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Newcastle 5 Sheffield United 1
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An afternoon that began badly for Newcastle had a successful
conclusion, Eddie Howe's side coming from a goal down to collect
three points and consign the Blades to an immediate Championship
return.
News of Burnley's late equaliser at Old Trafford after
West Ham's draw with Liverpool at lunchtime left the
Magpies seventh - a point behind the Red Devils and four ahead of
the Hammers, who have played a game more.
The Saturday night fixture also gave the black and whites a lift;
Chelsea held 2-2 at Aston Villa to leave the Blues five points
behind us with a game in hand.
It's also worth pointing out our vastly superior goal difference
over all of those teams, if the race for Europe comes down to those
fine margins.
While our goal-laden sequence in the second half caught the eye, the flowing football evident
at that juncture was in stark contrast to
much of what had gone before; too often indecisive and uninspired.
A rare moment of focus and precision saw Alexander Isak take Jacob
Murphy's pass and fire home at the Leazes End on 26 minutes,
canceling out a sloppy fifth minute opener when Anel Ahmedhodzic headed past a
startled Martin Dubravka.
The Swedish-born central defender may well be back at Gallowgate in
June, playing for his chosen country of Bosnia-Herzegovinva against
England.
The Blades somehow managed not to retake the lead from a trio of
golden opportunities in the same move just after the half hour; Dan
Burn's timely block, the goal frame and a wayward shot all saving the
Toon.
Burn had earlier come to his team's aid with another vital
interception to prevent the visitors from opening up a two goal
advantage.
Only Lewis Hall's effort late in the half was a threat; his side conspicuously
failing to emulate what
brought them eight goals at Bramall Lane earlier in the season: shots at goal and set pieces to test a defence that had
conceded 92 goals before today.
The desired improvement to the scoreline thankfully followed after the
resumption, when one replacement was made: a straight swap of Emil
Krafth for Fabian Schar, who had been visibly struggling at one
point during the first half but opted not to come off then.
Chris Wilder's side have routinely failed to build on positive
starts to games and today was no exception, falling foul of
Hall's corner nine minutes into the second half and allowing
Guimaraes head home when Anthony Gordon's looping cross found him at
the back post.
Bruno's celebration routine consisted of lifting the Strawberry
corner flag out of the ground, but unlike Tino Asprilla he didn't
hoist his shirt up on it.
Gordon then roused himself from his previous slumbers and charged into the box,
only to be illegally blocked by Mason Holgate at the
expense of penalty that Isak rattled home for his 19th PL goal of
the season.
3-1 then became 4-1 with a scruffy effort from inside the six yard
box following a scramble. What initially looked like a first goal for
Elliot Anderson was given to Bruno in the stadium but ended up as
an own goal.
A fifth soon followed as substitute Wilson gleefully rattled in a
deflected Harvey Barnes shot - the Magpies by then mercilessly
fielding a
front four consisting of Wilson, Isak, Gordon and Barnes.
Further replacements brought Alex Murphy and Matt Ritchie into the
fray - the latter prompting chants of "he drives what he
wants" from the Gallowgate End in reference to him passing
his LGV test recently.
The visitors were then awarded a dubious penalty in front of an away
section that was largely deserted, after Murphy tangled with Jayden
Bogle.
Contrary referee Tony Harrington broke with tradition though, ruling
out his initial spot kick award after checking the VAR monitor at
pitchside.
The expected outcome then and although not always pretty, another
vital three points - which is really all that matters at this stage
in proceedings.
Team: Dubravka, Hall (A.Murphy 82),
Livramento, Burn, Schar (Krafth 46), Longstaff, Guimaraes, J.Murphy
(Barnes 66), Anderson (Wilson 66), Gordon (Ritchie 82), Isak.
Subs n/u: Karius, Dummett, White, Parkinson.
Booked: None
Goals: Isak 26, 61pen, Guimaraes 54, og(Osborn) 65, Wilson
72
SUFC: Foderingham,
Holgate (Robinson 67), Ahmedhodzic, Trusty, Bogle, Hamer (Ben
Slimane 79), Arblaster, Brooks (de Souza Costa 70), Osborn, Archer (Osula
67), Brereton-Diaz.
Subs n/u: Grbic, Norwood, Larouci, Curtis, Marsh.
Goal: Ahmedhodzic 5
Booked: None
Crowd: 52,196 including 3,204 Blades.
Amanda Staveley accompanied the NUWFC team and staff to the
centre circle at half time, as they showed off the FA Women's
National League Northern Premier Division trophy.
Following successive promotions, the lasses will play in the Women's
Championship next season, one level below the Women's Super League.
Wor Flags excelled themselves with this pre-game display and
banner across the Gallowgate End:
"From Alianca and Rio to Newcastle upon Tyne, a home away
from home, Joelinton and Bruno, our Brazilian Geordies."
(There was a bit about Fumaca, but it fell off....)
Eddie Howe
said:
"We knew half-time was going to be important
for us.
"First half, we were - I don't need to tell you - well off it,
probably a little bit of tiredness from midweek, the first game in a
while and then of course a very quick turnaround.
"It enabled us to settle down a few things and come up
with a much better performance.
"It was a difficult first half because I thought
Sheffield United played well. They were fighting for their lives -
we knew that they would come here and have a right go.
"It was a much improved second half display and, in the
end, we fully deserved the win. We scored at a good time and were
devastating at times.
On Bruno Guimaraes:
"He is very much part of my plans. We have
to showcase what we can offer him as a football club and hope that
is enough to keep him.
"Bruno is a special talent and he scored a big goal
today. Hopefully he stays with us for many years."
On Alexander Isak:
"I think he is (world-class), yes, I think he is.
"For me, I think the biggest thing is would I swap him with
anybody else? No, I wouldn't. When you look at his age profile and
what's to come, you look at his attributes and his qualities, he's
some talent.
