2023–24 Oxford United F.C. season

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 United

2023–24 season
Owner	Erick Thohir and Anindya Bakrie
Chairman	Grant Ferguson
Head Coach	Liam Manning (until 7 November)[1] Craig Short (caretaker 7 November – 16 November)[1] Des Buckingham (from 16 November)[2]
Stadium	Kassam Stadium
League One	5th
Play-offs	Winners
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Harris (15) All: Mark Harris (19)
Highest home attendance	11,219 (v Derby County, 29 December 2023, EFL League One)
Lowest home attendance	1,298 (v Chelsea U21, 7 November 2023, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance	9,021
Biggest win	5–0 v Chelsea U21 (Home, 7 November 2023, EFL Trophy) 5–0 v Peterborough United (Home, 13 April 2024, EFL League One)
Biggest defeat	5–0 v Bolton Wanderers (Home, 12 March 2024, EFL League One)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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		Winchester	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	Chelsea	11 January 2024	Loan	30 June 2024
13	Simon Eastwood	GK		Luton	(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 36)	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2016	Free	30 June 2026
31	Eddie Brearey	GK			(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2024
41	Monty Marriott	GK				Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Defenders
2	Sam Long	RB		Bicester	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30)	Academy	1 July 2013	Trainee	30 June 2026
3	Ciaron Brown	LB		Hillingdon	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27)	Cardiff City	1 July 2022	Free	30 June 2025
4	Jordan Thorniley	CB		Warrington	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)	Blackpool	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
5	Elliott Moore	CB		Coalville	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 28)	Leicester City	1 August 2019	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
12	Joe Bennett	LB		Rochdale	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Wigan Athletic	30 November 2023	Free	30 June 2024[a]
15	Fin Stevens	RB		Brighton	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 22)	Brentford	1 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Greg Leigh	LB		Sale	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)	Ipswich Town	24 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
26	James Golding	RB		Sutton	(2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 21)	Academy	23 March 2022	Trainee	30 June 2027
28	Stephan Negru	CB		Florești	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 23)	Shelbourne	1 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
Midfielders
6	Josh McEachran	CM		Oxford	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32)	Milton Keynes Dons	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2025
8	Cameron Brannagan	CM		Manchester	(1996-05-06) 6 May 1996 (age 29)	Liverpool	11 January 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
14	Oisin Smyth	AM		Derrytrasna	(2000-05-05) 5 May 2000 (age 25)	Dungannon Swifts	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
17	James Henry	RM		Reading	(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 36)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	12 July 2017	Free	30 June 2024
18	Marcus McGuane	DM		Greenwich	(1999-02-02) 2 February 1999 (age 26)	Nottingham Forest	1 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
19	Tyler Goodrham	MF		High Wycombe	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2027
34	George Franklin	DM			(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
44	Zaide Took-Oxley	CM				Academy	9 August 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
Forwards
9	Mark Harris	CF		Swansea	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26)	Cardiff City	11 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
10	Billy Bodin	CF		Swindon	(1992-03-24) 24 March 1992 (age 33)	Preston North End	30 June 2021	Free	30 June 2024
11	Marcus Browne	CF		Tower Hamlets	(1997-12-18) 18 December 1997 (age 27)	Middlesbrough	31 January 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
16	Tyler Burey	FW		Hillingdon	(2001-01-09) 9 January 2001 (age 24)	Odense Boldklub	10 January 2024	Loan	30 June 2024
20	Rúben Rodrigues	CF		Oliveira de Azeméis	(1996-08-02) 2 August 1996 (age 29)	Notts County	1 July 2023	Free	30 June 2026
23	Josh Murphy	LW		Wembley	(1995-02-24) 24 February 1995 (age 30)	Cardiff City	26 July 2022	Free	30 June 2024
25	Will Goodwin	CF		Tarporley	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 23)	Cheltenham Town	19 January 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
27	Max Woltman	CF		Wirral	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 22)	Liverpool	3 August 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
