1884 James Brown Montgomerie Fleming born, Musselburgh, Scotland. (1911-13)

Signed from Edinburgh side St. Bernard's, centre forward Jim debuted in a 0-1 defeat at Spurs in November 1912 - three days after scoring twice for United in a friendly.

However he quickly exited Gallowgate in favour of Tottenham before later making a return to Scotland with Armadale.

Serving as a Major in the East Yorkshire Regiment during World War I, Jim died in action in August 1917. His headstone is at Dozingham Military Cemetery in Belgium.

1897 John Thomas Wilson born, Leadgate, Durham. (1919-20)

Centre forward who began his career with Leadgate St Ives, moving on from Leadgate United to join the Magpies in May 1919.

Making his senior bow in a 1-0 victory at Arsenal the following August, Jack netted twice against the Gunners at Gallowgate during a 3-1 success a week later. 

Losing his place in the side after a 0-3 loss to West Bromwich Albion, Wilson was recalled for a three game stretch the following February but failed to add to his goal tally. 

Twice sustaining a broken leg while at St.James' Park, Jack was released in 1920 and became Leadgate Park player-manager before joining Third Division North side Durham City in February 1922.

Proving his fitness, he was soon signed up by Stockport County and after converting to a half back was sold to Manchester United for £500 during September 1926.

Remaining at Old Trafford until 1932, Wilson ended his senior playing career in the colours of Bristol City at the age of 36.

Later returning to Leadgate, he was reported to be working in the licensed trade around Tynemouth during 1947.

1972 Georgios Georgiadis born, Kavala, Greece. (1998-99)

Midfielder who spent part of his childhood in Germany, but had returned to his native Greece when signing for Doxa Dramas.

1992 saw him join Panathinaikos, where won two league titles and was capped for the first time by his country in March 1993.

The summer of 1998 saw Kenny Dalglish bring him to Tyneside at a cost of £500K, three months after completing the signing of fellow Greek international, Nicos Dabizas.

However, while the defender settled well on Tyneside, "Gigi" made little impact, with the man who signed him quickly exiting and Ruud Gullit arriving in his place.

The Dutchman banished Georgiadis to the reserves until a belated first team debut in a 0-0 draw away at Manchester United in November 1998. 

Appearing sporadically thereafter, the undoubted high point of Gigi's time at SJP came in an FA Cup Sixth Round win over Everton on the eve of his 27th birthday.

History records that he did come off the bench to score, but via a weak poke in the vague vicinity of the goal somehow ended up in it via Toffees defender Materazzi.

By the end of that same season though, Georgiadis was out of the first team picture and back in the reserves, his final Magpies contribution a goal in a Northumberland Senior Cup tie against Ponteland United.

Sold to PAOK Salonika that summer for £300K, he later moved on to Olympiakos and was selected for the Greek squad who won Euro 2004 - although like Dabizas, he was never called into action from the bench.

Injury prevented him facint United for Olympiakos in the UEFA Cup tie of 2005 and he joined Iraklis soon after.

Returning to PAOK, Gigi retired in 2008 and took up a scouting post with the club, later coaching the Greek U21 side before taking a post of PAOK Technical Director.

2013 saw him step in as interim boss of PAOK before Huub Stevens was appointed and he took a permanent managerial role at Greek side Veria in June 2015 but lasted barely seven months in charge.

Beginning the 2016/17 season at fellow Greeks Trikala, Gigi had gone by the following January. He returned to PAOK during January 2018 as a scout and later became their Academy Director.

1979 David Beharall born, Newcastle.
(1999-2002)

Central defender who came through our youth and reserve sides, debuting in place of an injured Steve Howey in a 1-3 home loss to Everton at in April 1999.

Unfortunately Beharall didn't have the best of bows; Kevin Campbell netting for the Toffees after just 42 seconds.

Three more Premiership appearances that season in our winless run to the FA Cup Final weren't enough to win Beharall a place on the bench in the 0-2 loss to Manchester United at Wembley.

However both he and fellow local new boy Jamie McClen signed new contracts at the end of the season - a move interpreted in some quarters as Ruud Gullit's attempt to buy support in a dressing room dominated by Alan Shearer and his pals, including the out of favour Robert Lee.

After appearing in pre-season, David found himself behind new arrivals Marcelino and Alain Goma, replacing the latter during a 3-3 draw with Wimbledon at SJP, but giving away a goal soon after arriving.

