1915 Liverpool (a)
2-2 (0-0)
Division One
P30, 24pts, 15th/20 
King(70), Hall(71) 
Miller(80), Pagnam(82)
3,000
Rescheduled to a Monday due to FA Cup commitments, Newcastle's visit to Anfield was described as "curiously uneven" in the view of The Journal reporter.

Both sides struggled with a heavy pitch and scoring attempts verged on the farcical, save for the 13 minute spell when all four goals were netted.

At 0-0, "the crowd became saucy and cried aloud their jeering remarks" according to the Liverpool Echo correspondent.

1919 Middlesbrough (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Wartime (Northern Victory League)
Elliott
35,000

1924 Manchester City (n)
2-0 (1-0)
FA Cup Semi-Final 
Harris(44,50) 
50,039 
This tie at Birmingham's St.Andrews saw Billy Meredith play his final City game, aged 49 years and 245 days.

A brace by Scottish international forward Neil Harris clinched United's first trip to the Empire Stadium and a meeting with Aston Villa, who disposed of Burnley.
Newsreel footage is online here

1930 Portsmouth (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 27pts, 20th/22 
J.Smith(15), Easson(72)
18,000
Newcastle's relegation fears returned after this defeat at Fratton Park - three wins and four draws from their final nine games seeing them ultimately finish a point above the drop zone.

1932 Leicester City (a)
2-4 (2-0)
Division One
P34, 38pts, 8th/22 
Allen(27), Weaver(30pen) 
Ritchie(50), Hine(55,82,84)
25,000
The Foxes gained revenge for a 2-3 loss on Tyneside four days earlier, recovering from a 0-2 interval deficit to win at Filbert Street.

Ahead through Jack Allen, United's second came when Ron Starling was fouled in the area as a free kick was delivered; Sammy Weaver converting the resultant penalty.

Ernie Hine netted a second half hat trick despite blasting his penalty kick high over Albert McInroy's crossbar at 2-2. 

Among those present in support of the visitors was Joseph Wilkinson - who was en route from Tyneside to London for the FA Cup Final the following month - by foot.

He was clad in a Newcastle shirt that had been given to him by Stan Seymour.

1941 Middlesbrough (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Wartime
Duns(50), Birkett(2-0), Gilholme(3-0)
12,397

1947 Charlton Athletic (n)
0-4 (0-3)
FA Cup Semi-Final 
Dawson(18), Welsh(39,41), Hurst(52)
47,821 
Internal divisions wrecked Newcastle's preparations for this tie at Elland Road, Leeds.

Charlie Wayman was dropped and both Joe Harvey and Len Shackleton were in dispute with the club, although they played.

The Addicks however were intent on going one step further than the previous season, when they were the beaten finalists.

Their South Shields-born goalkeeper Sam Bartram would go on to help them achieve that feat. 
Newsreel footage is online here

1948 Barnsley (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P36, 46pts, 2nd/22 
McCall(35)
Griffiths(59)
30,247
United took a point from Oakwell despite completing 75 minutes a man short; George Lowrie badly incapacitated by a leg injury but remaining on the field.

The Magpies remained second in the table with six games of the season to play.

1950 Derby County (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P34, 37pts, 9th/22 
Hannah(60) 
Morris(17)
16,029
Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to six games thanks to a point at the Baseball Ground in this rearranged game staged on a Wednesday afternoon.

Fog had caused the abandonment of the first meeting in November after 75 minutes, at which point the Rams had been 1-0 up.

1952 Blackburn Rovers (n)
0-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Semi-Final 
65,000
"Defence magnificent in dour duel" was The Journal headline, as Cup holders United and Second Division Rovers barely mustered a shot between them at Hillsborough.

21 special trains operated from Newcastle to Sheffield, the first of which arrived at 7am.

The two sides met again at Elland Road the following Wednesday, Newcastle winning 2-1.

The other tie - between Chelsea and Arsenal - was postponed due to adverse weather conditions.

1958 Luton Town (h)
3-2 (2-1)
Division One
P34, 27pts, 18th/22 
Davies(5), Bottom(23), White(63)
Whitby(31), Turner(65)
16,775
Victory for United began to dispel their relegation fears, steady rain leaving the pitch mud bound: conditions that forward Arthur Bottom seemed to revel in.

Len White's scoring run continued - his sixth in four games coming after he'd earlier rattled a post.

1969 Coventry City (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P32, 31pts, 14th/22 
Robson(63pen), McNamee(71) 
26,750
The exertions of their midweek Fairs Cup trip to Portugal clearly affected Newcastle, but a handball by Jeff Blockley allowed Pop Robson to put his side ahead from the penalty spot.

John McNamee then sealed the win when he took Jackie Sinclair's pass and hammered a rising shot past Bill Glazier and into the net.

1975 Leeds United (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P36, 35pts, 13th/22 
Nulty(2) 
Clarke(83)
41,225
Arriving at Elland Road looking to avoid a fifth successive loss, Newcastle led in just 62 seconds when Geoff Nulty forced Malcolm Macdonald's centre home.