30	Owen Dale	RW		Warrington	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26)	Blackpool	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
39	Gatlin O'Donkor	CF		Oxford	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	Trainee	30 June 2026
47	Aidan Elliott-Wheeler	CF		Oxford	(2007-08-31) 31 August 2007 (age 17)	Academy	1 July 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
48	Leo Snowden	CF				Academy	6 November 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
50	Louis Griffiths	LW			(2007-09-03) 3 September 2007 (age 17)	Academy	5 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
59	Kasway Burton	CF				Academy	5 September 2023	Trainee	30 June 2024
—	Kyle Edwards	LW		Dudley	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)	Ipswich Town	16 January 2024	Free	30 June 2024
Out on Loan
4	Stuart Findlay	CB		Carmyle	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29)	Philadelphia Union	19 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
42	Steve Seddon	LB		Reading	(1997-12-25) 25 December 1997 (age 27)	Birmingham City	22 July 2021	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
43	Richard McIntyre	LB			(2006-07-16) 16 July 2006 (age 19)	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	Josh McEachran (ENG)	Milton Keynes Dons (ENG)	Free transfer	[3]
1 July 2023	CF	Rúben Rodrigues (POR)	Notts County (ENG)	Free transfer	[4]
1 July 2023	CB	Jordan Thorniley (ENG)	Blackpool (ENG)	Free transfer	[5]
11 July 2023	CF	Mark Harris (WAL)	Cardiff City (WAL)	Free transfer	[6]
3 August 2023	CF	Max Woltman (ENG)	Liverpool (ENG)	Undisclosed	[7]
24 August 2023	LB	Greg Leigh (JAM)	Ipswich Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[8]
10 October 2023	CF	Cammy Cooper (SCO)	Free agent	—	[9]
20 October 2023	DM	Alex Rodríguez (SPA)	Free agent[a]	—	[10]
30 November 2023	LB	Joe Bennett (ENG)	Free agent	—	[11]
16 January 2024	LW	Kyle Edwards (ENG)	Free agent	—	[12]
19 January 2024	CF	Will Goodwin (ENG)	Cheltenham Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[13]
1 February 2024	RW	Owen Dale (ENG)	Blackpool (ENG)	Undisclosed	[14]
24 June 2024	RB	Peter Kioso (IRL)	Rotherham United (ENG)	Undisclosed	[15]
27 June 2024	GK	Jamie Cumming (ENG)	Chelsea (ENG)	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	Djavan Anderson (SUR)	Free agent	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	AM	Ben Davis (THA)	Chonburi F.C. (THA)	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	RW	Jodi Jones (MLT)	Notts County (ENG)	Released	[17][18]
30 June 2023	LW	Will Owens (ENG)	Free agent	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	GK	Kie Plumley (ENG)	Manchester United Under-21s (ENG)	Released	[17][19]
30 June 2023	RB	Yoav Sade (ISR)	Free agent	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	CF	Slavi Spasov (BUL)	Hungerford Town (ENG)	Released	[17]
30 June 2023	GK	Jack Stevens (ENG)	Cambridge United (ENG)	Free transfer	[20]
30 June 2023	CF	Matty Taylor (ENG)	Forest Green Rovers (ENG)	Released	[17][21]
5 July 2023	DF	Erion Zabeli (ALB)	Brentford (ENG)	Undisclosed	[22]
18 August 2023	LW	Yanic Wildschut (SUR)	Exeter City (ENG)	Mutual consent	[23][24]
5 September 2023	GK	Fraser Barnsley (ENG)	Everton (ENG)	Undisclosed	[25]
14 September 2023	CF	Sam Baldock (ENG)	Retired		[26]
21 December 2023	DF	Teddy Mfuni (ENG)	Free agent	Released	[27]
12 January 2024	DM	Alex Rodríguez (SPA)	Forest Green Rovers (ENG)	Undisclosed	[28]
14 June 2024	MF	Oisin Smyth (NIR)	St Mirren (SCO)	Undisclosed	[29]
27 June 2024	CF	Cammy Cooper (SCO)	Airdrieonians F.C. (SCO)	Undisclosed	[30]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2023	GK	James Beadle (ENG)	Brighton & Hove Albion (ENG)	8 January 2024[a]	[31][32]
1 July 2023	RB	Fin Stevens (WAL)	Brentford (ENG)	End of season	[33]
27 July 2023	RW	Stanley Mills (ENG)	Everton (ENG)	8 January 2024[b]	[34][35]
25 August 2023	CF	Sonny Perkins (ENG)	Leeds United (ENG)	2 January 2024[c]	[36][37]
1 September 2023	LW	Kyle Edwards (ENG)	Ipswich Town (ENG)	8 January 2024[d]	[38][39]
10 January 2024	FW	Tyler Burey (ENG)	Odense Boldklub (DEN)	End of season	[40]
11 January 2024	GK	Jamie Cumming (ENG)	Chelsea (ENG)	End of season	[41]
1 February 2024	CM	Jay Matete (ENG)	Sunderland (ENG)	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	Stuart Findlay (SCO)	Kilmarnock (SCO)	End of season	[44]
14 July 2023	LB	Steve Seddon (ENG)	Burton Albion (ENG)	End of season	[45]
31 July 2023	GK	Eddie Brearey (ENG)	St Ives Town (ENG)	1 January 2024	[46]
11 August 2023	RB	James Golding (IRL)	Dartford (ENG)	8 September 2023	[47]
6 October 2023	CM	Joshua Johnson (ENG)	Dartford (ENG)	4 November 2023	[48]
12 January 2023	CM	Zaide Took-Oxley (ENG)	Salisbury (ENG)	20 February 2024[a]	[49][50]
12 January 2023	RB	Richard McIntyre (ENG)	Salisbury (ENG)	End of season	[51]
24 January 2024	GK	Edward McGinty (IRL)	Sligo Rovers F.C. (IRL)	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

