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'''Gateshead Football Club''' is a professional association football club based in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the {{English football updater|Gateshea}}, the fifth level of the English football league system, and play their home matches at the Gateshead International Stadium.
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 Football League from 1930 to 1960, which had 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 from the Football Conference in 1984 and 1987. They secured promotion back to the Conference at the end of the 1989–90 season and remained there until another relegation in 1998. The club were further relegated from the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2003.
Gateshead won the First Division play-offs in 2004 and the Premier Division play-offs in 2008, before winning promotion from 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 to the National League North in 2019 due to financial irregularities. They returned to the National League after winning the National League North in 2021–22. They won their first FA Trophy title in the 2023–24 season having finished as runners-up in the previous competition.
==History== right|thumb|300px|Chart of Gateshead's yearly table positions in the Football league since joining the Alliance Premier League in 1983-84.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.<ref name=H>{{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/our-club/our-history/ |title=Our History |website=Gateshead F.C. |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref> 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.<ref name=H/> 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.<ref name=FCHD/>
The 1982–83 season saw Gateshead win the Northern Premier League with a record points tally (100), scoring 114 goals in the process.<ref name=H/> 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.<ref name=FCHD>{{fchd|id=GATESHEA|name=Gateshead}}</ref> The following season saw the club win the Northern Premier League title and the league's Challenge Shield,<ref name=CIC>{{cite news|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/our-club/contact-us/|title=Club information and contacts|newspaper=Gateshead Fc}}</ref> 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.<ref name=FCHD/>
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 Conference. After this reprieve, the club were runners-up in 1989–90 and were promoted back to the Conference,<ref name=FCHD/> as champions Colne Dynamoes were ineligible for promotion. 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.<ref name=FCHD/>
After two top-five finishes following their return, Gateshead finished in mid-table in 2000–01 and 2001–02.<ref name=FCHD/> Although they were relegated to Division One at the end of the 2002–03 season,<ref name=FCHD/> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fchd.info/lghist/npl2008.htm |title=2007–08 Northern Premier League |website=Football Club History Database}}</ref>
In the 2008–09 season, Gateshead were Conference North runners-up.<ref name=FCHD/> In the subsequent play-offs, they beat 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.<ref name=FCHD/> The club adopted a full-time squad for the first time for the 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2760/gateshead-confirm-ian-bogie-as-full-time-manager |title=Gateshead confirm Ian Bogie as full time manager |first=Jeff |last=Bowron |website=Gateshead F.C. |date=28 April 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826101752/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2760/gateshead-confirm-ian-bogie-as-full-time-manager |archive-date=26 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013–14, the club finished third in the league, qualifying for the promotion play-offs. They beat Grimsby Town 4–2 on aggregate in the semi-finals, setting up a Wembley final against Cambridge United, which they lost 2–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27193080 |title=Gateshead 3–1 Grimsby Town (agg 4–2) |author=Joe Townsend |website=BBC Sport |date=4 May 2014 |access-date=11 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27360422 |title=Cambridge United 2–1 Gateshead |website=BBC Sport |date=18 May 2014}}</ref> 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 Premier League side West Bromwich Albion, with Gateshead losing 7–0.<ref name=FCHD/> The club were suspended from the National League in May 2019 due to financial irregularities,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48398640 |title=Gateshead: Club suspended from National League after 'multiple breaches' of financial rules |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2019}}</ref> and were demoted to the National League North the following month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48567217 |title=Gateshead relegated to National League North after financial breaches |website=BBC Sport |date=8 June 2019 |access-date=10 June 2019}}</ref>
