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Celtic (a) ST holder sale now: zero points
Espanyol (h) Public sale now
Atletico Madrid (h)
SOLD OUT
Aston Villa (a) details awaited

2025/26:
Celtic (a)
available to all season ticket holders

Amid a boycott from home season ticket holders unhappy at being charged to attend, Newcastle's allocation for the pre-season visit to Celtic has increased from the original figure of 7,200 to around 10,000 places.

These are now on sale to season ticket holders with zero points, with the temporary restriction barring anyone with more points from purchasing now removed - all season ticket holders can now buy them (one per ST holder).

Around 1,500 places remained on Tuesday when the point requirement dropped from one. It remains to be seen whether a member sale will follow in due course.

That away turnout will eclipse the 8,000 that United took to Ibrox in 2023 and looks to be the biggest travelling support for a pre-season kickabout in the Premier League era.

2025/26:
CL payments

For those season ticket holders enrolled in the Cup Scheme for the Champions League, the first payment was due to be taken from bank accounts on Tuesday.

Four separate payments are scheduled as follows:
  
Tue 01.07.2025
Fri 01.08.2025
Mon 01.09.2025
Wed 01.10.2025

If payment cannot be taken, a reminder email will follow with a cut-off point of this Thursday at 5pm before seats reserved under the cup scheme are released.

NUFC ticket office staff can be contacted by phone - details in the right hand margin - but the Milburn Stand office is only open to personal callers on Wednesday between 10am and 5pm.

2025/26:
Fur coat, no signings 

Newcastle United's new third kit was released on Tuesday morning, a promotional video premiering on Monday night but then taken offline within 24 hours.

That was prompted by a Japanese fan in the video displaying a flag deemed to be disrespectful to Korean nationals - a country Newcastle visit later this month....

A re-cut version of the video appeared later on Tuesday. 

The 2025/26 third and home kits are available here

Following on from the rail-themed kit launch last season, the new promo includes current senior players and fans, plus SJP old boys Jonas Gutierrez and Tino Asprilla - the latter clad in a fur coat as he was back in 1996.

That bloke from North Shields who just did three nights at SJP appears as well. If NUFC signed him could they not sell his back catalogue to Greggs in a PSR-busting deal?  

Giveaway:
Compo - ends Wed

The latest addition to the range of Toon-themed bucket hats by Football Bobbles is this Lee model, inspired by United's distinctive 1997/98 change kit and with a nod to next season's third shirt.

These are available to purchase
here now and there's a special offer for NUFC.com readers of a half-price Kelly bucket hat with orders of the Lee bucket only.

To take advantage of that, add a Lee bucket hat to the online shopping basket and use promo code NUFC.com - that will prompt a Kelly hat to add at checkout. 

We have a Lee bucket hat up for grabs in a free-to-enter competition and to stand a chance of winning it, require you to answer the following question:

A Wembley goalscorer for his previous club, this England U21 international midfielder made a scoring debut for Newcastle in the 1997/98 season but failed to establish himself and moved to Sheffield United on loan. Name him.

Email that to [email protected] with subject Hats

Closing date is 11am on Wednesday July 2nd. No age limit, open to anyone on the planet. Delivery only to UK addresses. One entry each please
per person.

RGR:
Highway 50 revisited 

Mark Allison aka Run Geordie Run continues his steady progress across Kansas en route to Colorado as he treks across the USA.

Mark is fundraising for St. Benedicts Hospice and donations to that very worthy cause now exceed £22,500. If you can help to boost that total, please do so online here  

Find the RGR blog here


2025/26
:
Korea
tickets on sale

Tickets for Newcastle's pre-season matches in South Korea are now on sale to season ticket holders and members.

Eddie Howe's side will take part in the Coupang Play Series against a local XI and fellow Premier League side Spurs.


They face Team K League on Wednesday July 30th (8pm local time) at the 42,000 capacity Suwon World Cup Stadium (above). Adult tickets cost £72.

