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Aston
Villa (a) SOLD
OUT
Liverpool
(h) ST
forwarding / resale now
Leeds
(a) Sales
open Wed 06.08, 2pm
Wolves
(h) Member
ballot opens Mon 11.08, Noon
Bmouth
(a) ST
applications open Mon 25.08, 2pm
Arsenal
(h) Member
ballot opens Mon 18.08, Noon
2025/26:
Leeds (a) on sale now
Those ST holders who
applied for the PL trip to Elland Road holding a minimum of 67 loyalty
points (plus an unknown number of ballot winners) have until 2pm this
Friday to complete their ticket purchase.
FYI: Area C is nearest the pitch.
In a change to last week's Villa (a) sale, the start time to select tickets
online was staggered on Wednesday.
Those with 150 points or more were able to do so at 2pm, while those with
less (and ballot winners) were able to do so at 4pm.
'Keeper
on the move:
Dubravka departure
Newcastle goalkeeper Martin
Dubravka is in the process of finalising a permanent transfer to Burnley,
undergoing his medical on Wednesday after personal terms were agreed.
The 36 year-old Slovakian international arrived on loan from Sparta
Prague in January 2018 and debuted in a 1-0 home victory over Manchester
United the following month.
Out of contract next summer, the last of Dubravka's 179 appearances in all
competitions for the Magpies was a 1-2 Premier League loss to Brighton at
SJP back in March.
Dubravka becomes a Claret following the departure of James Trafford to
Manchester City earlier in the window.
More to follow...
Update:
Sesk-no
Newcastle's attempts to
sign a striker look have been thwarted once again, with Manchester United
tipped to complete a deal for RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko.
The Magpies had negotiated a claimed £70m fee with the Bundesliga club in
recent days, but a rival bid from Old Trafford for the 22 year-old Slovenian
international striker has belatedly appeared - and looks to be successful.
Update:
Isak returns
Having returned from his
Spanish interlude over the weekend, Alexander Isak was spotted at
Newcastle's Darsley Park training ground on Monday and Tuesday.
The rest of the first team squad returned on Wednesday - including new loan
arrival Aaron Ramsdale - but the Swede trained separately after them.
Where that leaves Isak in the light of Benjamin Sesko's desire to become a
Red Devil rather than a Magpie is uncertain at this point in time.
Hair-raiser:
Book giveaway
While we've had our fair share
of player autobiographies, the group of ex-Magpies who are also published
fiction authors is an exclusive one - and to combine both of those careers
with serving in the police force is surely a unique CV.
That latter part of his life influenced "Betrayed Trust",
the debut book from former Newcastle United midfielder Tony Nesbitt,
writing under the pen name Tom Hair.
Dark tales of misdeeds in his native Wearside inform the first DC Dan
Kilford novel, Tony taking inspiration from colleagues and criminals alike
encountered during his service.
An FA Youth Cup winner with United in 1985, Tony's senior playing career was
decimated by injury and caused his radical employment shift. Read more about
that in a chat with veteran journalist John Gibson here
We have copies of "Betrayed Trust" up for grabs and to be
in with the chance of winning, email your answer to this question to [email protected]
by 5pm on Friday August 8th, subject line of Hair.
Tony's league debut for United came away to Charlton Athletic in 1986, while
their Valley home was unusable. Which alternative ground was the game played
at?
No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in
the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.
(Buy "Betrayed Trust" online here
via Amazon)
U21s:
Saints for starters
Newcastle's PL2
fixtures for the coming season have now been announced and can be read
online here
The currently coachless
U21s begin against Southampton at Whitley Park on Sunday August 17th
(3pm).
Assuming no alterations, two of the away venues would break new ground for
United: Birmingham City U21s using Stratford Town and Crystal Palace U21s
domiciled at Sutton United.
PS: Newcastle's National League Cup tie at Gateshead is listed by the
National League website for next Wednesday, August 13th (7.30pm) but neither
club have officially confirmed that as yet.
2025/26:
Seoul stalemate
Newcastle 1 Spurs 1
Match
report
Update:
Bournemouth (a)
Application details for
September's visit to Bournemouth are now confirmed as follows:
Applications open: Mon 25.08.2025 @ 2pm
Applications close: Tue 26.08.2025 @ 2pm
Sales open: Wed 27.08.2025 @ 2pm
Sales close: Fri 29.08.2025 @ 2pm
NUFC away ticket process changes are detailed here
Note that this game could
yet move depending on the Champions League calendar. On that basis, the club
are obliged to offer refunds if a different date means supporters are then
unable to attend.
Premier
League:
Espanyol
/ Atletico (h)
Eddie Howe's side conclude pre-season with home
games against top-flight Spanish sides on Friday and Saturday.
This will be the fourth successive season that Eddie Howe's side have
rounded off their preparations with back-to-back home kickabouts at
Gallowgate.
