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Update:
Atlantic crossing
When and where for our lot in the USA (all times BST)
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Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil,
Group C):
Sat 13.06.2026 Morocco (New Jersey, USA) 11pm bbc
Sat 20.06.2026 Haiti (Philadelphia, USA) 1.30am itv
Wed 24.06.2026 Scotland (Miami, USA) 11pm bbc
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany, Group E):
Sun 14.06.2026 Curacao (Houston, USA) 6pm itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Ivory Coast (Toronto, Canada) 9pm itv
Thu 25.06.2026 Ecuador (New Jersey, USA) 9pm bbc
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden, Group F):
Mon 15.06.2026 Tunisia (Monterrey, Mexico) 3am itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Netherlands (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Fri 26.06.2026 Japan (Dallas, USA) 12am bbc
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo, Group K):
Wed 17.06.2026 Portugal (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Wed 24.06.2026 Colombia (Guadalajara, Mexico) 3am itv
Sun 28.06.2026 Uzbekistan (Atlanta, USA)
12.30am bbc
Dan Burn, Tino Livramento (England, Group L):
Wed 17.06.2026 Croatia (Dallas, USA) 9pm itv
Tue 23.06.2026 Ghana (Boston, USA) 9pm bbc
Sat 27.06.2026 Panama (New Jersey, USA) 10pm itv
PS: former Magpies participating in the World Cup include:
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)
Elliot Anderson (England)
Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria)
Bradley Cross (South Africa)
Anthony Gordon (England)
Grant Hanley (Scotland)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo)
Mikel Merino (Spain)
Ivan Toney (England)
Chris Wood (New Zealand)
Steve Clarke (Scotland Coach)
Update:
Victor pursuit claimed
Having wrapped up
the signing of Ewen Jaouen, Newcastle have now reportedly turned
their attentions to the CA Osasuna winger Victor Munoz.
The right-footed 22 year-old predominantly plays on the left and is
seen as a replacement for Anthony Gordon.
Munoz is currently with the Spanish squad in North America for the
World Cup Finals and said to be available with a £34.5m release
clause.
Under contract until 2030, he joined Osasuna from Real Madrid last
summer. Spanish news outlets confirm that his former employers
retain part ownership in him as well as a buyback option, requiring
their involvement in negotiations.
Update:
Mag
Ewen - official
Newcastle confirmed
their first senior signing of the close season on Wednesday,
completing the transfer of Reims goalkeeper Ewen Jaouen for a
claimed £18.5m.
Standing at 6ft
6in, the 20 year-old Parisian flew
into Newcastle on Monday, before
completing the formalities of his move on Tuesday.
A fluent English speaker, Jaouen made 34
appearances last season for the Ligue 2 side, keeping 15 clean
sheets.
Winning his first U21
international cap against Switzerland in November 2025, Ewen began
his career with Guingamp. Switching to Reims in 2023, a senior debut
followed while on loan at Rodez during 2024.
Update:
I got stripes
Newcastle's new home strip launched on Wednesday, retailing at £85 for adults and lacking a front of shirt
sponsor for the first time since 1979.
It's available online from JD Sports
here
Compo:
NUFC sock giveaway
Tyneside-based Football Bobbles
are offering three pair bundles of three NUFC socks at a special
price, with eight different designs to choose from.
Find them online
here with orders shipping in time for Father's Day on Sunday
week (21st).
We have one bundle to give away in another free-to-enter competition and to
stand a chance of winning it, simply require you to answer the following question:
A unique pairing in black and white, whose testimonial saw Kevin
Keegan and Kenny Dalglish on the SJP pitch in 1999?
Email that to [email protected]
with subject Socks
Closing date is 7pm on Monday June 15th. No age limit, open to
anyone on the planet. Delivery only to UK addresses. One entry each please
per
person.
Update:
Club reveal
season ticket waiting list response
Following the closure of the NUFC season ticket waiting list, almost
50,000 individuals took up the opportunity to be in with a chance of
owning the 250 places available.
