OB Football

05 January 2021

Nicholas Brice (Ch./Le. 1972-76) and Tottenham Hotspur win award for Best Customer and Employee Engagement Programme

The partnership between Soul Corporations, a leadership consultancy that helps leaders drive their business forward with soul, run by Nicholas Brice (Ch./Le. 1972-76) and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club has won the award for Best Customer and Employee Engagement programme 2020 at the International Engage Business Media Awards.

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15 January 2019

Marc Sugarman (Du. 1985-90) OB of the Month, January 2019

Marc has spent most of his career in investment banking, mainly as a European Media Analyst in Equities for Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and at Citigroup.

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27 March 2018

Rufus (Le. 2009-16) and Jack (BCPS/Du. 2008-15) play in the Cambridge v Oxford football match

Whilst it was Cambridge who were the ones to beat on the Thames this year, on land, Oxford took the spoils at the Hive Stadium, home to Barnet FC.

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25 May 2017

News from Rufus Saunders (Le. 2009-16) at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Rufus Saunders (Le. 2009-16) has been making the most of sporting opportunities at Cambridge University since arriving to read Land Economy at Fitzwilliam College at the start of this academic year.

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28 June 2016

Appeal for assistance: Sport Captains' names needed

We are trying to find out the names of old 1st team captains for rugby, football and cricket in order to find out which houses they belonged to at school.

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07 January 2015

Match Report: 1st XI vs OBs, 7th January 2015

The 1st XI continued their preparation for the 2015 season with the annual friendly match against the Brighton College Old Boys on Wednesday evening. Returning from their New Year's pre-season camp at Manchester City's Academy training facility, they were keen to put what they had learnt into practice under the floodlights at Whitehawk FC. The Old Boys had brought down a strong team, featuring two past 1st XI captains (Ben Hornby and Harry Herbert) and players who graduated from the College over the last 6 years.

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31 October 2013

Paul Samrah (L. 1972-77) receives award from the FA

As part of the FA's 150 year celebrations, Paul Samrah was recently recognised by the FA for his close involvement with Brighton & Hove Albion. Paul was Chair of the campaign which after many years successfully secured planning permission for Brighton's American Express Community Stadium. Prior to this, his detailed research uncovered multiple accounting and regulatory breaches which lead to regime change facilitated by the FA. In 2008, he was named Football League Fan of the Year at a Sky TV awards ceremony. 

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03 March 2009

OBFC in Title Decider

The Old Brightonians Football team can snatch the 2008-9 Intermediate League Title from under the noses of main rivals Battle FC with one last push in the final game of the season.

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16 January 2008

John Heal (D. 1982-85) Hangs Up His Boots

John Heal (D. 1982-85) was one of the founding members of the OB Football Club and has been a key member of the team over the last twelve years since the clubs formation, as well taking a primary role in the Club's administration having been the Club Secretary for 7 of those years.

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06 May 2007

REPORT: OBFC Testimonial Match

For the last 12 years Paul Lawrence and John Heal have played for the club with distinction and have been at the very heart of the club rise from division 8 to Premiership where they now play.

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