2021–22 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Oxford United's 128th year in their history and sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Oxford United

2021–22 season
Chairman	Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
Manager	Karl Robinson
Stadium	Kassam Stadium
League One	8th
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Matty Taylor (20) All: Matty Taylor (22)
Home colours
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Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	LW		Billy Bodin	Preston North End	Free transfer	[1]
1 July 2021	CM		Marcus McGuane	Nottingham Forest	Undisclosed	[2]
1 July 2021	RM		Ryan Williams	Portsmouth	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2021	CB		Erion Zabeli	Watford	Free transfer	[4]
22 July 2021	LB		Steve Seddon	Birmingham City	Undisclosed	[5]
27 August 2021	GK		Mackenzie Chapman	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[6]
31 August 2021	CM		Ben Davis	Fulham	Undisclosed	[7]
31 January 2022	AM		Marcus Browne	Middlesbrough	Undisclosed	[8]
31 January 2022	AM		Oisin Smyth	Dungannon Swifts	Undisclosed	[9]
4 February 2022	CF		Sam Baldock	Derby County	Free transfer	[10]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
29 July 2021	LW		Nathan Holland	West Ham United	End of season	[11]
31 July 2021	RW		Gavin Whyte	Cardiff City	End of season	[12]
1 August 2021	CB		Jordan Thorniley	Blackpool	24 January 2022[a]	[14]
30 August 2021	CM		Herbie Kane	Barnsley	End of season	[15]
23 November 2021	GK		Connal Trueman	Birmingham City	30 November 2021	[16]
31 January 2022	CB		Ciaron Brown	Cardiff City	End of season	[17]

1. On 24 January, Thorniley was recalled by Blackpool.^[13]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
6 September 2021	MF		Tyler Goodrham	Hayes & Yeading United	November 2021	[18][19]
7 September 2021	LB		Michael Elechi	Chippenham Town	November 2021	[20][21]
16 September 2021	CB		Benjamin Watt	Stratford Town		[22]
1 October 2021	CM		Leon Chambers-Parillon	Gloucester City	November 2021	[21]
5 October 2021	MF		Adam Smith	Weston-super-Mare	November 2021	[23]
26 October 2021	GK		Mackenzie Chapman	Banbury United	November 2021	[24]
3 November 2021	CM		Leon Chambers-Parillon	Havant & Waterlooville		[25]
12 November 2021	LB		Michael Elechi	Salisbury	December 2021	[26]
5 December 2021	GK		Mackenzie Chapman	St Ives Town	January 2022	[27]
16 December 2021	MF		Tyler Goodrham	Slough Town	26 February 2022[a]	[29]
16 December 2021	CB		Benjamin Watt	St Ives Town	January 2022	[30]
11 January 2022	DF		James Golding	Banbury United	February 2022	[31]
27 January 2022	LM		Joel Cooper	Port Vale	End of season	[32]
5 March 2022	CF		Gatlin O'Donkor	Oxford City	Work experience	[33]
5 March 2022	GK		Kie Plumley	Faversham Town		[33]

1. On 27 January, Goodrham's loan at Slough was extended by a further month.^[28]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CF		Dylan Asonganyi	Maidenhead United	Released	[34][35]
30 June 2021	RW		Robert Hall	Barnet	Released	[34][36]
30 June 2021	CB		Nico Jones	Brentford	Released	[34][37]
30 June 2021	CF		Fábio Lopes		Released	[34]
30 June 2021	LB		Josh Ruffels	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	[38]
30 June 2021	MF		Fabio Sole		Released	[34]
1 July 2021	CF		Callum Crook	North Leigh	Free transfer	[39]
3 July 2021	CB		Robert Atkinson	Bristol City	Undisclosed	[40]
6 July 2021	RM		Kyran Lofthouse	Woking	Undisclosed	[41]
20 July 2021	CM		Sean Clare	Charlton Athletic	Undisclosed	[42]
1 September 2021	CF		Derick Osei	AFC Wimbledon	Mutual consent	[43][44]
1 September 2021	FW		Jack Stevens	Hayes & Yeading United	Free transfer	[45]
28 January 2022	CF		Dan Agyei	Crewe Alexandra	Undisclosed	[46]

