2017–18 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Oxford United's second consecutive season in League One and their 124th year in existence.[1] As well as competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

Oxford United
2017–18 season
ChairmanDarryl Eales
(until February 2018)
Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
(from February 2018)
Head CoachPep Clotet
(until 22 January 2018)
Derek Fazackerley (caretaker)
(from 23 January 2018 till 22 March 2018)
Karl Robinson
(from 22 March 2018)
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One16th
FA CupFirst round (eliminated by Port Vale)
EFL CupFirst round (eliminated by Cheltenham Town)
EFL TrophyFourth round (eliminated by Chelsea U21s)
Top goalscorerLeague: Wes Thomas, James Henry (10)
All: Wes Thomas, James Henry (11)
Highest home attendance9,510 (v Portsmouth, 12 August)
Lowest home attendance1,074 (v Brighton & Hove Albion U21s, 3 October)

Before the start of the season, manager Michael Appleton resigned to become assistant manager at Leicester City.[2] His replacement Pep Clotet, formerly assistant manager at Leeds United,[3] in contrast to Appleton's policy of signing promising young British players, signed a mix of foreign players,[4] among them Dwight Tiendalli, Xemi Fernández, Ivo Pękalski, Agon Mehmeti and Ricardinho (the first Brazilian to play for Oxford), and seasoned British pros including Jonathan Obika from rivals Swindon Town, James Henry, Mike Williamson and John Mousinho. A number of influential players, among them Chey Dunkley, Liam Sercombe, top scorer Chris Maguire, captain John Lundstram and record signing Marvin Johnson, left the club. Incoming loanees included Jack Payne from Huddersfield Town and Gino van Kessel from Slavia Prague. Striker Kane Hemmings and defender Charlie Raglan were given season-long loans at Mansfield Town and Port Vale respectively. Curtis Nelson was appointed club captain following the departure of Lundstram.

Results started reasonably with an away win over Oldham Athletic (who were to be relegated at the end of the season) and a home win over Portsmouth in front of what turned out to be the club's largest home crowd of the season. After 15 games the club were in the play-off places, but form declined through the late autumn. Curtis Nelson ruptured his Achilles tendon during a home defeat to Northampton Town in November, and John Mousinho was appointed captain in his place (until Nelson's eventual return in April). Oxford suffered a record 7–0 home defeat at the hands of eventual champions Wigan Athletic on 23 December. During the January transfer window, Payne was recalled by his parent club, Xemi was released from his contract and Robert Dickie and Cameron Brannagan were signed from Reading and Liverpool respectively. Three young loanees were recruited from Premier League clubs: Isaac Buckley-Ricketts and Ashley Smith-Brown from Manchester City and Todd Kane from Chelsea.

After a home defeat to bottom club Bury, Clotet was sacked with the club in 10th place. Caretaker-manager Derek Fazackerley presided over the team for two months, in which time they won only twice in eight games and dropped to 15th place.

Midway through Fazackerley's tenure, the club announced that Thai businessman Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth, formerly a member of the owning consortium at rivals Reading, had become the new owner of the club. Thanakarnjanasuth appointed Karl Robinson as the club's permanent manager on 22 March 2018. Robinson had to wait five games for his first win, but his aim of retaining the club's League One status was achieved with three wins from the last five games of the season. The club finished in 16th place on 56 points, six points above the relegation zone.

United were eliminated by lower-league opposition in the opening rounds of the League Cup and FA Cup, by Cheltenham Town and Port Vale respectively. Having been losing finalists for the previous two seasons, they reached the last 8 of the EFL Trophy but were eliminated by Chelsea U21s.

Midfielder James Henry and striker Wes Thomas were the club's leading scorers, each with 11 goals (10 in the League). For the second season running, goalkeeper Simon Eastwood played every minute of every league game, though he was rested for a couple of EFL Trophy matches. Midfielder Ryan Ledson, the subject of persistent transfer rumours, was voted the Supporters' Player of the Season.

