1896 Notts County (a)
1-3 (1-2)
Division Two
P3, 2pts, 13th/16 
Stott(1-1) 
Murphy(23), Langham(1-2), Bull(1-3)
6,000
Notts were unable use their home ground of Trent Bridge due to a cricket match, leading them to borrow the Town Ground of local rivals Nottingham Forest.

This lay a short distance from their future City Ground home, at the other end of Trent Bridge.  

1903 Everton (a)
1-4 (0-1)
Division One
P4, 5pts, 6th/18 
Howie(90) 
Booth(20), Hardman(0-2), Young(0-3), Settle (0-4) 
20,000
Newcastle were "completely outplayed and vanquished" according to the Athletic News.

1908 Notts County (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P5, 10pts, 1st/20 
Wilson(4) 
31,000
Ahead early on through George Wilson, the same player netted again only to see that effort ruled out for offside.

A fifth successive league win to start the season was duly recorded, aided by the visitors playing for 60 minutes with ten men after one of their number was injured. 

1910 Norwich City (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly 
Veitch(15) 
Kirkman(75pen)
13,473
Two days after a 2-1 victory at Spurs, United were in Norfolk to play a Hospital Cup Match. 

Accompanying them on their first visit to City's home, The Nest, was the FA Cup trophy that they'd won earlier that year.

Nine of the XI on duty at White Hart Lane were retained, Peter McWilliam and Jackie Rutherford standing down in favour of Jack Carr and Dave Willis.

The fixture was replayed at Gallowgate two months later, Newcastle winning 3-0.

Team: Lawrence, McCracken, Whitson, Low, Carr, Veitch, Ridley, Willis, Shepherd, Randall, Stewart.

The Captains meet at The Nest

1914 Bradford City (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P5, 5pts, 6th/20 
Douglas(5) 
15,000
United were quickly into their stride and Curtis Booth had struck the goal frame before Angus Douglas was left unmarked to shoot home for what prove to be the winning goal.

1925 Leicester City (h)
3-2 (2-0)
Division One
P6, 6pts, 12th/22 
Loughlin(12,21,74)
Bamber(52,76)
31,000
A wet day on Tyneside proved to be a memorable one for forward Jimmy Loughlin, netting a hat trick on his home debut after being promoted from the reserves.

Having played just once previously for United, one victory in their opening five fixtures saw Neil Harris dropped in favour of Loughlin.

Sadly he wouldn't maintain his form and scored just twice in ten subsequent appearances before moving on to West Ham during 1927.

1931 West Ham United (a)
1-2 (0-2)
Division One
P5, 4pts, 20th/22 
Allen(47) 
Watson(20), Ruffell(40)
28,000
Both sides were reduced to ten men during the second half, Tommy Yews of West Ham and United's David Bell withdrawn due to injury.

1936 Blackpool (a)
0-3 (0-3)
Division Two
P7, 6pts, 15th/22 
Hampson(20,25), Finan(43)
26,962
United's topsy-turvy start to the season continued to a seventh game (lost, won, lost, won, lost, won, lost) and although they had the better of the second half at Bloomfield Road, the damage had been done.

1942 Huddersfield Town (h)
0-4 (0-0)
Wartime
Boot, Wilkinson 2, Price
8,000

1953 Tottenham Hotspur (h) 1-3 (0-1)
Division One
P9, 8pts, 14th/22 
Milburn(76) 
Walters(8), Robb(80),
Baily(89)
53,056
Newcastle's ailing defence were once again in trouble, making it 17 goals conceded in five games.

Ted Ditchburn saved Jackie Milburn's penalty kick five minutes after Sonny Walters had opened the scoring for the visitors.

To complete United's misery, an ankle problem for Vic Keeble would rule him out for the next 19 league and cup games.

1956 Hearts (Scotland) (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Friendly 
Keeble(10) 
Young(38), McFadzean(57)
23,780
"Harassing night for dainty United" was the Journal headline after this bruising midweek encounter under the Gallowgate floodlights.

There was a senior debut for recent signing George Eastham, after a run of decent reserve displays and he laid on Vic Keeble's opener.

An under-strength Hearts side included several youngsters, with 17 year-old Gordon Marshall in goal against his future employers.

Team: Simpson, Keith, Batty, Keery, Stokoe, Crowe, Milburn, Eastham, Keeble, Hannah, Punton.

