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West Ham (a) SOLD
OUT
Brentford
(h) Ballot
opens Mon 10.03, Noon
Leicester City (a)
ST sale now, 18pts
Man
United (h) Ballot
opens Mon 17.03, Noon
Palace
(h) Ballot
opens Mon 24.03, Noon
U21s:
Second string
success
Boro U21s 0 Newcastle U21s 2
 Newcastle's
U21 side continued their pursuit of a PL2 play-off spot on Friday evening,
scoring a goal in each half to win at Bishop Auckland's Heritage Park.
The visitors had the ball in the net in the 14th minute when Sean Neave
tapped home after Nathan Fisher blocked Garang Kuol's shot, only to be
deemed offside.
United did go ahead on 27 minutes when Neave was fouled in the box and
tucked away his spot kick away via a post.
The black and whites should have gone in at half time two goals to the good,
had Kuol not taken Scott Bailey's pass and advanced into the area before
dragging his shot wide of the far post.
However their second of the night arrived just two minutes after the
restart, substitute Ben Parkinson marking his return from injury by firing
home - Alfie Harrison setting up the shooting chance.
Victory was achieved with little threat to the visitors, two late chances
falling to Kuol but Fisher equal on both occasions.
Team: Harris, Shahar (R.Powell 59), Charlton, Finneran, Heffernan, C.Thompson,
Turner-Cooke, Bailey (Parkinson 46), Neave (Palmer 59), Al.Harrison (Stanton
72), Kuol.
Sub n/u: Jones.
Booked: Turner-Cooke, R.Powell
MFC: Fisher, Patterson-Powell, Samuels, Lindo, Tawiah (Woodhouse
73), Johnson, Lennon (A,Palmer 66), Stott, Finch (Nkrumah 66), Willis (Coulson
66), Acheampong.
Sub n/u: Elliot.
Booked: Johnson
Referee: Dale Baines
(This has been another GW production)
Victory lifted United up to eleventh in the 26 team league with three games
remaining. The top 16 will contest the end-of-season knockout
phase.
PS: The Stott in the home line-up was Jack: we're unsure whether that's
Donald or Davey's lad..... 2025/26:
ST price
rises
now confirmed
Thursday saw NUFC confirm 2025/26
season ticket prices and while some other PL clubs have announced a freeze,
a 5% increase on standard adult prices will apply at SJP - hardly a
shock given current PSR pressures, but a further unwanted drain on resources
for supporters.
Season ticket holders who were on the long-term price freeze deals that have
all now expired will see 2025/26 ticket prices increase to the standard
pricing level.
As an example, adult 1892 Club tickets will increase from £635 (£33.42 per
game) to £1,083 (£57 per game).
There's no increase in junior ticket prices again and the current range of
concessionary prices will continue to be offered - that's in contrast to
several other PL clubs who have axed price categories such as Young Persons.
A new 12 month interest-free direct debit schedule will appear in place of
the previous eight month option.
ST holders currently paying via Direct Debit will be contacted by email to
confirm payment details and auto-renewal will apply.
Other ST holders can renew their seats online via the club website from Mon
10.03.2025 @ 10am until Fri 21.03.2025 @ 5pm.
(Emails sent out to ST holders who pay in a single instalment reference a
payment date of late April).
Find full details online here Domestic
home cup scheme ticket pricing will remain unchanged from the 2024/25 rates
as follows: CC:
£20 & £25 adults / £10 & £15 others
FA: £30 & £35 adults / £15 & £20 others
Details of how to join the cup schemes and the latest dates to do so is yet
to be announced.
In the event that European qualification is achieved, no indication as to
the ticket prices has been given.
There's no mention of what memberships or single PL game prices will be next season for
those purchasing via ballots or member general sale.
PS: There's no mention of any change in current season ticket policy for new
applicants - with none available to purchase and no mention of any queueing
system.
PPS: There's also nothing to suggest that the rumoured relocation of away
sections will actually become a reality, with consequent knock-on effects
for home fans.
2024/25:
West Ham
(a)
The Magpies return to Premier League action
on Monday evening against the Hammers.
Kick-off at the London Stadium is 8pm
live on Sky Sports and Newcastle's 3,000 tickets are sold out.
FAO anyone using the away ticket transfer scheme, at the request of West Ham,
this will close at 9am on Monday -
earlier than usual.
Team: Speaking
to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed that Alexander Isak was fit and
training.
Tino Livramento and Kieran Trippier were also reportedly seen participating
in training.
Anthony Gordon begins a three game suspension, while Lewis Hall
and Sven Botman miss out due to injury.
Jamaal Lascelles remains a long-term absentee.
Botman will undergo surgery on a knee
problem that means he'll miss the remainder of this season.
The Dutch defender returned to action in January after nine months on the
sidelines, but after five appearances failed to feature in any of the
last five games due to a separate knee issue that now requires intervention.
Hall
will miss the rest of the season after a
scan confirmed that he broke a bone in his foot during the Liverpool game.
No appeal against the dismissal of Anthony
Gordon versus Brighton & Hove Albion was lodged, meaning that he'll miss the Carabao Cup Final in addition to PL games
versus West Ham and Brentford before being eligible to face Leicester City
on April 7th.
