{"id":671185,"date":"2026-06-23T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T16:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=671185"},"modified":"2026-06-23T13:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:00:36","slug":"oxford-united-appoint-aaron-ramsey-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/06\/23\/oxford-united-appoint-aaron-ramsey-head-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford United Appoint Aaron Ramsey as New Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aaron Ramsey has been appointed as the new head coach of Oxford United<\/a>, with the 35-year-old replacing Matt Bloomfield.<\/p>\n

The former Arsenal and Wales midfielder takes his first full-time steps into management after a brief caretaker role at his hometown club, Cardiff.<\/p>\n

Read More<\/strong>: Oxford United Turn the Page: How the Matt Bloomfield Dismissal Shapes the Season Ahead<\/a><\/p>\n

Oxford United Appoint Aaron Ramsey as New Head Coach<\/h2>\n

Ramsey’s Career<\/h3>\n

The Welshman began his career at his hometown club, Cardiff, where he spent eight years before becoming the club’s youngest ever first-team player.<\/p>\n

After just 28 appearances, including an FA Cup final, Ramsey was signed by Arsenal but he suffered a broken leg in a match away at Stoke.<\/p>\n

The midfielder spent time on loan at Nottingham Forest and Cardiff before returning to the Emirates Stadium, where he would stay for ten seasons.<\/p>\n

During his time in North London, Ramsey won the FA Cup three times and the Community Shield twice, and more success would come when he moved to Juventus in 2019.<\/p>\n

Ramsey spent two full seasons in Turin, where he won Serie A, the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana.<\/p>\n

He joined Rangers on loan, where he won the Scottish Cup, before a season in the south of France with Nice.<\/p>\n

From there, he returned as a player to his beloved Cardiff City, where he spent two more seasons. But for the final three games of the 2024\/25 campaign, he spent a spell in the dugout as caretaker manager but was unable to help the Bluebirds avoid the drop from the Championship.<\/p>\n

He then had a brief spell in Mexico before hanging up his boots in April.<\/p>\n

As a player, he made 551 club appearances, with 369 of those coming during his long spell with Arsenal. He also turned out 86 times for Wales, scoring 21 goals.<\/p>\n

What Was Said<\/h3>\n

Speaking to the club’s official website<\/a>, he said: \u201cIt\u2019s an honour and privilege to be appointed Head Coach of Oxford United.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my discussions with the Club, I can sense the ambition and desire for success, which gives me great excitement about this opportunity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a moment I have been preparing for over many years. I\u2019ve played under some of the best managers in the game and experienced high-pressure environments throughout my career. I want to use what I\u2019ve learnt to bring a culture of high standards, professionalism and work ethic to this talented group of players.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy teams will play with a clear identity, be built on elite habits, with a commitment to improving every day. I want a squad that fights for the badge until the end, and one that makes our supporters proud.<\/p>\n

\u201cI understand the responsibility that comes with this role, and can\u2019t wait to get started, meet the players, and connect with our supporters as we strive to bring success.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chairman, Dusan Bogdanovic, said: \u201cFrom the moment we met with Aaron to discuss this opportunity, we knew his ambitions and desire to succeed matches those we have for the Club.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe process was thorough and considered, reflecting the importance of this decision. We were determined to find a leader who can help shape this next stage of our development.<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron impressed at every stage and we are confident he is the right person to take this Club forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Featured image courtesy of IMAGO \/\u00a0Colorsport<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Aaron Ramsey has been appointed as the new head coach of Oxford United, with the 35-year-old replacing Matt Bloomfield. The former Arsenal and Wales midfielder takes his first full-time steps into management after a brief caretaker role at his hometown club, Cardiff. Read More: Oxford United Turn the Page: How the Matt Bloomfield Dismissal Shapes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":335,"featured_media":671189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32,34,30,8430],"tags":[155],"class_list":["post-671185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-league-football","category-league12","category-news","category-oxford-united","tag-aaron-ramsey"],"modified_by":"Dale Ventham, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/335"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=671185"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":671249,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/671185\/revisions\/671249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/671189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=671185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=671185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=671185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}