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U18s:
Youngsters taste defeat
Newcastle U18s 0 Manchester United U18s 2
Boasting a 100% record after their opening four games, Newcastle's
U18 side were deservedly beaten at Little Benton after conceding a
goal in each half.
The Red Devils came close to taking a 25th minute lead when Edson
DeJonge-Seiros met Emmanuel Ziro's right wing cross but directed his
header at 'keeper George Mair.
The 16 year-old forward wasn't to be denied for long however, firing
in nine minutes before the interval after Jariyah Shah and Jaume
Camacho combined.
The visitors coped better than the young Magpies with a swirling
wind and sealed victory in the 90th minute when substitute Noah
Ajayi ended a solo run into the box by slotting the ball beyond Mair.
Despite netting 16 times in their opening four games, the hosts
failed to create a scoring chance of note - Mair's long punt
downfield in the second half the only time that visiting 'keeper
Charlie Hardy's clean sheet was threatened.
Defeat for Newcastle coupled with a 4-1 win for Manchester City over
the mackems saw the Citizens replace the Magpies at the top of the
North Group.
Team: Mair, Koussou (Afumuzor 74), Moran, Morgan,
Healy-Matthews, Old, Gilligan, Seldon, Robinson, Skelton, Benjamin (Bownes
46 [Callaghan 79]).
Subs n/u: Holland, Patterson.
Booked: Robinson.
There was an U18 bow for Thomas Bownes, who was
introduced as a half time substitute but was himself then replaced
with what looked like a minor injury.
Book giveaway:
Prediction competition
Thanks to everyone who has purchased copies of
"Howay The Lads - a people's
history of Newcastle United"
signed by
author Dan Jackson.
These can be ordered via paypal online
here for the cover
price of £25 including UK delivery.
Dan's interview by BBC Radio Newcastle on Thursday is online
here (from 1:34:00).
We have copies of "Howay The
Lads.." in a competition and to stand a chance of winning, email
your score prediction for Monday's trip to Leeds to
[email protected]
with the subject of Dan by Noon on Monday, September 14th.
No age limit, open to
anyone on the planet. Delivery only to UK addresses. One entry each please
per
person.
PS: As he cannot enter for obvious reasons, we asked Dan for his own
Leeds score prediction. His answer? 4-3 to Newcastle, with the extra
detail of a Lewis Hall winner....
Premier League:
Festive PL changes
Despite the fact that the Premier League are yet to confirm live TV schedules for November and the opening weeks of December,
Thursday saw them reveal the fixture programme for the Christmas and new year
period:
All four of Newcastle's PL fixtures are altered as follows:
Sat 26.12.2026 Manchester City (h) 8pm Sky
Wed 30.12.2026 Nottingham Forest (h) 7.30pm Sky
Sun 03.01.2027 Chelsea (a) 2pm Sky
Thu 07.01.2027 Manchester United (a) 8pm Sky
The scheduling of the Old Trafford visit appears to preclude the
staging of Newcastle's FA Cup Third Round tie 48 hours later, on Sat
09.01.2027.
2026/27:
Leeds United (a)
Newcastle return to Premier League
action
on Monday night when they visit
Elland Road - a venue where they are unbeaten in each of their last three
visits.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports and all
2,960 away section tickets were sold. The usual ticket transfer
window applies, between 72 hours and five hours before kick-off.
The Magpies are unbeaten in their opening five league and cup games,
emulating season starts in both 2022/23 and 2024/25. However they
haven't improved on that since the 2011/12 campaign, when they went
11 without loss.
Team: William Osula and Dan Burn remain out but Joelinton and
Ewen Jaouen may return. Amar Dedic is doubtful.
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The draw 12/5
LUFC win
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LUFC: Joe Rodon remains out.
So far this season in the Premier League, Daniel Farke's side have
won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, drawn 1-1 at home to Brentford and
repeated that latter scoreline at Brighton.
Leeds visited Chelsea in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night, racking
up a 2-0 lead before conceding six times in less than 40 minutes to
lose 3-6. First choice custodian James Trafford spent
the night on the bench.
Referee: Michael Salisbury - the Lancastrian whistler's most
recent Newcastle posting was for the epic 4-3 home win over Leeds
back in January.
