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Post by mcf86 on Dec 3, 2017 9:34:32 GMT
www.theleaguepaper.com/featured/7172/where-are-they-now-oxford-uniteds-division-two-champions-1984-85/
Wow what a team, and look at the 'big' clubs occupying places well below the mighty Yellows!! 'I was there' but not sure if I appreciated the scale of what was achieved at the time, young (ish!) and care free!! Looking at the link above ''Where are they now'' throws up some interesting facts, 'Rambo' being a caretaker for instance, I remember him 'taking care' of a few teams, particularly Chelsea and Doug Rougvie!!
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Post by peterdev on Dec 3, 2017 9:56:49 GMT
It was a great team that smashed Leeds 5-2 and I remember watching Birmingham beat us 0-3. What was surprising was how well Grimsby did. I think they looked strong the previous year then lost 1-5 to West Ham conceding more than they had the previous ten home games. Shrewsbury also did we'll. Didn't we turn over Manchester City 3-0 too?
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Post by oldham on Dec 3, 2017 12:33:35 GMT
I remember going to St. Andrews and driving past their fans sat on top of a minibus! And the rock fight produced a few casualties on both sides!
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Post by SteMerritt on Dec 3, 2017 12:48:37 GMT
We were awesome at home that season, only 2 draws and 1 defeat away from perfection. Just seemed to smash teams by 4 or 5 every week. Away was more mixed, think we finished with a 7-7-7 record.
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Post by SteMerritt on Dec 3, 2017 12:50:56 GMT
Just noticed our goals scored and goal difference, on another level to the rest of the division.
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Post by oldham on Dec 3, 2017 12:58:18 GMT
We were awesome at home that season, only 2 draws and 1 defeat away from perfection. Just seemed to smash teams by 4 or 5 every week. Away was more mixed, think we finished with a 7-7-7 record. It was just a matter of how many goals we would score not if we would win or not, that was a given to us that season, brilliant times.
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Post by Marked Ox on Dec 3, 2017 15:38:07 GMT
We were awesome at home that season, only 2 draws and 1 defeat away from perfection. Just seemed to smash teams by 4 or 5 every week. Away was more mixed, think we finished with a 7-7-7 record. It was just a matter of how many goals we would score not if we would win or not, that was a given to us that season, brilliant times. That attacking line up was something else, absolutely superb. It is amazing that the strikers that smashed the division below didn't have a chance of being in that side. Shows what a genius Jim Smith was, ably supported by the likes of Maurice Evans, Ray Graydon and Ken Fish.
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Post by SteMerritt on Dec 3, 2017 15:45:30 GMT
It was just a matter of how many goals we would score not if we would win or not, that was a given to us that season, brilliant times. That attacking line up was something else, absolutely superb. It is amazing that the strikers that smashed the division below didn't have a chance of being in that side. Shows what a genius Jim Smith was, ably supported by the likes of Maurice Evans, Ray Graydon and Ken Fish. Biggins, Vinter, Whatmore. 3 great players in our promotion the previous year. Biggins scored a shed load but I don't think Smith was ever convinced.
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