List of Oxford United F.C. records and statistics

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Ron Atkinson holds the club record for appearances, having made 560 between 1959 and 1971. RonAtkinson.JPG
Ron Atkinson holds the club record for appearances, having made 560 between 1959 and 1971.

Oxford United is an English professional association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. They play in League One, the third level of the English football league system, as of the 2019–20 season. The club was formed in 1893 as Headington United, [1] before changing its name (to Oxford United) in 1960, [2] and has played home matches at two stadiums throughout its history, the Manor Ground until 2001, and the Kassam Stadium since. In 1986 they won their only major [A] trophy, the League Cup. The club joined the Oxfordshire Senior League in 1921, before joining the Spartan League in 1947. [3] [4] Two years later the club moved to the Southern League, before being elected to the Football League in 1962. [5] Oxford spent three years in the First Division between August 1985 and May 1988. At the end of the 2005–06 season, after 44 years in the League, United were relegated to the Football Conference. They returned to the League after winning the Conference National Play-off Final in 2010. [6]

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The record for most games played for the club is held by Ron Atkinson, who made 560 appearances between 1959 and 1971. John Shuker holds the record for the most appearances since they joined the Football League. Graham Atkinson is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 107 goals including 97 in the league. Jim Magilton holds the record for the most international caps gained as an Oxford player, having made 18 appearances for Northern Ireland. The highest transfer fee ever paid by the club is the £470,000 paid to Aberdeen for Dean Windass in 1998, though it has been reported that the undisclosed fee paid for Marvin Johnson in 2016 exceeded this amount, [7] and the highest fee received is the estimated £3,000,000 paid by Leeds United for Kemar Roofe in 2016. The highest attendance recorded at the Manor Ground was 22,750 for the visit of Preston North End in the FA Cup, while the highest attendance at the Kassam is 12,243 against Leyton Orient.

Honours and achievements

Malcolm Shotton lifts the League Cup at Wembley Stadium. Royal Box at Wembley Stadium 1986.jpg
Malcolm Shotton lifts the League Cup at Wembley Stadium.

Oxford United's only major honour in English football is the League Cup, which the club won in the 1985–86 season, defeating Queen's Park Rangers in the final 3–0. [8] The club has also won the Third Division championship twice and the Second Division championship once. [9] The latter Third Division, Second Division and League Cup victories all occurred within the space of two years. United also achieved promotion from the Fourth Division after the 1964–65 season. Oxford's highest top-flight finish is eighteenth, which was achieved twice in two years, starting in 1986. [9] The most recent promotion occurred after the 2009–10 season, when they beat York City 3–1 in the Conference National play-off final. [10]

Oxford's best performance in the FA Cup involved reaching the quarter-finals against Preston North End in the 1963–64 season. In doing so, they became the first team to reach that stage from the Fourth Division. [11] Before the club were admitted to the Football League in 1962, they won the Southern Football League championship on three occasions, the final win occurring the season before election into the Fourth Division, and finished runner-up twice. [9] They also won the Southern League Cup twice.

The Football League

Other honours

National cup competitions

Player records

Age

Appearances

Appearances are for matches in the Football League, Conference National, Southern League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup, FA Trophy and Southern League Cup. Substitute appearances are included in brackets. Statistics correct as of 8 March 2021.

#NamePositionYearsLeaguea FA Cup League CupbOthercTotalNotes
1 Ron Atkinson Midfielder1959–1971508 (1)33 (0)18 (0)0 (0)559 (1) [17]
2 John Shuker Forward1962–1977473 (5)29 (0)24 (0)3 (0)529 (5) [18]
3 Gary Briggs Defender1978–1989418 (2)24 (0)50 (0)14 (0)506 (2) [19]
4 Colin Clarke Defender1966–1978443 (1)23 (0)27 (0)3 (0)496 (1) [20]
5 Cyril Beavon Defender1959–1969416 (2)27 (1)18 (0)0 (0)461 (3) [21]
6 Les Robinson Defender1990–2000380 (5)22 (0)36 (0)16 (0)454 (5) [22]
7 Maurice Kyle Defender1959–1969403 (0)26 (0)19 (0)0 (0)448 (0) [23]
8 Roy Burton Goalkeeper1971–1982395 (0)16 (0)28 (0)8 (0)447 (0) [24]
9 Joey Beauchamp Midfielder1989–1994
1995–2002		321 (41)21 (3)26 (3)9 (5)377 (52) [21]
10 Graham Atkinson Forward1959–1974357 (4)19 (0)17 (0)1 (0)394 (4) [25]

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Goals are for matches in the Football League, Conference National, Southern League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup, FA Trophy, Conference League Cup and Southern League Cup. Appearances are included in brackets. Players in bold are current players. Statistics correct as of 23 May 2024.

