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Incoming:
Midfielder
unveiled
Newcastle confirmed the transfer of Jacob Ramsey from Aston Villa on
Sunday afternoon for an undisclosed fee claimed to be around £38m.
The 24 year-old midfielder flew into Tyneside on Thursday afternoon ahead of
his medical, social media posts from supporters on
Friday picturing him at pitchside, holding a Newcastle shirt with number 41 - his
Villa number.
Ramsey was a team mate of Anthony Gordon at the European
U21 championships in 2023, although injury saw him miss England's Final
victory over Spain.
14 goals in 136 Premier League appearances since 2020 for the Villa Academy
graduate included an effort against Newcastle at Villa Park in 2023.
Premier
League:
Everything but the
goal
Aston
Villa 0 Newcastle 0
Match
report
Latest PL results:
Fri 15.08.2025:
Liverpool 4-2 Bournemouth
Sat 16.08.2025:
Aston Villa 0-0 Newcastle
Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Fulham
mackems 3-0 West Ham
Spurs 3-0 Burnley
Wolves 0-4 Manchester City
Sun 17.08.2025:
Chelsea 0-0 Crystal Palace
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Brentford
Manchester United 0-1 Arsenal
Mon 18.08.2025:
Leeds United 1-0 Everton
Giveaway:
Pitch prediction
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Now available "The
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- an autobiographical account of a lifetime following Newcastle United.
He recounts his story via a 27 game selection, starting with the teenage
optimism of the 1992 home win over Bristol City that began Kevin Keegan's
second spell and ending with the Champions League humbling of PSG on
Tyneside in 2023.
Without giving the game(s) away, Andrew's choices are memorable - but not
always for positive reasons. A cast of heroes and villains appear; Ned Kelly
and Sir Les are in there alongside JFK, the FCB and the bloke who liked
bacon.
To be in with a chance of winning a copy, we asked you to
predict the full time score in Newcastle's Premier League opener at Aston
Villa - and six of you did just that.
That required a random draw, which saw Graham Bland and Jonathan
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PS: Andrew Nagy is signing his books at Waterstones in
Newcastle from 1pm this coming Saturday, August 23rd.
Update:
Wissa: fresh doubts
Far from drawing closer as had been predicted, Monday brought reports
that Newcastle's pursuit of Brentford's Yoane Wissa
remained deadlocked.
The Bees have
completed a club record £42m acquisition of Dango Ouattara from
Bournemouth but remain unwilling to conclude a deal with the Magpies at an
acceptable price.
Wissa wasn't involved on
Sunday as Brentford lost 1-3 at Nottingham Forest in their
season-opener. The DR Congo international turns 29 next month and is
expected to spend part of January on African Nations Cup Final duty.
U21s:
Saints succeed
Newcastle U21s 1 Southampton U21s 2
Match
report
U18s:
Winning start
Newcastle U18s 3 Blackburn Rovers U18s 0
United's U18s began their league season on Saturday,
beating Blackburn Rovers at Little Benton.
Goals from Thomas Old (6 mins), Mohamed Waddani (42 mins) and Kacey Wooster
(51 mins) secured the victory.
Team: Mair, Johnson, Old, Goodbrand, Alabi (Durrant 66), Ferreira (Waddani
24), Epia (Kouosso 66), O'Donovan, Wooster, M.Miley (Morgan 77), Hutchison.
Sub n/u: T.Jones
Booked: Epia, Alabi
Dismissed: Durrant (90+6)
Loan lads:
The borrowers
Four Magpies are on temporary postings as
follows:
Joe White (Leyton
Orient):
The O's shared four goals at home to Stockport County in League One on
Saturday, but Joe was absent - reason tbc.
Aidan Harris (Coleraine):
Two games, two clean sheets for the goalkeeper - keeping Cliftonville
out in a 0-0 draw at Solitude in the Northern Ireland League on Saturday.
