1904 Small Heath (a)
1-2 (1-2)
Division One
P4, 5pts, 7th/18
Veitch(8)
Jones(3,1-2)
15,000
The hosts - formerly Small Heath Alliance and later Birmingham and then Birmingham City - won for the first time that season, while the visiting Magpies surrendered their unbeaten record.

1908 Carlisle United (a)
3-4 (1-4)
Friendly 
Allan(1-2,2-4,3-4)
Sanderson(0-1,1-3), Baxter(0-2,1-4) 
7,000
Coinciding with the visit of Princess Louise to Carlisle to lay the foundation stone for an extension to the Cumberland Infirmary, the Magpies played in a fundraiser for the project, staged at Devonshire Park.

Team: Sinclair, Pudan, Thompson, Willis, Veitch, Gardner, Gosnell, Soye, Allan, G.Rutherford, J.Rutherford.

1910 Middlesbrough (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P5, 5pts, 8th/20
40,000

1919 Derby County (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P7, 8pts, 7th/22
25,000

1921 Sheffield United (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P7, 9pts, 4th/22
Harris(49) 
McCourt(15)
31,500
A fifth goal in six games for Neil Harris helped the Magpies salvage a point at Bramall Lane. 

1927 Cardiff City (a)
1-3 (1-3)
Division One
P7, 10pts, 1st/22
Gallacher(33)
Curtis(3), L.Davies(35), Ferguson(37)
35,000 
Debut for Tommy Lang at outside left. He went on to play over 200 times for United, striking the goal against Chelsea which took the club to a Wembley final in 1932. 

Fellow newcomer Jack Little was rather less successful, making three appearances before moving on a free transfer to Southport.

1928 Blackburn Rovers (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P8, 6pts, 17th/22
og(Hudspeth)(30), Roscamp(0-2)
14,750
Having netted an own goal to put Rovers ahead, Frank Hudspeth's miserable day at Ewood Park was completed when his second half penalty kick was saved. 

1930 Hearts (Scotland) (h)
2-3 (1-1)
Friendly 
Chalmers(25), Devine(68)
Battles jnr(28), Bennie(78), Jaap(85)
5,000 
United faced Scottish opposition in a midweek testimonial match for Andy McCombie - who had played for the Magpies between 1904 and 1910 before joining the SJP backoom staff.

The visiting players were presented with attaché cases as souvenirs of the game.

Team: Burns, Harris, Fairhurst, MacKenzie, Hill, McDonald, Boyd, Chalmers, Hutchinson, Devine, Lang.

1932 Chelsea (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P6, 10pts, 3rd/22
Boyd(32) 
51,857
United's first win at Stamford Bridge in nine attempts was achieved thanks to a goal from Jimmy Boyd and Albert McInroy's 50th minute penalty save from Tommy Law.

1938 Southampton (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P8, 9pts, 7th/22
Cairns(45) 
35,000
Victory over the Saints was achieved despite the hosts playing for 75 minutes with ten men, after Jimmy Gordon departed with a broken ankle.

1949 Fulham (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Division One
P9, 7pts, 17th/22
Milburn(34pen) 
R.Thomas(60), Jezzard(70)
40,000
Beaten 3-6 at Charlton Athletic two weeks earlier, things were little improved for the Magpies in West London.

1951 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-2 (1-1)
Charity Shield 
Milburn(17) 
Murphy(19), Bennett(56)
27,660 
A defeat at White Hart Lane in the Charity Shield for the Magpies, but later in the season they returned in the FA Cup and won when it really mattered.

Team: Simpson, Duncan, McMichael, Harvey, Brennan, E.Robledo, Walker, G.Robledo, Milburn, Hannah, Mitchell. 

1952 Manchester United (a) 2-4 (1-0)
Charity Shield 
Keeble(35,69) 
Rowley(48,53), Byrne(63)
Downie(75), 
11,381 
A miserable attendance at Old Trafford as the Charity Shield was lost again, with the home side fielding ex-Magpie 'keeper Ray Wood.

This match was to be the only senior game Neville Black played in - a Pegswood-born forward who found his way to the first team barred by the abundance of talent at SJP.

Team: Simpson, Cowell, Batty, E.Robledo, Stokoe, Casey, Walker, G.Robledo, Keeble, Black, Mitchell. 

1955 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-3 (0-3)
Division One
P9, 8pts, 14th/22
Milburn(69) 
Stokes(23,27), Clarke(32)
41,096
Coming into this game bottom of the table, Spurs hit United with a ten minute, three goal salvo.

Jackie Milburn netted a consolation for the Magpies and after the game learned that injury to Stanley Matthews meant that Milburn had been recalled by England for the first time in four years.

1960 Leicester City (h) 
1-3 (0-1)
Division One
P10, 8pts, 15th/22
McGuigan(70) 
Leek(1,48), Cheesebrough(50)
21,161
Future Magpie Ken Leek opened the scoring after 50 seconds and added a second after the break before the Foxes went 3-0 up.

