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Sunday 11th May
Kick-off Noon
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This Sunday sees the Magpies play their penultimate PL home
game of the season, hosting the Blues in a Noon kick-off that's live on TNT
Sports.
Team: Lewis Hall, Jamaal Lascelles, Joelinton
and Matt Targett remain unavailable.
Coach Jason Tindall returns after a one game touchline ban prompted by racking
up three yellow cards.
PL table:
| 1 |
Liverpool |
35 |
+46 |
82 |
| 2 |
Arsenal |
35 |
+33 |
67 |
| 3 |
Manchester City |
35 |
+24 |
64 |
| 4 |
Newcastle |
35 |
+21 |
63 |
| 5 |
Chelsea |
35 |
+21 |
63 |
| 6 |
Nottm Forest |
35 |
+12 |
61 |
| 7 |
Aston Villa |
35 |
+6 |
60 |
| 8 |
Bournemouth |
35 |
+13 |
53 |
| 9 |
Brentford |
35 |
+9 |
52 |
| 10 |
Brighton |
35 |
+1 |
52 |
Latest PL fixtures:
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
Coral rate this game as follows:
NUFC win 1/1
The draw 29/10
CFC win 23/10
New customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply).
Find those
markets online here
CFC: To follow
Ahead of their visit to SJP, a 1-0 home win over Swedish side Djurgaardens
on Thursday completed a 5-1 aggregate success and booked a spot in the
Europa Conference League Final.
A 2-1 success at Fulham in Chelsea's last PL away game ended a winless
sequence on the road in that competition stretching to eight games (five
losses, three draws).
Referee:
John Brooks - fourth posting of the season for the
Leicestershire official and a second in the PL after the 1-0 victory over
Arsenal. Brooks also took charge of the 2-0 Carabao Cup success at Arsenal and
the Final at Wembley.
VAR: Darren England
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot
on Clayton Street West.
Frate in the Bigg Market.
Pumphreys in the Bigg Market.
The game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate.
We have a limited edition signed vinyl copy of
Andrew Cushin's brand-new album "Love is For Everyone."
To be in with a chance of winning it, simply predict the final score in
Sunday's game via email to [email protected]
by 11pm on Saturday May 10th,
subject line of AC.
No age limit, open to all but delivery only to a UK address. One entry each
please. In the event of a tie, one winner will be randomly drawn from all
correct entries received.
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UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is free of charge in local
hospitals via Spark Media.
Buses: The Go North East X50 football service from the Metro Centre
will
be in operation. Details here
Metro: No services will run between South Hylton and Pelaw in both
directions pre-match. Replacement bus service 901 will run but won't serve all
stations.
Rail: Buses replace trains pre-match on the Durham coast line from
Hartlepool to Newcastle.
Scheduled disruptions are online here
Roads: The
Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme continues, with one lane in each direction
closed at all times until further notice.
That will lead to congestion and delays, especially with the ongoing closure of
the Gateshead Highway closure. More details here
Temporary road closures around SJP apply from an hour before kick-off until
30 minutes after the final whistle.
Food Bank: The
usual stall and bucket shakers will be on and around Strawberry Place, with
NUFC Director Jamie Reuben again matching all matchday donations.
