 Smith made a return to management with Oxford on 10 September 1993 , and the following day led them to a 4 – 2 victory over his former club Bristol City . A victory over another former club , Stoke , took Oxford off the bottom of the Second Division , but a sequence of just 2 wins in 17 games left them in great danger of relegation . He signed goalkeeper Phil Whitehead on loan from Barnsley , signed striker John Byrne ( £ 50 @,@ 000 from Millwall ) for the third time in his career , and then made what he later said was the best signing of his career by bringing in defender Matt Elliott from Scunthorpe United for £ 170 @,@ 000 . Oxford were boosted by these arrivals and briefly exited the relegation zone , also claiming an FA Cup giant @-@ killing over Leeds at Elland Road after Jim Magilton scored the winning goal in extra time . However , after the game Magilton moved to Southampton for a £ 600 @,@ 000 fee . Oxford had struggled in the league during their FA Cup run and were 15 points short of safety with 16 games to play , but were aided by £ 60 @,@ 000 signing Paul Moody , who , despite arriving in February 1994 , managed to finish as the club 's top @-@ scorer with 12 goals in 15 games . His arrival kick @-@ started the club 's fightback , and Oxford closed the 15 points gap in just 9 games . However , a difficult run @-@ in left Oxford needing to beat Notts County on the last day of the season and hope results elsewhere went their way , and though they beat County their relegation rivals also claimed victories and Oxford were relegated . 