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 CB   Fiacre Kelleher Celtic Free [5]
1 July 2017 CB   Charlie Raglan Chesterfield Free [6]
1 July 2017 GK   Scott Shearer Mansfield Town Free [7]
6 July 2017 CF   Jonathan Obika Swindon Town Free [8]
12 July 2017 RW   James Henry Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [9]
13 July 2017 RB   Dwight Tiendalli Free agent Free [10]
18 July 2017 CM   Xemi Fernández   Barcelona B Free [11]
26 July 2017 CB   Mike Williamson Wolverhampton Wanderers Free [12]
3 August 2017 LB   Ricardinho   Gabala Free [13]
8 August 2017 CM   Ivo Pękalski   Halmstad Undisclosed [14]
31 August 2017 CB   John Mousinho Burton Albion Free [15]
7 September 2017 CF   Agon Mehmeti Free agent Free [16]
1 December 2017 GK   Max Harris Hereford Undisclosed [17]
4 January 2018 CB   Robert Dickie Reading Undisclosed [18]
11 January 2018 CM   Cameron Brannagan Liverpool Undisclosed [19]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2017 GK   Benjamin Büchel Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2017 CB   Robbie Cundy Gloucester City Released [20]
1 July 2017 CB   Chey Dunkley Wigan Athletic Free [21]
1 July 2017 RM   Jonny Giles Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2017 CF   Jordan Graham Free agent Released [20]
1 July 2017 CM   Liam Sercombe Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [22]
1 July 2017 LB   Joe Skarz Bury Mutual consent [23][a]
1 July 2017 CB   Miles Welch-Hayes Bath City Released [20][b]
20 July 2017 CF   Chris Maguire Bury Free [26]
25 July 2017 CM   John Lundstram Sheffield United Undisclosed [27]
31 August 2017 LM   Marvin Johnson Middlesbrough Undisclosed [28]
22 November 2017 RB   Christian Ribeiro Retired [29]
30 January 2018 CM   Xemi Fernández Free agent Mutual consent [30]
  1. ^ Skarz joined Bury following his departure.[24]
  2. ^ Welch-Hayes joined Bath City following his departure.[25]

Loans in edit

Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.
28 July 2017 AM   Jack Payne Huddersfield Town 15 January 2018 [31][32]
10 August 2017 FW   Gino van Kessel Slavia Prague 30 June 2018 [33]
31 August 2017 CM   Alex Mowatt Barnsley 30 June 2018 [34]
12 January 2018 FW   Isaac Buckley-Ricketts Manchester City 30 June 2018 [35]
29 January 2018 DF   Ashley Smith-Brown Manchester City 30 June 2018 [36]
31 January 2018 DF   Todd Kane Chelsea 30 June 2018 [37]

Loans out edit

Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref.
3 August 2017 CB   Fiacre Kelleher Solihull Moors 30 June 2018 [38][39]
22 August 2017 FW   Kane Hemmings Mansfield Town 30 June 2018 [40]
24 August 2017 GK   Jack Stevens Oxford City January 2018 [41]
24 August 2017 MF   Malachi Napa Hampton & Richmond Borough January 2018 [41][42]
29 August 2017 GK   Manny Agboola North Leigh January 2018 [43]
15 December 2017 FW   James Roberts Guiseley 30 June 2018 [44][45]
22 December 2017 MF   Shandon Baptiste Hampton & Richmond Borough February 2018 [46][47]
5 January 2018 GK   Manny Agboola Hampton & Richmond Borough February 2018 [39]
19 January 2018 GK   Jack Stevens Tamworth February 2018 [48]
19 January 2018 DF   Sam Long Hampton & Richmond Borough February 2018 [48]
30 January 2018 DF   Charlie Raglan Port Vale 30 June 2018 [49]
16 February 2018 GK   Manny Agboola Leatherhead 30 June 2018 [50]

Competitions edit

Friendlies edit

Oxford United played six pre-season friendlies, against Oxford City, Middlesbrough and Hull City[51] (in Portugal),[52] Brentford, Birmingham City[53] and Leeds United.[54] A proposed friendly against Lincoln City[55] was cancelled.[56]

