2011–12 Oxford United F.C. season

Oxford United
2011–12 season
Chairman Kelvin Thomas
Manager Chris Wilder
Football League Two 9th
FA Cup 1st Round
League Cup 1st Round
Football League Trophy 3rd Round
Top goalscorer League: James Constable (11)
All: James Constable (11)
Highest home attendance 11,825 (v Swindon Town 3 March 2012 (Football League Two))
Lowest home attendance 5,435 (v Cardiff City 10 August 2011 (Football League Cup))

Oxford United F.C. season 2011–12 was the club's second season in League Two after returning from the Conference. It was the club's 118th year in existence, their 112th of competitive football and their 63rd since turning professional. This article covers the period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

After consolidation of the club's newly regained League status the season before (Oxford had finished 12th in League Two in 2010–11), and an unbeaten pre-season campaign that included victories over higher-division opposition in the shape of MK Dons and Birmingham City, hopes for the new season were high, but United started with an away defeat to Rotherham United on the opening day. Results improved, however, and the club briefly reached the automatic promotion places in October. They spent most of the remainder of the season in the playoff places, but a seven-match winless streak at the end of the season meant they finished outside of the playoffs in 9th place, a pattern that was to be repeated for the following two seasons under manager Chris Wilder. Doing the double (victories home and away) over local rivals Swindon Town, the eventual League champions, for the first time since 1973 offered some consolation to the Oxford United faithful. A long-range goal from midfielder Peter Leven in a home victory over Port Vale in October was another highlight of the season.

United were eliminated in the first round of both major cup competitions by higher-division opposition: League One side Sheffield United in the FA Cup and Cardiff City of the Championship in the League Cup. James Constable was the club's leading scorer for the fourth consecutive season, with 11 goals, but this was to be his least prolific season at the club.

Team kit

This season's team kit supplier is the American brand Nike, via JustSport, with this season being the third in a three-year deal.[1] The club's main sponsor for the 2011–12 season is Bridle Insurance, an Oxfordshire-based insurance company.[2][3]

Home colours
Away colours
Home goalkeeper

Match fixtures and results

Pre-season friendlies

July

League Two

For more information on this season's Football League Two, see 2011–12 Football League Two. Oxford United's home games are played at the Kassam Stadium

Results

August
September
October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
46 17 17 12 59 48  +11 68 10 9 4 36 24  +12 7 8 8 23 24  −1

Last updated: 5 May.
Source: BBC Sport

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAAHAHAAHAHHAHAHHHAAHHAAHAHHAHA
ResultLDWWDLDWWDWWDLWWLLLDWWDDWLDDWDWDWDLWWDWLLDDDLL
Position23201189131411786537547991088887677777777777766777889

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: see below
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Crewe Alexandra (O, P) 46 20 12 14 67 59 +8 72 Qualification for League Two play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
8 Gillingham 46 20 10 16 79 62 +17 70
9 Oxford United 46 17 17 12 59 48 +11 68
10 Rotherham United 46 18 13 15 67 63 +4 67
11 Aldershot Town 46 19 9 18 54 52 +2 66
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. Four teams play for one spot and promotion to Football League One.

FA Cup

Football League Cup

Football League Trophy

Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

As of 5 May 2012
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupJP Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK England Ryan Clarke 44042+001+001+000+00
2 DF England Damian Batt 44134+611+001+002+00
3 DF England Anthony Tonkin 1406+800+000+000+00
4 MF England Paul McLaren 21116+211+000+001+10
5 DF England Michael Duberry 37336+030+001+000+00
6 DF England Jake Wright 47043+001+001+002+00
7 MF Northern Ireland Adam Chapman 14110+410+000+000+00
8 MF England Simon Heslop 29325+131+000+002+00
9 FW England James Constable 431132+8110+101+000+10
10 FW England Deane Smalley 2627+1511+000+102+01
11 FW England Jon-Paul Pittman 1636+930+001+000+00
14 MF England Asa Hall 38724+1071+001+002+00
15 MF England Alfie Potter 26220+420+001+001+00
16 DF England Andrew Whing 45036+501+001+001+10
17 DF Northern Ireland Tony Capaldi 101+000+000+000+00
18 FW England Dean Morgan 10110+01000+000+00
19 FW England Oli Johnson 1738+93000+000+00
20 MF Scotland Peter Leven 42636+361+000+101+00
21 GK England Wayne Brown 402+000+000+002+00
22 DF England Harry Worley 1206+400+100+001+00
23 FW England Scott Rendell 17314+33000+0000
24 MF England Mark Wilson 704+30000+0000
26 MF England Liam Davis 46241+320+001+001+00
27 FW Colombia Cristian Montaño 926+32000000
29 FW England Tom Craddock 915+310+000+000+10
Players no longer at the club:
MF England Simon Clist 110+000+001+010+00
DF Scotland Steven Kinniburgh 300+101+000+001+00
MF England Josh Payne 902+400+100+001+10
Loan players no longer at the club:
27 MF England Lee Holmes 725+22000+0000
28 FW England Jonathan Franks 300+101+000+001+00
30 FW England Robert Hall 14611+250+000+001+01
31 FW England Lewis Guy 918+010+000+100+00
33 FW England Danny Philliskirk 402+200+000+000+00
39 FW Algeria Mehdi Kerrouche 401+30000+0000
MF England Andy Haworth 402+200+000+000+00
31 GK England Connor Ripley 101+000+000+0000
31 GK Argentina Damián Martinez 101+000+000+0000

