2013–14 Oxford United F.C. season explained

Club:Oxford United
Season:2013–14
Manager:Chris Wilder (until 25 January 2014)
Mickey Lewis (caretaker)
Gary Waddock (from 22 March 2014)
Chairman:Ian Lenagan
League:Football League Two
League Result:8th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:3rd Round
Cup2:League Cup
Cup2 Result:1st Round
Cup3:Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:2nd Round
League Topscorer:James Constable (10)
Season Topscorer:Constable (12)
Highest Attendance:10,049 (v Plymouth Argyle 26 December 2013 (Football League Two))
Lowest Attendance:3,114 (v Gateshead 9 November 2013 (FA Cup))
Prevseason:2012–13
Nextseason:2014–15

The 2013–14 season was Oxford United's fourth season in League Two after returning from the Conference. They finished 8th in the League, one place better than the previous season but again failing to secure a play-off place after a promising start.

In the first half of the season Oxford led the table several times and were rarely outside the automatic promotion places, mainly thanks to an impressive points haul away from home (they were the last team in the top four divisions to be beaten away from home, not losing an away match in the league until defeat at Newport County in February). On 25 January 2014, with the club faltering though still in the play-off places, Chris Wilder resigned as manager to take up the reins at relegation-threatened Northampton Town. Mickey Lewis subsequently became the caretaker manager for a second time for the club. On 22 March 2014, Gary Waddock was appointed the head coach of the club after a lengthy interview process, leaving his job as Head of Coaching at MK Dons.[1] Neither Lewis nor Waddock managed to halt the Us' loss of form and they slipped out of the play-off places in the final few weeks of the season, losing 11 of their last 15 league fixtures and finishing a disappointing eighth in the table, 9 points off the last play-off place.

United were knocked out of both the League Cup and FA Cup by Championship side Charlton Athletic. At half-time in the FA Cup 3rd round an upset had seemed likely when Oxford were beating their higher-division opponents 2–0, but they conceded two goals to the home side in the second half and were beaten 3–0 in the subsequent replay at the Kassam Stadium.

It was the club's 120th year in existence, their 114th of competitive football and their 65th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

Team kit

Match fixtures and results

League Two

For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2013–14 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium.

League table

Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Squad statistics

Top scorers

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1 FW 9 10 1 0 1 12
2 FW 10 7 2 0 0 9
3 MF 15 7 1 0 0 8
4 MF 17 4 1 0 0 5
5= FW 24 4 0 0 0 4
5= FW 8 4 0 0 0 4
5= DF 19 3 1 0 0 4
5= MF 11 4 0 0 0 4
9 MF 14 3 0 0 0 3
10= MF 7 2 0 0 0 2
10= MF 22 2 0 0 0 2
12= MF 18 0 1 0 0 1
12= DF 3 1 0 0 0 1
12= MF 37 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS5170159

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal
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3 DF 9 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1
4 DF 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 1
6 DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
7 MF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0
8 FW 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
9 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10 FW 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
11 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
14 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
15 MF 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
16 DF 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
17 MF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
18 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
19 DF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
22 MF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
35 FW 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
37 MF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS68 5 2 0 2 0 3 0 75 5

Transfers

Players transferred in
DatePos.NamePrevious ClubFeeRef.
4 July 2013DFTom NeweyScunthorpe UnitedFree[2]
8 July 2013DFKenzer LeeWest Ham UnitedFree[3]
8 July 2013DFMatt BevansWatfordFree
22 July 2013DFJohnny MullinsRotherham UnitedUndisclosed[4]
30 July 2013MFJosh RuffelsCoventry CityFree[5]
Players transferred out
DatePos.NameToFeeRef.
30 July 2013MFLiam DavisYeovil TownFree[6]
Players loaned in
Date fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.
4 July 2013MFAsa HallShrewsbury TownJanuary 2014
3 August 2013MFRyan WilliamsFulhamend of season[7] [8]
12 September 2013GKShwan JalalA.F.C. Bournemouth2 October 2013[9] [10]
10 January 2014MFNicky WroePreston North Endend of season[11]
10 January 2014GKJonathan HenlyReadingMarch 2014[12]
31 January 2014FWDavid ConnollyPortsmouthend of season[13]
Players loaned out
Date fromPos.NameToDate toRef.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gary Waddock named Oxford United head coach . BBC Sport . 22 March 2014 . 22 March 2014.
  2. Web site: United sign Hall and Newey . Oxford United F.C. . 4 July 2013 . 4 July 2013.
  3. News: Oxford United sign two defenders . Oxford Mail . 8 July 2013 . 13 July 2013.
  4. News: Mullins returns to complete Oxford United jigsaw . Oxford Mail . 23 July 2013 . 23 July 2013.
  5. News: Ruffels back to his roots . Oxford Mail . 30 July 2013 . 30 July 2013.
  6. Web site: Liam Davis: Yeovil Town sign former Oxford midfielder . BBC Sport . 30 July 2013 . 3 August 2013.
  7. Web site: Oxford United extend Ryan Williams loan stay from Fulham . BBC Sport . 19 December 2013 . 29 December 2013.
  8. Web site: Fulham: Oxford United sign Ryan Williams on six-month loan . BBC Sport . 3 August 2013 . 3 August 2013.
  9. Web site: Shwan Jalal: Oxford United sign Bournemouth keeper . BBC Sport . 12 September 2013 . 15 September 2013.
  10. Web site: Max Back as Jalal Departs . Oxford United F.C. . 2 October 2013 . 2 October 2013.
  11. Web site: Transfer window: Oxford United sign Wroe and Henly . BBC Sport . 10 January 2014 . 13 January 2014.
  12. Web site: Oxford United: Reading keeper Jonathan Henly extends loan . BBC Sport . 11 February 2014 . 15 February 2014.
  13. Web site: Transfer Deadline Day: Oxford sign Portsmouth's David Connolly . BBC Sport . 31 January 2014 . 1 February 2014.

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