1901 Preston North End (h)
3-5 (1-4)
Division One
P24, 28pts, 8th/18 
Peddie(20), Heywood(80), Aitken(90) 
Tod(10), Gara(30), Pratt(40), Green(45), Rogers(61)
17,000

1907 Corinthians (a)
5-2 (1-1)
Friendly 
Rutherford(1-1), Appleyard(55),
Brown(76,78), og(Timmis)(80)
Young(0-1), Harris(5-2) 
30,000 
United claimed the Sheriff of London Shield in this forerunner of the Charity Shield, staged at Fulham's Craven Cottage ground. 

Corinthians included 'keeper Tom Rowlandson, who had made one appearance for Newcastle in the previous season.

The superior fitness of the professionals saw United net three times in five minutes to secure the shield.

Team: Lawrence, McCracken, Carr, Gardner, Speedie, McWilliam, Rutherford, Howie, Appleyard, Brown, Gosnell.

Founded in 1898 as a meeting of the leading professional and amateur sides, a dispute between the FA and the amateur sides saw the competition (also known as the George Dewar Shield) suspended after this game.

Later brief revivals saw the game played in the 1930s and again during the 1960s, with Watford winning a ceremonial restaging in 1983 - against Corinthians.

The United squad pose with the Shield

1910 Bradford City (a)
3-3 (2-3)
Division One
P28, 34pts, 5th/20 
Stewart(15,70), Shepherd(20) 
O'Rourke(1,2-2,2-3)
10,000
Debut for Arthur Metcalf. Bob Whittingham sent a first half penalty wide for City when they were leading 3-2.

1912 Bury (a)
1-2 (0-0)
Division One
P29, 34pts, 3rd/20 
Stewart(80)
Brown(59), Kay(67)
8,512

1929 sunderland (h)
4-3 (2-2)
Division One
P32, 31pts, 10th/22 
Urwin(8), Gallacher(29pen,87), og(Allan)(60) 
Robinson(17), McKay(36), McLean(70)
66,275 
An epic derby victory and as the Sunderland Echo described, "The new covered stand at the Leazes End proved a giddy perch for a few zealous followers."

1935 Port Vale (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Division Two
P33, 40pts, 5th/24 
Pearson(44)
Baker(25,50)
23,934
This defeat - Port Vale's first away win of the season - effectively ended any promotion hopes for United.

1946 Millwall (a)
7-1 (2-1)
Friendly
Stubbins(1-0,5-1), Brown(20,6-1), Wayman(3-1,4-1), Milburn(89)
Fenton(26)
10,000
United's first visit to the Capital since 1939 ended in a convincing conquest of the Lions at the Den.

Reserve forward Ernie Brown hit a brace along with Charlie Wayman, while Albert Stubbins missed out on the chance to go one better when placing a first half penalty off target.

Team: King, Cowell, Graham, Brown, Harvey, Sales, Wright, Milburn, Stubbins, Wayman, Hair.

1946 An Andy Donaldson treble helped United to beat Bolton Wanderers 3-1 in a Central League encounter at St. James' Park.

1957 Bolton Wanderers (h) 4-0 (2-0)
Division One
P34, 32pts, 11th/22 
Davies(16), Scoular(43), White(79), Milburn(89) 
34,073
United avenged a 1-3 away defeat earlier in the season after stifling the threat of Nat Lofthouse - who had hit a brace in the Burnden Park meeting.

The Trotters escaped an even heavier beating when Bobby Mitchell missed a 70th minute penalty kick.

1957 A Magpie reserve XI were in friendly action against Stirling Albion, winning 5-2 at Annfield.

Newcastle led 2-1 at the break thanks to Bill Curry (15) and Gordon Hughes (41), with Albion's Grant levelling in the 27th minute.

Curry and George Hannah made it 4-1 before Spence got one back on 68 minutes. Curry then completed his hat-trick with a 72nd minute shot.