Pre-season friendlies

Oxford United announced they would play friendlies against Oxford City,^[47] Hayes & Yeading United,^[48] Banbury United,^[49] a double header against Peterborough United^[50][51][52] and Bristol Rovers^[53] as part of their pre-season preparations. A planned fixture against Birmingham City was called off following an outbreak of Covid-19 among the Oxford squad.^[54]

Oxford City v Oxford United

16 July 2021 Friendly	Oxford City	2–3	Oxford United	Marston
19:00 BST	Coyle 84', 89'	Report	Agyei 18' Taylor 55' Rodríguez 90'	Stadium: Court Place Farm

Oxford United v Salford City

17 July 2021 Friendly	Oxford United	6–1	Salford City	Horspath
14:00 BST	Taylor ?', 77' O'Donkor 92', ?', ?' Smith ?'	Report	12'	Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)

Hayes & Yeading United v Oxford United

20 July 2021 Friendly	Hayes & Yeading United	0–9	Oxford United	Thame
19:30 BST		Report	Taylor 12', 29', 34', 52' Elechi 17' Goodrham 57' Cooper 69', ?' Osei 73'	Stadium: The ASM Stadium

Banbury United v Oxford United

21 July 2021 Friendly	Banbury United	0–3	Oxford United	Banbury
19:45 BST		Report	O'Donkor 47' Osei 54' (pen.) Goodrham 63'	Stadium: Spencer Stadium

Oxford United v Peterborough United

28 July 2021 Friendly	Oxford United	2–2	Peterborough United	Horspath
13:00 BST	Forde 30' Agyei 31'	Report	Kanu ?', ?'	Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Oxford United v Peterborough United

28 July 2021 Friendly	Oxford United	2–2	Peterborough United	Horspath
13:00 BST	Sykes 30' (pen.) Trialist	Report	Burrows ?' Hamilton ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

31 July 2021 Friendly	Bristol Rovers	3–2	Oxford United	Horfield
13:00 BST	Thomas 45+2' (pen.) Pitman 83', 88'	Report	Seddon 16' Henry 48'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium

Oxford United v Barnet

3 August 2021 Friendly	Oxford United	1–1	Barnet	Horspath
BST	Whyte ?'	Report		Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Competitions

League One

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Sheffield Wednesday	46	24	13	9	78	50	+28	85	Qualification for League One play-offs
5	Sunderland (O, P)	46	24	12	10	79	53	+26	84
6	Wycombe Wanderers	46	23	14	9	75	51	+24	83
7	Plymouth Argyle	46	23	11	12	68	48	+20	80
8	Oxford United	46	22	10	14	82	59	+23	76
9	Bolton Wanderers	46	21	10	15	74	57	+17	73
10	Portsmouth	46	20	13	13	68	51	+17	73
11	Ipswich Town	46	18	16	12	67	46	+21	70
12	Accrington Stanley	46	17	10	19	61	80	−19	61

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 based on yellow and red cards received excluding the last four games of the season (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences; 9) If the tie affects the automatic promotion or relegation places, a play-off game or games would be held between the two tied teams^[55]
(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	10	14	82	59	+23	76	13	6	4	47	27	+20	9	4	10	35	32	+3

Last updated: 30 April 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

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	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	D	L	L	W	W	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	L	L	L	W	W	L	D
Position	16	9	5	10	3	7	10	14	13	8	8	9	8	6	6	6	7	8	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	7	6	6	6	5	5	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	7	8	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Oxford United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[56]

Cambridge United v Oxford United

7 August 2021 1	Cambridge United	1–1	Oxford United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	O'Neil  31' Ironside 78' (pen.)	Report	Williams  30' Seddon 42',  88'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,444 (1,428 away) Referee: David Rock

