What could be more English the the North-South divide being fought out on the football pitch! This international trial game was held at Oxford City FC on 24th January 1914, just a few months before the outbreak of the first […]
Headington United League & Cup Winners Dinner Menu 1953
Now known as Oxford United in 1953 Headington United were celebrating a silverware double with both League and Cup titles in the Southern League. This menu comes from the celebration event, which was held at St George’s Restaurant, long since […]
Headington United vs Bolton FA Cup 1954 Programme
This is an extremely rare FA Cup 4th round programme from 1954, which saw Headington United, now Oxford United, face off against Bolton Wanderers. Despite the home advantage, Headington went down 4 – 2 to Bolton, who would progress to […]
Billy Rees Headington United Star Badge
Born in 1924, William “Billy” Rees was first picked up by Cardiff City after being spotted playing amateur football whilst also working as a coal miner. During the war Rees made 83 appearances for Cardiff City, scoring 74 times in […]
