Newcastle University Football Club is a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. They are current members of the Northern League Division Two and play at Kimberley Park, groundsharing with Prudhoe Youth Club.
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| Full name | Newcastle University Football Club | ||
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| Ground | Kimberley Park, Prudhoe | ||
| Chairman | Kelly Scott | ||
| Manager | Andy Jarman | ||
| League | Northern League Division Two | ||
| 2023–24 | Northern League Division Two, 9th of 22 | ||
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History
editNewcastle University joined the Northern Alliance in the 1970s, leaving the league after finishing bottom in the 1978–79 season. In 1988, the club rejoined the Northern Alliance league system, being placed in Division One. In the 1991–1992 season, Newcastle University were relegated to Division Two, gaining promotion back to Division One in 1997. In 2000, Newcastle University gained promotion to the Northern Alliance Premier Division. After relegation and promotion in 2010 and 2016 respectively, Newcastle University won the 2017–18 Northern Football Alliance, dropping points in just five games out of thirty.[1] Newcastle University entered the FA Vase for the first time in 2019–20.[2]
Ground
editThe club currently groundshare with Prudhoe Youth Club at Kimberley Park, having previously played at Cochrane Park in Newcastle.[3]
Records
edit- Best FA Vase performance: Third round proper, 2023–24
- Best League performance: 9th place in Northern League Division 2 (Tier 10), 2023-24
Honours
edit- Northern Football Alliance Premier Division (Tier 11)
- Winners: 2017–18
References
edit- ^ Newcastle University at the Football Club History Database
- ^ "The Buildbase FA Vase first round qualifying" (.ashx). The Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle University". Northern League. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.