2023–24 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2023–24 season
OwnerErick Thohir and Anindya Bakrie
ChairmanGrant Ferguson
Head CoachLiam Manning
(until 7 November)[1]
Craig Short
(caretaker 7 November – 16 November)[1]
Des Buckingham
(from 16 November)[2]
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One5th
Play-offsWinners
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFirst round
EFL TrophyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Harris (15)
All: Mark Harris (19)
Highest home attendance11,219 (v Derby County, 29 December 2023, EFL League One)
Lowest home attendance1,298 (v Chelsea U21, 7 November 2023, EFL Trophy)
Biggest win5–0 v Chelsea U21
(Home, 7 November 2023, EFL Trophy)
5–0 v Peterborough United
(Home, 13 April 2024, EFL League One)
Biggest defeat5–0 v Bolton Wanderers
(Home, 12 March 2024, EFL League One)

The 2023–24 season is the 130th season in the history of Oxford United and their eighth consecutive season in League One. The club participated in League One, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2023–24 EFL Trophy.

Oxford finished 5th in the league table, but were promoted back to the EFL Championship via the play-offs, beating Bolton Wanderers 2–0 in the play-off final to return to the second tier of English football for the first time in 25 years.

It was the club's 130th year in existence, their 124th of competitive football and their 75th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Current squad

As of 27 March 2024
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Previous club Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
1 Jamie Cumming GK England Winchester (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25) Chelsea 11 January 2024 Loan 30 June 2024
13 Simon Eastwood GK England Luton (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35) Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free 30 June 2026
31 Eddie Brearey GK England (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2024
41 Monty Marriott GK England Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Defenders
2 Sam Long RB England Bicester (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29) Academy 1 July 2013 Trainee 30 June 2026
3 Ciaron Brown LB Northern Ireland England Hillingdon (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 26) Wales Cardiff City 1 July 2022 Free 30 June 2025
4 Jordan Thorniley CB England Warrington (1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28) Blackpool 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
5 Elliott Moore CB England Coalville (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 1 August 2019 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
12 Joe Bennett LB England Rochdale (1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 34) Wigan Athletic 30 November 2023 Free 30 June 2024[a]
15 Fin Stevens RB Wales England Brighton (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) Brentford 1 July 2023 Loan 31 May 2024
22 Greg Leigh LB Jamaica England Sale (1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30) Ipswich Town 24 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
26 James Golding RB Republic of Ireland England Sutton (2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 20) Academy 23 March 2022 Trainee 30 June 2027
28 Stephan Negru CB Republic of Ireland Moldova Florești (2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22) Republic of Ireland Shelbourne 1 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Midfielders
6 Josh McEachran CM England Oxford (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31) Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2025
8 Cameron Brannagan CM England Manchester (1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 28) Liverpool 11 January 2018 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
14 Oisin Smyth AM Northern Ireland Derrytrasna (2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 24) Northern Ireland Dungannon Swifts 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
17 James Henry RM England Reading (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 July 2017 Free 30 June 2024
18 Marcus McGuane DM England Greenwich (1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 25) Nottingham Forest 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
19 Tyler Goodrham MF England High Wycombe (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2027
34 George Franklin DM England (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
44 Zaide Took-Oxley CM England Academy 9 August 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
Forwards
9 Mark Harris CF Wales Swansea (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25) Wales Cardiff City 11 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
10 Billy Bodin CF Wales England Swindon (1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 32) Preston North End 30 June 2021 Free 30 June 2024
11 Marcus Browne CF England Tower Hamlets (1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 26) Middlesbrough 31 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
16 Tyler Burey FW England Hillingdon (2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 23) Denmark Odense Boldklub 10 January 2024 Loan 30 June 2024
20 Rúben Rodrigues CF Portugal Oliveira de Azeméis (1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 28) Notts County 1 July 2023 Free 30 June 2026
23 Josh Murphy LW England Wembley (1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 29) Wales Cardiff City 26 July 2022 Free 30 June 2024
25 Will Goodwin CF England Tarporley (2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22) Cheltenham Town 19 January 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
27 Max Woltman CF England Wirral (2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21) Liverpool 3 August 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
30 Owen Dale RW England Warrington (1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26) Blackpool 1 February 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
39 Gatlin O'Donkor CF England Oxford (2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 Trainee 30 June 2026
47 Aidan Elliott-Wheeler CF England Oxford (2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17) Academy 1 July 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
48 Leo Snowden CF England Academy 6 November 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
50 Louis Griffiths LW Wales (2007-09-03) 3 September 2007 (age 17) Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
59 Kasway Burton CF England Academy 5 September 2023 Trainee 30 June 2024
— Kyle Edwards LW England Dudley (1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 26) Ipswich Town 16 January 2024 Free 30 June 2024
Out on Loan
4 Stuart Findlay CB Scotland Carmyle (1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29) United States Philadelphia Union 19 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
42 Steve Seddon LB England Reading (1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 26) Birmingham City 22 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
43 Richard McIntyre LB England (2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 18) Academy 9 January 2024 Trainee 30 June 2024
  1. ^ Bennett joined in December on a short-term deal but on 10 January extended his contract to run until the end of the season.

