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Next Match

 

Nottingham Forest
Premier League
City Ground
Sunday 10th November
Kick-off 2pm
Live on
Sky Sports
Last Match

 

Newcastle 1
Arsenal 0
Premier League
St. James' Park
Saturday 2nd November
Match report

The Never-Ending Tour

  Number of Newcastle
  games attended by
  NUFC.com in 2024/25:

32

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Forest (a) SOLD OUT
West Ham (h) Member sale now
Palace (a)
ST sale now, 11pts
Liverpool (h) ST forwarding now
Brentford (a) ST sale now, 56pts

Premier League:

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

New customers receive a £40 bet when staking £10 (T's & C's apply). Find those markets online here 

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)
inter (Venezuela)
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)
SuperSport Action Africa
SuperSport Variety 3 (South Africa)
TOD (Turkey)
True ID (Thailand)
TSN7/GO TV Anywhere (Malta)
TV2 Play Premium (Hungary)
U-NEXT (Japan) 
ViaPlay Den/Fin/Ned/Nor/Pol
Vidio (Indonesia)
ZhiBo8 (China)

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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).

Th
e 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

 







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Tickets/Fixtures
Season 2024/25


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  
(to read this, right click to save and zoom)

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
 
 

International Magpies
National Service

2024/25:
International breaks:

11-19.11.2024
17-25.03.2025

 
Coxy's Corner

Whoops, He did it Again...


What's this all about then?
Click here  
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
 

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.
 

What Else?

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.

08/11/19751975 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.