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.

Oxford United

2022–23 season
Owner	Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth (until 27 September 2022) Erick Thohir & Anindya Bakrie (from 27 September 2022)
Chairman	Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth (until 27 September 2022) Grant Ferguson (from 27 September 2022)
Manager	Karl Robinson (until 26 February)[1] Liam Manning (from 11 March)[2]
Stadium	Kassam Stadium
League One	19th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Cameron Brannagan (9) All: Cameron Brannagan (12)
Average home league attendance	8,393
← 2021–22 2023–24 →

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
1 July 2022[a]	LB	Ciaron Brown	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[3]
19 July 2022	CB	Stuart Findlay	Philadelphia Union	Undisclosed	[4]
21 July 2022	GK	Edward McGinty	Sligo Rovers	Undisclosed	[5]
22 July 2022	LW	Yanic Wildschut	CSKA Sofia	Undisclosed	[6]
26 July 2022	LW	Josh Murphy	Cardiff City	Free transfer	[7]
29 July 2022	RW	Jodi Jones	Coventry City	Free transfer	[8]
1 September 2022	RM	Djavan Anderson	Lazio	Undisclosed	[9]
1 January 2023[b]	CB	Stephan Negru	Shelbourne	Undisclosed	[10]
12 January 2023	CB	Teddy Mfuni	Warrington Town	Undisclosed	[11]

1. The transfer was announced on 26 June, and would become official on 1 July, once his Cardiff City contract expired
2. 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	Ref
16 June 2022	RM	Ryan Williams	Perth Glory	Undisclosed	[12]
28 June 2022	CB	Luke McNally	Burnley	Undisclosed	[13]
30 June 2022	CM	Leon Chambers-Parillon	Hitchin Town	Released	[14][15]
30 June 2022	LM	Joel Cooper	Linfield	Mutual consent	[16][17]
30 June 2022	LB	Michael Elechi	Leatherhead	Released	[14][18]
30 June 2022	DM	Jamie Hanson	Unattached	Released	[14]
30 June 2022[a]	CM	Mark Sykes	Bristol City	Free transfer	[19]
30 June 2022	CF	Sam Winnall	Burton Albion	Released	[14][20]
1 July 2022	CF	Adam Smith	Thame United	Free transfer	[21]
11 July 2022	CB	Clinton Nosakhare	Thame United	Free transfer	[22]
28 July 2022	RM	Anthony Forde	Wrexham	Undisclosed	[23]
12 October 2022	GK	Mackenzie Chapman	Bolton Wanderers	Free transfer	[24]
20 January 2023	CB	John Mousinho	Retired[b]	—	[25]

1. The transfer was announced on 16 May, and would become official on 1 July once his contract expired
2. Appointed as head coach of Portsmouth.

Loans in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
4 August 2022	CM	Lewis Bate	Leeds United	End of season	[26]
11 August 2022	CF	Kyle Joseph	Swansea City	End of season	[27]
6 January 2023	LB	Brandon Fleming	Hull City	End of season	[28]
30 January 2023	AM	Ateef Konaté	Nottingham Forest	End of season	[29]
31 January 2023	CF	Tyler Smith	Hull City	End of season	[30]

Loans out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
3 August 2022	CM	Ben Davis	Port	End of season	[31]
11 August 2022	GK	Jack Stevens	Port Vale	End of season	[32]
12 August 2022	GK	Fraser Barnsley	Evesham United	4 November 2022	[33][a]
12 August 2022	MF	Will Owens	Banbury United	Youth loan	[35]
12 August 2022	GK	Kie Plumley	Bowers & Pitsea	Youth loan	[36]
7 September 2022	GK	Eddie Brearey	North Leigh	7 October 2022	[33]
11 October 2022	LW	Will Owens	North Leigh	11 November 2022	[37]
14 October 2022	CF	Slavi Spasov	Banbury United	14 November 2022	[38]
18 October 2022	GK	Eddie Brearey	Thame United	Youth loan	[39]
21 October 2022	CM	Joshua Johnson	Dartford	21 November 2022	[40]
25 October 2022	RB	Yoav Sade	North Leigh	25 November 2022	[41]
5 January 2023	AM	Oisin Smyth	Solihull Moors	5 February 2023	[42]
6 January 2023	DF	James Golding	Banbury United	7 March 2023[b]	[43][44]
6 January 2023	LW	Will Owens	Bedford Town	3 February 2023	[43]
6 January 2023	LB	Steve Seddon	Cambridge United	End of season	[45]
26 January 2023	RW	Jodi Jones	Notts County	End of season	[46]
31 January 2023	CF	Matty Taylor	Port Vale	End of season	[47]
7 February 2023	LW	Will Owens	Evesham United	7 March 2023	[44]
17 February 2023	CF	Slavi Spasov	Banbury United		[48]
23 March 2023	GK	Fraser Barnsley	Evesham United	End of season	[49]
23 March 2023	GK	Eddie Brearey	St Ives Town	End of season	[49]
23 March 2023	FW	Aidan Elliott-Wheeler	Banbury United	End of season	[49]
23 March 2023	DF	George Franklin	North Leigh	End of season	[49]
23 March 2023	DF	Ibrahim Sankoh	Evesham United	End of season	[49]
23 March 2023	CB	Erion Zabeli	Salisbury	End of season	[49]

