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Gateshead
Truro City
Next up ‘On the Road’ for the Heed is a 914-mile round trip to Cornwall, where we take on Truro City at the Truro City Stadium, in a 5:30pm kick off on Saturday.
The trip from Tyneside to Cornwall is the longest away trip ever recorded in English league history. The Tinners are two places and two points above The Heed ahead of Saturday’s game, and have lost their last three fixtures in all competitions without scoring.
We’ve Met Before
In the most recent and only meeting between these two sides, the spoils were shared on Tyneside, as 185 dedicated Truro City supporters returned to Cornwall with a point back in October.
In a first half dominated by The Tinners, Dominic Fisher-Johnson put the visitors in front on six minutes with a finish high into the roof of the net, having beaten Ibrahim Bakare for strength. Five minutes before the break, Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain doubled Truro’s lead, steering home at the far post after a great delivery by Luke Jephcott.
A resurgent Gateshead pulled a goal back nine minutes into the second half, Kain Adom turned two Truro defenders inside out before firing through the legs of a third and into the bottom corner. The comeback was complete twenty minutes from time as Frank Nouble slotted into the bottom corner, with more than a suspicion of offside.
Travel & Ticketing Information
The Truro City Stadium is located to the West of Truro, near the village of Threemilestone.
If you’re heading down by rail, you can catch a CrossCountry service direct from Newcastle to Truro. Alternatively, you can catch an LNER or Lumo service from Newcastle to London Kings Cross, then a GWR service from London Paddington to Truro.
Please note, there are engineering works on several railway lines on Sunday, so return journeys to the North East will be impacted. The easiest and quickest way to return from Truro is to catch a GWR service to Plymouth, then a Rail Replacement bus to Tiverton Parkway and then a CrossCountry service to Newcastle.
If you’re driving, exit the A30 at Chiverton Cross, for A390 Truro. Join the A390, following signs for Langarth Park & Ride, which is located adjacent to the ground. Parking is FREE at the Park & Ride, and there are over 2,000 spaces.
For supporters travelling to the ground from Truro City Centre, you can catch Park & Ride service PR1 to the Truro City Stadium, tickets can be purchased on the bus using cash or contactless.
Tickets can be purchased online here, and are priced as follows;
Adult: £17
Concession: £15
Under 18: £6
To purchase tickets, you must first create an account, then once signed in, select the ‘Other Categories tab.
All tickets purchased on the day are subject to a £2 price increase.
Bars & Pubs
Victoria Inn – Chyvelah Rd, Threemilestone, TR3 6BY
Masons’ Brewery – Unit D, Cedar Units, Threemilestone Industrial Estate, Threemilestone, Chacewater, Truro TR4 9LD
Substitutes
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Gateshead capped off a historic 920-mile away trip with victory by a 2-1 scoreline at relegation rivals Truro City.
The Heed kicked off the record-equalling longest away journey in English league history by taking the lead courtesy of Harry Chapman’s first-time finish on 19 minutes, though Tyler Harvey levelled for the hosts eight minutes later.
The game was decided by a moment of individual brilliance from Chapman 10 minutes into the second half, driving from almost the halfway line before smashing a 25-yard strike past Aidan Stone to earn three points.
Rob Elliot made two changes from Tuesday’s win at Halifax Town, re-introducing Chapman and Ben Radcliffe to the starting 11 as The Heed searched for consecutive wins for the first time since September 2025.
Truro started the brighter of the two sides, calling goalkeeper Pete Jameson into a smart save to his right-hand side early on to keep Harry Charsley’s effort out.
Despite that though, Gateshead went one up with 19 minutes on the clock, countering down the left flank before Sam Bowen’s incisive pass through the Truro back-line allowed Chapman to drift into the box unmarked and flick past Stone first time.
That lead evaporated eight minutes later though as Truro hauled themselves level, with Christian Oxlade-Chamberlain’s cross to the far post slotted in by Harvey despite Jameson’s sprawling efforts.
Neither side created a meaningful opportunity before the half time whistle to set up a tense second 45, though that tension was cleanly cut by Chapman’s individual brilliance 10 minutes after the restart.
The winger beat his marker with a deft first touch before driving into the centre of the pitch from the left flank, gliding past several Truro shirts and smashing home from 25 yards to send the 94 away supporters into delirium.
That would be his last action before being replaced by debutant Josh Anifowose, and Bowen would come agonisingly close to netting a third when he connected with Fenton John’s ball into the six-yard box, only to divert the ball over the crossbar.
Gateshead stood resolute for the remainder of the game as Truro controlled the ball without particularly threatening Jameson’s goal, earning consecutive wins for the first time in almost five months to lift themselves off the bottom of the Enterprise National League table.
Gateshead: Jameson, Radcliffe, Richardson, Ferguson (Nicholson, 71′), Ward, Chadwick (Amantchi, 85′), John, Butterfield (Grayson, 71′), Bowen (Home, 85′), Chapman (Anifowose, 58′), Beck.
Substitutes: Elliott-Wheeler, Telford.
Goals: Chapman (19′, 55′)
Yellow Cards: Chadwick (45’), Radcliffe (83’), Nicholson (86’)
Truro City: Stone, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Donnellan, Law, Bell, Kite, Charsley, Dean (Jephcott, 80′), Riley-Lowe (Issaka, 72′), Pyke (Johnson-Fisher, 58′), Harvey.
Substitutes: Harrison, Hasani, Lavercombe, Roberts.
Goals: Harvey (27’)
Yellow Cards: Kite (69’), Harvey (90’)
Attendance: 2,026 (94 Gateshead)
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