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United's penultimate Premier League away game of the season takes them to
Sussex on Sunday for a 2pm kick-off at
the Amex Stadium, live on Sky Sports.
Manchester City's 1-0 home win over Wolves on Friday night saw Newcastle
drop one place to fourth.
All 3,000 away tickets are sold out, with forwarding
available until 9am on Sunday.
Match ticket holders can use buses and trains in the Falmer area on Sunday
free of charge. The valid area for trains is bordered by Brighton, Haywards
Heath, Seaford, Polegate, Eastbourne and Worthing.
The home side report that lane closures on the A27 in both directions will
impact journey times on Sunday.
This will be Newcastle's eighth attempt at winning a PL fixture at this
venue, having drawn four and lost the other three of their previous seven
visits.
Their sole victory in 10 league and cup matches at the Amex came during the
2016/17 Championship season.
The Seagulls are bidding for a winning treble against Newcastle this season,
following 1-0 PL and 2-1 FA Cup victories on Tyneside.
Team: Speaking
to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed that Joelinton in Brazil to rest
his problematic knee. Although unlikely to play again this season, it's not
totally out of the question that he will be sighted.
Lewis
Hall and Jamaal Lascelles remain out while Matt Targett has picked up a
hamstring injury that may prematurely end his season.
Jason Tindall will serve a one game touchline suspension at the Amex,
following his third caution of the season during that win against Ipswich.
Coral rate this game as follows:
NUFC win 29/20
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BHAFC win 17/10
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BHAFC: Striker Joao Pedro remains suspended following a straight
red card against Brentford.
Ferdi Kadioglu, Georginio Rutter, Adam Webster and James Milner miss out
through injury, while Jason Steele, Jan Paul van Hecke and Igor Julio could
return.
Ahead of our visit, Albion defeated West Ham 3-2 at home on Saturday to end
a winless run of five PL games.
Former Magpie Yankuba Minteh has contributed six goals in all competitions
for Albion this season, including five in the Premier League. His most
recent strike came in the FA Cup on Tyneside back in March.
Referee: Craig
Pawson - a fourth appointment to a Newcastle PL game this season for the
South Yorkshire whistler, after the 1-0 home win over Southampton, 0-0 draw
at Everton and 0-2 home defeat by West Ham.
VAR: Andrew
Madley
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
Frate in the Bigg Market.
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Stats:
Alexander Isak
has faced Albion five times as a Magpie in the Premier League without
finding the net.
Newcastle's top-flight record against Brighton leaves much to be
desired: going into this sixteenth meeting, the Magpies have taken just 13
points from a possible 45 - winning two, drawing seven and losing the other
six.
Seagulls v NUFC - all time:
2023/24 lost 1-3 Wilson (PL)
2022/23 drew 0-0 (PL)
2021/22 drew 1-1 Hayden (PL)
2020/21 lost 0-3 (PL)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (PL)
2018/19 drew 1-1 Perez (PL)
2017/18 lost 0-1 (PL)
2016/17 won 2-1 Diame, Perez (Ch)
2012/13 lost 0-2 (FAC)
2011/12 lost 0-1 (FAC)
1991/92 drew 2-2 G.Peacock, Kelly (D2)
1990/91 lost 2-4 Quinn, Brock (D2)
1989/90 won 3-0 Quinn 3 (D2)
1983/84 won 1-0 Waddle (D2)
1982/83 drew 1-1 McDermott (FAC)
1978/79 lost 0-2 (D2)
1961/62 won 4-0 Allchurch, Thomas, Kerray, Suddick (D2)
1958/59 drew 1-1 Hughes (FR)
(At the Goldstone Ground until 1991/92 then Amex)
Latest PL results/fixtures:
Thu
01.05.2025:
Nottingham Forest
0-2 Brentford
Fri 02.05.2025:
Manchester City 1-0 Wolves
Sat 03.05.2025:
Aston Villa v Fulham (12.30pm) TNT
Everton v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Leicester City v Southampton (3pm)
Arsenal v Bournemouth (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 04.05.2025:
Brentford v Manchester United (2pm)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle (2pm) Sky
West Ham v Spurs (2pm)
Chelsea v Liverpool (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 05.05.2025:
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest (8pm) Sky
Update:
Ramble on
Evolving from a fortnightly show in 2007 to
the current daily offering, the Football Ramble Podcast is
going out on the road for live performances, calling at the Tyne Theatre in
Newcastle on Saturday May 10th.
Tickets for that are available online here
now and episodes of what was voted Podcast of the Year by the Football
Supporters Association are online here
We had pairs of tickets to the Newcastle show
to give away and asked the following question:
The Football Ramble's maiden broadcast in March 2007 coincided with
Newcastle's PL defeat at a Charlton Athletic side managed by which future
Magpie boss?
The answer was Alan Pardew and the
ticket winners are:
Nigel Lehmann-Taylor
Steven Sinton
Non-league:
D-Days
A trio of decisive
non-league fixtures take place on either side of the Tyne in the coming days as follows:
Saturday: Dunston UTS v Stocksbridge PS (3pm)
Over 900 fans saw Dunston progress to the Northern Premier League East
playoff final on Tuesday, following a 1-0 home win over Emley.
