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2023/24:
Eagles soar -
Magpies roar
Crystal Palace's recent upturn in
results continued on Monday night, walloping a depleted Manchester
United side 4-0 at a buoyant Selhurst Park.
Newcastle remain sixth in the Premier League as a consequence; the
Red Devils now with just one win in seven PL outings and Eddie
Howe's side with renewed optimism of snagging a European
qualification spot.
Seven sides enter the three UEFA competitions, with the top four PL
finishers going into the Champions League and the fifth place side
entering the Europa League.
That leaves one further Europa League and one UEFA Conference League
spot available, with the former allocated to the FA Cup winner and
the latter going to the Carabao Cup winner - assuming neither side
qualifies via a different method.
Carabao Cup winners Liverpool take a Champions League place as they
are guaranteed a top four finish, freeing up the UEFA Conference
place to the sixth place finisher.
However, if Manchester City win the FA Cup they enter the Champions
League by virtue of their PL position, with the sixth place
finishers taking the Europa League spot and the UEFA Conference
League spot to seventh.
Were Manchester United win the FA Cup they would take the second
Europa League place, with the sixth place finisher entering the UEFA
Conference League.
Current PL table:
| Pos |
Team |
P |
Gd |
Pts |
| 5 |
Spurs |
35 |
11 |
60 |
| 6 |
Newcastle |
35 |
22 |
56 |
| 7 |
Chelsea |
35 |
11 |
54 |
| 8 |
Man United |
35 |
-3 |
54 |
| 9 |
West Ham |
36 |
-14 |
49 |
Remaining games:
Newcastle United:
Sat 11.05.2024 Brighton (h)
Wed 15.05.2024 Manchester United (a)
Sun 19.05.2024 Brentford (a)
Manchester United:
Sun 12.05.2024 Arsenal (h)
Wed 15.05.2024 Newcastle (h)
Sun 19.05.2024 Brighton (a)
(Sat 25.05.2024 Manchester City (n) 3pm FACF)
Chelsea:
Sat 11.05.2024 Nottingham Forest (a)
Wed 15.05.2024 Brighton (a)
Sun 19.05.2024 Bournemouth (h)
PS: Anyone dreaming of us pipping Spurs to fifth spot may wish to
check their remaining fixtures first:
Spurs:
Sat 11.05.2024 Burnley (h)
Tue 14.05.2024 Manchester City (h)
Sun 19.05.2024 Sheffield United (a)
2023/24:
Moor the merrier!
Burnley 1 Newcastle 4
 Match
footage
Match
report
Latest PL results:
Thu 02.05.2024:
Chelsea 2-0 Spurs
Fri 03.05.2024:
Luton Town 1-1 Everton
Sat 04.05.2024:
Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth
Brentford 0-0 Fulham
Burnley 1-4 Newcastle
Sheffield United 1-3 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City 5-1 Wolves
Sun 05.05.2024:
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0 Aston Villa
Chelsea 5-0 West Ham
Liverpool 4-2 Spurs
Mon 06.05.2024:
Crystal Palace 4-0 Manchester United
Unlikely
lads:
Brothers on
target
Hours after elder brother Sean
found the net for Newcastle against Burnley, Matty got off
the mark for Toronto in a 3-1 home victory over Dallas in the
MLS.
That came almost two years to the day since his last goal, while on
loan at League Two Mansfield Town.
See
Matty's goal online here
Matty wasn't the only former Magpie to find the net at the weekend, Joselu
on target for Real Madrid in their 3-0 home win over Cadiz - his
15th club goal in league and cup so far this season.
Staying in Spain, Ayoze Perez scored for Real Betis in their
2-0 success at Real Osasuna. He's contributed nine in all
competitions this time round to date.
U18s:
Happy
ending
for youngsters
Newcastle
U18s 2 Leeds United U18s 1
Two added time goals turned defeat
into victory for Newcastle U18s at Whitley Park on Saturday.
Trailing to a 41st minute effort from Sam Chambers, the game was in
the third of the allotted extra minutes at the end of the second
half when Alfie Harrison fired in.
It got even better for the Magpies a minute later, when Alex
O'Donovan found the top right hand corner of the Leeds net from
outside the area.
Team: Ad.Harrison, Watts, Durrant (Old 82), Johnson (Epia
68), H.Powell, Palmer (Alabi 74), O'Donovan, Al.Harrison, Bloomer,
Brayson, Taylor (Wooster 68).
Sub n/u: Jones.
