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Raffle:
Flag fundraiser
Following another superb
series of crowd displays from Wor Flags, their fundraising
efforts for next season continue with an online raffle that runs until 3pm
on Saturday.
A trio autographed boots are up for grabs, one each signed by Sandro Tonali
Joelinton, and Alexander Isak
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Tickets cost £5 each and can be bought online here
Latest:
Howe award confirmed
Wednesday
saw City councillors approve the motion awarding Eddie Howe the
Honorary Freedom of the City of Newcastle, in recognition of winning the
Carabao Cup.
Howe is the latest Magpie-related addition to the list of those afforded
this honour, which now consists of:
2025 Eddie Howe
2022 Shaka Hislop
2017 Freddy Shepherd (Chairman)
2017 Bruce Shepherd (Director)
2005 Bobby Robson
2000 Alan Shearer
1993 NUFC*
1980 Jackie Milburn
1966 William McKeag (Chairman)
1909 William Sanderson (Director)
* the club itself was collectively honoured, "in recognition of over
100 years' sporting achievement in the Football League and FA Cup and
European competitions and of the Club's contribution to the reputation of
the City and its place in the hearts of Geordies everywhere."
Update:
Isak pulls out To
nobody's great shock, the Swedish FA confirmed on Tuesday that Alexander Isak
had withdrawn from the national squad ahead of two games next month.
An unspecified minor injury was given as the reason for pulling out, media
outlets closer to home claiming that the striker has a groin issue - which
would explain his unremarkable club performances in recent weeks.
It's unclear whether a period of rest or surgery will follow.
Update:
Mitchell bombshell
From NUFC, Tuesday:
Paul Mitchell, Newcastle United’s Sporting Director, will leave the
club by mutual consent at the end of June 2025.
Paul joined the club in July 2024,
reuniting him with Magpies CEO Darren Eales, who had previously recruited
Paul to Tottenham Hotspur in 2014.
Due to health reasons, Darren will be
stepping down as CEO in the near future.
During Paul’s tenure as Sporting
Director, the club won its first major domestic trophy in 70 years by
lifting the Carabao Cup in March 2025 and has secured Champions League
football for the 2025/26 campaign.
Paul Mitchell said: "I'd like to
thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year,
including Eddie Howe, Becky Langley, the players, staff, owners and fans. It
has been an honour to be part of the club and to work with some incredible
people.
"I'm leaving at a time that is
right for me and the club, particularly with Darren Eales - someone who I
have worked so closely with in my career - moving on soon.
"The club is in great hands on and
off the pitch, and is in a fantastic position to continue building.
"I'd like to wish everyone
connected with Newcastle United a bright and successful future."
Paul leaves with the club’s best
wishes and the Board would like to express its sincere thanks to him for his
professionalism and diligent service.
This unexpected development looks to have caught the media on the hop,
following reports that Eddie Howe was meeting Mitchell to discuss transfers
on Sunday night. Both men had earlier featured in the post-game
celebrations.
There seemed to be an assumption that the pair had developed a working
relationship since an apparent power struggle following Mitchell's
installation last July. That version of events now seems flawed.
Mitchell departs having failed to oversee any meaningful acquisitions since
belatedly succeeding Dan Ashworth and speculation over the next Sporting
Director has already included current Head of recruitment Steve Nickson.
The 60 year-old who has been at United for over a decade was linked with the
post following Ashworth's departure, but remained at SJP to work under
Mitchell in a diluted role. Messrs Tonali, Isak, Gordon, Joelinton, Bruno
and Botman were all recruited under his guidance.
Andy Howe remains in post at United as assistant head of first team
recruitment, assuming that role in February 2024 after two years in a
scouting position. He's Eddie's nephew.
There's no confirmation as yet whether club Performance Director James Bunce
will remain in post, having previously worked alongside Mitchell at
Southampton and Monaco.
2025/26:
Korea opportunities
From NUFC, Tuesday:
Our men's team will play matches in South Korea for the first time in the
club's history this summer.
Ahead of the 2025/26 campaign, we will
take part in the prestigious Coupang Play Series 2025, one of Asia's biggest
summer sporting events.
Eddie Howe's men will head to South
Korea for two highly anticipated games where we will face a K-League Select
XI, followed by an all-Premier League clash against Tottenham Hotspur.
Venues and fixture dates are set to be
announced in coming weeks, along with ticket details for fans in South Korea
as well as those wishing to travel to support us.