That's followed by a kickabout against Spurs on Sunday August 3rd (8pm local time) at the 65,000 capacity Seoul World Cup Stadium (above). Adult tickets cost £77.

The two venues are around 25 miles from each other.

General sale is from 10am on Monday July 7th - sales to all supporters will close at 5pm on Tuesday July 8th.

United's pre-season schedule consists of these six public matches, preceded by a behind closed doors friendly:

Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (Scotland) (a)
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n) in Singapore
Wed 30.07.2025 Team K League (South Korea) (a)
Sun 03.08.2025 Spurs (n) in South Korea
Fri 08.08.2025 Espanyol (h) (Spain) (h)
Sat 09.08.2025 Atletico Madrid (Spain) (h)

Update:
No said Joao, I 
don't think so....

The usually-reliable football writer David Ornstein wrote on Sunday that Brighton and Chelsea were in advanced talks over the £50m+ transfer of Albion forward Joao Pedro.

Interest from the West London club in the 23 year-old Brazilian international emerged this week and it's claimed that the player's preferred destination is Stamford Bridge.

Earlier: The Times reported on Thursday that Newcastle's current bids to sign James Trafford, Anthony Elanga and Joao Pedro had all come up short.

Offers of £25m for the Burnley goalkeeper, £45m for the Nottingham Forest winger and £50m for the Brighton forward were all rebuffed by their current clubs - amid uncertainty over whether increased bids will follow.

The Times predicted that improved offers for Trafford and Pedro are pending but is less certain whether Newcastle's focus will now switch from Elanga to other claimed targets.

The identity of the other Premier League club chasing Pedro meanwhile was revealed in the media as Chelsea.

Interest from Gallowgate in those three players is nothing new; Trafford and Elanga unsuccessfully targeted a year ago and Pedro tracked whilst at Watford back in 2022. 

Internationals:
Another trophy for Tino

England U21s  3  Germany U21s  2
(aet)

England U21s successfully defended their European U21 Championship title, beating Germany 3-2 after extra-time on Saturday evening.

An epic contest in Bratislava saw Newcastle full back Tino Livramento play 120 minutes at right back before picking up a medal to emulate fellow Mag Anthony Gordon, part of England's cup-winning 2023 squad.

Tino and his colleagues including SJP old boy Elliot Anderson had gone two up within the opening 25 minutes through Harvey Elliott and Omari Hutchinson - only for the Germans to draw level just past the hour mark and hit the crossbar in the closing seconds of normal time.   

Marseille's Jonathan Rowe then came off the bench to score almost immediately in the extra 30 minutes - a lead that The young Lions managed to preserve despite their opponents rattling the woodwork at the death.

Livramento will now take a well-earned break after a season when he lifted silverware for both club and country, before a delayed return to pre-season training with United.

(Thanks to NUFC.com reader Graeme Brydon for photo)


2025/26:
Familiar foes for U21s 

Newcastle U21s will again play in the EFL Trophy this season - taking their place in the 64 club competition for a ninth successive season.

Thursday's Group Stage draw placed the Magpies second string in Northern Section Group F, alongside
Harrogate Town, Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town.

Newcastle will play each of those sides away from home, having travelled to Harrogate in 2021 and Mansfield in both 2021 and 2024. They've not previously faced Huddersfield in this competition. 

Sky Sports will televise all the ties, with round dates tbc.

Games are played over 90 minutes, with a penalty shootout staged if the scores are tied then and the winners of that receiving a bonus point.

The Magpies were successful last season in a shootout against Bradford City, but haven't claimed maximum points in this competition since back in 2018.

NUFC confirm that the U21s will enter the Premier League International Cup for the first time since 2019/20 - pitting them against European sides. Games are all in the UK.

And the Magpies second string will also take part in the National League Cup once again, having participated in last season's maiden staging of the competition.

Draw dates for those two competitions are still tbc.   


