The club folded in May 2018 after seventy years as members of the Scottish Junior Football Association.

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.

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.

to aid their development, including Alex McLeish, who went on to become Scotland's third most capped international player.

Other Dons loanees at Lewis include Kevin Christie, Duncan Davidson, Willie Falconer, Hugh Robertson and Derek Young.