{"id":30047,"date":"2025-06-26T15:30:27","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T14:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/?p=30047"},"modified":"2025-06-26T12:14:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T11:14:33","slug":"ben-worman-departs-gateshead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/ben-worman-departs-gateshead\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Worman departs Gateshead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gateshead FC can confirm the departure of Ben Worman following the expiration of his contract.<\/h1>\n<p>The midfielder leaves the club having made 78 appearances across all competitions since joining in January 2024, most notably starting at Wembley Stadium in May 2024 as Gateshead lifted the Isuzu FA Trophy, in addition to playing a key role during the second half of the 2023\/24 season as The Heed finished sixth in the National League.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22236\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22236\" class=\"lazy size-medium wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/gateshead-fc\/assets\/images\/loading.png\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/B-WORMAN-TROPHY-1-110524-RM-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-22236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-22236\" src=\"https:\/\/gateshead-fc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/B-WORMAN-TROPHY-1-110524-RM-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/noscript> Photo: Ryan McDermott | @themedia_hq<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Worman remained a regular fixture in Gateshead&#8217;s side during the 2024\/25 campaign by appearing 52 times &#8211; the highest total across the first team squad that season.<\/p>\n<p>All at Gateshead FC would like to thank Ben for his efforts during his time on Tyneside, and wish him the best of luck for the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gateshead FC can confirm the departure of Ben Worman following the expiration of his contract. 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