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Premier League:
Brighton
(h)
Newcastle play their penultimate Premier League home game of the
season this afternoon when Albion head north.
It's a non-televised 3pm kick-off.
Hat sellers Football Bobbles will have a stall outside the Trent House pub from
Noon. Card payments accepted.
The Magpies have failed to beat the Seagulls in any of the last six
league and cup meetings at home and away, losing to them in both PL
and FA Cup at Gallowgate last season.
Danny Welbeck scored in both of those Brighton victories and also
hit a brace when his side beat United 2-1 at the Amex Stadium last
October.
Eddie Howe's side are looking to avoid a fifth successive defeat in
the PL, something they last endured back in January 2021.
They go into the game 15th in the table, dropping one place
after Leeds United beat Burnley on Friday night.
Team:
Joelinton is available following his two match suspension and
Anthony Gordon is back training and predicted to rejoin the matchday
squad.
Tino Livramento, Fabian Schar
and Emil Krafth remain out.
BHAFC:
Solly March may return but James Milner, Adam Webster,
Diego Gomez and Stefanos Tzimas are all out.
Fabian Hurzeler's side have a ten day break ahead of their visit to
Tyneside, with a blank weekend caused by their opponents Chelsea
making it to the FA Cup Semi-finals.
The rearranged game ended in 3-0 victory for Albion, extending their
unbeaten run to five games.
Referee: Chris Kavanagh - fifth league and cup game of the
season involving Newcastle for the Yorkshire whistler.
On Tyneside he presided over a 1-0 win against Wolves, 2-0 Carabao
Cup win against Spurs and 0-2 reverse at the hands of Manchester
City in the same competition.
Kavanagh also took charge of the 3-1 FA Cup success at Aston Villa,
a tie that we won despite a series of glaring errors.
VAR: Neil Davies
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UK Radio:
Live on BBC Radio 5 Live
Bus: NUFC are trialling a free* Park & Ride service from
Newcastle Great Park on the north side of the city.
Go North East buses will depart from the Taylor Wimpey car park off
Great Parkway (NE13 9AA) every 15 minutes from 1pm until 2.45pm,
dropping off outside SJP.
Post-match, buses return from bus stops near St Andrew s Church
on Newgate Street every 5 minutes from 5pm.
* free parking & free bus travel for match ticket holders.
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
Rail: Scheduled disruptions online
here
PS: No
trains will run between York and Northallerton in either direction
on Saturday, Sunday or Monday.
Bus replacements will operate between York and Darlington.
(Unlike other weekends when similar closures are in place, there are
no direct services running via the longer route through Hartlepool).
Metro:
No scheduled disruptions.
Stats:
Both Dan Burn and Bruno Guimaraes go into this game
having made 149 Premier League appearances for United.
Seagulls @ SJP - all-time:
2024/25 lost 1-2 Isak (FA) (aet)
2024/25 lost 0-1 (PL)
2023/24 drew 1-1 S.Longstaff (PL)
2022/23 won 4-1 og, Burn, Wilson, Guimaraes (PL)
2021/22 won 2-1 Fraser, Schar (PL)
2020/21 lost 0-3 (PL)
2019/20 drew 0-0 (PL)
2018/19 lost 0-1 (PL)
2017/18 drew 0-0 (PL)
2016/17 won 2-0 Lascelles, Shelvey (Ch)
1991/92 lost 0-1 (D2)
1990/91 drew 0-0 (D2)
1989/90 won 2-0 Gallacher, Quinn (D2)
1985/86 lost 0-2 (FAC)
1983/84 won 3-1 Keegan, Waddle, Beardsley (D2)
1982/83 lost 0-1 (FAC)
1978/79 lost 1-3 Shoulder (D2)
1961/62 won 5-0 Leek 3, Tuohy, Hale (D2)
1929/30 won 3-0 Gallacher 3 (FAC)
Latest
PL
result/fixtures:
Fri 01.05.2026:
Leeds United 3-1 Burnley
Sat 02.05.2026:
Brentford v West Ham (3pm)
Newcastle v Brighton and Hove Albion (3pm)
Wolves v mackems (3pm)
Arsenal v Fulham (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 03.05.2026:
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (2pm) Sky
Manchester United v Liverpool (3.30pm) Sky
Aston Villa v Spurs (7pm) TNT
Mon 04.05.2026:
Chelsea v Nottingham Forest (3pm) Sky
Everton v Manchester City (8pm) Sky
Update:
Howay the lad
Following
his previous success with "The Boy on the Shed", former
Magpie Paul Ferris has been nominated once again for the
annual Sports Book Awards.
His memoir "Once Upon A Toon" has made the shortlist for the
Sports Entertainment Book of the Year, the winner of which will be
decided by a public vote.
Paul is up against some big hitters in the shape of Phil Tufnell and
Martin O'Neill so every vote is vital.
Votes can be placed until May 7th
online here
Premier League:
West Ham (h)
confirmed
Newcastle's final Premier League home game against West
Ham has been belatedly confirmed as a 5.30pm kick-off on
Sunday May 17th, live on Sky Sports.
Update:
French leave
Lorient coach Olivier Pantaloni
has thrown some light on the ill-fated loan spell that Newcastle
teenager Trevan Sanusi has endured in France this season:
"He arrived injured and it
dragged on.Then, we mustn't forget that he's a young player,
arriving from a foreign country, who doesn't speak the language.