Internationals:
No glory for Toon teen   

Reigning U19 champions Spain failed to defend their U19 European Championship title on Thursday, beaten 0-1 by the Netherlands in the final staged in Bucharest.

Recent Newcastle acquisition Antonio Cordero retained his place in Spain's starting line-up and came close to breaking the deadlock when firing against a post from distance six minutes into the second half.

What proved to be the only goal of the tie came shortly after, with the last touch coming off the Spanish goalkeeper. Cordero was then replaced after 77 minutes.

2025/26:
Espanyol (h) now on sale  

Tickets for Newcastle's pre-season friendly fixture at St. James' Park against Espanyol are now on public sale, priced at £25 and £20 for adults. 

The Magpies face the Spaniards in a 7.30pm kick-off on Friday August 8th - the night before the sold-out visit of fellow La Liga side Atletico Madrid to Gallowgate. 

This will be the fourth successive season that Eddie Howe's side have concluded their pre-season preparations with back to back home kickabouts, splitting the squad across both games and giving pitch time to U21 squad players.

Stadium the 61st venue to have staged a PL fixture involving the Magpies.

Old boys:
Comings & goings 

SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:

Tom Allan Darlington
Kieran Aplin
Whitley Bay
Alun Armstrong
Gateshead M
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Auxerre C
Mark Boyd Carlisle City AM
Kyle Cameron Bromley
Lewis Cass
Harrogate Town
Stephen Clemence Blackpool C
Stuart Findlay
Hearts
Stan Flaherty
Hampton & Richmond
Lloyd Kelly Juventus
Oisin McEntee Hearts
Joe Oliver Hebburn Town
John Robertson Ross County AM
Josh Scott Darlington
Jonjo Shelvey training with Hull City tbc
Freddie Woodman Liverpool

Free agents leaving SJP:

Josh Donaldson
James Huntley
Jamal Lewis
Lloyd Kelly
Harry Powell
Rory Powell
John Ruddy
(possibility of new terms)
Ellis Stanton
Jay Turner-Cooke

Callum Wilson (possibility of new terms)

Former Magpies leaving their clubs include:

Graeme Carrick Boro C
Andy Carroll
Bordeaux
Nicky Deverdics
Blyth Spartans
Damien Duff
Shelbourne M
Paul Dummett
Carlisle United
Fraser Forster Spurs
Dwight Gayle
Hibernian (retired) 
Jeff Hendrick Derby County
JJ Hooper Blyth Spartans
Tim Krul Luton Town
Greg Olley
Gateshead
Jonjo Shelvey Burnley
Steven Taylor Al Qabila
Ben Tozer Forest Green Rovers (retired)
Jonathan Woodgate
Boro C

 







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Tickets/Fixtures
Season 2025/26


NUFC ticketing website online here

NUFC Box Office opening times: 

0344 372 1892 line manned:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO to KO


Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time


Future STs:
No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in operation.

2025/26 ST prices online here

2025/26 ST home cup scheme: 
closed on Fri 27.06.2025 @ 5pm

Cup Scheme FAQs online here

Cup Scheme Ts & Cs online here


ST home cup pricing: 
CL: £60 & £70
FA
: £30 & £35
CC:
£20 & £25

CL Cup Scheme payments are taken on: 
Tue 01.07.2025
Fri 01.08.2025
Mon 01.09.2025
Wed 01.10.2025

2025/26 Memberships
- ££ unchanged.


SJP seating plan
online here  

Away ticket transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before kick-off (times can occasionally vary).

Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour before kick-off. 

More info online here

Away tickets:
The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults will apply in 2025/26.

All
2025/26 Champions League away ticket prices will be pegged at €50.

Away ticket FAQ is online here

2025/26 season Magpie Movers are now on sale via NUFC for £25 (no concessions).

For the first time, they are open to Mags+ members in addition to ST holders. NUFC press release is online
here


Wed 09.07.2025 Aug & Sep PL live TV picks due
@ no specific time. 