Oxford United v Southampton U21

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)

Eastleigh v Oxford United

18 July 2023 Friendly	Eastleigh	0–0	Oxford United	Eastleigh
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Silverlake Stadium

Oxford United v Swansea City

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)

Bristol City v Oxford United

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

Oxford United v Queens Park Rangers

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 v t e	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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	71	17	19	20	21	22	132	21	24	25	26	28	274	30	183	31	32	33	34	295	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	D	D	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	W
Position	20	12	6	4	1	7	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	6	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	5	6	7	7	8	6	7	7	6	6	6	7	5

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

Cambridge United v Oxford United

5 August 2023 1	Cambridge United	2–0	Oxford United	Cambridge
15:00 BST	Brophy  10' Lankester 15'  43' Ahadme 28' Janneh  44' Kachunga  90+5'	Report	Rodrigues  12'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7,435 Referee: Sunny Sukhvir Gill

Oxford United v Carlisle United

12 August 2023 2	Oxford United	1–0	Carlisle United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris 76'	Report	Guy  51' McCalmont  60' Back  62' Huntington  73'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,964 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Derby County v Oxford United

15 August 2023 3	Derby County	1–2	Oxford United	Derby
19:45 BST	Collins  27' Bird  37' Hourihane  42' Wilson  68' Cashin  82' Waghorn 87'	Report	Harris 32' 72' Long  52' Beadle  91'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,292 Referee: Ben Toner

Barnsley v Oxford United

19 August 2023 4	Barnsley	1–3	Oxford United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Styles  5' de Gevigney  22' Cole 70' Williams  80'	Report	Brannagan 8' (pen.)  78' Williams 54' (o.g.) Brown  55' Goodrham 88'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 11,753 Referee: Martin Coy

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

26 August 2023 5	Oxford United	2–1	Charlton Athletic	Oxford
15:00 BST	Goodrham 10' 85' McGuane  55' Brannagan  78' Mills  83'	Report	Asiimwe  7' Dobson  29' Kanu  45+3' Anderson  61' May 63' Jones  73' Hector  76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,898 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Oxford United v Port Vale

