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Premier League:
Closer
Manchester City 2 Newcastle 1
Newcastle left the Etihad Stadium pointless
but not goalless as they came close to ending a run of 16 straight
league defeats there in the Manchester rain on Saturday night.
Trailing 1-2 at the interval, a committed second half display was probably worthy of a
point but despite enjoying the bulk of possession against the title
hopefuls, a lack of clear chances meant that an equaliser eluded
Eddie Howe's side.
Nico O'Reilly scored either side of Lewis
Hall's deflected shot as City moved to within two points of leaders
Arsenal, but the hosts laboured to victory here against United in
stark contrast to the usual one-sided home success.
City went ahead on 14 minutes when Omar Marmoush ran
unopposed to the edge of the area and played in O'Reilly to fire
past Nick Pope, although the 'keeper got a hand to it.
But eight minutes later a Sandro Tonali corner was partially cleared
to Hall and his shot hit Rayan Ait-Nouri and flew past Gianluigi
Donnarumma, ending a seven game wait for the travelling Mags to
celebrate a PL goal at
this ground.
The joy division of the Toon Army had just five minutes of parity to
savour however, before Erling Haaland's cross from the right allowed
O'Reilly to nod in a simple second, with United's defence looking shaky once again.
The unprecedented scenario of a second Newcastle goal in a PL game
here was threatened in the 42nd minute, as an
excellent Dan Burn header from Tonali's free-kick ended up in the back
of the City net.
However that was ruled out for offside against the scorer, despite replays showing
that Burn had been shoved into an offside position by Rodri.
Bernardo Silva was then lucky to escape a second yellow card for a
body check on Burn minutes
after his first at the start of the second half, before Hall hit a
free-kick wide.
Eddie Howe made just one change to the side that won in Baku, Jacob Ramsey
in for Harvey Barnes
who came off the bench with Joelinton after an hour.
United's best chance of the second half came when a quick Joelinton
free-kick should have seen Anthony Elanga release Anthony Gordon, but
he delayed and played it the other way and the opportunity was lost.
Pope made vital stops from both Haaland and substitute Phil
Foden in added time before heading forward for a corner that he
almost met at the near post.
Once that was cleared though, referee Thomas Bramall blew for
full-time much to the relief of the home side and fans - the unknown
pleasures of an away point here eluding the travelling support yet
again.
Given what we've routinely endured at this venue over the years
though, it was certainly no disgrace to be pushing for a last gasp equaliser.
That's four games played against City now, with one left - an FA
Cup tie at Gallowgate in a fortnight. Having already beaten Pep's
lot at SJP in the Premier League this season, there's no reason to
believe we cannot repeat the feat.
Full match report to follow.
Team:
Pope, Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall, Ramsey, Willock
(Barnes 60),
Tonali, Elanga (J.Murphy 78),
Gordon (Osula 78), Woltemade
(Joelinton 60).
Subs n/u: Ramsdale, Ruddy, Shahar, A.Murphy, Neave.
Booked: Burn, Willock, Barnes, Trippier, Joelinton.
Goal: Hall 22.
MCFC:
Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias (Khusanov 46), Guehi, Ait-Nouri,
Rodri, Semenyo (Foden 87), Silva, O'Reilly, Haaland, Marmoush
(Cherki 58).
Subs n/u: Trafford, Lewis, Stones, Nico, Reijnders, Savinho.
Booked: Dias, Silva.
Goals: O'Reilly 14, 27.
Crowd: 52,187 including 3,065 away followers who sang, "1-0
to the empty seats" after O'Reilly's opener.
Once again the Etihad wasn't sold out, which will hardly come as a
shock when adult ticket prices of £91 were set.
After the game
Eddie Howe said:
"A good effort physically. It's been a tough run of fixtures. I
want the players to empty, to give everything in the pursuit of
winning.
"I thought we played with a good plan. The two goals we
didn't defend well enough, two errors. But I'm pleased with the
effort.
"The league table isn't what we wanted it to be. In part, it's not
based on tonight. We're heading in the right direction. That's the
most important thing because it means long-term we're going to be
fine.
"We're trying to win every game, not trying to over-think games. We
don't want to lose momentum. The feeling has been strong,
togetherness is strong, you see that in the second half.
"Overall,
the players are all out, doing the best for this football club."
On the performance of the officials:
"I don't think we were on the right end of the
decisions today, but I don't want to go down that road.
"I'm not one of those managers that wants to continually criticise
officials, but I thought, again, it was one that we probably didn't
get the right end of the decisions.”
Referee: Thomas Bramall - a third Toon game of the season for
the Sheffield whistler, after the 2-2 PL home draw
with Spurs and penalty FA Cup shootout triumph against Bournemouth
that followed a 3-3 draw.
VAR: James Bell.
Stats:
Kieran Trippier reached 150
games in all competitions for United (126 starts).
Jacob Murphy made his 250th appearance in all
competitions for Newcastle (143 starts).
Lewis Hall ended United's Premier League goal famine at the
Etihad Stadium, scoring 622 minutes after fellow ull back DeAndre Yedlin
netted at the same end in September 2018.