#NamePositionYearsLeaguea FA Cup League CupbOthercTotalNotes
1 Graham Atkinson Forward1959–197497 (361)7 (19)3 (17)0 (1)107 (398) [25]
2 James Constable Forward2008–201490 (246)7 (15)2 (6)7 (13)106 (280) [30]
3 Tony Jones Midfielder1959–196789 (318)9 (24)2 (14)0 (0)100 (356) [31]
4 John Aldridge dForward1984–198772 (114)2 (5)14 (17)2 (5)90 (141) [32]
5 Peter Foley Forward1975–198371 (277)9 (13)8 (27)2 (14)90 (321) [33]
6 Joey Beauchamp Midfielder1989–1994
1995–2002		64 (362)4 (24)10 (29)0 (14)78 (429) [21]
7 Bud Houghton dForward1961–196369 (106) 5 (5)1 (3)0 (0)75 (114) [34]
8 Paul Moody Forward1994–1997
2001–2002		63 (171)5 (9)4 (14)3 (3)75 (197) [35]
9 Matty Taylor Forward2007–2009
2019–2023		54 (123)4 (10)2 (5)4 (11)64 (138) [36]
10 James Henry Midfielder2017–202451 (218)3 (11)1 (9)3 (21)58 (259) [37]
a. Includes Football League, Conference National and Southern Football League.
b. Includes Football League Cup and Southern League Cup.
c. Includes Conference play-off, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup, FA Trophy and Conference League Cup.
d. Where two players scored the same number of goals, the player with the fewer appearances is listed first.

International caps

Jim Magilton, who made the most international appearances while at Oxford, with 18 Jim Magilton.jpg
Jim Magilton, who made the most international appearances while at Oxford, with 18
PlayerCountryCaps while at club [40] Total caps
John Aldridge Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland 769
Andre Arendse Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 1167
Shandon Baptiste Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada 33 [41]
Jeremy Charles Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 219
Craig Davies Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 27
Ceri Evans Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand 785
Kevin Francis Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg St Kitts and Nevis 22
Ray Gaston Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 11
Adriel Jared George Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda 12
Phil Gray Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 226
Billy Hamilton Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 641
Ray Houghton Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1273
Mick Kearns Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 118
Paul Kee Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 79
Dave Langan Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1125
Jim Magilton Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 1852
Andy Melville Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 1165
Callum O'Dowda Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland 1 [42] 5 [43]
Dave Roberts Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 617
Dean Saunders Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 675
Neil Slatter Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales 1222
David Sloan Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 22
Mark Watson Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 1278
Gavin Whyte Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland 410

Transfer fees

Record transfer fees paid

#PlayerFromFee [B] DateNotes
1 Marvin Johnson Motherwell £650,000August 2016 [44] [C]
2 Dean Windass Aberdeen £470,000July 1998
3 Colin Greenall Gillingham £285,000February 1988
4 Andy Melville Swansea City £275,000July 1990
5 David Bardsley Watford £265,000September 1987
6 Richard Hill Watford £260,000September 1987
7 John Durnin Liverpool £250,000February 1989
8 Brian Wilsterman Beerschot £200,000February 1997
9 Paul Simpson Manchester City £200,000October 1988
10 David Leworthy Tottenham Hotspur £200,000December 1985

Progressive transfer fee paid

Progressive transfer fee shows the chronological order in which the record transfer fee was set, and the transfer that set it.