Odysseas
Vlachodimos (Seville):
The goalkeeper wasn't involved on Sunday as his new side lost 2-3 away to
Athletic Bilbao in the Primera Liga.
Antonio Cordero (KVC Westerlo):
The Spanish youngster was a 74th minute arrival on the bench for his side on
Sunday evening, as they lost 1-4 at Cercle Brugge in the Belgian Pro
League.
Premier
League:
Liverpool
(h)
Newcastle kick off their home Premier League campaign by receiving the
reigning champions for an 8pm kick-off on Monday August 25th.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports.
Following the Carabao Cup Final success in March, United are seeking back
to back wins against the Reds for the first time since November 1995, when
a 2-1 PL home victory was swiftly followed by 1-0 League Cup away
win.
However the Magpies haven't beaten Liverpool in the PL since December
2015, when they prevailed 2-0 at SJP.
Since then, the 17 league meetings have resulted in five draws and 12
losses.
Team: To follow
LFC: To follow
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
Frate in the Bigg Market.
The game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate.
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Stats:
Reds @ SJP
- Premier League era:
2024/25 Drew 3-3 Isak, Gordon, Schar
2023/24 Lost 1-2 Gordon
2022/23 Lost 0-2
2021/22 Lost 0-1
2020/21 Drew 0-0
2019/20 Lost 1-3 Gayle
2018/19 Lost 2-3 Atsu, Rondon
2017/18 Drew 1-1 Joselu
2015/16 Won 2-0 og(Skrtel), Wijnaldum
2014/15 Won 1-0 Perez
2013/14 Drew 2-2 Cabaye, Dummett
2012/13 Lost 0-6
2011/12 Won 2-0 Cisse 2
2010/11 Won 3-1 Nolan, Barton, Carroll
2008/09 Lost 1-5 Edgar
2007/08 Lost 0-3
2006/07 Won 2-1 Martins, Solano(pen)
2005/06 Lost 1-3 Ameobi
2004/05 Won 1-0 Robert
2003/04 Drew 1-1 Shearer (pen)
2002/03 Won 1-0 Robert
2001/02 Lost 0-2
2000/01 Won 2-1 Solano, Dyer
1999/00 Drew 2-2 Shearer, Ferguson
1998/99 Lost 1-4 Guivarc'h
1997/98 Lost 0-2 (LC)
1997/98 Lost 1-2 Watson
1996/97 Drew 1-1 Shearer
1995/96 Won 2-1 Ferdinand, Watson
1994/95 Drew 1-1 Lee
1993/94 Won 3-0 Cole 3
Latest PL fixtures:
Fri 22.08.2025:
West Ham v Chelsea (8pm) Sky
Sat 23.08.2025:
Manchester City v Spurs (12.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Wolves (3pm)
Brentford v Aston Villa (3pm)
Burnley v mackems (3pm)
Arsenal v Leeds United (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 24.08.2025:
Crystal Palace v Nottingham Forest (2pm) Sky
Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm) Sky
Fulham v Manchester United (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 25.08.2025:
Newcastle v Liverpool (8pm) Sky
Update:
Howe: "still
excited"
Following his move from the Chronicle to the BBC, journalist Ciaran Kelly
has been speaking to the Newcastle manager about the coming season online here
National
League Cup:
International rescue
Gateshead 3 Newcastle U21s 4
Match
report
Match
action
Update:
Bournemouth (a)
Application details for
September's visit to Bournemouth:
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.
2025/26:
Second kit released
Buy 2025/26 season kits
online here from JD
Sports.
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 sources 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 but is made to train
separately from the rest of the senior squad.
Fri 08.08 Omitted from the squad for a home friendly against Espanyol,
Howe told the media Isak was fit but made him unavailable for selection. No
disciplinary action had been taken against him that he was aware of.
Sat 16.08 Isak wasn't involved in the Premier League season opener at
Aston Villa.
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.