Admission is at the turnstiles by cash or card - should the scores be level
after 90 minutes, 30 minutes extra time will be played, followed by a penalty
shootout if required.
Saturday: Jarrow v Thornaby (3pm)
The Northern League Second Division playoff final will take place at
Jarrow's Perth Green home.
Admission is at the turnstiles by cash or card.
Monday: Gateshead v Southend United (3pm)
The final day of the National League season sees the Tynesiders needing three
points to swap places with the Shrimpers and snag the final promotion playoff
place.
Advance tickets can be purchased online here
and cash turnstiles will be in operation on the day.
Run
Geordie Run:
Leaving New York
Having said his SJP goodbyes at half time in the Ipswich
game, Mark Allison aka Run Geordie Run began his charity trek
across the USA from Coney Island on Thursday.
Ahead of him lies a 3,200 mile route to Huntington Beach that takes him through
and conditions ranging from the chills in the Rockies to the searing heat of
Death Valley.
Mark's motivation is to raise funds for St.Benedicts Hospice - a cause that has
great personal significance. If you're able to contribute, then this can be
done online here
The Run Geordie Run home page is online here
with links to his various social media accounts and details of his
fundraising runs both past and present.
U18s:
Six goal thriller
Newcastle U18s 3 Leeds United U18s 3
An equaliser scored deep into second half time added on gave
Newcastle U18s a point from their penultimate league fixture of the season on
Wednesday evening.
The rearranged game against Leeds took place in perfect conditions at Whitley
Park; the black and whites looking to complete a seasonal double after a 5-4
win in Yorkshire.
That began well for a Magpies side retaining just three of the starting line-up
that won Saturday's wear-Tyne derby - a youthful selection including two U15
players and one from the U16s, the trio all making their first U18 starts.
Visiting defender Jacob Howard nudged Jake
Durrant on the left edge of the box and Kacey Wooster sent Alex Baird
the wrong way from the spot with eight minutes played.
A similar incident midway through the first half saw Leeds level, Lesecond
Yeutembip making illegal contact with Will Firth and Oliver Boast converting
the subsequent penalty.
Two minutes after the restart Sam Alker gave the visitors the lead for the
first time, placing his shot under debutant George Mair from the right side of the six yard box.
Matthew Taylor should have equalised instantly but he stabbed his effort
wide of the post when well-placed.
The third penalty of the game saw Wooster score his second in the
57th minute, after a mazy run from Trevan Sanusi had been illegally halted in the box.
Leeds regained the lead in the 72nd minute after Firth centred from the right
side of the area and Boast bundled home his second goal of the net.
The latter stages of the game saw Newcastle push upfield in search of an
equaliser, aided by injuries to visiting players that saw the time added on
extend to ten minutes.
The third leveller of the night came in the eighth minute, after the
visitors were unable to clear a concerted attack on their goal,
Wooster eventually forcing the ball in to complete his hat-trick and
deny Leeds the victory.
Team: Mair, Johnson, Durrant, Old, Yeutembip (Epia 83),
Finneran, Fitzgerald, M.Taylor (Brayson 78), Wooster, Yildiz (O'Donovan 56),
Sanusi (Ferreira 56).
Sub n/u: Jones.
Booked: Mair.
England youth international goalkeeper Mair made his first appearance at this
level, while there were maiden U18 starts for Thomas Old, Lesecond Yeutembip
and Turkish prospect Baran Yildiz.
United's youngsters conclude their season with a home game
against a Manchester
City side who secured the Northern section Premier League title last
Saturday.
That is confirmed as a
10.30am start on Saturday May 10th, not May 3rd as previously advertised. City
contest the FA Youth Cup Final on May 5th, which looks to have prompted the
change.
2024/25:
Champions League
bid back on course
Newcastle 3
Ipswich Town 0
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2025/26:
Playoffs: two from five
Although Burnley and Leeds United have taken
the two automatic promotion places and Sheffield United and the mackems are confirmed in third and fourth
positions, the identity of the other two playoffs sides will remain unclear
until the final round of games this coming Saturday.
Bristol City and Coventry City currently occupy those two
slots, with Millwall, Blackburn Rovers and Boro all
waiting in the wings should there be any slip-ups.
Sat 03.05.2025 selected Championship fixtures:
(all 12.30pm)
Bristol City v Preston North End
Burnley v Millwall
Coventry City v Middlesbrough
Sheffield United v Blackburn Rovers
Temps:
Loan lads
Vakhtang Salia
(Dinamo Tblisi):
Tuesday saw Dinamo play out a 0-0 draw at Samgurali, with the on-loan Magpie
completing the entire 90 minutes.
Harrison Ashby
(QPR):
mackems (a) Championship, Saturday.
Isaac Hayden
(Portsmouth):
Hull City (h) Championship, Saturday.
Alex Murphy
(Bolton Wanderers):
Stevenage (h) League One, Saturday.
Charlie McArthur (Carlisle United):
Salford City (h) League Two, Saturday.
Joe White
(MK Dons):
Swindon Town (a) League Two, Saturday
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield):
Accrington Stanley (a) League Two, Saturday.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II):
NEC (a) Eredivisie, Saturday.
