2017–18 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Oxford United's second consecutive season in League One and their 124th year in existence.^[1] As well as competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Oxford United

2017–18 season
Chairman	Darryl Eales (until February 2018) Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth (from February 2018)
Head Coach	Pep Clotet (until 22 January 2018) Derek Fazackerley (caretaker) (from 23 January 2018 till 22 March 2018) Karl Robinson (from 22 March 2018)
Stadium	Kassam Stadium
League One	16th
FA Cup	First round (eliminated by Port Vale)
EFL Cup	First round (eliminated by Cheltenham Town)
EFL Trophy	Fourth round (eliminated by Chelsea U21s)
Top goalscorer	League: Wes Thomas, James Henry (10) All: Wes Thomas, James Henry (11)
Highest home attendance	9,510 (v Portsmouth, 12 August)
Lowest home attendance	1,074 (v Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, 3 October)
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

Before the start of the season, manager Michael Appleton resigned to become assistant manager at Leicester City.^[2] His replacement Pep Clotet, formerly assistant manager at Leeds United,^[3] in contrast to Appleton's policy of signing promising young British players, signed a mix of foreign players,^[4] among them Dwight Tiendalli, Xemi Fernández, Ivo Pękalski, Agon Mehmeti and Ricardinho (the first Brazilian to play for Oxford), and seasoned British pros including Jonathan Obika from rivals Swindon Town, James Henry, Mike Williamson and John Mousinho. A number of influential players, among them Chey Dunkley, Liam Sercombe, top scorer Chris Maguire, captain John Lundstram and record signing Marvin Johnson, left the club. Incoming loanees included Jack Payne from Huddersfield Town and Gino van Kessel from Slavia Prague. Striker Kane Hemmings and defender Charlie Raglan were given season-long loans at Mansfield Town and Port Vale respectively. Curtis Nelson was appointed club captain following the departure of Lundstram.

Results started reasonably with an away win over Oldham Athletic (who were to be relegated at the end of the season) and a home win over Portsmouth in front of what turned out to be the club's largest home crowd of the season. After 15 games the club were in the play-off places, but form declined through the late autumn. Curtis Nelson ruptured his Achilles tendon during a home defeat to Northampton Town in November, and John Mousinho was appointed captain in his place (until Nelson's eventual return in April). Oxford suffered a record 7–0 home defeat at the hands of eventual champions Wigan Athletic on 23 December. During the January transfer window, Payne was recalled by his parent club, Xemi was released from his contract and Robert Dickie and Cameron Brannagan were signed from Reading and Liverpool respectively. Three young loanees were recruited from Premier League clubs: Isaac Buckley-Ricketts and Ashley Smith-Brown from Manchester City and Todd Kane from Chelsea.

After a home defeat to bottom club Bury, Clotet was sacked with the club in 10th place. Caretaker-manager Derek Fazackerley presided over the team for two months, in which time they won only twice in eight games and dropped to 15th place.

Midway through Fazackerley's tenure, the club announced that Thai businessman Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth, formerly a member of the owning consortium at rivals Reading, had become the new owner of the club. Thanakarnjanasuth appointed Karl Robinson as the club's permanent manager on 22 March 2018. Robinson had to wait five games for his first win, but his aim of retaining the club's League One status was achieved with three wins from the last five games of the season. The club finished in 16th place on 56 points, six points above the relegation zone.

United were eliminated by lower-league opposition in the opening rounds of the League Cup and FA Cup, by Cheltenham Town and Port Vale respectively. Having been losing finalists for the previous two seasons, they reached the last 8 of the EFL Trophy but were eliminated by Chelsea U21s.

