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Craven Cottage
Saturday 7th November
Match report

The Never-Ending Tour

  Number of Newcastle
  games attended by
  NUFC.com in 2026/27:

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Arsenal (h) ST fwding/resale now
Brighton (a) SOLD OUT
Man United (h) ST fwding/resale now
mackems (h) Member sale Mon 16.11, 10am
Ipswich (a) Seat selections open Wed 11.11, 2pm
Brentford (a) ST applications open Mon 16.11, 2pm

Update:
Tube strike warning

The RMT have announced a series of planned 24 hour strikes on the London Underground, one of which coincides with the Brentford versus Newcastle PL game next month:

Strikes are set to begin at Noon on the following days:

Thu 26.11.2026
Thu 17.12.2026
Sat 19.12.2026
Mon 04.01.2027
Wed 06.01.2027
Wed 17.02.2027
Tue 23.02.2027
Thu 25.02.2027

Stocking fillers:
Book update


Further author-signed copies of Dan Jackson's "Howay the Lads" book are available online here for £25.

The last three copies with damaged dust jackets (books are fine) are on sale for £10. Email [email protected] for info.

Update:
Derby bus bubble


Statement from SAFC on Tuesday, seeming to confirm that attempts by fan groups from both sides to reverse the original decision were unsuccessful:

Following a decision by Newcastle Safety Advisory Group (SAG) and Northumbria Police, a 'bubble' coach operation will be implemented for Sunderland AFC supporters attending the Premier League fixture against Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Sunday 6 December.

Sunderland ticket holders will be required to travel to and from the fixture via official coaches, departing from and returning to the Stadium of Light.

Supporters should report from 9am on the morning of the fixture.

Match tickets will be issued to supporters upon entering the concourse areas, prior to boarding the official coaches.

Tickets will not be issued to anyone who does not travel via the official coach operation.

PS: the mackems have also confirmed that their allocation will be 2,528: unchanged from the reciprocal figure for the two derby fixtures last season.

Compo:
Magpin giveaway -
ends Wednesday

The latest releases from badge provider Magpin depicting Harvey Barnes and Amar Dedic aka The Archers are on sale now here and we have one of each to give away.

To be with a chance of winning, email your answer to the following question to
 [email protected] before 8pm on Wednesday November 11th, subject line of Magpin. 

Harvey Barnes inherited the number 11 squad number at SJP from Matt Ritchie in 2024 - which French-born player had worn the number 11 before Ritchie's arrival in 2016?

No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.

Internationals:
National service

The withdrawal of Marc Guehi from the England squad has resulted in a call-up for Newcastle defender Dan Burn.

National team call-ups:

Dan Burn, Lewis Hall (England):
Thu 12.11.2026
Croatia (h) Wembley NL
Sun 15.11.2026
Spain (a) Madrid NL

Lukas Hornicek (Czech Republic):
Thu 12.11.2026
Spain (h) Prague NL
Sun 15.11.2026
Croatia (a) Osijek NL

Bazoumana Toure (Ivory Coast):
Thu 12.11.2026 Gambia (h) Bouake ACNQ
Tue 17.11.2026 Gambia (a) Bakau ACNQ

Ousmane Diabate (Guinea):
Thu 12.11.2026
Eritrea (h) Conakry ACNQ
Tue 16.11.2026
Eritrea (a) Cairo ACNQ

Yoane Wissa (DRC):
Thu 12.11.2026 Sierra Leone (h) Kinshasa ACNQ
Tue 17.11.2026 Sierra Leone (a) El Jadida, Morocco ACNQ

Malick Thiaw (Germany):
Fri 13.11.2026
Serbia (a) Belgrade NL
Mon 16.11.2026 Netherlands (h) Berlin NL

Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece):
Fri 13.11.2026
Netherlands (a) Amsterdam NL
Mon 16.11.2026 Serbia (h) Volos NL


William Osula (Denmark):
Sat 14.11.2026 Portugal (a) Braga NL
Tue 17.11.2026 Norway (h) Copenhagen NL

Anthony Elanga (Sweden):
Sat 14.11.2026 Bosnia-Herzegovina (h) Stockholm NL
Tue 17.11.2026 Poland (a) Wroclaw NL

Amar Dedic (Bosnia & Herzegovina):
Sat 14.11.2026 Sweden (a) Stockholm NL
Tue 17.11.2026 Romania (h) Zenica NL

Aladji Bamba (France U21s):
Fri 13.11.2026
Italy U21s (h) Laval FR
Mon 16.11.2026
England U21s (a) Bristol City FR

Rory Finneran, Alex Murphy (Ireland U21s):

Fri 13.11.2026 Finland U21s (a) Tampere ECQPO
Tue 17.11.2026 Finland U21s (h) Cork ECQPO

