League One Side Oxford United Donates Gate Revenue To FA Cup Opponent Merstham

League One side Oxford United donated its share of the gate receipts from its FA Cup match with Merstham "to the non-leaguers," according to the BBC. Oxford beat seventh-tier Merstham 5-0 in the first round. Oxford Chair Darryl Eales said, "The spirit of goodwill in football needs to be enhanced. It's the least we could do." Saturday's game "set a new record attendance of 1,920 for Isthmian Premier Division club Merstham." Both clubs received a fee of £67,500 ($83,650) "after the tie was broadcast live on BT Sport," while Oxford also received £18,000 ($22,300) for reaching the second round. Eales: "It's not as if Oxford is flush with cash. But, we keep talking about the Whole Game Solution and the Premier League need to understand that football at every level supports the pyramid" (BBC, 11/7).