Oldbury United F.C.

Oldbury United Football Club is a football club representing Oldbury, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the . History Oldbury United FC was formed in 1958 under the name of Queens Colts and played in the local Oldbury League. Queens Colts won the Oldbury League Division Two title in 1961-62 and subsequently changed their name to Whiteheath United, playing in the Warwickshire and West Midlands Alliance from 1962 to 1965. The club amalgamated with Oldbury Town in 1965; taking the name Oldbury United and joined the Worcestershire Combination (later Midland Football Combination) in 1966. In 1973 the club acquired an old quarry off York Road and set about laying the pitch and building facilities. Floodlights were installed in 1982, commemorated with a visit by newly crowned European champions Aston Villa. The club were league runners-up twice in the late 1970s and in 1982, despite only finishing fifth in the league, stepped up to the Southern League Midland Division.