1893 Accrington XI (h)
5-0 (3-0)
Friendly 
Crate(1-0), Pattinson(2-0), Collins(3-0,4-0,5-0)
2,000
This friendly took place at a significant point in the history of both clubs; Northern League Newcastle soon to be accepted into the Second Division for the following season.

Accrington meanwhile sent a second XI to Tyneside as their first team were playing a test match (playoff) against Sheffield United at the neutral venue of Trent Bridge.

A 0-1 loss confirmed relegation from Division One and they opted to resign from the Football League rather than play in the Second Division, folding in 1896.

(A separate football club Accrington Stanley, were formed in 1891 and admitted to the Football League in 1921). 

1895 sunderland (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Friendly 
Thompson
5,000
48 hours after ending their First Division title-winning season, the red and whites brought their full side to Gallowgate for a Monday night kickabout.

Team: Ward, McDermid, O'Brien, Rendell, Graham, Smith, Dickson, McNee, Thompson, Wallace, Milne.

1896 Aston Villa (h)
1-1 (1-1)
Friendly 
Lennox(10)
Crabtree(15) 
6,000
Second tier United played out a draw with the recently-crowned First Division champions on a Wednesday evening at SJP.

Team: Henderson, Foyer, McDermid, Stott, Graham, Miller, Wardrope, Aitken, Thompson, Collins, Lennox.

1899 sunderland (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One 
30pts, 13th/18
McLatchie(74)
22,000
This season-ending derby was preceded by a Schools Cup Final in which Northumberland Boys beat their Durham counterparts 3-0.

1905 sunderland (h)
1-3 (1-2)
Division One 
P32, 44pts, 2nd/18
Veitch(30pen)
Holley(20,83), Buckle(26)
30,000
Alex Gardiner was carried off with a broken leg after just 25 minutes leaving United a man short for the rest of the game.

This set-back left United a point behind Everton but with two games still to play, the Toffees who also lost, just had one.

1911 Bradford City (n)
0-0 (0-0) aet
FA Cup Final 
69,800 
United were looking to retain the trophy that they'd won in a replay at Goodison Park and but were to be frustrated at their hoodoo ground of Crystal Palace for a fifth (and final) time.

Injury deprived the Magpies of influential duo Albert Shepherd and Peter McWilliam - and both were still missing when the Bantams won the replay 1-0 at Old Trafford four days later.
Footage of the game is online here

 Referee John Pearson watches as 
Colin Veitch and Jimmy Spiers meet 

1912 Norwich City (a)
0-0aet (0-0)
Friendly 
12,000 
Newcastle trekked to Norfolk for the final of the Norwich Hospital Cup against their Southern League hosts.

After 90 minutes failed to produce a goal, an additional 20 minutes was similarly barren.

The tie was staged at The Nest, a cramped enclosure built on a former chalk pit. 

A then-record crowd of 12,000 squeezed into the ground, but unbelievably before the FA petitioned Norwich to close the ground in 1935, over 25,000 somehow witnessed a cup tie there against Sheffield Wednesday.

1920 Newcastle reserves recorded a 9-1 friendly victory against Berwick United at their Union Park ground.

Despite torrential rain, a 1,700 crowd were present but the gate receipts weren't sufficient to save the hosts, who folded ahead of the following season. 

1922 West Bromwich Albion (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Division One 
P40, 44pts, 7th/22
Harris(60), Curry(65) 
Davies(17)
32,063
A week after defeating Albion 3-0 at St. James' Park, United took another two points off them at the Hawthorns - their first success there in seven visits.

1931 St. James' Park hosted a representative match between Anglo Scots and Home Scots XIs, with gate receipts going to benefit Aged Miners Funds.

7,000 fans were present for a midweek game that kicked off at 6.15pm and the Anglo Scots overcame a 1-2 deficit at half time to run out 3-2 winners - former Magpie Hughie Gallacher netting the winner.

Current SJP trio Bob Thomson, Dave Davidson and Jimmy Boyd represented the Anglos.

