The Lighthouse in Oxford the railway station at Frideswide Square gradually eroded away much of the canal trade. In 1913 William Morris (later Lord Nuffield), without licence, started his own bus service to compete with the city's cumbersome tram network. In 1951, Lord Nuffield further forced change when he acquired the Oxford Canal Basin and proceeded to fill it. Nuffield College and Worcester Street car park now stand where once lay the Basin. This was the death knell of the canal system as a competitive mode of transport in Oxford as technology replaced human labour. An apt example can be found in the reconstruction
Oxfordshire Senior Cup City F.C. 1902 Culham College F.C. 1903 Culham College F.C. 1904 Henley F.C. 1905 Banbury Volunteers F.C. 1906 Thame F.C. 1907 Caversham Rovers F.C. 1908 Caversham Rovers F.C. 1909 Thame F.C. 1910 Thame F.C. 1911 Henley F.C. 1912 Oxford City F.C. 1913 Henley F.C. 1914 Henley F.C. 1915–1919 Competition suspended – World War I 1920 Banbury Britannia Works F.C. 1921 Morris Motors F.C. 1922 Cowley F.C. 1923 Cowley F.C. 1924 Cowley F.C. 1925 Cowley F.C. 1926 St. Frideswide F.C. 1927 Cowley F.C. 1928 Banbury Stones Athletic F.C. 1929 Oxford City F.C.(Reserves) 1930 Bicester Town F.C. 1931 Oxford City F.C.(Reserves) 1932