John McGuigan reduced the arrears for United, who "looked a poor and nerve-racked side" in the estimation of the Birmingham Daily Post scribe.

1966 Fulham (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P9, 7pts, 16th/22
Noble(78)
Earle(2)
20,427
Absent from this Craven Cottage stalemate  was United boss Joe Harvey, away on a scouting mission as he looked to strengthen a side that had won just twice in their opening ten league and cup games.

1977 Coventry City (h) 
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
P7, 2pts, 22nd/22
Gowling(41)
Wallace(37,66)
22,484
Losing their previous five games, United fell behind when future mackem Ian Wallace poked the ball home from close in at the Gallowgate End.

Alan Gowling picked his spot to level before the break, but City won it when Jim Blyth's long kick downfield reached Wallace and he steered it over Mick Mahoney.
Youtube footage is online here

1983 Barnsley (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P7, 11pts, 7th/22
Waddle(84) 
Cunningham(52)
14,085 
Peter Beardsley made his United debut at Oakwell as a substitute but at the other end, Jeff Clarke sustained a leg injury which was to keep him out for the rest of the year.

1988 Charlton Athletic (a) 
2-2 (0-1)
Division One 
D.Jackson(72), Tinnion(78)
Williams(45), Lee(85)
6,088 
With the score at 1-0 to Charlton, the Addicks were reduced to ten men after referee Mike Reed dismissed Paul Miller for spitting at an opponent. 

Future Mag Rob Lee got the second goal for the "home" side in a game played at their temporary home of Selhurst Park.
Youtube footage is online here

1989 mackems (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P7, 11pts, 7th/24
29,499
After a four year break, the derby fixture returned, played on a Sunday with a noon KO at Joker Park on police advice.

As usual there was more action off the pitch than on it, as Jim Smith's side came for a point and got it in a game of few chances.

1991 Crewe Alexandra (a) 4-3 (2-3)
League Cup 2nd
Round 1st Leg 
Hunt(37), Peacock(43,68,78)
Evans(2,6), Callaghan(30)
4,251 
Our first visit to the Alex for 95 years saw the Railwaymen motor into a 3-0 lead and also strike the frame of Pavel Srnicek's goal twice before the interval. 

Eventually United woke up and clawed their way back to an unlikely victory, thanks to Andy Hunt and a Gavin Peacock hat trick.
Youtube footage is online here

1994 Liverpool (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Premier League
P7, 19pts, 1st/22
Lee(50)
Rush(70)
Albert(82-second yellow)
34,435 
After opening the season with six consecutive Premier League wins, United lost their 100% record and saw Barry Venison limp off against his old club with a hamstring injury.

John Barnes set up fellow future Magpie Ian Rush to level, before our defensive options were further weakened by the dismissal of Philippe Albert.
PL highlights are online here 

1995 Chelsea (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P7, 18pts, 1st/20
Ferdinand(41,57)
36,225
Les Ferdinand's seventh and eighth Premier League goals for the club were enough to defeat Glenn Hoddle's side at SJP and leave Newcastle top of the table with 18 points from a possible 21.

The visitors included ex-Magpie Gavin Peacock plus a trio of players who would subsequently have off-field roles for Newcastle: Ruud Gullit, Steve Clarke and Dennis Wise.
PL highlights are online here

1996 Halmstads (Sweden)
(a) 1-2 (1-0)
UEFA Cup 1st Round 
2nd Leg 
Ferdinand(43)
Arvidsson(74)
M.Svensson(81)
7,847 
Some United fans were left stranded in England after booking a non-existent excursion. Happily, the perpetrator was tracked down, found guilty of deception and imprisoned. 

Live TV coverage was provided by an obscure cable company of a game that later saw Kevin Keegan accuse his players of complacency after the 4-0 first leg win.

1997 Everton (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P5, 12pts, 7th/20
Lee(87)
36,705 
United's positive start to the season continued with a fourth league victory in five outings - although this Wednesday night success was a world away from the 3-2 Champions League win over Barcelona a week earlier.

Visiting defender Slaven Bilic was red carded on 72 minutes for pulling a goalbound Tino Asprilla down before Rob Lee shot home via the inside of the bar after Ian Rush's first effort was blocked.

Managed by Howard Kendall, the Toffees included future Magpies Gary Speed, Duncan Ferguson and Dave Watson - the latter becoming an Academy Coach.
PL highlights are online here

2002 Feyenoord (Netherlands) (h) 0-1 (0-1)
Champions League Group E Match 2
Pardo(4)
40,540
Two games, two defeats left us bottom of Group E and already favourites to tumble out of the competition.

There was no lack of effort from the home side, but despite registering 20 shots on target. no breakthrough came. Bobby Robson said after the game that his side "need a bit of luck", which would duly come to pass....
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2003 NAC Breda (Netherlands) (h) 
5-0 (2-0)
UEFA Cup First Round 1st Leg
Bellamy(31,37), Bramble(59), Shearer(77), Ambrose(89)
36,007
A phenomenal 3,500 NAC fans travelled and their black & yellow colours appeared in bars across Tyneside in something of a friendly invasion.

