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Established in 1953, Oxygen Club is one of the oldest & most successful training and professional soccer club.

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1953-1963
SUCCESS FROM THE START

Club's first player was John Harrison. After several years he was widely acclaimed as a natural coach and teacher. Over his 20-year volunteer career, it has been estimated that more than 200,000 children learned to play soccer at his club.

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OUR BEGINNIGS

The Oxygen FC is competitive soccer club, founded in October 1953 by soccer coach Martin Simpson.

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AWARDS

This award recognizes the soccer team with the highest percentage of overall improvement in all games.

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FIRST MEDALS

In April 1962, Oxygen Club hosted the largest soccer meet ever to be held at the college level in the country.

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JUNIOR TEAM

Comprehensive training programmes began with our Junior Squads right through to Performance squads.

1964-1978
SOCCER CLUB FOUNDED

Many Oxygen players gained acclaim and success in soccer competitions too. First soccer major star was local resident Richard Tompson who started playing soccer with the club in USA National league at the age of ten.

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2010-NOW
MORE MEMBERS,
MORE MEDALS

We've operated within the City Soccer Club and therefore all players had the opportunity to progress through a seamless pathway from soccer lessons to Olympian. We also had squads for those who choose to continue to play for enjoyment.