Old
boys:
Comings & goings
PL era first team Magpies on the move recently:
Tom Allan Darlington
Jean-Alain
Boumsong Auxerre C
Andy Carroll Dagenham & Redbridge
Luuk De Jong Porto
Martin Dubravka Burnley
Stuart Findlay Hearts
Massadio Haidara Kocealispor
Grant Hanley Hibernian
Matty Longstaff Montreal
Sean Longstaff Leeds United
Salomon Rondon Real Oviedo (loan)
Nolberto Solano Pakistan C
Allan Saint-Maximin Club America
Ki Sung-yeung Pohang Steelers
Florian Thauvin RC Lens
Andros Townsend Kanchanabori Power
Freddie Woodman Liverpool
Callum Wilson West Ham
Mike Williamson Rangers C
PL era first team Magpies clubless but not retired tbc:
Rolando Aarons
Mehdi Abeid
Hatem Ben Arfa
Ciaran Clark
Paul Dummett
Isaac Hayden
Jeff Hendrick
Kazenga LuaLua
Jamal Lewis
Chancel Mbemba
Jonjo Shelvey
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2025/26 home cup pricing:
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4 x CL Cup Scheme payments taken:
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Mon 01.09.2025, Wed 01.10.2025
FA/CC Cup Scheme payments taken 7 days after home cup fixture date
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Away ticket
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Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
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The loyalty point system continues but the incremental reductions are no
more. The new system is 24/24/48: 24
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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
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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 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, 1pm. 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. SOLD OUT.
Allocation: 2,900 tbc. (Paper tickets).
Mon 01.09.2025 Transfer window closes.
Tue 02.09.2025 U21s v Huddersfield Town (a)
@ Accu Stadium, 7.45pm.
EFL Trophy.
Sat 13.09.2025 U18s v
Liverpool (a)
@ LFC Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat
13.09.2025 Wolves
(h) @ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale now. Member
sale now.
???
??.09.2025 CL
League stage game 1.
Sat 20.09.2025 U18s v Manchester City (a)
@ MCFC Academy, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat
20.09.2025
tbc Bournemouth
(a) @ Vitality Stadium, 3pm. Premier League. Ticket
sale details tbc. Allocation tbc.
Mon 22.09.2025 U21s v
Norwich City (h)
@ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.
???
??.09.2025 Carabao
Cup R3.
Sun
28.09.2025 Arsenal
(h) @ SJP, 4.30pm. Premier League. Live
on Sky Sports. ST
ballot 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 fwding/resale Fri 22.08.2025 4pm.
Member Sale Mon 25.08.2025 10am.
Sun 24.05.2026
PL ends.
NUFC live on TV:
Mon 25.08.2025 Liverpool (h) 8pm Sky
Sat 30.08.2025 Leeds Utd (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 28.09.2025 Arsenal (h) 4.30pm 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
(All Carabao Cup ties are live on Sky).
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:
Tue 18.11.2025 Real Sociedad (h) 7pm
Sat 22.11.2025 Paris SG (h) 1pm
Sat 20.12.2025 Dinamo Zagreb (h) 1pm
Tue 13.01.2026 Benfica (h) 7pm
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) won 4-3
Tue 21.10.2025 Boston United (a)
Tue 02.12.2025 Scunthorpe U (a)
Tue 16.12.2025 Halifax Town (a)
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) 1pm
Sat 04.10.2025 Aston Villa (a) 11am
Sat 22.11.2025 Liverpool (h) 11am
FA Youth Cup:
NUFC U18s enter in Round 3, ties be played on or before Sat
13.12.2025.
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
date(s) awaited.
Winter transfer window:
Thu 01.01.2026-Mon 02.02.2026 @ tbc
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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
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18th August |
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Born Or Died:
1880 Finlay Speedie born, Dumbarton, Scotland. (1906-08)
Inside forward who joined Glasgow
Rangers in October 1900 and won two league titles and an FA Cup during six
years at Ibrox.
