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Premier
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Salomon
on song!
Huddersfield
Town 0 Newcastle 1
Salomon Rondon's 55th minute
strike was enough to defeat
relegation rivals Huddersfield at
a dark, cold and wet John Smith's Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
The Venezuelan striker latched on to Javier Manquillo's
through ball after a flowing four man move that began with Martin Dubravka and
beat goalkeeper Jonas Lossl before celebrating with team mates and away fans.
Further goals could have followed; Ayoze Perez harshly given offside when
lobbing Lossl ten minutes later and substitute Matt Ritchie spurning a glorious
shooting opportunity in the closing minutes of normal time.
However the home side never looked like getting back into the game once behind
and have now scored just three goals in nine home games so far this season.
Aside from one exemplary intervention by Dubravka to tip over Philip Billing's
35 yard effort, the main danger had come from stadium floodlights that blinked twice in the first half but thankfully
they remained illuminated.
Presumably someone behind the scenes had accidentally put them
onto their yuletide flashing setting - a power surge or whatever also
resetting the stadium clock.
Appearing in their red and blue change kit for the first time in a competitive
game, the Magpies were without the suspended DeAndre Yedlin and injured
Federico Fernandez, while Matt Ritchie dropped to the bench.
Again deploying a three man central defence, United struggled to maintain
possession on a slick pitch, with Kenedy particularly wasteful in the early
stages.
Christian Atsu and Fabian Schar both proved unable to beat Lossl from
Newcastle's only two chances of the opening period while home fans grew
quieter as their side's best raids were correctly foiled by offside calls.
It always looked like one goal would settle this contest - as it had in both
meetings last
season - and after Lossl denied Atsu again on 53 minutes, Rondon made no mistake to claim his
fourth Premier League goal of the season from by far the best move of the
match.
Five minutes later Dubravka denied Chris Lowe with a worthy block, but from that
moment onwards United defended their lead without much concern to secure
their second away win of the season.
Unbeaten on the road in four games since the 2-3 loss at Old Trafford in
October, Rafa's side took points from visits to Southampton and Everton in
addition to the victories at Burnley and now Huddersfield - our best Premier
League away form since back in 2012.
It moved us back up to 14th but more importantly six points clear of the
Terriers, who remain third bottom
ahead of Southampton's fixture on Sunday.
Propping up the table after losing at home to West Ham are Fulham, our opponents
at Gallowgate on Saturday - and a prime opportunity to address our home form
that remains markedly inferior to that away from Tyneside.
Full match report to follow.
Team: Dubravka, Manquillo, Schar, Lascelles, Clark, Kenedy (Dummett
89), Diame, Ki (Hayden 72), Atsu, Perez, Rondon (Ritchie 81).
Subs n/u: Woodman, Murphy, Muto, Joselu.
Booked: Lascelles.
Goal: Rondon 55.
HTFC: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Kongolo (Sobhi 60), Hadergjonaj,
Bacuna, Hogg (Mbenza 77), Billing, Lowe (Durm 60), Pritchard, Depoitre.
Subs n/u: Hamer, Kachunga, Quaner, Stankovic.
Booked: Hogg.
Crowd: 24,036 including 2,400 joyous away fans who were still belting out a
rousing rendition of "Who's that team they call United..." well after
the final whistle.
The Toon contingent had been in festive mood earlier, their versions of "Hark
The Herald Angels Sing" and "Jingle Bells" along
with Wham's "Last Christmas" - the "someone
special" line becoming "Rafa Benitez."
Huddling up - scoring celebrations at the John Smith's
Rafa:
"It was a really important for us,
and them, so to get three points here in the way that we did, with a big
effort from every player, is always something you have to be satisfied with.
"Against a team so close to us in the table, and to get three points, it
was a good achievement. This group of players deserves credit and today they
came together and worked hard.
"The pitch was very fast with the rain and we needed to be precise with
passing the ball but they were on top of us and we didn't have the control.
"We adjusted a bit in the second half and I said that with two or three
passes we can get in behind - that's what happened.
"We gave the ball away a little bit in the first half, but in the second
half we were better organised. The idea was to exploit them on the
counter-attack and exploit the space behind them.
"(Isaac) Hayden did well because we needed some legs - we were a
little bit tired - and the second ball could help them sustain their attacks
so we needed to make sure that we could press.
"He was not playing too many games so to come here and do well - (I
am) really pleased with that.
"The main thing for strikers is to create chances for them. In this case,
he (Rondon) is working really hard for the team.
"We had to adjust the shape of the team at half-time, and we had more
control in the second half. He did a great job and finished with a great goal.
"He is doing what we expected a
striker of his experience to do – score goals and hold the ball up well,
especially away from home.
"We scored a great goal and afterwards, had another one disallowed. But
it was the only way against a team that is so strong physically and pushing
all the time.
"Be sure you defend well and, when you get the chance, try to cause them
some problems.
