Oxford University A.F.C.

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Oxford University
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Full name Oxford University
Association Football Club
Nickname(s) Blues
Founded 9 November 1871; 152 years ago (1871-11-09)
Ground Iffley Road Stadium,
Oxford, England
Ground Capacity 499
Manager England Mickey Lewis
Captain England Alexandros Tsaptsinos
League BUCS MARS Midlands Division 1A
2012-13 BUCS MARS Midlands Division 2A, 1st
Website Club home page

Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford.

History

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. 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.

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]

Oxford University A.F.C.'s F.A. Cup winning side of 1874. Standing: Vidal, Green, Mackarness, Johnson, Benson, Birley, Nepean; Seated: Ottaway, Patton, Maddison, Rawson.
Oxford University AFC before travelling to Austria 1899 . Morgan Maddox Morgan-Owen, seated, bottom right.

The full list of England players (with the number of caps received whilst registered with Oxford University A.F.C.):[1]

Wales internationals

The following five players were capped for Wales whilst registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:[4]

References

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  2. Oxford University at the Football Club History Database
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