Joelinton goes into this game on nine PL bookings for the season and will
serve a two match ban if he receives a tenth yellow card in any of the next
five PL fixtures.
The only other player anywhere near a ban is Dan Burn, who has picked up
seven so far.
Needless to say, a straight red card for any Newcastle player at West Ham
would rule them out of Wembley.
Coral rate this game as follows:
NUFC win 6/5
The draw 13/5
WHUFC win 21/10
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WHUFC: Lucas Paqueta is available for selection and Vladimir
Coufal is doubtful. Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville and Niclas
Fullkrug are out.
Graham Potter's side are bidding for a third consecutive PL win following a 1-0
victory at Arsenal and 2-0 home success against Leicester City.
An FA Cup exit to Aston Villa meant that they have a 11 day gap between
games before hosting Newcastle.
On home territory this season, the Hammers have lost seven, won five and
drawn two. They have recorded just two clean sheets during those
games.
Referee: Michael
Salisbury - first Toon game of the season for the Lancashire whistler, last
seen taking charge of the 2-2 Premier League home draw with Bournemouth in
February 2024.
VAR:
Alex Chilowicz
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
The
game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate
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UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT
Rail: Scheduled disruptions
are online
here
Metro: No
scheduled disruptions
Tube: No scheduled disruptions.
The threat of strike action by ASLEF union members on the Elizabeth
Line on March 10th (and several other dates) has been lifted.
Stats:
Magpies @ Hammers
- PL era:
(2017/18 onwards at London Stadium)
2023/24 Drew 2-2 Isak 2
2022/23 Won 5-1 Wilson 2, Joelinton 2, Isak
2021/22 Drew 1-1 Willock
2020/21 Won 2-0 Wilson, Hendrick
2019/20 Won 3-2 Clark, Fernandez, Shelvey
2018/19 Lost 0-2
2017/18 Won 3-2 Saivet, Diame, Atsu
2015/16 Lost 0-2
2014/15 Lost 0-1
2013/14 Won 3-1 Cabaye 2, Remy
2012/13 Drew 0-0
2010/11 Won 2-1 Nolan, Carroll
2008/09 Lost 1-3 Owen
2007/08 Drew 2-2 Martins, Geremi
2006/07 Won 2-0 Duff, Martins
2005/06 Won 4-2 Owen 3, Shearer
2002/03 Drew 2-2 Bellamy, Jenas
2001/02 Lost 0-3
2000/01 Lost 0-1
1999/00 Lost 1-2 Speed
1998/99 Lost 0-2
1997/98 Won 1-0 Barnes
1996/97 Drew 0-0
1995/96 Lost 0-2
1994/95 Won 3-1 Sellars, Lee, Mathie
1993/94 Won 4-2 Cole, Lee 2, Mathie
Alexander Isak is one strike away from becoming the first Magpie to hit
20 PL goals in successive seasons.
He's netted five times against West Ham for Newcastle in the PL so far, a
total exceeded only by the half dozen he's hit against both Spurs and Nottingham
Forest.
The next three point return for
Newcastle on the road will be their 150th PL away win. 11 of the
first 149 have come at West Ham, with only Spurs (12) proving to be
more fertile ground for the Magpies.
Latest PL fixtures:
Sat
08.03.2025:
Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (12.30pm) TNT
Brighton & Hove Albion v Fulham (3pm)
Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Liverpool v Southampton (3pm)
Brentford v Aston Villa (5.30pm) Sky
Wolves v Everton (8pm) TNT
Sun 09.03.2025:
Chelsea v Leicester City (2pm)
Spurs v Bournemouth (2pm) Sky
Manchester United v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 10.03.2025:
West Ham v Newcastle (8pm) Sky
Fundraiser:
Charity
auction
Bidding
in the latest Percy Hedley Foundation charity auction is now
underway, with a variety of signed NUFC-related items available to bid on:
Find
the auction online here
Monies raised help to benefit the work of the Percy Hedley Foundation in the
region, supporting various initiatives to improve the lives of disabled
people.
Update:
Financial
results
Tuesday saw NUFC
release their latest financial results, for the year ending June 30th 2024.
The club's revenues have increased from £140.2m in 2021, £180m in 2022 and
£250.3m in 2023 to £320.3m.
Find the results online here
PS: Regarding
SJP, the financial report doesn't give any clues as to the club's
intentions, saying only that they "continue to explore
a range of options in relation to potential enhancement or expansion of St
James' Park or the development of a new stadium."
Similarly there's no clarity on whether an enhanced training ground or a
move to a new site is pending.
FA Cup:
Newcastle 0 VAR 2
Newcastle 1 Brighton 2
(aet)
Match report
Quarter Final draw:
Fulham v Crystal Palace
Preston North End v Aston Villa
Bournemouth v Manchester City
Brighton v Nottingham Forest
Defeat means that Newcastle have no game between Sunday
March 16th (Liverpool at Wembley in the Carabao Cup Final) and
Wednesday April 2nd (Brentford at home in the Premier League).
A warm weather training camp in Saudi Arabia is planned after the
Carabao Cup Final for those players who won't then be away on
international duty.
The PL home game against Ipswich Town on
Saturday April 26th - semi-final weekend - goes ahead as announced,
the Tractor Boys exiting in the Fifth Round.
