2018–19 Oxford United F.C. season explained

Club:Oxford United
Season:2018–19
Manager:Karl Robinson
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Chairman:Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
Stadium:Kassam Stadium
League:League One
League Result:12th
Cup1:FA Cup
Cup1 Result:Third round
Cup2:EFL Cup
Cup2 Result:Third round
Cup3:EFL Trophy
Cup3 Result:Quarter-finals
League Topscorer:James Henry (11)
Season Topscorer:James Henry (15)
Highest Attendance:11,956 (v Manchester City, 25 September 2018)
Lowest Attendance:929 (v Northampton Town, 9 October 2018)
Largest Win:3–0 (thrice)
(28 August 2018 at Newport County, EFL Cup R2)
(27 October 2018 vs. Shrewsbury Town)
(20 November 2018 at Forest Green Rovers, FA Cup)
Largest Loss:0–4
(4 August 2018 at Barnsley)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20

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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date fromPositionNationalityNameFromFeeRef.
1 July 2018 Free transfer [2]
1 July 2018 Free transfer [3]
1 July 2018 Free transfer [4]
13 July 2018 Undisclosed [5]
18 July 2018 Free transfer [6]
7 August 2018 Free transfer [7]
9 August 2018 Undisclosed
9 August 2018 Undisclosed [8]
13 August 2018 Matthew Taylor Free transfer [9]
2 January 2019 Undisclosed [10]
1 February 2019 Undisclosed [11]

Transfers out

Date fromPositionNationalityNameToFeeRef.
1 July 2018 Released [12]
1 July 2018 Undisclosed [13]
1 July 2018 Undisclosed [14]
1 July 2018 Released [15]
1 July 2018 Released [16]
1 July 2018 Released
1 July 2018 Undisclosed [17]
1 July 2018 Released [18]
1 July 2018 Released
1 July 2018 Released [19]
9 August 2018 Undisclosed [20]
9 August 2018 Free transfer [21]
18 January 2019Undisclosed [22]
28 February 2019 Free agent Mutual consent[23]

Loans in

Start datePositionNationalityNameFromEnd dateRef.
1 July 2018 31 May 2019 [24]
2 July 2018 31 May 2019 [25]
24 July 2018 31 May 2019 [26]
31 July 2018 29 December 2018 [27] [28]
9 August 2018 21 January 2019 [29] [30]
13 August 2018 January 2019 [31]
2 January 2019 31 May 2019 [32]
17 January 2019 31 May 2019 [33]
31 January 2019 31 May 2019 [34]

Loans out

Start datePositionNationalityNameToEnd dateRef
1 July 2018 31 May 2019 [35]
18 July 2018 31 November 2018 [36]
3 August 2018 January 2019 [37]
17 August 2018 Albie Hopkins November 2018 [38] [39]
17 August 2018 September 2018
1 September 2018 Dejon Noel-Williams October 2018 [40]
13 September 2018 October 2018 [41]
2 November 2018 Brandon Taverner December 2018 [42]
3 January 2019 31 May 2019 [43]
4 January 2019 31 May 2019 [44]
4 January 2019 31 May 2019
12 January 2019 James Cowan Youth loan [45]
15 January 2019 31 May 2019 [46]
30 January 2019 31 May 2019 [47]
1 March 2019 Dejon Noel-Williams April 2019 [48]
8 March 2019 James Cowan 31 May 2019 [49]

Competitions

Friendlies

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

League One

Matches

On 21 June 2018, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.[54] [55]

FA Cup

See main article: 2018–19 FA Cup.

The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[56] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[57] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[58]

EFL Cup

See main article: 2018–19 EFL Cup.

On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.[59] The second round draw was made from the Stadium of Light on 16 August.[60] The third-round draw was made on 30 August 2018 by David Seaman and Joleon Lescott, handing Oxford a home tie against defending Premiership champions Manchester City.[61]

EFL Trophy

See main article: 2018–19 EFL Trophy.

On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[62] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[63] On 8 December, the third round draw was drawn by Alan McInally and Matt Le Tissier on Soccer Saturday.[64] The Quarter-final draw was made conducted on Sky Sports by Don Goodman and Thomas Frank on 10 January 2019.[65]