"He found himself in a group that has been working together for a
long time, with playing principles and training methods that are
perhaps different from those at Newcastle. It was difficult for him.
"I think it's going to
be difficult (for him to add to his five senior appearances).
He's a kid who must have suffered from the situation. He's always
persevered.
"If Newcastle took a chance on him, it's because they saw potential
in him for the future.
"When you come from there, you want to play as much as possible. We
didn't give him the opportunity because we felt he wasn't quite
ready for Ligue 1."
Premier League:
Turfed out
Former Newcastle midfielder Scott Parker has left his
position as Burnley manager following confirmation of their
relegation from the Premier League.
The 45 year-old Londoner previously managed Fulham, Bournemouth and
Club Brugge, taking charge at Turf Moor ahead of the 2024/25 season.
U21s:
Swansong
Swansea City U21s
2 Newcastle U21s 0
Match report
Premier League:
Eze beats
Arsenal
1 Newcastle 0
Match report
U18s:
Wolves seen off
Newcastle U18s 2 Wolves U18s 1
United's
U18 side completed a seasonal double over Wolves on Saturday as they
maintained their hold on third place in the table, behind the two
Manchester clubs.
Scoreless after 45 minutes at Little Benton, the young Magpies went
ahead two minutes after the break through Alfie Hutchison,
the Scottish forward having also netted in United's 2-0 win in the
Black Country back in August.
What proved to be the winner for Chris Moore's side then arrived
on 67 minutes when
Muawiya Ghanem fired home, the 15 year-old midfielder marking
his first U18 start with a debut goal at this level.
The visitors got a late goal through Saba in the 89th minute but
the hosts held out through eight minutes of added time to collect
all three points.
Introduced in the closing stages for his U18 debut was striker Leon
Mukumbira, promoted from the U16 side.
Team: Dowell, Patterson, Gilligan (Tika-Lemba 90+5), Epia, Johnson
(Old 66), Taylor (Callaghan 64),
Hutchison (Mukumbira 80), Ghanem, Wooster, O'Donovan, Seldon.
Sub n/u: Holland.
2026/27:
Pre-season whispers
With plans for long haul warm-up
games abandoned, the focus turns to whereabouts in Europe Newcastle
will be preparing for next season.
After previous mention of Austria and Portugal, The Mail
report that a training camp is planned at the Spanish resort of La
Manga, with one associated friendly fixture.
The Chronicle meanwhile claim that Serie A side AS Roma have
been invited to play at Gallowgate.
Update:
Hughton diagnosis
From The Mail, news of another recent prostate cancer diagnosis for
an SJP old boy following that of Shaka Hislop:
Chris Hughton has been
diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The 67-year-old received his
diagnosis in April last year and underwent surgery to remove his
prostate in May.
His cancer was detected early,
and the operation has been a success. He has made a strong recovery
and is once again cancer free.
Hughton,
a former Tottenham and Republic of Ireland defender who had spells
as manager of Newcastle and Brighton in the Premier League, wants to
use his experience to raise awareness about the risks.
'The news certainly didn t scare
me,' said Hughton as he discussed his health for the first time.
'I know everyone is different,
but my first impression was "I ll be fine". I didn t instantly think
"this is probably just going to kill me." I just thought, "OK, we ll
have to do what we have to do".'
Hughton
first picked up warning signs about his prostate when he was
Brighton manager on a routine annual health check made available by
League Managers Association to members.
He fell into a high-risk
category: over 50 with family history of the disease and black. One
in four black men are diagnosed with prostate cancer. He had blood
tests to check his PSA (prostate specific antigens) levels every six
months and has been a strong supporter of the Prostate Cancer UK
charity for years.
Last year, the levels spiked and
a subsequent scan detected cancer.
Hughton
said: 'I had very good advice and all the treatment options were
given to me, and I decided to have my prostate removed. The recovery
has gone really well.
'I m one year post operation and
I feel good. It s all gone very well. I ve got a lot of energy.
Keeping active and busy is part of how I am anyway, but it s also
about rehabilitation and keeping your mind active as well.
'I m very comfortable with my
prognosis and my post operation feelings. I m in a really good
place.'
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Update:
Loan lads
Charlie
McArthur (Airdrieonians):
Another 90 minutes for the central defender on Friday, a 1-1 draw at
Greenock Morton condeming Airdrieonians to a relegation playoff in
the Scottish Championship.
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
No farewell appearance for the goalkeeper, who remained on the bench
for Friday's season-closing Scottish Championship game, a 0-1 home
loss to title winners St.Johnstone.
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
Wrexham (a) Championship, Saturday.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
Exeter City (a) League One, Saturday.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Excelsior (h) Eredivisie, Saturday.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
PSG (a) Ligue 1, Saturday.
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Cultural Leonesa (a) La Liga 2, Saturday.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Real Sociedad (a) La Liga, Monday.
2026/27:
ST
waiting
list details
NUFC confirm that a season ticket waiting list will open up ahead of
next season, with a minimum of 250 available.
Entry to the waiting list is restricted to club members, who can
sign up between Mon 18.05.2026 and Sun 31.05.2026.
A ballot will then take place with entrants placed in priority
groups according to criteria set by the club. Ballot winners can
then purchase season tickets from Wed 10.06.2026.
