1922 IFK Gothenberg (Sweden) (a)
4-0 (1-0)
Friendly 
McDonald 2, OGs 2
6,000

1929 WAC Vienna (Austria) (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Friendly
scorers tbc
10,000
Having opened up their post-season tour with a 1-0 victory over Ambrosiana Milan in Italy, United were beaten in Vienna. 

1954 A humiliation for England, as a Puskas-inspired Hungary won 7-1 in a friendly match staged in Budapest. Ivor Broadis of Newcastle was in the England side.

1970 Gallowgate hosted the Northumberland Senior Cup final, with a 3-0 victory for Whitley Bay over North Shields giving the Seahorses a third consecutive win.

2,300 fans saw Cairns net in the first half before John Gatens hit a brace. 

1972 A second full England cap for Newcastle striker Malcolm Macdonald gave him a first outing at Wembley, but he failed to impress and was substituted.

England lost the home international against Northern Ireland 1-0 in front of 64,000 fans.

1987 Over 64,000 fans saw a scoreless draw at Hampden Park between England and Scotland in the Rous Cup competition.

Newcastle's Peter Beardsley won his 15th senior cap alongside old boy Chris Waddle while the home side included future Magpies duo Roy Aitken and Neil Simpson.

1994 despite fielding an attack including Newcastle's Peter Beardsley and future Magpie Alan Shearer, England were held to a goalless draw at Wembley by Norway.

1996 The Euro 96 warm-ups were underway, with host nation England somewhat bizarrely travelling to face China in Beijing.

Newcastle's Peter Beardsley was in the side as a 3-0 win was recorded, thanks in part to a goal from Gazza. 

1998 Another blank day at the Twin Towers, as England's World Cup preparations stuttered along with a 0-0 friendly draw against the might of Saudi Arabia.

United's David Batty & Alan Shearer featured, while old boys Paul Gascoigne (Rangers) and Les Ferdinand (Spurs) came off the bench.

2000 Bobby Robson was waiting to hear from the Portuguese FA whether Fernando Meira would become available after contract problems with his club Vitor Guimaraes. 

Other rumours included: Kiko from Athletico Madrid, Damien Duff and Matt Jansen from Blackburn Rovers, Christian Bassedas from Velez Sarsfield and Neil Sullivan from Wimbledon.

2001 United's U17s attempted the impossible at SJP against Ipswich Town - trailing 0-5 after the first leg of their Play-off Final. 

To their great credit, Newcastle won the second leg 2-0 thanks to goals from Tommy English and Richard Offiong.

An amazing 10,388 crowd turned up, despite the lure of the Champions League Final live on TV that same Tuesday night.
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2003 Although a deal was yet to be rubber-stamped, Lee Bowyer seemed certain to join Newcastle on a free from Leeds United after unsuccessfully trying to avoid relegation on loan with West Ham. 

The controversial deal provoked strong emotions on Tyneside and had some questioning Bobby Robson's judgment.  

2006 The mackems announced  a new partnership with a brewery, who became the Official Beer Partner of S*nderland AFC. That company? Scottish & Newcastle...!

2007 Sir John Hall confirmed that he had sold his Newcastle United shares to an unknown businessman named Mike Ashley, who was quoted thus:

"I am delighted to have this opportunity to invest in Newcastle United. The club has a fantastic infrastructure, for which Sir John and the board must take much of the credit. I am pleased that Sir John has agreed to remain as life president of the club.

"Newcastle United has a wonderful heritage and the passion of its fans is legendary. I am sure that, like me, they are already excited about the prospects for next season under the new manager's stewardship (Sam Allardyce)."

Chairman Freddy Shepherd was recovering from pneumonia and a collapsed lung in hospital at the time and defiantly responded:

"There is nothing Mike Ashley can do with this club unless he gets 75% of the stake. He can’t take full control, he can’t change resolutions or the club’s articles of association. 

"He has spent more than £50m, but he will have to spend a whole lot more as he must now make an offer not just for my shares, but the shares held by all the other shareholders."

Shepherd sold his 28% holding to Ashley in June 2007 and formally stood down as Chairman and a director a month later. 

2011 Following a successful trial, 18 year-old midfielder Mehdi Abeid agreed a five year contract with United. 

Previously with Racing Club Lens in his native France, Abeid had been released and was a free agent.

2012 Romain Amalfitano's long-predicted move to Newcastle was confirmed, with the French winger officially becoming a Magpie on July 1st when his contract with Reims expired. A four year deal was agreed.

2013 United made a statement confirming that Mike Ashley, Derek Llambias and Alan Pardew had met to rake over the ashes of the club's 2012/13 Premier League season.

Llambias said: "Everyone connected with the Club was disappointed to finish where we did last season, particularly on the back of such a fantastic year prior to that.

"Our discussions on Wednesday were very constructive and we pinpointed a number of factors that contributed to a season which fell below expectations.

"We are now looking forward and are entirely focused on the forthcoming campaign, with the expectation of at least a top-ten finish in the Premier League.

"There has been a great deal of speculation in recent weeks but our desire, as we announced back in September, is to bring long-term stability to this Club. 

"It's up to us all now to work closely as a team to ensure next season sees us competing in the top half of the table again.

"We would all like to thank the fans for their continued support and assure them we remain committed to providing affordable football at St. James' Park."

That "long-term stability" lasted less than two months however, before Llambias quit the club following the installation of Joe Kinnear as Director of f***all.

2021 Fulham (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
45pts, 12th/20
Willock(23), Schar(88pen)
2,000
A second win over relegated opposition in five days saw Newcastle conclude their season positively, attaining a barely believable 12th place finish thanks to a goal in each half at Craven Cottage.

Only a few months earlier this fixture had the look of a relegation shootout, but United finished a whopping 17 points clear of former Magpie Scott Parker's Cottagers. 

It was his final game in charge and he departed for Bournemouth soon after.
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