"He's full of confidence, he looks physically in a really good
place and I just think it's a great thing to watch him play
currently."
On Fabian Schar:
"Fabian had a bit of tightness in his hamstring. We don’t
think it’s a big injury – there’s not one moment where you
think he’s pulled his hamstring – but it was enough to make him
feel uncomfortable. He couldn’t fully sprint, so he had to come
off.
“We were going to make the change, but he said he was fine
and he wanted to carry on. At half-time, it became clear so he
couldn’t, so that’s when we eventually changed things.”
On Tino Livramentro:
“We had a meeting yesterday, and he said he felt fit to play. He
said he felt good. I backed him, and I thought he gave a really good
performance for us.”
On Callum Wilson:
"I always say when Callum comes back from injury, he always
does the work. That’s sometimes very difficult when you’re
having to do the same things again. He’s got to come back at such
a good physical level to score goals, but again he’s done the
work.
"It was slightly easier this time because it was an upper
limb injury so he’s done a lot of running. I had no doubt he
looked really great, and he looked great today when he came on. He
could have scored more, but the one he did get was an incredible
finish."
On his side's goalscoring exploits:
"When you start the season, you don't aim for that, but scoring
goals is something we have to do and we want to do.
"I have said many times, we want to attack, we want to be
known for being an attacking team, a team that's always looking for
opportunities to score and to excite our unbelievable supporters and
play the style of football that's in keeping with the traditions of
the club, so to do that is a great thing.
"But of course, it's all about winning games, really,
it's not about scoring goals as such in terms of the number, it's
about winning as many games as you can.
"We've probably been too leaky the other way although we've
been free-scoring, so there's certainly stuff for us to work
on."
On European qualification:
"It would be a great achievement for us. I am very keen to
build and maintain the momentum we have had in recent years.
"Last season was a huge achievement to get Champions
League football. This season has been difficult with injuries, so if
the players are able to achieve that, I think it will be
outstanding."
Referee:
Tony Harrington - a swift return to SJP for the Teesside-based
official, who took charge of the recent 1-1 home draw with Everton.
VAR: Andy Madley
Stats:
Following their 8-0 win at Bramall Lane, another five goals here
gave Newcastle an aggregate 13 over the season against the
same opponent, which is a new Premier League record.
However it's not a club high; the Magpies putting 15 past
Newport County in the 1946/47 season - 13 on Tyneside and another
two in South Wales.
Having taken six points off Aston Villa and
Fulham, Newcastle wrapped up their third PL win double of the
season. They have the opportunity to increase that total in all three
remaining three away games.
Alexander Isak reached 19 PL goals for the season as he
netted for his seventh successive home game. He's still to register
a first treble for the club, this his seventh PL brace.
The Swede is the first Magpie to reach 19 PL goals since Alan
Shearer managed 22 in 2003/04.
PL top scorers per season - top 10:
1993/94 Andy Cole (34)
1995/96 Les Ferdinand (25)
1996/97 Alan Shearer (25)
1999/00 Alan Shearer (23)
2001/02 Alan Shearer (23)
2003/04 Alan Shearer (22)
2023/24 Alexander Isak (19)
2022/23 Callum Wilson (18)
2002/03 Alan Shearer (17)
2011/12 Demba Ba (16)
Isak now has 29 in that competition, taking him past Obafemi
Martins on 28 and putting him level with both Demba Ba and Gary
Speed. The next target in his sights is Ayoze Perez on 33.
He's also in the running for the Premier League golden boot award,
only previously won twice by current Magpies (Cole in 1993/94 and
Shearer in 1996/97):
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) 20
Cole Palmer (Chelsea) 20
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) 19
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) 19
Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) 18
Callum Wilson's 46th PL goal as a Magpie gives him a
share of second spot in the club's scoring charts with Peter
Beardsley. Alan Shearer has 148.
Wilson's strike was the 14th PL goal scored by a Magpies substitute so
far in 2023/24 and took him just six minutes - good but not a patch
on Matt Ritchie's 52 second one here versus Bournemouth.
Wilson's quickest goal as a substitute remains his 65 second effort
at home to Spurs last season.
Bruno Guimaraes moved on to 14 PL goals, taking him
level with current colleagues Joe Willock and Fabian Schar plus old
boy Loic Remy.
With one game at SJP left, Newcastle made it 12 PL home wins
- exceeding last season's total of 11. One has to go back to 2002/03
for a higher total (15).
That's now 18 successive penalties converted in the PL for
Newcastle, Isak's 100% record now seven spot kicks scored (eight in
eight including the FA Cup).
United have now scored 74 goals in the PL, the joint highest
total we've netted in a 38 game PL season - beaten only by the 82 we
hit during the 46 game 1993/94 campaign.
In terms of home games only, Eddie Howe's side have 48 to
their name. That's their third-highest total, exceeded only by 54
(1996/97) and 51 (1993/94).
With 47 games played in all competitions so far, the Magpies have registered 91
goals (excluding penalty shootouts) this season. They've only
exceeded that total on four occasions in previous PL seasons:
1996/97 93 goals (51 games)
1994/95 95 goals (56 games)
1993/94 97 goals (48 games)
2001/02 106 goals (53 games)
NB: Our 2023/24 campaign will consist of 51 games.
Blades in Toon - last 10:
2023/24 won 5-1 Isak
2, Bruno, OG, Wilson
2020/21 won 1-0 Willock
2019/20 won 3-0 Saint-Maximin, Ritchie, Joelinton
2009/10 won 2-1 Lovenkrands, Nolan
2006/07 lost 0-1
1999/00 won 4-1 Shearer, Dabizas, Ferguson, Gallacher (FAC)
1993/94 won 4-0 Beardsley 2, OG, Cole
1989/90 won 2-0 Gallacher, Quinn
1988/89 won 2-0 Hendrie, Mirandinha (LC)
1985/86 drew 1-1 Cunningham (FR)
Newcastle achieved their 50th victory over the Blades in all competitions and are
now just two off a double century of goals against them.
