# List of Oxford United F.C. seasons

Oxford United Football Club is an English association football club originally formed in 1893 under the name Headington United. The club played in local Oxfordshire leagues until being elected into the Southern League in 1949. It was at this time the club turned professional. The club adopted its present name in 1960 and was elected into the Football League in 1962, replacing Accrington Stanley. Promotion to the Third Division followed in 1965, and the club were promoted again 3 years later and enjoyed an eight-year spell in the Football League Second Division, before being relegated. "The U's" reached the top tier of English football in 1985 after successive promotions, where they stayed for 3 years. During this time United won their only piece of major silverware, the 1986 Football League Cup.
Apart from relegation to the redesignated Second Division (the old Third Division after the creation of the Premier League) and subsequent promotion shortly afterwards, Oxford United remained in the second tier for eleven years until 1999. After this a decline set in, with two relegations in three years to the Football League Third Division, the fourth tier of English football. In 2006 Oxford became the first club to have reached the First Division and won a major trophy to be relegated from the Football League. One of the teams to be promoted were Conference champions Accrington Stanley, 44 years after Accrington lost their league status to Oxford. United gained promotion back to the Football League after beating York City 3–1 in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final. After six seasons in League Two they finished 2nd in the table and were promoted to League One, the third tier of the English football pyramid.