And finally, our exit from the competition means that the PL visit
to Arsenal on or around Sunday May 18th will now go ahead - the FA
Cup Final takes place on Saturday May 17th, with no PL fixtures that
day.
Premier
League:
Home game
tickets
Ticket sale details
for Newcastle's next four Premier League home games have been confirmed
as follows:
Wed 02.04.2025 Brentford (h) 7.45pm
Member Ballot opens Mon 10.03.2025, Noon
Member Ballot closes Tue 11.03.2025, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 12.03.2025 by 11am
Ballot winners seat selection opens Wed 12.03.2025, Noon, closes Fri
14.03.2025, Noon
ST forwarding opens Fri 14.03.2025, 4pm
Member General Sale from Mon 17.03.2025, 10am
Sun 13.04.2025 Manchester United (h) 4.30pm
Member Ballot opens Mon 17.03.2025, Noon
Member Ballot closes Tue 18.03.2025, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 19.03.2025 by 11am
Ballot winners seat selection opens Wed 19.03.2025, Noon, closes Fri
21.03.2025, Noon
ST forwarding opens Fri 21.03.2025, 4pm
Member General Sale from Mon 24.03.2025, 10am
Wed 16.04.2025 Crystal Palace (h) 7.30pm
Member Ballot opens Mon 24.03.2025, Noon
Member Ballot closes Tue 25.03.2025, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 26.03.2025 by 11am
Ballot winners seat selection opens Wed 26.03.2025, Noon, closes Fri
28.03.2025, Noon
ST forwarding opens Fri 28.03.2025, 4pm
Member General Sale from Mon 31.03.2025, 10am
Sat 26.04.2025 Ipswich Town (h) 3pm
Member Ballot opens Mon 31.03.2025, Noon
Member Ballot closes Tues 01.04.2025, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 02.04.2025 by 11am
Ballot winners seat selection opens Wed 02.04.2025, Noon, closes Fri
04.04.2025, Noon
ST forwarding opens Fri 04.04.2025, 4pm
Member General Sale from Mon 07.04.2025, 10am
Loan lads:
Temps
Magpie loan watch:
Harrison Ashby
(QPR)
West Bromwich Albion (a) Championship, Saturday.
Alex Murphy
(Bolton Wanderers)
Burton Albion (a) League One, Saturday.
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield)
Newport County (h) League Two, Saturday.
Charlie McArthur
(Carlisle United)
Harrogate Town (a) League Two, Saturday.
Joe White
(MK Dons)
Morecambe (h) League Two, Saturday.
James Huntley
(Spennymoor Town)
Peterborough Sports (h) National League
North, Saturday.
Travis Hernes
(AaB):
Midtjylland (h) Superliga, Sunday.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II)
Utrecht (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Unlikely
lad:
Old boy
makes
Rams return
Almost a
year since his last appearance as a loanee for Sheffield Wednesday,
former Newcastle midfielder Jeff Hendrick has signed for
Derby County.
The 33 year-old Ireland international began his senior professional
career at the Rams, making over 200 appearances between 2009 and
2016.
Hendrick's return to Pride Park follows the arrival of John Eustace
as first team manager - the pair playing in the same Derby side
between 2013 and 2015.
Internationals:
England claim top
spot
Newcastle
youngsters Sam Alabi, Michael Mills and George Mair
were
in a 20-strong England U16 squad that won a four
team tournament in Spain this week.
The three Magpies were all in the starting line-up for Friday's
opener against Colombia at the Pinatar Arena, England winning 4-0
but none of our lads netting.
Sunday saw England defeat
Denmark 7-3 at Pinatar, with the Magpies trio all named on the
bench. Mills definitely got some pitch time and scored once.
England then concluded their stay at Pinatar with a 1-2 loss to
France on Wednesday, Mair and Mills named in the starting lineup and
Alabi on the bench.
Despite that defeat, the young Lions claimed top spot in the
friendly competition.
Premier
League:
TV changes made
Friday saw the Premier
League announce their amended fixture schedule for April, with three of Newcastle's
six games rescheduled as follows:
Wed 02.04.2025 Brentford (h) 7.45pm (no TV)
Mon 07.04.2025 Leicester City (a) 8pm Sky
Sun 13.04.2025 Manchester United (h) 4.30pm Sky
Wed 16.04.2025 Crystal Palace (h) 7.30pm (no TV)
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sat 26.04.2025 Ipswich Town (h) 3pm (no TV)
Appeal:
SOS: Save our
Spartans
While
their on-field problems remain, Northern Premier League side Blyth
Spartans continue their efforts at restructuring following a recent
change of ownership.
The green and whites have now gained Community Interest Club status, and are
aiming to secure their future via a fundraising appeal online here
Setting an initial £25K target, they've quickly gone past the £15K
mark thanks to donations from supporters and well-wishers across the
planet.
The latest club board report details the position here
Internationals:
Call-ups
Bruno Guimaraes,
Joelinton (Brazil):
The Magpie duo are both included in the revised 23 man squad:
21.03.2026 Colombia (h) WCQ
26.03.2026 Argentina (a) WCQ
Carabao
Cup:
Liverpool
(n)
Sunday week sees
the Magpies and the Reds clash at Wembley Stadium in the final
of the Carabao Cup.
It's a 4.30pm kick-off.
