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Celtic (a) SOLD OUT
Espanyol (h) Public sale now
Atletico Madrid (h)
SOLD OUT
Aston Villa (a) details awaited

2025/26:
TV changes

Wednesday saw the Premier League adhere to their own timetable for once, publishing live TV alterations for the second and third weekends of the season. 

Both Newcastle games move as follows:

Mon 25.08.2025 Liverpool (h) 8pm Sky
Sat 30.08.2025 Leeds United (a) 5.30pm Sky

News of the overdue September TV changes is awaited, with the scheduling of those games influenced by when European club fixtures are played.

Those PL amendments should appear soon, although it's predicted that some or all of the following will come with either/or caveats:

Sat 13.09.2025 tbc Wolves (h)
Sat 20.09.2025 tbc Bournemouth (a)
Sat 27.09.2025 tbc Arsenal (h)

Update:
Longstaff
bid rejected

The Times reported on Wednesday that the anticipated transfer of Sean Longstaff to Leeds United was off, after they refused to increase their latest £12m bid.

The Premier League newcomers had seen two previous offers for the 27 year-old rejected and are now said to be assessing other transfer options. It's unclear what price Newcastle are willing to accept. 

Longstaff is now into the final 12 months of his contract, having made 214 league and cup appearances since 2018, scoring 16 times.

25 Premier League outings last season included just eight starts, the last of which came at Brentford in December.

2025/26:
Pre-season TV coverage

NUFC confirmed on Wednesday that all six public pre-season games would be available to watch via the club's official website and app.

Pricing for the full match package is as follows:

Mags+: £9.99
Mags/Junior Mags: £19.99
Non-members: £29.99
Match Pass: £4.99 or £6.99 per game (varies)

Purchase online here

Mags+ and Mags members will be emailed a promo code to access the above price Mags+ members not purchasing the full package will receive promo codes allowing them to watch the two South Korea games for free.

All streams are worldwide except Arsenal excludes Singapore, K-League and Spurs excludes South Korea, Espanyol and Atletico Madrid excludes Spain.

(The full package includes all six first team games in addition to live coverage of the NUFC Women versus Atletico Madrid Femenino home friendly).

2025/26:
Austrian return

Following a successful visit back in July 2022, Eddie Howe and his squad will return to Austria later this month for a pre-season training camp.

Their destination for a five day stay is the Tyrol village of Seefeld, previously used by Manchester City and Liverpool and currently hosting Turks Istanbul Basaksehir.

Confirming Newcastle's visit, Austrian-based websites make no mention of them playing any matches during their visit.

This will be the third time that United have included Austria in their schedule, Sam Allardyce leading a training camp in 2007 at Stegersbach (no matches) and Howe overseeing a stint at Saalfelden three years ago (two matches).

United have announced six public friendlies, with a training ground kickabout predicted before heading to Austria:


Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (Scotland) (a)
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n) in Singapore
Wed 30.07.2025 Team K League (South Korea) (a)
Sun 03.08.2025 Spurs (n) in South Korea
Fri 08.08.2025 Espanyol (h) (Spain) (h)
Sat 09.08.2025 Atletico Madrid (Spain) (h)


Update:
Elanga unveiling awaited  

Having reached agreement with Nottingham Forest to sign winger Anthony Elanga for a claimed £52m, the 23 year-old flew into Newcastle from Portugal on Tuesday.

Swedish international Elanga is set to sign a five year contract and join pre-season training at Darsley Park after completing the formalities of his medical. 

What is described as a significant sell-on fee will become due to Elanga's previous club, Manchester United.

The Mail state that delays in completing the deal had arisen from a recent change of representation by Elanga.

NUFC under Howe - major incoming deals: 

Jan 2022 Kieran Trippier Atletico Madrid (£12m)
Jan 2022 Chris Wood Burnley (£25m)
Jan 2022 Bruno Guimaraes Olympique Lyonnais (£35m)
Jan 2022 Dan Burn Brighton and Hove Albion (£13m)
Jun 2022 Matt Targett Aston Villa (£12m)
Jun 2022 Nick Pope Burnley (£10m)
Jul 2022 Sven Botman Lille (£35m)
Aug 2022 Alexander Isak Real Sociedad (£60m)
Jan 2023 Anthony Gordon Everton (£45m)
Jul 2023 Sandro Tonali AC Milan (£60m)
Jul 2023 Harvey Barnes Leicester City £38m)
Aug 2023 Valentino Livramento Southampton (£31m)
Jun 2024 Lloyd Kelly unattached (Free)
Jul 2024 Odysseas Vlachodimos Nottingham Forest (£20m)
Jul 2024 Lewis Hall Chelsea (£28m)
Aug 2024 William Osula Sheffield United (£15m)


Latest:
Wilson: 49 and out

Statement from Callum Wilson, Monday:

To all Magpies

It's time to say goodbye after an unbelievable few years in the Toon.

