1894 Notts County (h)
2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P4, 3pts, 11th/16
Willis(30), Thompson(2-2)
Daft(1-1), Chadburn(55)
3,000 
Local lad Dick Hedley (parents can be cruel) got his first run out, at outside right.

1900 West Bromwich Albion (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P4, 6pts, 5th/18
Peddie(80)
10,000 
Newcastle's first visit to the recently-opened Hawthorns home of Albion ended in victory thanks to Jock Peddie's late strike.

Bringing the grandstand with them, Albion had relocated from their former ground at Stoney Lane in pre-season and this was a third unsuccessful attempt at christening the new home.

1906 Woolwich Arsenal (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P5, 7pts, 5th/20
Kyle(15,56)
30,000
Following two wins and two draws, Newcastle's unbeaten start to the season ended with a poor showing at Plumstead's Manor Ground.

"It is strange that in the Metropolis they should always fall short of their highest standard" wrote the Daily Telegraph reporter - and you thought our London hoodoo was a modern day phenomenon.....

1923 Cardiff City (h)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P8, 10pts, 4th/22
McDonald(23) 
Davies(79)
40,000
This proved to be the fourth and final game that centre forward William Scott played for United - injuring his knee during the first half so badly he was unable to continue. 

1928 Leicester City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P7, 6pts, 17th/22
Hudspeth(80) 
31,000
Frank Hudspeth's free kick gave Newcastle a first victory over the Foxes in six attempts. 

1934 Plymouth Argyle (a)
3-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P7, 4pts, 20th/22
Smith(51), Leach(75), Boyd(83) 
Vidler(55)
13,404 
There was a goal on his debut for centre forward Jack Smith, whose goalscoring record of 73 goals in 112 senior appearances is often overshadowed by memories of the Gallacher and Milburn eras.

1934 While Jack Smith was beginning his league career for United, former Gallowgate favourite Hughie Gallacher was appearing at Roker Park for his latest club Derby County. 

In a stormy encounter watched by 30,000, Derby triumphed 4-1 thanks to a Jack Bowers treble. Gallacher was dismissed shortly after half time.

1945 Stoke City (h)
9-1 (3-1)
Wartime
Stubbins(10,27,29,55,7-1), Clifton(57,65)
Hair(8-1), Wayman(9-1)
Steele(35)
46,349
Albert Stubbins added five goals to what became a fearsome total of 231 strikes in wartime football for the Magpies.

The Potters side included Stanley Matthews.

	1951 Charlton Athletic (a) 0-3 (0-1) Division One P9, 10pts, 10th/22 Vaughan(10,81), Evans(55) 48,056
1956 Burnley (h) 1-1 (0-1) Division One P9, 10pts, 10th/22 Keeble(73)  Pilkington(2) 36,790
	1962 Norwich City (h) 2-1 (2-0) Division Two P11, 13pts, 5th/22 Thomas(2), Fell(28pen) Conway(86) 36,345

1965 Peterborough United (h) 3-4 (1-3) 
League Cup 2nd Round
Bennett(25), Iley(54), Hilley(79) 
Beesley(7), Conmy(26,69), Watson(36)
16,132
A typical week in our history: beat league leaders Burnley on a Saturday, lose to Division Three Posh on Wednesday. 

The visitors recorded their first-ever League Cup win in this competition after five successive exits at the first time of asking - and would progress to the last four of the competition.

1973 Coventry City (a)
2-2 (1-2)
Division One
P8, 11pts, 4th/22
Macdonald(26), Tudor(77
Alderson(37), Stein(45)
25,556
The Sky Blues were bidding for their sixth successive victory at Highfield Road, but old boy John Tudor's equaliser halted that run and earned the Magpies a deserved point.

1976 Stoke City (h)
3-0 (2-0)
League Cup 3rd Round
Nattrass(17), T.Craig(32pen), Burns(82)
27,143
This victory over the Potters lined up a trip to Manchester United in the next round - a tie we infamously lost 2-7.

1979 Wrexham (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P7, 11pts, 1st/22
Shoulder(79pen) 
27,904 
The breakthrough came when a push on John Brownlie by Joey Jones was punished with a spot kick that Alan Shoulder converted (his sixth penalty of the season), to put us on top of Division Two.

1984 Queens Park Rangers (a) 5-5 (4-0)
Division One
P7, 10pts, 9th/22
McDonald(3), Waddle(17,25,41), Wharton(84)
Bannister(49),
og(Wharton)(57),
Gregory(74), Wicks(86), Micklewhite(90)
14,234 
Wow. 4-0 up at half time, United were lucky to hang on for a point as they capitulated in the last quarter of a momentous encounter. 