Saturday's game only will decide the Sela Cup; as was the case in 2024 the
tournament format has been abolished and the two Spanish sides won't play
each other.
Tyneside-based Football Bobbles will have a stall outside The
Trent House pre-match on Friday and Saturday.
New in stock are Lee bucket hats, along with some special offers and hats
from £10. Card payments accepted.
Fri 08.08.2025 Espanyol (h) (Spain) (h) 7.30pm
Manolo Gonzalez steered his side to promotion from the Segunda League
in 2024 and ensured that they avoided relegation on the final day of last
season - finishing 14th but only two points clear of the drop zone.
They come to Tyneside on the back of three successive pre-season wins:
a 2-1 success against a Southampton side featuring Magpie new boy Aaron
Ramsdale and 1-0 victories over Bundesliga duo Wolfsburg and Union
Berlin.
Sat 09.08.2025 Atletico Madrid (Spain) (h) 4pm
Finishing third in La Liga last season, Diego
Simeone's side then played three games at the FIFA Club Cup in the USA but
failed to advance from the group stage - their final fixture taking place on
June 23rd.
Atletico's pre-season preparations for the coming season commenced with a
0-1 loss away to Porto on Sunday.
They will take to the field following a game between the respective women's
teams that will kick off at 1pm. Admission to that is included in all match
tickets sold.
United's two Spanish opponents will kick off their La Liga season against
each other on Sunday August 17th.
Team: To follow.
Joe Willock won't feature due to injury while the fitness of Sven Botman
isn't yet known.
Assuming Aaron Ramsdale makes his Magpies bow during the weekend he'll
become the sixth goalkeeper to get senior team pitch time in pre-season
(Pope, Dubravka, Ruddy, Gillespie and Thompson the other five. Vlachodimos
hasn't been called upon at all.
EFC: to
follow
AMFC: to follow
Referees: tbc
VAR: n/a
UK TV: None
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Overseas TV: To follow
UK Radio: None
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle.
Buses: The Go North East X50 football service from the Metro
Centre will run on both days, but due to the Barrack Road closure
will terminate and begin from
the top of St. James’ Boulevard, outside the Citygate
building.
Stagecoach buses normally stopping on Barrack Road will be diverted and
passengers will be required to use alternative bus stops while the short
closure is in place.
Metro: There are no services between South Shields and Hebburn in
both directions on Friday, but full service is scheduled to resume on
Saturday.
A reminder that Magpie Movers aren't valid for friendlies.
Rail: Scheduled disruptions online here
Roads: Barrack Road will be closed to traffic
after the game between Stanhope Street and St. James' Boulevard, beginning at the
final whistle or earlier and continuing up to 45 minutes after full time or
when crowds disperse.
The Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme and
Tyne Tunnel partial weekend closures continue, leading to possible
congestion and delays all weekend.
Food Bank: The
usual stall and bucket shakers will be on and around Strawberry Place.
Stats:
Newcastle renew acquaintances with the side from Barcelona after
previous meetings in 1960 and 2000.
The most recent game was a pre-season kickabout staged at Espanyol's former
home at Montjuic Stadium in August 2000, the hosts running out 2-1 winners.
United did rather better in Spain during May 1960, securing a 5-2 victory at
Espanyol's Estadi de Sarria base.
This
will also be Atletico's first-ever visit to SJP. The two sides met in a
post-season friendly in Madrid back in 1956 with the Spaniards running out
4-1 winners.
Giveaway:
Pitch prediction
We're partnering up with Pitch
Publishing, a sports book publisher with an already extensive range of
NUFC related titles and several more due for release later in 2025.
We're kicking things off
with a competition to win copies of "The Wilderness Years",
Gary Sherrard's vivid account of the black and whites between 1978 and 1984.
For anyone of that era it's semi-autobiographical and for those missing out
on the glory days of Bobby Shinton, it explains why calling out Premier
League era Magpies as "the worst ever" prompts wry grins from
stalwarts....
We had two copies of the books to give away and asked you to predict the score
in Sunday's kickabout against Spurs and precisely 40 of you did just
that.
That then required a random draw to decide the two winners, who were:
Stephen Boyles
Paul Sessford
Check out the Pitch
catalogue here
and find offers on current and future NUFC titles on Amazon here
2025/26:
Sub-mariners sunk
South Shields 0 Newcastle U21s 5
Match
action
Match
report
2025/26:
Another Tigers tie
Newcastle U18s 3
Hull City U18s 3
Following a 1-1
draw between the respective U21 sides on Tyneside last weekend, Newcastle
U18s and their Hull City counterparts shared six goals at Little Benton on
Saturday.
United led through recent arrival Alfie Hutchison after five minutes and he
doubled the lead with ten minutes played before Mattheos Ferreira marked his
17th birthday by firing home to make it 3-0
on 13 minutes.