2 September 2023 6	Oxford United	1–2	Port Vale	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris  63' Leigh 90+3'  20'  90+5' Stevens  90+8'	Report	Ojo  14' Iacovitti 74' Devine 90+6' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,835 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Fleetwood Town v Oxford United

16 September 2023 8	Fleetwood Town	0–3	Oxford United	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Robertson  37' Vela  65'	Report	Mills 16' Bodin 27' Edwards 60'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,744 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Exeter City

23 September 2023 9	Oxford United	3–0	Exeter City	Oxford
15:00 BST	Rodrigues 8' Brannagan 83' (pen.) 90+4' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,022 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Stevenage v Oxford United

30 September 2023 10	Stevenage	1–3	Oxford United	Stevenage
15:00 BST	Reid 15' Butler  65'	Report	Leigh 23' 55' Moore  45+4' 82' Beadle  90+5'	Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Carl Brook

Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town

3 October 2023 11	Oxford United	3–0	Shrewsbury Town	Oxford
19:45 BST	Stevens 17' Brown 59' Leigh  71' 90+6' Goodrham  80' McEachran  88'	Report	Anderson  47'  58'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,212 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

7 October 2023 12	Oxford United	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Oxford
12:30 BST	Bodin 13' Brannagan  15' Moore  46' Long 81' Smyth  90'  90+5' Mills  90+6'	Report	Martin  48' Brown  57'  63' Finley  78' Collins 89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,439 Referee: Simon Mather

Oxford United v Blackpool

21 October 2023 14	Oxford United	1–1	Blackpool	Oxford
15:00 BST	Leigh 36'	Report	Oakley-Boothe  31' Dougall  48' Dale  76' Rhodes 90+2'  90+5' Husband  90+7'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,417 Referee: Thomas Kirk

Wigan Athletic v Oxford United

24 October 2023 15	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Oxford United	Wigan
19:45 BST	Humphrys 17' Adeeko  20' Shaw  60' Lang 80'  84'	Report	Gorrín  79' Beadle  82'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 9,108 Referee: David Rock

Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers

28 October 2023 16	Oxford United	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST	McGuane  19' Rodrigues 25' Long  77' Moore  90+2' Brannagan 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Potts  34' Low  36' Leahy 56' (pen.) 81' (pen.)  90+1' Taylor  64' Pattenden  83'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,168 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Lincoln City v Oxford United

31 October 2023 7	Lincoln City	0–2	Oxford United	Lincoln
19:45 GMT		Report	Brown 13' Rodrigues  40' Jensen 64' (o.g.) O'Donkor  89'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 7,114 Referee: Scott Tallis
Note: Fixture was previously postponed because of international call-ups.[59]

Leyton Orient v Oxford United

11 November 2023 17	Leyton Orient	2–3	Oxford United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Stevens 17' (o. g.) Sotiriou 64' Brown  67' Pratley  78'	Report	Rodrigues 32' 47' Bodin 45+2' Harris  59' Moore  66'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 8,614 Referee: Declan Bourne

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

15 November 2023 19	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Street 34'  45+2' Williams  48' Bevan  72' Goodwin 76' Pett  86'	Report	Thorniley  32' Rodrigues  55'  68' Brannagan  72'	Stadium: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium Attendance: 5,049 Referee: Scott Simpson

Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers

28 November 2023 20	Oxford United	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Oxford
19:45 BST	Mills  37' Bodin  45+3'	Report	Thomason  25' Baxter  45+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Peterborough United v Oxford United

9 December 2023 21	Peterborough United	3–0	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Kyprianou 24' Jones 34' Kioso  60' de Havilland 90+2'	Report	Bodin  63'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 7,921 Referee: James Linington