VAR: John Brooks
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
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Latest PL results/fixtures:
Sat 12.09.2026:
Aston Villa 1-2 Nottingham Forest
Bournemouth 2-2 Brentford
Chelsea 2-2 Hull City
Crystal Palace 2-3 Ipswich Town
Liverpool 0-0 Fulham
Spurs 0-0 Everton
mackems 0-2 Arsenal
Sun 13.09.2026:
Coventry City v Brighton and Hove Albion (2pm) Sky
Manchester United v Manchester City (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 14.09.2026:
Leeds United v Newcastle (8pm) Sky
Stats:
NUFC @ Elland Road - PL era:
2025/26 drew 0-0
2022/23 drew 2-2 Wilson (2pens)
2021/22 won 1-0 Shelvey
2020/21 lost 2-5 Hendrick, Clark
2016/17 won 2-0 Gayle 2 (Ch)
2010/11 lost 2-3 S.Taylor, Vuckic (FR)
2003/04 drew 2-2 Shearer 2
2002/03 won 3-0 Dyer 2, Shearer
2001/02 won 4-3 Bellamy, Elliott, Shearer, Solano
2000/01 won 3-1 Solano, Acuna, Ameobi
1999/00 lost 2-3 Shearer 2
1998/99 won 1-0 Solano
1997/98 lost 1-4 Gillespie
1996/97 won 1-0 Shearer
1995/96 won 1-0 Gillespie
1994/95 drew 0-0
1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole
Update:
Hall: United we stand
Newcastle confirm that Lewis Hall has put pen to paper on
a new five
year deal keeping him at Gallowgate until 2031.
The defender turned 22 earlier this week and has been a Magpie for
just over three years, following his arrival from Chelsea on an
initial loan with a purchase obligation.
Debuting in the 8-0 win at Sheffield United, Lewis ended the season
with 22 league and cup appearances and two goals - both scored
against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
A lifelong Magpies fan whose father was born on Tyneside, Hall's
progress prompted a first senior England cap against Greece in
Athens during November 2024.
An injury sustained against Liverpool four months later ended his
second season prematurely after 34 games and meant that he watched
his colleagues win the Carabao
Cup from home while recuperating from foot surgery.
Fit again for the 2025/26 campaign, Lewis swapped previous squad
number 20 for number 3 and ended the season with 46 appearances in
all competitions and another goal scored in Manchester - this time
away at Manchester City.
Despite multiple man of the match awards for his club however,
England boss Thomas Tuchel omitted Hall when making his selection
for the World Cup Finals.
Instead of that he enjoyed a close season break, while a host of
scurrilous rumours regarding an alleged dream move to Manchester
United polluted cyberspace.
Hall follows
colleagues Lewis Miley and Harvey Barnes by signing a new long-term
contract at the club.
There's nothing to stop any of that trio leaving of course, but it
does mean that the initiative regarding the timing, terms of sale
and price shifts to the Magpies - with no release clause in Hall's
deal (tbc about the other two).
Update:
Pin-ups
On sale from Magpin
now is his latest badge, immortalising our newish manager
here
Premier League:
Brighton (a) update
Confirmation of Newcastle's November Premier League schedule should appear
soon, but it's already clear that the visit
to Brighton will change regardless of TV meddling.
The Seagulls will be in UEFA Conference League action on the preceding
Thursday, meaning that our Amex game won't remain as listed on
Saturday November 28th.
The expectation is that we'll face Albion on Sunday 29th - although
the Monday night slot is theoretically possible, a full midweek
Premier League programme then follows.
Almost inevitably, the Brighton game coincides with yet another
weekend closure of London Kings Cross and rail replacement buses
from Peterborough to Bedford*
* LNER tickets aren't yet on sale for that weekend, but it's planned
to run two services direct from Newcastle to Bedford and back as
well as to and from Peterborough.
Whether they are of any use to Toon travellers though depends on
when the Brighton game is scheduled.
There's also engineering work between Three Bridges and Brighton on
Sunday November 29th. Thameslink advertise bus replacements, but an
hourly direct Southern service between London and Brighton shows on
journey planners.
PS: Before Brighton comes United's PL trip to Fulham on or around
Saturday November 7th. The date and time is still to be confirmed,
but with the November international break starting after, cannot
move to Monday 9th. Kings Cross trains that weekend have no
scheduled alterations.
Loan
lads:
The borrowers
Harrison Ashby (Luton Town):
The defender missed Thursday's 1-2 loss at Stevenage in League One
due to injury.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
A clean sheet for the goalkeeper in La Liga on Friday night, as
Seville beat Valencia 1-0 at home.
Rory Finneran (Notts County):
Rory played the full game for County as they lost 0-1 at home to
Bradford City in League One on Saturday.
Anthony Munda (Swindon Town):
Anthony started the game at York City in League Two on Saturday.
They were trailing 0-3 when he was substituted in the 77th minute
with the Minstermen adding a fourth.
Alex Murphy (Kaiserslautern):
Alex started in his side's 0-3 defeat at FC Magdeburg in Bundesliga 2
on Saturday. He was subbed just after the hour when all the goals
had already been scored.
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz):
Antonio was on the bench for the home game against UD Las Palmas
in Segunda Division on Saturday. He joined the action in the 58th
minute and two minutes later Las Palmas scored the only goal of the
game.
Ousmane Diabate (Genclerbirligi):
Kasımpasa (h) Turkish Super Lig, Sunday.