Omitted for the next game - the infamous 1-2 home derby loss in the monsoon - his last senior outing came when selected by caretaker manager Steve Clarke for Premier League clash at Old Trafford.

A 1-5 loss that saw fellow defender Nicos Dabizas dismissed couldn't be blamed on David - his arrival from the bench coming with United trailing 1-4. 

Unselected by Bobby Robson, Beharall's next senior game came in the black and white shirts of Grimsby Town two years later - a trial at Preston North End earlier in the year having come to nothing.

After his four-month Blundell Park loan, a temporary spell at Oldham Athletic was followed a £150K switch in March 2002.

David saw that three year deal through and left Boundary Park on a free in 2005, joining Carlisle United for a season and helping them regain league status via a playoff victory over Stevenage Borough.

Next stop was Stockport County (after a trial with Port Vale), playing for a season before being released. 

Retiring due to injury, Beharall remained in the Oldham area and became the MD of internet company Candid Sky. 

David was particularly luckless at SJP, making the headlines on two occasions for the wrong reasons - accidentally colliding in training with Louis Saha and breaking the on-loan Frenchman's cheekbone.

He was equally innocent in a second tale, when near namesake and fellow reserve Terry Burghall made the tabloids for some off-field misadventures.

Unfortunately the story appeared with a photo of....Beharall. 

PS: David also hit the headlines in 2003 when the victim of a so-called "carjacking" attack, losing his Mercedes when stopping to use a petrol station cash point.

1985 Neale McDermott born, Newcastle.
(2001-03)

An England youth international (playing alongside Wayne Rooney) and the son of Terry Mac, midfielder Neale featured at junior and reserve level for the Magpies.

However he left amid accusations that he and other youngsters were treated poorly by coaches Kenny Wharton and Peter Beardsley - although a club enquiry found in favour of the coaching duo, who stayed in post.

Signing for Fulham in early 2003, he failed to progress into the first team and was loaned at Swindon Town and Darlington.

Leaving Craven Cottage in 2006, McDermott was on trial at Dunfermline Athletic before training with Carlisle United, managed by his dad's former SJP colleague Neil McDonald.

Leaving Brunton Park in 2008, McDermott
later signed for Hartlepool United, Dundee, Grimsby Town, Wrexham, La Louviere (Belgium), Gateshead and Marsaxlokk (Malta) before retiring in 2010.

Working as a players' agent and part of the marketing team for Red Bull energy drink, McDermott later became head of youth scouting for Adidas and worked in marketing for Pitch International.

1990 Remy Cabella, born, Ajaccio, Corsica. (2014-16)

Having failed to secure his signature as a replacement for Yohan Cabaye during the January 2014 transfer window, United had more success attracting the Montpellier playmaker some six months later.

Cabella moved after three seasons in the Montpellier first team, with 14 goals in 37 League appearances helping them avoid relegation and earn him selection in the French World Cup squad - although he wasn't called into action in Brazil.

His first season for United was mixed, getting off to a slow start and often flattering to deceive some with fancy footwork but little end product.

Performances gradually improved though after the replacement of Alan Pardew by John Carver, a fine showing at Stamford Bridge in January 2015 looked to have kick-started his career in England.

After getting off the mark with a decent strike in a 3-0 success at Hull City though, Remy's inconsistency continued and he failed to finish on the winning side in any of his next ten appearances that season.

A thigh injury saw him miss pre-season under incoming manager Steve McClaren before a loan return to Marseille in August 2015 came as part of the deal that saw Florian Thauvin move the other way.

Belated confirmation came in July 2016 that the loan was then permanent - Cabella almost instantly joined at OM by Thauvin, returning on loan. Bonkers.

However, Cabella's second spell at the club went sour within a year and he made a season-long switch to fellow Ligue 1 side St.Etienne during August 2017.

By the following February he had been joined by another familiar face, former Magpie full back Mathieu Debuchy.

Remy's transfer was made permanent in August 2018 but less than a year later he joined Russian side FC Krasnodar, notably scoring against Chelsea in the Champions League group stages.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 saw Cabella's contract terminated and he signed a short-term deal with former side Montpellier.

His free agent status then saw him rejoin Lille ahead of the following season.

After four seasons with Lille he joined Olympiacos in May 2025 on a free transfer but after just ten appearances was loaned to Ligue 1 side Nantes in January 2026.

2022 Death of Gordon Lee, 87. (Manager, 1975-77)