Oldbury United Football Club is a football club representing
Oldbury,
West Midlands
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Etymology
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,
England. They are currently members of the .
History
Oldbury United FC was formed in 1958 under the name of Queens Colts and played in the local Oldbury League. Queens Colts won the Oldbury League Division Two title in 1961-62 and subsequently changed their name to Whiteheath United, playing in the Warwickshire and West Midlands Alliance from 1962 to 1965. The club amalgamated with Oldbury Town in 1965; taking the name Oldbury United and joined the Worcestershire Combination (later
Midland Football Combination
The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder l ...
) in 1966.
In 1973 the club acquired an old quarry off York Road and set about laying the pitch and building facilities. Floodlights were installed in 1982, commemorated with a visit by newly crowned European champions Aston Villa.
The club were league runners-up twice in the late 1970s and in 1982, despite only finishing fifth in the league, stepped up to the
Southern League Midland Division.
In 1985–86 United finished bottom of the league and switched to the
West Midlands (Regional) League where they enjoyed a number of successful seasons, including winning the championship in 1993. Based on this, in 1994 they became founder members of the Midland Alliance, where they have played ever since, with a best finish of third place.
Due to an ongoing legal dispute, Oldbury United began the 2008–09 season sharing The Beeches, home ground of
Tividale. The legal dispute ended in the club folding at the end of the season.
In 2017 the club was reformed, joining Division Two of the West Midlands (Regional) League.
Honours
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West Midlands (Regional) League
**Champions 1992–93
**Runners-up 1986–87, 1987–88
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Midland Combination
The Midland Football Combination was an English football league covering parts of the West Midlands. It comprised five divisions, a Premier Division, Divisions One and Two and two Reserves Divisions. The league was one of three official feeder le ...
**Runners-up 1971–72, 1978–79
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Walsall Senior Cup
The Walsall and District Football Association Senior Cup is an English football competition for clubs in and around Walsall, with the Final taking place at Walsall F.C.'s Bescot Stadium. The current holders are Chasetown, who won the 2013-14 compet ...
**Winners 1983
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Staffordshire Senior Cup
**Winners 1998
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Midland Alliance League Cup
**Winners 1999
Club records
*Best League performance: 6th in
Southern League Midland Division, 1982–83
*Best
FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1986–87
*Best
FA Trophy
The Football Association Challenge Trophy, commonly known as the FA Trophy, is a men's football knockout cup competition run by and named after the English Football Association and competed for primarily by semi-professional teams. The compet ...
performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1984–85
*Best
FA Vase
The Football Association Challenge Vase, usually referred to as the FA Vase, is an annual football competition for teams playing in Steps 5 and 6 of the English National League System (or equivalently, tier 9 or 10 of the overall English footbal ...
performance: 5th round, 1977–78
References
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External links
Pyramid Passion feature on their ground
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Football clubs in England
Midland Football Alliance
Association football clubs established in 1958
Association football clubs disestablished in 2009
Sport in Sandwell
Southern Football League clubs
Oldbury, West Midlands
1958 establishments in England
2009 disestablishments in England