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Nottingham Forest (a)
Following a Carabao Cup penalty
shootout success in August and a Premier League victory in February,
Newcastle make their third visit of 2024 to the City Ground on
Sunday.
It's a 2pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports and all 2,950
tickets allocated to Newcastle were sold. The away ticket transfer
scheme is now open and closes at 9am on Sunday. Details here
Neighbours
Notts County have opened a fanzone for away fans going to the City
Ground, opening at 10am and limited to the first 1,000 away ticket holders. The Nest is on Iremonger Road to the west of Meadow Lane.
Team: Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Jamaal Lascelles and Callum Wilson remain out,
but Jacob
Murphy and
Matt Targett have both returned to
training.
Newcastle now have no fewer than three players one booking away from
an automatic one game suspension: Dan Burn, Joelinton and Fabian
Schar.
Coral
rate this match as follows:
NUFC win 8/5
The draw 23/10
NFFC
win 7/4
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NFFC:
Nuno Espirito Santo's side have won each of their last three PL
games, despite the manager serving a three game touchline ban.
Former Magpie Chris Wood was on target in each of them and has eight PL goals to his name so far.
Fellow SJP old boys Elliot Anderson and Matz Sels have also been
involved in that trio of victories - the former still to score a
goal in the PL during his career.
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
The game will be shown live at WonderBar
in The Gate, which is
open from 10am.
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
Frate in the Bigg Market
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West
The Prince on Pudding Chare
Overseas TV:
Arena Premium 2 HD (Serbia)
Arena Sport 1 HD (Bosnia/Serbia)
Arena Sport 5 HD (Croatia)
Astro Go (Malaysia)
beIN Connect MENA/Turkey
Canal+ Live 2 HD/my CANAL (France)
Canal+ Sport 4 HD (Cz/Svk)
DAZN 6 Portugal HD
DAZN Spain
Disney+ Brazil/Caribbean/Chile/Sur
Disney+ Hotstar (India)
DStv Now
eltaott.tv (Taiwan)
ESPN Argentina/Chile/Colombia
FuboTV Canada
Go3 Extra Sports (Est/Lit/Lat)
Idman TV (Turkey)
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iQiyi (China)
JioTV (India)
MAXtv To Go (Croatia)
Migu (China)
Moja TV (Bosnia)
Nova Sports 4 HD (Greece)
Now E (Hong Kong)
ON Plus (Vietnam)
Optus Sport (Australia)
Peacock (USA)
QQ Sports Live (China)
Setanta Sports 2 (Armenia/Kazakhstan)
Showmax (South Africa)
Síminn Sport 3 HD (Iceland)
Sky Sport 5 Germany HD/Go/WOW
Skylink (Czech)
Spíler 1 TV Hungary HD
StarHub TV+ (Singapore)
Sunrise TV (Switzerland)
SuperSport MaXimo 1 (South Africa)
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SuperSport Variety 3 (South Africa)
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UK Radio:
None
Referee: Anthony Taylor - first Toon posting of the
season for the Cheshire whistler, who brandished no less than 14
yellow cards during Bournmouth v Chelsea in September.
Our four sightings of him last season were all away from home; the
2-2 draw at Wolves, 2-4 loss at Liverpool, 3-2 win at Forest a 4-1
success at Burnley.
VAR:
Tim Robinson
Metro:
No metros will run between North Shields and South Gosforth on
Saturday or Sunday. Replacement bus service number 900 will run
between Regent Centre and North Shields calling at or near all
affected stations.
Rail:
Engineering works mean that buses replace trains between Leicester
and Bedford on the Midland Main Line. Fans travelling to and from
London may be better of using Kings Cross and going via Grantham.
Details of scheduled disruptions are
online here
Latest PL
fixtures:
Sat
09.11.2024:
Brentford v Bournemouth (3pm)
Crystal Palace v Fulham (3pm)
West Ham v Everton (3pm)
Wolves v Southampton (3pm)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City (5.30pm) Sky
Liverpool v Aston Villa (8pm) TNT
Sun 10.11.2024:
Manchester United v Leicester City (2pm)
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky
Spurs v Ipswich Town (2pm)
Chelsea v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Stats:
Newcastle @ City Ground - PL era:
2024/25 drew 1-1 Willock
(won 4-3 on pens)
2023/24 won 3-2 Guimaraes 2, Schar
2022/23 won 2-1 Isak 2
2018/19 lost 1-3 Rondon (LC)
2016/17 lost 1-2 Ritchie (Ch)
2011/12 won 4-3 Lovenkrands 2, Colo, Simpson (LC)
2009/10 lost 0-1 (Ch)
2002/03 lost 1-3 Viana (FR)
1998/99 won 2-1 Shearer, Hamann
1996/97 drew 0-0
1995/96 lost 5-6 Ferdinand 2, Guinan, Barton, KK (FR)
1995/96 drew 1-1 Beardsley
1994/95 drew 0-0
Full record v Forest:
* not including the annulled
4-3 FAC tie in 1973/74 U18s:
Derby day
Saturday sees the first Tyne-wear derby of the season at U18
level, when the red and whites head to Little Benton for an 11am
kick-off.
The mackems currently sit fifth in the table with 15 points from
their opening eight games, eight points and five places ahead of the
black and whites.
Goals from Sean Neave, Travis Hernes and Luke Craggs gave United a
3-0 success in the corresponding game last season, with Joe Brayson
and Darren Palmer on target in a 2-2 draw on wearside.
