2010–11 Oxford United F.C. season
{{Use British English|date=February 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox football club season
| club = Oxford United
| season = 2010–11
| manager = Chris Wilder
| chairman = Kelvin Thomas
| league = League Two
| league result = 12th
| cup1 = FA Cup
| cup1 result = 1st round
| cup2 = League Cup
| cup2 result = 2nd round
| cup3 = Football League Trophy
| cup3 result = 1st round
| league topscorer = James Constable, Tom Craddock (15)
| season topscorer = James Constable (17)
| highest attendance = 9,440 (v Macclesfield Town 28 December 2010 (Football League Two))
| lowest attendance = 5,008 (v Bristol Rovers 10 August 2010 (Football League Cup))
| prevseason = 2009–10
| nextseason = 2011–12
}}
Oxford United F.C. season 2010–11 marked the club's return to League Two after a four-year absence. Oxford United finished 12th in the division, having achieved promotion from the Football Conference via the playoffs the previous season. It was the club's 117th year in existence, their 111th of competitive football and their 62nd since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
United's first season back in the League began with a 1–1 draw at Burton Albion, and their first League win came in their 5th game, a 4–0 defeat of Morecambe. However, this convincing victory was one of only 4 wins in their initial 17 matches, and the team had dropped to 21st in the table by late November. A turnaround in fortunes saw them win 9 of the next 15 games, more-or-less guaranteeing safety from relegation and prompting hopes of a playoff place. However, a return to early-season form from the end of February onwards resulted in a mid-table position at the end of the season.
Oxford were eliminated from the FA Cup by fellow League Two side Burton Albion, but achieved an eye-catching 6–1 victory over Bristol Rovers of League One in the first round of the League Cup, before bowing out to a late goal that gave Premier League outfit West Ham a narrow home victory in the second round. They won the Oxfordshire Senior Cup for the third year running. James Constable was the club's leading scorer, also for the third season running, with 17 goals (which was to be his highest tally for Oxford outside the Football Conference).
Team kit
This season's team kit supplier was the American brand Nike, via JustSport, this season being the second in a three-year deal.{{cite news|title = Oxford United to Wear Nike Kits Next Season|url = http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/oxford-united-to-wear-nike-kits-next-season_3282|publisher = Football Shirts|date = 8 April 2009|access-date = 7 September 2009|archive-date = 28 July 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090728004443/http://www.football-shirts.co.uk/fans/oxford-united-to-wear-nike-kits-next-season_3282|url-status = dead}}
The club's main sponsor for the 2010–11 season was Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company who replaced Buildbase, who had sponsored Oxford United for a decade.{{cite news|title = United take the Bridle path|url = http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~2064987,00.html|publisher = Oxford United FC|access-date = 7 June 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100611002126/http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10342~2064987%2C00.html|archive-date = 11 June 2010|url-status = dead|df = dmy-all}}{{Cite news| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/o/oxford_utd/8725953.stm| title = Oxford reveal new shirt sponsor|date=7 June 2010| access-date = 7 June 2010| publisher = BBC Sport}}
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Match fixtures & results
=Legend=
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=Friendlies=
=Football League Two=
For information on this season's Football League Two, see 2010–11 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium.
== Results summary ==
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==Results by round==
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|color_D=yellow2|text_D=Draw
|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss
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|updated=8 May 2011
|source=see below
|date=May 2011
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==League table==
{{main|2010–11 Football League Two}}
{{:2010–11 Football League Two|showteam=OXF}}
=FA Cup=
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Round
!Date !Opponents !Venue !Result !Scorers !Attendance !Notes | ||||||||
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style="background:#fdd;" | 1st | 7 November 2010 | Burton Albion | Away | style="text-align:center;"|1–0 | style="text-align:center;"|2,483 | {{cite news|title = Burton Albion 1–0 Oxford Utd| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/9140520.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 7 November 2010|access-date = 11 November 2010}} |
=League Cup=
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Round
!Date !Opponents !Venue !Result !Scorers !Attendance !Notes | ||||||||
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style="background:#dfd;" | 1st | 10 August 2010 | Bristol Rovers | Home | style="text-align:center;"|6–1 | Heslop (2), Green, Constable (2), Midson | style="text-align:center;"|5,008 | {{cite news|title = Oxford Utd 6–1 Bristol Rovers| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8893617.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date = 10 August 2010|access-date = 10 August 2010}} |
style="background:#fdd;" | 2nd | 24 August 2010 | West Ham United | Away | style="text-align:center;"|1–0 | style="text-align:center;"|20,902 | {{cite news|title = West Ham 1–0 Oxford Utd| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8936633.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date= 24 August 2010|access-date = 24 August 2010}} |
=Football League Trophy=
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Round
!Date !Opponents !Venue !Result !Scorers !Attendance !Notes | ||||||||
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style="background:#fdd;" | 1st | 31 August 2010 | Aldershot Town | Away | style="text-align:center;"|2–0 | style="text-align:center;"|1,607 | {{cite news|title = Aldershot 2–0 Oxford Utd| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8951052.stm|publisher = BBC Sport|date= 31 August 2010|access-date = 31 August 2010}} |
=Oxfordshire Senior Cup=
Player details
:As of 9 May 2011 (does not include Oxfordshire Senior Cup matches or friendlies).
