2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United F.C. season 2011–12 is the club's second season in League Two after returning from the Conference. Oxford United finished 12th in League Two in 2010–11. It is the club's 118th year in existence, their 112th of competitive football and their 63rd since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Team kit

This season's team kit supplier is the American brand Nike, via JustSport, with this season being the third in a three-year deal.^[1] The club's main sponsor for the 2011–12 season is Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.^[2]^[3]

Home colours

Away colours

Home goalkeeper

Match fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

July

9 July 2011	Didcot Town	0 – 6	Oxford United	Loop Meadow Stadium, Didcot
15:00			Pittman Payne Potter Smalley Woodley

14 July 2011	Seacoast United	1 – 1	Oxford United	Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter, New Hampshire
00:00	Palumbo 20' (pen.)		Potter 4'

16 July 2011	Mass United	0 – 2	Oxford United	William Ball Stadium, Exeter, New Hampshire
20:00			Potter 22' Smalley 51'

18 July 2011	Seacoast United	1 – 3	Oxford United	Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter, New Hampshire
00:00	Barima 41'		Pittman 18' Smalley 50', 54'

23 July 2011	Oxford United	1 – 0	Milton Keynes Dons	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Hall 20'			Attendance: 1,751

26 July 2011	Oxford United	2 – 0	Birmingham City	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	James 60' Potter 80'			Attendance: 2,743

27 July 2011	Brackley Town	0 – 1	Oxford United	St. James Park, Brackley
19:30			Woodley 70'

29 July 2011	Oxford United	1 – 0	Everton XI	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	Constable 55'			Attendance: 2,461

League Two

For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2011–12 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium

Results

August

1 6 August 2011	Rotherham United	1 – 0	Oxford United	Don Valley Stadium, Rotherham
15:00	Grabban 48'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 4,485

2 13 August 2011	Oxford United	1 – 1	Bradford City	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Heslop 29'	BBC Sport	Hannah 78'	Attendance: 6,523

3 16 August 2011	Oxford United	2 – 0	Shrewsbury Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	Heslop 8' Guy 52'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 6,102

4 21 August 2011	Swindon Town	1 – 2	Oxford United	County Ground, Swindon
13:00	Ritchie 20'	BBC Sport	Constable 12' 43'	Attendance: 12,113

5 27 August 2011	Oxford United	1 – 1	Aldershot Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Constable 21'	BBC Sport	Guttridge 66'	Attendance: 6,673

September

6 3 September 2011	Crewe Alexandra	3 – 1	Oxford United	Alexandra Stadium, Crewe
15:00	Miller 30', 37' Leitch-Smith 65'	BBC Sport	Davis 77'	Attendance: 3,680

7 10 September 2011	Oxford United	2 – 2	Burton Albion	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Potter 45+2' Leven 53'	BBC Sport	Richards 55 (pen)' 66'	Attendance: 8,043

8 13 September 2011	Dagenham & Redbridge	0 – 1	Oxford United	Victoria Road, Dagenham
19:45		BBC Sport	R. Hall 41'	Attendance: 1,921

9 17 September 2011	Barnet	0 – 2	Oxford United	Underhill Stadium, Barnet
15:00		BBC Sport	Heslop 33' Davis 38'	Attendance: 2,812

10 24 September 2011	Oxford United	1 – 1	Accrington Stanley	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	McLaren 35'	BBC Sport	Murphy 62'	Attendance: 6,472

October

11 1 October 2011	Hereford United	0 – 1	Oxford United	Edgar Street, Hereford
15:00		BBC Sport	R. Hall 32'	Attendance: 2,502

12 8 October 2011	Oxford United	3 – 0	Bristol Rovers	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Constable 16', 84', Leven 32' (pen)	BBC Sport		Attendance: 9,291

13 15 October 2011	Macclesfield Town	1 – 1	Oxford United	Moss Rose, Macclesfield
15:00	Tony Diagne 60'	BBC Sport	R. Hall 90+4'	Attendance: 2,293

14 22 October 2011	Gillingham	1 – 0	Oxford United	Priestfield Stadium, Gillingham
15:00	Montrose 45'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 5,819

15 25 October 2011	Oxford United	5 – 1	Plymouth Argyle	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45	R Hall 15' 67' Constable 71', 90+3', Leven 77'	BBC Sport	Walton 55' (pen)	Attendance: 7,802

16 29 October 2011	Oxford United	2 – 1	Port Vale	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Duberry 11' Leven 64'	BBC Sport	Richards 62'	Attendance: 8,027

November

17 5 November 2011	Southend	2 – 1	Oxford United	Roots Hall, Southend-on-Sea
15:00	Phillips 45+2' Hall 67'	BBC Sport	Batt 62'	Attendance: 6,157

18 19 November 2011	Crawley Town	4 – 1	Oxford United	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley
15:00	Barnett 4' 14' Drury 45+3' Howell 52'	BBC Sport	Constable 30'	Attendance: 4,042

19 26 November 2011	Oxford United	1 – 3	Cheltenham Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Leven 82'	BBC Sport	Jombati 8' Spencer 56' Mohamed 86'	Attendance: 8,037

December

20 10 December 2011	Morecambe	0 – 0	Oxford United	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00		BBC Sport		Attendance: 1,914

21 17 December 2011	Oxford United	2 – 0	Northampton Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Craddock 50' Smalley 87'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 7,517

22 26 December 2011	AFC Wimbledon	0 – 2	Oxford United	Kingsmeadow, Kingston upon Thames
12:15		BBC Sport	Constable 18' A Hall 44'	Attendance: 4,547

23 31 December 2011	Torquay United	0 – 0	Oxford United	Plainmoor, Torquay
13:00		BBC Sport		Attendance: 3,043

January

24 2 January 2012	Oxford United	1 – 1	Crawley Town	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
15:00	Pittman 55'	BBC Sport	Barnett 90'	Attendance: 9.004

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
24	10	8	6	33	24	+9	38	5	5	1	21	11	+10	5	3	5	12	13	−1

Last updated: 2 January 2012
Source: BBC Sport

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
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	D
Position	23	20	11	8	9	13	14	11	7	8	6	5	3	7	5	4	7	9	9	10	8	8	8	8

Last updated: 2 January 2012.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
6	Gillingham	24	12	5	7	41	29	+12	41	Qualification to the League Two Playoffs
7	Burton Albion	24	11	7	6	38	36	+2	40	Qualification to the League Two Playoffs
8	Oxford United	24	10	8	6	33	24	+9	38
9	Torquay United	24	10	8	6	36	30	+6	38
10	Rotherham United	24	10	7	7	41	36	+5	37

Source: 2011–12 Football League Two#League table
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

FA Cup

1st 12 November 2011	Sheffield United	3 – 0	Oxford United	Bramall Lane
15:00	Evans 12' 19' Flynn 71'	BBC Sport		Attendance: 7,991

Football League Cup

1st 10 August 2011	Oxford United	1 – 3 (a.e.t.)	Cardiff City	Kassam Stadium
19:45	Clist 30'	BBC Sport	Conway 12' Whittingham 98' Jarvis 120+1'	Attendance: 5,435

Football League Trophy

1st		Bye

2nd 4 October 2011	Aldershot Town	1 – 2	Oxford United	Recreation Ground
19:45	R Hall 49' Smalley 52'	BBC Sport	Hylton 76'	Attendance: 1,429

QF 8 November 2011	Oxford United	0 – 1	Southend United	Kassam Stadium, Oxford
19:45		BBC Sport	Hall 15'	Attendance: 2,415

Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 2 January 2012

No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy
No.	Nat	Pos	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1		GK	Ryan Clarke	26	0	24+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2		DF	Damien Batt	26	1	17+5	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
3		DF	Anthony Tonkin	5	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
4		MF	Paul McLaren	20	1	16+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
5		DF	Michael Duberry	19	1	18+0	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
6		DF	Jake Wright	27	0	23+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
7		MF	Adam Chapman	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
8		MF	Simon Heslop	24	3	20+1	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
9		FW	James Constable	26	9	20+3	9	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
10		FW	Deane Smalley	24	2	7+13	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	1
11		FW	Jon-Paul Pittman	8	1	0+7	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
14		MF	Asa Hall	20	1	8+8	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
15		MF	Alfie Potter	23	1	17+4	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
16		DF	Andrew Whing	23	0	16+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
17		DF	Tony Capaldi	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18		MF	Josh Payne	9	0	2+4	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
20		MF	Peter Leven	28	5	22+3	5	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
21		GK	Wayne Brown	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
22		DF	Harry Worley	6	0	2+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
26		MF	Liam Davis	24	2	22+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
27		DF	Steven Kinniburgh	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
28		FW	Jonathan Franks	3	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
29		FW	Tom Craddock	6	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
31		FW	Lewis Guy	9	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
33		FW	Danny Philliskirk	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
		MF	Andy Haworth	4	0	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Players featured for Oxford this season now with other clubs:
—		MF	Simon Clist	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
Players featured for Oxford this season who were on loan who have returned to their parent club:
30		FW	Robert Hall	14	6	11+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1