"It is an important win because we
were playing a team close to us. We felt the pressure, and they did too.
"It's very clear: I have said since August, we have problems and we'll be
fighting at the bottom of the table. Every time you get three points, you have
a little more confidence."
Stats:
Salomon
Rondon scored his fifth goal of the season for Newcastle - and his fourth
in the Premier League.
United's 111th away victory in the Premier League was a first-ever
top flight win here. That leaves Brighton and Watford as the two remaining
current PL sides we're yet to claim maximum points against on the road.
A second away victory in the PL
this season means that we've matched our previous worst totals across a
whole campaign, managing only a pair in 2003/04, 2008/09, 2012/13 and 2015/16.
Two wins and four draws from our opening eight away games means that
Rafa's side have collected 10 points away from SJP so far this season - one
more than they managed in the entire 2015/16 away campaign.
Terriers tests -
last 10 away games:
2018/19 won 1-0 Rondon
2017/18 lost 0-1
2016/17 won 3-1 Ritchie, Murphy, Gayle
1983/84 drew 2-2 Beardsley, Mills
1971/72 drew 0-0
1970/71 drew 1-1 Smith
1964/65 won 1-0 McGarry
1963/64 lost 0-3
1962/63 lost 1-2 Penman
1961/62 lost 1-2 White
Referee: Anthony
Taylor - a rare departure from Manchester for the much-maligned whistler.
Latest PL results/fixtures:
Sat 15.12.2018:
Manchester City 3-1 Everton
Crystal Palace 1-0 Leicester City
Huddersfield Town 0-1 Newcastle
Spurs 1-0 Burnley
Watford 3-2 Cardiff City
Wolves 2-0 Bournemouth
Fulham 0-2 West Ham
Sun 16.12.2018:
Brighton
& Hove Albion v Chelsea (1.30pm)
Southampton v Arsenal (1.30pm) Sky
Liverpool v Manchester United (4pm) Sky
Loan
lads:
Aarons
Czechs out
Rolando Aarons (Slovan Liberec)
Saturday saw Slovan play out a 0-0 draw in Prague at Bohemians 1905 in the Czech
League. Aarons was only trusted to be brought on as a 90th minute substitute
for what was the final game of his loan spell there.
Aarons played 769 minutes across thirteen games for the mid-table side
(starting nine times) but failed to score a single goal.
The Czech League now closes down until February and 23 year-old winger
Rolando will return to SJP, where he's under contract until 2021 but was
unable to claim a first team squad place this season.
Dwight Gayle (West Bromwich Albion)
The
on-loan striker completed 90 minutes as Albion collected a 2-1 win at
promotion rivals Sheffield
United in the Championship on Friday.
Henri Saivet
(Bursaspor)
It finished scoreless away to Goztepe in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday,
Henri completing 88 minutes.
Dan
Barlaser/Luke Charman
(Accrington Stanley)
An uncomfortable afternoon for Accy at Roots Hall, beaten 0-3 by Southend
United in League One on Saturday. Dan played the full game but Luke wasn't
involved in the matchday squad at all.
Josef Yarney (Morecambe)
Things were little better at Sincil Bank in League Two on Saturday, as
Morecambe lost 1-3 to Lincoln City. Josef played the full game for the
Shrimps.
Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest)
Derby County (a) Championship, Monday.
U23s:
Magpies
beaten
Southampton U23s 2 Newcastle U23s 1
United's U23 side completed their 2018 fixtures
away to Southampton
on Friday night, losing for the first time in eight league and cup outings.
New Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl was among the small crowd at Staplewood Training
Ground and watched his development side dominate the game without making a
breakthrough in the first half.
Following his return to fitness, Magpies defender Jamie Sterry was in the
starting lineup and his crucial clearance denied the hosts in the 21st
minute.
Midfielder Will
Smallbone then drilled a shot from distance off the crossbar after 23 minutes
before visiting custodian Nathan Harker blocked a low effort from
Nathan Tella at the expense of a corner.
By contrast, his opposite number Harry Lewis in the home goal had nothing to
do before half time.
The Newcastle goal survived two near escapes in quick succession, before a
close range finish from Smallbone on 54 minutes broke the
deadlock.
Having set up the opener, Jonathan Afolabi doubled Southampton's lead eight
minutes later, prodding a shot following Tella's centre from the right.
A rare excursion into the Saints box on 74 minutes ended with Sorensen feeding
the ball in the left and O'Connor upending Rosaire Longelo as he ran in.
Callum Roberts converted the resultant spot kick for his ninth league goal of
the season but that was as good as it got for Ben Dawson's side, who pushed on
in the closing stages but created virtually nothing.
Team: Harker, Sterry (Longelo 46), Gibson,
M. Longstaff, Bailey, Watts,
Allan, Sangare (Cumbreras 85), Sorensen, Roberts, Wilson (Toure 59).
Subs n/u: Huuhtanen, McEntee.
