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Premier League
Craven Cottage
Sunday 24th May
Match report |
The Never-Ending Tour |
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Update:
Wissa starts
When and where for our lot in the USA (all times BST)
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Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo, Group K):
Wed 17.06.2026 Portugal (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
The Newcastle man is in the starting line-up.
Wed 24.06.2026 Colombia (Guadalajara, Mexico) 3am itv
Sun 28.06.2026 Uzbekistan (Atlanta, USA)
12.30am bbc
Dan Burn (England, Group L):
Wed 17.06.2026 Croatia (Dallas, USA) 9pm itv
Tue 23.06.2026 Ghana (Boston, USA) 9pm bbc
Sat 27.06.2026 Panama (New Jersey, USA) 10pm itv
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden, Group F):
Mon 15.06.2026 Tunisia won 5-1
A comfortable outing for the Swedes in Monterrey saw Elanga come off the bench in the first minute of added
time when it was 4-1. He replaced a former Magpie who had earlier scored his
side's second goal.
Sat 20.06.2026 Netherlands (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Fri 26.06.2026 Japan (Dallas, USA) 12am bbc
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany, Group E):
Sun 14.06.2026 Curacao won 7-1
Neither Magpie made it off the bench in Houston.
Sat 20.06.2026 Ivory Coast (Toronto, Canada) 9pm itv
Thu 25.06.2026 Ecuador (New Jersey, USA) 9pm bbc
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil,
Group C):
Sat 13.06.2026 Morocco drew 1-1
Bruno in New Jersey and provided an
assist for Vini Junior's equaliser. He was replaced in the 80th
minute.
Sat 20.06.2026 Haiti (Philadelphia, USA) 1.30am itv
Wed 24.06.2026 Scotland (Miami, USA) 11pm bbc
Former Magpies participating in the World Cup include:
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)
Elliot Anderson (England)
Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria)
Bradley Cross (South Africa)
Anthony Gordon (England)
Grant Hanley (Scotland)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo)
Mikel Merino (Spain)
Ivan Toney (England)
Chris Wood (New Zealand)
Steve Clarke (Scotland Coach)
Giveaway:
Sock compo
winner
Tyneside-based Football Bobbles
are offering three pair bundles of three NUFC socks at a special
price, with eight different designs to choose from.
Find them online
here with orders shipping in time for Father's Day on Sunday.
We had a bundle to give away and asked whose testimonial match saw
both
Kevin
Keegan and Kenny Dalglish together on the SJP pitch in 1999.
It was of course Peter Beardsley and the winning entry was received
from Lydia Scott.
Update:
Tino blow
News from England's USA training camp on Tuesday that Tino
Livramento's World Cup is over, without a kicking a ball in
anger.
The Newcastle full back will return to the UK after
reportedly suffering a calf injury in training, having featured
in last week's kickabout against New Zealand in Tampa.
That was Livramento's first pitch time since mid April, with a thigh
issue keeping him out of United's closing five games.
There seems no prospect of a late call-up for club
colleague Lewis Hall, with Chelsea's Trevoh Chalobah to be promoted
from England's standby list.
Update:
Progress?
Monday brought multiple reports that Newcastle's new main shirt
sponsor is to be South African soft drink company KNOX, who
already hold training ground naming rights.
It's claimed that the new three year agreement will net
the Magpies up to £60m*, with the 2026/27 season set at a maximum of
£10m and the ceiling for the following two campaigns increasing to
£25m.
The KNOX branding of United's Darsley Park training ground
remains a
separate three year deal that begins next month and will boost the
club's coffers by £6m annually.
* The now-expired three year sponsorship contract with
SELA was confirmed by NUFC in June 2023, when no firm details of
value or duration were publicly divulged.
The replacement deal for the FUN88 brand was claimed to
be worth £25m per year, with no mention of performance-related
clauses, meaning that the Magpies banked £75m.
The biggest difference between 2023 and 2026 is of course
the fact that the SELA shirts were then set to be displayed in
Champions League games and the KNOX ones aren't.
On that basis, it's reasonable to conclude that the £25m
notional fee for 2027/28 and 2028/29 is based on United qualifying
for the prestige European club competition and that the value of
those rights is unchanged since 2023 - certainly from our
negotiations.
Update:
Hammers headhunt recruitment mainstay
Although initially denied by some media outlets, it looks
increasingly as if the 15 year career of Steve Nickson at
Gallowgate will end with his departure to West Ham.
The 61 year-old moved from Blackburn Rovers to United
ahead of the 2011/12 season, switching from a youth recruitment
brief to scouting senior players in 2017.
Nickson continued in his role as head of recruitment as
Director of Football appointments came and went, but the presence of Andy Howe and his current position as Senior
Football Executive looks to have been the trigger that saw him seek alternative employment.
That is set to be as Sporting Director of Championship side West Ham, but it's
unclear when he'll depart for E20.
Update:
Victor pursuit claimed
Having wrapped up
the signing of Ewen Jaouen, Newcastle have now reportedly turned
their attentions to the CA Osasuna winger Victor Munoz.
The right-footed 22 year-old predominantly plays on the left and is
seen as a replacement for Anthony Gordon.
Munoz is currently with the Spanish squad in North America for the
World Cup Finals and said to be available with a £34.5m release
clause.
Under contract until 2030, he joined Osasuna from Real Madrid last
summer. Spanish news outlets confirm that his former employers
retain part ownership in him as well as a buyback option, requiring
their involvement in negotiations.
Update:
Mag
Ewen - official
Newcastle confirmed
their first senior signing of the close season on Wednesday,
completing the transfer of Reims goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen for a
claimed £18.5m.
Standing at 6ft
6in, the 20 year-old Parisian flew
into Newcastle on Monday, before
completing the formalities of his move on Tuesday.
A fluent English speaker, Jaouen made 34
appearances last season for the Ligue 2 side, keeping 15 clean
sheets.
Winning his first U21
international cap against Switzerland in November 2025, Ewen began
his career with Guingamp. Switching to Reims in 2023, a senior debut
followed while on loan at Rodez during 2024.
Update:
I got stripes
Newcastle's new home strip has launched, retailing at £85 for adults and lacking a front of shirt
sponsor for the first time since 1979.
It's available online from JD Sports
here
Update:
Club reveal
season ticket waiting list response
Following the closure of the NUFC season ticket waiting list, almost
50,000 individuals took up the opportunity to be in with a chance of
owning the 250 places available.
Those who registered to join the waiting list should have
received emails confirming their place in the queue, with future
membership purchases required to remain eligible.
Update:
Staying, going etc.
Squad updates:
Contracts extended (2):
Mark Gillespie (to 2027)
Fabian Schar (to 2027)
Senior players out of contract (5):
Emil Krafth, Kieran Trippier, John
Ruddy, Matt Targett,
Max Thompson.
Senior player loan expired (1):
Aaron Ramsdale (returned to Southampton)
Senior player sold (1):
Anthony Gordon (Barcelona)
Development squad players out of contract (15):
Will Anderson, Joe Brayson, Thomas Bryant,
Jude Cogdon, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison,
Kayden Lucas, Charlie McArthur,
Alex O'Donovan, Darren
Palmer, James Taylor, Matty Taylor, Ciaran Thompson, Ezra Tika-Lemba,
Mo Waddani.
Development squad player
sold (1):
Travis Hernes (Groningen)
2026/27:
Everton (n) confirmed
Newcastle are to visit Edinburgh's Murrayfield
Stadium as part of their pre-season programme, facing
Everton.
The Magpies and Toffees meet on
Wednesday August 12th at 5.15pm with all ticket sales via Ticketmaster.
As NUFC aren't selling tickets direct, there's no loyalty point
requirement and no point will be issued to attendees.