Reading v Oxford United

12 December 2023 13[60]	Reading	1–1	Oxford United	Reading
20:00 BST	Craig  19' Smith 43' Holmes  51'	Report	Thorniley  37' Brown 39'	Stadium: Select Car Leading Stadium Attendance: 14,397 Referee: Carl Brook

Oxford United v Burton Albion

16 December 2023 22	Oxford United	3–0	Burton Albion	Oxford
15:00 BST	Rodrigues 25' 83' McGuane 89'	Report	Gordon  74'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,438 Referee: Martin Woods

Northampton Town v Oxford United

23 December 2023 23	Northampton Town	2–1	Oxford United	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bowie 50' Brough  66' Simpson 90+7'  90+8'	Report	Brannagan 62' (pen.) Brown  90+2'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,581 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oxford United v Cambridge United

26 December 2023 24	Oxford United	2–1	Cambridge United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Goodrham 54' Brown  44' 90+5' Brannagan  72'	Report	Cousins 30' Thomas  53' May  74' Stevens  90+2' Brophy  90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,407 Referee: Tom Nield

Oxford United v Derby County

29 December 2023 25	Oxford United	2–3	Derby County	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Brannagan 2' (pen.), 13' Beadle  67'	Report	Wildsmith  2' Bird  24' Forsyth 45+3' Barkhuizen  59' John-Jules  71' Thompson 81' Cashin 86'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,219 Referee: Will Finnie

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

1 January 2024 26	Charlton Athletic	1–2	Oxford United	Charlton
15:00 GMT	Campbell 5' Jones  60' Anderson  89'	Report	Harris 22' McGuane  45+6' McEachran  53' Smyth 85'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,955 Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Carlisle United v Oxford United

13 January 2024 28	Carlisle United	1–3	Oxford United	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Moxon  27' Neal  31' Mellish  43' McCalmont 71' Garner  72'	Report	Harris 39' 47' Bennett  53' Goodrham 68' Smyth  72'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,827 Referee: Jacob Miles

Oxford United v Barnsley

23 January 2024 27[61]	Oxford United	0–1	Barnsley	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Brown  49' Smyth  88' Rodrigues  89'	Report	Long 29' (o.g.) Russell  37' de Gevigney  64' Cosgrove  77' O'Keeffe  82'	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.

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

27 January 2024 30	Bristol Rovers	3–1	Oxford United	Horfield
15:00 GMT	Martin 16' Thomas 22' Wilson  34' Vale 77'	Report	Stevens  45+2' Harris 58'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 9,363 (915 away)

Oxford United v Portsmouth

30 January 2024 18[62]	Oxford United	2–2	Portsmouth	Oxford
19:45 BST	Goodrham 45' Henry 90'	Report	Bishop  58' 69' Lang 80' Peart-Harris  81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,864 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Note: Fixture was postponed because of international call-ups within the Portsmouth squad.

Oxford United v Reading

3 February 2024 31	Oxford United	1–1	Reading	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Harris 32' Goodrham  65'	Report	Craig  24' Yiadom  63' Azeez  71' Brown 76' (o.g.)	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]

Blackpool v Oxford United

10 February 2024 32	Blackpool	1–1	Oxford United	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Pennington 18' Lavery  23' Husband  51' Byers  87'	Report	Harris 21' Long  54'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 10,485 Referee: Paul Howard

Oxford United v Wigan Athletic

13 February 2024 33	Oxford United	4–2	Wigan Athletic	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Dale  39' Murphy 45+3' Brannagan 55'  71' Moore  64' Rodrigues 76' Goodrham 90+4'	Report	Hughes  12' Adeeko  23' Jones 41'  42' Sze  69' Aasgaard 80'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,320 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United

17 February 2024 34	Wycombe Wanderers	0–0	Oxford United	High Wycombe
15:00 GMT		Report	Brannagan  45+2' Goodrham  52' Rodrigues  86'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,781 Referee: Simon Mather

