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Gateshead Football Club is a professional football club based in Gateshead, England. The team compete in the National League, the fifth tier of English football, and play at the Gateshead International Stadium.

Gateshead
Full nameGateshead Football Club
Nickname(s)The Tynesiders, The Heed
Founded1977
GroundGateshead International Stadium
Capacity11,800
ChairmanNeil Pinkerton
ManagerMike Williamson
LeagueNational League
2021–22National League North, 1st of 22 (champions)
WebsiteClub website
Home colours
Away colours
Current season

Established in 1977 after Gateshead United folded, the club are known as the "Tynesiders" or the "Heed". There had been a Gateshead A.F.C. in the English Football League from 1930 to 1960, which had itself folded before Gateshead United had been established. The current incarnation of the club began life in the Northern Premier League, winning Premier Division titles in the 1982–83 and 1985–86 seasons. However they were relegated out of the Conference in 1984 and 1987. They secured promotion back into the Conference at the end of the 1989–90 season, though would remain there only until another relegation in 1998. The club were further relegated out of the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2003. They won the First Division play-offs in 2004 and the Premier Division play-offs in 2008, before winning promotion out of the Conference North with a second-placed finish in 2008–09. Gateshead spent the next decade in the top-flight of English football's non-League system, losing a play-off final in 2014, before they were demoted into the National League North in 2019 due to financial irregularities.


History


The original Gateshead club was formed in 1899 as South Shields Adelaide and became members of the Football League in 1919. In 1930 financial problems saw the club moved to Gateshead, where they adopted the name of their new town. However, the club was voted out of the Football League in 1960 and folded in 1973. History repeated itself as the South Shields club formed to replace the original one was also moved to Gateshead, becoming Gateshead United in 1974. However, they were dissolved at the end of the 1976–77 season. A new club was established, taking over from United in the Northern Premier League.[1] After three seasons in the bottom half of the table, they finished eleventh in 1980–81, also reaching the first round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing 1–0 at Lincoln City. The club finished fourth in the league the following season.

The 1982–83 season saw Gateshead win the Northern Premier League with a record points tally (100), scoring 114 goals in the process.[1] As a result, the club were promoted to the Alliance Premier League. After a sixteenth-place finish in their first season in the league, they finished second-from-bottom in 1984–85 and were relegated back to the Northern Premier League.[2] The club went on to win the Northern Premier League at the first attempt, earning an immediate return to the (now renamed) Football Conference. However, they lasted only one season in the Conference, and were relegated back to the Northern Premier League after finishing bottom of the table.

With the Northern Premier League having gained a second division, Gateshead became members of its Premier Division upon their return to the league. They finished eighteenth in 1987–88 and second-from-bottom the following season, but avoided relegation to Division One as no team was relegated to the league from the Football Conference. After this reprieve, the club went on to win the league in 1989–90 and were promoted back to the Football Conference.[2] The following seven seasons saw them in mid-table every season, but after finishing in the relegation zone in 1997–98, they returned to the Northern Premier League.[2]

After two top-five finishes following their return, Gateshead finished in mid-table in 2000–01 and 2001–02. Although they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 2002–03 season, a sixth-place finish in 2003–04 was sufficient to secure a return to the Premier Division due to the creation of the Conference North and South leading to many clubs leaving the Premier Division. A third-place finish in the Premier Division in 2007–08 saw the club qualify for the promotion play-offs, and after defeating Eastwood Town 4–0 in the semi-finals, they beat Buxton 2–0 in the final to earn promotion to the Conference North.[3]

In the 2008–09 season, Gateshead were Conference North runners-up. In the subsequent play-offs, they defeated Southport 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals, before a 1–0 win over AFC Telford United in the final saw them promoted to the Conference National. The club adopted a full-time squad for the first time for the 2010–11 season.[4] In 2013–14, the club finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They defeated Grimsby Town 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, setting up a Wembley final against Cambridge United, which they lost 2–1.[5] In the following season the club reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time; wins over Norton United in the first round and Warrington Town in the second led to a third-round tie with West Bromwich Albion, with Gateshead losing 7–0.[2] The club were suspended from the National League in May 2019 due to financial irregularities,[6] and were demoted to the National League North the following month.[7]

The curtailed 2019–20 season saw Gateshead finish seventh (with the league table calculated on points-per-game), qualifying for the play-offs. However, after beating Brackley Town on penalties after a 1–1 draw in the first round, they lost 5–3 to Boston United in the semi-finals. In 2021–22 Gateshead were National League North champions, earning promotion back to the National League.


Colours and crest


The club initially played in all red strip with a white and blue vertical slash on the shirt. Gateshead continued to play in odd-coloured variations until the mid-1980s, when the club changed to the colours of the previous Gateshead club – white shirt, black shorts and socks – and have played in these same colours ever since. Since 2011, Gateshead has adopted their original colours of claret and blue as the club's away strip.

The club's crest incorporates an image of the statue the Angel of the North.