Prices ranged from
£35 to £75 for adults plus booking fees of up to £13 - an
incredible uplift in cost compared to the £25 tickets at Celtic last
July.
While outrageous, the pricing is little shock to anyone attending
the Premier League Summer Series of games featuring Newcastle in the
USA during 2023.
That was also handled by Ticketmaster, with the cheapest ticket for
United's games against Aston Villa (in Philadelphia) and Chelsea (in
Atlanta) £49 when including booking fees.
There has been an inevitable backlash from fans unhappy at paying
the equivalent of Champions League ticket prices, the line "from
£35" factually correct but grossly misleading.
Although not administering this game (but presumably approving the
ticket prices), Newcastle's opportunity to make amends will arise in
the form of the home friendlies.
A sensible pricing policy for those games would seem like a small
but necessary action after the Lothian shakedown.
The teatime kick-off does mean that it's possible to get back to
London Kings Cross via train post-match - which may be handy, given
the price of hotels in Edinburgh due to the annual Fringe Festival
taking place at the same time.
We're uncertain whether this really is a "dry run" to test the
viability of staging future NUFC games at Murrayfield, were SJP to
be unavailable due to reconstruction.
Regarding the rest of pre-season, the players will report back
around
July 13th and include a training camp in the Spanish resort of La Manga.
A pair of home friendlies over the weekend of August 15th/16th are
anticipated, with opponents still tbc.
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Tom Allen left Darlington
Tom Allen now Hebburn Town
Dan Barlaser left Boro
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Adam Campbell left Hartlepool United
John Carver left Lechia Gdansk (Manager
Ian Cathro left Estoril (Head Coach)
Ian Cathro now St.Etienne (Head Coach)
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
Damien Duff now Brentford (Coach)
Martin Dubravka left Burnley
Kieron Dyer now Southend United (Manager)
Rob Elliot left Gateshead (Manager)
Rob Elliot now Carlisle United (Manager)
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Jamaal Lascelles left Leicester City
Robert Lee now Hornchurch (Director of Football)
Jamal Lewis left Preston North End
Kevin Mbabu left Midtjylland
Steve McClaren now Rotherham United (Head of Football)
James Milner left Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Matt Ritchie left Reading
Matt Ritchie now Bournemouth (Technical Director)
Callum Roberts left Scunthorpe United
Callum Roberts now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin left RC Lens
Allan Saint-Maximin to Charlotte FC
Josh Scott now West Auckland Town
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
Louis Storey left Gateshead
Louis Storey now Carlisle United (Coach)
James Tavernier left Rangers
Kieran Trippier now Wolves
Dan Ward left South Shields
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
Mike Williamson now South Shields (Manager)
Latest:
KK/KD
updates
Kevin
Keegan has confirmed that he's suffering from stage four
stomach cancer, but responding well to treatment.
Kenny Dalglish has confirmed
an unspecified cancer diagnosis, reporting that his
treatment is going well.
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Tickets/Fixtures |
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Season 2025/26 |
NUFC ticketing website online
here
NUFC Box Office:
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 until KO
Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time
2026/27 ST prices
here
PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
SJP seating plan online
here
Home ticket transfers are possible from three weeks until one hour
before KO.
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before KO (times
may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
More info online
here
and
here
ST holders have 24
hours to apply for away tickets, 24 hours to determine success, then 48 hours to
buy.
Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications
received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a
ballot, which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.
Regardless of the loyalty point level a game sells out at, to purchase a
ticket you must have applied in the initial 24 hour window.
The initial purchase window is divided into two sections determined by a loyalty
point division that alters for each game - those successful applicants above
that point division usually get two hours head start.
NB: emails from NUFC confirming success may arrive after the purchase
window opens - if you think you qualify due to your points total, log
on and complete your purchase.
Tickets not bought by successful applicants are then offered to unsuccessful applicants with a
reduced loyalty points total - new applications cannot be made at this time.