Latest PL
results/fixture:
Sat 27.04.2024:
West Ham 2-2 Liverpool
Fulham 1-1 Crystal Palace
Manchester United 1-1 Burnley
Newcastle 5-1 Sheffield United
Wolves 2-1 Luton Town
Everton 1-0 Brentford
Aston Villa 2-2 Chelsea
Sun 28.04.2024:
Bournemouth 3-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
Spurs 2-3 Arsenal
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (4.30pm) Sky
PL2:
Stiffs @ SJP
Following a 2-1 win at
Stoke City on Friday night, Newcastle U21s conclude their PL2 campaign against
Aston
Villa at Gallowgate on Monday night (7pm).
Spectators will be accommodated in the East Stand and admission is
free for season ticket holders or else via cash turnstiles (£3
adults, £1 concessions).
That's the first of two games this week for Ben Dawson's side, with
the little matter of a rearranged Northumberland Senior Cup
semi-final away to Ashington on Thursday night (7.30pm).
Giveaway:
Summer Tyne
Newcastle-based Football Bobbles have re-launched
their bucket hats including this fine reversible specimen inspired
by the 1992/93 promotion season kits.
Made for NUFC fans by NUFC fans, the O'Brien hat now has a lower
price and comes in three sizes.
The O'Brien can be
ordered online
here and is part of the NUFC.com reader offer where a full
price purchase of any NUFC hat gets a free Mirandinha bobble hat.
Use promo code DOTCOM at checkout.
We have one to give away in our latest free-to-enter competition. To
enter, please email your answer to the
question below to
[email protected] subject
Hats:
A
team mate of Liam O'Brien's throughout his time at Gallowgate and in
his final Magpies XI. Name him.
Closing date is 10am on Friday May 3rd. No age limit,
open to anyone on the planet but delivery must be to a UK address.
One entry each please per person.
Loan
lads:
The borrowers
Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
A rare 90 minute outing for Fraser on Saturday, but he could do
nothing to halt Southampton's ongoing slump - beaten 0-1 at home by
Stoke City in the Championship.
Jamal Lewis (Watford):
The defender started on the bench for Saturday's home Championship
meeting with the mackems, arriving on 69 minutes with his side
having scored what proved to be the only goal. He was booked.
Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday):
The Owls did their chances of avoiding relegation from the
Championship a power of good by scoring three times without reply
against West Bromwich Albion at Hillsborough on Saturday. Hendrick
was omitted.
Harrison Ashby (Swansea City):
The defender was missing from the side that shared four goals with
Norwich City at Carrow Road in the Championship on Saturday.
Kelland Watts (Wigan
Athletic):
No sign of Kell in the matchday squad as the Latics closed off their League
One season on Saturday by defeating Bristol Rovers 2-0 at home.
Matty Bondswell (Newport County):
Matty's farewell appearance for the Exiles consisted of a 24 minute
stint from the bench during a 1-4 loss at Bradford City in League
Two on Saturday.
Michael Ndiweni (Annan Athletic):
A 3-3 home draw with Falkirk in Scottish League One on Saturday saw
Michael arrive as an 87th minute replacement, with his side trailing
2-3.
Garang Kuol (Volendam):
Sparta Rotterdam (a) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord):
Minteh was in the starting line-up for Thursday's 3-1 Eredivisie
win over Go Ahead Eagles in Deventer. Minteh contributed one assist
in his 73 minute shift. Victory confirmed Champions League
qualification next season for Feyenoord.
Isaac Hayden (QPR):
An emphatic 4-0 home win over Leeds United on Friday secured
Championship survival for the R's. Hayden came off the bench as an
81st minute replacement when his side were 3-0 ahead.
Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
The Peruvian midfielder was introduced as an 83rd minute substitute
at home to Spartak Sobotica in the Serbian Super Liga on Friday.
However he was unable to prevent the game finishing goalless.
Premier League:
Foxes return
A 0-4 defeat for Leeds United at
QPR on Friday night confirmed a return to the Premier League at the
first attempt for Leicester City.
As a consequence, Enzo Maresca's Foxes are assured of a top two
finish in the automatic promotion places with two games still to
play.
U18s:
Academy updates
News of two changes to the U18
side's remaining fixtures as follows:
Everton (a) was Sat 27.04.2024, now
Sat 18.05.2024. 12.30pm KO, Finch Farm.
Boro (a) was Wed 08.05.2024,
now
Tue 07.05.2024. 6pm KO, Riverside Stadium.
PL2:
Stiffs in Staffs
success
Stoke City U21s 1 Newcastle U21s 2
Match
report
Update:
Bruno update
Speaking on Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed recent media claims of a
limited duration release clause for Bruno Guimaraes in his
latest contract - reportedly a fee £100m payable in full by
the end of June:
"Having that was well planned and structured by the club, in
a sense that there’s a sort of finish point.
"We don’t want constant
speculation, it’s not healthy for the player or for us. It goes
without saying we want to keep him, I want to build our team around
him.
"His form has been very
good — he seems very happy and settled. He’ll be thinking about
a very busy summer ahead, where hopefully we can take the team with
him a big part of it. But we aren’t in control of that so let’s
see.”
2024/25:
Japan tour claim
The Chronicle report that Newcastle have been given the
opportunity to play two pre-season games in Japan against J-League
sides in July.
They name the possible opponents as Yokohama F Marinos and Urawa Red
Diamonds, with a date for the latter opponent listed as July
31st.
No official confirmation of either game has been received as yet,
with Urawa fan sites also mentioning the possible Magpies meeting in
the last 24 hours.