Stats:
Blues @ SJP - Premier League era:
2023/24 Won 4-1 Isak, Lascelles,
Joelinton, Gordon
2022/23 Won 1-0 Willock
2021/22 Lost 0-3
2020/21 Lost 0-2
2019/20 Won 1-0 Hayden
2018/19 Lost 1-2 Joselu
2017/18 Won 3-0 Gayle, Perez 2
2015/16 Drew 2-2 Perez, Wijnaldum
2014/15 Won 2-1 Cisse 2
2013/14 Won 2-0 Gouffran, Remy
2012/13 Won 3-2 Gutierrez, Sissoko 2
2011/12 Lost 0-3
2010/11 Drew 1-1 Carroll
2008/09 Lost 0-2
2007/08 Lost 0-2
2006/07 Drew 0-0
2006/07 Lost 0-1 (LC)
2005/06 Won 1-0 Bramble
2004/05 Drew 1-1 og(Geremi)
2004/05 Won 1-0 Kluivert (FAC)
2004/05 Lost 0-2 (LC)
2003/04 Won 2-1 Ameobi, Shearer
2002/03 Won 2-1 og(Hasselbaink) Bernard
2001/02 Lost 1-2 Shearer
2000/01 Drew 0-0
1999/00 Lost 0-1
1998/99 Lost 0-1
1997/98 Won 3-1 Dabizas, Lee, Speed
1996/97 Won 3-1 Shearer 2, Asprilla
1995/96 Won 2-0 Ferdinand 2
1995/96 Drew 2-2 Albert, Beardsley (FAC) (2-4pens)
1994/95 Won 4-2 Cole 2, Fox, Lee
1993/94 Drew 0-0
Remaining PL fixtures:
Fri 16.05.2025:
Aston Villa v Spurs (7.30pm) Sky
Chelsea v Manchester United (8.15pm) Sky
Sun 18.05.2025:
Everton v Southampton (Noon) TNT
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)
Championship:
Advantage
Blades
Play-off semi-finals:
Thu 08.05.2025 Bristol City 0-3 Sheffield
United
Fri 09.05.2025 Coventry City v mackems (8pm)
Mon 12.05.2025 Sheffield United v Bristol City (8pm)
Tue 13.05.2025 mackems v Coventry City (8pm)
Sat 24.05.2025 Playoff final @ Wembley (KO
tbc)
Leeds United were promoted as title winners, Burnley secured
the second automatic promotion spot.
NSC:
Senior Cup
warning
This season's Northumberland Senior Cup Final between
Morpeth Town and Heaton Stannington takes place at Gallowgate this coming
Wednesday night, May 14th.
That's a 7.30pm kick-off and spectators can gain access via turnstiles
at the East Stand. Prices are £8 adults, £4 concessions and £2 U18s.
Be aware that payment is strictly cash only - no cards or any other payment
method will be accepted.
2025/26:
Celtic (a) on sale now
Newcastle
have confirmed a second pre-season kickabout,
away to Scottish
Champions
Celtic
on Saturday
July 19th.
That's a 3pm
kick-off
and the Magpies have been given 7,200 places, which are now on sale to
2025/26 season
ticket holders with 15
points
or more
(10 @ 2pm).
As was the case for March's Wembley visit, away travel groups won't be in
use and seats are individually selected from a seating plan. That was
visible on a smartphone but some desktop users report that they struggled to
see it.
It's also worth repeating that more than one section is on sale, but in
order to see the others, you need to click on the arrow to the right of the
screen.
NB: some seats in areas 118 and 119 in the usual away corner have restricted
views due to a pillar. These look to be included in the 1,200 that NUFC will
be selling for a slightly cheaper price after the full price ones sell out.
NUFC state that this game will be
excluded
from
the usual away ticket transfer scheme.
Prices:
£25 adults, over 65s £17, 13-16s £17, U13s £12.
(There's no relevant scheduled rail work that weekend).
This will be United's first game in the East end of Glasgow since a 1-2 loss
in August 2004. That was the third visit of the Premier League era,
following a 0-2 reverse in July 1999 and a 1-1 draw on a red-hot day in
August 1995.
The most recent meeting of the two sides took place at SJP during August
2007, ending in a 4-1 win for the Magpies.
For Eddie Howe it's a belated opportunity to lead a side out at Parkhead,
having rejected the chance to become Celtic boss during 2021 - supposedly
after failing to reach an agreement on the appointment of his backroom
staff.
Premier
League:
Arsenal (h) ticket update
NUFC confirm that tickets for
the Premier League fixture at the Emirates will come in digital format, to
be sent out via email on
Monday May 12th.
Ticket forwarding will be open at Thursday May 15th at 4.30pm and close on
Sunday May 18th at 11.30am.
If you are intending to forward your ticket (limit of two per season) then
don't download the ticket, otherwise it will need to be reissued - which is
a pain in the a**e....
Premier
League:
Chelsea (h) ticket issue
The problem reported by some fans downloading match tickets for
Sunday's game to Google wallets has been resolved - anyone who still
cannot get theirs will need to contact the Box Office.
Run
Geordie Run:
Footloose
Mark Allison aka Run Geordie Run
continues his coast to coast trek across the USA, Thursday (aka day 8) seeing
him start off in the Pennyslvania town of Carlisle.
He's now completed over 200 miles of the 3,200 mile route to Huntington Beach,
raising 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
Thanks to everyone who has donated thus far; the £15K raised is £25% of
his target amount for this run.
