The club was originally formed as an offshoot of the Ridley Cycling Club. Initially it catered for riders wishing to participate in "mass start" road races. The riders of the time belonged to the British League of Racing Cyclists. The members of the N.C.U regarded them as renegades. The members of this organisation were primarily concerned with the discipline of Time Trialing.

Left to right: Gosforth members John Bratton, John Craig, Alan Lawson, Doug Shield, Don Lockett, Tom Arnott, and Malcom Tate enjoy a post Christmas trip to the Beresford Arms in Whalton, 1953.

In 1964 the club merged with the Tyne Olympic Road Club. Three clubs initially entered into discussions with a view to a merger. The clubs involved were the Gosforth R.C., the Olympic R.C. and the Tyne Electric C.C. Electricians who were employed at Parsons formed the latter Club deriving their name from their trade. The new club retained the name Gosforth R.C. and adopted the colours of the Olympic R.C. namely red and ice blue. These colours were retained until 1971 when the colours reverted to green and orange, the white being omitted at this time. The current design incorporating diagonal wedges of green white and orange was adopted in 1987 at the time the club entered into a sponsorship agreement "Systems 4", a double glazing company based in South Shields.

The Globe Cinema Salters Road, original meeting point for Gosforth club runs.

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