Oxford University Association Football Club
Thomas Deighton is a dedicated individual currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Geography at the University of Oxford, expected to graduate in June 2025. In May 2023, Thomas took on the role of First Team Vice-Captain and Development and Outreach Officer at the Oxford University Association Football Club, overseeing reserve teams and coaching provisions. Since December 2018, Thomas has served as a Level 7 FA qualified football referee for Sheffield & Hallamshire County FA, officiating matches for youth players. Additionally, Thomas co-founded and serves as Vice President of the Regent's Park College ESG Society, while managing budgets as Treasurer of the Oxford Energy Society. Previous experience includes content creation for Football For Future, mentoring at Camp America, tutoring with MyTutor, and serving as an ambassador for the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford. Thomas also participated in a micro-internship with the Oxford Programme in Sustainability Leadership and led a consultancy project with the Oxford Strategy Group.
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Oxford University Association Football Club
Founded in 1872, and playing its first game against Radley College on 10th February of that year, Oxford University Association Football Club is one of the University’s oldest and most prestigious clubs. Oxford played in the FA Cup from 1872-1880, reaching the final five times including in its first season and winning the trophy in 1874 with a 2-0 victory over the Royal Engineers at Kennington Oval. Oxford University Women’s Association Football Club, OUWAFC, was founded in the 1980s and constitutionally merged with OUAFC in 1998. The first Women’s Varsity Match was played in 1986, in which Oxford clinched the victory, beating the Light Blue side 4-3. In 2020, OUAFC and OUWAFC formally merged committees to play under one logo and to be governed by a single President. This allowed the club for the first time in its history to ensure equal resource allocations and training provisions to both its men’s and women’s teams. The club also successfully overturned the requirement for the Women to win the Varsity match in order to be awarded a Full Blue - ensuring parity in the awarding of Blues to both of our first teams.