Sunderland Nissan F.C. was a football club based in

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is the most p ...

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. They joined the

Wearside League The Wearside Football League is a non-league football competition based in northern England. It consists of three divisions which sits at steps 7 to 9 of the National League System (levels 11 to 13 of the Football pyramid) and is a feeder to the ...

Division Two as founding members in 1988. Their original name was Washington Nissan. In the 2005–06 and 2008–09 seasons, they reached the 2nd round of the

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. For the 2008–09 season, their last, they were members of the

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. They played at the Nissan Sports Complex. All of their players were employees of the Nissan Motor Manufacturing Plant

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in Sunderland. In 2009 the club dissolved when the company stopped further funds to the club.

Honours

*Northern League Div 2: R-Up: 2004–05 *Northern League Cup: R-Up: 2006–07 *Wearside: 1993–94, 99–2000, 01–02 *Div 2: R-Up: 1989–90 *League Cup: 1992–93, 93–94, 96–97, R-Up: 1991–92, 98–99 *Monkwearmouth Charity Cup: 1996–97 R-Up: 1995–96, 2000–01 *Nissan European Trophy: (x3)

References

External links

nissanfc.co.uk
* * * Defunct football clubs in England Defunct football clubs in Tyne and Wear Association football clubs established in 1988 Association football clubs disestablished in 2009 1988 establishments in England 2009 disestablishments in England Wearside Football League Northern Football League Works association football teams in England {{England-footyclub-defunct-stub