2024–25 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United

2024–25 season
Owner	Erick Thohir, Anindya Novyan Bakrie
Chairman	Grant Ferguson
Head Coach	Des Buckingham (until 15 December)[1] Gary Rowett (from 20 December)[2]
Stadium	Kassam Stadium
Championship	17th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Harris (6 goals) All: Harris (6 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

Players

As of 10 January 2025

No.	Player	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Jamie Cumming	GK		Winchester	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 25)	Chelsea	27 June 2024	Undisclosed
13	Simon Eastwood	GK		Luton	(1989-06-26) 26 June 1989 (age 35)	Blackburn Rovers	1 July 2016	Free transfer	30 June 2025
21	Matt Ingram	GK		High Wycombe	(1993-12-18) 18 December 1993 (age 31)	Hull City	19 July 2024	Undisclosed	–
Defenders
2	Sam Long	RB		Oxford	(1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 30)	Academy	1 July 2013	–	30 June 2026
3	Ciaron Brown	LB		Hillingdon	(1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27)	Cardiff City	1 July 2022	Free transfer	30 June 2025
5	Elliott Moore	CB		Coalville	(1997-03-16) 16 March 1997 (age 28)	Leicester City	1 August 2019	Undisclosed	–
12	Joe Bennett	LB		Rochdale	(1990-03-28) 28 March 1990 (age 35)	Free agent	30 November 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2024
16	Ben Nelson	CB		Northampton	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 21)	Leicester City	30 August 2024	Loan	30 June 2025
22	Greg Leigh	LB		Manchester	(1994-09-30) 30 September 1994 (age 30)	Ipswich Town	24 August 2023	Undisclosed	–
24	Hidde ter Avest	RB		Wierden	(1997-05-20) 20 May 1997 (age 27)	FC Utrecht	19 August 2024	Free transfer	-
30	Peter Kioso	RB		Dublin	(1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 25)	Rotherham United	24 June 2024	Undisclosed
34	Jordan Thorniley	CB		Warrington	(1996-11-24) 24 November 1996 (age 28)	Blackpool	1 July 2023	Free transfer	–
35	James Golding	CB		Sutton	(2004-08-10) 10 August 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2023	N/A	30 June 2027
Midfielders
4	Will Vaulks	MF		Wirral	(1993-09-13) 13 September 1993 (age 31)	Sheffield Wednesday	1 July 2024	Free transfer
6	Josh McEachran	CM		Oxford	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 32)	MK Dons	1 July 2023	Free transfer	–
8	Cameron Brannagan	CM		Manchester	(1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28)	Liverpool	11 January 2018	Undisclosed	–
14	Louie Sibley	CM		Burton upon Trent	(2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 23)	Derby County F.C.	3 July 2024	Free transfer	–
15	Idris El Mizouni	CM		Paris	(2000-09-26) 26 September 2000 (age 24)	Ipswich Town	9 July 2024	£400,000
18	Alex Matos	CM		Bedford	(2004-10-03) 3 October 2004 (age 20)	Chelsea	10 January 2025	Loan	30 June 2025
19	Tyler Goodrham	RM		High Wycombe	(2003-08-07) 7 August 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	N/A	30 June 2027
29	Kyle Edwards	AM		Dudley	(1998-02-17) 17 February 1998 (age 27)	Oxford United[a]	3 September 2024	Free	1 January 2025
Forwards
7	Przemysław Płacheta	LW		Łowicz	(1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 27)	Swansea City	15 July 2024	Free transfer	–
9	Mark Harris	ST		Swansea	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 26)	Cardiff City	11 July 2023	Free transfer	30 June 2026
10	Matt Phillips	LW		Aylesbury	(1991-03-31) 31 March 1991 (age 34)	West Bromwich Albion	1 August 2024	Free transfer	–
11	Ole Romeny	FW		Nijmegen	(2000-06-20) 20 June 2000 (age 24)	FC Utrecht	5 January 2025	Undisclosed	-
17	Owen Dale	RW		Warrington	(1998-11-01) 1 November 1998 (age 26)	Blackpool	1 February 2024	Undisclosed	–
20	Rúben Rodrigues	ST		Oliveira de Azeméis	(1996-09-02) 2 September 1996 (age 28)	Notts County	1 July 2023	Free transfer	–
23	Siriki Dembélé	ST		Bouaflé	(1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 28)	Birmingham City	29 August 2024	Undisclosed	–
25	Will Goodwin	ST		Tarporley	(2002-05-07) 7 May 2002 (age 22)	Cheltenham Town	19 January 2024	£400,000	–
27	Max Woltman	ST		Wirral	(2003-08-20) 20 August 2003 (age 21)	Liverpool	30 August 2023	Undisclosed	–
28	Marselino Ferdinan	FW		Jakarta	(2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 (age 20)	K.M.S.K. Deinze	19 August 2024	Free transfer	–
44	Dane Scarlett	ST		Hillingdon	(2004-03-24) 24 March 2004 (age 21)	Tottenham Hotspur	12 August 2024	30 June 2025	–
Out on loan
–	Stuart Findlay	CB		Rutherglen	(1995-09-14) 14 September 1995 (age 29)	Philadelphia Union	19 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
28	Stephan Negru	CB		Dublin	(2002-07-24) 24 July 2002 (age 22)	Shelbourne	1 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
-	Edward McGinty	GK		Motherwell	(1999-08-05) 5 August 1999 (age 25)	Sligo Rovers	21 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
31	Eddie Brearey	GK		Chipping Norton	(2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	N/A	–
33	Jacob Knightbridge	GK		Brentwood	(2004-01-25) 25 January 2004 (age 21)	West Ham United	1 July 2024	Free transfer	–
36	Josh Johnson	CM		Westminster	(2004-09-26) 26 September 2004 (age 20)	Academy	21 October 2022	N/A	30 June 2025
39	Gatlin O'Donkor	FW		Reading	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 20)	Academy	August 2022	N/A	–
26	Jack Currie	LB		Kingston upon Thames	(2001-12-16) 16 December 2001 (age 23)	AFC Wimbledon	5 July 2024	Undisclosed