Just when the travelling support were beginning to acclaim an away win though, Allan Clarke shot past Iam McFaul to snaffle a point.

1978 Manchester City (h)
2-2 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 19pts, 22nd/22 
Kennedy(53), Bird(90+1)
Palmer(15,70)
20,256 
Rookie striker Roger Palmer twice put City ahead, only for Alan Kennedy and John Bird to rescue a point - although that was of little use to the relegation favourites.

This was the final game that the covered Leazes terrace that had been home to thousands of United fans was open.

The financial health of the club was such that the replacement stand never got any further than a few walls in the fifteen years before SJP was revamped under the Halls. 

1980 Bristol Rovers (h)
3-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P35, 41pts, 5th/22 
Withe(71,74), Cassidy(84)
Penny(44)
18,975
Winless in eight games, a 0-1 deficit at half time didn't augur well for United, but they turned things around against the Pirates.
 
Future Magpies goalkeeper Martin Thomas could do nothing to deny Peter Withe breaking his scoring duck with two headers in quick succession, before setting up Tommy Cassidy to hit a third.

1986 Everton (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 52pts, 9th/22 
Richardson(29)
41,116 
Future Magpies youth coach Kevin Richardson scored the only goal at Goodison Park, although visiting goalkeeper Dave McKellar felt that he was impeded by Graeme Sharp as the cross came over.

Chances to equalise came and went: Paul Gascoigne hit a post and Ian Stewart put the rebound wide with the goal gaping.

Billy Whitehurst was then flagged offside as he touched in a shot on the line before blazing another shot into the Gwladys Street End.

Kevin Ratcliffe's trip on Glenn Roeder was then deemed to be a penalty, only for future Toffee Peter Beardsley to step up and whack the ball over Bobby Mimms' crossbar - his third successive failure from the spot.
Youtube footage is online here

1992 mackems (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P39, 46pts, 17th/24 
Kelly(33) 
30,306 
What the scorer and future mackem called "a spawny goal" settled this derby played on a Sunday on police advice because of the fear of crowd disorder. 

Mick Quinn claimed a second goal after Anton Rogan appeared to clear from well behind the goal line, but the referee disagreed.
Youtube footage is online here

1994 Norwich City (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P34, 63pts, 3rd/22 
Cole(45), Lee(50), Beardsley(70)
32,228
United's sixth successive home league win - their best top flight run since 1948 - was called "thoroughly professional" by manager Kevin Keegan.

Darren Peacock's Magpies debut was made easier by the absence of Canaries striker Chris Sutton, the defender getting upfield to nod on a corner that Andy Cole eventually converted.  

SJP old boy Gary Megson was in the visiting lineup, along with Robert Ullathorne - who later joined Newcastle on non-contract terms but got no further than the reserves.
Youtube footage is online here

1999 United's Reserve side were held 2-2 by York City at Kingston Park. Paddy Kelly and Paul Robinson netted for the Magpies.

2002 Everton (h)
6-2 (2-2)
Premiership
P31, 59pts, 4th/20
Shearer(13), Cort(15), O'Brien(59), Solano(71,73),
Bernard(88)
Ferguson(6),
Alexandersson(34)
51,921
A very Good Friday, despite falling behind to an early goal from old boy Duncan Ferguson. Alessandro Pistone and Steve Watson also featured for the Toffees.
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2003 A 4-0 victory for Wales over Azerbaijan at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium included goals from United pair Craig Bellamy and Gary Speed - the former after just 13 seconds.

2005 United boss Bobby Robson pronounced himself mystified by media reports that he had received job offers from both the Iran and Bahrain national sides.

2010 Nottingham Forest (h) 2-0 (0-0)
Championship
P39, 83pts, 1st/24
Ameobi(71), Enrique(90+1)
45,987
Two late goals preserved Newcastle's season-long unbeaten home record and opened up a thirteen point gap on Forest.

Shola Ameobi came off the bench to put United ahead then set up Jose Enrique to net his first goal for the club on his 88th appearance. Promotion was imminent.
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2011 The Reserves ended their home league programme by beating Everton 2-1, although yet again the fixture was staged behind closed doors.

Ryan Donaldson and Phil Airey were on target for the home side.
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2014 Southampton (a) 
0-4 (0-1) 
Premier League
P32, 42pts, 9th/20
Rodriguez(45+1,89), Lambert(49), Lallana(70)
31,360
Following a three game stadium ban for his touchline tussle with Hull City's David Meyler, Alan Pardew returned to one of his former clubs - albeit in the seats near to owner Mike Ashley. 

United were pummeled by the Saints, who made and missed ten chances before going ahead in the final seconds of the first half.

An apparent on-field mutiny was then ended by Pardew withdrawing Hatem Ben Arfa at half time, but only goalkeeper Rob Elliot prevented a loss of mammoth proportions.
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