Meanwhile, United's post-season opponents Spurs have announced a
kickabout against J-League side Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on July 27th.
Kobe's current squad includes former Magpie Yoshinori Muto.
Our first visit to Japan followed the 1982/83 season, playing four
games in three cities - Toyko, Okayama and Nagoya - en route to
lifting the Japan Cup.
And thanks to Japanese Mag Simon Moran for reminding us of a
more recent game we played in Japan, losing 1-3 to Gamba Osaka in
August 1996.
Update:
Gillespie
retained
The Mail newspaper reported on Friday that Newcastle have
exercised an option to extend the contract of goalkeeper Mark
Gillespie for a further 12 months.
The 32 year-old Tynesider signed a three year deal when arriving at
Gallowgate from Motherwell in 2020 and agreed a one season extension
last summer.
Selected on the bench by Eddie Howe at various times during his
managerial reign, Gillespie's only competitive appearances for
United remain a trio of Carabao Cup starts under Steve Bruce during
September 2020.
2023/24:
Burnley (a)
Saturday sees the Magpies on the
road again, facing Vincent Kompany's Clarets at Turf Moor in an
old-fashioned, non-televised 3pm kick-off.
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Upcoming PL fixtures:
Thu 02.05.2024:
Chelsea v Spurs (7.30pm) Sky
Fri 03.05.2024:
Luton Town v Everton (8pm) Sky
Sat 04.05.2024:
Arsenal v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT
Brentford v Fulham (3pm)
Bournemouth v Newcastle (3pm)
Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Manchester City v Wolves (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 05.05.2024:
Brighton & Hove Albion v Aston Villa (2pm)
Chelsea v West Ham (2pm)
Liverpool v Spurs (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 06.05.2024:
Crystal Palace v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
2023/24:
Too Eze for Eagles
Crystal Palace 2 Newcastle 0
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Giveaway:
Prediction winner
Thanks to those who entered our match
score prediction competition for Palace (a) to win Toon-inspired golf club head
covers from Crun Sports.
Nobody correctly guessed the result meaning that
all entrants were included in the prize draw. From that, Michael
Russell was selected as our winner.
Latest:
Ashworth update
Two months after he was placed on gardening leave by Newcastle
United, The Athletic report that Sporting Director Dan
Ashworth is seeking arbitration to secure his move to Manchester
United.
They claim that Ashworth's case is set to begin in May and last
several weeks. No further details were given.
2024/25:
Season tickets
etc.
For those who haven't already done so as part of the long-term
deals, season ticket renewals can now be made online
here until 5pm on Monday May 20th.
Meanwhile, home cup ticket schemes for the FA Cup and Carabao
Cup are also open now, with a closing date of 5pm on Friday June
21st. Remember that separate sign-ups are required for both.
Depending on our finishing place in the PL, a further home cup
ticket scheme for European competition may become
available.
Cup ticket prices are unchanged from 2023/24:
Carabao Cup: £20 & £25 adults / £10 & £15 others
FA Cup: £30 & £35 adults / £15 & £20 others
This season's ticket price
increase was repeated for next season, raising adult prices by 5% and freezing junior
prices. Full announcement online
here
PS: The Magpie Mover matchday
public transport ticket will again be available to 2024/25 season
ticket holders at an unchanged price of £25. NB: sales of
this don't look to have commenced yet.
1
v 1:
Wor Gordon in the Bay
The next guest on Sky's Overlap
show is Newcastle's Anthony Gordon, interviewed by Gary
Neville on and around the promenade at Whitley Bay.
There's plenty to take from a revealing 45 minutes, not least his
preference to play as a left winger.
Watch it for free online
here
Update:
More train strikes
Further industrial action has been announced next month by the ASLEF
union - although no Newcastle games are directly affected this time
round.
A rolling series of one day strikes will see drivers walk out for 24
hours as follows. A separate overtime ban will run from Mon
06.05.2024 until Sat 11.05.2024:
Tue 07.05.2024: c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern
Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern, Gatwick Express, South Western
Railway.
Wed 08.05.2024: Avanti West
Coast, Chiltern Railways, CrossCountry, East Midlands Railway, Great
Western Railway and West Midlands Trains.
Thu 09.05.2024: LNER,
Northern, TransPennine.
2024/25:
Europe: latest
Assuming that the Premier League misses out on an additional fifth
Champions League place available due to restructuring of the
competition next season, qualification for Europe in 2024/25 looks
like this, as much as we're able to discern:
There are seven guaranteed European spots; four in the Champions
League, two in the Europa League and one in the Conference League.
Those were originally allocated as follows:
PL 1st-4th in Champions League
PL 5th in Europa League
FA Cup winners in Europa League
Carabao Cup winners in Conference League
Liverpool currently have the Conference League place as Carabao Cup
winners, but will take a Champions League place if they finish in
the Premier League top four, which looks almost guaranteed.
That frees up the Conference League place to the team finishing
sixth in the Premier League.
The FA Cup winners take a Europa League place - unless they have
earned a Champions League place by virtue of a top four Premier
League finish.
If Manchester City win the FA Cup and finish in the top four of the
Premier League, they will enter the Champions League.
The sixth place finishers would go into the Europa League spot
reserved for Manchester City, with the Conference League spot
occupied by the team finishing seventh.
If Manchester United win the FA Cup, they'll take a Europa League
place unless they finish in the top four and collect a Champions
League slot.
Should they finish in the Conference League position, they would
take the Europa League spot resulting from a Wembley success
instead.
If Manchester United finished eighth and therefore only qualified for
Europe by winning the FA Cup, the team in seventh spot wouldn't gain
entry to any European competition.
Aston Villa have qualified for the semi-finals of the Europa
Conference League (known as the UEFA Conference League next season).
