Oxford next

Pompey will play against the bold Eagle Jim Smith and his Oxford United side on Monday at Oxford.

A bit about Oxford

Oxford United was formed as amateur club Headington in 1893, adding the suffix United the following year. It was created by Rev John Scott-Tucker, the vicar at the local church, and a local doctor named Robert Hitchings. The team was created as a way to keep the cricketers fit during the winter break. The first game played was against Cowley Barracks. Headington had no permanent home until 1913, when they were able to purchase Wootten's Field on London Road, but this was developed on in 1920.A permanent home was finally found in 1926, when they purchased the Manor Ground site. The facility was used as a cricket pitch in the summer, and a football pitch in the winter, until the cricketers moved out during the 1940s. Headington United competed in local leagues until being elected to the Southern League and becoming professional in 1949. From 1925 to 2001 Headington United / Oxford United played at the Manor Ground on the London Road in Headington. The club installed floodlights in 1952, one of the first clubs to do so.Headington United first started wearing yellow as the colour for their home shirt in the 1957–58 season. The reason for the change is unknown. In 1960, Headington United was renamed Oxford United in order to give it a higher profile.