1933 Blackburn Rovers (h)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One 
P40, 49pts, 4th/22
Allen(16), Dryden(84) 
Turner(32)
12,247 
A low-key end of season contest saw United gain revenge for defeat by the same scoreline at Ewood Park.

Forward Johnny Dryden's winner was his only senior strike for United. A distant relative of the Charltons and Milburns signed from Ashington, he was selected due to Tommy Lang's injury.  

1936 Blackpool (a)
0-6 (0-3)
Division Two
P40, 44pts, 8th/22 
Cardwell(10pen), Finan(0-2,0-4),
T.Jones(0-3,0-5,0-6)
7,935
United's five game winning run was ended by this disastrous midweek visit to Bloomfield Road - although they recovered to beat Blackpool 1-0 on Tyneside three days later.

1939 Swansea Town (h)
1-2 (0-0)
Division Two 
P41, 44pts, 9th/22
Clifton(63)
Richardson(57), Meek(81)
11,705
United's barren league sequence lengthened to eight games as the Swans tasted victory at SJP for the very first time - to the delight of their manager, former Magpie Neil Harris.

1939 Meanwhile, Newcastle Reserves were in Central League action against Everton. 

It ended 2-2 at Goodison Park, with goals from Ossie Park and Ralph Birkett for the visitors.

1946 Manchester United (a) 1-4 (1-1)
War League 
P41, 44pts, 9th/22
Wayman(1)
Wrigglesworth(36), Delaney(61), Rowley(70), Mitten(86)
39,173
Newcastle were well beaten despite making a perfect start to the game and Tom Swinburne saving a Jack Rowley penalty at 1-0.

Due to bomb damage at Old Trafford, this game was staged at Maine Road.

1946 Meanwhile the two reserve sides met in the Central League at Old Trafford, with the visitors running out 2-0 winners.

Former Magpies goalkeeper Norman Tapken was between the posts for Manchester United.

1950 Manchester United (h) 2-1 (0-0)
Division One 
P40, 46pts, 7th/22
Milburn(58), Walker(72)
Downie(66) 
52,203
Manchester United defender John Aston handled the first goal as it crossed the line - prompting the referee to award a penalty until his linesman intervened and the goal stood.

Future Magpie boss Charlie Mitten was in the visiting side.

1957 Chelsea (a)
2-6 (2-2)
Division One 
36pts, 17th/22
Milburn(21), White(38)
Stubbs(28) Brabrook(29,48), Tindall(50), Lewis(61,89)
20,795
Having lost 1-2 at home on Good Friday to Chelsea, the return at Stamford Bridge went awry in the second half - United reduced to ten men on the hour when Bob Stokoe pulled his thigh.

Newcastle ended the season with four straight defeats but relegation was never on the agenda, as they finished four points clear of the third bottom mackems and seven clear of demoted Cardiff City.

1959 Bolton Wanderers (h) 2-0 (2-0)
Division One 
P40, 39pts, 14th/22
Curry(14), Taylor(35) 
17,451
What was proving to be a swansong for striker Bill Curry saw him net his eighth goal in six games.

However he'd end his association with the club that summer after five seasons, joining Brighton and Hove Albion after failing to become a regular first team starter.  

1961 Bolton Wanderers (h) 4-1 (3-0)
Division One 
P41, 30pts, 21st/22
Keith(21), McKinney(30pen)  McGuigan(41), Tuohy(51)
Pilkington(89)
18,820
Despite recording their first win in seven attempts, the two points proved to be in vain when news of a Blackpool victory arrived - which condemned Newcastle to their second-ever relegation.

1967 Sheffield Wednesday (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division One 
P38, 29pts, 21st/22
25,007
Following an enforced two week break since last playing, relegation-haunted United came up short in their "must win" visit to Hillsborough. 

However just one of the other five sides in the bottom places avoided defeat, making this a point gained rather than one surrendered.

With central defensive pair John McNamee and Dave Elliott equal to anything the Owls threw at them, "United survived by a blend of hair-raising luck and pluck" reckoned The Journal reporter.