That advantage was reduced by a 58th minute own goal before the Tigers
clawed another back, thanks to Ekemini Umoren's 66th minute header following
a left wing corner.
City then levelled with ten minutes remaining, after substitute custodian Oliver
Holland blocked an attempt but couldn't retain possession and Zac Jagielka
capitalised.
PS: Newcastle have confirmed that U18 duo Ferreira and Aaron Epia
are both now secured on professional deals.
Update:
Hayden away
Just over nine years after he
arrived at Gallowgate from Arsenal for a claimed £4m fee, Isaac Hayden's
association with Newcastle has finally ended.
The 30 year-old native of Chelmsford looks to have reached agreement to
settle the remaining months of a six year contract extension announced in
September 2020.
The first of 171 competitive appearances came in United's Championship
season-opening loss at Fulham in August 2016, register the first of seven
goals two games later.
The pick of Hayden's four Premier League goals for the club in our eyes was
the 94th minute header at the Gallowgate End to secure a 1-0 win over
Chelsea in January 2020 - assist provider Matt Ritchie's celebration
involving his hoofing the corner flag into the unmentionables of a fan....
A regular member of the first squad until a serious knee injury at Brighton
in March 2021 began a saga of fitness problems for Isaac and subsequent loan
moves to Norwich City, Standard Liege, QPR and Portsmouth.
What proved to be his final senior competitive outing as a Magpie was a 0-4
home loss to Manchester City in late December 2021, bizarrely featuring as
an over-age player for United U21s in the National League Cup last season.
An England international up to U21 level, 2024 brought a belated senior bow
after opting to switch nationalities and represent Jamaica.
2025/26:
Change kit released
Buy 2025/26 season kits
online here from JD
Sports.
2025/26:
K-flops
Team K League 1
Newcastle 0
Match
report
Loan lads:
The borrowers
Two Magpies have left on loan so
far this season:
Antonio Cordero (KVC
Westerlo):
KV Mechelen (h) Belgian Pro League, Saturday.
Joe White (Leyton
Orient):
Wigan Athletic (h) League One, Saturday.
Meltdown:
Isak timeline
Sun 04.05 Isak scored his 54th Premier League
goal (62nd in all competitions) for Newcastle - a penalty in a 1-1 draw at
Brighton.
Sun 18.05 Isak missed the 0-1 Premier League loss at Arsenal, Howe told
the media that he'd had a scan on a groin problem and rest rather than
surgery was forecast.
Sun 25.05 Isak played the entirety of a 0-1 Premier loss at home to
Everton, Newcastle's season-ending fixture.
Tue 27.05 Isak withdrew from Sweden's squad for two games in June due to
a minor injury, presumably groin.
Mon 14.07 Isak was part of the Newcastle party that flew to Austria for
a week-long training camp.
Tue 15.07 The Athletic reported that Liverpool had made it know they
were prepared to pay £120m for Isak.
Sat 19.07 Isak was absent as Newcastle faced Celtic; Eddie Howe told the
media that he'd allowed him to leave the squad as he needed "more
training time" but that he expected him to join the club's upcoming
tour of Asia.
Mon 21.07 Isak trained away from the rest of the squad at Darsley Park
but reportedly cut short the session.
(some source claim this may have been on 22.07)
Tue 22.07 Newcastle reportedly switched targets to Brentford's Yoane
Wissa, to augment (or replace) Isak.
Wed 23.07 Liverpool completed the signing of Eintracht Frankfurt forward Hugo
Ekitike, a player Newcastle had attempted to sign to augment (or replace)
Isak.
Thu 24.07 Isak wasn't on the plane to Singapore and multiple media
outlets reported he'd "told Newcastle he wants to explore a move
away from the club".
The Times wrote that Isak refused to accept improved terms and an
extension to his current Newcastle contract, allegedly seeking £300k per
week - an amount the club wouldn't be able to meet given their financial
status.
Fri 25.07 The Guardian wrote that Isak had been offered a
basic weekly wage of £600K by Al-Hilal in Saudi Arabia.
Sat 26.07 Howe met the media in Singapore and had no update on Isak's
thigh injury but called it minimal and was still confident that he would
remain a Newcastle player.
Sun 27.07 Newcastle lost 2-3 to Arsenal, Howe telling reporters there
was "no chance" Isak would be in Korea.
Mon 28.07 Newcastle arrived in Korea without Isak.
Tue 29.07 Howe told the media that no bid had been received for Isak
and he remained a Magpie.
Wed 30.07 Spanish media claims Isak is training alone in San
Sebastian.
Fri 01.08 Liverpool bid claimed to be £120m rejected.
Mon 04.08 Isak returns to Darsley Park.
