2014–15 Gateshead F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Gateshead's sixth consecutive season in the Conference Premier and their 17th at this level in total.

Chronological list of events

  • 25 May 2014: Gateshead announce their first pre-season friendlies against Leyton Orient and Stamford.
  • 12 June 2014: Gateshead announce striker Jon Shaw has returned to the club, two years after leaving to join Luton Town.
  • 26 June 2014: St. Mirren announce the signing of James Marwood from Gateshead.
  • 30 June 2014: Gateshead announce the signings of defenders Andrai Jones & Tom Allan, winger JJ O'Donnell and striker Michael Rankine.
  • 1 July 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of striker Lewis Guy.
  • 2 July 2014: Gateshead announce Paul Bryson and midfielder Micky Cummins as joint reserves & youth team coaches.
  • 7 July 2014: Gateshead announce the match against Newcastle United XI on 18 July will be James Curtis's testimonial.
  • 14 July 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of winger Alex Rodman following his release from Grimsby Town.
  • 22 July 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of left-back Ryan Wilson following a successful trial.
  • 2 August 2014: Midfielder Greg McDermott signs on non-contract terms after playing in nine of Gateshead's ten pre season games.
  • 19 August 2014: Sky Sports report Peterborough United have made a bid for winger Marcus Maddison.
  • 27 August 2014: Gateshead announce Marcus Maddison has joined Peterborough United for a club record, six-figure fee. The fee was later reported to be an initial £250,000 with a further £250,000 depending on appearances & goals.
  • 29 August 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of striker Danny Wright following his release from Forest Green Rovers.
  • 11 September 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of striker Carl Finnigan until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.
  • 3 October 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of midfielder Matty Pattison until the end of the season, subject to international clearance.
  • 4 October 2014: Striker Danny Wright is named the Conference Player of the Month for September.
  • 10 October 2014: Gateshead announce the signing of defender Callum Howe on a one-month loan from Scunthorpe United.
  • 16 October 2014: Dunston UTS announce the signing of Greg McDermott.
  • 30 October 2014: It is announced that defender Nick Anderton has signed on a one-month loan from Preston North End.

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 2 November 2014
(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.

Pos.

Name

League

FA Cup

FA Trophy

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

1

GK

Adam Bartlett

16

0

1

0

0

2

DF

Andrai Jones

12 (3)

0

0

0

0

3

DF

Ryan Wilson

4 (1)

0

1

0

0

4

MF

Jamie Chandler

10 (2)

3

0

0

0

5

DF

James Curtis

16

0

1

0

0

6

DF

Ben Clark

17

0

0

0

0

7

MF

John Oster

18

0

1

0

0

8

MF

Phil Turnbull

18

2

1

0

0

9

FW

Jon Shaw

10 (1)

6

0 (1)

1

0

10

FW

Lewis Guy

6 (5)

2

1

0

0

11

FW

Carl Finnigan

3 (4)

2

0 (1)

0

0

12

MF

Rob Ramshaw

1 (8)

2

1

0

0

13

GK

Alex Baird

2

0

0

0

0

14

FW

James Brown

3 (6)

0

0

0

0

15

DF

Tom Allan

6 (6)

0

1

1

0

16

DF

Craig Baxter

6 (2)

0

1

0

0

17

FW

Meechak Kanda

0

0

0

0

0

18

MF

JJ O'Donnell

8 (4)

0

0

0

0

19

FW

Michael Rankine

3 (6)

0

0

0

0

20

MF

Darren Caskey

0

0

0

0

0

21

DF

Nick Anderton

1

0

0

0

0

22

MF

Micky Cummins

0

0

0

0

0

23

MF

Alex Rodman

16 (1)

1

1

1

0

24

GK

Lewis Brass

0

0

0

0

0

25

MF

Matty Pattison

3

0

0 (1)

0

0

26

DF

Callum Howe

2

1

0

0

0

29

FW

Danny Wright

12

5

1

1

0

No longer at the club

11

MF

Marcus Maddison

5

4

0

0

0

21

MF

Greg McDermott

0

0

0

0

0

Pre-season trialists

Pos.

