Tyneside football team memories as our attention turns to the biggest tournament of them all

The world spotlight is on football at the moment which gives us a great chance to look at the game’s past on Tyneside.

As the World Cup continues and England begin their campaign, we have looked back at memories from the late 1800s onwards.

All of these fantastic pictures come to us courtesy of the Newcastle Photo Archive which has a vast collection of scenes from Newcastle’s past.

Take a look at teams from Denton Burn, West End, Lemington, Benwell, Scotswood and more.

We hope you enjoy a flavour of Newcastle’s past or maybe you are engrossed in the modern day game.

Perhaps you are an England superfan from Tyneside who follows the team wherever they go.

We would love you to share your own experiences of following England and you can do just that by emailing [email protected]