Overview
- Oxford United confirmed on Saturday that Matt Bloomfield is no longer the men’s first-team head coach and that the club has started an immediate search for his replacement.
- Bloomfield was appointed on January 9 to replace Gary Rowett and oversaw a late-season improvement that ultimately failed to prevent relegation to League One.
- The club’s statement thanked Bloomfield for his professionalism and said updates on the recruitment process will follow.
- Dropping out of the Championship reduces television and solidarity payments and will force Oxford to reassess its budget, squad and staffing for League One football.
- Bloomfield arrives with more than 150 EFL matches as a head coach across Colchester, Wycombe and Luton, and his departure ends a five-month spell that follows a two-year stay for Oxford in the Championship.