National League

DEFENDERS DELIVER A FIRST WIN FOR CATT!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
16 August 2026

By Jeff Bowron

GATESHEAD marked new manager Lee Cattermole’s home bow with victory in a classic game of two halves against managerless Woking.
The Cards are still looking for their first goal and point but should have led at the break on Tyneside after a dominant opening 45 minutes.
Gateshead, fresh from another summer of turmoil, changed shape for the second period and were a different animal as Woking were forced onto the back foot.
Two goals in seven minutes did the damage with new defenders Alex Lankshear and Kyle Ferguson scoring, and a resurgent Heed close to adding f...

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