1894 Lincoln City (a)
1-3 (1-2)
Division Two 
Wallace(1) 
Flewitt(23,1-2), Lees(1-3)
2,000
Despite winning the toss and scoring within seconds of kicking off, Newcastle were beaten by a City side for whom Albert Flewitt scored twice, hit the crossbar and was fouled in the box but won only a free kick.   

This was to be United's second and final visit to Lincoln's John O' Gaunt ground: by the time they returned in December 1895 the Imps played at nearby Sincil Bank. 

1900 Aston Villa (a)
2-2 (1-2)
Division One 
A.Gardner(13), Peddie(70)
Johnson(7), Wilkes(30)
20,000
United ended a run of four defeats at Villa Park by levelling twice to take a deserved point, despite Charlie Burgess missing most of the second half through injury.

"There is no more stubborn team in the league than Newcastle United" noted one member of the press.

1906 Liverpool (h)
2-0 (0-0)
Division One 
Speedie(55), Gardner(75) 
36,000
Unbeaten on their previous three visits to Gallowgate, Liverpool's Maurice Parry and John Carlin were both injured in the first half - the former unable to continue.  

The ten men fell behind to Finlay Speedie's shot; Newcastle having no less than four efforts disallowed before Colin Veitch had a penalty saved by 'keeper Sam Hardy.

Dave Gardner then netted via a post to belatedly seal the home victory. 

1923 Preston North End (a)
2-1 (2-1)
Division One 
Harris(21,38) 
Roberts(42)
12,500 
Neil Harris was thwarted in his efforts to complete a first half hat-trick at Deepdale, seeing one effort headed off the goal line and then shooting against the crossbar. 

There was a debut for Willie Gibson at left half. following his capture from Ayr United.

1928 Birmingham (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One 
Wilkinson(60) 
30,000
"A tale of two goals" lamented The Birmingham Evening Gazette reporter, known as "Forward."

He saw nothing wrong with the first half effort by the visitors disallowed by the referee and claimed that United's winner was only possible due to a foul on the Birmingham goalkeeper - and the scorer was also offside!

1934 Bradford City (h)
4-2 (2-1)
Division Two 
Boyd(3), Leighton(49), Smith(37,62) 
og(Richardson)(18), Spence(78)
13,727 
There was a winning debut for goalkeeper Norman Tapken, despite conceding an own goal that fleetingly drew the Bantams level.

2-0 year-old Tapken was preferred to Mick Burns, who was in the side beaten 1-5 at Sheffield United a week earlier, meaning that he'd conceded 24 times in 10 games.

1945 Bury (h)
4-2 (1-2)
Wartime
Hair, Clifton,
Stubbins 2
Whitworth 2
43,080
United's goalscoring streak at SJP showed no signs of ending, with this win taking their seasonal tally to 34 in just eight fixtures!

1951 Arsenal (h)
2-0 (2-0)
Division One 
og(Daniel)(30),
G.Robledo(37) 
61,192
The League leaders were beaten at a packed SJP, Gunners centre half Ray Daniel registering an own goal under pressure from Jackie Milburn.

George Robledo's 18th strike in 17 starts then sealed victory, Milburn bamboozling the visitors once again with the assist.

Aside from the two goals, Newcastle also hit the woodwork on four separate occasions.

1956 Everton (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One 
32,263
With Bill Curry on National Service and George Hannah injured, Stan Keery was brought into the United attack alongside Vic Keeble.

A listless display from the hosts rarely looked like seeing them score while Ronnie Simpson's double save at the other end to deny Jimmy Gauld and Ken Birch salvaged a point.

The second half was played with the SJP floodlights switched on, reportedly for the first time in a game featuring the Toffees. 

1958 Orgryte (Sweden) (h) 5-2 (1-1)
Friendly 
Allchurch(7,62), Eastham(50), White(56), Curry(78)
Simonsson(2), Johansson(64)
18,356
The SJP floodlights were tested by Tyneside fog during this midweek friendly against a side from Gothenburg.

The Swedes were inconvenienced by fog at home, closing Gothenburg Airport and forcing them into a train journey to Malmo where their plane waited.

Clinching promotion to the top flight in the season that ended a month earlier, visiting forward Agne Simonsson shot past Bryan Harvey early on.

He and club colleague Gunnar Gren had played for Sweden in the World Cup Final earlier that year - Simonsson scoring in a 2-5 defeat to a Pele-inspired Brazil side.

Magpies boss Charlie Mitten fielded his 17 year-old son John, who set up two goals and made his league debut at home to West Bromwich Albion a week after.

Team: Harvey, Keith, McMichael, Franks, Stokoe, Bell, Hughes, Eastham, White (Curry 60), Allchurch, McGuigan (Mitten 46).

Absent from the Newcastle side was Arthur Bottom, who completed a transfer to Chesterfield earlier in the day. 

1962 Southampton (a)
0-3 (0-1)
Division Two 
Sydenham(27), Burnside(76), O'Brien(85)
13,582 
Another Magpie disaster at the Dell, with leading scorer Barrie Thomas missing out due to injury.

Such was the selection crisis faced by Joe Harvey that  reserve forward Charlie Woods almost played his first game since the previous February. 

Woods had travelled from Tyneside with the squad en route to sign for Bournemouth, but that deal was put on ice until Alan Suddick was cleared to play with a plaster cast on his right hand by the match referee.

The agreed £6,000 sale of Woods then went through and he was rushed by car to Eastville and played for Bournemouth that afternoon against Bristol Rovers - inevitably scoring the opener in a 2-1 win. 