Arriving at Gallowgate in September 1906 at a cost of £600, Speedie marked
his debut by netting twice in a 5-1 home victory over Sheffield Wednesday.
His first season as a Magpie saw him pick up a Championship medal but a
fourth place finish the following year coupled with defeat in the FA Cup Final
saw a squad reshuffle - Finlay's last game for the club that 1-3 defeat to
Wolves at the Crystal Palace.
Moving on to Oldham Athletic ahead of the 1908/09 season along with Bill
Appleyard, a return to his native Scotland came a year later via a brief stint
at Bradford PA.
Appearing for Dumbarton (whom he'd played for back in 1895), Finlay served
with the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders in World War 1 and was awarded the
Military Medal.
He returned to Dumbarton as trainer and resided in his home town until passing
away in February 1953.
1917 Death of James Fleming.
(1911-13) Killed in Belgium during WW1.
1935 James Harrower born, Alva,
Scotland. (1961-62)
Inside forward who was spotted playing
for Bo'ness United by Hibernian and moved to Easter Road in 1954.
Joining Liverpool four years later for a fee of £11,000, Jimmy was sold by
Bill Shankly to Newcastle in March 1961 for a £4,000 profit after failing to
displace Jimmy Melia from the regular Anfield starting XI.
Debuting in a 2-1 victory at Spurs later that month, Harrower was to play just
six games for the Magpies - the last of which was an FA Cup exit in January
1962 at the hands of Peterborough United.
Returning to Scotland with Falkirk, Jimmy later served St.Johnstone, Albion
Rovers and Alloa Athletic. He passed away in August 2006, a victim of cancer.
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What Else?
 1951
Stoke City (h)
6-0 (3-0)
Division One
P1, 2pts, 1st/22
G.Robledo(16),
Crowe(21), Milburn(26,76,87), Mitchell(80)
47,047
United 'keeper Jerry Lowery had a quiet
afternoon on what was his final league appearance for the
club.
 1956
Portsmouth (h)
2-1 (0-0)
Division One
P1, 2pts, 8th/22
Crowe(54), Taylor(68)
Gordon(89)
30,191
The new season began with success against Pompey
in heavy rain that affected the attendance at SJP.
Newcastle's second
string meanwhile went down 2-5 at West Bromwich
Albion, Reg Davies netting both goals for the
Magpies.
United's recent signing George Eastham made his
reserve debut and "showed some pleasing
touches" according to contemporary reports.
 1962
Cardiff City (a)
4-4 (3-1)
Division Two
P1, 1pt, 9th/22
Fell(31pen), Kerray(36),
og(Hole 42), Hilley(72)
Hooper(31), Charles(49),
Hole(55,82)
27,569
Joe Harvey's managerial reign began
with this high scoring draw, Dave Hilley netting on his League
debut for the club.
City wing half Barry Hole completed an unlikely
treble, scoring twice for the Bluebirds and putting
one past his own 'keeper.
1965 Newcastle's reserve side continued
their pre-season preparations with a 7-0 friendly
victory away at Durham City.
A goal up at the break through Pop Robson, he then
added another three in the second half, while Keith
Webster hit a brace and Ron Guthrie - then a forward -
also netted.
1969 Gallowgate hosted the Northumberland Senior
Cup Final, ending in a 5-0 victory for Whitley Bay over
North Shields in front of 4,266 spectators.
The game had been held over from the
previous season due to the (successful) involvement
of Shields in the FA Amateur Cup Final at Wembley
Stadium.
 1971
Tottenham Hotspur (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P2, 1pt, 19th/22
42,715
United 'keeper Willie McFaul was struck by a
missile thrown from the White Hart Lane crowd, but
continued after treatment and kept a clean sheet.
