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Latest:
Isak:
NUFC respond
The publication of a statement by Alexander Isak on Tuesday
prompted the following response from NUFC:
"We are disappointed to have been alerted to a social media post by
Alexander Isak this evening. We are clear in response that Alex remains
under contract and that no commitment has ever been made by a club
official that Alex can leave Newcastle United this summer.
"We want to keep our best players, but we also understand
players have their own wishes and we listen to their views. As
explained to Alex and his representatives, we must always take into
consideration the best interests of Newcastle United, the team and
our supporters in all decisions and we have been clear that the
conditions of a sale this summer have not transpired. We do not
foresee those conditions being met.
"This is a proud football club with proud traditions and we
strive to retain our family feel. Alex remains part of our family
and will be welcomed back when he is ready to rejoin his teammates."
Latest:
Isak breaks silence
Statement from Alexander Isak on instagram, following his failure to
attend Tuesday's PFA awards ceremony in Manchester:
"I'm proud to be recognised by my fellow professionals with a
place in the PFA Premier League Team of the Season for 2024/25.
"First and foremost I want to thank my teammates and everyone
at Newcastle United who has supported me along the way.
"I'm not at the ceremony tonight. With everything going on, it
didn't feel right to be there.
"I've kept quiet for a long time while others have spoken.
That silence has allowed people to push their own version of events,
even though they know it doesn't reflect what was really said and
agreed behind closed doors.
"The reality is that promises were made and the club has known
my position for a long time. To now act as if these issues are only
emerging is misleading.
"When promises are broken and trust is lost, the relationship
can't continue. That's where things are for me right now – and why
change is in the best interests of everyone, not just myself.”
Alexander Isak
Our musings:
It's nice of the player to pipe up after his summertime disappearing
act, having allowed others to do his work during the last month or
so.
Whatever faint hopes of a temporary reconciliation would certainly
now appear to be over - there's no patching this one up. That of
course is the intention - arriving at the same point as submitting a
transfer request, but without the financial jeopardy of doing that.
Perish the thought.
What those promises were, who made them and when they were made will
now prompt a further avalanche of media coverage to obscure the
inconvenient fact that nothing was written down and there is no
release clause.
If we're talking about statements, one in the form of an acceptable
bid from a certain club would be a start - but doubtless they'll be
keeping well clear until the dust settles after this latest
development.
Rafa Benitez is fond of saying that "football is a lie", but the
pursuit of truth in this unsavoury situation is becoming less
important than solving the conundrum of replacing Isak.
PS: On July 24th, when Isak told Newcastle he wanted to "explore a
move away from the club" we wrote that:
The message is clear: a concerted campaign from the North West
involving briefings to sympathetic media outlets has succeeded in
unsettling the player and encouraged his representatives.
This latest development will doubtless prompt a backlash
against Isak from disgruntled Newcastle fans, which will then be
advanced as a reason for his inevitable exit.
The circus moves on to Gallowgate next Monday, with Sky on hand to
record every chant and shout. And so it goes.
Premier
League:
Liverpool
(h)
Newcastle kick off their home Premier League campaign by receiving the
reigning champions for an 8pm kick-off on Monday.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on Sky Sports and sold out.
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: Joe Willock remains out but Saturday's
draw away to Aston Villa brought no new injuries to light.
Recent recruits Malick Thiaw, Aaron Ramsdale and Park Seung-soo were on
the bench at Villa Park, with Jacob Ramsey's move to Tyneside confirmed
since then.
LFC: To follow
The Reds began their title defence with a 4-2 home victory over
Bournemouth on Friday night.
Referee: Simon
Hooper - the Wiltshire whistler began his PL season by taking charge of
Arsenal's 1-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday.
Hooper's most recent appointment to a Newcastle game was our 0-1 reverse
at Arsenal back in May. His last sighting at SJP was the 2-0 Carabao Cup
second leg success against the Gunners: this will be his first PL
appearance at Gallowgate since the 4-1 home win over Chelsea in November
2023.
VAR: John Brooks
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
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The game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate, with DJ Mad
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Metro:
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Rail: The RMT union have announced strike action on Saturday
August 23rd and Monday August 25th involving their members who work for Cross
Country Trains.
Timetable amendments and cancellations are forecast.
