United Weston FC

United Weston FC
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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.

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.

Wrote sports journalist Vince Leah in 1943, "you can name the famous Canadian soccer teams on one hand... Westminster Royals, Toronto Ulster, Montréal Carsteel and United Weston. When you think of soccer, you naturally think of Weston.

Their victory song was "Weston on the ball."

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