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Oxford United’s Championship losses compared against rivals
The U’s announced their finances last week, publishing an underlying loss – a company’s loss from core operations – of £16m, an increase of 33 per cent from the previous year.
This number is big, but one that is not too bad for Championship standards and for a recently promoted club.
The Yellows are one of a number of club who have published their accounts for the previous year at the time of writing.
Of the 16 Championship-competing clubs who have done so, United’s underlying losses (16 million) are the fourth lowest.
Oxford United publish 24/25 accounts, when the club finished 17th in the Championship.
The bonkers nature of football finance is that the club is being evicted from the current stadium, and the £10m spent to date on finding/building a new one is not allowed for PSR purposes.… pic.twitter.com/7ib1qxdh9R— Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) March 20, 2026
Below them sit Preston North End (14.7), Plymouth Argyle (8.7) who were relegated from the second tier that year, and Portsmouth (4.6) who were promoted in the same season as the U’s.
The five clubs with the highest all have accumulated at least double the underlying losses of Oxford’s.
Top sit Hull City (41.7) who saw a big increases in losses, mainly due to a 25 per cent rise in their wage bill.
The seven Championship clubs who have reported their financial results to date for 2024/25 have underlying losses of £169m between them, up from up from £114m the previous season. #sustainable pic.twitter.com/hXd6BM2e4F
— Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) February 18, 2026
The Tigers are under an EFL-sanctioned transfer embargo until January 2027 after late payments for the loan move of Louie Barry from Aston Villa.
Norwich City have the second-highest losses (39.6) with Middlesbrough (36.7) and Cardiff City (34.2), who were relegated from the Championship, close behind.
With double the losses of Oxford, West Bromwich Albion (32) have the fifth-highest.
Between sixth-highest Watford (28.5) and 12th-highest Millwall (20.2) lie Stoke City, current league leader Coventry City, Bristol City, Derby County, and Queens Park Rangers.
Football is a sport which more often than not produces losses amongst clubs due to the extravagant costs to compete, particularly at the heights of the Championship.
Dependence and trust is placed in owners helping to fund clubs through their own pocket.
In terms of the EFL’s Profit and Sustainability Rules, which exclude infrastructure costs, the Yellows are fairly comfortably within the limit, with clubs allowed to lose a maximum of £39 million.
The rural crime police found and recovered a red Ducati Monster in the Cane End area of south Oxfordshire, close to Reading.
According to officers, the bike was involved in an incident last month where it failed to stop for blue lights and made off in a “dangerous” manner having crashed into a police van.
It was found on Wednesday evening, May 13.
The Ducati Monster is a popular motorbike made by the Italian manufacturer since the early 1990s.
Some 350,000 Ducati Monsters have been produced since the model’s introduction in 1993, making it the best-selling and longest-running motorcycle in Ducati’s history.
Its often credited in the motorbike world as being the one that ‘saved Ducati’ due to its popularity and cheap development costs
The Rose & Crown in Ratley, a village new Banbury on the northern tip of the Cotswolds AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty), shut down unexpectedly ahead of the festive period in December 2024, due to personal circumstances, according to the owners.
The village pub and restaurant, 10 miles north of Banbury, is now set to be reopened under new owners after more than a year on the market.
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In a statement released to introduce themselves, new owners Dee and Norm Knight-Barrett said: “We wanted to reassure everyone that we intend to reopen The Rose & Crown as a traditional British ‘pie and pint’ pub.
“There is quite a bit of work to do internally in particular the cellar and kitchen.
“We want to offer the best beers and pies that we can so we need to carry out some upgrades. We will keep you posted with regard to progress so please bear with us.
“We are looking forward to meeting you all and making lots of new friends.”
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The new owners revealed the plans include theme nights, pizza, curry and barbecues, live music, a pool table and sports games, and has invited further suggestions from the village.
The property is a grade II listed, detached building which is believed to have operated as a pub for more than 250 years.
No opening date has yet been announced and works to renovate and refresh the venue are ongoing.
Green Templeton College’s long‑running Management in Medicine Programme has been shortlisted for the Empowering People Award.
The university‑wide awards celebrate outstanding contributions across Oxford’s collegiate community, with nearly 170 entries submitted across 13 categories this year and more than 1,000 individuals nominated.
Shortlisted as one of the five nominees in the Empowering People category, the Management in Medicine Programme is recognised for empowering medical students and healthcare professionals to develop their management and leadership potential.
The programme helps those working in and around healthcare build the skills and knowledge needed to navigate today’s complex health and care systems.
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Programme lead Dr Nicholas Hicks said: “This recognition reflects the commitment of everyone who contributes to the programme, including our speakers, participants and colleagues across Green Templeton and the wider university.”
The Management in Medicine Programme offers workshops, seminars and a shadowing scheme focused on healthcare leadership, service improvement and the practical challenges facing NHS and other health organisations.
The Management in Medicine team will present their work at the Vice‑Chancellor’s Awards Showcase at the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities on Tuesday, June 2.
The winners and highly commended nominees will be announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday, June 4.
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