Sean Steur (Netherlands U21s):
Fri 13.11.2026 Denmark U21s (a) Vejle ECQPO
Tue 17.11.2026 Denmark U21s (h) Almere ECQPO

Sean Neave (England U20s):
Thu 12.11.2026 Czechia (h) Mansfield EL
Mon 16.11.2026 Portugal (a) Mafra EL

Matheos Ferreria (Brazil U20s):
Fri.13.11.2026
Peru (h) Belem FR
Mon 16.11.2026 Peru (h) Belem FR


Roman Dowell, Kyran Thompson (England U18s):
Wed 11.11.2026 Netherlands (n) Valencia FR
Sat 14.11.2026 Sweden (n) Valencia FR
Mon 16.11.2026
Switzerland (n) Valencia FR

2026/27:
Defence crumbles
after Jacob's cracker


Fulham  1  Newcastle  1

Match report

U18s:
Cup hopes end


Newcastle U18s  0  Spurs U18s  2

Requiring victory in their final group stage game to advance in the Premier League Cup at the expense of Spurs, United's youngsters were trailing to the Cockerels at half time.

Visiting striker Oliver Boast did the damage at Little Benton, netting in both the 26th minute and the third minute of time added on - and that's how it finished, as the Magpies suffered their third successive league and cup defeat.


Team: Mair, Healy-Matthews (Patterson 46), Skelton, Old (Goodbrand 82), Moran, Boothe, Pinnington (Ndiweni 67), Callaghan (Gilligan 82), Hutchison, Ghanem, Mills (Yeutembip 37). Subs n/u: L.Harper, Benjamin.
 
Booked: Ghanem, Yeutembip, Patterson.

U21s
:
10-man Magpies held


Reading U21s  1  Newcastle U21s  1

Match report

Update:
Arrow, arrow, we are
the Geordie boys.....


From The Mail, Thursday:

Newcastle United star Amar Dedic was at the centre of a major police operation after he was spotted carrying a bow and arrows at a Northumberland beauty spot – with at least six patrol cars involved in the search for the £30million defender.

The Bosnia international sparked alarm when a concerned member of the public reported seeing him and a friend walking with the weapon near a reservoir in the countryside outside Newcastle.

Police dispatched marked and unmarked vehicles to the area in Harlow Hill, with some understood to have been armed response units, before Dedic and his companion were finally intercepted around seven miles away in the exclusive Darras Hall estate.

In a bizarre twist, Newcastle goalkeeper Mark Gillespie and former defender Paul Dummett arrived at the scene while police were speaking to Dedic. It is understood the pair were in the area by chance and stopped to offer assistance.

After speaking to the two men, officers were satisfied there was no threat to the public, with police subsequently stating that the equipment was believed to have been intended for recreational use.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: 'Shortly after 1.55pm on Wednesday, we received a report of two men carrying a bow and arrows while walking along a track by the reservoir on Military Road in the Harlow Hill area.

'Officers attended and subsequently stopped a vehicle in the Darras Hall area and seized a bow and arrows. At this stage, it is understood they were for recreational use and there was no threat to the public. Enquiries are ongoing.'

Much to unpack there, not least the notion that Mark Gillespie and Paul Dummett are touring the region as some sort of trouble-shooting duo. Wait for that on Netflix.

Quite what United's "bow selector" Harvey Barnes makes of this all isn't known...

Loan lads:
The borrowers

Anthony Munda (Swindon Town):
Fresh from receiving the Sport Newcastle "Wor Jackie" trophy, the midfielder was a 62nd minute arrival from the bench on Tuesday, as Town were beaten 1-2 at Plymouth Argyle in the EFL Trophy.

Aidan Harris (Hebburn Town):
Guiseley (H) FA Trophy, Saturday.

Antonio Cordero (Cadiz):
Eibar (a) Segunda Liga, Sunday.

Harrison Ashby (Luton Town):
Peterborough United (h) EFL Trophy, Tuesday.


Sean Neave (Wolves):
Charlton Athletic (h) Championship, Saturday Nov 21st.

Ousmane Diabate (Genclerbirligi):
Gazientep (h) Turkish Super Lig, Saturday Nov 21st.


Rory Finneran (Notts County):
Stevenage (h) League One, Saturday Nov 21st.

Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Real Betis (h) La Liga, Saturday Nov 21st.

Leo Shahar (Arouca):
Mafra (a) Taca de Portugal, Sat Nov 21st.


Alex Murphy (Kaiserslautern):

Dynamo Dresden (h) Bundesliga.2, Sunday Nov 22nd.

Nick Woltemade (Juventus):
Venezia (h) Serie A, Sunday Nov 22nd.

Premier League:
Arsenal (h)


The Magpies return to Premier League action on Saturday week, November 21st, when they host the Gunners.

It's a 5.30pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports.

United go in search of their 300th PL home victory in what will be their 599th game at Gallowgate in that competition.