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

Top scorers

width=60Placewidth=60Positionwidth=60Nationwidth=60Numberwidth=150Namewidth=80League Onewidth=80FA Cupwidth=80League Cupwidth=80FL Trophywidth=80Total
1MF 17 James Henry 11 2 0 2 15
2=FW10 Marcus Browne 6 1 1 1 9
MF 16 Gavin Whyte 7 0 2 0 9
4FW 19 Jamie Mackie 5 1 0 1 7
5MF 8 Cameron Brannagan 3 1 0 2 6
6=FW 9 Jerome Sinclair 4 0 0 0 4
MF 12 Ricky Holmes 3 0 0 1 4
MF 14 Josh Ruffels 4 0 0 0 4
DF 5 Curtis Nelson 4 0 0 0 4
DF 3 Luke Garbutt 4 0 0 0 4
11FW 9 Sam Smith 0 0 0 3 3
12=DF 4 1 0 0 1 2
DF 15 John Mousinho 2 0 0 0 2
Own goal 1 0 1 0 2
15=MF 11 Samir Carruthers 0 0 0 1 1
MF 18 Jordan Graham 1 0 0 0 1
FW 20 Jon Obika 1 0 0 0 1
DF 22 Charlie Raglan 0 0 0 1 1
MF 26 Shandon Baptiste 0 0 1 0 1
DF 29 Tony McMahon 0 0 0 1 1
FW 44 Slavi Spasov 0 0 0 1 1
TOTALS55551378

Disciplinary record

NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal
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1 GK Simon Eastwood 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2 DF Cameron Norman 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
3 DF Luke Garbutt 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0
4 DF 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
5 DF Curtis Nelson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
6 DF Jamie Hanson 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7 1
8 MF Cameron Brannagan 12 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0
9 FW 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
9 FW Jerome Sinclair 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
10MF 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
12 MF Ricky Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Josh Ruffels 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
15 DF John Mousinho 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
16 MF Gavin Whyte 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
17 MF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0
18 MF Jordan Graham 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
19 FW Jamie Mackie 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
23 DF Sam Long 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
26 MF Shandon Baptiste 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
29 DF Tony McMahon 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
40 MF Ahmed Kashi 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
45 FW Harvey Bradbury 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS92 5 7 0 5 1 6 0 111 6

