OUFC HISTORY, HONOURS, FACTS & FIGURES
FOOTBALL LEAGUE RECORD:
1962: Elected to Division 4
1965-68: Division 3
1968-76: Division 2
1976-84: Division 3
1984-85: Division 2
1985-88: Division 1
1988-99 Division 2 ( changed to div.1 in 1992 )
1994-95 Division 2
1995-98: Division 1
1998-2001: Division 2
HONOURS:
DIVISION 1: BEST SEASON - 18th, 1985-86
DIVISION 2: CHAMPIONS - 1984-85
DIVISION 3: CHAMPIONS - 1967-68 & 1983-84
DIVISION 4: PROMOTED - 1964-65
MILK CUP WINNERS - 1986
League Cup Semi Finalists 1988
HISTORY:
FOUNDED: 1893
- TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1949
- RECORD ATTENDANCE: 22,750 V PRESTON NORTH END, F.A CUP rd 6 - 29TH FEB 1964
- PITCH MEASUREMENTS: 110yds X 75yds
- NICKNAME: THE U's
- RECORD WIN:9-1 vs Dorchester Town, FA Cup- 7-0 V BARROW, DIV.4 - 19th DECEMBER 1964
- RECORD DEFEATS 0-7 V SUNDERLAND (away) DIV.1 - 19th SEPTEMBER 1998, 1-7 v BIRMINGHAM (Home),
- MOST APPEARANCES: Most Appearances is 529 (and another 5 as a sub) by John Shuker during the period 1962/3 to 1976/7. (cheers Steve!)
- MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN AGGREGATE: GRAHAM ATKINSON , 73 - 1962-1973
- MOST LEAGUE GOALS IN A SEASON: JOHN ALDRIDGE, 30 - 1984-1985
- RECORD TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: £1.6 MILLION FROM LEICESTER FOR MATT ELLIOT
- RECORD TRANSFER FEE PAID: £475,000 TO ABERDEEN FOR DEAN WINDASS