FOUR weeks from now, Oxford United will be embarking on their first game in the second tier of English football for 25 years.
The U’s welcome Norwich City to the Kassam Stadium on August 10, with kick-off at 12.30pm.
Ahead of what promises to be an exciting season for United, we profiled each of the 23 sides that the U’s will be taking on.
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Blackburn Rovers
Position (2023/24): 19th
Manager: John Eustace
Captain: Lewis Travis
Top scorer (2023/24): Sammie Szmodics (33 goals in all competitions)
Bristol City
Position: 11th
Manager: Liam Manning
Captain: Matty James (released this summer)
Top scorer: Tommy Conway (12)
Burnley
Position: 19th (Premier League)
Manager: Scott Parker
Captain: Josh Brownhill
Top scorer: Jacob Bruun Larsen (seven)
Cardiff City
Position: 12th
Manager: Erol Bulut
Captain: Joe Ralls
Top scorer: Kion Etete, Karlan Grant, Perry Ng (all six)
Coventry City
Position: 9th
Manager: Mark Robins
Captain: Ben Sheaf
Top scorer: Ellis Simms, Haji Wright (19)
Derby County
Position: 2nd (League One)
Manager: Paul Warne
Captain: Conor Hourihane (released)
Top scorer: James Collins (19)
Hull City
Position: 7th
Manager: Tim Walter
Captain: Lewie Coyle
Top scorer: Jaden Philogene (12)
Leeds United
Position: 3rd
Manager: Daniel Farke
Captain: Liam Cooper
Top scorer: Crysencio Summerville (21)
Luton Town
Position: 18th (Premier League)
Manager: Rob Edwards
Captain: Carlton Morris
Top scorer: Carlton Morris (11)
Middlesbrough
Position: 8th
Manager: Michael Carrick
Captain: Jonny Howson
Top scorer: Emmanuel Latte Lath (18)
Millwall
Position: 13th
Manager: Neil Harris
Captain: Shaun Hutchinson (released)
Top scorer: Zian Flemming (eight)
Norwich City
Position: 6th
Manager: Johannes Hoff Thorup
Captain: Grant Hanley
Top scorer: Josh Sargent (16)
Plymouth Argyle
Position: 21st
Manager: Wayne Rooney
Captain: Joe Edwards
Top scorer: Morgan Whittaker (20)
Portsmouth
Position: 1st (League One)
Manager: John Mousinho
Captain: Marlon Pack
Top scorer: Colby Bishop (21)
Preston North End
Position: 10th
Manager: Ryan Lowe
Captain: Ben Whiteman
Top scorer: Will Keane (13)
Queens Park Rangers
Position: 18th
Manager: Marti Cifuentes
Captain: Asmir Begovic (released)
Top scorer: Ilias Chair, Lyndon Dykes (seven)
Sheffield United
Position: 20th (Premier League)
Manager: Chris Wilder
Captain: John Egan (released)
Top scorer: Ben Brereton Diaz, Oli McBurnie (six)
Sheffield Wednesday
Position: 20th
Manager: Danny Rohl
Captain: Barry Bannan
Top scorer: Anthony Musaba (eight)
Stoke City
Position: 17th
Manager: Steven Schumacher
Captain: Josh Laurent
Top scorer: Andre Vidigal (seven)
Sunderland
Position: 16th
Manager: Regis Le Bris
Captain: Luke O’Nien
Top scorer: Jack Clarke (15)
Swansea City
Position: 14th
Manager: Luke Williams
Captain: Matt Grimes
Top scorer: Jamal Lowe, Jerry Yates (nine)
Watford
Position: 15th
Manager: Tom Cleverley
Captain: Daniel Bachmann
Top scorer: Mileta Rajovic (11)
West Bromwich Albion
Position: 5th
Manager: Carlos Corberan
Captain: Jed Wallace
Top scorer: Brandon Thomas-Asante (12)
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