The Magpies are also two strikes away from reaching the 1,000 goal mark in those home fixtures.

Team: Jacob Ramsey returns from suspension.

AFC: Bukayo Saka is injured and Max Dowman suspended.

Mikel Arteta's table-toppers have won nine of their first ten PL games, their sole blemish a 0-3 reverse at Brighton.

Referee: tbc

VAR:
tbc

UK TV:
Live on Sky Sports

City centre bars with live TV coverage include:

Dirty Murphy's on Grainger Street
Market Shaker in the Bigg Market

The game will be on live at WonderBar in TheGate.

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Travel:

Roads:
Barrack Road will be closed to traffic post-match between Stanhope Street and St. James' Boulevard, beginning at the final whistle or earlier and continuing up to 45 minutes after full time or when crowds disperse.

Buses: Stagecoach buses stopping on Barrack Road will be diverted and passengers required to use alternative bus stops while the post-match closure is in place. Details
here

Matchday Park & Ride services operate as follows:

X40 Soccerbus to and from the Great Park
X50 Soccerbus to and from the Metro Centre

More details online here

Metro:
No scheduled disruptions

Rail:
Scheduled disruptions are online
here

Latest PL fixtures:

Sat 21.11.2026:
Manchester City v Fulham (12.30pm) TNT
Aston Villa v mackems (3pm)
Bournemouth v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Chelsea v Leeds United (3pm)
Coventry City v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Spurs v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Newcastle United v Arsenal Sky

Sun 22.11.2026:
Hull City v Brighton and Hove Albion (2pm) Sky
Liverpool v Manchester United (4.30pm) Sky

Mon 23.11.2026:
Brentford v Everton (8pm Sky

Stats:

Dan Burn
will reach 200 games as a Magpie in all competitions if he features against the Gunners.

Joe Willock
will complete a century of Premier League starts for the Magpies if he is recalled to the side.

Arsenal @ SJP - PL era:

2025/26 Lost 1-2 Woltemade
2024/25 Won 2-0 J.Murphy, Gordon (LC)
2024/25 Won 1-0 Isak
2023/24 Won 1-0 Gordon
2022/23 Lost 0-2
2021/22 Won 2-0 og(White), Guimaraes
2020/21 Lost 0-2
2019/20 Lost 0-1
2018/19 Lost 1-2 Clark
2017/18 Won 2-1 Perez, Ritchie
2015/16 Lost 0-1
2014/15 Lost 1-2 Sissoko
2013/14 Lost 0-1
2012/13 Lost 0-1
2011/12 Drew 0-0
2010/11 Drew 4-4 Barton 2, Best, Tiote
2010/11 Lost 0-4 (LC)
2008/09 Lost 1-3 Martins
2007/08 Drew 1-1 S.Taylor
2006/07 Drew 0-0
2005/06 Won 1-0 Solano
2004/05 Lost 0-1
2003/04 Drew 0-0
2002/03 Drew 1-1 Robert
2001/02 Drew 1-1 Robert (FAC)
2001/02 Lost 0-2
2000/01 Drew 0-0
1999/00 Won 4-2 Speed 2, Shearer, Griffin
1998/99 Drew 1-1 Hamann
1997/98 Lost 0-1
1996/97 Lost 1-2 Shearer
1995/96 Won 2-0 Ginola, Ferdinand
1994/95 Won 1-0 Beardsley
1993/94 Won 2-0 Cole, Beardsley

Update:
Teenage trialists claim


From TMT FC, The Gambia:

TMT
FC is delighted to announce that two of its promising talents, Omar Marong and Alieu Saine have departed The Gambia for the United Kingdom, where they will undergo trials with top Premier League clubs.

Omar Marong, captain of The Gambia's Baby Scorpions, and Alieu Saine, joint top scorer of the team, were instrumental in the country's triumph as WAFU Zone A U17 Champions.

Various media outlets report that the 16 year-old duo - central midfielder Marong and winger Saine - are to spend time training at Newcastle's Academy.

Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Portuguese side Benfica and Spaniards Celta Vigo were all linked with Saine. 





 

 






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Tickets/Fixtures
Season 2026/27

NUFC ticketing website online here

Mags Member ballot dates online here

NUFC Box Office opening: 

0344 372 1892 line staffed:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 3pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO until KO

Milburn Stand Box Office staffed:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 3pm
Home games: Four hours from KO to HT


Box Office emails staffed:
([email protected])
Monday to Friday: 9am to 5pm

Matchdays: 10am until kick-off

2026/27 ST prices
here


ST home cup scheme Q&As here

ST home cup scheme pricing: 
CC: £22 & £28
FA
: £35 & £40


SJP seating plan online here  

PL home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10


Home ticket
transfers are possible from three weeks until one hour before KO. 