Other scheduled disruptions are online here
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
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
U21s:
Chelsea in Toon
Beaten 1-2 at home
by Southampton in Sunday's opening PL2 fixture, Newcastle U21s
return to Whitley Park for their next game in that competition this
Friday night.
The Magpies host Chelsea in a 7pm kick-off, with the
usual PL2 admission arrangements: free to season ticket holders or
£3 adults/£1 concessions at the gate (cash).
The Blues made a winning start to their PL2 season on Monday,
defeating the Champions Manchester City 3-1 at Kingsmeadow. 17
year-old Shim Mheuka hit a hat-trick.
Last season's meeting of the two sides on Tyneside ended in a 3-2
victory for the black and whites.
Update:
Jay at the Shay
National League side FC Halifax Town have completed the permanent signing
of former Magpie Jay Turner-Cooke.
The 21 year-old attacking midfielder has been without a club since ending
his four and a half year association with United in the summer.
Turner-Cooke faced the Shaymen in last season's National League Cup and is
set for a reunion with the Magpies when the two sides meet in the same
competition.
He's the latest player released by United at the end of last season to find
a new club; fellow midfielder Ellis Stanton joining National League
North side Darlington last week.
Giveaway:
Pitch prediction
We've partnered 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.
Now available "The
Battle for Newcastle United" is journalist Andrew Nagy's first book
- 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
Renney crowned as our champions.
Check out the Pitch
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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.
Oliver Goodbrand and Alfie Hutchison debuted following their arrival from
Rangers, while 15 year-old midfielder Jayden Kouossu made his U18 bow as a
second half replacement. He was formerly with West Bromwich Albion.
Team: Mair, Johnson, Old, Goodbrand, Alabi (Durrant 66), Ferreira (Waddani
24), Epia (Kouossu 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):
Plymouth Argyle (a) League One, Tuesday.
Aidan Harris (Coleraine):
Dungannon Swifts (h) Northern Ireland League, Tuesday.
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.
Update:
Bournemouth (a) :
apply on Monday
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.
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
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2025/26:
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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.
Tue 19.08 Isak released a statement explaining his absence from the
PFA awards ceremony, which included this:
"The reality is that promises were made and the club has known my
position for a long time. To now act as if these issues are only emerging is
misleading."
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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All 2025/26 Premier League away ticket prices will be priced at £30.
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2025/26 season Magpie Movers
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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) @ Little Benton, 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.
Tickets on sale from NUFC now.
Sat 13.09.2025 U18s v
Liverpool (a)
@ LFC Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat
13.09.2025 Wolves
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ST fwding/resale 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
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Mon 22.09.2025 U21s v
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@ Whitley Park, 7pm. PL2.
???
??.09.2025 Carabao
Cup R3.
Sun
28.09.2025 Arsenal
(h) @ SJP, 4.30pm. Premier League. Live
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Member Sale Mon 25.08.2025 10am.
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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:
Wed 13.08.2025 Gateshead (a) won 4-3
Tue 21.10.2025 Boston United (a)
Tue 02.12.2025 Scunthorpe U (a)
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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:
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On This Day in History |
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19th August |
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Born Or Died:
1908 Joseph Richardson born, Bedlington. (1929-75,
player & trainer)
Right back signed from Blyth Spartans in May 1929 who went on
to amass nearly half a century of service at St.James' Park as both a player
and coach.
Following the "other" J Richardson (outside right Jimmy) from Croft
Park, Joe's senior debut came in a home FA Cup tie against Brighton and Hove
Albion in February 1930, taking the number 2 shirt from Alf Maitland.
He then shared right back duties with Jimmy Nelson before finally displacing
him in the opening weeks of the 1934-35 season, by which time United were in
Division Two.
Recognised by England schoolboys in 1925, Joe would win one full cap for his
country, in an unofficial friendly international staged at SJP in December
1939.
When Manchester City duo Eric Brook and Sam Barkas were injured in a car
accident en route to Tyneside, Richardson and fellow Magpie Tommy Pearson stood
in for England in a 2-1 victory over Scotland.
Remaining at Gallowgate during wartime, Richardson's final
first team appearances came in the various competitions the club entered during
the 1944-45 campaign.
Thereafter he coached United's apprentices and reserves until his death in 1977.
