Gosforth Rugby Football Club
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| Full name | Gosforth Rugby Football Club |
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| Union | Rugby Football Union |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Location | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
| Ground(s) | Broadway West |
| League(s) | Durham & Northumberland Division 1 |
| Official website | |
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Gosforth Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team, currently playing in Durham & Northumberland Division 1. The club was originally established in 1877, however in 1996 the club split in two. One half, Newcastle Gosforth (now Newcastle Falcons) went on to become the first ever professional rugby union club. Newcastle Falcons have been the most successful club in Northern England with 1 Premiership and 4 domestic cups to their name. The amateur Gosforth club was founded in the split.
Their local rivals are Northern Football Club.
The original Gosforth Football Club was founded in 1877 by a group of Old Boys of Durham School, in whose colours of green and white hoops the club played until the mid-1990s. In 1955, the club moved to a new ground at North Road which was to be its home until 1990. During that time and particularly in the late 1970s Gosforth enjoyed tremendous success both on and off the field winning the John Player Cup in seasons 1975/76 and 76/77.
In 1990 the club name was changed to Newcastle Gosforth and they moved to Kingston Park. Gosforth Rugby Club continued as an amateur side working in partnership with Northumbria University.
Gosforth, in 1996, joined the league structure (at the bottom) in Durham/Northumberland 4 (then level 13) and won the league at the first attempt and achieved a ‘double’ by also winning the Northumberland Senior Shield. Further league championships were won in 1997/98 (Durham/Northumberland 3), 1999/2000 (Durham/Northumberland 2 ) and 2000/01 (Durham/Northumberland 2), the latter at level 8 after reorganisation of the leagues in 2000. The club struggled in Durham/Northumberland 1 and was relegated in 2003 but regained its place with promotion in 2005/06.
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