1. On 4 October, Barnsley's loan at Evesham was extended by a further month.^[34]
2. 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.^[50] Six days later, the club confirmed their pre-season schedule with eight matches planned.^[51]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oxford City v Oxford United

2 July 2022 Friendly	Oxford City	2–5	Oxford United	Marston
18:30 BST	McEachran 5' Ewers-Humphrey 50'	Report	Brannagan 13', 34' Henry 18' Long 38' Browne 59'	Stadium: Velocity Stadium Attendance: 1,118

North Leigh v Oxford United

9 July 2022 Friendly	North Leigh	1–3	Oxford United	North Leigh
12:30 BST	James 48'	Report	McGuane 29' Taylor 72' (pen.) Browne 79'	Stadium: Eynsham Park Attendance: 525

Banbury United v Oxford United

9 July 2022 Friendly	Banbury United	1–2	Oxford United	Banbury
16:00 BST	Landers 66'	Report	Brannagan 11' Goodrham 29'	Stadium: Spencer Stadium Attendance: 954

Hungerford Town v Oxford United

12 July 2022 Friendly	Hungerford Town	1–2	Oxford United	Hungerford
19:45 BST	Rollinson 46'	Report	Smyth 28' Davis 61'	Stadium: Bulpit Lane Attendance: 538

Eastleigh v Oxford United

13 July 2022 Friendly	Eastleigh	1–5	Oxford United	Eastleigh
19:45 BST	Whitehall 52'	Report	Browne 17', 23' Seddon 57' Brannagan 67' (pen.) Jones 71'	Stadium: Silverlake Stadium Attendance: 636

Oxford United v Coventry City

16 July 2022 Friendly	Oxford United	0–2	Coventry City	Littlemore
15:00 BST		Report	Panzo 30', 59'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,689

Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion

19 July 2022 Friendly	Oxford United	0–3	West Bromwich Albion	Littlemore
19:45 BST		Report	Grant 80', 84' Sade 88' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 2,422

AFC Wimbledon v Oxford United

23 July 2022 Friendly	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Oxford United	Wimbledon
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Cherry Red Records Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					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					54	14	15	25	63	69	−6	025.93

Last updated: pre-season
Source: [ Soccerway]

League One

Main article: 2022–23 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[52]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	11	14	21	49	56	−7	47	6	5	12	29	31	−2	5	9	9	20	25	−5

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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2023. Source: [ Soccerway]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 23 June, the league fixtures were announced.^[53]

Derby County v Oxford United

30 July 2022 1	Derby County	1–0	Oxford United	Derby
15:00 BST	Hourihane  47', 80' Collins  55' Mendez-Laing  82' Davies  90+7'	Report	Seddon  28' Browne  51'	Stadium: Pride Park Attendance: 31,053 (3,147 away)[54] Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Oxford United v Cambridge United

6 August 2022 2	Oxford United	1–0	Cambridge United	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Findlay  18' Browne  47' Goodrham 90+3'	Report	Dunk  36'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,057 (595 away)[55] Referee: Tom Reeves

Bristol Rovers v Oxford United

13 August 2022 3	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Oxford United	Horfield
12:30 BST	Marquis 34' Saunders  65' Grant  90+2'	Report	Seddon  29' Moore  40' Brannagan  90+3'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,297 (885 away)[56] Referee: Oliver Langford

