List of Oxford United F.C. players

For the current Oxford United first-team squad, see Oxford United F.C.#Current squad. For all players with a wikipedia article, see Category:Oxford United F.C. players.
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Ron Atkinson played a record 560 matches for Oxford United.

Oxford United F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Oxford. As of the 201516 season, the team plays in the League Two, which is the fourth level of the English football league system. The club was formed in 1893 as Headington before adding the suffix United six years later to become Headington United F.C. The club retained this name until 1960, when it was changed to Oxford United to give it a higher profile.[1] The club was elected into the Southern Football League in 1949, where they stayed until replacing Accrington Stanley in the Football League in 1962. The club spent 44 years in the Football League, reaching the First Division at the end of the 198485 season and spending three years in the top tier.[2] Oxford United spent four years in non-league football, before being promoted through the play-offs at the end of the 200910 season.

Ron Atkinson made 560 appearances, including 125 matches in the Southern League (a semi-professional league). John Shuker, the man who succeeded Atkinson as captain, made a total of 534 appearances with 478 in the Football League. He holds the club record for the most league appearances and the most overall appearances since 1962, when Oxford joined the Football League. Graham Atkinson holds the record for league goals scored with 97, as well as being the all-time top goalscorer, netting 107 times. Irish forward John Aldridge holds two records, the first being the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the second the most goals scored in a season with 34. Both of these were set during the 1984–85 season, the year Oxford was promoted to the First Division. David Sloan made his international debut in 1968 for Northern Ireland, becoming the first of fourteen players to receive an international cap while playing for the club.[3] Of the players in this list, 119 are from the United Kingdom, five from Ireland, and five are from the rest of the world.

List of players

The list comprises players with 100 or more appearances and those who have received international caps while at the club or hold a club record, since 1949 when the club turned professional. Appearances and goals are for matches in the Football League, Conference National, Southern League, FA Cup, Football League Cup, Football League Trophy, Football League Group Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Full Members Cup, FA Trophy and Southern League Cup. Substitute appearances are included. Statistics correct as of 6 December 2015. Players marked in bold are still playing for the club.

