2020–21 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2020–21 season
ChairmanSumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
ManagerKarl Robinson
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One6th
FA CupFirst round
EFL CupSecond round
EFL TrophySemi-finals
Top goalscorerMatty Taylor (18)

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.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB England Benjamin Watt England Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer [1]
23 July 2020 LW Northern Ireland Joel Cooper Northern Ireland Linfield Undisclosed [2]
31 July 2020 CF England Matty Taylor England Bristol City Free transfer [3]
6 August 2020 CM England Sean Clare Scotland Heart of Midlothian Undisclosed [4]
18 August 2020 CF England Dylan Asonganyi England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [5]
21 August 2020 CF France Derick Osei France Stade Brestois Free transfer [6]
11 September 2020 CF England Sam Winnall England Sheffield Wednesday Free transfer [7]
9 November 2020 LB England Jordan Obita England Reading Free transfer [8]
29 January 2021 CB Republic of Ireland Luke McNally Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic Undisclosed [9]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 August 2020 CM England Marcus McGuane England Nottingham Forest End of season [10]
21 August 2020 CM Republic of Ireland Liam Kelly Netherlands Feyenoord End of season [11]
16 October 2020 LW Republic of Ireland Olamide Shodipo England Queens Park Rangers End of season [12]
1 February 2021 LW England Brandon Barker Scotland Rangers End of season [13]
1 February 2021 CB England Joe Grayson England Blackburn Rovers End of season [14]
1 February 2021 CF England Elliot Lee England Luton Town End of season
[15]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
2 October 2020 AM England Malachi Napa England Woking 2 November 2020 [16]
2 October 2020 FW England Slavi Spasov England Woking 8 February 2021 [16][17]
26 October 2020 RW England Kyran Lofthouse England Woking End of season [18][17][19]
11 December 2020 CM England Leon Chambers-Parillon England Havant & Waterlooville January 2021 [20]
18 December 2020 LM Northern Ireland Joel Cooper Northern Ireland Linfield End of season [21]
12 January 2021 CM England Sean Clare England Burton Albion End of season [22]
22 January 2021 AM England Malachi Napa England Woking 22 February 2021 [23]
1 February 2021 CF France Derick Osei England Walsall End of season [24]
5 February 2021 DF Republic of Ireland Nico Jones England Havant & Waterlooville March 2021 [25]

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2020 CB England Sam Allardyce Unattached Released [26]
1 July 2020 FW England Jordan Edwards Unattached Released [26]
1 July 2020 GK England Max Evans England Yeovil Town Released [26][27]
1 July 2020 MF England Aaron McCreadie England Gosport Borough Released [26][28]
1 July 2020 CB England Viktor Milton Unattached Released [26]
1 July 2020 RB Pakistan Kashif Siddiqi Unattached Released [29]
21 July 2020 CF Scotland Jamie Mackie Retired [30]
12 August 2020 DM England George Thorne Unattached Released [31]
1 September 2020 CB England Robert Dickie England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed[a] [32]
3 September 2020 GK England Max Harris England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [33]
6 October 2020 LB England Kevin Berkoe England Salford City Free transfer [34]
29 January 2021 LB England Jordan Obita England Wycombe Wanderers Undisclosed [35]
25 March 2021 MF England Malachi Napa England Woking Free transfer [36]
Notes
  1. ^ Fee reported to be £2,430,000

Pre-season

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
1 September 2020 Friendly Brentford 2–2 Oxford United Brentford
 Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League One

League table

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

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
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

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ResultLLWLLWLLWLWDLDDDWWWWWWWLWWDLDDDWLWLLWLLWWWLWWW
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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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[38]

