Headington Utd v West Ham Utd
 

Hastings Utd v Headington Utd
First professional league match.

Headington Utd v
Banbury Spencer
Floodlight football

Stockport Cty v Headington Utd
First appearance in F.A. Cup 3rd round. 

Headington Utd v Bolton Wdrs
First appearance in F.A. Cup 4th round.  Bolton were the previous season's beaten finalists.

Gravesend & Northfleet v Headington United
Last ever match as "Headington United" (Southern League).

Oxford United v Worcester City
First competitive match as "Oxford United" (Southern League Premier Division).

Barrow v Oxford United
First match as members of The Football League.

Oxford United v Lincoln City
First home match in The Football League.

Oxford Utd v Blackburn Rovers
Record home attendance at the time (F.A. Cup 5th round. 21,700).  Blackburn were second in the First Division at the time.

Oxford Utd v Preston North End
Current record home attendance (F.A. Cup quarter final. 22,750).  First Fourth Division team to ever reach this stage of the F.A. Cup.

Oxford United v Barrow
Best league win.

Oxford United v Liverpool
F.A. Cup 3rd round.
The club's first ever competitive fixture against Liverpool.

Birmingham City v Oxford United
The attendance of 1,8740 is the current highest home league attendance.

Oxford United v Manchester Utd
League Cup 2nd round.  Featuring Dennis Law, George Best & Bobby Charlton, this was the first of eight League and Cup meetings between the two sides at The Manor in the next 16 years.  Oxford were to win four and draw two.

Swindon Town v Oxford United
Unfortunately, this game remains as the only win at the County Ground, the home of the main local rivals Swindon Town, in 25 attempts.

Oxford United v Manchester Utd

Oxford United v Peterboro' Utd
Issue commemorating the death of Peter Houseman

Oxford United v Chester
Current lowest home league attendance (2,526).

Brighton & Hove A. v Oxford Utd
F.A. Cup.  This was the heaviest home defeat for a First Division team by a team from outside the top two divisions for over 20 years.

Oxford United v Newcastle Utd
League Cup 2nd round.  The first ever visit of Newcastle to The Manor, their team included Kevin Keegan, Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley & Terry McDermott.

Oxford United v Leeds United
League Cup 3rd round.

Oxford United v Manchester Utd
League Cup 4th round

Manchester Utd v Oxford United
League Cup 4th round 1st replay

Oxford United v Manchester Utd
League Cup 4th round 2nd replay.

Oxford United v Everton
League Cup quarter final.
The infamous kevin Brock
back pass!

Oxford United v Rotherham Utd
This win clinched the Division Three title for United.

Oxford United v Arsenal
League Cup 3rd round.

Oxford United v Leeds United
A November game, in which Oxford scored their 50th League and Cup goal of the season.  It was also their tenth successive home win.

Oxford Utd v Shrewsbury Town
The game that secured promotion for United to Division One, to see the club in the top flight for the first time in their history.

West Brom. Albion v Oxford Utd First match in Division One.

Oxford Utd v Tottenham Hotspur
First home match in Division One.

Arsenal v Oxford United
First ever league game at Highbury

Oxford United v Ipswich Town
A Division One league match which Oxford were losing 0-3 just after half time, saw a remarkable comeback to finally win the game 4-3.

Manchester Utd v Oxford United
Current largest league attendance (51,820).

Oxford United v Aston Villa
League Cup semi-final 2nd leg

Liverpool v Oxford United
First ever league match at Anfield

12 February 1986, Wednesday
Drew 0-0

Aston Vila v Oxford United
Milk (League) Cup semi-final 1st leg

20 April 1986, Sunday
Won 3-0

Oxford United v Q.P.R.
Wembley, 1986 Milk (League) Cup Final.  Largest attendance at any match (90,396).

Oxford United v Manchester Utd
Alex Ferguson's first match as manager of Manchester Utd.

Luton Town v Oxford United
The season United dropped out
 of the top division.

Luton Town v Oxford United
League Cup semi-final 2nd leg.

Tranmere Rovers v Oxford Utd
An away win at Prenton Park, on
the final day of the season, ensured survival in Division Two for this season.

Oxford United v Portsmouth
United trailed 3-0, 4-1 and 5-2 during this match, but scored two goals in the last 90 seconds to secure an unlikely point.

Oxford United v Leeds United
F.A Cup 4th round.

Marlow v Oxford Utd
F.A. Cup 1st round.

Oxford Utd v Dorchester Town
Best cup win (F.A. Cup).

Oxford Utd v Peterborough Utd
The last game of the season, and the win that secured automatic promotion back to the second tier.

Sunderland v Oxford United
Worst League defeat.

Oxford United v Birmingham City
Heaviest home defeat

Oxford United v Port Vale
Last League match at The Manor.

Oxford United v Rochdale
First League game at The Kassam Stadium.

Oxford United v Swindon Town
F.A. Cup

Oxford United v Chelsea
José Mourinho's first game as manager of Chelsea (pre-season friendly).

Oxford United v Leyton Orient
After 44 years as members of The Football league, this was the last match before relegation to The Conference National.

Oxford United v Halifax Town
First match in The Conference.

Exeter City v Oxford United
Play-off semi-final, 1st leg
Oxford's first ever play-off game,
 in any division.

Oxford United v Exeter City
Play-off semi-final, 2nd leg

Oxford United v Rushden & Diamonds
Play-off semi-final, 2nd leg.
Oxford go through to the play-off final 3-1 on aggregate.

Oxford United v York City
Play-off final at Wembley.
Oxford promoted back to The Football League after a four year absence.