If they won that competition, they would occupy an additional spot
in the Europa League reserved for the Conference winners only -
regardless of nationality.
Should Villa snag a Champions League or Europa League spot via their
Premier League finishing spot though, the Europa League place
reserved for them as Conference League winners would not be
reallocated to another Premier League team.
Premier
League Euro qualification guide
Sky Sport Euro qualification guide
Update:
London
calling....
It's coming up to 60 years since the Newcastle
United London Supporters Club was established, members following
the lads home and away since since 1964.
Preparations to mark the anniversary with an event later this year are
underway; any founder members and their families who aren't
currently in contact with the club are now invited to get in touch.
To do so, please email [email protected]
PS: We'll publicise the NUSCL event in due course, with all current
and former members welcome to attend.
Fundraiser:
Saddling up for
charity
Father and son duo Steve
and Paul McDougal are currently engaged on a charity cycle trek to
Istanbul - proudly clad in their black and white
shirts.
The Geordie pair have now reached Germany on their Toon2Turkey
Bike Ride, which is attempting to raise funds for men's
health charity, Movember.
Keep track of their progress online
here and if you're able to, please donate to the charity
online
here.
Movember are working to address some of the biggest health issues
faced by men: prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and mental health
and suicide prevention.
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Mon 29.04.2024 U21s v Aston Villa (h)
@
SJP, 7pm. PL2. Note
new date and venue.
Thu 02.05.2024 U21s v Ashington (a) @
Woodhorn Lane, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup semi-final. Note
new date.
Sat 04.05.2024 U18s v Leeds United (h) @
Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier League.
Sat 04.05.2024 Burnley (a) @ Turf Moor, 3pm. Premier League. SOLD
OUT. Allocation: 2,300 tbc. No
live UK TV.
Tue 07.05.2024 U18s v
Boro (a) @ Riverside
Stadium, 6pm. U18 Premier League. Note further new date,
kick-off time and venue.
Sat 11.05.2024 Brighton & Hove Albion (h) @ SJP, 3pm.
Premier League. SOLD OUT. Forwarding/resale/resale
seats now. No
live UK TV.
Wed 15.05.2024 Manchester United (a) @ Old Trafford, 8pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 19 points. £30
adults, £20 seniors/18-20s, £20 juniors. Allocation: 3,000 tbc.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 18.05.2024 U18s v Everton (a)
@
Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League. Note
new date.
Sun 19.05.2024 Brentford (a) @ Gtech Community Stadium, 4pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 115 points. £30 adults,
£25 seniors/18-24s, £10 U18s. Allocation: 1,730 tbc.
Live TV tbc (if any).
Mon
20.05.2024 ST renewal deadline, 5pm.
Wed 22.05.2024 Spurs (n)
@ Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia. 7.45pm local time. Friendly. Live TV tbc (if any).
Fri 24.05.2024 A-League All Stars (n)
@ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia. 5.15pm local time. Friendly. Live TV tbc (if any).
Sat 25.05.2024/Sun
26.05.2024 U21s v Leicester City, Tai Po,
Singapore CC @ Happy Valley, Hong Kong. HKFC Soccer Sevens.
Fri 07.06.2024
Adidas kit launch (tbc).
Tue 18.06.2024 PL fixture release, 9am.
Fri 21.06.2024 Home cup ticket scheme
registration deadline, 5pm.
NUFC live on TV:
Wed 15.05.2024
Man U (a) 8pm Sky
2024/25 PL season:
Fixture release:
Tue 18.06.2024 @ 9am
Starts: Fri 16.08.2024 (at least one
game)
Ends: Sun 25.05.2025 (all games)
(No games on Tue 24.12.2024)
Northumberland Senior Cup
SFs:
24.04.2024 Blyth Town 2-2 Ncle Benfield (5-3 on pens)
02.05.2024 Ashington v
NUFC U21s
Other events @ SJP:
??.05.2024 team tbc v Blyth Town, Northumberland Senior Cup Final.
Fri 31.05.2024
England
Women v France Women, 8pm, ECQ. General sale
now.
Mon 03.06.2024 England v Bosnia & Hz, 7.45pm. Friendly. General
sale now.
Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited
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National Service |
International breaks:
2023/24:
Euro 2024 takes place in ten cities across Germany
from 14.06.2024 to 14.07.2024.
CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 takes place in the USA from 20.06.2024 to
14.07.2024.
2024/25:
02-10.09.2024
07-15.10.2024
11-19.11.2024
17-25.03.2025
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What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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28th April |
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Born Or Died:
1925 George Hair born, Ryton.
(1943-49)
Outside left who moved to SJP during WW2 from Ryton for the
princely sum of £10 and made his senior bow in a 0-2 home loss to Bradford
Park Avenue in September 1944.
The majority of George's games for Newcastle came in wartime football, with
his post-WW2 outings partly restricted by the form of Tommy Pearson.
His official club debut came in an FA Cup tie against Barnsley in January 1946
marking the occasion by scoring in a 4-2 victory.
It wasn't until May 1947 though that Hair first appeared in the Football
League, a 2-2 draw at Bury.
Scoring twice in United's 1947/48 promotion season, George marked the first of
fourteen top-flight games in the following campaign by netting in a 1-1 draw
at Roker Park.
However, the arrival of Bobby Mitchell from Third Lanark in February 1949
spelt the end of Hair's time at SJP and after recovering from a broken leg, he
joined Grimsby Town later that year in a £6,000 deal.
Appearing for Peterborough United between 1951 and 1956 in their Midland
League days, he later playing for Boston United before ending his career at
Spalding Town.
Serving as a Northamptonshire FA official following his retirement, George was
living in Peterborough at the time of his death in 1994.
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What Else?