Half time hero was Brian Kilcline, clad in a pair of black & white tartan trousers and sporting a wild hair and wizard's beard combo. He received a fine reception, although it's possible some fans in Level 7 thought it was actually Billy Connolly...
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2005 Manchester City (h) 1-0 (1-0)
Premiership
P7, 8pts, 11th/20
Owen(18)
52,280
Michael Owen's first home Toon goal ended a seven game winless streak at SJP.

United's record signing beat England colleague David James as we made it two wins in a row and sat in mid-table, with eight points from seven games.
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2006 Everton (h)
1-1 (1-1)
Premiership
P6, 7pts, 12th/20
Ameobi(14)
Cahill(41)
50,107
Titus Bramble and Tony Hibbert were given their marching orders at SJP but neither side could convert one of the numerous chances to claim all three points.

Shola Ameobi gave United an early lead, but within ten minutes had limped off with an ankle problem. A later scan showed that no serious damage had been incurred. 
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2008 Tottenham Hotspur (h) 1-2 (0-0)
Carling Cup 3rd Round
Owen(90)
Pavlyuchenko(62), O'Hara(66)
20,577
A fourth successive United loss and a rare success for visiting boss, Juande Ramos.

Off the field, speculation about two former Spurs favourites was rife: claims that Terry Venables would assist caretaker boss Chris Hughton and that Paul Gascoigne had died. Both parties concerned denied the rumours....
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2009 Aston Villa confirmed that their unwanted striker Marlon Harewood had completed a three month loan move to SJP. 

Chris Hughton told reporters that he was:

"Delighted to have him on board, he brings with him both physical presence and experience, which is what we're looking for at the moment. 

"Hopefully he will give us more options, which we need with Shola Ameobi still injured for the foreseeable future."

2011 Just hours before they inflicted a league defeat on Blackburn Rovers, United were paired with them in the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup - our third successive away draw.

2011 Blackburn Rovers (h) 3-1 (2-1)
Premier League
P6, 12pts, 4th/20
Ba(27,30,54)
Hoillett(37)
46,236
At the sixth time of asking, Demba Ba opened his account with a treble as Rovers' run of five successive wins on Tyneside was thankfully ended.

Future Magpie defender Grant Hanley was an unused substitute for Steve Kean's side.
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2014 Crystal Palace (a)
3-2aet 2-2 (1-1)
Capital One Cup 3rd Round
Riviere(36,48pen), Dummett(112)
Gayle(25pen), Kaikai(90+2)
Abeid(100-second yellow)
13,773
Paul Dummett was the unlikely hero as ten-man United won in extra-time to set up a visit to cup holders Manchester City - that draw made and announced while the tie was still in progress.

Emmanuel Riviere's first goals for the club looked to have sent Alan Pardew's side through but Sullay Kaikai grabbed a dramatic late leveller at Selhurst Park

Despite the loss of Mehdi Abeid in extra time after a second yellow card, a brave header from Dummett's won the tie.
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2016 Aston Villa (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Championship
P9, 16pts, 5th/24
og(Elphick)(28)
Tshibola(88)
32,062
Conceding a late equaliser thanks to Aleksandar Mitrovic's brainless loss of possession and goalkeeper Matz Sels losing his bearings, Newcastle dropped down to fifth in the table. 

Gifted a goal by Roberto Di Matteo's Villans, United missed numerous chances to wrap up the points, with Dwight Gayle and Mo Diame both at fault.

Cheick Tiote's first appearance of the season came after Jack Colback withdrew from the squad, amid reports that the Ivorian midfielder could leave in the coming days to join a club in the UAE.  
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2017 Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Premier League
P6, 9pts, 9th/20
Hemed(51)
30,468
United's three-game winning run came to a halt as they visited the Amex Stadium in the top flight for the very first time - Seagulls boss Chris Hughton finally beating his old side at the seventh attempt.

Pleasingly, some of the 3,000 travelling fans spotted and admonished ex- Toon boss turned TV pundit Graeme Souness as he left the ground post-match. 

Not forgiven, not forgotten.
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2023 Sheffield United (a)
8-0 (3-0)
Premier League
P6, 9pts, 8th/20
S.Longstaff(21), Burn(31), Botman(35), Wilson(56), Gordon(61), Almiron(68), Guimaraes(73), Isak(87)
30,568
Newcastle re-wrote the record books as they went goal crazy at Bramall Lane, eight different players netting as the Blades were mercilessly dispatched on their own patch by Eddie Howe's side.
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2025 Bradford City (h)
4-1 (2-0)
Carabao Cup 3rd Round
Joelinton(17,75), Osula(19,87)
Cook(79)
51,706
United began their Carabao Cup defence with a comfortable Third Round victory against the League One Bantams.

Joelinton and William Osula both scored a goal in each half, City's sole reply a memorable strike from boyhood Toon fan Andy Cook that flew past debutant goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
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