DatePlayerBought fromFee [45]
July 1949 Norman Aldridge Northampton Town £750
August 1949 Bert Kay Bury £1,000
March 1961 Bud Houghton Southend United £2,000
August 1962 Maurice Kyle Wolves £5,000 [D]
December 1962 Bernard Evans QPR £5,500
November 1963 Bill Calder Bury £8,500
June 1967 Mick Bullock Birmingham City £10,000
September 1968 Ray Gaston Coleraine £12,500
November 1970 Nigel Cassidy Scunthorpe United £20,000
September 1972 Hugh Curran Wolves £50,000
July 1974 Andy McCulloch Cardiff City £75,000
March 1982 Trevor Hebberd Southampton £80,000
January 1984 Peter Rhoades-Brown Chelsea £85,000
August 1984 Billy Hamilton Burnley £95,000
February 1985 Jeremy Charles QPR £100,000
July 1985 Neil Slatter Bristol Rovers £100,000
September 1985 Ray Houghton Fulham £147,000
December 1985 Dave Leworthy Tottenham Hotspur £200,000
September 1987 David Bardsley Watford £265,000
February 1988 Colin Greenall Gillingham £285,000
July 1998 Dean Windass Aberdeen £470,000

Record transfer fees received

Dean Saunders was Oxford United's first million-pound sale. Saunders, Dean.jpg
Dean Saunders was Oxford United's first million-pound sale.
#PlayerFromFee [E] DateNotes
1 Kemar Roofe Leeds United £3,000,000July 2016
2 Marvin Johnson Middlesbrough £2,500,000August 2017 [46] [C]
3 Shandon Baptiste Brentford £2,250,000January 2020 [47] [C]
4 Gavin Whyte Cardiff City £2,000,000July 2019 [48] [C]
5 Rob Dickie QPR £1,800,000September 2020 [49] [C]
6 Matt Elliott Leicester City £1,600,000January 1997
7 Joey Beauchamp West Ham United £1,000,000June 1994
8 Dean Saunders Derby County £1,000,000October 1988
9 Dean Windass Bradford City £1,000,000March 1999
10 Callum O'Dowda Bristol City £1,000,000July 2016

Progressive transfer fee received

Progressive transfer fee shows the chronological order in which the record transfer fee was set, and the transfer that set it.

DatePlayerBought fromFee [45] [50]
January 1951 Cliff Nugent Cardiff City £2,500
October 1963 Bud Houghton Lincoln City £6,000
February 1968 George Kerr Scunthorpe United £7,000
October 1968 Mick Bullock Leyton Orient £10,000
June 1970 Jim Barron Nottingham Forest £35,000
February 1974 John Evanson Blackpool £40,000
February 1975 Dave Roberts Hull City £70,000
November 1980 Les Taylor Watford £100,000
March 1982 Keith Cassells Southampton £115,000
March 1982 Mark Wright Southampton £115,000
January 1987 John Aldridge Liverpool £775,000
October 1987 Ray Houghton Liverpool £825,000
October 1988 Dean Saunders Derby County £1,000,000
January 1997 Matt Elliott Leicester City £1,600,000
July 2016 Kemar Roofe Leeds United £3,000,000

Managerial records

Club records

Goals

Points

a. Also the most points won in a season at any level.
b. Also the fewest points won in a season at any level.

Matches

Firsts

  • First match: Headington 1–2 Cowley Barracks, friendly, 25 November 1893. [56]
  • First FA Cup match: Headington United 2–8 Hounslow, extra preliminary qualifying round, 5 September 1931. [57]
  • First Spartan League match: Marlow 1–2 Headington United, 30 August 1947. [58]
  • First Southern League match: Hastings United 2–5 Headington United, 20 August 1949. [59]
  • First Football League match: Barrow 3–2 Oxford United, Division Four (level 4), 18 August 1962. [60]
  • First Football League Cup match: Torquay United 2–0 Oxford United, first round, 1 September 1962. [61]

Record wins

Record defeat

Sequences

Attendances

Footnotes

A.  ^ In this instance a major trophy refers to either the First Division/Premier League, the FA Cup or the League Cup.

B.  ^ Unless otherwise stated, Statistics taken from Brodetsky. Oxford United: The Complete Record, p. 365

C.  ^ Figures were undisclosed, but are believed to have been in the region of the amount stated.

D.  ^ Maurice Kyle was previously on loan from Wolves.

E.  ^ Unless otherwise stated, Statistics taken from Brodetsky. Oxford United: The Complete Record, p. 366

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