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

14 August 2021 2	Oxford United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Oxford
15:00 BST	Williams 23' Brannagan 31' Rodríguez  37' Taylor  89'	Report	Washington 36' (pen.) Stockley  67' Famewo  87'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,440 (1,373 away) Referee: Thomas Bramall

Oxford United v Crewe Alexandra

17 August 2021 3	Oxford United	1–0	Crewe Alexandra	Oxford
19:45 BST	Henry 33' (pen.),  90+1' Rodríguez  51'	Report	Offord  79' Lundstram  82' Griffiths  90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,757 (204 away) Referee: Bobby Madley

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

21 August 2021 4	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Oxford United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Afolayan 45' Doyle 63'	Report	Taylor 11',  39' McGuane  85' Forde  90+2'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 15,073 (804 away) Referee: Neil Hair

Oxford United v Lincoln City

28 August 2021 5	Oxford United	3–1	Lincoln City	Oxford
15:00 BST	Henry 12', 24', 73' (pen.)	Report	Bridcutt  64' Scully 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,045 (576 away) Referee: Will Finnie

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

4 September 2021 6	AFC Wimbledon	3–1	Oxford United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST	Guinness-Walker  37' Heneghan  54' Rudoni 55', 81' Nightingale 78' Chislett  79'	Report	Seddon  13' Sykes 45+1'	Stadium: Plough Lane Referee: Brett Huxtable

Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers

11 September 2021 7	Oxford United	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST	Taylor  87' Stevens  89' Brannagan  90+7' Rodríguez  90+9'	Report	Thompson  90+7'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,082 (1,505 away) Referee: Martin Coy

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

18 September 2021 8	Cheltenham Town	1–0	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Thomas  65' May 68' Blair  88'	Report	Long  90+4'	Stadium: Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 5,004 (1,452 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Oxford United v Gillingham

25 September 2021 9	Oxford United	1–1	Gillingham	Oxford
15:00 BST	Taylor 5'	Report	MacDonald 30' Tucker  44' Cumming  85'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,664 (362 away) Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Accrington Stanley

28 September 2021 10	Oxford United	5–1	Accrington Stanley	Oxford
19:45 BST	Holland 18', 24' Taylor 50' Seddon  56' Sykes 71' Kane  79' Moore  81' Williams  90' Nottingham 90+4' (o.g.)	Report	Sykes  45+3' Hamilton 61' McConville  81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,654 (81 away) Referee: Robert Lewis

Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United

2 October 2021 11	Sheffield Wednesday	1–2	Oxford United	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Paterson  61', 73' Palmer  85'	Report	Brannagan 12' Seddon  61' Rodríguez  80' Henry 90+3'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,060 Referee: Andy Haines

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

16 October 2021 12	Oxford United	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Oxford
15:00 BST	Taylor 5'	Report	Garrick 11' Scarr  31' Camará 39', 84'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,877 (1,784 away) Referee: James Bell

Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town

19 October 2021 13	Oxford United	2–0	Shrewsbury Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Sykes 46' Brannagan 87'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,763 (221 away) Referee: Craig Hicks

Burton Albion v Oxford United

23 October 2021 (2021-10-23) 14	Burton Albion	1–3	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Bostwick  38' Akins  53' Lakin 80' Hemmings  86'	Report	Taylor 1' Bostwick 43' (o.g.) Brannagan  68' Henry 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,391 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Oxford United v Morecambe

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Oxford United	3–1	Morecambe	Oxford
15:00 BST	Seddon 29' Henry 52' Sykes 73' Taylor 87'	Report	Andrésson  51' Stockton 64'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,766 (228 away) Referee: Lee Swabey

Ipswich Town v Oxford United

13 November 2021 16	Ipswich Town	0–0	Oxford United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Morsy  80' Clements  90+1'	Report	Brannagan  40'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 21,322 (922 away) Referee: Scott Oldham

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

23 November 2021 17	Oxford United	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	McNally 5' Brannagan 13' Holland 69' Whyte  89'	Report	Matete 40'  84' Clark  52' Batty  65'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,708 (59 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Oxford United v Rotherham United

