Lewis United Junior Football Club was a

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club from the city of

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. The club folded in May 2018 after seventy years as members of the

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. Founded in 1942 as a Juvenile side associated with the John Lewis & Sons shipbuilders in Aberdeen, United joined the semi-professional Junior ranks in 1947. The club were based at the Chris Anderson Stadium (formerly Linksfield Stadium) which was rebuilt between 2007 and 2009 as part of the

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complex. For the 2007–08 season the club played all matches away from home and the following season, shared New Advocates Park with

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. Despite not having a home ground for these two seasons, the club were allowed to gain promotion to the North Superleague in 2008. At the end of the 2017–18 season, in which they finished 10th out of 11 in the SJFA North First Division (East), the club announced they had folded due to a lack of committee members and sponsorship. ''The Shipbuilders'' received several younger players on loan over the years from nearby

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to aid their development, including

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, who went on to become

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third most capped international player. Other ''Dons'' loanees at Lewis include Kevin Christie Duncan Davidson,

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, Hugh Robertson and

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Honours

* Aberdeen & District Junior League winners: 1963–64 * North East Division One winners: 1996–97 * Archibald Cup: 1966–67, 1971–72, 1973–74 * McLeman Cup: 1957–58, 1962–63, 1971–72, 1991–92 * Duthie (Acorn Heating) Cup: 1950–51, 1953–54, 1961–62, 1962–63, 1964–65, 1965–66, 1971–72 * North East League Cup: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77 * Morrison Trophy: 1991–92, 1992–93, 2002–03 * North Drybrough Cup: 1974–75 * Aberdeen & District Junior League Cup: 1951–52 * Aberdeen County Trophy: 1951–52

References

External links

Club website
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