# 2013–14 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2013–14 season was Oxford United's fourth season in League Two after returning from the Conference. They finished 8th in the League, one place better than the previous season but again failing to secure a play-off place after a promising start.
In the first half of the season Oxford led the table several times and were rarely outside the automatic promotion places, mainly thanks to an impressive points haul away from home (they were the last team in the top four divisions to be beaten away from home, not losing an away match in the league until defeat at Newport County in February). On 25 January 2014, with the club faltering though still in the play-off places, Chris Wilder resigned as manager to take up the reins at relegation-threatened Northampton Town. Mickey Lewis subsequently became the caretaker manager for a second time for the club. On 22 March 2014, Gary Waddock was appointed the head coach of the club after a lengthy interview process, leaving his job as Head of Coaching at MK Dons. Neither Lewis nor Waddock managed to halt the Us' loss of form and they slipped out of the play-off places in the final few weeks of the season, losing 11 of their last 15 league fixtures and finishing a disappointing eighth in the table, 9 points off the last play-off place.
United were knocked out of both the League Cup and FA Cup by Championship side Charlton Athletic. At half-time in the FA Cup 3rd round an upset had seemed likely when Oxford were beating their higher-division opponents 2–0, but they conceded two goals to the home side in the second half and were beaten 3–0 in the subsequent replay at the Kassam Stadium.
It was the club's 120th year in existence, their 114th of competitive football and their 65th since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.

## Team kit

| Home colours | Away colours | Home goalkeeper |

## Match fixtures and results
### League Two

For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2013–14 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport

#### Results by round

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

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Burton Albion | 46 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 47 | 42 | +5 | 72 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 7 | York City | 46 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 52 | 41 | +11 | 71 | Qualification for League Two play-offs |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 62 | |
| 9 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 60 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 58 | −7 | 60 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

### Oxfordshire Senior Cup
## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of 3 May 2014
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Ryan Clarke | 53 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Newey | 48 | 1 | 41 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Michael Raynes | 30 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Jake Wright | 35 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Sean Rigg | 32 | 2 | 21+7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Dave Kitson | 36 | 4 | 28+4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | James Constable | 50 | 12 | 35+9 | 10 | 4+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Deane Smalley | 39 | 9 | 24+8 | 7 | 3+2 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Alfie Potter | 26 | 4 | 16+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | ENG | David Hunt | 53 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Asa Hall | 19 | 3 | 15+3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Ryan Williams | 43 | 8 | 28+9 | 7 | 2+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Andy Whing | 20 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Danny Rose | 44 | 5 | 38+2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Scott Davies | 26 | 1 | 8+12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Johnny Mullins | 40 | 4 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Tyrone Marsh | 7 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | NZL | Max Crocombe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Wroe | 18 | 2 | 17+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | David Connolly | 16 | 4 | 8+8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ENG | Shwan Jalal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Sam Long | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | David Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Matt Bevans | 12 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ENG | Callum O'Dowda | 12 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Josh Ruffels | 34 | 1 | 21+7 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| - | GK | ENG | Wayne Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | DF | WAL | Jonathan Meades | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
* Source:

### Top scorers

    As of 3 May 2014
| Place | Position | Number | Name | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | 9 | James Constable | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Deane Smalley | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | MF | 15 | Ryan Williams | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | 17 | Danny Rose | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5= | FW | 24 | David Connolly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5= | FW | 8 | Dave Kitson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5= | DF | 19 | Johnny Mullins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5= | MF | 11 | Alfie Potter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | MF | 14 | Asa Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10= | MF | 7 | Sean Rigg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10= | MF | 22 | Nicky Wroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12= | MF | 18 | Scott Davies | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12= | DF | 3 | Tom Newey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12= | MF | 37 | Josh Ruffels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | TOTALS | 51 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 59 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 3 May 2014
| Number | Position | Name | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | JP Trophy | JP Trophy | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | Tom Newey | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | Michael Raynes | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | Jake Wright | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Sean Rigg | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Dave Kitson | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | James Constable | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Deane Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Alfie Potter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | David Hunt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Asa Hall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | Ryan Williams | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | Andy Whing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | Danny Rose | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Scott Davies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Johnny Mullins | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | Nicky Wroe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Callum O'Dowda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | Josh Ruffels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 68 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 5 |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous Club | Fee | Ref. |
| 4 July 2013 | DF | Tom Newey | Scunthorpe United | Free | |
| 8 July 2013 | DF | Kenzer Lee | West Ham United | Free | |
| 8 July 2013 | DF | Matt Bevans | Watford | Free | |
| 22 July 2013 | DF | Johnny Mullins | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | |
| 30 July 2013 | MF | Josh Ruffels | Coventry City | Free | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 July 2013 | MF | Liam Davis | Yeovil Town | Free | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 4 July 2013 | MF | Asa Hall | Shrewsbury Town | January 2014 | |
| 3 August 2013 | MF | Ryan Williams | Fulham | end of season | |
| 12 September 2013 | GK | Shwan Jalal | A.F.C. Bournemouth | 2 October 2013 | |
| 10 January 2014 | MF | Nicky Wroe | Preston North End | end of season | |
| 10 January 2014 | GK | Jonathan Henly | Reading | March 2014 | |
| 31 January 2014 | FW | David Connolly | Portsmouth | end of season | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |