Fuelled by Robert Maxwell’s millions, Oxford rose up the divisions in the 1980s, won the League Cup and roughed up the big boys… their FA Cup tie against Arsenal has uncorked nostalgia for the era when they rocked football
In the year Mikel Arteta was born, Oxford United began an adventure. It took them to new heights, to the top flight for the first time, where they hung out in prestigious company for three years and clinched what remains their only major trophy. Along the way, their dilapidated Manor Ground became the stage for…