# 2021–22 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Oxford United's 128th year in their history and sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | LW | Billy Bodin | Preston North End | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CM | Marcus McGuane | Nottingham Forest | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2021 | RM | Ryan Williams | Portsmouth | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | Erion Zabeli | Watford | Free transfer |
| 22 July 2021 | LB | Steve Seddon | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 27 August 2021 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | Oldham Athletic | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2021 | CM | Ben Davis | Fulham | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | Marcus Browne | Middlesbrough | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2022 | AM | Oisin Smyth | Dungannon Swifts | Undisclosed |
| 4 February 2022 | CF | Sam Baldock | Derby County | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 29 July 2021 | LW | Nathan Holland | West Ham United | End of season |
| 31 July 2021 | RW | Gavin Whyte | Cardiff City | End of season |
| 1 August 2021 | CB | Jordan Thorniley | Blackpool | 24 January 2022 |
| 30 August 2021 | CM | Herbie Kane | Barnsley | End of season |
| 23 November 2021 | GK | Connal Trueman | Birmingham City | 30 November 2021 |
| 31 January 2022 | CB | Ciaron Brown | Cardiff City | End of season |
* ↑ On 24 January, Thorniley was recalled by Blackpool.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 6 September 2021 | MF | Tyler Goodrham | Hayes & Yeading United | November 2021 |
| 7 September 2021 | LB | Michael Elechi | Chippenham Town | November 2021 |
| 16 September 2021 | CB | Benjamin Watt | Stratford Town | |
| 1 October 2021 | CM | Leon Chambers-Parillon | Gloucester City | November 2021 |
| 5 October 2021 | MF | Adam Smith | Weston-super-Mare | November 2021 |
| 26 October 2021 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | Banbury United | November 2021 |
| 3 November 2021 | CM | Leon Chambers-Parillon | Havant & Waterlooville | |
| 12 November 2021 | LB | Michael Elechi | Salisbury | December 2021 |
| 5 December 2021 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | St Ives Town | January 2022 |
| 16 December 2021 | MF | Tyler Goodrham | Slough Town | 26 February 2022 |
| 16 December 2021 | CB | Benjamin Watt | St Ives Town | January 2022 |
| 11 January 2022 | DF | James Golding | Banbury United | February 2022 |
| 27 January 2022 | LM | Joel Cooper | Port Vale | End of season |
| 5 March 2022 | CF | Gatlin O'Donkor | Oxford City | Work experience |
| 5 March 2022 | GK | Kie Plumley | Faversham Town | |
* ↑ On 27 January, Goodrham's loan at Slough was extended by a further month.

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Dylan Asonganyi | Maidenhead United | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | RW | Robert Hall | Barnet | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CB | Nico Jones | Brentford | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | Fábio Lopes | | Released |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | Josh Ruffels | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | Fabio Sole | | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | Callum Crook | North Leigh | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2021 | CB | Robert Atkinson | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2021 | RM | Kyran Lofthouse | Woking | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2021 | CM | Sean Clare | Charlton Athletic | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2021 | CF | Derick Osei | AFC Wimbledon | Mutual consent |
| 1 September 2021 | FW | Jack Stevens | Hayes & Yeading United | Free transfer |
| 28 January 2022 | CF | Dan Agyei | Crewe Alexandra | Undisclosed |

## Pre-season friendlies

Oxford United announced they would play friendlies against Oxford City, Hayes & Yeading United, Banbury United, a double header against Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers as part of their pre-season preparations. A planned fixture against Birmingham City was called off following an outbreak of Covid-19 among the Oxford squad.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 78 | 50 | +28 | 85 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 5 | Sunderland (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 79 | 53 | +26 | 84 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 6 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 75 | 51 | +24 | 83 | Qualification for League One play-offs |
| 7 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 68 | 48 | +20 | 80 | |
| 8 | Oxford United | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 82 | 59 | +23 | 76 | |
| 9 | Bolton Wanderers | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 74 | 57 | +17 | 73 | |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 73 | |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 67 | 46 | +21 | 70 | |
| 12 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 61 | 80 | −19 | 61 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 April 2022. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | D | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | W | W | L | W | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 16 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |

#### Matches

Oxford United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.

