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Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club based in the city of Oxford in Oxfordshire, England. The team currently plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded on 27 October 1893 as Headington Football Club, merged with local rivals Headington Quarry on 25 July 1911 and was renamed Headington United. Read more in our History of Oxford United article.
Oxford United adopted its current name in 1960. It joined the Football League in 1962.
Trivia
Oxford are the only team in history to have been promoted consecutively from Division Three to the First Division as Champions.
Oxford United Details
| Full name | Oxford United Football Club |
| Also Known As | OUFC |
| Nicknames | The U’s, Yellows |
| Founded (as Headington United) | 1893 |
| Current Stadium | Kassam Stadium (OX4 4XP) |
| Capacity | 12,500 |
| Rivals | Swindon Town, Reading |
| Current League | EFL League One |
| Manager | Karl Robinson |
| Chairman | Grant Ferguson |
| Owner (since Sept 22) | Erick Thohir & Anindya Bakrie |
| Previous Owner | Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth |
Oxford United Honours
| League | ||
| Second Division (Tier 2) | Champions | 1984–85 |
| Third Division (Tier 3) | Champions | 1967-68, 1983-84 |
| Fourth Division (Tier 4) | Promoted (3rd) | 1964-65 |
| Division Two (Tier 3) | Runners Up | 1995-96 |
| League Two (Tier 4) | Runners Up | 2015-16 |
| Conference (Tier 5) | Play-off Winners | 2009-10 |
| Southern League | Premier Division Champions | 1952-53, 1960-61, 1961-62 |
| Southern League | Premier Division Runners-Up | 1953-54, 1959-60 |
| Cups | ||
| League Cup | Winners | 1985-86 |
| Football League Trophy | Runners Up | 2015-16, 2016-17 |
| Southern League Cup | Winners | 1952-53, 1953-54 |
Team Records
| Record | Against | Date | |
| Highest Attendance (Manor Ground) | 22750 | Preston North End | 29/02/1964 |
| Highest Attendance (Kassam Stadium) | 12243 | Leyton Orient | 06/05/2006 |
| Bigest Win | 9-1 | Dorchester Town | 11/11/1995 |
| Biggest League Win | 7-0 | Barrow | 19/12/1964 |
| Biggest Loss | 0-7 | Sunderland/Wigan | 1998/2017 |
| Longest League Unbeaten Run | 20 Games | 17/05/1905 | |
| Longest League Winning Run | 9 games | 2020-21 | |
| First FA Cup Game | L 2-8 | Hounslow | 05/09/1931 |
| First League Cup Game | D 1-1 | Torquay United | 03/09/1962 |
| First Football League Game | L 2-3 | Barrow | 18/08/1962 |
| First FA Cup Game | L 2-8 | Hounslow | 05/09/1931 |
| First League Cup Game | D 1-1 | Torquay United | 03/09/1962 |
Player Records
| Record | Player | Date | |
| Most League Appearances | 478 | John Shuker | 1962-77 |
| Most Appearances | 562 | Ron Atkinson | 1959-71 |
| Most League Goals | 77 | Graham Atkinson | 1959-74 |
| Most Goals | 107 | Graham Atkinson | 1959-74 |
| Most Caps while playing for OUFC | 18 (Nothern Ireland) | Jim Magilton | |
| Highest Transfer Fee Received | £3m (Leeds) | Kemar Roofe | 07/07/2016 |
| Highest Transfer Fee Paid | £470k (Aberdeen) | Dean Windass | 10/07/1998 |
| Highest Scorer In A Season | 43 | Bud Houghton | 1961/62 |
| Highest Football League Scorer In A Season | 30 | John Aldridge | 1984/85 |
| Youngest Football League Player | 16 years 149 days v Mansfield Town | Jason Seacole | 07/09/1976 |
| Oldest Football League Player | 44 years 176 days v Southend Unite | Alan Judge | 06/11/2004 |
Oxford United Managers
| Name | Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| Harry Thompson | English | 01-Jul-49 | 06-Nov-58 | 466 | 210 | 87 | 169 | 45.06% |
| Committee of board members | 06-Nov-58 | 01-Jan-59 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 54.50% | |
| Arthur Turner | English | 01-Jan-59 | 28-Feb-69 | 504 | 218 | 119 | 167 | 43.30% |
| Ron Saunders | English | 01-Mar-69 | 30-Jun-69 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00% |
| Gerry Summers | English | 01-Jul-69 | 01-Oct-75 | 293 | 93 | 89 | 111 | 31.74% |
| Mick Brown | English | 01-Oct-75 | 22-Jul-79 | 187 | 53 | 61 | 73 | 28.34% |
| Bill Asprey | English | 22-Jul-79 | 26-Dec-80 | 82 | 23 | 20 | 39 | 28.05% |
| Ian Greaves | English | 26-Dec-80 | 30-Jan-82 | 50 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 46.00% |
| Roy Barry (caretaker) | Scottish | 03-Feb-82 | 28-Feb-82 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33% |
| Jim Smith | English | 01-Mar-82 | 11-Jun-85 | 167 | 89 | 42 | 36 | 53.29% |
| Maurice Evans | English | 11-Jun-85 | 26-Mar-88 | 140 | 41 | 41 | 58 | 29.29% |
| Mark Lawrenson | Irish | 26-Mar-88 | 25-Oct-88 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 17.39% |
| Brian Horton | English | 25-Oct-88 | 27-Aug-93 | 251 | 79 | 65 | 107 | 31.47% |
| Maurice Evans (caretaker) | English | 27-Aug-93 | 10-Sep-93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00% |
| Denis Smith | English | 10-Sep-93 | 24-Dec-97 | 247 | 99 | 60 | 88 | 40.08% |
| Malcolm Crosby (caretaker) | English | 24-Dec-97 | 24-Jan-98 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.00% |
| Malcolm Shotton | English | 24-Jan-98 | 25-Oct-99 | 88 | 26 | 22 | 40 | 29.55% |
| Mickey Lewis (caretaker) | English | 25-Oct-99 | 02-Feb-00 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 27.27% |
| Denis Smith | English | 03-Feb-00 | 02-Oct-00 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 26.67% |
| Mike Ford (caretaker) | English | 03-Oct-00 | 31-Oct-00 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0.00% |
| David Kemp | English | 31-Oct-00 | 30-Apr-01 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 22.58% |
| Mike Ford (caretaker) | English | 01-May-01 | 08-May-01 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mark Wright | English | 08-May-01 | 22-Nov-01 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18.18% |
| Ian Atkins | English | 23-Nov-01 | 21-Mar-04 | 122 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 38.52% |
| Graham Rix | English | 22-Mar-04 | 14-Nov-04 | 29 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 20.69% |
| Darren Patterson (caretaker) | Northern Irish | 14-Nov-04 | 09-Dec-04 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33% |
| Ramón Díaz | Argentine | 09-Dec-04 | 04-May-05 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40.00% |
| David Oldfield (caretaker) | English | 07-May-05 | 07-May-06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00% |
| Brian Talbot | English | 06-May-05 | 14-Mar-06 | 44 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22.73% |
| Darren Patterson | Northern Irish | 14-Mar-06 | 22-Mar-06 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% |
| Jim Smith | English | 22-Mar-06 | 09-Nov-07 | 82 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 41.46% |
| Darren Patterson | Northern Irish | 09-Nov-07 | 30-Nov-08 | 59 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 40.68% |
| Jim Smith (caretaker) | English | 30-Nov-08 | 21-Dec-08 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.00% |
| Chris Wilder | English | 21-Dec-08 | 26-Jan-14 | 269 | 121 | 70 | 78 | 44.98% |
| Mickey Lewis (caretaker) | English | 26-Jan-14 | 22-Mar-14 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 25.00% |
| Gary Waddock | Irish | 22-Mar-14 | 04-Jul-14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12.50% |
| Michael Appleton | English | 04-Jul-14 | 20-Jun-17 | 173 | 78 | 46 | 49 | 45.09% |
| Pep Clotet | Spanish | 01-Jul-17 | 22-Jan-18 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 33.33% |
| Derek Fazackerley (caretaker) | English | 22-Jan-18 | 22-Mar-18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.00% |
| Karl Robinson | English | 22-Mar-18 | Present | 195 | 80 | 52 | 63 | 41.03% |