That was Hall's second Newcastle PL goal, following one at
Manchester United in May 2024. His other Newcastle strike also came
at Old Trafford, in the Carabao Cup back in November 2023.
Magpies @ Citizens PL era:
2025/26 Lost 1-2 Hall
2025/26 Lost 1-3 Elanga (LC)
2024/25 Lost 0-4
2023/24 Lost 0-2 (FAC)
2023/24 Lost 0-1
2022/23 Lost 0-2
2021/22 Lost 0-5
2020/21 Lost 0-2
2019/20 Lost 0-5
2018/19 Lost 1-2 Yedlin
2017/18 Lost 1-3 Murphy
2015/16 Lost 1-6 Mitrovic
2014/15 Lost 0-5
2014/15 Won 2-0 Aarons, Sissoko (LC)
2013/14 Lost 0-4
2012/13 Lost 0-4
2011/12 Lost 1-3 Gosling
2010/11 Lost 1-2 Gutierrez
2008/09 Lost 1-2 Carroll
2007/08 Lost 1-3 Martins
2006/07 Drew 0-0
2005/06 Lost 0-3
2004/05 Drew 1-1 Shearer
2003/04 Lost 0-1
2002/03 Lost 0-1
2000/01 Won 1-0 Shearer
1995/96 Drew 3-3 Albert 2, Asprilla
1994/95 Drew 0-0
1994/95 Drew 1-1 Jeffrey (LC)
1993/94 Lost 1-2 Sellars
(Etihad since 2003/04, Maine Road
before that)
Latest PL results/fixture:
Wed 18.02.2026:
Wolves 2-2 Arsenal
Sat 21.02.2026:
Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds United
Brentford 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Chelsea 1-1 Burnley
West Ham 0-0 Bournemouth
Manchester City 2-1 Newcastle
Sun 22.02.2026:
Crystal Palace 1-0 Wolves
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Liverpool
mackems 1-3 Fulham
Spurs 1-4 Arsenal
Mon 23.02.2026:
Everton v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
Champions
League:
Qarabag FK
(h)
Holding a decisive 6-1 lead after the first leg in Baku,
Newcastle play the second leg of their Champions League last
16 play-off at Gallowgate on Tuesday night.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on Amazon Prime.
Free 30 day trial offer available online
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Tickets remain on member sale.
Team: to follow
QFK:
Our opponents had a blank weekend ahead of their visit to
Tyneside, after the Azerbaijan FA allowed them to postpone
Saturday's league fixture at Neftci Baku.
This will be their sixth competitive visit to a PL side:
2015/16 Spurs (a) lost 1-3
2017/18 Chelsea (a) lost 0-6
2018/19 Arsenal (a) lost 0-1
2024/25 Spurs (a) lost 0-3
2025/26 Liverpool (a) lost 0-6
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on Amazon Prime
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Overseas TV:
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UK Radio:
Live on BBC Radio 5 Live
Roads: Barrack Road will be
closed to traffic post-match between Stanhope Street and St. James'
Boulevard, beginning at the final whistle or earlier and continuing up to 45
minutes after full time or when crowds disperse.
Buses:
Due to the closure of Barrack Road, Go North East X50 football services to the Metro Centre will depart from
St. James’ Boulevard, outside the Citygate building.
Stagecoach buses stopping on Barrack Road will be diverted and
passengers required to use alternative bus stops while the
post-match closure is in place.
Details
here
Metro:
No scheduled disruptions.
Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online
here
Stats:
This will be United's 150th game in European
competitions since defeating Feyenoord at home in 1968.
The highest aggregate victory that Newcastle have posted in
European competition is the 10-2 UEFA Cup conquest of
Antwerp in 1994.
Update:
Loan lads
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
Saturday saw the smoggies held 0-0 at home by Oxford United
in the Champonship. Matt played the entire game.
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
Following his midweek penalty heroics, Saturday saw Max
record a clean sheet as it finished 0-0 at home to Ross County in the Scottish
Championship.
Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
Another 90 minute shift on Saturday at the expense of a
booking for Charlie, in a 0-1 Scottish Championship defeat
away to Partick Thistle.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
The Bantams lost 1-3 at AFC Wimbledon in League One on
Saturday, with Harrison unused on the bench and Joe omitted
from the matchday squad once again.
Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS)
The goalkeeper was in the starting line-up for Saturdays'
0-2 loss at Blyth Spartans in the Northern Premier League.
Joe Brayson (Morpeth Town):
A 0-1 loss at Workington in the Northern Premier League on
Saturday came without Joe.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Getafe (a) La Liga, Sunday.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Twente (a) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Nice (a) Ligue
1, Sunday.
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Real Sociedad B La Liga 2, Monday.
U18s:
City slicker again
Newcastle U18s 3 Manchester City U18s
5
A pulsating encounter at Little Benton on Saturday saw
Newcastle's youngsters race into an early three goal lead, only for
the Premier League North leaders to reply with five unanswered goals
of their own to claim all three points.