1959 Burnley (h)
1-3 (1-1)
Division One
P9, 6pts, 21st/22 
Tait(26) 
McIlroy(32),
Connelly(48,85)
38,576
Another poor home showing saw Newcastle redouble their efforts to land Third Lanark's Dave Hilley.

Manager Charlie Mitten called it "a hopeless situation...carrying too much dead wood. You cannot win a Classic race with so many selling-platers."

He also voiced his distaste of the influence of club directors on team selection, commenting: "against my better judgement team switches have been made which I know to be useless."

1962 Derby County (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P10, 11pts, 8th/22 
Fell(6) 
14,901
Following a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Grimsby the previous Saturday, Newcastle pulled off another single goal success at the Baseball Ground the following Wednesday.

Ex-Magpie forward Bill Curry led the line for the Rams and one first half shoulder charge left visiting goalkeeper Dave Hollins and the ball in the net. It wasn't given.

1964 Cardiff City (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P8, 12pts, 1st/22 
Cummings(66) 
Allchurch(25)
12,016 
Gallowgate old boy Ivor Allchurch headed the Bluebirds into a half time lead only for Bobby Cummings to level and send United top of the table.

Former Newcastle Captain Jimmy Scoular was in his first full season charge at Ninian Park and was to remain there until 1973.

1966 Linfield (h)
7-2 (4-0)
Friendly 
McGarry(1,22pen), Robson(24,57), Suddick(25), Burton(75), Guthrie(82) 
Hamilton(65), Scott(83) 
4,224 
Gallowgate hosted a friendly match staged as part of Ulster Week on Tyneside - a government initiative aimed at boosting the profile of the province.

Despite conceding seven times, visiting goalkeeper Iam McFaul made a positive impression on United officials and was invited back to Tyneside for a trial.

He'd been in a similar situation five years earlier, but was rejected by the Magpies as a 12 year-old.

Team: Marshall, D.Craig, Guthrie, Burton, Moncur, Iley, Robson, Noble, McGarry, Suddick, Knox.

1970 West Ham United (a) 2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P9, 10pts, 8th/22 
Robson(41,53) 
25,841
Newcastle's third successive away win in the league put the squad in good heart for the Fairs Cup tie away to Inter Milan the following Wednesday.

Future Hammer Pop Robson ended a barren period in front of goal, getting off the mark for the season at the tenth time of asking.

1973 Morton (Scotland) (a) 2-1 (1-1)
Texaco Cup 1st Round 1st leg 
Tudor(23), Smith(53)
Laughton(35) 
4,326
Newcastle began their Texaco Cup campaign with victory at Capplielow against a Morton side including Denis Laughton. 

The defensive midfielder scored against United and although registered an own goal in the return game, he'd done enough to secure a transfer to United soon after.

1981 Norwich City (a)
1-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P4, 3pts, 19th/22 
Waddle(11)
Watson(17), Jack(82)
14,384 
Waddle opened the scoring with Newcastle's 5000th league goal which was also our first away goal for 903 minutes. Mick McGuire missed a penalty for City - hitting the post - but we still lost.

1989 Reading (a)
1-3 (0-1)
League Cup 2nd Round 
1st Leg
Gallacher(67) 
Senior(43,85), Taylor(79)
7,960
Second tier United endured a miserable night at Elm Park against the Third Division Royals, Trevor Senior heading in the opener from ex-Magpie Lee Payne's corner.

However the two goal deficit was turned round in the second leg.
Youtube footage is online here

1992 Bristol City (h)
5-0 (2-0)
Division One
P7, 21pts, 1st/24 
O'Brien(40), Peacock(45pen,68pen), Carr(64), Brock(86) 
29,465
The promotion bandwagon was now in full swing, with a seventh successive league win for Kevin Keegan's side. 
Youtube footage is online here

1995 Bristol City (a)
5-0 (3-0)
League Cup 2nd Round
1st Leg 
Peacock(8), Sellars(22), Ferdinand(30), Gillespie(46), Lee(85) 
15,952 
Scott Sellars scored on his return to first team duty after an eleven month absence through injury. Bristol-born defender Darren Peacock meanwhile set United on their way with an early goal at Ashton Gate.
Youtube footage is online here

1998 Coventry City (a)
5-1 (3-0)
Premiership
P6, 8pts, 9th/20 
Dabizas(14), Shearer(42,90), Speed(43), Glass(58)
Whelan(4)
22,656
Just weeks after the arrival of Ruud Gullit, Newcastle racked up a third win in seven days - Southampton thumped 4-0 and Partizan Belgrade 2-1, both at SJP.