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024[b]	GK	Jacob Knightbridge (ENG)	West Ham United (ENG)	Free	[3]
1 July 2024[c]	DM	Will Vaulks (WAL)	Sheffield Wednesday (ENG)	Free	[4]
3 July 2024	CM	Louie Sibley (ENG)	Derby County (ENG)	Free	[5]
5 July 2024	LB	Jack Currie (ENG)	AFC Wimbledon (ENG)	Undisclosed	[6]
9 July 2024	CM	Idris El Mizouni (TUN)	Ipswich Town (ENG)	£400,000	[7][8]
15 July 2024	LW	Przemysław Płacheta (POL)	Swansea City (WAL)	Free	[9]
19 July 2024	GK	Matt Ingram (ENG)	Hull City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[10]
1 August 2024	RW	Matt Phillips (SCO)	West Bromwich Albion (ENG)	Free	[11]
19 August 2024	AM	Marselino Ferdinan (IDN)	Deinze (BEL)	Free	[12]
19 August 2024	RB	Hidde ter Avest (NED)	FC Utrecht (NED)	Free	[13]
29 August 2024	LW	Siriki Dembélé (SCO)	Birmingham City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[14]
3 September 2024	AM	Kyle Edwards (ENG)		Free	[15]
5 January 2025	RW	Ole Romeny (IDN)	Utrecht (NED)	Undisclosed	[16]
16 January 2025	CF	Tom Bradshaw (WAL)	Millwall (ENG)	Undisclosed	[17]
17 January 2025	CB	Michał Helik (POL)	Huddersfield Town (ENG)	Undisclosed	[18]
31 January 2025	RW	Stanley Mills (ENG)	Everton (ENG)	Undisclosed	[19]

1. Edwards suffered a season-ending injury during the previous campaign but he stayed at Oxford United through his recovery. His contract was allowed to lapse at the end of the season but he re-signed for the club two months later.
2. The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his West Ham United contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 11 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Sheffield Wednesday contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
23 August 2024	DM	Marcus McGuane (ENG)	Bristol City (ENG)	Undisclosed	[20]
6 January 2025	CM	Tobias Brenan (ENG)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	Free	[21]
3 February 2025	LW	Kyle Edwards (ENG)	Stevenage (ENG)	Free	[22]

