Oxford Surprise Winner In Soccer Cup Tie

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30367, 17 February 1964, Page 6

Oxford Surprise Winner In Soccer Cup Tie

(NJE-P-A.-Reuter— Copyright)

LONDON. February 16. The fourth division club, Oxford United, newest recruit to the English Football League, caused th* big upset of the day in the fifth round Of the FA. Cup on Saturday. Oxford, which did not join th* league until 1962, beat Blackburn Rovers, one of the leading flrut division dubs, 3-1. in front oC a capacity crowd of ai ' ooo - .. Oxford’* hero wa* th* M-year-old A. Jones, who scored the first two goata He was moved from wing-half to Insideleft in a surprise move before the match. Manchester United, the holder and 4-1 favourite, had an easy passage at Barnsley, where it won 4-6. A headed goal after 18 minutes ended th* Arsenal’s cup hop** in a gam* marred by the sending off. in th* thirty-fifth minute, of J. Baker, the Arsenal centre-forward, and R. Yatea, tb* Liverpool centrehalf. A crowd of 63.000 saw Sunderland, the second division promotion challengers, knock out th* leagu champion, Everton; Carlisle, th* other fourth divfidon side, loet, 1-0, to Preston; and Stanley Matthews, in his fiftieth year, got one of hi* rar* goal* for Stok*. which could only manage a home draw against Swansea. Results:— FA. CUP Fifth Round,—Arsenal 0, Liverpool 1; Barnsley 0. Manchester United 4; Burnley 3, Huddersfield 0; Oxford 3, Blackburn 1; Preston 1, Carlisle 0; Stok* 2, Swansea 2; Sunderland 3, Everton 1; Swindon 1. Weet Ham 3 ENGUBH LEAGUE Division One.—Nottingham Forest 0, Blackpool 1; Sheffield

Wednesday 2. West Bromwich 2; Tottenham 0, Sheffield United 0. Dlvtaion Two.—Charlton t Manchester City 3: Grimsby 1. Plymouth 1; Leeds 1, Scunthorpe 0; Northampton 2. Cardiff 1; Rotherham 4. Portsmouth 2; Southampton 2, Middlesbrough Division Three .—Bristol Rovers 2, MillwaU 2; Coventry 2. Brentford 2; Crystal Palace 2. Notts County 0; Luton 2, Shrewsbury. 0; Manefield 1, Bournemouth 1; Oldham 2, Colchester 2; Peterborough 0, Watford 1; Reading L Bristol City 1; Walsall 2. Port Vale 1; Wrexham 3 Hull 1. Division Four. Bradford 1. Borrow 0: Brighton 4. Hartlepools 1; Chesterfield 1, York 0; Darlington 1, Exeter 1; Doncaster 3, Chester 2; Halifax 0. Gillingham 0; Stockport 1. Rochdale 0; Torquay 2, Lincoln 2. SCOTTISH CUP Third Round.—Aberdeen 1. Ayr 2; Celtic 4, Alrdrieotuana 1; Dundee 6, Forfar 1; East Stirling 1. Dunfermline 6; Kilmarnock 2, Albion 0; Motherwell 3, Partick 0; St. Mirren 0, Falkirk 1. SCOTTISH LEAGUE Division Two. Berwick 1. Morton 3: Montrose 4. Alloa 1; Queen's Park 2. Hamilton 0; Raith 2. Dumbarton 1; Stenhousemuir 4, Brechin 0; Sterling 2. East Fife 5. Result* of matches on Friday were:— ENGLISH LEAGUE Division Three. Crews 1. Southend 2. Division Four. Tnanmere 8. Sou tli port 0; Workington 4. Aldershot 0.