Oxford University Association Football Club is an

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football 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, 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 1874 after beating the Royal Engineers.

History

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

2–0 against Royal Engineers in 1874 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 defe ...

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 ...

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

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, the women's club, in 2020. The club left the

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, which it shared with Oxford University Rugby Football Club, in 1921 and moved to the nearby Iffley Road Stadium. The club Pegasus 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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, and current Economist at

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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, Arnold Kirke-Smith and

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. 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 (1 cap) *W. Blackburn (1 cap) * William Bromley-Davenport (2 caps) *B.O. Corbett (1 cap) * Frederick Chappell (1 cap) * Edmund Currey (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 (1 cap) * Robert Stuart King (1 cap) * Arnold Kirke-Smith (1 cap) * William Oakley (4 caps) *

(2 caps) * Percival Parr (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 ...

(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 (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 (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 Hugh John Morgan-Owen (1882 – 6 March 1953) was a Welsh international footballer. Morgan-Owen was born at St Asaph, Flintshire, son of Timothy Morgan-Owen, and educated at Shrewsbury School and Oxford University, where he was a football Blue ...

(6 caps) *

Morgan Morgan-Owen Morgan Maddox Morgan-Owen DSO ( – 14 August 1950) was a Welsh amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Glossop and Nottingham Forest as a wing half. He won 12 caps and scored two goals for Wales between 1897 and 1907 and had a ...

(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): 1874

References

External links

* {{Authority control Football Association football clubs established in 1872 Football clubs in England FA Cup winners University and college football clubs in England 1872 establishments in England