United Weston FC


??United Weston FC is a Canadian soccer club based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The club was established in 1909 in the Weston neighbourhood of Winnipeg. They were two-time [Canada association football|soccer national championships|Dominion of Canada Football Championship] winners, lifting the Connaught Cup in 1924 and the Challenge Trophy in 1926. They were Dominion runners up in 1929 and 1936. They were recognized by the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as an Organisation of Distinction.
Over the course of their soccer history, they played in several leagues and competitions in Manitoba. They won their first Manitoba Cup provincial championship in 1909.
Wrote sports journalist Vince Leah in 1943, "you can name the famous Canadian soccer teams on one hand... Westminster Royals, Toronto Ulster, Montréal Carsteel and United Weston. When you think of soccer, you naturally think of Weston.
Their victory song was "Weston on the ball."

Season-by-season record

Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
United Weston FC record after the local league restarted in 1943.
SeasonDivisionMPWDLPtsFinishManitoba CupCanada Playoffs
1943Victory8521121st Place / won Final Runners upNo competition
1944Div 18611131st Place / won Final No competitionNo competition
1945Div 11071215?? Won Manitoba CupNo competition
1946Div 110721162nd Won Manitoba CupManitoba not affiliated / did not compete
1947Div 1???????????? Competition not finishedLost Manitoba Final
1948Div 1??????????2nd Won Manitoba CupLost Manitoba 1st Round
1949Div 1???????????? in WDSLLost semifinalsLost Manitoba 1st Round
1950Div 112?????????? in WDSLLost 1st RoundLost Manitoba 1st Round
1951Div 1???????????? in WDSLLost provincial finalLost Manitoba 1st Round
1952Div 1 ↓1122764th in WDSLLost semifinalsWon Manitoba section, lost Eastern Final
1953Div 2 ↑??????????1st in Div 2Lost SemifinalsLost Manitoba Semifinals
1954Div 110541142nd in WDSLLost SemifinalsLost Manitoba Quarterfinals
1955Div 113715153rd in WDSLLost QuarterfinalsLost Manitoba 2nd Round

United Weston FC record in the Winnipeg National League after it was formed in 1956.
SeasonMPWDLPtsFinishPlayoffsManitoba CupCanada Playoffs
1956913554th in WNLNo playoffsLost Manitoba FinalDid not qualify
19571123673rd in WNL3rd in playoffsLost in SemifinalsLost second round
195811632152nd in WNLRunners upLost QuarterfinalsDid not qualify
195915834192nd in WNLLost SemifinalsLost SemifinalsDid not qualify
1960181116233rd in WNLNo playoffsLost SemifinalsDid not qualify
196115825183rd in WNLNo playoffsLost SemifinalsDid not qualify
196212633153rd in WNLNo playoffsLost SemifinalsDid not qualify
196315924203rd in WNLNo playoffsWon Manitoba CupNo national competition
1964181026223rd in WNLNo playoffs??Did not qualify
196512201047th in WNLNo playoffs??Did not qualify
196612435114th in WNLNo playoffs??No national competition for clubs
196714??????????No playoffs??Did not qualify
196814????????8th in WNLNo playoffs??Did not qualify
196914617135th in WNLNo playoffsLost provincial finalDid not qualify

Notable former player

Four former United Weston FC players have been inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as honoured players.