League:
Level
League Division 3
Position:
17th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
First Round
Chairman:
Tony Rosser
Manager:
Mick Brown
Top Scorer:
Peter Foley (13)
Notable Players:
Roy Burton, Hugh Curran, David Fogg, Hugh McGrogan, Peter Houseman, Billy Jeffrey, Jason Seacole, Mick Tait, Les Taylor.
This was to be Umbro's last season with Oxford United until they reached the top flight of English football.
Long
sleeves
The 1976 kit featured slight variations, with the blue shorts now sporting a full-length yellow trim and a larger Umbro motif.
Oxford United again wore their old 1974 plain yellow shirts for a number of away fixtures.
Cambridge
Home
W 1-0LC1
Cambridge
Away
L 2-0LC1
Brighton
Away
L 3-2
Chester
Away
W 1-3
Preston
Home
D 2-2
Mansfield
Home
L 0-3
Rotherham
Away
D 1-1
Grimsby
Home
W 5-2
York City
Away
L 2-1
Tranmere
Home
D 1-1
C Palace
Away
D 2-2
Bury
Home
D 2-2
Peterboro
Away
L 2-0
Lincoln
Home
L 1-2
Shrewsbury
Away
L 1-0
Walsall
Away
D 2-2
Portsmouth
Home
W 2-1
Northampton
Away
L 1-0
Kettering
Away
D 1-1FAC1
Kettering
Home
L 0-1
FAC1R
Port Vale
Home
D 0-0
Wrexham
Away
D 1-1
Gillingham
Home
W 3-1
Sheffield W
Home
D 1-1
Swindon
Away
L 1-0
Reading
Home
W 1-0
Portsmouth
Away
D 1-1
Chesterfield
Home
W 3-2
Brighton
Home
W 1-0
Gillingham
Away
D 1-1
Chester
Home
W 2-0
Mansfield
Away
L 3-0
Preston
Away
L 2-1
Rotherham
Home
L 1-2
Grimsby
Away
W 1-2
Shrewsbury
Home
W 4-2
York City
Home
L 0-2
Tranmere
Away
D 1-1
C Palace
Home
L 0-1
Bury
Away
L 2-1*
Peterboro
Home
L 2-3
Swindon
Home
D 0-0
Reading
Away
L 2-0
Walsall
Home
D 0-0
Lincoln
Away
W 0-1*
Northampton
Home
W 1-0
Port Vale
Away
L 2-1
Chesterfield
Away
L 2-0
Wrexham
Home
D 2-2
Sheffield W
Away
L 2-0
*Colours taken from match-day programme.