1902 Sheffield Wednesday (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Division One
P3, 6pts, 1st/18 
Roberts(8,3-0) Rutherford(52) 
25,000
The Magpies made it maximum points after three games of the season - and were yet to concede a goal having scored nine.

That would all change a week later though, with a 1-6 loss at West Bromwich Albion.

1913 West Bromwich Albion (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P4, 3pts, 15th/20 
Hudspeth(1-1pen) 
Newall(15)
29,147
An injury to the referee saw his replacement by a linesman and United salvaged a point when the stand-in official awarded a penalty kick for a foul on Billy Hibbert. Frank Hudspeth obliged from the spot.

1919 Chelsea (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Division One
P6, 7pts, 10th/22 
Dixon(6,2-0,55) 
40,000
One week after the sides drew 0-0 at Stamford Bridge, United prevailed at SJP thanks to the only hat-trick of striker Ed Dixon's Tyneside career.

Chelsea's Bob Whittingham struck a post with his penalty when the score was 2-0.

1922 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) (h)
4-1 (1-1)
Friendly 
Harris(1-1,2-1,3-1), McDonald(4-1pen) 
Smith(0-1)
10,000
A Wednesday evening game at Gallowgate saw Neil Harris bag a treble against a side he'd guested for some six years earlier.

Bill McCracken featured for United and "was given a rousing welcome" by home fans following his dismissal at Sheffield United the previous Saturday. 

1924 Manchester City (a)
1-3 (1-2)
Division One
P8, 8pts, 4th/22 
McDonald(30) 
Johnson(11), Roberts(44,65) 
35,000
Following a successful senior debut in midweek, teenage goalkeeper Ike Tate kept his place in the side for this visit to Maine Road.

The Athletic News reporter praised City's forwards, writing that: "purpose and pertinacity were conspicuous traits in the play of the line generally."

1926 Cardiff City (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Division One
P7, 7pts, 13th/22 
Urwin(70) 
P.Smith(71)
15,000
United handed a debut to outside right Jimmy Boyd at Ninian Park and went ahead through Tommy Urwin. 

That lead was short-lived though, as Davies pushed forward straight from the restart before crossing for Smith to net without a Newcastle player touching the ball.

1930 West Ham United (h)
4-2 (2-2)
Division One
P7, 8pts, 6th/22 
Starling(7), Cape(15),
og(Cox)(51), Wilkinson(77)
Earle(35), Watson(2-2)
18,971
Two ahead early on, Newcastle were pegged back before the break when Stan Earle and Vic Watson both beat Albert McInroy.

Jack Wilkinson's shot soon after the restart was deflected into his own net by Billy Cox to restore the home side's lead. 

West Ham's hopes of a comeback were much reduced when Watson limped off after 55 minutes, Wilkinson scoring a fourth goal to wrap up victory for the Magpies. 

1941 Huddersfield Town (h)
3-1 (2-1)
Wartime
Stubbins(1-0,2-0), Price(3-1)
Wilkinson(1-1)
5,500

1947 Leeds United (h)
4-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P9, 12pts, 3rd/22 
Hair(56), Shackleton(42,90), Stobbart(51) 
Wakefield(4), Cochrane(76)
52,275
Relegated Leeds had started life in the second tier in good form, but were rapidly fading by the time of this defeat. 

Leeds including Con Martin in their line-up and he reportedly collapsed in the team bath with an abdominal problem. His son Mick later played for the black and whites.

1948 A 5-1 victory for the Football League against their Irish counterparts at Anfield included a hat trick for Newcastle's Jackie Milburn. Former SJP colleague Len Shackleton also helped himself to one.

1952 Stoke City (a) 0-1 (0-0) Division One P8, 7pts, 15th/22  Johnston(90) 32,359 Newcastle's run of three successive victories at The Victoria Ground came to a juddering halt.

1958 Wolves (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Division One
P9, 9pts, 12th/22 
White(7,69), Bottom(29) 
Broadbent(41)
39,130 
There was a winning start to a brief Newcastle career for Reg Evans, while goalkeeper Bryan Harvey also made his first appearance.

1961 Liverpool (h)
1-2 (0-2)
Division Two
P8, 6pts, 19th/22 
Hale(63) 
Milne(10), og(Heslop)(43)
38,192
Future Newcastle Director of Football Gordon Milne scored the first goal of his Anfield career, while only a penalty save from Dave Hollins to deny Kevin Lewis prevented defeat by a greater margin.

1969 Southampton (a) 
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P11, 9pts, 14th/22 
Robson(55)
Channon(6)
19,130
Future Magpie Mick Channon netted for the Saints on what was the first of United's three visits to the Dell this season, (League, FA Cup & Fairs Cup).