Thank you for everything. We stood strong together through the highs and some lows to help the club experience new heights.

I am so proud to have worn the iconic number 9 shirt and to have added a little more history to it. Scoring at the Gallowgate End really is as special as they say.

All good things come to an end but there's no doubt Newcastle United will always have a place in mine and my family's hearts.

Thank you for the memories. 
CW9

Wilson leaves with 49 goals to his name for the Magpies - 47 of which came in the Premier League, a total bettered only by Alexander Isak and Alan Shearer. 

He made 130 appearances in all competitions, including 81 starts, United playing a total of 229 matches during his five years as a Magpie.

Talk of a pay-as-you-play deal to remain at Gallowgate following the expiration of his contract mercifully came to nothing, leaving the 33 year-old to leave with his head held high - and his reputation undiluted.

RGR:
United states 

Mark Allison aka Run Geordie Run has now made it into Colorado during his charity effort in the USA, the tenth state of a trek now extending beyond 1,750 miles. 

Mark is fundraising for St. Benedicts Hospice and donations have exceeded £23,000 so far. If you can help to boost that, please do so online here. The RGR blog is here

2025/26:
Here are the young men 

NUFC have confirmed 11 first year scholars will join the club's academy on a full-time basis this coming season:

Sam Alabi, Jack Callaghan, Luke Gilligan, Oliver Holland, Mason Miley, Michael Mills, Noah Morgan, Ethan Ndiweni, Thomas Old, Jack Patterson and Sam Pinnington.

Eight of those players appeared for the club's U18 side last season including Mason Miley (younger brother of Lewis and Jamie) and Ethan Ndiweni (younger brother of Michael).

2025/26:
Take five 

Several readers have contacted us regarding the 2025/26 Newcastle United season ticket terms and conditions and the clause regarding occupancy that is now included.

We're happy to share this for anyone who is unaware:

4.6 Further, your Season Ticket shall not be eligible for renewal and shall be terminated for the subsequent season if your Season Ticket has been unused for 5 (five) individual Matches in the Season (these need not be consecutive). 

Your Season Ticket shall be determined as having been used for the Season if you have met any of the following criteria: (i) you have attended the individual Match in person by successfully scanning in at the turnstiles at the Ground; (ii) you have successfully transferred your ticket for the Match in accordance with clause 4.4; and/or (iii) you have requested a re-sale of your Season Ticket for the individual Match in accordance with clause 4.2 of these Terms and Conditions (regardless of whether your ticket was then sold by the Club as a result).

Find the full season ticket terms and conditions
here

PS: The existing sale/transfer limit of 10 Premier League home games per season continues to apply.

Update:
Teen trio: one in 

Sky Sports report that Newcastle have completed a move for Alfie Hutchinson from Rangers, the first of three signings set to boost the club's Academy squad.

The 16 year-old right-sided attacker was spotted on Tyneside earlier in the week and official confirmation of his arrival is now expected in the coming days. 

Also tipped for a switch from Ibrox to Gallowgate is fellow 16 year-old Scottish youth international
Oliver Goodbrand, whose favoured position is at left full back.

Updates are also awaited on United's proposed acquisition of Isaac Moran, following news that the England youth international had rejected a contract offer from current club Liverpool. The central midfielder is also 16.

Giveaway:
Compo
winner

The latest addition to the range of Toon-themed bucket hats by Football Bobbles is this Lee model, inspired by United's distinctive 1997/98 change kit and with a nod to next season's third shirt.

These are available to purchase
here now and there's a special offer for NUFC.com readers of a half-price Kelly bucket hat with orders of the Lee bucket only.

To take advantage of that, add a Lee bucket hat to the online shopping basket and use promo code NUFC.com - that will prompt a Kelly hat to add at checkout. 

We had a Lee bucket hat up for grabs, asking you to identify the ex-Magpie who was a Wembley scorer for his previous club, an England U21 midfielder, a scoring debutant for Newcastle in 1997 and subsequently loaned to Sheffield United.

It was of course Des Hamilton, which most folks knew - although Tartan pair Paul Dalglish and Stephen Glass both inexplicably cropped up among those suggested.