Magpies captain Matthew Taylor began the sequence of events that led
to his side's ninth minute opener when hitting a post - Jayden
Koussou eventually heading in after the corner kick that followed.
Taylor then teed up Kacey Wooster to hammer home an unstoppable 17th
minute shot before a rerun of United's opener put them 3-0 up four
minutes later: Taylor firing against the goal frame and Henry
Johnson converting a header following another corner.
City began their comeback when Finlay Gorman's long-range strike
caught home custodian Roman Dowell off-guard on 34 minutes - and it
was 3-2 11 minutes later when Karim Cassim's speculative shot snuck
in.
Visiting forward Teddie Lamb rattled the crossbar with a header in
first half added time, but wasn't to be denied - making it 3-3 in
the opening minute of the second period.
Newcastle twice came close to regaining the lead on 51 minutes;
Ethan Ndiweni's shot saved by Max Hudson and Koussou's follow-up
blocked by a defender near the line.
The sides continued to trade blows and after City's Dexter Oliver
struck the United goal frame, Dowell denied Cassim.
City's pressure paid dividends on 73 minutes when they got their
noses in front for the first time - Lamb clipping his effort over
the advancing goalkeeper for 3-4.
The defending champions then sealed victory with four minutes of
normal time remaining; Oliver keeping his balance and calmly
slotting home City's fifth.
Team: Dowell, Johnson, Durrant, Epia (Cogdon 88), Moran,
Taylor (Bloomer 73), Tika-Lemba (Hutchison 82), Koussou (Morgan 65),
Ndiweni, Pinnington, Wooster.
Sub n/u: Holland.
Eyes, ears, oohs and aahs courtesy of GW
U21s:
Friday night delight
Newcastle U21s 3 Fulham U21s 0Newcastle U21s returned to PL2 action on Friday, registering a
deserved victory over the Cottagers at Whitley Park that included a
rare goal for
'keeper Aidan Harris.
Fresh from his senior debut in Baku on Wednesday, Sean Neave opened the scoring
with a 12th minute penalty, getting up to convert after being impeded by the byline.
The black and whites created several half-chances but couldn't add
to their lead before half time, Scott Bailey coming close and Neave
sending a first-time shot wide.
Harris made noteworthy stops either side of his side's goal to deny
Fulham's Alfie White, while both Neave and Leo Shahar were
replaced at the break, ahead of expected first team bench duty on
Saturday.
United doubled their lead two minutes after the break in bizarre
circumstances, Aidan Harris finding the net!
Coming out of his box to intercept a long clearance, the United
custodian launched the ball upfield first-time and it soared over
the head of opposite number Alexander Borto and into the Fulham net
(possibly wind assisted).
In the 71st minute it was 3-0 when Anthony Munda played in
substitute
Michael Mills who confidently fired in his first goal for the
U21s, rounding off a memorable week in which he turned 17 and signed
his first professional contract.
Victory gave interim coach Robbie Stockdale seven points from a
possible 12 since succeeding Adam Lawrence last month. The preceding
10 PL2 games yielded just eight points.
Team: Harris, Shahar (M.Miley 46), Watts, Pivas, Thompson, Finneran,
Fitzgerald (Palmer 77), Bailey, Neave (Mills 46), Munda, Seung-soo
(Moran 87).
Sub n/u: Jones.
Booked: Watts.
FFC: Borto, De Je8
5), Nsasi, Amissah, Esenga,
White, Chingwaro (Dair 60), Olyott, Quashie, Ali Wahid (Zepa 60),
Wingate (Slade 85).
Sub n/u: Mayer.
Booked: Al Wahid, Quashie.
Crowd: 217.
Champions League:
Baku the
net!
Qarabag FK 1
Newcastle
6 (SIX)
Match report
Update :
Shirt
claim
From The Times, this is said to be a good approximation of
Newcastle's 2026/27 home shirt design by adidas, although the final
design is yet to be divulged (or leaked).
Sacrificing the clubs trademark black and white stripes for those of
differing widths is sure to divide opinion, as did Umbro's attempt
at something similar from 1990 to 1993 - often referred to in
derogatory terms as the barcode shirt.
Although the Premier League introduced rules preventing "material
changes" to club crests or recognised home shirt colours without fan
consultation, this design looks to fall within acceptable limits as
it's still black and white stripes.
PS: It's anticipated that a new front of shirt sponsor will replace
SELA next season, while a redesigned club badge won't be seen until
the 2026/27 campaign.
FA Cup:
Familiar
foes
Confirmation that Newcastle's FA Cup Fifth Round tie
against Manchester City will be at
St. James' Park on Saturday March 7th with an 8pm
KO, live on TNT.
A result must be reached on the day, with 30 minutes extra time
played if the score is level at 90 minutes. The tie will then be
settled via a penalty shootout if required.
VAR will be in operation
for all Fifth Round ties.
Track works between Newcastle and York on March 7th mean that no
rail services or bus replacements will run to, Durham, Darlington or
York scheduled after our game.
