2019–20 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2019–20 season
ChairmanSumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
ManagerKarl Robinson
StadiumKassam Stadium
League One4th (on PPG)
FA CupFourth round
EFL CupQuarter-finals
EFL TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Matty Taylor (13)
All: Matty Taylor (17)
Highest home attendance11,817
(18 December vs. Manchester City, EFL Cup)
Lowest home attendance1,084
(3 September vs. Norwich City U21, EFL Trophy)
Average home league attendance7,460

The 2019–20 Oxford United season was the club's 126th year in existence and their fourth consecutive season in League One, the third tier of English football. As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

First-team squad

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No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (age) Signed in Previous club Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Simon Eastwood England GK (1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35) 2016 England Blackburn Rovers 168 0
13 Jack Stevens England GK (1997-08-02) 2 August 1997 (age 27) 2016 England OUFC Academy 3 0
Defenders
3 Josh Ruffels England DF (1993-10-23) 23 October 1993 (age 31) 2013 England Coventry City 232 14
4 Rob Dickie England DF (1996-03-03) 3 March 1996 (age 28) 2018 England Reading 66 2
5 Elliott Moore England DF (1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 27) 2019 England Leicester City 5 1
12 Sam Long England DF (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 29) 2013 England OUFC Academy 57 1
15 John Mousinho England DF (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 38) 2017 England Burton Albion 96 3
29 Kashif Siddiqi Pakistan DF (1986-01-25) 25 January 1986 (age 38) 2019 England Northampton Town 0 0
33 Kevin Berkoe England DF (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001 (age 23) 2019 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 0
35 Sam Allardyce England DF (2000-09-01) 1 September 2000 (age 24) 2019 England Bury 0 0
Midfielders
6 Alex Gorrin Spain MF (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 (age 31) 2019 Scotland Motherwell 9 0
8 Cameron Brannagan England MF (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) 2018 England Liverpool 77 11
10 Ben Woodburn Wales MF (1999-10-15) 15 October 1999 (age 25) 2019 England Liverpool (loan) 11 1
11 Tariqe Fosu England MF (1995-11-05) 5 November 1995 (age 29) 2019 England Charlton Athletic 10 4
14 Anthony Forde Republic of Ireland MF (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31) 2019 England Rotherham United 12 1
16 Shandon Baptiste Grenada MF (1998-04-08) 8 April 1998 (age 26) 2017 England OUFC Academy 21 2
18 Mark Sykes Northern Ireland MF (1997-08-04) 4 August 1997 (age 27) 2019 Northern Ireland Glenavon 14 1
20 Jamie Hanson England MF (1995-11-10) 10 November 1995 (age 29) 2018 England Derby County 49 0
21 Malachi Napa England MF (1999-05-26) 26 May 1999 (age 25) 2017 England OUFC Academy 18 0
22 George Thorne England MF (1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31) 2019 England Derby County (loan) 2 0
50 Tyler Goodrham England MF (2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21) 2019 England OUFC Academy 0 0
Forwards
7 Rob Hall England FW (1993-10-20) 20 October 1993 (age 31) 2016 England Bolton Wanderers 65 11
9 Matty Taylor England FW (1990-03-30) 30 March 1990 (age 34) 2019 England Bristol City (loan) 5 2
17 James Henry England FW (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) 2017 England Wolverhampton Wanderers 116 30
19 Jamie Mackie Scotland FW (1985-09-22) 22 September 1985 (age 39) 2018 England Queens Park Rangers 58 8
23 Dan Agyei England FW (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 27) 2019 England Burnley 2 0
37 Kyran Lofthouse England FW (2000-09-15) 15 September 2000 (age 24) 2019 England OUFC Academy 1 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 CB England Sam Allardyce England Bury Undisclosed [1]
1 July 2019 RB England Kevin Berkoe England Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer [2]
