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Sunday 24th May
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The Never-Ending Tour |
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Update :
Magpies miss out
Newcastle's hopes of signing Zadok
Yohanna have been dashed after Brighton and Hove Albion
confirmed they had agreed a deal for AIK's 18 year-old Nigerian
winger.
The Magpies were reported* to have matched the Swedish club's £21.8m
valuation for the player along with Brighton in recent days - but
Saturday saw Fabian Hurzeler's side announce his capture on a five
year contract.
* it's disputed by other outlets whether a bid for Yohanna actually
materialised from SJP.
Fathers Day etc:
Colin Veitch book
offer
We have fresh stocks of Keith Colvin Smith's fine hardback biography of
Magpies
legend Colin Veitch available now for just £10
+delivery* (originally published at £35).
To
reserve copies, email
[email protected] confirming your postcode. Deliveries will
arrive in time for Fathers Day.
* due to book size & weight, only UK delivery is possible.
National service:
Bruno on target
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
Sat 06.06.2026 Egypt (n) won
2-1 FR
The United man was in the starting XI in Cleveland and took just seven minutes to
net his third international goal, dispossessing a defender before
firing home from the edge of the area.
Bruno was subbed at half-time with the scores level and Endrick got
Brazil's winner early in the second half.
Sun 31.05.2026 Panama (h)
won 6-2 FR
The Newcastle midfielder was in the starting line-up and made way at
half-time for Lucas Paqueta at Rio's Maracana stadium. The score was
2-1 to Brazil at that point.
Dan Burn, Tino Livramento (England):
Sat 06.06.2026 New Zealand (n) won 1-0 FR
Both Magpies began on the bench
in Tampa, arriving for the second half as England changed all 11
players. Alongside them were a trio of ex-black
and whiters, in the shape of Elliot Anderson, Anthony Gordon and
Ivan Toney.
SJP old boy Chris Wood started for the Kiwis.
Wed 10.06.2026 Costa Rica (n) Orlando FR
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany):
Sat 06.06.2026 USA (a) won
2-1 FR
The Toon duo
were named among the replacements in Chicago and didn't get called
into action.
Sun 31.05.2026 Finland (h)
won 4-0 FR
Woltemade arrived as a 73rd minute replacement when the scoring was
over in Mainz while Thiaw remained unused.
Rory Finneran (Ireland U21s):
Sat 06.06.6026 Croatia U21s (a) drew 2-2 FR
Fresh from his senior Irish bow, the Newcastle midfielder won his
first U21 cap with a starting spot in Vrbovec.
Rory was replaced on 60 minutes, with the score 1-1.
Tue 09.06.2026 Qatar U23s (n) Vrbovec FR
Alex Murphy (Ireland):
Sat 06.06.2026 Canada (a) drew 1-1 FR
Another unused substitute role for the Newcastle defender, as
Ireland drew with a World Cup host nation in Montreal.
Thu 28.05.2026 Qatar (h) won 1-0 FR
Alex remained on the bench in Dublin, having made the senior squad
for the first time.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece):
Sun 07.06.2026 Italy (h) Heraklion FR
Thu 04.06.2026 Sweden (a) drew 2-2 FR
The goalkeeper was an unused substitute in Stockholm.
William Osula (Denmark):
Sun 07.06.2026 Ukraine (h) Odense FR
Wed 03.06.2026 DR Congo (n) drew 0-0
FR
The Newcastle forward appeared at half time in Liege for his senior
international debut. Osula becomes the first current Magpie to play
for Denmark since Peter Lovenkrands.
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden):
Thu 04.06.2026 Greece (h) drew 2-2
FR
The Newcastle man arrived from the bench in the 63rd minute, with
the score 1-1 in Stockholm.
A collision with an opposition player saw Elanga briefly
hospitalised post-match but he quickly returned to confirm his
fitness when speaking to journalists.
Mon 01.06.2026 Norway (a) lost 1-3
FR
Elanga was in the starting
line-up for the game in Oslo, replaced at the interval when his side trailed 0-3.