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
1 July 2023 CM England Josh McEachran England Milton Keynes Dons Free transfer [3]
1 July 2023 CF Portugal Rúben Rodrigues England Notts County Free transfer [4]
1 July 2023 CB England Jordan Thorniley England Blackpool Free transfer [5]
11 July 2023 CF Wales Mark Harris Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [6]
3 August 2023 CF England Max Woltman England Liverpool Undisclosed [7]
24 August 2023 LB Jamaica Greg Leigh England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [8]
10 October 2023 CF Scotland Cammy Cooper Free agent — [9]
20 October 2023 DM Spain Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín Free agent[a] — [10]
30 November 2023 LB England Joe Bennett Free agent — [11]
16 January 2024 LW England Kyle Edwards Free agent — [12]
19 January 2024 CF England Will Goodwin England Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [13]
1 February 2024 RW England Owen Dale England Blackpool Undisclosed [14]
24 June 2024 RB Republic of Ireland Peter Kioso England Rotherham United Undisclosed [15]
27 June 2024 GK England Jamie Cumming England Chelsea Undisclosed [16]
  1. ^ Gorrín's contract with Oxford United expired in summer 2023 but he remained at the club as a free agent while he recovered from an injury before eventually re-signing

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 RB Suriname Djavan Anderson Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 AM Thailand Ben Davis Thailand Chonburi F.C. Released [17]
30 June 2023 RW Malta Jodi Jones England Notts County Released [17][18]
30 June 2023 LW England Will Owens Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 GK England Kie Plumley England Manchester United Under-21s Released [17][19]
30 June 2023 RB Israel Yoav Sade Free agent Released [17]
30 June 2023 CF Bulgaria Slavi Spasov England Hungerford Town Released [17]
30 June 2023 GK England Jack Stevens England Cambridge United Free transfer [20]
30 June 2023 CF England Matty Taylor England Forest Green Rovers Released [17][21]
5 July 2023 DF Albania Erion Zabeli England Brentford Undisclosed [22]
18 August 2023 LW Suriname Yanic Wildschut England Exeter City Mutual consent [23][24]
5 September 2023 GK England Fraser Barnsley England Everton Undisclosed [25]
14 September 2023 CF England Sam Baldock Retired [26]
21 December 2023 DF England Teddy Mfuni Free agent Released [27]
12 January 2024 DM Spain Alejandro Rodríguez Gorrín England Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [28]
14 June 2024 MF Northern Ireland Oisin Smyth Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed [29]
27 June 2024 CF Scotland Cammy Cooper Scotland Airdrieonians F.C. Undisclosed [30]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from Date until Ref
1 July 2023 GK England James Beadle England Brighton & Hove Albion 8 January 2024[a] [31][32]
1 July 2023 RB Wales Fin Stevens England Brentford End of season [33]
27 July 2023 RW England Stanley Mills England Everton 8 January 2024[b] [34][35]
25 August 2023 CF England Sonny Perkins England Leeds United 2 January 2024[c] [36][37]
1 September 2023 LW England Kyle Edwards England Ipswich Town 8 January 2024[d] [38][39]
10 January 2024 FW England Tyler Burey Denmark Odense Boldklub End of season [40]
11 January 2024 GK England Jamie Cumming England Chelsea End of season [41]
1 February 2024 CM England Jay Matete England Sunderland 27 March 2024[e] [42][43]
  1. ^ On 8 January, Beadle was recalled back to Brighton from his season-long loan and was sent out on loan to Sheffield Wednesday.
  2. ^ On 8 January, Mills returned back to Everton early from his season-long loan because of injury.
  3. ^ On 2 January, Perkins was recalled back to Leeds early from his season-long loan.
  4. ^ On 8 January, Edwards had his loan deal terminated early because of injury but he remained at Oxford United to recover, with Ipswich Town terminating his contract on 11 January.
  5. ^ On 27 March, Matete's loan from Sunderland was cut-short due to a knee injury.