While the purchase of a 2026/27 membership isn't required to join
the waiting list, anyone who doesn't win this ballot would need to
continue paying for membership in order to maintain their place in
the queue for future ST releases.
While the minimum figure of 250 for this year is set, there's no
mention of how many STs will be offered thereafter.
Full details online
here
2025/26:
Senior Cup Final set
This season's Northumberland Senior Cup Final
takes place at St.James' Park on Tuesday May 5th (7.30pm).
Current holders Heaton Stannington defend
their title against Whitley Bay, who last lifted the
cup in 2010.
Admission is via the East Stand turnstiles, 8 adults, 4
concessions and 2 U18s.
Premier League:
Nottingham Forest
(a)
Newcastle's penultimate PL away game of the season takes them to
the banks of the Trent on Sunday week, May 10th.
United are seeking a fifth successive PL win at the City Ground and
haven't lost a top-flight game at this venue since back in May 1987.
In PL visits only, they have won four and drawn the remaining three.
It's a 2pm
kick-off live on Sky Sports and all 3,048 away section
tickets are sold out.
Team: To follow
NFFC:
To follow
While Newcastle have a week to prepare for this game following
their home meeting with Brighton, Vitor Pereira's side must
visit Chelsea in the Premier League on Monday and then Aston Villa
in the second leg of their Europa League Semi-final on Thursday.
They lead 1-0.
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
Dirty Murphy's on Grainger Street (formerly Mushroom).
The game will be on live at WonderBar in The Gate.
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UK Radio:
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Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online
here
FAO anyone
heading from the London area, the usual direct trains via St.Pancras
won't operate due to engineering work between London and Bedford.
Rail replacement buses will run from Hitchin to Bedford, connecting
with trains to Nottingham. Alternatively, LNER trains from Kings
Cross to Grantham connect there with Nottingham bound trains.
Metro:
No scheduled disruptions.
Stats:
Newcastle @ City Ground - PL era:
2024/25 won 3-1 Isak, Joelinton, Barnes
2024/25 drew 1-1 Willock (won 4-3 on pens) (LC)
2023/24 won 3-2 Guimaraes 2, Schar
2022/23 won 2-1 Isak 2
2018/19 lost 1-3 Rondon (LC)
2016/17 lost 1-2 Ritchie (Ch)
2011/12 won 4-3 Lovenkrands 2, Colo, Simpson (LC)
2009/10 lost 0-1 (Ch)
2002/03 lost 1-3 Viana (FR)
1998/99 won 2-1 Shearer, Hamann
1996/97 drew 0-0
1995/96 lost 5-6 Ferdinand 2, Guinan, Barton, KK (FR)
1995/96 drew 1-1 Beardsley
1994/95 drew 0-0
Upcoming PL
fixtures:
Sat
09.05.2026:
Liverpool v Chelsea (12.30pm) TNT
Brighton and Hove Albion 15:00 Wolves (3pm)
Fulham v Bournemouth (3pm)
mackems v Manchester United (3pm)
Manchester City v Brentford (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 10.05.2026:
Burnley v Aston Villa (2pm) Sky
Crystal Palace v Everton (2pm) Sky
Nottingham Forest v Newcastle (2pm) Sky
West Ham v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 11.05.2026:
Spurs v Leeds United (8pm) Sky
Wed 13.05.2026:
Manchester City v Crystal Palace (8pm)
Incoming:
Johan joins:
official
From NUFC:
Newcastle United have
completed a deal to sign Ecuadorian winger Johan Martinez
from Independiente del Valle.
The 16-year-old will officially
join the Magpies after his 18th birthday in the summer of 2027
(on May 10th) and will remain with Independiente del Valle in the
meantime.
Johan was part of the
Independiente del Valle youth team who won the Ecuadorian U17 title
in December 2025.
Ross Wilson, Newcastle United
Sporting Director, said:
"We re delighted to beat off serious competition from leading clubs
across Europe to bring Johan to Newcastle United.
"Identifying and recruiting
promising young players is a key part of how we build for the
future, and our scouting and recruitment teams have worked
diligently to secure Johan s signature.
"Independiente del Valle have a
strong reputation for developing young players and Johan has
undoubtedly benefited from that environment.
"He will continue his progress there while we maintain a close
connection with his development, and we look forward to welcoming
him to Newcastle next year.
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Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO to KO
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Home games: 10am to half time
2026/27 ST prices
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PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
SJP seating plan online
here
Away ticket
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may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
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PL away ticket prices will remain unchanged at 30 for both 2026/27 and
2027/28.
Fixtures:
Sat 02.05.2026 Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding /resale now.
No live
UK TV.
Tue 05.05.2026 U18s v Leeds United (h)
@ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier League.
Sat 09.05.2026 U18s v Boro (a)
@ Hurworth, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sun 10.05.2026 Nottingham Forest (a)
@ City Ground, 2pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT.
Allocation: 3,048 (digital tickets).
Live
on Sky Sports.
Sun 17.05.2026 West Ham (h)
@ SJP, 5.30pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale now.
Live on Sky Sports.
Mon 18.05.2026 ST waiting list opens.
Sun 24.05.2026 Fulham (a)
@ Craven Cottage, 4pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT.
Allocation: 2,701 (digital tickets).
UK TV coverage tbc (if any).
