On this day in 1963, Nick Sharkey scored five in a 7-1 hammering of Norwich City in the Second Division. Here's Ian Mole's recollection of the day: I woke up for a moment as I put my hand on the banister rail but went back to sleep and kept on ascending the stairs of our house. The next thing I remember was the click of the handle on the door of my parent’s bedroom as I turned it and went inside. It was black dark and I must’ve woken them up but I managed to announce, more than once I...

This was a very disjointed, dirty game and whatever the deficiencies of the refereeing our poor passing and inability to convert great goalscoring opportunities were crucial. Fulham took two of their goals very well and as for their penalty I couldn’t figure out what was going on - and I don’t think I was the only one. BEFORE Things are going much better for us than I'd expected at the start of the season. Apart from our enjoyable foray into the F.A. Cup, we're eleventh and are almost certain...

This wasn’t a comfortable win and it took a well-taken penalty to get through. Oxford were always in with a chance and their goalie Ingram put in a great performance with several crucial saves. So, we’re into the draw for the next round and let’s hope it’s a home game against challenging visitors. BEFORE Regis has again stressed that he's taking this match seriously and will be choosing a strong side so I'm hoping for further progress in the competition. It wasn't long ago that Oxford beat...