TBC ??.07.2025 Team tbc (?)
@ venue tbc, KO tbc. Friendly. Behind closed doors.

Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (Scotland) (a)
@ Parkhead, 3pm. Friendly. ST holder sale now, zero points. Allocation: tbc (paper tickets). £25 adults.

Sat 26.07.2025 U21s v Hull City (h) @ venue tbc, 1pm. Friendly.
Behind Closed Doors.

Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n) @ National Stadium, Singapore, 7.30pm local time (12.30pm BST). Friendly. Tickets available online
here £64 adults.

Wed 30.07.2025 Team K League (South Korea) (a) @ Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea, 8pm local time (Noon BST). Friendly. ST holder/member sale now, public sale Mon 07.07.2025, 10am. £72 adults.

Sun 03.08.2025 Spurs (n) @ Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea. 8pm local time (Noon BST). Friendly. ST holder/member sale now, public sale Mon 07.07.2025, 10am. £77 adults.

Sun 03.08.2025 U21s v South Shields (a) @ First Cloud Arena, 3pm. Friendly.

Fri 08.08.2025 RCD Espanyol (Spain) (h) @ SJP, 7.30pm. Friendly. Public sale now.

Sat 09.08.2025 Atletico Madrid (Spain) (h)
@ SJP, 4pm. Friendly. SOLD OUT.

Sat 16.08.2025
Aston Villa (a) @ Villa Park, 12.30pm. Premier League. Live on TNT Sports. Ticket sale details tbc. 

Thu 28.08.2025 CL League stage draw.

Mon 01.09.2025 Transfer window closes.

Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends. 

NUFC live on TV:
Sat 16.08.2025 Villa (a) 12.30pm TNT

CL League stage match dates:

1: Tue 16.09/Wed 17.09/Thu 18.09.2025
2: Tue 30.09/Wed 01.10.2025
3: Tue 21.10/Wed 22.10.2025
4: Tue 04.11/Wed 05.11.2025
5: Tue 25.11/Wed 26.11.2025
6: Tue 09.12/Wed 10.12.2025
7: Tue 20.01/Wed 21.01.2026
8: Wed 28.01.2026

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Live TV release dates:  

Aug
by Wed 09.07.2025
Sep by Wed 09.07.2025
Oct by Wed 20.08.2025
Nov by Wed 17.09.2025
Dec by Wed 15.10.2025
Jan by Wed 15.10.2025
Feb by Wed 17.12.2025
Mar by Wed 21.01.2026
Apr by Wed 04.03.2026
MW35 by Wed 25.03.2026
MW36 by Wed 01.04.2026
MW37 by Wed 08.04.2026
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026

(The only PL games not televised live in the UK during 2025/26 will be 3pm Saturday KOs. All games rescheduled to Sunday due to European commitments will be shown). 

Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Wed 27.08.2025). 

R3:
w/c Mon 15.09.2025 / 22.09.2025*
R4: w/c Mon 27.10.2025
QF: w/c Mon 15.12.2025
SF1: w/c Mon 12.01.2026
SF2: w/c Mon 02.02.2026
F: Sun 22.03.2026

* NUFC tie will be played in w/c 22.09

FA Cup: 
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Sun 07.12.2025).

R3: Sat 10.01.2026
R4: Sat 14.02.2026
R5: Sat 07.03.2026
QF: Sat 04.04.2026
SF: Sat 25.04.2026
F: Sat 16.05.2026

Vertu (EFL) Trophy  Northern Group F:
Round dates and order tbc

Date tbc Harrogate Town (a)
Date tbc Huddersfield Town (a)
Date tbc Mansfield Town (a)

Premier League International Cup:

Details tbc

National League Cup:
Details tbc

U19 Youth League:
League fixtures replicate the first six in the CL (not eight). The competition then moves to a knockout phase from the last 32. 

FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat 13.12.2025.

Sat 09.08.2025 NUWFC v Atletico Madrid Femenino (Spain), 1pm. Friendly.

Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited.

Winter transfer window:

Thu 01.01.2026-Mon 02.02.2026 @ tbc

International Magpies
National Service

2025/26
International breaks:

01.09-09.09.2025
06.10-14.10.2025
10.11-18.11.2025
21.12-18.01.2026 AFCON
23.03-31.03.2026

11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup

 
Coxy's Corner

Whoops, He did it Again...


What's this all about then?
Click here  
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
 

On This Day in History
1st July


Born Or Died:

1916 Death of Tommy Goodwill, 20.
(1913-16)
 

Another victim of the First World War, Tommy served as a Private with the Northumberland Fusiliers and was killed during the battle for the Somme.

His name appears on the war memorial at Thiepval in France.

1916 Death of Dan Dunglinson, 26.
(1913-16)
 

Reserve player Dan was a Corporal with the Northumberland Fusiliers and also died on the opening day of the Somme. 

He's also commemorated at Thiepval.

1940 George Heslop born, Wallsend.
(1959-62)

Centre half signed from local side Dudley Welfare who made his senior Magpies debut in an 8-2 home win over Everton in 1959. 

In and out of the Magpies side, relegation in 1961 saw him a regular choice in the early part of the season back in Division Two, unfortunately putting through his own goal in a 2-1 home defeat by Liverpool.  

Losing his place, Heslop returned to the top flight when agreeing to sign for Everton, failed to break into the first XI at Goodison and played just ten games in four years.

Moving on to Manchester City in 1965, George won a Second Division Championship medal in his first season at Maine Road.

A key member of the side that captured the First Division title thanks to an epic 4-3 win at SJP in 1968, Heslop also collected League Cup and European Cup Winners Cup medals in a City career that ended in late 1971.

Moving to South African side Capetown City on loan, he returned to England within months, playing for Bury and Macclesfield.

Managing Northwich Victoria for a spell, George then entered the licensed trade with bars in the Manchester area. He later became a social worker and passed away shortly after his retirement, in 2006.

   

1976 Patrick Stephan Kluivert born, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
(2004-05)

Playing for his hometown club Ajax from the age of seven, Kluivert scored on his senior team debut in 1994, capping a first season with the winner in the Champions League final against AC Milan.

By 1997 he was a Milan player, but within a year had joined Barcelona and shown good form for the Netherlands in both the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 tournaments - sandwiched by a Spanish league title win.

By 2004 though he was a free agent following his release from Barcelona making his 79th and final international appearance against Shay Given's Ireland side in a friendly.

Within two months he was a club colleague of Given at United, having sat unused on the bench for the Dutch at Euro 2004. 

Kluivert had been feted when playing and scoring for Barcelona at SJP in a pre-season game back in 2002, also finding the net both home and away against Newcastle in the Champions League that season. 

Chairman Freddy Shepherd later revealed that he'd tried to sign Kluivert at that time and saw him as Shearer's Toon successor.

Lacking fitness, a first competitive outing for Kluivert saw him manage the last three minutes of a 2-2 draw at the smoggies, with his first goal coming in the 4-2 defeat at Villa that ended Sir Bobby Robson's reign.

Scoring both goals in a home win over Israeli side Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin then got him off to a good start with new boss Graeme Souness and he then netted against West Brom in the next game, playing alongside Shearer.

After scoring twice in the return game against Sakhnin (after earlier losing a £4K diamond earring on the pitch in training), Souness tellingly commented:  

"The only doubt about Patrick is his desire. He's a world-class player in anybody's book. If Patrick wants it, Patrick will get it because he's got that much class, athleticism and ability that it can only be his state of mind which will prevent him from becoming the best striker in the world in the next four years."

Those doubts were justified as within six months the striker left SJP, having started just 14 league games. Groin problems saw him miss games and training, but didn't seem to affect his off- field "activities".