PS: The two sides are due to meet again later this month in the U17
Premier League Cup. That is scheduled for Whitley Park on Tuesday
November 26th (7pm).
Internationals:
National service
Impending international duty for current Magpies:
Anthony Gordon, Lewis Hall (England)
Thu 14.11.2024 Greece (a) Athens NL
Sun 17.11.2024 Ireland (h) Wembley NL
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay):
Thu 14.11.2024 Argentina (h) Ascuncion WCQ
Tue 19.11.2024 Bolivia (a) El Alto WCQ
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
Thu 14.11.2024 Venezuela (a) Maturin WCQ
Tue 19.11.2024 Uruguay (h) Salvador WCQ
Sandro Tonali (Italy) tbc:
Thu 14.11.2024 Belgium (a) Brussels NL
Sun 17.11.2024 France (h) Milan NL
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece) tbc:
Thu 14.11.2024 England (h) Athens NL
Sun 17.11.2024 Finland (a) Helsinki NL
Alexander Isak, Emil Krafth (Sweden):
Sat 16.11.2024 Slovakia (h) Stockholm NL
Tue 19.11.2024 Azerbaijan (h) Stockholm NL
Martin Dubravka (Slovakia):
Sat 16.11.2024 Sweden (a) Stockholm NL
Tue 19.11.2024 Estonia (h) Trnava NL
Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland):
Fri 15.11.2024 Belarus (h) Belfast NL
Mon 18.11.2024 Luxembourg (a) Luxembourg NL
Tino Livramento (England U21s):
Fri 15.11.2024 Spain (a) La Linea de la Concepcion FR
Mon 18.11.2024 Netherlands (a) Almere FR
Lewis Miley (England U20s):
Fri 15.11.2024 Germany (h) Chesterfield FR
Tue 19.11.2024 Poland (a) Pulawy FR
Leo Shahar, Sean Neave, Trevan Sanusi (Eng U18s):
Fri 15.11.2024 Poland (n) Oliva, Spain FR
Mon 18.11.2024 Germany or Belgium (n) Oliva FR
Travis Hernes (Norway U20s):
Mon 18.11.2024 Chile (a) location tbc FR
2024/25:
Another Saudi visit
Speaking
to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed press claims that Newcastle will head off to Saudi Arabia once again
next week for warm weather
training.
By our reckoning, this will be the sixth time that the club have travelled
to the Middle East for similar reasons since PIF took control - but the
first since Amanda Staveley departed earlier this year.
January 2022 saw the Magpies in Jeddah before a further visit to Saudi
Arabia that December took them to Riyadh - where they're set to return this
the around.
United also held training sessions in Dubai during the month of March in
2022, 2023 and 2024.
2024/25:
Bees date
set
Newcastle's
Carabao Cup quarter-final tie against Brentford will be played on Wednesday
December 18th at SJP, with a 7.45pm kick-off.
Those signed up to the cup scheme will have payment taken this coming Friday
(8th November).
The
tie comes between Saturday PL games against Leicester City
at home and Ipswich Town away.
As was the case against AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea earlier this season, the
tie wasn't chosen for live TV transmission, meaning that it will be on Sky
Sports+.
Full draw:
Wed 18.12.2024:
Arsenal v Crystal Palace (7.30pm)
Newcastle v Brentford (7.45pm)
Southampton v Liverpool (8pm) Sky
Thu 19.12.2024:
Spurs v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
The winners of that tie
face
a two-legged semi-final in the
weeks commencing January 6th and February 3rd.
The Magpies will be without Sean Longstaff against the Bees; the midfielder
serves a one game ban following cautions against AFC Wimbledon and Chelsea
earlier in the competition.
Charity
fundraiser:
Highway
star
As preparations for his USA trek next year continue, charity runner
extraordinaire Mark Allison aka Run Geordie Run has launched a
brand-new T-shirt to augment his latest fundraising challenge.
They are available in sizes S, M, L, XL and XXL and cost £25 each if
ordered by Tuesday November 12th (the price then increases to £30). Order online
here
Mark's next endeavour takes him across the USA in the opposite direction to
his 2011 run, this time beginning at Coney Island on May 1st 2025 and aiming
to reach Huntington Beach on August 8th - a 3,200 mile route.
Internationals:
Mystery Man
a Mag at last!
28 years since his one-off outing in a
Newcastle shirt, former Nottingham Forest player Steve Guinan has
linked up with the club again; albeit only briefly.
Then 20, the striker unexpectedly came up against Forest when the Magpies
provided the opposition for Stuart Pearce's testimonial match at the City
Ground.
Initially named in the home squad, Guinan swapped dressing rooms when a
visiting player pulled up in the warm-up and after coming on in the second
half, netted for Newcastle in a 5-6 defeat.
In pre-internet days and with no PA announcement as to his identity, those
Toon supporters present resorted to serenading him with chants of
"mystery man."
These days Guinan works as an FA coach and was on Tyneside recently,
visiting Newcastle's Academy while studying for his UEFA Pro Licence
qualification.
Taking to social media afterwards to praise the club's Little Benton set-up,
he thanked U16 Lead Coach Jack Brazil in particular. Brazil's dad Gary is
the former Magpie forward - now a colleague of Guinan at the FA.
Giveaway:
Scarf competition
Newly available from Tyneside-based Football Bobbles is
this fine scarf inspired by the 1995/96 change kit.
Ferdinand scarves are available online here
now and we have one up for grabs for our latest giveaway.