This will be the fourth staging of the annual Coupang Play event, with
four of the six games to date played at the 65,000 capacity World Cup
Stadium in Seoul (pictured above), including both 2024 fixtures.
The football-asian.com website claims United's game against the K-League XI
will be played at the 42,000 capacity Suwon World Cup Stadium near
Seoul.
United's pre-season itinerary is shaping up as follows:
Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (a)
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n)
Singapore
??? ??.??.2025 K League XI (a) South Korea
??? ??.??.2025 Spurs (n) South Korea
Premier
League:
United effort confirms
Champions League spot
Newcastle
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Thanks
to everyone who entered our prediction competition to win copies of the new
book by ex-Magpie Paul Ferris.
We asked you to
predict Newcastle's finishing place in the Premier League which
didn't prevent several readers from submitting score predictions - all of
which were wrong...
The overwhelming majority of
entrants went with a fourth place finish, only a handful correctly
predicting fifth spot.
A random draw of those correct answers then brought the following three
winners:
Mike Hully
Bill Randolph
Tone Smith
Following his well-received memoirs, "The Boy on the Shed"
and "The Magic in the Tin", "Once Upon a Toon"
collects anecdotes and experiences from Paul's three stints working at
St.James' Park across three decades.
A host of scarcely believable stories are retold, featuring a cast of Magpie
characters from Joe Harvey to Alan Shearer via Gazza, Kevin Keegan and Bruce
****ing Springsteen...
"Once Upon..." is available direct from the publisher
here
RGR:
Indiana wants me
The man known as Run
Geordie Run continues his trek across the
USA, continuing through Indiana - the sixth state on his 3,200
mile route from New York to California.
Mark is raising funds for St.Benedicts Hospice online here
Links to his various online outlets appear here
2025/26:
Carabao Cup boost Confirmation
that Newcastle's return to European club competition in the 2025/26 season
means their defence of the Carabao Cup will begin at the Third Round stage.
Round dates for next season's Carabao Cup are yet to be published, but the
final will be staged at Wembley Stadium on Sunday March 22nd 2026.
2025/26:
Europe: dates
Next
season's CL timetable is as follows:
(UEFA have agreed an away ticket price cap of €50 for the 2025/26
Champions League).
Champions League
2025/26:
NUFC are one of 36 clubs qualifying for the League stage.
All 36 clubs play 8 matches against different opponents in a single
league. For the purpose of the draw the clubs are divided into 4 pots. The
CL title-holder is placed in pot 1.
The remaining places of pot 1 and the other pots are filled according to the
club ranking. Each club will be drawn against two opponents from each of the
4 pots, playing one match at home and one match away against them.
Clubs from the same country will not be drawn against each other in the
league phase and each team plays at most against a maximum of two opponents
from any other country (providing a deadlock in the draw can be avoided).
The top 8 clubs of the league stage qualify directly for the round of 16,
while the clubs at rank 9 to 24 go to the play-off round of the knockout
stage. The clubs that finish at rank 25 to 36 are eliminated. In the
knockout stage there is no country protection.
(Source: https://kassiesa.net/uefa/index.html)
Thu 28.08.2025 CL League stage draw
Tue 16.09/Wed 17.09/Thu 18.09.2025 CL League 1
Tue 30.09/Wed 01.10.2025 CL League 2
Tue 21.10/Wed 22.10.2025 CL League 3
Tue 04.11/Wed 05.11.2025 CL League 4
Tue 25.11/Wed 26.11.2025 CL League 5
Tue 09.12/Wed 10.12.2025 CL League 6
Tue 20.01/Wed 21.01.2026 CL League 7
Wed 28.01.2026 CL League Match 8
Fri 30.01.2026 CL Knockout PO draw
Tue 17.02/Wed 18.02.2026 CL Knockout PO 1st leg
Tue 24.02/Wed 25.02.2026 CL Knockout PO 2nd leg
Fri 27.02.2026 CL Ro16 draw
Tue 10.03/Wed 11.03.2026 CL Ro16 1st leg
Tue 17.03/Wed 18.03.2026 CL Ro16 2nd leg
Tue 07.04/Wed 08.04.2026 CL QF 1st leg
Tue 14.04/Wed 15.04.2026 CL QF 2nd leg
Tue 28.04/Wed 29.04.2026 CL SF 1st leg
Tue 05.05/Wed 06.05.2026 CL SF 2nd leg
Sat 30.05.2026 CL Final (Budapest)
PS: Champions League qualification for Newcastle also opens up a
place in the UEFA U19 Youth League, with fixtures mirroring the first team.
