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Once more unto the Etihad, dear
friends, once more;
It's an 8pm
kick-off tonight live on TNT Sports.
Following a 2-1 win on Tyneside in the first meeting this
season, Newcastle are looking to record their first-ever PL double
over City. The last time they did so was in the 1983/84 Second
Division campaign.
In addition to our game, there's a concert at the adjacent
Co-op Live arena on Saturday night, plus Championship Cycling at the
nearby National Cycling Centre.
Those three events will inevitably increase road and tram congestion in
the area, with some local matchday parking areas not open for
football traffic.
Team: Speaking to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe
confirmed that Sven Botman was available for selection, but Yoane
Wissa and Lewis Miley aren't ready to return yet.
Tino Livramento, Bruno Guimaraes, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth
remain out.
Kieran Trippier is one appearance away from reaching 150
games in all competitions for United (125 starts).
Jacob Murphy is one appearance away from reaching 250 games
in all competitions for United (143 starts).
Although Anthony Elanga ended United's scoring famine here in the
recent Carabao Cup tie, the wait for a Premier League goal
continues. It's exactly 600 minutes since DeAndre Yedlin
netted at the Etihad in September 2018.
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MCFC win 10/21
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MCFC:
Josko Gvardiol, Mateo Kovacic and
Jeremy Doku
are out, with doubts
over Erling Haaland and Max Alleyne - although both are expected to
be named in the squad.
While Eddie Howe and his players made a 5,000 mile return journey to
Azerbaijan in midweek, Pep Guardiola's side were enjoying a free week to
prepare for our visit.
So far this season on home ground, City have won 12 times in the
Premier League, drawn 1-1 with both Chelsea and Brighton and lost
0-2 to Spurs.
They have the most potent attack (32) and meanest defence (8),
sharing the latter attribute with Arsenal.
Referee: Thomas Bramall - the Sheffield whistler returns for
his third Toon game of the season, following 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
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West
The game will be on live at WonderBar in The Gate
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UK Radio:
Live on talkSPORT
Metro:
No scheduled disruptions - the section between St James and Shiremoor
is due to reopen on Saturday after a planned five day closure due to
engineering works.
Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online
here
All but two of the platforms at Manchester Piccadilly station are
closed on Saturday, as a nine day engineer's possession ends. Buses
replace trains between there and Stockport.
Stats:
Magpies @ Citizens PL era:
2025/26 Lost 1-3 Elanga (S) (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 (N)
2017/18 Lost 1-3 Murphy (S)
2015/16 Lost 1-6 Mitrovic (N)
2014/15 Lost 0-5
2014/15 Won 2-0 Aarons (N), Sissoko (S) (LC)
2013/14 Lost 0-4
2012/13 Lost 0-4
2011/12 Lost 1-3 Gosling (N)
2010/11 Lost 1-2 Gutierrez (N)
2008/09 Lost 1-2 Carroll (S)
2007/08 Lost 1-3 Martins (N)
2006/07 Drew 0-0
2005/06 Lost 0-3
2004/05 Drew 1-1 Shearer (N)
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 result/fixtures:
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 v Bournemouth
Manchester City v Newcastle (8pm) TNT
Sun 22.02.2026:
Crystal Palace v Wolves (2pm)
Nottingham Forest v Liverpool (2pm)
mackems v Fulham (2pm) Sky
Spurs v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 23.02.2026:
Everton v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
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 65), Moran,
Taylor (Bloomer 65), 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 0
Newcastle 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 Jesus (Walters 85), 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.
Upcoming fixtures:
Sat 21.02.2026 Manchester City (a) (PL)
Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag FK (h) (CL)
Sat 28.02.2026 Everton (h) (PL)
Wed 04.03.2026 Manchester United (h) (PL)
Sat 07.03.2026 Manchester City (h) (FA)
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) (PL)
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 2-3 (h) (PL)
2023/24 won 1-0 (h) (LC)
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.
Update:
Max at the double
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
The Magpie goalkeeper was the hero on Tuesday, saving two
penalties as the Honest Men beat St.Johnstone at Falkirk in the
Quarter-finals of the Scottish Challenge Cup.
Ayr had looked likely to progress when holding a 3-2 lead
going into the fourth minute of time added on, only for the Saints
to level after Max saved a penalty but couldn't prevent an opponent
converting the follow-up.