Ticket sale details:
Member ballot opens Mon 23.02.2026 Noon
Member ballot closes Tue 24.02.2026, Noon
Ballot winners notified Wed 25.02.2026, 11.30am
Seat selection opens Wed 25.02.2026, Noon
Seat selection closes Fri 27.02.2026, Noon
ST forwarding & resale opens Fri 27.02.2026, 4pm
Member General Sale opens Mon 02.03.2026, 10am
(NB: Season ticket holders not enrolled in the FA Cup home ticket
scheme can enter the member ballot).
Fifth Round ties:
Fri 06.03.2026:
Wolves v Liverpool (8pm) BBC & TNT
Sat 07.03.2026:
Mansfield Town v Arsenal (12.15pm) TNT
Wrexham v Chelsea (5.45pm) BBC & TNT
Newcastle v Manchester City (8pm) TNT
Sun 08.03.2026:
Fulham v Southampton (Noon) TNT
Port Vale or Bristol City v mackems (1.30pm) TNT
Leeds United v Norwich City (4.30pm) TNT
Mon 09.03.2026:
West Ham v Brentford (7.30pm) TNT
The draw means that United and City are set to play each other five
times this season and will meet in both domestic cup competitions
for the second time in three seasons.
The only real shock is that we're not heading back to the bloody
Etihad for the third time in barely a month....
This takes the total number of meetings between Eddie Howe and Pep
Guardiola in the last three seasons to 11 - something that is
unprecedented in the modern era.
A home tie means that Newcastle will play four times in succession
at SJP for the second time in 2026. That would become five in a row
if the Magpies eliminated Qarabag to reach the last 16 of the
Champions League, facing either Barcelona or Chelsea at SJP on March
10th or 11th.
Magpies v Citizens - last 3 seasons:
2025/26 to play (h) (FA)
2025/26 to play (a) (PL)
2025/26 lost 1-3 (a) (LC)
2025/26 lost 0-2 (h) (LC)
2025/26 won 2-1 (h) (PL)
2024/25 lost 0-4 (a) (PL)
2024/25 drew 1-1 (h) (PL)
2023/24 lost 0-2 (a) (FA)
2023/24 lost 0-1 (a) (PL)
Magpies v Citizens - FAC all-time:
1923/24 won 2-0 SF (n)
1954/55 won 3-1 F (n)
1956/57 drew 1-1 3rd (h)
1956/57 won 5-4 3rd R (a)
1968/69 drew 0-0 4th (a)
1968/69 lost 0-2 4th R (h)
1974/75 won 2-0 3rd (a)
1976/77 lost 1-3 4th (h)
1994/95 won 3-1 5th (h)
2001/02 won 1-0 5th (h)
2019/20 lost 0-2 QF (h)
2023/24 lost 0-2 QF (a)
Update:
Magpin giveaway
New from Magpin
and available
here
is his Anthony Elanga badge. Five variants are on sale, four of
which were in strictly limited quantities and sold out very quickly.
We had two standard versions to give away and to stand a chance of
winning asked who the first Swedish international to play
competitively was, before
Emil Krafth, Al*x*nd*r Is*k
and Anthony Elanga.
Most folks recalled that it was Andreas Andersson and from
the correct entries received, those from Mark Laidlaw and
Mark Hennessey were randomly selected.
FA Cup :
Sandro ole,
ole!
Aston Villa 1
Newcastle 3
Match report
Old boys:
Manager merry-go-round
Following his departure from Rennes, Habib Beye has taken
charge of fellow Ligue 1 side Marseille. The former full back ended
a four year stint at the Velodrome when joining Newcastle back in
2007.
Former Magpie Michael O'Neill has made a partial return to
club management, combining his current coaching role with Northern
Ireland with taking charge of Championship strugglers Blackburn
Rovers for the rest of the season.
SJP old boy
Gary Caldwell has returned to Wigan Athletic for the second
time, leaving his current post at fellow League One side Exeter City.
2025/26:
Senior Cup latest
Northumberland Senior Cup Second Round:
Newcastle Benfield 0-0 Morpeth Town (4-2 pens)
Heaton Stannington 1-1 Blyth Town (3-2 pens)
Alnwick Town 0-2 Newcastle University
??.??.2026 Whitley Bay v North Shields
Regular participants since East End/West End days, the Magpies withdrew
from the competition back in 1933 and belatedly returned in 1983.
The Senior Cup Final will be played at SJP.
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Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) (h) @
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Champions League Knockout phase play-off Second Leg.
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Live on Amazon Prime.
Fri 27.02.2026 U21s
v Brighton (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
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Sat 28.02.2026 U18s v Blackburn Rovers (a)
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Sat 07.03.2026 Manchester
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@ SJP, 8pm. FA Cup Fifth
Round.
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PL2.
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PL2.
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Qarabag (h) 8pm Prime
Wed 04.03.2026 Man U (h) 8.15pm TNT
Sat 07.03.2026 Man C (h) 8pm TNT
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h) Noon Sky
(PL Selections made to Sun 22.03.2026)
Live PL TV release dates:
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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 shown live in the UK during 2025/26 are 3pm Saturday
KOs. All games rescheduled to Sunday due to UEFA commitments are televised
live).