Those who registered to join the waiting list should have
received emails confirming their place in the queue, with future
membership purchases required to remain eligible.
Update:
Colin Veitch book
offer
We have fresh stocks of Keith Colvin Smith's fine hardback biography of
Magpies
legend Colin Veitch available now for just £10
+delivery* (originally published at £35).
To
reserve copies, email
[email protected] confirming your postcode. Deliveries will
arrive in time for Fathers Day.
* due to book size & weight, only UK delivery is possible.
Unlikely lads:
Urchins appoint Rob
The latest former Magpie to take on a role in the National League is
Robert Lee, who returns to his boyhood club Hornchurch as
their Director of Football.
Lee's appointment follows the recent arrivals of Lee Clark at Hartlepool United, Rob
Elliot at Carlisle United and Kieron Dyer at Southend United.
Update:
Ashley:
twist
in the (re)tail?
From Sky News - from shouting at shops to buying them?
Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group is weighing up a £500m bid for the Metrocentre in Gateshead, underlining the retail tycoon's burgeoning
appetite to own some of Britain’s most popular shopping
destinations.
Sky News has learnt that Frasers is among the parties considering
making offers for the north-east’s biggest shopping centre, which
boasted 16 million visitors last year.
Once part of Intu, the retail property group which collapsed into
administration in 2020 after amassing £4.5bn in debt, the
Metrocentre remains the UK’s biggest regional shopping hub outside
London.
Majority-owned by Mr Ashley but now run by his son-in-law,
Michael Murray, the company - which owns Sports Direct and a broad
portfolio of other retail brands - has a market valuation of £3.3bn.
If Frasers did buy the Metrocentre, it would mark a return on a
greater scale to the region where Mr Ashley had a 14-year stint as
the owner of Newcastle United.
Frasers Group declined to comment.
Update:
Staying, going etc.
Squad updates:
Contracts extended (2):
Mark Gillespie (to 2027)
Fabian Schar (to 2027)
Senior players out of contract (5):
Emil Krafth, Kieran Trippier, John
Ruddy, Matt Targett,
Max Thompson.
Senior player loan expired (1):
Aaron Ramsdale (returned to Southampton)
Senior player sold (1):
Anthony Gordon (Barcelona)
Development squad players out of contract (15):
Will Anderson, Joe Brayson, Thomas Bryant,
Jude Cogdon, Adam Harrison, Alfie Harrison,
Kayden Lucas, Charlie McArthur,
Alex O'Donovan, Darren
Palmer, James Taylor, Matty Taylor, Ciaran Thompson, Ezra Tika-Lemba,
Mo Waddani.
Development squad player
sold (1):
Travis Hernes (Groningen)
2026/27:
Everton (n) confirmed
Newcastle are to visit Edinburgh's Murrayfield
Stadium as part of their pre-season programme, facing
Everton.
The Magpies and Toffees meet on
Wednesday August 12th at 5.15pm with all ticket sales via Ticketmaster.
As NUFC aren't selling tickets direct, there's no loyalty point
requirement and no point will be issued to attendees.
Prices ranged from
£35 to £75 for adults plus booking fees of up to £13 - an
incredible uplift in cost compared to the £25 tickets at Celtic last
July.
While outrageous, the pricing is little shock to anyone attending
the Premier League Summer Series of games featuring Newcastle in the
USA during 2023.
That was also handled by Ticketmaster, with the cheapest ticket for
United's games against Aston Villa (in Philadelphia) and Chelsea (in
Atlanta) £49 when including booking fees.
There has been an inevitable backlash from fans unhappy at paying
the equivalent of Champions League ticket prices, the line "from
£35" factually correct but grossly misleading.
Although not administering this game (but presumably approving the
ticket prices), Newcastle's opportunity to make amends will arise in
the form of the home friendlies.
A sensible pricing policy for those games would seem like a small
but necessary action after the Lothian shakedown.
The teatime kick-off does mean that it's possible to get back to
London Kings Cross via train post-match - which may be handy, given
the price of hotels in Edinburgh due to the annual Fringe Festival
taking place at the same time.
