1945 David Young born, Newcastle.
(1964-73)

Midfielder who debuted in a 1-1 draw at Southampton in the Fairs Cup during January 1970 - some six years after first signing for Newcastle - David was a regular starter during the following season and scored his first goal in a 2-1 victory at Derby that September.

Making a £20,000 switch to roker park in January 1973, Young was an unused substitute for the mackems in their FA Cup Final success later that year.

Moved on to Charlton Athletic in August 1974. he helped the Addicks gain promotion from Division Three and then performed a similar feat at Southend United in 1978, as the Shrimpers rose from Division Four.

David ended his career at non-league Dartford and settled in the Medway area, managing sport centres in that vicinity.

2007 saw Young called upon to draw the lottery at the stadium of plight during half time in the wear-Tyne derby game.

His death was recorded in January 2026.

1957 Anthony Eugene Cunningham born, Kingston, Jamaica. (1985-87)

Newcastle Manager Jack Charlton's search for a centre forward during the 1984/85 season saw him target both Watford's George Reilly and Tony Cunningham of Manchester City as possible signings.

With Watford unwilling to sell, a £75,000 deal for Cunningham was agreed - only for the Hornets to cave in and allow Reilly to move, Charlton completing both deals.

Moving to England in the mid 1960s with his family, Tony began his footballing career with Kidderminster Harriers and Stourbridge, sampling League football for the first time with Lincoln City in 1979.

Moving on to Barnsley, he'd terrorised our defence for Sheffield Wednesday alongside former Magpie Imre Varadi in 1983 but had mixed fortunes while at Maine Road. 

Debuting for Newcastle in a 1-1 home draw with Manchester United in February 1985, both he and fellow new boy Reilly scored for the first time a month later in a 3-1 win against Watford at SJP. 

However the goals didn't come easily for TC and although he remained in Toon following Willie McFaul's acquisition of Paul Goddard in 1986, the arrival of Mirandinha at the start of 1987/88 saw Cunningham depart.

Blackpool paid £25,000 for his services and within days he scored for the Seasiders against United in a League Cup tie at Bloomfield Road.

Later appearing for Bury, Bolton Wanderers, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers, he also coached at Belle Vue and even had a brief stint as Rovers caretaker boss.

After signing for Football League newcomers Wycombe Wanderers, Cunningham hung up his boots in 1995 when turning out for non league side Gainsborough Trinity.

Gaining a Business Studies Degree, Tony later entered the legal profession and became a solicitor in the Lincoln area.

1966 Joe Allon born, Washington.
(1984-87)

Coming to prominence during Newcastle's FA Youth Cup campaign of alongside the likes of Paul Gascoigne, striker Joe made his first team debut in a 2-1 home win over Stoke City in December 1984.

His next outing wasn't for almost another year but during a short run in the side Joe netted his first senior goal in a 3-2 victory against Coventry City at Gallowgate.

A lack of first team opportunities during the following season saw Allon join Swansea City on a free transfer in August 1987 before kick-starting his career after returning from the Vetch Field to Hartlepool a year later. 

Helping 'Pools to promotion, Joe's scoring form brought a £200K move to Chelsea in 1991, where a dream debut saw him come off the bench to grab a late equaliser against Wimbledon, vaulting the hoardings at Stamford Bridge to celebrate with home fans in the Shed.

Again though things didn't go according to plan for Joe and he was loaned to Port Vale before joining Brentford in November 1992 at a cost of £275K. 

Later spells with Southend United, Port Vale again and Lincoln City followed, before a second stint at Hartlepool in 1995 saw Joe recapture some of his scoring form before a knee injury forced to retire in 1998.

Appointed to the coaching staff at Leeds United during former Chelsea colleague Dennis Wise's time in charge, Allon later worked as a radio pundit and football talk-in host in the North East. 

He was the half time guest on the pitch at the Chelsea v Newcastle game in August 2012.

1966 Andy Thorn born, Carshalton, Surrey. (1988-89)

What proved to be a disastrous 1988/89 campaign for Newcastle began with high optimism levels, after a recruitment drive aimed at improving on the previous season's eighth place finish in Division One.