The winning entry came from Ann Richardson


Old boys:
Comings & goings 

SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:

Tom Allan Darlington
Kieran Aplin
Whitley Bay
Alun Armstrong
Gateshead M
Jean-Alain Boumsong
Auxerre C
Mark Boyd Carlisle City AM
Kyle Cameron Bromley
Lewis Cass
Harrogate Town
Stephen Clemence Blackpool C
Stuart Findlay
Hearts
Stan Flaherty
Hampton & Richmond
Massadio Haidara Kocealispor
Lloyd Kelly Juventus
Oisin McEntee Hearts
Joe Oliver Hebburn Town
John Robertson Ross County AM
Salomon Rondon Real Oviedo (loan)
Josh Scott
Darlington
Jonjo Shelvey training with Hull City tbc
Freddie Woodman Liverpool
Mike Williamson Rangers C
Callum Williams FC Hartlepool
Josef Yarney Macclesfield Town

Free agents leaving SJP:

Josh Donaldson
James Huntley
Jamal Lewis
Lloyd Kelly
Harry Powell
Rory Powell
Ellis Stanton
Jay Turner-Cooke

Callum Wilson

Former Magpies leaving their clubs include:

Graeme Carrick Boro C
Andy Carroll
Bordeaux
Luuk De Jong
PSV Eindhoven (tbc)
Nicky Deverdics
Blyth Spartans
Damien Duff
Shelbourne M
Paul Dummett
Carlisle United
Fraser Forster Spurs
Dwight Gayle
Hibernian (retired) 
Grant Hanley Birmingham City
Jeff Hendrick Derby County
JJ Hooper Blyth Spartans
Tim Krul Luton Town
Greg Olley
Gateshead
Jonjo Shelvey Burnley
Steven Taylor Al Qabila
Ben Tozer Forest Green Rovers (retired)
Jonathan Woodgate
Boro C
Jack Young Wycombe Wanderers

 







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Tickets/Fixtures
Season 2025/26


NUFC ticketing website online here

NUFC Box Office opening times: 

0344 372 1892 line manned:
Monday to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO to KO


Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time


Future STs:
No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in operation.

2025/26 ST prices online here

2025/26 ST home cup scheme: 
closed on Fri 27.06.2025 @ 5pm

Cup Scheme FAQs online here

Cup Scheme Ts & Cs online here


ST home cup pricing: 
CL: £60 & £70
FA
: £30 & £35
CC:
£20 & £25

CL Cup Scheme payments taken on: 
(Tue 01.07.2025)
Fri 01.08.2025
Mon 01.09.2025
Wed 01.10.2025

2025/26 Memberships
£20 Junior
, £37 Adult, £47 Adult+

SJP seating plan
online here  

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 will apply in 2025/26.

All
2025/26 Champions League away ticket prices will be pegged at €50.

Away ticket FAQ is online here

2025/26 season Magpie Movers are now on sale via NUFC for £25 (no concessions).

For the first time, they are open to Mags+ members in addition to ST holders. NUFC press release is online
here


Sat 12.07.2025 Carlisle United (?)
@ venue tbc, KO tbc. Friendly. Behind closed doors, no live TV coverage.

Sat 19.07.2025 Celtic (Scotland) (a) @ Parkhead, 3pm. Friendly. SOLD OUT, Allocation: 10,000. Live on NUFC TV.

Sat 26.07.2025 U21s v Hull City (h) @ venue tbc, 1pm. Friendly. Behind Closed Doors.

Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n) @ National Stadium, Singapore, 7.30pm local time (12.30pm BST). Friendly.
£64 adults. Tickets available online here  

Wed 30.07.2025 Team K League (South Korea) (a) @ Suwon World Cup Stadium, South Korea, 8pm local time (Noon BST). Friendly. Ticket sale via NUFC now ended.
Live on NUFC TV. 

Sun 03.08.2025 Spurs (n) @ Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea. 8pm local time (Noon BST). Friendly. Ticket sale via NUFC now ended. 
Live on NUFC TV.

Sun 03.08.2025 U21s v South Shields (a) @ First Cloud Arena, 3pm. Friendly.

Fri 08.08.2025 RCD Espanyol (Spain) (h) @ SJP, 7.30pm. Friendly. Public sale now.
Live on NUFC TV.

Sat 09.08.2025 Atletico Madrid (Spain) (h)
@ SJP, 4pm. Friendly. SOLD OUT.
Live on NUFC TV.