8 July 2017 Oxford City 0–3 Oxford United Marston
15:00 BST Report Rothwell   12'
Hemmings   13'
Thomas   88'
Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 2,276
12 July 2017 Oxford United 0–0 Middlesbrough Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 Western European Summer Time Report Stadium: Estadio da Nora
Attendance: 800 (approx.)
15 July 2017 Oxford United 2–1 Hull City Albufeira, Portugal
18:30 WEST Thomas   32'   52' Report Diomande   75' Stadium: Estadio da Nora
19 July 2017 Oxford United 3–4 Brentford Oxford
19:45 BST Johnson   39' (pen)
Hemmings   56'
Henry   61'
Report Jozefzoon   9'
Vibe   31'
Cole   77'
Canós   79'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,216 (376 away)
Referee: John Busby
22 July 2017 Oxford United 0–2 Birmingham City Oxford
15:00 BST Report Davis   9'
Adams   29'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,507

League One edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Fleetwood Town 46 16 9 21 59 68 −9 57
15 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 17 16 52 52 0 56
16 Oxford United 46 15 11 20 61 66 −5 56
17 Gillingham 46 13 17 16 50 55 −5 56
18 AFC Wimbledon 46 13 14 19 47 58 −11 53
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Result summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 11 20 61 66  −5 56 9 6 8 34 32  +2 6 5 12 27 34  −7

Last updated: 5 May 2018.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by matchday edit

Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHHAAHA
ResultWWLDDWDLLLWWWDDLLWLDWDLDLWWLLWLLLDLWLDLDLWLWWL
Position21579681012151310667101078988101012101010101012131515161516171717171717161416
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2018. Source: BBC Sport
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[57][58]

