1894 sunderland (a)
1-3 (0-2)
Friendly 
Crate(50)
scorer tbc(5), Scott(44,85) 
4,000

1895 Jarrow (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Friendly 
Wallace 
2,500

1896 sunderland (h)
3-3 (3-0)
Friendly 
Thompson(1-0), Collins(2-0), Aitken(3-0) 
Campbell(3-1), Gibson(3-2), Hartley(3-3)  
5,000

1897 Hibernian (Scotland) (h)
0-3 (0-2)
Friendly 
Price(0-1), Kennedy(45), Murray(0-3) 
3,000

1898 Blackburn Rovers (h)
4-0 (1-0)
League Test 
Ghee(30), Jackson(50), Harvey(3-0),  Campbell(70) 
13,324
Following the conclusion of the Test Matches (a forerunner of the playoffs), United gained promotion to the First Division for the first time after five years in Division Two - but only after a hasty change of rules.

Burnley and Stoke played out a 0-0 draw in the other Test, ensuring they finished in the top two places of the four-team group - the former going up and the latter staying up.

After protests however the Test Match format was dispensed with and Division One expanded from 16 to 18 teams, meaning that Stoke and Blackburn avoided relegation and Newcastle and Burnley were promoted from Division Two.

1901 Hearts (Scotland) (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Friendly
A.Walker(1), Thomson(0-2)
2,500  
24 hours after losing to Rangers at Ibrox, United suffered a similar fate at Tynecastle, with the home side borrowing Macpherson of St. Johnstone to go in goal.

Team: Kingsley, Wilson, D.Gardner, Veitch, player tbc, Carr, A.Gardner, Macfarlane, Niblo, Haywood, Littlefair.

1902 St. Mirren (Scotland) (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Friendly 
Stewart(1-1), Harvey(87)
Lindsay(10)  
4,000 
United visited Love Street for another Ibrox Disaster Fund benefit match - their second in three days.

1903 St. Mirren (Scotland) (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Wilson
3,000
United rounded off their post-season tour of Scotland with a third game in as many days, reaching Paisley after stops at Kilmarnock and Glasgow - where they faced Rangers.

1904 Aberdeen (Scotland) (a)
7-1 (2-0)
Friendly 
Howie(1), McClarence(15,5-0),
Templeton(3-0), Orr(55,7-1), McColl(4-0)
Bonnar(5-1) 
5,000 
United concluded their five game tour of Scotland by walloping the Dons at Pittodrie - one local paper concluding that they could have scored 20 if they'd wanted to and another calling it "Aberdeen's Waterloo".

Team: Crumley, McCombie, Carr, Gardner, Aitken, Birnie, Templeton, Howie, McClarence, Orr, McColl.

1906 Blackburn Rovers (h)
3-0 (3-0)
Division One 
43pts, 4th/20
Raine(29), Higgins(30), Gosnell(41)
24,000
The final fixture of the season saw reigning Champions Newcastle lose their title to Liverpool.

1909 Liverpool (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One 
53pts, 1st/20
Orr(78)
1,000
The season ended in defeat but it didn't prevent United regaining the First Division Championship, secured a week earlier at Blackburn.

1910 Sheffield United (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One 
45pts, 4th/20
40,000
A scoreless home draw to end the season.

1912 Inverness (Scotland) (a)
3-3 (1-1)
Friendly 
Peart(1-1), Hudspeth(2-2pen), Duncan(3-2)
Rhind(0-1), (Macdonald(1-2),Gray(3-3pen) 
5,000
Frank Hudspeth's spot kick was hit with such venom that home goalkeeper Mackenzie had to retire due to an injury sustained by the ball.

An outfield player took his place and was beaten by Scott Duncan before Mackenzie returned with the score at 3-3, making several decent stops as a joint Caledonian/Thistle side earned a draw.

1921 Arsenal (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One 
P40, 49pts, 4th/22
Smailes(31) 
40,000 
There was a winning debut for right back Robert Roxburgh, who had been signed from Morpeth Comrades for £50.

1927 Sheffield Wednesday (h)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One 
P41, 56pts, 1st/22
Gallacher(29,75)
Strange(31)
28,421
The penultimate game of Newcastle's First Divison Championship winning season saw a Hughie Gallacher brace clinch the title.

However, confirmation of a 0-4 defeat at Bolton for nearest rivals Huddersfield Town meant that meant our result was academic.

Summing the up the club's fourth title and first since and 1909, Athletic News wrote:

"Newcastle were only reaping the reward of their courage in being favoured with such rare immunity from accident as to enable substantially the same team to bear the brunt of the battle from reveille to cease fire."

1931 Yeovil and Petters United (a)
3-2 (2-0)
Friendly 
Boyd(2), Starling(17,65)
Edmunds(1-3), Bloxham(75) 
2,000
48 hours before their final league game at Chelsea, United were in friendly action at Huish Athletic Ground against a Yeovil side who were competing in Division Two of the London Combination League after leaving The Southern League.