Sun 31.05.2026 ST waiting list closes.
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Sun
10.05.2026
Forest (a) 2pm Sky
Sun 17.05.2026 West Ham (h) 5.30pm Sky
(PL Selections made to Tue 19.05.2026)
Live PL TV release date:
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026
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:
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am
Sat 22.08.2026
Match Week 1
Sun 30.05.2027
Match Week 38
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England:
Sat 06.06.2026 New Zealand (n) Tampa FR
Wed 10.06.2026 Costa Rica (n) Orlando FR
11.06-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
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Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
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Group B
Canada
Bosnia-Herz
Qatar
Switzerland
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Group C
Brazil
Morocco
Haiti
Scotland
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Group D
USA
Paraguay
Australia
Turkey |
Group E
Germany
Curacao
Ivory Coast
Ecuador
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Group F
Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Sweden
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Group G
Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
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Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
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Group I
France
Senegal
Iraq
Norway
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Group J
Argentina
Algeria
Austria
Jordan
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Group K
Portugal
DR Congo
Uzbekistan
Colombia
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Group L
England
Croatia
Ghana
Panama |
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
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September/early October in which four internationals will be
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Born Or Died:
1944 Alan Suddick born, Chester-le-Street. (1961-66)
Joining United as a teenage apprentice, Alan became the club's
youngest-ever debutant when appearing in a 4-1 home victory over Charlton
Athletic in October 1961.
That same season he helped the club's youth side to FA Youth Cup success and
became a regular choice in the number seven shirt.
Selected by England at U23 level during November 1962, Alan marked his debut
with a goal in a 6-1 demolition of Belgium at Plymouth's Home Park.
Becoming a crowd favourite at SJP, Alan's contribution to the successful
promotion campaign of 1964/65 was restricted due to a cartilage operation, but
he scored six times in 21 appearances that season.
A poor start to life back in Division One saw Suddick switched to a central
midfield role and hit the best scoring form of his Magpies career to help steer
the club to safety.
When the following season threatened to go the same way however, manager Joe
Harvey provoked a terrace outcry when selling Alan to Blackpool in a bid to
raise transfer funds.
The purchases of John McNamee, Dave Elliott and Tommy Robson helped United rise
up the table and laid the foundations for the side who would later win the
Fairs Cup - but gone from the scene was the unique flair and talent of
crowd-pleaser Suddick.
In a decade wearing tangerine, Alan helped the Seasiders gain promotion to
Division One and taste European success in the Anglo Italian Cup - achievements
which saw him dubbed "The King of Bloomfield Road".
Injuries began to take their toll on him and after moving on to Stoke City,
Alan later appeared for Southport, Bury, Barrow and Lancaster - where he played
in the same side as old boy Keith Dyson before retiring.
Alan later managed Barrow and coached at Blackpool, while away from football he
was a hotelier for a while before becoming a painter and decorator - living in
the town and regularly watching the Seasiders.
2008 saw Alan diagnosed with bone
marrow cancer, but he was in remission following chemotherapy treatment.
Within months however it was reported that his condition had worsened
and he was admitted to the Manchester Royal Infirmary.
Alan passed away in March 2009 and former colleagues including Bobby Moncur
were present at his funeral.
A memorial service on Tyneside was held a few days later, at which Moncur said:
"Alan had so much natural ability, great control, vision,
balance, two great feet. He was slim and indeed lanky, which gave him the
ability to come at you with the ball, little shimmy of the hips, glide past
you, usually with a flash of his trademark toothy grin.
"One of his greatest assets was his ability to bend the
ball at free kicks. Alan was bending the ball a long time before Beckham and
don t forget it was a proper leather casey, not one of these Micky Mouse
plastic jobs of today.
"He will live in my memory as a great talent, gentle
albeit sometimes mischievous modest, caring man. If Alan had a fault as a
footballer, it was because he was too nice."
That mischief-making was never more apparent than in a home game against
Bury, when Alan yanked the shorts down of an opponent as he lined up in a
defensive wall.
The Suddick family was again represented in black and white almost half a
century later, Alan's grandson Lewis playing for United's academy and making one senior
appearance - in pre-season at York City in 2016.
1959 Gary Megson born, Manchester. (1984-86)
Midfielder who began his career with Plymouth Argyle and moved
on Everton in 1979, a further switch to Sheffield Wednesday following two
years later.
Megson played under manager Jack Charlton before following him out of
Hillsborough in 1984, signing for Nottingham Forest.
However he languished for five months at the City Ground without playing a game, Brian Clough reputedly
saying he "couldn't trap a medicine ball" (other versions of the tale
claim "a bag of cement"....)
That ended when Charlton took him to Newcastle at a cost of 130K, Megson debuting from the bench in a 0-1 loss at Southampton in November 1984.
Scoring his first Magpies goal during an FA Cup away at Forest early the
following year, Megson's playing style could be described as functional and
hard-working rather than flamboyant - as was fellow midfielder and former Owl,
Pat Heard.
Following the sudden exit of Charlton in pre-season, Megson fell from
favour and few wept when he returned to Sheffield Wednesday in a 60K move in late 1985 -
agreeing an initial loan return just before playing for United reserves at
Hillsborough.
Finding form again as an Owl, Manchester City paid 250K for Megson in early
1989 and he helped them to gain promotion to Division One that season - passing
former club Newcastle going the other way.