Nick Woltemade (Juventus):
Sassuolo (a) Serie A, Sunday.
Sean Neave (Wolves):
Sheffield United (a) Championship, Sunday.
Leo Shahar (Arouca):
Santa Clara (h) Primeira Liga, Sunday.
Carabao Cup:
Willock the Lion tamer
Millwall
0 Newcastle 1
Match report
Newcastle will learn their Fourth Round opponents on Wednesday,
when the draw is staged following the Manchester United versus
Brighton tie.
Ties are scheduled for w/c Monday October 26th* between our PL trip
to Crystal Palace on Sunday October 25th and the PL visit of Everton
to SJP on Monday November 2nd.
* There are no potential European clashes for this round, meaning
all ties should be played during this one week.
Carabao Cup Third Round results/fixtures:
(all ties on Sky)
Tue 08.09.2026:
Bournemouth 4-0 Lincoln City
Crystal Palace 3-0 Boro
Leyton Orient 1-3 Bradford City
mackems 1-0 Hull City
Millwall 0-1 Newcastle
Wed 09.09.2026:
Chelsea 6-3 Leeds United
Tue 15.09.2026:
Peterborough United v Barnsley (7.45pm)
West Ham v Fulham (7.45pm)
Ipswich Town v Arsenal (8pm)
Liverpool v Spurs (8pm) ITV
Reading v Brentford (8pm)
Wed 16.09.2026:
Everton v Wolves (7.45pm)
Fleetwood Town v Sheffield United (7.45pm)
Coventry City v Aston Villa (8pm)
Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion (8pm)
Thu 17.09.2026:
Manchester City v Norwich City (7.30pm)
U21s:
Wood
outwit stiffs
Boreham Wood
2 Newcastle U21s 1
Match action
Match report
Unlikely lads:
Old boys on the move
Former Magpies recently changing clubs include:
Nicky Deverdics now Whickham Manager
Shane Ferguson now Blyth Town
Cathal Heffernan now Cambridge United
Garang Kuol now Jablonec (loan)
Rosaire Longelo now Notts County
Kevin Mbabu now Sampdoria
John Ruddy now Wolves
James Tavernier now Maccabi Tel Aviv
Charlie Wiggett
now Walton & Hersham
Gini Wijnaldum now Al Ittihad
Update:
One in, one out
It's reported that ex-Magpie Paul Dummett has returned to the
club in a development squad loan capacity, following Shola Ameobi's
move to a corporate role.
The 34 year-old exited from Gallowgate at the end of the 2023/24
season, playing on for Wigan Athletic before a brief spell at
Carlisle United ended with his retirement in 2025.
Meanwhile goalkeeping coach Adam Bartlett has left the
Magpies after the arrival of Matthias Jaissle and his staff.
Playing for Newcastle as a youngster, the 40 year-old returned to
the club as a coach in 2019, succeeding Simon Smith as head of the
goalkeeping department in 2022.
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Fixtures:
Mon
14.09.2026 Leeds United (a) @ Elland Road, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD
OUT. Allocation:
2,960.
Live on Sky Sports.
Tue
15.09.2026 U21s v York City (a) @ LNER Community Stadium, 7pm. National League
Cup.
Sat 19.09.2026
U18s v mackem U18s (a) @ Academy of plight, 11am. U18
Premier League.
Sat
19.09.2026 U21s v Leeds United (a) @ LNER Community Stadium, 12.30pm.
PL2.
Sat 19.09.2026
Hull City (h) @
SJP, 3pm, Premier League. ST fwding/resale
now.
Tue
22.09.2026 U21s v Bradford City (a) @ Valley Parade, 7.30pm. National League
Cup.
Tue
06.10.2026 U21s v Solihull Moors (a) @ Damson Park, 7pm. National League
Cup.
Fri 09.10.2026
U21s v Luton Town U21s (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm. Premier League Cup.
Sat 10.10.2026
U18s v Derby County U18s (h) @ Little Benton, 1pm. U18
Premier League Cup.
Mon 12.10.2026
Coventry City (a) @ CBS Arena, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation:
3,030.
Live on Sky Sports.
Tue
13.10.2026 U21s v Hartlepool United (a) @ Victoria Park, 7pm. National League
Cup.
Sat 17.10.2026
U18s v Burnley U18s (h) @ Little Benton, 12.30pm. U18
Premier League.
Sat 17.10.2026 Aston Villa (h) @ SJP, 5.30pm. Premier League.
Member ballot opens Mon 14.09.2026, Noon.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sun
18.10.2026 U21s v Manchester City U21s (h) @ Whitley Park, 4pm.
PL2.
Sat 24.10.2026
U18s v Boro U18s (a) @ Hurworth, 11am. U18
Premier League.