1972 Chelsea (a)
3-3 (2-2)
Division One 
P40, 38pts, 12th/22
Tudor(7,8), Macdonald(63)
Baldwin(11,70), Kember(45)
33,000
Having failed to score in five previous meetings against the Blues, United were quickly 2-0 up after John Tudor met Stewart Barrowclough crosses and twice beat Peter Bonetti.

Chelsea were level by the break, before Malcolm Macdonald headed in another Barrowclough centre to restore Newcastle's advantage.

Tommy Baldwin then scored his second of a pulsating game to ensure a point apiece.

1972 At Gallowgate meanwhile, the reserves shared four goals with West Bromwich Albion in the Central League.

A Tommy Cassidy penalty and Ron Guthrie's last minute shot ensured for a point for a Magpies side for whom Paul Cannell and Colin Ayre both debuted. 

1978 Queens Park Rangers (h) 0-3 (0-2)
Division One 
P40, 21pts, 21st/22
Givens(36), McGee(40), Hollins(51)
13,463
United were already doomed when this humiliation took place. The programme cover shows Mark McGhee, in his first spell at United, challenging for the ball in front of the closed Leazes end, about to be demolished.

1989 Luton Town (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One 
P34, 30pts, 19th/20
18,636 
A suitably sombre game virtually sealed relegation and kicked off at 3.06pm as a tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy a week earlier.

1996 A 2-3 home defeat for the reserves at Gateshead Stadium by Bolton Wanderers included goals from Jimmy Crawford and Stuart Elliott.

1998 Newcastle reserves secured promotion from the Pontins League Third Division after a 1-0 win over Scunthorpe at Glanford Park.

German midfielder Ralf Keidel netted, while 'keeper Shaka Hislop saved a penalty on what was his farewell appearance. 

The Magpies included two young trialists from Ajax Amsterdam, Jimmy Guy and Luciano Van Callen, but neither impressed.

And it was soon confirmed that the side's "feat" was meaningless, when the Premier Reserve League was revealed for the following season - including Newcastle.

2004 Marseille (France) (h) 0-0 (0-0)
UEFA Cup Semi Final 1st Leg
52,004
United's first European home semi-final tie since the infamous 1969 Rangers riot ended with all to play for in Southern France. 

Visiting forward Didier Drogba failed to get a vital away goal, while a United side missing Jermaine Jenas, Kieron Dyer and Craig Bellamy were denied by a defence including future Toon full back, Habib Beye.
NUFC.com match report

2006 West Bromwich Albion (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Premiership
P36, 54pts, =6th/20
Solano(30), Ameobi(40pen,90)
52,272
Alan Shearer confirmed on the morning of this game that his playing days were over, after the injury sustained against the mackems the previous Monday.

The number nine duly took his place next to manager Glenn Roeder on the sidelines and received a great ovation from the SJP crowd. Shay Given meanwhile took the armband. 

Despite being without messrs Owen, Shearer, Taylor, Parker, Bowyer, Emre and Dyer, the Magpies easily dealt with Bryan Robson's soon-to-be relegated Baggies side. 
NUFC.com match report

2007 Chelsea (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P35, 42pts, 12th/20
52,056
United's scoreless run at SJP reached 380 minutes, as a run of just one win in eight matches saw the pressure on Manager Glenn Roeder increase. 
NUFC.com match report

2014 The reserves beat Blyth Spartans 4-0 at SJP to regain the Northumberland Senior Cup.

Goals from Lubo Satka, Michael Richardson, Jonathyn Quinn and Gael Bigirimana made it 20 years since Spartans last held the trophy, this latest defeat the tenth occasion since a 1994 success that they been losing finalists.
NUFC.com match report

2017 A near-perfect set of results meant that without playing, Newcastle were just one win away from the Premier League.

Huddersfield Town's 1-4 thumping by Fulham and a 2-3 loss at Nottingham Forest left Reading six points behind United with a vastly inferior goal difference.

That meant an Easter Monday home win over Preston North End would guarantee promotion for Rafa Benitez & Co. 

Brighton's loss at Norwich City meanwhile resurrected the possibility of Newcastle winning the Championship.