Cowley, Oxfordshire European headquarters of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles and the headquarters of international aid charity Oxfam GB. Cowley has a strong sporting tradition. In 1938 Oxford Stadium was built to host the sport of greyhound racing. In 1939 motorcycle speedway moved to Oxford Stadium. After a few years Oxford's speedway team were named Oxford Cheetahs, a name they still bear today. In 2001, Oxford United FC moved from its former ground in Headington to the new Kassam Stadium at Minchery Farm, which is just outside Cowley. Until 2009 on Watlington Road, opposite the Mini factory, stood Johnson's Café, which fed thousands of Morris
John Cowley (British Army officer) John Cowley (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir John Guise Cowley, (20 August 1905 – 7 January 1993) was a British Army officer and George Cross recipient who reached high office in the 1950s. Educated at Wellington College and the Royal Military Academy Woolwich, Cowley was commissioned into the Royal Engineers on 3 September 1925. He was promoted to lieutenant on 3 September 1927. He was awarded the Albert Medal which he subsequently exchanged for the George Cross because of his action during the Quetta earthquake of May 1935. Cowley received his Albert Medal for rescuing earthquake survivors from the