Joining Norwich City on a free transfer in 1992, Gary became player/coach of
the Canaries three years later and was appointed caretaker boss in April 1995.
Leaving Carrow Road that summer, he continued his playing career at Lincoln
City and Shrewsbury Town before a brief stint as assistant manager at Bradford
City.
Norwich then turned to him to fill their managerial vacancy in December 1995,
before he took over at Blackpool.
Subsequent stints in charge of Stockport County, Stoke City, West Bromwich
Albion, Nottingham Forest and Leicester City then followed, before Gary was
appointed as Bolton Wanderers boss in October 2007.
However, he was never popular with Trotters fans and after his sacking in
December 2009 found work as a TV and radio pundit.
A return to management with Sheffield Wednesday followed in February 2011, but
he was surprisingly sacked a year later despite the Owls sitting third in
League One and having just won the Steel City derby.
Taking time away from football, the summer of 2017 saw Megson back at Albion as assistant to Tony Pulis.
And following the departure of Pulis, Gary acted as interim manager and was in
charge of the Baggies when Newcastle visited the Hawthorns in November 2017.
Within hours though he'd departed as Alan Pardew and John Carver were
installed.
1962 Mickey Quinn born, Liverpool.
(1989-93)
Of all the footballers who have put their name to
autobiographies, "Sumo" is one of those with a tale worth telling -
and reading (in his publication "Who Ate All the Pies?")
Brought up on the Cantril Farm estate on Merseyside, his first football foray
came as an apprentice with Derby County before turning pro with Wigan Athletic
in 1979.
Earning a reputation for goalscoring at Stockport County and Oldham
Athletic, Quinn moved to Portstmouth, where his off-field refuelling habits saw
him end up behind bars, after breaching a drink-driving ban.
Jim Smith persuaded United to fork out 680K in summer 1989, pairing Quinn with
returning striker Mark McGhee in an attempt to fashion an instant return to
Division One.
Quinn famously netted four on his debut in a 5-2 win over Leeds United that
some home fans boycotted due to the ongoing anti-board demonstrations.
And although the club missed promotion after playoff defeat to the mackems,
Quinn's 34 goals in all competitions provided some solace (McGhee also grabbing
25 himself).
The following season brought him another 20 goal haul, but United struggled and
finished in mid-table amid general uncertainty - with a failed share issue and
Jim Smith's resignation seeing Ossie Ardiles arrive.
Quinn's October 1991 return to Fratton Park was to prove pivotal to his United
career, as he slid into a post while scoring on a damp day and was sidelined
until after Kevin Keegan's arrival the following February.
Although he played under Keegan that season, the pair didn't get on as Quinn
failed to match the profile of professional player that KK wanted to sign (newspaper comments about the "shambles" at the club
attributed to him hardly helped...).
Two months after his final goals for United (two in an Anglo Italian Cup win
over Leicester City), Quinn joined Coventry City.
He skied his penalty over the bar when the two sides met at Highfield Road the
following August in the Premier League, but continued to find the net - notably
with a hat trick at Highbury, despite looking as if he'd borrowed a pair of
shorts from City's elephant mascot.
Loan moves in 1994 took him to Plymouth and Watford without scoring, while he
hung up his boots after a brief but turbulent time in Greece with POAK
Thessaloniki.
Since then he's worked as a media pundit and racehorse trainer - although a
neglect charge saw him lose his licence for the latter in 2001 for an 18-month period.
Our favourite non-goalscoring memory of Quinny remains his eating a pie chucked
at him during a game at Grimsby - although others less fondly recall a 'V'
sign directed at Toon fans at Bradford in 1990.
1978 Didier Domi born, Sarcelles, France. (1999-2001)
Left
back signed from Paris SG for a 4m fee in late December 1998 as Ruud Gullit's
squad overhaul continued.
Debuting in a 0-1 Premier League loss to Chelsea at SJP days later, Domi
initially praised Tyneside, claiming that he'd rejected interest from London clubs
as the capital city was too big
and he'd get lost in it.
Newcastle though was apparently just the right size for him, although in
retrospect locating a devout Muslim in a flat on the Quayside wasn't the
cleverest move....
Ending his first season in England with an FA Cup runners-up medal, Didier
retained his place in the side following the arrival of Sir Bobby Robson -
netting four times in all competitions during 1999/00.
Things started to unravel ahead of the next season though, Domi ducking out of the
US pre-season tour with a dubious injury
He then retreated to Paris, amid claims that local journalists, 'godless'
fans and Robson's "out-dated" training methods had made his stay at
United intolerable.
What proved to be his final appearance as a Magpie was a 0-5 rout away to
Arsenal in December 2000, a public apology failing to mollify Robson.
United took a 1m hit returning Domi to PSG for 3m in early January
2001 but he failed to prosper and was loaned to Leeds
United in 2003, making his debut against Newcastle at Elland Road.
That proved to be ill-starred, playing just 12 times as Leeds suffered
relegation before exiting as a free agent following the expiry of his contract
with PSG.
Joining Spanish side Espanyol, he did show some of his previous form before signing for
Olympiakos on a free transfer in 2006.
Released by the Greeks in 2010, Domi headed for the USA to join New
England Revolution after a successful trial. He wasn't retained after
summer 2011.
