1902 West Bromwich Albion (a)
1-6 (1-3)
Division One
P4, 6pts, 5th/18
Rutherford(40) 
Lee(3), Buck(25,50), Simmons(30),
Stevenson(70), McLean(84)
22,160
Having won their opening three games without conceding a goal, United returned to earth with a bump at The Hawthorns.

"Newcastle Disunited" punned the Athletic News - and it could have been even worse had Matt Kingsley not denied Jackie Kifford from the penalty spot at 1-5.
  
1904 Sunderland (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Friendly 
Appleyard(25)
Bridgett(10), Gemmell(50)
18,761
This exhibition match was kicked off by Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Charles Beresford and among those attending were around 2,500 seamen, allowed ashore from the many naval vessels anchored on the Tyne.

1913 Sheffield Wednesday (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division One
P5, 5pts, 11th/20
Hall(11), Low(66), Hibbert(81)
Wilson(89)
30,000
Gateshead-born Teddy Davison was in goal for the visitors and despite conceding three, drew praise for his "pluck and ability" from Journal reporter "Novocastrian."

1919 Liverpool (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P8, 9pts, 9th/22 
Booth(55) 
Pagnam(36)
30,000

1922 Glasgow Celtic (Scotland) (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Friendly 
Harris(1-1)
Cassidy(0-1) 
8,000
A Wednesday visit from the Scottish side saw the visitors take a second half lead before Neil Harris levelled from close range.

United fielded Roddie MacKenzie of Inverness Clachnacuddin at right half during his month-long trial period on Tyneside.

A £100 transfer fee was subsequently agreed for the player who would go on to win Championship and FA Cup honours in a 13 year career at the club.

Team: Bradley, Russell, Hudspeth, MacKenzie, Mooney, Finlay, Keen, Hagan, Harris, McDonald, Richardson.

1924 Bury (h)
2-2 (1-0)
Division One
P9, 9pts, 8th/22
Urwin(40), Seymour(60) 
Bullock(65), Stevenson(80)
35,000
Tommy Urwin's first goal since arriving from Middlesbrough put United ahead and Stan Seymour doubled the advantage - only for the Shakers to hit back and nick a point.

1930 Bolton Wanderers (a)
3-0 (2-0)
Division One
P8, 10pts, 6th/22
J.R.Richardson(13), Lindsay(18,89)
20,000
What on the face of it was a routine win at Burnden Park was slightly less clear-cut: the Trotters striking Albert McInroy's crossbar at 0-0 and the Magpies custodian keeping the home side at bay with a series of fine stops. 

1933 A crowd of 10,000 were present at St. James' Park for a match to benefit the family of former Magpie Wilf Low - who had died in a car crash.

Representative "North" and "South" sides faced each other, with the Northern XI running out 6-0 winners.

Derby County's Sammy Crooks hit a hat-trick, Newbiggin-born Ernie Thompson of Blackburn Rovers netted twice and Liverpool's Jimmy MacDougall was also on target.

1941 York City (h)
5-3 (3-1)
Wartime
Stubbins(23,67pen,90pen) Watters(27), Birkett(30)
Brennan(42,48,81)
7,900
United maintained their unbeaten home record for the season, in part thanks to scoring three times in seven first half minutes.

1947 Fulham (a) 0-3 (0-2) Division Two P10, 12pts, 5th/22 Shepherd(10), S.Thomas(35), Grant(55) 41,500

1952 Manchester City (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P9, 9pts, 11th/22
Milburn(16pen), Hannah(79) 
48,961 
After netting from the spot, Jackie Milburn was injured in a tackle and missed the rest of the year while recovering from a cartilage operation. He scored on his return to the team.

	1958 Portsmouth (h) 2-0 (1-0) Division One P10, 11pts, 10th/22 Bottom(18pen,77)  42,302
1969 Wolverhampton Wanderers (h) 1-1 (1-1) Division One P12, 10pts, 14th/22 Robson(29pen)  McCalliog(68) 38,072

1972 Ayr United (Scotland) (h)
2-0 (1-0)
(2-0 on aggregate)
Texaco Cup 
Smith(32), Tudor(86) 
14,550
Reserve striker Paul Cannell made his first senior start for Newcastle, against Ally McLeod's Honest Men.

Another one-time Magpies reserve forward was in the opposition side - Phil McGovern - on a night when Jimmy Smith scored and was deservedly voted man of the match. 

1975 Queens Park Rangers (a) 0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P10, 9pts, 14th/22
Leach(40)
22,981
United lost the first of what became three visits to Loftus Road that season, returning to win 3-1 in the League Cup and then drawing 0-0 in the FA Cup. 

Meanwhile, a freak storm at Gallowgate saw the reserve game against Sheffield United abandoned in the 75th minute, with the score at 1-1. Kenny Mitchell's goal was erased from the records.

There had been no such problems earlier in the day for the junior side, Alan Guy's goal enough to beat the mackems at Benwell.

1980 Bristol Rovers (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P8, 9pts, 8th/22
5,171
Future Magpies custodian Martin Thomas earned the Pirates a point in a game played at Ashton Gate due to fire damage at Eastville.

Also in the Rovers side that day were a pair of former Newcastle players, Aidan McCaffery and Stewart Barrowclough. 

1986 Norwich City (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P8, 5pts, 20th/22
Drinkell(4,68)
15,735
Another fruitless trip to Norfolk, City making it five games unbeaten against United at Carrow Road.

