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 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. [1]
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. [2]
Note: MP = Matches played, W = Wins, D = Draws, L = Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
United Weston FC record in the early 1950s in the Winnipeg & District League.
Season | Division | MP | W | D | L | Pts | Finish | Manitoba Cup | Canada Playoffs |
1950 | Div 1 | 12 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? in WDSL | Lost 1st Round | Lost Manitoba 1st Round |
1951 | Div 1 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? in WDSL | Lost provincial final | Lost Manitoba 1st Round |
1952 | Div 1 ↓ | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4th in WDSL | Lost Semifinals | Won Manitoba section, lost Eastern Final |
1953 | Div 2 ↑ | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | 1st in Div 2 | Lost Semifinals | Lost Manitoba Semifinals |
1954 | Div 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2nd in WDSL | Lost Semifinals | Lost Manitoba Quarterfinals |
1955 | Div 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 3rd in WDSL | Lost Quarterfinals | Lost Manitoba 2nd Round |
United Weston FC record in the Winnipeg National League after it was formed in 1956.
Season | MP | W | D | L | Pts | Finish | Playoffs | Manitoba Cup | Canada Playoffs |
1956 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4th in WNL | No playoffs | Lost Manitoba Final | Did not qualify |
1957 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3rd in WNL | 3rd in playoffs | Lost in Semifinals | Lost second round |
1958 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2nd in WNL | Runners up | Lost Quarterfinals | Did not qualify |
1959 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 2nd in WNL | Lost Semifinals | Lost Semifinals | Did not qualify |
1960 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 3rd in WNL | No playoffs | Lost Semifinals | Did not qualify |
1961 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 3rd in WNL | No playoffs | Lost Semifinals | Did not qualify |
1962 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3rd in WNL | No playoffs | Lost Semifinals | Did not qualify |
1963 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 3rd in WNL | No playoffs | Won Manitoba Cup | No national competition |
1964 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 3rd in WNL | No playoffs | ?? | Did not qualify |
1965 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 7th in WNL | No playoffs | ?? | Did not qualify |
1966 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4th in WNL | No playoffs | ?? | No national competition for clubs |
1967 | 14 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | No playoffs | ?? | Did not qualify |
1968 | 14 | ?? | ?? | ?? | ?? | 8th in WNL | No playoffs | ?? | Did not qualify |
1969 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 5th in WNL | No playoffs | Lost provincial final | Did not qualify |
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Competitions | Titles | Seasons |
Dominion of Canada Football Championship | 2 | Connaught Cup 1924, Challenge Trophy 1926 |
Manitoba section winners for the Dominion Championship | 12 | 1922, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1952, 1957 |
Manitoba Cup | 12 | 1909, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1928, 1935, 1938, 1946, 1948, 1963 |
Four former United Weston FC players have been inducted into the Canada Soccer Hall of Fame as honoured players. [3]