2025/26:
TV times
The Premier League have confirmed their live TV
picks for September, with one Newcastle game rescheduled:
Sat 13.09.2025 Wolves (h) 3pm no live UK TV
Sat 20.09.2025 Bournemouth (a) 3pm no live UK TV
Sun 28.09.2025 Arsenal (h) 4.30pm Sky
The Arsenal game falls between Newcastle's midweek Carabao Cup Third
Round tie* and the second round of Champions League fixtures, spread across
Tuesday September 30th and Wednesday October 1st.
With reference to the Bournemouth away game, just because it hasn't been
selected for live TV, that doesn't confirm 100% that it will be a 3pm
Saturday kick-off.
The first round of Champions League fixtures take place on the preceding
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday: were Newcastle to be in action on the
Thursday, that would result in the Bournemouth game moving to the
Sunday.
While the Spurs v Wolves game picked for Sky on Sunday 28th is liable to
change if Spurs are playing a Champions League tie on the 30th, there's no
similar advice regarding our game v Arsenal on the same day - reason
unknown.
The situation mirrors for our game regardless of that: were ourselves or
Arsenal to be playing in the Champions League on the 30th then we would not
meet in the PL on the 28th.
So in real terms, only the Wolves game is now confirmed, with the other
three liable to possible change in the days following the Champions League
draw on August 28th.
* that is split over two successive midweeks, with teams involved in the
Champions League assured of playing their Carabao Cup tie during second of
the two weeks.
There are no scheduled rail works between London Kings Cross on the day of
the Arsenal game. For once.
The Bournemouth game looks unaffected by rail engineering work on
the Saturday. Were it to be played on the Sunday, trains would still run direct
to and from London but with average journey times extended by 45 minutes and
trains not calling at either Basingstoke or Winchester.
Update:
New faces
Following confirmation of the appointment
of Sudarshan Gopaladesikan
as Newcastle United Technical Director, the vacant roles
of Chief Executive Officer and Sporting Director are anticipated to be
filled in the near future.
Several names have appeared in connection with both posts, but David
Hopkinson is poised to become CEO in succession to Darren Eales, with Ross
Wilson tipped to replace the now-departed Paul Mitchell as SD.
The 54 year-old Canadian Hopkinson had been in charge of the US-based
Madison Square Garden Sports Corporation and was Global Head of Partnerships
for Real Madrid between 2018 and 2020.
He also had an earlier involvement with sports teams in Toronto, which
included MLS side Toronto FC.
41 year-old Scotsman Wilson meanwhile remains in post at Nottingham Forest,
having held a similar position at Rangers until tempted across the border in
2023.
2025/26:
Home ticket dates
Wolves (h):
Ballot opens Mon 11.08.2025 Noon, closes Tue 12.08.2025 Noon. Winners
notified Wed 13.08.2025 by 11am, seat selection opens Wed 13.08.2025 Noon,
closes Fri 15.08.2025 Noon. ST ticket fwding/resale Friday 15.08.2025 4pm.
Member Sale Mon 18.08.2025 10am.
Arsenal (h):
Ballot opens Mon 18.08.2025 Noon, closes Tue 19.08.2025 Noon. Winners
notified Wed 20.08.2025 by 11am, seat selection opens Wed 20.08.2025 Noon,
closes Fri 22.08.2025 Noon. ST ticket fwding/resale Friday 22.08.2025 4pm.
Member Sale Mon 25.08.2025 10am.
Old
boys:
Comings & goings
SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:
Tom Allan Darlington
Kieran Aplin Whitley Bay
Alun Armstrong Gateshead M
Matty Bondswell South Shields (trial)
Jean-Alain
Boumsong Auxerre C
Mark Boyd Carlisle City AM
Kyle Cameron Bromley
Nathan Carlyon Blyth Town
Andy Carroll Dagenham & Redbridge
Lewis Cass Harrogate Town
Bobby Clark Derby County
Stephen Clemence Blackpool C
Lucas De Bolle Portimonense
Luuk De Jong Porto
Nicky Deverdics Newton Aycliffe
Amadou Diallo Oliveirense
Josh Donaldson Hartlepool United
Josh Donaldson Dunston UTS (loan)
Stuart Findlay Hearts
Stan Flaherty Hampton & Richmond
Massadio Haidara Kocealispor
Grant Hanley Hibernian
Mackenzie Heaney Spennymoor Town
Sean Longstaff Leeds United
Neil McDonald Hartlepool United AM
Oisin McEntee Hearts
Joe Oliver Hebburn Town
Greg Olley York City
Harry Powell Ashington
Rory Powell Ashington
John Robertson Ross County AM
Salomon Rondon Real Oviedo (loan)
Josh Scott Darlington
Kyle Scott Crawley Town
Mo Sedibeh UB Conquense
Nolberto Solano Pakistan C
Ki Sung-yeung Pohang Steelers
Andros Townsend Kanchanabori Power
Freddie Woodman Liverpool
Callum Wilson West Ham
Mike Williamson Rangers C
Callum Williams FC Hartlepool
Josef Yarney Macclesfield Town
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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 here
2025/26 ST T&Cs here
PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
2025/26 Cup Scheme FAQs
here
2025/26 Cup Scheme T&Cs here
2025/26 home cup pricing:
CL: £60 & £70
FA: £30 & £35
CC: £20 & £25
4 x CL Cup Scheme payments taken:
(Tue 01.07.2025)
(Fri 01.08.2025)
Mon 01.09.2025
Wed 01.10.2025
FA/CC Cup Scheme payments taken 7 days after home cup fixture date
confirmed.