Travis Hernes
(AaB):
SønderjyskE (a) SuperLiga, Monday.
Toon
tunes:
CD giveaway winners
Thanks to everyone who entered
our competition to win the new album by Tyneside singer-songwriter Andrew
Cushin - "Love
is For Everyone", out on May 2nd.
The 25 year-old Tynesider follows up his 2023 debut with a second collection
of self-penned tunes, with copies heading off to:
Rich Harle
Johnny Herbert
Card wallet CDs of "Love is..." can be pre-ordered now
here
for just £5, including a bonus unreleased track.
Carabao
Cup:
Book winners
In production by
Lower Block is "Toon Army 2025" a photographic
record of Newcastle fans during the Carabao Cup Final victory at Wembley,
brilliantly capturing the range of emotions on view that day.
The limited edition soft cover publication has over 70 photos across 60 pages
and costs £8.50 plus postage.
They can be pre-ordered now online
here
We had two copies to give away and asked
who apart from Miguel Almiron received a Carabao Cup winner's medal despite having left Newcastle before the Final.
It was Lloyd Kelly and winning entries
came from:
Valerie McDonald
James Liddle
Premier
League:
PL run-in
Following this weekend's fixtures,
each Premier League side will have three games remaining:
Sat 10.05.2025:
Fulham v Everton (3pm)
Ipswich Town v Brentford (3pm)
Southampton v Manchester City (3pm)
Wolves v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Bournemouth v Aston Villa (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 11.05.2025:
Newcastle v Chelsea (Noon) TNT
Manchester United v West Ham (2.15pm)
Nottingham Forest v Leicester City (2.15pm) Sky
Spurs v Crystal Palace (2.15pm)
Liverpool v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Fri 16.05.2025:
Chelsea v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
Sun 18.05.2025:
Everton v Southampton (Noon) TNT
Aston Villa v Spurs (2.15pm) Sky
West Ham v Nottingham Forest (2.15pm) Sky
Brentford v Fulham (3pm)
Leicester City v Ipswich Town (3pm)
Arsenal v Newcastle (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 19.05.2025:
Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool (8pm) Sky
Tue 20.05.2025:
Crystal Palace v Wolves (8pm)
Manchester City v Bournemouth (8pm)
Sun 25.05.2025 (TV picks awaited):
Bournemouth v Leicester City (4pm)
Fulham v Manchester City (4pm)
Ipswich Town v West Ham (4pm)
Liverpool v Crystal Palace (4pm)
Manchester United v Aston Villa (4pm)
Newcastle v Everton (4pm)
Nottingham Forest v Chelsea (4pm)
Southampton v Arsenal (4pm)
Spurs v Brighton & Hove Albion (4pm)
Wolves v
Brentford (4pm)
Magic
weekend:
Egg chasers return
Rugby
League's showpiece event returns to Newcastle on Saturday and
Sunday, the eighth time that Magic
Weekend
has been staged at SJP since debuting in 2015.
Rugby League
Magic Weekend XVIII fixtures:
Sat 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)
Purchase weekend and single day tickets online
here
2025/26:
Arsenal (n) tickets
etc.
Tickets for United's pre-season meeting
with Arsenal in Singapore on July 27th are on sale now online here
The NUFC section is indicated on the ticket
options - converting to £116.50 per seat, excluding add-ons....
Confirmation of other pre-season games is awaited, amid claims of a visit to
Celtic on July 19th, plus two games in the South Korean city
of Seoul following Singapore.
The opposition in the latter two games is claim to be Spurs and a K-League
XI - Spurs are yet to confirm that they play in Seoul but face Arsenal in
Hong Kong on July 31st.
U21s:
Spot kick sickener
Arsenal U21s
2 Newcastle U21s 1
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Away tickets: The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25.
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UEFA have agreed an away ticket price cap for 2025/26 European competitions:
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Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton & Hove (a)
@ Amex Stadium, 2pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 10.05.2025 U18s v Manchester City (h) @ Little Benton, 10.30am. U18 Premier
League. Note new date, KO time.
Sun 11.05.2025 Chelsea (h)
@ SJP, Noon. Premier League.
ST forwarding now. Member General Sale now. Live on TNT Sports.
Wed 14.05.2025 Heaton Stannington
v Morpeth Town @ SJP, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup
Final. £8 adults, £4 concessions and £2 U18s.
East Stand turnstiles open.
Sun 18.05.2025 Arsenal (a)
@ Emirates Stadium, 4.30pm. Premier League. SOLD
OUT, ST ballot (25 points or less) closes Sat
03.05.2025 2pm. Allocation: 3,000 tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Sun 25.05.2025 Everton (h)
@ SJP, 4pm. Premier League.
ST forwarding open now. Member General Sale Tue 06.05.2025, 10am.
Live UK TV tbc (if any).
NUFC live on TV:
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton (a) 2pm Sky
Sun 11.05.2025 Chelsea (h) Noon TNT
Sun 18.05.2025 Arsenal (a) 4.30pm Sky
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Sam Fender:
Thu 12.06.2025 supported by CMAT and Pale White.
