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Oxford United head coach Aaron Ramsey says his side's win over Stockport County was the performance he is "most proud" of during his time at the club.

The U's edged past the Hatters at the Kassam Stadium thanks to Mark Harris' first-half strike, slotting the ball home from Siriki Dembele's low cross after 35 minutes.

Oxford have now won six of their 11 matches this season, losing only once in the league, and are now up to third in the League One table.

"This performance is definitely the one that has made me the most proud," Ramsey told BBC Radio Oxford.

"I can't fault the boys for our out of possession work and we showed a lot more courage with the ball to show that we can play through teams.

"Everybody played their part and we're going to need them all throughout the whole season."

Since their only league defeat - away at Huddersfield - Oxford have won five and drawn three, and are still undefeated at home in all competitions.

Oxford have played less games than the teams around them because of postponements in the previous international break, a situation set to be repeated later this month because of call-ups for Oxford players.

"It's taken a while to make up some ground because of the games we have had postponed," Ramsey added.

"It was nice to play one of those games where we had the chance to jump up a few places and it was important to take full advantage of that.

"The boys executed the game plan superbly and the fans also helped us to get over the line in the end.

"I hope the fans can be proud too, I want them to enjoy the football that they come here to see, I want this to be an environment that we can all really enjoy."

Oxford next travel to face Barnsley on Saturday before a midweek meeting with rivals Reading at the Kassam.

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Former West Bromwich Albion and Scotland forward Matt Phillips has announced his retirement from professional football.

The 35-year-old made 238 league appearances for the Baggies, scoring 28 goals during an eight-year stay at The Hawthorns which included three seasons in the Premier League.

Phillips started his career with Wycombe Wanderers before joining Blackpool and then QPR in 2013. He cost Albion £5.5m in 2016.

He made his Scotland debut in a 5-1 friendly win over the USA in May 2012, going on to make 16 senior international appearances and scoring one goal during a win over Hungary in 2018.

After leaving the Baggies in August 2024, Phillips spent 18 months with Oxford United before ending last season with Stevenage where he scored two goals in 19 League One games.

"It's been an amazing journey, as my professional playing career comes to an end let's see what's next," he said on social media., external

Derek Fazackerley has parted ways with Oxford United after 12 years service for "personal reasons".

The 74-year-old first joined the U's as assistant manager to Michael Appleton in 2014, before taking on roles as a first team coach and a short spell as interim manager in 2018.

He then moved into an advisory position, which he had held for the past six years.

"It's certainly not the end, who knows what the future holds in terms of what might come up?" Fazackerley said.

"I'll be there if they [Oxford] need me. The only difference is I won't be around as much as I was before."

A former Blackburn Rovers and England defender, Fazackerley began his coaching career at Newcastle United alongside Kevin Keegan, who he went on to work with again for the England national team.

Other coaching roles came at Rovers, Bolton Wanderers and Barnsley, as well as Manchester City and Leicester City working with former England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Listen to the full interview with BBC Radio Oxford above or on BBC Sounds here.