1963 Leeds United (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P27, 30pts, 8th/22 
Hilley(90) 
Storrie(13)
29,575
Dave Hilley beat Gary Sprake to equalise with referee Grundy just about to blow the full time whistle - sparking a pitch invasion from delighted bairns.

1963 United's reserves lost 2-3 at Anfield against Liverpool, a young Frank Clark breaking his leg in two places. The Magpies netted through Liam Tuohy and Billy Day.

1974 Nottingham Forest (h) 4-3 (1-2)
FA Cup 6th Round 
Craig(25), 
McDermott(78pen), 
Tudor(81), Moncur(90)
Bowyer(2), O'Kane(43),
Lyall(59pen)
54,500 

"And here they come, this is what the Newcastle fans wanted...."

In commentator speak, the words of Hugh Johns aren't far away from being our "some people are on the pitch" sound bite.

The facts: Future mackem Ian Bowyer put the Second Division visitors ahead within 82 seconds. David Craig levelled but Forest led at half time thanks to Liam O'Kane.

Referee Kew then sparked unrest in the crowd when awarding a penalty at the Gallowgate End on 59 minutes, Pat Howard being sent off for pushing the official before George Lyall made it 3-1 from the spot.

That was the signal for angry Newcastle fans to burst out of the Leazes and invade the pitch, causing the game to be halted and the teams to leave the field.

It's alleged that Martin O'Neill was one of a couple of Forest players who took sly whacks as they scarpered - although he denied this when asked many years later.

Offered the chance of an abandonment, Forest players, Directors and manager Allan Brown were happy to play on and the tie restarted.

What follows is part of Magpies folklore.

1-3 became 2-3 on 78 minutes when McDermott converted a penalty. A crowd who scented blood roared United on and John Tudor levelled the tie with a fine diving header with nine minutes remaining.

With fans in an advanced stage of delirium, somehow Bobby Moncur hooked home a last minute effort to win the game - until Forest protested to the FA and the Lancaster Gate killjoys annulled the result the following week.

The tie was restaged at the neutral venue of Goodison Park on March 18th but ended scoreless, with Newcastle winning the replay at the same venue 1-0 on March 21st thanks to Supermac's goal.

As part of our punishment we were barred from playing FA Cup home games the following season.

In retrospect, the most remarkable thing about the pitch invasion is that Leazes enders managed to get across the clarty pitch in their sta-press trews and chelsea boots - speeding up as they reached the other end, before diving headlong into the Forest fans. The ringleader got a six month stretch.

NUFC.com reader John Duran recalls watching the action unfold from his place in the West Stand:

"The police were trying to control unrest in the Leazes where there was a bit of argy-bargy and put a number of people onto the edge of the pitch.

"A fat bloke who looked a bit 'tired and confused' undid his shirt and ran on the pitch, two young lads saw him and followed waving on the others. This became popular with those standing on the side of the pitch.

"A quick sprint down the pitch and dives into the Gallowgate seemed to be the order of the day."

Some years later John Tudor recounted the game as follows:

"We would never have won the game if the fans hadn't run on and the referee taken us to the dressing-room. We were 3-1 down and 10 men against 11. But, worse, we couldn't play because Bob Chapman and David Serella had a stranglehold on midfield.

"Mal and I hadn't had a kick but that was because there was no service. Terry Hibbitt, normally our top provider, was having a stinker. The Forest pair closed ground so quickly there was no space in which to work.

"In the tunnel there were whoops of delight from the Forest players. They thought they had won.

"In comparison, you could hear a pin drop in our dressing-room - until Joe Harvey burst in and demanded to know what we were going to do about it. We decided to gamble and push forward. There was nothing to lose.

"Forest let their concentration slip, they thought the job was already done, and they let us go a bit in midfield after the restart.

"Hibby struck a hard, low cross from the left and I dived full-length parallel to the ground and only a couple of feet off it to bullet a header home for the equaliser.

