Oxford City FC of Texas was an American professional indoor soccer team based in Beaumont, Texas . The team joined the Professional Arena Soccer League on September 26, 2012, as the Texas Strikers. Play in the team's inaugural season began in November 2012. In May 2014, the league changed its name to Major Arena Soccer League . The team played at Ford Arena .
38-710: Oxford City Football Club, Inc. purchased the Texas Strikers on July 23, 2014, and the team was renamed after the parent club as "Oxford City FC of Texas". On December 15, 2014, team owner Oxford City Football Club, Inc. announced that it had "successfully come to terms to sell" Oxford City FC of Texas to an unspecified "Latin American group", pending league approval. CEO Thomas Anthony Guerriero said that their "complete focus as an organization needs to be" on Oxford City F.C. which plays in Conference North ,
76-530: A replay at Hillsborough, which ended in a draw. In the second semi-final replay, at Old Trafford , Stoke overcome a West Ham side forced to make Bobby Moore their stand-in goalkeeper, putting them through to the League Cup Final for the first time. Brian Clough , 37, won the first major trophy of his managerial career by guiding Derby County to their first league championship. They overcame Leeds United , Liverpool and Manchester City to win
114-800: A "home" tie, played at Anfield in Liverpool as a result of a ban from hosting their first two home games in Manchester , the second would be held at the Victoria Ground in Stoke-on-Trent . 13 October 1971: England earn a vital European Championship qualifying win in Switzerland. Anton Weibel scores a late own goal as England win 3-2 in Basel to go top of Group 3. 6 November 1971: The Manchester derby at Maine Road ends in
152-509: A 2-0 win for the Brazilian side who have Pelé in their line-up. 4 March 1972: Leeds United beat Southampton 7–0 and will overtake Manchester City at the top of the table if they win their two games in hand. Manchester United are beaten for the sixth consecutive match in the League when they lose 2–0 to Tottenham Hotspur . 6, 7 Match 1972: Derby County manager Brian Clough announces
190-603: A 3–3 thriller, with debutant 17-year-old winger Sammy McIlroy on the scoresheet for United. 10 November 1971: England draw 1-1 with Switzerland at Wembley to leave them in pole position to qualify for the European Championship quarter finals. Mike Summerbee scores early, with Karl Odermatt equalizing for the Swiss. 27 November 1971: Alan Woodward scores four of the seven Sheffield United put past Ipswich Town without reply, while elsewhere, George Best
228-609: A decade, with none at all played between 1886 and 1893, but the club was reorganized and reconstituted in 1897 and soon became the leading club in Oxfordshire , winning the FA Amateur Cup in 1906, before joining the Isthmian League the following year. In the latter half of the 20th century, the club went into decline and soon fell behind Headington United after that club turned professional in 1949. An attempt
266-620: A division of Football Conference at Step 2 of the National League System and the sixth overall tier of the English football league system . The new owners have licensed the rights to use the "Oxford City FC of Texas" name through the end of the current MASL season. On January 1, 2015, former Hidalgo La Fiera head coach Mariano Bollella replaced Chris "Topper" Cogan as the head coach of the Beaumont franchise. In June 2015,
304-439: A four-horse race, with only a single point separating them. It was so close that when Manchester City won their last game of the season – against Derby on 22 April 1972 – they were top of the league by a point but had no chance of being champions, as Derby and Liverpool both had games in hand, were still to play each other, and both boasted a superior goal average to City's. Although Derby beat Liverpool to pass Manchester City at
342-529: A game broadcast live on BT Sport. Good form in the cup competitions followed with victory in the Oxfordshire Senior Cup final for the first time in 15 years at the close of the season. City's cup success continued in 2018–19 when they reached the first round proper of the FA Cup for the second consecutive season. After a 3–3 draw away to League Two Tranmere Rovers , the club were knocked out in
380-538: A successful first season in the Conference North, finishing in 10th place, 11 points clear of the relegation zone. The following season proved more of a struggle, with the club initially finishing in the relegation zone after a three-point deduction for fielding an ineligible player, only to be reprieved from relegation after Vauxhall Motors resigned from the Football Conference. Mike Ford left
418-583: A win over Reading , becoming the first League side to score 50 this season. 1 April 1972: Derby County beat Leeds United 2–0 and take over at the top of the First Division. 26 April 1972: Derby County win the Texaco Cup by beating Airdrieonians 2–1 on aggregate. Crystal Palace 's 2–0 win over Stoke City relegates both Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town from the First Division. 1 May 1972: Derby County, in their last League game of
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#1732791967806456-702: Is the hat-trick hero as Manchester United beat Southampton 5–2, and Wolverhampton Wanderers beat West Bromwich Albion 3–2 in the Black Country derby . 1 December 1971: England win their European Championship qualifying group with a 2-0 win in Greece. Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters score the goals. 31 December 1971: At the end of the year, Manchester United are top of the First Division, three points ahead of Manchester City and four ahead of Leeds United . West Bromwich Albion and Nottingham Forest occupy
