2018–19 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2018–19 season
ChairmanSumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
Head CoachKarl Robinson
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One12th
FA CupThird round
EFL CupThird round
EFL TrophyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: James Henry (11)
All: James Henry (15)
Highest home attendance11,956 (v Manchester City, 25 September 2018)
Lowest home attendance929 (v Northampton Town, 9 October 2018)
Average home league attendance7,315
Biggest win3–0 (thrice)
(28 August 2018 at Newport County, EFL Cup R2)
(27 October 2018 vs. Shrewsbury Town)
(20 November 2018 at Forest Green Rovers, FA Cup)
Biggest defeat0–4
(4 August 2018 at Barnsley)

The 2018–19 season was Oxford United's third consecutive season in League One and their 125th year in existence.[1] As well as competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM Armani Little Southampton Free transfer [2]
1 July 2018 RB Tony McMahon Bradford City Free transfer [3]
1 July 2018 RB Cameron Norman King's Lynn Town Free transfer [4]
13 July 2018 RW Gavin Whyte Crusaders Undisclosed [5]
18 July 2018 RW Jamie Mackie Queens Park Rangers Free transfer [6]
7 August 2018 CF Harvey Bradbury Watford Free transfer [7]
9 August 2018 DM Jamie Hanson Derby County Undisclosed [8]
9 August 2018 DM Dai Wai Tsun Bury Undisclosed [8]
13 August 2018 LB Matthew Taylor Derby County Free transfer [9]
2 January 2019 CM Mark Sykes Glenavon Undisclosed [10]
1 February 2019 CF Jonte Smith Lewes Undisclosed [11]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2018 CM Josh Ashby Oxford City Released [12][13]
1 July 2018 CF Kane Hemmings Notts County Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2018 CM Ryan Ledson Preston North End Undisclosed [15]
1 July 2018 CB Aaron Martin Exeter City Released [12][16]
1 July 2018 CF Agon Mehmeti Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 CF James Roberts Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 CM Joe Rothwell Blackburn Rovers Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2018 CF Wes Thomas Grimsby Town Released [12][18]
1 July 2018 RB Dwight Tiendalli Free agent Released [12]
1 July 2018 CB Mike Williamson Gateshead Released [12][19]
9 August 2018 RB Canice Carroll Brentford Undisclosed [20]
9 August 2018 LB Ricardinho FC Twente Free transfer [21]
18 January 2019 RB Cameron Norman Walsall Undisclosed [22]
28 February 2019 CM Ivo Pękalski Free agent Mutual consent [23]

Loans in

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
1 July 2018 CM Samir Carruthers Sheffield United 31 May 2019 [24]
2 July 2018 LB Luke Garbutt Everton 31 May 2019 [25]
24 July 2018 AM Marcus Browne West Ham United 31 May 2019 [26]
31 July 2018 CF Sam Smith Reading 29 December 2018 [27][28]
9 August 2018 LW Ricky Holmes Sheffield United 21 January 2019 [29][30]
13 August 2018 GK Jonathan Mitchell Derby County January 2019 [31]
2 January 2019 LW Jordan Graham Wolverhampton Wanderers 31 May 2019 [32]
17 January 2019 DM Ahmed Kashi Troyes 31 May 2019 [33]
31 January 2019 CF Jerome Sinclair Watford 31 May 2019 [34]