## Seasons

| Season | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Top scorer(s) | Top scorer(s) | Notes |
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Top scorer(s) | Top scorer(s) | Notes |
| 1893–94 | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | Only friendlies were played | | | | | | | |
| 1894–95 | OCJ | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | | | | | | | |
| 1895–96 | OCJ | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 27 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 1896–97 | OCJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 1897–98 | OCJ | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 13 | 1st | | | | | | | |
| 1898–99 | OCJ | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 1st | | | | | H. Knowles | 8 | |
| 1899–1900 | ODL | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3rd | | | | | H. Knowles | 4 | |
| 1900–01 | CJL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4th | | | OSC | R1 | S. Wakelin | 4 | |
| 1901–02 | ODL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 3rd | | | OSC | F | C. Clinkard | 4 | |
| 1902–03 | ODL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Six players | 1 | |
| 1903–04 | ODL | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 2nd | | | | | P. Tolley | 5 | |
| 1904–05 | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | did not play senior league football this season | | | | | | | |
| 1931–32 | Oxon | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 72 | 33 | 48 | 4th | Expre | | OSC | R1 | | |
| 1932–33 | Oxon | 20 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 38 | 31 | 6th | Prelim | | OSC | SF | | |
| 1933–34 | Oxon | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 62 | 63 | 32 | 8th | | | OSC | R1 | | |
| 1934–35 | Oxon | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 7th | Expre | | OSC | R2 | | |
| 1935–36 | Oxon | 20 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 38 | 50 | 2nd | Expre | | OSC | W | | |
| 1936–37 | Oxon | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 94 | 50 | 50 | 3rd | Expre | | OSC | SF | | |
| 1937–38 | Oxon | 26 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 38 | 60 | 2nd | Prelim | | OSC | SF | | |
| 1938–39 | Oxon | 26 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 125 | 21 | 74 | 1st | QR1 | | OSC | F | | |
| 1939–40 | Oxon | 21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 36 | 36 | 4th | | | OSC | SF | | |
| 1940–41 | Oxon | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 79 | 41 | 41 | n/a | | | | | | |
| 1941–42 | Oxon | 18 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 41 | 36 | 3rd | | | OSC | F | | |
| 1942–43 | Oxon | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | | | OSC | R2 | | |
| 1943–44 | Oxon | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 5th | | | OSC | R1 | | |
| 1944–45 | Oxon | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 29 | 32 | 4th | | | OSC | R2 | | |
| 1945–46 | Oxon | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 22 | 29 | 2nd | QR2 | | OSC | F | | |
| 1946–47 | Oxon | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | Abandoned because of weather postponements | QR2 | | OSC | R2 | | |
| 1947–48 | SP1W | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 78 | 37 | 47 | 5th | Prelim | | OSC | W | | |
| 1948–49 | SP1W | 26 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 87 | 48 | 49 | 4th | Prelim | | OSC | SF | | |
| 1949–50 | SL | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 72 | 97 | 37 | 21st | QR1 | | SLC | R1 | Jim Smith | 15 |
| 1950–51 | SL | 44 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 84 | 83 | 47 | 7th | QR1 | | SLC | R1 | Bill Rowstron | 24 |
| 1951–52 | SL | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 55 | 53 | 43 | 11th | QR3 | | SLC | R1 | Vic Barney | 13 |
| 1952–53 | SL | 42 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 93 | 50 | 58 | 1st | QR4 | | SLC | W | Norman Mills | 22 |
| 1953–54 | SL | 42 | 22 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 43 | 53 | 2nd | R4 | | SLC | W | Ken Smith | 17 |
| 1954–55 | SL | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 82 | 62 | 43 | 10th | R1 | | SLC | R1 | Harry Yates | 25 |
| 1955–56 | SL | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 82 | 86 | 40 | 15th | QR4 | | SLC | QR2 | Jimmy Smillie | 25 |
| 1956–57 | SL | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 64 | 61 | 45 | 9th | QR4 | | SLC | R2 | Lionel Phillips | 13 |
| 1957–58 | SL | 42 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 90 | 83 | 43 | 9th | QR4 | | SLC | QR1 | Jack Cross | 23 |
| 1958–59 | SL | 34 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 76 | 61 | 35 | 10th | R2 | | SLC | R1 | Joe Dickson | 27 |
| 1959–60 | SLP | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 78 | 61 | 54 | 2nd | R1 | | SLC | R2 | Geoff Denial | 24 |
| 1960–61 | SLP | 42 | 27 | 10 | 5 | 104 | 43 | 64 | 1st | R3 | | SLC | R2 | Tony Jones | 38 |
| 1961–62 | SLP | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 118 | 46 | 61 | 1st | R1 | | SLC | QR2 | Bud Houghton | 43 |
| 1962–63 | Div 4 | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 70 | 71 | 41 | 18th | R3 | R1 | | | Bud Houghton | 18 |
| 1963–64 | Div 4 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 59 | 63 | 41 | 18th | R6 | R1 | | | Arthur Longbottom | 14 |
| 1964–65 | Div 4 | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 87 | 44 | 61 | 4th | R1 | R2 | | | Colin Booth | 23 |
| 1965–66 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 70 | 74 | 46 | 14th | R1 | R1 | | | Graham Atkinson | 19 |
| 1966–67 | Div 3 | 46 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 61 | 66 | 43 | 16th | R2 | R1 | | | Graham Atkinson | 15 |
| 1967–68 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 69 | 47 | 57 | 1st | R1 | R3 | | | Mick Bullock | 16 |
| 1968–69 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 33 | 20th | R3 | R1 | | | John Shuker | 8 |
| 1969–70 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 42 | 39 | 15th | R3 | R5 | | | Ken Skeen | 13 |
| 1970–71 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 42 | 14th | R5 | R3 | | | Ken Skeen | 9 |
| 1971–72 | Div 2 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 55 | 38 | 15th | R3 | R3 | | | Nigel Cassidy | 13 |
| 1972–73 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 7 | 16 | 52 | 43 | 45 | 8th | R4 | R2 | AIC | Grp | Hugh Curran | 17 |
| 1973–74 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 35 | 46 | 36 | 18th | R3 | R2 | | | Hugh Curran | 14 |
| 1974–75 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 51 | 42 | 11th | R3 | R1 | | | Derek Clarke | 9 |
| 1975–76 | Div 2 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 39 | 59 | 33 | 20th | R3 | R2 | | | Mick Tait | 12 |