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). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
before kick-off.
More info online
here
Away ticket info online here
The loyalty point system continues but the incremental reductions are no
more. The new system is 24/24/48: 24
hours for any ST holders to apply, 24 hours to discover if successful, 48 hours to
purchase.
Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications
received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a ballot,
which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.
Friends and family groups remain, travel groups and away season tickets are
gone.
All 2025/26 Premier League away ticket prices will be priced at £30.
All 2025/26 Champions
League away ticket prices will be priced at €50 or less.
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
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.
Wed 13.08.2025 U21s v Gateshead (a)
@ International Stadium, 7.30pm. National League Cup.
Ticket details awaited.
Sat 16.08.2025
Aston Villa (a) @ Villa Park, 12.30pm. Premier League. Live
on TNT Sports. SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000
tbc. (NB: Digital tickets for this fixture).
Sat 16.08.2025 U18s v Blackburn Rovers (h)
@ Little Benton, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sun 17.08.2025 U21s v Southampton (h)
@ Whitley Park, 3pm. PL2.
Fri 22.08.2025 U21s v Chelsea (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.
Sat 23.08.2025 U18s v Wolves (a)
@ WWFC Academy, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Mon
25.08.2025 Liverpool
(h) @ SJP, 8pm. Premier League. Live
on Sky Sports.
SOLD OUT. ST forwarding/resale now.
Tue 26.08.2025 U18s
v Leicester City (h) @ venue tbc, KO tbc. U18 Premier League Cup.
Thu 28.08.2025 CL
League stage draw.
Fri 29.08.2025 U21s v Birmingham City (a)
@ Stratford Town FC, 7pm. PL2.
Sat 30.08.2025 U18s v Leeds United (h)
@ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier League.
Sat
30.08.2025 Leeds
United (a) @ Elland Road, 5.30pm. Premier League. Live
on Sky Sports.
Points threshold was 67. Seat selection opens Wed 06.08.2025
2pm/4pm, closes Fri 08.08.2025 2pm. £30 adults, £29 over 65s/16-22s, £28 U16s. Allocation:
tbc. (NB: Paper tickets for this fixture).
Mon 01.09.2025 Transfer window closes.
Tue 02.09.2025 U21s v Huddersfield Town (a)
@ Accu Stadium, 7.45pm.
EFL Trophy.
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
Sun 28.09.2025 Arsenal (h) 4pm Sky
(PL Selections made to Mon 29.09.2025)
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:
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:
Tue 02.09.2025 Huddersfield T (a) 7.45pm
Wed 15.10.2025 Mansfield T (a) 7.45pm
Tue 11.11.2025 Harrogate T (a) 7.45pm
PL U21 International Cup Group C:
Benfica (h), Croatia Zagreb (h), Paris SG (h) Real Sociedad (h). Dates & venues all tbc.
National League Cup Group D:
(Leeds United, Boro and the mackems also in the same group
but we don't play them.)
Wed 13.08.2025 Gateshead (a) 7.30pm
w/c Mon 15.09.2025 Halifax Town (a)
w/c Mon 20.10.2025 Boston U (a)
Tue 02.12.2025 Scunthorpe U (a) 7pm
U19 Youth League Group tbc:
League fixtures replicate the first six in the CL (not eight). The competition
then moves to a knockout phase from the last 32.
U18 Premier League Cup Group B:
Tue 26.08.2025 Leicester City (h)
Sat 04.10.2025 Aston Villa (a)
Sat 22.11.2025 Liverpool (h)
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
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On This Day in History |
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6th August |
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Born Or Died:
1880
Ronald Orr born, Bartonholm, Scotland. (1901-08)
Scottish International forward
who won two caps while at SJP, joining the club from St.Mirren along with right
back Bob Bennie.
Debuting in a 0-0 draw at Blackburn Rovers in September 1901, Ronald then
marked his home debut the following week with a brace in a 5-1 victory over
Stoke.
Six barren appearances then followed before a glorious return to scoring form
with four of his side's eight goals against Notts County.
Orr won two League Championships with Newcastle and finished on the losing side
to Everton in the 1906 FA Cup Final.
Joining Liverpool for £350 in April 1908, Orr scored 39 times in 112
appearances for the reds - including their 1000th goal in league football -
against the mackems.
A leg injury sustained in September 1911 curtailed his involvement in their
first team and he opted to return to Scotland early in 1912, signing for Raith
Rovers.
