# 2022–23 Oxford United F.C. season

The 2022–23 season is the 129th season in the existence of Oxford United F. C. and the club's seventh consecutive season in League One. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the 2022–23 FA Cup, the 2022–23 EFL Cup and the 2022–23 EFL Trophy.

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | LB | Ciaron Brown | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2022 | CB | Stuart Findlay | Philadelphia Union | Undisclosed |
| 21 July 2022 | GK | Edward McGinty | Sligo Rovers | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2022 | LW | Yanic Wildschut | CSKA Sofia | Undisclosed |
| 26 July 2022 | LW | Josh Murphy | Cardiff City | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2022 | RW | Jodi Jones | Coventry City | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2022 | RM | Djavan Anderson | Lazio | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2023 | CB | Stephan Negru | Shelbourne | Undisclosed |
| 12 January 2023 | CB | Teddy Mfuni | Warrington Town | Undisclosed |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Cardiff City contract expired
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 15 December, and would become official on 1 January, once his Shelbourne contract expired

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee |
| 16 June 2022 | RM | Ryan Williams | Perth Glory | Undisclosed |
| 28 June 2022 | CB | Luke McNally | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Leon Chambers-Parillon | Hitchin Town | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | LM | Joel Cooper | Linfield | Mutual consent |
| 30 June 2022 | LB | Michael Elechi | Leatherhead | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | DM | Jamie Hanson | Unattached | Released |
| 30 June 2022 | CM | Mark Sykes | Bristol City | Free transfer |
| 30 June 2022 | CF | Sam Winnall | Burton Albion | Released |
| 1 July 2022 | CF | Adam Smith | Thame United | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2022 | CB | Clinton Nosakhare | Thame United | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2022 | RM | Anthony Forde | Wrexham | Undisclosed |
| 12 October 2022 | GK | Mackenzie Chapman | Bolton Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2023 | CB | John Mousinho | Retired | — |
* ↑ The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on 1 July once his contract expired
* ↑ Appointed as head coach of Portsmouth.

### Loans in

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned from | On loan until |
| 4 August 2022 | CM | Lewis Bate | Leeds United | End of season |
| 11 August 2022 | CF | Kyle Joseph | Swansea City | End of season |
| 6 January 2023 | LB | Brandon Fleming | Hull City | End of season |
| 30 January 2023 | AM | Ateef Konaté | Nottingham Forest | End of season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Tyler Smith | Hull City | End of season |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos | Player | Loaned to | On loan until |
| 3 August 2022 | CM | Ben Davis | Port | End of season |
| 11 August 2022 | GK | Jack Stevens | Port Vale | End of season |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Fraser Barnsley | Evesham United | 4 November 2022 |
| 12 August 2022 | MF | Will Owens | Banbury United | Youth loan |
| 12 August 2022 | GK | Kie Plumley | Bowers & Pitsea | Youth loan |
| 7 September 2022 | GK | Eddie Brearey | North Leigh | 7 October 2022 |
| 11 October 2022 | LW | Will Owens | North Leigh | 11 November 2022 |
| 14 October 2022 | CF | Slavi Spasov | Banbury United | 14 November 2022 |
| 18 October 2022 | GK | Eddie Brearey | Thame United | Youth loan |
| 21 October 2022 | CM | Joshua Johnson | Dartford | 21 November 2022 |
| 25 October 2022 | RB | Yoav Sade | North Leigh | 25 November 2022 |
| 5 January 2023 | AM | Oisin Smyth | Solihull Moors | 5 February 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | DF | James Golding | Banbury United | 7 March 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | LW | Will Owens | Bedford Town | 3 February 2023 |
| 6 January 2023 | LB | Steve Seddon | Cambridge United | End of season |
| 26 January 2023 | RW | Jodi Jones | Notts County | End of season |
| 31 January 2023 | CF | Matty Taylor | Port Vale | End of season |
| 7 February 2023 | LW | Will Owens | Evesham United | 7 March 2023 |
| 17 February 2023 | CF | Slavi Spasov | Banbury United | |
| 23 March 2023 | GK | Fraser Barnsley | Evesham United | End of season |
| 23 March 2023 | GK | Eddie Brearey | St Ives Town | End of season |
| 23 March 2023 | FW | Aidan Elliott-Wheeler | Banbury United | End of season |
| 23 March 2023 | DF | George Franklin | North Leigh | End of season |
| 23 March 2023 | DF | Ibrahim Sankoh | Evesham United | End of season |
| 23 March 2023 | CB | Erion Zabeli | Salisbury | End of season |
* ↑ On 4 October, Barnsley's loan at Evesham was extended by a further month.
* ↑ On 7 February, Golding's loan at Banbury was extended by a further month

## Pre-season and friendlies

Oxford United announced they would endure a pre-season training camp near Marbella in Spain. Six days later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with eight matches planned.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| League One | 30 July 2022 | May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 19th | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 023.91 |
| FA Cup | TBC | TBC | Third round | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 066.67 |
| EFL Cup | 9 August 2022 | TBC | First round | Second Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 000.00 |
| EFL Trophy | 30 August 2022 | TBC | Group stage | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 63 | 69 | −6 | 025.93 |
Last updated: pre-season Source: [ Soccerway]

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Cheltenham Town | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 45 | 61 | −16 | 54 | |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 73 | −15 | 53 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 48 | 71 | −23 | 49 | |
| 19 | Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 49 | 56 | −7 | 47 | |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 46 | 13 | 7 | 26 | 41 | 68 | −27 | 46 | |
| 21 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Morecambe (R) | 46 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 47 | 78 | −31 | 44 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | D | L | D | L | W | W | L |
| Position | 23 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Woking in the first round, then at home to Exeter City in the second round and Arsenal in the third round.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures
Oxford were drawn at home against Swansea City in the first round and to Crystal Palace in the second round.

### EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Oxford United with Leyton Orient and Sutton United. Three days later, Chelsea U21s joined Southern Group G.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | ACA | Chelsea U21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Sutton United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Oxford United | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Leyton Orient | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Top scorers

    As of 13 June 2023
| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total |
| 1 | MF | | 8 | Cameron Brannagan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | FW | | 22 | Kyle Joseph | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | FW | | 7 | Billy Bodin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Matty Taylor | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | FW | | 11 | Marcus Browne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | FW | | 27 | Tyler Goodrham | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 34 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 43 |