The Run Geordie Run home page is online here
with links to his various social media accounts and details of his
fundraising endeavours both past and present.
Temps:
Loan lads
Remaining NUFC players on temporary postings:
Vakhtang Salia
(Dinamo Tblisi):
Telavi (h) Erovnuli Liga, Thursday.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II):
Heracles (h) Eredivisie, Friday. With three games to play, Willem II are
third bottom in the relegation playoff place and five points clear of the two
automatic relegation spots.
Travis Hernes
(AaB):
Viborg (a) Danish SuperLiga, Sunday. With three games left, Aab remain
embroiled in the relegation play-offs.
James Huntley (Spennymoor Town):
Aldershot (n) FA Trophy Final, Sunday (fitness tbc)
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield):
Walsall (h) League Two Play-off, first leg.
Premier
League:
Third time lucky
Brighton 1 Newcastle 1
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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 this coming 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
50s
favourite recalled:
The remarkable
story
of a Wembley winner
The latest book
from author Spencer Vignes is a biography of Chilean
international Jorge ("George") Robledo, who arrived at
St.James' Park from Barnsley along with his brother Eduardo
("Ted") during 1949.
Interviewing family members and their contemporaries, Spencer tells
their largely unknown story, culminating in George's FA Cup Final
winning goal for United in 1952.
Buy copies via Amazon here
(affiliate link)
Following Tuesday's successful event at the Back Page shop in Newcastle,
Spencer moves on to:
Sat 10.05.2025 Barnsley
Library @The Lightbox S70 1GW (11.30am-12.30pm)
Tue 13.05.2025 London
Chilean Embassy, 37-41 Old Queen Street, SW1H 9JA (6.30pm onwards -
ticketed event, register here)
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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 (times
can occasionally vary).
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
UEFA have agreed an away ticket price cap for 2025/26 European competitions:
€50 Champions League
€35 Europa League
€20 Conference League
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/resale 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 NB: cash only.
Sun 18.05.2025 Arsenal (a)
@ Emirates Stadium, 4.30pm. Premier League. SOLD
OUT. 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 now.
Live UK TV tbc (if any).
Wed 18.06.2025
PL fixture release (9am)
Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (a)
@ Parkhead, 3pm. Friendly.
ST holder sale now, 10 points. £25 adults, over 65s £17, 13-16s £17, U13s £12. Allocation:
7.200 tbc.
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n)
@ National Stadium, Singapore, 7.30pm local. Friendly.
Tickets
available online here
Other pre-season games tbc:
Date tbc Spurs (n) Seoul tbc
Date tbc K-League
XI (n) Seoul tbc
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins
NUFC live on TV:
Sun 11.05.2025 Chelsea (h) Noon TNT
Sun 18.05.2025 Arsenal (a) 4.30pm Sky
(PL selections made to Mon 19.05.2025)
Live TV release date:
MW38: Following MW37
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Other events @ SJP:
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
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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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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Born Or Died:
1935 Jackie Charlton born, Ashington.
(Mgr 1984-85)
Promoted back to the top flight but lacking a manager after Arthur Cox walked out in a
wrangle over budgets and contracts, United were looking for a new boss in June 1984.
Without a club following a brief caretaker spell at Boro, Newcastle fan Jack
Charlton allowed himself to be talked into taking the job by his uncle, one
Jackie Milburn.
Refusing a contract and imposed an initial 12 month limit in the post, Jack was
to survive slightly longer than that - but not much – quitting after being
barracked in a pre-season game against Sheffield United although barely 5,000
fans were at SJP.
In retrospect he should have followed his instincts and turned down the job, as
his attempts to reshape the side into a more solid, less entertaining outfit
didn't find favour in the dressing room or the stands.
In despair after his side turned a 4-0 lead into a 5-5 draw at QPR, the likes
of Pat Heard and Gary Megson arrived and a new twin strike force of Tony
Cunningham and George Reilly saw Chris Waddle and Peter Beardsley forced to
play in new roles.
As a player Jack had famously
served Leeds United and England, picking up a World Cup Winners medal in 1966
alongside his brother, Bobby (of whom we shall not speak again).
And a managerial career that had seen him taste success at both Boro and
Sheffield Wednesday resumed its upward progress following his departure from
Gallowgate.
