Gateshead 1-4 South Shields in the Club Friendly Games.

Gateshead won 1, drew 3 and lost 1 of their previous 5 matches (D–D–D–W–L), scoring 12 and conceding 8.

South Shields won 1, drew 1 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (L–L–W–L–D), scoring 3 and conceding 6.

The two sides have met 3 times: Gateshead 2 wins, South Shields 1, 0 draws.