If the score is level
after 90 minutes, 30 minutes of additional time will be played. If that
fails to divide the sides then a penalty shootout will then take place.
A
Public Space Protection Order around Wembley means that consuming
alcohol anywhere except licensed premises is an offence - in
particular on-street drinking (similar regulations cover the
Underground).
Pubs in the area are also unable to show the Final live on TV due to
licensing restrictions.
Team:
United
will be without the suspended Anthony Gordon and injured trio Lewis
Hall, Sven botman and Jamaal Lascelles.
LFC:
Joe Gomez and Conor Bradley are out injured.
Arne
Slot's side have two home fixtures ahead of their Wembley trip,
hosting Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday before taking
a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie
against PSG at Anfield on Tuesday.
Referee:
John Brooks, the
Leicestershire official is given a third Magpies game of the season,
following the 1-0 PL home win over Arsenal and 2-0 semi-final first leg
success against the Gunners at the Emirates.
Brooks has previously taken charge of a Newcastle versus Liverpool Premier
League game; Jurgen Klopp's side winning 2-1 at Gallowgate in August 2023
despite having Virgil van Dijk dismissed.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
There's a Premier League fixture programme over the weekend as
follows:
Sat 15.03.2025:
Everton v West Ham (3pm)
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Southampton v Wolves (3pm)
Bournemouth v Brentford (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 16.03.2025:
Arsenal v Chelsea (1.30pm) Sky
Fulham v Spurs (1.30pm)
Leicester City v Manchester United (7pm) Sky
Metro: No scheduled disruptions
Tube: TFL updates are online here
Rail disruption updates are online here
UK TV: Live on ITV1/STV/UTV/Sky Sports
Overseas TV: to follow
UK Radio: to follow
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Stats:
NUFC @ Wembley:
This will be the seventeenth time that the Magpies have taken
to the field at Wembley Stadium:
1923/24 Aston Villa won 2-0 FACF
1931/32 Arsenal won 2-1 FACF
1950/51 Blackpool won 2-0 FACF
1951/52 Arsenal won 1-0 FACF
1954/55 Manchester City won 3-1 FACF
1973/74 Liverpool lost 0-3 FACF
1975/76 Manchester City lost 1-2 LCF
1987/88 Liverpool won 1-0pens MCT
1987/88 Tranmere Rovers lost 0-2 MCT
1996/97 Manchester United lost 0-4 CS
1997/98 Arsenal lost 0-2 FACF
1998/99 Manchester United lost 0-2 FACF
1999/00 Chelsea lost 1-2 FACSF
2017/18 Spurs lost 0-1 PL
2018/19 Spurs lost 0-1 PL
2022/23 Manchester United lost 0-2 LCF
2024/25 Liverpool LCF
NUFC v LFC last 10 meetings (all in PL):
2024/25 lost 0-2 (a)
2024/25 drew 3-3 (h)
2023/24 lost 2-4 (a)
2023/24 lost 1-2 (h)
2022/23 lost 0-2 (h)
2022/23 lost 1-2 (a)
2021/22 lost 0-1 (h)
2021/22 lost 1-3 (a)
2020/21 drew 1-1 (a)
2020/21 drew 0-0 (h)
Since a 2-0 PL home victory over them at SJP in December 2015,
United have faced Liverpool on 17 occasions, drawing five and
losing the other dozen.
NUFC v LFC cup meetings - all time:
2003/04 lost 1-2 (a) (FA)
1997/98 lost
0-2 (h) (LC)1995/96
won 1-0 (a) (LC)
1983/84 lost 0-4 (a) (FA)
1973/74 lost 0-3 (n) (FA)
1923/24 won 1-0 (h) (FA)
1920/21 won 1-0 (h) (FA)
1912/13 won 1-0 (h) (FA)
1912/13 drew 1-1 (a) (FA)
1907/08 won 3-1 (h) (FA)
1898/99 lost 1-3 (a) (FA)
In cup meetings, the two sides stand neck and neck with five
wins apiece and a draw.
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.
2025/26 ST prices online here
SJP seating plan
online
here
(to read this, right click to save and zoom)
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before kick-off.
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
before kick-off.
More info online
here
Away tickets: The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25.
Away ticket FAQ is online
here
Sat 08.03.2025 U18s v Stoke City (h) @ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier
League.
Mon 10.03.2025 2025/26 home season ticket renewals open at 10am.
Mon 10.03.2025 West Ham (a)
@ London Stadium, 8pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000. Live on Sky Sports.
Tue 11.03.2025 U21s v Heaton Stannington (a)
@ Grounsell Park, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup semi-final. Ticket details online
here
Sat 15.03.2025 U18s v Nottingham Forest (a) @ Nigel Doughty Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier
League.
Sun 16.03.2025 Liverpool (n) @ Wembley Stadium, 4.30pm. Carabao Cup
Final. SOLD OUT. Original allocation:
31,939. Live on Sky Sports and ITV1/STV/UTV.
Fri 21.03.2025 2025/26 home season ticket renewals close at 5pm.
Sat 29.03.2025 U18s v Everton (h) @ Little Benton, 12.30pm. U18 Premier
League.
Mon
31.03.2025 U21s v Nottingham Forest (a)
@ Loughborough University, 7pm. PL2.
Note new date.