27 November 2021 18	Oxford United	0–0	Rotherham United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Seddon  68'	Report	Barlaser  37' Miller  48' Rathbone  64' Wiles  69' Harding  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,620 (1,001 away) Referee: Sam Purkiss

Sunderland v Oxford United

4 December 2021 19	Sunderland	0–0	Oxford United	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Dajaku 7' Wright  13' Wright  13' Neil  40'	Report	Brannagan  5' Taylor  13', 36'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 26,634 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Doncaster v Oxford United

7 December 2021 20	Doncaster	1–2	Oxford United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT	Jones  23' Smith  69' Horton 74' Rowe  76'	Report	Sykes 16' Henry 87'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 5,785 (424 away) Referee: James Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

11 December 2021 21	Milton Keynes Dons	1–2	Oxford United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Boateng 11' McEachran  90+2'	Report	Henry  42' Taylor 65' Thorniley  70'  90+7' Sykes 79',  80' Long  90+2'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,914 (2,192 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

18 December 2021 22	Oxford United	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Williams 33' Taylor  36', 59' McGuane  90+1'	Report	Keane 8' Darikwa  30' Power 32',  36' Naylor  44' Whatmough  72' McClean 86',  90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,354 (942 away) Referee: James Bell

Oxford United v AFC Wimbledon

29 December 2021 23	Oxford United	3–0	AFC Wimbledon	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Sykes 27' Taylor 38' Kane  43' Long 60' Moore  76'	Report	Csóka  62' Woodyard  72' Marsh  75'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,915 (780 away) Referee: Trevor Kettle

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

1 January 2022 24	Oxford United	1–1	Cheltenham Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Taylor 29' Sykes  32', 82'	Report	Thomas  45' Wright 48' Blair  58' Freestone  71' Evans  72' Raglan  77'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,251 (508 away) Referee: Carl Brook

Lincoln City v Oxford United

8 January 2022 25	Lincoln City	2–0	Oxford United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Scully 40' Whittaker 56'	Report	Kane  77'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,053 (748 away)[57] Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United

15 January 2022 26	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Oxford United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Thompson 33' Hanlan  52', 60' McCleary  64'	Report	Sykes  77' Brannagan  90+1'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 8,005 (1,808 away)[58] Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday

22 January 2022 27	Oxford United	3–2	Sheffield Wednesday	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Taylor 45+1',  45+4', 62' Winnall 84'	Report	Bannan 7',  80' Hunt  14' Windass 60'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,071 (1,444 away)[59] Referee: Alan Young

Gillingham v Oxford United

29 January 2022 28	Gillingham	2–7	Oxford United	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Lee  11' Carayol  18' Dahlberg  47' Lloyd 62' McKenzie 85'	Report	Bodin 8' Brannagan 12' (pen.), 48' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Taylor 19' Forde 89'	Stadium: Priestfield Attendance: 4,985 (650 away)[60] Referee: Bobby Madley

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

1 February 2022 29	Wigan Athletic	1–1	Oxford United	Wigan
19:45 GMT	Lang 36'  65' Shinnie  49'	Report	Taylor 23' Moore  34' Kane  45+2' Brannagan  65' McNally  69'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,958 (571 away)[61] Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Oxford United v Portsmouth

5 February 2022 30	Oxford United	3–2	Portsmouth	Oxford
15:00 GMT	McNally 6' Brannagan  64', 82' Seddon  77' Kane  80' Moore  90+4' Holland 90+6'	Report	Jacobs 10',  24' Morrell  16' Hirst  28' Hume  45+4' Curtis 51',  81' Bazunu  88' Tunnicliffe  90+2' Raggett  90+11'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,373 (1,754 away)[62] Referee: Samuel Barrott

Accrington Stanley v Oxford United

8 February 2022 31	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Oxford United	Accrington
19:45 GMT	O'Sullivan 28' Leigh  47' Hamilton 90+1'	Report	Williams  49' Brannagan  75'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 1,883 (307 away)[63] Referee: Martin Coy

Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers

12 February 2022 32	Oxford United	2–3	Bolton Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Bodin 9', 32' Moore  26' Kane  70' Seddon  75'	Report	John 10' Fossey 38' Afolayan  74' Bakayoko 86'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,027 (1,750 away)[64] Referee: Gavin Ward

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

19 February 2022 33	Charlton Athletic	0–4	Oxford United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Leko  10' Jaiyesimi  23' Purrington  24' Clare  62' Inniss  63' Morgan  77' Famewo  82'	Report	Taylor 21', 28',  63' Moore  29' Sykes  53' Baldock 54' Brown  72' Brannagan 83'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,029 (1,987 away)[65] Referee: Carl Boyeson

Crewe Alexandra v Oxford United

22 February 2022 34	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Oxford United	Crewe
19:45 GMT	Offord  57' Lowery  63'	Report	Taylor  48' Kane  59' Brown 65'	Stadium: Mornflake Stadium Attendance: 3,968 (648 away)[66] Referee: Scott Oldham

Oxford United v Cambridge United

26 February 2022 35	Oxford United	4–2	Cambridge United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Brannagan  9', 64', 90' Taylor 36' Whyte  45+1' Baldock 72'	Report	Smith 6', 56' Brophy  10' Dunk  21' O'Neil  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,004 (646 away)[67] Referee: Charles Breakspear

Portsmouth v Oxford United

1 March 2022 36	Portsmouth	3–2	Oxford United	Milton
19:45 GMT	Raggett 42' Hirst 45+2' Carter 58',  74'	Report	Browne 3' McNally 81' Long  86'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 15,113 (1,370 away)[68] Referee: Sam Allison

Oxford United v Burton Albion

5 March 2022 37	Oxford United	4–1	Burton Albion	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Baldock 7', 40' Whyte 35' Taylor 45'	Report	Saydee  29' Guedioura 45+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,631 (217 away)[69] Referee: Sam Purkiss

Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

12 March 2022 38	Shrewsbury Town	1–2	Oxford United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Bowman 60' Pennington  82'	Report	Taylor 11' Brannagan 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 7,302 (1,231 away)[70] Referee: Andy Davies

Oxford United v Ipswich Town

19 March 2022 39	Oxford United	1–1	Ipswich Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Williams  90+2' McNally 90+5' Sykes  90+6'	Report	Burns  56' Celina 70' Bonne  90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,029 (1,787 away)[71] Referee: Marc Edwards

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

2 April 2022 40	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Oxford United	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Edwards 56' Cooper  90+4'	Report	Brown  45+1' Bodin  76' Taylor  82'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,826 (1,485 away)[72] Referee: Ollie Yates

Morecambe v Oxford United

5 April 2022 41	Morecambe	2–1	Oxford United	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Wildig 14' Stockton 25' McLaughlin  42' Fané  47'	Report	Taylor 3' Williams  44'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 3,882 (304 away)[73] Referee: Robert Lewis

Oxford United v Sunderland

9 April 2022 42	Oxford United	1–2	Sunderland	Oxford
15:00 BST	Moore 35'	Report	Evans 16' Matete  73' Cirkin  81' Embleton 89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,690 (1,782 away)[74] Referee: Ben Toner

Fleetwood Town v Oxford United

15 April 2022 43	Fleetwood Town	2–3	Oxford United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Harrison 39' (pen.),  52' Hayes 53'	Report	Holland 2' Brannagan 7',  71' Bodin 16' Stevens  90+6'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,589 (739 away)[75] Referee: Robert Madley

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 April 2022 44	Oxford United	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Oxford
19:45 BST	McNally  43' Bodin 86' Taylor  90+1' Brannagan  90+5'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,685 (1,608 away)[76] Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Rotherham United v Oxford United

23 April 2022 45	Rotherham United	2–1	Oxford United	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Harding  29' Edmonds-Green 45+3' Barlaser 66' (pen.).  72' Osei-Tutu  83'	Report	Barlaser 10' (o.g.) Williams  20' Taylor  44'	Stadium: AESSEAL New York Stadium Attendance: 10,415 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Doncaster Rovers

