Banbury Win 2026 Premier League Kicks Cup
The tournament brings together participants of the Charity’s free-to-attend Premier League Kicks sessions from across Oxfordshire.
This year, we also hosted a team from Southampton alongside representatives from Oxford, Didcot and Banbury.
Premier League Kicks, funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales. Premier League Kicks sees 93 Premier League, EFL and National League clubs, including Oxford United, delivering free weekly football and personal-development sessions in communities across England and Wales.
After a competitive afternoon of football at the Oxford United Training Centre, it was Banbury who were crowned champions following a penalty shootout win in the final.
Mark Thomas, Social Inclusion Lead at Oxford United in the Community, said:
“Our competition started really small with just Oxford United teams coming together to play football.
“It’s grown each year and we’ve had Southampton come down today which is brilliant.”
Tyreese has attended Premier League Kicks sessions since 2022 and won this year’s tournament with his Banbury teammates.
He said: “I’ve been to around four of these now and it’s never really gone our way.
“We came into today with a strong team, a good round of players and I’m proud that it was this team that I won it with.”
Oxford United in the Community run weekly Premier League Kicks sessions in Oxford, Banbury and Didcot. They are free to attend and offer an accessible way to playing football.
The current session timings are:
Monday – Didcot, Didcot Leisure Centre, Mereland Road, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 8AY
10-18 years old (Year 6 – Year 13) 4:45pm – 5:45pm
Tuesday – Oxford Girls Only, Leys Pools and Leisure Centre, Pegasus Rd, Oxford OX4 6JL
10-16 years old (Year 6 – Year 11) Girls Only 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday – Banbury, The Hill, Dover Avenue, Banbury, OX16 0JJ
9-12 years old (Year 5 – Year 8), 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Friday – Banbury Girls Only, The Hill, Dover Avenue, Banbury, OX16 0JJ
10-16 years old (Year 6 – Year 11), 5:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday – Banbury, Princess Diana Park PlayZone, Bretch Hill, Banbury, OX16 0LS
13-18 years old (Year 9 – Year 13), 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday – Oxford, Leys Pools & Leisure Centre, Pegasus Rd, Oxford OX4 6JL
11-14 years old (Year 7 – Year 9), 7:00pm – 8:00pm
15-18 years old (Year 10 – Year 13), 8:00pm – 9:00pm
To sign up for upcoming sessions, please get in touch with [email protected].