But since joining Gateshead earlier this season, former Newcastle United man Mike Williamson has rapidly become an integral part of Steve Watson’s side as they continue to defy pre-season odds, currently placed eighth in the National League table.
The Heed won three of their four league fixtures during October – taking all three points against Havant & Waterlooville, Dagenham & Redbridge and Aldershot Town – as well as keeping clean sheets in all three games.
They kept another as they eased past Dunston UTS in the FA Cup.