Appointed Republic of Ireland boss in 1986, Charlton earned himself hero status
in the Emerald Isle for his side's exploits in both World Cup & European
Championship finals.
But it was a future Magpie who put an end to what was almost a glorious decade, Jack standing down soon after Patrick Kluivert's
brace saw Holland beat Ireland in a European Championship playoff 2-0 at
Anfield.
After that Charlton lived in semi-retirement, appearing from time to time in
promotional events with the boys of '66 and continuing his lifelong hobby of
fishing.
Awarded an OBE in 1974, his work with Ireland saw him honoured with a statue
at Cork Airport in 1994 and he was granted honorary Irish citizenship in 1996.
Jack made the news in August 2009 when he collapsed while on holiday
in Spain and was briefly hospitalised. Following a fall in March 2012
meanwhile, he underwent a hip replacement operation at the RVI.
Charlton died in July 2020 from lymphoma after a long battle with dementia
that was chronicled in an acclaimed documentary, "Finding Jack Charlton".
October 2022 then saw the unveiling of a Charlton statue in Ashington's Hirst
Park - the venue where he was spotted playing by a Leeds United scout as
a youngster.
Sculpted in bronze by Douglas Jennings, the life-size statue cost £40K:
£10K from the local council and £30k in public donations.
1936
Malcolm Scott born, South Shields. (1955-61)
Defender recruited from Cleadon Juniors who signed for the Magpies in
September 1955, combining his football with a job in the shipyards and playing
cricket for Durham.
However Malcolm had to wait until January 1957 for his first team debut,
deputising at short notice for the absent Bob Stokoe in a 1-6 reverse at Old
Trafford.
After one outing the following season, he finally made an impact on the side
under manager Charlie Mitten in 1958.
Scott's cricket career also took off, when he signed for Northamptonshire the
following year, having appeared in the Minor Counties Select XI, RAF &
Combined Services teams.
The following season saw him unable to force his way into the defensive lineup,
but Scott did have some success as a stand-in striker, scoring twice in a 3-2
win at Leeds. He'd also played in goal for the reserves.
An Achilles injury sustained in a reserve game against Huddersfield Town in 1961
affected Malcolm's football career and after leaving SJP, he played for Darlington,
York City and Rugby Town.
Malcolm later became a social worker and wrote his autobiography, entitled "A
Geordie All Rounder", published in 2009.
His death was reported in September 2020.
1940
Carl Wilson born, Lanchester, Durham. (1958-59)
 Striker
Carl joined United as an apprentice in October 1955, following in the
footsteps of his father Joe, who had played for United between the wars.
Turning professional during February 1958, his sole competitive appearance was in a 0-3 Division One loss at Blackpool
the following August, deputising for Len White.
Injuries disrupted Wilson's progress at SJP and he was transferred to
Gateshead at a cost of £410 in January 1960.
Later moves took him to Doncaster Rovers and Millwall, before a switch to
Dutch side Sparta Rotterdam for the 1962/63 season.
That saw him feature in the UEFA Cup for Sparta, netting a 16 minute treble
during a 4-2 success against Swiss side Lausanne Sports at Feyenoord's De Kuip
Stadium.
Carl subsequently played for German outfit Schwarz-Weiss Essen before
returning to his native County Durham, where he ran a haulage business.
Sadly, he fell victim to cancer and passed away during February 2019, aged 78.
1965
Death of Harry Hardinge, 79.
1973
Death of Andy Cunningham, 83.
1973
Laurent Charvet born, Beziers,
France (1998-2000)
Defender/midfielder
signed from Cannes in summer 1998
for £520K by Kenny Dalglish, after a loan spell
at Chelsea the previous season failed to see him win a deal
there.
First sighted during a pre-season friendly against Bohemians in Dublin,
Charvet made a competitive bow alongside Nicos Dabizas in central defence for
a season-opening 0-0
home draw with Charlton Athletic.
Within days though Dalglish had exited, to be replaced by Ruud Gullit - who
was in charge of Chelsea when Laurent made his temporary move to Stamford
Bridge, but departed within a month.
Charvet's sole goal as a Magpie came in a 2-2
draw at the smoggies that December and he
ended the season by playing in the 0-2 defeat by Manchester United in the FA
Cup Final, having barely recovered from knee ligament damage.