Wed 02.04.2025 Brentford (h)
@ SJP, 7.45pm. Premier League. Member Ballot opens Mon
10.03.2025, Noon, closes Tue 11.03.2025, Noon. Ballot winners notified Wed
12.03.2025 by 11am. Ballot winners seat selection opens Wed 12.03.2025, Noon,
closes Fri 14.03.2025, Noon. ST forwarding opens Fri 14.03.2025, 4pm. Member
General Sale Mon 17.03.2025, 10am.
Sat 05.04.2025 U18s v Stoke City (a)
@ Clayton Wood, 1.30pm. U18 Premier
League.
Mon 07.04.2025 U21s v Reading (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.
Mon 07.04.2025 Leicester City (a) @ King Power Stadium, 8pm. Premier
League. ST holder sale now, 18 points. £30 adults, £27 seniors/18-21s, U18s £18.
Allocation: tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
NUFC live on TV:
Mon 10.03.2025 West Ham (a) 8pm Sky
Sun 16.03.2025 Lpool (n) 4.30pm Sky/ITV1
Mon 07.04.2025 Leicester City (a) 8pm Sky
Sun 13.04.2025 Man United (h) 4.30pm Sky
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) 5.30pm Sky
(PL selections made to Mon 21.04.2025)
(PL season ends on Sun 25.05.2025)
Live TV release dates:
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
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U21s: Northumberland Senior Cup SFs:
Morpeth Town 2-2 Ashington (4-3 pens)
Tue 11.03.2025 Heaton Stan v NUFC U21s
U19s Dallas Cup:
13.04.2025-20.04.2025 fixtures tbc
Other events @ SJP:
NUWFC games:
Sun 23.03.2025 mackem Women
(h)
@ SJP, 2pm. Women's
Championship
NUFCW fixture
list online
here
Rugby League
Magic Weekend XVIII:
S at
03.05.2025:
Leigh Leopards
v Catalans Dragons
1.30pm
Hull KR v Salford Red Devils 4.15pm
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 7pm
Sun 04.05.2025:
Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC Noon
Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors 2.45pm
Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity 5.30pm
Thu 12.06.2025 with CMAT
Sat 14.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Sun 15.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Euro 2028
- date(s) awaited
2025/26 season
dates:
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends
Dates awaited for transfer windows
(33 weekend, five midweek games. No games on 24.12.2025).
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2024/25
International breaks:
17-25.03.2025
2025/26
International breaks:
02.06-10.06.2025
14.06-06.07.2025 Concacaf Gold Cup
01.09-09.09.2025
06.10-14.10.2025
10.11-18.11.2025
23.03-31.03.2026
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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Sky Sports are prone to exaggeration,
but that's ridiculous...
(Matt Wray)
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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7th March |
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Born Or Died:
1979 Andrew
Griffin born, Billinge, Lancashire. (1998-2004)
The man nicknamed "Fred West" by his SJP colleagues
was brought from Stoke City by Kenny Dalglish at a cost of £1.5m in January 1998.
Griff's time at United was blighted by injury and competition at full back from
the likes of Warren Barton and Aaron Hughes.
A number of things stand out from his time in a black and white shirt,
including crashing his car into a Metro train at an unguarded crossing and
marking Ginola out of a couple of games including the FA Cup semi against Spurs
at Old Trafford in 1999.
His golden period as a Magpie though came in a four day period in October 2002,
firstly netting a vital goal to beat Juventus and save our flagging Champions
League hopes.
Professor Griff socks it to the Old Lady
And in the very next game Griff was at it again, leathering in
an unstoppable effort at the Leazes End to open the scoring against Charlton
Athletic.
The reverse side of that was shown in April 2003 though, when the red mist
descended and he was red-carded at Loftus Road for a scything tackle on
Fulham's Boa Morte.
Sir Bobby was unimpressed and although Andy began the next season in
the first XI, he'd been demoted to the reserves by November when he and Aston
Villa's Mark Kinsella indulged in some bare-knuckle grappling at Walsall's
Bescot Stadium.
They were both dismissed - with copies of the match DVD a much sought-after
item, Griffin definitely ahead on points when the referee stepped in.....
With no new contract offer, Griffin saw out his final days at the club, making
a farewell appearance in the 1-1 draw at Anfield that ended the campaign.
Departing on a free he joined Pompey, but return to the Potters on loan in
September 2006 after failing to see eye to eye with Fratton Park boss 'Arry
Redknapp.
Remaining at Stoke for the rest of that season, Griffin had been expected to
rejoin them permanently but instead completed a free transfer move to Derby
County.
That failed to work out though and by January 2008 he was a Stoke player for a
third time - City paying £300K for Griff and awarding him the captaincy.
By January 2010 he'd lost his place in the side and moved on to Reading -
initially on loan before becoming a full-time Royal when agreeing a two year
deal that summer.
After playing only a peripheral part in Reading's 2011/12 promotion season,
Andy was released as the side prepared for life in the Premier League.
October 2012 then saw him make a playing return with League One Doncaster
Rovers, joining them on a non-contract basis and making 18 first team
appearances.
Remaining at Belle Vue, Griffin failed to feature for the first team but
appeared for the reserves until switching to Chester during March 2014.
After just a handful of games for the Conference Premier side though, he
confirmed his playing retirement in May 2014.