Away ticket sales dates online here

Away ticket transfers
are possible between 72 hours and five hours before KO (times may vary from game to game). A maximum of two are permitted per season; only tickets for PL fixtures can be transferred.

Deadline for away ticket refunds to NUFC is at least 72 hours before kick-off. Refund requests are only accepted by phone.

More info online here and here

ST holders have 24 hours to apply for away tickets, 24 hours for success to be determined, then 48 hours to buy.


Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a ballot, which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.

Regardless of the loyalty point level a game sells out at, to purchase a ticket you must have applied in the initial 24 hour window.

The initial purchase window is divided into two sections determined by a loyalty point division that alters for each game - those successful applicants above that point division usually get two hours head start.

Tickets not bought by successful applicants are then offered to unsuccessful applicants with a reduced loyalty points total - new applications cannot be made at this time.

Only those within the new loyalty point total are eligible to buy - even if you had more, your purchase window has already closed.  

PL away ticket prices are unchanged at £30 for the 2026/27 and 2027/28 seasons.

Metro service updates online here


Fixtures:


Fri 13.11.2026 U21s v Peterborough United U21s (a) @ Weston Homes Stadium (aka London Road), 7pm. U21 Premier League Cup. Note new venue.

Wed 18.11.2026 U21s v Nottingham Forest U21s (a) @ Loughborough University, 7pm. U21 Premier League Cup.


Sat 21.11.2026 U18s v Leeds United U18s (h) @ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier League.

Sat 21.11.2026 Arsenal (h) @ SJP, 5.30pm. Premier League. ST fwding/resale now. Live on Sky Sports.

Mon 23.11.2026 U21s v Nottingham Forest U21s (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm. U21 Premier League Cup.

Sat 28.11.2026 U18s v Manchester City U18s (a) @ MCFC Football Academy, Noon. U18 Premier League.

Sun 29.11.2026 Brighton & Hove Albion (a
) @ Amex Stadium, 2.05pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT.
Refund deadline Mon 23.11.2026, 5pm. Ticket forwarding opens Mon 23.11.2026 5pm, closes Fri 26.11.2026, 5pm. Allocation: 3,106. Live on Sky Sports.

Mon 30.11.2026 U21s v Brentford U21s (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.

Wed 02.12.2026 Manchester United (h) @ SJP, 8.15pm. Premier League. ST fwding/ resale now. Live on Sky Sports.

Sun 06.12.2026 mackems (h) @ SJP, 2pm. Premier League. Ballot winner seat selection opens Wed 11.11.2026 Noon, closes Fri 13.11.2026 Noon. ST fwding/ resale Fri 13.11.2026 4pm. Member sale Mon 16.11.2026, 10am. Members must have signed up before 19.10.2026 and have bought a ticket or entered a ballot since the start of last season. Live on Sky Sports.


Mon 07.12.2026 U21s v Luton Town U21s (a) @ Queen Elizabeth II Stadium, Enfield. 7pm. U21 Premier League Cup.

Sat 12.12.2026 U18s v Wolves U18s (h) @ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.

Sat 12.12.2026 Ipswich Town (a) @ Portman Road, 3pm. Premier League. Seat selections open Wed 11.11.2026, 2pm. Allocation: 3,000. No live UK TV.

Sun 13.12.2026 U21s v Arsenal U21s (a) @ Meadow Park, Boreham Wood, Noon. PL2.

Sat 19.12.2026 Brentford (a) @ GTech Stadium 12.30pm. Premier League. ST applications open Mon 16.11.2026, 2pm. Allocation: 1,725. Live on TNT Sports.

Sat 19.12.2026 U18s v Liverpool U18s (a) @ LFC Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.

Mon 21.12.2026 U21s v Bournemouth U21s (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.

NUFC live on TV:

Sat 21.11.2026
Arsenal (h) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 29.11.2026 Brighton (a) 2.05pm Sky

Wed 02.12.2026 Man Utd (h) 8.15pm Sky
Sun 06.12.2026 mackems (h) 2pm Sky
Sat 19.12.2026 Brentford (a) 12.30pm TNT
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:  

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

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:
Last 32 opponents awaited

U21 Premier League Cup Group D:
Fri 09.10.2026 Luton U21s (h) won 4-1
Fri 30.10.2026 Peterborough U21s won 2-0
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

FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played by Sat 12.12.2026. Draw date tbc.

U17 Premier League Cup Group G:
??? ??.??.2026 Man United U17s (?)
Wed 27.01.2027 Crystal Palace U17s (a)
??? ??.??.2027 Spurs U18s (?)