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to Date until Ref
14 July 2023 CB Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Kilmarnock End of season [44]
14 July 2023 LB England Steve Seddon England Burton Albion End of season [45]
31 July 2023 GK England Eddie Brearey England St Ives Town 1 January 2024 [46]
11 August 2023 RB Republic of Ireland James Golding England Dartford 8 September 2023 [47]
6 October 2023 CM England Joshua Johnson England Dartford 4 November 2023 [48]
12 January 2023 CM England Zaide Took-Oxley England Salisbury 20 February 2024[a] [49][50]
12 January 2023 RB England Richard McIntyre England Salisbury End of Season [51]
24 January 2024 GK Republic of Ireland Edward McGinty Republic of Ireland Sligo Rovers F.C. End of Season [52]

Pre-season and friendlies

On May 11, The U's announced their first pre-season friendly, against Swansea City at home.[53] A week later, a second fixture was confirmed, against Bristol City.[54] A third pre-season match was announced on 23 May, against Eastleigh.[55] A day later, a fourth friendly was confirmed by the club, against Queens Park Rangers.[56]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly Oxford United 3–1 Southampton U21 Horspath
12:00 BST Bodin 22'
O'Donkor 27'
Trialist 88'		 Report Bragg 51' Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
18 July 2023 Friendly Eastleigh 0–0 Oxford United Eastleigh
19:45 BST Report Stadium: Silverlake Stadium
21 July 2023 Friendly Oxford United 1–0 Swansea City Littlemore
19:30 BST Browne 6' Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,206 (615 away)
22 July 2023 Friendly Bristol City 4–1 Oxford United Bristol
15:00 BST Conway 13', 54'
Weimann 27'
Knight 50'		 Report O'Donkor 15' Stadium: Robins High Performance Centre
29 July 2023 Friendly Oxford United 5–0 Queens Park Rangers Littlemore
15:00 BST Brannagan 34'
Harris 59'
Browne 66'
Mills 72'
Thorniley 82'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,587 (1,777 away)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 5th (play offs) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 047.83
FA Cup First round Third round 3 2 0 1 6 6 +0 066.67
EFL Cup First round First round 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
EFL Trophy Group stage Round of 16 5 3 0 2 9 4 +5 060.00
Total 55 27 11 17 95 71 +24 049.09

Last updated: 30 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Derby County (P) 46 28 8 10 78 37 +41 92 Promoted to EFL Championship
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 12 9 86 51 +35 87 Qualified for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United 46 25 9 12 89 61 +28 84
5 Oxford United (O, P) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 77
6 Barnsley 46 21 13 12 82 64 +18 76
7 Lincoln City 46 20 14 12 65 40 +25 74
8 Blackpool 46 21 10 15 65 48 +17 73
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[57]
(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 11 13 79 56  +23 77 11 7 5 44 24  +20 11 4 8 35 32  +3

Last updated: 29 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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ResultLWWWWLWWWWWDLDWWLDLDWLWLWWLLDDDWDDLLWLWDWWWLDW
Position201264173222222222336535555567677665677867766675
Updated to match(es) played on 16 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 7 (vs Lincoln City) postponed because of international call-ups.
  • 2 Matchday 13 (vs Reading) postponed because of international call-ups.
  • 3 Matchday 18 (vs Portsmouth) postponed because of international call-ups.
  • 4 Matchday 27 (vs Barnsley) postponed because of FA Cup involvement.
  • 5 Matchday 29 (vs Northampton Town) postponed because of a frozen pitch.

