Gateshead Senators
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| Year Formed | pre 1985 as Newcastle Browns, moved to Gateshead in 1988 |
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| Team Colours | White, Turquoise and Gold |
| Home Field | Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
| Conference Alignment | BAFL Premier |
| Head Coach | Gary Marshall |
| BritBowl Championships (0) |
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| Divisional Championships (2) 1999(Division 1 (Regional)) 2006(Division 1(Regional)) |
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| Playoff Appearances (6) 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
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Gateshead Senators are a British American Football Team based in Gateshead at Gateshead International Stadium.
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[edit] Origins
The Senators started life in the 1980s as the Newcastle Senators, rising out of the ashes of the aptly named Newcastle Browns, and playing at Northern Rugby Club in Newcastle. The club had two very successful seasons winning the Division 1 title with a 10-0 record and gained promotion to the National Division for the following season.
The Senators gained new players when the area's only other team, the Trojans, folded. In the National Division the team had a 4-6 record and gained the respect of many of the country's top sides.
In 1988 the Senators moved across the Tyne to Gateshead International Stadium. With this move the club also changed its name to the Gateshead International Senators, cementing the links with the stadium and giving them the nickname the GI's.
[edit] Historic Results
2006 BAFL Division 1 North 8-2*
*made playoffs
