General Yesteryear

[Northernyellow]

U’s QUIZ from Oxford Utd v West Brom - March 1989

How many U’s can you pick out from the shot ?

From left to right. Tommy Caton. Jimmy Phillips. Martin Foyle. Andy Thomas.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

From left to right. Tommy Caton. Jimmy Phillips. Martin Foyle. Andy Thomas.

Richard Hill just visible , not Andy Thomas who had left by then ( played against us for Plymouth that season I think) Mickey Lewis no 5 not Tommy Caton either. Phil Heath ?? The other although not sure of that one tbh( no 2)

 

[Left Wing Cross]

Richard Hill just visible , not Andy Thomas who had left by then ( played against us for Plymouth that season I think) Mickey Lewis no 5 not Tommy Caton either. Phil Heath ?? The other although not sure of that one tbh( no 2)

Looks like Neil Slatter to me, but I could be wrong.

 

[Thomas/Brock/Jones]

Bardsley

Looks like Neil Slatter to me, but I could be wrong.

Yes I think you are correct

 

[Oufcrealist]

Mickey Lewis 5
Jimmy Phillips 3
Martin Foyle 8
Neil Slatter 2
Richard Hill between Foyle and Slatter
Peter Hucker

 

[BeechRoadBokelberg]

Chris Whyte and Paul Byrne I think? Both ex yellows.

 

[Northernyellow]

Mickey Lewis 5
Jimmy Phillips 3
Martin Foyle 8
Neil Slatter 2
Richard Hill between Foyle and Slatter
Peter Hucker

Peter Hucker! Terrible keeper and we paid £150k for him. His goal kicks struggled to reach the halfway line.

 

[SteMerritt]

Peter Hucker! Terrible keeper and we paid £150k for him. His goal kicks struggled to reach the halfway line.

To be fair it was uphill... well half the time...

 

[Gold and Black]

The other player behind Foyle could well be Colin Greenall

 

[Another Melbourne Ox]

Video of this game is here. The pic in the original post is of the wba equaliser:

 

[Oufcrealist]

The other player behind Foyle could well be Colin Greenall

Yep. Video confirms it is Greenall.

 

[Big Ron]

Robbie Mustoe mentioned there - when he left as that seasons attempt to balance the books I remember thinking, he's an OK player but not all that. 400 games in the top divisions later and a job with NBC shows what a poor judge I am!

 

[West Oxon U’s]

Three WBA players look to be Don Goodman , Chris ‘ Huggy Bear ‘ Whyte and Colin West.

 

[Big Ron]

Three WBA players look to be Don Goodman , Chris ‘ Huggy Bear ‘ Whyte and Colin West.

The same Chris Whyte who made 10 appearances for us back in 1997.

 

[West Oxon U’s]

ON THIS DAY :

September 12th 1987.

United’s last visit to Anfield occurred on this day 34 years ago.Two first half goals from John Barnes
and John Aldridge gave the Reds a straightforward victory.

42,266 watched it.

U’s : Hucker - Slatter Briggs Caton Dreyer - Houghton Shelton Hebberd Saunders - Whitehurst Foyle

Liverpool : Grobbelaar - Venison Hansen Gillespie Nicol - McMahon Spackman Whelan Barnes - Beardsley Aldridge

 

[West Oxon U’s]

ON THIS DAY :

September 13th 1980

On this day 41 years ago Karl Robinson was born in Rainhill, Merseyside.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Karl!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1437414223458537474

 

[West Oxon U’s]

… and on the very day Baby Robbo was brought into the world, Kevin Brock bagged the winner as Bill Asprey’s U’s
won 1-0 at Somerton Park , Newport ( the worst ground I’d ever seen the U’s play at in the 1980’s).

 

[West Oxon U’s]

ON THIS DAY :

September 14th 1985

Debutant Ray Houghton in action for Oxford versus Liverpool where the game finished 2-2

Gary Briggs and Jan Molby

 

[SteMerritt]

ON THIS DAY :

September 14th 1985

Debutant Ray Houghton in action for Oxford versus Liverpool where the game finished 2-2

Gary Briggs and Jan Molby

That was the day we actually arrived in the big time for me. Wonder if Liverpool still have the crystal ball we gave to teams commemorating their first game at The Manor in the top flight...

 

[Golden Dr Otto]

Granted not an OUFC 'Yesteryear' , but IMO worth marking nonetheless, albeit a day late

20 years ago yesterday:- Germany 1 England 5

Anyone else at that game?

my favorite ever England away day that one