Sat 16.08.2025
Aston Villa (a) @ Villa Park, 12.30pm. Premier League. Live on TNT Sports. Ticket sale details tbc.

Mon 25.08.2025 Liverpool (h) @ SJP, 8pm. Premier League. Live on Sky Sports. Ticket sale details tbc. 

Sat
30.08.2025
Leeds United (a) @ Elland Road, 5.30pm. Premier League. Live on Sky Sports. Ticket sale details tbc. 

Thu 28.08.2025 CL League stage draw.

Mon 01.09.2025 Transfer window closes.

Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends. 

NUFC live on TV:
Sat 16.08.2025 Villa (a) 12.30pm TNT
Mon 25.08.2025 Liverpool (h) 8pm Sky
Sat 30.08.2025 Leeds Utd (a) 5.30pm Sky


(PL Selections made to Sun 31.08.2025)

CL League stage match dates:


1: Tue 16.09/Wed 17.09/Thu 18.09.2025
2: Tue 30.09/Wed 01.10.2025
3: Tue 21.10/Wed 22.10.2025
4: Tue 04.11/Wed 05.11.2025
5: Tue 25.11/Wed 26.11.2025
6: Tue 09.12/Wed 10.12.2025
7: Tue 20.01/Wed 21.01.2026
8: Wed 28.01.2026

Live TV release dates:  

Sep
by Wed 09.07.2025
Oct by Wed 20.08.2025
Nov by Wed 17.09.2025
Dec by Wed 15.10.2025
Jan by Wed 15.10.2025
Feb by Wed 17.12.2025
Mar by Wed 21.01.2026
Apr by Wed 04.03.2026
MW35 by Wed 25.03.2026
MW36 by Wed 01.04.2026
MW37 by Wed 08.04.2026
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026

(The only PL games not televised live in the UK during 2025/26 will be 3pm Saturday KOs. All games rescheduled to Sunday due to European commitments will be shown). 

Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Wed 27.08.2025). 

R3:
w/c Mon 15.09.2025 / 22.09.2025*
R4: w/c Mon 27.10.2025
QF: w/c Mon 15.12.2025
SF1: w/c Mon 12.01.2026
SF2: w/c Mon 02.02.2026
F: Sun 22.03.2026

* NUFC tie will be played in w/c 22.09

FA Cup: 

(NUFC enter in Round 3: draw takes place on or around Sun 07.12.2025).

R3: Sat 10.01.2026
R4: Sat 14.02.2026
R5: Sat 07.03.2026
QF: Sat 04.04.2026
SF: Sat 25.04.2026
F: Sat 16.05.2026

Vertu (EFL) Trophy Northern Group F:
Round dates and order tbc

Date tbc Harrogate Town (a)
Date tbc Huddersfield Town (a)
Date tbc Mansfield Town (a)

Premier League International Cup:
Details tbc

National League Cup:
G1: Wed 13.08.2025
G2: Wed 17.09.2025
G3: Wed 22.10.2025
G4: Wed 26.11.2025

U19 Youth League:
League fixtures replicate the first six in the CL (not eight). The competition then moves to a knockout phase from the last 32. 

FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat 13.12.2025.

Other events @ SJP:

Sat 09.08.2025 NUWFC v Atletico Madrid Femenino (Spain), 1pm. Friendly.

Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited.

Winter transfer window:

Thu 01.01.2026-Mon 02.02.2026 @ tbc

International Magpies
National Service

2025/26
International breaks:

01.09-09.09.2025
06.10-14.10.2025
10.11-18.11.2025
21.12-18.01.2026 AFCON
23.03-31.03.2026

11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup

 
Coxy's Corner

Whoops, He did it Again...


BBC Sport coverage of Anthony Elanga's arrival compares his stats last season 
with that of Newcastle's Josh Murphy....

(Graeme Card, William Maughan and sa)

What's this all about then? Click here  
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
 

On This Day in History
10th July


Born Or Died:

1916 Death of Donald Simpson Bell (1911)

From the Football Supporters Federation website, September 2010:

In an era when words such as “hero” and “bravery” are thrown about like confetti it’s all too easy to forget the sacrifices made by previous generations who really did live up to that billing.

This Sunday the life of the only footballer ever to be awarded the Victoria Cross will be remembered at a ceremony in northern France, which pays tribute to him and thousands of other young men who died during the First World War.

Second Lieutenant Donald Simpson Bell lost his life in the Battle of the Somme on July 10th 1916 and was posthumously awarded the VC for an act of unbelievable courage.