  * International appearances while at club.
  Club record holder.
NameNationalityPosition[A]Oxford United career[B]AppearancesGoalsRecordsNotes[C]
Aldridge, JohnJohn Aldridge Republic of Ireland Ireland* Forward1984198714190[E]
Allen, ChrisChris Allen  England Midfielder1991199618117[4]
Ansell, JackJack Ansell  England Goalkeeper195219551490
Arendse, AndreAndre Arendse  South Africa* Goalkeeper19992000190[D]
Ashton, JonJon Ashton  England Defender200320061031[5]
Atkinson, GrahamGraham Atkinson  England Forward19591974398107[F][G]
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson  England Midfielder1959197156021[H]
Aylott, SteveSteve Aylott  England Defender197119751679
Barron, JimJim Barron  England Goalkeeper196619701650
Basham, SteveSteve Basham  England Forward2002200718749[6]
Batt, DamianDamian Batt  England Defender200920131813[7]
Beauchamp, JoeyJoey Beauchamp  England Midfielder19891994
19952002
42978[8]
Beavon, CyrilCyril Beavon  England Defender1959196946411
Berry, PaulPaul Berry  England Midfielder1977198212120
Bodel, AndyAndy Bodel  Scotland Defender1975198014111
Bound, MatthewMatthew Bound  England Defender200120041112[9]
Briggs, GaryGary Briggs  England Defender1978198950822
Briggs, MaxMax Briggs  England Midfielder197419771051
Brock, KevinKevin Brock  England Midfielder1979198730532
Burton, RoyRoy Burton  England Goalkeeper197119824470
Cassidy, NigelNigel Cassidy  England Forward1970197413534
Charles, JeremyJeremy Charles  Wales* Forward198519865616
Clarke, ColinColin Clarke  Scotland Defender1966197849726
Clarke, DerekDerek Clarke  England Forward1970197619540
Clarke, RyanRyan Clarke  England Goalkeeper200920152670[10]
Constable, JamesJames Constable  England Forward20082014280106[11]
Cook, JamieJamie Cook  England Forward19972000
20092010
10410[D]
Craig, BobbyBobby Craig  England Defender1951195518910
Crichton, JohnnieJohnnie Crichton  England Defender1951195518524
Crosby, AndyAndy Crosby  England Defender2001200412213[12]
Curran, HughHugh Curran  Scotland Forward1972197812143
Davies, CraigCraig Davies  Wales* Forward20042006558[D]
Denial, GeoffGeoff Denial  England Defender1956196219451
McDonald, BobbyBobby McDonald  Scotland Defender1983198712521
Duncan, BenBen Duncan  England Forward1950195518730
Duncan, ColinColin Duncan  England Midfielder197419802077
Durnin, JohnJohn Durnin  England Midfielder1989199318047[13]
Elliott, MattMatt Elliott  Scotland Defender1993199718124[I][14]
Evans, CeriCeri Evans  New Zealand* Defender198919931303[D]
Evanson, JohnJohn Evanson  England Forward1966197417911
Fearnley, HarryHarry Fearnley  England Goalkeeper196319661040
Fogg, DavidDavid Fogg  England Defender1976198533621
Foley, PeterPeter Foley  England Forward1975198332190
Ford, BobbyBobby Ford  England Midfielder19931997
20022003
19012[15]
Ford, MikeMike Ford  England Defender19881998
2000
33922[16]
Foster, LukeLuke Foster  England Defender200720101173[D][17]
Foster, SteveSteve Foster  England Defender1989199211312[18]
Foyle, MartinMartin Foyle  England Forward1987199115144[19]
Francis, KevinKevin Francis  Saint Kitts and Nevis* Forward19982000357[D]
Gaston, RayRay Gaston  Northern Ireland* Forward19681969132
Gilchrist, PhilPhil Gilchrist  England Defender19951999
20062007
24812[20]
Gray, MartinMartin Gray  England Midfielder199619991344[21]
Gray, PhilPhil Gray  Northern Ireland* Forward200020024813[D]
Hackett, ChrisChris Hackett  England Midfielder200020061429[13]
Hamilton, BillyBilly Hamilton  Northern Ireland* Forward198419874120
Hardwick, SteveSteve Hardwick  England Goalkeeper198319881960
Harper, TonyTony Harper  England Defender195519591366
Harrington, ColinColin Harrington  England Midfielder1963197126030
Hebberd, TrevorTrevor Hebberd  England Midfielder1982198832643
Houghton, BrianBrian Houghton  England Forward1961196311475
Houghton, RayRay Houghton Republic of Ireland Ireland* Midfielder1985198710514
Hudson, ErnieErnie Hudson  England Defender195219571091
Jeffrey, BillyBilly Jeffrey  England Midfielder1973198235626
Jemson, NigelNigel Jemson  England Forward19961998
2000
10033[22]
Jones, MarkMark Jones  England Midfielder198019861577
Jones, TonyTony Jones  England Midfielder19591967356100
Judge, AlanAlan Judge  England Goalkeeper19851991
20032004
1020[D]
Kearns, MickMick Kearns Republic of Ireland Ireland* Goalkeeper19691972780
Kee, PaulPaul Kee  Northern Ireland* Goalkeeper19891993640[D]
Knight, PeterPeter Knight  England Midfielder1960196420033
Kyle, MauriceMaurice Kyle  England Defender195919694484
Langan, DavidDavid Langan Republic of Ireland Ireland* Defender198419871363
Lawrence, GeorgeGeorge Lawrence  England Midfielder1982198410127
Lewis, MickeyMickey Lewis  England Defender198820003507[23]
Love, JohnnyJohnny Love  England Midfielder1955196331640
Lucas, DickDick Lucas  England Defender196719752194
McGrogan, HughHugh McGrogan  England Midfielder1975198014115
Magilton, JimJim Magilton  Northern Ireland* Midfielder1990199417342[24][25]
Massey, StuartStuart Massey  England Midfielder1994199812913[26]
Medlock, OwenOwen Medlock  England Goalkeeper195919631330
Melville, AndyAndy Melville  Wales* Defender1990199315915[27][28]
Moody, PaulPaul Moody  England Forward19941997
20012002
19775[D]
Mullins, JohnJohn Mullins  England Defender20121229[29]
Murphy, MattMatt Murphy  England Midfielder1993200129055[30]
O'Dowda, CallumCallum O'Dowda  Ireland Midfielder20131009[31]
Odubade, YemiYemi Odubade  Nigeria Forward2006200913031[32]
Penney, DavidDavid Penney  England Forward1989199412916[33]
Phillips, LesLes Phillips  England Midfielder1984199322415[D]
Potter, AlfieAlfie Potter  England Midfielder2009201519428[34]
Powell, PaulPaul Powell  England Midfielder1995200320023[35]
Quartermain, PatPat Quartermain  England Defender195519673060
Quinn, BarryBarry Quinn Republic of Ireland Ireland Midfielder200420091996[36]
Ramshaw, FrankFrank Ramshaw  England Defender195019583581
Rees, BillyBilly Rees  Wales Forward1955195912258
Rhoades-Brown, PeterPeter Rhoades-Brown  England Midfielder1984198814216
Roberts, DaveDave Roberts  Wales* Defender197119751768
Robinson, LesLes Robinson  England Defender199020004596[37]
Robinson, MatthewMatthew Robinson  England Defender200220061924[38]
Rose, DannyDanny Rose  England Midfielder20072008
20132016
14410[39]
Rush, DavidDavid Rush  England Forward1994199611024[40]
Saunders, DeanDean Saunders  Wales* Forward198719887333
Seacole, JasonJason Seacole  England Midfielder1976198213426
Shotton, MalcolmMalcolm Shotton  England Defender1980198733815
Shuker, JohnJohn Shuker  England Forward1962197753447[J]
Simpson, PaulPaul Simpson  England Midfielder1988199216850[41]
Skeen, KenKen Skeen  England Various1967197427040
Slatter, NeilNeil Slatter  Wales* Defender198519891159
Sloan, DavidDavid Sloan  Northern Ireland* Forward1968197320034[K]
Smart, GaryGary Smart  England Defender198819942040[D]
Smith, DaveDave Smith  England Midfielder199419992314[42]
Smith, JimJim Smith  England Midfielder1949195514322
Smithers, TimTim Smithers  England Midfielder198019831247
Smithson, RodneyRodney Smithson  England Midfielder196519741806
Steel, RonnieRonnie Steel  England Midfielder1952195513032
Tait, PaulPaul Tait  England Midfielder199920021053[43]
Taylor, LesLes Taylor  England Midfielder1975198023916
Thomas, AndyAndy Thomas  England Midfielder1981198615045
Toulouse, CyrilCyril Toulouse  England Midfielder1950195415220
Trewick, JohnJohn Trewick  England Midfielder198419871424
Turley, BillyBilly Turley  England Goalkeeper200520101860[D][17]
Wanless, PaulPaul Wanless  England Midfielder19911995
20032005
1097[44]
Watson, MarkMark Watson  Canada* Defender19982000690[D]
Windass, DeanDean Windass  England Forward199819993818[L][45]
Whing, AndyAndy Whing  England Midfielder201120151112[46]
Whitehead, DeanDean Whitehead  England Midfielder199920041369[47]
Whitehead, PhilPhil Whitehead  England Goalkeeper199319982380[48]
Willey, AlanAlan Willey  England Forward1961196612848
Woodman, AndyAndy Woodman  England Goalkeeper200220041120[49]
Wright, JakeJake Wright  England Defender20102620[50]
Yates, HarryHarry Yates  England Midfielder1952195510354

