1994/95
League:
Level
Endsleigh League Division 2
Position:
7th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
Second Round
Chairman:
Keith Cox / Robin Hurd
Manager:
Denis Smith
Top Scorer:
Paul Moody (24)
Notable Players:
Chris Allen, Joey Beauchamp, John Byrne, Mark Druce, Matt Elliott, Bobby Ford, Mike Ford, Stuart Massey, Paul Moody, Les Robinson, David Smith.
Kit Manufacturer
Oxford United began overseeing the production of their own football kits under the brand name of ‘Manor Leisure’.
Sponsor
Football League Branding
The mandatory Football League competition patches were now larger than seen during the previous seasons.
Home Kit & Away Variations
Long
sleeves
The pre-season press photo call featured the team in a slightly different version of this kit. The original style of shorts and socks were rejected, further details at the foot of this page.
All club shirts, including home, away, and goalkeeper kits, featured a reproduction error in the club crest, with the Ox incorrectly displaying hollow nostrils
During August, the team played in shirts featuring a mix of sewn sans numbers and printed block numbers. By September all match shirts featured the block numbers.
Sewn sans
number
September
onwards
There was a delay in the arrival of alternative yellow shorts for the team. As a result, during the match at Ninian Park, the club was required to wear Cardiff's red shorts. For the trip to Huddersfield, a set of plain yellow shorts was sourced. Eventually, official 'Oxford United' shorts, designed in the same template as the home shorts, were supplied and worn for the remainder of the season.
Away Kit & Variation
Long
sleeves
A popular away shirt was introduced, featuring the same template as the home kit but with a colour scheme inspired by AC Milan.
Goalkeeper Jersey
This green jersey was used throughout the season. However, there was also a multi-coloured jersey available, but it was never used, however it did become the 1995 jersey.
Opponents Kit - Cardiff City
This particular match is best remembered for Paul Moody's superb hat-trick, but less notable was the fact that Oxford United wore Cardiff City's away shorts and socks. The match referee determined that Oxford’s navy shorts and socks would clash with the home team's royal blue strip.
Kit Clash
Amusingly, Cardiff City made the exact same error for the return fixture, resulting in them wearing Oxford’s yellow shorts and socks alongside their (updated) royal blue shirts.
Match By Match
Hull City
Home
W 4-0
Peterboro'
Home
W 3-1
LC1
Cardiff
Away
W 1-3
Peterboro'
Away
W 0-1
LC1
Cambridge
Home
W 1-0
Bradford
Away
W 0-2
Huddersfield
Away
D 3-3
Birmingham
Home
D 1-1
Crewe
Home
W 2-1
Brighton
Away
D 1-1
Oldham
Home
D 1-1
L Orient
Home
W 3-2
Bristol Rov
Home
D 2-2
FLT
Chester
Away
L 2-0
Oldham
Away
L 1-0
LC2
Plymouth
Home
W 1-0
Swansea
Away
W 1-3
Wrexham
Away
L 3-2
Shrewsbury
Home
D 0-0
Blackpool
Home
W 3-2
Stockport
Away
W 0-2
Bournemouth
Away
D 0-0
FLT
Marlow
Away
L 2-0
FAC1
Rotherham
Home
W 2-0
Bournemouth
Away
W 0-2
Brentford
Away *
W 1-2
FLT
Cardiff
Home
W 1-0
Hull City
Away
L 3-1
Peterboro'
Away
W 1-4
Wycombe
Home
L 0-2
Brentford
Away
L 2-0
York City
Home
L 0-2
Swansea
Home
L 1-2
FLT
Bristol Rov
Away
L 3-2
Shrewsbury
Away
D 1-1
Bournemouth
Home
L 0-3
Blackpool
Away
L 2-1
Bristol Rov
Home
D 0-0
Rotherham
Away
D 1-1
Chester
Home
W 1-0
Stockport
Home
W 4-0
L Orient
Away
D 1-1
Huddersfield
Home
W 3-1
Cambridge
Away
W 1-2
Bradford
Home
W 1-0
Birmingham
Away
L 3-0
Brighton
Home
D 0-0
Crewe
Away
L 3-2
Wrexham
Home
D 0-0
Brentford
Home
D 1-1
Wycombe
Away
L 1-0
Peterboro'
Home
W 1-0
York City
Away
W 0-2
Swansea
Home
L 1-2
Plymouth
Away
D 1-1
*Colours taken from match-day programme.
Rejected kit
The official team photo, taken in mid-July, featured the players wearing a kit that differed from the one that was used during the season.
The shorts featured wider yellow bands on the legs, along with two curved bands on the hips, possibly resembling ox horns to match the shirt’s design. However, this concept was rejected in favour of shorts that followed the template of the away kit.
The socks were originally intended to be yellow, but were replaced with navy for the registered home colours.