SFC: Lewis, Ramsay (Kpohomouh 90+4), Vokins, O'Connor, O'Driscoll, Klarer, Smallbone,
Hamblin, Afolabi, Slattery, Tella (Robise 79).
Subs n/u: Rose, Jankewitz, Norton.
Booked: O'Connor, Slattery, Robise.
Referee: Josh Smith.
Premier
League:
RB MOTM
Friday saw Newcastle United
manager Rafa Benitez named the PL manager of the month for November,
claiming the award for the seventh time after three consecutive wins during
that month.
Five managers have won more than Rafa's haul of seven, but none of them
are currently in post: Martin O'Neill (8), Harry Redknapp (8), David Moyes
(10), Arsene Wenger (15) and Sir Alex Ferguson (27).
The last current Magpies boss to win the award was Alan Pardew in November
2014 while Rafa's previous success was as Chelsea manager
back in April 2013.
NUFC PL MOTM winners:
Kevin Keegan: (5) Nov 1993, Aug 1994, Feb 1995, Aug 1995, Sep 1995
Bobby Robson: (6) Feb 2000, Aug 2000, Dec 2001, Feb 2002, Jan 2003, Oct
2003
Alan Pardew: (2) Nov 2013, Nov 2014
Rafa Benitez: (1) Nov 2018
SJP as it was:
SJP prints
Update: the deadline for
guaranteed delivery in time for Christmas was Friday 16th December, but orders
may still be fulfilled depending on location.
If you need prints before Christmas, please email shop@marcusreed.com
before placing an order.
Beardsley, Waddle, Gazza, the
Scoreboard, the Corner, the Benches. St. James' Park as it was in 1985, seen
through the eyes of local illustrator Marcus Reed.
This cracking print is available now in a limited edition A1 size (£65) or A2
open edition (£40) online
here
All
prints come unframed, although framed copies are available for local delivery
- details on the website.
Internationals:
Sorensen
steps up
Reserve striker Elias Sorensen has been called up to
Denmark's U21 side - his first selection at that level.
The 20 year-old has previously represented his nation at both U17 and U19
level and is in the U21 party for two friendly games in Mexico next month.
Hopefully Sorensen will still be available to face the mackems in the
Checkatrade Trophy on January 8th, with the Danish tour listed as running from
the 10th until the 20th.
The two games give Elias an opportunity to force his way into the squad for
the European Championship Finals staged in June 2019. Denmark U21s are in the
same group as Germany, Serbia and Austria for the 12 nation tournament staged
in Italy.
The in-form striker is out of contract at the end of this season and an
initial offer was rebuffed, although he's said to be happy to remain on
Tyneside.
A similar situation saw his reserve colleague Sean Longstaff put pen to paper
on a new four year deal recently, having rejected the original terms offered.
Premier
League:
Wembley or
White
Hart Lane - update
Wednesday saw Spurs confirm that they are to continue to use Wembley
Stadium for home games until at least Sunday January 13th, when they
will host Manchester United in the Premier League.
That was provisionally scheduled to be the first played at their new stadium,
but further delays in construction and commissioning of it mean that another
game will now be the inaugural one.
The next Spurs game after that is a Wednesday evening meeting with Watford on
January 30th, although a weekend game seems favourite - which means it's more
likely to be the visit of Newcastle United on or around Saturday February 2nd.
A further progress report is scheduled for the week commencing Monday January
7th.
Premier
League:
TV dates
delay
Although due to be released last Wednesday, the Premier League
have confirmed that they will delay publication of the February 2019 TV live
games until after Champions League draw next week.
Four PL teams have made it through to the last 16 of that competition and will
learn their fate this coming Monday (December 17th), with the TV alterations
confirmed at an unspecified point after that.
The Newcastle games "at
risk" this time round are:
Sat 02.02.2019 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
Sat 09.02.2019 Wolves (a)
Sat 23.02.2019 Huddersfield Town (h)
Wed 27.02.2019 Burnley (h)
Checkatrade
Trophy:
mackems (a)
details
Newcastle's U21 side will play their last 16 tie in the Checkatrade Trophy
at the stadium of plight on Tuesday January 8th 2019.
Kick-off is at 7.45pm and a result must be achieved on the night. If
the scores are level after 90 minutes then the tie will go straight to
penalties.
The tie is all ticket and Newcastle will receive an unspecified allocation of
seats. Details of how and when they go on sale are yet to be confirmed, but
tournament rules permit up to 5,000 for visitors.
Ticket prices have been confirmed however - and in what looks like an attempt
to deter fans from attending, adult admission has been set at £15 (£5
for U16s/ over-65s).
That compares unfavourably with their home tie in the last round of same
competition less than two weeks ago, when adult admission was just £3.
Tickets for their FA Cup defeat by Walsall meanwhile were
£10, tempting just over 8,200 punters.
As a top-flight side, United will field their U21s with some scope to include
over age players. It's officially a first team game
for the third-tier mackems.
