Oldbury United F.C.
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Full name | Oldbury United Football Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | The Blues | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Founded | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ground | The Cricketts, Rowley Regis, Warley, West Midlands (Capacity 3,000) |
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Chairman | Eddie Winkett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager | Tony Wall/Martin Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Midland Football Alliance | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–07 | Midland Football Alliance, 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oldbury United Football Club is a football club representing Oldbury, but based in neighbouring Rowley Regis, West Midlands, England, currently playing in the Midland Football Alliance.
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[edit] History
Oldbury United FC was formed in 1958 and joined the Worcestershire Combination (later Midland Football Combination in 1966. They were league runners-up twice in the late 1970s and in 1982, despite only finishing fifth in the league, stepped up to the Southern League Midland Division.
In 1985/86 United finished bottom of the league and switched to the West Midlands Regional League where they enjoyed a number of successful seasons, including winning the championship in 1993. Based on this, in 1994 they became founder members of the Midland Alliance, where they have played ever since, with a best finish of third place.
Due to an ongoing legal dispute, Oldbury United will play their first 10 home games of the 2007–08 season at Pelsall Villa's Bush Ground.
[edit] Club records
- Best League performance: 6th in Southern League Midland Division, 1982/83
- Best FA Cup performance: 4th qualifying round, 1986/87
- Best FA Trophy performance: 3rd qualifying round, 1984/85
- Best FA Vase performance: 5th round, 1977/78
[edit] References
- Mike and Tony Williams (2006). Non League Club Directory 2006. Tony Williams Publications Ltd. ISBN 1-869833-54-6.
[edit] External links
- Club website
- Pyramid Passion feature on their ground
- Oldbury United at the Football Club History Database
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