2003–04 Gateshead F.C. season

The 2003–04 season was the English club Gateshead's only season in the Northern Premier League First Division.

Gateshead

2003–04 season
Chairman	Mike Coulson
Manager	Derek Bell
Northern Premier League Division One	6th (promoted)
FA Cup	Preliminary Round
FA Trophy	First Round
League Challenge Cup	First Round
Chairman's Cup	First Round
Durham Challenge Cup	Quarter-finalists
Top goalscorer	League: Paul Thompson (21) All: Paul Thompson (23)
Highest home attendance	302 vs Bishop Auckland (26 December 2003)
Lowest home attendance	148 vs Kendal Town (4 October 2003)
Average home league attendance	184
Home colours Away colours

Gateshead ended the season in 6th position. Due to the restructuring of the league, with the introduction of the Conference North and South, Gateshead were promoted to the Northern Premier League Premier Division. They also reached the quarter-finals of the Durham Challenge Cup.

Squad statistics

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		FA Trophy		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
DF	Simon Bates	1 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1 (3)	0
MF	Chris Bell	7 (5)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7 (5)	0
DF	Derek Bell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
DF	Liam Bell	10 (2)	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	16 (2)	1
MF	Scott Blandford	34 (2)	5	0 (1)	0	2	0	4	1	40 (3)	6
MF	David Borley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
??	David Brown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GK	Terry Burke	25	0	1	0	2	0	4	0	32	0
DF	Paul Buzzeo	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2 (4)	0
DF	Ben Cattanach	41	2	1	0	2	0	5	0	49	2
FW	Michael Chilton	17 (4)	6	1	0	1	1	5	4	24 (4)	11
MF	Dave Colvin	36 (1)	4	1	1	2	0	2 (1)	0	41 (2)	5
GK	Liam Connell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	David Coulson	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
FW	Daniel Craggs	4 (1)	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5 (1)	2
DF	James Curtis	30 (3)	1	1	0	2	0	4	0	37 (3)	1
FW	Michael Dibie	6 (7)	1	0	0	2	0	4 (1)	0	12 (8)	1
FW	Michael Dickinson	0 (3)	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0
FW	Wayne Edgecumbe	7 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7 (3)	0
MF	Ben Edusei	1 (4)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2 (4)	0
DF	Richard Flynn	9 (3)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	9 (4)	0
FW	Dean Gate	1 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 (1)	0
MF	Paul Gibbs	3 (6)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	1 (1)	1	4 (8)	1
DF	Steve Harrison	32 (1)	1	0	0	2	0	5	0	39 (1)	1
MF	Nigel Henstock	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
MF	Richard Kent	8 (8)	3	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	8 (9)	3
??	Lee Ludlow	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0
??	Scott MacDonald	0 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0 (7)	0
MF	Ben Miley	0 (3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (3)	0
FW	Willie Moat	3 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4 (1)	0
DF	David Morgan	35 (1)	3	0	0	1	0	4	0	39 (1)	3
GK	Gareth Powell	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0
MF	Mark Rasmussen	19	1	1	0	1	0	4	0	25	1
MF	Simon Reay	9 (10)	3	0	0	1	0	1 (2)	3	11 (12)	6
??	Wes Richardson	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0
FW	Ben Ryan	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	1
FW	Anthony Shandran	14	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	9
MF	Neil Shotton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
DF	Rob Southern	19 (4)	1	1	0	1	0	3 (1)	0	24 (5)	1
DF	Steve Swinyard	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
FW	Paul Thompson	37	21	0	0	1	0	3	2	41	23
MF	Kevin Walton	6 (1)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7 (1)	0
MF	Ian Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
MF	George Weatherley	2 (8)	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	2 (9)	1
GK	Stephen Wright	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Pre-season friendlies

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
22 July 2003	Spennymoor United	Brewery Field	4–2	Dickinson, Moat, Chilton, Walton
25 July 2003	Kilmarnock	Gateshead International Stadium	1–8	Atkinson
30 July 2003	Durham City	Gateshead International Stadium	1–1	Thompson
1 August 2003	South Shields	Filtrona Park	3–0	Nixon, Kent, Blandford
6 August 2003	Sunderland XI	Gateshead International Stadium	1–7	Thompson