Sweden's consolation goal was an eye-catching strike by that Isak
bloke, shortly after arriving as substitute.
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo):
Wed 03.06.2026 Denmark (n) drew 0-0 FR
The Newcastle forward played 87 minutes in Liege, making his first
start in any game since his most recent DRC appearance, against
Jamaica in March.
(DRC's friendly against Chile in Spain was cancelled).
Compo :
Gerry & Sewell
giveaway
winner
Returning to
Newcastle's Theatre Royal this month is "Gerry & Sewell", a tale of two
Toon fans searching for their holy grail of season tickets, despite being
totally skint....
Based on Jonathan Tulloch's book "The Season Ticket" and
previously filmed as "Purely Belter", seven performances take
place from Tuesday June 9th to
Saturday June 13th, with matinees on both the Thursday and
Saturday.
Tickets are on sale
here
We had
two tickets to give away for opening night on June 9th and asked
which Blaydon building hosted Blaydon Races lyricist Geordie
Ridley's show on that day in 1862.
It was the Mechanics' Hall and from the correct entries received,
two tickets will go to Paul Ross.
Update:
Jaouen claims
made
Media reports in France suggest that
Newcastle have reached agreement with Ligue 2 side Reims to sign
their goalkeeper, Ewen Jaouen.
The 20 year-old Parisian is a French U21 international and made 34
appearances last season as Reims finished sixth, two points shy of a
promotion playoff spot.
A four year contract at a cost of £24m is speculated upon, but as
yet, neither club have commented on the story.
Update:
I got stripes
Launched on Tuesday (June 10th) in the UK, some
overseas Mags have already found Newcastle United's 2026/27 home
shirt out in the wild.
The new design has drawn comparisons with the Umbro "barcode"
shirt from the early 1990s.
Update:
Staying, going etc.
Squad updates:
Contracts extended (2):
Mark Gillespie (to 2027)
Fabian Schar (to 2027)
Senior players released (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 released (7):
Joe Brayson, Thomas Bryant, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison,
Darren
Palmer, James Taylor, Ciaran Thompson.
Development squad player
sold (1):
Travis Hernes (Groningen)
Update :
NUST
survey:
ends Monday
The annual Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST)
member survey is now online, including questions about
ticket sales and distribution, ID checks and the upcoming
Murrayfield kickabout amongst other topics.
Members should have received an email with a link to the
survey - note that the closing date is Monday, June 8th
at Midnight and there's an extra incentive to respond, in
the shape of a prize draw for a signed NUFC shirt.
NB: the survey is restricted to NUST members only, but
renewals and new memberships are available for just £1.
Details here:
https://nufctrust.co.uk/
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 Serie A side AS Roma and French League Strasbourg
among rumoured opponents.
Update:
World Cup fixtures
When and where for our lot in the USA:
Find
Coral's WC betting markets
online here
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil,
Group C):
Sat 13.06.2026 Morocco (New Jersey, USA) 11pm bbc
Sat 20.06.2026 Haiti (Philadelphia, USA) 1.30am itv
Wed 24.06.2026 Scotland (Miami, USA) 11pm bbc
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany, Group E):
Sun 14.06.2026 Curacao (Houston, USA) 6pm itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Ivory Coast (Toronto, Canada) 9pm itv
Thu 25.06.2026 Ecuador (New Jersey, USA) 9pm bbc
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden, Group F):
Mon 15.06.2026 Tunisia (Monterrey, Mexico) 3am itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Netherlands (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Fri 26.06.2026 Japan (Dallas, USA) 12am bbc
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo, Group K):
Fri 17.06.2026 Portugal (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Wed 24.06.2026 Colombia (Guadalajara, Mexico) 3am itv
Sun 28.06.2026 Uzbekistan (Atlanta, USA)
12.30am bbc
Dan Burn, Tino Livramento (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
PS: former Magpies off to the USA 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)
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
Update: confirmation awaited of the following:
Allan Saint-Maximin to Charlotte FC
Kieran Trippier to Wolves
SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Dan Barlaser left Boro
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Adam Campbell left Hartlepool United
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
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
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)
Callum Roberts left Scunthorpe United
Callum Roberts now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin left RC Lens
Josh Scott now West Auckland Town
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
James Tavernier left Rangers
Dan Ward left South Shields
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
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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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 to KO
(NB: Box Office phone lines are closed during w/c Mon 01.06.2026 due to ST
seat moves).