30 April 2022 46	Oxford United	1–1	Doncaster Rovers	Littlemore
12:30 BST	Bodin 23'	Report	Jackson  55' Martin 67'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,139 Referee: Trevor Kettle

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Oxford were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers in the first round.^[77]

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

7 November 2021 First round	Oxford United	2–2	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
13:00 GMT	Taylor 11',  32' McGuane 51'	Report	Finley  33', 45+2' Coutts  45' Evans 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,083 (797 away) Referee: Paul Howard

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

16 November 2021 First round replay	Bristol Rovers	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Oxford United	Horfield, Bristol
19:00 GMT	Finley 48' Evans  50' Spence 105', 110', 118' Collins 115'	Report	Kane  4' Bodin  38', 91' Taylor 57' (pen.) Seddon 93'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,918 (684 away) Referee: Neil Hair

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Oxford United were drawn away to Burton Albion in the first round^[78][79] and Queens Park Rangers in the second round.^[80]

Burton Albion v Oxford United

11 August 2021 First round	Burton Albion	1–1 (2–4 p)	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
19:45 BST	Mousinho 90+6' (o.g.)	Report	Bodin  76' Holland 85'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 1,868 (429 away) Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Akins Shaughnessy O'Connor Blake-Tracy		Sykes Forde Agyei Mousinho

Queens Park Rangers v Oxford United

24 August 2021 Second round	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Oxford United	White City
19:45 BST	Dickie 26' Chambers-Parillon 40' (o.g.) Chair  66'	Report	Sykes  59' Johnson  76'	Stadium: Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium Attendance: 8,154 (2058 away) Referee: Tom Nield

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

The U's were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cambridge United, Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur U21s.^[81] On 7 July, the fixtures for the group stage round was revealed.^[82]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Cambridge United	3	2	0	0	1	5	2	+3	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Stevenage	3	2	0	0	1	6	5	+1	6
3	ACA	Tottenham Hotspur U21	3	1	0	0	2	6	7	−1	3
4	L1	Oxford United	3	1	0	0	2	5	8	−3	3

Source: EFL.com

Cambridge United v Oxford United

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Cambridge United	4–1	Oxford United	Cambridge
19:00 BST	Smith 45' 45+3' May  63' Knibbs 80' Yearn  90+2'	Report	Cooper  42' McNally  45+1' Johnson  53' Agyei 71'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,390 (133 away) Referee: Sam Allison

Oxford United v Stevenage

5 October 2021 Group game 2	Oxford United	1–2	Stevenage	Oxford
19:45 BST	Agyei 11' Henry  62'	Report	Reid 75' Norris 90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,712 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Tottenham Hotspur U21

26 October 2021 Group game 3	Oxford United	3–2	Tottenham Hotspur U21	Oxford
19:45 BST	Cooper 2', 28' Rodríguez  16', 65' McNally  23'  73'	Report	Scarlett 24' (pen.) Clarke 90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,702 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Appearances and goals