Sat 14.06.2025 supported by CMAT, Olivia Dean and Ernie.
Sun 15.06.2025 supported by CMAT, Olivia Dean and Hector Gannet.
Euro 2028
- date(s) awaited
2025/26 season
dates:
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n)
@ National Stadium, Singapore, KO tbc. Friendly.
Wed 18.06.2025
PL fixture release (9am)
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends
Summer transfer window:
Sun 01.06.2025 to Tue 10.06.2025 and
Mon 16.06.2025 to Mon 01.09.2025.
(33 weekend, five midweek games.
No games played on 24.12.2025).
Thu 21.08.2025 ECL playoff 1L
Thu 28.08.2025 ECL playoff 2L
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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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Born Or Died:
1944 Alan Suddick born, Chester-le-Street. (1961-66)
Joining United as a teenage apprentice, Alan became the club's
youngest-ever debutant when appearing in a 4-1 home victory over Charlton
Athletic in October 1961.
That same season he helped the club's youth side to FA Youth Cup success and
became a regular choice in the number seven shirt.
Selected by England at U23 level during November 1962, Alan marked his debut
with a goal in a 6-1 demolition of Belgium at Plymouth's Home Park.
Becoming a crowd favourite at SJP, Alan's contribution to the successful
promotion campaign of 1964/65 was restricted due to a cartilage operation, but
he scored six times in 21 appearances that season.
A poor start to life back in Division One saw Suddick switched to a central
midfield role and hit the best scoring form of his Magpies career to help steer
the club to safety.
When the following season threatened to go the same way however, manager Joe
Harvey provoked a terrace outcry when selling Alan to Blackpool in a bid to
raise transfer funds.
The purchases of John McNamee, Dave Elliott and Tommy Robson helped United rise
up the table and laid the foundations for the side who would later win the
Fairs Cup - but gone from the scene was the unique flair and talent of
crowd-pleaser Suddick.
In a decade wearing tangerine, Alan helped the Seasiders gain promotion to
Division One and taste European success in the Anglo Italian Cup - achievements
which saw him dubbed "The King of Bloomfield Road".
Injuries began to take their toll on him and after moving on to Stoke City,
Alan later appeared for Southport, Bury, Barrow and Lancaster - where he played
in the same side as old boy Keith Dyson before retiring.
Alan later managed Barrow and coached at Blackpool, while away from football he
was a hotelier for a while before becoming a painter and decorator - living in
the town and regularly watching the Seasiders.
2008 saw Alan diagnosed with bone
marrow cancer, but he was in remission following chemotherapy treatment.
Within months however it was reported that his condition had worsened
and he was admitted to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Alan passed away in March 2009 and former colleagues including Bobby Moncur
were present at his funeral.
A memorial service on Tyneside was held a few days later, at which Moncur said:
"Alan had so much natural ability, great control, vision,
balance, two great feet. He was slim and indeed lanky, which gave him the
ability to come at you with the ball, little shimmy of the hips, glide past
you, usually with a flash of his trademark toothy grin.
"One of his greatest assets was his ability to bend the
ball at free kicks. Alan was bending the ball a long time before Beckham and
don’t forget it was a proper leather casey, not one of these Micky Mouse
plastic jobs of today.
"He will live in my memory as a great talent, gentle –
albeit sometimes mischievous – modest, caring man. If Alan had a fault as a
footballer, it was because he was too nice."
That mischief-making was never more apparent than in a home game against
Bury, when Alan yanked the shorts down of an opponent as he lined up in a
defensive wall.
The Suddick family was again represented in black and white almost half a
century later, Alan's grandson Lewis playing for United's academy and making one senior
appearance - in pre-season at York City in 2016.
1959 Gary Megson born, Manchester. (1984-86)
Midfielder who began his career with Plymouth Argyle and moved
on Everton in 1979, a further switch to Sheffield Wednesday following two
years later.
Megson played under manager Jack Charlton before following him out of
Hillsborough in 1984, signing for Nottingham Forest.
However he languished for five months at the City Ground without playing a game, Brian Clough reputedly
saying he "couldn't trap a medicine ball" (other versions of the tale
claim "a bag of cement"....)
That ended when Charlton took him to Newcastle at a cost of £130K, Megson debuting from the bench in a 0-1 loss at Southampton in November 1984.
Scoring his first Magpies goal during an FA Cup away at Forest early the
following year, Megson's playing style could be described as functional and
hard-working rather than flamboyant - as was fellow midfielder and former Owl,
Pat Heard.
Following the sudden exit of Charlton in pre-season, Megson fell from
favour and few wept when he returned to Sheffield Wednesday in a £60K move in late 1985 -
agreeing an initial loan return just before playing for United reserves at
Hillsborough.
Finding form again as an Owl, Manchester City paid £250K for Megson in early
1989 and he helped them to gain promotion to Division One that season - passing
former club Newcastle going the other way.
Joining Norwich City on a free transfer in 1992, Gary became player/coach of
the Canaries three years later and was appointed caretaker boss in April 1995.
Leaving Carrow Road that summer, he continued his playing career at Lincoln
City and Shrewsbury Town before a brief stint as assistant manager at Bradford
City.