5 August 2017 1 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Oxford United Oldham
15:00 BST McLaughlin   71' Report Thomas   39'
Rothwell   68'
Ruffels   71'
Williamson   79'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4,874 (1,067 away)
Referee: David Webb
12 August 2017 2 Oxford United 3–0 Portsmouth Oxford
15:00 BST Thomas   47'
van Kessel   82'
Ruffels   90+4'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,510 (1,810 away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
19 August 2017 3 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Oxford United Scunthorpe
15:00 BST Morris   83'
Hopper   85'
Report Ruffels   49'
Henry   72'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4,205 (556 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
26 August 2017 4 Oxford United 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
15:00 BST van Kessel   75' Report Payne   83' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,120 (442 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
2 September 2017 5 Milton Keynes Dons 1–1 Oxford United Denbigh
15:00 BST Upson   51'
Brittain   60'
Report Hall   8'
Henry   57'
Ricardinho   86'
Stadium: Stadium mk
Attendance: 10,746 (2,924 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
9 September 2017 6 Oxford United 3–0 Gillingham Oxford
15:00 BST Payne   48'
Rothwell   54'
Hall   56'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,730 (382 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
12 September 2017 7 Oxford United 2–2 Bradford City Oxford
19:45 BST Thomas   74'
Rothwell   49'   87'
Report Patrick   30'
Vincelot   90+4'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,558 (403 away)
Referee: Chris Sarginson
16 September 2017 8 Blackpool 3–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 BST Vassell   6', 90+4'
Cooke   15'
Tilt   45+2'
Ryan   78'
Daniel   90+8'
Report Ricardinho   31'
Ledson   57'
Henry   90'
Rothwell   90+6'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,274 (1,632 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
23 September 2017 9 Oxford United 1–2 Walsall Oxford
15:00 BST Rothwell   28'
Ledson   78' (pen.)
Report Oztumer   32'
Roberts   53'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,895 (403 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
26 September 2017 10 Bury 3–0 Oxford United Bury
17:45 BST Laurent   59'
Maguire   78' (pen.)
Smith   70'
Beckford   72'
Edwards   76'
Dobre   88'
Report Hall   65' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 2,951 (287 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
30 September 2017 11 Peterborough United 1–4 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 BST Marriott   15'
Miller   31'
Report Nelson   30'
Ricardinho   38'
Ruffels   48'
Thomas   53'
Rothwell   75'
Mehmeti   82'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 6,153 (757 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
7 October 2017 12 Oxford United 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Oxford
15:00 BST Thomas   12'
da Silva   48'
Xemi   85'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,241 (542 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
14 October 2017 13 Bristol Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Bristol
15:00 BST Clarke   45'
Gaffney   47'
Sercombe   70'
Report Henry   45+3'
Mousinho   50'
Ribeiro   61'
Rothwell   77'
Mowatt   82'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 9,656 (1,244 away)
Referee: Ross Joyce
17 October 2017 14 Oxford United 1–1 Charlton Athletic Oxford
19:45 BST Ledson   8'
Henry   16'
Ribeiro   35'
Report Fosu-Henry   18'
Kashi   32'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,070 (689 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
21 October 2017 15 Oxford United 3–3 Rotherham United Oxford
15:00 BST Payne   21'
Ruffels   30'
Nelson   40'
Carroll   45'
Ledson   62'
Report Newell   20'
Vaulks   33'
Williams   44'
Moore   78'
Mattock   90+2'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,471 (608 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
28 October 2017 16 Fleetwood Town 2–0 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Grant   88'
Hiwula   90+3'
Report Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,261 (609 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
11 November 2017 17 Oxford United 1–2 Northampton Town Oxford
15:00 GMT Thomas   44' Report Taylor   11'
Long   45+1'
Grimes   80'
McGugan   83'
Foley   90+3'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,267 (1,125 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
18 November 2017 18 Plymouth Argyle 0–4 Oxford United Plymouth
15:00 GMT Edwards   14'
Songo'o   67'
Report Ledson   15' (pen)
Thomas   52'
Henry   68'
Obika   73'   77'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 10,805 (837 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood
21 November 2017 19 Oxford United 2–4 Blackburn Rovers Oxford
19:45 GMT Payne   45+2'
Obika   85'
Report Mulgrew   6', 22' (pen.)   74'
Antonsson   17'
Nuttall   71'
Downing   82'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,965 (752 away)
Referee: John Brooks
25 November 2017 20 Southend United 1–1 Oxford United Southend
15:00 GMT Cox   19'
Timlin   44'
Report Thomas   22'
Xemi   34'
Mowatt   49'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,797 (566 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
9 December 2017 21 Oxford United 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Tiendalli   35'
Mousinho   39'
Payne   79'
Ricardinho   88'
Ruffels   90+6'
Report Wright   68'
Lawlor   79'
Houghton   83'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,711 (462 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
16 December 2017 22 Rochdale 0–0 Oxford United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,588
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 December 2017 23 Oxford United 0–7 Wigan Athletic Oxford
15:00 GMT Report Grigg   11', 52', 54'
Powell   18'
Massey   29'
Power   62', 77'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,957 (597 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