Sun 25.10.2026
Crystal Palace (a) @ Selhurst Park, 2pm. Premier League.
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Allocation:
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Live on Sky Sports.
NUFC live on TV:
Mon 14.09.2026 Leeds United (a) 8pm Sky
Mon 12.10.2026 Coventry City (a) 8pm Sky
Sat 17.10.2026 Aston Villa (h) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 25.10.2026 Crystal Palace (a) 2pm Sky
??? ??.10.2026 team tbc (?) KO tbc Sky
Mon 02.11.2026 Everton (h) 8pm Sky
(PL selections from Mon 03.11.2026
to Wed 23.12.2026 are still tbc)
Festive PL fixtures live on TV:
Sat 26.12.2026 Man City (h) 8pm Sky
Wed 30.12.2026 Forest (h) 7.30pm Sky
Sun 03.01.2027 Chelsea (a) 2pm Sky
Thu 07.01.2027 Man United (a) 8pm Sky
(PL season ends on Sun 30.05.2027)
PL live TV release dates:
Nov
w/c Mon 21.09.2026
Dec w/c Mon 19.10.2026
Jan w/c Mon 30.11.2026
Feb w/c Mon 21.12.2026
Mar w/c Mon 18.01.2027
Apr w/c Mon 22.02.2027
MW35 w/c Mon 29.03.2027
MW36 w/c Mon 05.04.2027
MW37 w/c Mon 26.04.2027
MW38 after Sun 23.05.2027
Carabao Cup:
R4:
w/c Mon 26.10.2026
QF:
w/c Mon 14.12.2026
SF1:
w/c Mon 11.01.2027
SF2:
w/c Mon 01.02.2027
F:
Sun 21.03.2027
FA Cup:
(R3 draw 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
Jan 2027 transfer window:
Fri 01.01.2027
@ Midnight to Mon 01.02.2027 @ 11pm.
EFL Trophy Northern
Group C:
Tue 15.09.2026
York City (a) 7pm
Tue 22.09.2026
Bradford City (a) 7.30pm
Tue 03.11.2026 Rotherham United (a) 7pm
National League Cup Group C:
Tue 18.08.2026 Tamworth (a) lost 3-5
Tue 08.09.2026 Boreham Wood (a) lost 1-2
Tue 06.10.2026 Solihull Moors (a) 7pm
Tue 13.10.2026 Hartlepool United (a) 7pm
U21 Premier League Cup Group D:
Fri 09.10.2026 Luton Town U21s (h) 7pm
Fri 30.10.2026 Peterborough U21s (h) 7pm
Fri 13.11.2026 Peterborough U21s (a) 7pm
Fri 20.11.2026 Notts Forest U21s (a) 7pm
Mon 23.11.2026
Notts Forest U21s (h) 7pm
Mon 07.12.2026 Luton Town U21s (a) 7pm
U18 Premier League Cup Group
G:
Tue 25.08.2026
Fulham U18s (a) drew 1-1
Sat 10.10.2026 Derby U18s (h) 1pm
Sat 07.11.2026 Spurs U18s (h) 11am
U17 Premier League Cup Group
G:
Wed 02.09.2026
Leeds U17s (a) lost 2-4
Tue 15.09.2026 mackem U17s (a) 11am
Tue 20.10.2026 Boro U17s (h) 7pm
FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat
12.12.2026. Draw date tbc.
Northumberland
Senior Cup R1:
Blyth Spartans v Newcastle Blue Star
AFC Newbiggin v Newcastle Benfield
Blyth Town v Prudhoe YC
Newcastle University v Ashington
Alnwick Town v North Shields
(to be played by Sun 11.10.2026)
Byes: Heaton Stannington, Morpeth Town, Whitley Bay.
(NUFC U21s declined to enter)
Other events @ SJP:
Thu 01.07.2027
Fontaines DC, supported by Little Simz and viagra boys.
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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Park
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U23s):
Asian Games (in Japan)
15.09.2026 Qatar (n)
22.09.2026 Saudi Arabia (n)
(Tournament runs to 03.10.2026)
International breaks 2026/27:
21.09-06.10.2026
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
International breaks 2027/28:
20.09-05.10.2027
08.11-16.11.2027
20.03-28.03.2028
"Premier League matches are not held on a Monday night ahead of
an international break or a Friday night after the break."
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On This Day in History |
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12th September |
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Born Or Died:
1927 Andy Graver born, Craghead, Durham. (1947-50)
Centre forward who had the
misfortune to be in the queue for a striking spot at SJP behind the likes of
Jackie Milburn and George Robledo.
Working as a miner, Andy turned down an approach from Coventry City in order to
join Newcastle, but was only elevated from the reserves into the first team on
one occasion - a 1-1 draw at Manchester City.
A £5,000 bid from Lincoln City in September 1950 was accepted by the Magpies
and Graver proved to be an instant hit at Sincil Bank, netting on his debut.
