Dalton United F.C.
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| Dalton United | |
| Full name | Dalton United Football Club |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| Ground | Railway Meadow Beckside Road Dalton-in-Furness |
| League | West Lancashire League Premier Division |
| 2006–07 | West Lancashire League Premier Division, 10th |
Dalton United F.C. is a football club based in Dalton-in-Furness in Cumbria England, currently playing in the West Lancashire League Premier Division.
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[edit] Overview
They play their home games at Railway Meadow. The club are full members of the Lancashire Football Association, and also have a team playing in the local Furness Premier League.
They play their home games at Railway Meadow, Dalton-in-Furness, close to Dalton railway station. The club's colours are red and black striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. They normally produce a match day programme for home games.
[edit] History
Dalton United became members of the West Lancashire League in 1971, playing in the Second Division. In the 1975-76 season they finished as runners-up and were promoted to the First Division. They were West Lancashire League champions in the 1983-84 season and again the following season. The West Lancashire League was restructred for the 1998-99 season and the First Division was re-named the Premier Division. They were Premier Division runners-up in 1999-00 season and again the following season.[1]
Of all the current Premier Division clubs, only Burnley United have had a longer spell playing in the Premier Division.
In October 2004 Dalton United became the first team to beat Kirkham & Wesham F.C. since January 2003, a record that had spanned 21 months. The run finally ended when Dalton beat Kirkham & Wesham 1-0 in a league match.[2]
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[edit] References
- ^ "Dalton United", Football Club History Database. Retrieved on 2008-03-12.
- ^ "Champs lose for first time since January 2003", Blackpool Gazette, 2004-10-14. Retrieved on 2007-09-07.
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Barnoldswick Town | Blackpool Wren Rovers | Burnley United | Charnock Richard | Coppull United | Dalton United | Eagley | Euxton Villa | Fleetwood Hesketh | Freckleton | Fulwood Amateurs | Garstang | Haslingden St. Mary's | Poulton Town | Turton | Wyre Villa |
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