Top scorers

As of 2 January 2012

Place	Position	Number	Name	League Two	League Cup	JP Trophy	Total
1	FW	9	James Constable	9	0	0	9
2	FW	30	Robert Hall	5	0	1	6
3	MF	20	Peter Leven	5	0	0	5
4	MF	8	Simon Heslop	3	0	0	3
5	MF	26	Liam Davis	2	0	0	2
=	FW	10	Deane Smalley	1	0	1	2
7	DF	2	Damien Batt	1	0	0	1
=	MF	23	Simon Clist	0	1	0	1
=	FW	15	Tom Craddock	1	0	0	1
=	DF	5	Michael Duberry	1	0	0	1
=	FW	27	Lewis Guy	1	0	0	1
=	MF	14	Asa Hall	1	0	0	1
=	MF	4	Paul McLaren	1	0	0	1
=	FW	15	Jon-Paul Pittman	1	0	0	1
=	MF	11	Alfie Potter	1	0	0	1
			TOTALS	33	1	2	36

Disciplinary record

As of 2 January 2012

Number	Nation	Position	Name
Number	Nation	Position	Name	League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		JP Trophy		Total
26		MF	Liam Davis	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
6		DF	Jake Wright	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
21		GK	Wayne Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
29		FW	Tom Craddock	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1
2		DF	Damien Batt	6	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	8	0
16		DF	Andrew Whing	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
9		FW	James Constable	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
5		DF	Michael Duberry	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
14		MF	Asa Hall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
8		MF	Simon Heslop	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
30		FW	Robert Hall	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
31		MF	Andy Haworth	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
20		MF	Peter Leven	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
4		MF	Paul McLaren	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
15		MF	Alfie Potter	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22		DF	Harry Worley	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0
1		GK	Ryan Clarke	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
27		FW	Lewis Guy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
33		FW	Danny Philliskirk	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
11		FW	Jon-Paul Pittman	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
			TOTALS	41	2	1	0	1	0	3	2	46	4

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date	Pos.	Name	Previous Club	Fee	Ref.
11 July 2011	MF	Peter Leven	Milton Keynes Dons	Free	^[4]
28 July 2011	GK	Wayne Brown	Supersport United	Free	^[5]
29 July 2011	MF	Liam Davis	Northampton Town	Free	^[6]
Players transferred out
Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2011	DF	Djoumin Sangare	Kettering Town		^[7]^[8]
1 July 2011	DF	Mitchell Hanson	Eastwood Town		^[7]^[9]
1 January 2012	FW	Matt Green	Mansfield Town		^[10]
3 January 2012	MF	Simon Clist	Hereford United		^[11]
Players loaned in
Date from	Pos.	Name	From	Date to	Ref.
9 August 2011	FW	Lewis Guy	Milton Keynes Dons	2 January 2012	^[12]^[13]
31 August 2011	FW	Jonathan Franks	Middlesbrough	1 January 2012	^[14]
12 September 2011	FW	Robert Hall	West Ham United	14 January 2012	^[15]^[16]^[17]^[18]
16 September 2011	MF	Andy Haworth	Bury	5 November 2011	^[19]^[20]
21 October 2011	FW	Danny Philliskirk	Sheffield United	n/k	^[21]
Date from	Pos.	Name	To	Date to	Ref.
22 July 2011	FW	Matt Green	Mansfield Town	31 December 2011	^[22]
5 August 2011	DF	Ben Purkiss	Darlington	9 November 2011	^[23]^[24]
12 August 2011	FW	Aaron Woodley	Banbury United	1 January 2012	^[25]
18 August 2011	MF	Simon Clist	Hereford United	3 January 2012	^[26]
12 September 2011	FW	Jon-Paul Pittman	Crawley Town	12 December 2011	^[27]

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