Champions League:
PO1: Wed 18.02.2026 Qarabag (a) won 6-1
PO2: Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag (h)^
R16(1): Tue 10.03.2026 / Wed 11.03.2026
R16(2): Tue 17.03.2026 / Wed 18.03.2026
QF1: Tue 07.04.2026 / Wed 08.04.2026
QF2: Tue 14.04.2026 / Wed 15.04.2026
SF1: Tue 28.04.2026 / Wed 29.04.2026
SF2: Tue 05.05.2026 / Wed 06.05.2026
F: Sat 30.05.2026 (Budapest)
^ The winner faces Barcelona or
Chelsea in the round of 16, at home first, then away.
FA Cup:
R5: Sat 07.03.2026 Man City (h) 8pm
QF: Sat 04.04.2026
SF: Sat 25.04.2026
F: Sat 16.05.2026 (Wembley)
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
2026/27 PL season:
Sat 22.08.2026
Match Week 1
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International Magpies |
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National Service |
2025/26
International breaks:
23.03-31.03.2026
11.06-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
World Cup Playoffs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
F: Tue 31.03.2026.
Confederations play offs:
SFs: Thu 26.03.2026
Fs: Tue 31.03.2026.
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2026
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October one running to 19 days, during which four internationals will be
staged.
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Coxy's Corner |
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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22nd February |
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Born Or Died:
1950
Tim Augar born, Oxford.
(1968)
Goalkeeper Tim
made his competitive senior debut for non-league Oxford City aged just 15 in
1965 and was briefly on the books of Arsenal around that time.
Augar came to the attention of Newcastle and after featuring at junior level,
made his reserve team debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford in May
1968.
However he was reportedly homesick and left Tyneside when joining Banbury
United during December 1968, going on trial with Bristol Rovers the
following March.
Augar joined Margate in July 1969, but his appearances were restricted by injury
and he'd departed by the end of the year.
1970 then saw Tim relocate to Australia, where he played for South Melbourne
Hellas. He later returned to England.
1969 Neil
Shaka Hislop born, Hackney.
(1995-98)
One of the more interesting ex-Mags, Shaka
enjoyed a varied 15-year career in England
which ended with a
FA Cup loser's medal for West Ham (a brief trial with Crystal Palace coming to nothing).
Standing six foot four, Shaka was brought up in Diego Martin, Trinidad where
one of his boyhood pals was famed West Indian batsman Brian Lara.
Hislop moved to the USA to study and gained an MSc in Mechanical Engineering
from Howard University, Washington DC - part of which saw him work for a spell
at NASA.
Playing college "soccer" for the Bisons, Shaka was signed up by the
Baltimore Blast indoor footy team and spotted by a Reading scout when playing
in England against Aston Villa.
He established himself at Elm Park and caught the eye of Kevin Keegan and
Newcastle who paid £1.575m for him after failing to secure a work permit for
their first-choice acquisition, Brad Friedel.
And having seen him put pen to paper, KK hoyed Shaka in a car and headed off
to Edinburgh to see his new colleagues play a pre-season game at Hearts.
Failing to become first choice, Hislop left in 1998 on a free transfer,
joining West Ham. Shortly before leaving, he made one England U21 appearance,
against Switzerland.
2002 saw Shaka follow Harry Redknapp to Portsmouth and he remained at Fratton
Park until he was released in 2005 - whereupon he returned to Upton Park.
Despite an U21 appearance for England in a friendly, Shaka was
capped by Trinidad & Tobago in 1999 and between the posts at
the 2006 World Cup.
While at SJP, Hislop was joined Show Racism the Red Card and was honoured by the PFA with an
award in 2005.
His final club proved to be MLS side FC
Dallas in 2006, injury truncating his US return after a year and seeing him
retire before returning as a media pundit.
Shaka is currently the President of the Football Players Association of
Trinidad and Tobago, a position that has brought him into further conflict with
the local FA.
July 2023 saw him collapse live on air during an ESPN TV broadcast of a match
in California. Thankfully he made a full recovery but shared news of a
prostate cancer diagnosis in December 2025.
PS: Shaka's younger brother Kona had a brief trial with United and played for Hartlepool, Livingston
and Blyth Spartans.
He later worked for Paul Stretford's Proactive management agency and on
occasion acted as driver to a certain W.Rooney....
 1975
Alun Armstrong born, Gateshead.
(1990-94)
Striker who
failed to make a first team debut for Newcastle despite showing good
goalscoring form at junior and reserve level.
Alun left SJP in the summer of 1994 for a small fee and after 200 appearances for
Stockport County made a £1.6m switch to Boro four years later.
However, he failed to establish himself on Teesside and a loan spell at Huddersfield
Town then followed, before he was sold to Ipswich Town for £500K.
After another loan spell, this time at Bradford City, Alun returned to the region with Darlington after an unsuccessful trial with Bristol City.