That sent the tie to a shootout, during which Max denied Stevie
Mallan and Matty Foulds, helping his side to a 5-4 success and a
Semi-final against Inverness Caley.
Saturday sees Ayr host Ross County in the Scottish
Championship.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
AFC Wimbledon (a) League One, Saturday.
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
Victory for Coventry City on home territory left them top of the Championship
on Monday night. Targett started and was replaced in second half
added time as Boro lost 1-3.
Next up is a home meeting with Oxford United on Saturday.
Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
Partick Thistle (a) Scottish Championship, Saturday.
Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS)
Blyth Spartans (a) Northern Premier League, Saturday.
Joe Brayson (Morpeth Town):
Workington (a) Northern Premier League, Saturday.
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.
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 this coming Tuesday night.
It's an 8pm kick-off, live on TNT Sports.
Tickets remain on member sale.
Team: to follow
QFK:
Our opponents are in Azerbaijan league action on Saturday
away at Neftci Baku.
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
Overseas TV:
to follow
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:
The highest aggregate victory that Newcastle have posted in
European competition is the 10-2 UEFA Cup conquest of
Antwerp in 1994.
Premier League:
Kavanagh QC*
* quickly cancelled
From the BBC, Monday:
Referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistant Nick Greenhalgh
have not been selected for a Premier League game this weekend.
The pair were heavily criticised for their decisions in the
fourth round FA Cup tie between Aston Villa and Newcastle United on
Saturday, in which there was no video assistant referee.
Referees' body Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) bases its
selections on factors including post-match performance assessments
conducted by an independent Key Match Incidents panel, ensuring
accountability for officials.
However, despite the criticism Kavanagh is highly regarded and
in December was promoted to Uefa's elite list of referees to join
Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor.
The other assistant at Villa Park, Gary Beswick, has been
appointed to Nottingham Forest versus Liverpool on Sunday.
A slight slap on the wrists for the pair although Beswick escapes censure despite also missing the Jacob Murphy
assault by Lucas Digne which happened just feet (literally) away
from him.
Meanwhile, the root of all officiating evil, PGMO boss Howard Webb,
remains unanswerable to anyone. One of his advocates, ex-referee
Chris Foy, speaking on TalkSport claimed Webb is the hardest
working person he knows. That just makes his ineptitude all the
worse....
Meanwhile, Kavanagh joins his own group of elite referees; he, Uriah
Rennie, Steve Bennett, Brian Coddington and Trelford Mills as the
worst ever seen by Newcastle fans.
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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Fixtures:
Sat 21.02.2026 Manchester City (a) @
Etihad Stadium, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD
OUT. Allocation
3,065 (digital tickets).
Note new KO time.
Live on
TNT
Sports.
Tue 24.02.2026 Qarabag FK (Azerbaijan) (h) @
SJP, 8pm.
Champions League Knockout phase play-off Second Leg.
ST fwding/resale now. Member sale now.
Live on TNT Sports.
Fri 27.02.2026 U21s
v Brighton (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 28.02.2026 U18s v Blackburn Rovers (a)
@ Brockhall, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 28.02.2026 Everton (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale
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Wed 04.03.2026 Manchester United (h)
@ SJP, 8.15pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/ resale now.
Live on
TNT
Sports.
Sat 07.03.2026 U18s v mackems (h)
@ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 07.03.2026 Manchester
City (h)
@ SJP, 8pm. FA Cup Fifth
Round.
Member ballot opens Mon 23.02.2026, Noon,
closes Tue 24.02.2026, Noon. Winners notified Wed 25.02.2026, 11.30am,
seat selection opens Wed 25.02.2026, Noon, closes Fri 27.02.2026, Noon. ST fwding/ resale Fri 27.02.2026, 4pm, member
sale Mon 02.03.2026, 10am. (NB: ST holders not enrolled in the FA Cup home ticket scheme can enter the
member ballot). Live on
TNT Sports.
Mon 09.03.2026 U21s
v Leicester City (a) @ Seagrave Training Ground, 7pm.
PL2.
Fri 13.03.2026 U21s
v Blackburn Rovers (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 14.03.2026 U18s v Nottingham Forest (a)
@ Nigel Doughty Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 14.03.2026 Chelsea (a) @
Stamford Bridge, 5.30pm. Premier League.
Revised points
total of 2-4 points now applies.
Allocation
3,000 tbc (digital tickets).