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1893 District XI (a)
5-3 (4-1)
Friendly
Scorers tbc
Scorers tbc
Crowd tbc
Newcastle were in Friday night friendly action,
providing the opposition in a benefit match for ex-East
End player Alec McCurdie.
The beneficiary was in the local district side for the
game, staged at the Heaton Junction ground.
1894 Middlesbrough
Ironopolis (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
2,000
A Saturday visit to the Paradise Ground saw United
face a Nops side featuring seven players from Scotland on
trial with a view to signing on for the next season.
Team: Lowery,
Jeffrey, Rogers, Creilly, Graham, McKain, Crate, Quinn,
Willis, Wallace, Law.
1897 sunderland (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Ostler(1-0),
Aitken(2-0,3-0)
4,000
1898 Blackburn Rovers
(a)
3-4 (1-3)
League Test
Aitken(35), Wardrope(55), Smith(90)
Blackburn(5), Hurst(20,22),
Anderson(65)
30,000
An eventful second half at Ewood Park saw Geordie
Anderson's shot carried over the line by United 'keeper
Charlie Watts and Rovers' Ted Killean broke his leg.
The result meant that Stoke and Burnley topped the group
on four points with United and Rovers on two.
If Stoke and Burnley drew their remaining game against
each other they would be in Division One....
1900 sunderland (a)
2-1 (2-1)
Division One
36pts, 5th/18
Fraser(8), A.Gardner(20)
Fulton(44)
22,000
A pleasant end to the season.
1902 Workington Black
Diamonds (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly
Harvey(1-0)
Shearman(1-1)
5,000
United made a
Monday afternoon friendly visit to Lonsdale Park, which
later became the town's greyhound track until eventually
closing in 1999.
1903 Kilmarnock
(Scotland) (a)
2-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Appleyard(10), Carr(2-0)
2,000
The Magpies began
a post-season run of three games in as many days over the
border with this trip to Rugby Park.
1904 Kilmarnock
(Scotland) (a)
1-4 (1-2)
Friendly
Aitken(1-2)
Blair(0-1,1-4)
Banks (0-2, 1-3)
3,000
A year to the year, Newcastle were in Ayrshire for
another kickabout, fielding a weakened XI, with six first
choice players omitted.
This was the fourth of five games played in a hectic
post-season tour of Scotland over just six days.
1906 Bolton Wanderers (a)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
P37, 41pts, 5th/20
Appleyard(22)
White(27)
12,000
All the teams in the league had completed their
fixtures, apart from United and Blackburn Rovers who would
meet two days later.
1909 Northampton (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Charity Shield
Allan(30), Rutherford(70)
7,000
Our only Charity Shield victory came in this game at
Stamford Bridge between the Football League And Southern
League Champions.
Their opponents were managed at the time by Herbert
Chapman, who would go on to achieve much success at
Arsenal - and lose to United in the 1932 FA Cup Final.
Team:
Lawrence, McCracken, Whitson, Howie, Veitch, McWilliam,
Rutherford, Higgins, Allan, Wilson, Anderson.
 1910
Barnsley (n)
2-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Final Replay
Shepherd(51,65pen)
55,364
United claimed their first FA Cup Final victory, beating
the Second Division Tykes in a replay staged on a damp
Thursday afternoon at Goodison Park.
The Magpies made one change to the line-up that had drawn
1-1 at the Crystal Palace the previous Saturday, Jack Carr
returning in place of the injured Tony Whitson.
Star striker Albert Shepherd proved to be the difference
between the two sides however and the trophy was presented
to United Captain Colin Veitch by Lord Derby.
Albert Shepherd
opens the scoring
1915 Aston Villa (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Division One
32pts, 15th/20
Goodwill(49), Hibbert(69), Cooper(3-0)
10,000
United's final
game of the season began with any lingering danger of
relegation removed for the hosts, following Chelsea's
defeat at Notts County earlier in the day.
The league programme was then suspended due to WW1,
resuming in 1919 with an expanded First Division (that
meant relegated Chelsea were reprieved).
This game would be the only appearance of Tom Cairns for
the club: within a year he had been killed while fighting
in France.
1923 Manchester City
(a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 46pts, 4th/22
25,000
Newcastle provided the opposition in what was the
final league game played at City's Hyde Road ground.
The following season saw them relocate to their new home
at Maine Road in Moss side.
"The weak finishing of both sets of forwards
rendered the work of both goalkeepers comparatively
easy", according to one reporter.
1928 Portsmouth (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 41pts, 9th/22
Seymour(89)
30,000
United were
cheered on by a good contingent of Tynesiders serving in
the Royal Navy or working at local at Mercantile
engineering facilities, as they won for the second time in
as many visits to Fratton Park.
1934 Stoke City (a)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
34pts, 21st/22
Murray(39)
Sale(6), Matthews(77)
10,000
Defeat at the Victoria Ground saw Newcastle bow out of
Division One for the very first time since they were
promoted in 1898 - although as it transpired, results
elsewhere meant that only a win would have saved them.
A top flight return would elude them until 1948.
1937 Third Lanark (Scotland) (h)
1-3 (0-3)
Friendly
Smith(60)
Kinnaird(19), Yardley(0-2),
Kennedy(0-3)
4,000
Jimmy Denmark
made a good impression for the visitors and later moved to
Tyneside.
Team: Tapken,
Fairhurst, Russell, Gordon, Carver, Grundy, Rogers,
Livingstone, Smith, Docking, Pearson.
1937 Queen Of The
South (Scotland) (a)
4-2 (0-0)
Friendly
Cairns(1-0,3-1),
Ware(2-0)
McMenemy(4-1)
Howe(2-1,4-2)
2,500
Meanwhile a
separate Magpies XI travelled to Palmerston Park to
provide the opposition in a benefit game for Queens
'keeper Smith.