Loans out

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref
1 July 2018 CB Fiacre Kelleher Macclesfield Town 31 May 2019 [35]
18 July 2018 DM Ivo Pękalski Hamlstads 31 November 2018 [36]
3 August 2018 AM Malachi Napa Macclesfield Town January 2019 [37][30]
17 August 2018 MF Albie Hopkins AFC Rushden & Diamonds November 2018 [38][39]
17 August 2018 CM Armani Little Woking September 2018 [38]
1 September 2018 FW Dejon Noel-Williams Chesham United October 2018 [40]
13 September 2018 FW Harvey Bradbury Woking October 2018 [41]
2 November 2018 CF Brandon Taverner Didcot Town December 2018 [42]
3 January 2019 RB Tony McMahon Scunthorpe United 31 May 2019 [43]
4 January 2019 CM Armani Little Woking 31 May 2019 [44]
4 January 2019 FW Harvey Bradbury Woking 31 May 2019 [44]
12 January 2019 CM James Cowan Bracknell Town Youth loan [45]
15 January 2019 CB Charlie Raglan Cheltenham Town 31 May 2019 [46]
30 January 2019 DM Dai Wai-tsun FC Utrecht 31 May 2019 [47]
1 March 2019 FW Dejon Noel-Williams Gloucester City April 2019 [48]
8 March 2019 CM James Cowan Gosport Borough 31 May 2019 [49]

Competitions

Friendlies

On 10 May 2018, Oxford United announced a pre-season tour of Ireland was to take place in July.[50] Opponents Portmarnock, Longford Town and UCD were revealed four days later.[51] Later that day, friendlies with Oxford City and Hampton & Richmond Borough were scheduled.[52] On 16 May, the club announced a friendly with Milton Keynes Dons.[53]

9 July 2018 Friendly Portmarnock 0–1 Oxford United Dublin, Ireland
19:15 BST Report Brannagan 22' Stadium: Tolka Park
10 July 2018 Friendly Longford Town 1–5 Oxford United Longford, Ireland
19:45 BST Dillon 33' Report McMahon 15'
Obika 24', 58'
Napa 55'
Derry 85' (pen.)
Stadium: Strokestown Road
11 July 2018 Friendly UCD 0–2 Oxford United Dublin, Ireland
17:00 BST Report Obika 25'
Garbutt 31'
Stadium: UCD Bowl
14 July 2018 Friendly Oxford City 1–5 Oxford United Marston
12:30 BST Tshimanga 73' (pen.) Obika 27', 48'
Little 66', 70'
Baptiste 67'
Stadium: Marsh Lane
14 July 2018 Friendly Hampton & Richmond Borough 2–1 Oxford United Hampton
16:00 BST Johnson 23'
Dickson 59'
Report Noel-Williams 3' Stadium: Beveree Stadium
Attendance: 266
17 July 2018 Friendly Aldershot Town 0–3 Oxford United Aldershot
19:45 BST Report Nelson 39'
Obika 40'
Henry 66'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 703 (101 away)
18 July 2018 Friendly Hungerford Town 2–3 Oxford United Hungerford
19:30 BST Bradbury 38'
Triallist 88'
Report Lopes 48'
Triallist 76'
Norman 90'
Stadium: Bulpit Lane
21 July 2018 Friendly Oxford United 1–3 Crystal Palace Oxford
15:00 BST Obika 36' Report Zaha 56'
Schlupp 61'
Kaikai 87'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,479 (914 away)
24 July 2018 Friendly Oxford United 4–3 Leeds United Oxford
19:45 BST Henry 7' 43'
Hall 26'
Obika 61'
Report Roberts 53'
Baker 63'
J. Clarke 71'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,727 (1,336 away)
27 July 2018 Friendly Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Oxford United Denbigh
19:45 BST Agard 66' Report Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 2,294 (470 away)

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Blackpool 46 15 17 14 50 52 −2 62
11 Fleetwood Town 46 16 13 17 58 52 +6 61
12 Oxford United 46 15 15 16 58 64 −6 60
13 Gillingham 46 15 10 21 61 72 −11 55
14 Accrington Stanley 46 14 13 19 51 67 −16 55
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results[54]

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 15 15 16 58 64  −6 60 11 4 8 34 27  +7 4 11 8 24 37  −13

Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHHAAHAAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLLLLWDLDLLLDWDDWDWLWDWDLLLDWDDDLLWWLDWWWWDWWDL
Position24242424222223232323232423222121212020191918181920222120202120212220192121191312121212111112
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[55][56]