Ending his playing days, Didier worked as a pundit for beIN
Sports, based in the Qatari capital, Doha. He was also involved
with PSG's youth Academy there.
1980 Fabrice Pancrate born, Paris, France. (2009-10)
Winger who joined United on free transfer in November 2009,
following a successful trial during which he appeared in the reserve side
against Hartlepool United at SJP.
The former Sporting Guingamp, Le Mans, Paris St.Germain, Sochaux and Real Betis
player had found himself without a club at the start of the 2009/10 season.
Training with former club PSG, Fabrice had an unsuccessful trial with Sheffield
United before pitching up on Tyneside.
After impressing Chris Hughton, Pancrate agreed a deal until the end of the
season (with the club having an option to extend for another year) and debuted
in the number 21 shirt as a sub against Swansea at SJP.
Pancrate's second senior outing saw him net a fine individual goal against
Watford within 12 minutes of taking to the field.
That proved to be a high point in his time as a Magpie though and his pitch
time decreased following the arrival of Wayne Routledge in the January transfer
window.
What proved to be his final outing for the club came at Peterborough when he
was substituted at half time. And a month later he celebrated his 30th birthday
by watching his side end their season by winning at QPR.
Within days Newcastle confirmed that they weren't exercising their option and
Pancrate became an ex-Magpie.
Aften an unsuccessful trial at Leicester City Fabrice signed a short-term
deal with Greek side AE Larissa in February 2011.
After a period without a club, he then moved back to his native France with
Nantes and played his last game for them in April 2014.
Pancrate later worked as a football pundit in the French media.
 1991 Kieran Wrightson born,
Newcastle. (2006-09)
The son of former Magpies defender Jeff,
midfielder Kieran joined United's Academy from Walker Central Boys Club in
2006.
A reserve debut came against Manchester United at Kingston Park in April 2007
but Kieran was released two years later after failing to win a professional
contract.
After trials with Blyth Spartans and Durham City
Wrightson joined West Allotment Celtic, later appearing for fellow Northern
League sides Team Northumbria, Whickham, North Shields and Newcastle Benfield.
An FA Vase winner with North Shields at Wembley in 2015, Kieran was
diagnosed with testicular cancer the following year and successfully underwent
surgery.
1998 Victor Fernandez born, Barcelona, Spain (2016-21)
Recruited from Spanish side UE Cornella, this fleet-footed
winger was a low-key arrival on Tyneside in early 2017 but signed an
undisclosed long-term contract.
First spotted playing for the U23s against West Bromwich Albion in February of
that year, Victor got off the mark in his third reserve outing - scoring one
and creating two more in a home win over Bristol City.
He then came to the attention of non-reserve watchers when featuring for the
first
team in a friendly against Royal Antwerp played in Spain in March 2018.
A hip injury sidelined Victor for most of the 2018/19 season but he returned
to the U23s before being released in July 2020.
Appearing for Viitorul Constanta and Botosani in Romania, by 2021, Fernandez
was back in Spain with UE Cornella.
A whistle-stop tour then saw him at Volos NFC (Greece), Enosis Neon Paralimni
(Cyprus), Nea Salaminia (Cyprus), KF Tirana (Albania) and Niki Volos
(Greece).
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1921 Manchester City
(a)
1-3 (0-1)
Division One
P41, 49pts, 5th/22
Smailes(72)
Barnes(30,65), Warner(69)
25,000
Sam Russell debuted for Newcastle at Hyde Road as
the hosts went a full season without a home defeat
and sealed second place in the league behind Burnley.
1923 South Shields (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
4,000
First Division United clinched the Ingham Infirmary Cup 1-0 on aggregate after
this draw against a Shields side who finished thirteenth
in Division Two that season - ahead of Wolves, Coventry
City, Derby County and Crystal Palace.
This was anything but a classic; the Shields Daily
Gazette correspondent claiming that "The game
dragged on in uninteresting fashion and the end was
welcomed by players and spectators alike."
In similar vein, the Daily Chronicle reported
that the Gallowgate crowd "became very
sarcastic" as the predictable stalemate unfolded.
 1931 Chelsea (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
36pts, 17th/22
MacKenzie(87)
Jackson(35)
22,860
A fine shot by Roddie MacKenzie brought United a point
at Stamford Bridge in their final game of the season and
halted a five game losing run.
 1936
Plymouth Argyle (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
46pts, 8th/22
Preskett(67)
12,933
United ended their season with a defeat at Home
Park, allowing the Pilgrims to leapfrog them into
seventh place in Division Two.
Goalscorer Frank Preskett was due to play for Argyle reserves at Barry, but
missed the train and then found himself lining up for a first team debut after
several senior players dropped out through illness.
 1951
Wolves (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P41, 47pts, 6th/22
G.Robledo(77)
40,000
Just four days after beating Blackpool in the FA Cup
Final, Newcastle were at Molineux for their
penultimate league game of the season - with their
silverware paraded round the pitch during half time.
George Robledo played at centre forward in place of the
injured Jackie Milburn and scored the winner when his shot
from Tommy Walker's centre rebounded off a post, hit him
and spun back into the Wolves net.
 1962
Newcastle won the FA Youth Cup for the first time, beating
Wolves 1-0 with 20,588 fans present at SJP.
Bob Moncur's 59th minute header clinched a 2-1 aggregate
success for a Magpies side including Alan Suddick - who was celebrating
his 18th birthday.