26 December 2017 24 Gillingham 1–1 Oxford United Gillingham
13:00 GMT Wilkinson   87' Report Ricardinho   52' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,555 (440 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
30 December 2017 25 Bradford City 3–2 Oxford United Bradford
15:00 GMT Wyke   2'   90+3'
McCartan   54'
Dieng   59'
Report Carroll   50'
Obika   75'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 19,691 (404 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
1 January 2018 26 Oxford United 3–1 MK Dons Oxford
15:00 GMT Thomas   15'
van Kessel   45+1'
Obika   59'
Ledson   67'
Ricardinho   82'
Report Williams   11'
Gilbey   25'
Muirhead   45+1'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,628 (650 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
6 January 2018 27 Oxford United 1–0 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Tiendalli   40'
Obika   80'
Report Mellor   79'
Tilt   90+5'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,775 (411 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
13 January 2018 28 Walsall 2–1 Oxford United Walsall
15:00 GMT Kinsella   21'
Bakayoko   33'
Oztumer   48'
Report Martin   66'
Mowatt   70'
Carroll   85'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 4,569 (1,125 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
20 January 2018 29 Oxford United 1–2 Bury Oxford
15:00 GMT Mousinho   26'
Henry   45'
Report Dawson   76'
Edwards   79'
Miller   81'
Bunn   84'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,457 (191 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
3 February 2018 30 Charlton Athletic 2–3 Oxford United Charlton, London
15:00 GMT Lennon   63'
Kashi   63'
Magennis   78'
Report Henry   76'
Kane   89'
Ledson   80'   90+4'
Stadium: The Valley (London)
Attendance: 11,747 (1,381 away)
Referee: Keith Stroud
10 February 2018 31 Oxford United 1–2 Bristol Rovers Oxford
15:00 GMT Rothwell   2'
Martin   22'
Report Bennett   68',   87'
Harrison   80'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,471 (1,804 away)
Referee: Gavin Ward
13 February 2018 32 Rotherham United 3–1 Oxford United Rotherham
19:45 GMT Forde   7'
Towell   29'
Smith   52'
Report Henry   43' Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 7,707 (360 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
17 February 2018 33 Oxford United 0–1 Plymouth Argyle Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie   84' Report Bradley   45+3'
Taylor-Sinclair   86'
Taylor   90'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,301 (1,802 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood
24 February 2018 34 Northampton Town 0–0 Oxford United Northampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,095 (1,444 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
10 March 2018 35 AFC Wimbledon 2–1 Oxford United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Taylor   32' (pen)
Forrester   61'
Meades   71'
Report Kane   38'
Thomas   88'
Brannagan   90+3'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,592 (743 away)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
17 March 2018 36 Oxford United 2–1 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie   6'
Henry   61'
Ledson   73'
Report Baldwin   50'   90+3'
Marriott   62'
Maddison   90+6'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,804 (708 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
25 March 2018 37 Portsmouth 3–0 Oxford United Portsmouth
16:00 GMT Naismith   5'   46'
Thompson   45'
McGee   63'
Pitman   69'   79'
Report Ledson   14'
Dickie   27'
Mowatt   62'
Brannagan   75'
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 17,892 (1,050 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
30 March 2018 38 Oxford United 1–1 Scunthorpe United Oxford
12:45 BST Ledson   14'
Rothwell   34'
Mousinho   35'
Henry   56' (pen)
Report Toney   12'   71'
Holmes   55'
McArdle   78'
McGeehan   90+1'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,479 (268 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
2 April 2018 39 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Thomas   32'
Whalley   40'   64'
Lowe   45+1'
Nolan   47'
Godfrey   88'
Report Thomas   62'   90+1'
Rothwell   73'
Brannagan   85'
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 7,191 (674 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
7 April 2018 40 Oxford United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Oxford
15:00 BST Henry   41'
Thomas   66'
Report Fané   41'
Moimbé   60'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,096 (492 away)
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
10 April 2018 41 Oxford United 0–1 Fleetwood Town Oxford
19:45 BST Report Hunter   54'
McAleny   90+3'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,337 (57 away)
Referee: Brendan Malone
14 April 2018 42 Oxford United 2–0 Southend United Oxford
15:00 BST Henry   6'
Dickie   16'
Ricardinho   45+4'
Ledson   53'
Mowatt   77'
Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,332 (776 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
17 April 2018 43 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Oxford United Wigan
19:45 BST Grigg   87' Report Kane   31'
Carroll   75'
Brannagan   80'
Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 8,316 (445 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 April 2018 44 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Oxford United Doncaster
15:00 BST Baudry   6' Report Dickie   13'
Brannagan   41'
Henry   63'
Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 8,255 (1,018 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
28 April 2018 45 Oxford United 2–1 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Mousinho   62' (pen)
Kane   83' (pen)
Report Inman   59' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,375 (540 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
5 May 2018 46 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Oxford United Blackburn
17:30 BST Lenihan   12'
Payne   76'
Report Henry   66' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,600 (1,290 away)
Referee: Carl Boyeson

