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Gateshead appoint Armstrong as new boss
National League side Gateshead have appointed Alun Armstrong as the club's new 50-year-old replaces Carl Magnay who resigned earlier this month after a run of just five wins from the final 22 games of the season meant the Heed missed out on a play-off spot."I see it as a challenge, and it's something I'm really excited by," Gateshead-born Armstrong told the club website., external"I want to bring some of the identity back to this club that I think it used to have."Armstrong has previously had spells as manager of Blyth Spartans and his playing career, striker Armstrong had notable spells at Stockport County and Ipswich Town, where he scored the winning goal against Inter Milan in the 2001-02 UEFA Cup.