Team: S.Craig,
D,Craig, Clish, Chapman, Markie, Turner, Gowland, Suddick,
Watkin, Moncur, O'Neil.
 1970
Aberdeen (Scotland) (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Friendly
Graham(8)
10,300
Ahead of their end-of-season tour of North America,
United lost on home turf to the Scottish Cup
holders in a game that was part of the transfer of Jimmy
Smith from Pittodrie.
Rookies Phil McGovern and Terry Johnson were among those
introduced for the second half.
Team: McFaul,
Craig, Guthrie (Craggs 46), Gibb, Burton, Moncur, Robson,
Cowan (Hindson 46), Dyson (McGovern 46), Smith, Foggon
(Johnson 46).
 1973
Torino (Italy) (h)
5-1 (1-0)
Anglo Italian Cup
Tudor(21),
Macdonald(46), Smith(48), og(Masiello)(56), Hibbitt(83)
Smith, D.Craig(86-fighting)
Toschi(56)
Masiello,
Cereser(86-fighting)
9,580
United made it
four wins out of four to top their group, pipping Blackpool
on goal difference and setting up a Semi-Final tie against Crystal
Palace.
 1978
Chelmsford City (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Friendly
Larnach 2
Bailes
1,500
A week after their Division One season ended in
relegation, United returned to New Writtle Street in
another fundraiser for the cash-strapped Clarets - our
second visit in quick succession.
The fact that City's Secretary was ex-SJP favourite Vic
Keeble may explain the return to Essex....
Continuing financial problems caused Chelmsford to be
wound up in 1980 but they subsequently reformed and moved
grounds.
 1979
Bristol Rovers (h)
3-0 (2-0)
Division Two
P40, 40pts, 9th/22
Withe(12), Shoulder(30), Bird(47)
9,627
The Pirates fielded a young defender by the name of
Gary Mabbutt, but neither he nor his team mates could
prevent our little and large strike duo from both finding
the net.
Young midfielder Peter Manners made the first of two
senior appearances in front of a midweek SJP crowd that
grew by almost 18K for Brighton's promotion party three
days later. That's some flock of Seagulls....
 1981
Orient (h)
3-1 (1-0)
Division Two
42pts, 11th/22
Walker(24), Trewick(46), Harford(83)
Mayo(73)
11,639
A final day
flourish at SJP as United netted more than twice in a
league game for only the second time, in what had been a
season of almost total drabness for long-suffering
supporters.
Striker Mick Harford wrapped up the scoring on the last of
his 19 appearances with his fourth goal for the club. By
the time the next season started, he was a Bristol City
player.
 1987
West Ham United (a) 1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P40, 47pts, 17th/22
McDonald(6pen)
Anderson(87- dissent)
Ward(84)
17,844
A year on from their infamous 1-8 loss there,
Newcastle paid a rather more enjoyable visit to the Boleyn
Ground - collecting the point that
ensured First Division survival for Willie McFaul's side.
Neil McDonald made it five penalties out of five for the
season when firing past Tom McAllister before Martin
Thomas denied Tony Cottee from 12 yards at the other end
after 28 minutes.
An acrimonious conclusion to the game saw Mark Ward net
with a direct free kick, John Anderson sent off for abusing a
linesman who failed to spot that the scorer had run the
ball out of play.
That sparked unrest among the away following and play was
briefly suspended while a pitch invasion was averted.
Youtube
footage is online here
and
here
 1988
Portsmouth (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division One
P39, 53pts, 8th/21
Lormor(12), Scott(51)
Quinn(53)
12,468
There were large gaps on the Fratton Park terraces as
Alan Ball's side were relegated despite a goal from
birthday boy and future Magpie Mick Quinn.
No such worries for the
throng of well-oiled away fans though, who conga'd across
the Milton End as two former Newcastle juniors netted;
Anth Lormor and Kevin Scott.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
Leicester City (a)
2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
52pts, 20th/24
Peacock(44), og(Walsh)(90)
Walsh(89)
21,861
A week after David Kelly's late effort beat Pompey
to keep our hopes of avoiding relegation alive, the great
escape was completed at Filbert Street.
Steve Walsh scored at both ends within a minute as this
tense game ended with United safe from relegation, City in
the play-offs, home fans on the pitch and Kelly sheltering in
the away section.
Numerous incidents throughout the day resulted in a
multitude of injuries and arrests, with seats used as
weapons inside the ground and riot police struggling to
keep the two sets of fans apart.
However, results elsewhere meant that our Division Two
future was assured, regardless of the final score.
Plymouth Argyle, Brighton and Port Vale were relegated,
while Leicester went on to qualify for the playoff final
but be beaten 1-0 by Blackburn Rovers at Wembley.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1992
At a more serene SJP meanwhile, Blyth Spartans lifted the Northumberland Senior Cup
after a 2-1 victory in extra
time over holders North Shields.
11 years to the day since his final goal for Newcastle,
Nigel Walker netted the winner.
 1996
Nottingham Forest (a) 1-1 (1-0)
Premier League
P37, 77pts, 2nd/20
Beardsley(32)
Woan(75)
28,280
Three nights after Keith Gillespie's goal and Kevin
Keegan's well-remembered "love it" outburst at Elland Road,
Newcastle's penultimate game of the season saw them in
second place.
