Oxford United’s key 2021/22 season stats

Nathan Holland’s stoppage-time winner against Portsmouth in February was one of 20 goals Oxford United scored after the 80th minute Photo: David Fleming

OXFORD United’s 2021/22 season ended in a 1-1 draw against Doncaster Rovers.

It was a low-key finale to a campaign of thrilling highs and crushing lows as United States fell short of a place for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.

The stats only provide a snapshot of a season, but they help point to some of the key themes over the past nine months.

Here are the headlines from United’s 2021/22 campaign.

TEAM

Cheek: 53.
Won: 23.
Drawn: 12.
Lost: 18.

Goals scored: 93.
Goals conceded: 76.
Clean sheets: Nine.
Yellow cards: 84 – United’s 72 bookings in Ligue 1 were the 17th most in the division.
Red cards: Four – Luke McNally picked up two in the Papa John’s Trophy.
Number of scorers: 22, plus two own goals – five more players than last season.
Number of midfield goals: 39 – up from 11 in 2020/21.
Number of goals scored from set pieces: 12 – up from 20 last season.
Number of goals conceded from set pieces: 12 – six of them were before September 4.
Longest winning run: Four games – Shrewsbury Town (H) on October 19 to Morecambe (H) on October 30.
Longest unbeaten streak: Six games – Shrewsbury Town (H) on October 19 v Ipswich Town (A) on November 13.
Longest losing run: Three games – Plymouth Argyle (A) on April 2 to Sunderland (H) on April 9.
Longest run without a win: Five games – Cambridge United (A) on August 31 at Gillingham (H) on September 25.

Cameron Brannagan scored four penalties in Oxford United’s 7-2 win at Gillingham Photo: Steve Edmunds

Biggest win: 7-2 at Gillingham on January 29.
Biggest loss: 4-1 at Cambridge United on August 31.
Goals after the 80th minute: 20 – earn 17 points at United in League One.
Defensive Combinations: 24 – 19 in Ligue 1.
Five-figure home crowds: Six – equaling the record for a season at Kassam Stadium.