1944 Peter Noble born, sunderland.
(1964-68)
Beginning his career with Consett, Peter moved to SJP for £1,000
in November 1964, debuting in a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in
September 1965.
Used mainly as a striker with forays into midfield, Noble
struggled with a persistent knee injury and had appeared just once in the
1967/68 season, when he was sold to Swindon Town in January 1968 for £8,000.
An integral part of the Third Division side's unlikely League
Cup triumph in 1969, Peter broke a shoulder blade in the semi-final - an injury
that wasn't detected for five years.
Picking up an Anglo Italian Cup winner's medal (and a loser's one) while at the
County Ground, his 80 goals in 251 games assured him of legendary status.
Signed by Burnley in the summer of 1973, he played initially as a right back
and occupied that role at Hillsborough in March 1974, when the Clarets were
beaten 2-0 by Newcastle in an FA Cup Semi Final.
Restored to a more familiar midfield role though, Peter came back to haunt
United in November of that year, netting a hat trick of headers as we
crashed 4-1 at Turf Moor.
Moving on to Blackpool in 1980, Noble played on for another two years before
retiring. He later owned a sports shop in Burnley.
Peter passed away in May 2017.
1977 Graham Pepper born, Newcastle.
(1991-95)
Full back who joined United as a schoolboy and featured at U15
level in their Northern Ireland Milk Cup campaign of 1991.
Graduating from the youth ranks into the reserve squad, Pepper's competitive
debut in the Pontins League came during the 1993/94 season.
However he failed to
win a professional deal and left SJP in November 1995, initially joining
Darlington then Spennymoor United.
By 1998 Pepper had signed for Gateshead, before spells with both Blyth
Spartans and Whitley Bay alongside his brother,
Carl.
Away from football Graham worked for the family business, Darlington-based
engineering company Pepper Draughting Structural.
1984 Ryan Taylor born, Liverpool.
(2009-15)
Midfielder/defender signed from Wigan
Athletic in February 2009 as part of the deal taking Charles N'Zogbia to
the JJB.
Beginning his career at Tranmere Rovers as a teenager, Taylor made a
goalscoring debut in
2002 in a 2-1 win at Hartlepool.
Signed by Wigan at a cost of £1.25m ahead of the 2005/06 season, he faced Newcastle
as a substitute on their first visit to the JJB in October of
that year.
England U21 recognition followed that month, Ryan lining up for his
debut in the same XI as Magpies namesake Steven.
Returning from injury the following April in a reserve game against Newcastle at
Kingston Park however, Ryan suffered a broken leg - having earlier put the
Latics ahead with
a 30-yard effort.
Out until the following January, Taylor found the net with a free kick against
Newcastle in the Premier League a month after his playing return - and then
repeated the trick in each of the following two seasons, also weighing with a
goal from open play at SJP in 2008.
Initially featuring in right midfield, Taylor's debut came in a 3-2 victory at
West Bromwich Albion in January 2009.
United's demotion to the Championship saw Taylor rediscover his goalscoring
touch, getting off the mark early one with a decent finish at Selhurst Park
against Palace.
The 2010/11 season saw just six starts for Ryan, three in the Premier League
and three in the League Cup, also coming on as substitute twice in the league.
He scored twice in the cup, including a fabulous long range effort at
Accrington Stanley but a reckless challenge in our Premier League fixture at
home to Bolton Wanderers saw him red-carded.
Following the departure of Jose Enrique to Liverpool, Taylor then began the
2011/12 season at left back and in just his second game famously sent his free
kick "over the wall" to secure victory at the mackems.
Repeating the feat in the next game away to Scunthorpe, the boyhood Liverpool
fan then marked the birth of son Henry with another howitzer to
help defeat Everton at SJP.
Making 34 appearances - ten off the bench - that season, Taylor held various
positions in defence and midfield.
However the following season saw him forced off early in the home Europa League
game against Greek side Atromitos in August 2012, having netted in the away
leg.
Diagnosed with cruciate ligament damage, Ryan missed the following eight months
but looked to be on course for a comeback - only to break down with a
recurrence of the same injury during April 2013.
Resuming training the following year, Taylor was kept busy undertaking some
scouting missions and coaching the reserve side, rejoining the first team squad
in July 2014 for pre-season training - although he didn't appear in any of
their friendly fixtures.
