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| Full name | Oxford University Association Football Club | |
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| Nickname(s) | Blues | |
| Founded | 9 November 1871; 152 years ago (1871-11-09) | |
| Ground | Iffley Road Stadium, Oxford, England | |
| Capacity | 499 | |
| President |  Hannah Williams | |
| Captain | Katie Glendening, Kezia Elston and Noah Fletcher | |
| League | BUCS MARS Midlands Division 1A | |
| 2023–24 | 1st | |
| Website | Club website | |
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Oxford University Association Football Club is an English football club representing the University of Oxford. It is affiliated to the Football Association as the Oxford University FA, and has representation on the FA Council equivalent to a County Football Association.[1][2]
Oxford University was one of the earliest winners of the FA Cup, having achieved it in 1874 after beating the Royal Engineers. The club currently plays in the BUCS Football League, the league system of British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS). In 2020, the club merged with Oxford University Women's Association Football Club (OUWAFC) to create one single entity.
Formed on 9 November 1871,[3] the club was a giant of the 1870s, winning the FA Cup 2–0 against Royal Engineersin1874 and finishing the competition as runners-up in 1873, 1877 and 1880, the last year they competed.[4] The club merged with OUWAFC, the women's club, in 2020.[5]
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.[5]
The club Pegasus of the 1950s was formed from the Oxford and Cambridge University teams.[citation needed]
OUAFC has competed in the British University and College Sports (BUCS) leagues as well as contesting the annual Varsity Football Match against Cambridge University.
Twenty-nine 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.[3]
The full list of England players (with the number of caps received while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.):[3][6]
The following six players were capped for Wales while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:[7][6]
The following player was capped for Ireland while registered with Oxford University A.F.C.:[6]
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