Oxford, Oxford · England · League One
Major cups
1
last 1986
Power-ranking history
Hover a season for its rank and score
Against expectation
Every English top-flight match this club has played, scored against the odds an Elo rating gave it before kick-off. Over 3 seasons from 1985-86 to 1987-88 it has fallen short of them by −4.4 match points.
1985-86one bar per season · height in match points · hover for that season1987-88
Best season against expectation
1986-87 −1.2 league pts
46 points on 47.2 expected as Oxford United
Worst season against expectation
1987-88 −10.6 league pts
31 points on 41.6 expected as Oxford United
Season points use that season’s own scoring, two for a win before 1981-82 and three after; the bars use match points so the whole series is comparable.
Greatest games
Oxford United's top matches by the club Game Score: closeness, stakes, quality and upset over one unified rating of league and European play.All-time board.
| # | Date | Stage | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994-02-09 | FA Cup · Fourth Round | AW 3-2 v Leeds United | game score 53.2 |
| 2 | 1987-05-05 | First Division | AW 3-2 v Luton Town | game score 52.4 |
| 3 | 1986-04-30 | First Division | HW 1-0 v Everton | game score 52.0 |
| 4 | 2020-02-04 | FA Cup · Fourth Round | HL 2-3 v Newcastle United | game score 51.5 |
| 5 | 1986-04-26 | First Division | AL 2-3 v Ipswich Town | game score 50.8 |
| 6 | 1986-03-12 | League Cup · Semifinals · 2nd leg, agg 4-3 | HW 2-1 v Aston Villa | game score 50.7 |
| 7 | 1983-12-19 | League Cup · Round 4 | HW 2-1 v Manchester United | game score 50.5 |
| 8 | 1964-01-28 | FA Cup · Round 4 | AW 2-1 v Brentford | game score 50.4 |
| 9 | 1964-02-29 | FA Cup · Quarterfinals | HL 1-2 v Preston North End | game score 50.2 |
| 10 | 1992-02-05 | FA Cup · Round 4 | HL 2-3 v Sunderland | game score 49.9 |
Footprint
Tiers played
L1, L2, L3, L4, L5
Top-flight (L1) seasons
3
Lower-tier league seasons
61
First season
1963
Most recent season
2026
The Heartbreak Index9.1 · #212
The Damned · Major trophy, 1986
The Heartbreak Index9.1 · #212
The Damned · Major trophy, 1986
9.1
Heartbreak
#212
of 1,139 clubs
#122
in Football
5.0
agony · 4.1 despair
The clocks
- Major trophy since 19866.3
- Major final appearance since 19863.2
Heaviest wounds
relegated from the second tier, 2026 · relegated from the top flight, 1988 · survived a relegation scare, 1986 · relegated from the second tier, 1999
One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →
Season-by-season
Most recent season first. Covers Levels 1 through 5 of the English pyramid. Rows tagged "national playoff" are pre-modern formats where the workbook records only playoff participants, not round-robin standings.
2027
League One (3) · P6● live
5 P · 3-1-1 · 12:6 · +6
10
pts
2026
Championship (2) · P22↓
46 P · 11-14-21 · 45:59 · -14
47
pts
2025
Championship (2) · P17
46 P · 13-14-19 · 49:65 · -16
53
pts
2024
League One (3) · P5↑
46 P · 22-11-13 · 79:56 · +23
77
pts
2023
League One (3) · P19
46 P · 11-14-21 · 49:56 · -7
47
pts
2022
League One (3) · P8
46 P · 22-10-14 · 82:59 · +23
76
pts
2021
League One (3) · P6PO
46 P · 22-8-16 · 77:56 · +21
74
pts
2020
League One (3) · P4PO
35 P · 17-9-9 · 61:37 · +24
60
pts
2019
League One (3) · P12
46 P · 15-15-16 · 58:64 · -6
60
pts
2018
League One (3) · P16
46 P · 15-11-20 · 61:66 · -5
56
pts
2017
League One (3) · P8
46 P · 20-9-17 · 65:52 · +13
69
pts
2016
League Two (4) · P2↑
46 P · 24-14-8 · 84:41 · +43
86
pts
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2015
League Two (4) · P13
46 P · 15-16-15 · 50:49 · +1
61
pts
2014
League Two (4) · P8