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
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before kick-off (times
may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
before kick-off.
More info online
here
Away ticket info online here
ST holders have 24
hours to apply, 24 hours to determine success, 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:
Wed
10.06.2026 home kit launch @ 8am.
Mon
15.06.2026
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am.
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:
11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
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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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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The BBC dispute Newcastle's efforts to
lower the average of their playing squad:
And the same outlet claim an unlikely
new partner for our German forward:
(Lindsay Smith, Peter Briggs,
Neil Jensen, Paul Dent & more)
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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7th June |
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Born Or Died:
1885 John McTavish born, Govan, Scotland. (1912-13)
Scottish
international inside right who had appeared for Falkirk, Oldham Athletic and
Spurs before moving to SJP in April 1912.
Debuting in a season-closing 1-1 draw at newly-crowned Division One champions
Blackburn Rovers, Jock became a regular starter during the following season.
However, United declined from a third place finish to fourteenth and McTavish
was one of a number of players to depart at the end of that season, Partick
Thistle paying £500 to take him back to Scotland.
Later moves saw Jock feature for York City, Goole Town, East Fife, East
Stirlingshire and finally Dumbarton. He died in 1926, just two years after
playing his final game.
1908 Mick
Burns born, Leeholme, Durham. (1927-36)
Signed from Chilton Colliery Welfare for £100 as a
goalkeeper, Mick had once been pushed into the forward line following some
inconsistent displays between the posts.
However, by the time he became a Magpie Burns had recovered enough of his
skill to complete a century of senior appearances, debuting in a 0-1 home
defeat by Blackburn Rovers in October 1927.
Moving on to Preston North End in 1936, Burns was in goal for the Lillywhites
at Wembley Stadium the following year as they were beaten 1-3 by the mackems
in the FA Cup Final.
joined Ipswich Town two years later and remained with them until 1951 - making
his final appearance against Gateshead.
Serving as a Lance Bombardier in the army during WW2, Mick also featured for
local rivals Norwich City as a wartime guest.
Later working as a school caretaker in Newcastle, Mick died in September 1982.
1910
William Pearson McPhillips born, Musselburgh, Scotland. (1930-38)
Goalkeeper
Bill came to SJP in the summer of 1930 to
understudy first-choice
custodian Albert McInroy, United paying Musselburgh Bruntonians the princely
sum of £30 for him.
Appearing for the club's reserve side, it took until New Years Day 1934 for a
senior callup to arrive, after McInroy was unfit to play.
A fairly remarkable 90 minutes against Liverpool at Gallowgate
followed: United taking an early lead before McPhillips was beaten on 24
minutes, only for the Magpies to instantly restore their one goal advantage.
Bill was then beaten again - by his own team mate Alec Betton
- leaving the interval score at 2-2.
By full time though, McPhillips hadn't conceded again and his
colleagues had scored another seven times to win 9-2.
"Scots
Wullie" remained at SJP following United's relegation the season, making
occasional first time starts until his longest run in the side during April
and May 1938.
Released that summer and joining Guildford City, Bill appeared briefly in
wartime football for Bradford City and Hartlepool. His death was recorded
in 1992.
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Newport County (a)
2-4 (1-3)
Second Division
48pts, 5th/22
Pearson(44), Shackleton(90)
Rawcliffe(10),
Haddon(15), Carr(16,1-4)
16,000
Our first post-war season finally came
to an end at County's Somerton Park ground.
The defeat was something of a surprise, given that United had thumped the Welsh
side 13-0 on Tyneside the previous October!
Referee Mr Frederick Milner of Wolverhampton was knocked out when the ball hit
his stomach but he resumed to officiate after ten minutes.