The curtailed 2019–20 season saw Gateshead finish seventh (with the league table calculated on points-per-game), qualifying for the play-offs.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53086548 |title=Barrow promoted back to English Football League after National League vote |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 June 2020 |access-date=21 August 2023}}</ref><ref name=FCHD/> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonunited.co.uk/teams/24809/match-centre/2-7165622/report |title=Match Report: Boston United 5–3 Gateshead |author=Craig Singleton |website=Boston United F.C. |date=25 July 2020 |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> In 2021–22 Gateshead were National League North champions, earning promotion back to the National League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gateshead-clinch-promotion-national-league-23841562 |title=Gateshead clinch promotion to National League as Chorley draw seals title |author=Jeff Bowron |website=Chronicle Live |date=2 May 2022 |access-date=12 February 2023}}</ref> The 2022–23 season saw them reach the final of the FA Trophy at Wembley Stadium, where they lost 1–0 to FC Halifax Town.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65647384 |title=FA Trophy final: FC Halifax Town 1–0 Gateshead |author=Luke De Costa |website=BBC Sport |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=22 May 2023}}</ref> After finishing sixth in the National League in 2023–24, the club were barred from competing in the play-offs after failing to meet the entry criteria for the Football League due to not obtaining a "10-year security of tenure" for their stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68869062 |title=Gateshead barred from National League play-offs over ground lease |website=BBC Sport |date=21 April 2024 |access-date=21 April 2024}}</ref> They also reached a second successive FA Trophy final, this time defeating Solihull Moors on penalties following a 2–2 draw to win the competition.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c03dy70k7wet |title=FA Trophy final: Gateshead 2–2 Solihull Moors (5–4 on pens) |website=BBC Sport |date=11 May 2024 |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref>
==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 incarnation – 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.{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}
The club's crest incorporates an image of the statue the Angel of the North.<ref>[https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/gallery/passionate-people-passionate-places-angel-19358128 Passionate People, Passionate Places: Our Angel of the North] Chronicle Live, 6 December 2020</ref>
==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.<ref name=NLCD2017/>
thumb|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.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217172752/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2475/gateshead-fc-unveil-new-stadium-site Gateshead FC unveil new stadium site] Gateshead F.C., 28 October 2009</ref> 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".<ref>[http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/book-reveals-gateshead-fc-might-7514072 Book reveals Gateshead might ditch new stadium plans] Chronicle Live, 27 July 2014</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Steve |title=Gateshead have restarted the search for a new home, says Tynesiders owner Richard Bennett |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gateshead-restarted-search-new-home-10589431 |access-date=4 October 2020 |website=Chronicle Live |date=13 December 2015}}</ref> Despite Gateshead qualifying for the National League play-offs in 2023–24, they were excluded due to Gateshead Council failing to grant the club a ten-year security of tenure for the International Stadium, which is required for all teams that apply for EFL membership from the National League.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gateshead barred from National League play-offs over ground lease |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68869062 |access-date=21 April 2024 |work=BBC Sport |date=21 April 2024}}</ref>
==Current squad== {{updated|28 March 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/teams/gateshead-fc-first-team/ |title=First Team Squad – Gateshead FC |publisher=Gateshead FC |access-date=14 March 2026}}</ref>
{{fs start}} {{fs player|no=2|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Callum Johnson}} {{fs player|no=3|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=David Ferguson}} {{fs player|no=5|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Kenton Richardson}} {{fs player|no=6|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Brad Nicholson}} {{fs player|no=7|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Keaton Ward}} {{fs player|no=8|nat=WAL|pos=MF|name=Sam Bowen}} {{fs player|no=9|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Dom Telford}} {{fs player|no=10|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Jacob Butterfield}} {{fs player|no=11|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Tyrelle Newton}} {{fs player|no=12|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Peter Jameson|}} {{fs player|no=13|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Preston Leech}} {{fs player|no=15|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Levi Amantchi}} {{fs player|no=17|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Josh Home}} {{fs player|no=18|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Joe Grayson}} {{fs player|no=19|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Mark