The Tyneside town, birthplace of Paul Gascoigne and Chris Waddle, is more famous for the car park featured in Get Carter than the football team it has housed in various guises since 1930
Williamson, who made over 30 appearances for the Heed last season in a player-coach role, will now adopt a player-manager position and be assisted by former Blyth Spartans defender Ian Watson.
The Heed now need to raise £95,000 to pay off all creditors by Wednesday or there is a very real and imminent prospect that it will cease to exist in its current form
His superb performances in the Heed’s back line last season saw him awarded Young Player of the Year at our annual National Game Awards at Stamford Bridge yesterday.