List of Oxford United F.C. players explained

Oxford United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Oxford. As of the 2022–23 season, the team plays in the League One, which is the third level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1893 as Headington before adding the suffix United six years later to become Headington United F.C. The club retained this name until 1960, when it was changed to Oxford United to give it a higher profile. The club was elected into the Southern Football League in 1949, where they stayed until replacing Accrington Stanley in the Football League in 1962. The club spent 44 years in the Football League, reaching the First Division at the end of the 1984 - 85 season and spending three years in the top tier.^[1] Oxford United spent four years in non-league football, before being promoted through the play-offs at the end of the 2009 - 10 season.

Ron Atkinson made 560 appearances, including 125 matches in the Southern League (a semi-professional league). John Shuker, the man who succeeded Atkinson as captain, made a total of 534 appearances with 478 in the Football League. He holds the club record for the most league appearances and the most overall appearances since 1962, when Oxford joined the Football League. Graham Atkinson holds the record for league goals scored with 97, as well as being the all-time top goalscorer, netting 107 times. Irish forward John Aldridge holds two records, the first being the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the second the most goals scored in a season with 34. Both of these were set during the 1984–85 season, the year Oxford was promoted to the First Division. David Sloan made his international debut in 1968 for Northern Ireland, becoming the first of twenty players to receive an international cap while playing for the club.^[2] Of the players in this list, 119 are from the United Kingdom, five from Ireland, and five are from the rest of the world.

List of players

The list comprises players with 100 or more appearances and those who have received international caps while at the club or hold a club record, since 1949 when the club turned professional. Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League, Conference National, Southern League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members' Cup, FA Trophy and Southern League Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 21 March 2021. Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.

Name	Nationality	Position	Oxford United career	Appearances	Goals	Records	Notes
		Forward	1984 - 1987	141	90
		Midfielder	1991 - 1996	181	17		^[3]
		Goalkeeper	1952 - 1955	149	0
		Goalkeeper	1999 - 2000	19	0
		Defender	2003 - 2006	103	1		^[4]
		Forward	1959 - 1974	398	107
		Midfielder	1959 - 1971	560	21
		Defender	1971 - 1975	167	9
		Midfielder	2017 - 2020	43	5		^[5]
		Goalkeeper	1966 - 1970	165	0
		Forward	2002 - 2007	187	49		^[6]
		Defender	2009 - 2013	181	3		^[7]
		Midfielder	1989 - 1994 1995 - 2002	429	78		^[8]
		Defender	1959 - 1969	464	11
		Midfielder	1977 - 1982	121	20
		Defender	1975 - 1980	141	11
		Defender	2001 - 2004	111	2		^[9]
		Midfielder	2018 -	131	14		^[10]
		Defender	1978 - 1989	508	22
		Midfielder	1974 - 1977	105	1
		Midfielder	1979 - 1987	305	32
		Goalkeeper	1971 - 1982	447	0
		Forward	1970 - 1974	135	34
		Forward	1985 - 1986	56	16
		Defender	1966 - 1978	497	26
		Forward	1970 - 1976	195	40
		Goalkeeper	2009 - 2015	267	0		^[11]
		Forward	2008 - 2014	280	106		^[12]
		Forward	1997 - 2000 2009 - 2010	104	10
		Defender	1951 - 1955	189	10
		Defender	1951 - 1955	185	24
		Defender	2001 - 2004	122	13		^[13]
		Forward	1972 - 1978	121	43
		Forward	2004 - 2006	55	8
		Defender	1956 - 1962	194	51
		Defender	2018 - 2020	113	13		^[14]
		Defender	1983 - 1987	125	21
		Forward	1950 - 1955	187	30
		Midfielder	1974 - 1980	207	7
		Midfielder	1989 - 1993	180	47		^[15]
		Goalkeeper	2016 -	215	0		^[16]
		Defender	1993 - 1997	181	24		^[17]
		Defender	1989 - 1993	130	3
		Forward	1966 - 1974	179	11
		Goalkeeper	1963 - 1966	104	0
		Defender	1976 - 1985	336	21
		Forward	1975 - 1983	321	90
		Midfielder	1993 - 1997 2002 - 2003	190	12		^[18]
		Defender	1988 - 1998 2000	339	22		^[19]
		Defender	2007 - 2010	117	3		^[20]
		Defender	1989 - 1992	113	12		^[21]
		Forward	1987 - 1991	151	44		^[22]
		Forward	1998 - 2000	35	7
		Forward	1968 - 1969	13	2
		Midfielder	2014 - 2016	4	0		^[23]
		Defender	1995 - 1999 2006 - 2007	248	12		^[24]
		Midfielder	1996 - 1999	134	4		^[25]
		Forward	2000 - 2002	48	13
		Midfielder	2000 - 2006	142	9
		Forward	2011 2016 -	112	25		^[26]
		Forward	1984 - 1987	41	20
		Goalkeeper	1983 - 1988	196	0
		Defender	1955 - 1959	136	6
		Midfielder	1963 - 1971	260	30
		Midfielder	1982 - 1988	326	43
		Midfielder	2017 -	174	44		^[27]
		Forward	1961 - 1963	114	75
		Midfielder	1985 - 1987	105	14
		Defender	1952 - 1957	109	1
		Forward	2014 - 2016	101	30		^[28]
		Midfielder	1973 - 1982	356	26
		Forward	1996 - 1998 2000	100	33		^[29]
		Midfielder	1980 - 1986	157	7
		Midfielder	1959 - 1967	356	100
		Goalkeeper	1985 - 1991 2003 - 2004	102	0
		Goalkeeper	1969 - 1972	78	0
		Goalkeeper	1989 - 1993	64	0
		Midfielder	1960 - 1964	200	33
		Defender	1959 - 1969	448	4
		Defender	1984 - 1987	136	3
		Midfielder	1982 - 1984	101	27
		Defender	1988 - 2000	350	7		^[30]
		Defender	2012 -	120	6		^[31]
		Midfielder	1955 - 1963	316	40
		Defender	1967 - 1975	219	4
		Midfielder	2015 - 2017	104	4		^[32]
		Midfielder	1975 - 1980	141	15
		Midfielder	1990 - 1994	173	42		^[33] ^[34]
		Midfielder	1994 - 1998	129	13		^[35]
		Goalkeeper	1959 - 1963	133	0
		Defender	1990 - 1993	159	15		^[36] ^[37]
		Forward	1994 - 1997 2001 - 2002	197	75
		Defender	2017 -	132	3		^[38]
		Defender	2012 - 2016	149	9		^[39]
		Midfielder	1993 - 2001	290	55		^[40]
		Defender	2016 - 2019	121	8		^[41]
		Midfielder	2013 - 2016	106	14		^[42]
		Forward	2006 - 2009	130	31		^[43]
		Forward	1989 - 1994	129	16		^[44]
		Midfielder	1984 - 1993	224	15
		Midfielder	2009 - 2015	194	28		^[45]
		Midfielder	1995 - 2003	200	23		^[46]
		Defender	1955 - 1967	306	0
		Midfielder	2004 - 2009	199	6		^[47]
		Defender	1950 - 1958	358	1
		Forward	1955 - 1959	122	58
		Midfielder	1984 - 1988	142	16
		Defender	1971 - 1975	176	8
		Defender	1990 - 2000	459	6		^[48]
		Defender	2002 - 2006	192	4		^[49]
		Midfielder	2007 - 2008 2013 - 2016	143	10		^[50]
		Various	2013 -	307	21		^[51]
		Forward	1994 - 1996	110	24		^[52]
		Forward	1987 - 1988	73	33
		Midfielder	1976 - 1982	134	26
		Midfielder	2015 - 2017	101	22		^[53]
		Defender	1980 - 1987	338	15
		Forward	1962 - 1977	534	47
		Midfielder	1988 - 1992	168	50		^[54]
		Defender	2015 - 2017	107	0		^[55]
		Various	1967 - 1974	270	40
		Defender	1985 - 1989	115	9
		Forward	1968 - 1973	200	34
		Defender	1988 - 1994	204	0
		Midfielder	1994 - 1999	231	4		^[56]
		Midfielder	1949 - 1955	143	22
		Midfielder	1980 - 1983	124	7
		Midfielder	1965 - 1974	180	6
		Midfielder	1952 - 1955	130	32
		Midfielder	1999 - 2002	105	3		^[57]
		Midfielder	1975 - 1980	239	16
		Midfielder	1981 - 1986	150	45
		Midfielder	1950 - 1954	152	20
		Midfielder	1984 - 1987	142	4
		Goalkeeper	2005 - 2010	186	0
		Midfielder	1991 - 1995 2003 - 2005	109	7		^[58]
		Defender	1998 - 2000	69	0
		Forward	1998 - 1999	38	18		^[59]
		Midfielder	2011 - 2015	111	2		^[60]
		Midfielder	1999 - 2004	136	9		^[61]
		Goalkeeper	1993 - 1998	238	0		^[62]
		Defender	2018 - 2019	47	9		^[63]
		Forward	1961 - 1966	128	48
		Goalkeeper	2002 - 2004	112	0		^[64]
		Defender	2010 - 2016	281	0		^[65]
		Midfielder	1952 - 1955	103	54