Norwich then turned to him to fill their managerial vacancy in December 1995,
before he took over at Blackpool.
Subsequent stints in charge of Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich
Albion, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City then followed, before Gary was
appointed as Bolton Wanderers boss in October 2007.
However, he was never popular with Trotters fans and after his sacking in
December 2009 found work as a TV and radio pundit.
A return to management with Sheffield Wednesday followed in February 2011, but
he was surprisingly sacked a year later despite the Owls sitting third in
League One and having just won the Steel City derby.
Taking time away from football, the summer of 2017 saw Megson back at Albion as assistant to Tony Pulis.
And following the departure of Pulis, Gary acted as interim manager and was in
charge of the Baggies when Newcastle visited the Hawthorns in November 2017.
Within hours though he'd departed as Alan Pardew and John Carver were
installed.
1962 Mickey Quinn born, Liverpool.
(1989-93)
Of all the footballers who have put their name to
autobiographies, "Sumo" is one of those with a tale worth telling -
and reading (in his publication "Who Ate All the Pies?")
Brought up on the Cantril Farm estate on Merseyside, his first football foray
came as an apprentice with Derby County before turning pro with Wigan Athletic
in 1979.
Earning a reputation for goalscoring at Stockport County and Oldham
Athletic, Quinn moved to Portstmouth, where his off-field refuelling habits saw
him end up behind bars, after breaching a drink-driving ban.
Jim Smith persuaded United to fork out £680K in summer 1989, pairing Quinn with
returning striker Mark McGhee in an attempt to fashion an instant return to
Division One.
Quinn famously netted four on his debut in a 5-2 win over Leeds United that
some home fans boycotted due to the ongoing anti-board demonstrations.
And although the club missed promotion after playoff defeat to the mackems,
Quinn's 34 goals in all competitions provided some solace (McGhee also grabbing
25 himself).
The following season brought him another 20 goal haul, but United struggled and
finished in mid-table amid general uncertainty - with a failed share issue and
Jim Smith's resignation seeing Ossie Ardiles arrive.
Quinn's October 1991 return to Fratton Park was to prove pivotal to his United
career, as he slid into a post while scoring on a damp day and was sidelined
until after Kevin Keegan's arrival the following February.
Although he played under Keegan that season, the pair didn't get on as Quinn
failed to match the profile of professional player that KK wanted to populate
SJP with (some newspaper comments about the "shambles" at the club
attributed to him hardly helped...).
Two months after his final goals for United (two in an Anglo Italian Cup win
over Leicester City), Quinn joined Coventry City.
He skied his penalty over the bar when the two sides met at Highfield Road the
following August in the Premier League, but continued to find the net - notably
with a hat trick at Highbury, despite looking as if he'd borrowed a pair of
shorts from City's elephant mascot.
Loan moves in 1994 took him to Plymouth and Watford without scoring, while he
hung up his boots after a brief but turbulent time in Greece with POAK
Thessaloniki.
Since then he's worked as a media pundit and racehorse trainer - although a
neglect charge saw him lose his licence for the latter in 2001 for an 18-month period.
Our favourite non-goalscoring memory of Quinny remains his eating a pie chucked
at him during a game at Grimsby - although others will less fondly recall a 'V'
sign directed at Toon fans at Bradford in 1990.
1978 Didier Domi born, Sarcelles, France. (1999-2001)
Left
back signed from Paris SG for a £4m fee in late December 1998 as Ruud Gullit's
squad overhaul continued.
Debuting in a 0-1 Premier League loss to Chelsea at SJP days later, Domi
initially praised Tyneside, claiming that he'd rejected interest from London clubs
as the capital city was too big
and he'd get lost in it.
Newcastle though was apparently just the right size for him, although in
retrospect locating a devout Muslim in a flat on the Quayside wasn't the
cleverest move....
Ending his first season in England with an FA Cup runners-up medal, Didier
retained his place in the side following the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson -
netting four times in all competitions during 1999/00.
Things started to unravel ahead of the next season though, Domi ducking out of the
US pre-season tour with a dubious injury
He then retreated to Paris, amid claims that local journalists, 'godless'
fans and Robson's "out-dated" training methods had made his stay at
United intolerable.
What proved to be his final appearance as a Magpie was a 0-5 rout away to
Arsenal in December 2000, a public apology failing to mollify Robson.
United took a £1m hit returning Domi to PSG for £3m in early January
2001 but he failed to prosper and was loaned to Leeds
United in 2003, making his debut against Newcastle at Elland Road.
That proved to be ill-starred, playing just 12 times as Leeds suffered
relegation before exiting as a free agent following the expiry of his contract
with PSG.
Joining Spanish side Espanyol, he did show some of his previous form before signing for
Olympiakos on a free transfer in 2006.
Released by the Greeks in 2010, Domi headed for the USA to join New
England Revolution after a successful trial. He wasn't retained after
summer 2011.
Ending his playing days, Didier worked as a pundit for beIN
Sports, based in the Qatari capital, Doha. He was also involved
with PSG's youth Academy there.
1980 Fabrice Pancrate born, Paris, France. (2009-10)
Winger who joined United on free transfer in November 2009,
following a successful trial during which he appeared in the reserve side
against Hartlepool United at SJP.