And a rare Thursday night domestic game was going to plan
when Peter Beardsley silenced the Trent End with a
fine effort.
A slip in midfield from David Batty then allowed Ian
Woan to beat Shaka Hislop though - and
despite frantic late efforts to find a winner, the draw
ended all realistic hopes of the title going
anywhere but Old Trafford. All they had to do was get a
point from Bryan Robson's smoggies.
PL highlights are online here
 1998
Chelsea (h)
3-1 (2-0)
Premier League
P37, 44pts, 13th/20
Dabizas(39), Lee(42), Speed(59)
Di Matteo(77)
36,710
An unexpected finale to the home campaign as the
goals flowed and Nicos Dabizas got his first for
United.
Chelsea - for whom player-boss Vialli was in particularly bad fettle -
succumbed without much of a
fight and few observers apart from Kenny Dalglish picked
out the figure of Blues defender Laurent Charvet, who
moved to United within months.
One Chelsea fan was amused himself by sliding
down a handrail in the away section (then situated in the
North East Corner) to great applause from
all sides.
A post-match player lap of the pitch was followed by a PA
message from Dalglish. We thought that he pledged to
go to Wembley to win, but his accent
obviously fooled us....
PL highlights are online here
 2000
Middlesbrough (a)
2-2 (2-1)
Premiership
P36, 48pts, 12th/20
Speed(10), Pistone(18)
Juninho(5), Festa(78)
34,744
A midweek visit to smogside saw Alessandro Pistone
register the only goal of his United career.
Home fans were mourning
the death of idol Wilf Mannion, while some away followers
wore dust masks to combat the local
'atmosphere'.
NUFC.com
match report
PL highlights are online here
 2001
United "edged" into the Northumberland Senior
Cup Final after an 11-0 win at Ponteland United -
although the tie was scoreless for 36 minutes.
Colin McMenamin hit four, Pablo Bonvin &
Pedro Dimas each netted a brace and Ryan McGuffie, James
Coppinger and Diego Gavilan got one each.
NUFC.com match report
2006 Newcastle moved to head off alleged
interest from Arsenal by offering Charles N'Zogbia a new
three-year deal that he signed.
 2010
Queens Park Rangers (a) 1-0 (0-0)
Championship
102pts, 1st/24
Lovenkrands(71)
Ramage(46)
16,819
United
rounded off a title-winning promotion season by setting a
new club points record of 102.
Peter Lovenkrands hit the winner - our 90th league goal of
the season - in a low-key Sunday affair at
Loftus Road after being set up by future R's player, Joey
Barton.
That followed the dismissal of old boy Peter Ramage
seconds after the interval for a trip on Shola Ameobi but
United far from had it their own way and needed a
linesman's flag to prevent them from going behind.
NUFC.com
match report
Youtube footage is online here
 2012 Chelsea (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P36, 65pts, 5th/20
Cisse(19,90+4)
41,559
A breathtaking brace from
Papiss Cisse gave United a first-ever Premier League win at Stamford Bridge.
A game which ran ten minutes over time, after a lengthy
second half delay for treatment to Cheick Tiote, was
settled by two stunners from Newcastle's number nine.
If the opener drilled in from Davide Santon's pass wasn't
good enough, Cisse's second in added time was simply outrageous - an unstoppable effort
from the outside of his right boot that simply flew
beyond the despairing Petr Cech.
NUFC.com
match report
PL highlights are online here
 2015
Leicester City (a)
0-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P35, 35pts, 15th/20
Williamson(62), Janmaat(90+1)
Ulloa(1,48pen), Morgan(17)
31,576
Relegation began to look like a real possibility
for a Magpies side who had appeared safe in mid table
before this
eighth successive defeat.
To say this game didn't go well is an understatement:
36 seconds 0-1 down
16 minutes Janmaat yellow card
17 minutes 0-2 down
28 minutes Gutierrez yellow card
48 minutes penalty conceded
48 minutes 0-3 down
55 minutes Williamson yellow card
62 minutes Williamson red yard ten men
70 minutes Dummett yellow card
91 minutes Janmaat red card nine men
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here
2018 United
regained possession of
the Northumberland
Senior Cup after a four year break, beating Morpeth Town 3-1 at SJP.
The final score was slightly harsh on
the Highwaymen, who were level at the break and trailed by just a single
goal until second half injury time.
Callum Roberts(2) and Dan Barlaser were on target in front of 1,224
spectators.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
Arsenal (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Premier League
P34, 26pts, 17th/20
Elneny(5),
Aubameyang(66)
BCD
Newcastle's
four match unbeaten run came to a juddering
halt, as
they failed to solve the
ongoing puzzle of
just how to put the ball in
the Arsenal
net (570 minutes and
counting).
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had no such
problems at the other end of the pitch though, on target
the fifth successive outing against Newcastle.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here
2022
United's U23s concluded their PL2 season with a
2-1 win at Villa,
although hopes of a promotion play-off
place were gone after four successive losses.
Tom Allan and Adam Wilson netted on their farewell
appearances.
NUFC.com match report
2024 Goals
from Dylan Stephenson and Jay-Turner Cooke gave United's U21s a 2-1 victory
in their Northumberland Senior Cup
semi-final against Ashington.
A record attendance of 1,447 were present at Woodhorn
Lane.
NUFC.com match report
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