36 goals helped the Imps to win Division Three North, but a cartilage problem
saw him sidelined near the end of that season, also missing out on an England B
cap.
Six goals in an 11-1 demolition of Crewe and four in an 8-0 success against
Blackburn had scouts monitoring Graver and Leicester City paid £27,500 in
December 1954.
After only a year at Filbert Street Andy was back at Lincoln, but Stoke City
then signed him. Moving from the Potters to Boston United, Andy eventually
appeared for Lincoln in a third spell, finally retiring after stints at
Skegness Town and Ilkeston Town.
Living near Lincoln and coaching City's youngsters thereafter, Andy worked in
the financial sector and had an executive box
at Sincil Bank named in his honour.
He passed away in January 2014, aged 86.
1975 Carl Serrant born, Bradford.
(1998-2001)
England B international defender who arrived at SJP during a
squad overhaul undertaken by Kenny Dalglish in the summer of 1998.
Signing from Oldham Athletic at a cost of £500K, left back Carl appeared for
United in pre-season, but made his debut the game following Dalglish's hasty
departure - a 4-1 home defeat by Liverpool at SJP.
Overlooked by Ruud Gullit until an away loss at Spurs two months later, Serrant
made just two more appearances that season, giving away a vital penalty at
Everton before being hauled off at half time.
After a handful of reserve outings, Serrant was shipped out on loan to Neil
Warnock's Bury - having dropped down the SJP pecking order with the purchase of
Didier Domi.
Fifteen games for the Shakers followed, before Carl returned to SJP and again
featured in pre-season for United, retaining his place in the first XI.
In just his second game of the season though, Serrant was stretchered from the
field at a damp Dell against Southampton with a serious knee injury.
An attempted comeback in the reserves led to new Magpies boss Bobby Robson
fielding Carl as a second half substitute in the UEFA Cup away to Zurich in
October 1999.
However, that proved to be his final first team game for the club, with a mooted
loan to Sheffield United in July 2000 falling down after yet another injury
setback.
Carl eventually bowed to the inevitable and announced his retirement in May
2001, although he did later return to playing at non- league level with
Bradford Park Avenue, Droylsden and Farsley Celtic.
Working as a player's agent for a spell, he studied for a Sports Science
qualification, gaining experience as a fitness coach with Leeds United.
A trio of roles in that filed then followed for Serrant, working for Neil
Warnock at Crystal Palace, Sheffield United and QPR between 2007 and 2010.
Remaining at Loftus Road for a further six years, Carl became head of
Sports Science at Charlton Athletic in 2016.
Reunited with Warnock at Cardiff City the following year, he remained in South
Wales when the manager joined Middlesbrough.
April 2022 saw Serrant become Assistant Manager at Newport County for a six
month spell before reuniting with Warnock again, this time at Huddersfield
Town.
That ended in September 2023 after which Carl briefly worked at Dubai-based
United FC.
1980 Steven Caldwell born, Stirling, Scotland. (1997-2004)
Central defender who prospered along with younger brother Gary
under the guidance of Newcastle Academy Director Alan Irvine - although he had
started out as a midfielder (and Gary as a right winger).
Having initially favoured a move to Blackburn - managed by Kenny Dalglish and
with Irvine presiding over the youths Steve opted for United and was then
joined by them at SJP.
Junior & reserve team football was followed by a first team debut as
substitute in place of the injured Andy Griffin in a 1-0 victory at Manchester
City in September 2000.
A first senior start then saw him net in a 4-3 home win over Bradford City in
the League Cup, while that 2000/01 season ended with a maiden full Scotland cap
- against Poland.
After appearing in the following season's Intertoto Cup for United, Steve found
first team opportunities limited and moved on loan to Blackpool and later
Bradford City.
Periodic first team outings then followed, but Steve was never rated by Bobby
Robson and a further loan in 2004 saw him at Leeds.
A derisory contract offer from United saw Steve run his contract down and once
a free agent, he moved to the mackems - getting a joint (own) goalscoring
credit with Shola Ameobi in United's 3-2 SJP derby win and also playing in our
4-1 away victory.
January 2007 saw him complete a move to Burnley and he was made club captain at
Turf Moor, lifting the Championship Playoff Trophy at Wembley in May 2009 as
the Clarets made a return to the top-flight.
Burnley were relegated at the first attempt and that saw Caldwell move back
into the Premier League with Wigan Athletic, after spending some time training
with Bolton.
Steve moved to St. Andrew's in July 2011 to join up with Chris Hughton as
Birmingham tried to get back into the Premier League.
And when Hughton left and Lee Clark took over as Blues boss in 2012, Caldwell
remained as a first team regular until leaving for Toronto FC in July 2013.
After two seasons in the MLS, Steve retired in July 2015 and took up a
corporate directorship at Toronto's parent company Maple Leaf Sports and
Entertainment.