Booked: Palmer, Durrant
The U18s are back in action this coming Tuesday, facing Boro at the
Riverside Stadium in a 6pm kick-off. The hosts confirm that
spectators will be admitted at a cost of £3 via cash turnstiles.
While Newcastle were defeating Leeds, Boro were winning 4-2 at the
mackems. The Teessiders were 3-1 winners on Tyneside back in
March.
EFL:
Wembley winner
Woody
Sunday saw ex-Newcastle coach Andy
Woodman memorably secure a Football League place with his
current club Bromley in the Conference playoff final.
Alan Pardew's assistant at SJP and the father of former Magpie
goalkeeper Freddie saw his side draw 2-2 with Solihull Moors at
Wembley after 120 minutes, before winning the resultant penalty
shootout 4-3.
Bromley will take their place in League Two next season for the
first time in their 132 year history, along with Conference
champions Chesterfield.
Promotion
race:
Coming up
Following confirmation of Leicester
City's return to the Premier League as Championship title winners, Ipswich Town
will join them after finishing second by beating
Huddersfield Town 2-0 at home on Saturday.
The Tractor Boys return to the top flight
for the first time since 2002.
Southampton and
Norwich City were already assured of a spot in the play-offs and they are joined by Leeds United and West Bromwich Albion, after the Baggies defeated Preston North End 3-0 at the Hawthorns.
Playoff fixtures:
Sun 12.05.2024:
Norwich City v Leeds United (Noon)
West Bromwich Albion v Southampton (2.15pm)
Thu 16.05.2024:
Leeds United v Norwich City (8pm)
Fri 17.05.2024:
Southampton v West Bromwich Albion (8pm)
Sun 26.05.2024:
Championship play-off final @ Wembley (KO tbc)
Loan
lads:
The borrowers
Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
Fraser came on at half-time with the Saints 2-1 up at Leeds United in the Championship on Saturday and that's how it finished.
Jamal Lewis (Watford):
No place in the squad for Jamal as the Hornets lost 1-3 at
Boro in the Championship on Saturday.
Isaac Hayden (QPR):
The R's finished the season with 2-1 win at Coventry City in the
Championship on Saturday. Isaac started, completing 62 minutes.
Jeff Hendrick (Sheffield Wednesday):
No place in the squad for Jeff at the Owls made sure of their Championship status with a 2-0 win at the
mackems in the Championship on Saturday.
Harrison Ashby (Swansea City):
Millwall beat the Swans 1-0 on the final day of the Championship on Saturday with Harrison not featuring.
Michael Ndiweni (Annan Athletic):
Michael came on in the 60th minute of the 1-1 draw at Stirling Albion in Scottish League One on Saturday.
Garang Kuol (Volendam):
There was no trace of our man in the squad for a 1-4 home loss to
Ajax in the Eredivisie on Sunday. He's reportedly sidelined with an
unspecified ailment.
Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord):
A 5-0 home win over PEC Zwolle in the Eredivisie on Sunday was
achieved with Minteh left on the bench.
Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
Zeleznicar Pancevo (h) Serbian Super Liga, Tuesday.
Old boy:
Spartans take Solano
Ex-Magpie Nolberto Solano has been confirmed as the new
Manager of Blyth Spartans, as they start to rebuild under new
ownership following relegation from National League North.
It's the latest step on a coaching journey for the Peruvian, which
has included spells with clubs in England, Peru, Canada, Thailand
and Sweden in addition to the Peru national side.
U21s:
Colliers
conquered
Ashington
1 Newcastle U21s 2
Match
report
PS: Ashington confirm that NUFC
handed back their share of the gate receipts from Thursday to them.
Summer
Tyne:
Hat comp answer
Newcastle-based Football Bobbles have re-launched
their range of 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 had one to give away and asked you to identify a team mate of Liam
O'Brien at United. It was Kevin
Scott and the winning entry came from was Mark Amess.
2024/25:
No United Ireland
The draw for the 2024 NI SuperCup competition has taken
place, with SJP old boy Aaron Hughes the guest of honour at the
ceremony.
However there was no sign of a team representing Newcastle United in
the draw this year, the Magpies having returned to the event in
2023.
Latest:
Sandro still on
track
for August return
From NUFC, Thursday:
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been given a
suspended two-month ban from competitive football by an independent
Regulatory Commission after self-declaring breaches of FA Betting
Rules.
He has also been fined £20,000 and warned by the FA as to his
future conduct.
