Oxford University A.F.C.
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| Full name | Oxford University Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Blues | ||
| Founded | 9 November 1871 | ||
| Ground | Iffley Road Stadium, Oxford, England | ||
| Capacity | 499 | ||
| President |  Alex Guzelkececiyan | ||
| Manager | Mickey Lewis | ||
| Captain |  Patrick Collins | ||
| League | BUCS MARS Midlands Division 1A | ||
| 2017-18 | BUCS MARS Midlands Division 1A, 3rd | ||
| Website | http://www.ouafc.club/ | ||
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Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford. Oxford University won the 1874 FA Cup.
History
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Formed on 9 November 1871,[1] the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the FA Cup 2–0 against Royal Engineers in 1874 and finishing the competition as runners-up in 1873, 1877 and 1880, the last year they competed.[2] The club merged with OUWAFC, the women's club, in 1998.[3]
The club left the Iffley Road rugby football ground, which it shared with Oxford University Rugby Football Club, in 1921 and moved to the nearby Iffley Road Stadium.[3]
The famous club Pegasus of the 1950s was formed from the Oxford and Cambridge University teams.
In recent years OUAFC has competed in the British University and College Sports (BUCS) leagues as well as contesting the annual Varsity Football Match against Cambridge University. In 2016, it has seen play Arnaud Trébaol, former player of Royal Excel Mouscron, former Financial Stability Expert at the European Central Bank, and current Economist at Banque de France.
Honours
England internationals
Twenty-two Oxford players were capped for England, including three of the team which took part in the first international match on 30 November 1872: Frederick Chappell, Arnold Kirke-Smith and Cuthbert Ottaway.[1]
The full list of England players (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Oxford University A.F.C.):[1]
- John Bain (1 cap)
- Arthur Berry (1 cap)
- Francis Birley (1 cap)
- William Bromley-Davenport (2 caps)
- Frederick Chappell (1 cap)
- Edmund Currey (2 caps)
- Tip Foster (1 cap)
- Henry Hammond (1 cap)
- Elphinstone Jackson (1 cap)
- Arnold Kirke-Smith (1 cap)
- Robert Stuart King (1 cap)
- William Oakley (4 caps)
- Cuthbert Ottaway (2 caps)
- Percival Parr (1 cap)
- George Raikes (4 caps)
- William Rawson (2 caps)
- G. O. Smith (7 caps)
- Robert Vidal (1 cap)
- Percy Walters (2 caps)
- Leonard Wilkinson (2 caps)
- Claude Wilson (1 cap)
- Charles Wreford-Brown (1 cap)
Wales internationals
The following five players were capped for Wales whilst registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:[4]
- Sydney Darvell (2 caps)
- William Evans (2 caps)
- Alexander Jones (1 cap)
- Hugh Morgan-Owen (2 caps)
- Morgan Morgan-Owen (5 caps)
References
- ^ a b c "Oxford University AFC Profile". England Football Online. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Oxford University at the Football Club History Database
- ^ a b "History of OUAFC". Oxford University AFC. Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Davies, Gareth; Garland, Ian (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Soccer Players. Bridge Books. ISBN 1-872424-11-2.
