Gateshead Association Football Club was a football club based in Gateshead, County Durham, England. The club was formed in South Shields in 1899 as South Shields Adelaide Athletic.From humble beginnings to the Football League Shields Gazette, 13 December 2012 After success in the North Eastern League prior to World War I, they were voted into the Football League in 1919.Dave Twydell (2001) Denied F.C.: The Football League election struggles Yore Publications, p14 Financial problems in the late 1920s saw the club relocate to Gateshead in 1930, adopting the name of their new town.Our History Gateshead F.C. They remained in the Football League until 1960, when they were surprisingly voted out of the Football League and replaced by Peterborough United, despite not having had to apply for re-election since 1937. They subsequently played in regional leagues before folding in 1973. In order to replace them, another South Shields club was then moved to Gateshead, becoming Gateshead United.
Seasons SeasonLeagueFA CupFA TrophyOther CupsTop scorerDivisionPWDLFAPtsPos1930–31Div 3N421613137173459thR3DSP - WBill McNaughton271931–32Div 3N4025789448572ndR2Bill McNaughton221932–33Div 3N42199147867477thR3Jack Ranson241933–34Div 3N4212921761103319thR3D3NC - R1Jack Wesley271934–35Div 3N421382158963419thR1D3NC - R1Jim Spedding111935–36Div 3N4213141556764014thR1D3NC - R2Jack Allen121936–37Div 3N4211102163983221stR2D3NC - R1Joe McDermott131937–38Div 3N422011118459515thR1D3NC - R3John Smith261938–39Div 3N4214141474674210thR1D3NC - R2Hughie Gallacher211939–40Div 3N3102672N/AN/ABob BirtleyJohn CallenderPeter Spooner2No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II1945–46R3Billy CairnsCec McCormack51946–47Div 3N421662062723814thR3Cec McCormack211947–48Div 3N421911127557494thR1Len Small131948–49Div 3N421613136958455thR4DSP - WGeorge Wilbert151949–50Div 3N42237128754532ndR2George Wilbert181950–51Div 3N46218178462508thR3DSP - WGeorge Wilbert181951–52Div 3N462111146649535thR4Ian Winters191952–53Div 3N461715147660498thQFGeorge Wilbert161953–54Div 3N462113127455554thR1Ken SmithBilly Watkin121954–55Div 3N462012146569527thR3DSP - WJohn Ingham171955–56Div 3N4617111877844513thR1John Ingham141956–57Div 3N4617101972904417thR1John Ingham141957–58Div 3N4615151668764514thR1Jack Hogg141958–59Div 4461682256854020thR1DSP - WBob Baldridge161959–60Div 4461292558863322ndR1Joe Armstrong101960–61NCOS188463526204thR1Alan Trewick251961–62NCOS2413384234295thR2Alan Trewick151962–63NREG321091360552911thR2Bennett Steele221963–64NREG3221387947451stR2Frank McKenna221964–65NREG3217788043414th4QFrank McKenna171965–66NREG321061648672610thR2Bennett Steele151966–67NREG2063112941159th4QCyril Martin141967–68NREG165652637166th1QJ Cairns121968–69NPLP381491542483711th1QGerry Coyne201969–70NPLP385122137942220th2Q3QArthur Lumsden111970–71WEAR38286414337622nd3Q2QLen Smith721971–72MID34175126053398th3Q1QBilly Lynn171972–73MID34146147268349th3Q1QBilly Beat19Gateshead AFC folded in 1973. Gateshead Town replaced Gateshead AFC Reserves in the Northern Combination League
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P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position Div 3N = Football League Third Division North Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division NPLP = Northern Premier League Premier Division NCOS = Northern Counties League NREG = North Regional League MID = Midland League WEAR = Wearside Football League D3NC = Football League Third Division North Cup DSP = Durham Senior Professional Cup GR1 = First Group Stage GR2 = Second Group Stage PRE = Preliminary Round 1Q = First Qualifying Round 2Q = Second Qualifying Round 3Q = Third Qualifying Round 4Q = Fourth Qualifying Round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 QF = Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals RU = Runners-up W = Winners
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