1 July 2019 AM England Tariqe Fosu England Charlton Athletic Compensation [3]
1 July 2019 CM Spain Alex Gorrin Scotland Motherwell Free transfer [4]
31 July 2019 RM Republic of Ireland Anthony Forde England Rotherham United Free transfer [5]
1 August 2019 CB England Elliott Moore England Leicester City Undisclosed [6]
10 August 2019 CF England Dan Agyei England Burnley Compensation [7]
29 August 2019 RB Pakistan Kashif Siddiqi Free agent Free transfer [8]
2 September 2019 LW Netherlands Oussama Zamouri Netherlands FC Dordrecht Free transfer [9]
4 September 2019 MF England Fabio Sole England Reading Free transfer [10]
6 December 2019 GK Scotland Jordan Archer England Millwall Free transfer [11]
9 January 2020 CB England Robert Atkinson England Eastleigh Undisclosed [12]
22 January 2020 DM England George Thorne England Derby County Undisclosed [13]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
23 July 2019 RM Scotland Chris Cadden United States Columbus Crew SC 2 January 2020 [14][15]
30 July 2019 LW Wales Ben Woodburn England Liverpool 30 June 2020 [16]
19 August 2019 CF England Matty Taylor England Bristol City 30 June 2020 [17]
19 August 2019 DM England George Thorne England Derby County January 2020 [18]
8 January 2020 LW England Nathan Holland England West Ham United 30 June 2020 [19]
8 January 2020 AM Republic of Ireland Liam Kelly Netherlands Feyenoord 30 June 2020 [20]
9 January 2020 AM England Marcus Browne England Middlesbrough 30 June 2020 [21]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
20 September 2019 RB Pakistan Kashif Siddiqi India Real Kashmir 30 June 2020 [22]
18 October 2019 FW England Owen James England Bracknell Town November 2019 [23]
1 November 2019 CM Northern Ireland Aaron Heap England North Leigh December 2019 [24]
15 November 2019 RW England Kyran Lofthouse England Oxford City December 2019 [25]
22 November 2019 LB England Kevin Berkoe England Oxford City 20 December 2019 [26]
22 November 2019 MF England Aaron McCreadie England Hayes & Yeading United December 2019 [27]
3 January 2020 GK England Max Harris England Oxford City February 2020 [28]
24 January 2020 CB England Robert Atkinson England Eastleigh 30 June 2020 [29]
24 January 2020 RW England Robert Hall England Forest Green Rovers 30 June 2020 [30]
11 February 2020 FW Portugal Fábio Lopes England AFC Rushden & Diamonds March 2020 [31]
21 February 2020 DF Republic of Ireland Nico Jones England Oxford City March 2020 [32]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2019 GK England Niall Clayton Free agent Released [33]
1 July 2019 MF England Albie Hopkins Free agent Released [34]
1 July 2019 CB Republic of Ireland Fiacre Kelleher England Macclesfield Town Released [35][36]
1 July 2019 CM England Armani Little England Torquay United Free transfer [37]
1 July 2019 CB England Curtis Nelson Wales Cardiff City Free transfer [38]
1 July 2019 CF England Jonathan Obika Scotland St Mirren Released [35][39]
1 July 2019 CB England Charlie Raglan England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [40]
1 July 2019 GK Scotland Scott Shearer Free agent Released [35]
1 July 2019 CF Bermuda Jonte Smith England Cheltenham Town Released [35][41]
1 July 2019 FW England Brandon Taverner Free agent Released [34]
10 July 2019 CM Hong Kong Dai Wai-tsun England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [42]
11 July 2019 CM England James Cowan Scotland Airdrieonians Free transfer [43]
30 July 2019 RW Northern Ireland Gavin Whyte Wales Cardiff City c.£2,000,000 [44]
1 August 2019 CF England Harvey Bradbury England Millwall Free transfer [45]
3 September 2019 RB England Tony McMahon Free agent Mutual consent [46]
14 October 2019 LB England Matt Taylor England Harrogate Town Free transfer [47]
2 January 2020 MF Morocco Oussama Zamouri Free agent Released [15]
16 January 2020 GK Scotland Jordan Archer England Fulham Free transfer [48]
31 January 2020 CM Grenada Shandon Baptiste England Brentford Undisclosed [49]
31 January 2020 LW England Tariqe Fosu England Brentford Undisclosed [49]

