| Full name | Oxford Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1873 | |
| Dissolved | 1881 | |
| Ground | Bellevue Park | |
| President | James Caddell | |
| Secretary | James J. Brown | |
| Captain | Charles Gibson [1] | |
Oxford Football Club was a Scottish association football club based in the Crosshill area of Glasgow.
The club claimed a foundation date of 1869, [2] but this probably refers to the cricket club from which the football club emerged. [3] The club's first recorded football matches did not take place until 1874, [4] the very first being a 0–0 draw against Rangers on Glasgow Green, [5] and 1873–74 was the club's first season of football, [6] with a record of 2 wins, 6 draws, and 3 defeats, scoring 9 and conceding 8.
The club competed in the Scottish Cup for seven seasons between 1874 and 1881. The first tie the club played was a 2–0 defeat at Rangers in 1874–75, the first goal coming when McNeil "sent both the Oxford goalkeeper [M'Kinley] and the ball underneath the tape". [7]
The club only made it to the second round twice. The first time, in 1878–79, was under the rule that both clubs advanced after two drawn matches; the club drew twice against Derby of Glasgow [8] before losing 2–1 at Govan F.C. in the second round. [9]
The second occasion was in 1880–81, when a 6–0 victory against the Maxwell club, thanks to goals from Kaye (2), Martin, Smith, M'Lean, and Dunlop, was the club's only win in the competition. [10] The club lost 4–3 at Cowlairs in the second round in a "fast and speedy" match, [11] and the club does not appear to have played again; although it entered the 1881–82 Scottish Cup, it scratched before the first round tie with Pilgrims of Glasgow.
The club played in blue and white jerseys with red stockings. [12]
The club originally played at Queen's Park. [13] From 1879 the club played at Bellevue Park. [14] [15]
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