1999/00 was a
write off for Charvet who featured in only a
handful of games once Bobby Robson became Magpies
boss - aggravating his knee probem in the final pre-season game away at Bochum.
Recovering from an ankle knock, his first start was the UEFA Cup visit to AS
Roma, an ill-judged tackle on Marco Delvecchio allowing the hosts to take a
1-0 lead after the first leg and earning a public rebuke from Robson.
A successful man marking mission on fellow countryman David Ginola in an FA
Cup tie at Spurs would be Laurent's last game of the season, undergoing knee
surgery in early 2000.
However, he fought his way back into the first team
in the following season ahead of Warren
Barton in the right back berth.
United cashed in on a player in the
final year of his contract; Charvet followed Steve Howey to Manchester City for
£1.5M in October 2000.
An injury-hit spell at City saw him make
just 24 appearances in over two years,
although he passed a medical at Marseille in
January 2002 - but was then unable to agree
terms.
Late 2002 saw him released and training with Monaco before turning up
on trial at Ipswich Town - managed by his former
Manchester City boss Joe Royle.
No contract offer followed though and
after contact from Auxerre and Sochaux in France, Charvet joined the latter in January 2003
and was reunited with his ex-Cannes coach Guy Lacombe.
An own goal in a defeat by
Lyon was the most memorable moment in a short
stay at the Stade
Auguste Bonal and Laurent departed in summer
2003.
He then worked as Marketing Director of Principality
Sports Management in London before returning
to France.
2000
Alessandro Tonali born, Lodi, Italy (2023-present)
Following United's fourth
place Premier League finish and Champions
League entry, their incoming
transfer business in summer 2023 was eagerly
awaited.
The first arrival in July from AC Milan was
a statement signing: £60m spent on an
Italian international midfielder who signed
a five year contract at Gallowgate.
Previously with Brescia, Tonali was a
regular in the AC Milan side that won the
Serie A title in 2022 and had appeared in
the Champions League for the previous three
seasons. A lifelong fan of the Rossoneri, he
was under contract until 2027 at the San
Siro.
Sandro's
season had finally ended a week earlier at
the Euro U21 tournament and he trained with
his new colleagues before a first outing against Rangers in the Allan
McGregor testimonial at Ibrox.
His competitive debut in England would be a
memorable one; volleying his side ahead in
only the sixth minute of what ended up a 5-1
rout of Aston Villa on Tyneside.
Returning to former club
AC Milan in the Champions League
he was well received during a 0-0 draw in
the San Siro, but his season was cut short when
banned for breaching Italian betting regulations.
That
10 month suspension from all football activities
also meant that Sandro would miss out on the
UEFA Euro
2024 finals.
Further charges were brought against Tonali in March 2024 by the English FA
after it transpired that he'd placed bets on
his own team after moving to Newcastle.
However, a two month suspended ban was
imposed for those offences, meaning he could resume playing
in late August 2024.
Sandro's first game back saw him make an
immediate impact at Nottingham Forest in the
Carabao Cup; involved in Joe Willock's
opener after 18 seconds and almost finding
the net himself
moments later.
His influence on the side continued to grow,
especially when playing
behind Bruno Guimaraes in midfield; a brace
at home to Brentford in the Carabao Cup
continuing his liking for the Leazes End.
A Wembley winner against Liverpool in the
same competition, Tonali had weighed in with
a further three PL goals by his 25th
birthday - including an
incredible effort to defeat the Bees on
Tyneside.
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LC |
Eur |
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S |
G |
A |
S |
G |
A |
S |
G |
A |
S |
G |
Ap |
Su |
Gl |
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11 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
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14 |
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1904 Copenhagen XI
(Denmark) (a)
6-2 (2-1)
Friendly
Scorers tbc
Buchwald(15), Petersen(90)
5,000
24 hours after a 6-1 victory over the KB side in
Copenhagen, the second game of Newcastle's first continental
tour brought success against a City Select side.
No trace of the United scorers has been found, but the
visitors went behind on the quarter hour before
levelling from the penalty spot.
Going ahead before the break, Newcastle then scored a
further four times before the hosts pulled another goal
back late on.
Interested onlookers at the game which took place on a
Sunday were Prince Waldemar, Prince Charles and
Princess Maud of Denmark, plus various other local
dignitaries.
