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The Laddies |
South Shields FC, Gateshead
AFC
Founded 1889 as South Shields Adelaide FC
Name Change South Shields FC 1905, Gateshead AFC 1930
Turned professional nk
Dissolved 1973
Players provided 1
Total appearances
1
1921 |
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Horsely Hill |
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Domestic Honours |
Highest League position:
sixth, Division Two, 1921-22;
FA Cup best: as South Shields
FC, fifth round, 1926-57 (beaten by Swansea Town 1-2 in a replay), as
Gateshead AFC, quarter-finals, 1952-53 (beaten by Bolton Wanderers
0-1);
Football League Division Three (North)
runners-up 1931-32, 1949-50; |
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venue, based in Tyneside |
Redheugh Park,
Gateshead, since 1930; previously occupied Horsley Hill, South
Shields, since 1905, during their Football League years. |
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Home strip |
Variety of
mixed Green/Red shirts and white shorts, 1905-23; Blue shirts and
white shorts, 1924-29; Claret shirts with light blue sleeves and
white shorts, 1929-37; White shirts and black shorts
from 1937 until 1960; |
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