### FA Cup

Oxford were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers in the first round.

### EFL Cup

Oxford United were drawn away to Burton Albion in the first round and Queens Park Rangers in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

The U's were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cambridge United, Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur U21s. On 7 July, the fixtures for the group stage round was revealed.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L1 | Cambridge United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Stevenage | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 3 | |

### Appearances and goals

    As of 19 April 2022
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Simon Eastwood | 21 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sam Long | 35 | 1 | 31+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Jordan Thorniley | 25 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Elliott Moore | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Alex Gorrin | 17 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Ryan Williams | 34 | 2 | 21+10 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Cameron Brannagan | 41 | 14 | 38 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Matty Taylor | 44 | 22 | 41+1 | 20 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | IRL | Mark Sykes | 44 | 8 | 35+4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Sam Winnall | 21 | 1 | 1+18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Marcus Browne | 3 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Jack Stevens | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Anthony Forde | 16 | 1 | 9+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | John Mousinho | 10 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | IRL | Luke McNally | 31 | 4 | 24+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | James Henry | 26 | 7 | 16+8 | 7 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Marcus McGuane | 31 | 1 | 11+15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Dan Agyei | 20 | 2 | 0+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Sam Baldock | 7 | 4 | 4+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jamie Hanson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | NIR | Gavin Whyte | 36 | 1 | 26+8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NIR | Joel Cooper | 4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 23 | FW | WAL | Billy Bodin | 22 | 6 | 12+7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NIR | Ciaron Brown | 12 | 1 | 10+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | FW | ENG | Herbie Kane | 36 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Nathan Holland | 37 | 6 | 20+13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | GK | ENG | Connal Trueman | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | THA | Ben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Michael Elechi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ENG | Tyler Goodrham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Leon Chambers-Parillon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | ENG | Steve Seddon | 38 | 3 | 33+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | DF | IRL | James Golding | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | ENG | Josh Anifowose | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 45 | DF | ENG | Clinton Nosakhare | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | ENG | Gatlin O'Donkor | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 51 | MF | ENG | Josh Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
* Source:

## Top scorers

    As of 19 April 2022
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 9 | Matty Taylor | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| 2 | MF | | 8 | Cameron Brannagan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 3 | MF | | 10 | Mark Sykes | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | MF | | 17 | James Henry | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 5= | MF | | 23 | Billy Bodin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5= | FW | | 27 | Nathan Holland | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 7= | FW | | 19 | Sam Baldock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7= | DF | | 18 | Luke McNally | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | DF | | 42 | Steve Seddon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10= | MF | | 7 | Ryan Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10= | FW | | 19 | Dan Agyei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10= | FW | | 22 | Joel Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10= | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 14= | DF | | 2 | Sam Long | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | DF | | 4 | Ciaron Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | DF | | 5 | Elliott Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | MF | | 6 | Alex Gorrin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 14= | FW | | 12 | Marcus Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | MF | | 14 | Anthony Forde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | MF | | 11 | Sam Winnall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | MF | | 18 | Marcus McGuane | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14= | FW | | 21 | Gavin Whyte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 80 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 91 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 19 April 2022
| Number | Nation | Position | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 2 | | DF | Sam Long | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Jordan Thorniley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | | DF | Ciaron Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | | DF | Elliott Moore | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | | MF | Alex Gorrin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | | MF | Ryan Williams | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | | MF | Cameron Brannagan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | | FW | Matty Taylor | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | | MF | Mark Sykes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | | GK | Jack Stevens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | | MF | Anthony Forde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | | MF | Luke McNally | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 17 | | MF | James Henry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | | MF | Marcus McGuane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | | FW | Gavin Whyte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | | FW | Joel Cooper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | | FW | Billy Bodin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | | MF | Herbie Kane | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 42 | | DF | Steve Seddon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 51 | | MF | Josh Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 79 | 3 |