2016–17 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2016–17 season
Chairman Darryl Eales
Head Coach Michael Appleton
Stadium Kassam Stadium
League One 8th
FA Cup 5th round
(eliminated by Middlesbrough)
League Cup 2nd round
(eliminated by Brighton)
League Trophy Runners-up
(beaten by Coventry City)
Top goalscorer League: Maguire (13)
All: Maguire (17)
Highest home attendance 11,810 v Newcastle United, 27 January 2017
Lowest home attendance 1,383 v Scunthorpe United, 10 January 2017
← 2015–16 2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season was Oxford United's first season back in League One after gaining promotion the previous season, and their 123rd year in existence.[1] As well as competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, League Cup and League Trophy.

Oxford lost three key players in the close season, Kemar Roofe departing for Leeds for a club record of £3m, Callum O'Dowda (less expectedly) to Bristol City for around £1m, and striker Danny Hylton who declined a contract renewal offer and joined Luton Town in League Two. United narrowly failed to sign Matty Taylor to replace the goal-scoring potential of these three players,[2] but Chris Maguire, after protracted negotiations, signed a one-year contract extension and strikers Wes Thomas and Kane Hemmings were brought in to boost the forward line, the latter for a £250,000 fee. Manager Michael Appleton's first summer signing was goalkeeper Simon Eastwood. Eastwood had previously been on Oxford's books as cover for Ryan Clarke in 2010–11 but had failed to make an appearance. Another returning player was Rob Hall, a former loanee signed from Bolton Wanderers despite carrying a long-term injury. United spent what was believed to be a club record fee to secure the services of winger Marvin Johson from Motherwell, and the defence was bolstered by the arrival of Christian Ribeiro, Aaron Martin and Curtis Nelson. Young midfielder John Lundstram was appointed captain to replace defender Jake Wright (who joined former Oxford manager Chris Wilder at eventual champions Sheffield United) and his deputy Johnny Mullins (who was not offered a new contract and joined team-mate Hylton at Luton Town). Notable loanees from Premier League sides included Dan Crowley from Arsenal, Toni Martínez from West Ham and Conor McAleny from Everton.

After a shaky start which saw them in the relegation places after three games, League One newcomers United recovered strongly to finish 8th in the table, four points off the last playoff position, the highest of the promoted teams and in their highest placing at any point of the season. They again completed the double over local rivals Swindon Town, who were relegated to League Two.[3] Eastwood, in stark contrast to his previous stint at the club, played every minute of United's 62 games in all competitions (the most competitive games played by any league team for the second season in succession) and was voted the club's Player of the Season by both fans and team-mates at the end of the season.[4] Maguire was the team's highest scorer with 17 goals in all competitions, with Hemmings chipping in with 15 and loanee McAleny scoring 10 in 18 League appearances in the second half of the season, including two hat-tricks. In total, Oxford scored 100 goals in all competitions.[5]

For the second year running, Oxford reached the final of the League Trophy at Wembley Stadium but finished runners-up in the competition, this time beaten 2–1 by Coventry City. This was the club's fourth visit to the national stadium. They reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, beating Rotherham United and Newcastle United of the Championship before being eliminated by Middlesbrough of the Premier League. In the first round of the League Cup they also defeated Championship opposition in the shape of Birmingham City, but were knocked out in the second round by Brighton & Hove Albion.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 GK England Simon Eastwood Blackburn Rovers Free transfer [6]
1 July 2016 CB England Aaron Martin Coventry City Free transfer [7]
1 July 2016 RB Wales Christian Ribeiro Exeter City Free transfer [8]
1 July 2016 CF England Wes Thomas Birmingham City Free transfer [9]
4 July 2016 CB England Curtis Nelson Plymouth Argyle Undisclosed [10]
12 July 2016 CM England Joe Rothwell Manchester United Undisclosed [11]
19 July 2016 CF England Robert Hall Bolton Wanderers Free transfer [12]
27 July 2016 CF England Kane Hemmings Dundee £250,000 [13]
25 August 2016 CM England Ryan Ledson Everton Undisclosed [14]
31 August 2016 MF England Marvin Johnson Motherwell Undisclosed [15]
5 January 2017 CM England James Cowan Dundee Undisclosed [16]