Midfielder James Henry and striker Wes Thomas were the club's leading scorers, each with 11 goals (10 in the League). For the second season running, goalkeeper Simon Eastwood played every minute of every league game, though he was rested for a couple of EFL Trophy matches. Midfielder Ryan Ledson, the subject of persistent transfer rumours, was voted the Supporters' Player of the Season.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	CB		Fiacre Kelleher	Celtic	Free	[5]
1 July 2017	CB		Charlie Raglan	Chesterfield	Free	[6]
1 July 2017	GK		Scott Shearer	Mansfield Town	Free	[7]
6 July 2017	CF		Jonathan Obika	Swindon Town	Free	[8]
12 July 2017	RW		James Henry	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	[9]
13 July 2017	RB		Dwight Tiendalli	Free agent	Free	[10]
18 July 2017	CM		Xemi Fernández	Barcelona B	Free	[11]
26 July 2017	CB		Mike Williamson	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free	[12]
3 August 2017	LB		Ricardinho	Gabala	Free	[13]
8 August 2017	CM		Ivo Pękalski	Halmstad	Undisclosed	[14]
31 August 2017	CB		John Mousinho	Burton Albion	Free	[15]
7 September 2017	CF		Agon Mehmeti	Free agent	Free	[16]
1 December 2017	GK		Max Harris	Hereford	Undisclosed	[17]
4 January 2018	CB		Robert Dickie	Reading	Undisclosed	[18]
11 January 2018	CM		Cameron Brannagan	Liverpool	Undisclosed	[19]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2017	GK		Benjamin Büchel	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2017	CB		Robbie Cundy	Gloucester City	Released	[20]
1 July 2017	CB		Chey Dunkley	Wigan Athletic	Free	[21]
1 July 2017	RM		Jonny Giles	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2017	CF		Jordan Graham	Free agent	Released	[20]
1 July 2017	CM		Liam Sercombe	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed	[22]
1 July 2017	LB		Joe Skarz	Bury	Mutual consent	[23][a]
1 July 2017	CB		Miles Welch-Hayes	Bath City	Released	[20][b]
20 July 2017	CF		Chris Maguire	Bury	Free	[26]
25 July 2017	CM		John Lundstram	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[27]
31 August 2017	LM		Marvin Johnson	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[28]
22 November 2017	RB		Christian Ribeiro	Retired	—	[29]
30 January 2018	CM		Xemi Fernández	Free agent	Mutual consent	[30]

1. Skarz joined Bury following his departure.^[24]
2. Welch-Hayes joined Bath City following his departure.^[25]

Loans in

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	End date	Ref.
28 July 2017	AM		Jack Payne	Huddersfield Town	15 January 2018	[31][32]
10 August 2017	FW		Gino van Kessel	Slavia Prague	30 June 2018	[33]
31 August 2017	CM		Alex Mowatt	Barnsley	30 June 2018	[34]
12 January 2018	FW		Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	Manchester City	30 June 2018	[35]
29 January 2018	DF		Ashley Smith-Brown	Manchester City	30 June 2018	[36]
31 January 2018	DF		Todd Kane	Chelsea	30 June 2018	[37]

Loans out

Start date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	End date	Ref.
3 August 2017	CB		Fiacre Kelleher	Solihull Moors	30 June 2018	[38][39]
22 August 2017	FW		Kane Hemmings	Mansfield Town	30 June 2018	[40]
24 August 2017	GK		Jack Stevens	Oxford City	January 2018	[41]
24 August 2017	MF		Malachi Napa	Hampton & Richmond Borough	January 2018	[41][42]
29 August 2017	GK		Manny Agboola	North Leigh	January 2018	[43]
15 December 2017	FW		James Roberts	Guiseley	30 June 2018	[44][45]
22 December 2017	MF		Shandon Baptiste	Hampton & Richmond Borough	February 2018	[46][47]
5 January 2018	GK		Manny Agboola	Hampton & Richmond Borough	February 2018	[39]
19 January 2018	GK		Jack Stevens	Tamworth	February 2018	[48]
19 January 2018	DF		Sam Long	Hampton & Richmond Borough	February 2018	[48]
30 January 2018	DF		Charlie Raglan	Port Vale	30 June 2018	[49]
16 February 2018	GK		Manny Agboola	Leatherhead	30 June 2018	[50]

Competitions

Friendlies

Oxford United played six pre-season friendlies, against Oxford City, Middlesbrough and Hull City^[51] (in Portugal),^[52] Brentford, Birmingham City^[53] and Leeds United.^[54] A proposed friendly against Lincoln City^[55] was cancelled.^[56]

Oxford City v Oxford United

8 July 2017	Oxford City	0–3	Oxford United	Marston
15:00 BST		Report	Rothwell 12' Hemmings 13' Thomas 88'	Stadium: Marsh Lane Attendance: 2,276

Oxford United v Middlesbrough

12 July 2017	Oxford United	0–0	Middlesbrough	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 Western European Summer Time		Report		Stadium: Estadio da Nora Attendance: 800 (approx.)