Highpoints were goals that beat Chelsea and Spurs in the FA Cup, but those were isolated highs for the mostly non-flying Dutchman, who didn't need to tell Toon fans they "never saw the best of him".  

United passed on their option for a further two seasons of flabby Paddy - a decision greeted with a sigh of relief by most locals, save for those with a commercial interest in the fleshpots of Jesmond.....

After equally underwhelming stints with Valencia and PSV Eindhoven, Paddy then had a mostly non-playing part at Lille before opting to retire in 2008 having failed to find a new club (save for his own Carpe Diem establishment in Barcelona).

Coaching roles then followed at both AZ Alkmaar and FC Twente, sandwiched by a short-term posting at Brisbane Roar.

Appointed by Dutch national team manager Luis van Gaal as a coach, he could be spotted filling the screen during Holland's 2014 World Cup campaign but failed to follow him to Old Trafford as predicted.

Kluivert also took on an UEFA Ambassadorial role for a time, before unexpectedly being named as the Curacao national team coach in March 2015 - attempting to guide the tiny Caribbean island where his mother was born to World Cup qualification.

He then served Director of Football for Paris SG but stepped down in June 2017 after barely a year in post. He was then appointed Academy Director at Barcelona in July 2019 following a spell with the Cameroon national team as assistant to Clarence Seedorf.

By 2021 he was back working in the media and briefly back  in his post with Curacao. 

Next came a six month stint as coach of Turkish club Adana Demirspor during 2023, before returning to international football in early 2025 in charge of Indonesia.

Paddy was certainly a good club man....if you're talking about the nocturnal variety with bars, rather than the sporting type. As a Newcastle player though, he was one of the biggest let-downs of the modern era.


 

What Else?

1975 United midfielder Tommy Gibb departed on a free transfer to Joker Park, where he spent two unhappy years before defecting to Hartlepool United.

1997 In a controversial move, defender Robbie Elliott was sold to Bolton Wanderers for £2.5m by Kenny Dalglish - who had lined up Alessandro Pistone from Inter Milan.

Elliott had been instrumental in United's qualification for the Champions League and was reportedly in tears when told of the club's decision to offload him. 

Four years later, almost to the day, he was to return to SJP from the Reebok Stadium on a free transfer.

2002 A Premier League tribunal found in favour of Newcastle United and ruled out a move to West Ham for Olivier Bernard. 

Credit was due to Magpies Chairman Freddy Shepherd for sticking to his guns and not allowing West Ham or Bernard's agent to engineer an unscrupulous bit of business.

OB had uttered these untimely words before the deal was done and was subsequently forced into a climb down:

"I was disappointed at my lack of first-team opportunities at Newcastle and that is why I turned down their offer of a new contract.

"Whatever happens, I do not want to play for Newcastle United and would find it very difficult to go back.

"I am really looking forward to playing for the Hammers and I am confident of doing a good job for them."

And the West Ham boss at the time who was forced to deny accusations of
an illegal approach? Glenn Roeder.

2003 Free agent Lee Bowyer put pen to paper on a four-year deal at SJ
P, having passed a medical the previous evening.

2004 Transfer gossip was for once correct, as midfield duo Nicky Butt and James Milner were linked with moves to Tyneside from Manchester United and Leeds United respectively. 

2005 Having only managed to add Scott Parker to his squad in the close season, Toon boss Graeme Souness confirmed that an approach to sign Manchester United's Alan Smith had been unsuccessful.

2006 Norwegians Lillestrom seemed certain to be Newcastle's Third Round opponents in the Intertoto Cup after they took a 4-1 first leg lead over Icelandics IBK Keflavik.

2007 Cameroon international Geremi was on Tyneside once more as speculation increased over a transfer from Chelsea to United.

2008 Day two of Joey Barton's trial for the assault on former Manchester City team mate Ousmane Dabo ended with the Newcastle  midfielder handed a four month custodial sentence, suspended for two years.