Andy then took his first coaching role with students at Newcastle under Lyme
College, also working as a local radio pundit.
1987 Hatem Ben Arfa born, Clamart,
France. (2010-15)
Born in the Parisian suburbs of Tunisian
parentage, Hatem came to prominence at France's Clairefontaine youth academy
(as did United old boy Sebastien Bassong) and signed for Olympique Lyonnais in
2002.
Debuting for France U16s in 2003, his first professional contract followed in
2004 with a senior team debut in August of that year.
A scoring debut for the French senior side came against the Faroes in October
2007.
Ben Arfa exited Lyon in favour of Marseille ahead of the 2008/09 season,
following an alleged claimed training ground scuffle with Sébastien Squillaci
(later of Arsenal).
Scoring on his debut for Olympique in a 4-4 draw with Rennes, Hatem's time at
the Stade Velodrome was punctuated by fallouts with coach Didier Deschamps and
by the summer of 2010 an exit looked likely.
First linked with United that July - and initially denied by Chris Hughton -
the saga of Ben Arfa dragged on until his eventual signing on loan three games
into the new season, at the end of August (our regular updates were headlined
"Arfa Daily"...)
Going on strike at one point and flying to Newcastle in an apparent bid to
force his parent club to reconsider United's offer, a deal to sell Ben Arfa to
Werder Bremen bit the dust and eventually a season-long loan deal saw the
player head to SJP.
Debuting as a second half substitute at home to Blackpool the following month,
he got off the mark in spectacular style with the winning goal at Everton a
week later.
In just his fourth United game though, he was stretchered off after just seven
minutes of the game at Manchester City - a victim of a tackle from Nigel De
Jong that broke the Frenchman's left leg in two places.
January 2011 brought confirmation that a permanent deal had been agreed between
United and Marseille, Hatem becoming Alan Pardew's first acquisition when he
signed a four and a half year deal.
He returned to action just under a year after his injury at Nottingham Forest
in the League Cup and although league outings were mainly from the
bench he scored a staggering solo effort against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup
during January 2012.
That was described by Pardew as: "..the greatest goal, in my opinion, I
have ever seen with my eyes because just the technical part of it - to beat six
players, to skip past people, left-foot, right-foot, cut-back, accelerate,
everything that was involved in it."
Finding the net six times for United that season, Ben Arfa then appeared
twice for France in the Euro 2012 Finals.
That national service saw him make a delayed return to action in
pre-season, but he hit the ground running with goals in our opening two home
league games.
Hamstring problems caused him to miss four matches before what looked like
a risky comeback at Fulham in early December saw Ben Arfa net a beauty but also
fail to finish the game after aggravating his ailment.
Returning from a four month injury layoff against Anzhi Makhachkala in the
Europa League during in March 2013, Hatem had a run in the side that belatedly
secured top flight status in their penultimate game - scoring a penalty in that
win at QPR.
Scoring in back to back wins over Fulham and Aston Villa early the following
season, a chunky-looking Ben Arfa struggled for both form and fitness and
gradually found himself eased out of United's starting XI.
The sale of Yohan Cabaye seemed
to give him
a route back into the side, but due to a breakdown in relations with Pardew
that never materialised
- amid claims of issues with other
first team squad members, notably captain Fabricio Coloccini.
With the club in a dreadful run of defeats and failing to score goals, Ben Arfa
was back in the side for a visit to Southampton in March 2014, but was taken
off at half time amid suspicions the rest of the team had virtually downed
tools in protest.
Two further substitute outings followed, in a 0-4 home defeat by Manchester
United and a 1-0 loss at Stoke, before losing his place in the matchday squad
completely for the closing four games of the season.
Not in the French 2014 World Cup squad, United gave new arrival
Siem De Jong the number 10 squad number and banished Hatem from
first team pre-season.
Instead he trained with the reserves ahead of the final year of his United contract
and scoring in an U21 league win over Reading - what turned out to be his last
NUFC game.
The closing of the transfer window saw claims
of a loan to Besiktas - and a reunion with his former team mate Demba Ba.
By the end of the day however, Hatem had teamed up again with Steve Harper,
after agreeing a loan at Steve Bruce's Hull City with no call-back clause - meaning
that his time as a Magpie was effectively over.
Things were no better for him at the Tigers though and the loan was terminated
after just four months, in January 2015.
Hatem moved to French Ligue 1 side, Nice but was unable to play after FIFA
ruled that he couldn't play for three sides in a season - that one outing for our
U21s counting.
Ben Arfa made up for lost time the following season though and after 17 goals
in 34 appearances was a wanted man - not least because of his free agent
status.
Amid a host of offers, he signed a two year deal with Paris St.Germain. However
his time in their team would be fleeting and none of the four goals scored in
his first season came during league fixtures.
Exiled completely from the PSG senior side during the 2017/18 season, Hatem
was out of contract by summer of 2018 and joined fellow French Ligue 1 side
Rennes.
A season there saw him free once again in June 2019 but it wasn't until the
next January that he returned, via a short-team deal at Spaniard side Real
Valladolid.
Ben Arfa moved again in October 2020 to Ligue 1 side Bordeaux and by January 2022
he had signed for Lille but almost inevitably he fell out with coach Jocelyn Gourvennec and became a free agent.