Oxford United v Hull City

15 July 2017	Oxford United	2–1	Hull City	Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WEST	Thomas 32' 52'	Report	Diomande 75'	Stadium: Estadio da Nora

Oxford United v Brentford

19 July 2017	Oxford United	3–4	Brentford	Oxford
19:45 BST	Johnson 39' (pen.) Hemmings 56' Henry 61'	Report	Jozefzoon 9' Vibe 31' Cole 77' Canós 79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,216 (376 away) Referee: John Busby

Oxford United v Birmingham City

22 July 2017	Oxford United	0–2	Birmingham City	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report	Davis 9' Adams 29'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,507

Leeds United v Oxford United

29 July 2017	Leeds United	2–0	Oxford United	Leeds
15:00 BST	Roofe 35' Dallas 84'	Report		Stadium: Elland Road

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Fleetwood Town	46	16	9	21	59	68	−9	57
15	Doncaster Rovers	46	13	17	16	52	52	0	56
16	Oxford United	46	15	11	20	61	66	−5	56
17	Gillingham	46	13	17	16	50	55	−5	56
18	AFC Wimbledon	46	13	14	19	47	58	−11	53

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result 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	11	20	61	66	−5	56	9	6	8	34	32	+2	6	5	12	27	34	−7

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A
Result	W	W	L	D	D	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	D	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	W	L	W	W	L
Position	2	1	5	7	9	6	8	10	12	15	13	10	6	6	7	10	10	7	8	9	8	8	10	10	12	10	10	10	10	10	12	13	15	15	16	15	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	14	16

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.^[57][58]

Oldham Athletic v Oxford United

5 August 2017 1	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Oxford United	Oldham
15:00 BST	McLaughlin  71'	Report	Thomas 39' Rothwell  68' Ruffels 71' Williamson  79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,874 (1,067 away) Referee: David Webb

Oxford United v Portsmouth

12 August 2017 2	Oxford United	3–0	Portsmouth	Oxford
15:00 BST	Thomas 47' van Kessel 82' Ruffels 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,510 (1,810 away) Referee: Graham Salisbury

Scunthorpe United v Oxford United

19 August 2017 3	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Oxford United	Scunthorpe
15:00 BST	Morris 83' Hopper  85'	Report	Ruffels  49' Henry  72'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,205 (556 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town

26 August 2017 4	Oxford United	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Oxford
15:00 BST	van Kessel 75'	Report	Payne 83'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,120 (442 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

2 September 2017 5	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Oxford United	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Upson  51' Brittain 60'	Report	Hall 8' Henry  57' Ricardinho  86'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 10,746 (2,924 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oxford United v Gillingham

9 September 2017 6	Oxford United	3–0	Gillingham	Oxford
15:00 BST	Payne 48' Rothwell 54' Hall 56'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,730 (382 away) Referee: Michael Salisbury

Oxford United v Bradford City

12 September 2017 7	Oxford United	2–2	Bradford City	Oxford
19:45 BST	Thomas 74' Rothwell  49' 87'	Report	Patrick 30' Vincelot 90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,558 (403 away) Referee: Chris Sarginson

Blackpool v Oxford United

16 September 2017 8	Blackpool	3–1	Oxford United	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Vassell 6', 90+4' Cooke 15' Tilt  45+2' Ryan  78' Daniel  90+8'	Report	Ricardinho  31' Ledson  57' Henry 90' Rothwell  90+6'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,274 (1,632 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Oxford United v Walsall

23 September 2017 9	Oxford United	1–2	Walsall	Oxford
15:00 BST	Rothwell  28' Ledson 78' (pen.)	Report	Oztumer 32' Roberts 53'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,895 (403 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Bury v Oxford United

