Oxford University Association Football Club is an
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football
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club representing the
University of Oxford
, mottoeng = The Lord is my light
, established =
, endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019)
, budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20)
, chancellor ...
. The club currently plays in the
BUCS Football League
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Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic deg ...
, the league system of
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). In 2020, the club merged with Oxford University Women's Association Football Club (OUWAFC) to create one single entity.
Oxford University was one of the earliest winners of the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
, having achieved it in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio MarÃa González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
after beating the
Royal Engineers
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.
History
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Formed on 9 November 1871,
the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...
2–0 against
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...
in
1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio MarÃa González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
and finishing the competition as runners-up in
1873
Events
January–March
* January 1
** Japan adopts the Gregorian calendar.
** The California Penal Code goes into effect.
* January 17 – American Indian Wars: Modoc War: First Battle of the Stronghold – Modoc Indians defeat ...
,
1877
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Queen Victoria is proclaimed ''Empress of India'' by the ''Royal Titles Act 1876'', introduced by Benjamin Disraeli, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom .
* January 8 – Great Sio ...
and
1880
Events
January–March
* January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia.
* January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy.
* February †...
, the last year they competed. The club merged with
OUWAFC, the women's club, in 2020.
The club left the
Iffley Road rugby football ground
Iffley Road rugby football ground is a playing-field in Oxford, England. It is the home of Oxford University Rugby Football Club and between 2013 and 2016 was the home of semi-professional Oxford Rugby League. It is close to the Roger Bannister ...
, which it shared with
Oxford University Rugby Football Club
The Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford University RFC or OURFC) is the rugby union club of the University of Oxford. The club contests The Varsity Match every year against Cambridge University at Twickenham.
History
Men's team
...
, in 1921 and moved to the nearby
Iffley Road Stadium.
The club
Pegasus
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of the 1950s was formed from the Oxford and
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
teams.
OUAFC has competed in the British University and College Sports (BUCS) leagues as well as contesting the annual Varsity Football Match against
Cambridge University
, mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts.
Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge.
, established =
, other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...
. In 2016, it has seen play Arnaud Trébaol, former player of
Royal Excel Mouscron
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The team was formed as ''Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz'' in the spring of 2010 as a result of the merging between ...
, former Financial Stability Expert at the
European Central Bank
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, and current Economist at
Banque de France
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.
International players
England
Twenty-nine Oxford players were capped for
England
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, including three of the team which took part in the
first international match on 30 November 1872:
Frederick Chappell
Frederick Brunning Maddison (22 July 1849 – 25 September 1907) was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in ...
,
Arnold Kirke-Smith
Arnold Kirke Smith (23 April 1850 – 8 October 1927) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland, as well as captaining Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final. Smith was o ...
and
Cuthbert Ottaway.
[
The full list of England players (with the number of caps received while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.):]
* John Bain (1 cap)
* Arthur Berry (1 cap)
*Francis Birley
Francis Hornby Birley (14 March 1850 – 1 August 1910) was an English footballer who played as a half back. He won the FA Cup three times in the 1870s and made two appearances for England in 1874 and 1875.
Career
Winchester College
Birley wa ...
(1 cap)
*W. Blackburn (1 cap)
* William Bromley-Davenport (2 caps)
*B.O. Corbett (1 cap)
*Frederick Chappell
Frederick Brunning Maddison (22 July 1849 – 25 September 1907) was an English footballer who played for England as a midfielder in the first international match against Scotland, as well as winning two FA Cup medals with Oxford University in ...
(1 cap)
*Edmund Currey
Edmund Samuel Currey (born 28 June 1868) was an English footballer who earned two caps for the national team in 1890, scoring two goals. Currey played club football for Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county to ...
(2 caps)
*Andy Adams (1 cap)
* Reginald Erskine 'Tip' Foster (1 cap)
*C.B. Fry
Charles Burgess Fry (25 April 1872 – 7 September 1956) was an English sportsman, teacher, writer, editor and publisher, who is best remembered for his career as a cricketer. John Arlott described him with the words: "Charles Fry could b ...
(2 caps)
*W.E. Gilliat (1 cap)
*Henry Hammond
Henry Hammond (18 August 1605 – 25 April 1660) was an English churchman, who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
Early life
He was born at Chertsey in Surrey on 18 August 1605, the youngest son of John Hammond (c. 155 ...
(1 cap)
* A.F. Hills (1 cap)
*K.R.G. Hunt (2 caps)
*Elphinstone Jackson
Elphinstone Jackson (9 October 1868 – December 1945) was an English amateur footballer who made one appearance as a full back for England in 1891. He was one of the founders of the Indian Football Association (IFA).
Career
Jackson was born in ...
(1 cap)
*Robert Stuart King
Canon Robert Stuart King (4 April 1862 – 4 March 1950) was an English international footballer and Anglican clergyman.
Family
King was the sixth and youngest child of Rev. Walker King, Rector of Leigh-on-Sea, and Juliana Stuart. His brother ...
(1 cap)
*Arnold Kirke-Smith
Arnold Kirke Smith (23 April 1850 – 8 October 1927) was an English footballer who played for England as a forward in the first international match against Scotland, as well as captaining Oxford University in the 1873 FA Cup Final. Smith was o ...
(1 cap)
* William Oakley (4 caps)
* Cuthbert Ottaway (2 caps)
*Percival Parr
Percival Chase Parr (2 December 1859 – 3 September 1912) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1882. Parr played club football usually as goalkeeper but later as centre-forward for Oxford University, taking part ...
(1 cap)
*E.H. Parry (3 caps)
* George Raikes (4 caps)
*William Rawson
William Stepney Rawson (14 October 1854 – 4 November 1932) was an amateur footballer who played at full-back in the 1870s, and was also an FA Cup Final referee in 1876. Born in South Africa, he played for the England national team.
Early li ...
(2 caps)
*I.C.F. Ryder (1 cap)
* Gilbert Oswald Smith (7 caps)
*A.G. Topham (2 caps)
* Robert Vidal (1 cap)
* Percy Walters (13 caps)
*Leonard Wilkinson
Leonard Rodwell Wilkinson (born 15 October 1868) was an English footballer who earned one cap for the national team in 1891. Wilkinson played club football for Oxford University
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and o ...
(2 caps)
*Claude Wilson
Claude William Wilson (12 May 1858 – 29 June 1881) was an English amateur footballer who played in the 1880 FA Cup Final for Oxford University and made two appearances for England.
Career
Education
Wilson was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire, a ...
(1 cap)
*Charles Wreford-Brown
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(1 cap)
Wales
The following six players were capped for Wales
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while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:
* Sydney Darvell (2 caps)
*C.H. Davies (1 cap)
* William Evans (2 caps)
* Alexander Jones (1 cap)
* Hugh Morgan-Owen (6 caps)
* Morgan Morgan-Owen (11 caps)
Ireland
The following player was capped for Ireland while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:
* J.V. Nolan-Whelan (4 caps)
Honours
*FA Cup
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** Winners (1): 1874
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes The Bronx.
* January 2 – Ignacio MarÃa González becomes head of state of the Dominican Republic for the first time.
* January 3 – Third Carlist War &ndas ...
See also
* Oldest football clubs
The oldest football clubs trace their origins to the mid-19th century, a period when football evolved from being a casual pastime to an organised mainstream sport.
The identity of the oldest football clubs in the world, or even in a particular ...
References
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