1897 Newton Heath (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P10, 15pts, 3rd/16 
Wardrope(75) 
7,000 
Newcastle completed a win double over The Heathens, winning at Bank Street for the first time in what would be the sixth and final meeting of the two clubs.

Magpies debutant Jock Peddie later played for Newton Heath, in their subsequent guise of Manchester United.

The Newcastle Daily Chronicle reported a brief break in play during the first half, when

"a hole was discovered in the middle of the field, quite a foot deep and some amusement was created by the appearance of the groundsman, with a wheelbarrow and a bucket full of soil wherewithall to fill the void."

1909 Preston North End (a)
0-4 (0-1)
Division One
P14, 17pts, 5th/20 
Bannister(10,56), D.McLean(86,89)
16,000
Reigning league champions Newcastle suffered their heaviest defeat of the season to a North End side well down the table and struggling in front of goal.

Colin Veitch and George Jobey dropped out of the side that had defeated Spurs a week earlier as part of what looks to have been an unsuccessful reshuffle.

1920 Burnley (a)
1-3 (1-2)
Division One
P14, 18pts, 4th/22 
Dixon(16) 
Kelly(25), Cross(33), Boyle(48pen)
38,860
A week after recording a 2-1 win on Tyneside, an in-form Burnley side completed the double at Turf Moor - despite Newcastle taking an early lead through Stan Dixon.

What The Lancashire Evening Post described as "a valiant and scientific display" by the Clarets included two further strikes that were ruled out for offside.

1926 Bury (a)
2-3 (1-2)
Division One
P15, 18pts, 5th/22 
Gallacher(17), Hudspeth(80pen) 
Robbie(19), Stage(33), Ball(65)
20,075
United suffered only a second loss in twelve games on what was one of their least favourite away grounds - this a fifth successive failure to win at Gigg Lane.

The Magpies were aggrieved that a free kick awarded to them inside the Bury area early in the second half looked to be claimed by the home 'keeper behind his line.

1937 Blackburn Rovers (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Division Two
P15, 10pts, 19th/22 
Bowden(5) 
Mortimer(46), Butt(67)
17,468
One goal ahead at the interval, Newcastle were caught out at the beginning of the second half when Rovers rushed downfield straight from their kick off to level.

1937 At St. James' Park meanwhile, 9,000 spectators saw a Central League Representative defeated 2-3 by a London Combination XI in a friendly match.

The Central League side appeared in Newcastle home strips, with Magpie Stan Docking scoring once and creating the other "North" goal for Everton's Dixie Dean.

1943 Sunderland (h)
3-1 (2-1)
Wartime
Stubbins(16), Milburn(2-1), Taylor(68)
Spuhler(30)
24,241
A fiery derby encounter saw Albert Stubbins and visiting player Jimmy Gorman dismissed for their part in a mass brawl during the second half.

1948 Derby County (h) 3-0 (0-0) Division One P17, 24pts, 3rd/22  Hair(47), Stobbart(75), Milburn(88) 64,061 The visitors went into this game unbeaten in all 16 games that season while United had last lost back in August. Turnstile queues started forming at 4am for this eagerly anticipated encounter. The Rams defence held strong in the first half, only for George Hair to sneak through and fire home the opener. George Stobbart and Jackie Milburn then beat visiting custodian Bill Townsend.  "Tyneside is the most football-crazed place on earth and a more partisan crowd than the 64,061 fanatics who choked the St. James' Park terraces on Saturday you never saw", reported an awe-struck Derby Daily Telegraph correspondent. 1954 Charlton Athletic (h) 3-1 (1-0) Division One P17, 15pts, 15th/22  Curry(9,59), Mitchell(53pen) Hammond(68) 35,988 Only the efforts of Charlton's veteran 'keeper Sam Bartram kept the scoreline down. However, the 40 year-old Simonside native could do nothing to prevent either of Bill Curry's headers or a hotly-disputed spot kick awarded for a foul on Jackie Milburn and converted by Bobby Mitchell.

1956 Roker Park hosted a floodlit U23 wear-Tyne derby with funds going to relatives of two players from local non-league side Willington FC who had recently been killed in a road accident.

It ended 2-2 with Thewlis and Bowran on target for the Magpies; Chris Harker, Bill Punton, Albert Franks & Bill Redhead among those playing. 

1965 Blackburn Rovers (a) 2-4 (2-1)
Division One
P17, 14pts, 15th/22 
og(Harrison)(38),
Bennett(42) 
England(22,54), Darling(63), Byrom(76)
12,293 
Mike Harrison scored an own goal, but two efforts from fellow Rover Mike England helped them on to victory.

1974 Fulham (h)
3-0 (0-0)
League Cup 4th Round
Macdonald(53), Cannell(79), Cassidy(83)
23,774
What was already United's longest run in the League Cup was extended to the dizzy heights of the Quarter Finals, thanks to victory over second tier Fulham.

The Cottagers included old boy Viv Busby in their line-up, along with Bobby Moore and Alan Mullery.

