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2024–25 Oxford United F.C. season

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Oxford United
2024–25 season
OwnerErick Thohir,
Anindya Novyan Bakrie
ChairmanGrant Ferguson
Head CoachDes Buckingham
StadiumKassam Stadium
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 131st season in the history of Oxford United Football Club and their first season back in the Championship (second tier off English football), since the 1998–99 season following their promotion via the play-offs from League One in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players[edit]

As of 11 June 2024
No. Player Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
13 Simon Eastwood GK England Luton 26 June 1989 (age 34) Blackburn Rovers 1 July 2016 Free transfer 30 June 2025
21 Edward McGinty GK Republic of Ireland Motherwell 5 August 1999 (age 24) Sligo Rovers 21 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
31 Eddie Brearey GK England Chipping Norton 9 June 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022
Jacob Knightbridge GK England Brentwood 25 January 2004 (age 20) West Ham United 1 July 2024 Free transfer
Defenders
2 Sam Long RB England Oxford 16 January 1995 (age 29) Academy 1 July 2013 30 June 2026
3 Ciaron Brown LB Northern Ireland England Hillingdon 14 January 1998 (age 26) Wales Cardiff City 1 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2025
4 Jordan Thorniley CB England Warrington 24 November 1996 (age 27) Blackpool 1 July 2023 Free transfer
5 Elliott Moore CB England Coalville 16 March 1997 (age 27) Leicester City 1 August 2019 Undisclosed
12 Joe Bennett LB England Rochdale 28 March 1990 (age 34) Free agent 30 November 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2024
22 Greg Leigh LB Jamaica Manchester 30 September 1994 (age 29) Ipswich Town 24 August 2023 Undisclosed
26 James Golding CB Republic of Ireland England Sutton 10 August 2004 (age 19) Academy 1 July 2023 30 June 2027
28 Stephan Negru CB Republic of Ireland Dublin 24 July 2002 (age 21) Ireland Shelbourne 1 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Midfielders
6 Josh McEachran CM England Oxford 1 March 1993 (age 31) MK Dons 1 July 2023 Free transfer
8 Cameron Brannagan CM England Manchester 9 May 1996 (age 28) Liverpool 11 January 2018 Undisclosed
14 Oisin Smyth AM Northern Ireland Derrytrasna 5 May 2000 (age 24) Northern Ireland Dungannon 31 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
18 Marcus McGuane DM England Greenwich 2 February 1999 (age 25) Nottingham Forest 1 July 2021 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
19 Tyler Goodrham RM Republic of Ireland England High Wycombe 7 August 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2021 30 June 2027
23 Josh Murphy LM England London 24 February 1995 (age 29) Wales Cardiff City 26 July 2022 Free transfer 30 June 2024
24 Josh Johnson CM England Westminster 26 September 2004 (age 19) Academy 21 October 2022 30 June 2025
Will Vaulks MF Wales Wirral 13 September 1993 (age 30) Sheffield Wednesday 1 July 2024 Free transfer
Forwards
9 Mark Harris ST Wales Wales Swansea 29 December 1998 (age 25) Wales Cardiff City 11 July 2023 Free transfer 30 June 2026
20 Rúben Rodrigues ST Portugal Portugal Oliveira de Azeméis 2 August 1996 (age 27) Notts County 1 July 2023 Free transfer
25 Will Goodwin ST England Tarporley 7 May 2002 (age 22) Cheltenham Town 19 January 2024 £400,000
27 Max Woltman ST England Wirral 20 August 2003 (age 20) Liverpool 30 August 2023 Undisclosed
30 Owen Dale RW England Warrington 1 November 1998 (age 25) Blackpool 1 February 2024 Undisclosed
39 Gatlin O'Donkor ST England Reading 14 October 2004 (age 19) Academy 5 March 2022
Out on loan
Stuart Findlay CB Scotland Rutherglen 14 September 1995 (age 28) United States Philadelphia Union 19 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2026

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2024[a] GK England Jacob Knightbridge England West Ham United Free [1]
1 July 2024[b] DM Wales Will Vaulks England Sheffield Wednesday Free [2]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his West Ham United contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired

Out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
14 June 2024 AM Northern Ireland Oisin Smyth Scotland St Mirren Undisclosed [3]

Loaned in[edit]

Date Pos. Player From Date unil Ref.

Loaned out[edit]

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
4 June 2024 CB Scotland Stuart Findlay Scotland Kilmarnock End of season [4]

Released / Out of Contract[edit]

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 RW Wales Billy Bodin [5]
30 June 2024 AM England Marcus Browne [5]
30 June 2024 RM England James Henry [5]
30 June 2024 LB England Steve Seddon [5]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

On 31 May, Oxford United announced their first pre-season friendly, against Oxford City.[6] Five days later, a behind closed doors fixture versus Exeter City was confirmed.[7]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

19 July 2024 Friendly Oxford City v Oxford United Oxford
19:30 BST Stadium: Court Place Farm
24 July 2024 Friendly Oxford United v Exeter City Oxford
15:00 BST Stadium: Oxford Sports Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Competitions[edit]

Championship[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Norwich City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Plymouth Argyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[8]


Results 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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

FA Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
GK England ENG Simon Eastwood 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Jacob Knightbridge 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Edward McGinty 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
DF England ENG Ciaron Brown 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Stuart Findlay 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL James Golding 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Jamaica JAM Greg Leigh 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Sam Long 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Elliott Moore 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephan Negru 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Jordan Thorniley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
MF England ENG Joshua Johnson 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Josh McEachran 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Marcus McGuane 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Will Vaulks 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
FW England ENG Owen Dale 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Tyler Goodrham 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Will Goodwin 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Wales WAL Mark Harris 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gatlin O'Donkor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Portugal POR Rúben Rodrigues 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Republic of Ireland IRL Max Woltman 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jacob Knightbridge Signs For Oxford United". Oxford United FC. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Will Vaulks signs for Oxford United". Oxford United FC. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Oisin Smyth joins Saints on a two-year deal from Oxford United". St Mirren FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Stuart Findlay signs one-year loan extension". Kilmarnock F.C. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d "Oxford United Announce Retained List". Oxford United FC. 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  6. ^ "U's Announce First Pre-Season Game". Oxford United FC. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  7. ^ "United Announce Second Pre-Season Friendly". Oxford United FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  8. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.