An eagerly awaited kick-off
It may have been wartime, but there was still a chance to enjoy a good football match.
Oxford City players pose for the camera with a Portsmouth Naval representative XI at the White House ground, off Abingdon Road, Oxford, in the 1941-2 season. In the background, you can see a huge number of spectators anxiously awaiting the kick-off.
The picture comes from Cyril Claridge, of Hockmore Street, Cowley, who played in the match.
Others included Ginger Jefferies, Gil Longford, Phil Castell, Arthur Love, Percy James, Spud Murphy, Harold ‘Nipper’ Jones, Les Fox, Ralph Martin and Norman Uzzell.
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