Internationals:
Hayden sighted
Latest international action:
Isaac Hayden (Jamaica):
Tue 27.05.2025 Trinidad & Tobago (n) won 3-2 FR
A 90 minute shift for the midfielder came in the unlikely setting of
Brentford's Gtech Stadium.
Steve McClaren's Reggae Boyz are gearing up for a busy June, when they'll
play World Cup qualifiers against the British Virgin Islands and Guatemala
before heading to the Concacaf Gold Cup Finals in the USA.
Sandro Tonali (Italy):
Fri 06.06.2025 Norway (a) Oslo WCQ
Mon 09.06.2025 Moldova (h) Reggio Emilia WCQ
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
Fri 06.06.2025 Ecuador (a) Guayaquil WCQ
Wed 11.06.2025 Paraguay (h) Sao Paulo WCQ
Dan Burn/Anthony Gordon (England):
Sat 07.06.2025 Andorra (n) Barcelona WCQ
Tue 10.06.2025 Senegal (h) Nottingham FR
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Greece):
Sat 07.06.2025 Slovakia (h) Crete FR
Tue 10.06.2025 Bulgaria (h) Crete FR
Martin Dubravka
(Slovakia):
Sat 07.06.2025 Greece (a) Crete FR
Tue 10.06.2025 Israel (h) Debrecen FR
William Osula (Denmark U21s):
Thu 12.06.2025 Ukraine (n) Presov ECF
Sun 15.06.2025 Netherlands (n) Presov ECF
Wed 18.06.2025 Finland (n) Kosice ECF
Tino Livramento (England U21s training squad):
Thu 12.06.2025 Czechia (n) ECF
Sun 15.06.2025 Slovenia (n) ECF
Wed 18.06.2025 Germany (n) ECF
Garang Kuol (Australia U23s):
Thu 05.06.2025 South Korea U23s (a) FR
Mon 09.06.2025 South Korea U23s (a) FR
Alex Murphy (Ireland U21s):
Fri 06.06.2025 Croatia (a) Zagreb FR
Tue 10.06.2025 Qatar (n) Zagreb FR
Lewis Miley (England
U19s):
Sat 14.06.2025 Norway (n) Ploiesti ECF
Tue 17.06.2025 Germany (n) Bucharest ECF
Fri 20.06.2025 Netherlands (n) Bucharest ECF
NUSC:
NUSC renewals open
A reminder that memberships
of NUSC (Newcastle United Supporters Club) can now be renewed
online here
Find more details of NUSC online here
Update:
Dan deal done
Newcastle
United have confirmed a one year contract extension for Dan Burn, keeping
the England international defender at Gallowgate until 2027.
Burn, who turned 33 earlier this month, has made 148 appearances in all
competitions since completing a £13m switch from Brighton and Hove Albion
in January 2022.
Sky Sports report that provision for an additional 12 month deal
exists in Burn's revised contract.
Championship:
Up North
A 2-1 win over Sheffield
United at Wembley on Saturday confirmed that the mackems will return to the
Premier League next season for the first time since 2016/17.
The red and whites will join Burnley and Leeds United in the top flight,
with Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City returning to the
Championship.
That all means that Newcastle's PL mileage in 2025/26 will drop by a
whopping 1,300 miles from 9,462 to 8,162.
Update:
Home kit confirmation
Friday
morning saw Newcastle reveal their 2025/26 home kit, which they debuted
against Everton on Sunday.
The new kits are now
on sale from NUFC stores.
News of the second and third kit launches and designs is awaited, with
strong claims that one will be green and the other a version of the 1997/98
blue shirt with a green and orange stripe.
Temps:
Loan lads
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II):
A gripping Eredivisie relegation playoff second leg on Saturday ended with
Willem II overcoming a 1-2 first leg deficit against Dordrecht in front of
their own fans.
Miodrag stayed on the bench as his current side won 3-2 and then triumphed
5-4 in the penalty shootout that followed.
Their reward is a two-legged shootout against second tier Telstar on
Thursday (away) and Sunday (home).