Last 16 draw:
North:
Rochdale v Manchester City U21s
mackems v Newcastle U21s
Accrington Stanley v Bury
Port Vale v Shrewsbury Town
South:
Southend United v Portsmouth
Chelsea U21s v Peterborough United
Northampton Town v Bristol Rovers
Cheltenham Town v Oxford United/Spurs U21s
Takeover:
No news may
be good news....eventually
Former Chelsea and Manchester United
CEO Peter Kenyon remains in discussions to acquire the club from Mike Ashley,
using finance reportedly provided by US based Rockefeller Financial
Management.
Claims of interest from other groups are unverified while financial consultants
representing Kenyon have been on Tyneside, although there's been a clear
reluctance to use the phrase "due diligence".
The £300m asking price that has been bandied around isn't fixed in terms of a
one-off payment and a form of down payment could be acceptable, given proof of
sufficient funds.
However the chances of a successful conclusion before the end of the January
transfer window are lessening by the way, leading to further uncertainty over
what - if any - budget Rafa has to work with.
PS: Fresh claims of agreement deal for the Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almiron have
again been rubbished by the MLS
side's President, although it appears that contact is ongoing with NUFC.
Publication:
"Glory...."
last
ones
We're getting low on author-signed copies of "To the Glory of
God" by Paul Joannou, a detailed account of Newcastle United during
the First World War written by the club historian. Order
online
here
FAC3:
FA Cup
ticket sale
Season ticket holders can now buy tickets for the FA Cup Third Round home tie
against Blackburn Rovers next month.
Advance ticket prices: £10 adults, £5 concessions.
Season ticket holders in areas not on sale can now buy seats in alternative areas
along with members. Only the lower areas are on sale at this point.
The public sale begins this coming Monday.
Matchday
prices rise to £20 and £10 respectively.
Announced as a 3pm kickoff on Saturday January 5th 2019, the tie was then selected for live
overseas TV transmission and is now a 5.30pm start. Note that it isn't
shown live on UK TV.
Premier
League:
Fulham (h)
United's final home game of 2018 sees Fulham visit SJP for an old-fashioned 3pm
kickoff on Saturday.
Tickets remain on public sale.
NUFC: DeAndre Yedlin is available following suspension, but Jonjo
Shelvey remains out.
Coral matchday betting will appear here.
FFC: To
follow.
Ex-Magpie Aleksandar Mitrovic is set for a first game against his former
employers, having got through the West Ham game on Saturday without collecting
the booking that would have seen him suspended.
This will be the sixth time that boss Claudio Ranieri has occupied the away
dugout at SJP, Fulham becoming the fourth different club he's overseen:
2015/16 Newcastle 0 Leicester City
3 (PL)
2007/08 Newcastle 2 Juventus 0 (Fr)
2003/04 Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 (PL)
2002/03 Newcastle 2 Chelsea 1 (PL)
2001/02 Newcastle 1 Chelsea 2 (PL)
The Ware
Rooms on Carliol Square will have these offers on Saturday:
Pizza and a pint £7
Two Dine for a Tenner
20% discount for NUFC season ticket holders before and after the
Fulham game.
The Ware Rooms are at 17
Carliol Square NE1 6UQ - 5 minutes walk from both Monument and Manors Metro.
Stats:
Cottagers in Toon - last 10:
2016/17 lost 1-3 Murphy
2013/14 won 1-0 Ben Arfa
2012/13 won 1-0 Cisse
2011/12 won 2-1 Best 2
2010/11 drew 0-0
2008/09 lost 0-1
2007/08 won 2-0 Viduka, Owen
2006/07 lost 1-2 Parker
2005/06 drew 1-1 N'Zogbia
2004/05 lost 1-4 Bellamy
2003/04 won 3-1 O'Brien, Speed, Robert
Referee: tbc
Travel:
Metro: No scheduled disruptions this weekend.
Trains:
There's another RMT strike action on Saturday, which will reduce the
amount of Northern Rail services that operate across the region, especially
post-match.
Road:
Road closures start one hour before kick-off on:
Leazes Terrace and area around the East
Stand
Strawberry Place between the junction with Barrack Road and the Strawberry Pub/
Strawberry Lane at junction with Strawberry Place.
Closures will remain in place until
approximately 30 minutes after the end of the match.
Road closures start about one hour after
the start of the match on:
Strawberry Place at junction with Leazes
Park Road
Leazes Park Road from Percy Street and Strawberry Place junctions
Terrace Place
Closures will remain in place until
approximately 30 minutes after the end of the match.
Dedicated match buses run from Metro Centre (X50) and Gosforth Great Park
(Q3) More
details here
Parking:
Northumbria University offer weekend car parking to the public for £4 all day
(or £1 per hour). 500 spaces are available at Lipman and City
Campus East: book online here
or turn up to pay & display.