The former Sporting Guingamp, Le Mans, Paris St.Germain, Sochaux and Real Betis
player had found himself without a club at the start of the 2009/10 season.
Training with former club PSG, Fabrice had an unsuccessful trial with Sheffield
United before pitching up on Tyneside.
After impressing Chris Hughton, Pancrate agreed a deal until the end of the
season (with the club having an option to extend for another year) and debuted
in the number 21 shirt as a sub against Swansea at SJP.
Pancrate's second senior outing saw him net a fine individual goal against
Watford within 12 minutes of taking to the field.
That proved to be a high point in his time as a Magpie though and his pitch
time decreased following the arrival of Wayne Routledge in the January transfer
window.
What proved to be his final outing for the club came at Peterborough when he
was substituted at half time. And a month later he celebrated his 30th birthday
by watching his side end their season by winning at QPR.
Within days Newcastle confirmed that they weren't exercising their option and
Pancrate became an ex-Magpie.
Aften an unsuccessful trial at Leicester City Fabrice signed a short-term
deal with Greek side AE Larissa in February 2011.
After a period without a club, he then moved back to his native France with
Nantes and played his last game for them in April 2014.
Pancrate later worked as a football pundit in the French media.
 1991 Kieran Wrightson born,
Newcastle. (2006-09)
The son of former Magpies defender Jeff,
midfielder Kieran joined United's Academy from Walker Central Boys Club in
2006.
A reserve debut came against Manchester United at Kingston Park in April 2007
but Kieran was released two years later after failing to win a professional
contract.
After trials with Blyth Spartans and Durham City
Wrightson joined West Allotment Celtic, later appearing for fellow Northern
League sides Team Northumbria, Whickham, North Shields and Newcastle Benfield.
An FA Vase winner with North Shields at Wembley in 2015, Kieran was
diagnosed with testicular cancer the following year and successfully underwent
surgery.
1998 Victor Fernandez born, Barcelona, Spain (2016-21)
Recruited from Spanish side UE Cornella, this fleet-footed
winger was a low-key arrival on Tyneside in early 2017 but signed an
undisclosed long-term contract.
First spotted playing for the U23s against West Bromwich Albion in February of
that year, Victor got off the mark in his third reserve outing - scoring one
and creating two more in a home win over Bristol City.
He then came to the attention of non-reserve watchers when featuring for the
first
team in a friendly against Royal Antwerp played in Spain in March 2018.
A hip injury sidelined Victor for most of the 2018/19 season but he returned
to the U23s before being released in July 2020.
Appearing for Viitorul Constanta and Botosani in Romania, by 2021, Fernandez was back in Spain at UE Cornella.
Next came a move to Greek side Volos and then Cypriots Enosis Neon Paralimni
and Nea Salaminia.
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1921 Manchester City
(a)
1-3 (0-1)
Division One
P41, 49pts, 5th/22
Smailes(72)
Barnes(30,65), Warner(69)
25,000
Newcastle gave a debut for Sam Russell at Hyde Road as
the hosts wrapped up a full season without a home defeat
and made sure of second place in the league behind Burnley.
1923 South Shields (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
4,000
First Division United clinched the Ingham Infirmary Cup 1-0 on aggregate after
this draw against a Shields side who finished thirteenth
in Division Two that season - ahead of Wolves, Coventry
City, Derby County and Crystal Palace.
This was anything but a classic; the Shields Daily
Gazette correspondent claiming that "The game
dragged on in uninteresting fashion and the end was
welcomed by players and spectators alike."
In similar vein, the Daily Chronicle reported
that the Gallowgate crowd "became very
sarcastic" as the predictable stalemate unfolded.
 1931 Chelsea (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
36pts, 17th/22
MacKenzie(87)
Jackson(35)
22,860
A fine shot by Roddie MacKenzie brought United a point
at Stamford Bridge in their final game of the season and
halted a five game losing run.
 1936
Plymouth Argyle (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
46pts, 8th/22
Preskett(67)
12,933
United ended their season with a defeat at Home
Park, allowing the Pilgrims to leapfrog them into
seventh place in Division Two.
Goalscorer Frank Preskett was due to play for Argyle reserves at Barry, but
missed the train and then found himself lining up for a first team debut after
several senior players dropped out through illness.
 1951
Wolves (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 47pts, 6th/22
G.Robledo(77)
40,000
Just four days after beating Blackpool in the FA Cup
Final, Newcastle were at Molineux for their
penultimate league game of the season - with their
silverware paraded round the pitch during half time.
George Robledo played at centre forward in place of the
injured Jackie Milburn and scored the winner when his shot
from Tommy Walker's centre rebounded off a post, hit him
and spun back into the Wolves net.
 1962
Newcastle won the FA Youth Cup for the first time, beating
Wolves 1-0 with 20,588 fans present at SJP.
Bob Moncur's 59th minute header clinched a 2-1 aggregate
success for a Magpies side including Alan Suddick - who was celebrating
his 18th birthday.
Team: S.Craig,
D,Craig, Clish, Chapman, Markie, Turner, Gowland, Suddick,
Watkin, Moncur, O'Neil.