To be in with a chance of winning, email your
answer to this question to
[email protected]
subject Scarf:
Clad in the 2018/19 version of the
maroon and blue change kit, this midfielder made 19 senior
appearances for Newcastle without scoring. Name him.
Closing date Noon, Monday
November 11th. No age limit, open to anyone on the planet but
delivery must be to a UK address. One entry per person.
Ex-Mags:
The Wright stuff
Former Newcastle United head physio Derek Wright launches
his autobiography with a talk-in at Tyneside Irish Centre on Friday
week, 15th November.
A player at Arsenal alongside a certain Supermac, Derek later became
his physio at Fulham before what would become a 38 year stay at
Gallowgate began when Jack Charlton recruited him.
Tickets for the event are on sale now here
for £22, including a signed hardback copy of Derek's book.
If you can't make the launch, books are available via the
ever-increasing number of Back Page outlets locally.
Loan lads:
Temps
Magpie loan watch:
Jamal Lewis
(Sao Paulo)
The defender completed the opening 59 minutes of a 3-0 success away
to Bahia in Serie A on Wednesday. Sao Paulo led 1-0 when Lewis was
replaced.
Harrison Ashby
(QPR)
The defender was missing with a muscle injury for QPR's 1-4 home
defeat to Middlesbrough in the Championship on Tuesday evening.
Amongst those on target for the visitors was former Magpie Dan
Barlaser.
Jamie Miley
(Newport County)
Tranmere Rovers (a) League Two, Saturday.
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield)
Accrington Stanley (h) League Two, Saturday.
Joe White
(MK Dons)
Swindon Town (h) League Two,
Saturday.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II)
AZ Alkmaar (a) Eredivisie, Sunday.
U21s:
Second string
penalty success
Tamworth 1 Newcastle U21s 1
(Newcastle win 6-5 on
penalties)
Match
action
Match report
Internationals:
Cards fall for
young Magpie
With Newcastle midfielder Rory Finneran in the side,
Ireland U17s dramatically reached the Elite Phase of the European
Championship qualifiers on Monday.
The 16 year-old started two of Ireland's three games at the
tournament, unused for a 2-2 draw with Lithuania, playing 73 minutes
of a 1-3 loss to hosts Northern Ireland and 76 minutes of a 3-0 win
over Scotland.
Victory in that latter game looked meaningless for Ireland, who went
into time added on 2-0 ahead but with Lithuania in the second
qualification spot as they led group leaders Northern Ireland
2-0.
A third Ireland goal though coupled with news that Lithuania had
conceded left Ireland with an identical group record to them -
claiming second place thanks to a better disciplinary record (less
yellow cards).
Finneran and his team mates will now feature in the Elite Phase
early next year, when they attempt to land a place at the European
Championship Finals in Albania during summer 2025.
2024/25:
Mags take
the
Mikel again!
Newcastle 1 Arsenal
0
Match report
Announcement:
Ticketing windows etc.
From NUFC, Friday:
Following consultation with the
Newcastle United Supporters' Trust, Newcastle United has made adjustments to
ticket sales and the ballot system timelines for both home and away
fixtures, ensuring consistency and minimising scheduling conflicts.
All ticket sales will now take place
during regular Box Office opening hours (Monday to Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm)
to provide support for those who may have difficulty purchasing online.
On average nearly 95% of ballot
applications are done within the first 24 hours of the ballot being open.
As part of this change, the ballot
opening time will be shortened from 48 hours to 24 hours to make this
possible, while the purchasing window will remain at 48 hours.
Newcastle United home fixtures
For Premier League home fixtures the
below schedule will be in place in the build up:
Monday 12pm - Members ballot opens
Tuesday 12pm - Members ballot closes
(reduced from current 48 hours period to 24 hour window)
Wednesday 10am - Members ballot results
to be sent out via email
Wednesday 12pm - Members seat selection
window opens
Friday 12pm - Members ballot seat
selection window closes
Friday 4pm - Ticket resale opens
(2024-25 Season ticket holders eligible to put their ticket up for resale)
Monday 10am - Members general sale
All ballot opening and closing times
will be at midday and then general sales will be at 10am to avoid conflicts
and also to avoid clashes with away tickets at 2pm.
Newcastle United away fixtures
All away fixtures will go on sale at 2pm
approximately four weeks prior to each fixture subject to confirmation of
fixture date and time as well as information provided from the home club.
Once on sale points will drop every 24 hours dependant on availability.
Once the fixture has sold out via the
loyalty points system the away ticket ballot will open for 24 hours for
those supporters with less loyalty points than the fixture sold out.
2024/25:
Crystal Palace (a)
rail disruption
Rail engineering work means that London Kings Cross station will be closed
on Saturday November 30th - the day that Newcastle face Crystal
Palace in the Premier League at Selhurst Park.
A reduced LNER service from Newcastle will operate to and from St. Neots on
both Saturday and Sunday, with a replacement bus to Bedford providing
connections to London-bound trains. Details online
here
Privacy policy
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NUFC ticketing website online
here
NUFC Box Office: 0344 372 1892
Future STs: No additional sale, none
planned, no waiting list in operation.
2024/25 ST prices online
here
2024/25 Member info online here
2024/25
Member changes online
here
SJP seating plan
online
here
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ST cup scheme pricing:
CC: £20 & £25 adults / £10 & £15 others FA: £30 & £35 adults / £15
& £20 others
ST holders on long-term deals had a price freeze for 2024/25 with standard
pricing returning for 2025/26.
Away tickets:
The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25. A
review is then scheduled.