Only those within the new loyalty point total are
eligible to buy - even if you had more, your purchase window has already
closed.
PL away ticket prices will remain unchanged at £30 for both 2026/27 and
2027/28.
Fixtures:
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am.
Mon 13.07.2026 NUFC players return for pre-season.
Wed 12.08.2026 Everton (n) @ Murrayfield Stadium, 5.15pm. Friendly.
Ticket sales via Ticketmaster, not NUFC.
Sat 22.08.2026
Premier League begins.
Tue 01.09.2026 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Fri 01.01.2027
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Mon 01.02.2027 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Sun 30.05.2027
Premier League ends.
Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 2 regionalised into Northern and Southern
sections. The draw takes place after Round 1 ties, played from Fri 07.08.2026 to
Sun 09.08.2026).
Round dates tbc
FA Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Sun 06.12.2026).
R3: Sat 09.01.2027
R4: Sat 13.02.2027
R5: Sat 06.03.2027
QF: Sat 03.04.2027
SF: Sat 24.04.2027
F: Sat 22.05.2027
FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat
12.12.2026.
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
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National Service |
2025/26:
19.07.2026 World Cup Finals end
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October in which four internationals will be
staged.
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Coxy's Corner |
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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17th June |
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Born Or Died:
1905 George Robson
born, Newcastle
(1925-28)
Inside right who failed to make a senior competitive appearance for his
hometown club before moving to West Ham - and debuting for them against
Newcastle at Gallowgate during May 1928.
An occasional starter for the Hammers, George joined Brentford during February
1931 and completed a
century of games for the Bees - helping them to the Second Division title in the 1934/35 season.
Signing for Heart of Midlothian in December 1935, George spent five years at
Tynecastle and played his final games for them in the War Leagues.
Following his retirement from playing, Robson returned to West Ham as a
scout - an association he retained until 1971.
His death was recorded during 1982.
1993 Jak Alnwick
born, Hexham.
(2008-15)
One of two Magpie 'keepers born
in Hexham (along with Fraser Forster), Jak followed in the footsteps of his elder brother and fellow custodian
Ben by playing for Prudhoe Youth Club and then moving on to the mackems.
Jak joined Newcastle in 2008 following his release by the mackems and was
capped by England at U17 level in 2009.
First-choice at U18 level in the 2009/10 season, Alnwick also featured in United's FA Youth Cup
run to the semi-finals, saving
two penalties in the process.
His Reserve debut came against 'Boro at the Riverside Stadium in October 2009;
a loan stint at Gateshead following in 2011.
February 2013 found Jak on the bench at home to Southampton in the
Premier League, as Rob Elliot made his top-flight bow in place of the injured
Tim Krul.
Elliot and Krul were both still on holiday when United kicked off their 2014/15
pre- season games, Jak beginning the final year of his contract by playing 90
minutes of a 1-2 loss at Oldham Athletic.
With Krul absent in December though, an injury to Elliot saw him
unable to play the second half at home to Chelsea, giving Jak an unexpected senior debut.
Conceding once that day, a lack of other options saw him start the next seven
matches - conceding a total of 19 goals in the process - before
he reverted to the bench following Krul's return.
With no new contract in the offing, Jak joined
League One side Bradford City on loan during March
2015.
However a wrist injury ended his season prematurely and
he joined Port Vale on a free transfer that August.
An unexpected move to Glasgow Rangers followed in January 2017 but by
2018 Alnwick was back in England, signing for Scunthorpe United on a
seasonal loan.
Loaned out by Rangers to Blackpool for the 2019/20 season, Jak then signed for St.
Mirren as a free agent.
After two seasons with the Buddies, a three year deal with Championship side Cardiff
City was agreed in May 2022.
Getting off to a poor start with a red card on his debut, Jak featured more
regularly in his second season but lost his place after sustaining knee
ligament damage.