UK
TV: None
Overseas TV: to follow
UK Radio: tbc (if any)
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Upcoming PL fixtures:
Fri 21.12.2018:
Wolves v Liverpool (8pm) Sky
Sat 22.12.2018:
Arsenal v Burnley (12.30pm) Sky
Bournemouth v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Chelsea v Leicester City (3pm)
Huddersfield Town v Southampton (3pm)
Manchester City v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)
West Ham v Watford (3pm)
Cardiff City v Manchester United (5.30pm) BT
Sun 23.12.2018:
Everton v
Spurs (4pm) Sky
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The SJP Box Office is in the Milburn Stand, just up from the Bobby Robson Statue.
Paid-for matchday ticket collections take place from the windows at the
back of the Gallowgate End Stand, above NINE Bar.
SJP Box Office phone: 0344
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Milburn Stand Box Office opening:
Mon-Fri: 10am-5pm
Sat: 9am-4pm
Sun: Closed
Matchdays: 9am-Half-time
On the opening day of ticket sales, they begin at 10am.
If advance notice of a points reduction for away tickets has been given,
that will also happen then.
Away tickets are sold only to season ticket holders and members*. All ST
holders are automatically members (a non-negotiable fee is added
annually by NUFC to each ST).
The three-season Premier League £30 away ticket price cap scheme
concludes at the end of the 2018/19 season.
Heading to the Toon?
City guide
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NE guide
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Sat 22.12.2018 Fulham (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. Public sale now.
Wed 26.12.2018 Liverpool (a)
@ Anfield, 3pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT.
Sat 29.12.2018 Watford (a)
@ Vicarage Road, 3pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT.
Allocation: tbc.
Wed 02.01.2019 Manchester United (h)
@ SJP, 8pm. Premier League. ST holder/ member sale
now. Live
on Sky Sports.
Sat 05.01.2019
U18s
v West Bromwich Albion (a) @ WBA Academy, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 05.01.2019 Blackburn Rovers (h)
@ SJP, 5.30pm. FA Cup Third Round. (Lower bowl
only open), ST holder & member sale now, public sale 10am on Mon 17.12.2018. £10 adults, £5
concessions (NB: prices rise to £20 adults and £10 concessions on
matchday).
(No metro service all day on 05.01.2019 between Tynemouth & St.
James').
Tue 08.01.2019
U21s
v mackems (a) @ stadium of plight, 7.45pm. Checkatrade Trophy. Ticket
details awaited.
Sat 12.01.2019
U18s
v Manchester City (h) @ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 12.01.2019 Chelsea (a)
@ Stamford Bridge, 5.30pm. Premier League. ST
holder sale now, 0 points. £30 adults, £23.50 U20s/students. Allocation:
tbc. Live
on BT Sport.
Mon 14.01.2019
U23s
v West Bromwich Albion (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm. Premier League 2.
Sat 19.01.2019
U18s
v mackems (h) @ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 19.01.2019 Cardiff City (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. ST holder/ member sale
now. Public sale Tue 18.12.2018 (online), Thu 27.12.2018
(in person/by phone).
Tue 22.01.2019
U23s
v Notts County (a) @ New Manor Ground, Ilkeston, 2pm. Premier League Cup.
Tue 29.01.2019 Manchester City (h)
@ SJP, 8pm. Premier League. ST holder/ member sale
from Thu 20.12.2018, Public sale Fri 28.12.2018 (online), Mon 07.01.2019
(in person/by phone). Live
on BT Sport.
Live TV confirmation dates:
NB:
these are all "approximate dates"
imminent February 2019
Fri 25.01.2019 March 2019
Fri 22.02.2019 April 2019
Fri 05.04.2019 May 2019
NUFC Live on TV:
Wed 02.01.2019 Man United (h) 8pm Sky
Sat 12.01.2019 Chelsea (a) 5.30pm BT
Tue 29.01.2019 Man City (h) 8pm BT
(TV picks up to 30.01.2019 announced)
FA Cup:
United enter in Round 3.
R3 Sat 05.01.2019 Blackburn Rovers (h)
R4 Sat 26.01.2019
R5 Sat 16.02.2019
R6 Sat 16.03.2019
SF Sat 06.04.2019
F Sat 18.05.2019
Checkatrade Trophy:
United are fielding an U21 side:
Last 16:
Tue 08.01.2019 mackems (a) 7.45pm
U23 Premier League Cup:
United enter in the First Round in Group H:
Thu 04.10.2018 Notts County (h) won 2-1
Fri 09.11.2018 Southampton (a) drew 1-1
Fri 30.11.2018 Leeds United (h) won 2-0
Tue 22.01.2019 Notts County (a) 2pm
Fri 08.02.2019 Southampton (h) 7pm
Mon 25.02.2019 Leeds United (a) 7pm
Northumberland Senior Cup:
United enter at the Quarter Final stage:
Quarter Final:
Wed 23.01.2019 Heaton Stan v Morpeth
Wed 23.01.2019 Benfield v North Shields
Wed 23.01.2019 WA Celtic v Bedlington
Tue 05.02.2019 NUFC v Blyth Spartans
Gateshead
FC have reduced admission prices for NUFC ST holders attending their
National League home games to £10 adults.