FA Cup edit

On 16 October 2017, Oxford United were drawn away to Port Vale in the first round.[59]

3 November 2017 First round Port Vale 2–0 Oxford United Burslem
19:45 GMT Harness   10'
Gunning   16'
Denton   36'
Pope   53'
Report Thomas   42'
Martin   89'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3,443 (396 away)
Referee: Mark Heywood

EFL Cup edit

On 16 June 2017, Oxford United were drawn at home to Cheltenham Town in the first round.[60]

8 August 2017 First round Oxford United 3–4 (a.e.t.) Cheltenham Town Oxford
19:45 BST Johnson   21' (pen)
Obika   31'
Xemi   42'
Nelson   73'
Ledson   80'
Ruffles   93'
Report Eisa   9'   99'
Wright   66'   90'
Storer   78'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,179 (301 away)
Referee: Graham Horwood

EFL Trophy edit

Pos Lge Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Milton Keynes Dons (Q) 3 2 1 0 0 6 3 +3 8 Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United (Q) 3 1 0 1 1 11 8 +3 4
3 L2 Stevenage (E) 3 1 0 1 1 5 7 −2 4
4 ACA Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (E) 3 0 1 0 2 3 7 −4 2
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
29 August 2017 Group stage 1 Stevenage 2–6 Oxford United Stevenage
19:45 BST Beautyman   18'
Conlon   49'
Samuel   82'
Report Henry   30'
Hall   43'   52'
Obika   49'
Xemi   53'
Rothwell   55'
Payne   64'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 799 (152 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
3 October 2017 Group stage 2 Oxford United 2–2
(4–5 p)
Brighton & Hove Albion U21s Oxford
19:45 BST van Kessel   21'   28' Report Tilley   36'
Mandriou   67'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,074 (64 away)
Referee: Dean Whitestone
Penalties
Roberts  
Rothwell  
Henry  
Ruffels  
Ashby  
Cox  
Tilley  
Sanders  
Mandriou  
Alzate  
7 November 2017 Group stage 3 Oxford United 3–4 Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
19:45 BST Payne   33'   39' (pen.)
Xemi   64'
Hall   64'
Report Thomas-Asante   10'   67'
Upson   34'
Lewington   38'
Ariyibi   40'   45'
Seager   66'
Wootton   71'
Agard   88'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 1,182 (101 away)
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
5 December 2017 Second round Gillingham 1–2 Oxford United Gillingham
19.00 GMT Byrne   9' (pen)
Nugent   48'
Report Payne   31'
Carroll   77'
Ricardinho   86'
Mowatt   90+2'
Mousinho   90+4'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,224 (62 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
9 January 2018 Third round Charlton Athletic 1–1
(0–3 p)
Oxford United Charlton
19:45 GMT Ahearne-Grant   7' Report Thomas   54'
Carroll   58'
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 1,146 (122 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
Penalties
Jackson  
Mavididi  
Hackett-Fairchild  
Mowatt  
Obika  
Ledson  
Mehmeti  
23 January 2018 Fourth round Chelsea U21s 3–0 Oxford United Fulham
19:45 GMT St Clair   9'
Redan   16'
Castillo   64'
Report Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 2,643
Referee: John Brooks