Captaining the Bluebirds for part of the 2024/25 season, Alnwick triggered a
one year contract extension but was then sidelined with a hamstring injury.
He didn't appear again for Cardiff and was sold to Huddersfield Town in
January 2026.
1994
Death of Len White, 64.
(1953-62)
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1917 As part of a
tour taking in Tyneside, wearside and Teesside, King
George V and Queen Mary attended St. James' Park.
A crowd of 40,000 were present to see the King present a
number of medals and decorations to soldiers and their
families.
The most high-profile presentation was that of a Victoria
Cross to Lance Corporal Thomas Bryan of the Northumberland
Fusiliers.
Bryan - who had played rugby league for Castleford - was
decorated for his actions two months earlier in Arras,
France. 
Also presented
posthumously (to his widow and young son) was a
Distinguished Service Order to Captain Roy Craig Dunford
of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
1935 Tom Mather
arrived at Gallowgate for his first day as Newcastle
Manager
The former Stoke City boss was appointed in succession to Andy Cunningham
and signed a three year contract.
1948 Newcastle completed the signing of 18 year-old
identical twins George and William Richardson. Neither
went on to represent the Magpies at senior level.
1954 Ivor Broadis
became the third United player to compete at the World
Cup finals when he took to the field in Basle and scored
twice in England's 4-4 draw with Belgium.
1974 The end of a
distinguished career on Tyneside for Bobby Moncur,
who signed for the mackems at a cost of £30,000.
 2000
Euro 2000 saw battles on and off the pitch in the Belgian
city of Charleroi, but Newcastle's Alan
Shearer, scored with a
diving header to guide Kevin Keegan's side to a famous victory
over the Germans.
England included future Mags Sol Campbell and Michael
Owen, plus the man who would later contribute to KK's SJP exit - Dennis Wise. Didi Hamann played for the
other lot.
Get
in you......
beauty!
Contrary to the last, one half of NUFC.com had
parachuted in to Arnhem and was watching Portugal overcome Romania 1-0
while Al's header beat the Jormans....
2004 News broke
of a Newcastle bid to tempt Birmingham City boss
Steve Bruce from St. Andrew's - with Greggs pasties
presumably....
2005
Jonathan
Barnett's Stellar management company confirmed England
U18 defender Paul
Huntington had signed his first professional contract at SJP.
2006 The 2006/07 season got underway, with IBK Keflavik and Dungannon Swifts
meeting in the First Round
of the Intertoto Cup.
The winners would face Lillestrøm in
Round Two for the privilege of playing Newcastle United in
Round Three.
2007 Toon duo Steven Taylor and James Milner
started for England's U21s against Serbia in Nijmegen,
with future Magpie Wayne Routledge coming off the
bench.
Stuart
Pearce's men ran out 2-0 winners to book a semi-final place.
2008
Formal confirmation came that Chris
Mort had stepped down from the role of Chairman, with Derek Llambias
moving up from Deputy Chairman to a newly-titled role of Managing Director.
2011 Following the arrival of Yohan Cabaye,
Newcastle
secured a second major summer transfer when free agent Demba
Ba signed a three year deal.
The striker was available on a free transfer thanks to a clause in the three and a half year deal
agreed with
West Ham just six months earlier allowing him to walk away should the Hammers
be relegated.
They were - and he did.
2020 Following a break of 100 days due to COVID,
the Premier League resumed fixtures, albeit behind
closed doors.
Aston Villa and
Sheffield United played out a goalless draw before
Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0.
2022
Newcastle's pursuit of Reims
forward Hugo Ekitike continued with fresh reports that personal terms had been agreed.
However he stayed at Reims and went to PSG for a
season-long loan with an option to buy.
2024
A slightly fortunate clean sheet for Martin
Dubravka in Frankfurt helped Slovakia beat Belgium 1-0
in Group E of Euro 2024. The 'keeper twice fished the
ball out of his net before VAR intervened to spare his
blushes.
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