The banning period is fully
suspended for the duration of the 2024/25 season, meaning he will be
available to return to competitive football upon the conclusion of
an existing ten-month sanction imposed by the Italian Football
Federation (FIGC) on 27 October 2023.
Provided that he does not commit
any further breach of the FA Betting Rules during the suspension
period, Sandro will not serve any part of the two-month sanction.
As acknowledged by the FA in the
independent Regulatory Commission’s written reasons, the level of
assistance Sandro has provided by self-referring and fully
cooperating with a subsequent investigation is extraordinary and
unprecedented. Sandro made full admissions as to his betting
activity, and did so in circumstances where there was no other
evidence to support misconduct
proceedings.
Sandro is continuing to follow a
therapeutic plan and educational programme with the club's full
support and will continue to train with his teammates.
Italian international Tonali admitted 50 breaches of FA Rule E8
for placing bets on football matches between 12 August 2023 and 12
October 2023.
His bets included four Newcastle games that he played in and one he
was on the bench for, backing his side to win in all cases:
An accumulator bet involving either Newcastle to beat Brighton on
September 2 2023 or Newcastle to beat Burnley on September 30 2023
An accumulator bet including Newcastle to beat Brentford on
September 16 2023
A single bet on Newcastle to beat Manchester City on September 27
2023
An accumulator bet including Newcastle to beat West Ham on October 8
2023.
With
no extension to his original ban, that leaves him free to resume his
playing career on August 27th.
NE29
fundraiser:
70's night
The Independent North Shields Supporters Association are staging a
fundraising talk-in to boost their club's fortunes this Thursday,
May 9th at 7.30pm.
Special guests at Chirton Club are SJP old boys Paul Cannell,
Irving Nattrass and Jimmy Smith, with comedian Gavin
Webster acting as host.
Tickets are just £7 including pie & peas and available
online
here or via [email protected]
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.
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. We then returned in August 1996, losing 1-3 to Gamba Osaka.
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.
Update:
More train strikes
Further industrial action has been announced 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.
2023/24:
Brighton
(h)
The Magpies round off their PL home programme with a visit from The
Seagulls on Saturday.
It's an old-fashioned, non-televised 3pm kick-off.
Team: to follow
Both Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak are one game away from
reaching 50 PL appearances for the Magpies.
Coral
rate this match as follows:
NUFC win 8/15
The draw 19/5
BFC win 17/4
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BHAFC: Evan Ferguson, Solly March, Jack Hinshelwood, Pervis
Estupinan and Kaoru Mitoma are all out injured.
Ahead of their trip to Tyneside, Albion ended a six game winless streak in the Premier
League with a 1-0 home victory over Aston Villa on Sunday.
Away from home this season, Roberto De Zerbi's side have won at
Wolves, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United -
the most recent being at Bramall Lane back in February.
Since then they've lost three times and drawn twice, scoring just
twice in those five games.
Referee: tbc
VAR:
tbc
UK TV: none
WonderBar in The Gate
opens at 10am, with DJ Mad Mick on stage from 11.30am
for his pre-match show.
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Overseas
TV:
to follow
UK Radio: tbc (if any)
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is accessible free
of charge in local hospitals via Spark Media.
Buses: The Go
North East X50 football service from the Metro Centre will be in
operation. Details here
Roads: The
Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme is underway and expected to take
four years to complete.
One lane in each direction will remain closed at all times until
further notice, leading to inevitable congestion and delays. More
details
Temporary road closures around the
SJP
will be in place from an hour before kick-off until 30 minutes after
the final whistle.
Metro: No scheduled closures or alterations
Foodbank: The usual
stall and bucket shakers will be on Strawberry Place. NUFC
Jamie Reuben will once again double all cash donations made on
matchday.
Stats:
Seagulls @ SJP -
all-time:
2022/23 won 4-1 OG, Burn,
Wilson, Guimaraes (PL)
2021/22 won 2-1 Fraser, Schar (PL)
2020/21 lost 0-3 (PL)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (PL)
2018/19 lost 0-1 (PL)
2017/18 drew 0-0 (PL)
2016/17 won 2-0 Lascelles, Shelvey (Ch)
1991/92 lost 0-1 (D2)
1990/91 drew 0-0 (D2)
1989/90 won 2-0 Gallacher, Quinn (D2)
1985/86 lost 0-2 (FAC)
1983/84 won 3-1 Keegan, Waddle, Beardsley (D2)
1982/83 lost 0-1 (FAC)
1978/79 lost 1-3 Shoulder (D2)
1961/62 won 5-0 Leek 3, Tuohy, Hale (D2)
1929/30 won 3-0 Gallacher 3 (FAC)
Latest PL
fixtures:
Sat 11.05.2024:
Fulham v Manchester City (12.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Brentford (3pm)
Everton v Sheffield United (3pm)
Newcastle v Brighton (3pm)
Spurs v Burnley (3pm)
West Ham v Luton Town (3pm)
Wolves v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 12.05.2024:
Manchester United v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 13.05.2024:
Aston Villa v Liverpool (8pm) Sky
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Future STs:
No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in
operation.