That brought down the curtain on his football career but Hatem would later
achieve low-key success in the emerging racquet sport of Padel.
1989 Ross Cowan born, Darlington.
(2005-07)
Academy
defender who made his U18 bow from the bench during a 2-1 home win over Leeds
United during April 2005.
Establishing himself at right back by the end of the following season, Ross
was a part of the Magpies U18s side that made it to the semi-finals of the FA
Youth Cup, aided by the goals of Andy Carroll and
Kazenga Lualua.
What proved to be his sole reserve outing came as a substitute against Wigan
Athletic during January 2007 and he was released by United the following summer.
Cowan later played for Shildon in the Northern League.
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What Else?
1896 Loughborough Town (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P23, 26pts, 6th/16
2,000
Rose(87)
Having won the very first meeting of the sides at
Gallowgate the previous September, Newcastle
made a losing debut at the Athletic Ground.
There was a debut for George Adams.
1903 Liverpool (a)
0-3 (0-3)
Division One
P24, 19pts, 15th/18
Raybould(10,20), Raisbeck(25)
15,000
The only senior appearance of Bob Benson and debut for Bobby Templeton, a
famed Scottish dribbler, at outside left.
Reds scorers were Sam Raybould and Alex Raisbeck, the Liverpool Echo's
account of the opener referring to a defensive lapse so great that it came amid
"the laughter of the crowd."
1908 Grimsby Town (h)
5-1 (3-0)
FA Cup 4th Round
Gardner(5), Appleyard(9pen,41,82),
og(Vincett)(68)
Kilbourne(53)
44,788
United enjoyed home advantage for the fifth time in the FA Cup, holding a
commanding half time lead with the wind in their favour.
The Gallowgate pitch was heavily sanded after heavy rain in the days before the
game left patches of standing water.
1925 Preston North End (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division One
P34, 41pts, 3rd/22
Cowan(34),
Low(67), Harris(90)
Woodhouse(75)
20,000
The Athletic News
report of the
second goal:
"...when the simplest goal imaginable came to the unmarked Low, who was
playing in the place of Urwin. Low, with a smile on his face, stood still
and gently tapped the ball past Prout amid the laughter of the spectators."
PNE were left rooted to the foot of the table.
1931 Leeds United (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P32, 30pts, 13th/22
Turnbull(15pen)
10,000
Beaten 1-4 at Leeds in the FA Cup six weeks earlier, Newcastle
fared little better as the hosts won in the league for the first time in
1931.
Reporting for the Evening Chronicle, former Magpie Colin Veitch deemed the
frozen pitch at Elland Road, "treacherous in the extreme" and "a
skating rink".
1936 Doncaster Rovers (a)
2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P29, 30pts, 12th/22
Pearson(32), J. Smith(70)
Burton(21,60)
14,245
Following a 2-1 victory on Tyneside the previous November, United paid
their first-ever competitive visit to Belle Vue in the return and were indebted
to a fine display by custodian Norman Tapken.
Trailing 1-2, the Magpies scraped a point when Rovers goalkeeper Jock Imrie
misjudged a cross and Jack Smith headed home. The hosts were down to ten men at
the time, defender Vic Dodsworth off the field for treatment.
 1953 Charlton
Athletic (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P32, 28pts, 15th/22
33,222
Injury deprived Newcastle of both Jackie Milburn and George Robledo, but
Bobby Mitchell did return for this Valley visit.
Charlton's South African-born forward Eddie Firmani had the ball in the net
twice only to be denied by offside flags, also striking the United crossbar and
seeing another goalbound effort unwittingly deflected wide by a
colleague.
 1956 Cardiff City (a)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
P33, 36pts, 3rd/22
Curry(40)
Baker(4)
32,000
United visited Ninian Park for a 4.30pm start on a Wednesday afternoon
in pre-floodlight days.
A solid display with future Bluebirds boss Jimmy Scoular yielded a point for
the Magpies, who were without the services of Alf McMichael after he was
injured during the previous weekend's FA Cup defeat to Sunderland.
1959 Preston North End (h)
1-2 (0-1)
Division One
P31, 29pts, 12th/22
White(70)
og(Whitehead)(13),
Alston(68),
31,962
The visitors ended a seven game winless run despite fielding a much-changed
side due to injury and illness.
North End's margin of victory could have been even larger; Jimmy Scoular and
Alf McMichael both making vital goal line clearances.
 1962
Middlesbrough (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Division Two
P32, 26pts, 15th/22
Orritt(16,59), Harris(20)
21,296
Jimmy Fell debuted for United at Ayresome Park in place of Liam
Tuohy, but he and his new colleagues couldn't prevent a winless streak extending
to four games.
Both clubs were left just two points above the drop zone, The
Journal labelling United's display as "disheartened drabness."
 1963
Bradford City (a)
6-1 (2-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Hughes(10,70), Thomas(38), Hilley(75),
McGarry(80,85)
Kelly(35)
13,605
There was a spectacular return to first team action for Gordon Hughes,
netting just 10 minutes into his first game since December 1961.
Postponed on January 5th due to the weather, this tie was eventually, staged over two months
later on the twelfth different date to have been set.
 1964
Northampton Town (a) 2-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P32, 36pts, 6th/22
Cummings(36), Suddick(48)
Hunt(40), Leck(68)
11,440
A draw at the County ground with the Cobblers left United in sixth spot,
but their promotion push soon began to falter and they finished eighth.