| 1976–77 | Div 3 | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 65 | 39 | 17th | R1 | R1 | | | Peter Foley | 13 |
| 1977–78 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 64 | 67 | 40 | 18th | R1 | R2 | | | Peter Foley | 21 |
| 1978–79 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 44 | 50 | 46 | 11th | R1 | R3 | | | Jason Seacole | 11 |
| 1979–80 | Div 3 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 57 | 62 | 41 | 17th | R1 | R3 | | | Paul Berry | 14 |
| 1980–81 | Div 3 | 46 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 39 | 47 | 43 | 14th | R2 | R3 | | | Malcolm Shotton | 7 |
| 1981–82 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 63 | 49 | 71 | 5th | R5 | R3 | FLGC | Grp | Keith Cassells | 22 |
| 1982–83 | Div 3 | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 71 | 53 | 78 | 5th | R3 | R2 | FLT | Grp | Mick Vinter | 14 |
| 1983–84 | Div 3 | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 91 | 50 | 95 | 1st | R5 | R5 | AMC | R1 | Steve Biggins | 24 |
| 1984–85 | Div 2 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 84 | 36 | 84 | 1st | R4 | R4 | | | John Aldridge | 34 |
| 1985–86 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 80 | 42 | 18th | R3 | W | FMC | F | John Aldridge | 31 |
| 1986–87 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 44 | 69 | 46 | 18th | R3 | R4 | FMC | R3 | John Aldridge | 21 |
| 1987–88 | Div 1 | 40 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 80 | 31 | 21st | R4 | SF | FMC | R2 | Dean Saunders | 21 |
| 1988–89 | Div 2 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 62 | 70 | 54 | 17th | R4 | R2 | FMC | R1 | Martin Foyle | 15 |
| 1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 57 | 66 | 54 | 17th | R4 | R1 | FMC | R1 | John Durnin | 15 |
| 1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 10th | R4 | R4 | FMC | R3 | Paul Simpson | 18 |
| 1991–92 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 66 | 73 | 50 | 21st | R4 | R2 | FMC | R1 | Jim Magilton | 13 |
| 1992–93 | Div 1 | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 14th | R3 | R2 | AIC | Grp | Jim Magilton | 13 |
| 1993–94 | Div 1 | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 75 | 49 | 23rd | R5 | R2 | AIC | Grp | John Byrne | 9 |
| 1994–95 | Div 2 | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 66 | 52 | 73 | 7th | R1 | R2 | AMC | QF | Paul Moody | 24 |
| 1995–96 | Div 2 | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 76 | 39 | 83 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | AMC | R2 | Paul Moody | 24 |
| 1996–97 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 64 | 68 | 57 | 17th | R3 | R4 | | | Nigel Jemson | 23 |
| 1997–98 | Div 1 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 60 | 64 | 58 | 12th | R3 | R4 | | | Joey Beauchamp | 19 |
| 1998–99 | Div 1 | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 48 | 71 | 44 | 23rd | R4 | R1 | | | Dean Windass | 18 |
| 1999–2000 | Div 2 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | 45 | 20th | R3 | R3 | AMC | QF | Matt Murphy | 17 |
| 1999–2000 | Div 2 | 46 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 43 | 73 | 45 | 20th | R3 | R3 | FLT | R3 | Matt Murphy | 17 |
| 2000–01 | Div 2 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 53 | 100 | 27 | 24th | R2 | R1 | FLT | R1 | Phil Gray | 9 |
| 2001–02 | Div 3 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 53 | 62 | 47 | 21st | R1 | R1 | FLT | R1 | Paul Moody | 13 |
| 2002–03 | Div 3 | 46 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 57 | 47 | 69 | 8th | R3 | R3 | FLT | R1 | Andy Scott | 11 |
| 2003–04 | Div 3 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 55 | 44 | 71 | 9th | R1 | R2 | FLT | R1 | Steve Basham | 15 |
| 2004–05 | Lge 2 | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 59 | 15th | R1 | R2 | FLT | R1 | Tommy Mooney | 15 |
| 2005–06 | Lge 2 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 43 | 57 | 49 | 23rd | R2 | R1 | FLT | AQF | Steve Basham | 13 |
| 2006–07 | Conf Nat | 46 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 66 | 33 | 81 | 2nd | R1 | | FAT | R2 | Robert Duffy | 21 |
| 2007–08 | Conf Nat | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 48 | 71 | 9th | R2 | | FAT | R1 | Yemi Odubade | 11 |
| 2007–08 | Conf Nat | 46 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 56 | 48 | 71 | 9th | R2 | | CLC | R4 | Yemi Odubade | 11 |
| 2008–09 | Conf Nat | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 77 | 7th | R2 | | FAT | R2 | James Constable | 26 |
| 2008–09 | Conf Nat | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 51 | 77 | 7th | R2 | | CLC | R3 | James Constable | 26 |
| 2009–10 | Conf Nat | 44 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 86 | 3rd | R2 | | FAT | R4 | James Constable | 23 |
| 2010–11 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 63 | 12th | R1 | R2 | FLT | R1 | James Constable | 17 |
| 2011–12 | Lge 2 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 48 | 68 | 9th | R1 | R1 | FLT | AQF | James Constable | 11 |
| 2012–13 | Lge 2 | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 9th | R3 | R2 | FLT | ASF | James Constable | 14 |
| 2013–14 | Lge 2 | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 50 | 62 | 8th | R3 | R2 | FLT | R2 | James Constable | 12 |
| 2014–15 | Lge 2 | 46 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 13th | R2 | R2 | FLT | R1 | Danny Hylton | 16 |
| 2015–16 | Lge 2 | 46 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 84 | 41 | 86 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | FLT | Final | Kemar Roofe | 26 |
| 2016–17 | Lge 1 | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 65 | 52 | 69 | 8th | R5 | R2 | FLT | Final | Chris Maguire | 17 |
| 2017–18 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 66 | 56 | 16th | R1 | R1 | FLT | R4 | James Henry, Wes Thomas | 11 |
| 2018–19 | Lge 1 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 58 | 64 | 60 | 12th | R3 | R3 | FLT | R4 | James Henry | 15 |
| 2019–20 | Lge 1 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 37 | 60 | 4th | R4 | QF | FLT | R2 | Matty Taylor | 17 |
| 2020–21 | Lge 1 | 46 | 22 | 8 | 16 | 77 | 56 | 74 | 6th | R1 | R2 | FLT | SF | Matty Taylor | 13 |
| 2021–22 | Lge 1 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | 76 | 8th | R1 | R2 | FLT | GRP | Matty Taylor | 22 |
| 2022–23 | Lge 1 | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 47 | 19th | R3 | R2 | FLT | GRP | Cameron Brannagan | 12 |
| 2023–24 | Lge 1 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 56 | 77 | 5th | R3 | R1 | FLT | R2 | Mark Harris | 19 |

## Key

Division shown in bold when it changes because of promotion, relegation or league reorganisation. Top scorer shown in bold when he set or equalled a club record.
| Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |