League:
Level
Sky Bet League One
Position:
8th
FA Cup:
First Round
League Cup:
Second Round
League Trophy:
Group Stage
Chairman:
Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth
Manager:
Karl Robinson
Top Scorer:
Matty Taylor (20)
Notable Players:
Cameron Brannagan, James Henry, Herbie Kane, Sam Long, Marcus McGuane, Luke McNally, Elliott Moore, Steve Seddon, Jack Stevens, Matty Taylor, Jordan Thorniley, Ryan Williams, Gavin Whyte.
This was Puma's fourth and final season supplying kits to Oxford United.
Hertfordshire-based EB Charging took over as the club's primary sponsor after Amazing Thailand's three-year deal was cut short, likely due to the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on tourism.
Polythene UK continued as the back-of-shirt sponsor, whilst IFX continued as the back-of-shorts sponsor.
Although the design of the EFL numbers remained unchanged, pleasingly, Oxford returned to navy numerals rather than black, which had been used in the previous five seasons.
The competition sleeve patches remained unchanged, however, the EFL’s ‘Not Today or Any Day’ campaign patch was refreshed with larger text.
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Oxford United's 2021 home kit was a disappointment with a plain shirt that lacked distinctive design elements.
Yellow shorts 'should' have been the alternative short colours, and yellow shorts would have also worked well as an alternative for the away kit. However, frustratingly, new EFL regulations restrict the use of garments that are not officially registered as part of the away or third kits.
The home socks differed from other Puma offerings, as they had the Ox motif positioned on the front shin. This design choice led to confusion, as some players opted to cut the feet off their socks in favour of grip socks, resulting in an inconsistent appearance with no clear front or back orientation.
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The all-black away shirt included a subtle repeating chevron pattern, yellow trim, and the club crest picked out in black.
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With manager Karl Robinson preferring his teams to wear white, there was little surprise to see a white kit in the 2021 range.
This was by far the most adventurous design for an Oxford shirt since the 1993 away shirt. Peterborough had the same design template in black and vivid pink.
Like the previous season, Puma provided the same kits for all of their pro clubs. These designs were taken from Puma's 'Ultimate' template.
From the second EFL trophy match, United wore shirts that featured Papa John's competition arm patches.
Indonesian broadcaster Mola TV featured as the sleeve sponsor.
Mola began a three-year association with Oxford United as a 'Family and Community Partner'.
The FA Cup sleeve patches differed very slightly from the previous season, with 150th-anniversary text added. Mola TV featured as the sleeve sponsor.
Cambridge
Away
Burton
Away
W 1-1 (2-4)
LC1
Charlton
Home
W 2-1
Crewe
Home
W 1-0
Bolton
Away
L 2-1
QPR
Away
L 2-0
LC2
Lincoln
Home
W 3-1
Cambridge
Away
L 4-1
FLT
AFC Wimb
Away
L 3-1
Wycombe
Home
D 0-0
Cheltenham
Away
L 1-0
Gillingham
Home
D 1-1
Accrington
Home
W 5-1
Sheffield W
Away
W 1-2
Stevenage
Home
L 1-2
FLT
Plymouth
Home
L 1-3
Shrewsbury
Home
W 2-0
Burton
Away
W 1-3
Spurs U21
Home
W 3-2
FLT
Morecambe
Home
W 3-1
Bristol Rov
Home
D 2-2
FAC1
Ipswich
Away
D 0-0
Bristol Rov
Away
L 4-3
FAC
Fleetwood
Home
W 3-1
Rotherham
Home
D 0-0
Sunderland
Away
D 1-1
Doncaster
Away
W 1-2
MK Dons
Away
W 1-2
Wigan
Home
L 2-3
AFC Wimb
Home
W 3-0
Cheltenham
Home
D 1-1
Lincoln
Away
L 2-0
Wycombe
Away
L 2-0
Sheffield W
Home
W 3-2
Gillingham
Away
W 2-7
Wigan
Away
D 1-1
Portsmouth
Home
W 3-2
Accrington
Away
L 2-0
Bolton
Home
L 2-3
Charlton
Away
W 0-4
Crewe
Away
W 0-1
Cambridge
Home
W 4-2
Portsmouth
Away
L 3-2
Burton
Home
W 4-1
Shrewsbury
Away
W 1-2
Ipswich
Home
D 1-1
Plymouth
Away
L 1-0
Morecambe
Away
L 2-1
Sunderland
Home
L 1-2
Fleetwood
Away
W 2-3
MK Dons
Home
W 1-0
Rotherham
Away
L 2-1
Doncaster
Home
D 1-1