Magpies goalkeeper Gordon Marshall attempted to cope with the snow-covered
County Ground pitch by appearing in tracksuit bottoms, but was forced to
discard them by the referee as their maroon colour resembled Northampton's
shirts.
 1981
West Ham United (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P32, 31pts, 14th/22
Cross(2)
26,274
An early David Cross effort preserved the Hammers 16 game winning streak at
home and left them 20 points ahead of us, topping Division Two.
 1987
Aston Villa (h)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
P29, 25pts, 22nd/22
Cunningham(9),
Beardsley(59)
Daley(44)
21,224
With both sides at the wrong end of
the table and United without a win in nine league games, this was a massive
victory.
Ahead through Tony Cunningham and then pegged back by Tony Daley, Peter
Beardsley rattled a fine effort past Nigel Spink from the edge of the
Gallowgate area to win it.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1990
Hull City (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P32, 53pts, 4th/24
McGhee 41,74pen
20,684
A third home win in eight days propelled Jim Smith's side up into fourth
spot, thanks to Mark McGhee's 19th and 20th goals of the season.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
Brighton and Hove Albion (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P35, 36pts, 21st/24
Gall(78)
24,597
Our mini-revival under Kevin Keegan stuttered badly, as a team soon to lose
their ground and come close to dropping out of the Football League won at a depressed SJP thanks to a soft Mark Gall goal.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1999
Everton (h)
4-1 (1-0)
FA Cup 6th Round
Ketsbaia(21,73), Georgiadis(61), Shearer(81)
Unsworth(57)
36,584
Prolonged rain left the SJP pitch sodden but an early inspection gave the
OK to play, with Silvio Maric making his debut.
A brace from Georgian loon Temuri Ketsbaia helped United to avenge their
Goodison exit at the same stage of the competition four seasons earlier.
The Toffees briefly drew level after the break but United built up a head of steam attacking the Gallowgate
end and deservedly won.
History records that Greek flop George Georgiadis scored, but he knew very
little about it: a weak poke in the vague vicinity of the goal somehow ending up in it via Toffee Marco Materazzi.
NUFC.com match report
2006 ex-Magpie
Craig Bellamy was arrested in connection with an alleged assault on a woman in
a Cardiff city centre nightclub.
The Blackburn Rovers striker was released on
bail after being questioned about an incident at the Number 10 club in
February.
2009 The U18s lost their
12-game unbeaten run, beaten 0-3 by Leeds United at Darsley Park.
 2013
Anzhi Makhachkala (Russia) (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Europa League Round of 16, 1st Leg
9,948
Birthday boy, Hatem Ben Arfa almost made a scoring return as United went
close to a vital win on plastic in arctic conditions.
He tried to chip Vladimir Gabulov, midway
through the second half but the Anzhi 'keeper stood tall and easily saved, as
United spurned their best chance of an away goal.
Due to ongoing civil upheaval in the Dagestan region of Russia, the tie was
switched 1,200 miles to Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium.
NUFC.com match report
2015
Papiss Cisse was banned for seven of the remaining
ten games after accepting an FA charge of spitting.
Manchester United's Jonny Evans was given a six
game suspension after denying a similar charge arising from the same incident at
SJP; Cisse's extra game was due to an earlier ban for elbowing Everton's Seamus Coleman.
 2017
Reading (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Championship
P36, 77pts, 1st/24
23,121
Following wins at promotion rivals Brighton and Huddersfield, a hat-trick of away
successes eluded United, a remarkable week
ending
in an unremarkable stalemate at the Madejski Stadium.
Both sides hit the woodwork as Matt Ritchie struck
a
post
before half-time, while Garath McCleary clipped the bar in injury time as
Newcastle
made it
11 games without defeat
and edged a point closer
to promotion.
NUFC.com match report
2018 The U23s reached the last four of the Premier
League International Cup after an epic 120 minutes at the stadium of plight,
followed by a penalty shootout.
Ahead through Curtis Good, United were seconds away from losing 1-2 when a Callum
Roberts free kick forced extra time.
Roberts then missed a spot-kick in the first period before the penalty shootout
ended 11-10 to United.
NUFC.com match report
 2020
Southampton (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P29, 35pts, 13th/20
Saint-Maximin(79)
Djenepo(28-violent conduct)
30,096
Allan Saint-Maximin
ended United's prolonged goal drought and secured three valuable
points with a rare win in Hampshire.
He poked the ball past Alex McCarthy following a defensive blunder for our first Premier League
goal in 439 minutes.
Saints were
reduced to ten men midway through the first half when Moussa
Djenepo saw red for a bad challenge on Isaac Hayden and Matt Ritchie had a
penalty saved just before half-time.
We didn't know at the time, but this was to be the last game before the COVID
pandemic caused a shutdown of the league until June.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
West Bromwich Albion (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P27, 27pts, 16th/20
BCD
Both sides fired blanks in this High Noon shootout at The Hawthorns - an
outcome that all but sealed relegation for Sam Allardyce's Albion, while Steve
Bruce's Magpies inched up one place.
However, a shock win at Anfield for Fulham saw United end the day just a
point above the relegation zone.
NUFC.com match report
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