We're uncertain whether this really is a "dry run" to test the
viability of staging future NUFC games at Murrayfield, were SJP to
be unavailable due to reconstruction.
Regarding the rest of pre-season, the players will report back
around
July 13th and include a training camp in the Spanish resort of La Manga.
A pair of home friendlies over the weekend of August 15th/16th are
anticipated, with opponents still tbc.
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Tom Allen left Darlington
Tom Allen now Hebburn Town
Dan Barlaser left Boro
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Adam Campbell left Hartlepool United
John Carver left Lechia Gdansk (Manager
Ian Cathro left Estoril (Head Coach)
Ian Cathro now St.Etienne (Head Coach)
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
Damien Duff now Brentford (Coach)
Martin Dubravka left Burnley
Kieron Dyer now Southend United (Manager)
Rob Elliot left Gateshead (Manager)
Rob Elliot now Carlisle United (Manager)
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Jamaal Lascelles left Leicester City
Robert Lee now Hornchurch (Director of Football)
Jamal Lewis left Preston North End
Kevin Mbabu left Midtjylland
Steve McClaren now Rotherham United (Head of Football)
James Milner left Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Matt Ritchie left Reading
Matt Ritchie now Bournemouth (Technical Director)
Callum Roberts left Scunthorpe United
Callum Roberts now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin left RC Lens
Allan Saint-Maximin to Charlotte FC
Josh Scott now West Auckland Town
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
Louis Storey left Gateshead
Louis Storey now Carlisle United (Coach)
James Tavernier left Rangers
Kieran Trippier now Wolves
Dan Ward left South Shields
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
Latest:
KK/KD
updates
Kevin
Keegan has confirmed that he's suffering from stage four
stomach cancer, but responding well to treatment.
Kenny Dalglish has confirmed
an unspecified cancer diagnosis, reporting that his
treatment is going well.
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NUFC ticketing website online
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NUFC Box Office:
0344 372 1892 line manned:
Monday
to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO until KO
Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time
2026/27 ST prices
here
PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
SJP seating plan online
here
Home ticket transfers are possible from three weeks until one hour
before KO.
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before KO (times
may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
More info online
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and
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ST holders have 24
hours to apply for away tickets, 24 hours to determine success, 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.
NB: emails from NUFC confirming success may arrive after the purchase
window opens - if you think you qualify due to your points total, log
on and complete your purchase.
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 will remain unchanged at £30 for both 2026/27 and
2027/28.
Fixtures:
Mon
15.06.2026
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am.
Wed 12.08.2026 Everton (n) @ Murrayfield Stadium, 5.15pm. Friendly.
Ticket sales via Ticketmaster, not NUFC.
Sat 22.08.2026
Premier League begins.
Tue 01.09.2026 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Fri 01.01.2027
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Mon 01.02.2027 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Sun 30.05.2027
Premier League ends.
Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 2 regionalised into Northern and Southern
sections. The draw takes place after Round 1 ties, played from Fri 07.08.2026 to
Sun 09.08.2026).
Round dates tbc
FA Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place 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
FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat
12.12.2026.
Other events @ SJP:
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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2025/26:
11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October in which four internationals will be
staged.
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What's this all about then?
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for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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Born Or Died:
1902 Jack
Wilkinson born, Wath upon Dearne, Yorkshire. (1930-32)
Winger signed from Sheffield Wednesday for £3,000 in May
1930, who debuted the following August in a 1-2 reverse to the Owls at
Hillsborough.
Losing the fight for the outside left slot to Tommy Lang, "Ginger"
moved on to Lincoln City in 1932 for £600 and had a brief period at the
mackems at three years later.
Signing for Hull City in 1936, Wilkinson later played for Scunthorpe and had a
stint in charge of Newark-based Midland League side Ransome & Marles in
1947.
Jack passed away in April 1969 (some sources claim 1979).
1950 John
Connolly born, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, Scotland. (1978-80)
Left winger
acquired from Birmingham City, as Bill McGarry sought to rebuild his Magpies
side in preparation for a return to Division One at the first attempt.
