Team Northumbria F.C.

Association football club in England

Football club

Team Northumbria

Full name| Team Northumbria Football Club
Nickname(s)| Team North / TN
Founded| 1999
Ground| Coach Lane Sports Ground, Newcastle upon Tyne
Manager| Colin Stromsoy
League| BUCS Premier North League
Website| https://northumbriasport.com/sport/football/team-northumbria-men-s-football

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Team Northumbria Football Club is a football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne. They are the football team of Northumbria University and currently play in the BUCS Premier North League.

## History

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The club was founded in 1999 as Northumbria University Football Club and joined Division Two of the Northern Alliance.[1] In 2001–02 they were Division Two runners-up, earning promotion to Division One.[2] The club went on to finish as runners-up in Division One the following season, and were promoted to the Premier Division.[2] In 2003 they were renamed Team Northumbria.[2] The club's first season in the Premier Division saw them finish as runners-up.[3] Following a third-place finish in 2004–05, they were Premier Division champions in 2005–06, resulting in promotion to Division Two of the Northern League. The club entered the FA Vase for the first time the following season.[4]

In 2011–12 Team Northumbria won the Northern League's Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup, beating Chester-le-Street Town on penalties in the final;[5] they also reached the final of the Northumberland Senior Cup, losing on penalties to Newcastle United reserves,[6] as well as winning the Division Two title, resulting in promotion to Division One.[3] Although they were relegated back to Division Two at the end of the 2013–14 season, they were Division Two runners-up in 2016–17 and were promoted to Division One again.[7]

In the summer of 2018, Team Northumbria resigned from the Northern League, continuing playing in the BUCS Premier North League.[7]

## Honours

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* Northern League
* Division Two champions 2011–12
* Ernest Armstrong Memorial Cup winners 2010–11
* Northern Alliance
* Premier Division champions 2005–06

## Records

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* Best FA Cup performance: First qualifying round, 2013–14[3]
* Best FA Vase performance: Third round, 2015–16[3]

## See also

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* Team Northumbria F.C. players

## References

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1. ^ Northern Alliance 1990–2001 Non-League Matters
2. ^ a b c Northumbria University at the Football Club History Database
3. ^ a b c d Team Northumbria at the Football Club History Database
4. ^ World Cup winners prepare to tackle new kids on block The Independent, 4 October 2006
5. ^ Team Northumbria win penalty shootout to lift EA Trophy The Northern Echo, 4 May 2011
6. ^ Newcastle Reserves 4 Team Northumbria 4 The Journal, 1 May 2012
7. ^ a b Team Northumbria withdraw from the Northern League just weeks before new season Chronicle Live, 10 July 2018

## External links

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* Official website

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