In February 2019, Caldwell was named President of Oakville Blue Devils FC of
League1 Ontario, the third division in the Canadian soccer league system.
He then became an assistant coach of the Canada men's national soccer team in
2019, returning to TV punditry in 2024.
1995 Tom Heardman born, Gosforth.
(2012-18)
Striker who made his U18 debut for
United from the bench during a 0-1 loss away to Bolton Wanderers in March 2012.
Standing 6ft 4ins tall, Tom recovered from injury to make his reserve team bow
as part of an inexperienced side beaten 0-3 at home by Reading during January
2013.
Following a handful of substitute outings in the following season, the 2014/15
campaign saw Heardman feature more regularly and he was loaned out briefly to
Gateshead, where he made a trio of appearances.
Missing the whole of the 2015/16 season due to injury, Tom was handed a new
contract in the summer of 2016 and loaned to League Two Hartlepool United.
However, he appeared only three times before returning in January, a temporary
switch to Bury in July 2017 seeing him fail to play a single game for the
Shakers.
Returning to the reserves, what proved to be Tom's last Toon game saw him hit
four goals in a 6-3 Premier League Cup victory over Swansea City that
September.
Released by United in June 2018, he hasn't resurfaced anywhere since.
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1 894
Hibernian (Scotland) (h)
1-3 (0-2)
Friendly
Campbell(1-3)
Murphy(15), Ross(40),
McGeachin(0-3)
1,500
A Wednesday teatime kickabout against the
Edinburgh-based side who at the time were in the second
tier of the Scottish game.
The Daily Chronicle reporter noted that
"loud calls were raised by the spectators to United to
play up, but they displayed a considerable amount of
apathy."
Team:
Ward, Jeffrey, Rendall, Crate, Graham, McKane, Campbell,
Willis, Smith, Wallace, Thompson.
1896 Small Heath (h)
4-3 (3-2)
Division Two
P2, 2pts, 12th/16
Lennox(10), Smellie(15,20,85)
Inglis(3-1)
Jones(3-2,3-3)
10,853
Beaten 1-3 in Birmingham
a week earlier, Newcastle gave a radically better display
despite heavy rain that turned the Gallowgate pitch into a
quagmire.
3-1 ahead and with Andy Aitken missing a penalty,
United were left a man short when centre half William
Graham broke his arm. He would never play for them again.
The visitors hit back and levelled, only for Richard
Smellie to mark his home debut by completing a hat trick, "sending
the crowd delirious with excitement" and
"waving hats, sticks and umbrellas and cheering for
several moments" according to
local press reports.
1903 Small Heath (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division One
P3, 5pts, 3rd/18
Appleyard(33), Howie(2-0) McColl(3-0pen)
Wilcox(78)
17,000
This Saturday game had a 4pm
start due to
United's third team facing St. Anthony's Northbourne in a
Northern Combination game on the Gallowgate pitch at
2.15pm.
1908 Woolwich Arsenal
(a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division One
P4, 8pts, 1st/20
Rutherford(8), Stewart(82)
Greenaway(84 )
18,000
Having won their opening trio of
games on home soil,
United maintained their 100% seasonal record with victory at the
Manor Ground.
There was an
element of good fortune to the outcome; Arsenal forced to
play the entire second half a man short after their
captain Andrew Ducat injured his ankle.
The Magpies debuted Andrew Anderson at outside left.
 1914 Chelsea (a)
3-0 (2-0)
Division One
P4, 3pts, 11th/20
Hall(10,54) Hibbert(33)
20,000
Winless after starting the season with three home
fixtures, Newcastle picked up maximum points with a second successive victory at Stamford Bridge.
1923 Bolton Wanderers
(h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P5, 9pts, 1st/22
Seymour(54)
25,000
Victory over the Trotters propelled United to the top
of the First Division table after five games.
 1925 Aston Villa (a)
2-2 (0-1)
Division One
P4, 4pts, 14th/22
og(Spiers)(55), Hudspeth(77pen)
Capewell(33), Walker(81pen)
45,000
Newcastle levelled at Villa Park when
home custodian Cyril Spiers punched Bob Clark's shot into
his own net.
Both sides then converted penalties awarded for handballs,
Villa playing a third successive 2-2 draw at home as a
consequence.
1931 Chelsea (h)
4-1 (1-0)
Division One
P4, 4pts, 16th/22
J.R.Richardson(32,48), Lang(49), Boyd(55)
Mills(87)
28,562
United saw off
the Blues with something to spare, having the luxury of
missing a 30th minute spot kick when Jack Allen shot wide.
Hughie Gallacher wasn't in the visitors line-up, left behind in
disgrace after appearing before West London
Magistrates on a drunk and disorderly charge.