Top scorers

As of 5 May 2012
Place Position Nation Number Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
1FWEngland9James Constable1100011
2MFEngland14Asa Hall70007
3FWEngland30Robert Hall50016
=MFScotland20Peter Leven60006
5DFEngland5Michael Duberry30003
=MFEngland8Simon Heslop30003
=FWEngland19Oli Johnson30003
=FWEngland15Jon-Paul Pittman30003
=FWEngland23Scott Rendell30003
10MFEngland26Liam Davis20002
=MFEngland27Lee Holmes20002
=MFColombia27Cristian Montaño20002
=MFEngland11Alfie Potter20002
=FWEngland10Deane Smalley10012
14DFEngland2Damian Batt10001
=MFNorthern Ireland7Adam Chapman10001
=MFEngland23Simon Clist00101
=FWEngland15Tom Craddock10001
=FWEngland27Lewis Guy10001
=MFEngland4Paul McLaren10001
=FWEngland18Dean Morgan10001
TOTALS 58 0 1 2 62

Disciplinary record

As of 5 May 2012
Number Nation Position Name League Two FA Cup League Cup JP Trophy Total
Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card Yellow card Red card
2EnglandDFDamian Batt81100010101
5EnglandDFMichael Duberry6100100071
6EnglandDFJake Wright6100000061
9EnglandFWJames Constable5100000051
26EnglandMFLiam Davis4100000041
29EnglandFWTom Craddock1000000111
21EnglandGKWayne Brown0000000101
16EnglandDFAndrew Whing9000000090
14EnglandMFAsa Hall5000000050
19EnglandFWOli Johnson4000000040
20ScotlandMFPeter Leven4000000040
8EnglandMFSimon Heslop2000001030
1EnglandGKRyan Clarke2000000020
30EnglandFWRobert Hall2000000020
31EnglandMFAndy Haworth2000000020
27EnglandMFLee Holmes2000000020
4EnglandMFPaul McLaren2000000020
11EnglandFWJon-Paul Pittman2000000020
15EnglandMFAlfie Potter2000000020
23EnglandFWScott Rendell2000000020
22EnglandDFHarry Worley1000001020
27EnglandFWLewis Guy1000000010
39AlgeriaFWMehdi Kerrouche1000000010
27ColombiaFWCristian Montaño1000000010
18EnglandFWDean Morgan1000000010
33EnglandFWDanny Philliskirk1000000010
3EnglandDFAnthony Tonkin1000000010
TOTALS 75 5 1 0 1 0 3 2 80 7

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
11 July 2011 MF Scotland Peter Leven England Milton Keynes Dons Free [4]
28 July 2011 GK England Wayne Brown South Africa Supersport United Free [5]
29 July 2011 MF England Liam Davis England Northampton Town Free [6]
20 January 2012 FW England Oli Johnson England Norwich City Free [7]
31 January 2012 MF England Mark Wilson England Doncaster Rovers Free [8]
22 May 2012 MF England Sean Rigg England Port Vale Undisc [9]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name To Fee Ref.
1 July 2011 DF France Djoumin Sangaré England Kettering Town [10][11]
1 July 2011 DF England Mitchell Hanson England Eastwood Town [10][12]
1 January 2012 FW England Matt Green England Mansfield Town [13]
3 January 2012 MF England Simon Clist England Hereford United [14]
24 January 2012 DF England Ben Purkiss England Hereford United [15]
27 January 2012 DF Scotland Steven Kinniburgh Released [16]
5 March 2012 MF England Josh Payne England Aldershot Town Free [17]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
9 August 2011 FW England Lewis Guy England Milton Keynes Dons 2 January 2012 [18][19]
31 August 2011 FW England Jonathan Franks England Middlesbrough 1 January 2012 [20]
12 September 2011 FW England Robert Hall England West Ham United 14 January 2012 [21][22][23][24]
16 September 2011 MF England Andy Haworth England Bury 5 November 2011 [25][26]
21 October 2011 FW England Danny Philliskirk England Sheffield United n/k [27]
31 January 2012 FW England Scott Rendell England Wycombe Wanderers end of season [8]
9 February 2012 FW Algeria Mehdi Kerrouche England Swindon Town 12 March 2012 [28][29]
14 February 2012 MF England Lee Holmes England Southampton 14 March 2012 [30][31]
8 March 2012 FW England Dean Morgan England Chesterfield end of season [32][33]
16 March 2012 FW Colombia Cristian Montaño England West Ham end of season [34]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
22 July 2011 FW England Matt Green England Mansfield Town 31 December 2011 [35]
5 August 2011 DF England Ben Purkiss England Darlington 9 November 2011 [36][37]
12 August 2011 FW England Aaron Woodley England Banbury United 1 January 2012 [38]
18 August 2011 MF England Simon Clist England Hereford United 3 January 2012 [39]
12 September 2011 FW England Jon-Paul Pittman England Crawley Town 12 December 2011 [40]
12 January 2012 MF England Josh Payne England Aldershot Town 5 March 2012 [17][41]
19 January 2012 FW England Deane Smalley England Bradford City end of season [42]
27 January 2012 MF Northern Ireland Adam Chapman Wales Newport County 27 February 2012 [43][44]

References

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  2. "United take the Bridle path". Oxford United FC. Archived from the original on 11 June 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
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  10. 1 2 "Oxford United release Midson, Sangare, Hanson, Eastwood". BBC Football. 10 May 2011.
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  40. "Oxford United striker Jon-Paul Pittman moves to Crawley". BBC Football.
  41. "Aldershot Town sign Oxford United's Josh Payne on loan". BBC Football. 12 January 2012.
  42. "Bradford City sign Oxford United striker Deane Smalley on loan". BBC Football. 19 January 2012.
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