Bell played as an amateur with both Crystal Palace and Newcastle United before turning professional in 1913 and signing for Bradford Park Avenue. However, the Harrogate-born left-back’s professional career was to prove a short one as events across Europe spiralled out of control following the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in July 1914.

Within weeks Germany had declared war on France and Russia and then, on August 4th 1914, Great Britain declared war on Germany. Bell courageously volunteered for service, personally persuading Bradford Park Avenue’s Directors to release him from his contract in the process, and joined the 9th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment – known today as the Green Howards.

Joining the military as a Corporal in 1914 Bell was sent to France only two days after his wedding in the summer of 1915. By the following summer the opposing forces were caught up in an horrific battle of attrition along the Western Front, the Somme offensive itself is estimated to have cost the British army half a million men. Enemy soldiers were often only yards away and hand-to-hand combat was commonplace.

It was in this environment that Bell and his fellow soldiers were ordered to capture “Horseshoe Trench” but as soon as they left their trenches they were fired upon by a German machine gunner.

“Bell, supported by Corporal Colwill and Private Batey, tried to destroy the gun position,” according to the official Yorkshire Regiment records. “They crept towards it and then suddenly made a dash across open ground. Bell, who was a superb athlete, moved with incredible speed and surprised the occupants of the machine gun position, shot the gunner with his revolver and blew up the remainder with Mills’ bombs. He then threw bombs into the nearby trench, killing over 50 of the enemy.”

Bell’s actions were credited with saving many British soldiers’ lives and earned him the VC for the “most conspicuous bravery”. Writing to his mother he even played down the incident declaring it “the biggest fluke alive”. Tragically, Bell never received the VC which was awarded posthumously as his good fortune ran out only five days later when he was killed in another attack on a German position at Contalmaison.

The spot where he fell was marked with a wooden cross which became Bell’s Redoubt in 2000 – a memorial to the fallen soldier jointly financed by the Green Howards and the Professional Footballers’ Association.



Bell's redoubt when visited by 
NUFC.com reader Keith Howson

1965 Paul Ferris born, Belfast, Northern Ireland (1981-86)  

Left winger signed from Lisburn Juniors in his native Northern Ireland aged 15 in November 1981 - a club that would also provide the Magpies with Aaron Hughes.

Paul was handed his first team chance by Arthur Cox as substitute in a 1-4 reverse against Blackburn Rovers in May 1982 - becoming United's youngest-ever debutant (a record later claimed by Steve Watson).

What proved to be the only senior start of his SJP career came at Charlton later that year but Paul failed to feature at all during the club's 1983/84 promotion campaign.

Following the installation of Jack Charlton as Magpies boss, Ferris fought his way back into contention and netted at SJP during a League Cup tie against Bradford City.  

However he had dropped out of the first team picture by late 1984 and was given a free transfer in the summer of 1986, following an extended injury layoff.

Paul had a brief trial with Port Vale and joined local non-league side Gateshead, subsequently going on to play for North Shields, Barrow and Whitley Bay.

Retiring from playing in 1991, Ferris did manage one feat during his career that eluded United - namely a Wembley victory - featuring for Barrow in their 3-0 FA Trophy Final win over Leek Town in 1990.  

Studying for a sports science qualification, Paul worked at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital before returning to United in October 1993, as assistant Physio.

Remaining at the club for over a decade, Paul made a major career change and quit to study law, becoming a barrister in 2007.

An unexpected and abortive return to SJP came in April 2008 as part of Alan Shearer's management team. After just eight games and relegation though, his third stint at the Magpies came to an end.

Living on Tyneside, Ferris has a managerial role in a locally-based business promoting the SpeedFlex fitness system. 

His first novel, entitled "An Irish Heartbeat" was published during 2011; followed by an insightful autobiography, "The Boy on The Shed" in 2017 and "The Magic in the Tin" in 2022; an unflinching account of Paul's prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment. 

"Once upon a Toon"
then followed in 2025, a (mostly) humorous compilation of anecdotes and recollections from Paul's three separate stints at Gallowgate.

1995 Alex Kitchen born, Newcastle.
(2011-13)

Central defender who began his playing career with Winlaton Boys Club and first appeared for United at the age of nine.

A member of the side who qualified for the Nike Premier Cup Finals in 2010, Alex sustained a serious leg injury during 2011. 

That sidelined him for nine months, until he returned to debut in the U18s during a 2-1 away win over Wolves in March 2012.

