Tata Steel United F.C. ''(formerly Tata Steel F.C, Corus Steel F.C, British Steel (Port Talbot) F.C.)'' is a

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club from

Port Talbot Port Talbot (, ) is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, situated on the east side of Swansea Bay, approximately from Swansea. The Port Talbot Steelworks covers a large area of land which dominates the south ...

. They currently play in the

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Second Division.

History

The club played in the

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as British Steel (Port Talbot) before changing its name in 2003 to Corus Steel. The following year the club finished runners-up in Division 1 - and followed this up again with another second-place finish in 2005–06. In the 2008–09 season they improved on this, winning promotion to the

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as champions. In 2010–11 the club finished as runner-up, winning promotion to the

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. In the 2011–12 season the club changed its name to Tata Steel F.C. following the purchase of the company by

Tata Steel Tata Steel Limited is an Indian multinational steel-making company, based in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand and headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a part of the Tata Group. Formerly known as Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited (TISCO), Tata ...

. The team finished second, again sealing promotion to

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, the second tier of the

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. After two poor seasons (where they finished 14th in each season from 15 or 16 club divisions), at the end of the second season they were relegated to Division 2. The club folded in 2016, but was reformed as Tata Steel United F.C. in 2016. At the end of the 2018–19 season the club won promotion from the

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Premier Division to the

through the play-offs.

Honours

– Runners-Up: 2011–12 *

– Runners-Up: 2010–11 *

Division One – Champions: 2008–09 *

Division One – Runners-up: 2004–05; 2005–06 *

Premier Division – Champions: 2018–19

References

External links

Tata Steel United F.C. official website
* Association football clubs established in 1954 Football clubs in Wales 1954 establishments in Wales Sport in Port Talbot Welsh Football League clubs South Wales Alliance League clubs Port Talbot Football League clubs South Wales Amateur League clubs Works association football teams in Wales {{Wales-footyclub-stub

History

See also

Honours

References

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