Following two reserve outings and three goals, Ryan returned
to senior service with a gutsy performance in a Capital One Cup win at Manchester City in October 2014.
After a substitute outing at West Brom, Taylor made the starting XI for a
home league game with QPR - only to be forced off before half time with further
knee problems.
Happily that wasn't as bad as first feared and he returned in February, featured in a dozen more games before being
released - his final appearance a 1-2 loss at QPR in May.
Claiming to have heard that he wasn't to be retained in the same phone call
John Carver made to Jonas Gutierrez, Taylor joined newly relegated Hull City
for pre-season training and soon signed a 12 month contract.
The Tigers duly gained promotion but Ryan hardly featured in league games and
was released in the summer of 2016.
Trials with both Rotherham United and his former club Wigan Athletic failed to
bring a contract offer for the free agent before a deal was agreed
with League one side Port Vale in October 2016.
The following March then saw Taylor travel to the USA for a brief trial with
MLS side Chicago Fire, but he was soon back in action for the Valiants while
seeking a new club.
And that came to pass during December 2017, when he signed for Indian Premier
League side Atletico De Kolkata.
Ryan then extended his career by joining Fleetwood Town in September 2018 - the
club by then under the management of his former SJP colleague, Joey Barton.
Making the last of 11 senior appearances for them three months later,
Taylor failed to get back into the side - needing surgery for a badly broken
nose sustained in a friendly match.
Released in May 2019, He joined Northern Premier League Division One North West side Colne in
October 2020, ending his playing days at Buxton in
2022.
Ryan has worked as an NUFC Ambassador at domestic and overseas venues, turning
up in Toon away ends for various games.
1994 Death of Frank Houghton, 68.
(1948-53)
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What Else?
 1950
Stoke City (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division One
P1, 2pts, 5th/22
Milburn (40pen,60)
Bowyer(85)
28,000
United began
their third successive season back in the top flight
with an opening day victory at the Victoria Ground.
Back on Tyneside meanwhile, new signing Tom Paterson
reportedly had three £1 notes stolen from his wallet
in the home dressing room at SJP, during a reserve
game against Everton. United won the game
5-0.
1961
Leyton Orient (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P1, 1pt, 14th/22
26,638
Newcastle's first season in the second tier since
1948 began without the injured Len White and Ken Leek.
Manager Charlie Mitten had been unable to make any new
signings and quit within three months.
 1967
Southampton (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Division One
P1, 3pts, 1st/22
Bennett(59), T.Robson(74), Scott(56)
33,709
A goal on his league debut for Jimmy Scott, who
had recently arrived from Hibernian for £35K.
Gordon Marshall saved Terry Paine's first half penalty Frank Clark had handled on the line.
 1970
Stoke City (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Division One
P2, 2pts, 14th/22
Ritchie(23), Burrows(39),
og(Smith)(89)
15,197
Unchanged from our 3-2 opening day win against
Wolves, nothing went right for United in the Potteries.
Stoke's opener was scored via a decisive deflection
off Bob Moncur, whose poor return pass to goalkeeper
Iam McFaul then gifted the hosts a second goal.
The misery was then completed near full time, when
McFaul was sold a dummy by a City player and Jimmy
Smith's back pass rolled into the back of the United
net.
 1972
Sheffield United (a)
2-1 (0-0)
Division One
P3, 4pts, 9th/22
Macdonald(48),Tudor(
61)
Salmons(69)
23,078
BBC "Match of the Day" cameras
captured an away win at Bramall
Lane, United
wearing their change strip of all blue.
Off the field, both sets of fans clashed before,
during and after the game, with 67 of the 83 arrested
identified as Newcastle followers.
 1978
Millwall (a)
1-2 (1-0)
Division Two
P1, 0pts, 16th/24
Barton(44)
Seasman(53,59)
12,105
United returned to the second tier after a 15 year absence with a first visit to The Den
since 1957.
Newcastle included debutants John Connolly and Jim Pearson,
while Terry Hibbitt began his second stint at the club
following a three year absence. Manager Bill McGarry
was absent, with assistant Peter Morris taking charge.
Fighting outside the ground following the final
whistle resulted in 13 arrests, all but two from the
London area.
1981 Striker Mick Harford completed a
claimed £160,000 for Bristol
City, just eight months after joining United from
Lincoln City.
