League:
Level
League Division 2
Position:
15th
FA Cup:
Third Round
League Cup:
Fifth Round
Chairman:
Peter Playford
Manager:
Gerry Summers
Top Scorer:
Ken Skeen (13)
Notable Players:
Graham Atkinson, Ron Atkinson, Jim Barron, Colin Clarke, Colin Harrington, Richard Lucas, John Shuker, Ken Skeen, David Sloan.
After being with Bukta for an entire decade, this was to be the final season with Oxford.
Long
sleeves
only
The home kit remained unchained from the 1968 season.
This season brought a rule change requiring away teams to wear shorts that did not clash with the home team’s colours.
While this particular season didn't seem to introduce significant changes, future campaigns saw Oxford United donning alternative change shorts.
Long
sleeves
only
The red shirts featured during previous seasons were worn at Norwich.
A new white shirt was then introduced, featuring the same wide collars and cuffs as the home shirt.
Huddersfield
Home
L 1-2
Northampton
Home *
W 2-0LC1
Birmingham
Away
W 1-3
Portsmouth
Home
L 0-2
Charlton
Away
L 1-0*
Preston
Away
W 0-1
Bury
Home
W 4-1
LC2
Watford
Home
W 2-1
Swindon
Away
D 0-0
Sheffield U
Home
D 0-0
Middlesboro'
Home
D 1-1
Swindon
Home
W 1-0
LC3
Norwich
Away
L 2-0*
Millwall
Home
D 0-0
Birmingham
Home
W 2-0
Hull City
Away
L 3-1
N Forest
Away
W 0-1
LC4
Bolton
Away
D 1-1*
Aston Villa
Home
D 2-2
Carlisle
Away
D 0-0
LC5
Leicester
Away
L 2-1*
Carlisle
Home
L 1-2
LC5R
Carlisle
Home
W 1-0
Bristol City
Away
L 2-0
Cardiff
Home
D 1-1
Blackpool
Away
L 1-0*
Blackburn
Home
W 1-0
QPR
Away
W 1-2
Swindon
Home
D 0-0
Watford
Away
L 2-0
Stoke
Home
D 0-0FAC3
Stoke
Away
L 3-2
FAC3R
Middlesboro'
Away
L 2-0*
Norwich
Home
W 1-0
Portsmouth
Away
L 2-1*
Millwall
Away
D 0-0
Hull City
Home
D 0-0
Preston
Home
W 3-1
Carlisle
Away
D 1-1*
Huddersfield
Away
L 1-0
Bolton
Home
W 3-1
Blackburn
Away
L 2-0*
Bristol City
Home
W 2-0*
QPR
Home
D 0-0
Leicester
Home
L 0-1
Cardiff
Away
D 0-0
Aston Villa
Away
D 0-0
Charlton
Home
D 1-1
Sheffield U
Away
L 5-1*
Blackpool
Home
W 2-0
*Colours taken from match-day programme.