At the age of 33, Ronald signed for South Shields and also guested for Fulham
in friendly matches during World War One.
Orr was living in the Ayrshire town of Kilwinning when his death was reported
in March 1924. NB: some sources record his date of birth as August 6th
1876.
1916 Ernie
Hall
born, Crawcrook.
(1933-37)
Centre half who began his career with local side Crawcrook Albion before
moving on to West Wylam and then Newcastle for a £10 transfer fee during
September 1933.
Ernie spent most of his SJP career in the
reserves, aside from successive senior outings at home to Blackpool in
April 1936 and at Plymouth Argyle a week later.
Ernie joined Brighton and Hove Albion later that year and signed for Stoke City shortly
before the outbreak of World War II.
Joining the RAF, he sadly lost his life when his Wellington bomber was shot
down over occupied Europe during 1944.
1933 Ken
Waugh
born, Newcastle.
(1952-56)
Right back who arrived at
Gallowgate from local football during August 1952 and appeared thereafter for
the reserves.
Making a senior debut in a 0-1 defeat at
Arsenal in October 1955, Ken played his final senior game in a 1-1 home draw
against Huddersfield Town five months later.
Moving on to Hartlepool in December 1956 at a cost of £680 Ken remained at the Victoria
Ground until the conclusion of the 1961/62 season. He later emigrated to Australia.
Ken passed away in June 2001.
1992 Mehdi Abeid
born, Montreuil, France.
(2011-15)
Midfielder who signed a five year deal with Newcastle
on July 1st 2011, following the expiry of his deal with Racing Club Lens.
Agreeing a contract after a trial at SJP, English-speaking Abeid
spent eight years at Lens (although never making the first team) and
played alongside fellow Magpie Yven Moyo for France U18s.
His first public outing for United came at Darlington in pre-season - although many failed to see him as he replaced Alan Smith in the
aftermath of the "Sammy scores" pitch invasion daftness.
And the League Cup tie at Nottingham Forest in September 2011 saw Mehdi make his competitive senior debut.
A second outing then followed in the FA Cup at home to Blackburn Rovers early
in 2012 and scored twice in ten reserve league
appearances.
That summer saw talk
of a loan move to a Championship side but Mehdi was in the starting XI for our
opening two pre-season games and then came off the bench in the third one to
net against Fenerbahce.
Replacing the injured Dan Gosling in Faro against Olympiakos, Abeid
furthered his cause by coolly converting our final kick in the penalty shootout
to avoid defeat.
Appearing off the bench during United's Europa League home tie against Maritimo,
Mehdi then started the meaningless away game in
Bordeaux.
Following a forgettable display and a poor day at Brighton in the FA Cup, Abeid was loaned to
SPL side St.Johnstone.
Advised to find a new club in summer of 2013, a return to Perth looked or a reunion at Millwall with his former Saints boss
Steve Lomas were both predicted.
In the event though, Mehdi featured briefly for United in a friendly at
Motherwell before joining Greek side Panathinaikos on a season-long loan deal.
That saw Abeid score ten goals to help the Greens to
lift the Greek Cup and secure a Champions
League place.
Mehdi featured in pre-season trips to New Zealand
and Germany and appeared in Capital One Cup wins at Gillingham, Crystal Palace
and Manchester City (although he saw red in the victory at Selhurst
Park).
A Premier League bow then came in a 1-0
home win over Liverpool in November 2014 - keeping his place for a 2-0 success
at West Bromwich Albion a week later.
Having featured at international level for France as a youngster, Abeid
switched allegiance to Algeria but broke a toe in training following a call-up.
After a hasty return for a 1-1 draw at Burnley in December,
Mehdi was then sidelined with the injury and withdrew from
Algeria's African Nations Cup squad.
Returning for January's win at Hull City, he featured another nine
times that season and made a senior
international debut for Algeria against the Seychelles.
A permanent
return to Panathinaikos was sealed in August 2015, moving on to French side Dijon in August
2016.
Mehdi remained there for three seasons
before departing as a free agent and staying in France with Nantes.
That move came after helping Algeria to victory in the African Nations Cup
Finals - although he remained on the bench for the final victory over Senegal.
Later transfers took him to Al-Nasr (UAE), Khor Fakkan (UAE) and Al-Raed (Saudi
Arabia). He became a free agent in 2025.
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What Else?
 1955
Edinburgh Select XI (a) 1-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Keeble(58)
Ormond(6)
50,000
It ended honours ended even at Easter Road in this annual match played for the Allison
Charity Trophy.
Lawrie Reilly had a goal chalked off for the Select, while Newcastle's Bobby Mitchell sent
his 48th minute penalty wide of the target.
Team: Simpson,
Woollard, Batty, Scoular, Stokoe, Crowe, Davies, Hannah,
Milburn, Keeble, Mitchell.