1934 Blackpool (h)
4-1 (1-1)
Division Two
P5, 2pts, 19th/22
J.R.Richardson(35), Weaver(47), Lang(73),
Boyd(77)
Thomas(18)
23,404
There was a winning debut for 'keeper Tom Swinburne,
as United ended a run of four defeats since returning to
the second tier.
1936 Tottenham Hotspur
(h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P5, 4pts, 13th/22
Morrison(60)
28,314
A third successive win on Tyneside for the Cockerels
came when prolific forward Johnny Morrison seized on Bobby
Ancell's mis-kick to shoot past Bill McPhillips.
Spurs then "concentrated on defence and the backs
had a warm time" in the view of the Sunday
Mirror reporter.
1942 Huddersfield Town
(a)
0-4 (0-3)
Wartime
Mortensen 2, Price 2
2,475
Second half commentary of this match from Leeds Road was
broadcast on the BBC Forces Programme.
 1945
Burnley (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Wartime
Drury(7)
27,660
Arsenal striker George Drury netted the only goal of
the game, having spent the war serving in the RAF,
allowing him to guest for a glut of clubs including
Burnley, Aberdeen, Bury, Notts County, Doncaster Rovers,
Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday.
 1951
Celtic (Scotland)(a)
3-3 (1-1)
Friendly
G.Robledo(7,67), Taylor(76)
Walsh(14), Evans(48),
og(Douglas)(80)
61,300
It ended honours
even at Celtic Park in this challenge match between the
English and Scottish FA Cup holders.
The Hoops earned a draw thanks that what was described by
contemporary newspaper reports as "the weirdest
equaliser in the history of Parkhead" when
Newcastle's Glaswegian full back John Duncan
beat future Celt Ronnie Simpson with a fierce header.
Team:
Simpson, Duncan, Corbett, Harvey, Brennan, E. Robledo,
Walker, Taylor, G. Robledo, Hannah, Mitchell.
 1953
Preston North End (a) 2-2 (0-1)
Division One
P7, 8pts, 12th/22
Milburn(59), Keeble(74)
Baxter(7pen),
Finney(88)
36,035
Bobby Cowell's foul on
ex Magpie Charlie Wayman saw Jimmy Baxter put North End
ahead from the penalty spot.
The Magpies then looked to have won it before Tom Finney
headed home to claim a point for the Deepdale hosts.
There was a debut in place of Bob Stokoe for Joe Cooper, who spent seven years at
United for his six senior appearances.
1953 Newcastle completed the signing of goalkeeper
Stewart Mitchell from Scottish Junior side Benburb.
 1959
Leicester City (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P7, 5pts, 20th/22
Bell(20,61)
24,318
Albert Cheeseborough missed a penalty for the
Foxes two minutes after Jackie Bell's opener.
1962 Derby County (h) 0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P8, 7pts, 12th/22
34,465 |
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 1973
Ipswich Town (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Division One
P6, 8pts, 6th/22
Macdonald (24,28),
og(Johnson)(66)
Johnson(76)
30,604
A header and a
close range effort from Supermac put United two up, before
David Johnson's own goal left Bobby Robson's Town side
three goals in deficit.
Johnson then netted at the right end but Newcastle
were full value for the win, with
Chairman Lord Westwood commenting "on that form we
would have beaten anyone in the world".
 1981
Cambridge United (h) 1-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P3, 3pts, 19th/22
Trewick(58)
14,666
A first goal of the season and a first victory
for United at the third attempt. |
 1987
Manchester United (a) 2-2 (2-2)
Division One
P6, 5pts, 18th/21
Mirandinha(7,28)
Olsen(8), McClair(45pen)
45,137
In the days of standing paddocks and pitchside fencing at
Old Trafford, our Brazilian magician/conman, Mirandinha
opened his goalscoring account for the Magpies.
Captured on somewhat grainy footage for posterity,
presumably the Brazilian was unaware of the significance
of his aeroplane-aping goal celebration at this venue...
Youtube
footage is online here
1988
United reserves were held to a 1-1 draw by Leicester City
at Fiilbert Street, thanks to a goal from Albert Craig.
In the Foxes line-up was trialist winger Lee Payne from Barnet.
And while City dithered, United nipped in to secure a £25K
transfer.
 1992
Portsmouth (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Division One
P6, 18pts, 1st/24
Quinn(16,74), Kelly(41)
Whittingham(82)
29,885
Six league wins out of six for United saw them move
into top spot for the first time that season - a position
that they would retain until the following May.
Mick Quinn scored twice against his old club and also had what
seemed a perfectly good effort disallowed to deny him the
match ball.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1998
Southampton (h)
4-0 (2-0)
Premiership
P5, 5pts, 13th/20
Shearer(8,37pen)
og(Marshall)(88),
Ketsbaia(90)
36,454
Who's that man on the cover? Why it's World Cup '98
winner Stephane Guivarc'h - I bet that boy can play....