 1973 Blackpool (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Hibbitt(44)
6,297
A pre-season visit to Bloomfield Road. According
to the team sheet this was the NUFC line-up (as typed!):
NUFC:
McFALL, CRAIG, CLARKE, GIBB, HOWARTH, MONCUR, CASSIDY, SMITH, McDONALD, TUDOR, HIBBIT.
Subs: BRLL, NATTRASS, McDERMOT, BARROWCLOUGH
In reality that was:
Team: McFaul,
Craig, Clark, Gibb, Howard, Moncur, Cassidy, Smith,
Macdonald, Tudor, Hibbitt.
Subs: Bell, Nattrass,
McDermott, Barrowclough.
 1979
Oldham Athletic (h)
3-2
(2-2)
Division Two
P1, 2pts, 7th/22
Withe(9), Shoulder(11pen,90+7pen)
Atkinson(4), Steel(15)
19,099
Alan Shoulder netted a 97th minute winner from the penalty spot after the referee's
watch appeared to have stopped. New signing Ian
Davies debuted at left back, following his arrival
from Norwich City.
 1981
sunderland (h)
1-1 (1-1)
Friendly
Shinton(31)
Ritchie(40)
9,982
The first of two pre-season Tyne-wear derby
clashes ended honours even at SJP.
Team: Carr,
Brownlie (Haddock), Davies, Trewick, Barton,
Halliday, Walker, Shinton, Shoulder (Todd), Wharton
(Martin), Waddle.
 1984
Middlesbrough (h) 2-2 (1-2)
Friendly
Waddle(27,58)
Sugrue (29), Gill(41)
6,867
There was a rare first team opportunity for
reserve full back John Carver, while United
boss Jack Charlton admitted playing his part in Boro's defensive improvement.
That came about in a telephone call with their
manager Willie Maddren, after Jack saw Boro struggle
to deploy their offside trap during a kickabout
against the mackems.
Team: Carr,
Brown, Ryan, Carney (Anderson),
Roeder, Saunders, MacDonald (Haddock),
Wharton, Waddle (Carver), Beardsley,
Ferris (Hedworth).
 1986
Monterrey (Mexico) (h)
1-1 (1-0)
Friendly
og(Garcia)(35)
Mota(52)
8,417
Following games in the Isle of Man, Ireland,
Carlisle and Durham, United completed their pre-season preparations
with the visit of a Mexican side to Gallowgate
(plans to host Benfica failed to come to
fruition.
Played on the
Monday night before the first league game of the
season, a small crowd saw Peter Beardsley and Paul
Gascoigne return to action following injuries.
The visitors began the second half with just ten men
after one of the players took his time returning
from the dressing room, local referee John Watson in
no mood to wait.
Team:
Thomas, Anderson, Bailey, McCreery (Gascoigne 70),
Clarke, Roeder, McDonald, Allon (Beardsley 80),
Whitehurst, Davies, Wharton.
 1991
Charlton Athletic (a) 1-2 (0-0)
Division Two
P1, 0pts, 20th/24
Carr(81)
Lee(62),
Leaburn(71)
9,322
Newcastle began their season with a Sunday
lunchtime kick-off at the Addicks' temporary home of
Upton Park.
A poor start though saw Franz Carr score a late
consolation on his debut. Charlton took the lead through a young Robert Lee when Pavel
Srnicek spilled a free kick.
Despite the low crowd, poor organisation meant that
many Toon fans missed the kick off due to a lack of
open turnstiles.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1993
Coventry City (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Premier League
P2, 0pts, 18th/20
O'Brien(22)
Ndlovu(58), Harford(85)
15,763
Newcastle's first Premiership goal was a Liam O'Brien
free kick that Peter Atherton diverted past
City goalkeeper, Jonathan Gould.
Atherton was originally credited with the own goal, but
some years later a PL review gave it to O'Brien.
At the other end, Pavel Srnicek was dismissed for a
foul, Kevin Keegan sacrificing Nicky Papavasilou in favour of replacement goalkeeper
Tommy Wright.
