Oxford United kept their play-off hopes alive on Friday night as they beat Lincoln City by two goals to one at the Kassam Stadium.

Goals from Anthony Forde and Matty Taylor secured a big three points for the U's, seeing them climb up to 11th in the Sky Bet League One table.

Oxford sit four points off the play-offs with a couple of games in hand on some of the teams above them, and the play-off places will still be on Karl Robinson's radar.

The U's seem to have the right blend of youth and experience in their squad, and it's important that those older players step up to the plate between now and the end of the season.

On the topic of old players, who are the top 10 oldest players ever to feature for Oxford United?

Here, we count down from the 10th oldest and see who the oldest is. Click 'NEXT' and check our list...

Diving in at number 10 and we're going back quite a while here.

Perryman spent 17 years at Tottenham Hotspur between 1969 and 1986, before joining Oxford for a year.

After featuring 17 times in the league for Oxford, before joining Brentford in 1987 as player-manager.

In his last appearance for Oxford - a 3-1 defeat to Everton at Goodison Park in September 1986 - he was aged 34 years, 8 months and 12 days.

He kicks off our list. Who is next?

Moving into more recent times and Jamie Mackie is the ninth oldest player ever to feature for Oxford.

Mackie joined Oxford from Queens Park Rangers in 2018, spending two years at the Kassam before hanging up his boots at the end of last season.

Mackie scored eight goals in 91 appearances for the U's, and his last appearance came in last season's play-off semi-final victory over Portsmouth.

Oxford ended up winning 6-5 on aggregate and he was aged 34 years, 9 months and 14 days old at the time.

After spells with the likes of Rotherham United, Bradford City and Tranmere Rovers, McLaren ended his career at Oxford.

The midfielder joined the club in 2010, featuring 42 times in the league for the U's before leaving at the end of the 2011/12 season.

In his final appearance for Oxford - a 1-0 home defeat to Crewe Alexandra in January 2012 - he was aged 35 years, 1 month and 28 days at the time.

He returned to Cheshire to move closer to his family and scored two goals during his time at the U's.

Moving into number seven is Scotland's Under-21 coach Scot Gemmill.

Gemmill joined Oxford from Leicester City in 2006, but made only one league appearance for the U's during his brief spell with the club.

He joined New Zealand Knights after his spell at the Kassam Stadium, before hanging up his boots.

He's managed Scotland's Under-17s' and their Under-21s', and hung up his boots after a spell in New Zealand.

In his final appearance for the U's - a 1-0 defeat to Mansfield Town - he was aged 35 years, 2 months and 30 days.

At number six is former Oxford number one Billy Turley.

Turley spent five good years at Oxford after joining from Rushden and Diamonds in 2005, racking up over 150 league appearances for the U's.

In his final appearance for the club - a 2-0 defeat to Torquay United at Plainmoor in 2008 - he was aged 35 years, 4 months and 14 days.

He moved to Brackley Town after leaving Oxford, spending five years with the club and making well over 140 appearances.

Sticking with the goalkeeping theme, at number five is Wayne Brown.

Brown joined Oxford from South African side Supersport United in 2011, before spending six years at Oxford as a player.

Brown made only six league appearances for the U's in that time, before hanging up his boots and becoming goalkeeping coach at the club in 2017.

He also runs goalkeeping academies in Reading, Southampton and Oxfordshire.

His last appearance for Oxford came in a 3-0 defeat to Fleetwood Town in January 2013. He was aged 36 years and 12 days at the time.

Narrowly missing out on the top three podium is David Connolly.

Connolly joined Oxford on loan from Portsmouth in 2013/14, scoring four goals in 16 games for the U's.

He joined AFC Wimbledon the following season, with the Republic of Ireland international hanging up his boots shortly after.

In his final appearance for Oxford - a 1-0 defeat to Scunthorpe United in April 2004 - he was 36 years, 10 months and 15 days old.

Moving into the top three and back to the goalkeeping theme is Scott Shearer.

Shearer is an experienced goalkeeper who had spells with the likes of Wrexham, Mansfield, Crawley, Rotherham and Crewe during his time as a player.

In May 2017, he joined Oxford to provide cover for Simon Eastwood and made only a handful of appearances for the U's in total.

His final appearance for the club came in a 2-0 defeat to Fleetwood Town in August 2018, aged 37 years, 5 months and 27 days at the time.

Missing out on top spot is Michael Duberry.

Duberry is perhaps best known for his time at Chelsea and Leeds United, but he joined Oxford from St Johnstone in 2011.

Duberry ended up making 50 appearances across two seasons at Oxford before leaving for Hendon, shortly before announcing his retirement from the game.

In his final appearance for the U's - a 3-0 win over Accrignton Stanley away from home - he was aged 37 years, 6 months and 13 days old.

He narrowly misses out on top spot, though...

The oldest player ever to feature for Oxford United is Alan Judge.

Not to be mistaken by the current Ipswich and Republic of Ireland midfielder, Judge had two different spells at Oxford between 1984 and 1991 as well as between 2003 and 2004.

He made his final appearance for the U's in a heavy 4-0 away defeat to Southend United in November 2004, and at the time, he was aged 44 years, 5 months and 23 days.

He is in fact the seventh oldest player ever to feature in the Football League, and the oldest to have played for Oxford.