26 September 2017 10	Bury	3–0	Oxford United	Bury
17:45 BST	Laurent  59' Maguire 78' (pen.) Smith 70' Beckford 72' Edwards  76' Dobre  88'	Report	Hall  65'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2,951 (287 away) Referee: Ben Toner

Peterborough United v Oxford United

30 September 2017 11	Peterborough United	1–4	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Marriott 15' Miller  31'	Report	Nelson  30' Ricardinho  38' Ruffels 48' Thomas 53' Rothwell 75' Mehmeti 82'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,153 (757 away) Referee: Tom Nield

Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon

7 October 2017 12	Oxford United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Oxford
15:00 BST	Thomas 12' da Silva 48' Xemi 85'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,241 (542 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

14 October 2017 13	Bristol Rovers	0–1	Oxford United	Bristol
15:00 BST	Clarke  45' Gaffney  47' Sercombe  70'	Report	Henry  45+3' Mousinho  50' Ribeiro  61' Rothwell  77' Mowatt 82'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,656 (1,244 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

17 October 2017 14	Oxford United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Oxford
19:45 BST	Ledson  8' Henry  16' Ribeiro 35'	Report	Fosu-Henry 18' Kashi  32'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,070 (689 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Rotherham United

21 October 2017 15	Oxford United	3–3	Rotherham United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Payne 21' Ruffels 30' Nelson 40' Carroll  45' Ledson  62'	Report	Newell 20' Vaulks  33' Williams 44' Moore 78' Mattock  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,471 (608 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Fleetwood Town v Oxford United

28 October 2017 16	Fleetwood Town	2–0	Oxford United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Grant 88' Hiwula 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,261 (609 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Oxford United v Northampton Town

11 November 2017 17	Oxford United	1–2	Northampton Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Thomas 44'	Report	Taylor 11' Long 45+1' Grimes  80' McGugan  83' Foley  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,267 (1,125 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

18 November 2017 18	Plymouth Argyle	0–4	Oxford United	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Edwards  14' Songo'o  67'	Report	Ledson 15' (pen.) Thomas 52' Henry 68' Obika  73' 77'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,805 (837 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers

21 November 2017 19	Oxford United	2–4	Blackburn Rovers	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Payne 45+2' Obika 85'	Report	Mulgrew 6', 22' (pen.)  74' Antonsson 17' Nuttall 71' Downing  82'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,965 (752 away) Referee: John Brooks

Southend United v Oxford United

25 November 2017 20	Southend United	1–1	Oxford United	Southend
15:00 GMT	Cox 19' Timlin  44'	Report	Thomas 22' Xemi  34' Mowatt  49'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 6,797 (566 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers

9 December 2017 21	Oxford United	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Tiendalli  35' Mousinho  39' Payne 79' Ricardinho  88' Ruffels 90+6'	Report	Wright  68' Lawlor  79' Houghton  83'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,711 (462 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Rochdale v Oxford United

16 December 2017 22	Rochdale	0–0	Oxford United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,588 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

23 December 2017 23	Oxford United	0–7	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
15:00 GMT		Report	Grigg 11', 52', 54' Powell 18' Massey 29' Power 62', 77'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,957 (597 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Gillingham v Oxford United

26 December 2017 24	Gillingham	1–1	Oxford United	Gillingham
13:00 GMT	Wilkinson 87'	Report	Ricardinho 52'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,555 (440 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Bradford City v Oxford United

30 December 2017 25	Bradford City	3–2	Oxford United	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Wyke 2'  90+3' McCartan 54' Dieng 59'	Report	Carroll 50' Obika 75'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,691 (404 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oxford United v MK Dons

1 January 2018 26	Oxford United	3–1	MK Dons	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Thomas 15' van Kessel 45+1' Obika 59' Ledson  67' Ricardinho  82'	Report	Williams  11' Gilbey 25' Muirhead  45+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,628 (650 away) Referee: Andy Woolmer

Oxford United v Blackpool

6 January 2018 27	Oxford United	1–0	Blackpool	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Tiendalli  40' Obika 80'	Report	Mellor  79' Tilt  90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,775 (411 away) Referee: Kevin Johnson