4 August 2018 (2018-08-04) 1 Barnsley 4–0 Oxford United Barnsley
15:00 BST Thiam 20', 29'
Potts 77'
Adeboyejo 89'
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12,820 (1,279 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
11 August 2018 (2018-08-11) 2 Oxford United 0–2 Fleetwood Town Oxford
15:00 BST Browne  70' Report Evans 34'
Morgan  74'
Burns  85'
Madden 89' (pen.)
Hunter  90+5'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,689 (87 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18) 3 Portsmouth 4–1 Oxford United Milton
15:00 BST Evans 48'
Naylor  53'
Dickie 56' (o.g.)
Lowe 65' 90+2'
Thompson  90+6'
Report Hanson  25'
Brannagan  29'
Baptiste  39'
Whatmough 89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,093 (1,312 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21) 4 Oxford United 2–3 Accrington Stanley Oxford
19:45 BST Whyte 27'
Browne 57'  65'
Brannagan  60'
Norman  84'
Report Brown  19'
McConville  34'
Norman 43' (o.g.)
Kee 62' 79' (pen.)
Clark  80'
Sykes  90+2'
Ripley  90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,748 (118 away)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25) 5 Oxford United 3–1 Burton Albion Oxford
15:00 BST Mousinho 18'
Henry 50'
Smith  54'
Holmes 69'
Norman  76'
Nelson  80'
Report Templeton  25'
Sordell 39'
Allen  71'  87'
Brayford  81'
Fraser  89'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,026 (382 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01) 6 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Sunderland
15:00 BST Maguire  12'
Cattermole  14'
Power  19'
Gooch  22'
Wyke 52'
Oviedo  48'
Love  75'
Report Holmes 16'
Brannagan  26'
Ruffles  61'
Baptiste  71'
Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 32,193 (1,280 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood
9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) 7 Oxford United 1–2 Coventry City Oxford
12:00 BST Holmes  45+2'
Obika 86'
Report Shipley  12'
Brown  13'
Mousinho 64' (o.g.)
Chaplin 81' (pen.)
Clarke-Harris  87'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,519 (774 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15) 8 Wycombe Wanderers 0–0 Oxford United High Wycombe
15:00 BST Jacobson  71'
Jombati  76'
McCarthy  80'
Gape  85'
Report Baptiste  79'
Mousinho  80'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,879 (1,816 away)
Referee: David Webb
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) 9 Oxford United 1–2 Walsall Oxford
15:00 BST Mousinho  42'
Henry 87'  90+1'
Garbutt  90+3'
Report Fitzwater  25'
Ferrier 24'
Dobson  52'
Ismail 58'
Gordon  60'
Ginnelly  81'
Cook  90+5'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,080 (658 away)
Referee: Alan Young
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29) 10 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Norbiton
15:00 BST Wagstaff 20'
Pigott 32'
Barcham  36'
Purrington  55'
Report Long  38'
Brannagan 44'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,068 (618 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02) 11 Oxford United 1–2 Luton Town Oxford
19:45 BST Holmes 48'
Baptiste  28'  73'
Hanson  76'
McMahon  90+5'
Brannagan  90+6'
Report Collins 55'
Stacey  66'
Lee  76'
Rea  82'
Potts 90+8'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,769 (1,171 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06) 12 Southend United 0–0 Oxford United Southend
15:00 BST Demetriou  86' Report Mackie  81'
Whyte  84'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,670 (436 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
13 October 2018 (2018-10-13) 13 Oxford United 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 BST Mackie 4',  79'
Brannagan  30'
Nelson 74'
Report Songo'o  26'  81'
Smith-Brown  43'
O'Keefe  80'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,332 (1,285 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20) 14 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 BST Craig  16'
Lockyer  21'
Jakubiak  45'
Report Browne  26'
Mackie  41'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 8,506 (921 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23) 15 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Oxford United Charlton
19:45 BST Taylor 25' (pen.)
Fosu-Henry  51'
Report Nelson  34'
Ruffles  45+1'
Dickie  53'