Oxford United v Lincoln City

16 August 2022 4	Oxford United	1–2	Lincoln City	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Seddon  36' Taylor  38' Brannagan 69' (pen.)	Report	Hopper 21' Scully 45+1' Roughan  81' Sørensen  88' Eyoma  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,912 (326 away)[57] Referee: Samuel Barrott

Oxford United v Morecambe

20 August 2022 5	Oxford United	1–1	Morecambe	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Joseph 56' Rodríguez  89' Brown  90+7'	Report	Weir 48' Stockton  51' Fané  70' Rawson  79' Connolly  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,813 (130 away)[58] Referee: Ben Speedie

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

27 August 2022 (2022-08-27) 6	Cheltenham Town	1–2	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Chapman  43'  90+3' Perry 63' Taylor  84' Ferry  90' Lloyd  90+3' Norton  90+4'	Report	Joseph  61' Brannagan 66', 86' (pen.),  90+4' Bodin  70'  74' Taylor  90'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 4,554 (1,209 away)[59] Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oxford United v Burton Albion

3 September 2022 (2022-09-03) 7	Oxford United	2–1	Burton Albion	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Brannagan 48' Joseph 71' Findlay  86'	Report	Hughes  58' Brayford  60' Adeboyejo 77'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,560 (141 away)[60] Referee: Bobby Madden

Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

10 September 2022 (2022-09-10)	Shrewsbury Town	Postponed	Oxford United	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST				Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: Fixture was postponed as a mark of respect following the death of Elizabeth II.[61]

Plymouth Argyle v Oxford United

13 September 2022 (2022-09-13) 8	Plymouth Argyle	1–0	Oxford United	Plymouth
19:45 BST	Randell  42' Whittaker 70'	Report	Findlay  66' Brown  80'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 12,563 (309 away)[62] Referee: Craig Hicks

Oxford United v Milton Keynes Dons

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) 9	Oxford United	1–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Mousinho 89'	Report	Smith 44' McEachran  59' Grigg 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,141 (715 away)[63] Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

24 September 2022 (2022-09-24)	Oxford United	Postponed	Fleetwood Town	Littlemore
15:00 BST				Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed because of international call-ups.[64]

Charlton Athletic v Oxford United

1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) 10	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Oxford United	Charlton
15:00 BST	Lavelle  19' Dobson  42' Inniss  52' Stockley 55'	Report	Browne 11' McGuane  54'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 12,806 Referee: Bobby Madley

Oxford United v Wycombe Wanderers

8 October 2022 (2022-10-08) 11	Oxford United	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Brannagan 13' Joseph  53' Henry  56'	Report	Forino-Joseph 33' Jacobson  45+1' Wing  51' McCarthy  55'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,007 Referee: Keith Stroud

Exeter City v Oxford United

15 October 2022 (2022-10-15) 12	Exeter City	2–4	Oxford United	Exeter
15:00 BST	Collins  11' Sweeney  30' Brown 65' Stansfield  69' Cox 90+2'	Report	Brannagan 12'  21' Long 31' Joseph 44' 54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,926 Referee: Christopher Pollard

Oxford United v Peterborough United

22 October 2022 (2022-10-22) 13	Oxford United	1–2	Peterborough United	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Bodin 52' Taylor  57' Browne  62' Moore  63' Goodrham  86'	Report	Taylor 7' Kyprianou  23' Poku 31' Edwards  57' Butler  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,210 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Portsmouth v Oxford United

25 October 2022 (2022-10-25) 14	Portsmouth	1–1	Oxford United	Milton
19:45 BST	Curtis  45+2' Bishop 78'	Report	Joseph 16' Bodin  41'  71' Findlay  65' O'Donkor  69' Goodrham  85'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,277 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

29 October 2022 15	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Oxford United	Horwich
15:00 BST	Williams  20' Santos  69' Charles 73'	Report	Anderson 25' O'Donkor  29' Brannagan  31' McGuane  35' Brown 53' Seddon 79',  90+1' Rodríguez  85'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 17,281 Referee: Ollie Yates

