The 2021–22 season is Oxford United's 128th year in their history and sixth consecutive season in League One. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
Transfers Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2021 LW Billy Bodin Preston North End Free transfer 1 July 2021 CM Marcus McGuane Nottingham Forest Undisclosed 1 July 2021 RM Ryan Williams Portsmouth Free transfer 1 July 2021 CB Erion Zabeli Watford Free transfer 22 July 2021 LB Steve Seddon Birmingham City Undisclosed 27 August 2021 GK Mackenzie Chapman Oldham Athletic Free transfer 31 August 2021 CM Ben Davis Fulham Undisclosed 31 January 2022 AM Marcus Browne Middlesbrough Undisclosed 31 January 2022 AM Oisin Smyth Dungannon Swifts Undisclosed 4 February 2022 CF Sam Baldock Derby County Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 29 July 2021 LW Nathan Holland West Ham United End of season 31 July 2021 RW Gavin Whyte Cardiff City End of season 1 August 2021 CB Jordan Thorniley Blackpool 24 January 2022 30 August 2021 CM Herbie Kane Barnsley End of season 23 November 2021 GK Connal Trueman Birmingham City 30 November 2021 31 January 2022 CB Ciaron Brown Cardiff City End of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 6 September 2021 MF Tyler Goodrham Hayes & Yeading United November 2021 7 September 2021 LB Michael Elechi Chippenham Town November 2021 16 September 2021 CB Benjamin Watt Stratford Town 1 October 2021 CM Leon Chambers-Parillon Gloucester City November 2021 5 October 2021 MF Adam Smith Weston-super-Mare November 2021 26 October 2021 GK Mackenzie Chapman Banbury United November 2021 3 November 2021 CM Leon Chambers-Parillon Havant & Waterlooville 12 November 2021 LB Michael Elechi Salisbury December 2021 5 December 2021 GK Mackenzie Chapman St Ives Town January 2022 16 December 2021 MF Tyler Goodrham Slough Town 26 February 2022 16 December 2021 CB Benjamin Watt St Ives Town January 2022 11 January 2022 DF James Golding Banbury United February 2022 27 January 2022 LM Joel Cooper Port Vale End of season 5 March 2022 CF Gatlin O'Donkor Oxford City Work experience 5 March 2022 GK Kie Plumley Faversham Town
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 CF Dylan Asonganyi Maidenhead United Released 30 June 2021 RW Robert Hall Barnet Released 30 June 2021 CB Nico Jones Brentford Released 30 June 2021 CF Fábio Lopes Released 30 June 2021 LB Josh Ruffels Huddersfield Town Free transfer 30 June 2021 MF Fabio Sole Released 1 July 2021 CF Callum Crook North Leigh Free transfer 3 July 2021 CB Robert Atkinson Bristol City Undisclosed 6 July 2021 RM Kyran Lofthouse Woking Undisclosed 20 July 2021 CM Sean Clare Charlton Athletic Undisclosed 1 September 2021 CF Derick Osei AFC Wimbledon Mutual consent 1 September 2021 FW Jack Stevens Hayes & Yeading United Free transfer 28 January 2022 CF Dan Agyei Crewe Alexandra Undisclosed
Pre-season friendlies Oxford United announced they would play friendlies against Oxford City, Hayes & Yeading United, Banbury United, a double header against Peterborough United and Bristol Rovers as part of their pre-season preparations. A planned fixture against Birmingham City was called off following an outbreak of COVID-19 among the Oxford squad.
Competitions League One
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches Oxford United's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.
FA Cup
Oxford were drawn at home to Bristol Rovers in the first round.
EFL Cup
Oxford United were drawn away to Burton Albion in the first round and Queens Park Rangers in the second round.
EFL Trophy
The U's were drawn into Southern Group H alongside Cambridge United, Stevenage and Tottenham Hotspur U21s. On 7 July, the fixtures for the group stage round was revealed.
Appearances and goals
Top scorers
PlacePositionNationNumberNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal1FW 9 Matty Taylor 20 2 0 0 222MF 8 Cameron Brannagan 14 0 0 0 143MF 10 Mark Sykes 8 0 0 0 84MF 17 James Henry 7 0 0 0 75=MF 23 Billy Bodin 5 1 0 0 6FW 27 Nathan Holland 5 0 1 0 67=FW 19 Sam Baldock 4 0 0 0 4DF 18 Luke McNally 4 0 0 0 49DF 42 Steve Seddon 2 1 0 0 310=MF 7 Ryan Williams 2 0 0 0 2FW 19 Dan Agyei 0 0 0 2 2FW 22 Joel Cooper 0 0 0 2 2Own goal 2 0 0 0 214=DF 2 Sam Long 1 0 0 0 1DF 4 Ciaron Brown 1 0 0 0 1DF 5 Elliott Moore 1 0 0 0 1MF 6 Alex Gorrin 0 0 0 1 1FW 12 Marcus Browne 1 0 0 0 1MF 14 Anthony Forde 1 0 0 0 1MF 11 Sam Winnall 1 0 0 0 1MF 18 Marcus McGuane 0 1 0 0 1FW 21 Gavin Whyte 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS8051591
Disciplinary record
NumberNationPositionNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotal2 DFSam Long 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 04 DFJordan Thorniley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 04 DFCiaron Brown 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 05 DFElliott Moore 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 06 MFAlex Gorrin 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 07 MFRyan Williams 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 08 MFCameron Brannagan 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 09 FWMatty Taylor 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 010 MFMark Sykes 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 013 GKJack Stevens 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 014 MFAnthony Forde 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 016 MFLuke McNally 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 217 MFJames Henry 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 018 MFMarcus McGuane 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 021 FWGavin Whyte 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 022 FWJoel Cooper 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 023 FWBilly Bodin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 026 MFHerbie Kane 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 142 DF Steve Seddon 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 051 MF Josh Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0TOTALS65 1 3 0 3 0 5 2 79 3
See also 2021–22 EFL League One
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