The Glovers would re-title themselves as Yeovil Town in 1946.  

Team: Burns, Fairhurst, Thomson, McKenzie, Davidson, Weaver, Boyd, Bedford, Hutchison, Starling, Liddle.

1932 Sheffield United (a) 3-0 (1-0)
Division One 
P40, 41pts, 11th/22
J.R.Richardson(31), Boyd(54), McMenemy(80) 
12,000
The closing away game of the season saw Newcastle end a run of ten successive league losses on the road. 

This game was designated as a memorial match for Blades Secretary John Nicholson and the match programme featured a black-lined cover design.

Nicholson had been knocked down and killed by a lorry outside Sheffield Midland station the previous Saturday, while en route to his side's game at Aston Villa.

1934 Bohemians (Ireland) (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Friendly 
Williams(6), Richardson(2-1,3-1)
Ellis(1-1)
5,000 (Irish Times reported 17,000)
48 hours after defeat at Stoke City confirmed their relegation to Division Two, United were in Dublin for a friendly fixture against the Free State League Champions at Dalymount Park.

Team: McPhillips, Nelson, Fairhurst, Imrie, Davidson, Murray, Boyd, Richardson, Williams, McMenemy, Lang.

1938 Swansea Town (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division Two 
P41, 36pts, 17th/22
Olsen(5), og(Fairhurst)(66)
11,428
It proved to be fifth time unlucky for the Magpies as their 100% record at the Vetch Field was finally ended. 

1949 Manchester United (h) 0-1 (0-0)
Division One 
P41, 51pts, 2nd/22
Burke(84)
38,266
Despite this defeat and a final day draw at Sheffield United one week later, The Magpies still finished a creditable fourth on their top-flight return.

1955 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-2 (0-2)
Division One 
43pts, 8th/22
Mitchell(60) 
Gavin(20), og(Stokoe)(39)
37,262
Defeat at White Hart Lane aided the home side's efforts to avoid relegation, while Newcastle played the entire second half a man short after Charlie Crowe was unable to continue.

This was United's final league game and eleventh league fixture of the month - although that hectic scheduled didn't prevent them beating Manchester City in the FA Cup Final at Wembley a week later....

1960 Manchester City (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One 
44pts, 8th/22
Colbridge(86)
27,812
What proved to be George Eastham's final outing in a Newcastle shirt didn't help United end the season on a winning note - recording a third successive defeat without netting. 

1966 Leeds United (a)
0-3 (0-1)
Division One 
P40, 34pts, 19th/22
Storrie(41), Lorimer(71),
og(McGrath)(77)
29,531
Just three days after forcing a third game to decide their Fairs Cup semi-final against Real Zaragoza, Don Revie's side ruthlessly swept aside the Magpies.

However, Liverpool's 2-1 win over Chelsea the same day virtually ensured that the title would be heading to Anfield not Elland Road. 

1969 Stoke City (h)
5-0 (1-0)
Division One 
P40, 43pts, 9th/22
Scott(7,48), Robson(65), Arentoft(74), Davies(75) 
28,015
Pop Robson scored his 30th goal of the season in all competitions but the night belonged to Jimmy Scott and Tommy Gibb, who were both outstanding.

1975 sunderland (h)
5-3 (2-0)
Friendly 
Macdonald(6,62), Burns(42), Tudor(70),
Kennedy(5-2)
Kerr(4-1), Mitchell(75), Robson(5-3pen) 
21,280 
Forty eight hours after the sides had met at Roker for mackem Martin Harvey's testimonial, it was the turn of Magpie David Craig to benefit from another Tyne-wear derby clash.

1977 Arsenal (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One 
P38, 47pts, 4th/22
Macdonald(41),
Matthews(55)
44,677
Malcolm Macdonald's first return to SJP saw him add another goal to the three he'd claimed against his former club at Highbury.

Despite the loss however, United were still able to secure a UEFA Cup place after beating Aston Villa in our final home game.

1983 Cambridge United (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division Two 
P39, 60pts, 5th/22
Cooke(27)
7,591
A run of four wins (all of which had included goals from Imre Varadi) came to a halt at the Abbey Stadium, as our slim promotion chances receded further.

Robbie Cooke scored the home goal, but their main threat was lanky striker George Reilly. He would move on to Watford before ending up on Tyneside almost two years later. 

1985 The FA Youth Cup final 1st leg at SJP against Watford finished 0-0 in front of an SJP crowd of 5,774.

United would go on to claim the trophy for the second time, racking up a 4-1 success at Vicarage Road.

Team: Kelly, Dickinson, Tinnion, Nesbit, Scott, Kilford, Hayton, Gascoigne, Allon, Forster, McKenzie, (Wrightson 79).