Away ticket
transfer info online
here
(Transfers open 72 hours before kickoff, close five hours before
kickoff).
Away ticket FAQ is online
here
Sat 09.11.2024 U18s v mackems (h) @ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sun 10.11.2024 Nottingham Forest (a)
@ City Ground, 2pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 2,950 tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Wed 20.11.2024 U21s v Alnwick Town (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup Second Round.
Sat 23.11.2024 U18s v Stoke City (a) @ Clayton Wood, 11am. U18 Premier
League Cup.
Mon 25.11.2024 West Ham (h)
@ SJP, 8pm. Premier League. ST forward/resale
now. Member general sale now.
Live
on Sky Sports.
Tue 26.11.2024 U17s v mackems
(h)
@ Whitley Park, 7pm. U17 Premier League Cup.
Fri 29.11.2024 U21s v Crystal Palace (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.
Sat 30.11.2024 U18s v Manchester City (a) @ City Academy, 12.30pm. U18
Premier League.
Sat 30.11.2024 Crystal Palace (a)
@ Selhurst Park, 3pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 11 points. £30 adults, £22 seniors/18-21s, £18 U18s. Allocation: tbc. No
live UK TV.
Tue 03.12.2024 U21s v Boston United (a)
@ Jakemans Stadium, 7.30pm. National League Cup.
Wed 04.12.2024 Liverpool (h)
@ SJP, 8pm. Premier League.
ST forwarding/ resale now. Member
sale, Mon 11.11.2024, 10am. Live on Amazon
Prime.
Sat 07.12.2024 Brentford (a)
@ Gtech Community Stadium, 3pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 56 points. £30 adults, £25
seniors/ 18-24s, £15 U18s. Allocation: tbc.
No live UK TV.
Sat 14.12.2024 Leicester City (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. Member
Ballot opens Mon 11.11.2024, Noon, closes Tue 12.11.2024, Noon. Member
Ballot applicants notified by Wed 13.11.2024, 11am. Ballot
winners seat selection open Wed 13.11.2024, Noon, close Fri 15.11.2024, Noon. ST
forwarding/ resale from Fri 15.11.2024, 4pm. Member
Sale Mon 18.11.2024, 10am. No
live UK TV.
Wed 18.12.2024 Brentford (h)
@ SJP, 7.45pm. Carabao Cup quarter-final. Ballot
for members/ST holders not in cup scheme opens Mon 11.11.2024 Noon,
closes Tue 12.11.2024 Noon. Ballot winners notified by Wed 13.11.2024 11am,
Ballot winners seat selection open Wed 13.11.2024 Noon close Fri 15.11.2024
Noon. ST ticket forwarding/ resale Mon 18.11.2024, 10am. Member sale Mon 18.11.2024,
4pm. Live
on Sky Sports+.
NUFC live on TV:
Sun 10.11.2024 Notts Forest (a) 2pm Sky
Mon 25.11.2024 West Ham (h) 8pm Sky
Wed 04.12.2024 Liverpool
(h) 7.30pm Prime
Wed 18.12.2024 Brentford (h) 7.45pm Sky+
Thu 26.12.2024 Aston Villa (h) 3pm Prime
Mon 30.12.2024 Man United (a) 8pm Sky
Sat 04.01.2025 Spurs (a) 12.30pm TNT
Wed 15.01.2025 Wolves (h) 7.30pm TNT
Sat 18.01.2025 Bmouth (h) 12.30pm TNT
(PL Selections made to Sun 26.01.2025)
(PL season ends on Sun 25.05.2025)
Live TV release dates:
Feb: Between 14.11.2024 & 09.12.2024
Mar: Between 02.01.2025 & 24.01.2025
Apr: Between 27.01.2025 & 28.02.2025
MW35: Between 17.03.2025 & 21.03.2025
MW36: Between 24.03.2025 & 28.03.2025
MW37: Between 31.03.2025 & 04.04.2025
MW38: Following MW37
Carabao Cup Round dates:
QF: w/c Mon 16.12.2024
SF1: w/c Mon 06.01.2025
SF2: w/c Mon 03.02.2025
F: Sun 16.03.2025
FA Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Sun 01.12.2024).
R3: Sat 11.01.2025
R4: Sat 08.02.2025
R5: Sat 01.03.2025
QF: Sat 29.03.2025
SF: Sat 26.04.2025
F: Sat 17.05.2025
Replays are abolished in Proper rounds.
U17 Premier League Cup - Group E:
Tue 24.09.2024 Boro (a) drew 3-3
Tue 01.10.2024 Leeds United won 4-3
Tue 26.11.2024 mackems (h) 7pm
U18 Premier League Cup - Group F:
Tue 27.08.2024 Millwall (h) drew 1-1
Sat 05.10.2024 Chelsea (a) lost 1-4
Sat 23.11.2024 Stoke City (a) 11am
National League Cup - Group C:
Tue 01.10.2024 Halifax (a) won 2-1
Tue 05.11.2024 Tamworth (a) won on pens
Tue 03.12.2024 Boston U (a) 7.30pm
Tue 21.01.2025 Gateshead (a) 7.45pm
Northumberland Senior Cup:
Second Round draw:
12.11.2024 Blyth Town v Heaton Stan
19.11.2024 Ashington v Newcastle Blue Star
20.11.2024 Newcastle United U21s v Alnwick
28.11.2024 Newcastle University v Morpeth
(Ties to be played by Fri
29.11.2024)
Other events @
SJP:
NUWFC games:
Sun 17.11.2024 Southampton Women (h) @ SJP,
2pm. Women's Championship.