Next three GFC home league games:
Wed 26.12.2018
Hartlepool United 3pm
Sat 29.12.2018 FC
Halifax Town 3pm
Sat 05.01.2019
Maidenhead United 3pm
Other events @ SJP:
Rugby Union:
Sat 23.03.2019 Newcastle Falcons v Sale
Fri 10.05.2019 Champions
Cup
Final
Sat 11.05.2019
Challenge
Cup Final
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2018/19 international breaks:
Mon-Tue 18-26.03.2019
05.01.2019-01.02.2019 Asian Cup Finals
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Born Or Died:
1880 William Agnew born, New Cumnock, Scotland. (1902-04)
Defender who featured also for our wearside and teesside rivals, sandwiched
by a return to his native Kilmarnock during which he was capped three times at
international level.
Agnew later played for Falkirk and East Stirlingshire and had a stint on the
staff at Third Lanark. He died in 1936.
 1907 George Nevin born, Lintz Colliery, Durham.
(1928-30)
Left back who signed for Newcastle United in 1925 but failed to break into
the first team and returned to local football.
A second stint at Gallowgate from 1928 proved to be more successful and he
managed half a dozen outings before moving on to Sheffield Wednesday in 1930.
Again though Nevin struggled to hold down a place and he joined Manchester
United, only to later return to Hillsborough.
Finally getting a run of games for Burnley, George joined Lincoln City in 1937
and was on the books of Rochdale when league football was suspended early in
the 1939/40 season due to the onset of WW2.
After retiring from football, Nevin settled in the Sheffield area, passing away
in 1973.
 1929 Ivor Allchurch MBE born, Swansea.
(1958-62)
 Our
record signing when joining for £28,000 from Swansea Town in October
1958,
Ivor was a crowd favourite in the four seasons he played at SJP - even if
United suffered the agony of relegation in 1961.
Appearing in the 1958 World Cup Finals for Wales prior to his arrival at
Gallowgate, his 68 caps was a record haul
at the time and led to his nickname of "The Golden Boy of Welsh
football".
United succeeded where Wolves had failed with a £28,000 bid and Ivor's
debut came in a 3-1 home victory over Leicester City in October 1958, scoring
twice.
Although well regarded by Newcastle fans, Allchurch played for the club during
a low point in their history and relegation came at the end of the 1960/61
season.
Leaving United for
Cardiff City in August 1962, Ivor was awarded the MBE four years later, by which
time he'd returned to play for his hometown club once again.
Moving on to Worcester City in 1968, Ivor also played for Bishoptown, Haverford West and Pontardawe
Athletic and was still turning out on his
50th birthday.
Ivor passed away in 1997 and a statue in his honour was unveiled outside Swansea City's Liberty Stadium in
2005 - with a contribution to the costs of construction forthcoming from
Newcastle United.
1944 John Markie born, Bo'ness, Scotland.
(1962-64)
Right half who signed for Newcastle at the age of 15, having appeared for
Scotland Schoolboys.
John was part of United's 1962 FA Youth Cup winning squad but made
only two first team starts, both during the 1963-64 season and both
ending in defeats.
Following the arrival of Stan Anderson, Markie left on a free transfer, signing
for Falkirk, serving the Bairns for over a decade and setting
their appearance record.
A switch to Clyde in 1976 was followed by a brief spell at Stenhousemuir that
was curtailed by a leg injury sustained while playing against Queens Park at
Hampden.
Following that Markie joined the Dundee coaching staff and coached various junior football sides in Tayside, later
scouting for Arbroath.
Away from football, John worked in the petro -chemicals industry at Grangemouth.
 1962 Andy Thomas born,
Eynesham, Oxfordshire. (1986-88)
Midfielder signed from Oxford United after impressed in games against
us - notably a League Cup tie at The Manor Ground in October 1985 when
he netted twice.
Loaned out to both
Fulham and Derby County during his time at Oxford, Andy debuted for
the Magpies in a 1-0 home victory over Wimbledon in October 1986.
He's remembered for a brief golden spell in front of goal soon after moving to
SJP, scoring twice in successive games against
Chelsea, West Ham United and Everton - the latter in a Full Members
Cup tie.
However his second season at SJP was dogged by injury and Thomas played only
four times in the league - what proved to be his final outing coming away at
Portsmouth in May 1988.
Thomas moved on to Bradford City ahead of the 1988/89 season and later played
for Plymouth Argyle.
A switch to non-league Thame United and then Oxford City then saw him take over
as manager of the latter, guided them to the 1995 FA Vase final. He later took
charge of Brackley Town - another side whose home ground is named St.James
Park.