Name

Previous Club

Apps

Goals

Sources

Notes

DF

Ryan Wilson

Ilkeston

6

0

{{cite news

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MF

Greg McDermott

Free Agent

9

1

{{cite news

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FW

David Foley

Fort Lauderdale Strikers

0

0

Not signed

FW

Craig Lynch

Rochdale

4

1

Not signed{{cite news

FW

Adam Mitchell

Darlington 1883

5

1

{{cite news

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Transfers

In

Date

Pos.

Name

From

Fee

12 June 2014

FW

Jon Shaw

Luton Town

Free

30 June 2014

DF

Andrai Jones

Barnsley

Free

30 June 2014

DF

Tom Allan

York City

Free

30 June 2014

MF

JJ O'Donnell

Luton Town

Undisclosed

30 June 2014

FW

Michael Rankine

Hereford United

Free

1 July 2014

FW

Lewis Guy

Carlisle United

Free

14 July 2014

MF

Alex Rodman

Grimsby Town

Free

22 July 2014

DF

Ryan Wilson

Ilkeston

Undisclosed

2 August 2014

MF

Greg McDermott

Free Agent

Free

29 August 2014

FW

Danny Wright

Forest Green Rovers

Free

11 September 2014

FW

Carl Finnigan

Chippa United

Free

4 October 2014

MF

Matty Pattison

Bidvest Wits

Free

Out

Date

Pos.

Name

To

Fee

26 June 2014

MF

James Marwood

St. Mirren

Undisclosed

27 August 2014

MF

Marcus Maddison

Peterborough United

£250,000 (+£250,000 based on appearances & goals)

16 October 2014

MF

Greg McDermott

Dunston UTS

Free

Loans in

Date

Pos.

Name

From

Expiry

10 October 2014

DF

Callum Howe

Scunthorpe United

10 November 2014

30 October 2014

DF

Nick Anderton

Preston North End

30 November 2014

Loans out

Date

Pos.

Name

From

Expiry

Competitions

Pre-season

Match

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Result

7–0

2–0

2–0

0–1

2–0

2–0

0–0

1–2

2–0

1–3

League

Round

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Result

3–1

3–0

2–2

1–6

1–0

2–1

1–2

4–1

1–0

1–1

1–1

1–1

1–1

3–1

2–0

0–2

2–1

Position

4th

2nd

3rd

10th

6th

3rd

6th

4th

4th

5th

5th

5th

7th

5th

2nd

4th

2nd

Round

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

46

Result

Position

FA Cup

Match

1

2

Result

4–0

FA Trophy

Match

1

Result

Matches

Pre-season friendlies

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

8 July 2014

Seaham Red Star

Seaham Town Park

7–0

Maddison, Chandler, Shaw, Lynch, Guy, Mitchell, Rankine

348

12 July 2014

Billingham Synthonia

Central Avenue

2–0

Guy, Caskey

142

15 July 2014

Whitley Bay

Hillheads Park

2–0

Guy, Maddison

447

16 July 2014

Queen of the South

Palmerston Park

0–1

Behind closed doors

18 July 2014

Newcastle United XI

Gateshead International Stadium

2–0

Maddison, McDermott

1,514

21 July 2014

Dunston UTS

UTS Stadium

2–0

Guy, Shaw

526

23 July 2014

Leyton Orient

Gateshead International Stadium

0–0

619

26 July 2014

Stamford

Kettering Road

1–2

Clarke (o.g.)