Tickets on public sale now.
Sun 23.03.2025 mackem Women
(h)
@ SJP, 2pm. Women's
Championship
NUFCW fixture
list is online
here
Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited
2024/25 Transfer windows :
Wed 01.01.2025 window opens
Mon 03.02.2025 window closes
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National Service |
2024/25:
International breaks:
11-19.11.2024
17-25.03.2025
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On This Day in History |
8th November |
Born Or Died:
1885 James Kirkcaldy born,
Newcastle.
(1904-07)
Left half who joined United in
November 1904 from local football, having featured for
both Westwood and Northern Temperance.
Debuting for the first team in a
3-1 home win over Aston Villa in March 1906, his only goal came
in a 5-1 defeat
of Sheffield Wednesday at SJP six months later.
Suffering a knee injury, James returned to local
football at the end of the 1906/07 season, joining
Scottish side Kilmarnock on a month's trial the
following November.
A return to senior football came in April 1909 with
Huddersfield Town before a brief spell with
Kilmarnock.
By 1910 Kirkcaldy was back on Tyneside with amateur
side Benwell Adelaide, before injury forced him into
retirement a year later.
His death was recorded during 1913.
1929 Death of Albert
Shepherd, 44.
(1908-14)
The former Magpie was found dead at The
Crown and Cushion Hotel in his home town of Bolton,
where he was the landlord. He had been suffering from
an illness.
Albert was laid to rest at Christ Church in
Walmsley, members of the Bolton Wanderers squad acting
as pall bearers. Newcastle United were also
represented.
1946 Roger Jones born, Upton,
Hampshire. (1976-77)
Goalkeeper who began his playing
career as an apprentice with Portsmouth, although he
failed to make a senior team appearance for them before joining Bournemouth
in 1965.
After five years at Dean Court that saw him win one
England U23 cap, Roger signed for Blackburn Rovers in
1970.
Following Lee to SJP in March 1976, Jones took over
from Eddie Edgar after his one and only first team
outing - both men acting as understudies to the
injured Mick Mahoney.
Five outings that season saw Jones keep two clean
sheets and finish on the winning side twice. Failing
to get back into the side the following season, Jones
injured his knee playing for the reserves in November
1976.
Gordon Lee acted to bring in goalkeeping cover for
Mahoney in the shape of Steve Hardwick from
Chesterfield. Jones was then handed a free transfer
and became a Stoke City player during February 1977.
That angered former club Blackburn, who claimed that
United avoided fielding Jones in order to evade making appearance- related transfer payments
due to them.
However their arguments cut little ice with the
Football League, whose President was Newcastle Chairman, Lord Westwood.
Later playing for Derby County, Birmingham City (on
loan) and York City, Roger finally hung up his gloves
in 1984, having played almost 700 senior games in his
career,
Remaining at Bootham Crescent as a coach, Roger
followed Minstermen Manager Denis Smith to Roker Park,
ultimately serving as assistant boss to the mackems.
Later reports had Jones working as a
painter & decorator in
Keele, before becoming kitman at Swindon Town in 2000,
after accepting a job offer from former mackem
coaching colleague Malcolm Crosby.
1979 Aaron Hughes born,
Magherafelt, Northern Ireland. (1997-2005)
Popular defender who came through the
junior and reserve ranks at SJP to make a senior team
debut away to Barcelona in the Champions League back
in November 1997.
However he almost became a Manchester United player,
playing for Portadown Boys from the age of 12 and
attending the Red Devils Belfast School of Excellence.
That association ended when Hughes was selected for
the Boys Brigade side for the annual Milk Cup and
played against his Newcastle counterparts - doing
enough to win a trial at St.James' Park.
Spending the final year of his schooling travelling to
Tyneside every weekend to appear for United's junior
sides, Hughes became a regular first team substitute
following his Nou Camp baptism.
However it took until Sir Bobby Robson's arrival in
September 1999 for Aaron to become a regular starter -
after the new manager had questioned his appetite and
revealed that he had an option to sign Blackburn
Rovers defender Colin Hendry.
Hughes convinced Robson to let him start alongside
Alain Goma in the home game against Sheffield
Wednesday - and within 11 minutes had scored his first
senior goal.
United went on to win 8-0 and Hughes became a
permanent fixture, looking set to become another of United's long serving
Northern Irishmen like Willie McFaul, Alf McMichael and
David Craig.
However,
manager Graeme Souness had different ideas and sold
him to Aston Villa for a paltry £1m late in the 2004/05
season.
Falling victim to the squad rebuilding plans of Martin
O'Neill, Hughes moved again in 2007 for £1m again, donning
his familiar number 18 shirt for Fulham.
Making over 200 appearances for the Cottagers, Aaron
lost his place in the side and played his final game
in January 2014, moving on loan to QPR days later.
And along with fellow Toon old boys Danny Simpson and
Joe Barton, Hughes helped the R's gain promotion back
to the Premier League - although he wasn't involved in
the playoff final win over Derby at Wembley.
With no contract offer forthcoming at QPR and his deal
up at Fulham, Hughes became a free agent in July 2014
and soon agreed a contract at Championship side
Brighton.
After a season at the Seagulls, he was then tempted by
a one year contract offer from Australian A-League
side Melbourne City.
And another exotic playing destination was confirmed
in July 2016, Indian Premier League side Kerala
Blasters taking Aaron as their latest Marquee
signing.
