List of Oxford United F.C. managers

Over the next 13 years, five managers took charge: Ron Saunders, Gerry Summers, Mick Brown, Bill Asprey and Ian Greaves.

[3] Jim Smith started his first spell as manager in 1982, and led Oxford into the top tier of English football after consecutive promotions as champions in 1984 and 1985.

[4] New manager, former chief scout Maurice Evans, had immediate success winning the 1986 League Cup, beating his predecessor's new club in the final.

[6] Patterson was sacked over a year later and was replaced by Chris Wilder,[7] who won promotion back to the Football League by winning the 2010 Conference play-off final.

[15] After two months under the caretaker management of Derek Fazackerley, Karl Robinson was appointed by new owner Sumrith Thanakarnjanasuth on 22 March[16] with United 15th in League One and only six points above the relegation zone.

[17] Robinson was sacked in February 2023 after a run of poor results left the club just five points above the relegation zone.

[18] Coaches Craig Short, Leon Blackmore-Such and Wayne Brown were put in temporary charge and oversaw two matches before Liam Manning was appointed on 11 March 2023.

Short oversaw just one league game, a 3-2 victory at Leyton Orient[21] and then on 16 November 2023 the club announced that former youth team goalkeeper Des Buckingham had been appointed as Head Coach.