1977 Sylvain Distin born, Bagnolet,
France. (2001-02)
Arriving on on Tyneside on loan from Paris St. Germain with a fine reputation and a Champions League
pedigree, centre half Distin debuted in the 89th minute of an eventful 4-3 home victory over Manchester United
during September 2001 - although he never actually touched the ball.
34 more appearances followed,
during which the left-footer displayed good aerial skill and a fair
turn of pace for a big man.
However, Distin appeared to possess all the
attributes a professional footballer needed, apart from any shred of loyalty
or devotion to the cause.
Rejecting a move to Bolton Wanderers before following
Laurent Robert from Paris to Tyneside, it was thought Newcastle had first choice on
a permanent move, only for the player to stall on signing - allegedly due to
the size of his wage packet.
That prompted press speculation that he
was being hawked to the highest bidder and as the season drew to a close,
claims were made that among others, Bolton (again) and Blackburn Rover were in
contention.
Ultimately though, Distin joined Kevin Keegan's newly-promoted Manchester City side, claiming that the fans only knew
one side of the story and Newcastle were at fault for failing to concluding
negotiations to his satisfaction. That deal was to have
ramifications for United, with Sir Bobby Robson pushing through the signing of Titus Bramble from Ipswich Town
to boost his defence.
Distin's home debut the following season came against Newcastle - although he didn't have much defending to do on a day when his former side were
woeful.
The ex-Magpie endured 90 minutes of sustained abuse from the travelling
contingent at Maine Road that day - one greedy basket we think they
shouted.
Distin exited Manchester City in similarly bad grace after running his
deal down in order to join Portsmouth in May 2007.
Winning the FA Cup
with Pompey in his first season, he joined Everton in a £5m deal ahead of the
2009/10 campaign and spent six years at Goodison Park.
Making a free transfer move to Premier League newcomers Bournemouth during July
2015, what proved to be his 17th and last game for the Cherries came in the
final minutes a 3-1 victory over Newcastle at Gallowgate the following March.
The conclusion of that season then saw Sylvain released.
1997 Louis Johnson born, Middlesbrough (2014-16) 
Striker who was handed his U18 debut for United during
a 2-1 home win over Bolton during February 2014,
agreeing a youth scholarship that summer.
A regular for the juniors during the following season, Louis was named on
the bench for a first team friendly at York City in July 2015 - but wasn't
called upon.
Appearing for the U18s that season but failing to feature for the U21s, Johnson
was released by United in 2016.
He later appeared at Northern League side Thornaby.
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1893 Small Heath (a)
4-1 (1-0)
Division Two
Willis(1-0), Crate(2-0),
Wallace(3-0), Graham(4-0)
Hallam( 2-1)
2,500
A scoring debut for locally-born Bobby Willis, at inside right.
1895 Tow Law Town (h)
4-0 (1-0)
FA Cup Qualifier
Stott(30), Lennox(65),Thompson(3-0), Wardrope(4-0)
3,000
1899 Stoke (a)
2-2 (0-1)
Division One
Higgins(81), A.Gardner(89)
Turner(25), Higginson(53)
4,000
1905 Stoke (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
Jones(23)
8,000
1908 Middlesbrough (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Friendly
Stewart, Liddell (pen)
Cail(80)
1,000
Another fundraiser, this time for the Medical
Charities Fund.
1911 Aston Villa (h)
6-2 (3-2)
Division One
Higgins(5), Hibbert(28), Rutherford(45), McCracken(65pen),
Stewart(72), Hay(82)
Hampton(38),
Bache(43)
30,000
Sandy Higgins twisted his knee in scoring the
opener, leaving United a man short for the remaining 85
minutes. Villa came from two goals down to draw level
but the ten men went on to record their biggest win of
the season. The injury sidelined Higgins for over four
months.
1922 Aston Villa (a)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
Harris
York
17,000
1933 Stoke City (h)
2-2 (0-0)
Division One
J.R.Richardson(1-1), Weaver(2-2pen)
McArdle(47), Sale(1-2pen)
20,000
1944 Huddersfield Town (h)
1-2 (0-2)
Wartime
Milburn(51)
Bateman(22),
Price(26)
22,000
 1950
Stoke City (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Division One
Hannah, Mitchell, G.Robledo
Brown
29,505
The Magpies remained in third place after completing the
double over the Potters.
 1961 Leyton 0rient (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division Two
White, Elwood
13,261
United caught the Os in the middle of a nine-game run
of league victories as they secured promotion to
Division One.
 1967
Southampton (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
19,498
A third successive draw put Joe Harvey's men up to sixth spot in the table,
but also extended their winless run away from Tyneside to fifteen league games.
1970 On the eve of
United's Fairs Cup encounter with Southampton, Joe Harvey
signed David Ford from Sheffield Wednesday in an exchange
deal with Jackie Sinclair.
However Ford was ineligible for the tie due to the 48 hour
eligibility rule.
