Redheugh Park, football and greyhound stadium

Redheugh Park, football and greyhound stadium

HER Number
16968
District
Gateshead
Site Name
Redheugh Park, football and greyhound stadium
Place
Gateshead
Map Sheet
NZ26SW
Class
Recreational
Site Type: Broad
Sports Ground
Site Type: Specific
Football Ground
General Period
20TH CENTURY
Specific Period
Early 20th Century 1901 to 1932
Form of Evidence
Demolished Building
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.
Easting
423760
Northing
562020
Grid Reference
NZ423760562020
Sources
Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, p 116-117