1973 Manchester United (h) 3-2 (1-2)
Division One 
Cassidy(17,64), Hope(71)
Macari(34), Graham(45)
42,474 
Reserve striker George Hope appeared in place of the injured Malcolm Macdonald and netted with a match-winning header at the Gallowgate End. 

That proved to be the only senior goal of his Magpies career and after retaining his place in the side for a trip to Everton the following week, he was never selected again.

One interested onlooker at Gallowgate was singer Dionne Warwick, who arrived in a Rolls Royce and met the Newcastle players in the dressing room. 
Youtube footage is online here

1979 Bristol Rovers (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Division Two 
Shoulder(49) 
White(77)
7,626
Ahead early in the second half thanks to Alan Shoulder, United missed a host of other chances and had two goals disallowed, before conceding the inevitable equaliser.

This would be Newcastle's penultimate visit to the Pirates' Eastville home. 

1990 Barnsley (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two 
15,548 
A poor game and an equally dreadful display from Jim Smith's depleted side never looked like giving United their first win in seven games.

In a sign of the times, a larger crowd were at SJP 24 hours later for the open day - a meet 'n greet / ground tour affair arranged as part of the abortive share flotation.
Youtube footage is online here

1991 sunderland (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division Two 
O'Brien(59) 
Davenport(21)
29,224 
Liam O'Brien's chipped equaliser in front of 4,000 away fans on the Roker End is overshadowed by the free kick he struck the following season, but this effort was no less skilful.

And had substitute Steve Watson shown slightly more composure in front of goal soon after, a first win here since 1956 in this game could have been achieved.

However, he couldn't direct his header past Tony Norman in the mackem goal. 

The point was well-celebrated by the away fans who were locked in the ground; injured duo Mick Quinn and Lee Clark limping on to the pitch to salute them with their crutches.
Youtube footage is online here

2001 Fulham (a)
1-3 (0-2)
Premiership
Speed(65)
Saha(20), Legwinski(28),
Hales(70)
21,159
Former Magpie Louis Saha gave Jean Tigana's Cottagers the lead after Robbie Elliott's defensive clanger and a generally poor display allowed the home side to enjoy a comfortable two goal lead at the interval.

In a move out of keeping with the rest of the game, Gary Speed then connected with a cross from Aaron Hughes to give the away supporters something to cheer.

Unfortunately the revival lasted barely five minutes before Fulham scored again after a scramble from an uncleared corner.

Alan Shearer then saw his spot kick saved by Edwin Van der Sar, who advanced off his line before the ball was struck, but wasn't penalised by the referee with a retake.

United's performance was as uninspiring as this bloke's intrusion (see down below) but it was a chilly afternoon by the Thames....
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A disappointing display 
in front of the Cottagers

2003 A brace from Darren Ambrose and one from Lomana LuaLua helped the reserves to a 3-0 win over West Bromwich Albion in front of 2,429 at SJP.
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2005 A comfortable 3-0 home win for the reserves over North Shields in the Northumberland Senior Cup.

Marc Walton, Carl Finnigan and James Troisi all netted for Tommy Craig's side.
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2009 Two goals from teenager Phil Airey and another from Peter Lovenkrands helped the reserves to a first win in five games, beating Hartlepool United 3-2.
 
1,382 fans were at SJP to see trialist Fabrice Pancrate debut on the right wing.
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2010 Wearing number 9, Magpie Andy Carroll earned his first senior cap for England at Wembley in a 1-2 friendly defeat to France.

Despite concerns over a groin injury Carroll emerged unscathed from a 72 minute shift, but lacked service and managed just one tame header on target. Future Magpie Yohan Cabaye was on the French bench.

2012 Swansea City (h)
1-2 (0-0)
Premier League
Ba(90+3)
Michu(58), De Guzman(87)
49,403
Demba Ba's eighth goal of the season was all United had to show for another shabby display, leaving them with just one win from seven games.

Ba headed home in added time when Sylvain Marveaux's shot rebounded off the crossbar, but that was too late for many dispirited home fans who had already left.
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2020 Newcastle U21s lost 2-3 to Bolton Wanderers in the Papa John's Trophy.

Two good finishes from 18 year-old Elliot Anderson gave United a 2-0 interval lead at the University of Bolton Stadium.

However the League Two Trotters revived after the break and after drawing level, won the tie late on.
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2021 An improved second half display from Newcastle U21s saw them draw 1-1 with Huddersfield Town in a Premier League Cup tie at Whitley Park.

Behind at the break, United rallied levelled within five minutes of the restart when Jay Turner-Cooke's shot was deflected in.
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2022 Newcastle goalkeeper Jude Smith won a first Scotland U21 cap in a 1-2 loss to Iceland at Motherwell's Fir Park.

2024 With a trio of current Magpies in the starting line-up, a 5-0 victory over Ireland at Wembley confirmed promotion for England in the Nations League.

Tino Livramento became the 42nd United player to represent the Three Lions as he featured at right back, with Lewis Hall at left back making his first senior start.

On the left wing, Anthony Gordon marked his ninth cap with a maiden England goal - steering home a cross from Livramento.

This was the third time three Newcastle players had started for England and the first since April 1997, when David Batty, Robert Lee and Alan Shearer faced Georgia in a World Cup qualifier at Wembley.

Peter Beardsley, Steve Howey and Lee had also lined up against Nigeria in a friendly at Wembley in November 1994.