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date unil	Ref.
2 August 2024	RW	Malcolm Ebiowei (ENG)	Crystal Palace (ENG)	3 January 2025[a]	[24]
12 August 2024	CF	Dane Scarlett (ENG)	Tottenham Hotspur (ENG)	20 January 2025[b]	[26]
30 August 2024	CB	Ben Nelson (ENG)	Leicester City (ENG)	End of Season	[27]
10 January 2025	CM	Alex Matos (ENG)	Chelsea (ENG)	End of Season	[28]

1. On 3 January, Ebiowei was recalled back to Crystal Palace^[23]
2. On 20 January, Scarlett was recalled back to Tottenham^[25]

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
1 July 2024[a]	CB	Stuart Findlay (SCO)	Kilmarnock (SCO)	End of Season	[29]
1 July 2024[b]	CB	Stephan Negru (IRL)	Salford City (ENG)	9 January 2025[c]	[30][31]
24 January 2024	GK	Edward McGinty (IRL)	Sligo Rovers (IRL)	1 November 2024[d]	[32]
23 July 2024	GK	Jacob Knightbridge (ENG)	Braintree Town (ENG)	23 January 2025	[33]
5 August 2024	GK	Eddie Brearey (ENG)	Beaconsfield Town (ENG)	1 July 2025	[34]
7 August 2024	MF	Joshua Johnson (ENG)	Maidenhead United (ENG)	1 July 2025	[35]
30 August 2024	CF	Gatlin O'Donkor (ENG)	Bristol Rovers (ENG)	End of Season	[36]
30 August 2024	DF	Jack Currie (ENG)	Leyton Orient (ENG)	End of Season	[37]
5 September 2024	CB	James Golding (IRL)	Maidenhead United (ENG)	1 January 2025	[38]
5 January 2025	CF	Will Goodwin (ENG)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	End of Season	[39]
23 January 2025	CB	Stephan Negru (IRL)	Salford City (ENG)	End of Season	[40]
24 January 2025	CM	Louie Sibley (ENG)	Rotherham United (ENG)	End of Season	[41]
3 February 2025	RW	Owen Dale (ENG)	Wigan Athletic (ENG)	End of Season	[42]

1. The loan was announced on 4 June, and would officially commence on July 1
2. The loan was announced on 29 June, and would officially commence on July 1
3. On 9 January, Negru was recalled back from his loan with Salford
4. The League of Ireland is a summer league and McGinty's loan was extended at the end of the English season to allow him to remain at the club until the end of the Irish season

Released or out of contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	LW	Josh Murphy (ENG)	Portsmouth (ENG)	1 July 2024	[43][44]
30 June 2024	LB	Steve Seddon (ENG)	Motherwell (SCO)	2 July 2024	[45][46]
30 June 2024	RW	Billy Bodin (WAL)	Burton Albion (ENG)	8 July 2024	[45][47]
30 June 2024	RM	James Henry (ENG)	Aldershot Town (ENG)	3 August 2024	[45][48]
30 June 2024	AM	Marcus Browne (ENG)	AFC Wimbledon (ENG)	14 January 2025	[45] [49]
30 June 2024	AM	Kyle Edwards (ENG)	Oxford United (ENG)	3 September 2024	[50]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 31 May, Oxford United announced their first pre-season friendly, against Oxford City.^[51] Five days later, a behind closed doors fixture versus Exeter City was confirmed.^[52] On 25 June, it was confirmed the club would also travel to face Mansfield Town.^[53] Three days later, two further friendlies wers added, against Palermo and Solihull Moors.^[54][55]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Académico de Viseu v Oxford United

11 July 2024 Friendly	Académico de Viseu	1–0	Oxford United	Alicante
	André Clóvis 8'	Report		Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Oxford City v Oxford United

19 July 2024 Friendly	Oxford City	0–3	Oxford United	Oxford
19:30 BST		Report	Sibley 11' Goodwin 25' Brannagan 83'	Stadium: Court Place Farm Attendance: 2,062

Solihull Moors v Oxford United

20 July 2024 Friendly	Solihull Moors	0–3	Oxford United	Solihull
13:00 BST		Report	Brannagan 17' Goodrham 35' Golding 90'	Stadium: Damson Park