Brief stints at Rushden and Diamonds and Doncaster Rovers followed
before a return to the Quakers, where he remained for the bulk of the 2006/07
season.
Next stop was Unibond side Newcastle Blue Star, although that was to prove a
fleeting encounter; Star boss Tommy Cassidy releasing him days after
Armstrong was red-carded in a game against Gateshead.
Involved in a
local property business, Alun later joined the coaching staff at the Boro Academy
and also ran soccer schools in Durham, Shildon and Weardale.
A first foray into football management came in September 2016, at
Northern Premier League Blyth Spartans,
taking them to the National League play-off quarter-finals where they lost
to Altrincham on penalties.
Armstrong moved
on to manage Darlington in May 2019,
remaining there until sacked in September 2023, with
the Quakers bottom of National League North.
It was a similar story at Gateshead, being appointed manager in June 2025
but by January Heed were bottom of the National League and he stepped aside
for ex-Mag Rob Elliot. Armstrong's
100+
senior career goals include strikes home and away for the Tractor Boys against
Inter Milan in the 2001/02 UEFA Cup.
1982 Pedro Miguel Ferreira Dimas born, Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal
(2000-02)
Midfielder who moved to United on a
free transfer from Porto in September 2000 and made his reserve debut in a 1-3
loss to Everton at Widnes the following month.
A Portuguese U18 international, Pedro ended his first season with a brace in an 11-0 romp over
non-league Ponteland United in the Northumberland
Senior Cup.
And he got the following campaign off to a good start with a hat trick in a
pre-season victory away at Durham City.
What proved to be his only competitive second string goal game against Everton
at Kingston Park in October 2001 however - a succession of injuries affecting
Pedro's availability over the following months.
Nearing the end of his contract, Dimas went on trial at Scottish side
Livingston, French outfit Montpelier and Sporting Lisbon back in his native
Portugal.
Joining Portuguese side Lousada, Pedro made an unexpected return to England
ahead of the 2003/04 season with a brief trial stint at Hartlepool United.
Reinventing himself as a left back, he later returned to his homeland and played for
both Louletano and Farense
before moving on to Espinho in 2006.
1997 Will Hoare born, Croydon (2016)
Midfielder who first joined Crystal Palace as an eight year old
and graduated through their Academy to U21 level by the 2014/15 season -
picking up a Scotland U16 cap en route.
January 2016 saw Hoare arrive on trial at Newcastle, debuting for the Magpies
in a U21 League game against Aston Villa.
However, he returned from whence he
came after one further appearance in an U21 Cup tie against Everton days later.
Released by the Eagles that summer, he moved into the non-league game with
Bromley, Leatherhead, Guildford, East Grinstead Town and Horsham.
January 2019 then brought a return to the professional game for
Will, agreeing a two year deal with Swedish side Skelleftea FF.
Back in the UK in January 2022 and joining Ramsgate, a further stint with
Skelleftea saw him in a player/coach role.
Returning to Sevenoaks later that year, Hoare began working for performance
analysis company Photon Sports.
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What Else?
1896
Burton Wanderers (a)
3-0 (2-0)
Division Two
P22, 26pts, 4th/16
Thompson(1), Lennox(21,75)
3,000
United inflicted the first home defeat
of the season on the Wanderers.1902
Sheffield United (h)
1-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Stewart(75)
Priest(30)
20,418
1905
Tottenham (h)
4-0 (2-0)
FA Cup 2nd Round Replay
Orr(26,85) Howie(33) Appleyard(65)
26,755
Following a 1-1 draw in
North London, United made no
mistake at the second time of
asking against their Southern
League opponents.
 1908
Liverpool (h)
3-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Appleyard(50),
Speedie(66), Rutherford(68)
Saul(25)
45,987
Trailing at half time,
United prospered after the
break when the gale force wind
was in their favour.
Newcastle prepared for
this tie in the Welsh town of Rhyl
and only returned to Tyneside
on the eve of the game.
 1913
Liverpool (a)
1-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Shepherd(52)
Lacey(14)
37,093
1-0 up, the visitors crucially missed a 31st minute penalty when Jimmy
Lawrence denied Arthur Goddard.
Lawrence's opposite number Ken Campbell was then penalised for carrying the ball
out of his area and Albert Shepherd drove the free kick through the defensive
wall to level.
United would prevail 1-0 in the replay, but then exited from the competition
after a marathon three game tie against the mackems - who went on to be beaten
finalists.
1919
South Shields (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Wartime
Cooper(20)
Sibbald(50)
10,000
It ended honours even at
Horsley Hill against a Shields
side who made their debut in
the Football League the
following August.
1926
Leicester City (a)
2-3 (1-2)
Division One
P29, 30pts, 10th/22
Gallacher(30,86)
Chandler(23),
Lochhead(33), Duncan(67)
20,000
What turned out to be
the winning goal for the
Foxes at Filbert Street came
from a free kick given
inside the Newcastle box
after goalkeeper Willie
Wilson carried the ball more
than his allotted steps.
