1961/62
League:
Level
Southern League
Position:
Champions
Promoted to the Football League.
FA Cup:
First Round
Chairman:
Ron Coppock
Manager:
Arthur Turner
Top Scorer:
Bud Houghton (43)
Notable Players:
Ron Atkinson, Cyril Beavon, Bud Houghton, Tony Jones, Peter Knight, Maurice Kyle, David Mathers, Owen Medlock, Billy Simpson.
For a second consecutive season, Oxford United were crowned Southern League champions. This time, however, the club did not need to apply for Football League membership. Due to financial difficulties, Accrington Stanley resigned from the league, which allowed Oxford United to be automatically promoted.
Kit Manufacturer
Home Kit
Long
sleeves
The same Bukta kits were worn during Oxford United’s promotion-winning season, as the club achieved the milestone of joining the Football League.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
Goalkeeper Jersey
Match By Match
Weymouth
Away
W 0-3
Guilford
Home
L 1-0
Cambridge C
Away
L 3-2
SLC
Tonbridge
Home
W 4-1
Cambridge C
Home
L 0-3
SLC
Kings Lynn
Away
W 2-7
Worcester
Away
W 1-3
Cambridge U
Home
D 2-2
Worcester
Home
W 5-0
*
Kettering
Away
L 2-3*
Bedford T
Away
L 1-0*
Gravesend & Northfleet
Home
W 8-0
Cambridge C
Away
W 1-2
Folkestone T
Home
W 3-1
Salisbury
Home
W 3-2
FACQ
Blexley Heath & Welling
Home
W 6-0
Brentford
Away
L 3-0FAC1
Kings Lynn
Home
W 1-0
Romford
Away
W 3-6
Chelmsford
Away
D 1-1*
Yeovil
Home
W 2-1
Weymouth
Home
W 4-1*
Hereford
Home
W 2-0
Guildford
AwayD 1-1*
Bedford T
Home
W 4-2
Clacton T
Away
W 0-6*
Cambridge U
Away
L 1-2
Clacton T
Home
D 2-2
Cheltenham
Home
D 1-1*
Gravesend & Northfleet
Away
W 0-6*
Hereford
Away
L 1-2
Merthyr Tydfil
Home
W 3-0
Folkestone
Away
W 1-4*
Chelmsford
Home
W 2-0*
Cheltenham
Away
W 1-2
Bexley Heath & Welling
Away
W 1-4*
Wellington T
Home
W 1-0
Tonbridge
Away
W 2-3*
Wellington T
Away
L 1-3
Romford
Home
W 4-0
Merthyr Tydfil
Away
W 0-3
Kettering T
Home
W 3-0
Bath City
Away
W 0-1*
Cambridge C
Home
L 0-1
Bath City
Home
L 1-3
Yeovil T
Away
L 4-3*
*Colours taken from match-day programme.