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[58]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Cambridge United 2–0 Oxford United Cambridge
15:00 BST Brophy Yellow card 10'
Lankester 15' Yellow card 43'
Ahadme 28'
Janneh Yellow card 44'
Kachunga Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Rodrigues Yellow card 12' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,435
Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill
12 August 2023 2 Oxford United 1–0 Carlisle United Oxford
15:00 BST Harris 76' Report Guy Yellow card 51'
McCalmont Yellow card 60'
Back Yellow card 62'
Huntington Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,964
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 August 2023 3 Derby County 1–2 Oxford United Derby
19:45 BST Collins Yellow card 27'
Bird Yellow card 37'
Hourihane Yellow card 42'
Wilson Yellow card 68'
Cashin Yellow card 82'
Waghorn 87'		 Report Harris 32' 72'
Long Yellow card 52'
Beadle Yellow card 91'		 Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 25,292
Referee: Ben Toner
19 August 2023 4 Barnsley 1–3 Oxford United Barnsley
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Oakwell Stadium
Attendance: 11,753
Referee: Martin Coy
26 August 2023 5 Oxford United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,898
Referee: Adam Herczeg
2 September 2023 6 Oxford United 1–2 Port Vale Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,835
Referee: Sam Purkiss
16 September 2023 8 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,744
Referee: Will Finnie
23 September 2023 9 Oxford United 3–0 Exeter City Oxford
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,022
Referee: Daniel Middleton
30 September 2023 10 Stevenage 1–3 Oxford United Stevenage
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Lamex Stadium
Attendance: 5,512
Referee: Carl Brook
3 October 2023 11 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,212
Referee: Charles Breakspear
7 October 2023 12 Oxford United 2–1 Bristol Rovers Oxford
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,439
Referee: Simon Mather
21 October 2023 14 Oxford United 1–1 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,417
Referee: Thomas Kirk
24 October 2023 15 Wigan Athletic 2–0 Oxford United Wigan
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 9,108
Referee: David Rock
28 October 2023 16 Oxford United 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,168
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
31 October 2023 7 Lincoln City 0–2 Oxford United Lincoln
19:45 GMT Report
Stadium: LNER Stadium
Attendance: 7,114
Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: Fixture was previously postponed because of international call-ups.[59]
11 November 2023 17 Leyton Orient 2–3 Oxford United Leyton
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,614
Referee: Declan Bourne
15 November 2023 19 Cheltenham Town 2–0 Oxford United Cheltenham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Attendance: 5,049
Referee: Scott Simpson
28 November 2023 20 Oxford United 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,899
Referee: Sam Purkiss
9 December 2023 21 Peterborough United 3–0 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium
Attendance: 7,921
Referee: James Linington
12 December 2023 13[60] Reading 1–1 Oxford United Reading
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Select Car Leading Stadium
Attendance: 14,397
Referee: Carl Brook
16 December 2023 22 Oxford United 3–0 Burton Albion Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,438
Referee: Martin Woods
23 December 2023 23 Northampton Town 2–1 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,581
Referee: Craig Hicks
26 December 2023 24 Oxford United 2–1 Cambridge United Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,407
Referee: Tom Nield
29 December 2023 25 Oxford United 2–3 Derby County Oxford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,219
Referee: Will Finnie
1 January 2024 26 Charlton Athletic 1–2 Oxford United Charlton
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 13,955
Referee: Alex Chilowicz
13 January 2024 28 Carlisle United 1–3 Oxford United Carlisle
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,827
Referee: Jacob Miles
23 January 2024 27[61] Oxford United 0–1 Barnsley Oxford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,703
Referee: Lee Swabey
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed because of FA Cup involvement.
27 January 2024 30 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,363 (915 away)
30 January 2024 18[62] Oxford United 2–2 Portsmouth Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,864
Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was postponed because of international call-ups within the Portsmouth squad.
3 February 2024 31 Oxford United 1–1 Reading Oxford
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,897
Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was moved forward from a 15:00 kick-off after consultation with Thames Valley Police.[63]
10 February 2024 32 Blackpool 1–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 10,485
Referee: Paul Howard
13 February 2024 33 Oxford United 4–2 Wigan Athletic Oxford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,320
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
17 February 2024 34 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Oxford United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: Simon Mather
20 February 2024 29[64] Oxford United 2–2 Northampton Town Oxford
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,732
Referee: Charles Breakspear
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 January, but was postponed due to a frozen pitch.[65]
24 February 2024 35 Oxford United 1–2 Leyton Orient Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,884
Referee: Martin Woods
2 March 2024 36 Portsmouth 2–1 Oxford United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,303
Referee: Ben Toner
9 March 2024 37 Oxford United 2–1 Cheltenham Town Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,738
Referee: Marc Edwards
12 March 2024 38 Bolton Wanderers 5–0 Oxford United Horwich
20:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 19,134
Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 19:45 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[66]
16 March 2024 39 Port Vale 0–2 Oxford United Burslem
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,627
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
29 March 2024 40 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,340
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 April 2024 41 Oxford United 4–0 Fleetwood Town Oxford
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,631
Referee: Scott Jackson
6 April 2024 42 Burton Albion 0–4 Oxford United Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,700
Referee: Will Finnie
13 April 2024 43 Oxford United 5–0 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 BST
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,046
Referee: Andy Davies
16 April 2024 44 Oxford United 0–1 Lincoln City Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,587
Referee: Lee Swabey
19 April 2024 45 Oxford United 1–1 Stevenage Oxford
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,174
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 20 April, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[67]
27 April 2024 46 Exeter City 1–2 Oxford United Exeter
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Tom Reeves

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs

Oxford United finished 5th in the regular 2023–24 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 4th-placed Peterborough United in the play-off semi final. As the side which finished lower in the league, Oxford hosted the first round at their home ground, the Kassam Stadium, with the second round held at Peterborough's home ground, the London Road Stadium.

