Ex-Player Thread How many 'home grown' youngsters have played in the U's first team?

[Sarge]

..... and who are they?

few to get things started

Callam O Dowda
Cannice Carrol

Kevin Brock
Joey Beauchamp

Andy Kingston
Mark Jones

 

[Foley]

In my younger days
Jason Seacole,
Archie White
Hugh McGrogan
Andy Bodel
Jimmy Sweetzer
Billy Jeffrey
Mick Tait

All in the team/squad at the same time

 

[Mojofilter]

Tyrone Marsh

 

[Itsthehopethatkillsyou]

Missing out Chrissy Allen

 

[Sarge]

Missing out Chrissy Allen

and a multitude of others too

Jamie Cook
Dick Lucas
Mark Wright
Roy Burton
Josh Ashby

and.......

 

[Berliner]

Wasn't there a thread on this on the old forum with details of appearances and goals?

 

[BigCrompy]

In my younger days
Jason Seacole,
Archie White
Hugh McGrogan
Andy Bodel
Jimmy Sweetzer
Billy Jeffrey
Mick Tait

All in the team/squad at the same time

Billy Jeffrey, Hugh McGrogan and Andy Bodel were all Scottish...and Mick Tait a Geordie, I think.

May have been our youth teamers - but hardly “home-grown”!

 

[Sarge]

Billy Jeffrey, Hugh McGrogan and Andy Bodel were all Scottish...and Mick Tait a Geordie, I think.

May have been our youth teamers - but hardly “home-grown”!

Archie White was Scottish ...or of Scottish heritage wasnt he?

 

[Itsthehopethatkillsyou]

Mark Druce, Paul Powell....and another lad who played RB on the same team as Powell...damn what was his name?...

 

[Berliner]

Mark Druce, Paul Powell....and another lad who played RB on the same team as Powell...damn what was his name?...

Weatherstone?

 

[Sarge]

Weatherstone?

wasnt there two brothers, Simon and ? Weatherstone? .... didnt both end up at Boston utd?

 

[SteMerritt]

Andy Thomas?

 

[Sarge]

Peter Foley

Chris Hackett

Dean Whitehead

and......

 

[unification]

wasnt there two brothers, Simon and ? Weatherstone? .... didnt both end up at Boston utd?

Ross Weatherstone was another. They were Reading born but presumably you mean any ‘home grown’ player as one that came through our youth team at some point even if they joined from another club.

Think most of these qualify as I’m certain all played a first team game at some point. Some understandably more successful than others.

Chris Hackett
Dean Whitehead
Billy Beechers
Paul Burton
Ben Weedon
Declan Benjamin
James Clarke
Matt Taylor
Alex Fisher
Sam Warrell
Simon Cox
Max Crocombe
James Roberts
Sam Humphreys
Sam Long
Jamie Brooks
Paul Wanless
Robbie Mustoe
Lee Nogan
Craig Davies
Rob Folland
Miles Welch-Hayes
Tyrone Marsh
Joey Beauchamp
Aaron Woodley
Tom Winters
Jorden Holder

EDIT. A few more names have sprung to mind. The ones in the list above did make our first team but the ones below probably didn’t make a first team appearance - Michael Alexis, Rob Lovegrove and Dexter Blackstock (despite his impressive CV after leaving us)

 

[Sarge]

'home grown' = came through the ranks and/or were local(ish) lads who played in the first team (even if the joined from another club)

yes, Ross Weatherstone, thats the other brother, and, good list of our own there @unification

any more anyone? ......

 

[Sarge]

Jimmy Light .....(who's likeness featured on the pubsign at the Corner House on the slade for many years)

thanks to me Dad for that ^ one

 

[Sarge]

Aiden Hawtin ( aka 'ballboy' v Ritchie in the 2-0 home win over Sw*nd*n)

had a first team cameo appearance in the away game to Tramere a few seasons after the 'ballboy' incident.... cant recall if he made any other first team appearances though?

 

[maxwell]

Eddie Anaclet Odhiambo.

Came through the academy, but went to Southampton before coming back to Oxford.

 

[milburn]

Sam Deering?

 

[sideshowrob]

Sean Reck

 

[Foley]

Colin Duncan

 

[Oufcrealist]

Nick Lowe
John Doyle

 

[Marked Ox]

Simon Marsh, has he been mentioned?

 

[Jason N]

Simon Marsh, Simon King??

 

[sideshowrob]

Arthur Longbottom!

 

[Marked Ox]

David Lynn

 

[Ricey]

What was the young keeper who played against Chelsea (1-1 draw) in FA cup at Manor ground called?

 

[oxonian]

Jimmy Light .....(who's likeness featured on the pubsign at the Corner House on the slade for many years)

thanks to me Dad for that ^ one

I'm sure it wasn't Jimmy on the pub sign, but can't remember who it was.

 

[unification]

Elliot Jackson ?

Funnily enough I just came on here to post his name. Swindon-born player.

Unless some of the older heads can correct me, I think that the only youth team goalkeepers to have made a first team appearance for us have been Max Crocombe, Sam Warrell, Elliot Jackson, Simon Cox and Roy Burton.

 

[Thehorse777]

Didnt Phil Wilson get agame in goal too?