Notes and References

  1. News: History . Statto . 2018-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415133557/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/oxford-united/history . 2015-04-15 . dead .
  2. News: Oxford United sign Armani Little, Steven Johnson-Fikula and Brandon Taverner for under 23s side . 21 June 2018 . . 20 June 2018.
  3. News: Oxford sign Bradford defender McMahon . 28 June 2018 . . 28 June 2018.
  4. News: Oxford sign ex-Norwich defender Norman. 18 May 2018. BBC Sport. 18 May 2018.
  5. News: Oxford United sign winger Gavin Whyte for undisclosed fee . Mark . Edwards . Oxford Mail . 13 July 2018 . 13 July 2018.
  6. News: Jamie Mackie Joins Oxford United . 18 July 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 18 July 2018.
  7. News: Harvey Bradbury Joins the U's . 7 August 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 7 August 2018.
  8. News: Oxford sign Holmes on loan & Bury's Dai . 9 August 2018 . BBC Sport . 9 August 2018.
  9. News: Taylor Made For Under 23s . 13 September 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 13 August 2018.
  10. Web site: Oxford United confirm Mark Sykes signing after '25 minute' negotiations . . 2 January 2019.
  11. Web site: Jonte joins Oxford United . . 1 February 2019.
  12. News: Ashby Signs for City . 10 June 2018 . . 7 June 2018 . 12 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142522/http://www.oxfordcityfc.co.uk/news/ashby-signs-for-city-2313368.html . dead .
  13. News: Notts County sign Hemmings from Oxford . 1 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 1 June 2018.
  14. News: Preston sign Oxford midfielder Ledson. 17 May 2018. BBC Sport . 17 May 2018.
  15. News: Defender Martin makes Exeter switch . 25 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 25 June 2018.
  16. News: Oxford United to release eight players. 10 May 2018. BBC Sport . 1 May 2018.
  17. News: Blackburn sign Rothwell from Oxford . 22 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 22 June 2018.
  18. News: Thomas Signs For The Mariners . 17 August 2018 . . 17 August 2018.
  19. News: Ex-Newcastle defender Mike Williamson signs for Gateshead – and reveals why . 10 August 2018 . . 10 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180810143359/https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/ex-newcastle-defender-mike-williamson-signs-for-gateshead-and-reveals-why-1-9294344 . 10 August 2018 . dead .
  20. News: Canice Carroll Joins Brentford . 9 August 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 9 August 2018.
  21. News: Ramos en Ricardinho trainen volop mee bij FC Twente . 10 August 2018 . Twente Fans . 9 August 2018 . nl.
  22. News: Cameron Norman leaves Oxford United to join Walsall for undisclosed fee . Mark . Edwards . Oxford Mail . 18 January 2019 . 18 January 2019.
  23. News: Ivo Pekalski leaves Oxford United by mutual consent . Oxford Mail . David . Pritchard . 28 February 2019 . 28 February 2019.
  24. News: Oxford sign Carruthers from Blades . 21 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 21 June 2018.
  25. News: Oxford United Sign Luke Garbutt. 2 July 2018 . . 2 July 2018.
  26. News: Oxford sign Hammers midfielder Browne . 24 July 2018 . BBC Sport . 24 July 2018.
  27. News: Sam Smith Signs For Oxford United . 31 July 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 31 July 2018.
  28. News: Sam Smith leaves Oxford United with Tony McMahon on verge of exit . David . Pritchard . Oxford Mail . 29 December 2018 . 30 December 2018.
  29. Web site: Ricky Holmes Joins Oxford United. Oxford United F.C.. 9 August 2018. 9 August 2018.
  30. Web site: Holmes Heads For Home As Napa Returns . Oxford United F.C. . 21 January 2019 . 21 January 2019.
  31. News: Jonathan Mitchell Joins Oxford United . 13 August 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 13 August 2018.
  32. Web site: 'Wow... yellow again’ - Graham’s Oxford loan move confirmed . . 27 December 2018.
  33. Web site: Ahmed Kashi completes loan move to Oxford United . . 17 January 2019.
  34. Web site: Watford striker Jerome Sinclair joins Oxford United on loan . . 31 January 2019.
  35. News: Oxford's Kelleher loaned to Macclesfield . 29 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 29 June 2018.
  36. News: Ivo Pekalski Joins Halmstads On Loan . 18 July 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 18 July 2018.
  37. News: Napa Makes Silkmen Move . 3 August 2018 . . 3 August 2018.
  38. News: Hopkins and Little Out On Loan . 17 August 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 17 August 2018.
  39. News: Albie Hopkins Loan Deal Extended . 26 October 2018 . . 26 October 2018.
  40. News: Noel-Williams joins from Oxford United . 1 September 2018 . . 1 September 2018.
  41. News: Bradbury Joins The Cards . 13 September 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 13 September 2018.
  42. News: Taverner Joins Didcot On Loan . 2 November 2018 . Oxford United F.C. . 2 November 2018.
  43. News: Tony McMahon exits Oxford United on loan for Scunthorpe United . David . Pritchard . Oxford Mail . 3 January 2019.
  44. News: Oxford United loan Armani Little and Harvey Bradbury to Woking for rest of season . David . Pritchard . Oxford Mail . 4 January 2019 . 4 January 2019.
  45. Web site: Robins Sign An Ox! . . 12 January 2019.
  46. Web site: Cheltenham Town complete loan signing of Oxford United defender Charlie Raglan . . 15 January 2019.
  47. Web site: Tsun Dai Joins Utrecht On Loan . Oxford United F.C. . 30 January 2019 . 30 January 2019.
  48. Web site: Son of former Watford and Stoke City striker joins Gloucester City on loan from Oxford United . . 2 March 2019.
  49. Web site: Midfielder Joins The BORO’ . . 8 March 2019.
  50. News: Oxford United Head For Ireland . Oxford United F.C. . 10 May 2018 . 12 May 2018.
  51. News: Irish Games Confirmed . Oxford United F.C. . 14 May 2018 . 16 May 2018.
  52. News: United in Pre-Season Double Header . Oxford United F.C. . 14 May 2018 . 16 May 2018.
  53. News: U's To Play MK Dons In Pre Season . Oxford United F.C. . 17 May 2018 . 17 May 2018.
  54. News: EFL fixtures for 2018–19 in full . 21 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 21 June 2018.
  55. News: Oxford United Scores & Fixtures . 21 June 2018 . BBC Sport .
  56. News: First round draw . . 23 October 2018 . 22 October 2018.
  57. News: Guiseley to face Fleetwood in FA Cup second round . BBC Sport . 12 November 2018 . 12 November 2018.
  58. Web site: Emirates FA Cup third round Draw Made At Stamford Bridge . . 4 December 2018.
  59. News: Lampard's Derby at Oldham in Carabao Cup . 15 June 2018 . BBC Sport . 15 June 2018.
  60. News: Round Two Draw . . 16 August 2018 . 19 August 2018.
  61. News: Carabao Cup Round Three Draw Confirmed . . 30 August 2018 . 30 August 2018.
  62. News: Checkatrade Trophy: Round One Draw information . 13 July 2018 . . 13 July 2018.
  63. Web site: Checkatrade Trophy Round Two Draw Confirmed . . 19 November 2018.
  64. Web site: Checkatrade Trophy Round Three draw confirmed . . 18 December 2018.
  65. Web site: Quarter-Final draw confirmed . . 11 January 2019.

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