Oxfordshire County Football Association
{{Short description|Area sporting organization with 19th century origins}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox Organization
| name = Oxfordshire Football Association
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| abbreviation = OFA
| motto =
| formation = 26 January 1884
| purpose = Governing football across Oxfordshire
| headquarters = Bodicote House, Bodicote, Banbury, Oxfordshire, OX15 4AA
| location = Bodicote, Oxfordshire
| coords = {{coord|52.0392|-1.3285|display=inline,title}}
| leader_title = Chief Executive
| leader_name = Jonathan Duckworth
| website = {{URL|http://www.oxfordshirefa.com/}}
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Oxfordshire Football Association, also simply known as the Oxfordshire FA, is the not-for-profit governing body of football in the county of Oxfordshire.{{cite web |title=About us |url=https://www.oxfordshirefa.com/about |access-date=16 January 2011 |work=Oxfordshire County Football Association}}
History
Oxfordshire FA were founded on 26 January 1884. The original members of the association were:
- Ark House School (Banbury)
- Banbury Harriers
- Banbury Rovers
- Bicester
- Bloxham School
- Caversham
- Culham College
- Friar Park (Henley)
- Oxford County School (Thame)
- Shennington
- Thame
On 9 September 1999 at an extra-ordinary meeting of the Association, a proposal was carried that from 29 September 1999 the Oxfordshire Football Association be dissolved and be reformed as the Oxfordshire Football Association Limited. This created a Limited Company by guarantee.
County Cups
Oxfordshire FA deliver a range of cup competitions open to their affiliated member clubs of which the premier competition is the Oxfordshire FA Senior Cup. The full list of competitions is as follows:
- Oxfordshire FA Senior Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Women's Cup
- Oxfordshire FA John Fathers Junior Shield
- Oxfordshire FA Intermediate Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Charity Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Sunday Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Patrick O'Flanagan Memorial Veterans Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Joe Roughton U18 Youth Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U18 Girls Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U16 Youth Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U16 Girls Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U15 Mickey Lewis Youth Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U15 Girls Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Steve Simmonds U14 Youth Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U14 Girls Cup
- Oxfordshire FA Ron Smith U13 Youth Cup
- Oxfordshire FA U13 Girls Cup
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.oxfordshirefa.com/}}
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Category:County football associations
Category:Football in Oxfordshire
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