Vakhtang Salia
(Dinamo Tblisi):
The youngster appeared as a 74th minute substitute in Saturday's 2-0 home
win over Torpedo Kutaisi. That left Dinamo third in the Erovnuli Liga.
Old
boys:
Hoyoots
Former Magpies leaving
their clubs include:
Paul Dummett Carlisle United
Fraser Forster Spurs (tbc)
Dwight
Gayle Hibernian (retired)
Jeff Hendrick Derby County
Tim Krul Luton Town
James Milner Brighton & Hove Albion
Jonjo Shelvey Burnley
Freddie Woodman Preston North End
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NUFC ticketing website online
here
NUFC Box Office: 0344 372 1892
Future STs: No additional sale, none
planned, no waiting list in operation.
2025/26 ST prices online here
2025/26 ST home cup scheme sign-up
details awaited.
ST home cup scheme pricing:
CC: tbc
CL: tbc
FA: tbc
2025/26 Memberships
- ££ unchanged, auto renewal in early June.
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 is expected
to apply in 2025/26 - confirmation of that is awaited.
Away ticket FAQ is online
here
Sun 01.06.2025
Transfer window opens.
Tue 10.06.2025 Transfer window closes.
Mon 16.06.2025 Transfer window re-opens.
Wed 18.06.2025
PL fixture release @ 9am.
Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (a)
@ Parkhead, 3pm. Friendly.
SOLD OUT. Allocation:
7,200.
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n)
@ National Stadium, Singapore, 7.30pm local. Friendly.
Tickets
available online here
Other pre-season games:
Date tbc K-League
XI (n) Seoul tbc
Date tbc Spurs (n) Seoul tbc
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins.
Thu 28.08.2025 CL
League stage draw.
Mon 01.09.2025 Transfer window closes.
Sun 24.05.2026
PL ends.
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Carabao Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 3).
Round dates tbc
F: Sun 22.03.2026
FA Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 3).
Round dates tbc
Other events @ SJP:
Thu 12.06.2025 Sam Fender plus CMAT and The Pale White.
Sat 14.06.2025 Sam Fender plus CMAT, Olivia Dean and Ernie.
Sun 15.06.2025 Sam Fender plus CMAT, Olivia Dean and Hector Gannet.
Euro 2028
- date(s) awaited.
Winter transfer window:
Thu 01.01.2026-Mon 02.02.2026 @ tbc
(33 weekend, five midweek games.
No games played on 24.12.2025).
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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
11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup
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Double delight for David Moyes on
Sunday according to Match of the Day, managing both West Ham
and Everton to victory....
(Angus B, Kevin Cowell)
What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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Born Or Died:
1926 William Isaiah
Foulkes born,
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. (1951-54)
Forward who arrived from Chester City at a cost of £11,500 in
October 1951 and made his debut in a 4-2 win at Huddersfield Town.
Previously on amateur forms with Cardiff City, Bill won his first Welsh cap
just days after moving to United and scored with his first touch in a 1-1 draw
with England.
The scorer of United's opener in the 4-2 Third Round win against Aston Villa,
Bill played in every round of the competition in 1951/52 including the final
victory.
Moving to Southampton during 1954 in a joint deal with Tom Mulgrew, Bill later returned to Winsford United and Chester
City, ending his career at Hyde United.
Living in Chester, he passed away in 1979.
1976 Claudio Roberto da Silva (aka Cacapa) born, Lavras,
Brazil.
(2007-09)
The arrival of Sam Allardyce as Newcastle manager in the
summer of 2007 saw an overhaul of the club's defence, with over £13m spent on
David Rozehnal, Jose Enrique, Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye.
Also arriving was former Brazilian international central defender Cacapa, who
joined on a Bosman free following the expiration of his contract with Lyon.
Beginning his professional career in Brazil with Atletico Mineiro, he won the
first of four international caps before making the switch to OL in 2001.
Five domestic title successes in as many seasons followed, during which time
Claudio also acquired French citizenship.
His competitive debut came in the final seconds of a 0-0 home draw with Aston Villa,
becoming the third
Brazilian to play for United, after Mirandinha and Fumaca.
Paired with Faye, Rozehnal or Steven Taylor, Cacapa made 22 appearances that season
netting twice - both headers from corners at SJP - against Spurs and Stoke City,
the latter in the FA Cup.
That second goal came on the night that Kevin Keegan returned, but he lost his
place within weeks and didn't feature again until the season closer at
Everton.
