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Oxford United F.C.
Full name Oxford United Football Club
Founded 1893
Ground Kassam Stadium
Oxford
Ground Capacity 12,500
Chairman Kelvin Thomas
Manager Chris Wilder
League Conference
2008/09 Conference, 7th / National

Oxford United F.C. is a football club in England.

Name

  • 1893-1960 Headington United F.C.
  • 1960-present Oxford United F.C.

Images for kids

  • The Milk Cup trophy is standing upright with black and yellow ribbons tied to the handles, to represent Oxford United's colours

    The Milk Cup, which is still displayed in the club's trophy cabinet.

  • A man is looking down at the ground while walking, wearing a tracksuit top and shorts

    Former Oxford manager Chris Wilder

  • Two football teams line up opposite each other on the halfway line, with the referee, assistants and the fourth official standing to their side

    Oxford United lining up with York City at the Football Conference play-off final in 2010

  • A view of a football stadium with a stand opposite and to the left, and an open space to the right. There are people on the pitch

    Panoramic view of the Kassam Stadium

  • A bronze statue of an ox sits on a plinth with the words Oxford United inscribed on it

    The bronze ox outside the stadium

  • A line graph with attendance on the y-axis and year on the x-axis

    Oxford's average league attendances since 1963. Note the grey vertical line indicates the club's move to the Kassam Stadium, and the coloured sections of the horizontal line indicates the club's position within the Football League (dark green being level 1 and red being level 5).

  • An old balding man looks directly into the camera

    Jim Smith has had three spells as manager.

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