United's FA Cup commitments
saw this game played on a
Monday afternoon rather than
the previous Saturday as was
scheduled.
PS: At this time,
Leicester were referred to
by their nickname of "The
Knuts." We continue
to use a version of that.
1930
sunderland (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Division One
P28, 22pts, 21st/22
Hutchinson(25), Boyd(63), Lang(59)
60,000
Having conceded 13 goals
across three successive
league defeats, Newcastle
secured what the Athletic
News called "points
without price" from
their rivals.
Victory was achieved without
the considerable presence of
Hughie Gallacher, who had
netted three times in the FA
Cup a week earlier but was
called up for to play for
Scotland against Ireland.
1930 The absent Gallacher netted twice for Scotland in a 3-1 Home
International victory staged at Celtic Park in Glasgow.
1936
Leicester City (a)
1-2a (0-1)
Division Two
Weaver(53pen)
O'Callaghan(43), Muncie(48)
This game was abandoned on 80 minutes
due to heavy snow that turned
the ground into a quagmire and obliterated the pitch markings.
The ball
bursting and referee W.R.
Jennings from York also getting an eye full of mud
didn't help matters either.
Fixtures at Birmingham City, West Bromwich Albion and Walsall were also
abandoned.
1941 Rochdale (a)
3-1 (2-1)
Wartime
Stubbins(10,29,83)
Wynn(36)
2,551
Trailing 1-2 after the
first leg of this War Cup
First Round tie on Tyneside,
United eased to victory
thanks to a treble from the prolific
Albert Stubbins.
This would be United's sole
visit to Spotland until the
FA Cup Third Round draw took
them back there in 2020.
 1947 Newcastle's Division Two meeting with Bradford Park Avenue
was postponed after heavy
snowfall on Tyneside.
The pitch was initially passed
fit to play on, but following
a further heavy shower which
obscured the markings, the
referee deemed it unplayable
just over an hour before
kickoff, with fans waiting
outside for the gates to
open.
 1950
St. James' Park hosted an England 'B'
International, with 43,068
fans watching
a 1-0 win over Holland -
the highest crowd for an England home game at this level.
Nat Lofthouse of Bolton Wanderers scored the only goal of the game in the second half for
England, who included former Magpie Len Shackleton in their line-up, by then a
firm favourite on wearside.
 1956
Portsmouth (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P31, 33pts, 3rd/22
Curry(31), Keeble(79)
15,100
A first league
success at Fratton Park
in 11 visits coincided
with the return of Vic Keeble to
the side.
This game is notable as being the first in the Football League to be
played under floodlights, although power supply problems meant that it
came close to being postponed.
The diesel for the backup generator was frozen, meaning the teams had to
get changed by candlelight and with minutes to spare a blown fuse was
located and the lights came back on - the match eventually kicking off
eight minutes late.
 1958 Everton (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Division One
P29, 23pts, 18th/22
Bottom(47,62)
Thomas(45)
22,448
Forward
Arthur Bottom made his
debut following a move from York City and netted twice in the second
half to secure the points - denied a hat trick by the width of the post
at the Park End.
 1961 Cardiff City (a)
2-3 (0-2)
Division One
P30, 21pts, 20th/22
Allchurch(44),
White(70)
Moore(8,57), Walsh(15)
22,502
Newcastle's sieve-like
defence made it 21 goals
conceded in
six league games.
Bluebirds' 'keeper,
Maurice Swan, broke his
collar bone in the 70th
minute but United
couldn't take advantage
with Welsh forward,
Derek Tapscott,
deputising in goal. |
 1964
Rotherham United (a)
3-2 (1-2)
Division Two
P30, 33pts, 6th/22
Penman(4),
Suddick(70,88)
Tiler(10,14)
8,853
Victory at Millmoor left
the Magpies in sixth position,
but a late season downturn saw
them slip into eighth.
1971
Pop Robson moved to Ron
Greenwood's West Ham for a fee
of £125,000, four months
after publicly criticising
United's tactics and lack of
professionalism in a press
conference held in a Newcastle
hotel.
 1975
Chelsea (a)
2-3 (0-2)
Division One
P30, 32pts, 11th/22
Macdonald(51),
Tudor(54)
Finnieston(36),
Cooke(44), Hollins(52pen)
26,770
Newcastle missed the
chance to take a point from
their visit to Stamford Bridge
when John Philips was equal to
a 66th minute penalty attempt
by Supermac.
 1979
Wolves (a)
0-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 4th Round Replay
Bell(39)
19,588
Nearly four weeks after a
1-1 draw on Tyneside, the replay went ahead on a Thursday night at the tenth
time of asking.
Top-flight Wolves made it to the Fifth Round thanks to a goal from mackem-born Norman Bell
but United left Molineux aggrieved at not being awarded a 68th minute penalty
kick.
Referee John Homewood spoke to his linesman for some time after Peter Withe was
fouled in the area - only to then restart proceedings with a drop ball outside
the area.
Magpies boss Billy McGarry called the decision "the strangest I've seen
in my career in the game" and "the joke of the century."