Whyte 71'
Mackie  76'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 9,984 (538 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27) 16 Oxford United 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
15:00 BST Ruffels 3'
Whyte 14'
Browne 86'
Report Angol  51' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,697 (594 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
3 November 2018 (2018-11-03) 17 Scunthorpe United 3–3 Oxford United Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT Lund  17'
Goode  26', 66'
Perch  57'
Clarke 60'
Thomas 64'
Report Henry 8'
Dickie  42'
Brannagan 50',  63'
Nelson 55'
Hanson  87'
McMahon  90'
Mackie  90'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,665 (383 away)
Referee: Paul Marsden
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17) 18 Oxford United 1–0 Gillingham Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan  40'
Henry 59' (pen.)
Browne  83'
Bradbury  89'
Report Zakuani  73' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,628 (521 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24) 19 Bradford City 2–0 Oxford United Bradford
15:00 GMT O'Connor  19'
Ball 25'
Payne 28'
Knight-Percival  87'
Miller  90'
Report Brannagan  17'
Mousinho  75'
Whyte  90+8'
Smith  90+8'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,084 (812 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27) 20 Oxford United 4–2 Rochdale Oxford
19:45 GMT Mackie 11'
Henry 14'
Browne  45+4' 52' 78'
Report Henderson 30'
Randall  36'
Wilbraham  39'
McNulty  48'
Williams  55'
Camps 69'
McGahey  90+2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,204 (139 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08) 21 Peterborough United 2–2 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Toney 10'
Tafazolli  44'
Woodyard  45+3'
Ward  70'
Dembélé 75'
Report Mackie  33'
Browne  36'
Henry 42' 88' (pen.)
Nelson  84'
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 7,027 (534 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) 22 Oxford United 2–0 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Browne 29'
Henry 41'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,003 (294 away)
Referee: Matt Donohue
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22) 23 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Oxford United Doncaster
15:00 GMT Whiteman 20' (pen.)
Crawford  45'
Butler  80'
May 90'
Report Dickie  9'
Mousinho  45+2'
Hanson  45+3'
Ruffels  61' 90+7'
Whyte 64'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 7,425 (470 away)
Referee: Alan Young
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26) 24 Oxford United 0–1 Southend United Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie  45'
Mackie  87'
Report Bwomono  73'
Kightly 79'
Hyam  90+1'
Cox  90+7'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,978 (604 away)
Referee: Tim Robinson
29 December 2018 (2018-12-29) 25 Oxford United 0–2 Bristol Rovers Oxford
13:00 GMT Report Jakubiak 15', 63'
Clarke  45+2'
Kelly  83'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,135 (1,475 away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01) 26 Plymouth Argyle 3–0 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Sarcevic 9'  33'
Lameiras 41' 67'
Carey  78'
Sawyer  86'
Report Nelson  33'
Brannagan  54'
Dickie  59'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,223 (534 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12) 27 Fleetwood Town 2–2 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 GMT Burns 9'
Madden 26'
Report Henry 52'
Mackie 64'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,789
Referee: Andy Haines
19 January 2019 (2019-01-19) 28 Oxford United 2–1 Portsmouth Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan 25'
Henry 45'
Report Pitman 64' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,202 (1,803 away)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29) 29 Oxford United 2–2 Barnsley Oxford
19:45 GMT Ruffels 25'
Mackie 48'
Report Thiam 70'
Moore 79'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,794 (657 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02) 30 Burton Albion 0–0 Oxford United Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Brayford  12'
Templeton  51'
Boyce  76'
McFadzean  90+1'