Northern Premier League First Division

Main article: 2003–04 Northern Premier League

Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
16 August 2003	Leek Town	Harrison Park	0–0		216
20 August 2003	North Ferriby United	Gateshead International Stadium	3–2	Thompson, Ryan, Cattanach	201
23 August 2003	Matlock Town	Causeway Lane	0–2		291
25 August 2003	Chorley	Gateshead International Stadium	1–0	Thompson	191
3 September 2003	Guiseley	Gateshead International Stadium	1–5	Kent	181
6 September 2003	Kidsgrove Athletic	Gateshead International Stadium	2–1	Chilton, Thompson	183
9 September 2003	Kendal Town	Parkside Road	2–1	Chilton, Thompson	133
13 September 2003	Prescot Cables	Gateshead International Stadium	1–1	Thompson	203
16 September 2003	Workington	Borough Park	2–0	Thompson, Southern	259
20 September 2003	Colwyn Bay	Llanelian Road	3–1	Thompson, Colvin, Weatherly	230
24 September 2003	Kendal Town	Gateshead International Stadium	2–1	Thompson, Reay	152
27 September 2003	Prescot Cables	Valerie Park	0–2		194
8 October 2003	Farsley Celtic	Gateshead International Stadium	3–4	Blandford, Dibbie, Morgan	151
11 October 2003	Lincoln United	Ashby Avenue	1–0	Craggs	150
15 October 2003	Bridlington Town	Gateshead International Stadium	2–3	Blandford, Thompson	187
18 October 2003	Witton Albion	Gateshead International Stadium	1–0	Kent	170
25 October 2003	Hyde United	Ewen Fields	2–0	Kent, Chilton	214
8 November 2003	Belper Town	Gateshead International Stadium	2–1	Thompson, Bell	151
15 November 2003	Witton Albion	Wincham Park	2–0	Thompson, Blandford	283
22 November 2003	Stocksbridge Park Steels	Gateshead International Stadium	4–1	Chilton (3), Thompson	203
29 November 2003	Bridlington Town	Queensgate	0–1		165
6 December 2003	Guiseley	Nethermoor Park	2–4	Colvin, Thompson	270
13 December 2003	Hyde United	Gateshead International Stadium	2–1	Thompson (2)	161
26 December 2003	Bishop Auckland	Gateshead International Stadium	0–3		302
3 January 2004	Ossett Town	Ingfield	0–4		95
10 January 2004	Stocksbridge Park Steels	Bracken Moor	0–3		201
17 January 2004	Matlock Town	Gateshead International Stadium	1–3	Reay	245
24 January 2004	Rossendale United	Gateshead International Stadium	2–0	Rasmussen, Shandran	174
7 February 2004	Kidsgrove Athletic	Stan Brown Stadium	1–2	Shandran	125
14 February 2004	Colwyn Bay	Gateshead International Stadium	1–2	Shandran	175
21 February 2004	Lincoln United	Gateshead International Stadium	1–0	Shandran	175
24 February 2004	Chorley	Victory Park	1–4	Shandran	136
6 March 2004	Belper Town	Christchurch Meadow	1–1	Thompson	170
8 March 2004	Bishop Auckland	Dean Street	1–2	Thompson	221
13 March 2004	Leek Town	Gateshead International Stadium	4–2	Thompson (2), Morgan, Reay	158
27 March 2004	Ossett Town	Gateshead International Stadium	0–2		161
3 April 2004	North Ferriby United	Grange Lane	2–1	Shandran, Thompson	134
10 April 2004	Bamber Bridge	Gateshead International Stadium	2–1	Thompson, Colvin	152
14 April 2004	Rossendale United	Dark Lane	3–1	Blandford, Harrison, Shandran	85
17 April 2004	Farsley Celtic	Throstle Nest	3–3	Shandran, Morgan, Curtis	193
19 April 2004	Workington	Gateshead International Stadium	2–3	Blandford, Cattanach	198
24 April 2004	Bamber Bridge	Irongate Ground	2–0	Shandran, Colvin	174

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
PRE	30 August 2003	Liversedge	Clayborn	1–3	Colvin	92

FA Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 FA Trophy

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
PRE	4 October 2003	Kendal Town	Gateshead International Stadium	1–0	Craggs	148
1	1 November 2003	Altrincham	Gateshead International Stadium	1–2	Chilton	222

League Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	28 October 2003	Workington	Borough Park	1–2	Gibbs	263

Chairman's Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	20 December 2003	Wakefield & Emley	Belle Vue	2–3 (AET)	Blandford, Chilton	120

Durham Challenge Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	Venue	Result	Scorers	Attendance
1	21 October 2003	South Shields	Filtrona Park	3–1	Chilton (2), Reay	125
2	12 November 2003	Dunston Federation	Gateshead International Stadium	4–2	Chilton, Thompson (2), Reay	248
QF	5 January 2005	Jarrow Roofing	Gateshead International Stadium	1–2	Reay	204

External links

• Gateshead FC fixtures/results from archive.org (dated 12 April 2004)
• Unofficial Gateshead Football Club Statistics Database – 2003/04 season (Archived by WebCite on 18 January 2010 at https://www.webcitation.org/5mstiAOt4)
• Northern Premier League Premier Division Season 2003–04 Results