Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall joins thousands at South Shields FC as game draws in fans during coronavirus outbreak

The Little Mix singer shared videos and photos from her visit to Mariners Park as she and her family watched the game against FC United of Manchester on Saturday, March 14, which ended with the home side winning 5-3.

She posted pictures on her Instagram account (@jadethirlwall) of the game’s programme and her nephew enjoying his dinner, with a celebratory message saying: “Great win for my hometown club @southshieldsfc today” after the final score.

The game saw 3,274 people turn out – including 600 in the away end – as Premier League, EFL, Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship all agreed games across the country should be cancelled until April 3 at the earliest.

As it stands, fixtures due to take place during the postponement time are set to be rearranged.

The remaining game led Newcastle United and Sunderland AFC fans, among others, to join South Shields FC as supporters looked to still catch a Saturday fixture.

The Northern League's decision to go ahead with matches has come under fire during the pandemic.

After the match, Jade went on to share posts of her enjoying a night out at her Ocean Road nightclub, Arbeia, and videos of Sophistrio, a band who were performing on the night at the venue.

They then posted: “Last night was silly fun” on their own page.

Jade also shared details of how a clubber had criticised her outfit for the night as “horrible” and a message for people to wash their hands, as the outbreak of Covid-19 continues to raise concerns worldwide.

Meanwhile, bandmate and fellow Sanddancer Perrie Edwards shared a video on Instagram and Tik Tok showing her and boyfriend, Liverpool midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, joining in the #stairshuffle challenge with the message: “Precautionary self-isolation can be fun.”

Earlier this week, she pulled out of a performance with the group in Brazil after becoming too unwell with a mystery illness to travel.