JULY
NATHAN Douglas bagged a sixth national title at the British Athletics Championships in Birmingham.
In winning the event, the Oxford City AC triple jumper sealed his place in the Great Britain team for the European Championships in Berlin.
It was the first time Douglas had won both the indoor and outdoor titles in the same season.
Oxford City heptathlete Alice Hopkins was crowned South of England champion after winning gold at the South of England AA Combined Events Championship at Horspath.
Eddie Pepperell recorded a sensational sixth place finish at the 147th Open Championship at Carnoustie.
It was the Abingdon golfer’s highest finish in a major.
Oxford United endured a slow start to their summer recruitment drive, but bolstered their front line with two additions.
Gavin Whyte signed a three-year-deal after scoring 23 goals in 20 games for Northern Ireland side Crusaders the previous season.
Former Premier League striker Jamie Mackie also signed for the U’s, who started their pre-season preparations with a gruelling training camp in Ireland at the beginning of the month.
AUGUST
WITNEY Swifts landed an historic double, after winning the Airey Cup and OCA League Division 1 title.
Witney Swifts celebrate winning the Airey Cup – the success came just two days after they landed the OCA League Division 1 title
After securing the league title on the Saturday, an inspired performance from Charlie Fisher helped the club win the cup on Bank Hol- iday Monday – 63 years on from their last triumph.
Oxford Downs secured the Cherwell League Division 1 crown, while in the Home Counties Premier League, Oxford and Thame were both relegated from Division 1, while Shipton finished bottom of Division 2.
A dismal start to the season saw Oxford United sit third from bottom in Sky Bet League One.
The U’s lost four of their opening five games, including heavy defeats at Barnsley and Portsmouth.
Simon Eastwood suffered a horrific finger injury, while Darryl Eales stepped down from the board to become chairman at Solihull Moors.
Victories in the Carabao Cup against Coventry City and Newport County saw United drawn at home to Premier League champions Manchester City in the third round.
Daniel Ricciardo announced he would be joining Enstone-based Renault for the 2019 Formula 1 season.
The Australian made the decision to leave Red Bull after five seasons, winning seven Grand Prix.
SEPTEMBER
OXFORD United picked up only two points from five games as their troubles continued.
Shandon Baptiste battles with Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus Picture: Ed Nix
A 1-1 draw at Sunderland gave cause for optimism, but defeats to Coventry City, Walsall and AFC Wimbledon left the side second from bottom.
The U’s welcomed Premier League champions Manchester City to the Kassam Stadium, falling to a 3-0 defeat in the Carabao Cup, though fans could be proud of their efforts.
Gavin Whyte and 16-year old Slavi Spasov enjoyed goal scoring debuts.
Whyte netted for Northern Ireland in their 3-0 win over Israel, while Spasov scored in United’s Checkatrade Trophy victory over Fulham U21s.
Meanwhile, Shandon Baptiste signed a new contract until 2023.
Zac McEachran’s hat-trick saw Oxford City reach the third qualifying round of the FA Cup.
City beat Cray Valley Paper Mills to set up a meeting with fellow National League South outfit Dartford.
NORTH Oxford reached the national finals of the LTA Team Tennis competition.
They went on to lose 7-6 to Northern LTC in the consolation round.
Ben Goodall won gold at the British Tumbling Championships.
Competing in the age 17-21 competition, the 20-year-old finished with an overall score of 103.100.
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