Gateshead
Full name	Gateshead Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Tynesiders, The Heed
Founded	1889 (Reformed in 1977)
Ground	Gateshead International Stadium (Capacity 11,800 (all seated))
Chairman	Graham Wood
Manager	Ian Bogie
League	Conference North
2007-08	Northern Premier League Premier Division, 3rd (Promoted via play-offs)
Home colours Away colours

Gateshead F.C. are a football team based in Gateshead, England, who currently play in the Northern Premier League. The club was reformed in 1977, after the original club, which was a member of the Football League from 1930 to 1960 collapsed in 1973. Football club names are a part of the sports culture, reflecting century-old traditions. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Tyne and Wear County Stand at Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead International Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. ... Rungnado May Day Stadium is the worlds largest football stadium. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_England. ... Ian Bogie (b. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ... The 2007–08 season is the 128th season of competitive football in England. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links soccer jersey with thin black sides File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links left arm of kit template File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... rightarm of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... socks of kit template File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Ajax Amsterdam AZ Alkmaar A.S. Roma Torino Calcio A.C. Milan ACF Fiorentina Bristol City F.C. Charlton Athletic F.C. Chievo Verona Chelsea F.C. England national football team Wikipedia:WikiProject Football... “Soccer” redirects here. ... This article is about Gateshead, England. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... The Football League is a league competition featuring professional football clubs from England and Wales. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The club is currently chaired by Graham Wood, a self-made millionaire who supported the original Gateshead A.F.C. and attended games at their Redheugh Park home. Redheugh park was built in 1930 when South Shields FC moved to Gateshead from Horsley Hill and became Gateshead AFC. It was their home for more than 40 years. ...

In May 2007 Ian Bogie was appointed as Manager, his assistant being former Preston North End and Newcastle team mate, as well as former Gateshead Captain, Jeff Wrightson. Ian Bogie (b. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Early Years

The history of Gateshead Football Club is a fragmented one, with many different clubs having taken the towns name. The earliest recognised club Gateshead NER FC were formed in 1889 and played in the Northern Football Alliance league until 1903. However the most prominent early club Gateshead Town FC joined the Northern Football Alliance League in 1905, they played their football at The Shuttles and Old Fold Park. The height of the club saw them join the North-East Counties League, turn professional and became a Limited Company in 1911. The club attracted large crowds for the time including a reported 13,000 attendance. However following a few seasons of struggle, it was decided not to re-form after the First World War. 1919 Saw a new Gateshead club, originally called Close Works then later renamed Gateshead Town FC. They also played in the Northern Football Alliance League, unfortunately this team only lasted until 1924.

Football League Years

After a six year gap, the town had a new representative. Gateshead AFC originated eight miles (14 km) from Gateshead in the town of South Shields. South Shields F.C. were a Football League Second Division team playing at the Horseley Hill Ground. Financially South Shields FC were struggling and the inevitable happened in 1928 when the club finished bottom and were relegated to the Third Division (North). After two fairly mediocre seasons in the lower division, the club was on its knees so the board took the almost unprecedented step of moving the club lock, stock and barrel to another town with hopefully more support. South Shields F.C. is a football club based in South Shields, England. ... The Football League is an organisation representing 72 professional football clubs in England and Wales, and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the world. ...

Newcastle was mooted as a possible destination, but Gateshead was the chosen due the enthusiastic support of Gateshead Council. A new stadium was built at Redheugh Park in the West end of Gateshead and in August 1930, Gateshead F.C. kicked off a new era when 15,545 spectators watched the home side beat Doncaster Rovers 2-1. Gateshead narrowly missed out on promotion when they finished runners-up (on goal average) in 1932 and again in 1950 (by two points), but stayed in the lower division until the regional divisions were replaced by the Third and Fourth Divisions in 1958. Redheugh park was built in 1930 when South Shields FC moved to Gateshead from Horsley Hill and became Gateshead AFC. It was their home for more than 40 years. ... In sports such as ice hockey and soccer, goal difference (that is, goals scored less goals conceded) is often the first tie-breaker used to rank teams which finish a competition with an equal number of points. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In their 1950s heyday, Gateshead enjoyed some remarkable FA Cup runs. The 1951/52 season saw Gateshead drawn at home to West Bromwich Albion in the forth round. The game was switched to Newcastle United's St James' Park and 39,287 witnessed West Brom run out 2-0 winners. Gateshead's greatest season came the following year (1952/53) as the club made the Quarter Finals. Having already beaten Liverpool 1-0 at home in round three (15,193 spectators attended a foggy Redheugh Park), Gateshead beat both Hull City and Plymouth Argyle away to setup a mouth watering Quarter Final tie with Bolton Wanderers. A sold out Redheugh Park saw 17,692 fans turn up as Gateshead changed from their regular all white shirts to unfamiliar black and white stripes. At 0-0 late on Gateshead could possibly have won the game when Bolton defender Bell handled inside the penalty area (He later admitted the offence), the referee waved play-on Bolton broke away and England International Nat Lofthouse headed in past Bob Gray to give them a 1-0 win (They went on to reach the final).