Oxford United v Fleetwood Town

1 November 2022 (2022-11-01) 16	Oxford United	1–1	Fleetwood Town	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	Browne  21' O'Donkor 50' Seddon  78' Moore  90+9'	Report	Mendes Gomes 2' Warrington  21' Andrew  34' Batty  45'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,286 Referee: Alan Young

Shrewsbury Town v Oxford United

9 November 2022 (2022-11-09) 17	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Oxford United	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT	Moore  11' Flanagan  33' Bennett  45+6' Pennington 65'	Report	Brannagan 15'  22' Moore  88'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 5,158 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Port Vale

12 November 2022 (2022-11-12) 18	Oxford United	4–0	Port Vale	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Bodin 10', 62' Taylor 27', 66' Henry  44'	Report	Robinson  35' Conlon  39' Harrison  87'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,198 Referee: David Rock

Oxford United v Forest Green Rovers

19 November 2022 (2022-11-19) 19	Oxford United	1–1	Forest Green Rovers	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Boyes 14' (o.g.) Long  45+3'	Report	Bernard  38' March  51' Matt 60',  74' Peart-Harris  88' Casey  90+9' Marques  90+9'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,813 Referee: Simon Mather

Accrington Stanley v Oxford United

3 December 2022 (2022-12-03) 20	Accrington Stanley	1–1	Oxford United	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Tharme  35' Astley  57' Leigh  62' Hamilton 84' Pritchard  86'	Report	Henry 58' Brown  73' Murphy  78'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 2,447 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Oxford United v Barnsley

10 December 2022 (2022-12-10)	Oxford United	Postponed	Barnsley	Littlemore
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed because of a frozen pitch.[65]

Sheffield Wednesday v Oxford United

17 December 2022 (2022-12-17) 21	Sheffield Wednesday	0–0	Oxford United	Owlerton
15:00 GMT	Paterson  27' Bakinson  30' Gregory  65'	Report	Bate  29' Murphy 90+7'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 22,285 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Ipswich Town v Oxford United

26 December 2022 (2022-12-26) 22	Ipswich Town	3–0	Oxford United	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Ladapo 39' Burns 45' Chaplin 81' Vincent-Young  90+1'	Report	Taylor  36' Henry  51'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 28,072 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Charlton Athletic

29 December 2022 (2022-12-29) 23	Oxford United	3–1	Charlton Athletic	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	Bodin 20' Taylor 24' O'Donkor 82'	Report	Chin  45' Leaburn  66', 67' Payne  77'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,889 Referee: Ben Toner

Oxford United v Exeter City

1 January 2023 (2023-01-01) 24	Oxford United	0–1	Exeter City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Brown  75'	Report	Nombe 79' Sparkes  84' Stansfield  90+1' Collins  90+2' Blackman  90+5'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,604 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Fleetwood Town v Oxford United

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) 25	Fleetwood Town	1–2	Oxford United	Fleetwood
15:00 GMT	Sarpong-Wiredu 44' Nsiala  90+7'	Report	Joseph 62' Long  72' Brown 90' Goodrham  90+5' Moore  90+7'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,132 Referee: James Oldham

Oxford United v Ipswich Town

21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) 26	Oxford United	2–1	Ipswich Town	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Wildschut 34' Brannagan 83'	Report	Davis 38' Donacien  81'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,830 Referee: Bobby Madden

Wycombe Wanderers v Oxford United

24 January 2023 (2023-01-24) 27	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Oxford United	High Wycombe
19:45 GMT	Vokes 19' Mehmeti 34' Stryjek  56' Thompson  88'	Report	Anderson  25'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5,935 Referee: Neil Hair

Burton Albion v Oxford United

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) 28	Burton Albion	2–0	Oxford United	Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT	Eastwood 40' (o.g.) Taylor 49'	Report	Goodrham  79'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,993 Referee: Adam Herczeg

Oxford United v Barnsley

1 February 2023 (2023-02-01) 29	Oxford United	1–2	Barnsley	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Moore 71'	Report	Thomas 30' Cadden 58' Kane  69' Connell  75' Collins  81' Martin  90+1'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,381 Referee: Lee Swabey

Oxford United v Shrewsbury Town

4 February 2023 (2023-02-04) 30	Oxford United	0–1	Shrewsbury Town	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Long  83' Moore  88'	Report	Phillips  35' Flanagan  55' Shipley  66' Bowman 74'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Scott Oldham