Walsall v Oxford United

13 January 2018 28	Walsall	2–1	Oxford United	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Kinsella  21' Bakayoko 33' Oztumer 48'	Report	Martin  66' Mowatt 70' Carroll  85'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,569 (1,125 away) Referee: Brett Huxtable

Oxford United v Bury

20 January 2018 29	Oxford United	1–2	Bury	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Mousinho  26' Henry 45'	Report	Dawson  76' Edwards  79' Miller 81' Bunn 84'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,457 (191 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

3 February 2018 30	Charlton Athletic	2–3	Oxford United	Charlton, London
15:00 GMT	Lennon  63' Kashi 63' Magennis 78'	Report	Henry 76' Kane 89' Ledson  80' 90+4'	Stadium: The Valley (London) Attendance: 11,747 (1,381 away) Referee: Keith Stroud

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

10 February 2018 31	Oxford United	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Rothwell 2' Martin  22'	Report	Bennett 68',  87' Harrison 80'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,471 (1,804 away) Referee: Gavin Ward

Rotherham United v Oxford United

13 February 2018 32	Rotherham United	3–1	Oxford United	Rotherham
19:45 GMT	Forde 7' Towell 29' Smith 52'	Report	Henry 43'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 7,707 (360 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

17 February 2018 33	Oxford United	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Dickie  84'	Report	Bradley 45+3' Taylor-Sinclair  86' Taylor  90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,301 (1,802 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

Northampton Town v Oxford United

24 February 2018 34	Northampton Town	0–0	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,095 (1,444 away) Referee: Martin Coy

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

10 March 2018 35	AFC Wimbledon	2–1	Oxford United	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT	Taylor 32' (pen.) Forrester  61' Meades 71'	Report	Kane 38' Thomas  88' Brannagan  90+3'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,592 (743 away) Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Oxford United v Peterborough United

17 March 2018 36	Oxford United	2–1	Peterborough United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Dickie 6' Henry 61' Ledson  73'	Report	Baldwin  50'  90+3' Marriott 62' Maddison  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,804 (708 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Portsmouth v Oxford United

25 March 2018 37	Portsmouth	3–0	Oxford United	Portsmouth
16:00 GMT	Naismith 5'  46' Thompson  45' McGee  63' Pitman 69' 79'	Report	Ledson  14' Dickie  27' Mowatt  62' Brannagan  75'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,892 (1,050 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Scunthorpe United

30 March 2018 38	Oxford United	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Oxford
12:45 BST	Ledson  14' Rothwell  34' Mousinho  35' Henry 56' (pen.)	Report	Toney 12'  71' Holmes  55' McArdle  78' McGeehan  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,479 (268 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

2 April 2018 39	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Oxford United	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Thomas  32' Whalley 40' 64' Lowe  45+1' Nolan 47' Godfrey  88'	Report	Thomas 62'  90+1' Rothwell 73' Brannagan  85'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,191 (674 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oxford United v Oldham Athletic

7 April 2018 40	Oxford United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Oxford
15:00 BST	Henry  41' Thomas  66'	Report	Fané  41' Moimbé  60'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,096 (492 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

10 April 2018 41	Oxford United	0–1	Fleetwood Town	Oxford
19:45 BST		Report	Hunter  54' McAleny 90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,337 (57 away) Referee: Brendan Malone

Oxford United v Southend United

14 April 2018 42	Oxford United	2–0	Southend United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Henry 6' Dickie  16' Ricardinho 45+4' Ledson  53' Mowatt  77'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,332 (776 away) Referee: Darren Handley

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

17 April 2018 43	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Oxford United	Wigan
19:45 BST	Grigg 87'	Report	Kane  31' Carroll  75' Brannagan  80'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 8,316 (445 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Doncaster Rovers v Oxford United

21 April 2018 44	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Oxford United	Doncaster
15:00 BST	Baudry  6'	Report	Dickie  13' Brannagan  41' Henry 63'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 8,255 (1,018 away) Referee: Martin Coy

Oxford United v Rochdale

28 April 2018 45	Oxford United	2–1	Rochdale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Mousinho 62' (pen.) Kane 83' (pen.)	Report	Inman 59'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,375 (540 away) Referee: Nick Kinseley

Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United

5 May 2018 46	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Oxford United	Blackburn
17:30 BST	Lenihan 12' Payne 76'	Report	Henry 66'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,600 (1,290 away) Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup

Main article: 2017–18 FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Oxford United were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.^[59]

Port Vale v Oxford United

3 November 2017 First round	Port Vale	2–0	Oxford United	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Harness  10' Gunning 16' Denton  36' Pope 53'	Report	Thomas  42' Martin  89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,443 (396 away) Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Cup

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Oxford United were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round.^[60]

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

8 August 2017 First round	Oxford United	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Cheltenham Town	Oxford
19:45 BST	Johnson 21' (pen.) Obika 31' Xemi 42' Nelson  73' Ledson  80' Ruffles  93'	Report	Eisa 9' 99' Wright 66' 90' Storer  78'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,179 (301 away) Referee: Graham Horwood

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2017–18 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Milton Keynes Dons (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	6	3	+3	8	Round 2
2	L1	Oxford United (Q)	3	1	0	1	1	11	8	+3	4
3	L2	Stevenage (E)	3	1	0	1	1	5	7	−2	4
4	ACA	Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (E)	3	0	1	0	2	3	7	−4	2

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated

Stevenage v Oxford United

29 August 2017 Group stage 1	Stevenage	2–6	Oxford United	Stevenage
19:45 BST	Beautyman 18' Conlon  49' Samuel 82'	Report	Henry 30' Hall 43' 52' Obika 49' Xemi  53' Rothwell 55' Payne 64'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 799 (152 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Brighton & Hove Albion U21s

3 October 2017 Group stage 2	Oxford United	2–2 (4–5 p)	Brighton & Hove Albion U21s	Oxford
19:45 BST	van Kessel 21' 28'	Report	Tilley 36' Mandriou 67'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,074 (64 away) Referee: Dean Whitestone
	Penalties
	Roberts Rothwell Henry Ruffels Ashby		Cox Tilley Sanders Mandriou Alzate

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

7 November 2017 Group stage 3	Oxford United	3–4	Milton Keynes Dons	Oxford
19:45 BST	Payne 33' 39' (pen.) Xemi  64' Hall 64'	Report	Thomas-Asante 10'  67' Upson  34' Lewington  38' Ariyibi 40' 45' Seager 66' Wootton  71' Agard  88'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,182 (101 away) Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Gillingham v Oxford United

5 December 2017 Second round	Gillingham	1–2	Oxford United	Gillingham
19.00 GMT	Byrne 9' (pen.) Nugent  48'	Report	Payne 31' Carroll  77' Ricardinho  86' Mowatt 90+2' Mousinho  90+4'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 1,224 (62 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

9 January 2018 Third round	Charlton Athletic	1–1 (0–3 p)	Oxford United	Charlton
19:45 GMT	Ahearne-Grant 7'	Report	Thomas 54' Carroll  58'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 1,146 (122 away) Referee: Andy Haines
	Penalties
	Jackson Mavididi Hackett-Fairchild		Mowatt Obika Ledson Mehmeti

Chelsea U21s v Oxford United

23 January 2018 Fourth round	Chelsea U21s	3–0	Oxford United	Fulham
19:45 GMT	St Clair 9' Redan 16' Castillo 64'	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 2,643 Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 May 2018