Northumberland Senior Cup QF:
Tue 10.11.2026 Whitley Bay 0-2 Blyth Town Wed 11.11.2026 North Shields v Morpeth
Tue 17.11.2026 Ashington v Ncle Benfield
Tue 24.11.2026 Blyth Sptns v Heaton St

Other events @ SJP:

Newcastle United Women:
Wed 16.12.2026 Man United (h) 7pm
Sun 24.01.2027
Southampton (h) 2pm
Sun 07.02.2027
Forest (h) 2pm
Sun 14.03.2027
Durham (h) 2pm
Sun 28.03.2027
mackems (h) 2pm
Sat 08.05.2027
Bristol City (h) Noon

Thu 03.06.2027 Sam Fender, supported by Wunderhorse.
Sat 05.06.2027
Sam Fender, supported by Wunderhorse.

Thu 01.07.2027
Fontaines DC, supported by Little Simz and viagra boys. 


Euro 2028:

Four group stage games and one last 16 tie:

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)

 

International Magpies
National Service

International breaks 2026/27:
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

PL: "Premier League matches are not held on a Monday night ahead of an international break or a Friday night after the break."
 
Coxy's Corner

Whoops, He did it Again...


What's this all about then?
Click here  
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
 

On This Day in History
10th November


Born Or Died:

1876 John Fraser born, Dumbarton, Scotland. (1899-1901)

Outside left who began his playing career with his hometown club before moving to Motherwell during 1897.

Signed by Newcastle for 70 from Notts County in the summer of 1899, Fraser made his first team bow in a 2-0 home win over Everton in September of that year.

After two seasons on Tyneside, Jack was sold to St Mirren and later appeared for both Southampton and Dundee - wining a single Scotland cap while playing for the latter.

Coaching Dundee following his playing retirement, Fraser had a later association with Chelsea as both a scout and their assistant manager. He died in 1952.

1895 Alf Hagan born, Durham.
(1919-23)

Inside right who netted on his Magpies debut during a 1-2 defeat by Manchester United at Old Trafford in December 1919.

Alf had signed for United some seven months earlier, Washington Colliery receiving the princely sum of 10. 

Leaving SJP in 1923 in favour of Cardiff City, Hagan later played for Tranmere Rovers and appeared in local league football back in the region at the end of his career.

Living on wearside, Alf's death was recorded in June 1980.

1928 Thomas Thompson born, Fencehouses, Durham. (1946-50)

Joining United in August 1946 at a cost of 25 from Lumley YMCA, inside right Tommy worked as a joiner on a building site and played his football at reserve team level. 

His senior team call-up came in a 1-1 draw against Coventry City in February 1948 and he then netted in a 2-0 success away at West Ham the following week.

Another goal then followed in his fourth outing - against Doncaster Rovers - but he lost his place in the closing weeks of the promotion season to George Stobbart.

Similar cameo roles over the next two seasons in the First Division followed and Tommy was in the United party that toured North America in May and June 1949.

Linking up with former Magpies boss George Martin at Aston Villa saw Thompson become a first team regular and his scoring form brought him selection for England against Wales in October 1951.

However, a second and final international call-up didn't come until April 1957, against Scotland (although he did also play at "B" level for England and also appear in Football League and FA representative XIs.) 

Moving on to Preston North End in 1955, Tommy (nicknamed "Topper") scored within two minutes of his debut and enjoyed great success playing alongside Tom Finney.

A later spell at Stoke City - and Stanley Matthews - then followed, before injury saw him end his career at the start of the 1964/65 season, by which time he'd moved on to play for Barrow.

Having settled in Preston while playing at Deepdale, Tommy bought an ironmongers shop and focused on that after hanging up his boots - although he did make a brief return to the PNE coaching staff at one point.  

Thompson passed away during September 2015 at the age of 86.

1946 Geoff Allen born, Walker.
(1964-70)

Scrogg Road's most famous son, cruciate knee ligament damage would wreck the promising career of left winger Geoff just as the former Magpies junior had made his breakthrough on to the European stage.

Showing great potential when appearing for England's youth side, Allen made his senior team debut for Newcastle in the final game of the 1963-64 season - a 2-0 victory over Norwich City at SJP.

His devastating display in United's first-ever Fairs Cup fixture then helped Joe Harvey's side to a 4-0 home victory over the Dutchmen of Feyenoord in September 1968.

Allen featured in the away leg in Rotterdam and then scored against Spurs at SJP in the following game, before a strong tackle from Nottingham Forest defender Peter Hindley wrecked his knee.

A comeback against Sheffield Wednesday in April 1969 lasted barely 10 minutes and Geoff was advised that he risked his future health by continuing to play top level football.

Taking the job of youth team manager at United, Geoff later scouted for the Magpies. 

A return to the Gallowgate coaching staff during the Bill McGarry era saw him look after the reserves, while Allen acted as assistant to Stuart Boam when he took over as Mansfield Town manager in 1981. 

Settling in Nottinghamshire, Geoff joined Italian crane manufacturers FASSI(UK) as a sales executive in 1995.

2021 saw Allen's teenage grandson Elliot Anderson make his senior Magpies debut.