By the following January he was back in the UK,
agreeing a deal with Scottish Premiership side Heart
of Midlothian, playing 42 league and cup games - the
last of which came against Celtic in May 2019.
Aaron finally retired in June 2019,
having never been sent off in 455 Premier League
games - the second most behind Ryan Giggs.
He was awarded the MBE in the New Year Honours List
2020 for services to football and served as Elite
Football Development Consultant for the Irish FA.
November 2022 then saw him promoted to the role of
IFA Technical Director.
Full international honours first came his way in March
1998 - he'd been in Portugal with the senior squad to learn
the ropes a month before his full Magpies
debut.
First named captain of his country in
2002, Hughes retired in June 2018 with 112 caps - a groin injury ending
hopes of bowing out against Italy in Belfast.
43 of
those came as a Magpie, but it took until August 2011
for him to break his duck, scoring against the Faroes
at Windsor Park.
The arrival of ex-Magpie Michael O'Neill as
Northern Ireland boss tempted Aaron out of
retirement and he passed the century mark ahead of the Euro 2016
finals - second only to Pat Jennings in the NI
all-time list.
Former NI boss Bryan Hamilton once aptly
described Hughes as:
"A quiet professional who goes about his job with
the minimum of fuss, but also does it to a very high
standard."
1983 Mike Williamson born, Stoke-on-Trent.
(2010-16)
Arriving initially on loan from Portsmouth in January
2010, central
defender Williamson was thrown straight into the
Newcastle first team, replacing the injured Steven Taylor in a home
victory over Crystal Palace.
A permanent deal was then
quickly tied up for the player, who went on to make 16
appearances as the Magpies clinched the Championship
title - finishing on the losing side just once (away
at Derby County).
Beginning his career at Torquay United in 2001,
Williamson joined Southampton but was loaned
back to the Gulls when unable to break into the Saints
side.
A further loan spell at Doncaster Rovers in 2004 also
saw him fail to make a single appearance, before
joining Wycombe Wanderers in a further loan deal.
After becoming a regular at Adams Park in 2004/05, Mike signed permanently for Wycombe on a
free transfer, remaining there until joining Watford
in January 2009.
Unhappy at the Hornets, Williamson submitted a transfer
request - having already scored twice in the opening
weeks of the 2009/10 season - and was soon linked with a
move to Newcastle.
He chose Pompey instead, making the switch in the
final hours of the August 2009 transfer window for an
initial £2m. However, he was never to play a first team
game in five months at Fratton Park.
Having helped United return to the top flight at the
first time of asking, Mike agreed a new extended
contract in December 2010 - just days before Chris
Hughton was ousted.
At the time Williamson had just served a suspension
for a red card in a defeat at Bolton, Steven Taylor
returning from injury to partner Fabricio Coloccini.
A hamstring strain suffered by Taylor in January 2011 then saw Williamson
get back in - until
breaking his arm in a freak training ground incident
that ended his season three games early.
Missing out on United's pre-season tour of the USA,
Mike joined the reserves in Holland instead -
leaving him a shorter distance from his heavily
pregnant wife on Tyneside.
However, his first team pitch time proved to be brief -
a five
minute cameo in the win on wearside followed by a start
in the League Cup win at Scunthorpe United that ended at
half time after he picked up an ankle injury.
A bad Achilles injury to Steven Taylor meant that
Williamson returned to the first team fold in the 2011/12
season, with similar absences for Fabricio Coloccini and
Taylor again earning recalls in the following two
campaigns.
2014/15 began with him partnering Colo
(rival Mapou Yanga Mbiwa having departed on loan to AS
Roma), only for injury to rule Williamson out and Taylor
return as the side enjoyed a run of wins.
But another injury for Taylor saw Williamson restored to
the
side and become a regular under caretaker boss, John Carver.
But as things started to unravel for the
relegation-threatened team they did so for him - a red card at Leicester for a second bookable
offence seeing Carver publicly claim Mike did it
deliberately.
Williamson made an equally public denial and returned to
the side for the crucial final game of the season,
beating West Ham 2-0 at SJP to stay in the top flight.
Failing to make a PL appearance under Steve McClaren, he did play twice in the
League
Cup and scored against Northampton Town.
Loaned to Championship side Wolves in October 2015, Mike
played five games and agreed an extension - only to be recalled to
Gallowgate that December.
Quickly reported as being unavailable due to injury, he
signed an 18 month deal at Wolves during January 2016
but fitness issues delayed his comeback for
a year.
Six appearances - and a red card - followed before his
release in summer 2017, joining League One Oxford
United on a one year deal after a successful
trial.
In August 2018 Mike signed a one-year contract with Gateshead and after
they suffered relegation and financial chaos, became player-manager in June
2019. Williamson
steered the Tynesiders back to the National League in May 2022 and then to Wembley for the FA Trophy final in May 2023,
losing 0-1 to Halifax. Leaving
Gateshead that October to take charge of League Two side MK
Dons, he unexpectedly exited in September 2024 to
become manager of League Two Carlisle United.
1990 Matthew Grieve born, Ashington.
(2007-11)
Central defender who debuted for the
U18 side at home to Blackburn Rovers in March 2006 -
at the age of just 15.
Joining United's Academy in July 2007, Matt's first
reserve outing came against Wigan at Kingston
Park four months later.
Injury disrupted his progress and Grieve amassed just
half a dozen reserve league starts in the following
two seasons.