1982 Nacional (Portugal) (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
1,000
The first game of our infamous two match tour of
Madeira - remembered for goalkeeper Kevin Carr walking
through a plate glass hotel door and sustaining cuts
that kept him out of the first seven games of the new
season.
Part of a four team tournament, extra time failed to
bring a goal and the game went to penalties in order
to determine a winner.
Almost inevitably United lost, with John Trewick
netting, John Craggs hitting the crossbar and trialist
Steve Doyle's penalty saved.
1982 A momentous day in the history of
Newcastle United, as England Captain Kevin Keegan left
top-flight Southampton for Second Division Newcastle
in a 100K move.
 1987
Tottenham Hotspur
(a) 1-3 (0-3)
Division One
P1, 0pts, 17th/21
McCreery(62)
C.Allen(21), Waddle(25), Hodge(33)
26,261
The 21 team format of the First Division saw one team idle during each round of games and
United were first to suffer on the opening weekend
of this season.
That meant this Wednesday night loss at White Hart Lane was
their first game, with hugely underwhelming midfielder
Glyn Hodges debuting after arriving from
Wimbledon.
 1988
Blackburn Rovers (a) 2-2 (1-2)
Friendly
Hendrie(5), Mirandinha(53)
Ardiles(25),
Garner(30)
9,000
A Friday evening
visit to Ewood Park for a benefit game in honour of
Rovers striker Simon Garner - almost ten years to the
day that the Rovers scoring legend had made his league
debut, against United at SJP.
Andy Thorn, Glenn Roeder, David McCreery, John
Robertson and John Anderson were all left on Tyneside
due to injury concerns.
Team:
Beasant (Kelly 46), D.Jackson, Tinnion, Bogie,
P.Jackson, Scott, Hendrie, Robinson (Cornwell 59),
Mirandinha, Wharton, O'Neill. Subs n/u: Craig,
Lormor.
 1989
Leeds United (h)
5-2 (1-2)
Division Two
P1, 3pts, 1st/24
Quinn(18pen,47,67,87) Gallacher(86)
Davison(20), Baird(29)
24,396
Following relegation from the top-flight the
previous season, manager Jim Smith presented his
rebuilt side to a Tyneside public who were unconvinced
- and in some cases absent (due to a boycott organised
by the United "Supporters For Change"
group).
With just four players remaining from their last
competitive game - Tommy Wright, Kevin Scott, Andy
Thorn and Kevin Brock - there were recalls for Paul
Sweeney & Ray Ranson.
Debuts were handed to Kevin Dillon, Wayne Fereday,
John Gallacher and Mark McGhee (over a decade after
his first one).
The visitors meanwhile included former Mags John
Hendrie, Ian Baird and Peter Haddock, plus future
black and whiter David Batty.
However, the day belonged to United's fifth new boy,
Mickey Quinn. Emulating Malcolm Macdonald by opening
his account with a penalty conversion in front of the
Gallowgate End, he then went on to better Macs' three
goal home debut haul.
Howard Wilkinson's side led at the interval, but just
two minutes after the restart Quinn headed in to level
matters before completing his hat trick by shooting
past Mervyn Day.
John Gallacher then cheekily netted before Quinn
rounded off an amazing day by converting with an
inch-perfect low drive from the edge of the box.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1990
Scarborough (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Friendly
Brazil(69pen)
Oghani(67)
The last of
eight pre-season games that had included trips to
Hungary and Scotland saw another injury setback, as
midfielder Neil
Simpson limped off with a hamstring pull.
He was replaced by reserve defender Graeme Carter who
himself would leave the club just weeks later due to
ongoing fitness issues.
A below-par United gained a draw at Seamer Road thanks to a dubious penalty
award by Barnsley referee Steven Lodge. He would later
return to haunt us in competitive matches.
Team:
Wright, Gourlay, Stimson, Kristensen, Bradshaw,
Roche, Simpson (Howey), Sloan (Carter 58), Robinson,
Brazil, Clark.
 1992
Mansfield Town (h)
2-1 (1-0)
League Cup 1st Round 1st Leg
Peacock(2,82)
Stant(67)
14,083
Striker Steve Howey's brief trial in midfield
wasn't a great success - although he fared rather
better when installed at centre back.
A Phil Stant goal gave the Stags some hope for the
second leg, with former Magpie Chris Withe filling
their left back berth.