Claudio will be remembered for a frail display in a 1-4 home rout by Pompey in
November 2007, substituted after just 18 minutes with his side already
trailing 1-3.
Featuring sporadically the following season under Chris Hughton and JFK,
Cacapa's final outing was a substitute appearance against Stoke in
December 2008.
Never selected for any squads by Alan Shearer, Claudio's last appearance at
SJP came for the reserves against Manchester United during March 2009.
Unsurprisingly Newcastle failed to exercise the one year option on his deal
and he departed in that summer, returning to his native Brazil and joining
Cruzeiro.
Cacapa made a comeback with French side Evian, helping them to promotion
in 2011 before returning to Brazil with Avai.
Following their relegation though he retired from playing and coached the
Brazilian U15 National Team between 2013 and 2015.
Claudio then returned to Lyon in 2015 as assistant coach to Bruno Genesio. He
also founded his own soccer school (ALCCA) in Sao Joao del Rey with fellow
Brazilian defender Andre Luiz.
Remaining with Lyon after the arrival of Rudi Garcia in 2019, Cacapa's future
was in doubt two years later after Garcia's exit but he remained as a coach
and spoke to Bruno Guimaraes ahead of the midfielder's move from Lyon to
Tyneside.
2003 Jude Smith born, Coatbridge, Scotland. (2022-24)
Newcastle added goalkeeper Jude to their
development squad ahead of the 2022/23 season, the 19 year-old having made 30 senior appearances
East Fife.
United paid an undisclosed fee following a successful trial for
the player on Celtic's books before joining the Fifers in 2021.
Signing a two year deal, Smith found himself training with the senior squad
before debuting for the U21s in a 2-4 PL loss away to Norwich in August 2022.
A maiden call-up to Scotland's U21s that November then led to a first cap in a
1-2 loss to Iceland at Motherwell's Fir Park.
Featuring regularly for the reserves, a
broken wrist sustained in early 2023 ended Jude's first season on Tyneside.
Belatedly returning to action the following season, Smith made just ten league
and cup starts and announced that he'd been released by United in May 2024.
Next came a move to Carlisle United, but although failing to make a
competitive senior appearance, Jude remained at Brunton Park after the
Cumbrians were relegated to the National League in May 2025.
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1921
Celtic (Scotland) (n)
0-3 (0-2)
Friendly
McInally(5,0-2),
McFarlane(0-3)
5,000
24 hours after beating local side Gallia, United
returned to the Stade de Colombes near Paris for the final
of a four team tournament.
However, their opponents were in front as early as the
fifth minute through Tommy McInally, who added a second
just before the interval.
The victory was then rounded off during the second half
when Jean McFarlane beat Newcastle goalkeeper Jimmy
Lawrence.
In the 3rd/4th place playoff, Cercle Athletic Paris beat
Gallia 3-1.
Stan Seymour attacks the
Hoops
1927
Dutch Olympic XI (a)
5-0 (3-0)
Friendly
McDonald 2, Seymour, Harris, Spencer
5,000
United's six game post-season tour of Holland ended
with a fifth game against the Dutch Olympic side, this
time in Groningen.
Team: Wilson,
Maitland, Hudspeth, MacKenzie, Spencer, Harris, Low,
Clark, Gallacher, McDonald, Seymour.
(Thanks to our Dutch
detectives Markus, Stevo and especially Frans for their
help in confirming the scorers)
1932
Frankfurt XI (Germany) (a)
6-3 (3-1)
Friendly
Richardson 2, McMenemy, Lang, Boyd, Cape
Scorers tbc
15,000
One week after losing a friendly in Paris, Newcastle
concluded their short post-season tour with a victory in
Germany.
Albert McInroy
keeps the Germans at bay
1960
Sevilla Coruna (Spain) (a)
1-2 (0-1)
Friendly
Bell(55)
Agüero(17), Pereda(75)
Crowd tbc
The Magpies were participants in the 15th
staging of the annual Trofeo Teresa Herrera invitation
match - a competition they would return to play in - and
win - 50 years later.
Team: Harvey, Keith, Stokoe, McMichael, Scoular,
Bell, Hughes, Eastham, White, Allchurch, Luke.
SFC: Mut, Santín, Maraver, Valero, Ruiz-Sosa,
Achucarro, Aguero, Dieguez, Antoniet, Pereda, Szalay.