1939 Grimsby Town (a)
2-3 (2-1)
Friendly
Pears(6), Cairns(23)
Beattie(10), Crack(61), Glover(62)
10,000
Following friendly visits to York and Barnsley
Newcastle ended their season by contesting the Grimsby Hospital Cup
at Blundell Park.
Played on Monday
night, the game was kicked off by former Magpie and
Mariner Bill Appleyard, with the ball used for that
signed by him and later raffled off.
Ahead at the break, United were pegged back when
visiting 'keeper Cam Theaker was unable to keep Fred
Crack's corner out of the net.
Team: Theaker, Craig, Ansell,
Henderson, Denmark, Garnham, Pears, Clifton, Frost,
Cairns, Preston.
 1948 Ballymena United
(a)
3-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Sibley(1-0), Stobbart(50,85)
McDowell(1-1),
McCormack(57)
Crowd tbc
This match at The Showgrounds was arranged as part of
the transfer of Frank Houghton to Tyneside some months
before.
Houghton was unable to take part due to the
injuries suffered in scoring against
Sheffield Wednesday, but got the game underway by kicking
off before returning to his seat.
 1954 North Shields beat Whitley Bay 2-0 at St. James'
Park to win the Northumberland Senior Cup, the Robins
avenging their defeat in the 1953 final by the Seahorses.
12,204 fans saw goals from McKenna and
Johnson take the trophy to Appleby Park.
1955 24 hours
after the FA Cup Final, the victorious Newcastle team
attended "Sunday Night at the London Palladium."
And unlike the Rolling Stones some years later, they joined the cast on the revolving stage for the
finale.
 1959 Evergreen United
Select XI (a)
4-2 (0-1)
Friendly
White(1-2), Allchurch(2-2,3-2), Eastham(4-2)
Morley(0-1pen),
Brown(0-2)
5,000
United were in Southern Ireland to provide the
opposition in a testimonial game for home defender John Coughlan.
Team:
Harvey, Keith, McMichael, Bell, Scoular, Mitchell,
Taylor (Hale), Eastham, Fitzgerald (White), Allchurch,
Curry (C.Mitten).
Shortly after this fixture, the hosts re-branded themselves as Cork Celtic.
 1963 Walsall (h)
0-2 (0-0)
Division Two
P41, 46pts, 6th/22
Newton(56), O'Neill(68)
21,797
The penultimate home game of the season and United -
with nothing to play for - slipped to a Saddlers side
battling against relegation.
Despite winning though, Walsall were demoted along with Luton Town and Newcastle moved quickly to
snap up their outside left, Colin "Cannonball" Taylor.
1965 SV Gottingen
(Germany) (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Cummings(18), Penman(82)
5,000
The second game of United's post-season tour saw them
move from Denmark to Germany - encountering a large
contingent of British Army servicemen in the crowd.
1970 Chicago (USA) (a)
5-0 (2-0)
Friendly
Robson(1,4,3-0pen), Dyson(4-0,89)
3,000
Newcastle's North American tour began without injured
trio Wyn Davies, Frank Clark and David Ford,
who stayed at home.
The first game was held at Soldier
Field and Bryan Robson netted within 15
seconds.
Mile Ivezik missed a 23rd minute penalty for Chicago,
crashing his kick against the bar.
 1972 Stoke City (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
41pts, 11th/22
21,264
A nothing game at the end of a nothing season, although
Supermac's 26 goals had probably kept United up - they were bottom
in November.
New signing Macdonald had started all of our 46 games with Frank
Clark missing just two. |
 1978 Jim Smith XI (h)
3-6 (2-2)
Friendly
McGhee(30), Burns(44), Barton(85)
Foggon(40,45), Rowell(65,72,
3-6),
Gibb 67
17,428
Just
over a week after the season ended in relegation, a
three-sided SJP hosted Jim
Smith's testimonial.
Mackem Gary Rowell netted a hat trick (as he would do in
anger at Gallowgate nine months later), while old boy Alan Foggon
stole the
show for the Jinky XI.
 1979
Wrexham (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division Two
42pts, 8th/22
Shoulder(6), Pearson(51)
7,134
This was a replayed game squeezed into the final week
of the season when United played a trio of home fixtures.
The
original game had been abandoned in March due to adverse
weather and this restaging was played on an equally wet
night at St. James' Park - another postponement was never going to
happen.
