1897 Blackpool (h)
4-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P19, 23pts, 4th/16 
Auld(43), Wardrope(50), Collins(51),
Smellie(4-0)
Bowman(4-1)
8,000
Once again the Auld and Smellie combination did it for United. Blackpool were in action the previous day in a home cup tie with Newton Heath.

1904 Everton (h) 1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P23, 26pts, 5th/18 
Appleyard(52) 
16,000
The Magpies avenged a 1-4 loss at Goodison Park earlier in the season, thanks in part to the ineffective forward play of the Toffees.

That was sarcastically referenced by the Newcastle Daily Chronicle reporter, who analysed the home goalkeeper's contribution thus:

"Watts did all that was necessary, which wasn't much".

1909 Clapton Orient (h)
5-0 (2-0)
FA Cup 1st Round 
Wilson(19,30,55), Anderson(58), Shepherd(66)
23,670
Beaten Cup finalists the previous season, Newcastle enjoyed home advantage for the seventh time in a row (excluding neutral grounds).

Their second tier visitors started brightly but fell away amid wind and snow. United's reward was to be drawn at home for the eighth successive time, to Blackpool. 

1913 Bradford City (h)
1-0 (1-0)
FA Cup 3rd Round 
G.Wilson(30) 
11,953
United finally made it through after this twice-postponed cup tie was played on a quagmire and amidst dense fog on Tyneside.

As The Courier reported: "It was not at all a pleasant encounter, roughness, the result of keenness, being introduced."

1915 West Ham United (h)
3-2 (2-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round Replay 
Pailor(30,32), Hibbert(60) 
Casey(7), Leafe(62)
28,130 
Following a 2-2 draw at the Boleyn Ground, Newcastle won the replay that was staged on a Saturday one week after the original tie - wartime restrictions meaning that the usual midweek replay slot was prohibited.

United lost Hewison after 63 minutes with cartilage trouble and then the Hammers lost Ashton who sustained a "slightly fractured jaw", according to The Journal.

Appeals were made to the crowd at before kick-off by the Lord Mayor, Deputy Lord Mayor, Sheriff and members of the Recruiting Committee for men to "come and help to beat the Germans in Flanders" that were well received.

1926 Notts County (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Division One
P25, 27pts, 9th/22 
Gallacher(10,30), McDonald(65) 
Sullivan(12)
15,000
Newcastle took full advantage of a mini injury crisis at Meadow Lane, Hughie Gallacher bagging a brace to make it 15 goals in his last eight league and cup outings.

1932 Grimsby Town (h)
2-0 (0-0)
Division One
P24, 30pts, 5th/22 
Cape(70,72) 
28,000 
The only appearance of striker Joe Ford, who sustained a double fracture of the leg on his debut and never played for the Magpies again.

1937 Preston North End (a)
0-2 (0-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round 
Beresford(0-1), F.O'Donnell(90)
25,387
The first meeting of the sides since 1925 went the way of the form book, top flight PNE overcoming second tier United en route to the final - where they lost to the mackems.

1943 York City (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Wartime
English(17), Carr(42,50)
Brenan(62)
5,200

1954 Bolton Wanderers (a)
2-2 (1-1)
Division One
P28, 25pts, 13th/22 
Keeble(2),
Broadis(90)
Moir(35),
Lofthouse(1-2)
30,000
Goals at the start and end of the game earned Newcastle a point at Burnden Park and stretched their unbeaten run of away league and cup games to five.

1960 Preston North End (a)
2-1 (0-0)
Division One
P26, 27pts, 12th/22 
og(Cunningham)(67), Eastham(69) 
Finney(53)
24,355
Newcastle won by the odd goal in three at Deepdale for the second time in as many seasons, despite referee Arthur Holland adding five minutes to the second half for time-wasting by United - a relatively unusual occurrence in those days.

The hosts had a hand in both away goals, George Eastham's cross destined for George Luke before Willie Cunningham intervened.

That levelled the score before Eastham had a shot on goal that deflected in off Joe Dunn - although the Toon man was credited with it.