Temuri Ketsbaia's last minute strike was possibly his best
goal for United.
PL highlights are online here
 2001
Brentford (h)
4-1 (aet) 1-1 (0-1)
Worthington Cup Second Round
Ameobi(59) Bellamy(108,118,120)
Owusu(18)
25,633
United struggled against the Bees, with Shola's
equaliser saving United's blushes and taking the tie to
extra time.
Craig Bellamy then finished the job, becoming the first
Newcastle player ever to appear as substitute and score a
hat-trick.
It also enabled the programme cover picture selector a moment
of self-congratulation....
NUFC.com match
report
2002 A behind-closed-doors game for the reserves
against Carlisle United at Whitley Park ended in a 3-2 win
for the Magpies. Wayne Quinn, Diego Gavilan and Jamie McClen
all netted.
2002 Ex-Magpie striker Daniel Cordone was held by
police in his native Argentina on suspicion of possessing
a firearm.
It was claimed that Cordone had threatened a bridal party
with a gun - whether the event was in fact a shotgun
wedding wasn't reported....
2004 Following a one game spell in charge of
the first team against Blackburn Rovers, caretaker boss John Carver found himself
out of a job as the Graeme Souness era got underway officially.
Also exiting were fellow coaches David Geddis
and Kenny Wharton - although the latter was
reprieved.
Preparing for new roles the following day were Dean
Saunders, Alan Murray and Phil Boersma, while reserve team
boss Tommy Craig and goalkeeping coach Simon Smith stayed on initially, but left a week later.
2007 Newcastle's
Michael Owen scored two and made one as England
beat Russia 3-0 at Wembley in a Euro qualifier. That
took him to 40 England goals in 85 games - just four
behind Jimmy Greaves.
2008 Mike Ashley and Kevin Keegan met in London to
try and resolve their differences, but within minutes of
Keegan leaving the building the LMA issued this statement:
"The League Managers Association can confirm that
talks to resolve several issues were held today between
Kevin Keegan and Mike Ashley of Newcastle United Football
Club."
“However,
the discussion failed to reach a satisfactory
conclusion.”
2009 From
Charlie Sale's column in The Mail:
The
marathon takeover saga at Newcastle took another twist
with a New York investment fund dealing direct with owner
Mike Ashley in an attempt to fast-track the sale of the
club.
It has been claimed
their negotiations had reached the stage of a sale and
purchase agreement with the Americans, having satisfied
Ashley they have the necessary £100million funding to
complete the deal.
But the situation -
as ever during Ashley’s regime - is by no means clear
as the Americans, represented by Manchester law firm Halliwells, are bypassing the official selling agents
Seymour Pierce and conducting their business with
Ashley’s London legal advisers Travers Smith.
The middle man in the
deal is businessman Geoff Sheard, a former commercial
director at Preston, who has kept in the background to
avoid any publicity after an attempt to buy Sheffield
Wednesday proved unsuccessful.
No more was ever heard of this "bid".
 2011
Queen's Park Rangers (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P4, 8pts, 4th/20
16,211
Alan Pardew's side extended their unbeaten start to the season to four games
in a Monday night TV encounter.
Recently departed Magpie Joey Barton debuted for the R's as
United rode their luck to take a point from a poor display.
NUFC.com
match report
PL highlights are online here
2016 Alan
Shearer unveiled a statue of himself on Barrack Road,
adjacent to St. James' Park but not on club land.
The nine foot bronze
sculpture by Tom Maley had been commissioned in 2007 by
then-NUFC Chairman Freddy Shepherd, whose family
ultimately paid the claimed £250K costs.
Rob Lee, Kevin Keegan, Terry McDermott and
Steve Harper were on hand to see "Local Hero"
unveiled, a lasting tribute to the club's all-time record goalscorer.
Explaining the raised finger celebration rather than the
palm that some expected, Al confirmed that the sculpture
captured him immediately after his final goal for the club
- against the mackems.
May 2022 then saw the statue relocated a short distance
onto club land, adjacent to the Sir Bobby Robson
sculpture.
 2020
West Ham United (a)
2-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P1, 3pts, 2nd/20
Wilson(56), Hendrick(87)
BCD
Strikes from debut duo Callum Wilson
and Jeff Hendrick earned a deserved victory in the
season-opener behind closed doors at the London
Stadium.
There was also a first outing for Jamal Lewis at left
back, with owner Mike Ashley looking on.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here
2023 A 90
minute shift at left back for Kieran Trippier, as England
beat Scotland 3-1 in a friendly at Hampden Park.
Fellow Magpie Callum Wilson appeared as a late substitute
with the scoring complete.
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1964 Coventry City (h)
1964 Preston North End Reserves beat our
second string 1-3 at Deepdale in a Central League
fixture.