179

30 July 2014

Grantham Town

South Kesteven Sports Stadium

2–0

Allan, Ramshaw

115

2 August 2014

Sunderland XI

Gateshead International Stadium

1–3

Maddison

749

Conference Premier

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

9 August 2014

Torquay United

Gateshead International Stadium

3–1

Guy, Maddison (2)

1,765

12 August 2014

Wrexham

Racecourse Ground

3–0

Chandler, Maddison, Shaw

4,068

16 August 2014

Eastleigh

Ten Acres

2–2

Beckwith (o.g.), Rodman

1,081

23 August 2014

Grimsby Town

Gateshead International Stadium

1–6

Maddison

1,782

25 August 2014

Altrincham

Moss Lane

1–0

Chandler

1,089

30 August 2014

Chester

Gateshead International Stadium

2–1

Shaw, Chandler

1,138

6 September 2014

Kidderminster Harriers

Aggborough

1–2

Shaw

2,607

9 September 2014

AFC Telford United

Gateshead International Stadium

4–1

Akrigg (o.g.), Turnbull, Wright, Guy

1,093

13 September 2014

Dartford

Gateshead International Stadium

1–0

Wright

1,336

16 September 2014

Macclesfield Town

Moss Rose

1–1

Wright

1,110

20 September 2014

Welling United

Park View Road

1–1

Finnigan

536

27 September 2014

Aldershot Town

Gateshead International Stadium

1–1

Wright

1,451

30 September 2014

Lincoln City

Sincil Bank

1–1

Wright

2,394

4 October 2014

Braintree Town

Gateshead International Stadium

3–1

Finnigan, Turnbull, Shaw

1,244

7 October 2014

Alfreton Town

Gateshead International Stadium

2–0

Shaw (2)

1,259

11 October 2014

Forest Green Rovers

The New Lawn

1–1

Howe

1,217

18 October 2014

Barnet

Gateshead International Stadium

0–2

1,747

1 November 2014

Aldershot Town

Recreation Ground

2–0

Ramshaw (2)

1,679

11 November 2014

Lincoln City

Gateshead International Stadium

15 November 2014

Chester

Deva Stadium

22 November 2014

Torquay United

Plainmoor

29 November 2014

Dover Athletic

Gateshead International Stadium

2 December 2014

Alfreton Town

North Street

6 December 2014

Woking

Gateshead International Stadium

9 December 2014

Southport

Gateshead International Stadium

19 December 2014

Bristol Rovers

Memorial Stadium

26 December 2014

FC Halifax Town

Gateshead International Stadium

28 December 2014

AFC Telford United

New Bucks Head

1 January 2015

FC Halifax Town

The Shay

4 January 2015

Wrexham

Gateshead International Stadium

17 January 2015

Nuneaton Town

Liberty Way

24 January 2015

Welling United

Gateshead International Stadium

31 January 2015

Southport

Haig Avenue

7 February 2015

Kidderminster Harriers

Gateshead International Stadium

14 February 2015

Nuneaton Town

Gateshead International Stadium

21 February 2015

Dartford

Princes Park

28 February 2015

Bristol Rovers

Gateshead International Stadium

7 March 2015

Braintree Town

Cressing Road

14 March 2015

Macclesfield Town

Gateshead International Stadium

21 March 2015

Dover Athletic

Crabble Athletic Ground

28 March 2015

Eastleigh

Gateshead International Stadium

4 April 2015

Grimsby Town

Blundell Park

6 April 2015

Altrincham

Gateshead International Stadium

11 April 2015

Woking

Kingfield Stadium

18 April 2015

Forest Green Rovers

Gateshead International Stadium

25 April 2015

Barnet

The Hive Stadium

FA Cup

Round

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

4Q

25 October 2014

Gainsborough Trinity

Gateshead International Stadium

4–0

Allan, Wright, Rodman, Shaw

824

1

9 November 2014

Norton United

Norton Cricket Club & Miners Welfare Institute

FA Trophy

Round

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

1

13 December 2014

Reserves

Statistics


Appearances and goals

Last updated on 6 November 2014
(Substitute appearances in brackets)

Pos.