46 P · 16-14-16 · 53:50 · +3
62
pts
2013
League Two (4) · P9
46 P · 19-8-19 · 60:61 · -1
65
pts
2012
League Two (4) · P9
46 P · 17-17-12 · 59:48 · +11
68
pts
2011
League Two (4) · P12
46 P · 17-12-17 · 58:60 · -2
63
pts
2010
Conference National (5) · P3↑
44 P · 25-11-8 · 64:31 · +33
86
pts
2009
Conference National (5) · P7
46 P · 24-10-12 · 72:51 · +21
77
pts
2008
Conference National (5) · P9
46 P · 20-11-15 · 56:48 · +8
71
pts
2007
Conference National (5) · P2PO
46 P · 22-15-9 · 66:33 · +33
81
pts
2006
League Two (4) · P23↓
46 P · 11-16-19 · 43:57 · -14
49
pts
2005
League Two (4) · P15
46 P · 16-11-19 · 50:63 · -13
59
pts
2004
Third Division (4) · P9
46 P · 18-17-11 · 55:44 · +11
71
pts
2003
Third Division (4) · P8
46 P · 19-12-15 · 57:47 · +10
69
pts
2002
Third Division (4) · P21
46 P · 11-14-21 · 53:62 · -9
47
pts
2001
Second Division (3) · P24↓
46 P · 7-6-33 · 53:100 · -47
27
pts
2000
Second Division (3) · P20
46 P · 12-9-25 · 43:73 · -30
45
pts
1999
First Division (2) · P23↓
46 P · 10-14-22 · 48:71 · -23
44
pts
1998
First Division (2) · P12
46 P · 16-10-20 · 60:64 · -4
58
pts
1997
First Division (2) · P17
46 P · 16-9-21 · 64:68 · -4
57
pts
1996
Second Division (3) · P2↑
46 P · 24-11-11 · 76:39 · +37
83
pts
1995
Second Division (3) · P7
46 P · 21-12-13 · 66:52 · +14
75
pts
1994
First Division (2) · P23↓
46 P · 13-10-23 · 54:75 · -21
49
pts
1993
First Division (2) · P14
46 P · 14-14-18 · 53:56 · -3
56
pts
1992
Second Division (2) · P21
46 P · 13-11-22 · 66:73 · -7
50
pts
1991
Second Division (2) · P10
46 P · 14-19-13 · 69:66 · +3
61
pts
1990
Second Division (2) · P17
46 P · 15-9-22 · 57:66 · -9
54
pts
1989
Second Division (2) · P17
46 P · 14-12-20 · 62:70 · -8
54
pts
1988
First Division (1) · P21↓
40 P · 6-13-21 · 44:80 · -36
31
pts
Lg Cup SF
1987
First Division (1) · P18
42 P · 11-13-18 · 44:69 · -25
46
pts
1986
First Division (1) · P18
42 P · 10-12-20 · 62:80 · -18
42
pts
Lg Cup
1985
Second Division (2) · P1↑
42 P · 25-9-8 · 84:36 · +48
84
pts
1984
Third Division (3) · P1↑
46 P · 28-11-7 · 91:50 · +41
95
pts
1983
Third Division (3) · P5
46 P · 22-12-12 · 71:53 · +18
78
pts
1982
Third Division (3) · P5
46 P · 19-14-13 · 63:49 · +14
71
pts
1981
Third Division (3) · P14
46 P · 13-17-16 · 39:47 · -8
43
pts
1980
Third Division (3) · P17
46 P · 14-13-19 · 57:62 · -5
41
pts
1979
Third Division (3) · P11
46 P · 14-18-14 · 44:50 · -6
46
pts
1978
Third Division (3) · P18
46 P · 13-14-19 · 64:67 · -3
40
pts
1977
Third Division (3) · P17
46 P · 12-15-19 · 55:65 · -10
39
pts
1976
Second Division (2) · P20↓
42 P · 11-11-20 · 39:59 · -20
33
pts
1975
Second Division (2) · P11
42 P · 15-12-15 · 41:51 · -10
42
pts
1974
Second Division (2) · P18
42 P · 10-16-16 · 35:46 · -11
36
pts
1973
Second Division (2) · P8
42 P · 19-7-16 · 52:43 · +9
45
pts
1972
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 12-14-16 · 43:55 · -12
38
pts
1971
Second Division (2) · P14
42 P · 14-14-14 · 41:48 · -7
42
pts
1970
Second Division (2) · P15
42 P · 12-15-15 · 35:42 · -7
39
pts
1969
Second Division (2) · P20
42 P · 12-9-21 · 34:55 · -21
33
pts
1968
Third Division (3) · P1↑
46 P · 22-13-11 · 69:47 · +22
57
pts
1967
Third Division (3) · P16
46 P · 15-13-18 · 61:66 · -5
43
pts
1966
Third Division (3) · P14
46 P · 19-8-19 · 70:74 · -4
46
pts
1965
Fourth Division (4) · P4↑
46 P · 23-15-8 · 87:44 · +43
61
pts
1964
Fourth Division (4) · P18
46 P · 14-13-19 · 59:63 · -4
41
pts
1963
Fourth Division (4) · P18
46 P · 13-15-18 · 70:71 · -1
41
pts
Domestic Cup Finals
Most recent first. Every domestic cup final the club has played, including losses. Scheduled finals (date not yet passed) are flagged.
1986
League Cup
Won