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Oxford City Football Club won the Oxfordshire Sports Awards 2009 Club of the Year at the glitzy awards evening organised by the Oxfordshire Sports Partnership. Brian Cox was presented with the trophy from BBC Oxford’s Jo Thoenes.
Oxford City Football Club has the highest accreditation from the Football Association in the form of FA Charter Standard Community Club Status.
The club is a former holder of top Community Club for the County from the Oxfordshire FA and in 2008 was awarded Regional Community Club of the Year for the FA in the South East Region.
Oxford City FC is the oldest club in the county and is run entirely by volunteers. Despite this, the club has become a major contributor to football growth in the local community it is also the largest participation club in the county with over 30 teams from all sectors of the community: boys, girls, men, ladies, learning disability teams and veterans.
The club encourages the development of volunteers and players and subsidises coaching qualifications and reimburses fees on successful courses. This development policy has been expanded to include the encouragement of more diverse coaching experience and involvement with the Oxford City Casuals, who are players with learning disabilities.
The Oxfordshire Sports Awards aim to recognise the sporting talent and dedication we have in the county throughout the year. The awards featured special recognition awards for Oxfordshire clubs who had achieved Club Mark and Charter Standard Community Club accreditation.