A SHELLSHOCKED Oxford City Football Club could name part of its ground after managing director Colin Taylor, whose body was found at the stadium on Sunday.

Tributes have continued to pour in for Mr Taylor, who worked as a voluntary managing director of the club for twenty years.

Here are some of the messages sent in: 

Our heartfelt condolences to His family and Oxford FC during this time of sorrow. You're in my thoughts and prayers and I'm here for whatever you need.

May God bless everyone that need the comfort at this time.

Jackson Pereira and Helena Paloschi

Colin your were a true legend you are Oxford City, man of the people you were a true hero. 

When other people turned away from us you have stood by use  always  there bless you and your family

Oxford City Casuals

A true gentleman and a real stalwart at the club. Always, polite, interested, considerate and helpful. He will be a great loss to all who knew him.

Mike Fowler

Berinsfield boxing club knew Colin very well, he was a perfect gentleman in every way. 

Mel head coach Berinsfield boxing club

Although I officiated regularly at Oxford City FC, I first got to know Colin properly through my role as an FA Licenced Referee Instructor. Smashing bloke. Coaching days, referee courses, seminars, training sessions at the ground, never a problem for us referees thanks to Colin, bent over backwards to help us (me) in the early days of organising them.

Many a referee has been either trained or coached thanks to Colin's help by allowing us generous use of the facilities at Oxford City FC.

My thoughts are with his family, close friends and colleagues at OCFC, very sad.

David Williams, Vice President, Oxford Referee's Association

Chairman Brian Cox said a board meeting was due to be held following his tragic death and naming a stand or the club's 3G pitch after 'Mr Oxford City' was an option.

A decision is yet to be made on whether the club's pre-season friendly against Marlow on Thursday will go ahead but Mr Cox said the 62-year-old would be remembered if it did.

He said: "There will be a minute's silence during training and if the game against Marlow goes ahead there will definitely be one there in memory of Colin.

"Naming the 3G pitches or a stand after him is definitely something we would look in to - he gave a massive amount of his time and did so much work for this club

"But we will know more after the meeting."

The retired accountant was instrumental in delivering the £2.1m sports arena which saw a full-size 3G pitch, pavilion and six netball courts opened in Marston in 2012 and has been used by thousands of people.

He also helped set up the Oxford City Casuals - a team for disabled adults and children.

In an interview with the Oxford Mail in 2011 Mr Taylor, who was given an Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action's volunteer award, said the team's first match was his "happiest moment" in volunteering.

Tributes from fans, other clubs and anyone who came into contact with the father-of-two have flooded in since his death.

Club general manager Justin Merritt said: "It’s a tragic loss, not only for the football club, but more importantly for Colin’s family.

"I had a really strong relationship with him for many years; he was a good friend and a great guy to work with.

"We are all completely shellshocked."

Oxford Mail:

Jon Regler of Streets Revolution with Colin Taylor 

Local charity Play2Give has played its annual charity football tournament at the club for the last eight years and said from next year it would be named The Colin Taylor P2G Cup.

Founder Andrew Baker said: "Colin was a truly wonderful man, a community champion of Oxford City.

"We always found him to be truly supportive, encouraging, helpful kind and every time we saw him he always had a smile and time for everyone.

"We will miss him deeply, he was the ‘heart and soul’ of the club."

Annie Thompson, who runs the Oxfordshire company who built and maintain the 3G pitches AP Thompson Services LTD, led the calls for a permanent tribute.

She said: "Colin was Oxford City Football Club.

"His passion and drive and love for this club is clearly seen in the 3G artificial grass pitch and I think it should be named after him because without him this never would have happened."

Sarah Stevenson, from Down's Syndrome Oxford, said: "We are so shocked to hear this sad news about such a lovely man."