 1970
Aberdeen (Scotland) (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Graham(8)
10,300
Ahead of their end-of-season tour of North America,
United lost on home turf to the Scottish Cup
holders in a game that was part of the transfer of Jimmy
Smith from Pittodrie.
Rookies Phil McGovern and Terry Johnson were among those
introduced for the second half.
Team: McFaul,
Craig, Guthrie (Craggs 46), Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Robson,
Cowan (Hindson 46), Dyson (McGovern 46), Smith, Foggon
(Johnson 46).
 1973
Torino (Italy) (h)
5-1 (1-0)
Anglo Italian Cup
Tudor(21),
Macdonald(46), Smith(48), og(Masiello)(56), Hibbitt(83)
Smith, D.Craig(86-fighting)
Toschi(56)
Masiello,
Cereser(86-fighting)
9,580
United made it
four wins out of four to top their group, pipping Blackpool
on goal difference and setting up a Semi-Final tie against Crystal
Palace.
 1978
Chelmsford City (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Friendly
Larnach 2
Bailes
1,500
A week after their Division One season ended in
relegation, United returned to New Writtle Street in
another fundraiser for the cash-strapped Clarets - our
second visit in quick succession.
The fact that City's Secretary was ex-SJP favourite Vic
Keeble may explain the return to Essex....
Continuing financial problems caused Chelmsford to be
wound up in 1980 but they subsequently reformed and moved
grounds.
 1979
Bristol Rovers (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Division Two
P40, 40pts, 9th/22
Withe(12), Shoulder(30), Bird(47)
9,627
The Pirates fielded a young defender by the name of
Gary Mabbutt, but neither he nor his team mates could
prevent our little and large strike duo from both finding
the net.
Young midfielder Peter Manners made the first of two
senior appearances in front of a midweek SJP crowd that
grew by almost 18K for Brighton's promotion party three
days later. That's some flock of Seagulls....
 1981
Orient (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division Two
42pts, 11th/22
Walker(24), Trewick(46), Harford(83)
Mayo(73)
11,639
A final day
flourish at SJP as United netted more than twice in a
league game for only the second time, in what had been a
season of almost total drabness for long-suffering
supporters.
Striker Mick Harford wrapped up the scoring on the last of
his 19 appearances with his fourth goal for the club. By
the time the next season started, he was a Bristol City
player.
 1987
West Ham United (a) 1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P40, 47pts, 17th/22
McDonald(6pen)
Anderson(87- dissent)
Ward(84)
17,844
A year on from their infamous 1-8 loss there,
Newcastle paid a rather more enjoyable visit to the Boleyn
Ground - collecting the point that
ensured First Division survival for Willie McFaul's side.
Neil McDonald made it five penalties out of five for the
season when firing past Tom McAllister before Martin
Thomas denied Tony Cottee from 12 yards at the other end
after 28 minutes.
An acrimonious conclusion to the game saw Mark Ward net
with a direct free kick, John Anderson sent off for abusing a
linesman who failed to spot that the scorer had run the
ball out of play.
That sparked unrest among the away following and play was
briefly suspended while a pitch invasion was averted.
Youtube
footage is online here
and
here
 1988
Portsmouth (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division One
P39, 53pts, 8th/21
Lormor(12), Scott(51)
Quinn(53)
12,468
There were large gaps on the Fratton Park terraces as
Alan Ball's side were relegated despite a goal from
birthday boy and future Magpie Mick Quinn.
No such worries for the
throng of well-oiled away fans though, who conga'd across
the Milton End as two former Newcastle juniors netted;
Anth Lormor and Kevin Scott.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
Leicester City (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
52pts, 20th/24
Peacock(44), og(Walsh)(90)
Walsh(89)
21,861
A week after David Kelly's late effort beat Pompey
to keep our hopes of avoiding relegation alive, the great
escape was completed at Filbert Street.
Steve Walsh scored at both ends within a minute as this
tense game ended with United safe from relegation, City in
the play-offs, home fans on the pitch and Kelly sheltering in
the away section.
Numerous incidents throughout the day resulted in a
multitude of injuries and arrests, with seats used as
weapons inside the ground and riot police struggling to
keep the two sets of fans apart.
However, results elsewhere meant that our Division Two
future was assured, regardless of the final score.
Plymouth Argyle, Brighton and Port Vale were relegated,
while Leicester went on to qualify for the playoff final
but be beaten 1-0 by Blackburn Rovers at Wembley.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
At a more serene SJP meanwhile, Blyth Spartans lifted the Northumberland Senior Cup
after a 2-1 victory in extra
time over holders North Shields.
11 years to the day since his final goal for Newcastle,
Nigel Walker netted the winner.
 1996
Nottingham Forest (a) 1-1 (1-0)
Premier League
P37, 77pts, 2nd/20
Beardsley(32)
Woan(75)
28,280
Three nights after Keith Gillespie's goal and Kevin
Keegan's well-remembered "love it" outburst at Elland Road,
Newcastle's penultimate game of the season saw them in
second place.
And a rare Thursday night domestic game was going to plan
when Peter Beardsley silenced the Trent End with a
fine effort.
