OXFORD UNITED F.C.
Founded: 1893
Also Known As:
HEADINGTON UNITED (1893-1960)
OXFORD UNITED (1960-)
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OXFORD UNITED F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of OXFORD UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
Oxford United were formed as Headington in 1893, adding the suffix United in 1911 after merging with
Headington Quarry. The club was founded by Rev. John Scott-Tucker, the vicar at Saint Andrew's Church in
Headington, and a local doctor named Robert Hitchings. In 1899, six years after their formation, Headington
United joined the Oxfordshire District League Second Division, where they competed until the outbreak of
the First World War; the Second Division was renamed the Oxfordshire Junior League after the resumption of
football in 1919. In 1921 the club was admitted into the Oxon Senior League. A move into professional
football was first considered during the 1948–49 season. Vic Couling, the president at the time, had
applied for Headington to become a member of a new Second Division in the Southern League. Although the
plans were postponed, the First Division was going to be expanded by two clubs; Weymouth and Headington
were elected. Oxford played its first season in the Southern League in 1949, the same year they turned
professional. They initially played in orange and blue shirts, but changed to yellow home shirts for the
1957–58 season. The reason for the change is unknown. In 1960, Headington United was renamed Oxford United,
to give the club a higher profile.
Two years later, in 1962, the club won the Southern League title for the second successive season and was
elected to the Football League Fourth Division, occupying the vacant place left by bankrupt Accrington
Stanley. Two successive eighteenth-place finishes followed, before promotion to the Third Division was
achieved in 1965. A year before the promotion, Oxford became the first Fourth Division club to reach the
sixth round of the FA Cup, but have not progressed that far in the competition since. Oxford won the Third
Division title in 1967–68, their sixth season as a league club, but after eight years of relative stability
the club was relegated from the Second Division in 1975–76. Oxford won the Third Division title after the
1983–84 season under the management of Jim Smith, who also guided them to the Second Division title
the following year. This meant that Oxford United would be playing First Division football in the 1985–86
season, 23 years after joining the Football League. Smith moved to Queens Park Rangers shortly after the
promotion success, and made way for chief scout Maurice Evans, who, several seasons earlier, had won the
Fourth Division title with Reading.
Oxford United finished eighteenth in the 1985–86 First Division, avoiding relegation on the last day of
the season after defeating Arsenal 3–0. They also won the Football League Cup, known at the time as the Milk
Cup under a sponsorship deal. As winners, Oxford would have qualified for the following season's UEFA Cup,
had it not been for the ban on English teams that had resulted from the previous year's Heysel Stadium
disaster. The 1986–87 season saw Oxford United narrowly survive relegation and stay in the First Division.
Robert Maxwell resigned as chairman in May 1987, to take over at Derby County, handing the club to his son
Kevin. The manager Maurice Evans was sacked in March 1988 with Oxford bottom of the First Division. Former
Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson was named as Oxford's new manager, but was unable to prevent relegation
to the Second Division. He was sacked three months into the 1988–89 Second Division campaign. Oxford was
relegated to Division Two at the end of the 1993–94 season, with just four wins in the last eleven games.
Oxford's poor form continued into the 1999–2000 season, and with the team in the relegation zone. At the
end of the 2000–01 season, Oxford were relegated back to the Third Division after a 35-year absence, with
100 goals conceded. They suffered 33 league defeats, the second-highest number of league defeats ever
endured by a league club in a single season.
At the end of the 2005–06 season and after 44 years in English league football, Oxford were relegated to
the Conference National after finishing in 23rd place, becoming the first former winners of a major trophy
to be relegated from the league. Oxford led the table for most of the first half of the 2009–10 season, but
dropped into the play-off places after a poor run of form, finishing third. They beat Rushden & Diamonds
over two legs to advance to the play-off final against York City on 16 May 2010. Oxford won the final 3–1,
to return to the Football League for the 2010–11 season. The attendance was 42,669, a new record for the
final, with around 33,000 being United fans. The team spent much of the 2011–12 season in or around the playoff
places, and achieved the double over rivals (and eventual champions) Swindon Town for the first time since
the 1973–74 season. However, they failed to win any of their last seven matches and finished the season
in 9th place, two places and 4 points outside the play-offs.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| Oxford United F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The U's |
| Year Founded
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| 1893 (124 years ago) |
| English County
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| Oxfordshire |
| Current Ground
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| Kassam Stadium |
| Ground Location
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| Oxford, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Ian Lenagan |
| Club Chairman
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| Darryl Eales |
| Current Manager
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| Pep Clotet |
| Current League
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| League One |
| Last Season
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| League One, 8th place |
HOME COLORS
Yellow & Navy Blue |
AWAY COLORS
Red & Black |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
KASSAM STADIUM
Grenoble Road, Oxford,
Oxfordshire, OX4-4XP, England
OPENED: ......... 2001
SURFACE: ........ Grass
COST: .............. $15 Million
CAPACITY: ...... 12,500
RECORD: ......... 12,243 (2006 vs Leyton Orient)
OWNER: ........... Firoka Group
OPERATOR: ..... Oxford United F.C.
FIELD SIZE: ..... 112 x 78 yards (102 x 71 meters)
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