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Fri 20.03.2026 U21s
v Nottingham Forest (a) @ Loughborough University Stadium, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 21.03.2026 U18s v Everton (a)
@ Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sun 22.03.2026 mackems (h)
@ SJP, Noon. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale now. Member Sale Mon 23.02.2026, 10am.
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends.
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Sat 21.02.2026 Man C (a) 8pm
TNT
Tue 24.02.2026
Qarabag (h) 8pm TNT
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:
Apr by Wed 04.03.2026
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
Sun 30.05.2027
Match Week 38
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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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21st February |
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Born Or Died:
1914
Norman Tapken born, Wallsend.
(1933-38)
Goalkeeper who became a Magpie at a cost of £25 when signed
from the splendidly- named Wallsend Thermal Welfare works team in May 1933.
Debuting in a 4-2 home win over Blackburn Rovers in November 1934, Tapken took
over goalkeeping duties from Micky Burns and was a regular starter until ousted
by Tom Swinburne in October 1937.
Sold to Manchester United for £850 in December 1938, within nine
months, football was suspended for the duration and Norman lost a sizeable
chunk of his playing career.
Guesting in wartime football for Newcastle, the mackems, Darlington, Aldershot, Brighton and Chester,
Tapken joined Darlo permanently
from Old Trafford in 1947.
After a spell in Ireland with Shelbourne, Norman linked up with Stoke City
as their trainer. He passed away in June 1996.
1942 George Colin Lambton born, Newcastle (1960-63).
Signed from Chester Moor, Colin failed to break into the first team picture at
SJP and dropped down to Division Four when signing for Doncaster Rovers
The full back made a handful of appearances at Belle
Vue during the 1963/64 season and later appeared for South Shields.
1956 Ray Hankin born, Wallsend.
(1993-2007, various)
As a player, striker Ray appeared for Burnley,
Leeds United, Vancouver Whitecaps (with Peter Beardsley), Arsenal (briefly),
Shamrock Rovers, the smoggies, Peterborough United and Wolves.
Often clashing with officials during his career, Hankin later played for Whitby Town, Guisborough Town,
Newcastle Blue Star and Sherburn Village WMC, managed and coached at Northallerton Town
and worked as a youth coach at Darlington before a brief stint as Quakers boss
in 1992.
A product of Wallsend Boys Club, Ray joined United's Football in the Community
scheme, succeeding Jeff Clarke when he was promoted to reserve team
coach.
However, Ray subsequently left in disputed circumstances and took the club to an industrial tribunal in
December 2008, claiming unfair dismissal. A settlement was reached moments before the hearing
commenced.
He was later employed as a support worker for people with learning
disabilities.
1989 Federico Fernandez born, Tres Algarrobos, Argentina.
(2018-22)
United completed the permanent signing of central
defender Fernandez from relegated Swansea City on transfer deadline day in
August 2018, haggling over a fee as the player had his medical on Tyneside.
Beginning his career with Estudiantes in his native Argentina during 2008, a
first senior international cap arrived three years later.
Moving on to Italian side Napoli in 2011 and playing under Rafa Benitez, Federico
spent one season on loan in Spain at Getafe but returned to the Napoli side
and featured for Argentina at the 2014 World Cup Finals.
A move to the Premier League followed and Fernandez joined a Swansea City side
that already featured future SJP colleagues Jonjo Shelvey and Ki Sungyeung.
He didn't have long to wait for a debut after his arrival on Tyneside
replacing the injured Jamaal Lascelles for the home game against Chelsea in
late August.
Federico found himself playing as part of a back five as United began to make
progress following a winless start, gaining praise for his calmness and
tackling prowess.
Losing his place to fit-again Florian Lejeune in early 2019, further injury
problems for the French defender then handed Fernandez a recall later that
season.
An injury to Lascelles early the following season saw him recalled to the side under Steve Bruce -
getting off the mark for the
club with goals in victories over both West Ham and Southampton.
March 2021 then saw Federico agree a contract extension to remain at SJP for
another year, returning to the side after several months out with a thigh
injury.
What would be his last season at SJP was disrupted by further fitness issues
and his final start came in a 1-2 defeat at Wolves at October 2021 - two
substitute outings following after the arrival of Eddie Howe.
A free agent that summer, Fernandez moved to Spanish side Elche in September
2022 but appeared just once, joining Al-Duhail in Qatar the following February.