1969 Faustino Hernan "Tino" Asprilla Hinestroza born, Tulua, Colombia.
(1996-98)

Gloves, goals, guns. From the day he walked into SJP amid a snowfall, clad in a fur coat,  nothing was ever simple in the world of Tino.

Signed in February 1996 for 7.5m from Italians Parma, the Colombian international striker was among the most talented, frustrating and entertaining players to ever wear a black and white shirt.

Kevin Keegan called him his "wild card" and that summed up his erratic on-field brilliance and colourful off-field behaviour.

Asked later about his move to United, he said of Tyneside: "I knew nothing. I d only been to London before and to Leeds because they tried to sign me. But the women were divine....I don t know how many girlfriends I had in Newcastle. At the beginning I didn t even understand what they said...." 
 
Introduced from the bench in an away game at the smoggies (after flying in to the UK and enjoying a glass of wine with his lunch as he met his new colleagues for the first time), it didn't take him long to bamboozle lumbering defender Steve Vickers out on the left wing and centre for Steve Watson to score.

Asprilla's first goals for the club were then accompanied by controversy, netting twice in a 3-3 draw at Manchester City and then tangling with Keith Curle at full time.

Accused in some quarters of upsetting the team's balance and consequently costing Newcastle the title, the following season saw him add further to his cult status - scoring twice at home to Metz before memorably uprooting the corner flag to hoist his shirt.

The 1997/98 season saw him leading the line in the absence of the injured Alan Shearer and departed Les Ferdinand. And in that role he wrote his name into club history with a Champions League hat trick at SJP against Barcelona - two headers and a penalty.

His post match comment to journalists in the mixed zone? "Three goals - not bad".

However, that proved to be a high point as Tino's relationship with manager Kenny Dalglish deteriorated and his form dipped - surgery on a stomach problem and an ongoing dislike of cold weather not helping. 

What proved to be his final appearance came in an FA Cup Third Round tie at Goodison Park in January 1998, with a deal soon struck taking him back to Parma - Dalglish later revealing the player had asked to leave. 

Later spells with various clubs in Brazil, Mexico, Colombia and Chile were interspersed with phantom moves - clubs in Russia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Scotland (Dundee) failing to agree terms with the maverick.

The most famous of all though came when a contract was agreed for him to sign for Darlington in August 2002 - aged 32. 

Tino claimed that the deal he'd been verbally offered by Darlo Chairman George Reynolds didn't match the one he was given to sign. And despite having been paraded in front of the Quakers fans and his name appearing on the squad list in the programme for a game at Kidderminster, he did a vanishing act.

Subsequently, Asprilla has led a quiet life in Colombia, if you call appearances on reality TV shows, a nude magazine photo shoot, horse riding, shark fishing, salsa dancing and more firearms offences quiet....

Returning to Tyneside for various reunions, a Tino Ale was also brewed in his honour by Byker's Brinkburn Street Brewery.

1976 Shefki Kuqi born, Vushtrri, Kosovo.
(2011)

Having sold Andy Carroll to Liverpool in early 2011 and almost instantly lost fellow forward Shola Ameobi to injury, Newcastle took free agent Kuqi on a short-term contract during February of that year.

The 34 year-old played for Derby County on loan from Swansea City earlier that season, but had been released and was without a club after the transfer window closed, bringing him to Alan Pardew's attention.  

An ethnic Albanian born in Kosovo, Shefki grew up in Finland after fleeing there along with his family in 1989 and successfully claiming asylum.

Kuqi's first taste of English football came with Stockport County in 2001 and he went on to play for Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Swansea City and Derby - with a brief excursion to German side TuS Koblenz after leaving Craven Cottage.

Debuting for Newcastle in the final moments of a 0-0 draw at Blackburn, he went on to make five more substitute appearances totaling just 25 minutes without scoring.

Two reserve starts also failed to bring a goal, Kuqi marking his debut by missing a penalty against Arsenal's second string at SJP.

Following his departure from Gallowgate, Kuqi joined third tier Oldham Athletic and soon rediscovered his goal touch, netting 16 times in 49 appearances the following season. 

He also had a spell in Scotland at Hibernian before returning to Finland in 2016 and beginning a club coaching career there.

2021 found Shefki back in the UK searching for a management role - and linked with the vacant U23 Coach position at SJP before that was filled by Elliott Dickman.

He was appointed manager of Kosovar club Feronikeli in January 2024 and then Greek second tier side Chania City FC.

Internationally, he won 63 senior caps for Finland between 1999 and 2010, scoring eight times.

1978 Kashka Walker born, Kingston, Jamaica. (1997-98)

Attacking midfielder who spent time with Newcastle's Academy after arriving from Canada, featuring for the reserves in a pre-season game at Chorley in 1997. 

After his release by United, Canadian youth international Walker had short spells with Colchester United, Stevenage and Swindon Town and also studied in Manchester. 