Pre-season

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Upcoming   Void   Postponed

On 10 May 2019, the U's announced their pre-season fixtures.[50] A second home friendly against Fulham was added.[51] Lastly a trip to Scotland to face Rangers was later confirmed.[52]

7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) Friendly Rangers 5–0 Oxford United Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 BST Candeias 16'
Stewart 32'
Mayo 53'
Ojo 70'
Defoe 90'		 Report Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
9 July 2019 (2019-07-09) Friendly Oxford City 3–5 Oxford United Marston
19:45 BST Brown 3'
Self 42'
Rowe 52'		 Report Henry 45+1'
Fosu 62'
Whyte 68' (pen.)
Lofthouse 73'
Napa 77'		 Stadium: Court Place Farm
Attendance: 797
10 July 2019 (2019-07-10) Friendly Thame United 0–2 Oxford United Thame
19:45 BST Report Whyte 48' (pen.)
Hall 79'		 Stadium: The ASM Stadium
Attendance: 841
11 July 2019 (2019-07-11) Friendly Brackley Town 1–2 Oxford United Brackley
19:45 BST Jones 37' (o.g.) Report Lopes 26'
Henry 29'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 770
13 July 2019 (2019-07-13) Friendly Woking 1–1 Oxford United Woking
15:00 BST Hyde 58' Report Frear 34' Stadium: Laithwaite Community Stadium
Attendance: 716
16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly Eastleigh 3–0 Oxford United Eastleigh
19:45 BST Williamson 13', 17'
Boyce 52'		 Report Stadium: Silverlake Stadium
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20) Friendly Oxford United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Oxford
15:00 BST Gorrin 39' Report Amos 31', 33' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,165
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly Oxford United 1–1 Fulham Oxford
19:45 BST Mousinho 59' Report Knockaert 22' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,549
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly Solihull Moors 1–1 Oxford United Solihull
15:00 BST Hancox 16' Report Brannagan 36' Stadium: Automated Technology Group Stadium
Attendance: 709

Competitions

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League One

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts PPG Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Coventry City (C, P) 34 18 13 3 48 30 +18 67 1.97 Promotion to the EFL Championship
2 Rotherham United (P) 35 18 8 9 61 38 +23 62 1.77
3 Wycombe Wanderers (O, P) 34 17 8 9 45 40 +5 59 1.74 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
4 Oxford United 35 17 9 9 61 37 +24 60 1.71
5 Portsmouth 35 17 9 9 53 36 +17 60 1.71
6 Fleetwood Town 35 16 12 7 51 38 +13 60 1.71
7 Peterborough United 35 17 8 10 68 40 +28 59 1.69
8 Sunderland 36 16 11 9 48 32 +16 59 1.64
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 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[53]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
35 17 9 9 61 37  +24 60 11 3 3 33 13  +20 6 6 6 28 24  +4

Last updated: 7 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

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Matchday1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAAHHAHAAHHAHHA
ResultDWLLLDLWDWWDWWWDWDLWWWLLDDWLDLWWWWW
Position1271116171820171712109855467863245558101011109863
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League One fixtures were released.[54]

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1 Sunderland 1–1 Oxford United Monkwearmouth
15:00 BST Fosu 14'
Mousinho Yellow card 56'
Gorrin Yellow card 65'
Brannagan Yellow card 90+5'
Henry Yellow card 90+5'		 Report Gooch 49' (pen) Yellow card 70' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 33,498 (1,122 away)
Referee: Peter Wright
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2 Oxford United 1–0 Peterborough United Oxford
15:00 BST Brannagan 12' Yellow card 16'
Gorrin Yellow card 56'
Mousinho Yellow card 76'		 Report Boyd Yellow card 18'
Kent Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,959 (744 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3 Blackpool 2–1 Oxford United Blackpool
15:00 BST Edwards 5'
Gnanduillet 45+2'
Thompson Yellow card 60'
Alnwick Yellow card 62'
Tilt Yellow card 89'		 Report Gorrin Yellow card 43'
Mousinho Yellow card 45+1'
Ruffels 45+4'
Hall Yellow card 82'
Moore Yellow card 90+5'
Brannagan Yellow card		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 9,104 (894 away)
Referee: Darren Drysdale
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20) 4 Oxford United 2–4 Burton Albion Oxford
19:45 BST Brannagan 47'
Forde 56'
Gorrin Yellow card 74'		 Report Buxton 30'
Edwards Yellow card 34'
Broadhead Yellow card 42'
Fraser 61' 70' 84'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,111 (161 away)
Referee: Brett Huxtable
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 5 Bristol Rovers 3–1 Oxford United Horfield
15:00 BST Clarke Yellow card 10'
Upson Yellow card 22' 37'
Clarke-Harris 45'
Davies Yellow card 56'
Nichols 77'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 15'
Woodburn 27'
Hanson Yellow card 41'
Fosu Yellow card 45+4'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,871 (993 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 6 Oxford United 3–3 Coventry City Oxford
15:00 BST Dickie Yellow card 41'
Forde Yellow card 62'
Mackie 64' Yellow card 90+6'
Ruffels Yellow card 67'
Dabo 85', 90+4' (o.g.)		 Report Shipley Yellow card 29'
Westbrooke 35' Yellow card 74'
Godden 56'
O'Hare 90+1'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,080 (1,810 away)
Referee: Graham Salisbury
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) 7 Fleetwood Town 2–1 Oxford United Fleetwood
15:00 BST Madden 15'
Clarke 79'
Coutts Yellow card 89'		 Report Moore 33'
Mackie Yellow card 40'
Baptiste Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,672
Referee: Trevor Kettle
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 8 Oxford United 3–0 Tranmere Rovers Oxford
15:00 BST Henry 23' (pen) 90+2' (pen)
Dickie Yellow card 51'
Woodburn Yellow card 63'
Brannagan 70'		 Report Woods Yellow card 26'
Nelson Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,294 (639 away)
Referee: Robert Lewis
17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 9 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Oxford United Horwich
20:00 BST Hobbs Yellow card 55'
Politic Yellow card 64'		 Report Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Attendance: 6,786 (364 away)
Referee: Paul Marsden
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 10 Lincoln City 0–6 Oxford United Lincoln
15:00 BST Eardley Yellow card 56'
Andrade Yellow card 86'		 Report Fosu 5', 40', 70'
Ruffels Yellow card 14'
Mackie 48' Yellow card 64'
Henry 54'
Taylor 79' Yellow card 90+1'
Dickie Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 8,746 (668 away)
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 11 Oxford United 3–0 Gillingham Oxford
15:00 BST Henry 10' 34'
Taylor 30'
Brannagan Yellow card 86'		 Report Fuller Yellow card 57'
Ehmer Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,553 (483 away)
Referee: Andy Woolmer
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) 12 Accrington Stanley 2–2 Oxford United Accrington
15:00 BST Finley Yellow card 31'
Johnson Yellow card 44'
Opoku Yellow card 45+4'
Clark 59' Yellow card 64'
Zanzala 73'
Conneely Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fosu 28'
Henry Yellow card 45+4'
Mackie Yellow card 45+5'
Brannagan 70' Yellow card 79'
Taylor Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,590 (486 away)
Referee: Martin Coy
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12) 13 Oxford United 3–0 Doncaster Rovers Oxford
15:00 BST Henry 45+1', 78' (pen.)
Brannagan 47'
Dickie Yellow card 75'		 Report Taylor Yellow card 30'
Anderson Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,861 (491 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 14 Rotherham United 1–2 Oxford United Rotherham
15:00 BST Ihiekwe 35' Report Fosu 23'
Taylor 57' Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 8,837 (734 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) 15 Oxford United 3–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Ruffels 20'
Fosu 27'
Sykes Yellow card 45'
Long 86'		 Report Wilbraham Red card 40' Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,666 (206 away)
Referee: Nick Kinseley
2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 16 Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United Portsmouth
15:00 GMT McCrorie Yellow card 39'
Evans 58' (pen)
Marquis Yellow card 87'		 Report Mackie Yellow card 26'
Taylor 90'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,528 (1,747 away)
Referee: Ben Toner
16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) Oxford United v Ipswich Town Oxford
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: The Kassam Stadium
Note: On 7 November, the match was postponed due to international call-ups.[55]
23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 17 Southend United 0–4 Oxford United Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT Milligan Yellow card 45+2' Report Taylor 1', 84'
Rodriguez Yellow card 26'
Henry 33' Yellow card 35'
Agyei 86'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,835 (905 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 18 Oxford United 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Oxford
15:00 GMT Dickie Yellow card 14' Report Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 73'
Edwards Yellow card 84'
Pierre Yellow card 89'
Williams Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,931 (383 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 19 Milton Keynes Dons 1–0 Oxford United Denbigh
15:00 GMT Houghton Yellow card 17'
Mason 59'
Nicholls Yellow card 67'
Lewington Yellow card 75'