12 September 2020 (2020-09-12) 1 Lincoln City 2–0 Oxford United Lincoln
15:00 BST Scully 7'
Jackson 74'		 Report Clare Yellow card 57'
Atkinson Yellow card 77' (Red card 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 Yellow card 41' Report Power Yellow card 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 Yellow card 44'
Hughes Yellow card 55'
Cassidy 72' (pen.)
Charles Red card 75'
Pritchard Yellow card 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 Yellow card 24'
Graham Yellow card 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 Yellow card 27' 43'
Dembélé 65' Yellow card 67'
Butler Yellow card 88'		 Report Clare Yellow card 23'
Henry Yellow card 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' Yellow card 82'
Henry Yellow card 45+4'
Long 58'
Shodipo 88'		 Report Jerome 11'
Kasumu Yellow card 19'
Houghton Yellow card 37'
Lewington Yellow card 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 Yellow card 47'
Inniss Yellow card 61' Yellow-red card 66'
Gunter Yellow card 66'		 Report Rodríguez Yellow card 25'
Taylor Yellow card 62'
Moore Yellow card 87'
Kelly Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Henry soccer ball with red X 10'
Ruffels Yellow card 53'
Long Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'
Clare Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Lund 42' (pen.)
Ryan Yellow card 45'
Rathbone Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
17 November 2020 10 Oxford United 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Oxford
19:00 GMT Shodipo Yellow card 67'
Clare Yellow card 78'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90'		 Report Mandron 28'
Offord Yellow card 68'
Dale Yellow card 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 Yellow card 82'
Aasgaard 89'
Merrie Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Taylor 61'
Henry 86'
Rodríguez Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Paul Howard
24 November 2020 12 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United Milton
19:00 GMT Raggett 19' Yellow card 90+1'
Cannon Yellow card 73'		 Report Clare Yellow card 52'
Rodríguez 69' (pen.)
Taylor Yellow card 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 Yellow card 64'
Sykes Yellow card 77'
Eastwood Yellow card 79'
Shodipo Yellow card 84'
Long Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Smith Yellow card 23' 90+1'
Broadbent 85'
Grant Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Obita Yellow card 56'
McGuane Yellow card 63'
Agyei Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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' Yellow card 90+6'
Shodipo 65'
Kelly Yellow card 72'
Agyei 90+3'		 Report Holmes Yellow card 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 Yellow card 50'
Agyei Yellow card 83'		 Report Thomas Yellow card 21'
Csóka Yellow card 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 Yellow card 65' 84' (pen.)
Macleod Yellow card 80'		 Report Kelly Yellow card 32'
Ruffels 37'
Long 74' Yellow card 90+1'
Clare Yellow card 79'
Shodipo 82' (pen.)
Moore Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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', Yellow card 60', 73'
Winnall Yellow card 90+8'		 Report Leahy Yellow card 27'
Grant Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: David Rock
26 January 2021 22 Rochdale 3–4 Oxford United Rochdale
19:00 GMT Done Yellow card 6' 22'
Humphrys 30' Yellow card 77'
Rathbone Yellow card 48'
Lund 64'		 Report Agyei 12'
Moore 49'
Brannagan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 38'
Winnall Yellow card 66'
Agyei Yellow card 76'		 Report Mulgrew Red card 6'
Andrew Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Samuel Barrott
6 February 2021 24 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Oxford United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Anderson Yellow card 27'
Taylor 31'
Okenabirhie 47'
Richards 51'
Wright Yellow card 81'		 Report Rodríguez Yellow card 29'
Long 41'
Shodipo 70'
Moore Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90' Report Lee 29'
Sykes Yellow card 82'
Barker 90+2'
Brannagan Yellow card 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 Yellow card 76' Report Rodríguez Yellow card 23'
Forde Yellow card 48'
Winnall Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 0
Referee: Marc Edwards
23 February 2021 28 Oxford United 0–1 Portsmouth Oxford
19:00 GMT Brannagan Yellow card 45+1' Report Curtis Yellow card 14'
Harness Yellow card 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 Yellow card 48'
Fisher Yellow card 84'
Gladwin Yellow card 90'
Laird Yellow card 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 Yellow card 75'
Moore Yellow card 77'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alan Young
6 March 2021 (2021-03-06) 31 Oxford United 0–0 Charlton Athletic Oxford
15:00 GMT Report Aneke Yellow card 45+1'
Watson Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Tom Nield
9 March 2021 32 Swindon Town 1–2 Oxford United Swindon
19:00 GMT Lyden Yellow card 9'
Thompson Yellow card 33'
Conroy Yellow card 51'
Pitman soccer ball with red X 72'
Curran 90+2'		 Report Barker 3'
Sykes Yellow card 34'
Forde Yellow card 76'
Agyei 82', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 72'
Stevens Yellow card 86'		 Report Anderson Yellow card 46' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Referee: Ben Toner
20 March 2021 35 Oxford United 0-2 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan Yellow card 88' Report Dougall 16'
Ballard 42'
Garbutt Yellow card 76'
Yates Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Referee: Peter Wright
23 March 2021 36 Northampton Town 1–0 Oxford United Northampton
19:00 GMT Hoskins Yellow card 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 Yellow card 43'
Hanson Yellow card 45+4'
Taylor 57'		 Report Scully 4'
Edun Yellow card 56'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Scott Oldham
2 April 2021 38 Sunderland 3–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 BST McLaughlin Yellow card 19'
Gooch 45+2'
McGeady 81'
Stewart Yellow card 89'
Power 90+4', Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Henry 21', Yellow card 54'
Sykes Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 61'
Barker Yellow card 25'
Moore Yellow card 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', Yellow card 54'
Taylor Yellow card 88'		 Report Smyth 16'
Butcher Yellow card 58'
Nottingham 70'
Rodgers Yellow card 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 Yellow card 87' Report Ruffels 36'
Henry 40'
Moore 45+2'
Barker 47'
Brannagan soccer ball with red X 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 Yellow card 74'
Long 77'		 Report Chapman 51'
Vela Yellow card 64'
Norburn Yellow card 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 Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Oliver 39'
Jackson Yellow card 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 Yellow card 58', 62' (pen.)
Woodyard 64'
Guinness-Walker Yellow card 81'		 Report Ruffels 52'
Henry Red card 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 Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brett Huxtable
1 May 2021 (2021-05-01) 45 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Pennington 16'
Vela 25'
Walker Yellow card 62'		 Report Lee 3'
Henry 68'
Agyei 85', Yellow card 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 Yellow card 11'
Taylor Yellow card 56'
Carter Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Thomas Bramall