Steve Bruce was in the home line-up having failed to complete a move to SJP months earlier before signing an improved contract to remain a Canary.
Youtube footage is online here

1987 The end of a brief and unhappy stay on Tyneside for midfielder Glyn Hodges, who was reunited with his former Wombles manager Dave Bassett - now at Watford - for £300K.

1988 Sheffield United (a)
0-3 (0-2)
League Cup 2nd Round 
1st Leg
Deane(5,33), Stanicliffe(77)
17,900
Arriving at Bramall Lane with no win in five league games, things rapidly worsened for Willie McFaul's side as 
the third tier Blades humiliated them.

The Newcastle boss emerged from the away dressing room an hour after the final whistle and when pressed by reporters for a comment, responded thus:  

"What do you want me to say about that? It was rubbish."

1989 Watford (h)
2-1 (2-1)
Division Two
P8, 14pts, 6th/24
Gallacher(32), Quinn(43) 
Wilkinson(8)
17,008
Four home wins out of four for United but they had to come from behind when SJP old boy Glyn Hodges crossed for Paul Wilkinson to head past Gary Kelly. 

John Gallacher then levelled with his fourth Newcastle goal, after Mark McGhee helped on John Anderson's long ball.

The comeback was completed when Kevin Brock and McGhee exchanged passes in the box and in-form Mick Quinn beat Tony Coton for his tenth goal of the season.  
Youtube footage is online here

1994 Royal Antwerp (Belgium) (h)
5-2 (4-0)
(10-2 on aggregate)
UEFA Cup 1st Round
2nd Leg
Lee(10), Cole(26,39,88), Beardsley(36pen) 
Kiekens(75), Severeyns(77)
29,737 
After Rob Lee's hat trick heroics in Belgium, it was the turn of Andy Cole to take home the match ball after running Antwerp ragged. A Peter Beardsley spot kick conversion meanwhile gave him a first European goal.

The BBC opted not to televise the tie after the overwhelming first leg score, switching to live coverage of Blackburn Rovers as they were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in Sweden by Trelleborgs.

Youtube footage is online here

1996 United loaned Jimmy Crawford to Rotherham United, the midfielder making playing 11 times for the third-tier Millers.

1997 Chelsea (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Premier League
P6, 12pts, 10th/20 
Poyet(75)
31,563 
Following 1-0 wins over West Ham and Everton, a Magpies side without injured duo Rob Lee and Tino Asprilla suffered a narrow single goal reverse at Stamford Bridge.

Uruguayan Gustavo Poyet scored his first goal against the Magpies; sadly for us though. it would be far from his last....

2004 United reserves lost 0-2 to Nottingham Forest at Kingston Park, ex-Magpie Ross Gardner appearing for the visitors.
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2005 A Newcastle Academy XI were in friendly action at Monkseaton College, securing a 2-0 victory in blustery conditions. Carl Finnigan and Johnny Rowell netted.

2006 Spotted on Tyneside was old boy Pavel Srnicek, said to be under consideration for a short-term return to his former club, as United's goalkeeping woes continued.

2008 Blackburn Rovers (h) 1-2 (0-2)
Premier League
P6, 4pts, 19th/20
Owen(51pen)
Samba(31), Roque Santa Cruz(41)
44,935
A fourth consecutive league defeat (and fifth in all competitions) was witnessed by newly-installed interim boss Joe Kinnear.

Farcically though he was forced to watch from the stands - serving the first of a two-match touchline ban outstanding from 2004.

JFK still managed to get himself in hot water, swearing live on TV while defending owner Mike Ashley on BBC's Football Focus:

"He's the one who's cleared the debts, he's the one who's put the money in. He's the one who's got Newcastle out of the s***."

Awful defending and a non-existent offside call saw United 0-2 down before rookie Rovers 'keeper Jason Brown had dirtied his gloves. 

And although Michael Owen won and then converted a penalty shortly after the restart, salvaging a point never looked likely
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2010 Paddy McLaughlin and Phil Airey were on target as Newcastle reserves beat Wolves 2-1 at AFC Telford's Bucks Head ground. 
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2012 A staggering announcement from the official website:

"Newcastle United have today given manager Alan Pardew and his three senior coaching staff, John Carver, Steve Stone and Andy Woodman, new eight-year contracts up to the end of the 2019/20 season.

"The club has awarded the long-term contracts to ensure it has the stability necessary to achieve consistent success in the Premier League and European club competition".

2020 Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P3, 4pts, 9th/20
Wilson(90+7pen)
Moura(25)
BCD
A ludicrous handball decision in added time allowed United to pilfer a point; Andy Carroll's header hitting a stray arm and Callum Wilson dispatching the spot kick.

Ahead through Lucas Moura's first half goal, only Karl Darlow stood between Spurs and a resounding victory - the visiting 'keeper making 11 noteworthy stops and the goal frame another two.
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2023 Manchester City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Carabao Cup Third Round
Isak(53)
51,692
Already bemoaning the fact that his side had to return by coach due to an absence of flights, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saw his hopes of Carabao Cup glory grounded at Gallowgate. 

Alexander Isak's strike ensured that City exited from the competition at the first time of asking in over a decade and also lost their unbeaten seasonal domestic record.
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2024 Jay Turner-Cooke's brace secured a first PL2 home win of the season for the U21s, beating Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at Whitley Park. It also gave Diarmuid O'Carroll a winning start as Magpies coach.
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