Report Mousinho  45+1' Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 3,197 (844 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
9 February 2019 (2019-02-09) 31 Oxford United 1–1 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Browne 87' Report Dunne 34' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,383 (1,808 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) 32 Oxford United 0–1 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 GMT Hanson  46'
Dickie  70'
Browne  90+4'
Report White  8'
Maddison  36'
Toney 76'
Woodyard  81'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,541 (490 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19) 33 Accrington Stanley 4–2 Oxford United Accrington
19:45 GMT Kee 36'
Richards-Everton  39'
McConville 57'  70'
Clark 73'
Armstrong 90+4'
Report Brannagan  44'
Garbutt 63'
Mousinho 89'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,095 (311 away)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23) 34 Blackpool 0–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 GMT Tilt  36'
Spearing  39'
Heneghan  69'
Report Graham 40'
Sinclair  77'
Ruffels  80'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4,003 (818 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02) 35 Oxford United 2–1 Scunthorpe United Oxford
15:00 GMT Sinclair 65' 80' Report Thomas 90+2' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,237 (295 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09) 36 Gillingham 1–0 Oxford United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Eaves 52'
Fuller  87'
Hanlan 89'
O'Neill  90+2'
Report Dickie  50' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,991 (656 away)
Referee: Oliver Yates
12 March 2019 (2019-03-12) 37 Rochdale 0–0 Oxford United Rochdale
19:45 GMT McNulty  32' Report Dickie  46' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,331 (251 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16) 38 Oxford United 1–0 Bradford City Oxford
15:00 GMT Mackie  89' 90+4'
Kashi  90+1'
Report Ball  41'
Akpan  84'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,681 (654 away)
Referee: Andy Davies
23 March 2019 (2019-03-23) 39 Coventry City 0–1 Oxford United Coventry
15:00 GMT Hiwula  41' Report Browne  45'
Graham  45+2'
Nelson 57'
Garbutt  75'
Stadium: Ricoh Arena
Attendance: 14,044 (2,007 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30) 40 Oxford United 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers Oxford
15:00 GMT Sinclair 30'
Ruffels 90+6'
Report El-Abd 21'
Jacobson 37'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,250 (1,716 away)
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) 41 Walsall 1–3 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 GMT Gordon  17'
Cook 26'  90+4'
Dobson  39'
Report Kashi  16'  90+7'
Dickie 21'
Browne  45+8'
Garbutt 63'
Sinclair 90+5'  90+6'
Graham  90+7'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 6,339 (1,462 away)
Referee: David Webb
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13) 42 Oxford United 0–0 AFC Wimbledon Oxford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,678 (1,301 away)
Referee: Alan Young
19 April 2019 (2019-04-19) 43 Oxford United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Oxford
13:00 BST Nelson 18'
Garbutt 23'  81'
Kashi  24'
Eastwood  54'
Brannagan  89'
Report Taylor 5' (pen.)
Bielik  66'
Solly  74'
Lapslie  88'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,680 (1,806 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22) 44 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT Norburn 17' (pen.)
Docherty 40'
Report Whyte 6' 72' 78'
Kashi  36'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,189 (901 away)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
29 April 2019 (2019-04-29) 45 Oxford United 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Oxford
15:00 BST Browne 13'  67'
Henry 49'
Nelson  71'
Report Marquis 7'
Downing  12'
Jones 61' (o.g.)
Blair  80'
Kane  88'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,000 (709 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
4 May 2019 (2019-05-04) 46 Luton Town 3–1 Oxford United Luton
17:30 GMT Moncur 3' 73'
Lee 53'
Report Garbutt 60' Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,089 (1,025 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury

FA Cup

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[57] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[58] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[59]

10 November 2018 (2018-11-10) First round Oxford United 0–0 Forest Green Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Mousinho  52'
McMahon  58'
Report Winchester  60' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,933 (452 away)
Referee: Nicholas Kinseley
20 November 2018 (2018-11-20) First round replay Forest Green Rovers 0–3 Oxford United Nailsworth
19:45 GMT McGinley  26' Report Henry 36'
Mackie 47'
Brannagan  65'
Browne 78'
Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,614 (509 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
1 December 2018 (2018-12-01) Second round Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Riley  35'
Ness  41'
Sarcevic 67'
Smith-Brown  77'
Report Henry 49'
Brannagan 53'  67'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,984 (381 away)
Referee: Peter Wright
5 January 2019 (2019-01-05) Third round Brentford 1–0 Oxford United Brentford
15:00 GMT Maupay 80' (pen.) Report Mousinho  45+1'
Nelson  61'
Browne  90+5'
Henry  90+7'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6,106 (1,605 away)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

EFL Cup

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[60] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[61] The third-round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott, handing Oxford a home tie against defending Premiership champions Manchester City.[62]

13 August 2018 (2018-08-13) First round Oxford United 2–0 Coventry City Oxford
19:00 BST Browne 39'
Norman  45+1'
Whyte 50'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,551 (1,003 away)
Referee: James Linington
28 August 2018 (2018-08-28) Second round Newport County 0–3 Oxford United Newport
19:45 BST Cooper  45' Report Demetriou 2' (o.g.)
Baptiste 4'
Hanson  78'
Dickie  79'
Garbutt  89'
Whyte 90+1'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,228 (282 away)
Referee: Scott Duncan
25 September 2018 Third round Oxford United 0–3 Manchester City Oxford
19:45 BST Garbutt  37'
Dickie  82'
Report Jesus 36'
Danilo  64'
Mahrez 78'
Foden 90+2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,956 (1,247 away)
Referee: Roger East

EFL Trophy

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[63] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[64] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[65] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[66]

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Oxford United (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 7 2 +5 6 Round 2
2 L2 Northampton Town (Q) 3 2 0 0 1 4 2 +2 6
3 L1 Wycombe Wanderers (E) 3 2 0 0 1 3 4 −1 6
4 ACA Fulham U21 (E) 3 0 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
First match(es) will be played: 4 September 2018. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) Group Stage Oxford United 3–0 Fulham U21s Oxford
19:45 BST Smith 31'
Holmes 58'
Spasov 58' (pen.)
Report Stahl  50'
Opoku  77'
Jenz  85'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,116 (76 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
9 October 2018 (2018-10-09) Group Stage Oxford United 1–2 Northampton Town Oxford
19:45 BST Henry 24'  27' Report Bowditch  27'
O'Toole  27'  90+5'
Pierre  27' 65'
Facey  29'
van Veen  32' 55'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 929 (117 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06) Group Stage Wycombe Wanderers 0–3 Oxford United High Wycombe
19:45 GMT Fox  52'
Thompson  69'
McCarthy  72'
Report Brannagan 1'
Browne 31'
Smith 53'  58'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 1,313 (289 away)
Referee: Kevin Friend
18 December 2018 (2018-12-18) Second round Oxford United 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur U21 Oxford
19:45 GMT Raglan 12'
Smith 18'  89'
McMahon 48'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,422 (131 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
8 January 2019 (2019-01-08) Third round Cheltenham Town 1–1
(1–4 p)
Oxford United Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Varney  39'
Alcock  50'
Dawson 64'
Report Brannagan  36' 45+1' Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 1,288 (332 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
Penalties
Thomas
Clements
Hussey
Mousinho
Henry
Graham
Brannagan
22 January 2019 (2019-01-22) Quarter-final Bury 5–2 Oxford United Bury
19:45 GMT Telford 16'
Thompson 26'
Moore 41'
Mayor 55' 76'
Report Henry 24' (pen.)
Graham  37'
Carruthers 51'
Hanson  86'
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1,238 (101 away)
Referee: Thomas Bramall