4 May 2024 Semi-Final, First leg Oxford United 1–0 Peterborough United Oxford
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,125
Referee: Lewis Smith
8 May 2024 Semi-Final, Second leg Peterborough United 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Oxford United Peterborough
20:00 BST
Report
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Referee: Andrew Kitchen
18 May 2024 Final Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Oxford United London
16:15 BST
Report
Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: 70,472
Referee: Sam Barrott

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

The U's were drawn at home to Maidenhead United in the first round[68] and away to Coventry City in the third round.[69][70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 November 2023 First Round Oxford United 2–0 Maidenhead United Oxford
15:00 GMT
Rodrigues Yellow card 85'
 Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,094
Referee: Dale Baines
2 December 2023 Second Round Oxford United 2–0 Grimsby Town Oxford
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,149
Referee: Darren Bond
6 January 2024 Third round Coventry City 6–2 Oxford United Coventry
12:30 GMT

Sheaf 11' Yellow card 90+1' Palmer 17' O'Hare 50' (pen)

Godden 84' 88'
 Report

Brannagan Yellow card 15' Rodrigues Yellow card 30' McEachran Yellow card 32'

Goodrham 79'
 Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
Attendance: 18,211
Referee: Josh Smith

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Oxford were drawn away to Bristol City in the first round.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2023 First round Bristol City 5–1 Oxford United Ashton Gate
19:45 BST Cornick 15'
Knight 35', 47'
Wells 51'
Dickie Yellow card 55'
Naismith 62'
Roberts Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Bodin 30'
Brown Yellow card 45+4'
Murphy Yellow card 70'
Rodrigues Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 9,661
Referee: Ollie Yates

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

The Group stage draw was finalised on 22 June 2023.[72] After coming second in the group, Oxford were drawn away to Forest Green Rovers in the second round[73] and to either Portsmouth or AFC Wimbledon in the third round.[74]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L2 Milton Keynes Dons 3 3 0 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 2 0 0 1 8 2 +6 6
3 ACA Chelsea U21 3 0 1 0 2 3 11 −8 2
4 L1 Northampton Town 3 0 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 September 2023 Group stage Northampton Town 1–3 Oxford United Northampton
19:00 BST
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Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Garreth Rhodes
19 September 2023 Group stage Oxford United 0–1 Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
19:00 BST
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Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,588
Referee: Alan Young
7 November 2023 Group stage Oxford United 5–0 Chelsea U21 Oxford
19:00 GMT
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Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,298
Referee: James Durkin
5 December 2023 Round of 32 Forest Green Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Nailsworth
19:00 GMT
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Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 494
Referee: Ollie Yates
9 January 2024 Round of 16 AFC Wimbledon 2–0 Oxford United Wimbledon
19:45 GMT
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Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Declan Bourne

Top scorers

As of 19 May 2024
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 FW Wales 9 Mark Harris 15 1 0 3 19
2 MF England 8 Cameron Brannagan 13 0 0 0 13
3 MF England 19 Tyler Goodrham 8 1 0 1 10
MF England 23 Josh Murphy 8 0 0 2 10
4 FW Wales 10 Billy Bodin 5 3 1 0 9
5 FW Portugal 20 Rúben Rodrigues 8 0 0 0 8
7 DF Jamaica 22 Greg Leigh 6 0 0 0 6
8 DF Northern Ireland 3 Ciaron Brown 4 0 0 0 4
9 FW England 29 Kyle Edwards 1 0 0 1 2
MF England 18 Marcus McGuane 1 1 0 0 2
MF Northern Ireland 17 James Henry 2 0 0 0 2
DF England 5 Elliott Moore 2 0 0 0 2
12 FW England 7 Stanley Mills 1 0 0 0 1
DF Wales 15 Fin Stevens 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 2 Sam Long 1 0 0 0 1
DF England 4 Jordan Thorniley 0 0 0 1 1
FW England 16 Sonny Perkins 0 0 0 1 1
MF Northern Ireland 14 Oisin Smyth 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 25 Will Goodwin 1 0 0 0 1
FW England 30 Owen Dale 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 70 6 1 9 95

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