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, Gosforth, 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. In 1996 Gosforth joined the new league structure (at the bottom) in
Durham/Northumberland 4 (then level 13), 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. As the new amateur club they played at
Bullocksteads Sports Ground from 1996–2007 and played at
Druid Park until 2014. Gosforth returned to
Bullocksteads Sports Ground for one season, while plans were put in place to move back to Gosforth, for the first time since the sale of the North Road Ground in 1990. The BiG (Back in Gosforth) campaign was finally achieved in July 2015, when the flag was raised at the new clubhouse on Broadway West. ==Notable players==