Footnotes

A. ^ For a full description of positions see Association football positions.

B. ^ The dates for the career represent the first and last first team appearances. When there are two sets of dates, the second set represents a player's second spell at the club.

C. ^ Unless otherwise stated, appearances and goals taken from Howland, Andy and Roger (1989). Oxford United: A Complete Record (18931989). Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-52-6. 

D. ^ Statistics taken from Brodetsky, Martin (2009). Oxford United, The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-715-3. 

E. ^ John Aldridge holds the club record for the most league goals scored in a season with 30, and the most goals scored in a season, 34, during the 198485 season.[51]

F. ^ Graham Atkinson holds the club record for the most goals scored with 107.[52]

G. ^ Graham Atkinson holds the club record for the most league goals scored with 97.[52]

H. ^ Ron Atkinson holds the club record for the most overall appearances in all competitions (including matches in the Southern League) with 560.[53]

I. ^ Matt Elliott holds the club record for the highest transfer fee received of £1,600,000 from Leicester City in 1997.[1]

J. ^ John Shuker holds the club record for the most league appearances, with 478, and the most overall appearances (excluding matches in the Southern League), with 534.[54]

K. ^ David Sloan was the first Oxford United player to play a full international, for Northern Ireland in 1968.[55]

L. ^ Dean Windass holds the club record for the highest transfer fee paid of £470,000 to Aberdeen in 1998.[56]

References

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  15. "Bobby Ford". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  16. "Mike Ford". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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  19. "Martin Foyle". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  20. "Phil Gilchrist". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  21. "Martin Gray". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
  22. "Nigel Jemson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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  37. "Les Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  38. "Matthew Robinson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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  41. "Paul Simpson". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  42. "David Smith". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  43. "Paul Tait". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  44. "Paul Wanless". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  45. "Dean Windass". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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  47. "Dean Whitehead". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  48. "Phil Whitehead". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  49. "Andy Woodman". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
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  52. 1 2 Brodetsky. The Complete Record, p.360.
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  56. Brodetsky. The Complete Record, p.365.

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