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GATESHEAD F.C.

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ENTERED LEAGUE 1930; Founded in 1889

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LEFT LEAGUE 1960
GROUNDS Redheugh Park; Gateshead International Stadium
CAPACITY 11,800
NICKNAMES Tynesiders; The Heed
BEST WIN 10-1 v Rotherham 16/3/1929
WORST DEFEAT 1-12 v Barrow in Division 3 North 5/5/1934

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HIGHEST LEAGUE POSITION 2nd in Division 3 North in 1931-2 and 1949-50

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LOWEST LEAGUE POSITION 22nd in Division 4 in 1959-60
MOST LEAGUE PTS (2 pts) 55 in Division 3 North in 1953-4
MOST LEAGUE PTS (3 pts) Not Applicable
MOST LEAGUE GOALS 94 in Division 3 North in 1931-2
BEST F.A.CUP SEASON 1/4 finals v Bolton Wanderers in 1952-3
MOST INDIVIDUAL APPEARANCES 470 Jack Callender

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MOST INDIVIDUAL GOALS  

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HIGHEST LEAGUE CROWD 17,692 v Bolton Wanderers FA Cup 1953
LOWEST LEAGUE CROWD 552 v Doncaster Rovers in Division 3 North 28/4/1934
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Reformed in 1977 after the original club collapsed in 1973. Conference in 2017-18 season

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I am grateful to Colin Dilbo for the impressive set of scans shown below.
     
I am grateful to Graham Walker for the scans shown below, part of his impressive collection.