Signed as part of the exchange deal that brought Terry Hibbitt back to SJP,
Stewart Barrowclough went the
other way.
John came to prominence at St.Johnstone, moving to Everton in 1972 and earning
his only full Scotland cap soon after.
A twice-broken leg affected his career though and he moved on to Birmingham
City, playing for both Alf Ramsay & Jim Smith.
At SJP, Connnolly was reunited with his ex Saints & Toffees team mate Jim
Pearson and tasked with providing service to his former St.Andrews
colleague Peter Withe.
However, two stabs at promotion failed and Connolly fell out with McGarry,
leaving on a free transfer to Hibernian in 1980 - just before United changed
managers.
Within two years he was back in the region, playing for Gateshead with
Pearson, Hibbitt and fellow Newcastle old boy John Tudor.
Various positions in non-league followed, including player/manager of Blyth
Spartans and spells in charge of Lemington, Whitley Bay and Ashington.
A return to Scotland saw him coaching at Ayr United, taking charge of Queen of
the South in 2000.
After four years at Palmerston, Connolly was approached to take over at his
old side St.Johnstone, but endured an unhappy year in Perth before being
relieved of his duties.
After working as commercial manager for Dundee, John spent time scouting
before becoming an SPFL match delegate.
That role
involved producing a report on proceedings, including details of any touchline
flare-ups or sectarian abuse - which doubtless kept him busy....
1962 David
Mitchell born, Glasgow, Scotland. (1991)
A quiz
question for you: which ex-Magpie made the most appearances and scored most
goals for Australia during his career?
Craig Moore? Mark Viduka? Dave Mitchell.
This globetrotting striker moved down under in his teens and played for
Enfield, Adelaide City and Sydney City, before returning to his home town with
Glasgow Rangers in 1983.
Spells at Eintracht Frankfurt and Feyenoord then followed, before turning up
at Chelsea in 1990, although he rarely featured for them after picking up a
serious leg injury.
Borrowed by Newcastle in January 1991 after fellow loan forward Tommy Gaynor
returned to Nottingham Forest, Dave scored on his debut at the Gallowgate
end against Blackburn Rovers and then appeared in a 2-4 defeat at Brighton
five days later.
Struggling for fitness himself however, he returned to Stamford Bridge
and United struggled on for two more games before Mark McGhee
returned to the side and resumed his partnership with Mick Quinn.
Mitchell
meanwhile signed for Swindon Town that summer in a £30K deal and inevitably
returned to haunt us, scoring from a seemingly impossible angle at SJP in
March 1992 (although Swindon lost 1-3).
After leaving the Robins in 1993, he tried his luck with Turks Altay Izmir
before returning to England with Millwall.
1995 then saw him on the move again, appearing for Malaysian side Selangor,
before ending his playing days in Australia with Sydney United and Sydney
Olympic.
The first Australian to play in top flight football in
Scotland, Germany and the Netherlands, he was also the first Socceroo to score
in a European club competition.
Internationally, Dave played in the 1981 FIFA World Youth
Championship in Australia and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.
The first of 44 full caps over twelve years, came in 1981 (15 goals) and he
claims to have turned down various transfers in Europe after being unable to
agree on him continuing to play international football.
Coaching in Australia, he took charge of Sydney Olympic and Parramatta Power
before a stint in Malaysia with Sarawak.
After a spell with youth side St Aloysius' College in Sydney, Mitchell became
assistant coach at Perth Glory in 2006, taking charge of them the following
year.
Mitchell's indirect links with us included recommending Aussie Brett Emerton to
his old club Feyenoord - a player United made numerous attempts to sign
before he opted to join Blackburn Rovers.
With a part-time position coaching the Australian U23 side, Dave parted
company with Glory in 2011, by which time he'd become their Director of
Football.
2014 then found him coaching Kedah FC in Malaysia, later becoming a TV
pundit for a variety of channels. Mitchell also worked as a scout for
Feyenoord.