Memberships: 2024/25 details awaited.
SJP seating plan is here
Away tickets:
The PL £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies this
season and also in 2024/25. A review is then scheduled.
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.
Tue 14.05.2024 U21s v Blyth Town (h)
@ SJP, 7.30pm. Northumberland
Senior Cup Final.
Wed 15.05.2024 Manchester United (a) @ Old Trafford, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000.
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.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 1,730. 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)
Other events @ SJP:
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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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?
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On This Day in History |
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6th May |
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Born Or Died:
1953 Graeme Souness born, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Mgr 2004-06)
Not missed....
Having served Spurs, the smoggies,
Liverpool, Sampdoria and Rangers as a player, Souness then managed at Ibrox and
Anfield before joining Galatasaray.
A return to these shores came in 1996 with Southampton, although he just
managed just one season at the Saints before moving overseas again, with Torino
and Benfica.
March 2000 saw him take over at Blackburn Rovers, steering them back to the
Premier League and winning the League Cup.
Newcastle turned to him to fill the void left by Bobby Robson's enforced
departure in September 2004, Souness watching his former side lose 3-0 to his
future one from an Executive Box at SJP before taking over.
His first season saw Newcastle progress to the semi-finals of the FA Cup and
Quarter Finals of the UEFA, but defeats in both to Manchester United and
Sporting Lisbon within four days were major setbacks.
Craig Bellamy returned from his Celtic loan and was sold on to Blackburn before
the start of the next season - having fallen out with Souness over his place in
the side and other disciplinary-related transgressions.
His influence was brought to bear on other transfers, with Patrick Kluivert,
Aaron Hughes, Andy O'Brien, Laurent Robert and Jermaine Jenas also departing.
Loan deals also saw James Milner and Nicky Butt depart as Emre, Craig Moore,
Albert Luque, Michael Owen and Nobby Solano were added to January buys Amdy
Faye, Celestine Babayaro and Jean-Alain Boumsong (the latter deemed not good
enough for Newcastle by Bobby Robson months earlier).
By February 2006 though, Souness was gone - defeat at Manchester City leaving
United fifteenth with fan unrest increasing since a particularly gutless
League Cup defeat against a second-choice Wigan Athletic side.
While the fitness of Owen and Luque made his job more difficult, Souness was
ultimately betrayed by many of those who he'd brought in to the SJP dressing
room.
He became a familiar feature on our TV screens as a Sky
Sports pundit, where he remained consistently charmless when discussing the
Magpies.
However Souness did show a more caring side when completing a relay swim of
the English Channel in 2023, raising over £1m for Debra UK - a charity
supporting those affected by epidermolysis bullosa (EB).
2013
Death of Steve Carney, aged 55.
Pancreatic cancer tragically claimed the defender who made his name in the
famous Blyth Spartans FA Cup side of 1978 before moving to Gallowgate.
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What Else?
1922 Manchester City (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One
46pts, 7th/22
Browell(70)
15,000
Newcastle ended their season with defeat at Hyde Road
after racking up four successive wins, including a 5-1 home victory over the
Citizens less than a week earlier.
City were victorious despite playing with ten men for over an hour after Max
Woosnam was injured.
1922 At St. James' Park the Reserves beat
West Stanley 3-0 in their final league game of the season.
However they missed out on the North Eastern League title by a single point to
Carlisle.
Clark, Swan (penalty) and Hampson were all on target.
1933 Blackpool (h)
1-2 (1-0)
Division One
49pts, 5th/22
McMenemy(23)
Upton(61), Reid(70)
11,443
A fifth place finish was
Newcastle's best outcome to a season since the 1926/27 title-winning campaign.
Despite their SJP success however, the Tangerines were relegated to the second
tier after both Wolves and Leicester City also won.
1939 Barnsley (a)
1-4 (1-4)
Friendly
Clifton(1-3)
Asquith(2,14,34), Steele(20)
6,794
United provided the opposition in a benefit match at
Oakwell for Tykes forward Beaumont
Asquith, who netted a first half hat trick.