Oxford United v Northampton Town

20 February 2024 29[64]	Oxford United	2–2	Northampton Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Murphy 6' Goodwin 81' Rodrigues  89'	Report	Hondermarck 35',  74' Simpson  78' Pinnock  82' Hoskins  90' Springett 90+2'	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]

Oxford United v Leyton Orient

24 February 2024 35	Oxford United	1–2	Leyton Orient	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Murphy  4' Goodrham 20' Brown  57'	Report	O'Neill  4', 51' El Mizouni  18' Sotiriou  45+4' Cooper  50' Moncur 77' Forde  81' Sanders  90+10'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,884 Referee: Martin Woods

Portsmouth v Oxford United

2 March 2024 36	Portsmouth	2–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
15:00 GMT	Lang 2'  28' Ogilvie  65' Saydee 67' Kamara  81' Bishop  86'	Report	Brannagan 6' (pen.) Harris  30' Rodrigues  42' Henry  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,303 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

9 March 2024 37	Oxford United	2–1	Cheltenham Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Murphy 45+3' Brown  76' Leigh 88'	Report	Sercombe  20' Davies  61' Harrop  73' Ferry 80'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,738 Referee: Marc Edwards

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

12 March 2024 38	Bolton Wanderers	5–0	Oxford United	Horwich
20:00 GMT	Ogbeta 19' Dacres-Cogley 27' Thomason 59' Collins 65' Sheehan 69'	Report	Dale  55' Brannagan  63' Brown  72'	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]

Port Vale v Oxford United

16 March 2024 39	Port Vale	0–2	Oxford United	Burslem
15:00 GMT	Lowe  20' Clark  28'	Report	Brown 16' Murphy 49'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,627 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

29 March 2024 40	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Oxford United	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Winchester  67' Price 82'  87' Flanagan  87' Maroši  90+2'	Report	Bodin 53'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 7,340 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

1 April 2024 41	Oxford United	4–0	Fleetwood Town	Oxford
15:00 BST	Brannagan 14' Harris 30', 83' Dale 43'	Report	Sarpong-Wiredu  35' Lawal  48'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,631 Referee: Scott Jackson

Burton Albion v Oxford United

6 April 2024 42	Burton Albion	0–4	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Powell  50' Brayford  83'	Report	Harris 24', 57' Murphy 62' Henry 69'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,700 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Peterborough United

13 April 2024 43	Oxford United	5–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris 19' (pen.) Murphy 31' Rodrigues 38', 58' Bodin 89'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,046 Referee: Andy Davies

Oxford United v Lincoln City

16 April 2024 44	Oxford United	0–1	Lincoln City	Oxford
19:45 BST	Rodrigues  63' Browne  73' McGuane  89' Brannagan  90+3'	Report	Mitchell  16' Duffy  20'  83' Mandroiu 47' (pen.),  79' O'Connor  49' Taylor  75' House  90+5' Erhahon  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,587 Referee: Lee Swabey

Oxford United v Stevenage

19 April 2024 45	Oxford United	1–1	Stevenage	Oxford
20:00 BST	Brannagan 58' (pen.)	Report	Vancooten  10' Long 32' (o.g.) Guinness-Walker  71' Smith  88'	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]

Exeter City v Oxford United

27 April 2024 46	Exeter City	1–2	Oxford United	Exeter
12:30 BST	Alli 52'	Report	Harris 12' Brannagan 40' (pen.)	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.

Oxford United v Peterborough United

4 May 2024 Semi-Final, First leg	Oxford United	1–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
19:45 BST	Rodrigues  30' Bennett  44' Moore 53'	Report	Mason-Clarke  77' Katongo  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,125 Referee: Lewis Smith

Peterborough United v Oxford United

8 May 2024 Semi-Final, Second leg	Peterborough United	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Oxford United	Peterborough
20:00 BST	Knight 41'	Report	Brannagan 45+3' (pen.)	Stadium: London Road Stadium Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

