1980/81
League:
Level
League Division 3
Position:
14th
FA Cup:
Second Round
League Cup:
Third Round
Chairman:
Bill Reeves
Managers:
Bill Asprey, Ian Greaves
Top Scorer:
Malcolm Shotton (7)
Notable Players:
Gary Briggs, Kevin Brock, Roy Burton, David Fogg, Peter Foley, Billy Jeffrey, Andy Kingston, Malcolm Shotton, Andy Thomas.
Kit Manufacturer
The 1980s began with a change of kit supplier for Oxford United. Adidas, a popular choice among many football clubs at the time, provided the standard (now iconic) Adidas template for the team.
Home Kit & Away Variation
Long
sleeves
This has to be one of the most iconic football shirt templates ever produced. It was so popular that Adidas even trademarked the three stripes.
It seems the club did not receive yellow change shorts from Adidas; therefore, when facing teams with dark shorts, Oxford United wore their old yellow Admiral shorts.
While the iconic three-stripe Adidas socks were featured in the squad photo, the team wore plain yellow socks for all matches.
Away Kit
Long
sleeves
An all-red change kit mirrored the home strip in general style, but it did not feature the flared collars.
Third Kit
With neither the yellow nor red kits suitable for their trip to Blackpool's Bloomfield Road, Oxford United took to the field in an all-white strip featuring black trim.
The smaller collars and horizontal alignment of the club badge and Adidas motif were a prelude to the 1981 yellow shirts.
Goalkeeper Jerseys
Match By Match
Southend
Away
L 1-0LC1
Southend
Home
W 2-0
LC1
Chester
Away
W 0-1
Exeter
Home
L 1-2
Sheffield U
Away
L 1-0
Chesterfield
Away
L 3-1
Plymouth
Home
D 0-0
Chesterfield
Home
W 3-0
LC2
Chesterfield
Home
L 0-3
Newport
Away
W 0-1
Swindon
Away
L 1-0
Carlisle
Home
L 1-2
Preston
Away
L 1-0
LC3
Gillingham
Away
D 1-1
Swindon
Home
D 0-0
Hull
Away
W 0-1
*
Huddersfield
Home
L 0-2
Walsall
Home
D 1-1
Fulham
Away
W 0-4
Barnsley
Away
D 1-1
*
Portsmouth
Home
L 1-2
Rotherham
Home
D 1-1
Brentford
Away
L 3-0
Huddersfield
Away
L 2-0
*
Blackpool
Home
L 0-2
Exeter
Away
D 1-1
Chester
Home
W 1-0
Aldershot
Home
W 1-0
FAC1
Colchester
Away
L 3-0
Burnley
Home
L 0-2
Plymouth
Away
L 3-0
FAC2
Millwall
Away
L 2-1
*
Charlton
Home
W 1-0
Reading
Away
W 0-1
Rotherham
Away
D 0-0
Colchester
Home
W 2-1
Plymouth
Away
L 3-0
Sheffield U
Home
W 2-0
Newport
Home
L 0-1
Chesterfield
Away
L 2-1
Gillingham
Home
D 1-1
Carlisle
Away
D 0-0
Hull
Home
D 1-1
Walsall
Away
W 0-3
Fulham
Home
W 2-0
Barnsley
Home
D 1-1
Portsmouth
Away
D 1-1
Bradford
Home
D 1-1
Blackpool
Away
D 1-1
Reading
Home
W 2-1
Charlton
Away
D 0-0
Millwall
Home
W 1-0
Burnley
Away
D 1-1
*Colours taken from match-day programme.