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	52	0	46	0	1	0	1	0	4	0
2	DF	WAL	Christian Ribeiro	14	1	10	1	1	0	1	0	2	0
3	DF	NED	Dwight Tiendalli	18	0	12+1	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Mike Williamson	17	0	13+1	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
5	DF	ENG	Curtis Nelson	22	1	17+2	1	0	0	1	0	2	0
6	DF	ENG	Aaron Martin	19	0	10+2	0	0+1	0	1	0	5	0
7	FW	ENG	Robert Hall	17	5	10+3	2	0+1	0	1	0	2	3
8	MF	ENG	Ryan Ledson	49	3	36+7	3	1	0	1	0	4	0
9	FW	ENG	Wes Thomas	39	11	31+5	10	1	0	0+1	0	1	1
10	MF	ENG	Jack Payne	34	7	25+3	3	1	0	0+1	0	4	4
11	FW	ENG	Marvin Johnson	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
11	MF	ENG	Cameron Brannagan	12	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	SCO	Scott Shearer	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
14	MF	ENG	Josh Ruffels	44	5	32+5	5	1	0	1	0	4+1	0
15	FW	ENG	Kane Hemmings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	ENG	Robert Dickie	15	1	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	James Henry	46	11	32+8	10	1	0	0+1	0	3+1	1
18	MF	ENG	Joe Rothwell	40	6	25+10	5	0+1	0	1	0	2+1	1
19	MF	ESP	Xemi Fernández	13	2	4+5	1	0	0	1	1	3	0
19	DF	ENG	Todd Kane	17	3	17	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	ENG	Jon Obika	40	7	20+14	5	0	0	1	1	5	1
21	DF	BRA	Ricardinho	38	3	28+7	3	0	0	0	0	3	0
22	DF	ENG	Sam Long	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	ENG	Josh Ashby	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
25	DF	ENG	Charlie Raglan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27	DF	ENG	Alex Mowatt	32	3	19+9	2	1	0	0	0	3	1
28	FW	ALB	Agon Mehmeti	16	1	3+10	1	0	0	0	0	1+2	0
29	DF	ENG	Ashley Smith-Brown	9	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	DF	ENG	John Mousinho	43	1	39	1	1	0	0	0	3	0
31	FW	ENG	James Roberts	3	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
32	FW	ENG	Isaac Buckley-Ricketts	12	0	8+3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
34	GK	ENG	Jack Stevens	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	IRL	Canice Carroll	17	1	10+2	1	0	0	0+1	0	3+1	0
36	MF	ENG	Malachi Napa	17	0	3+11	0	0	0	0	0	0+3	0
37	MF	GRN	Shandon Baptiste	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
39	FW	CUW	Gino van Kessel	26	5	8+15	3	0	0	0	0	3	2
40	GK	ENG	Manny Agboola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	ENG	Owen James	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

As of 5 May 2018

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	FL Trophy	Total
1=	FW		9	Wes Thomas	10	0	0	1	11
	MF		17	James Henry	10	0	0	1	11
3=	MF		10	Jack Payne	3	0	0	4	7
	FW		20	Jon Obika	5	0	1	1	7
5	MF		18	Joe Rothwell	5	0	0	1	6
6=	FW		7	Robert Hall	2	0	0	3	5
	MF		14	Josh Ruffels	5	0	0	0	5
	FW		39	Gino van Kessel	3	0	0	2	5
9=	MF		27	Alex Mowatt	2	0	0	1	3
	MF		8	Ryan Ledson	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		19	Todd Kane	3	0	0	0	3
	DF		21	Ricardinho	3	0	0	0	3
13	MF		19	Xemi Fernández	1	0	1	0	2
14=	DF		2	Christian Ribeiro	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Curtis Nelson	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Marvin Johnson	0	0	1	0	1
	DF		15	Robert Dickie	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		28	Agon Mehmeti	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		30	John Mousinho	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		35	Canice Carroll	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					60	0	3	14	77

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2018

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
1		GK	Simon Eastwood	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2		DF	Christian Ribeiro	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
3		DF	Dwight Tiendalli	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		DF	Mike Williamson	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
5		DF	Curtis Nelson	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
6		DF	Aaron Martin	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
7		FW	Robert Hall	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
8		MF	Ryan Ledson	11	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	13	0
9		FW	Wes Thomas	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
10		MF	Jack Payne	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		MF	Cameron Brannagan	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
14		MF	Josh Ruffels	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
16		DF	Robert Dickie	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
17		MF	James Henry	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
18		MF	Joe Rothwell	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
19		MF	Xemi Fernández	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	0
19		DF	Todd Kane	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
20		FW	Jon Obika	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
21		DF	Ricardinho	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6	1
25		DF	Charlie Raglan	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
27		MF	Alex Mowatt	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
30		DF	John Mousinho	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	0
35		DF	Canice Carroll	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0
TOTALS				66	2	2	0	3	0	8	0	79	2