Name

League

Cup

Apps

Goals

Apps

Goals

Apps

GK

Alex Baird

1

0

4

GK

Lewis Brass

0

0

0

GK

Jack Wilson

0

0

0

DF

Tom Allan

0

0

4

DF

Craig Baxter

1

0

2

DF

Callum Howe

0

0

3

DF

Andrai Jones

0

0

2

DF

Bradley Mills

0

0

0

DF

Josh Perry

0

0

1 (1)

DF

Olly Ure

1

0

0 (1)

DF

Andrew White

1

0

2

DF

Ryan Wilson

1

0

4

MF

Dean Briggs

1

0

1 (1)

MF

Matthew Briggs

0

0

2 (1)

MF

Micky Cummins

0

0

1 (1)

MF

Greg McDermott

0

0

1

MF

Tom Marshall

0

0

0

MF

Matty Pattison

1

1

3

MF

Rob Ramshaw

1

0

2

FW

James Brown

1

0

1

FW

Carl Finnigan

1

0

3

FW

Lewis Guy

1

0

3

FW

Conor Halpin

0

0

1 (1)

FW

Mechack Kanda

0 (1)

0

1 (1)

FW

Michael Rankine

0

0

2

FW

Jon Shaw

0

0

1

Trialists

Date

Pos.

Name

Previous Club

Apps

Goals

Sources

Notes

September 2014

MF

Matty Pattison

Bidvest Wits

1

0

{{cite news

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Competitions


Pre-season

Match

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Result

0–3

3–1

6–3

2–2

2–2

1–2

3–0

1–2

League

Match

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

Result

1–2

Position

7th

League Cup

Match

1

2

3

4

Result

1–2

1–3

1–2

Position

5th

5th

5th

Durham Challenge Cup

Match

1

2

Result

4–0

Matches


Pre-season friendlies

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

12 July 2014

North Shields

Ralph Gardner Park

0–3

184

16 July 2014

Birtley Town

Birtley Sports Complex

3–1

Briggs, Thear, Bell

19 July 2014

Ponteland United

Bullocksteads Sports Ground

6–3

Drane (2), Johnson, Briggs, Halpin, Williamson

25 July 2014

Boldon CA

Boldon CA Sports Ground

2–2

Maddison, Briggs

29 July 2014

Ashington

Woodhorn Lane

2–2

Briggs, Kanda

4 August 2014

Esh Winning

West Terrace

1–2

Briggs

20 August 2014

Hartlepool United Reserves

3–0{{cite news

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10 September 2014

Newcastle United U21

Darsley Park

1–2

Rankine{{cite news

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Central League

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

13 October 2014

Burton Albion Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

1–2

Pattison

109

17 November 2014

Hartlepool United Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

3 December 2014

Doncaster Rovers Reserves

Cantley Park

10 December 2014

Hull City Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

16 December 2014

Mansfield Town Reserves

Field Mill

5 January 2015

Mansfield Town Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

19 January 2015

Burton Albion Reserves

Pirelli Stadium

2 February 2015

Rotherham United Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

11 Febryary 2015

Rotherham United Reserves

Roundwood Sports Complex (Parkgate)

16 February 2015

Scunthorpe United Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

24 February 2015

Scunthorpe United Reserves

Glanford Park

11 March 2015

Hartlepool United Reserves

Bedford Terrace (Billingham Town)

24 March 2015

Doncaster Rovers Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

31 March 2015

Hull City Reserves

Grange Lane (North Ferriby United)

Central League Cup

Round

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

Northern Group C

23 September 2014

Hull City Reserves

Grange Lane (North Ferriby United)

1–2

Finnigan

Northern Group C

22 October 2014

Middlesbrough Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

1–3

Rankine

Northern Group C

5 November 2014

Hartlepool United Reserves

Bedford Terrace (Billingham Town)

1–2

Cummins

Northern Group C

25 November 2014

Scunthorpe United Reserves

Gateshead International Stadium

Durham Challenge Cup

Round

Date

Opponents

Venue

Result

Scorers

Attendance

1

27 October 2014

Sunderland West End

Gateshead International Stadium

4–0

Finnigan, Shaw (3)

275

2

To be confirmed

Ryhope Colliery Welfare or Consett

Gateshead International Stadium