As of 19 April 2022

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	21	0	14	0	2	0	2	0	3	0
2	DF	ENG	Sam Long	35	1	31+1	1	1+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
4	DF	ENG	Jordan Thorniley	25	0	21	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
5	DF	ENG	Elliott Moore	34	1	31	1	1	0	1	0	1	0
6	MF	ESP	Alex Gorrin	17	1	11+2	0	1	0	2	0	1	1
7	MF	AUS	Ryan Williams	34	2	21+10	2	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
8	MF	ENG	Cameron Brannagan	41	14	38	14	1	0	0+1	0	1	0
9	FW	ENG	Matty Taylor	44	22	41+1	20	1+1	2	0	0	0	0
10	MF	IRL	Mark Sykes	44	8	35+4	8	2	0	2	0	1	0
11	FW	ENG	Sam Winnall	21	1	1+18	1	0	0	2	0	0	0
12	FW	ENG	Marcus Browne	3	1	1+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	ENG	Jack Stevens	28	0	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	IRL	Anthony Forde	16	1	9+3	1	1+1	0	1	0	1	0
15	DF	ENG	John Mousinho	10	0	1+5	0	1	0	0+1	0	2	0
16	DF	IRL	Luke McNally	31	4	24+2	4	1	0	2	0	2	0
17	MF	ENG	James Henry	26	7	16+8	7	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
18	MF	ENG	Marcus McGuane	31	1	11+15	0	2	1	2	0	1	0
19	FW	ENG	Dan Agyei	20	2	0+13	0	1+1	0	2	0	3	2
19	FW	ENG	Sam Baldock	7	4	4+3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	DF	ENG	Jamie Hanson	3	0	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0
21	FW	NIR	Gavin Whyte	36	1	26+8	1	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	FW	NIR	Joel Cooper	4	2	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
23	FW	WAL	Billy Bodin	22	6	12+7	5	1	1	1	0	1	0
24	DF	NIR	Ciaron Brown	12	1	10+2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	FW	ENG	Herbie Kane	36	0	32+1	0	1+1	0	0	0	1	0
27	FW	ENG	Nathan Holland	37	6	20+13	5	0	0	1+1	1	1+1	0
28	GK	ENG	Connal Trueman	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
29	DF	THA	Ben Davis	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
33	DF	ENG	Michael Elechi	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
37	MF	ENG	Tyler Goodrham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
38	MF	ENG	Leon Chambers-Parillon	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
42	FW	ENG	Steve Seddon	38	3	33+1	2	1+1	1	1	0	1	0
43	DF	IRL	James Golding	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
46	MF	ENG	Josh Anifowose	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
45	DF	ENG	Clinton Nosakhare	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
49	FW	ENG	Gatlin O'Donkor	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0
51	MF	ENG	Josh Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	0	0+2	0	2	0

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Top scorers

As of 19 April 2022

Place	Position	Nation	Number	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	FL Trophy	Total
1	FW		9	Matty Taylor	20	2	0	0	22
2	MF		8	Cameron Brannagan	14	0	0	0	14
3	MF		10	Mark Sykes	8	0	0	0	8
4	MF		17	James Henry	7	0	0	0	7
5=	MF		23	Billy Bodin	5	1	0	0	6
	FW		27	Nathan Holland	5	0	1	0	6
7=	FW		19	Sam Baldock	4	0	0	0	4
	DF		18	Luke McNally	4	0	0	0	4
9	DF		42	Steve Seddon	2	1	0	0	3
10=	MF		7	Ryan Williams	2	0	0	0	2
	FW		19	Dan Agyei	0	0	0	2	2
	FW		22	Joel Cooper	0	0	0	2	2
	Own goal				2	0	0	0	2
14=	DF		2	Sam Long	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		4	Ciaron Brown	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		5	Elliott Moore	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		6	Alex Gorrin	0	0	0	1	1
	FW		12	Marcus Browne	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		14	Anthony Forde	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		11	Sam Winnall	1	0	0	0	1
	MF		18	Marcus McGuane	0	1	0	0	1
	FW		21	Gavin Whyte	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					80	5	1	5	91

Disciplinary record

As of 19 April 2022

Number	Nation	Position	Name	League One		FA Cup		League Cup		FL Trophy		Total
2		DF	Sam Long	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
4		DF	Jordan Thorniley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
4		DF	Ciaron Brown	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
5		DF	Elliott Moore	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
6		MF	Alex Gorrin	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
7		MF	Ryan Williams	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
8		MF	Cameron Brannagan	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
9		FW	Matty Taylor	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
10		MF	Mark Sykes	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	6	0
13		GK	Jack Stevens	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0
14		MF	Anthony Forde	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
16		MF	Luke McNally	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	2
17		MF	James Henry	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
18		MF	Marcus McGuane	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
21		FW	Gavin Whyte	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		FW	Joel Cooper	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
23		FW	Billy Bodin	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
26		MF	Herbie Kane	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
42		DF	Steve Seddon	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
51		MF	Josh Johnson	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0
TOTALS				65	1	3	0	3	0	5	2	79	3

See also

• 2021–22 EFL League One