Oxford United v Exeter City

24 July 2024 Friendly	Oxford United	0–1	Exeter City	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report	Magennis 19'	Stadium: Oxford Sports Park Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)

Mansfield Town v Oxford United

27 July 2024 Friendly	Mansfield Town	1–0	Oxford United	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 58'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,455

Oxford United v Southampton

31 July 2024 Friendly	Oxford United	2–0	Southampton	Oxford
19:30 BST	Harris 35' Rodrigues 43'	Report		Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,273

Oxford United v Palermo

3 August 2024 Friendly	Oxford United	0–2	Palermo	Oxford
15:00 BST		Report	Šarić 62' Insigne 64'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,539

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Preston North End	43	10	19	14	44	53	−9	49
18	Portsmouth	43	13	10	20	55	69	−14	49
19	Oxford United	43	12	12	19	43	61	−18	48
20	Hull City	43	11	12	20	41	51	−10	45
21	Derby County	43	11	10	22	44	55	−11	43

Updated to match(es) played on 18 April 2025. 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)^[56]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	12	12	18	43	60	−17	48	10	5	6	29	28	+1	2	7	12	14	32	−18

Last updated: 12 April 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	19^1	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	W	W	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L
Position	6	8	12	8	7	9	11	12	12	11	12	14	19	16	16	18	18	17	20	20	23	20	20	18	17	17	15	14	15	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	20	18	19	18	18	17	19
Points	3	3	3	6	9	9	10	11	12	13	14	14	14	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	21	24	27	28	29	32	35	36	37	37	38	38	38	38	39	39	42	42	45	45	48	48

Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 19 (vs. Plymouth Argyle) was postponed because of severe weather conditions.

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.^[57]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oxford United v Norwich City

10 August 2024 1	Oxford United	2–0	Norwich City	Oxford
12:30 BST	Harris 28' Brannagan 58' Rodrigues  74'	Report	Sargent  45+1' Forson  55' Sørensen  87'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,333 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Coventry City v Oxford United

16 August 2024 2	Coventry City	3–2	Oxford United	Coventry
20:00 BST	Wright 15', 90+6' Van Ewijk 31'	Report	Bennett  16' Brown 22' Harris 55' Goodrham  59'	Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 28,051 Referee: David Coote
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[58]

Blackburn Rovers v Oxford United

24 August 2024 3	Blackburn Rovers	2–1	Oxford United	Blackburn
15:00 BST	Tronstad  37' Rankin-Costello 45+2' Travis  77' Sigurðsson 83'	Report	Harris 44' Kioso  57'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 14,769 Referee: Lewis Smith

Oxford United v Preston North End

31 August 2024 4	Oxford United	3–1	Preston North End	Oxford
15:00 BST	Harris 20' Rodrigues  45+3' Goodrham 54' Leigh 71'	Report	Riis 3' Greenwood  22' Lindsay  52'  70' Brady  76' McCann  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Keith Stroud

Oxford United v Stoke City

14 September 2024 5	Oxford United	1–0	Stoke City	Oxford
15:00 BST	El Mizouni 48'	Report	Tchamadeu  79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,507 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[59]

Bristol City v Oxford United

21 September 2024 6	Bristol City	2–1	Oxford United	Ashton Gate
15:00 GMT	Williams  10' Armstrong 57' Wells 76' (pen.)	Report	El Mizouni  11' Rodrigues 28' Brown  53' Moore  66' Vaulks  74'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 28,125 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Burnley

28 September 2024 7	Oxford United	0–0	Burnley	Oxford
15:00 BST	Goodrham  71'	Report	Lucas Pires  53' Brownhill  70'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,517 Referee: Robert Madley

Luton Town v Oxford United

1 October 2024 8	Luton Town	2–2	Oxford United	Luton
19:45 GMT	Clark 10' Krauß 37' Doughty  56' Walsh Mpanzu  90+6' Burke  90+7'	Report	Goodrham 45' Kioso  48' Rodrigues 54' El Mizouni  68' Moore  89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 11,397 Referee: James Bell