The conclusion of the game saw Barnsley presented with the
Third Division (North) Championship shield and medals.
Asquith received £250 from the proceeds of the game but
within days had his transfer request granted and left the
club.
Joining Manchester United, he played just once
before the outbreak of war saw league football suspended.
By 1945 he had returned to Barnsley.
Team: Theaker, Craig, Ancell,
Garnham, Denmark, Pears, Litchfield, Clifton, Frost,
Cairns, Pearson.
1939 Greenock
Morton (Scotland) (a)
7-2 (3-2)
Friendly
Brown 3, Stubbins 2, Mooney 2
Hodge, McEwan
Crowd tbc
On the same day as United lost at Oakwell, another Magpies
XI were in action on the banks of the Clyde at Cappielow.
The game was arranged as a benefit for Morton player
Alex Ritchie, who had been expected to sign for Newcastle
before suffering a career-ending knee injury.
Team
(tbc): Swinburne, Holliday, Fairhurst, Woodburn, Kelly,
Grundy, Park, Scott, Brown, Stubbins, Mooney.
 1944
Darlington (h)
1-1
(0-1)
Wartime
Milburn(145)
Brown(85)
14,400
Darlington's goal in normal time meant it was 3-3
on aggregate in this Tyne-Tees Cup Final. Extra-time
was played until Jackie Milburn's 145th minute goal won the
Cup. The extra-time was initially two periods of ten
minutes and then another 35 minutes until Milburn
scored. |
 1950
Blackpool (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Division One
50pts, 5th/22
Milburn(42,85), Taylor(90)
35,274
The season ended on something of a high as United
won six of their last eight games to finish just three
points behind Champions Portsmouth. |
 1956 Frankfurt C XI
(Germany) (a)
2-1 (0-0)
Friendly
Davies(70), Keeble(82)
Pfaff(48pen)
16,000
The penultimate leg of United's five game
post-season jaunt saw them visit the German city of
Frankfurt, following games in Hartlepool, Madrid
and Hamburg.
Goalless at the interval, the Magpies came from a goal
down to beat a local select XI thanks to
Reg Davies and Vic Keeble.
The game was staged at the Riederwald Stadium on a
Sunday.
Team:
Simpson, Lackenby, McMichael, Scoular, Stokoe, Keery,
White, Davies, Keeble, Curry, Mitchell.
 1959
Drumcondra (Ireland) (a)
6-3 (1-0)
Friendly
White 4, Allchurch, Mitten
Watson(49), og(McMichael),
Eglington
7,000
Newcastle boss Charlie Mitten netted against the now- defunct
Drums, who hailed from the North Side of Dublin and played
at Tolka Park.
 1960
Southend United (a)
6-3 (5-1)
Friendly
McGuigan, White 2, Allchurch, Hughes, og(Willliamson)
Corthine 2, Dicks
10,000
Newcastle debuted at Roots Hall in a testimonial game for
Shrimpers trio Sam McCrory, Sandy Anderson and Arthur Williamson.
 1967
Leicester City (a)
2-4 (1-2)
Division One
P41, 33pts, 19th/22
Davies(40), Noble(56)
og(McNamee)(25),
Stringfellow(31), Sharkey(65,84)
13,951
United perished in the Filbert Street mud
bath but Aston Villa's defeat meant the Magpies were
safe from demotion with one game left. |
1976 Fredrikstad
(Norway) (a)
4-2 (2-0)
Friendly
Burns, Gowling, Nattrass, Kennedy
Scorers tbc(4-1,4-2)
2,000
The second game in United's two-match mini tour for the first
team came 24 hours after beating IK Start in Kristiansand.
Roger Jones save a penalty at 2-0 and United netted twice
more before the Norwegians hit back with two goals of
their own in the final five minutes.
Gordon Lee opted to field a front three of Alan Gowling,
Malcolm Macdonald and young forward Alan Guy.
1978 Newcastle
Juniors lost 0-1 at home to Lincoln City in a Northern
Intermediate League fixture at Benwell.
Scorer for the Imps was 19 year-old forward Mick Harford, who by 1980 had
become a Magpie at a cost of £180,000.
 1985
Tottenham Hotspur (h)
2-3 (1-1)
Division One
P41, 51pts, 13th/22
Beardsley(41,66pens)
Leworthy(38), Hoddle(69), Crook(77)
29,652
Chris Waddle made his final home appearance as a United
player against the side he'd already agreed to join.