Finally back to full fitness, he played a full part in
the opening months of the reserve season and found
himself partnering both Sol Campbell and Steven
Taylor.
Released in 2011, Matty trialed at
Stockport County and Leyton Orient before joining
hometown side Ashington and debuting against United
in pre-season.
Grieve later went on to play for Darlington, Ashington
(again), Celtic Nation, Morpeth Town, Ashington (once again),
Morpeth (again) and Whickham.
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1902 Liverpool (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
P10, 11pts, 9th/18
Roberts(35)
Raybould(17), Goddard(75)
8,000
"Atmospheric
conditions were of the most deplorable description" as
one reporter recorded, United "disorganised and
erratic" as Liverpool dealt more effectively with
the muddy Gallowgate pitch.
Newcastle gave a debut to Andrew Gardner at outside left.
1905 Blyth Spartans (a)
7-1 (4-0)
Friendly
Howie 3, Carr 2, Rutherford, Bolton
Scott(5-1)
1,000
United provided the opposition for this charity match,
raising £20 for the Blyth Coble disaster fund -
established after three local fishermen had drowned.
The game was played on a Wednesday afternoon at a venue known as Crofton, situated across
Plessey Road from Blyth's present Croft Park home.
The Blyth News records that "tea was
taken" post-match at the Joiners Arms and the
Newcastle players attended a performance of "The
Royal Divorce" at a theatre in the town that
evening.
Team: Crumley,
Tyldesley, Willis, Gardner, McLean, Carr, Rutherford,
Howie, Bolton, Orr, Gosling.
1913 Preston North End
(h)
2-0
(1-0)
Division One
P11, 9pts, 16th/20
G.Wilson(11), Hall(75)
12,000
1919 Middlesbrough (a)
1-0
(1-0)
Division One
P14, 21pts, 1st/22
Booth(30)
30,000
1924 Burnley (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Division One
P15, 16pts, 6th/22
Cowan(55), Clark(65,85)
2,000
1930 Blackpool (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P14, 13pts, 12th/22
20,000
1941
Bradford Park Avenue (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Wartime
5,000 |
1947 Nottingham Forest
(h)
0-2 (0-2)
Division Two
P16, 21pts, 3rd/22
Simpson(3,42)
60,244
After netting 14 goals during a run of four
victories, United drew a blank - with Jackie Milburn
unable to add to his own personal tally of seven in those
four matches.
1952 Blackpool (a)
2-0 (2-0)
Division One
P15, 15pts, 12th/22
G.Robledo(24), Brander(36)
30,000
A successful debut for Tom Mulgrew, who replaced Reg
Davies down the right flank and created both
goals. Stan Mortensen missed a penalty for the Seasiders
just before the interval.
The "Football Gazette" reporter observed that
"there were so many Newcastle fans among the crowd at
the start that Blackpool supporters began to wonder if
they were at home."
1958
Luton Town (h)
1-0
(1-0)
Division One
P16, 19pts, 7th/22
White(16)
53,488
Len White headed home an Ivor Allchurch cross for the
only goal of the game.
Allchurch then became the fourth different Newcastle
player to miss a penalty kick that season.
1961 Middlesbrough (a)
3-4 (1-1)
Friendly
McGuigan(17), Hughes(60), Woods(70)
Peacock(15,66), Burbeck(49,53)
5,221
The final fixture in the Cock of the North League saw
the Boro register the victory they needed to win the
three-team competition.
Team: Mitchell, Keith, Ferguson, Neale, McGrath,
Bell, Hughes, Woods, McGuigan, Harrower, Wilson.
1969
Sunderland (h)
3-0
(1-0)
Division One
P19, 18pts, 13th/22
Dyson(42,87), Davies(62)
56,317
One way traffic towards Jimmy Montgomery's goal, as
the mackem 'keeper denied Pop Robson, Tommy Gibb and Wyn
Davies.
However, Monty could do nothing to prevent Keith Dyson's
opener, which took a deflection en route to the back of
the net via Heslop.
The mighty Wyn then turned home a Bob Moncur centre to
double the lead, having earlier been booked after
wrestling in the goalmouth with Todd and Harris, following
an over-zealous shoulder charge on Monty.
Benny Arentfoft then set up Dyson, who swivelled and
shot home on the turn.
1972
West Bromwich Albion (h)
3-1 (1-1)
(won 4-3 on aggregate)
Texaco Cup 2nd Round,
2nd leg
Tudor(27), Gibb(79), Hibbitt(88)
Hartford(20)
20,420
A third meeting with the
Baggies in just over two weeks, as United overturned a 1-2
deficit from the first leg thanks to Terry Hibbitt's
speculative shot from distance - just as the prospect of
extra time looked inevitable.
1975
Leeds United (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Division One
P16, 15pts, 11th/22
McKenzie(10,52), Yorath(15)
39,304
Well beaten at Elland Road, thanks to two goals from
Duncan McKenzie and one from Terry Yorath.
1980
Cambridge United (a) 1-2 (0-1)
Division Two
P16, 16pts, 9th/22
Shinton(53)
Gibbins(16), Spriggs(60)
5,684
Both sides had been on the wrong end of six goal
hammerings the previous week, but for Newcastle there was
only a marginal improvement, as goalkeeper Kevin Carr was
their saviour.
1980 Almost as
many fans were at SJP to see the reserves, with over 4,200
on hand to witness a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.
Colin Suggett put United ahead, only for Ian Davies to
concede a penalty when fouling future Magpie Howard Gayle.
