The club was established as a works team by John Thompson and other HMSO employees in 1975 and were originally known as Whickham Sports.[2][3] They initially played in the Newcastle City Amateur League, before moving up to the Northern Amateur League, where they won the league and League Cup double in 1977–78.[3] In 1980 they joined the Northern Combination and in 1982 the club was renamed Dunston Mechanics.[3] They went on to win the League Cup in 1983–84 and the league and League Cup double in 1986–87.[4] At the end of the season they were renamed Dunston Federation Brewery and moved up to the Wearside League.[3][5]
Dunston won back-to-back Wearside League titles in 1988–89 and 1989–90.[5] After finishing as runners-up and winning the League Cup in 1990–91, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League.[4][5] In the club's second season in Division Two, they won the title, earning promotion to Division One.[5] After winning three successive League Cups in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000,[4] the club finished as Division One runners-up in 2000–01. They went on to win back-to-back doubles of the Division One title and the League Cup in 2003–04 and 2004–05.[5][4] In 2007 the club was renamed Dunston Federation after the brewery withdrew its sponsorship,[2] before becoming Dunston UTS in 2009 as part of a sponsorship deal with UTS Engineering.[2][6] In 2011–12 the club reached the final of the FA Vase, beating West Auckland Town 2–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium.[7][8] They won the League Cup in 2017–18 with a 1–0 win against Bishop Auckland in the final.[9]
In 2018–19 Dunston were Division One champions for a third time, earning promotion to Division One North West of the Northern Premier League.
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After success in the Newcastle City Amateur League, the club leased land from Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, which was to become the Wellington Road ground.[2] It was renamed the UTS Stadium as part of the sponsorship deal that saw the club renamed in 2009.[2] The ground currently has a capacity of 2,500, of which 150 is seated and 400 covered.[1]
Honoursedit
FA Vase
Winners 2011–12
Northern League
Division One champions 2003–04, 2004–05, 2018–19
Division Two champions 1992–93
League Cup winners 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2017–18
Cleator Cup winners 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06,[4] 2018–19
dunston, dunston, football, club, football, club, based, dunston, area, gateshead, tyne, wear, england, they, currently, members, northern, premier, league, division, east, play, stadium, dunston, utsfull, namedunston, football, clubnickname, fedfounded1975gro. Dunston UTS Football Club is a football club based in the Dunston area of Gateshead Tyne and Wear England They are currently members of the Northern Premier League Division One East and play at the UTS Stadium Dunston UTSFull nameDunston UTS Football ClubNickname s The FedFounded1975GroundWellington Road GatesheadCapacity2 500 150 seated 1 ChairmanTony Cleugh amp Billy IrwinManagerJon McDonaldLeagueNorthern Premier League Division One East2023 24Northern Premier League Division One East 3rd of 20Home coloursAway colours Contents 1 History 2 Ground 3 Honours 4 Records 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe club was established as a works team by John Thompson and other HMSO employees in 1975 and were originally known as Whickham Sports 2 3 They initially played in the Newcastle City Amateur League before moving up to the Northern Amateur League where they won the league and League Cup double in 1977 78 3 In 1980 they joined the Northern Combination and in 1982 the club was renamed Dunston Mechanics 3 They went on to win the League Cup in 1983 84 and the league and League Cup double in 1986 87 4 At the end of the season they were renamed Dunston Federation Brewery and moved up to the Wearside League 3 5 Dunston won back to back Wearside League titles in 1988 89 and 1989 90 5 After finishing as runners up and winning the League Cup in 1990 91 the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League 4 5 In the club s second season in Division Two they won the title earning promotion to Division One 5 After winning three successive League Cups in 1997 98 1998 99 and 1999 2000 4 the club finished as Division One runners up in 2000 01 They went on to win back to back doubles of the Division One title and the League Cup in 2003 04 and 2004 05 5 4 In 2007 the club was renamed Dunston Federation after the brewery withdrew its sponsorship 2 before becoming Dunston UTS in 2009 as part of a sponsorship deal with UTS Engineering 2 6 In 2011 12 the club reached the final of the FA Vase beating West Auckland Town 2 0 in the final at Wembley Stadium 7 8 They won the League Cup in 2017 18 with a 1 0 win against Bishop Auckland in the final 9 In 2018 19 Dunston were Division One champions for a third time earning promotion to Division One North West of the Northern Premier League Ground editAfter success in the Newcastle City Amateur League the club leased land from Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council which was to become the Wellington Road ground 2 It was renamed the UTS Stadium as part of the sponsorship deal that saw the club renamed in 2009 2 The ground currently has a capacity of 2 500 of which 150 is seated and 400 covered 1 Honours editFA Vase Winners 2011 12 Northern League Division One champions 2003 04 2004 05 2018 19 Division Two champions 1992 93 League Cup winners 1997 98 1998 99 1999 2000 2003 04 2004 05 2017 18 Cleator Cup winners 1999 2000 2000 01 2003 04 2004 05 2005 06 4 2018 19 Wearside League Champions 1988 89 1989 90 League Cup winners 1990 91 Northern Combination Champions 1986 87 League Cup winners 1983 84 1986 87 Northern Amateur League Champions 1977 78 League Cup winners 1977 78 1978 79 League Shield winners 1978 79 1979 80 4 Records editBest FA Cup performance Fourth qualifying round 2003 04 2018 19 5 Best FA Trophy performance Third qualifying round 1993 94 1994 95 5 Best FA Vase performance Winners 2011 12 7 Record attendance 2 520 vs Gateshead FA Cup fourth qualifying round 20 October 2018 10 See also editDunston UTS F C players Dunston UTS F C managersReferences edit a b Ground Dunston UTS F C a b c d e A Brief History Dunston UTS F C a b c d Club Honours Dunston UTS F C a b c d e f Dunston UTS Northern League a b c d e f g Dunston Federation Brewery at the Football Club History Database Dunston Federation at the Football Club History Database a b Dunston UTS at the Football Club History Database FA Vase Dunston 2 0 West Auckland BBC Sport 13 May 2012 Cesrians end long wait for cup glory Sunderland Echo 14 May 2018 Job well done Steve Watson s verdict on Gateshead s FA Cup success at Dunston Chronicle Live 21 October 2018External links editOfficial website 54 57 19 591 N 1 39 2 099 W 54 95544194 N 1 65058306 W 54 95544194 1 65058306 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dunston UTS F C amp oldid 1205408456, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