1955 Meanwhile United assistant trainer Joe
Richardson was entrusted with the FA Cup,
exhibiting the trophy at a Charity Cup Final between Reston and Scremerston that was played at the Stanks in Berwick.
 1966
AAB Aalborg (Denmark) (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Suddick(54)
Neilsen(42)
7,754
Having travelled to
Aalborg for a friendly match in May 1965, The Magpies
hosted the Danish part-timers at SJP and scraped a draw.
Team:
Marshall, Craig, Clark, McGrath, Thompson, Iley, Robson,
Kettleborough, Bennett, Penman (Knox), Suddick.
 1974
Carlisle United (a)
2-2 (1-0)
Texaco Cup
Burns(35,87)
Barry(75), Laidlaw(85)
13,560
Newcastle were held by Alan Ashman's First
Division newcomers at Brunton Park despite a brace
from striker Mickey Burns - his first goals for the
club after arriving from Blackpool.
Team: McFaul, Craig, Kennedy, McDermott,
Keeley, Howard, Burns, Cassidy (Smith 80), Macdonald,
Tudor, Hibbitt..
 1975
mackems (h)
0-2 (0-2)
Anglo Scottish Cup
Robson(36), Halom(44)
20,088
Gordon Lee's managerial start at SJP was a poor one,
as Bob Stokoe's red and whites (including old boys Tommy
Gibb, Bob Moncur and Pop Robson, plus future Magpie Jeff
Clarke) tasted success.
New signing Alan Gowling had a quiet debut for United, who
were without Alan Kennedy, Stewart Barrowclough, David
Craig, John Tudor and Jimmy Smith.
Team: McFaul,
Nattrass, Nulty, Howard, Keeley, Hibbitt, Cannell,
Cassidy, Macdonald, Gowling, Bruce. Subs n/u: Burns,
Mahoney.
1977 FC Volendam (Holland) (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Friendly
Callachan(9)
Zonneveld(69),
Jonk(76)
crowd tbc
United's three match
tour of the Netherlands concluded with a contentious loss
to the part-timers, although United went ahead thanks to
Ralph Callachan's first goal for the club.
Boss Richard Dinnis called the referee "diabolical"
and claimed that the Dutchmen "got away with
murder" in the Kras Stadion, after a series of
scything tackles went unpunished.
Team: Hardwick,
Kennedy, Blackhall, Cassidy, McCaffery, Oates, Callachan (Barrowclough),
Cannell, Burns, Gowling, T.Craig.
1981 Newcastle striker Ray Clarke announced his
retirement from the game, forced by a persistent hip
injury. He later returned to the club in a scouting
capacity.
 1987
Scarborough (a)
2-2 (0-2)
Friendly
McDonald(61), Gascoigne(67)
Moss(25), Thompson(44pen)
1,600
Neil Warnock's
Division Four newcomers were worth a draw in this
pre-season kickabout at Seamer Road.
Leading at that break thanks to an Ernie Moss header
and Neil Thompson's spot kick, the Seadogs withstood a
second half revival from a Gazza-inspired Newcastle side.
Team:
Thomas (Kelly 46), McDonald, Tinnion, McCreery, P.Jackson,
Roeder, Stephenson, Gascoigne, Goddard (Cornwell 46),
D.Jackson, Hodges.
1994
Sampdoria (Italy)
(n) 1-3 (1-1)
Friendly
Cole(9)
Lombardo(38,60), Bertarelli(68pen)
31,362
United fans at Ibrox paid tribute to the recently
deceased midfield maestro with a rousing chorus of 'Terry
Hibbitt on the wing'.
Attilio Lombardo showed many of Terry's passing skills as
he prompted the Italians to an easy victory, despite going
behind.
The balding midfielder netted twice, while Samp also
scored from the penalty spot - their side featuring
England's David Platt.
In the third/fourth placed playoff game, Rangers beat
Manchester United 1-0, thanks to a David May OG in a game
that saw Eric Cantona dismissed.
Team: Srnicek,
Hottiger, Beresford, Venison, Peacock, Fox, Watson
(Holland 68), Beardsley, Cole (Mathie 68), Guppy,
Elliott,
1996 Following his £15m switch from Blackburn
Rovers a week earlier, Alan Shearer was officially unveiled in front of a delirious crowd in the Leazes
End car
park.
The fans outside "made some
noise" and thankfully managed to drown out the
embarrassment that was MC Alan Robson.
Once inside SJP, Al was paraded in front of a slightly more restrained invited audience in
the Leazes Stand, making his famous "only a
sheet metal worker's son..." quip.
 2001
Newcastle reserves romped to a 6-0 success against
Workington in a friendly at Borough Park.
Strike duo Colin McMenamin and Jamie Coppinger bagged a brace
apiece, Richard Offiong and Whitehaven lad
Stuart Green scoring the other goals.