Missing the cut to form the new national Third Division by only one point, Gateshead were founder members of the Fourth Division. The travelling in the new national Division was difficult for all clubs but especially one as far North as Gateshead. In the first season, (1958-59), Gateshead finished twentieth and the next year Gateshead finished even lower in 22nd place. At that time, the bottom four clubs in the Fourth Division had to apply for re-election.

Gateshead applied along with Southport (applying for the third year running and the seventh time in total), Oldham (applying for the second year running) and Hartlepool (applying fo the fourth time). Gateshead had no reason to believe they were at risk, but the Football League failed to re-elect Gateshead.

Post Football League

With no National League System then in place, the club played in various regional leagues before becoming founder members of the Northern Premier League (NPL) in 1968. The club played in the NPL from 1968 to 1970 when they finished bottom and were out. After a season replacing their reserves in the parochial Wearside League, the first team were admitted to the Midland League. By now the club was in financial difficulties and were forced to leave Redheugh Park. They took up residence in the Gateshead Youth Stadium, however the new venue proved no easier on the club bringing the liquidation of Gateshead AFC in late August 1973. The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...

The following season saw a third Gateshead Town F.C. play one season in the Northern Combination League. History then repeated itself, when the reformed South Shields F.C., themselves members of the NPL, moved to the Youth Stadium and became Gateshead United F.C.. Despite relatively successful FA Cup runs, the club only lasted three seasons before they themselves went out of business in 1977. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...

The current Gateshead FC

A reformed Gateshead F.C. was constituted to take their place in the NPL. By now, the Youth Stadium had been upgraded and renamed as Gateshead International Stadium. With a superb ground and a new dynamic board, Gateshead finally made progress, winning promotion from the NPL to the Alliance Premier League in 1983. With good sponsorship, Gateshead spent several seasons in the Football Conference and looked on the brink of regaining their coveted Football League place. But as the sponsorship money dried up, the club declined and spent the 2003-04 season in the Northern Premier League First Division. A 6th place finish was enough to win promotion to the Premier Division due to the restructuring of the National League System. Tyne and Wear County Stand at Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead International Stadium is a multi-use sports stadium in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... The Football Conference is a football league at the top of the National League System of non-League football in England. ... The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... The Northern Premier League First Division is an football league covering the north of England. ... The Northern Premier League logo. ... The National League System comprises the seven levels of the English football league system immediately below the level of the FA Premier League and The Football League. ...

In March 2008 Gateshead F.C. announced the merger of Low Fell Juniors F.C. into the club to become Gateshead F.C. Juniors from the start of the 2008/09 Season. Over 200 young footballers ranging in age from under 6 to under 18 will be overseen by Gateshead chief executive Derek Bell. The under-17 team will represent the club in the FA Youth Cup.^[1] The Football Association Youth Challenge Cup is an English football competition run by The Football Association for under-18 sides. ...

On May 3rd 2008, Gateshead beat Buxton FC 2-0 in the Unibond League Play Off Final and were therefore promoted to the Blue Square Conference North. May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ... The Football Conferences logo Conference North (often referred to as Nationwide North for sponsorship reasons) is a division of the Football Conference in England, taking its place immediately below the Conference National. ...

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Current squad

No. Position Player -- GK Paul Musselwhite -- DF Steve Baker -- DF Craig Baxter -- DF Phil Cave -- DF James Curtis -- DF Richard Flynn -- DF Carl Jones -- DF Michael Smith -- DF Paul Talbot -- MF Steve Bowey -- MF Kris Gate

No. Position Player -- MF Jamie Harwood -- MF Chris Hughes -- MF Jamie McClen (on loan to Newcastle Blue Star) -- MF Wayne Phillips -- MF Steve Salvin -- MF Philip Turnbull -- FW Graeme Armstrong -- FW Paul Brayson -- FW David Southern -- FW Paul Thompson

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Notable former players

No. Position Player -- FW Hughie Gallacher -- FW Ali Dia

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Honours

Gateshead (1) (1930-73):

• Football League
  • Third Division (North) runners-up 1931-32, 1949-50
• FA Cup Quarter Finalists 1952-53
• Tyne Tees Wear Cup Winners 1944-45
• Durham Senior Professional Cup Winners 1930-31, 1948-49, 1950-51, 1954-55, 1958-59
• Northern Regional League Champions 1963-64

Gateshead (2) (1977-date):

• Northern Premier League
  • Champions 1982-83, 1985-86
  • Runners-up 1989-90
  • League Challenge Shield Winners 1985-86
  • League Challenge Cup runners-up 1989-90, 2002-03
  • Playoff Winners 2007-2008

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Further reading

• Thompson, George (2002). Gateshead F.C. The Football League Years 1930 - 1960. Yore Publications. ISBN 1874427399. 
• Twydell, Dave (1992). Rejected F.C. Volume 1. Yore Publications. ISBN 1874427003. 
• Esther, Goff (1984). Requiem For Redheugh. Gateshead Libraries. 

External links

• Official site
• Heed Army Fan Site
• www.HeedForums.co.uk - Gateshead FC Fans Forum
• Home of the Heed - A New Stadium for Gateshead FC

References

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