# 2024–25 Oxford United F.C. season

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 | 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 34) | 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 | 3 September 2024 | Free | 1 January 2025 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | Przemysław Płacheta | LW | Łowicz | (1998-03-23) 23 March 1998 (age 26) | 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 33) | 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 20) | 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 |
| 1 July 2024 | GK | Jacob Knightbridge | West Ham United | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | DM | Will Vaulks | Sheffield Wednesday | Free |
| 3 July 2024 | CM | Louie Sibley | Derby County | Free |
| 5 July 2024 | LB | Jack Currie | AFC Wimbledon | Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2024 | CM | Idris El Mizouni | Ipswich Town | £400,000 |
| 15 July 2024 | LW | Przemysław Płacheta | Swansea City | Free |
| 19 July 2024 | GK | Matt Ingram | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2024 | RW | Matt Phillips | West Bromwich Albion | Free |
| 19 August 2024 | AM | Marselino Ferdinan | Deinze | Free |
| 19 August 2024 | RB | Hidde ter Avest | FC Utrecht | Free |
| 29 August 2024 | LW | Siriki Dembélé | Birmingham City | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2024 | AM | Kyle Edwards | Oxford United | Free |
| 5 January 2025 | RW | Ole Romeny | Utrecht | Undisclosed |
| 16 January 2025 | CF | Tom Bradshaw | Millwall | Undisclosed |
| 17 January 2025 | CB | Michał Helik | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2025 | RW | Stanley Mills | Everton | Undisclosed |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his West Ham United contract expired
* ↑ 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 |
| 23 August 2024 | DM | Marcus McGuane | Bristol City | Undisclosed |
| 6 January 2025 | CM | Tobias Brenan | Wigan Athletic | Free |
| 3 February 2025 | LW | Kyle Edwards | Stevenage | Free |

### Loaned in

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date unil |
| 2 August 2024 | RW | Malcolm Ebiowei | Crystal Palace | 3 January 2025 |
| 12 August 2024 | CF | Dane Scarlett | Tottenham Hotspur | 20 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CB | Ben Nelson | Leicester City | End of Season |
| 10 January 2025 | CM | Alex Matos | Chelsea | End of Season |
* ↑ On 3 January, Ebiowei was recalled back to Crystal Palace
* ↑ On 20 January, Scarlett was recalled back to Tottenham

### Loaned out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Stuart Findlay | Kilmarnock | End of Season |
| 1 July 2024 | CB | Stephan Negru | Salford City | 9 January 2025 |
| 24 January 2024 | GK | Edward McGinty | Sligo Rovers | 1 November 2024 |
| 23 July 2024 | GK | Jacob Knightbridge | Braintree Town | 23 January 2025 |
| 5 August 2024 | GK | Eddie Brearey | Beaconsfield Town | 1 July 2025 |
| 7 August 2024 | MF | Joshua Johnson | Maidenhead United | 1 July 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | CF | Gatlin O'Donkor | Bristol Rovers | End of Season |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Jack Currie | Leyton Orient | End of Season |
| 5 September 2024 | CB | James Golding | Maidenhead United | 1 January 2025 |
| 5 January 2025 | CF | Will Goodwin | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
| 23 January 2025 | CB | Stephan Negru | Salford City | End of Season |
| 24 January 2025 | CM | Louie Sibley | Rotherham United | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | RW | Owen Dale | Wigan Athletic | End of Season |
* ↑ The loan was announced on 4 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ The loan was announced on 29 June, and would officially commence on July 1
* ↑ On 9 January, Negru was recalled back from his loan with Salford
* ↑ 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 | Portsmouth | 1 July 2024 | |
| 30 June 2024 | LB | Steve Seddon | Motherwell | 2 July 2024 | |
| 30 June 2024 | RW | Billy Bodin | Burton Albion | 8 July 2024 | |
| 30 June 2024 | RM | James Henry | Aldershot Town | 3 August 2024 | |
| 30 June 2024 | AM | Marcus Browne | AFC Wimbledon | 14 January 2025 | [45] [49] |
| 30 June 2024 | AM | Kyle Edwards | Oxford United | 3 September 2024 | |

## Pre-season and friendlies

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

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Swansea City | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 49 | −11 | 44 |
| 17 | Portsmouth | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 46 | 61 | −15 | 42 |
| 18 | Oxford United | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 39 | 55 | −16 | 42 |
| 19 | Hull City | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 39 | 47 | −8 | 41 |
| 20 | Stoke City | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 39 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
* $^1$ Matchday 19 (vs. Plymouth Argyle) was postponed because of severe weather conditions.

#### Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were announced.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Oxford United entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn away to Exeter City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Oxford being drawn at home against Peterborough United. In the second round, they were drawn away to Coventry City.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Players with no appearances are not included on the list Italics indicate a loaned in player
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Jamie Cumming | 38 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Sam Long | 23 | 0 | 15+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Ciaron Brown | 38 | 4 | 37+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | WAL | Will Vaulks | 39 | 1 | 31+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 | 25 | 2 | 21+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Cameron Brannagan | 28 | 2 | 26+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | WAL | Mark Harris | 38 | 6 | 28+9 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | SCO | Matt Phillips | 27 | 2 | 10+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | FW | NED | Ole Romeny | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Joe Bennett | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 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 | 29 | 1 | 12+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Ben Nelson | 10 | 0 | 9+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 | 13 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | IRL | Tyler Goodrham | 36 | 4 | 28+5 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | POR | Rúben Rodrigues | 36 | 4 | 26+8 | 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 | 32 | 5 | 22+7 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | SCO | Siriki Dembélé | 23 | 1 | 12+10 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | NED | Hidde ter Avest | 17 | 1 | 6+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 | 31 | 0 | 25+3 | 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 | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | POL | Michał Helik | 12 | 2 | 12+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 50 | FW | WAL | Tom Bradshaw | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 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 |