Portsmouth v Oxford United

5 October 2024 9	Portsmouth	1–1	Oxford United	Portsmouth
12:30 GMT	O'Mahony 58'	Report	Kioso  67' Sibley 72'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,125 Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion

19 October 2024 10	Oxford United	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Nelson  63' Sibley  75' Scarlett 90+2' Ebiowei  90+4'	Report	Grant 29' Mowatt  66'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,453 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Oxford United v Derby County

22 October 2024 11	Oxford United	1–1	Derby County	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Scarlett 12' Goodrham  19'	Report	Osborn  38' Elder  45+1' Blackett-Taylor  50' Yates  52' Mendez-Laing 55' Cashin  76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,423 Referee: Gavin Ward

Sunderland v Oxford United

26 October 2024 12	Sunderland	2–0	Oxford United	Sunderland
15:00 BST	Bellingham 16' Mepham  23' Isidor  37', 63'	Report	Scarlett  51' Sibley  77'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 40,654 Referee: Oliver Langford

Oxford United v Swansea City

2 November 2024 13	Oxford United	1–2	Swansea City	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Sibley  32' Scarlett 88'	Report	Vipotnik 38' Bianchini 80' Tymon  84'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,454 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Oxford United v Hull City

5 November 2024 14	Oxford United	1–0	Hull City	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	Brown  50' ter Avest 55' Moore  58'	Report	Hughes  90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,213 Referee: Will Finnie

Watford v Oxford United

8 November 2024 15	Watford	1–0	Oxford United	Watford
20:00 GMT	Porteous  34' Baah  38' Bayo 54',  75' Morris  90+3'		McEachran  45+1' Moore  75'	Stadium: Vicarage Road
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 9 November, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Oxford United v Middlesbrough

23 November 2024 16	Oxford United	2–6	Middlesbrough	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Leigh 24' Moore  35' Scarlett 72'	Report	Azaz  27', 42', 83' Latte Lath 37' (pen.), 45', 49' Borges  60' Conway 80' Edmundson  90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,442 Referee: Josh Smith

Sheffield United v Oxford United

26 November 2024 17	Sheffield United	3–0	Oxford United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT	O'Hare 10' Campbell 26' Rak-Sakyi 58' Seriki  87'	Report	Goodrham  33'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 25,574 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Oxford United v Millwall

30 November 2024 18	Oxford United	1–1	Millwall	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Goodrham 85'	Report	Tanganga  3', 45' Leonard  59' Bryan  64' Saville  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,990 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Queens Park Rangers v Oxford United

11 December 2024 20	Queens Park Rangers	2–0	Oxford United	Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT	Field 53', 68' Fox  90+1' Lloyd  90+3'	Report	Brannagan  13' Moore  27'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 14,440 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday

14 December 2024 21	Oxford United	1–3	Sheffield Wednesday	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Leigh 17'	Report	Windass 28' Lowe 49' Gassama 61',  72'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,567 Referee: Stephen Martin

Leeds United v Oxford United

21 December 2024 22	Leeds United	4–0	Oxford United	Leeds
15:00 GMT	James 9' Bogle 57' Aaronson 67' Solomon 73'	Report	Harris  27'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,646 Referee: James Bell

Oxford United v Cardiff City

26 December 2024 23	Oxford United	3–2	Cardiff City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Harris 41' Brown 53' Placheta 57' Dembélé  83'	Report	Robertson  80' Ashford 82' Robinson 90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,494 Referee: Gavin Ward

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

29 December 2024 24	Oxford United	2–0	Plymouth Argyle	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Brown 14' Płacheta 61'	Report	Sorinola  65' Roberts  73'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,438 Referee: David Webb

Millwall v Oxford United

1 January 2025 25	Millwall	0–1	Oxford United	Bermondsey
13:00 GMT		Report	Rodrigues 57' Brannagan  64'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 14,964 Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.[60]

Preston North End v Oxford United

4 January 2025 26	Preston North End	1–1	Oxford United	Preston
15:00 GMT	Lindsay  20' Storey  63' Keane 69' Whiteman  86'	Report	Rodrigues 21' Long  32' Cumming  60' Dembélé  90+4'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 14,749 Referee: Ben Toner