Play-offs

Main article: 2021 English Football League play-offs
18 May 2021 Semi-final first leg Oxford United 0–3 Blackpool Oxford
18:00 BST Report Husband Yellow card 3'
Turton 23'
Simms 26', 74'
Anderson Yellow card 45'
Stewart Yellow card 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 Yellow card 40'
Yates 54'
Stewart Yellow card 65'
Turton Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Taylor 7', Yellow card 55'
Brannagan Yellow card 12'
Atkinson 52'
Shodipo 74'
Sykes Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

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 Yellow card 12'
Ruffels 45+2'
Shodipo Yellow card 53'		 Report Dembélé 23'
Taylor 63'
Hamilton Yellow card 75'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ben Speedie

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  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 Yellow card 61' soccer ball with red X 84'
Taylor 67' (o.g.)		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Lee Swabey
Penalties
Forde soccer ball with check mark
McGuane soccer ball with check mark
Henry soccer ball with red X
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Brannagan soccer ball with check mark		 O'Neill soccer ball with check mark
Reilly soccer ball with red X
Guinness-Walker soccer ball with red X
Alexander soccer ball with check mark
Pigott soccer ball with check mark
15 September 2020 Second round Oxford United 1–1
(0–3 p)		 Watford Oxford
19:00 BST Hall 26' Report Navarro Yellow card 72'
Sema 89'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Penalties
Forde soccer ball with red X
McGuane soccer ball with red X
Hall soccer ball with red X		 Sema soccer ball with check mark
Quina soccer ball with check mark
Perica soccer ball with check mark

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  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 (2020-09-08) 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 Yellow card 52'
Brannagan Yellow card 75'
Jones Yellow card 85'
Osei 89'		 Report Mehew 12'
Baldwin Yellow card 62'
Leahy Yellow card 90+7'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Neil Hair
Penalties
Osei soccer ball with check mark
Agyei soccer ball with red X
McGuane soccer ball with check mark
Hall soccer ball with check mark
Brannagan soccer ball with check mark		 Leahy soccer ball with check mark
Upson soccer ball with red X
Hare soccer ball with check mark
Hargreaves soccer ball with check mark
Baldwin soccer ball with red X
10 November 2020 Group stage Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
19:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 55'
Osadebe Yellow card 76'		 Report Cooper Yellow card 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 soccer ball with check mark
Clare soccer ball with check mark
Shodipo soccer ball with check mark
Mousinho soccer ball with check mark		 Collins soccer ball with red X
Bailey soccer ball with check mark
Godwin-Malife soccer ball with red X
12 January 2021 Third round Oxford United 1–0 Cambridge United Oxford
19:00 GMT Hall 74'
Kelly Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Davies Yellow card 64'
Darling Yellow card 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 Yellow card 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 Yellow card 37'
Taylor soccer ball with red X 50', Yellow card 75'		 Report Macdonald Yellow card 17'
Woolery 35'
Morris 66'
Feeney Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Craig Hicks