Milton Keynes Dons v Oxford United

11 February 2023 (2023-02-11) 31	Milton Keynes Dons	1–1	Oxford United	Denbigh
15:00 GMT	Kaikai 25' Maghoma  53'	Report	Fleming  13' Brannagan  59' Bate 71'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 9,116 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Oxford United v Plymouth Argyle

14 February 2023 (2023-02-14) 32	Oxford United	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Littlemore
19:45 GMT	Brannagan 44',  56' McGuane  62' Fleming  64'	Report	Matete  9' Butcher 19' Lonwijk  43' Earley 65',  81' Cosgrove  70' Burton  90+2' Hardie 90+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,242 (1,490 away) Referee: Alan Young

Cambridge United v Oxford United

18 February 2023 33	Cambridge United	1–0	Oxford United	Cambridge
15:00 GMT	Jones 8',  83' Bennett  73' Ironside  90+2'	Report	Baldock  29'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,613 (785 away) Referee: Ollie Yates

Oxford United v Bristol Rovers

25 February 2023 34	Oxford United	0–3	Bristol Rovers	Littlemore
12:30 GMT	Bate  37' Brannagan  67'	Report	Sinclair 22' (pen.) Collins 28',  40' Quansah  55' Hoole 75'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,437 (1,437 away) Referee: Charles Breakspear

Lincoln City v Oxford United

4 March 2023 35	Lincoln City	1–0	Oxford United	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Mandroiu 23' (pen.)	Report	Browne  33' Moore  87'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 8,092 (594 away) Referee: Lewis Smith

Oxford United v Derby County

11 March 2023 36	Oxford United	2–3	Derby County	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Long 14' Brown  39' Joseph 90'	Report	Sibley 23', 40' Smith  59' Long 61' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,706 (1,479 away) Referee: Marc Edwards

Morecambe v Oxford United

18 March 2023 37	Morecambe	1–1	Oxford United	Morecambe
15:00 GMT	Mayor  4' Simeu  67' Crowley  83' Hunter 87'	Report	Browne 41',  45+2'	Stadium: The Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 4,260 (543 away) Referee: Samuel Barrott

Cheltenham Town v Oxford United

25 March 2023	Cheltenham Town	Postponed	Oxford United	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT				Stadium: The Completely Suzuki Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed because of international call-ups within the Cheltenham squad.[66]

Peterborough United v Oxford United

1 April 2023 38	Peterborough United	0–0	Oxford United	Peterborough
15:00 BST		Report	Joseph  77'	Stadium: Weston Homes Stadium Attendance: 11,199 (847 away) Referee: Thomas Kirk

Oxford United v Sheffield Wednesday

7 April 2023 39	Oxford United	1–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Littlemore
15:00 BST	McGuane  64' Brannagan 70' (pen.) O'Donkor  89'	Report	Vaulks  27' Bannan 35' Famewo  37'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,238 (1,482 away) Referee: Rebecca Welch

Port Vale v Oxford United

10 April 2023 40	Port Vale	0–0	Oxford United	Burslem
15:00 BST	Massey  44' Smith  45' Benning  45+4' Pett  60' Worrall  74' Politic  90+2'	Report	McGuane  58' Joseph  74'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,662 (975 away) Referee: Martin Woods

Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers

15 April 2023 41	Oxford United	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Murphy  36' O'Donkor  90+4'	Report	Charles 7' Trafford  38' Williams  45' Johnston  56' Sheehan  60' Kachunga  64'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,506 (1,344 away) Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Oxford United v Portsmouth

18 April 2023 42	Oxford United	1–1	Portsmouth	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Long 37' Brannagan  52'	Report	Lane  20' Pack 26' Bernard  33' Lowery  43' Raggett  45' Rafferty  69' Thompson  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,345 (1,460 away) Referee: Declan Bourne

Barnsley v Oxford United

22 April 2023 43	Barnsley	2–0	Oxford United	Barnsley
15:00 BST	Connell  37' Tedić 45+1', 51'	Report	Smyth  37' Goodrham  50' Brannagan  89' Murphy  90+2'	Stadium: Oakwell Stadium Attendance: 12,291 (663 away) Referee: Ross Joyce