Team:
McPhillips, Forster, Ancell, Ware, Davidson, Garnham,
Park, McMenemy, Cairns, Connelly, Mooney.
 1945
Bolton Wanderers (a) 4-2 (3-0) aet
Wartime
Stubbins(1-0,2-0,27),
Milburn(61)
Hunt(75),Lofthouse (117)
43,453
Trailing
0-3 after the first leg of a Football League Knockout Cup
tie at Burnden Park, a tremendous effort by United took
the game to extra time - only for Bolton to nick it late
on.
 1951
Blackpool (n)
2-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Final
Milburn (50,54)
100,000
After having a first half effort ruled out for
handball, two superb Jackie Milburn strikes after the
break ensured that the trophy was returned to Tyneside for
the first time in 19 years.
King George VI then presented the trophy to victorious
Magpies captain, Joe Harvey.
Team:
Fairbrother, Cowell, Corbett, Harvey, Brennan, Crowe,
Walker, Taylor, Milburn, Robledo, Mitchell.
NUFC.com
match Report
Youtube
footage is online here
1954 Hartlepools
United (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly
og(Stamper)(1-0)
Johnson(87)
9,635
United provided
the opposition in a Testimonial Match for 'Pools pair Ray
Thompson and Jack Newton.
Team:
Mitchell, Cowell, McMichael, Stokoe, Brennan, Crowe,
Milburn, Davies, Monkhouse, Hannah, Mitchell.
 1958
Burnley (h)
1-3 (0-1)
Division One
32pts, 19th/22
Bottom(85)
Newlands(14), Pointer(79), Seith(82)
21,610
Safe from relegation unless they lost by 40-odd goals,
a youthful lineup for this Monday night finale included
debutant goalkeeper Chris Harker.
This was to be the sole appearance of the Shiremoor-born
born player whose Magpies career was curtailed by National
Service and injuries sustained in a road accident.
He's recalled as being the 'keeper who, when playing for
Bury on Boxing Day 1962, collided with Brian Clough, the
striker sustaining a career-ending injury in the incident.
PS: While United were safe on goal average, the same
couldn't be said for the mackems, who had been relegated
for the very first time in their history the previous
Saturday.
 1962
Leeds United (h)
0-3 (0-1)
Division Two
39pts, 11th/22
Johanneson(37), McAdams(65),
og(Keith)(75)
21,708
Norman Smith's final game in charge saw his side
record an eleventh place finish.
There was a debut in defence for Dave Turner, who had
featured in our FA Youth Cup-winning campaign that season.
The two points were vital for Don Revie's Leeds - who had
the threat of relegation to Division Three hanging over
them at kick-off.
 1971
West Bromwich Albion (h) 3-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 41pts, 9th/22
Smith(73), Young(74), Tudor(76)
18,444
After a run of three draws, United ended their home
programme with a victory thanks to a trio of quick goals.
 1973
Tottenham Hotspur (a) 2-3 (2-0)
Division One
45pts, 8th/22
Tudor(21), McDermott(38)
Chivers(59,87pen), Peters(61)
21,721
A final day defeat at White Hart Lane left United in
seventh spot, but Spurs would draw one of their remaining
two games to knock us down to eighth.
 1975
sunderland (a) 2-3 (1-2)
Friendly
Gibb(16), Burns(88)
Belfitt(36), Porterfield(44), Moncur(65)
13,654
The first episode of a derby testimonial doubleheader
took place at Roker Park, with home player Martin Harvey
the recipient.
Ex-Magpie Bob Moncur found the net for the first time as a
mackem, while Malcolm Macdonald didn't feature ahead of an
expected England call-up.
The two teams then met again at SJP 48 hours later, this
time to benefit Magpie David Craig.
Team: McFaul,
Nattrass, Kennedy, Gibb, Clark, Howard (Keeley),
Barrowclough, Nulty, Bruce (Tudor), Burns, T.Craig (Hibbitt).
 1976
sunderland (h)
6-3 (2-3)
Friendly
Kennedy(17,78), Burns(18,48), Macdonald(60),
A.Guy(90)
Holden(26,41), Robson(44)
19,974
A year after joining Nottingham Forest on a free
transfer, long serving full back Frank returned to
Gallowgate for his overdue testimonial.
Former Magpie John Craggs was borrowed from Boro for the
night to appear for the wearsiders, while fellow SJP old
boys Bob Moncur and Pop Robson returned - the latter
finding the net.
Team: Jones (Mahoney 46), Nattrass (Blackhall
46), Clark, Hudson, McCaffery, Oates, Burns, Kennedy,
Macdonald, Gowling (A.Guy 46), T.Craig.
 1979
Stoke City (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P39, 38pts, 11th/22
23,217
Newcastle registered their sixth 0-0 draw of the
season in keeping out the promotion-chasing Potters at the
Victoria Ground.
Alan Durban's side would clinch a top-flight place on the
final day of the season, pipping the mackems by a single
point.
 1984
Cambridge United (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P39, 73pts, 3rd/22
Smith(38pen)
7,720
Promotion celebrations were put on hold as the home
side ended a 31-match winless run in front of an Abbey
Stadium crowd predominantly backing the visitors.
Wallsend-born Kevin Smith hit the winner from the penalty
spot for a U's side including fellow Magpie sympathiser
Andy Sinton.
 1986
Middlesbrough (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Cunningham(12)
Duffield(47,53)
3,500
48 hours after winning 3-1 at home against Manchester
City in their penultimate league game of the season,
Newcastle took part in the David Mills Testimonial match.
A sparse crowd at Ayresome Park saw the home side win
thanks to a brace from young striker Peter Duffield, who
was released without ever making a competitive senior
appearance for his hometown club.
Team:
Harrison, Forster, Tinnion, Haddock, McDonald, Roeder,
Stephenson, Allon, Cunningham Beardsley, Cunningham. Subs:
Rutherford, Scott (usage tbc).
