Oxford University Association Football Club is an

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club representing the

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. The club currently plays in the

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, the league system of

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(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

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, having achieved it in

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after beating the

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History

Formed on 9 November 1871, the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the

2–0 against

and finishing the competition as runners-up in 1873,

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and

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, the last year they competed. The club merged with OUWAFC, the women's club, in 2020. The club left the

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, which it shared with

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, in 1921 and moved to the nearby Iffley Road Stadium. The club

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of the 1950s was formed from the Oxford and

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teams. OUAFC has competed in the British University and College Sports (BUCS) leagues as well as contesting the annual Varsity Football Match against

. In 2016, it has seen play Arnaud Trébaol, former player of

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, former Financial Stability Expert at the

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International players

England

Twenty-nine Oxford players were capped for

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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 ...

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 ...

and

Cuthbert Ottaway Cuthbert John Ottaway (19 July 1850 – 2 April 1878)''Jackson's Oxford Journal'', 6 April 1878. was an English footballer. He was the first captain of the England football team and led his side in the first official international football ma ...

. 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 w ...

(1 cap) *W. Blackburn (1 cap) * William Bromley-Davenport (2 caps) *B.O. Corbett (1 cap) *

(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 tow ...

(2 caps) *Andy Adams (1 cap) * Reginald Erskine 'Tip' Foster (1 cap) *

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(2 caps) *W.E. Gilliat (1 cap) * Henry Hammond (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 i ...

(1 cap) * Robert Stuart King (1 cap) *

(1 cap) * William Oakley (4 caps) *

(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 Rev. George Barkley Raikes (14 March 1873 – 18 December 1966) was an English sportsman who played first-class cricket for Oxford University and Hampshire as well as representing the England national football team. Early life Raikes was born ...

(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 on ...

(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, ...

(1 cap) *

Charles Wreford-Brown Charles Wreford-Brown (9 October 1866 – 26 November 1951) was an English sportsman. He captained the England national football team and was a county cricketer during the Victorian age, and later acted as a sports legislator during the 20th ce ...

(1 cap)

Wales

The following six players were capped for

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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

** Winners (1):

References

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