1965 Coventry City (a)
4-5 (1-4)
Division Two
P27, 38pts, 1st/22 
McGarry(75,87), Hilley(31,79)
og(Marshall)(8), Gould(16), Hale(19pen), Hudson(40), Rees(66)
28,038
An epic battle in the Highfield Road mud saw league leaders Newcastle trail early on when goalkeeper Gordon Marshall palmed a Will Humphries cross into his own net.

0-3 down after 19 minutes and 1-5 after the hour, the Magpies rallied in dramatic style, Jim Iley putting a free kick wide in the final seconds that would have tied it at 5-5.

Earlier the same day, the NUFC supporters club team beat their Sky Blue counterparts 3-1, despite the presence of Jimmy Hill in their side.

1967 21,347 fans saw an FA Cup Second Round second replay at Gallowgate between Third Division Middlesbrough and fourth tier York City.

It finished 4-1 to the Teessiders, thanks to an own goal from Barry Jackson and efforts from Ray Lugg, Jimmy Lawson and future Magpie Arthur Horsfield.

The Minstermen replied through Rowland Horrey.

1971 Nottingham Forest (a) 1-2 (0-2)
Division One
P25, 24pts, 13th/22 
Robson(85) 
Storey-Moore(5,40)
21,978 
United's winless run in league and cup competitions extended to five games after this City Ground loss.

The home side were quickly ahead when Ian Storey-Moore shot past Iam McFaul from close in - the same player heading home from point blank range after a twice-taken free kick caught Newcastle napping.

Pop Robson then scored a late consolation after goalkeeper Jim Barron blocked shots from Bob Moncur and Benny Arentoft. 

Manager Joe Harvey was elsewhere scouting for new talent to add to his squad, including a young Luton Town forward named Macdonald.
Match footage is online here

1979 Torquay United (h)
3-1 (1-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round 
Robinson(5), Nattrass(65pen), Withe(69)
Lawrence(13)
21,366
A rare penalty for Irving Nattrass as United managed to dispose of a lower league team, for a change. Stuart Robinson celebrated his 20th birthday with a goal.

1982 Watford (a)
3-2 (1-0)
Division Two
P19, 27pts, 11th/22 
Todd(26,84), Varadi(88) 
Jenkins(74), Terry(81)
12,333 
Wearside-born striker Kevin Todd's first senior start brought two of his three goals for the club. 

Front partner Imre Varadi then conjured up a late winner to ensure that United recorded a first-ever league success at Vicarage Road.

1989 Watford (h) 
0-0 (0-0)
FA Cup 3rd Round 
Second Replay 
28,498 
After a 0-0 stalemate on Tyneside and a 2-2 draw in Hertfordshire, the teams returned to Gallowgate and cancelled each other out for a third time after another 120 minutes.

Despite the absence of an unfit Mirandinha and the ineligibility of Frank Pingel, boss Jim Smith left Rob McDonald on the bench and thrust midfielder Ian Bogie into an unfamiliar forward role. It didn't work.
Youtube footage is online here 

1991 Brighton & Hove Albion (a) 2-4 (0-1)
Division Two
P25, 30pts, 15th/24 
Quinn(55), Brock(70) 
Wade(42,75,83,89)
7,684
A midweek reverse at the Goldstone Ground came as the first Gulf War broke out.

And inflicting a one-man assault of his own on the Magpies' defence was one Bryan Wade, who scored all four goals for the Seagulls.
Youtube footage is online here

1991 Goalkeeper Pavel Srnicek made his Magpies debut, in a Central League match against Rotherham United at SJP.

On loan from Czech side Banik Ostrava initially for a month and knowing little English (aside from "KEEPER!"), he didn't have the best of debuts in a 3-1 loss. 

Neil Simpson was on target for the hosts, while Shaun Goater hit a brace for the Millers.

1993 Peterborough United (h) 3-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P25, 59pts, 1st/24 
Lee(30,70), Kelly(88) 
29,155 
High winds battered Tyneside as Newcastle dismantled a Posh side including on-loan debutant David Roche.