Chris Waddle then beat Steve Ogrizovic with a low shot to
win the game, before doing the same thing again - only to
be flagged offside.
1986 Leicester City (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P14, 10pts, 22nd/22
McDonald(19pen)
Smith(47)
9,836
Following his £415,000 move from West Ham,
striker Paul
Goddard, replaced Tony Cunningham in the number nine shirt
for United's visit to Filbert Street.
1989 A 0-3
home defeat for Newcastle Reserves in the
Pontins League against Manchester United included
goals from Mark Robins (2) and Ralph Milne.
1992 Swindon Town (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P15, 37pts, 1st/24
28,091
This Sunday game in front of the TV cameras was an
evenly contested affair that resulted in our first draw
of the season - at the 15th attempt.
Lee Clark hit a post and Kevin Sheedy was foiled by both a
fine save from Hammond and a goal line clearance. Future
Magpie coach Colin Calderwood then denied David Kelly with
another last-ditch clearance.
At the other end however,ex-Magpie loanee David Mitchell blazed wide of Pavel Srnicek's goal when it
looked easier to score.
1993
Oldham Athletic (a)
3-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P14, 22pts, 9th/22
Cole(53,81), Beardsley(74)
Jobson(35)
13,821
Richard Jobson opened the scoring for the home side
before United turned on the style in this Monday night
televised game.
Three times on-loan Latics goalkeeper Lance Key looked totally bewildered as the ball
flashed past him - a turnaround that saw the Magpies
dubbed "The Entertainers" by Sky.
Youtube
footage is online here
1995
Blackburn Rovers (h) 1-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P13, 34pts, 1st/20
Lee(13)
36,463
Four days after beating Liverpool at SJP, United faced
a Rovers side that included Alan Shearer.
His future Magpie buddy Robert Lee came up with the only
goal of the game, a fine left footed effort at the
Gallowgate End, as Kevin Keegan's side extended their
unbeaten run to eleven outings in all competitions.
1997
Coventry City (a)
2-2 (1-1)
Premier League
P11, 18pts, 9th/20
Barnes(31), Lee(87)
Dublin(4,82)
22,679
Shay Given became famous as the only Irishman who didn't
know where Dublin was, as he put the ball down in his
area. Unfortunately big Dion was lurking behind him and
popped the ball in the net.
A brave Barnes equaliser
looked to have been in vain when Dublin scored again, but
with time running out Robert Lee picked the ball up in
midfield and sent a 35 yard shot zooming into the goal to
save a point.
Youtube
footage is online here
1998
Manchester United (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P12, 15pts, 13th/20
55,174
A third successive failure to find the net in the
Premier League was quickly forgotten, as a valuable point
was extracted from Old Trafford.
Alan Shearer was yellow carded after fouling Roy Keane,
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes in quick succession, while George Georgiadis
debuted in midfield.
NUFC.com match report
2001 Recreativo De
Huelva (Spain) (a)
0-3 (0-0)
Friendly
Pavon(61,77),
Canterla(90)
18,000
United were in Southern Spain for a friendly to
christen the
new stadium of Recreativo de Huelva, but it ended up being little more than a leg-stretching
exercise for a reserve side.
More newsworthy was the sending home of Craig Bellamy,
Carl Cort, Kieron Dyer and Andy Griffin from the team base in La Manga,
after missing a meal honouring Sir John Hall.
Once more the club and its PR department did its very best
to shoot itself firmly in the foot with their subsequent
stonewalling.
NUFC.com match
report
2004 A
goal four minutes from time by defender Steven Taylor gave
Tommy Craig's reserve side a 2-1 victory at Leyland against their
Bolton Wanderers counterparts.
NUFC.com match
report
2005
Two goals from in-form Michael Chopra couldn't prevent the
reserves slipping to a 4-3 defeat on a rain-sodden pitch at Billingham
Synthonia against their smoggie counterparts.
NUFC.com
match report
2008 Newcastle's U18s made it five wins in a row with a resounding 5-2
win over Huddersfield Town to stay top of their league.
Among the goals was Nile Ranger with another
hat-trick, making it ten goals from just five games. Michael McCrudden and Conor Newton were the
other scorers.
2012 Club Brugge (Belgium) (a)
2-2 (2-2)
Europa League GSM4
Anita(41), Sh.Ameobi(43)
Trickovski(14),
Jorgensen(19)
18,003
Two stunning goals in three minutes turned around a two-goal deficit, as
Newcastle remained on course to qualify for the
knockout stages of the Europa League.
A fabulous volley from Vurnon Anita - his first strike for the club -
and a fine team goal finished off by Shola Ameobi
got United back on track after they were on the end of a quick-fire double
from the Belgians.
NUFC.com match report
2016 The FA confirmed that Jonjo Shelvey had been
charged with misconduct during the home loss to Wolves
two months earlier.
What was deemed an aggravated breach of the relevant
rule arose from claims that the midfielder had racially
abused Romain Saiss.
Shelvey denied the charge but would be found guilty when
the regulatory commission eventually met in December,
incurring a five game ban and a fine of £100K.
2019 With Ben Dawson in charge following the
departure of Neil Redfearn, the U23s lost 0-1 to West Bromwich
Albion in a Premier
League Cup tie at Whitley Park.
NUFC.com match report
2021 Newcastle confirmed the arrival of Eddie Howe
as Head Coach on a contract until
the end of the 2023/24 season.
His first game in charge would be at home to Brentford
12 days later - although a positive COVID test confined
him to his hotel room rather than the SJP touchline.
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