1987 48 hours after winning 4-0 at Elland Road, Leeds Reserves visited St. James' Park for the return Central League fixture. 

This time, the Yorkshire side had to be content with a 2-0 success.

Team: Kelly, Wrightson, Bailey, Caizley, Scott, Coxall, Bogie, A.Craig, Allon, Hutchinson, Stewart.

1988 Oxford United (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division One 
P38, 50pts, 10th/21
Lormor(5), O'Neill(55), Goddard(56) 
Phillips(87)
16,617
Tony Lormor marked his first senior start with the opener as Mark Lawrenson's side were relegated. 
Youtube footage is online here 

1994 Sheffield United (a)
0-2 (0-0)
Premier League 
P41, 74pts, 3rd/22
Blake(63,90)
29,013 
Ex-Magpie Glyn Hodges spent his birthday in the Blades midfield and almost put his old side ahead when heading against his own bar.

After surviving a first half battering thanks to some heroics from Pavel Srnicek, Newcastle rallied after the break but couldn't score.

Nathan Blake then headed home despite the best efforts of Scott Sellars on the line, before striking again to send home fans into extended celebrations.

However, the Toon support was soon also rejoicing, after West Ham's win at Highbury confirmed our European qualification.

Dave Bassett's Blades were then beaten at Chelsea the following weekend and still
found themselves relegated.
Youtube footage is online here

1996 Tino Asprilla was fined and banned at an FA hearing, following his entanglements with Manchester City's Keith Curle during the 3-3 draw at Maine Road.

2003 A 1-0 defeat to Birmingham City's reserves at St. Andrew's. Craig Fagan got the goal after just nine minutes.
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2005 Crystal Palace (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P35, 40pts, 14th/20
52,123
A second home 0-0 in four days had bored United fans hoying paper aeroplanes and making hats out of promotional carrier bags. 

The home side dominated the game and twice netted - only for both to be ruled out by referee Alan Wiley for infringements.
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2006 United issued the following statement after their 0-0 draw at Birmingham City the previous day:

"Michael Owen went to see the specialist first thing on Sunday morning where he had an X-ray and various tests.

"The news was positive, and there is no damage. In fact, the specialist told Michael it was quite normal to experience a certain level of pain in the first couple of games back playing after an injury of this kind."

After the game Owen had been quoted on the official site as saying that:

"My foot does not feel right. I felt something go after 10 minutes. But it's not the kind of pain I experienced when I needed a second operation."

2007 Reading (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Premiership
P36, 42pts, 12th/20
Kitson(51)
24,109
United's first ever away league meeting with the Royals ended in defeat on what should have been an uplifting evening, as Michael Owen played his first club game for a year and a day.

The winner came from Dave Kitson, when Magpies captain Kieron Dyer was indecisive in midfield and Kitson was on hand at the far post to lash the ball past Steve Harper.
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2012 The Reserves won the Northumberland Senior Cup on penalties, after Northern League Team Northumbria held them to a 4-4 draw at Gallowgate.

Michael Richardson hit the winning spot kick and Tamas Kadar collected the trophy as the Magpies made it four triumphs in the last five seasons in this competition.

Phil Airey(2), Paul Dummett and Dan Taylor had earlier netted in front of just 739 fans.
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2016 Crystal Palace (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P36, 33pts, 17th/20
Townsend(58)
52,107
Memories of a similarly sunny April day in 1992 were to the fore as a side battling relegation gained a priceless 1-0 home win.

David Kelly was the hero against Portsmouth that day, but Toon fans celebrating victory over Alan Pardew's Eagles were grateful for pivotal contributions from two players.

Andros Townsend's perfectly-executed free kick put United ahead, a lead preserved when Karl Darlow saved old boy Yohan Cabaye's penalty with 20 minutes left.
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2022 Liverpool (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P35, 43pts, 10th/20
Keita(19)
52,281
United's run of four wins unsurprisingly came to an end as Liverpool kept up their title challenge with a narrow victory at SJP.

Naby Keita got the vital goal with Liverpool once again taking advantage of a Fabian Schar injury, as they had at Anfield.
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2023 Southampton (h)
3-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P33, 65pts, 3rd/20
Wilson(54,81), og(Walcott)(79)
S.Armstrong(41)
52,234
United maintained their pursuit of a top four finish with victory over the PL's basement side at SJP - but had to come from a goal down.

Behind to a strike from Stuart Armstrong, half time arrival Callum Wilson took just nine minutes to regain parity.

Wilson was denied another goal by a lengthy VAR -offside call, but within five minutes the Magpies legitimately led 2-1 after a corner ended up in the Saints net via Sven Botman and Theo Walcott.

And barely two minutes later it was 3-1, with another predatory effort from Wilson - his fifth in eight days and United's 13th goal in three games.
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