Druid Park (originally known as the Wheatsheaf Ground) is a

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, north

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in England. It is currently used mostly for

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matches and was the home stadium of

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from 2007–2014. Druid Park is the home of Fawdon FC (formally of The Northeast Combination League Premier Division and they are playing in the

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League Division 3 for the 2021/22 season.

The ground

Druid Park used to be the ground of the

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football club. It currently uses

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. For the 2007/08 season, Gosforth RFC moved to a new ground, Druid Park, from their former location

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Sports Ground. Dave Thompson, the major shareholder of

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, invited Gosforth to be the main player at Druid Park. Thompson took a 25-year lease on the ground. Druid park is close to

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