Squad statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

As of 5 May 2018
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 52 0 46 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
2 DF   WAL Christian Ribeiro 14 1 10 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
3 DF   NED Dwight Tiendalli 18 0 12+1 0 1 0 0 0 3+1 0
4 DF   ENG Mike Williamson 17 0 13+1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
5 DF   ENG Curtis Nelson 22 1 17+2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0
6 DF   ENG Aaron Martin 19 0 10+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 5 0
7 FW   ENG Robert Hall 17 5 10+3 2 0+1 0 1 0 2 3
8 MF   ENG Ryan Ledson 49 3 36+7 3 1 0 1 0 4 0
9 FW   ENG Wes Thomas 39 11 31+5 10 1 0 0+1 0 1 1
10 MF   ENG Jack Payne 34 7 25+3 3 1 0 0+1 0 4 4
11 FW   ENG Marvin Johnson 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
11 MF   ENG Cameron Brannagan 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   SCO Scott Shearer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 MF   ENG Josh Ruffels 44 5 32+5 5 1 0 1 0 4+1 0
15 FW   ENG Kane Hemmings 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Robert Dickie 15 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG James Henry 46 11 32+8 10 1 0 0+1 0 3+1 1
18 MF   ENG Joe Rothwell 40 6 25+10 5 0+1 0 1 0 2+1 1
19 MF   ESP Xemi Fernández 13 2 4+5 1 0 0 1 1 3 0
19 DF   ENG Todd Kane 17 3 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW   ENG Jon Obika 40 7 20+14 5 0 0 1 1 5 1
21 DF   BRA Ricardinho 38 3 28+7 3 0 0 0 0 3 0
22 DF   ENG Sam Long 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   ENG Josh Ashby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
25 DF   ENG Charlie Raglan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF   ENG Alex Mowatt 32 3 19+9 2 1 0 0 0 3 1
28 FW   ALB Agon Mehmeti 16 1 3+10 1 0 0 0 0 1+2 0
29 DF   ENG Ashley Smith-Brown 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 DF   ENG John Mousinho 43 1 39 1 1 0 0 0 3 0
31 FW   ENG James Roberts 3 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
32 FW   ENG Isaac Buckley-Ricketts 12 0 8+3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 GK   ENG Jack Stevens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 DF   IRL Canice Carroll 17 1 10+2 1 0 0 0+1 0 3+1 0
36 MF   ENG Malachi Napa 17 0 3+11 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0
37 MF   GRN Shandon Baptiste 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
39 FW   CUW Gino van Kessel 26 5 8+15 3 0 0 0 0 3 2
40 GK   ENG Manny Agboola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 FW   ENG Owen James 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Top scorers edit

As of 5 May 2018
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1= FW   9 Wes Thomas 10 0 0 1 11
MF   17 James Henry 10 0 0 1 11
3= MF   10 Jack Payne 3 0 0 4 7
FW   20 Jon Obika 5 0 1 1 7
5 MF   18 Joe Rothwell 5 0 0 1 6
6= FW   7 Robert Hall 2 0 0 3 5
MF   14 Josh Ruffels 5 0 0 0 5
FW   39 Gino van Kessel 3 0 0 2 5
9= MF   27 Alex Mowatt 2 0 0 1 3
MF   8 Ryan Ledson 3 0 0 0 3
DF   19 Todd Kane 3 0 0 0 3
DF   21 Ricardinho 3 0 0 0 3
13 MF   19 Xemi Fernández 1 0 1 0 2
14= DF   2 Christian Ribeiro 1 0 0 0 1
DF   5 Curtis Nelson 1 0 0 0 1
MF   11 Marvin Johnson 0 0 1 0 1
DF   15 Robert Dickie 1 0 0 0 1
FW   28 Agon Mehmeti 1 0 0 0 1
DF   30 John Mousinho 1 0 0 0 1
DF   35 Canice Carroll 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 60 0 3 14 77

Disciplinary record edit

As of 5 May 2018
Number Nation Position Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
                   
1   GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2   DF Christian Ribeiro 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3   DF Dwight Tiendalli 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4   DF Mike Williamson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
5   DF Curtis Nelson 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
6   DF Aaron Martin 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
7   FW Robert Hall 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
8   MF Ryan Ledson 11 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 0
9   FW Wes Thomas 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
10   MF Jack Payne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11   MF Cameron Brannagan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
14   MF Josh Ruffels 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
16   DF Robert Dickie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17   MF James Henry 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
18   MF Joe Rothwell 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
19   MF Xemi Fernández 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
19   DF Todd Kane 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20   FW Jon Obika 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
21   DF Ricardinho 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 1
25   DF Charlie Raglan 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
27   MF Alex Mowatt 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
30   DF John Mousinho 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
35   DF Canice Carroll 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
TOTALS 66 2 2 0 3 0 8 0 79 2

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