The 2015–16 season was

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's sixth consecutive season in

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and 122nd year in existence. As well as competing in League Two, the club also participated in the

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and

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. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016. After spending most of the season in the top three, Oxford finally confirmed automatic promotion to

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on the last day of the regular season, with a 3–0 home victory over

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. The Us finished in second place with 86 points, 13 behind runaway leaders

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. Oxford's 14 away wins in the league set a new club record for a single season. Midfielder

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was the club's leading scorer, with 18 league goals and 26 in all competitions. United beat higher-division opposition in all three senior cup competitions and reached the

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of the

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, only the club's third appearance at the national stadium. In the opening round of the

they eliminated Brentford of

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with a 4–0 away win, before losing 1–0 to another Championship side,

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, in the second round. They reached the fourth round of the

, recording a notable 3–2 victory over

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side Swansea City in the third round, but were knocked out of the competition by

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in the next round. In their run to the final of the League Trophy, they beat local rivals

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in the second round, and

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, also of League One, over two legs in the area semi-final, before losing 3–2 to Barnsley in the final. United won the

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, beating

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6–1 in the final, three days after securing their league promotion.

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

On 18 May 2015, Oxford United announced four pre-season friendlies against Didcot Town, Woking,

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and

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. On 29 May 2015, Oxford United announced a trip to

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for a week-long stay, which included a friendly against SC Wiener Neustadt.

League Two

League table

Matches

On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.

Results summary

Results by round

FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made live on BBC Two on Monday 26 October 2015, with Oxford drawn away to Braintree Town.

League Cup

On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Oxford United were drawn away against Brentford. In the second round, Oxford United drew another

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side away from home,

Football League Trophy

On 5 September 2015, the second round draw was shown live on

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and drawn by

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and

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. Oxford were drawn at home to

. Having beaten their local rivals 2–0, Oxford were drawn away to fellow League Two side Dagenham & Redbridge in the Area Quarter-Final, a match that also ended in a 2–0 victory. Oxford beat

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of League Two 3–2 in the Area Semi-final to meet

of League One in the two-legged Area Final. Oxford won the first leg at

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, leading scorer Kemar Roofe netting both the goals and, despite losing the second leg at the Kassam Stadium, reached the Wembley final 2–1 on aggregate. In the

against Barnsley, United led 1–0 at half-time through a goal from Callum O'Dowda. An own-goal by Chey Dunkley early in the second half was followed by goals from Ashley Fletcher and

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to give Barnsley a two-goal cushion. A header from

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in the 76th minute reduced the deficit, but United were unable to find an equaliser in the remaining minutes and suffered defeat at Wembley for the first time in their history.