He came close to a farewell goal for the Magpies, but was
denied by an offside flag having fired the ball past Ray
Clemence.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1989
Millwall (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P37, 31pts, 20th/20
Anderson(52)
Sheringham(42)
14,731
An already-relegated United faced The Lions at a
sunny SJP, with the sparse crowd treated to a pair of
cracking goals.
Teddy Sheringham volleyed past Tommy Wright to put
Millwall ahead a raker from John Anderson levelled.
Many United fans
missed Ando's effort as it coincided with Mirandinha
appearing among the fans in the Milburn
stand, amid loud cheers.
The Brazilian was in plaster with an Achilles injury and was missing his third
successive game - although his relationship with manager Jim Smith had
deteriorated considerably as relegation became a reality.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1993
Oxford United (h)
2-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P45, 93pts, 1st/24
Clark(70), Cole(78)
Cusack(79)
29,438
48 hours after securing the title and promotion away
at Grimsby, a rare Thursday night league fixture saw
United win their game in hand.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1997
West Ham United (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P36, 64pts, 4th/20
24,617
Three days after winning at Highbury, United
were back in the capital to be held by Harry Redknapp's relegation- haunted
Hammers.
This was a rearranged game after the original fixture had been postponed shortly
before kick-off due to heavy rain.
 2000
Derby County (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P37, 49pts, 12th/20
32,724
An incident-free snooze in the Pride Park sun saw Jim
Smith's Rams collect the point which confirmed their
Premier League survival.
NUFC.com match report
2003 The reserves
ended their league season with a 1-2 defeat to Manchester
City at Kingston Park. Bradley Orr scored for United.
NUFC.com
match report
 2004
Marseille (France) (a) 0-2 (0-1)
(0-2 on aggregate)
UEFA Cup Semi Final
2nd Leg
Drogba(18,82)
52,004
With everything
to play for after a scoreless first leg on Tyneside, Didier Drogba
broke Newcastle hearts with a goal in each half at a
packed Stade Velodrome.
A non-challenge from Hugo Viana allowed the home side to
counter attack, Matthieu Flamini
supplying Drogba to shoot past Shay Given after shrugging off Aaron
Hughes.
United attempted to get back into the tie and had their moments after the break,
with Lee Bowyer carelessly shooting wide and penalty claims when Shola Ameobi
was impeed.
Slack marking from a free kick near the end settled it though, with Given then
blocking another effort as Drogba went for a treble.
Future Magpie Habib Beye
appeared for l'OM and also started in the final, but
finished on the losing side as Valencia triumphed 2-0 in the Swedish city of
Gothenburg.
NUFC.com match report
Youtube
footage is online here
 2012 Manchester City (h)
0-2 (0-0)
Premier League
P37, 65pts, 5th/20
Toure(70,89)
52,389
Two goals from Yaya Toure settled this nervy live TV encounter but Newcastle
pushed would-be Champions Manchester City all the way, in front of a record
crowd at the rebuilt St. James' Park.
NUFC.com match report
2013 The day's only Premier League game saw Stoke City
draw 1-1 on wearyside, a scoreline that resulted in the mackems sneaking two
places up the table and dropping us back one place into
17th.
Table:
| Pos |
Team |
Played |
Points |
GD |
| 11 |
Stoke
City
|
36 |
41 |
-10 |
| 12 |
Fulham
|
36 |
40 |
-11 |
| 13 |
Aston
Villa
|
36 |
40 |
-21 |
| 14 |
Southampton
|
36 |
39 |
-11 |
| 15 |
mackems |
36 |
38 |
-12 |
| 16 |
Norwich
City
|
36 |
38 |
-22 |
| 17 |
Newcastle
|
36 |
38 |
-23 |
| 18 |
Wigan
|
35 |
35 |
-22 |
|
19 |
Reading
(R) |
36 |
28 |
-26 |
|
20 |
QPR
(R) |
36 |
25 |
-28 |
2021
Almost
four years to the day since the promotion celebrations were followed by HMRC
searches on club offices, Newcastle confirmed that the matter was concluded:
"HMRC has today given formal confirmation that it is
discontinuing the four-year long criminal investigation into the tax
treatment of agents/players payments involving Newcastle United Football
Club.”
Mike Ashley issued this statement:
"After four years of the club
being subjected to this investigation, I am pleased that the criminal
investigation has now been discontinued.
"It is now time for the dark forces
that are preventing this football club from becoming the powerhouse that the
fans deserve, to step aside.”
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