Agard Yellow card 82'
Reeves Yellow card 90+7'		 Report Dickie Yellow card 39'
Fosu Yellow card 88'
Rodriguez Yellow card 90+6'		 Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 10,031 (2,850 away)
Referee: Trevor Kettle
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 20 Oxford United 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers Oxford
15:00 GMT Henry 23'
Rodriguez Yellow card 27'
Mousinho Yellow card 27'
Dickie Yellow card 72'
Sykes Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Akinfenwa Yellow card 20' Yellow-red card 26'
Bloomfield Yellow card 44'
Ofoborh Yellow card 90'
Jacobson Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,123 (1,802 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 21 Oxford United 1–0 Lincoln City Oxford
15:00 GMT Baptiste 36' Yellow card 82'
Mousinho Yellow card 71'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 45+1'
Morrell Yellow card 69'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 10,115 (630 away)
Referee: Will Finnie
29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 22 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Oxford United Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT Guinness-Walker Yellow card 45+1'
Pigott 47'
Rudoni Yellow card 84'		 Report Brannagan Yellow card 7'
McLoughlin 26' (og)
Sykes 61'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 4,763 (776 away)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 23 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Oxford United Doncaster
15:00 GMT James 34' Yellow card 57' Report Henry Yellow card 74' Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 4,763 (759 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 24 Oxford United 1–3 Rotherham United Oxford
15:00 GMT Rodriguez Yellow card 8'
Browne 71'
Long Yellow card 83'		 Report Vassell 16', 33'
Wood 45+6'
Wiles Yellow card 52'
Lindsay Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,077 (894 away)
Referee: David Webb
14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 25 Oxford United 0–0 Ipswich Town Oxford
19:45 GMT Browne Yellow card 72' Report Edwards Yellow card 63' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 8,191 (1,319 away)
Referee: Tom Nield
18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 26 Gillingham 1–1 Oxford United Gillingham
15:00 GMT Lee Yellow card 45+1' 61' (pen) Report Fosu 16'
Mackie Yellow card 37'
Baptiste Yellow card 75'
Browne Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,051 (535 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 27 Oxford United 2–1 Blackpool Oxford
15:00 GMT Browne 18', 40'
Brannagan Yellow card 36'
Gorrin Yellow card 53'		 Report Thorniley Yellow card 1'
Madine 10'
Bola Yellow card 36'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,525 (476 away)
Referee: Josh Smith
8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 28 Peterborough United 4–0 Oxford United Peterborough
15:00 GMT Dembélé 36'
Thompson Yellow card 44' Yellow-red card 63'
Toney 56', 77' Yellow card 90+1'
Knight 90+6'		 Report Mousinho Yellow card 76' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 8,363 (862 away)
Referee: Andy Haines
11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 29 Burton Albion 2–2 Oxford United Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT Dickie 20' (o.g.)
Murphy 71'
Powell Yellow card 89'		 Report Gorrin Yellow card 41'
Taylor Yellow card 45+2' 90+1'
Agyei 63'
Dickie Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,278 (415 away)
Referee: Steve Martin
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 30 Oxford United 0–1 Sunderland Oxford
15:00 GMT Brannagan Yellow card 90+2' Report Mousinho 3' (o.g.) Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 9,105 (1,776 away)
Referee: Kevin Johnson
18 February 2020 (2020-02-18) 31 Oxford United 5–0 AFC Wimbledon Oxford
19:45 GMT Taylor 32', 90+3'
Holland 34', 55'
Henry 50'		 Report Guinness-Walker Yellow card 72' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,155 (380 away)
Referee: Sam Purkiss
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 32 Ipswich Town 0–1 Oxford United Ipswich
15:00 BST Garbutt Yellow card 38'
Jackson Red card 90+3'
Woolfenden Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Taylor 44'
Browne Yellow card 64'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,363 (1,365 away)
Referee: Scott Oldham
25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 33 Oxford United 3–0 Accrington Stanley Oxford
19:45 BST Henry 13'
Taylor 50' 72'		 Report Finley Yellow card 71'
Johnson Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,622 (69 away)
Referee: David Rock
29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 34 Oxford United 2–1 Southend Oxford
15:00 BST Henry 17' (pen)
Gorrin Yellow card 51'
Taylor 84'		 Report Gard 45'
McLaughlin Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7,451 (485 away)
Referee: Lee Swabey
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 35 Shrewsbury Town 2–3 Oxford United Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Vela Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 35'
Udoh 12'
Lang 34'
Ebanks-Landell Yellow card 62'
Edwards Yellow card 87'		 Report Browne 45+3'
Agyei 59'
Brannagan Yellow card 66'
Ruffels 88'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,474 (928 away)
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons Oxford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Stadium: Adams Park
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) Oxford United v Portsmouth Oxford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[56]
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) Rochdale v Oxford United Spotland
15:00 GMT Stadium: Crown Oil Arena
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) Oxford United v Bristol Rovers Oxford
13:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) Coventry City v Oxford United Bordesley
13:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's Trillion Trophy Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) Oxford United v Fleetwood Town Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) Tranmere Rovers v Oxford United Birkenhead
15:00 BST Stadium: Prenton Park
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]
3 May 2020 (2020-05-03) Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to resume because of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.[57]

Play-offs

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3 July 2020 (2020-07-03) Semi-final first leg Portsmouth 1–1 Oxford United Portsmouth
17:30 BST McGeehan Yellow card 28'
Curtis 32'		 Report Brannagan Yellow card 28'
Browne 43'
Rodríguez Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 0
Referee: Gavin Ward
6 July 2020 (2020-07-06) Semi-final second leg Oxford United 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–2 agg.)
(5–4 p)		 Portsmouth Oxford
17:00 BST Harrison 45+3' (o.g.)
Long Yellow card 58'
Browne Yellow card 73'
Dickie Yellow card 91'
Rodríguez Yellow card 103'
Taylor Yellow card 107'		 Report Harness 38'
Marquis Yellow card 64'
Curtis Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Darren England
Penalties
Woodburn soccer ball with check mark
Forde soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Mousinho soccer ball with check mark
Brannagan soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Marquis
soccer ball with check mark Evans
soccer ball with check mark Brown
soccer ball with red X McGeehan
soccer ball with check mark Hawkins
13 July 2020 (2020-07-13) Final Oxford United 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers Wembley
19:30 BST Rodríguez Yellow card 27'
Sykes 57'		 Report Stewart 9'
Thompson Yellow card 71'
Jacobson 79' (pen.)		 Stadium: Wembley Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Robert Jones