In charge of the visiting side that day was Lil Fucillo, who subsequently became Newcastle's chief scout between 2008 and 2009. 
Youtube footage is online here

1994 Queens Park Rangers (a) 2-1 (1-1)
Premier League
P25, 45pts, 3rd/22 
Clark(4), Beardsley(63)
Penrice(20)
15,774 
Lee Clark set United on their way at Loftus Road, shooting through Rangers defender Darren Peacock's legs. 

Garry Penrice equalised by half time, but a memorable volley from Peter Beardsley in front of the away fans sealed it for the visitors on a Sunday afternoon in Shepherds Bush.
Youtube footage is online here

2000 Southampton (h)
5-0 (4-0)
Premiership
P22, 27pts, 13th/20
Ferguson(3,4), Solano(17),
og(Dryden)(31), Dabizas(83) 
35,623
United were reaching the height of their season as a poor Saints side visited and SJP again witnessed goals - Newcastle making it no less than 19 scored in four home fixtures.

Only Alan Shearer was unable to muscle in on the scoring action against his old side, as he hit the crossbar with a penalty and also struck the woodwork on two other occasions. 
NUFC.com match report

2004 Press reports that Newcastle were to sign Nicky Butt from Manchester United were called "a load of rubbish" by a club spokesman. He arrived at SJP six months later.

2006 An uneventful first half at a wet Leyland  gave little indication of the disappointment in store for the Magpies, as three second half Bolton goals without reply left our six-game unbeaten reserve record in tatters.
NUFC.com match report

2008 Stoke City (h)
4-1 (2-0)
FA Cup 3rd Round Replay
Owen(8), Cacapa(31), Milner(68), Duff(76)
Emre(29)
Lawrence(89)
35,108
There was a game at SJP but you would hardly have known it - news broke hours before kick-off of Kevin Keegan's return as manager.

It was a genuine shock to all but those involved in the negotiations, as Keegan had reiterated only months earlier that he had no interest in management and hadn't seen a Premier League match for three years.

With the FA Cup tie against Stoke underway, Keegan appeared with Chris Mort & Mike Ashley in time to see Emre's dismissal, followed shortly by Cacapa's header that made it 2-0, Owen having already scored.

Two more second half goals from James Milner and Damien Duff sealed the victory with a spectacular strike from ex-mackem, Liam Lawrence hardly seeming to matter.

United were once more on the front and back pages for the right reasons, or so it seemed....
NUFC.com match report

2011 mackems (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Premier League
P22, 29pts, 9th/20
Nolan(52)
Gyan(90+4)
47,869
Pre-match talk was all about what song Steve Bruce had lined up when his mackem side gained revenge for the 5-1 mauling at SJP, but there was never any danger of it getting aired as they got the jammiest of derby draws.

Kevin Nolan had back-heeled us into the lead and only the luckiest of last minute deflections prevented a double drubbing of the unwashed.
NUFC.com match report

2013 Loic Remy joined QPR for Marseille from a club "record" but undisclosed fee at a reported £84K salary - way above what Newcastle had offered the striker.

2016 West Ham United (h)
2-1 (2-0)
Premier League
P22, 21pts, 17th/20
Perez(6), Wijnaldum(15)
Jelavic(49)
50,031
Debutant Jonjo Shelvey shaped Newcastle's most cohesive 45 minutes of the season, providing exquisite passes that Ayoze Perez and Gini Wijnaldum duly exploited.

Henri Saivet also made his bow as the Magpies held on for a first win in six attempts, despite conceding a ridiculous goal at the start of the second half when Chancel Mbemba gifted the ball to substitute Nikica Jelavic.
NUFC.com match report

2019 Magpie striker Elias Sorensen marked his Danish U21 debut by scoring in a 1-0 friendly victory over Mexico in Mexico City.

2025 The U18s hosted Aston Villa in the FA Youth Cup Fourth Round at Whitley Park but were taught a lesson in clinical finishing by the visitors who scored four times without reply.