 1949
Vancouver All Stars (a) 8-1 (3-1)
Friendly
Walker(25),
Milburn(30,4-1,5-1,6-1,80),
G.Robledo(3-0,79)
Whittaker(3-1)
8,815
Returning to Callister Park three days after a 5-2 victory over the All-Stars,
United made it seven wins out of seven on their North American jaunt.
Team: Fairbrother, Craig, Batty, Harvey,
Fraser, Dodgin, Walker, Houghton, Milburn, G.Robledo, Mitchell.
 1952
Northern Transvaal (a) 2-1 (1-1)
Friendly
Milburn(26), Hannah(62)
Erikson(10)
Crowd tbc
Game seven of the South African Tour saw United's touring party move on to
the Caledonian Ground in Pretoria.
Team: Simpson, Cowell, Batty, T.Robledo, Stokoe, Crowe, Foulkes, Davies,
Milburn, Hannah, Mitchell.
1963 Joe Harvey secured the services of
Welsh International Ollie Burton from Norwich City at a cost of £11,000.
1974 Newcastle Chairman Lord Westwood
was elected Chairman of the Football League Management Committee.
 1983
Botafogo (Brazil) (n)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
30,000
After two wins and a draw, this stalemate in Toyko's National Stadium
against the side from Rio de Janeiro gave United the Japan Cup.
It was actually a blue jade vase, provided by the sponsors Kirin Breweries.
Team: Thomas, Anderson, Wharton,
McCreery, Clarke, Carney, Keegan, McDonald, Varadi, McDermott, Waddle.
Waddle, Saunders and Carney
check out the pitch pre-match
1988 Wimbledon 'keeper Dave Beasant was
persuaded to move to Tyneside, less than a month after a decisive penalty save
in the FA Cup Final. At the time, his £850,000 fee was a British record for a
goalkeeper.
1995 Les Ferdinand agreed to join United
after Queens Park Rangers accepted a slighter lower bid than Aston
Villa had made - the striker having refused to sign for the Villans.
1997 England beat Tournoi hosts France 1-0
in Montpellier thanks to Alan
Shearer's goal.
The four team event was a dry run for the World Cup held the following summer and also involved
Brazil and Italy.
The goalscorer celebrates
2000 Didier Domi and Gary Speed were
both rumoured to be leaving United as Rangers made a last minute bid to secure
Toon target Peter Lovenkrands from Akademisk Boldklub in his native Denmark.
2001 United's planned pre-season tour to
Hong Kong and China was abandoned after the organisers failed to provide the
promised financial guarantees.
2003 Following the SARS virus scare, the
FA finally announced that the Asia Cup involving Birmingham City, Chelsea and
Newcastle in Malaysia would go ahead as planned.
2007 With Joey
Barton's transfer from Manchester City agreed but still not formally concluded,
Mark Viduka became Sam Allardyce's first Newcastle signing,
Following the expiration of his Boro contract, free agent Viduka agreed a
two-year deal with an option for a further season.
2009 Newspapers linked Alan Shearer to managerial posts at West Bromwich Albion and
Southampton, as the deadlock at Newcastle over his permanent appointment
continued.
2011 Premier League newcomers Swansea City confirmed that Newcastle had
made an undisclosed offer for Welsh international left back Neil Taylor.
2012 Newcastle confirmed that they had agreed a new eight-year contract
with chief scout Graham Carr.
2018 Massadio Haidara left SJP to join Racing Club Lens after the expiration
of his contract. Also departing as a free agent was fellow full back
Jesus Gamez.
2022
Championship side Norwich City struck a loan deal for midfielder Isaac Hayden.
The 27 year-old was under contract at SJP until 2026 but had been out of action
since December 2021 due to a knee injury.
2022 Newcastle full back Kieran Trippier was in the England side for a
1-1 Nations League draw against Germany in Munich.
Trippier's 36th cap was his first since moving to SJP, becoming the 37th
then-current Magpie to play for England.
2024 The England squad for the Euro 2024 Finals in Germany was confirmed,
including Toon duo Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon.
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