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! rowspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;"|Pos. !rowspan="2"|Name ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|FA Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|League Cup ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|JP Trophy ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Total ! colspan="2" style="width:85px;"|Discipline | |||||||||||||
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Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !13px !13px | |||||||||||||
align="left"|1 | align="left"|GK | align="left"|Ryan Clarke
|46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="left"|2 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Damian Batt
|27 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
align="left"|3 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Anthony Tonkin
|37 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 (2) | 0 | 3 | 1 |
align="left"|4 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Dannie Bulman
|4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="left"|4 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Paul McLaren
|24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
align="left"|5 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Mark Creighton
|5 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 (2) | 0 | 4 | 1 |
align="left"|5 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Djoumin Sangaré
|2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|6 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Jake Wright
|33 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 (2) | 0 | 6 | 1 |
align="left"|8 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Simon Heslop
|30 (8) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 (8) | 5 | 7 | 0 |
align="left"|9 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|James Constable
|35 (9) | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 (9) | 17 | 5 | 1 |
align="left"|10 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Jack Midson
|11 (10) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | (1) | 0 | 12 (11) | 7 | 1 | 0 |
align="left"|11 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Simon Clist
|16 (7) | 1 | (1) | 0 | (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 (10) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
align="left"|14 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Asa Hall
|34 (7) | 4 | (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 (8) | 4 | 5 | 0 |
align="left"|15 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Alfie Potter
|16 (22) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 (23) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|16 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Simon Hackney
|2 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (11) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|17 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Mitchell Cole
|(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|17 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Ryan Doble
|1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|18 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Steven Kinniburgh
|10 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
align="left"|19 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Richie Baker
|(6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|19 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Ryan Burge
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|20 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Sam Deering
|(6) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|22 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Harry Worley
|41 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 (2) | 1 | 10 | 0 |
align="left"|23 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Ben Purkiss
|19 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
align="left"|24 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Matt Green
|9 (8) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 (9) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
align="left"|26 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Leigh Franks
|4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
align="left"|27 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Danny Philliskirk
|(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|27 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Paul Wotton
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|28 | align="left"|MF | align="left"|Josh Payne
|23 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 (5) | 1 | 7 | 0 |
align="left"|29 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Tom Craddock
|36 (3) | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 (3) | 15 | 6 | 0 |
align="left"|30 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Ben Futcher
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
align="left"|30 | align="left"|DF | align="left"|Mitchell Hanson
|(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
align="left"|32 | align="left"|FW | align="left"|Steve MacLean
|26 (5) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 (5) | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Awards
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End of Season Awards
!Winner{{cite news | url=http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/News/0,,10342~2364592,00.html| title=All smiles at Awards Dinner| publisher=Oxford United F.C.|date=23 May 2011}} | ||
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style="text-align:center;" | Andrew Knapton Supporters' Player of the Year | style="text-align:center;"| James Constable |
style="text-align:center;" | Oxford Mail Supporters' Man-of-the-Match | style="text-align:center;"| Harry Worley |
style="text-align:center;" | Players' Player of the Year | style="text-align:center;"| Ryan Clarke |
style="text-align:center;" | Young Player of the Year | style="text-align:center;"| Harry Worley |
style="text-align:center;" | Jack FM 'Big Banana' Award | style="text-align:center;"| Ryan Clarke |
style="text-align:center;"| Media Moment of the Year | style="text-align:center;"| Tom Craddock (for his winner vs Port Vale, 2 October 2010) | |
style="text-align:center;"| Goal of the Season | style="text-align:center;"| Tom Craddock (vs Hereford United, 11 September 2010) |
Transfer
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=Loan in=
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See also
References
;General
- [http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10342,00.html Oxford United F.C. Official Website]
;Specific
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.oufc.co.uk/page/Home/0,,10342,00.html Oxford United F.C. Official Website]
- [http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/ Oxford Mail]
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{{2010–11 in English football}}
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