Beck|other=on loan from Scunthorpe United}} {{fs player|no=20|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Fenton John}} {{fs mid}} {{fs player|no=21|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Billy Chadwick}} {{fs player|no=22|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Josh Anifowose}} {{fs player|no=25|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Ethan Moore|other=on loan from Sunderland}} {{fs player|no=26|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Connor Pani}} {{fs player|no=28|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Louis Storey}} {{fs player|no=29|nat=MNT|pos=FW|name=Ashley Boatswain}} {{fs player|no=30|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Adam Doyle}} {{fs player|no=32|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Harry Chapman}} {{fs player|no=33|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=George Shelvey}} {{fs player|no=34|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Max Melbourne}} {{fs player|no=36|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Christian Lynn}} {{fs player|no=38|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Jake Lish}} {{fs player|no=40|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Adam Martin}} {{fs player|no=47|nat=ENG|pos=GK|name=Adam Desbois}} {{fs player|no=|nat=SCO|pos=GK|name=Shea Connor|other=on loan from Middlesbrough}} {{fs player|no=|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Rio Patterson-Powell|other=on loan from Middlesbrough}} {{fs end}}
===Out on loan=== {{fs start}} {{fs player|no=16|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Lucas Lowery|other=on loan to Hebburn Town}} {{fs player|no=24|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Will McGowan|other=on loan to Darlington}} {{fs player|no=31|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Ben Williams|other=on loan to Ashington}} {{fs player|no=35|nat=ENG|pos=MF|name=Callum Bone|other=on loan to Morpeth Town}} {{fs player|no=37|nat=ENG|pos=DF|name=Carter Milmore|other=on loan to North Shields}} {{fs player|no=39|nat=ENG|pos=FW|name=Oli Thompson|other=on loan to Ashington}} {{fs end}}
==Non-playing staff== {{updated|12 September 2025}}<ref name="Club information & Contacts">{{cite news |url=https://gateshead-fc.com/our-club/contact-us/ |title=Club Information & Contacts |website=Gateshead F.C. |access-date=12 September 2025}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |+ !colspan="2"|Coaching staff |- !Position!!Name |- |Head of Football Development |Alun Armstrong |- |Manager |Vacant |- |Assistant Manager |Jacob Butterfield |- ||Goalkeeping Coach |Peter Jameson |- ||Head of Football Operations |Simon Johnson |- ||Head of Analysis |Josh Lucas |- ||S&C Lead |Angelo Mappouras |- |Community Officer |Ben Clark |- |Physiotherapist |Frazer Bell |}
{{updated|12 September 2025}}<ref name="Club information & Contacts"/>
{| class="wikitable" !colspan="2"|Non-playing staff |- !Position!!Name |- |Chairman |Bernard McWilliams |- |Vice-Chairman |Lawrence O'Halleron |- |Directors |Laurence Dinning, Mark Nellist |- |General Manager |Mike Coulson |-
|Media Manager |Jack McGraghan |}
==Managerial history== {{More citations needed section|date=June 2023}}
{| class="wikitable" !Years!!Manager!!Ref |- |1977–1986||Ray Wilkie || |- |1986||Terry Hibbitt || |- |1986–1987 |George Smith || |- |1987–1988||Dave Parnaby || |- |1988 |Billy Bell || |- |1988 |John Carver (caretaker) || |- |1988–1990 |Dave Parnaby || |- |1990 |Jim Pearson (caretaker) || |- |1990–1991||Tony Lee || |- |1991–1993||Tommy Cassidy || |- |1993–1997||Colin Richardson || |- |1997||Jim Platt || |- |1997–1998||John Carroll || |- |1998||Alan Shoulder, Gary Robson (co-caretakers) || |- |1998–2001||Matt Pearson || |- |2001–2002||Paul Proudlock || |- |2002||Gary Gill||<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chronicle |first=Evening |date=2002-02-08 |title=Gary Vows To Get Gateshead Back On Track |url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gary-vows-gateshead-back-track-1675449 |access-date=2024-02-29 |website=Chronicle Live |language=en}}</ref> |- |2002–2004||Derek Bell || |- |2004||Alan Bell || |- |2004–2005||Tom Wade || |- |2005–2006||Colin Richardson || |- |2006–2007||Tony Lee||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-07-01 |title=Tony Lee gets Gateshead job |url=https://gateshead-fc.com/1402/tony-lee-gets-gateshead-job |access-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701194424/https://gateshead-fc.com/1402/tony-lee-gets-gateshead-job |archive-date=1 July 2016 }}</ref> |- |2007–2012||Ian Bogie||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2760/gateshead-confirm-ian-bogie-as-full-time-manager|title=Gateshead confirm Ian Bogie as full time manager|last=Bowron|first=Jeff|date=28 April 2010|publisher=Gateshead Football Club|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303214507/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/2760/gateshead-confirm-ian-bogie-as-full-time-manager|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> |- |2012–2013||Anth Smith||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-28 |title=Gateshead appoint from within |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4283/gateshead-appoint-from-within |access-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328055220/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4283/gateshead-appoint-from-within |archive-date=28 March 2014 }}</ref> |- |2013||David Rush (caretaker)||<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-08-18 |title=Smith Resignation Accepted |url=http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4581/smith-resignation-accepted |access-date=2024-02-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818213225/http://www.gateshead-fc.com/4581/smith-resignation-accepted |archive-date=18 August 2013 }}</ref> |- |2013–2015||Gary Mills||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead appoint Mills as manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/23946879 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2015||Malcolm Crosby||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead appoint Crosby new manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/33023113 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2015||Ben Clark, Micky Cummins (co-caretakers) || |- |2015–2017||Neil Aspin||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Aspin appointed Gateshead manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/34943308 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2017||Micky Cummins (caretaker)||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead 1-2 Bromley |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41450869 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2017–2019||Steve Watson||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Watson named new Gateshead manager |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/41567241 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2019||Ben Clark||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Clark named permanent Gateshead boss |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46868437 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> |- |2019–2023||Mike Williamson||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead appoint Williamson player-boss |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48589231 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67131976 |title=Mike Williamson: MK Dons appoint Gateshead manager as head coach |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2023 |access-date=17 October 2023}}</ref> |- |2023–2024||Rob Elliot||<ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead name caretaker Elliot as permanent boss |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cjkkdeyzxdmo|access-date=2024-06-20|work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c93y0dqz7vro |title=Crawley announce Gateshead boss Elliot as manager |work=BBC Sport |date=1 October 2024 |access-date=1 October 2024}}</ref> |- |2024||Ben Clark (caretaker) || |- |2024–2025||Carl Magnay||<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0lw5xgp2zdo|title=Gateshead name ex-defender Magnay as new manager |work=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2024 |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref> |- |2025–2026|| Alun Armstrong ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gateshead-fc.com/gateshead-fc-appoint-alun-armstrong-as-first-team-manager/|title=Gateshead FC Appoint Alun Armstrong As First-Team Manager|website=gateshead-fc.com|date=16 June 2025|accessdate=16 June 2025}}</ref> |- |2026 || Rob Elliot || |}
==Honours== *'''FA Trophy''' **Winners 2023–24 *'''National League''' **National League North champions 2021–22<ref name="FCHD" /> *'''Northern Premier League''' **Champions 1982–83, 1985–86<ref name="FCHD" /> **Challenge Shield winners 1985–86<ref name="CIC" />
==Records== *Best FA Cup performance: Third round, 2014–15<ref name=FCHD/> *Best FA Trophy performance: Winners, 2023–24<ref name=FCHD/> *Record attendance: 11,750 vs Newcastle United, friendly match, 7 August 1995<ref name=NLCD2017>Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2016) ''Non-League Club Directory 2017'', Tony Williams Publications, p32 {{ISBN|978-1869833695}}</ref> *Biggest win: 8–0 vs Netherfield, Northern Premier League<ref name=NLCD2017/> *Heaviest defeat: 9–0 vs Sutton United, Football Conference, 22 September 1990<ref name=NLCD2017/> *Most appearances: James Curtis, 596 (2003–2016)<ref name=NLCD2017/><ref>{{Cite news |title=Gateshead release defender Curtis |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/36193234 |access-date=2024-02-29 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> *Most goals: Paul Thompson, 130<ref name=NLCD2017/> (1995–1997, 1999–2004, 2005–2008) *Record transfer fee paid: £9,000 to Dagenham & Redbridge for Paul Cavell, 1994<ref name=NLCD2017/> *Record transfer fee received: £250,000 from Peterborough United for Marcus Maddison, 2014<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28967944 Marcus Maddison sale can help Gateshead thrive – Gary Mills] BBC Sport, 28 August 2014</ref><ref>[https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/gateshead-receive-another-cash-windfall-8610887 Gateshead receive another cash windfall after Marcus Maddison plays his 20th game for Peterborough] Chronicle Live, 10 February 2015</ref>
==See also== *{{c|Gateshead F.C. players}} *{{c|Gateshead F.C. managers}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{official website}} *{{BBC Football Info|BBClinkname=gateshead}}
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