Ruud had seemingly come in and waved his magic wand, even if he was still unable to stimulate the moribund Stephane Guivarc'h.
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1999 Sheffield Wednesday (h) 8-0 (4-0)
Premiership
P8, 4pts, 19th/20
Hughes(11), Shearer (30,33pen,42,81,84pen) Dyer(46), Speed(78) 
36,619
Fairytale stuff as Bobby Robson's first home game in charge saw his side win in the Premier League at the eighth attempt.

Aaron Hughes got things underway with his first goal for the club, having persuaded Bobby that he was up to the task of replacing the suspended Nicos Dabizas - and a loan deal for veteran defender Colin Hendry wasn't needed.

Enter Alan Shearer, who equalled Andy Cole's Premiership scoring record (for Manchester United against Ipswich Town) and proceeded to complete a 12 minute hat trick at the Gallowgate End.  

What unused Owls substitute 'keeper made of it all wasn't recorded - but Pavel Srnicek was probably trying not to celebrate...
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Shearer and Pressman: one hand, 
celebration - two hands, frustration

2001 Gary Caldwell and Richard Offiong gave the Reserves a 2-1 win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside. Joseph Job had equalised for 'Boro before Offy's late winner.
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2004 Southampton (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Premiership
P6, 8pts, 8th/20
og(Prutton)(45), Carr(57)
Svensson(53)
30,709
Stephen Carr's 30-yarder gave a generation of Toon fans a new experience - a league victory away at Southampton.

More than 32 years had passed since Supermac and Stewy Barrowclough scored in a 2-1 win at The Dell before this success. 

The victory was United's first anywhere on their Premiership travels since October 2003 - ending a winless run of 16 games. 

Saints old boy Alan Shearer gave us the lead - although the Premier League misers credited it as a David Prutton own goal.
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2005 A first half goal from Manchester City striker Ishmael Miller was enough to beat Newcastle Reserves at the Sport City Stadium, as the home side maintained their unbeaten start to the season.
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2006 The infamous BBC Panorama investigation into alleged corruption in the Premiership was screened.

Newcastle Assistant Manager Kevin Bond featured but taking a starring role were Sam Allardyce and his son Craig.

2009 Plymouth Argyle (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Championship
P8, 19pts, 2nd/24
S.Taylor(6), Nolan(61),
Carroll(84)
Duguid(50)
42,898
Despite the Pilgrims becoming the first side to score at SJP in the Championship, United recovered to claim their fourth successive home league win - following their first loss of season at Blackpool the previous midweek.

After losing Shola Ameobi to injury after the previous home game, Chris Hughton then saw Danny Simpson limp off this time round.
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2015 Watford (h)
1-2 (0-2)
Premier League
P6, 2pts, 19th/20
Janmaat(62)
Ighalo(10,28)
47,806
This disastrous defeat by the newly-promoted Hornets extended Steve McClaren's winless Premier League start to six games.

Odion Ighalo twice waltzed through our defence to score and although Daryl Janmaat netted a first league goal in almost eight hours, the Hornets won at SJP for the first time in 14 visits. 

A master of understatement, the manager commented, "No-one said this job was going to be easy".
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2016 A brace from Sean Longstaff gave United reserves a second away win of the season, beating Brighton 2-1 at their adopted home of Crawley Town's Broadfield Stadium.
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2019 The FA confirmed that former Magpie player and coach, Peter Beardsley had been found guilty of three counts of using racist language to players while in charge of United's U23 side.

Beardsley was banned from football-related activity for 32 weeks and ordered to complete a face-to-face education course.

2023 There was a harsh introduction to the UEFA Youth League for United U19s against AC Milan, conceding three goals in 11 minutes and ultimately losing 0-4.

The game took place in Milan hours before Newcastle's Champions League opener in the San Siro against AC Milan.

2023 AC Milan (Italy) (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Champions League
65,695
United's first Champions League fixture since 2003 saw them keep the hosts at bay in the San Siro and almost steal the points in the final seconds when Sean Longstaff's shot was tipped over.

Playing only his fifth game for the Magpies, boyhood AC Milan fan Sandro Tonali was applauded when leaving the field - within a month though, details of his betting offences would be known. 
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