And just days later, Kitchen was back in the Midlands to make his reserve team bow - playing 45 minutes as an inexperienced Magpies XI lost 0-4 at Aston Villa.  

With fellow defender Remie Streete missing due to injury, Alex enjoyed a hectic end to the season by appearing regularly for both the U18s and the second string sides.

Six reserve appearances followed during the 2012/13 campaign, but injury ruled him out for a six month period and Kitchen was released by United.

Trials at Bristol City and St. Mirren proved fruitless, but a two year contract was agreed with St.Johnstone following a successful tryout with the Perth club. 

However, Alex was released by the Saints two years later without making his senior competitive debut, although selected for first team bench duty several times.

Returning to his native North East, he joined Northern League side Newton Aycliffe before moving on to Consett.

Later working as a male model, Alex is the son of ex-Leyton Orient and Gateshead defender Sam and elder brother of fellow former Newcastle reserve player, Ben.


2020
Death of Jack Charlton (Manager, 1984-85)

Jack died at home in his native Northumberland aged 85. He'd been diagnosed as suffering from dementia.
 

What Else?

1914 The end of an era at Gallowgate, as striker Albert Shepherd became a Bradford City player at a cost of £1,500.

The 28 year-old had scored 10 goals in 20 games the previous season after returning from serious injury but had failed to recapture his previous potency.

1930
Newcastle completed the signing of Huddersfield Town left wing back Jimmy Naylor for a claimed fee of £4,000.

The 29 year-old had been on the losing side for the Terriers in the FA Cup Final against Arsenal the previous April.

1978
Future United Manager Ossie Ardiles was unveiled by Spurs as their new signing, along with fellow countryman Ricky Villa.

1995 Glasgow Rangers paid Lazio £4.3m for the "individual" talents of former Magpie Paul Gascoigne.

2005 Fansites of Dutch side Den Haag reported that United had agreed a deal to sign their young goalkeeper Tim Krul.

2006 United confirmed that two trialists who had joined pre-season training were both leaving without contract offers.  

Defender Michael Morrison returned to Cambridge United while free agent striker Garra Dembele also departed.

Frenchman Dembele later played alongside future Magpie Papiss Cisse for Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.

2007 The Evening Standard claimed: 

"Arsenal will today complete the £7.5million signing of Auxerre defender Bakari Sagna and then make a £13m bid for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins.

"Wenger will try to boost his striker line-up by triggering a £13m buy-out clause in 22-year-old Martins' contract. 

The same story re-emerged in 2008 but Martins would eventually depart from SJP in 2009 for German side Wolfsburg. 

2011 Unconfirmed reports claimed that Championship side Blackpool had agreed terms to sign Magpies striker Nile Ranger. 

However, they proved to a little premature - the workie ticket eventually ended up at Bloomfield Road during 2014.

2015 Gateshead (a)
1-0
(1-0)
Friendly
Cisse(6pen)
5,258

Steve McClaren's first match as United boss ended in an unimpressive victory at the International Stadium, thanks to a Papiss Cisse spot kick.

There were debuts for Karl Darlow and Jamaal Lascelles, who had both joined the club a year earlier but immediately returned to former club Nottingham Forest on season-long loans.

NUFC.com match report


2016 United's second XI began pre-season with a 3-0 victory at National League North side Bradford Park Avenue. 

Ivan Toney gave Peter Beardsley's side an early lead before Sean Longstaff and trialist Tyler Harvey netted after the interval.

The match celebrated the life of Donald Simpson Bell VC, whose former clubs met 100 years to the day that he lost his life at the battle of the Somme (see above).
NUFC.com match report

2018 Following spells with Portland Timbers, Ipswich Town and Peterborough United, former Magpie Steven Taylor signed a one year deal with New Zealand side Wellington Phoenix.

The defender had played against Phoenix on their home ground during United's pre-season visit some four years earlier.

2022 "Longstaff delights black and whites" was our headline, but rather than Sean or Matty, it was Ellis Longstaff (no relation) who thrilled the Gallowgate crowd.

His two tries helped Hull defeat Hull KR on the second day of Rugby League's Magic Weekend - the sixth staging of the event at SJP.

2024
England made it to their second successive Euro final, thanks to a last-gasp 2-1 victory over the Netherlands in Dortmund.

Kieran Trippier kept his starting place but was withdrawn at half time, while Anthony Gordon remained on the bench again. Old boy Gini Wijnaldum was an unused replacement for the Dutch
.