Lee Novak was presented with an award from Gateshead Football Club Chairman Graham Wood before kick off on Saturday to commemorate Lee’s fine Hat-Trick he scored in record time, scoring all three goals inside nine minutes Against Hyde united on November 1st. Lee has scored 7 goals since his arrival from local minnows Newcastle Blue Star [Read On...]

Last week the Heed Army Website was received contacted from the programme editor of Guildford City FC. The Editor Chris Pegman, is a Northerner living down south and wrote an article about a recent trip back north, during his visit he took in Gateshead’s recent Conf North match against Southport. Chris has been kind enough to send us a [Read On...]

Over the past two and a bit seasons one man has been the most consistent, be it with goals or assists. Davie Southern has been behind, and on the end most of the Tynesiders attacks during his time at Gateshead. He finished top goal scorer in the UniBond Premier in the 06/07 season with over 30 goals to his name, and last season he was also club [Read On...]

Since the beginning of time or at least since football came along there has always been one argument that never goes away, FORMATION. Every club in the world will have fans divided on how their team should play the game, Gateshead fans are just the same. Since the start of the season Gateshead have been playing with a 433 formation with a [Read On...]

Gateshead seem to be on the search for another striker to bolster the attacking options for Ian bogie to use. We need a better calibre of attacker than is availble locally from the likes of the Northern League. But where do you look, where do you start???One name that pops up from time to time is Richard Brodie, York City’s Gateshead born [Read On...]

This is an advert on behalf of Gateshead Football club:Join George Reynolds for a night of witty banter with Local celebrity DJ Goffy at Gateshead Swallow Hotel on Friday the 19th September. The George Reynolds night will include some great story’s from the man himself, from his days as a safe breaker to bare knuckle boxer to football [Read On...]

Hello and a very warm welcome to the new Heed Army Site.This new site is the next step forward from the Heed Army Blog that has brought you the all things Gateshead Football Club over the past two years.Why leave Blog and move to a full website we hear you cry? well the answer is sadly the Blog has reached its limits of what we could bring you and [Read On...]

The first Gateshead game I attended was a pre-season friendly against the main football love of my life Newcastle United on the 10th August 1978.The new Gateshead FC were one year old and after opening the previous season with a friendly against league opposition in the shape of Lawrie McMenemy’s Southampton, it was the turn of the Magpies [Read On...]

Steve Bowey, As Gateshead’s Captain Steve added the zip and pip to the Heed midfield that has been lacking over the last few season.His second stint at the club rekindled memory’s of yesteryear, seeing the bleach blonde hair flying through on goal. Steve managed to lead the team by example this season scoring 8 times, much to the joy [Read On...]

Steve Salvin, the powerhouse behind Gateshead’s promotion. His drive and relentless pursuit of the ball made watching him a true delight. He wears he heart on his sleeve and just as proudly the Captains armband in his vice captain roll when Bowey was not in the team. Steve played much of the season in defence after the pre-season injury to [Read On...]

My first Heed game was nothing to write home about really. October 16th 1996 was the date. Just one day before my 14th birthday. I had been bugging my dad to take me to a Gateshead match. I had no reason to bug him other than I had been to a friendly match pre-season involving Newcastle, Gateshead and Blyth. I think the Gateshead bug had caught [Read On...]

The two young lads came in and set there stall out, they didn’t get pushed off the ball, they dictated the ball. Carl Jones at the back gave a master class in defending from his very first game, his presence alongside the mighty Curtis gave the Heed at formidable back line.Jones has been rocked by injury’s in the past and have [Read On...]