"Then in the final minute I crossed the ball, Mal headed it down, and who was there to score but Bob Moncur of all people. It was 4-3."
Youtube footage is online here

1977 Ipswich Town (h)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P27, 31pts, 6th/22 
Nattrass(45)
Wark(90+3) 
33,820 
A power cut blacked out the floodlights during the game, with a late John Wark leveller ensuring that Bobby Robson's side left with a point.

1978 Transfer deadline day saw Magpies striker Alan Gowling join Division Two side Bolton Wanderers for a £120,000 fee.

He wasn't replaced; United winning none of their final 13 games and suffering relegation. The Trotters won the Second Division title and gained promotion.

1985 Nottingham Forest (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P30, 37pts, 12th/22 
17,425
Unlucky 13 as we once again failed to notch a win away from Tyneside for the first time since an opening day success at Leicester on our top flight return.

1991 Watford (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P31, 44pts, 11th/24 
Anderson(41), Quinn(73)
Wilkinson(48) 
10,018 
Magpies boss Jim Smith handed debuts to defender Alan Neilson and striker Andy Hunt, both as substitutes.

After John Anderson hit a memorable opener, Hunt's first touch in league football set up future Hornet Mick Quinn to score a second half winner at Vicarage Road.
Youtube footage is online here

1994 Matty Appleby was on target for the reserves but that proved to be a rare moment of joy for United at The City Ground, Nottingham Forest recording a 6-1 success.

1996 Everton completed the £700,000 signing of full back Marc Hottiger - United making £100k profit on the deal.

The Swiss international was to make only 18 appearances for the Toffees before departing in 1997 for his one of his former clubs, Lausanne Sports. 

1996 United juniors walloped Darlington 9-0, Paul Brayson leading the way with four goals. David Eatock grabbed a brace, with Jamie McClen, Ian Milbourne and Stuart Elliott completing the rout.

2000 Ex-Magpie Gary Megson became West Bromwich Albion boss, following previous stints at Norwich City, Blackpool, Stockport County and Stoke City. 

2002 Arsenal (h)
1-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 6th Round
Robert(52)
Edu(13)
51,027
A debut goal in the FA Cup for the man from Reunion Island and a stirring second half revival from his colleagues in a Saturday teatime tie.
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2010 A youthful Newcastle reserve side exited from the Northumberland Senior Cup at the semi-final stage, beaten 1-3 by Northern League side Whitley Bay.
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2011 Despite seeing Shefki Kuqi miss from the penalty spot, Newcastle's second string pulled off a fourth successive home victory, beating Arsenal 2-1 - but only just.

With the game deadlocked at 1-1 and into time added on, debutant left back Michael Riley hoisted a fine centre into the Arsenal area, where Phil Airey was on hand to beat his marker and head in.

United had taken the lead through Greg McDermott but the visitors levelled early into the second period through Josh Rees.
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2015 The U21s extended their winless league and cup run to eight games as they were held 1-1 by Stoke at SJP.

The visitors went ahead in the 75th minute but Tom Heardman netted his fourth league goal of the season three minutes later.
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2019 Everton (h)
3-2 (0-2)
Premier League
P30, 34pts, 13th/20
Rondon(65), Perez(81,84)
Calvert-Lewin(18), Richarlison(32)
52,242
On the eve of his third anniversary as Newcastle manager, Rafa Benitez saw his side overturn a 0-2 half-time deficit to claim a vital victory.

Matt Ritchie had a penalty saved by 'keeper Jordan Pickford - who should have been sent off - before Everton got their second.

Salomon Rondon halved the deficit after smart work by Ayoze Perez and the Spaniard's late brace gave United a fifth successive home win.
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2024 Goals from Jude Cogdon, Logan Watts (2) and a Joe Brayson penalty gave Graeme Carrick's U18 side a 4-1 league victory at Nottingham Forest.