Gateshead FC Stadium

Overview
Gateshead FC have played at the Gateshead International Stadium since 1977. At the time Luke Ireland took over, it was able to accommodate 11,800 people.

During the 19/20 season, it saw Gateshead have an average of 1000 people attending the stadium over the home games.

In the 20/21 season the average was doubled to 2000 people turning up after the promotion to the National League.

5000 was the average in the second season in the National league. This was the year they were trying to push for promotion to the football league.

Going through all the way to 26/27 season, the average attendance increased slowly up to 10,000 and in this season they gained the League One title

This then promoted the club to have a mandatory increase in size to the stadium, from 11,800 to a maximum capacity of 15,200 at the ground. This was to comply with the Championship rules.

In the 30/31 season they were promoted to the Premier League. The board were in talks to build a new stadium just out of Gateshead, to accommodate more fans that had come with the clubs success.

With them gaining entry into the Europa League for the 31/32 season, things moved quickly and they moved there for the first game of the season. The new, Angel of the North arena would hold nearly double of people than the Gateshead International, with 30,000 instead of 15,200.

After success occurred in the 31/32 season, a bid to expand the stadium even more was placed. This was accepted and the for the 33/34 season, The Angel of the North Arena would be able to hold 55,000 people, making it 11th on the highest capacity list.

Ireland announced he would retire at the end of this season, so a stand was named in his honour at the end of the season, but not before brining the FA Cup and Champions League back to the ground. The team averaged max capacity that year, so it would not be long until a new bid was placed to expand even more.