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Football, Greyhound
Redheugh Park
54.952594, -1.630697
Gateshead
Opened:
1930
Closed:
1973
Redeveloped
Condition:
Home Teams/Clubs:
Last Updated:
21 Jul 2022
Gateshead FC (1930 - 1971)
HER Description
In March 1930 South Shields Adelaide Association Football Club relocated from Horsley Hill to Redheugh Park in Gateshead. The club was thus renamed Gateshead FC. In 1937 a greyhound company became a co-tenant of Redheugh Park and the stadium was revamped. A Gateshead League match attracted 20,752 spectators. On 28 May 1960, Gateshead were voted out of the League. Greyhound racing finished in 1966. In 1971 the non-League football club moved to Gateshead International Stadium. In 1973 the stadium was demolished. Today part of the site is occupied by a Powerleague five-a-side football centre.
Ordnance Survey, 1947
Redheugh Park, 1970. Unknown Source
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Redheugh Park, undated. Unknown Source.
Historic Environment Records
Durham/Northumberland: Keys to the Past
Tyne and Wear: Sitelines
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