▁its ▁first ▁major ▁tro phy , ▁the ▁League ▁Cup , ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁Despite ▁Max well ' s ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁the ▁Man or ▁Gr ound , ▁the ▁club ▁remained ▁there ▁throughout ▁this ▁time . ▁ ▁Max well ▁ended ▁his ▁chair mans hip ▁of ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁when ▁he ▁took ▁control ▁of ▁Derby ▁County ▁and ▁became ▁that ▁club ' s ▁chairman ; ▁still ▁ow ning ▁Oxford ▁as ▁well , ▁he ▁installed ▁his ▁son ▁Kevin ▁as ▁chairman ▁there . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁buy ▁Wat ford ▁from ▁El ton ▁John , ▁prompt ing ▁the ▁Football ▁League ▁to ▁inst itute ▁new ▁reg ulations ▁prevent ing ▁the ▁major ▁share holder ▁of ▁any ▁member ▁club ▁from ▁ow ning ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 % ▁of ▁another ▁League ▁team . ▁While ▁Max well ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁keep ▁his ▁st akes ▁in ▁Derby , ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Reading ▁under ▁a ▁grand father ▁clause , ▁the ▁new ▁rules ▁prevent ed ▁him ▁from ▁adding ▁Wat ford ▁to ▁his ▁football ▁emp ire . ▁He ▁grud ging ly ▁accepted ▁this . ▁He ▁retained ▁his ▁football ▁club ▁shares ▁until ▁his ▁myster ious ▁death ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁apparently ▁fell ▁off ▁his ▁y acht ▁near ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands . ▁ ▁Notes ▁and ▁references ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Online ▁sources ▁ ▁Journal ▁and ▁newspaper ▁articles ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 8 2 – 8 3 ▁in ▁English ▁football ▁Category : Associ ation