 1992
Barnsley (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P33, 33pts, 22nd/24
Kelly(70)
Curry(86)
27,670
Kevin Keegan's third game
in charge saw David Kelly net
for the fourth time, heading
in Franz Carr's right wing
cross at the Leazes End.
His side were made to settle
for point however when former
Smoggie David Currie snuck a
shot between Tommy Wright and
the near post.
Two new
signings debuted: Brian Kilcline
signing on loan from Oldham Athletic and Kevin
Sheedy arriving from
Everton on a free transfer.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1995
The Premiership home game against
Tottenham Hotspur was
postponed due to heavy rain on
Tyneside.
Match referee Graham Poll made
the decision after a lunchtime
pitch inspection, with a
further deluge due.
 1997
Middlesbrough
(a) 1-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P26, 48pts, 3rd/20
Ferdinand(8)
30,063
Following back to back
home wins over Everton and Leicester City, this victory moved
United up to third.
Boro's expensively-imported Italian cheat
Ravanelli had a goal chalked
off when the referee spotted
his earlier foul.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1998
Leeds United (h)
1-1
(0-0)
Premier League
P26, 33pts, 13th/20
Ketsbaia(87)
R.Wallace(82)
36,519
Rod Wallace scored a late
goal for the visitors, only
for substitute Temuri Ketsbaia
to watch a hopeful punt wriggle through
Nigel Martyn's grasp and into
the net for an even later
equaliser.
Shearer
goes close at St. James'
 2003
Leeds United (a)
3-0 (1-0)
Premiership
P27, 52pts, 3rd/20
Dyer(17,48), Shearer(54)
40,025
Talk of Newcastle's new signing Jonathan Woodgate was
in the air, although the
player didn't feature, days after
a completing his controversial £9m
switch from Leeds.
The hosts were ripped apart by a
rampant Magpies; the
fleet-footed Kieron Dyer to
the fore - and indulging in his smoking gun salute.
Bobby Robson was
in upbeat mood after the game
- perhaps also due to having
added another player to his
wish list, a half time
replacement for Leeds named James
Milner.
NUFC.com
match report
 2006 Charlton
Athletic (h) 0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P26, 33pts, 13th/20
50,451
A disappointing night in this rescheduled fixture, as United kept another
clean sheet and extended their unbeaten run to four matches, but couldn't
maintain Glenn Roeder's 100% record.
Fitness concerns over Alan Shearer and Kieron Dyer saw Shola Ameobi
bearing the burden alone up front, while Michael Chopra and Albert Luque looked on from
the subs bench.
NUFC.com match report
 2007 Zulte-Waregem
(Belgium) (h)
1-0 (0-0)
(4-1 on aggregate)
UEFA Cup Round of 32, 2nd leg
Martins(68)
30,083
Magpies striker Obafemi Martins produced
a rare moment of class to see off the Belgians on an otherwise frustrating night
at SJP.
There was never any real doubt
about which team would progress into the last 16 but after Steven Taylor had
an early header cleared off the line, chances were few and far between for
both sides until Oba's precise lob.
NUFC.com match report
 2009
Everton (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P26, 28pts, 14th/20
Nolan (44)
47,683
Ten-man United held out for a point after
Kevin Nolan was red-carded for a challenge on Toffee Victor Anichebe.
Standing in once again for heart attack victim JFK, Chris Hughton spoke of
resilience and character, but in retrospect this was another self-inflicted blow
in our ultimately fruitless attempt to avoid relegation.
NUFC.com match report
2015
An
auction of football memorabilia at SJP belonging to lifelong Newcastle fan John Alder
raised a massive £26K for the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Along with Liam
Sweeney, John was killed in July 2014, when their flight was shot down. They
were en route to watch the Magpies play in New Zealand.
 2020
Crystal Palace (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P27, 31pts, 14th/20
van Aanholt(44)
Lazaro (90+5 - straight red)
25,486
Old boy Patrick van Aanholt's
free kick beat United; a poor day completed when Valentino Lazaro saw red deep into added time.
Speaking post-match, Steve Bruce said, "We played Joelinton wide for a
bit of the game today and it’s something we can look at..." Truly a
football visionary.
NUFC.com match
report
2021 First half
goals from Tom Allan, Elliot Anderson and Stan Flaherty put
Newcastle U21s on course for a comfortable win over West Bromwich
Albion at Little Benton.
Anderson's penalty miss prompted an Albion revival
with two quick goals, the game ending with both sides a man short
after United's Florian Indalecio and Albion's Jamie Soule were
dismissed following a mass brawl.
NUFC.com match
report
2022 On-loan Newcastle
defender Oisin McEntee's first senior goal secured a 1-0 win
for Morton over Partick Thistle at Firhill in the Scottish
Championship.
2023 Goals from Anthony Munda and
Shaun Mavididi
gave United U19s a 2-0 victory over Saudi Green Falcons in the Al
Abtal International Cup.
The game against Saudi Arabian opposition was behind closed doors at
Little Benton.
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