1976 Marc Ziegler born Blieskastel, Germany. (1999)
Goalkeeper who arrived from on a week-long trial from
Stuttgart and played two full friendly games on successive days at Celtic
(lost 0-2) and Stoke City (won 2-1).
He was instantly identified as a continental 'keeper when taking to the field
at Parkhead in a peaked cap and fisting away the first cross that came near
him...
Marc returned to Stuttgart after manager Ruud Gullit opted to acquire John
Karelse instead as keeper cover.
Having been with Stuttgart since 1993, he soon moved on to fellow Bundesliga
side Armenia Bielefeld but failed to settle and left within a year.
Spells at Bursaspor (Turkey), Wacker Innsbruck (Austria), Austria Vienna
(Austria) and Hanover 96 (Germany) followed, before starting to retrace his
footsteps with a return to Austria Vienna.
Next up was Saarbrucken (Germany), a second stint at Armenia Bielefield and
time with Borussia Dortmund (Germany) before finishing up back at Stuttgart in
2010.
Released in 2013, he then
retired from playing and joined the German national coaching set-up,
subsequently becoming the DFB's lead goalkeeping co-ordinator.
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1929 Newcastle
sold goalkeeper William Wilson to Millwall for the sum of £700 - a
record for the Lions at that time.
Wilson had been United's first choice custodian for three seasons,
playing in all 42 league games in 1926/27 when the First Division title
came to Gallowgate.
However his final senior game had come the previous October, after
which he lost his place to Mick Burns.
1957
Jackie
Milburn ended his association with United, moving to Northern Ireland to
take up the position of player/manager of Belfast club Linfield.
 1996
In the second match of Euro '96 to be held at St.James' Park, 19,107
fans saw Bulgaria overcome Romania thanks to a 3rd minute goal from
Hristo Stoichkov (pictured in white below).
Bulgaria: Mihaylov,
Kischischev, Ivanov, Tzvetanov, Iordanov, Letchkov (Bontcho
Guentchev 90), Iankov, Balakov, Penev (Nasko Sirakov 72), Kostadinov (Borimirov
32), Stoitchkov.
Romania: Stelea, Petrescu,
Lupescu (Gâlca 46), Popescu (Ilie 78), Daniel Prodan, Belodedici,
Munteanu, Selymes, Lacatus (Moldovan 29), Hagi , Raducioiu.
Ref: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)
1998 While the future of
Newcastle's John Barnes was still undecided, he continued his World Cup TV
punditry and
received
an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours
List.
2001 Everton's Francis Jeffers
made it clear to and United that he would not be moving to SJP -
although his favoured transfer to Arsenal was still some way off.
2002 The race for Rivaldo's
signature continued, Newcastle one of a dozen clubs interested in
signing the Brazilian striker from Barcelona, according to his agent.
2003 The Mirror reported that
Newcastle had agreed a £4.5m fee for Spurs
full-back Stephen Carr,
but that proved to be premature and the Irishman didn't move to
Gallowgate for another 14 months.
2005 Newcastle were
reportedly close to on signing midfield pair Scott Parker
and
Emre Belozoglu
from Chelsea and Inter Milan respectively. Both deals were duly
confirmed early the following month.
2008 Shola Ameobi's move to
Ipswich Town was on hold amid speculation that he was unwilling to drop
down a division.
2020
Hull City (h)
2-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Lejeune(1-0),
Saint-Maximin(2-0)
BCD
A third friendly in eight days ahead of the Premier
League post-COVID resumption saw United defeat Championship side City behind closed doors at
Gallowgate.
NUFC.com match
report
2022 48 hours after Magpies Sporting Director Dan Ashworth saw him
play for the Dutch U21s against Wales, a deal bringing Sven Botman to
SJP looked imminent.
The 22 year-old Lyon central defender was reportedly available for £30m,
with Italians AC Milan also interested.
2024 United confirmed their first deal of the transfer window,
Lloyd Kelly arriving on a free transfer
following the expiration of his Bournemouth contract.
The 25 year-old central defender moved to the Cherries from Bristol City
in 2019 while Eddie Howe was in charge.
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