Oxford United v Cheltenham Town

25 April 2023 44	Oxford United	4–0	Cheltenham Town	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Goodrham 38' Joseph 52' Browne 60', 65'	Report	Broom  45+3' Ferry  75' Rea  86'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,757 Referee: Will Finnie

Forest Green Rovers v Oxford United

29 April 2023 45	Forest Green Rovers	0–3	Oxford United	Nailsworth
15:00 BST		Report	Joseph 11' Goodrham 46' Bodin 68'	Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 4,070 (1,224 away) Referee: Tom Reeves

Oxford United v Accrington Stanley

7 May 2023 46	Oxford United	1–2	Accrington Stanley	Littlemore
15:00 BST	Bodin 8' Joseph  79'	Report	Adedoyin 64' Pressley 85' Coyle  57' Hamilton  90'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 10,499 (265 away) Referee: Sam Allison

FA Cup

Main article: 2022–23 FA Cup

The U's were drawn away to Woking in the first round,^[67] then at home to Exeter City in the second round^[68] and Arsenal in the third round.^[69]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Woking v Oxford United

16 November 2022 (2022-11-16) First round	Woking	1–2	Oxford United	Woking
15:00 BST	Ince 43' Moss  65'	Report	Bodin 39' Goodrham 53' Moore  76' O'Donkor  90+6'	Stadium: The Laithwaite Community Stadium Attendance: 4,173 Referee: Craig Hicks
Note: Fixture was postponed on 5 November because of a waterlogged pitch.[70]

Oxford United v Exeter City

26 November 2022 (2022-11-26) Second round	Oxford United	4–1	Exeter City	Littlemore
15:00 GMT	Taylor 9',  75' McGuane  52' Bodin 79', 88' Brannagan 85'	Report	Hartridge  22' Sparkes  37' Key  71' Jay 89'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 3,599 Referee: Will Finnie

Oxford United v Arsenal

9 January 2023 (2023-01-09) Third round	Oxford United	0–3	Arsenal	Littlemore
20:00 GMT	Brown  59'	Report	Elneny 63' Nketiah 70', 76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 11,538 Referee: David Coote

EFL Cup

Main article: 2022–23 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.^[71][72]

Oxford United v Swansea City

9 August 2022 First round	Oxford United	2–2 (5–3 p)	Swansea City	Littlemore
19:45 BST	McGinty  7' Browne  65' Gorrin 72' Brannagan 90+3'	Report	Fulton 8' Cullen 25'  82' Sorinola  76'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,373 (873 away)[73] Referee: Thomas Bramall
	Penalties
	Browne Gorrin McGuane Spasov Brannagan		Cullen Ntcham Allen Sorinola

Oxford United v Crystal Palace

23 August 2022 Second round	Oxford United	0–2	Crystal Palace	Littlemore
19:45 BST	McGinty  6' Bate  51' Johnson  55' Long  69' Brannagan  80'	Report	Mateta  26' Milivojević  58', 90' (pen.) Édouard 71'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 9,564 (1,352 away)[74] Referee: Peter Bankes

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2022–23 EFL Trophy

On 20 June, the initial Group stage draw was made, grouping Oxford United with Leyton Orient and Sutton United.^[75] Three days later, Chelsea U21s joined Southern Group G.^[76]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	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
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

Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Oxford United v Leyton Orient

30 August 2022 Group stage	Oxford United	5–0	Leyton Orient	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Mousinho 4' Brannagan 45+3' Joseph 57' Findlay 66' Taylor 84'	Report	Sotiriou  70'	Stadium: The Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,373 (132 away)[77] Referee: Tom Nield

Oxford United v Chelsea U21

4 October 2022 Group stage	Oxford United	1–2	Chelsea U21	Littlemore
19:45 BST	Taylor 10' Rodríguez  26' Bate  42'	Report	Webster  52' Hutchinson 67' Burstow 78' Hall 82' Beach  90+2'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 1,354 Referee: Carl Brook

Sutton United v Oxford United

18 October 2022 Group stage	Sutton United	2–0	Oxford United	Sutton
19:45 BST	Rowe 48' Kouassi 64' (pen.) Lovatt  67' Bugiel  74'	Report		Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 971 Referee: Sunny Gill

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
	FW		27	Tyler Goodrham	3	1	0	0	4
TOTALS					34	5	1	3	43

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