NUFC.com
match report
2002 Twelve months on and the reserves were
back at Borough Park for a 5-1 victory over Workington.
Shola Ameobi hit a hat-trick, with Bradley Orr and Stephen Brennan also netting.
NUFC.com
match report
2003 Three second half goals
turned a 1-2 deficit around as a young Magpies side beat
non-league Dunston Federation Brewery 4-2 at their
Federation Park home.
Liam Atkin,
David Edgar, Carl Finnigan
and Guy Bates all netted.
NUFC.com match report
2004 United's
Reserve friendly against York City at Bootham Crescent was
cancelled due to the injury and illness problems besetting
the club - an outbreak of viral conjunctivitis.
 2005
Yeading (h)
5-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Moore(39), Milner(79), Emre(83), Ameobi(90,90)
6,151
With 11 minutes of this hastily-arranged kickabout
remaining, Newcastle led by the only goal and had seen a
Yeading "equaliser" ruled out for an offside
flag - hardly the sort of scoreline to engender a feelgood
factor on Tyneside.
However, a late flurry of home goals ensured a veneer of
respectability to the final result.
Debutant Craig Moore opened the scoring as he headed
home Emre's corner on 39 minutes, but that
was a rare highlight in a muddled first half when the
non-league side certainly weren't outclassed.
With the small crowd present threatening to doze off in
the sunshine, Newcastle belatedly got their shooting boots
on in front of the empty Gallowgate stands - as Milner,
Emre and a Ameobi brace gave the full time
scoreline a more palatable look.
Italian trialist Franceso Coco appeared, but a lack of
fitness was evident to all present.
NUFC.com
match report
2006 United
boss Glenn Roeder was in De Kuip to see Feyenoord striker
Dirk Kuyt score in a 2-0 win against the Smoggies.
Roeder would watch him again in Holland's friendly game in
Dublin against Ireland two weeks later. It was all in vain though, as Kuyt later revealed he had no intention
of going anywhere other than Liverpool.
2007
United confirmed the £6m signing of
Villarreal left back Jose Enrique, following the arrival
of Mark Viduka, Joey Barton, Geremi, Alan Smith, David Rozehnal
and Claudio Cacapa.
The subsequent arrival of Abdoulaye Faye and Habib Beye brought the recruitment total for Sam Allardyce's squad
up to nine.
 2008
PSV Eindhoven (Holland) (h) 2-2 (2-1)
Friendly
Taylor(3), Guthrie(8)
Manco(32),
Ambarat(71)
13,477
Despite fielding a starting XI with no recognised
forwards, United ended a three-game pre-season
scoring drought with two early goals in this friendly encounter.
NUFC.com
match report
 2011
Fiorentina (Italy)
(h)
0-0a (0-0)
Friendly
12,656
Both sides struggled for 63 minutes on a SJP pitch
more suited to water polo until referee Mark (Admiral)
Halsey called a halt before any injuries were incurred.
NUFC.com match report
2013
Rangers (Scotland) (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Sh.Ameobi(90)
McCulloch(5pen)
27,000(est)
Substitute Shola Ameobi's saved his side's blushes with a
late equaliser at Ibrox Park.
The striker's fourth goal of pre-season was instigated by
younger brother Sammy, who made an impact after his late
arrival from the bench.
NUFC.com match report
 2017
Hellas Verona (h) (Italy)
2-0
(2-0)
Friendly
Perez(4), Atsu(12)
23,906
United concluded preparations for their Premier League return with
a routine win over docile Italian visitors, who were coached by ex-Magpie Fabio Pecchia.
NUFC.com match report
2018 Striker Salomon Rondon arrived on a season-long loan
from West Bromwich Albion - as opposite number
Dwight Gayle made a similar switch to the Hawthorns.
Meanwhile, 21 year-old forward Adam Armstrong completed
a £1.8m move to Blackburn
Rovers, having spent the second
half of last season on loan at Ewood Park.
 2022 Nottingham Forest (h)
2-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P1, 3pts, 5th/20
Schar(58), Wilson(78)
52,245
United
hit the
ground running on opening day against newly-promoted
Forest, but it took almost an hour until Fabian Schar's
stylish opener.
Callum Wilson's
clever finish then sealed the points as debutant duo Sven Botman
and Nick Pope kicked off with a clean sheet.
NUFC.com match report
 2023
Villarreal (Spain)
4-0 (1-0)
Friendly
J.Murphy(6), Barnes(62,79), Joelinton(76)
34,621
Harvey Barnes made a memorable home bow,
scoring a brace as his new side
won the Sela Cup at St. James' Park.
Two wins and six goals saw a blue-clad Magpies side top the table
with 12 points under tournament rules - five points ahead of
runners-up Fiorentina, who beat Nice 2-1 in the other second day
game.
NUFC.com match
report
2024 Matt Ritchie completed a free transfer return to former club
Portsmouth, following his exit from SJP.
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