List of Oxford United F.C. records and statistics

This article is about all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown, see List of Oxford United F.C. seasons.

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Ron Atkinson holds the club record for appearances, having made 560 between 1959 and 1971.

Oxford United is an English professional association football club based in Oxford, Oxfordshire. They play in The Championship, the second level of the English football league system, as of the 2024–25 season. The club was formed in 1893 as Headington United,[1] before changing its name (to Oxford United) in 1960,[2] and has played home matches at two stadiums throughout its history, the Manor Ground until 2001, and the Kassam Stadium since. In 1986 they won their only major[A] trophy, the League Cup. The club joined the Oxfordshire Senior League in 1921, before joining the Spartan League in 1947.[3][4] Two years later the club moved to the Southern League, before being elected to the Football League in 1962.[5] Oxford spent three years in the First Division between August 1985 and May 1988. At the end of the 2005–06 season, after 44 years in the League, United were relegated to the Football Conference. They returned to the League after winning the Conference National Play-off Final in 2010.[6]

The record for most games played for the club is held by Ron Atkinson, who made 560 appearances between 1959 and 1971. John Shuker holds the record for the most appearances since they joined the Football League. Graham Atkinson is the club's record goalscorer, scoring 107 goals including 97 in the league. Jim Magilton holds the record for the most international caps gained as an Oxford player, having made 18 appearances for Northern Ireland. The highest transfer fee ever paid by the club is the £470,000 paid to Aberdeen for Dean Windass in 1998, though it has been reported that the undisclosed fee paid for Marvin Johnson in 2016 exceeded this amount,[7] and the highest fee received is the estimated £3,000,000 paid by Leeds United for Kemar Roofe in 2016. The highest attendance recorded at the Manor Ground was 22,750 for the visit of Preston North End in the FA Cup, while the highest attendance at the Kassam is 12,243 against Leyton Orient.

  1. ^ "Headington United History". Headington.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  2. ^ "Oxford United FC History". Oxford United. 15 February 2012. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  3. ^ Brodetsky. Oxford United: The Complete History, p.18.
  4. ^ Brodetsky. Oxford United: The Complete History, p.27.
  5. ^ "Promotion to Fourth Division". Football Club History Database. Richard Rundle. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2010.
  6. ^ "Chris Wilder takes Oxford United back to the Football League". The Guardian. 16 May 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  7. ^ Pritchard, David (1 September 2016). "Marvin Johnson impressed with Oxford United's determination to do deal". Oxford Mail. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.