1965 Over a month after they had been
crowned as Second Division champions, Newcastle belatedly
took possession of the trophy in slightly bizarre
circumstances.
A 0-0 home draw with Manchester City in their final game
on a Saturday afternoon put United two points clear of
second placed Northampton Town and with a vastly (+20)
superior goal difference over the Cobblers.
However no trophy presentation could be made as Town's
final game was an evening kick-off at Portsmouth later the
same day.
That ended 1-1 and gave Newcastle the title - but not the
silverware, which was finally handed over at the Football
League AGM in London to chairman Lord Westwood, manager
Joe Harvey and captain Stan Anderson.
The trio then returned to Newcastle by rail.
 1969
Ujpesti Dozsa (Hungary) (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Fairs Cup Final 1st Leg
Moncur(63,71), Scott(84)
59,234
Eight days after winning a stormy semi-final against
Rangers, United were back at SJP to face the highly-rated
Magyars in the first leg of the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Final.
After a tight first half, United skipper Bob Moncur chose
his 143rd game for United to grab his first senior goal,
pouncing to net after Wyn Davies saw his shot rebound
after latching on to Tommy Gibb's free kick.
Within minutes Moncur had done it again, the right-footer
shooting past visiting goalkeeper Antal Szentimihalyi
after playing a neat two with Benny Arentoft. Like his
first, it also came courtesy of his left foot.
The United captain also got another shot on target that
night, inadvertantly fracturing the cheekbone of Wyn
Davies - who played on.
Jim Scott then grabbed a third goal at the Gallowgate End
after another Arentoft assist, to give the Magpies a
healthy advantage going in to the second leg in Budapest.
Team: McFaul, Craig,
Clark, Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Scott, Robson, Davies,
Arentoft, Sinclair (Foggon 75). Subs n/u: Craggs,
Hope, McNamee.
Cap'n Bob takes on the
Magyars
Manager Joe Harvey commented afterwards:
"I feel that we have one hand on the cup now. I hoped
for two (goals) at the most - but three - it's
fantastic."
Youtube
footage is online here
1983 Japan XI (a)
4-0 (3-0)
Friendly
Keegan(11), Waddle(20,68) Clarke(3-0)
Crowd tbc
After playing friendlies in Malaysia & Thailand,
United moved on to Tokyo and recorded a victory in their
first Japan Cup game.
The tie was played at the Olympic Stadium, opened for the
1964 staging of the event.
Team:
Thomas,
Anderson, Wharton, McCreery, Clarke, Carney, Keegan,
McDonald, Varadi, McDermott, Waddle. Subs: Martin,
Hedworth.
1996 A last minute goal at Lansdowne Road gave
Portugal a 1-0 friendly win over the Republic of Ireland,
depriving future Magpie Shay Given a first clean sheet in
his third full international.
1998 England concluded their World Cup preparations
with a 0-0 draw against Belgium in a friendly staged in
Casablanca.
Newcastle's Rob Lee won his 17th cap
but missed the opening spot kick of the shootout, Belgium
winning 4-3.
1999 Newcastle duo Aaron Hughes and Shay Given were
in opposition as Northern Ireland registered a 1-0
friendly success over their Irish rivals in Dublin.
2000 United were linked with a move
for AB Copehangen's promising young striker, Peter
Lovenkrands. However he was to snub our approaches and
join Rangers - much to the annoyance of Bobby
Robson.
2003
Spurs full back Stephen Carr was
strongly linked with a move to SJP with Carl Cort
going to White Hart Lane as part of the deal. Well, they
were half right....
2004 Future Mag Obafemi Martins visited
England with Nigeria, netting in a 3-0 win against Ireland
at Charlton's
Valley.
2015 Newcastle confirmed exits for Jonas Gutierrez, Ryan Taylor, Jak Alnwick, Adam Campbell
and Remie Streete.
A new deal was on the table for Sammy Ameobi, while misfit
loan forward Facundo Ferreyra returned to parent club
Shakhtar Donetsk after never kicking a ball in anger
during his season-long loan.
2021 Wembley woe for Freddie Woodman, the on-loan
Magpies goalkeeper part of the
Swansea City side beaten 0-2 by Brentford in the
Championship playoff final.
2024 Newcastle
confirmed that Paul
Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Loris Karius, Kell
Watts and Jeff Hendrick would all be leaving when their contracts
expired.
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