Ponteland United Football Club is a football club based in Ponteland, Northumberland, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ponteland Leisure Centre.
History Established back in 1900, Ponteland United have been a local football team for over 100 years.
The club officially joined the Northern Alliance in the 1983–84 season.
In their inaugural season, Ponteland finished 9th out of 14 teams, laying the foundation for their future endeavours. Subsequent seasons saw fluctuating performances, with notable finishes including a 4th place in the 1984–85 season and a 2nd place in the 1996–97 and 1998–99 seasons.
Throughout the 1990s, the club finished runners-up six times in the Northern Alliance League Cup, including four times in a row between 1991 and 1995 and they also finished runners-up three times in the Northern Alliance Challenge Cup. However, during the period they did manage to win their first Northumberland Senior Benevolent Bowl in 1995–96.
A second Northumberland Senior Benevolent Bowl success followed in 2004–05, but Ponteland's crowning achievement arrived in the 2010–11 season when they secured their first-ever Northern Alliance Premier Division league title. In a dramatic final game Ponteland pipped Alnwick Town to the title with a last minute winner against Blyth Town (Pont were due to finish 2nd before the goal was scored).
Despite facing relegation to Division 1 in the 2011–12 season, Ponteland swiftly rebounded and secured promotion back to the Premier Division in the 2015–16 season, accompanied by a Northern Alliance League Cup triumph. Subsequent seasons witnessed commendable performances, including another Northern Alliance Challenge Cup victory in the 2016–17 season.
Ponteland United remains a stalwart presence in the Northern Football Alliance Premier Division.
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Honours
League Northern Alliance – Premier Division Champions: 2010–11 Runners-up: 1996–97, 1998–99
Cup Northumberland Senior Benevolent Bowl Winners: 1995–96, 2004–05 Northern Alliance League Cup Winners: 2015–16 Runners-up: 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2023–24 Northern Alliance Challenge Cup Winners: 2009–10, 2016–17 Runners-up: 1984–85, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1997–98, 2006–07, 2017–18
Minor titles Northern Alliance Division One Combination Cup Winners: 2012–13 Runners-up: 2014–15
Records Best FA Vase performance: Third Round 1992–93, 1993–94
Junior section Ponteland United is a FA Three Star Accredited Club with circa 50 junior girls and mixed teams competing in the Northumberland Football League.
Former notable players
Bobby Clark Max Thompson
References
External links Ponteland United FC Official Website Ponteland United FC on Facebook Ponteland United FC on Twitter Northern Football Alliance website Northumberland FA website