Footnotes

A.  For a full description of positions see Association football positions.

B.  The dates for the career represent the first and last first team appearances. When there are two sets of dates, the second set represents a player's second spell at the club.

C.  Unless otherwise stated, appearances and goals taken from Book: Howland, Andy and Roger. Oxford United: A Complete Record (1893 - 1989). Breedon Books. 1989. 0-907969-52-6.

D.  Statistics taken from Book: Brodetsky, Martin. Oxford United, The Complete Record . Breedon Books. 2009. 978-1-85983-715-3.

E.  John Aldridge holds the club record for the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the most goals scored in a season, 34, during the 1984 - 85 season.^[66]

F.  Graham Atkinson holds the club record for the most goals scored with 107.^[67]

G.  Graham Atkinson holds the club record for the most league goals scored with 97.^[67]

H.  Ron Atkinson holds the club record for the most overall appearances in all competitions (including matches in the Southern League) with 560.^[68]

I.  Matt Elliott holds the club record for the highest transfer fee received of £1,600,000 from Leicester City in 1997.^[69]

J.  John Shuker holds the club record for the most league appearances, with 478, and the most overall appearances (excluding matches in the Southern League), with 534.^[70]

K.  David Sloan was the first Oxford United player to play a full international, for Northern Ireland in 1968.^[71]

L.  Dean Windass holds the club record for the highest transfer fee paid of £470,000 to Aberdeen in 1998.^[72]

M.  Soccerbase does not include the three FA Trophy appearances.

References

General

• Book: Howland , Andy and Roger . Oxford United: A Complete Record (1893 - 1989) . Breedon Books . 1989 . 0-907969-52-6 .
• Book: Brodetsky , Martin . Oxford United: The Complete Record . Breedon Books . 2009 . 978-1-85983-715-3.

Specific

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