1906 Vienna XI (a)
4-0 (4-0)
Higgins 4
Crowd tbc
Game three of United's post-match tour saw them fail to emulate their seven goal salvoes of the previous two kickabouts.

1909 Danish XI (a)
3-2 (1-2)
Scorers tbc
Scorers tbc
5,000
The third of Newcastle's five post-season games in Copenhagen was played at the home of the B93 club in bright sunshine.

Future Magpie Nils Middelboe was missing from the home line-up due to injury.

1947 Newcastle announced the appointment of George Martin as first team manager.

1972 Among the goalscorers for England Schoolboys in a 4-0 win over West Germany at Wembley was 15 year-old John Trewick.

The Bedlington native at that time was a striker and had agreed to join West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice. He'd come "home" to join Newcastle in 1980.

1983 Select XI Malaya (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Friendly 
Varadi(1-0)
Crowd tbc
Match two of the post-season tour of the Far East saw United registering a second win in 72 hours against their hosts in Kuala Lumpur.

The Magpies then played twice in Thailand against local sides, before heading to Japan to play in the Kirin Cup (aka the Japan Cup).

1990 Four days after their playoff loss to the makems, Newcastle were at Evenwood's Welfare Ground for a Sunday afternoon kickabout.

The occasion was a benefit game for SJP old boy Jackie Bell, United beaten 2-4 by a Non-league select XI in a light-hearted affair.

John Burridge began the game in goal but ended up as an outfield player, while both Kevin Brock and Bjorn Kristensen donned the gloves at various times.

Ill-health meant that Bell was unable to attend (and would pass away within a year) but former Magpies Len White and Gordon Hughes were present - as was a certain Eric Gates.

(NB: The game was originally scheduled for May 6th but postponed for two weeks - the original programme was used).

Team: Burridge, Mason, Sweeney, Kristensen, Scott, Brock, O'Brien, Askew, Brazil, McGhee, Quinn. Subs: (usage tbc) Howey, Roche, Robinson, Parkinson, Wright.

1994 United made the first of numerous applications to the Department of Employment for a work permit as they looked to secure the services of USA goalkeeper Brad Friedel. 

All attempts proved fruitless (as had earlier efforts by Nottingam Forest) and a further application by the mackems was also denied.

Friedel continued his quest to play in English football and eventually joined Liverpool who acquired paperwork in late 1997 on appeal.

1996 Newcastle's Tino Asprilla netted to give his Colombia side a 1-0 friendly win over Scotland at the Orange Bowl in Miami. 

The game was a final warm-up for the Scots before their Euro 96 campaign, with future Magpie Kevin Gallacher featuring.

1997 Irish international goalkeeper Shay Given agreed to join Newcastle from Blackburn Rovers for a £1.5m fee set by tribunal after the clubs failed to agree a valuation for the free agent.

24 hours later, Given won his ninth senior cap in a 5-0 win over Liechtenstein.

The mackems were apparently interested in signing Shay, who had appeared for them while on loan, but seemed to have some difficulty in raising the fee....

2004 The dream was over for Michael Bridges after Newcastle opted not to offer a contract to the striker for the following season. The player had failed to impress during a  three month loan spell from Leeds United.

2006 Some amazing quotes from odious Aston Villa boss, David O'Leary, talking up James Milner's supposed move to Villa Park.

Under the title of "Milner wants me as manager", the conceited O'Bleary was quoted as saying:

"The only assurance James asked was ‘how long am I [O'Leary] going to be at Villa, how long is my contract?’ 

"His agent also rang me and asked the same question, but it is not just me. He worked under Roy Aitken at Leeds. Roy had him under his wing as a kid.

"His mum and dad know us. He said if he was to commit himself to a four year contract, he wanted assurances about us.

"I’ve said to him I’ve got two more years left here of my contract and I expect to be here for that two years. When his people were in there talking to the club, they got those assurances themselves.

"What they were checking with me was that I wasn’t going to go off my own bat. They were asking me if I had any plans elsewhere for myself."

"Everyone knows what I think about James and we hope a deal can be done but, as I have always said, the ball is in Newcastle’s court. He is their player.

“We have spoken to Newcastle and know the fee involved and hopefully we can get a deal done. James has told me he wants to come here. He wants to sign and we are keeping our fingers crossed.”

Bobby Robson bought Milner from Leeds in July 2004 for a quoted £5m and although Graeme Souness seemed not to favour Milner, Glenn Roeder said:

"We don't have to rush into making a decision on James. James had a very good season at Villa and has impressed David O'Leary.

"But I'll be sitting down with the chairman at the end of the week to discuss the whole squad, including James."

In the end, Milner stayed longer than both O'Leary and Roeder before controversially moving to Villa Park in 2008.

2008 Joey Barton was given a six month sentence for assault and affray after an incident in Liverpool six months earlier.

Jailing the 25-year-old Huyton-born midfielder, Judge Henry Globe said: "You delivered many blows and were acting in an extremely violent and aggressive manner."

2012 Newcastle's first appearance at the Hong Kong Soccer Sevens turned out to be a memorable one, as they won the trophy, beating Aston Villa 2-1 and depriving them of a sixth title in ten years.

A 1-0 semi-final win over the mackems put United into the final against a Villa side whom they'd beaten in the group stages 24 hours earlier. Goals from Adam Campbell and Brad Inman then clinched the cup.

2015 A 0-0 draw at Arsenal confirmed top flight survival for the mackems - and lefy the final relegation spot to be decided between Newcastle and Hull City.

It also realistically ended any hopes that Manchester United's would overhaul the Gunners to seal third place, meaning the Red Devils would have little to play for on the final day at a Tigers side managed by old boy, Steve Bruce.

2017 35,361 fans witnessed the opening day of Rugby League Magic Weekend at SJP - the third successive year that Gallowgate had hosted the two day event.

2018 The fourth Rugby League Magic Weekend at SJP concluded with 25,438 present - the smallest crowd for any of the eight days of play there since 2015.

2023 Aston Villa - the team that love to glory in bringing about Newcastle's demise - did them a massive favour by holding Liverpool to a 1-1 draw at Anfield.

That meant all that was needed was one more point from the remaining two games to be mathematically certain of Champions League qualification.