Returning to Canada, he played for Oshawa Flames, Toronto Lynx, Metro Lions, Hamilton Thunder and Toronto Lynx again.

1993 Death of Doug Graham, 72.
(1940-50)


 

 

What Else?

1894 Burton Wanderers (h)
3-1
(2-1)
Division Two 
McDermid(
1-0), Thompson(2-0), Smith(3-1) 
Brown(
2-1)
6,000 
Bob McDermid scored on his Newcastle debut from left back, and only repeated the feat once in his other 63 appearances.

1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h)
3-1
(1-1)
Division One 
MacFarlane(25
), Niblo(48) Peddie(75) 
Harper(
28)
16,000
There was a first outing for the season for goalkeeper Charlie Watts, recalled due to first-choice custodian Matt Kingsley being on Football League Select duty in Ireland. 

1906 Aston Villa (a)
0-0
(0-0)
Division One 
18,000

1923 Manchester City (h)
4-1
(3-0)
Division One 
Harris(12,14) Aitken(40), Cowan (75
) 
Murphy(50)
30,000
Three goals up, Newcastle played the final 15 minutes with ten men after Wilf Low limped off with a leg injury.

1928 Manchester City (a)
4-2
(3-1)
Division One 
Gallacher(4,26,30), Lang(48)
Johnson(36,90)
15,000
Ending a eight match barren run with a brace the previous week, Hughie Gallacher went one better as United won their first away game of the season.

1934 Sheffield United (a)
1-5
(0-4)
Division Two 
Smith(70) 
Barton(5), Pears(8,85), Pickering(30), Dodds(32)
18,362
The punishment could have been worse at Bramall Lane, Harold Barton placing a first half penalty wide at 0-4. 

Defeat saw the Magpies drop five places in the table down to seventeenth.

1945 Liverpool (h)
6-2
(3-0)
Wartime
Stubbins(
1-0),
Clifton(
2-0,3-0,6-?),
Wayman(
4-?), Hair(5-?)
Nieuwenhuys, Fagan(pen)
50,833
All six home goals were scored from close range.

1948 England defeated Wales at Villa Park thanks to a Tom Finney goal, with Jackie Milburn keeping his place in the side.

1951 Blackpool (a)
3-6
(1-3)
Division One 
Milburn(5), G.Robledo(50,88) 
Perry(7), Mortensen(12,81), Taylor(21), Robinson(74), Brown(87)
28,611
A lively game at Bloomfield Road saw the Tangerines end a seven game winless run against United: the most recent of which had been at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup Final the previous April.

Among the home scorers was Ernie Taylor, who had left Gallowgate a month earlier. His former team mate Jackie Milburn missed a 17th minute penalty kick.
  

1951 Meanwhile on Tyneside the same two sides met in the Central League, with 
Newcastle winning 3-2.

Bobby Corbett (penalty), Tommy Walker and George Hannah netted for the Magpies.

1954 Admira Vienna (Austria) (h)
3-1
(0-0)
Friendly 
Broadis(56), Milburn(64), Mitchell(87)
Richter(58) 
18,834
Another midweek floodlit friendly match at Gallowgate.

Team: Simpson, Cowell, Batty, Scoular, Greener, Crowe, White, Broadis, Milburn, Curry, Mitchell.


1956 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-3 (1-1)
Division One 
White(5) 
Smith(45
,60), Robb(65)
51,722
Despite taking an early lead, United extended their winless run to eight games - not helped by Jackie Milburn firing his 77th minute penalty kick wide.

1962 Luton Town (h)
3-1 
(1-0)
Division Two 
Fell(32), Thomas(51,56)
McGuffie(65) 

27,428
Victory over the Hatters at Gallowgate included another goal for Jimmy Fell - his fourth in just three games.

1973 Leicester City (a)
0-1
(0-1)
Division One 
Weller(35)
20,172 
George Hope made his first senior appearance for The Magpies, in place of the injured Malcolm Macdonald. 

1979 Cardiff City (h)
1-0
(1-0)
Division Two 
Shoulder(39) 
22,867
A fifth successive home clean sheet by goalkeeper Steve Hardwick and Alan Shoulder's flicked finish lifted United into second.

Boss Bill McGarry said, "The result was right but I was happier with the performance last week at Oldham when we lost. Yet we played worse and still won so I'm not complaining."

1982 Free agent central defender Jim Holton was confirmed to be training at Newcastle, but failed to impress and no contract offer was reportedly made.

The former Shrewsbury Town, Manchester United, mackem and Coventry City player had left Sheffield Wednesday after a year when he failed to play a senior game due to ongoing fitness issues.

Holton passed away in 1993, aged just 42.

1984 Chelsea (h)
2-1
(2-0)
Division One 
McDonald(13), Waddle(20)
Dixon(82)
24,542 
Following a quartet of draws in the League, Newcastle returned to winning ways against John Neal's side.