 1990
West Ham United (h)
2-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P45, 80pts, 3rd/24
Kristensen(52), Quinn(56)
Dicks(35pen)
31,461
Trailing to a first half spot kick converted by Julian
Dicks, Newcastle drew level soon after the break when
Benny Kristensen nodded home Mark McGhee's centre.
Mick Quinn then banged home his 32nd goal of the season at
the second attempt to put Jim Smith's team into a lead
they retained.
The victory maintained hopes of automatic promotion, but
wins for Leeds United and Sheffield United left us third
with one game of the regular season remaining.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
Ando's All Stars (h)
3-2 (2-1)
Friendly
Clark(7,29), Watson(74)
Goddard(17), Aitken(51)
13,780
A deserved testimonial match for John Anderson saw a host
of former Magpies and guests appear at Gallowgate.
Guesting for Ando's side was Basile Boli - who arrived
from Marseille with team mate Chris Waddle. However
recovering injury victim Paul Gascoigne was banned from
playing by Spurs.
Team: Srnicek,
Kristensen, Garland, O'Brien, Kilcline, Scott, Carr,
Peacock (Makel 26), Quinn, Sheedy, Clark.
(Steve Watson and physio Derek Wright also appeared as
substitutes).
AAS: Burridge, Anderson, Wharton, Boli, P.Jackson,
Thorn, Keegan, Waddle, Goddard, D.Jackson, Aitken.
(Mark McGhee, Ian Bogie, Paul Stephenson and Neil McDonald
also appeared as substitutes)
Referee: George Courtney.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1995
A crowd of 11,010 saw England U15's retain the
International Victory Shield with a 2-1 victory over
Scotland at SJP.
Despite being live on Sky, the crowd was a record for a
Schoolboy game outside Wembley.
Young Magpie Jamie Burt was in the England side, whose
winner came from a certain Michael Owen - who later
recalled the goal as being the best of his career.
2001 A memorable game at Villa's Bodymoor Heath
Training Ground ensured United made it to the U17 playoff
Quarter-Finals.
A game that ended in
sunshine but started in a hail storm finished 5-4 to
United, Lewis Guy grabbing an injury time winner after
Michael Chopra's treble and one from Richard Offiong.
Luke Moore and Peter Hynes had twice got the Villans back
on terms.
 2001
Leicester City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P34, 46pts, 10th/20
Cort(90)
50,501
A late deflected goal past man-of-the-match Tim
Flowers couldn't divert attention from another deeply
disappointing performance. United were led by coach
Mick Wadsworth in place of Sir Bobby Robson.
NUFC.com
match Report
2003 Lomana LuaLua
and Ross Gardner goals couldn't prevent the reserves from
slipping to a 2-4 loss against Boro at the Riverside.
NUFC.com
match report
2004 A reserve
visit to Glanford Park saw Bradley Orr level against
Scunthorpe United only for an own goal courtesy of Steven
Taylor's miskick give the Iron a 2-1 win.
NUFC.com
match report
2005 Our
penultimate reserve game of the season was played in the
afternoon at an almost deserted Kingston Park, just 89
fans and a bus load of school bairns watching.
Goals from Carl Finnigan and Chris Farman ensured a
comfortable 2-0 win over Wolves, while teenager Andy
Carroll made his first reserve start but saw a header
ruled offside.
NUFC.com
match report
 2012
Wigan Athletic (a)
0-4 (0-4)
Premier League
P35, 62pts, 4th/20
Moses(13,15), Maloney(36), Di
Santo(45)
22,187
United
travelled to the DW Stadium with the opportunity to
lengthen a winning run of six games, extend a shutout
sequence beyond the six hour mark and see Papiss Cisse net
in a seventh successive fixture.
Facing them were a Wigan side fresh from conquests of
Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal, as their annual
escape from relegation began to gather pace.
Not even the most optimistic Latics fan - or pessimistic
Magpie follower - could have foreseen what was to come
though, as the Premier League's lowest home scorers netted
four times without reply in 32 minutes.
NUFC.com
match report
 2014
Arsenal (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P36, 46pts, 9th/20
Koscielny(26), Ozil(42),
Giroud(66)
60,023
A predictable loss at
the Emirates left the Gunners on the verge of Champions
League qualification and Newcastle on a six game losing
league run - their worst sequence since 1987.
Another tame display did nothing to lift the gloom around
the club and Alan Pardew's return to the dugout, after a
seven game absence during which his side took three points
from a possible 21, had little effect.
NUFC.com
match report
2015
With Interim Manager John Carver looking on, the U21s
included Siem De Jong, Adam Armstrong and Facundo Ferreyra
as they faced Derby County at Oakwood.
Those runouts may have aided fitness and first team
claims, but it did nothing to prevent a 0-4 loss as United
slumped to their heaviest defeat of the season.
NUFC.com
match report
 2017
Cardiff City (a)
2-0 (0-0)
Championship
P45, 91pts, 2nd/24
Atsu(55), Hayden(65)
23,153
United
finished their season on the road with a record 14th away
victory to put the pressure back on Brighton for the
Championship title.
Fine strikes from Christian Atsu and Isaac Hayden secured
the points as Rafa's side moved a point behind Brighton
who would play at teatime the following day. The Seagulls
still just had to win one of their two remaining games to
finish as Champions.
NUFC.com
match report
 2018
West Bromwich Albion (h) 0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
Phillips(29)
52,283
Our first home reverse of 2018 arrived on a chilly
afternoon when the hosts never got warmed up and an Albion
side doomed to relegation gained a
lead they retained with ease.
Future Throstle loan duo Dwight Gayle and Jacob Murphy
played for United, while the visitors included Salomon
Rondon.
NUFC.com
match report
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