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 4 May 2019
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 41 0 33 0 4 0 0 0 4 0
2 DF  ENG Cameron Norman 12 0 6+1 0 0+2 0 2 0 1 0
3 DF  ENG Luke Garbutt 36 4 18+7 4 2+1 0 3 0 5 0
4 DF  ENG Robert Dickie 48 1 35+1 1 4 0 3 0 5 0
5 DF  ENG Curtis Nelson 54 4 45 4 4 0 1 0 3+1 0
6 DF  ENG Jamie Hanson 40 0 21+8 0 3+1 0 2 0 5 0
7 FW  ENG Robert Hall 4 0 1+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF  ENG Cameron Brannagan 52 6 39+1 3 3 1 2+1 0 6 2
9 FW  ENG Sam Smith 23 3 5+9 0 1+1 0 1+2 0 4 3
9 FW  ENG Jerome Sinclair 16 4 10+6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF  ENG Marcus Browne 43 10 25+8 7 3+1 1 1 1 3+2 1
11 MF  EIR Samir Carruthers 11 1 3+6 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 1
12 MF  ENG Ricky Holmes 19 4 13+3 3 0 0 1 0 1+1 1
13 GK  SCO Scott Shearer 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ENG Josh Ruffels 51 4 39+4 4 3 0 1+1 0 3 0
15 DF  ENG John Mousinho 42 2 31+3 2 4 0 2 0 0+2 0
16 MF  NIR Gavin Whyte 45 9 28+6 7 4 0 3 2 3+1 0
17 MF  ENG James Henry 55 15 38+5 11 4 2 1+2 0 5 2
18 MF  ENG Jordan Graham 19 1 13+3 1 1 0 0 0 2 0
19 FW  SCO Jamie Mackie 47 6 28+13 5 3+1 1 0+1 0 1 0
20 FW  ENG Jon Obika 16 1 5+6 1 0 0 3 0 0+2 0
22 DF  ENG Charlie Raglan 5 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
23 DF  ENG Sam Long 26 0 16+2 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 2+2 0
24 MF  NIR Mark Sykes 11 0 7+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
26 MF  GRN Shandon Baptiste 14 1 7+2 0 0+1 0 3 1 1 0
27 GK  ENG Jack Stevens 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF  ENG Tony McMahon 13 1 10 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
30 MF  ENG Armani Little 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
32 MF  WAL Aaron Heap 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
38 FW  BER Jonte Smith 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF  ALG Ahmed Kashi 11 0 6+4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 GK  ENG Jonathan Mitchell 15 0 10 0 0 0 3 0 2 0
42 FW  ENG Owen James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 FW  ENG Fábio Lopes 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0
44 FW  BUL Slavi Spasov 2 1 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 1
45 FW  ENG Harvey Bradbury 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
46 DF  ENG Nico Jones 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
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Top scorers

As of 4 May 2019
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 MF 17 James Henry 11 2 0 2 15
2= FW 10 Marcus Browne 6 1 1 1 9
MF 16 Gavin Whyte 7 0 2 0 9
4 FW 19 Jamie Mackie 5 1 0 1 7
5 MF 8 Cameron Brannagan 3 1 0 2 6
6= FW 9 Jerome Sinclair 4 0 0 0 4
MF 12 Ricky Holmes 3 0 0 1 4
MF 14 Josh Ruffels 4 0 0 0 4
DF 5 Curtis Nelson 4 0 0 0 4
DF 3 Luke Garbutt 4 0 0 0 4
11 FW 9 Sam Smith 0 0 0 3 3
12= DF 4 Robert Dickie 1 0 0 1 2
DF 15 John Mousinho 2 0 0 0 2
Own goal 1 0 1 0 2
15= MF 11 Samir Carruthers 0 0 0 1 1
MF 18 Jordan Graham 1 0 0 0 1
FW 20 Jon Obika 1 0 0 0 1
DF 22 Charlie Raglan 0 0 0 1 1
MF 26 Shandon Baptiste 0 0 1 0 1
DF 29 Tony McMahon 0 0 0 1 1
FW 44 Slavi Spasov 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS 55 5 5 13 78

Disciplinary record

As of 4 May 2019
Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1 GK Simon Eastwood 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF Cameron Norman 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Luke Garbutt 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF Robert Dickie 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
5 DF Curtis Nelson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Jamie Hanson 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1
8 MF Cameron Brannagan 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
9 FW Sam Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
9 FW Jerome Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 MF Marcus Browne 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
12 MF Ricky Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Josh Ruffels 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 DF John Mousinho 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
16 MF Gavin Whyte 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 MF James Henry 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
18 MF Jordan Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW Jamie Mackie 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
23 DF Sam Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Shandon Baptiste 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
29 DF Tony McMahon 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 MF Ahmed Kashi 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
45 FW Harvey Bradbury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 92 5 7 0 5 1 6 0 111 6

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