FA Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The draw for the first round proper was held on 21 October 2019.[58] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[59] The draw for the third round was held on 2 December 2019.[60] The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January.[61]

10 November 2019 (2019-11-10) First round Hayes & Yeading United 0–2 Oxford United Hayes
14:15 GMT Rowe Yellow card 16'
Della-Verde Yellow card 85'		 Report Long 29'
Hall 69'		 Stadium: Beaconsfield Road
Attendance: 1,501 (719 away)
Referee: Darren Handley
30 November 2019 (2019-11-30) Second round Walsall 0–1 Oxford United Bescot
15:00 GMT Cockerill-Mollett Yellow card 25'
Kinsella Yellow card 41'		 Report Dickie Yellow card 19'
Henry 84'
Hall Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Banks's Stadium
Attendance: 3,224 (1,375 away)
Referee: Leigh Doughty
4 January 2020 (2020-01-04) Third round Oxford United 4–1 Hartlepool United Oxford
15:01 GMT Dickie Yellow card 17'
Rob Hall 51'
Baptiste 66'
Fosu 84'
Taylor 87' (pen)		 Report Kitching 9'
Mafuta Yellow card 42'
Kerr Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,240 (779 away)
Referee: Michael Salisbury
25 January 2020 (2020-01-25) Fourth round Newcastle United 0–0 Oxford United Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Lascelles Yellow card 11' Report Baptiste Yellow card 64'
Rodriguez Yellow card 75'
Sykes Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,221 (3,710 away)
Referee: Robert Jones
4 February 2020 (2020-02-04) Fourth round replay Oxford United 2–3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Oxford
20:05 GMT Sykes Yellow card 45'
Kelly Yellow card 77' 84'
Holland 90+4'		 Report Longstaff 15'
Joelinton 30'
Bentaleb Yellow card 45'
Lejeune Yellow card 95'
Saint-Maximin 116'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,520 (1,779 away)
Referee: Peter Bankes

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

The first-round draw was made on 20 June.[62] The second-round draw was made on 13 August 2019 following the conclusion of all but one first-round matches.[63] The third round draw was confirmed on 28 August 2019, live on Sky Sports.[64] The draw for the fourth round was made on 25 September 2019.[65] The quarter-final draw was conducted on 31 October, live on BBC Radio 2.[66] After convincingly beating Premier League opponents West Ham in the third round, Oxford were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by eventual winners Manchester City, who had also beaten them in the same competition in an earlier round the previous season.[67]

13 August 2019 (2019-08-13) First round Oxford United 1–0 Peterborough United Oxford
19:45 BST Long Yellow card 55'
Brannagan 88'		 Report Kent Yellow card 25'
Toney Yellow card 64'
Mason Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 2,798 (238 away)
Referee: Ollie Yates
27 August 2019 (2019-08-27) Second round Oxford United 2–2
(4–2 p)		 Millwall Oxford
19:45 BST Sykes Yellow card 58', 87'
Mousinho Yellow card 69'
Hanson Yellow card 73'
Berkoe Yellow card 80'
Henry 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Böðvarsson 29', 52' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 3,693 (735 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
Penalties
Thorne soccer ball with check mark
Woodburn soccer ball with check mark
Henry soccer ball with check mark
Mousinho soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark McCarthy
soccer ball with red X Böðvarsson
soccer ball with red X Ferguson
soccer ball with check mark Williams
25 September 2019 (2019-09-25) Third round Oxford United 4–0 West Ham United Oxford
19:45 BST Moore 55' Yellow card 66'
Taylor 71'
Fosu 84'
Baptiste 90+2'		 Report Snodgrass Yellow card 68' Stadium: