Club Records

Individual Records

Most Total Appearances: 562, Ron Atkinson, 1959-71
Most Football League Appearances:473, John Shuker, 1962-77
Most Total Goals: 107, Graham Atkinson, 1959-74
Most Football League Goals: 77, Graham Atkinson, 1962-74
Highest Scorer In A Season: 43, Bud Houghton, 1961/62
Highest Football League Scorer In A Season: 30, John Aldridge, 1984/85
Most FA Cup Appearances: 33, Ron Atkinson, 1959-71
Most FA Cup Goals: 9, Joe Dickson (1958-60), Tony Jones (1959-67), Peter Foley (1975-83)
Most League Cup Appearances: 50, Gary Briggs, 1978-89
Most League Cup Goals: 14, John Aldridge, 1984-87
Record Transfer Fee Received: £3 million from Leeds United for Kemar Roofe, July 2016
Record Transfer Fee Paid: £470,000 to Aberdeen for Dean Windass, July 1998
Youngest Football League Player: Jason Seacole, 16 years 149 days v Mansfield Town, 7 September 1976 
Oldest Football League Player: Alan Judge, 44 years 176 days v Southend United, 6 November 2004 
Most Capped Player: 18, Jim Magilton, Northern Ireland

Club Records

First Football League Game: v Barrow, 18 August 1962
First FA Cup Game: v Hounslow, 5 September 1931
First League Cup Game: v Torquay United, 3 September 1962
Most Football League goals scored in a season: 91 - 1983/84, Division Three
Most Football League goals scored at home: 62 - 1984/85, Division Two
Most Football League goals scored away: 47 - 2015/16, Division Four
Fewest Football League goals scored in a season: 34 – 1968/69, Division Two
Fewest Football League goals scored at home: 20 - 1980/81, Division Three
Fewest Football League goals scored away: 8 - 1973/74, Division Two
Most Football League goals conceded in a season: 100 - 2000/01, League One
Most Football League goals conceded at home: 38 - 1999/00, League One
Most Football League goals conceded away: 66 - 2000/01, League One
Fewest Football League goals conceded in a season: 36 - 1984/85, Division Two
Fewest Football League goals conceded at home: 13 – 1964/65, Division Four
Fewest Football League goals conceded away: 21 – 1984/85, Division Two; 2015/16, Division Four

Most goals scored in a season: 118 - 1961/62, Southern League Premier; 1983/84, Division Three 
Most goals scored at home: 67 – 1960/61, Southern League Premier
Most goals scored away: 60 - 1961/62, Southern League Premier
Fewest goals scored in a season: 34 – 1968/69, Division Two
Fewest goals scored at home: 20 - 1980/81, Division Three
Fewest goals scored away: 8 - 1973/74, Division Two
Most goals conceded in a season: 100 - 2000/01, League One
Most goals conceded at home: 40 – 1949/50, Southern League
Most goals conceded away: 66 - 2000/01, League One
Fewest goals conceded in a season: 31 – 2009/10, Conference Premier
Fewest goals conceded at home: 10 – 2009/10, Conference Premier
Fewest goals conceded away: 17 – 2006/07, Conference Premier

Results

Record Football League Home Victory: 7-0 v Barrow, 19 December 1964
Record FA Cup Home Victory: 9-1 v Dorchester Town, 11 November 1995
Record League Cup Home Victory: 6-0 v Gillingham, 24 September 1986
Record Football League Home Defeat: 0-7 v Wigan Athletic, 23 December 2017 
Record FA Cup Home Defeat: 2-8 v Hounslow, 5 September 1931
Record League Cup Home Defeat: 0-5 v Nottingham Forest, 4 October 1978
Record Football League Away Win: 6-0 v Lincoln City, 21 September 2019; Crewe Alexandra, 10 April 2021 
Record FA Cup Away Win: 8-0 v Marlow, 13 September 1952
Record League Cup Away Win: 5-3 v Plymouth Argyle, 26 August 1997
Record Football League Away Defeat: 0-7 v Sunderland, 19 September 1998
Record FA Cup Away Defeat: 1-8 v Banbury Spencer, 1 September 1945
Record League Cup Away Defeat: 1-5 v Queens Park Rangers, 10 October 1967; Tranmere Rovers, 21 September 1993
Record Win in any Competition: 16-1 v Banbury Harriers, Oxfordshire Senior League, 21 January 1939
Record Defeat in any Competition: 1-11 v College Servants II, City Junior League Div II, 17 November 1906

Most League Wins in a Season: 28 - 1961/62; 1983/84
Most League Draws in a Season: 19 - 1990/91
Most League Defeats in a Season: 33 - 2000/01
Fewest League Wins in a Season: 6 - 1987/88
Fewest League Draws in a Season: 3 - 1958/59
Fewest League Defeats in a Season: 5 - 1960/61

Attendances*

Record Home Football League Attendance: 18,740 v Birmingham City, 31 March 1972
Record Home FA Cup Attendance: 22,750 v Preston North End, 29 February 1964
Record Home League Cup Attendance: 18,193 v Swindon Town, 24 September 1969
Lowest Home Football League Attendance: 2,526 v Chester City, 15 November 1980
Lowest Home FA Cup Attendance: 2,094 v Banbury Spencer, 21 September 1946*
Lowest Home League Cup Attendance: 2,333 v Port Vale, 10 October 1990
Lowest Home Attendance: 929 v Northampton Town (Football League Trophy), 9 October 2018
Record Away Football League Attendance: 51,820 v Manchester United, 7 September 1985 
Record Away FA Cup Attendance: 52,221 v Newcastle United, 25 January 2020 
Record Away League Cup Attendance: 31,011 v Everton, 24 January 1984 
Lowest Away Football League Attendance: 1,065 v Accrington Stanley, 10 February 2015 
Lowest Away FA Cup Attendance: 1,071 v Merthyr Tydfil, 27 October 2007** 
Lowest Away League Cup Attendance: 1,555 v York City, 23 September 1997 
Highest Attendance at any game: 90,396 v Queens Park Rangers, 20 April 1986, Milk Cup final, Wembley

**No attendance records exist for many of the early FA Cup ties

At the Kassam Stadium*

Record Football League Attendance: 12,243 v Leyton Orient, 6 May 2006
Record FA Cup Attendance: 11,810 v Newcastle United (4th round), 28 January 2017
Record League Cup Attendance: 12,177 v Aston Villa (3rd round), 6 November 2002
Record Conference Attendance: 11,963 v Rushden & Diamonds (Play-off semi-final second leg), 3 May 2010
Lowest Football League Attendance: 3,702 v Shrewsbury Town, 7 January 2006
Lowest FA Cup Attendance: 2,521 v Hayes & Yeading United (4th qualifying round), 25 October 2008
Lowest League Cup Attendance: 3,189 v Brighton & Hove Albion (2nd round), 23 August 2016
Lowest Attendance: 929 v Northampton Town (Football League Trophy Group Stage), 9 October 2018

Highest Average Attendance (all comps): 7,403, 2016/17

*Excludes 2020/21 season

HONOURS

Southern League
Premier Division champions: 1952/53, 1960/61, 1961/62
Premier Division runners-up: 1953/54, 1959/60

Southern League Cup
Winners: 1952/53, 1953/54

Football League
Second Division champions: 1984/85
Third Division champions: 1967/68, 1983/84
Fourth Division promoted (3rd): 1964/65
Division Two runners-up: 1995/96
League Two runners-up: 2015/16
League One Play-Off Final Winners: 2023/24

Football Conference
Conference National play-off winners: 2009/10

League Cup
Winners: 1985/86

Football League Trophy
Runners-up: 2015/16, 2016/17