Transfers out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2016 CF England Jordan Bowery Leyton Orient Released [17][lower-alpha 1]
1 July 2016 LM Antigua and Barbuda AJ George Free agent Released [17]
1 July 2016 LB England Freddie Grant Oxford City Released [17][lower-alpha 2]
1 July 2016 CF Republic of Ireland Patrick Hoban Mansfield Town Released [17][lower-alpha 3]
1 July 2016 CF England Danny Hylton Luton Town Free transfer [21]
1 July 2016 CB England Johnny Mullins Luton Town Released [17][lower-alpha 4]
7 July 2016 LW England Kemar Roofe Leeds United £3,000,000 [23][24]
9 July 2016 CB England Jake Wright Sheffield United Mutual consent [25][lower-alpha 5]
14 July 2016 LW Republic of Ireland Callum O'Dowda Bristol City £1,000,000 + add ons [27]
19 July 2016 GK England Sam Slocombe Blackpool Mutual consent [28][lower-alpha 6]
4 August 2016 GK New Zealand Max Crocombe Carlisle United Mutual consent [30][lower-alpha 7]
5 January 2017 CF England George Jeacock Free agent Mutual consent [32]
30 January 2017 CF England Ryan Taylor Plymouth Argyle Mutual consent [33]
31 January 2017 MF Scotland Alex MacDonald Mansfield Town Mutual consent [34]
  1. ↑ Following Bowery's release, he signed for Leyton Orient.[18]
  2. ↑ Following Grant's release, he signed for Oxford City.[19]
  3. ↑ Following Hoban's release, he signed for Mansfield Town.[20]
  4. ↑ Following Mullins' release, he signed for Luton Town.[22]
  5. ↑ Following Wright's departure, he signed for Sheffield United.[26]
  6. ↑ Following Slocombe's release, he signed for Blackpool.[29]
  7. ↑ Following Crocombe's departure, he signed for Carlisle United.[31]

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
1 July 2016 AM England Daniel Crowley Arsenal 2 December 2016 [35][lower-alpha 1]
28 July 2016 CF Wales Tyler Roberts West Bromwich Albion 3 January 2017 [37]
19 August 2016 RB England Phil Edwards Burton Albion End of season [38]
31 August 2016 CB England Charlie Raglan Chesterfield End of season [15][lower-alpha 2]
23 January 2017 CF Spain Toni Martínez West Ham United End of season [40]
31 January 2017 CF England Conor McAleny Everton End of season [41]
  1. ↑ On 2 December 2016, Daniel Crowley's loan from Arsenal was terminated by mutual consent.[36]
  2. ↑ On 3 January 2017, Charlie Raglan's loan from Chesterfield was extended until the end of the season.[39]

Loans out

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
5 August 2016 CB England Robbie Cundy Oxford City 2 September 2016 [42]
5 August 2016 GK England Jack Stevens Oxford City 2 September 2016 [42]
7 September 2016 CM England John Ashby Oxford City 31 December 2016 [43]
7 September 2016 RM England Jonny Giles Oxford City 7 December 2016 [43]
7 September 2016 CF England James Roberts Oxford City 31 December 2016 [43]
9 September 2016 CF England George Jeacock Banbury United 7 October 2016 [44]
8 December 2016 CB England Miles Welch-Hayes Bath City 5 January 2017 [45]
2 January 2017 RM England Jonny Giles Aldershot Town End of season [46]
9 January 2017 CB England Robbie Cundy Southport 6 February 2017 [47]
24 February 2017 CF England James Roberts Stalybridge Celtic End of season [48]
4 March 2017 GK Liechtenstein Benjamin Büchel Barnet 11 March 2017 [49]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Millwall (O, P) 46 20 13 13 66 57 +9 73 Qualification for the League One play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
7 Southend United 46 20 12 14 70 53 +17 72
8 Oxford United 46 20 9 17 65 52 +13 69
9 Rochdale 46 19 12 15 71 62 +9 69
10 Bristol Rovers 46 18 12 16 68 70 −2 66
Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the EFL Championship.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 20 9 17 65 52  +13 69 11 4 8 33 27  +6 9 5 9 32 25  +7

Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAAAHHAAHHAAHHAHHAAHAH
Result D L L W L W W D D L W L W L D L L W W D D W L D W L W W W L W W L L W L W L D W L D L W W W
Position 13 17 21 19 18 14 11 12 13 16 10 13 10 13 14 17 20 16 14 14 14 10 14 13 12 13 12 13 11 11 10 9 10 11 10 10 9 9 10 8 10 10 10 10 9 8

Last updated: 30 April 2017.
Source: see below
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Swindon Town 3 1 2 0 0 3 2 +1 7 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3 L2 Exeter City 3 1 0 1 1 6 7 −1 4
4 ACA Chelsea Academy 3 0 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
Source: EFL.com

Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 30 April 2017
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Simon Eastwood 62 0 46 0 6 0 2 0 8 0
2 DF Wales Christian Ribeiro 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England Joe Skarz 38 0 28+2 0 2 0 2 0 4 0
4 MF England John Lundstram 57 1 44+1 1 3 0 2 0 5+2 0
5 DF England Curtis Nelson 43 4 33 3 4 1 1 0 5 0
6 DF England Aaron Martin 10 0 1+2 0 3 0 1 0 3 0
7 MF England Dan Crowley 11 3 2+4 2 0 0 0+2 1 3 0
7 FW Spain Toni Martínez 17 3 8+7 1 1+1 2 0 0 0 0
8 MF England Liam Sercombe 44 5 25+6 3 1+3 0 1+1 1 4+3 1
9 FW England Wes Thomas 17 4 8+5 3 0 0 2 1 0+2 0
10 FW Scotland Chris Maguire 54 17 40+2 13 4 1 1 0 6+1 3
11 MF Scotland Alex MacDonald 31 3 18+5 1 4 1 1+1 0 1+1 1
11 FW England Conor McAleny 19 10 14+4 10 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Liechtenstein Benjamin Büchel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF England Josh Ruffels 30 3 14+6 2 2+1 1 1 0 6 0
15 FW England Kane Hemmings 53 15 22+17 6 3+3 5 1+1 0 5+1 4
16 DF England Phil Edwards 52 4 37+2 2 5 1 0 0 8 1
17 MF England Jonny Giles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF England Joe Rothwell 44 2 19+13 1 2+2 1 1 0 6+1 0
19 FW England Robert Hall 35 6 21+5 6 4 0 0 0 5 0
20 FW England Ryan Taylor 31 4 9+12 1 3+1 2 1+1 0 4 1
21 FW Wales Tyler Roberts 22 2 0+14 0 3 1 1+1 0 2+1 1
22 DF England Sam Long 7 0 2+1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
23 MF England Ryan Ledson 29 1 20+2 1 4 0 0 0 2+1 0
24 MF England Josh Ashby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF England Charlie Raglan 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF England Marvin Johnson 52 6 33+6 3 6 0 0 0 5+2 3
33 DF England Chey Dunkley 51 3 40 3 5 0 1 0 5 0
35 DF Republic of Ireland Canice Carroll 7 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+2 0
36 DF England Miles Welch-Hayes 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 FW England George Jeacock 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Source:

Top scorers

As of 30 April 2017
Place Position Nation Number Name League One FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
1FW Scotland 10 Chris Maguire 13 1 0 3 17
2FW England 15 Kane Hemmings 6 5 0 4 15
3FW England 11 Conor McAleny 10 0 0 0 10
4FW England 19 Robert Hall 6 0 0 0 6
MF England 28 Marvin Johnson 3 0 0 3 6
6MF England 8 Liam Sercombe 3 0 1 1 5
7DF England 5 Curtis Nelson 3 1 0 0 4
FW England 9 Wes Thomas 3 0 1 0 4
DF England 16 Phil Edwards 2 1 0 1 4
FW England 20 Ryan Taylor 1 2 0 1 4
Own goal 3 0 0 1 4
12MF England 7 Dan Crowley 2 0 1 0 3
FW Spain 7 Toni Martínez 1 2 0 0 3
MF Scotland 11 Alex MacDonald 1 1 0 1 3
MF England 14 Josh Ruffels 2 1 0 0 3
DF England 33 Chey Dunkley 3 0 0 0 3
17MF England 18 Joe Rothwell 1 1 0 0 2
FW Wales 21 Tyler Roberts 0 1 0 1 2
19MF England 4 John Lundstram 1 0 0 0 1
MF England 23 Ryan Ledson 1 0 0 0 1
TOTALS 62 16 3 16 '100

Disciplinary record

As of 30 April 2017
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup FL Trophy Total
YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card YC Red card
1 England GK Simon Eastwood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
3 England DF Joe Skarz 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 7 0
4 England MF John Lundstram 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
5 England DF Curtis Nelson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
6 England DF Aaron Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
7 England MF Dan Crowley 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0
7 Spain FW Toni Martínez 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
8 England MF Liam Sercombe 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
9 England FW Wes Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 Scotland FW Chris Maguire 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
11 Scotland MF Alex MacDonald 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
11 England FW Conor McAleny 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
14 England MF Josh Ruffels 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0
15 England FW Kane Hemmings 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
16 England DF Phil Edwards 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
18 England MF Joe Rothwell 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
19 England MF Robert Hall 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0
20 England FW Ryan Taylor 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
21 Wales FW Tyler Roberts 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 England DF Sam Long 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
23 England MF Ryan Ledson 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
25 England DF Charlie Raglan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
28 England MF Marvin Johnson 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 8 0
33 England DF Chey Dunkley 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
35 England DF Canice Carroll 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
TOTALS 76 1 7 0 4 0 12 1 99 2

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