It was the lowest attendance for a league game at
Gallowgate for nearly 80 years. However, the average crowd for the season
was 20,926 - not bad for a side who in March were as low
as 16th in Division Two.
 1982
Wrexham (h)
4-2 (2-0)
Division Two
P41, 59pts, 9th/22
Brownlie(5), Waddle(9), Varadi(53),
Trewick(68pen)
Edwards(86), Hill(89)
9,419
Three years on and another
four-figure crowd for the Dragons that reduced United's
seasonal average to
17,736.
What the club needed was someone like
Kevin Keegan to revive fortunes. As if....
 1990 Derry City
(Ireland) (a) 1-1 (1-1)
Friendly
O'Brien(42)
Speak(39)
2,000
Between a season-ending
loss at Ayresome Park and the first leg of their play-off
semi final, United visited the Brandywell
to play a testimonial for Liam Coyle.
The Derry-born forward had been advised to retire
aged just 22 due to a knee injury.
However, he subsequently made a comeback and after playing
for a number of other Irish sides returned to Derry to
make 160 appearances between 1996 and 2003!
Coyle playing in his testimonial
 1995 Blackburn Rovers
(a)
0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P41, 69pts, 5th/22
Shearer(29)
30,545
Rovers took a massive step towards the title thanks to an Alan Shearer effort, but their hero was Tim Flowers
who defied United with a series of fine saves.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1996
Newcastle reserves retained the
Northumberland Senior Cup after beating Blyth Spartans 3-0
in the final, which was staged at Whitley Bay's Hillheads
Park.
Goalscorers were David Burt, Jamie McClen and Ian
Milbourne.
 1997 Manchester United
(a)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P37, 65pts, 3rd/20
55,236
The home side receive the Premiership
trophy but couldn't break through Newcastle's confident
defence as another point towards second place was
collected.
 1999 Leicester
City (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Premiership
P37, 45pts, 12th/20
Izzet(20), Cottee(41)
21,125
A fifth successive winless game since our defeat of
Spurs in the FA Cup Semi Final - a record that was to have
risen to seven by the time we trudged off at Wembley two
weeks later....
NUFC.com match report
 2001
West Bromwich Albion (a) 3-0
(2-0)
Friendly
Cordone(9,48) Bassedas(31)
4,440
United's Argentinean duo Daniel Cordone and Christian
Bassedas netted during this visit to The Hawthorns in a
testimonial for Baggies defender Darryl Burgess -
despite still having two Premier League games still to
complete.
Brothers Steve and Gary Caldwell played in the same
line-up -
something they never did in a senior competitive
Magpies game.
The full game was later released on video; has anyone who
owns it ever watched it?
NUFC.com match report
2006 United confirmed
they had
submitted a claim for wrongful dismissal in respect of Stephen Carr's red
card against Chelsea.
If the appeal failed, then Carr faced a four game ban at
the start of the next season. However, the Football
Association disciplinary committee overturned Mike Riley's
dismissal and the player was in the clear.
2010
Newcastle U18s ended their season with a 3-1 win over
Sheffield United at Shirecliffe, thanks
to goals from Brad Inman, Aaron
Spear and Sammy Ameobi.
2019 United's U23s failed in their bid
to lift the Premier League Cup, beaten by a single goal
by Everton in the final at Goodison Park.
NUFC.com match report
 2022
Manchester City (a)
0-5 (0-2)
Premier League
P36, 43pts, 14th/20
Sterling(19,90+3), Laporte(38), Rodri(61), Foden(90+1)
53,336
United suffered their heaviest defeat since
visiting the Etihad Stadium in July 2020 - two added time strikes from City
adding late gloss to the final score.
However, this was as systematic a
dismantling as you'll find; a genuine gulf in class evident across the pitch
on the day.
NUFC.com match report
2024
The Champions League final would take place at Wembley between Borussia Dortmund
and Real Madrid, after the Spaniards wiped out a 0-1 deficit to
Bayern Munich.
Former Magpie Joselu appeared as an 82nd minute replacement
in the Bernabeu and after levelling in the 88th minute, saw his 91st
minute shot survive a VAR check to win it.
The SJP old boy had joined Real Madrid from Espanyol
on a season-long loan at the age of 34. Yes,
that Joselu. Really.
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