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

It was a low-key finale to a campaign of thrilling highs and crushing lows as the U's fell short of a Sky Bet League One play-off place.

Statistics only provide a snapshot of a season, but they help indicate some of the key themes of the last nine months.

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Here are headline figures from United's 2021/22 campaign.

TEAM

  • Played: 53.
  • Won: 23.
  • Drawn: 12.
  • Lost: 18.

  • Goals scored: 93.
  • Goals conceded: 76.
  • Clean sheets: Nine.
  • Yellow cards: 84 – United’s 72 League One bookings were the 17th most in the division.
  • Red cards: Four – Luke McNally picked up two of these in the Papa John’s Trophy.
  • Number of goalscorers: 22, plus two own goals – five more players than last season.
  • Number of goals from midfielders: 39 – up from 11 in 2020/21.
  • Number of goals scored from set-pieces: 12 – down from 20 last season.
  • Number of goals conceded from set-pieces: 12 – six of those were by September 4.
  • Longest winning run: Four games – Shrewsbury Town (H) on October 19 to Morecambe (H) on October 30.
  • Longest unbeaten run: Six games – Shrewsbury Town (H) on October 19 to Ipswich Town (A) on November 13.
  • Longest losing run: Three games – Plymouth Argyle (A) on April 2 to Sunderland (H) on April 9.
  • Longest winless run: Five games – Cambridge United (A) on August 31 to Gillingham (H) on September 25.

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

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

PLAYER

MOST APPEARANCES

  • Matty Taylor – 46.
  • Mark Sykes – 45.
  • Cameron Brannagan – 44.
  • Steve Seddon – 40.
  • Sam Long, Nathan Holland & Gavin Whyte - 39

MOST GOALS

  • Matty Taylor – 22.
  • Cameron Brannagan – 14.
  • Mark Sykes – 8.
  • Billy Bodin, James Henry & Nathan Holland – 7.

MOST ASSISTS

  • Gavin Whyte – 10.
  • Herbie Kane, Steve Seddon & Mark Sykes – 6.
  • Nathan Holland - 5.