2025/26
League:
Level
Sky Bet Championship
Position:
tbc
FA Cup:
tbc
League Cup:
Second Round
Chairman:
Grant Ferguson
Managers:
Gary Rowett, Craig Short (caretaker)
Top Scorer:
Will Lankshear (5) to date
Notable Players:
Cameron Brannagan, Jamie Cumming, Jack Currie, Tyler Goodrham, Mark Harris, Michał Helik, Brian De Keersmaecker, Filip Krastev, Will Lankshear, Greg Leigh, Przemysław Płacheta, Matt Phillips, Nik Prelec, Brodie Spencer, Will Vaulks.
Shirt Crest
Kit Manufacturer
This will be Macron's final season of their 4-year contract with Oxford United.
Sponsors
Baxi begin their second season as the primary sponsor.
Caprinos remained the club’s sleeve sponsor, now with a larger logo, no longer confined within a circular patch.
EFL Branding
There are no changes to the EFL branding for the 2025-26 season.
Home Kit
With Base
Layer
The 2025 shirt has similarities to the shirts worn 1993 to 1995, featuring navy collars and sleeves. It’s been widely praised, with many football content creators ranking it among the best, or even the best shirt in the league.
A consistent design theme runs across the entire kit, with pencil-thin twin bands trimming each garment to create a clean, cohesive look. The navy sleeves also feature a subtle shadow wave pattern - identical to the one used on the 2023 electric blue third kit.
There are a couple of subtle updates from last season: the Baxi sponsor logo now sits slightly higher on the chest, whilst the club crest features a yellow border instead of the previous white versions.
Away Kit
With Base
Layer
The away strip is a thing of beauty, shattering sales records within just four hours of its launch.
Combining black with gold detailing, the kit features the same abstract swirl pattern seen on United’s training and warm-up gear - though here, it’s more refined, with a subtle sheen that catches the light.
The highlight for many fans is the return of the iconic ox-head, centrered, and standing proudly on its own once again, free from the club crest.
Third Kit
The turquoise third kit is certainly eye-catching. It’s slightly less green than Macron’s usual take on the shade, something that became clear when paired with their regular turquoise base layers.
The look is finished with striking pink trim throughout, even appearing as a subtle shadow detail within the Macron motifs.
Goalkeeper Kits
The goalkeeper kits are relatively plain and straight from Macron’s catalogue and feature the 'Cerberus' jersey template.
However, just like the previous season, the keepers have also been turning out in outfield kits. So far, the black away strip has been the preferred option, worn more often than the designated goalkeeper shirts.
League Cup
This year, a nice new touch was the introduction of a special design honouring all previous League Cup winners. This concept had been a feature of FA Cup patches since 2020.
As such, Oxford United’s famous Wembley win in 1986 is commemorated with the addition of a number 1.
Caprinos did not feature as the sleeve sponsor, which seemed odd, as they had featured on the Carabao Cup shirts in 2024.
Remembrance Shirts
The club wore poppy shirts for a number of fixtures leading up to the remembrance weekend. Their location on the yellow shirts looked a little clumsey, due to the high postion of the Baxi sponsor.
All shirts will be signed and auctioned, with proceeds going to the Royal British Legion’s Poppy Appeal.
Match by Match
Portsmouth Home
L 0-1
Colchester Home
W 1-0
LC1
Hull
Away
L 3-2
Birmingham
Away
L 1-0
Brighton
Home
L 0-6
LC2
Coventry Home
D 2-2
Leicester Home
D 2-2
Bristol C
Away
W 1-3
Sheff Utd Home
L 0-1
QPR
Away
D 0-0
Watford
Away
L 2-1
Derby
Home
W 1-0
Wrexham
Away
L 1-0
Sheff Wed
Away
W 1-2
Millwall
Home
D 2-2
Stoke
HomeL 0-3
West Brom
AwayL 2-1
Middlesboro'
Home
D 1-1
Norwich
Away
D 1-1
Ipswich
Home
W 2-1
Swansea
Away
L 2-0
Blackburn
Away
D 1-1
Preston
Home
L 1-2
Charlton
Away
L 1-0
Southampton
Home
W 2-1
Pre-season Kits
The new Macron home kit debuted at the Indonesia President’s Cup 2025 tournament. However, the old 2024 all-yellow socks were worn in all matches.
The shirt numbers differed to previous Macron pre-seasons, with the club's preferred styled font 'Fixen' used, with a small hollow Ox-head motif on the base of each numeral.
Tournament sleeve patches were required to be worn on the left sleeve (in the UK its always the right sleeve). Unusually, there was a different coloured patch for the goalkeepers.
For the first UK pre-season game at Mansfield Town, the team wore the 2024 purple third kit, minus the secondary sponsors. These shirts featured the EFL issued number set.
For the three pre-season games at the Kassam Stadium, the team wore the full 2025 home kit, including the debut of the updated 2025 socks.
The shirt numbers continued with the custom 'Fixen' font, but now the shirts also included the player names.