Former Magpie Mick Quinn took the resultant penalty
- only to blast it way over the bar and into the
building site that had been the away end at
Highfield Road.
However, another former Magpie striker came off the
bench for City and Mick Harford headed a late winner
with his first touch.
The biggest cheer of the night was reserved for the
recently-departed David Kelly, who sat in the away
section to great applause.
He was serenaded with a rousing rendition of
"scored a hat-trick on the telly" (which
he had done in his last game for United - the 7-1
demolition of Leicester City at SJP).
Youtube
footage is online here
 2004
Three years after playing their first game at
Gallowgate since 1938, England returned to Tyneside
for a friendly match against Ukraine.
A routine 3-0 win for
Sven-Goran Eriksson's side saw David
Beckham, Michael Owen and Shaun Wright-Phillips all
net.
Kieron Dyer was booed onto the pitch at half-time
after he had refused to play on the right flank for
United's season opener at Middlesbrough days
earlier. Fans and bairns joined in the pantomime
booing and the press lapped it up.
Magpie midfielder Jermaine Jenas replaced Frank
Lampard 16 minutes from time, while Nicky Butt was
in the England starting XI, having made his Newcastle debut
at the smoggies four days earlier.
35,387 fans attended but the FA made a mess of
ticket sales, high-priced seats selling
poorly and causing the
FA to alter their policy and flog them at SJP and
on the turnstiles.
This was a massive kick in the teeth for fans who
had already purchased them via Ticket Master, paying
extortionate online and phone booking fees for doing
so.
 2007
Aston Villa (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P2, 4pts, 6th/20
51,049
Having won his first game at
former club Bolton, new Manager Sam Allardyce
suffered a Saturday teatime stalemate on his home
debut.
United made it 560 scoreless minutes at SJP in the
top flight and well over six months since a league
goal was seen on home soil.
Defender
Claudio Cacapa made his debut, while there were
first competitive outings at SJP in our colours for
David Rozehnal, Alan Smith, Geremi and Mark Viduka.
NUFC.com
match report
2009
Fulham confirmed that they had completed the
transfer of midfielder Damien Duff from Newcastle
for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around £4m.
2011 Goalkeeper Rob Elliot was a surprise
arrival at SJP from Charlton Athletic, while fellow custodian Fraser Forster rejoined
Celtic on loan.
 2012
Tottenham Hotspur (h) 2-1 (0-0)
Premier League
P1, 3pts, 4th/20
Ba(54), Ben Arfa(80pen)
Defoe(76)
52,285
Newcastle's season got off to a winning
start as Demba Ba and Hatem Ben Arfa saw off
Andre Villas-Boas' Spurs side in the live TV Saturday teatime kick-off.
Alan Pardew watched the winner from the Directors' Box after being sent to
the stands for pushing a linesman, who had failed to give what looked like a
clear home throw-in.
NUFC.com match report
2017
Having beaten Stoke City 4-3 on the road a week
earlier, the U23s
maintained their prolific away form with another notable success against West
Brom - winning 4-0.
The game was played at the Hawthorns and Peter Beardsley's side found the surroundings to their liking, netting
three times in a nine minute first half spell.
NUFC.com match report
 2018
Cardiff City (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P2, 1pt, 12th/20
Hayden (66-violent conduct)
30,720
An instantly forgettable live lunchtime
stalemate saw midfielder Isaac Hayden red-carded for a bad
tackle just 21 minutes after arriving as a
substitute.
United had a chance to victory in added time after a handball in the City box. With
penalty taker Matt Ritchie substituted, Kenedy was
entrusted with the vital kick - only to send an
awful effort into the arms of Bluebirds 'keeper Neil Etheridge.
NUFC.com match report
2023 Chelsea left back Lewis Hall flew into Tyneside and
headed for the club's Darsley Park training ground as the final details
of his loan move were ratified.
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