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

14 January 2025 19[61]	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Oxford United	Plymouth
19:45 GMT	Al Hajj 63' Gyabi  78'	Report	Vaulks 44' Brown  61'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 15,933 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 7 December, but was postponed due to severe weather conditions.[62]

Oxford United v Blackburn Rovers

18 January 2025 27	Oxford United	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Helik  21' Brannagan 67'	Report	Gueye  33' Cantwell  53' Brittain  65'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,207 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Luton Town

21 January 2025 28	Oxford United	3–2	Luton Town	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Phillips  10' Helik 22' Brown 59' Leigh 69' Brannagan  83' Long  85'	Report	Krauß 11',  38' Nelson  24' McGuinness 26' Jones  50'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,035 Referee: Stephen Martin

Stoke City v Oxford United

25 January 2025 29	Stoke City	0–0	Oxford United	Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT	Rose  46' Stevens  76' Lowe  90+1'	Report	Brannagan  34' Bradshaw  39' Kioso  81' Matos  90'	Stadium: Bet365 Stadium Attendance: 22,911 Referee: Farai Hallam

Oxford United v Bristol City

1 February 2025 30	Oxford United	1–1	Bristol City	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Leigh  19', 59' Brannagan  30' Helik  64' Matos  84'	Report	McCrorie  4'  86' Williams  31' Sykes 65' Bird  81' O'Leary  90+4'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,430 Referee: Oliver Langford

Burnley v Oxford United

4 February 2025 31	Burnley	1–0	Oxford United	Burnley
19:45 GMT	Helik 33' (o.g.) Roberts  59' Hannibal  64'	Report	Vaulks  43' Brannagan  70'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 18,187 Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 February, but was brought forward due to Burnley's FA Cup involvements.[63]

Derby County v Oxford United

11 February 2025 32	Derby County	0–0	Oxford United	Derby
19:45 GMT	Harness  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 25,999 Referee: Stephen Martin

Oxford United v Portsmouth

15 February 2025 33	Oxford United	0–2	Portsmouth	Oxford
12:30 GMT		Report	Dozzell  45+1', 47' O'Mahony  87', 90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,423 Referee: Will Finnie

West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United

22 February 2025 34	West Bromwich Albion	2–0	Oxford United	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Mowatt 11',  45+1' Styles  79' Swift 90+11'	Report	Kioso  50' Matos  58' Brannagan  82'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,951 Referee: Sam Allison

Oxford United v Coventry City

1 March 2025 35	Oxford United	2–3	Coventry City	Oxford
12:30 GMT	Brannagan  41' Brown  45+4' Romeny 53',  57' Moore 62'	Report	Rudoni 7' Sakamoto  18', 71' Mason-Clark 58' Simms 67' Kitching  87' Dovin  89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,405 Referee: Jeremy Simpson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[64]

Norwich City v Oxford United

7 March 2025 36	Norwich City	1–1	Oxford United	Norwich
20:00 GMT	Sargent 5'	Report	Harris 18' Moore  69' Brown  72'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,996 Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 8 March, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]

Hull City v Oxford United

12 March 2025 37	Hull City	2–1	Oxford United	Kingston upon Hull
19:45 GMT	Gelhardt  45+1', 73' Cumming 76' (o.g.) Hughes  80' Puerta  82'  90+7'	Report	Brown  45+2' Helik 66'	Stadium: MKM Stadium Attendance: 19,024 Referee: Josh Smith

Oxford United v Watford

15 March 2025 38	Oxford United	1–0	Watford	Oxford
15:00 GMT	Płacheta  67' Dembélé 82'	Report	Sierralta  51' Abankwah  67'  79'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,535 Referee: Robert Madley

Middlesbrough v Oxford United

29 March 2025 39	Middlesbrough	2–1	Oxford United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Iheanacho 48' Borges 80'	Report	Helik 38' Harris  58' Romeny  87'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 24,624 Referee: Matthew Donohue

Oxford United v Sheffield United

5 April 2025 40	Oxford United	1–0	Sheffield United	Oxford
15:00 BST	Dembélé 38' ter Avest  52' Płacheta  74'	Report	Ahmedhodžić  60' Robinson  90+4' Hamer  90+6'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,496 Referee: James Linington

