A place to study sport and exercise science at Oxford Brookes University in September is waiting for Ollie Lynch after he completes his Level Three football apprenticeship this year.

Ollie, 18, from Tiddington, has also broken into Oxford City’s first team this year and is looking to develop his career both on and off the pitch.

The former pupil of Lord Williams’s School, Thame, said: “The apprenticeship has given me the equivalent of three A-Levels. I will carry on with my football and hopefully get a job as a PE teacher.”