 3+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Cameron Brannagan | 37 | 2 | 28+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Matty Taylor | 50 | 18 | 39+7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NIR
|
Mark Sykes | 40 | 0 | 21+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG
|
Sam Winnall | 28 | 6 | 3+20 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Sam Long | 44 | 6 | 35+1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG
|
Jack Stevens | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL
|
Anthony Forde | 41 | 1 | 16+17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
John Mousinho | 11 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | NIR
|
Joel Cooper | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
James Henry | 41 | 7 | 34+3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG
|
Marcus McGuane | 21 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Dan Agyei | 45 | 6 | 11+28 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ENG
|
Jamie Hanson | 29 | 0 | 9+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG
|
Malachi Napa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG
|
Rob Atkinson | 39 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG
|
Dylan Asonganyi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Jordan Obita | 15 | 1 | 6+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Grayson | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | IRL
|
Olamide Shodipo | 44 | 12 | 24+15 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | ENG
|
Elliot Lee | 18 | 5 | 15+3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL
|
Liam Kelly | 33 | 0 | 19+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | FRA
|
Derick Osei Yaw | 10 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 3 |
| 30 | MF | ENG
|
Brandon Barker | 20 | 3 | 14+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | ENG
|
Kyran Lofthouse | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG
|
Michael Elechi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | IRL
|
Nico Jones | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | ENG
|
Leon Chambers-Parillon | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG
|
Gatlin O'Donkor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
- Source: [citation needed]
Top scorers edit
- As of 9 May 2021
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FW | |
9 | Matty Taylor | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2 | FW | |
25 | Olamide Shodipo | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3= | MF | |
3 | Josh Ruffles | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| MF | |
10 | James Henry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| 5= | DF | |
12 | Sam Long | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| FW | |
11 | Sam Winnall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| FW | |
19 | Dan Agyei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 8= | DF | |
5 | Elliott Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| FW | |
27 | Elliot Lee | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 10= | FW | |
29 | Derick Osei Yaw | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MF | |
30 | Brandon Barker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12= | MF | |
7 | Rob Hall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| MF | |
8 | Cameron Brannagan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| 15= | MF | |
6 | Alex Gorrin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MF | |
14 | Anthony Forde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
22 | Rob Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | |
24 | Jordan Obita | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| TOTALS | 79 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 89 | ||||
Disciplinary record edit
- As of 9 May 2021
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | |||||
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| 1 | |
GK | Simon Eastwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | |
DF | Sean Clare | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Josh Ruffels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | |
DF | Elliott Moore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | |
MF | Alex Gorrin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | |
MF | Cameron Brannagan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | |
FW | Matty Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | |
MF | Mark Sykes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 11 | |
FW | Sam Winnall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | |
DF | Sam Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | |
GK | Sam Long | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | |
MF | Jack Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | |
FW | Joel Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | |
MF | James Henry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 18 | |
MF | Marcus McGuane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | |
MF | Dan Agyei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | |
DF | Jamie Hanson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | |
DF | Rob Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | |
DF | Jordan Obita | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | |
DF | Joe Grayson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | |
FW | Olamide Shodipo | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | |
FW | Elliot Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | |
MF | Liam Kelly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | |
MF | Brandon Barker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | |
DF | Nico Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTALS | 70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 79 | 2 | |||
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