 1972 Derby County (a)
1-1
(1-0)
Division One
Tudor(35)
Davies(58)
28,826
Newcastle were denied a third consecutive victory at
the Baseball Ground by a second half equaliser that was
ultimately credited to Roger Davies - who got the final
touch on a shot from Archie Gemmill.
1975 United's
Tommy Craig captained the Scotland U23 side to a 4-0
victory over Romania at Falkirk's Brockville ground. Craig
hit the fourth goal from the penalty spot.
 1978 Fulham (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Division Two
Connolly, Withe, Shoulder
Guthrie
8,575
The home side's effort came from former United
striker Chris Guthrie.
 1990 Plymouth Argyle
(a)
1-0
(0-0)
Division Two
Peacock(90)
7,845
A Sunday Noon start, as Argyle opted to rent their car park out for a
Christmas shoppers park & ride facility.
A rotten 90 minutes was scant reward for the intrepid travellers
who spent most of the weekend getting to and from the
game, but Gavin Peacock's last minute goal provided a
measure of warped justice.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992 Cesena (Italy)
(h)
2-2 (1-1)
Anglo Italian
Peacock(38,64)
Hubner(2), Pazzaglia(71)
4,609
A meaningless match for already eliminated United,
during which they experimented with a 3-4-3 formation,
Alan Neilson, Steve Howey and Matty Appleby forming the rearguard.
The Italians wore gloves and should have lost when they
conceded a last minute penalty. However, Gavin Peacock contrived
to miss it, and thus fail to complete his hat trick.
 1995 Everton (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Premier League
Ferdinand(17)
36,557
Ten man United held out for an hour after John Beresford had been dismissed for hauling
down Anderi Kanchelskis.
1998 United's
reserve side beat Stockport County 2-0 at the Ewen Fields
ground of Hyde United, thanks to goals from Paul Dalglish and Jamie
McClen.
The win was achieved under the influence of John Barnes, who
coached and coaxed his young charges from a midfield
berth.
 2000
Bradford City (h)
2-1
(1-0)
Premiership
Speed(14), Dyer(70)
Molenaar(83)
50,470
Ahead thanks to a grand volley from Gary Speed, Kieron
Dyer then
produced a classic second as he ran at the Bantams back
line before a tidy finish.
The visitors got one back late on, but United deservedly held out for
the win - thanks in part to some of Alan Shearer's trademark
corner flag excursions.
NUFC.com match
report
 2000
Our U18 side exited the FA Youth
Cup at the Third Round stage, beaten by Crystal Palace.
After a 2-2 draw at SJP, the replay was staged at the Crystal Palace Athletics Stadium,
not Selhurst Park.
And it was the young Eagles who showed United a clean pair
of heels, running out 4-1 winners - a Michael Chopra
penalty our reply.
 2004 Sporting Lisbon
(Portugal) (h)
1-1 (1-1)
UEFA Cup Group Game 4
Bellamy(5)
Custodio(39)
28,017
We lost our 100% record in
the fourth and final UEFA Cup group stage game, but gathered the point
required to confirm us as group winners.
However, it was a night that won't
live long in the memory of those present, with perhaps only first-team
debutant Lewis Guy or the goalscorer
Craig Bellamy remembering it with any fondness.
NUFC.com match
report
 2006 Watford (h)
2-1 (0-0)
Premiership
Martins(49,85)
Bouazza(57)
49,231
Glenn Roeder celebrated victory over the side that he'd previously
managed and played for, but his Magpies made heavy weather
of seeing off the bottom-placed side.
After a tepid first 45, Obafemi Martins got on the end of a James Milner
cross to powerfully head his side ahead.
However, the Hornets levelled when
Algerian international winger Hameur Bouazza netted from close range following a corner.
Fit-again duo Damien Duff and
Scott Parker came off the bench and the
Republic of Ireland wide man set up Oba to lash home the
winner.
NUFC.com match
report
2010 Newcastle's reserves returned to action on
at Altrincham's Moss Lane after a gap of a month since
their last competitive outing - and promptly suffered
their heaviest defeat of the season, going down 1-5 to
Manchester United's second string.
NUFC.com match report
2014 In the
absence of a competitive game, the U21s visited Northern League Bedlington Terriers
for a friendly and shared six goals - United's quota coming via an own goal, Jamie
Holmes and Jonathyn Quinn.
NUFC.com match report
2015
Newcastle's U18s
made it into Round Four of the FA Youth Cup
- but only
after surviving a mini-scare
at Northern Premier League side Ilkeston.
United were 3-0 up at the break (Lewis McNall,
Mackenzie Heaney 2)
only for Town
substitute Roy Lee to
scored twice within
four minutes to give Dave
Watson's side a nervous final quarter.
 2017
Arsenal (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
Ozil(23)
59,379
One point from nine games left Rafa Benitez's side
in the bottom three, as United fell to another defeat at the Emirates.
The margin of defeat may have been expected to be greater but there were
chances to steal a point, Ayoze Perez not making the most of a couple of
opportunities near the end.
NUFC.com match report
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