1975 Wolves (h)
5-1 (1-1)
Division One
P8, 9pts, 8th/22 
Gowling(10,60,80), Tudor(55), Cassidy(87) 
Daley(9)
30,876
Just ten days after helping himself to a four goal haul against Southport, striker Alan Gowling's next appearance at Gallowgate saw him in prolific form once more, beating visiting custodian Gary Pierce on three occasions. 

1980 Oldham Athletic (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P7, 8pts, 9th/22 
19,786
Having won at QPR a week earlier on his managerial debut for the club, Arthur Cox was unable inspire his new side to victory as he made a bow in the home dugout at SJP.

This result followed a trio of 2-1 league wins and Newcastle would also draw their next two games 0-0. 

1986 Wimbledon (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P7, 5pts, 20th/22 
Gascoigne(55)
21,545 
Victory was achieved by United at the seventh time of asking, Gazza reacting when Lawrie Sanchez handled in the box, shooting past Dave Beasant while the rest of the Newcastle players appealed for a penalty kick. 

Gary Kelly made his debut in goal after first choice custodian Martin Thomas reported a bad back on the morning of the game. 

Andy Thomas took his place in midfield for the first time, with the Magpies missing Peter Beardsley and Tony Cunningham.

1987 Liverpool (h)
1-4 (0-2)
Division One
P7, 5pts, 19th/21 
McDonald(61pen) 
Nicol(20,47,70), Aldridge(37)
24,141 
Steve Nicol grabbed a hat trick in this one-sided game, with Neil McDonald claiming a consolation effort from the spot after Mirandinha was felled in the box.

The visiting line-up included Barry Venison, John Barnes and Peter Beardsley - the latter making his first return to SJP since joining the Reds two months earlier. 
Youtube footage is online here

1997 West Ham United (a) 1-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P4, 9pts, 8th/20 
Barnes(44) 
25,884
Three days after the epic 3-2 home win over Barcelona, a fine shot from John Barnes gave him his first Toon goal.

That was especially sweet for the veteran, who was booed by home fans after choosing to join Newcastle some weeks earlier, rather than become a Hammer.

For much of the afternoon though, visiting goalkeeper Shay Given was all that stood between the home side an three points  

A wedding prevented one half of NUFC.com attending, with the groom a big Hammers fan. Suffice to say that regular updates from a pocket radio punctuated proceedings... 

2000 Leyton Orient (h) 
2-0 (1-0)
League Cup 2nd Round, 
1st Leg 
Cort(34), Speed(77)
37,284
United bounced back from their usual reverse at Southampton to overcome League Two opposition. New signing Lomana LuaLua watched on from the Milburn Stand, having scored a hat trick for his former side Colchester United in the previous round.
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2003 Bolton Wanderers (h) 0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P5, 3pts, 18th/20
52,014
Bobby Robson fielded his strongest XI at a soggy SJP, desperate to prevent a fourth successive home loss and third blank score sheet. 

The former was avoided but unfortunately the latter was not, as a first Premiership victory eluded United yet again.

Bobby Robson romanticists may be interested to know the point still left us in the relegation zone in 18th, with only Middlesbrough and Wolves below us....
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2005 A Newcastle Academy XI won 1-0 at Chester-le-Street's Moor Park home.

Staged ahead of the home side's FA Youth Cup tie against Farsley Celtic, United helped the non-league youngsters gain experience of playing under floodlights.

Ahead when Marc Walton profited from a goalkeeping error to walk the ball into the net from close range, Newcastle kept the hosts at bay for the rest of the game.

2006 Liverpool (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Premiership
P5, 6pts, 10th/20
Kuyt(29), Alonso(79)
43,754
Goalkeeper Steve Harper's return to action proved to be memorable for the wrong reason, after Xabi Alonso thumped the ball over his head from 60 yards at The Kop End.

Harper slipped as he back-pedalled to catch the long-range missile and as he grasped at thin air, the ball sailed past his left hand and over the line.

But it wasn't just a tale of Alonso's spectacular strike, four decent penalty claims were all denied by referee, Mark Halsey - three of which were ours.

Halsey also missed Celestine Babayaro's assault on Dirk Kuyt but video evidence later saw the FA charge the Newcastle defender, who copped a three match ban.
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2008 West Ham United (a) 1-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P5, 4pts, 19th/20
Owen(67)
Di Michele(8,37), Etherington(53)
34,743
Newcastle were second best against an ordinary Hammers side that cruised into a 3-0 lead.

Both clubs were in some disarray, following manager departures and takeover talk. Xisco kept his place for the visitors, while this was a second and final outing for Uruguayan loan midfielder Nacho Gonzalez.
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2011 Newcastle's second string debuted at the B2net Stadium of Chesterfield in an afternoon friendly, impeccably timed to allow those fans daft enough to watch it to attend en route to the City Ground.

The Spireites took advantage of an early penalty miss by Sam Adjei and went ahead when goalkeeper Ole Soderberg could only help a Scott Boden header into the net, following a left wing cross.

United were level before half time, thanks to midfielder Yven Moyo. It ended 1-1.
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