18 May 2024 Final	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Oxford United	London
16:15 BST	Jones  47' Dempsey  68' Baxter  72' Thomason  77'	Report	Murphy 31', 42' Goodrham  90+8'	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

Oxford United v Maidenhead United

4 November 2023 First Round	Oxford United	2–0	Maidenhead United	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Bodin 15' 83' Rodrigues  85'	Report	Mitchell-Lawson  46'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Dale Baines

Oxford United v Grimsby Town

2 December 2023 Second Round	Oxford United	2–0	Grimsby Town	Oxford
15:00 GMT	McGuane 11' Bodin 75'	Report	Hunt  62'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,149 Referee: Darren Bond

Coventry City v Oxford United

6 January 2024 Third round	Coventry City	6–2	Oxford United	Coventry
12:30 GMT	Latibeaudiere 8' Sheaf 11'  90+1' Palmer 17' O'Hare 50' (pen.) Godden 84' 88'	Report	Harris 10' Brannagan  15' Rodrigues  30' McEachran  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

Bristol City v Oxford United

9 August 2023 First round	Bristol City	5–1	Oxford United	Ashton Gate
19:45 BST	Cornick 15' Knight 35', 47' Wells 51' Dickie  55' Naismith 62' Roberts  90+7'	Report	Bodin 30' Brown  45+4' Murphy  70' Rodrigues  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 v t e	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

Northampton Town v Oxford United

5 September 2023 Group stage	Northampton Town	1–3	Oxford United	Northampton
19:00 BST	Simpson 4' (pen.) McWilliams  32' McGowan  58' Dyche  76'	Report	Harris 15' (pen.), 61' Murphy  44' Edwards 48'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 1,608 Referee: Garreth Rhodes

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

19 September 2023 Group stage	Oxford United	0–1	Milton Keynes Dons	Oxford
19:00 BST	McEachran  49'	Report	Stewart  4' Tomlinson  39' Lewington  45' Payne 56' (pen.) Tripp  67' Harvie  69'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,588 Referee: Alan Young

Oxford United v Chelsea U21

7 November 2023 Group stage	Oxford United	5–0	Chelsea U21	Oxford
19:00 GMT	Perkins 15' Thorniley 18'  88' Murphy 71', 78' Harris 90+1'	Report	Gee  82'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,298 Referee: James Durkin

Forest Green Rovers v Oxford United

5 December 2023 Round of 32	Forest Green Rovers	0–1	Oxford United	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	Inniss  13' Omotoye  39'	Report	Goodrham 49' Gorrín  53' Negru  82'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 494 Referee: Ollie Yates

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

9 January 2024 Round of 16	AFC Wimbledon	2–0	Oxford United	Wimbledon
19:45 GMT	Tilley 21', 50' Johnson  67' Kalambayi  74'	Report	Eastwood  89'	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		9	Mark Harris	15	1	0	3	19
2	MF		8	Cameron Brannagan	13	0	0	0	13
3	MF		19	Tyler Goodrham	8	1	0	1	10
	MF		23	Josh Murphy	8	0	0	2	10
4	FW		10	Billy Bodin	5	3	1	0	9
5	FW		20	Rúben Rodrigues	8	0	0	0	8
7	DF		22	Greg Leigh	6	0	0	0	6
8	DF		3	Ciaron Brown	4	0	0	0	4
9	FW		29	Kyle Edwards	1	0	0	1	2
	MF		18	Marcus McGuane	1	1	0	0	2
	MF		17	James Henry	2	0	0	0	2
	DF		5	Elliott Moore	2	0	0	0	2
12	FW		7	Stanley Mills	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		15	Fin Stevens	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		2	Sam Long	1	0	0	0	1
	DF		4	Jordan Thorniley	0	0	0	1	1
	FW		16	Sonny Perkins	0	0	0	1	1
	MF		14	Oisin Smyth	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		25	Will Goodwin	1	0	0	0	1
	FW		30	Owen Dale	1	0	0	0	1
TOTALS					70	6	1	9	95