Stadium


The club have played at the Gateshead International Stadium since their establishment. The record attendance of 11,750 was set in a 1995 friendly match with Newcastle United.[8]

The stadium planned in 2009
The stadium planned in 2009

On 28 October 2009, Gateshead unveiled plans for a new 8,000 capacity stadium to be built in the town centre, opposite the Gateshead Civic Centre, formerly the home of North Durham Cricket & Rugby Club.[9] However, after the failure of England's bids to host the World Cup in 2018 or 2022, the stadium, which would have acted as a training base for teams playing at nearby St James' Park, was put on hold indefinitely. In 2014, it was reported that chairman Graham Wood "no longer considers a new purpose-built football ground vital to the future of Gateshead Football Club".[10] In December 2015, the club's new owner, Richard Bennett, announced that the club had restarted the search for a new stadium location, although he described the International Stadium as "fabulous".[11]


Current squad


As of 14 August 2022[12][13]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Dan Langley (on loan from Newcastle United)
2 DF  ENG Robbie Tinkler
3 DF  ENG Ethan Pye (on loan from Stockport County)
4 MF  ENG Dan Jarvis
5 DF  ENG Kenton Richardson
6 DF  ENG Louis Storey
7 FW  ENG Tom Allan
8 MF  ENG Owen Bailey
10 MF  ENG Greg Olley (captain)
11 FW  ENG Adam Campbell
12 MF  ENG Dan Ward
14 MF  ENG Elliot Forbes
15 FW  ENG Aaron Martin
17 MF  ENG Connor Pani
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF  ENG Ryan Wombwell
19 FW  ENG Will Harris
20 MF  ENG Lirak Hasani
21 GK  IRL Rob Elliot
22 FW  ENG Eddie Thomas
23 MF  ENG Lewis Leech
24 DF  ENG Mike Williamson
25 DF  ENG Kyle Errington
27 FW  ENG Lewis Knight
28 LB  SCO Owen Gallacher
31 GK  ENG James Montgomery
32 DF  ENG Carl Magnay
45 ST  TAN Adi Yussuf

Non-playing staff


Coaching staff
Position Name
Manager Mike Williamson
Assistant Manager Ian Watson
First Team Coach Louis Storey
Under 19 Coach Ben Clark
Under 18 Coach Mark Spencer
Physio Chris Bell
Kit Man Mark Walton
Kit Man Dave Allen
Non playing staff
Position Name
Owners Gateshead Soul Supporters Society
Chairman Neil Pinkerton
Media Manager Jack McGraghan

Managerial history


YearsManager
1977–1986Ray Wilkie
1986Terry Hibbitt
1986–1990David Parnaby
1990–1993Tony Lee
1993–1994Tommy Cassidy
1994–1997Colin Richardson
1997Jim Platt
1997–1998John Carroll
1998Alan Shoulder, Gary Robson (co-caretakers)
1998–2001Matt Pearson
2001–2002Paul Proudlock
2002Gary Gill
2002–2004Derek Bell
2004Alan Bell
2004–2005Tom Wade
2005–2006Colin Richardson
2006–2007Tony Lee
2007–2012Ian Bogie
2012–2013Anth Smith
2013David Rush (caretaker)
2013–2015Gary Mills
2015Malcolm Crosby
2015Ben Clark, Micky Cummins (co-caretakers)
2015–2017Neil Aspin
2017Micky Cummins (caretaker)
2017–2019Steve Watson
2019Ben Clark
2019–Mike Williamson

Honours



Records



See also



References


  1. Our History Archived 22 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine Gateshead F.C.
  2. Gateshead at the Football Club History Database
  3. 2007–08 Northern Premier League Football Club History Database
  4. Bowron, Jeff (28 April 2010). "Gateshead confirm Ian Bogie as full time manager". Gateshead F.C. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012.
  5. Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead BBC Sport, 18 May 2014
  6. Gateshead: Club suspended from National League after 'multiple breaches' of financial rules BBC Sport, 24 May 2019
  7. "Gateshead relegated to National League North after financial breaches". BBC Sport. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  8. Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) Non-League Club Directory 2017, Tony Williams Publications, p32 ISBN 978-1869833695
  9. Gateshead FC unveil new stadium site Gateshead F.C., 28 October 2009
  10. Book reveals Gateshead might ditch new stadium plans Chronicle Live, 27 July 2014
  11. Brown, Steve (13 December 2015). "Gateshead have restarted the search for a new home, says Tynesiders owner Richard Bennett". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  12. "First Team". Gateshead F.C. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  13. "Squad Numbers Confirmed". Gateshead F.C. 13 August 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  14. Gateshead FC: James Curtis one of nine players released by National League side BBC Sport, 3 May 2016
  15. Marcus Maddison sale can help Gateshead thrive - Gary Mills BBC Sport, 28 August 2014
  16. Gateshead receive another cash windfall after Marcus Maddison plays his 20th game for Peterborough Chronicle Live, 10 February 2015



На других языках


- [en] Gateshead F.C.

[es] Gateshead Football Club

El Gateshead Football Club es un club de fútbol inglés de la ciudad de Gateshead. Fue fundado en 1889 y juega en la Conference National y cuenta con rivalidades ante el Hartlepool United, el Darlington y el Carlisle United.

[ru] Гейтсхед (футбольный клуб)

«Ге́йтсхед» (англ. Gateshead FC) — английский профессиональный футбольный клуб из одноимённого города в графстве Тайн и Уир. В настоящий момент выступает в Северной Национальной Лиге, шестом по значимости дивизионе Англии.



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