Wikipedia - Dunston UTS F.C.
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.
History
The club was established as a works team by John Thompson and other HMSO employees in 1975 and were originally known as Whickham Sports. 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. In 1980 they joined the Northern Combination and in 1982 the club was renamed Dunston Mechanics. They went on to win the League Cup in 1983–84 and the league and League Cup double in 1986–87. At the end of the season they were renamed Dunston Federation Brewery and moved up to the Wearside League.
Dunston won back-to-back Wearside League titles in 1988–89 and 1989–90. After finishing as runners-up and winning the League Cup in 1990–91, the club were promoted to Division Two of the Northern League. In the club's second season in Division Two, they won the title, earning promotion to Division One. After winning three successive League Cups in 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000, 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. In 2007 the club was renamed Dunston Federation after the brewery withdrew its sponsorship, before becoming Dunston UTS in 2009 as part of a sponsorship deal with UTS Engineering. In 2011–12 the club reached the final of the FA Vase, beating West Auckland Town 2–0 in the final at Wembley Stadium. They won the League Cup in 2017–18 with a 1–0 win against Bishop Auckland in the final.
In 2018–19 Dunston were Division One champions for a third time, earning promotion to Division One North West of the Northern Premier League.
Dunston UTS a fost fondat în 1954 ca Uniform Taxpayers Social Club și a jucat inițial doar meciuri amicale. Clubul a intrat în liga de fotbal în 1989, când s-a alăturat diviziei a treia a Ligii de Fotbal Nord-Est. Dunston UTS a câștigat promovarea în Divizia 2 în 1994 și apoi în Divizia 1 în 1999. Clubul a fost retrogradat în Divizia 2 în 2002, dar a câștigat promovarea înapoi în Divizia 1 în 2005. Dunston UTS a câștigat Divizia 1 în 2007 și a fost promovat în Prima Divizie a Ligii de Fotbal Nord-Est.
Dunston UTS a jucat în Prima Divizie a Ligii de Fotbal Nord-Est până la reformarea ligilor din 2018, când clubul a fost plasat în Divizia de Nord-Vest a Ligii Premier de Nord. Cea mai bună clasare a lui Dunston UTS în ligă a fost locul 7 în sezonul 2018-19.
Dunston UTS a participat de asemenea la FA Cup și FA Trophy. Cea mai bună performanță a clubului în FA Cup a fost să ajungă în runda a treia în sezonul 2022-23. Cea mai bună performanță a lui Dunston UTS în FA Trophy a fost să ajungă în semifinale în sezonul 2017-18.
Managerul actual al lui Dunston UTS este Gavin Cogdon. Cel mai bun marcator al clubului din toate timpurile este Paul Brayson, cu 159 de goluri. Stadionul de origine al lui Dunston UTS este Dunston UTS Stadium, cu o capacitate de 3.000 de locuri.