Appearances and goals

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 England ENG Simon Eastwood 18 0 13 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF Scotland SCO Sean Clare 20 0 10+7 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF England ENG Josh Ruffels 43 7 39 6 1 1 1 0 2 0
4 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Luke McNally 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF England ENG Elliott Moore 52 5 46 5 1 0 2 0 3 0
6 MF Spain ESP Alex Gorrin 38 1 27+7 1 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
7 FW England ENG Robert Hall 20 2 3+8 0 1 0 1 1 7 1
8 MF England ENG Cameron Brannagan 37 2 28+2 1 0 0 2 1 2+3 0
9 FW England ENG Matty Taylor 50 18 39+7 18 1 0 1 0 1+1 0
10 MF Northern Ireland NIR Mark Sykes 40 0 21+11 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
11 FW England ENG Sam Winnall 28 6 3+20 4 0+1 0 0 0 3+1 2
12 DF England ENG Sam Long 44 6 35+1 6 1 0 2 0 4+1 0
13 GK England ENG Jack Stevens 38 0 33 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
14 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Anthony Forde 41 1 16+17 1 1 0 1+1 0 4+1 0
15 DF England ENG John Mousinho 11 0 1+6 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
16 FW Northern Ireland NIR Joel Cooper 7 0 0+4 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0
17 MF England ENG James Henry 41 7 34+3 7 0 0 1 0 2+1 0
18 MF England ENG Marcus McGuane 21 0 13+2 0 1 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
19 FW England ENG Dan Agyei 45 6 11+28 5 0 0 1 0 3+2 1
20 DF England ENG Jamie Hanson 29 0 9+15 0 0 0 0 0 4+1 0
21 MF England ENG Malachi Napa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 DF England ENG Rob Atkinson 39 1 36 1 0 0 1 0 1+1 0
23 FW England ENG Dylan Asonganyi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF England ENG Jordan Obita 15 1 6+6 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
24 DF England ENG Joe Grayson 4 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Olamide Shodipo 44 12 24+15 10 1 0 0 0 3+1 2
27 FW England ENG Elliot Lee 18 5 15+3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Liam Kelly 33 0 19+5 0 1 0 0+2 0 4+2 0
29 FW France FRA Derick Osei Yaw 10 3 1+2 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+2 3
30 MF England ENG Brandon Barker 20 3 14+5 3 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
32 FW England ENG Kyran Lofthouse 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
33 DF England ENG Michael Elechi 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
35 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Nico Jones 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3+1 0
38 DF England ENG Leon Chambers-Parillon 5 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
49 FW England ENG Gatlin O'Donkor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Top scorers

As of 9 May 2021
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW England 9 Matty Taylor 18 0 0 0 18
2 FW Republic of Ireland 25 Olamide Shodipo 10 0 0 2 12
3= MF England 3 Josh Ruffles 6 1 0 0 7
MF England 10 James Henry 7 0 0 0 7
5= DF England 12 Sam Long 6 0 0 0 6
FW England 11 Sam Winnall 4 0 0 2 6
FW England 19 Dan Agyei 5 0 0 1 6
8= DF England 5 Elliott Moore 5 0 0 0 5
FW England 27 Elliot Lee 5 0 0 0 5
10= FW France 29 Derick Osei Yaw 0 0 0 3 3
MF England 30 Brandon Barker 3 0 0 0 3
12= MF England 7 Rob Hall 0 0 1 1 2
MF England 8 Cameron Brannagan 1 0 1 0 2
Own goal 2 0 0 0 2
15= MF Spain 6 Alex Gorrin 1 0 0 0 1
MF Republic of Ireland 14 Anthony Forde 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 22 Rob Atkinson 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 24 Jordan Obita 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 79 1 2 9 89

Disciplinary record

As of 9 May 2021
Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
1 England GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Scotland DF Sean Clare 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
5 England DF Josh Ruffels 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5 England DF Elliott Moore 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
6 England MF Alex Gorrin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
8 England MF Cameron Brannagan 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
9 England FW Matty Taylor 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
10 Northern Ireland MF Mark Sykes 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
11 England FW Sam Winnall 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
12 England DF Sam Long 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
13 England GK Sam Long 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
14 Republic of Ireland MF Jack Stevens 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 Northern Ireland FW Joel Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
17 England MF James Henry 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
18 England MF Marcus McGuane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 England MF Dan Agyei 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
20 England DF Jamie Hanson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
22 England DF Rob Atkinson 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
24 England DF Jordan Obita 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
24 England DF Joe Grayson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
25 Republic of Ireland FW Olamide Shodipo 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
27 England FW Elliot Lee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 Republic of Ireland MF Liam Kelly 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
30 England MF Brandon Barker 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
35 Republic of Ireland 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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