A slip in midfield from David Batty then allowed Ian
Woan to beat Shaka Hislop though - and
despite frantic late efforts to find a winner, the draw
ended all realistic hopes of the title going
anywhere but Old Trafford. All they had to do was get a
point from Bryan Robson's smoggies.
 1998
Chelsea (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Premier League
P37, 44pts, 13th/20
Dabizas(39), Lee(42), Speed(59)
Di Matteo(77)
36,710
An unexpected finale to the home campaign as the
goals flowed and Nicos Dabizas got his first for
United.
Chelsea - for whom player-boss Vialli seemed to be in a
particularly bad fettle - rolled over without much of a
fight and few observers apart from Kenny Dalglish picked
out the figure of Blues defender Laurent Charvet, who
moved to United within months.
One Chelsea fan was content to amuse himself by sliding
down a handrail in the away section to great applause from
all sides.
A post-match player lap of the pitch was followed by a PA
message from Dalglish. We thought that he pledged to
go to Wembley to win, but his accent
obviously fooled us....
 2000
Middlesbrough (a)
2-2 (2-1)
Premiership
P36, 48pts, 12th/20
Speed(10), Pistone(18)
Juninho(5), Festa(78)
34,744
A midweek visit to smogside saw Alessandro Pistone
register the only goal of his United career.
Home fans were mourning
the death of idol Wilf Mannion, while some away followers
wore dust masks to combat the local
'atmosphere'.
NUFC.com
match report
Youtube
footage is online here
 2001
United "edged" into the Northumberland Senior
Cup Final after an 11-0 win at Ponteland United -
although the tie was scoreless for 36 minutes.
Colin McMenamin hit four, Pablo Bonvin &
Pedro Dimas each netted a brace and Ryan McGuffie, James
Coppinger and Diego Gavilan got one each.
NUFC.com match report
2006 Newcastle moved to head off alleged
interest from Arsenal by offering Charles N'Zogbia a new
three-year deal that he signed.
 2010
Queens Park Rangers (a) 1-0 (0-0)
Championship
102pts, 1st/24
Lovenkrands(71)
Ramage(46)
16,819
United
rounded off a title-winning promotion season by setting a
new club points record of 102.
Peter Lovenkrands hit the winner - our 90th league goal of
the season - in a low-key Sunday affair at
Loftus Road after being set up by future R's player, Joey
Barton.
That followed the dismissal of old boy Peter Ramage
seconds after the interval for a trip on Shola Ameobi but
United far from had it their own way and needed a
linesman's flag to prevent them from going behind.
NUFC.com
match report
Youtube footage is online here
 2012 Chelsea (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P36, 65pts, 5th/20
Cisse(19,90+4)
41,559
A breathtaking brace from
Papiss Cisse gave United a first-ever Premier League win at Stamford Bridge.
A game which ran ten minutes over time, after a lengthy
second half delay for treatment to Cheick Tiote, was
settled by two stunners from Newcastle's number nine.
If the opener drilled in from Davide Santon's pass wasn't
good enough, Cisse's second in added time was simply outrageous - an unstoppable effort
from the outside of his right boot down that simply flew
beyond the despairing Petr Cech.
NUFC.com
match report
Youtube
footage is online here
 2015
Leicester City (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P35, 35pts, 15th/20
Williamson(62), Janmaat(90+1)
Ulloa(1,48pen), Morgan(17)
31,576
Relegation began to look like a real possibility
for a Magpies side who had appeared safe in mid table
before this
eighth successive defeat.
To say this game didn't go well is an understatement:
36 seconds 0-1 down
16 minutes Janmaat yellow card
17 minutes 0-2 down
28 minutes Gutierrez yellow card
48 minutes penalty conceded
48 minutes 0-3 down
55 minutes Williamson yellow card
62 minutes Williamson red yard ten men
70 minutes Dummett yellow card
91 minutes Janmaat red card nine men
NUFC.com match report
2018 United
regained possession of
the Northumberland
Senior Cup after a four year break by beating Morpeth Town 3-1 at SJP.
The final score was slightly harsh on
the Northern
League side who went in level at the break and trailed by just a single
goal until second half injury time.
Callum Roberts(2) and Dan Barlaser were on target in front of just 1,224
spectators.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
Arsenal (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Premier League
P34, 26pts, 17th/20
Elneny(5),
Aubameyang(66)
BCD
Newcastle's
four match unbeaten run came to a juddering
halt, as
they failed to solve the
ongoing puzzle of
just how to put the ball in
the Arsenal
net (570 minutes and
counting).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had no such
problems at the other end of the pitch though, on target
the fifth successive outing against Newcastle.
NUFC.com match report
2022
United's U23s concluded their PL2 season with a
2-1 win at Villa,
although hopes of a promotion play-off
place were gone after four successive losses.
Tom Allan and Adam Wilson netted on their farewell
appearances.
NUFC.com match report
2024 Goals
from Dylan Stephenson and Jay-Turner Cooke gave United's U21s a 2-1 victory
in their Northumberland Senior Cup
semi-final against Ashington.
A record attendance of 1,447 were present at Woodhorn
Lane.
NUFC.com match report
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