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Full name | Gateshead International Stadium | |
Former name(s) | Gateshead Youth Stadium | |
Owners | Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council | |
Location | Gateshead, England | |
Broke ground | 1955 | |
Built | 1955 | |
Opened | August 1955 | |
Renovated | 1974 | |
Expanded | 2010 | |
Tenants | Gateshead A.F.C. (1973) Gateshead United (1974–1977) Gateshead F.C. (1977–present) | |
Capacity | 11,800 | |
Field dimensions | 100 by 64 metres | |
Surface | Synthetic running track, grass inner | |
Highest attendance | 14,797 (sports), |
Gateshead International Stadium (GIS) is a multi-purpose, all-seater venue in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally known as the Gateshead Youth Stadium, the venue was built in 1955 at a cost of £30,000. It has since been extensively re-developed on three occasions. Its capacity of around 11,800 is the greatest in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, the third-largest in Tyne and Wear (behind St James' Park and the Stadium of Light), and the sixth-largest in North East England.
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