United's cause was aided when goalkeeper Kevin Carr saved Colin Lee's penalty kick with the score at 2-0.

Off the field, what was described in the press as "a horror attack" by Chelsea thugs after the game at Haymarket bus station left three home fans with knife wounds.

1987
Walsall striker and future Magpie David Kelly was selected by boss Jackie Charlton to make the first of his 26 full appearances  for The Republic of Ireland. 

He went on to net a hat trick as Israel were defeated 5-0 in Dublin.

1988 Newcastle attempted to raise funds for further purchases by selling midfielder Paul Stephenson to Millwall for £275,000.

1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
1-2
(1-1)
Division Two 
Clark(27) 
Steele(1), Bellamy(53)
18,721 
United recovered from being 1-0 down at Molineux almost before they had touched the ball. Mick Quinn then thought he'd equalised - only to fall victim to a harsh offside flag.

Lee Clark scored his first goal in senior football to spark wild celebrations on the away terrace, but Wolves sealed it shortly after half time with a scrambled effort. 

This was probably Scott Sloan's best game, supplying a succession of good crosses and receiving numerous kicks and elbow digs for his trouble.

Steve Watson's first team bow as a substitute in midfield made him United's youngest ever senior player at the age of 16 years, seven months and nine days.
Youtube footage is online here

2003
The Reserves hosted Boro and for the second successive season contrived to throw away a lead in the last seconds.

Goals from Jonathan Greening and Danny Graham stole a point for the visitors after a Lewis Guy brace put United 2-0 up.

And after recovering from hernia surgery, Jonathan Woodgate played 74 minutes for Newcastle on his way back to full fitness.
NUFC.com match report.

2004 Chelsea (h)
0-2
aet 0-0 (0-0)
Carling Cup 4th Round
Gudjohnsen(100),
Robben(112)

38,055

Icelandic forward Eidur Gudjohnsen confirmed his standing as the new Gus Poyet, scoring his sixth goal in as many games involving
Newcastle.

His 100th minute strike effectively ended a very tight encounter with goal attempts few and far between for either side.
NUFC.com match report

2007 mackems (a)
1-1
(0-0)
Premier League
Milner(65)
Higginbotham(52)
47,701
Newcastle's unbeaten run on wearside was extended to a dozen games, thanks a fortunate James Milner cross that eluded everyone including Craig Gordon, before sneaking in the net.
NUFC.com match report

PL highlights are online here

2009 The Newcastle United Supporters Trust launched the "Yes We Can" campaign, what they called "an ambitious bid to take back our football club."

2010 Blackburn Rovers (h)
1-2
(0-1)
Premier League

Carroll(47)
Pedersen(3), Roberts(82)
41,053

Three different covers for the 
match programme, depicting each 
one of Kevin Nolan's derby treble
 

 

Mike Ashley welcomed Sam Allardyce back to SJP with a handshake and then watched as Newcastle handed out gift-wrapped scoring opportunities in each half to their ex-boss. 

 

Despite Andy Carroll netting his seventh goal of the season to give United some hope, Rovers extended their incredible winning sequence at St. James' to five games.

NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here

2013 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-0 (1-0)
Premier League
Remy(13)
36,042
Two outstanding displays gave Newcastle a fabulous victory at White Hart Lane - ace goal poacher Loic Remy putting his side ahead and Tim Krul, pulling off a string of superb saves.

United recorded
their third away league win of the season with a tremendous team display, keeping another clean sheet with a lineup unchanged from that which had beaten Chelsea the previous weekend.

NUFC.com match report

PL highlights are online here

2017
United's second game in the Premier League International Cup ended in a narrow 1-2 loss to Liverpool U23s at the Prenton Park home of Tranmere Rovers.

Callum Roberts put United ahead before the Reds hit back and then won it.
NUFC.com match report

2018 Bournemouth (h)
2-0
(2-0)
Premier League

Rondon(7,40)
49,266

Salomon Rondon scored twice to give United back to back league wins - his first Premier League goals for the club.

Memories of previous Magpie number nines came flooding back as the big centre forward supplied his best Les Ferdinand impression. 

Supplying a Ginolaesque cross for Rondon's fine second was Kenedy; the Venezuelan coming close to a memorable hat-trick in his battering-ram performance.

NUFC.com match report

PL highlights are online here

2024 Nottingham Forest (a) 3-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P11, 18pts, 8th/20
Isak(54), Joelinton(72), Barnes(83)
Murillo(21)
30,145

Second half strikes from Alexander Isak, Joelinton and Harvey Barnes saw United rightfully convert a half time deficit into a City Ground victory.

The hosts lined up with future Magpie Anthony Elanga plus ex-SJP trio Elliot Anderson, Matz Sels and Chris Wood.

NUFC.com match report

PL highlights are online here