Barton was also ordered to carry out 200 hours community service and pay Dabo £3,000 compensation.

2011 Following the expiration of his contract with RC Lens, United officially confirmed the signing of French midfielder Mehdi Abeid, who penned a five-year deal.

2013 Utility player James Perch left United to join Championship side Wigan Athletic in a deal reportedly worth £700K.

The 27 year-old was moving into the final 12 months of his three year contract and failed to cement a permanent place in the starting XI despite some committed displays that led to fans dubbing him "Perchinio."

2014 United confirmed
a third close season arrival, signing Ajax captain Siem De Jong on a six year deal after previously capturing both Jack Colback and Ayoze Perez.

The 25 year-old Dutch international midfielder came for an undisclosed fee with 12 months of his deal at the Amsterdam club left - just weeks after his younger brother Luuk had exited after his dreadful loan period at the Magpies ended with no goals in 12 games.
 

2016 A day of comings and goings at SJP, with winger Andros Townsend completing a £13m move to Crystal Palace after the Eagles triggered his release clause.

In a separate deal, striker Dwight Gayle arrived from Selhurst Park in a claimed £10m deal, while winger Matt Ritchie made a reported £12m switch from Bournemouth - an instant replacement for Townsend.

2019
Hours after his three year contract as Newcastle Manager expired, Rafa Benitez issued the following statement:

Dear NUFC fans,

Thank you for three fantastic, exciting and, at times, challenging years.

"What we have had here - your support, your affection and your passion - has been unbelievable for me. St James' Park has been always special, the 5-1 win against Tottenham, 15-05-2016, was so emotional that since that day I have always felt as though I belonged at Newcastle and I thank you for making me feel so welcome and at home.

Thank you to everyone at the Club who has helped the team and of course to the fine players who grew and fought with us and to the staff (one of the best I have ever shared time with).

"From winning the Championship, to our two seasons in the Premier League, fans, staff and players have all been United. I wanted to stay, but I didn't just want to sign an extended contract, I wanted to be part of a project.

"Unfortunately, it became increasingly clear to me that those at the top of the Club did not share the same vision.

"I’m very sad about that, but I do not regret for one moment my decision to come to Tyneside and I’m very proud about what we achieved together.

"I will always have you in my heart. Best of luck for the future. C’mon Toons!’"

2020 Bournemouth (a)
4-1
(2-0)
Premier League
P32, 42pts, 13th/20
Gayle(5), S.Longstaff(30),
Almiron(57), Lazaro(77)
BCD
Newcastle made it five league games without defeat as they extended their unbeaten PL record at the Vitality Stadium to four visits.

Eddie Howe's Championship-bound Cherries introduced Callum Wilson from the bench, but fellow future Magpie Ryan Fraser was omitted after refusing a short-term contract extension to take part in the elongated season.

Dwight Gayle and Sean Longstaff left the orange-clad Mags in total control before substitute duo Miguel Almiron and Valentino Lazaro netted after the interval.
NUFC.com match report

2022 Formal confirmation came that Sven Botman was a Newcastle player, as the international transfer window opened.

The Lille defender put pen to paper on a five year deal and became United's third senior signing of the close season after Matt Targett and Nick Pope.

2024 Amid ructions from the enforced sales of Elliot Anderson and Yankuba Minteh, a quartet of incoming deals were officially concluded.

Defender Lloyd Kelly and veteran goalkeeper John Ruddy signed up, while the loan transfer of full back Lewis Hall from Chelsea became permanent.

The fourth - and most controversial - was Nottingham Forest's Greek international custodian Odysseas Vlachodimos in a claimed £20m deal.

202
4 Agreement was reached between Newcastle and Manchester United on a compensation fee for Dan
Ashworth.

The Magpies had placed their Director of Football on gardening leave five months previously when his interest in defecting to Old Trafford became evident.