Along with goalkeeper Dave Beasant, central defender Andy Thorn had been part of the Wiimbledon side who beat Liverpool in the FA Cup Final and the former England U21 international arrived at SJP for a £850K fee.

Debuting along with Beasant and fellow new faces John Hendrie and John Robertson at Everton in August 1988, United lost 0-4 and a relegation battle was already underway.

Marking his home league debut with a goal in the following week's 2-2 draw with Spurs, Thorn was partnered at various points in the season by Peter Jackson, Glenn Roeder and Kevin Scott but was unable to prevent Jim Smith's side dropping out of the top flight.

Remaining on Tyneside for a second season, Andy scored twice before losing his place in the side in October 1989, appearing for the last time in a 1-2 loss at Ipswich Town.

Crystal Palace paid £500K and just months later Thorn was back at Wembley for his second FA Cup Final appearance - but still found time to wish Newcastle well in their playoff against the mackems during a live TV broadcast from the Wembley pitch.

Featuring in both the first drawn game and the lost replay against Manchester United in the same Eagles team as Alan Pardew, Thorn remained at Palace until 1994 when he rejoined their Selhurst Park tenants Wimbledon on a free transfer.

Signing for Hearts in September 1996, Andy played just two games before making an almost immediate return to England with Tranmere Rovers.

However, a knee injury saw him forced to retire within a year and he settled in the North West, scouting for Nottingham Forest and joining Everton as a youth coach.

Later scouting for Ipswich Town, Fulham and Coventry City, Andy became joint caretaker manager of the Sky Blues in March 2011 alongside Steve Harrison.

Unable to prevent City's relegation from the Championship, Thorn was given the job on a permanent basis in May 2011 but relieved of his duties 16 months later, after failing to mount a credible promotion bid.

During his time at the Ricoh Arena, Andy handed teenager Gael Bigirimana his first team debut and was still in charge when the midfielder moved to SJP in 2012.

Appointed manager of Kidderminster Harriers in January 2014, he was sacked inside two months, winning just three games of the ten he took charge of.

Thorn returned to scouting with West Bromwich Albion in 2015 and by 2023 had taken up a similar post at AFC Wimbledon - undergoing heart surgery in 2026 before returning to work.

2002 Valentino Livramento born, Croydon. (2023-present)

Following Sandro Tonali and Harvey Barnes, Newcastle's third major acquisition of the summer 2023 transfer was this right back from relegation victims Southampton.

A £30m+ was agreed for the 20 year-old England international, who began his career at Chelsea as a schoolboy. 

Making a permanent switch to Southampton in August 2021 without having played a senior game at Stamford Bridge, a hefty sell-on fee was inserted into that deal.  

Debuting against Everton within days of becoming a Saint, Tino played in a 2-2 draw at SJP in his third game - also faced us in March 2022 when we won 2-1 in Hampshire.

An ACL injury against Brighton that April sidelined him for over a year before returning to the Saints first team as their demotion from the top flight was sealed.

Taking shirt number 21, Tino remained on the bench unused as his new side kicked off with a 5-1 home beating of Aston Villa.

A PL debut late on in the 0-1 defeat at Manchester City was followed by his first start in the 1-0 Carabao Cup home win over the same team in September 2023.

Tino's first Newcastle goal then followed against Wolves at Gallowgate the following March as he vied with Kieran Trippier for the role of first-choice right back.

What looked like a bad injury during the home defeat to Arsenal in September 2025 thankfully proved to be less serious than feared and he returned to full fitness for most of the season.

However, he missed the final few games of the season which put his World Cup place in doubt but he was selected and travelled to America. But he had to return to the UK with injury and missed the tournament.

Born of Scottish and Portuguese parents, Livramento represented England at U16 level and upwards to the U21s playing alongside Anthony Gordon for the latter.

Following several call-ups to the senior squad, Tino's first England cap came when starting a 5-0 Nations League victory over Ireland at Wembley in November 2024.