1974 Terry McDermott was transferred from Newcastle to Liverpool, for a fee of £170,000.

The Kirby-born midfielder made his Reds debut just three days later, in a 0-0 draw against Everton at Goodison Park.

1979 Manchester City (h)
4-1 (2-1)
Friendly 
Macdonald(23), Withe(42), Connolly(53), McDermott(77)
Palmer(26) 
14,995 
Testimonial match for goalkeeper Willie McFaul, 13 years and one day after he made his first team debut against Liverpool.

Former team mates Malcolm Macdonald, Terry Hibbitt and Alan Kennedy returned to wear black and white while McFaul went in goal before making way for Steve Hardwick at the half time interval.

City custodian Joe Corrigan was absent; playing in a benefit game for Ipswich Town boss Bobby Robson at Portman Road.

World Cup referee Clive Thomas officiated.

Team: McFaul (Hardwick 46), Brownlie, Kennedy, McDermott, Boam, Mitchell, Shoulder, Martin, Macdonald, Withe, Hibbitt. Subs n/u: tbc (Connolly and Davies both came on).

return of the mac

1982 Leicester City (a)
2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P14, 19pts, 10th/22 
Keegan(17,75)
English(43), Lineker(57) 
15,044
Kevin Keegan's tenth and eleventh goals of the season saw United claim a point and end a run of eight losses at Filbert Street.

Hometown boy Gary Lineker got a flier from the family market stall to net his third goal against Newcastle in two seasons.

1994 With the first team not in action, SJP staged a Saturday afternoon FA Youth Cup First Round tie between the young Magpies and their Burnley counterparts. 

It finished 1-1 thanks to an equaliser from Sam Aiston, who was later released by United without making it to the first team.

2000 The Reserves won their first game of the season at the seventh attempt, coming from behind to beat Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 at Kingston Park.

On-trial defender Robert Ullathorne netted an own goal, but Lomana LuaLua's brace and a Stuart Green effort secured victory.

Facundo Bonvin was in the home side, the Argentinean midfielder later becoming an Owl.
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2002 Feyenoord (Netherlands) (a)
3-2 (1-0)
Champs League Match 6
Bellamy(45+1,90+1), Viana(49)
Bombarda(65), Lurling(71)
48,500
No matter what Newcastle managed in Rotterdam, there was surely no way an under-strength Juventus would get the result in Kiev that Sir Bobby Robson's side needed in order to complete a remarkable comeback to qualify.

But when Craig Bellamy returned from a three game ban to score on the stroke of half-time and the Italians were holding Dynamo, the impossible dream was suddenly on. 

Hugo Viana made it 2-0 but Kiev then netted through Shatskikh - a goal that seemed to dash United's hopes of qualification.

Juventus then dramatically equalised just three minutes later - through Salas - as Feyenoord got one back thanks to substitute Mariano Bombarda. 

And then Juve scored again, Zalayeta putting the Serie A side ahead on 61 minutes. We needed to hang onto to our lead but Anthony Lurling promptly levelled for Feyenoord as United threatened to capitulate.

With Juventus hanging on for their first away success in this competition in 18 attempts (since winning in Kiev four years earlier), Newcastle needed inspiration - and it came indirectly through Kieron Dyer.

He broke upfield and seemed a certain scorer, only to shoot weakly at Patrick Lodewijks.  The rebound went no further than Craig Bellamy though, who squeezed the ball between keeper and post for an incredible finish in the first minute of added time.

German referee Franz Xaver-Wack then kept the travelling Magpies in agonies for two more minutes before blowing his whistle - the party truly getting underway when confirmation of Juve's Ukrainian success came.
Youtube footage is online here

After three defeats United had sensationally qualified for the second group stage - the first team to do so in Champions League history.
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2010 Fulham (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P13, 18pts, 7th/20
44,686
Three days after losing at home to Blackburn Rovers, another frustrating home result and display saw Fulham claim a point, thanks to a stunning save from Mark Schwarzer.

Andy Carroll looked to have added to his season's tally with a fine volley early in the second half but the ex-smoggie stopper dived low to keep out his effort and also saved well from Peter Lovenkrands.
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PL highlights are online here

2014 The U21s won 2-1 against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium in a game shown live on Sky Sports - with the three points putting Newcastle top of the table.

Completing an unlikely hat trick was Ryan Taylor, who scored all three goals - the winner coming via a trademark free kick.
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2018 The U21s reached the knockout stage of the CheckaTrade Trophy after a 3-2 win at Grimsby Town's Blundell Park. 

After wins at Notts County and Doncaster Rovers, goals from Callum Roberts, Elias Sorensen and Matty Longstaff saw United maintain their 100% record.
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2020 Newcastle's second string lost 0-1 to Huddersfield Town in a behind closed doors friendly at John Smith's Stadium.

United included Hebburn Town striker Cedwyn Scott as a trialist.
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2025 Dan Burn watched from the bench as England beat Serbia 2-0 at Wembley while Sandro Tonali put in a full shift for Italy as they also won 2-0 in Moldova.