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

History

Formed in 1872, 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.^[1]

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 very first international match, Frederick Chappell, Arnold Kirke-Smith and Cuthbert Ottaway.

Oxford University A.F.C.'s F.A. Cup winning side of 1874. Captain Cuthbert Ottaway sits at the extreme left of the front row.

• 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)

References

External links

• Oxford University Association Football Club official site

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