Youtube
footage online here
 1995
Coventry City (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P1, 3pts, 1st/20
Lee(7), Beardsley(82pen), Ferdinand(83)
36,485
There were debuts in the Tyneside sunshine for Shaka Hislop, Warren Barton, David
Ginola and Les Ferdinand, who netted a fine goal in
the sunshine, beating the keeper to a Rob Lee
through-ball and tucking it into the unguarded
Gallowgate net.
United immediately claimed top spot
and would remain there until the end of March.
Youtube
footage is online here
 2001
Chelsea (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Premiership
P1, 1pt, 10th/20
Acuña(77)
Zenden(8)
40,124
Newcastle target Zenden scored with a soft shot
that squirmed through Shay Given's legs but it was the
man who Bobby Robson eventually signed who helped us
start the season with a point.
Laurent Robert's thunderbolt 40-yard free-kick was
spilled by Ed de Goey and Clarence Acuña tapped in
from six yards.
NUFC.com match
report
 2002
West Ham (h)
4-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P1, 3pts, 1sr/20
LuaLua(61,72), Shearer(76), Solano(86)
51,072
Four second half goals in 25 minutes set up the
season for both sides.
Newcastle went top, West Ham bottom
and there both sides ended, give or take a couple of
places. Alan Shearer's goal took him level with
Supermac on 121 Newcastle goals and fourth equal in
the club's all-time scorers list.
NUFC.com match
report
2002 A Magpies Academy side won 3-1 in China
against Dalian Shide. A year later the club
announced a partnership with Dalian to form a Hong
Kong United side.
The idea then promptly sank without trace.
2003 United began
what proved to be a one-season experiment of running a
second reserve side, in the Pontins League.
Their first game saw Clarence Acuna score in a 1-1
draw against Darlington at Whitley Park, with Lomana LuaLua
missing a penalty.
NUFC.com
match report
2004 News stories
appeared suggesting that Real Madrid had made a
surprise bid for United defender Jonathan Woodgate.
By teatime the Manager and Chairman had confirmed that
Woodgate was on his way for close to £14m, subject to
a medical....
Coming on the back of Kieron
Dyer's refusal to play down the right wing for Sir
Bobby and a conjunctivitis outbreak, it was a
staggering start to the season, even by this club's
remarkable standards.
2005 A new name
entered the frame as our striker search moved on to
Spain - Albert Luque, a left-sided forward who had
already faced us twice in the Intertoto Cup for
Deportivo La Coruna.
 2006
Wigan Athletic (h) 2-1 (1-0)
Premiership
P1, 3pts, 6th/20
Parker(38), Ameobi(64)
McCulloch(59)
51,569
Scott Parker
celebrated
his captaincy with his first goal on home for soil for
the club as we registered our first opening day
success since 2002.
However, the three points were secured only after we
defied the opposition, the elements and an
already-lengthening
injury list.
NUFC.com
match report
2009
Sheffield Wednesday (h) 1-0 (1-0)
Championship
P3, 7pts, 3rd/24
Ameobi(15)
43,823
Shola Ameobi's fourth goal of the season
put United
third in the Championship, Steve Harper
played his part by denying ex-mackem Michael Gray and former Toon
target Francis Jeffers for the Owls.
NUFC.com
match report
 2013
Manchester City (a)
0-4 (0-2)
Premier League
P1, 0pts, 20th/20
Silva(6),
Aguero(22), Toure(50), Nasri(75)
S.Taylor(45+3)
46,842
A miserable Monday at the Etihad, as
United offered little in their opening game of the
season - save for the brainless antics of Steven
Taylor, who was deservedly dismissed.
Yohan Cabaye was omitted as an alleged move to Arsenal
loomed closer, while a lack of inbound transfer
activity saw away fans chanting "spend
some f*cking money." Paul Dummett debuted.
NUFC.com
match report
 2023
Manchester City (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P2, 3pts, 6th/20
Alvarez(31)
53,080
Those in
the sold-out away end who negotiated ID checks to take their places witnessed the usual Etihad Stadium
experience first-hand: no goals and no points.
Behind the stark facts of United's 15th successive defeat here
- and fifth without scoring - lay some consolation that they were in the game until the final whistle and enjoyed
their best period in the closing stages as they tested City.
NUFC.com match report
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