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5 days ago
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Newcastle Women cross Tyne to new home
Newcastle United Women are moving to a stadium outside the city ahead of the upcoming season. The club will play home games at Gateshead International Stadium, home of National League men's side Gateshead. The women were previously based at Kingston Park, home of Newcastle Falcons rugby club, but the move to Gateshead will allow it to use a grass pitch which is a prerequisite to playing in the Women's Super League (WSL). Newcastle's head of women's football, Su Cumming, said the change of grounds was the start of an "exciting new chapter" for the team. "The club has achieved incredible growth and success in recent years and we are putting these important building blocks in place to continue our exciting journey," she said. "We are, of course, sad to leave Kingston Park, where we have built so many memories both as a training base and home stadium." The club achieved back-to-back promotions in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, which propelled the team into the Barclays Women's Championship. The squad has its eyes on promotion again this year, but the installation of a grass pitch at Kingston Park was not possible. "We respect the needs of Newcastle Falcons and we thank everyone at the club for their support, but this is the right time to make the move as we pursue a place in the WSL," said Cumming. Gateshead Council leader Martin Gannon said the stadium "has a proud history of hosting top-class sporting events and with women's football now one of the fastest growing sports in the world, we're ready to build on that". Issues regarding the stadium's lease arrangements have proved problematic in the past. Last year, Gateshead were denied permission to compete in the National League play-offs because it had not been granted a 10-year licence from the council to stay at the stadium. A decade-long lease is a requirement of participation in the English Football League. Gateshead has since said a new agreement has been signed with the council which would allow it to compete for promotion in future. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram. More on this story 'No option' but to hand over leisure facilities Gateshead fans react to club's league play-offs ban Council clarifies '10-year lease' for Gateshead FC Related internet links Newcastle United Women FC Gateshead Council
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5 days ago
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- BBC News
Newcastle United Women FC move to Gateshead stadium
Newcastle United Women are moving to a stadium outside the city ahead of the upcoming club will play home games at Gateshead International Stadium, home of National League men's side women were previously based at Kingston Park, home of Newcastle Falcons rugby club, but the move to Gateshead will allow it to use a grass pitch which is a prerequisite to playing in the Women's Super League (WSL).Newcastle's head of women's football, Su Cumming, said the change of grounds was the start of an "exciting new chapter" for the team. "The club has achieved incredible growth and success in recent years and we are putting these important building blocks in place to continue our exciting journey," she said."We are, of course, sad to leave Kingston Park, where we have built so many memories both as a training base and home stadium." The club achieved back-to-back promotions in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 seasons, which propelled the team into the Barclays Women's squad has its eyes on promotion again this year, but the installation of a grass pitch at Kingston Park was not possible."We respect the needs of Newcastle Falcons and we thank everyone at the club for their support, but this is the right time to make the move as we pursue a place in the WSL," said Cumming. Gateshead Council leader Martin Gannon said the stadium "has a proud history of hosting top-class sporting events and with women's football now one of the fastest growing sports in the world, we're ready to build on that". Issues regarding the stadium's lease arrangements have proved problematic in the year, Gateshead were denied permission to compete in the National League play-offs because it had not been granted a 10-year licence from the council to stay at the stadium. A decade-long lease is a requirement of participation in the English Football has since said a new agreement has been signed with the council which would allow it to compete for promotion in future. Follow BBC North East on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
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6 days ago
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Newcastle United announce move to Gateshead International Stadium
Newcastle United have announced the news that they will stage this season's home fixtures at Gateshead International Stadium. WSL Full-Time were informed of the news via an official club press release from The Magpies this morning. It is understood that the decision is as a result of Newcastle United needing to secure access to a natural grass pitch that will see them meet Barclays Women's Super League rules and regulations. The Magpies will invest in upgrading the pitch and surrounding facilities at Gateshead International Stadium as part of the move. The move sees Newcastle United end their long partnership with Newcastle Falcons RUFC and their Kingston Park venue. It was not possible to install a natural grass pitch at Kingston Park to allow The Magpies to extend their stay. Following this morning's announcement, Newcastle United's head of women's football, Su Cumming said 'This is an exciting new chapter in the history of Newcastle United Women. 'The club has achieved incredible growth and success in recent years, and we are putting these important building blocks in place to continue our exciting journey. 'We are, of course, sad to leave Kingston Park, where we have built so many memories both as a training base and home stadium. 'We respect the needs of Newcastle Falcons, and we thank everyone at the club for their support, but this is the right time to make the move as we pursue a place in the WSL. 'We are committed to working with our amazing supporters along the way and hope as many people as possible will be able to make the short trip with us to our new home. 'I also want to extend gratitude to GLL, Gateshead Council and Gateshead Football Club. We're excited about the future and look forward to working with them.' Newcastle United kick-off the new season with a fixture at Nottingham Forest on Sunday 7 September 2025.