Oxford United v Queens Park Rangers

9 April 2025 41	Oxford United	1–3	Queens Park Rangers	Oxford
19:45 BST	Mills 62',  64' Brannagan  87'	Report	Edwards 7' Romeny 42' (o.g.) Andersen  85' Nardi  89' Yang Min-hyeok 90+1' Colback  90+7'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,509 Referee: Elliot Bell

Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United

12 April 2025 42	Sheffield Wednesday	0-1	Oxford United	Owlerton
15:00 BST	Windass  83'	Report	Harris  74' Long 79' Phillips  90+2'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 25,646 Referee: Andy Davies

Oxford United v Leeds United

18 April 2025 43	Oxford United	0-1	Leeds United	Oxford
20:00 BST	Płacheta  42' Vaulks  59' Helik  61' Mills  84'	Report	Solomon 33' Gruev  62' Bogle  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,537 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[66]

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

Oxford United entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away to Exeter City.^[67]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Exeter City v Oxford United

11 January 2025 Third round	Exeter City	3–1	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Mitchell 22', 40' Harper 64' Richards  82'	Report	Phillips 14' Scarlett  71' Goodrham  81' Sibley  85' Ferdinan  90+5'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,149 Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Cup

Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Oxford being drawn at home against Peterborough United.^[68] In the second round, they were drawn away to Coventry City.^[69][70]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oxford United v Peterborough United

13 August 2024 First round	Oxford United	2–0	Peterborough United	Oxford
19:45 BST	Goodrham 20'  33' Phillips 41'	Report	Curtis  65'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,693

Coventry City v Oxford United

27 August 2024 Second round	Coventry City	1–0	Oxford United	Coventry
19:45 BST	Thomas-Asante 57'	Report		Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena Attendance: 11,808 Referee: Will Finnie

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 12 April 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Championship		FA Cup		EFL Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	Jamie Cumming	42	0	42+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	ENG	Sam Long	24	1	16+5	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Ciaron Brown	41	4	40+0	4	0+0	0	1+0	0
4	MF	WAL	Will Vaulks	43	1	35+6	1	0+0	0	0+2	0
5	DF	ENG	Elliott Moore	24	1	23+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	MF	ENG	Josh McEachran	15	0	6+6	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
7	FW	POL	Przemysław Płacheta	29	2	24+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Cameron Brannagan	31	2	29+0	2	0+0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	WAL	Mark Harris	42	6	31+10	6	0+0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	SCO	Matt Phillips	29	2	11+16	0	1+0	1	1+0	1
11	FW	IDN	Ole Romeny	12	1	6+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Joe Bennett	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Louie Sibley	14	1	1+10	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
15	MF	TUN	Idris El Mizouni	30	1	12+15	1	1+0	0	1+1	0
16	DF	ENG	Ben Nelson	14	0	13+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Owen Dale	12	0	4+7	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Alex Matos	17	0	7+9	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
19	FW	IRL	Tyler Goodrham	40	4	29+8	3	0+1	0	1+1	1
20	FW	POR	Rúben Rodrigues	38	4	26+10	4	0+0	0	1+1	0
21	GK	ENG	Matt Ingram	3	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
22	DF	JAM	Greg Leigh	33	5	22+8	5	1+0	0	2+0	0
23	FW	SCO	Siriki Dembélé	26	2	15+10	2	1+0	0	0+0	0
24	DF	NED	Hidde ter Avest	20	1	9+10	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
25	FW	ENG	Will Goodwin	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	IDN	Marselino Ferdinan	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
30	DF	IRL	Peter Kioso	32	0	25+4	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Jordan Thorniley	4	0	0+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
39	FW	ENG	Gatlin O'Donkor	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
44	FW	ENG	Stanley Mills	9	1	2+7	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	DF	POL	Michał Helik	16	3	16+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
50	FW	WAL	Tom Bradshaw	9	0	3+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who featured whilst on loan but returned to parent club during the season:
11	FW	ENG	Malcolm Ebiowei	6	0	0+4	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
44	FW	ENG	Dane Scarlett	22	4	7+13	4	1+0	0	1+0	0
Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
29	FW	ENG	Kyle Edwards	7	0	1+6	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

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