North Oxford Eton Fives Club was founded by Andy Bishop at Summer Fields school in 1995 with the early professional expertise provided by Robin Mason. The club started with a weekly club night for friendly Fives and this remains the cornerstone of the club's existence, with the two indoor courts at Summer Fields being regularly filled every Monday evening from 8pm throughout the year by Fives players from the Oxfordshire area and beyond of all ages and abilities.
New players were gradually recruited and with the arrival of current club captain Gareth Hoskins in 1998 and Chris Davies and Chris Lloyd soon after, the standard began to rise along with the size of the club membership. 2004 saw the club's first foray into the world of competitive Fives, entering the EFA Trophy and making it all the way to the final, losing only to the Old Salopians. This feat was repeated the following year and with the arrival of a whole raft of new players it was decided to enter a side into the League for the 2006/07 season.
Having achieved promotion from Division 3 at the first attempt, the club now finds itself playing in Division 2 and also has an increasing number of friendly fixtures against other clubs. We are also still seeking to win the EFA Trophy after four near misses.
We are always keen to recruit new players of any age and ability who want to play on a Monday night and/or in any of our competetive or friendly fixtures - please get in touch with us if you would like to know more.