Kenny Wharton scored at both ends while England manager Bobby Robson was present and noted the form of Chris Waddle on the Loftus Road plastic.
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1990 West Ham United (h)
1-1 (1-1)
Division Two
P6, 11pts, 7th/24
McGhee(15) 
Morley(45)
25,462
Having got off the mark for the season with a brace at Sheffield Wednesday in midweek, Mark McGhee netted again.

However a moment of madness from Magpies goalkeeper John Burridge allowed Trevor Morley to level.

Newcastle boss Jim Smith admitted that he was keeping tabs on Boni Ginzburg at Rangers, but in the event he opted to bring Banik Ostrava 'keeper Pavel Srnicek in on trial. 

1992 Midfielder Robert Lee signed for £700,000 from Charlton Athletic, after rejecting overtures from his former boss Lennie Lawrence at Middlesbrough. 

Keegan famously convinced Lee that Newcastle was nearer his Essex home than Teesside - at least in transport terms.... 

1993 Notts County (h)
4-1 (1-1)
League Cup 2nd Round
1st Leg 
Cole(30,54,63), Bracewell(72)
og(Srnicek)(16)
25,887 
The Pies took an early lead when Pavel Srnicek fumbled Mark Draper's indirect free kick into his own net. 

That inspired United in general though and Andy Cole in particular, who grabbed a hat-trick against his home town team.

1997 The reserves won 1-0 at Wigan, thanks to a late winner from David Eatock, signed from non-league side Chorley.

Featuring for United at Springield Park were on-trial duo Massimo Oddo from AC Milan and Carlos Gonzales from Sydney United.

The Italian defender wasn't retained - but went on to win 34 caps for his country and a 2006 World Cup winners medal - while the Aussie forward soon retreated back down under in a huff.

2003 Michael Chopra got the vital goal that beat Manchester City's Reserves 1-0 at Hyde United's Ewen Fields, striking two minutes into the second half, in front of watching City boss Kevin Keegan.
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2006 Celestine Babayaro accepted a charge of violent conduct from the FA over an incident with Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt at Anfield two days previously.

Referee Mark Halsey missed the incident, but video evidence subsequently showed the Nigerian striking the Dutchman in the face while the pair jostled in advance of a first half corner.

Babayaro was banned for three games, but the chances of him making that many appearances in succession without developing an 'injury' were pretty slim anyway....

2008 Newcastle Reserves lost 0-3 to Sheffield United at Whitley Park.

Tormentor-in-chief for the Blades was ex-Magpie Keith Gillespie, who scored twice to eclipse a young Toon side that included reserve debutant Brad Inman.
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2009 Peterborough United (a) 0-2 (0-2)
Carling Cup Third Round
Mackail-Smith(20), Williams(31)
10,298
Chris Hughton opted to field a weakened side at London Road, making ten changes and handing debuts to defensive duo Ben Tozer and James Tavernier.

With Haris Vuckic and Ryan Donaldson also making first senior starts, the Magpies struggled and were deservedly 0-2 down at half time.

Inexplicably, Hughton left on Danny Guthrie - who had already been booked - and then made a triple switch on the hour, introducing Kevin Nolan, Geremi and Alan Smith.  

Guthrie was then inevitably sent off, joining the unfit Joey Barton on the sidelines.
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2010 Chelsea (a)
4-3 (2-1)
Carling Cup Third Round
Ranger(27), R.Taylor(32), Ameobi(49,90)
Van Aanholt(6), Anelka(70,87pen)
Shola Ameobi's headed winner in the final seconds capped an incredible night, as Newcastle ended a winless run at Stamford Bridge that stretched back to November 1986.

Ex-Magpies loan defender Patrick Van Aanholt had put the home side ahead on a night when 36 year-old Sol Campbell made his first team debut for Newcastle.
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2013 The mackems sacked slack-jawed, trouser-dirtier Paolo Di Canio. Reacting to the news on twitter, ex-Mag, Joey Barton said:

"Di Canio said to be devastated on having to leave the cultural utopia that is 5under1and to go back home to Rome..."

2014 Remie Streete's headed brace secured a 2-1 win for the U21s over Arsenal as they leapfrogged the Gunners into pole position. 

Streete's display at Boreham Wood's Meadow Park was seen by Port Vale officials and he soon joined them on loan.
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2016 Newcastle Reserves made a losing start to their Central League Cup campaign at Little Benton, beaten 0-2 by Sheffield United.
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2018 Crystal Palace (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P6, 2pts, 18th/20
25,679
Newcastle made it six games without victory from the start of the season, but a second away clean sheet matched their record from the whole of the previous campaign.
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2025 United's winless start to the PL2 season lengthened to four games, beaten 2-3 by Norwich City at Whitley Park.

U21 coach Adam Lawrence took charge of his first league game but it was his opposite number Olly Lee - son of SJP hero Rob - who enjoyed the victory.
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