494-611: The FA Vase in 1995. Highlights of the next decade included two years in the Isthmian League Premier Division and an epic FA Cup run in 1999–2000 which culminated in a three-game battle against Wycombe Wanderers in the First Round proper. City were eventually edged out 1–0 at Oxford United 's Manor Ground . The first replay had been abandoned because of a fire alarm just as the penalty shootout
532-628: The Third Division by gaining promotion as champions, and by the end of the decade would be firmly re-established as a First Division club. Brighton & Hove Albion followed Villa into the Second Division. Mansfield Town , Barnsley , Torquay United and Bradford City were relegated. Grimsby Town , Southend United , Brentford and Scunthorpe United were promoted from the Fourth Division . Barrow were voted out of
570-570: The FA Cup first round for the third year in succession. Former players Justin Merritt and Andy Ballard took over as the interim management team. City are an FA Charter Standard Community Club and field more than 37 teams, with sides for men, women, boys and girls. On 14 May 2023, Oxford City were promoted to the National League for the 2023–24 season after beating Worthing 2–0 in the play-off semi-final and St. Albans City 4–0 at home in
608-493: The FA Cup. Non-League club Hereford United of the Southern League provided one of the shocks of the season by knocking out Newcastle United 2–1 after extra time in the 3rd Round Replay . Stoke City won the 1972 Football League Cup Final to claim the only major trophy in their history. in the semi-final against West Ham United , John Ritchie 's goal and a penalty save from Gordon Banks had earned Stoke
646-493: The Football League and replaced by Hereford United , who a short time earlier had achieved a shock FA Cup victory over Newcastle United . Ernie Tagg sacked himself as manager of Crewe Alexandra because he felt that a younger manager should take charge of the club. First Division Second Division Third Division Fourth Division The 1972 UEFA Cup Final was the final of the first ever UEFA Cup and
684-565: The Isthmian League, the club did not reform and return to senior football until 1990 when based at Cutteslowe Park, they entered the South Midlands League Division One, winning promotion in their first season. They returned to the Isthmian League in 1993 when they also moved to their current ground. The club continued to climb through the divisions of that League during the 1990s and reached the final of
722-549: The National League South promotion play-off final to play in the fifth tier of English football for the first time in their history. In their first season at this level, however, they were relegated back to the sixth tier with five games to play. Since 1993, Oxford City have played their home games at Marsh Lane, Marston, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 0NQ. The original ground was the Whitehouse Ground, on
760-585: The Southern League Division One South and West with a 1–0 win over Uxbridge. In their first season in the Premier Division, they finished in 6th place, narrowly missing out on the play-offs. In season 2011–12, Oxford City finished as runners-up, narrowly missing out on the title. They won the play-off final against AFC Totton to gain promotion to Conference North for the first time in their history. The club enjoyed
798-498: The club shortly after the season ended. On 18 May 2014, Oxford City appointed Justin Merritt as Manager; his Assistant Danny Nicholls joined him with coaching roles for former players Mark Jones Alan Foster and Enrique Guillen continuing his coaching role at the club. For 2015–16, they moved from Conference North to Conference South – the division was renamed National League South . Merritt resigned in December 2016, becoming
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#1732791967806836-524: The club's general manager, and Mark Jones took over as first-team coach, initially on a caretaker basis. In season 2017–18, the Hoops enjoyed a historic run in the FA Cup. Under the guidance of Mark Jones, City knocked out football league opposition for the first time in their history with a 1–0 victory away at Colchester . Then, on their first appearance in the second round for 47 years, they were narrowly defeated with an injury-time goal by Notts County , in
874-426: The end of the 1973–74 season. 7 August 1971: The 1971 FA Charity Shield is held, but without reigning League and Cup winners Arsenal , who are on a pre-season tour abroad. The Shield was won by Second Division champions Leicester City , who beat 1971 FA Cup Final runners-up Liverpool with a Steve Whitworth goal; Arsenal were beaten 1–0 by Feyenoord . 20 August 1971: Manchester United beat Arsenal 3–1 in
912-600: The first time by asking under manager Andy Lyne, winning both the Championship and the Premier Cup. In November 2006, Lyne resigned as manager to become the club's Director of Football. Justin Merritt succeeded him as Player Manager with former Oxford United player Mike Ford as his assistant. Merritt subsequently stepped down in August 2009 and Ford took over as manager. On 3 May 2008, Oxford City were promoted from
950-895: The northern side of White House Road in southern Oxford ( 51°44′38″N 1°15′28″W / 51.7438°N 1.2578°W / 51.7438; -1.2578 ), which was used from 1900 to 1988; and Cutteslowe Park ( 51°47′28″N 1°15′47″W / 51.7911°N 1.2631°W / 51.7911; -1.2631 ), from 1990 to 1993. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. League Cup 51°46′26.09″N 1°13′39.91″W / 51.7739139°N 1.2277528°W / 51.7739139; -1.2277528 1971%E2%80%9372 in English football The 1971–72 season
988-416: The pitch, in the First Division, Leeds' failure to beat West Ham sees them miss the opportunity to top the table, victory for Millwall allows them to ascend to the summit of the Second Division ahead of Norwich City and Birmingham City , Third Division table-toppers Aston Villa pull away from AFC Bournemouth , and Grimsby Town move into second in the bottom tier (behind rivals Scunthorpe United ) with
1026-444: The relegation places. 19 February 1972: Leeds United thrash Manchester United 5–1 at Elland Road and are two points behind Manchester City at the top of the table. Manchester United have now lost five League matches in a row. 23 February 1972: Second division Sheffield Wednesday host touring Brazilians Santos at Hillsborough stadium in a match played on a weekday afternoon due to the miners' strike. 37,000 spectators witness
1064-460: The replay in front of the BT Sport TV cameras at Marsh Lane. The Hoops also retained the Oxfordshire Senior Cup, coming from 3–1 down to defeat Banbury United 4–3 in a thrilling final. The 2020–21 season saw them knock out another League team from the FA Cup, Northampton Town . In October 2019, Mark Jones left his role as manager by 'mutual consent', just 48 hours after guiding the team into
1102-621: The season, beat Liverpool 1–0. Leeds United beat Chelsea 2–0 and will win the title if they can beat Wolverhampton Wanderers in their final fixture. 8 May 1972: Derby County win the League Championship as neither Leeds United nor Liverpool manage to win their final league games. Leeds would have overtaken Derby on goal average had they drawn with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux , but lose 2-1, while Liverpool draw 0-0 with Arsenal at Highbury . 11 May 1972: The First Division season ends when Tottenham Hotspur beat Arsenal 2–0 in
1140-401: The signing of Nottingham Forest striker Ian Storey-Moore ; this is disputed by the selling club and the player is in fact sold to Manchester United for £200,000. 8 March 1972: Rodney Marsh moves from Queens Park Rangers to Manchester City for £200,000. 31 March 1972: Brian Clough dismisses reports that he is to be Noel Cantwell 's successor as Coventry City manager. Meanwhile, on
1178-695: The team ceased business operations. This article about a soccer club from Texas is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Oxford City F.C. Oxford City Football Club is a semi-professional association football club based in Marston, Oxford , England. They compete in the National League North , the sixth tier of the English football league system . They play their home matches at Marsh Lane. The club played their first recorded match on 15 March 1884 at Thame Grammar School, losing 4–2. Fixtures were irregular for over
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1216-685: The title by a single point. There were bribery allegations from The Sun newspaper regarding Leeds's manager Don Revie , who stood accused of attempting to bribe Wolves on the final day of the season. Their captain Billy Bremner won a high court battle to clear his name of the allegations, with evidence provided by the Wolves striker Derek Dougan . Stoke City won the League Cup, their first major trophy. Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town lost their First Division status. 1971–72
1254-457: The top of the table, Liverpool (two points back) and Leeds (one point back) each still had a game left. Leeds, who had won the FA Cup for the first time of their history, could have completed the double by avoiding defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers , but instead lost 2–1. Liverpool could also have overtaken Derby by defeating Arsenal , but could muster only a 0–0 draw. This assured Derby
1292-570: Was Huddersfield's last season in the top flight until 2017, and within a few seasons they fell into the Fourth Division. Norwich City won the Second Division and were promoted along with Birmingham City . This marked the first time that Norwich City reached the top flight in their history, less than 70 years after the club was founded. Charlton Athletic and Watford were relegated. Aston Villa ended their two-year spell in
1330-564: Was about to start; this remains the only FA Cup tie to go to a second replay since the FA ruled that all ties should be settled after a maximum of two games. This rule change also means that City's other FA Cup record – the six games needed before losing to Alvechurch in 1971–72 – will probably never be beaten. In 2005, the club were relegated back to the Spartan South Midlands League but were promoted for
1368-481: Was contested by two English teams, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur . Spurs won 2–1 in the first leg at the Molineux on 3 May. The second leg, played on 17 May at White Hart Lane , ended 1–1. The 3–2 aggregate win by Tottenham Hotspur gave them the second European trophy in their history 8 July 1971: Bill Shankly signs a three-year contract as Liverpool manager which will keep him in charge until
1406-496: Was made to return the club to success in 1979 when it became a limited company and later when England World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore was appointed manager with his former West Ham United team-mate Harry Redknapp as his assistant. The club reached its lowest point in 1988 when they were evicted from their White House Ground by their landlords Brasenose College , who sold it off for housing. Forced to resign from
1444-458: Was the 92nd season of competitive football in England. Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition Leeds United won the FA Cup for the first time in their history by beating the previous year's winners, Arsenal , 1–0 in the final at Wembley . Allan Clarke scored the winning goal. 1971–72 marked the centenary of
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