He returned to Argentina in August 2023 with Estudiantes and after facing Velez
Sarsfield in December 2024, announced his retirement.
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What Else?
1903
sunderland (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Friendly
Rutherford
3,000
Jock Rutherford saw his penalty kick saved by visiting custodian Ned Doig at
0-0, but soon atoned with a fine solo goal that saw him dribble past four
opponents.
Newcastle fielded full back James Tildesley as a trialist and would later sign
him from Halesowen.
1914 Oldham Athletic (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P27, 25pts, 13th/20
30,0001920 Bolton Wanderers (a)
3-0 (2-0)
Division One
P30, 33pts, 5th/22
Booth(12,16), Smailes(74)
25,000
1925 sunderland (h)
2-0 (2-0)
Division One
P32, 39pts, 3rd/22
Urwin(59), Cowan(64)
52,000
| 1925
The Second team travelled to play Workington in the North Eastern League
and lost 0-2, McMory and Watson scoring for the home side. The defeat left
the mackems three points clear at the top. |
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1931 Derby County (a)
5-1 (3-0)
Division One
P30, 28pts, 15th/22
Hutchinson(4), Bedford(30),
Wilkinson(35,55,64)
Barker(78)
17,547
John Kirby also saved a Duncan Hutchinson penalty in the final few minutes and Crooks had
earlier missed one for County - putting it wide just before United went 2-0 up.
1942 Middlesbrough (a)
1-4 (1-4)
Wartime
Short
Taylor 3(1pen), Cochrane
2,600
 1948
Coventry City (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P29, 36pts, 3rd/22
McCall(75pen)
Lowrie(41)
22,047
Tommy Thompson debuted, while United paid £18,500 for Sky Blues scorer George Lowrie within a month.
 1953
Liverpool (h)
1-2 (1-2)
Division One
P30, 26pts, 16th/22
Mitchell(44)
Smyth(15), Taylor(17)
40,345
Early goals by Sammy Smyth and Phil Taylor rather overshadowed Len
White's Magpies debut.
 1959
Aston Villa (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P29, 27pts, 13th/22
Taylor(80)
20,182
This win was achieved in front of a crowd that was less than half present
for
a 3-4 home loss to Wolves two weeks earlier.
 1973
AS Roma (Italy) (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Anglo Italian Cup
Tudor(28,76)
18,919
Newcastle began their Anglo Italian Cup campaign with a win at the Olympic
Stadium in an afternoon kickoff.
Two simple finishes from John Tudor could easily have been augmented by further
goals against a home side who seemed uninterested in attacking.
That didn't go down well with the locals though,
who bombarded the visiting team and bench with missiles at the final whistle.
"They were a filthy side, punching and kicking after the ball had gone. The
Italians are the worst there are for this sort of thing" said Malcolm
Macdonald afterwards, as he displayed stud marks on his chest to reporters.
Team: McFaul, Craig, Clark,
Nattrass, Howard, Moncur, Barrowclough, Reid, Macdonald, Tudor, Hibbitt.
 1976
Liverpool (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P29, 29pts, 12th/22
Keegan(26), Case(51)
43,304
Our fifth successive Anfield loss came courtesy of a John Toshack flick
that was headed home by Kevin Keegan to give Bob Paisley's side the lead.
Jimmy Case then seized on a loose ball after Mick Mahoney parried Ray Kennedy's
initial shot to double Liverpool's lead - one week before United faced Manchester City
in the League Cup Final.
 1981
Bristol Rovers (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P29, 30pts, 13th/22
14,364
Alan Shoulder and Kenny Wharton both missed good first half chances, while Mick
Harford had the ball in the net after the break only to see the "goal" disallowed for
pushing.
 1987
Tottenham Hotspur (a) 0-1 (0-1)
FA Cup 5th Round
C.Allen(20pen)
38,033
En route to their Wembley defeat by Coventry City, David Pleat's Spurs side
scraped through thanks to a dive from Richard Gough under challenge from Peter
Jackson to secure a dubious penalty kick converted by Clive Allen.
Two years before the Hillsborough disaster though, United fans were almost the
victim of callous policing by the Met in this game.
The Park Lane end containing the travelling support was allowed to become
dangerously overcrowded while the adjacent paddocks remained closed and unused.
The first few fans to scale the fences
were arrested but more joined in and fought with stewards to open
gates on to the pitch.
And in an eerie foretaste of the Hillsborough tragedy,
seated fans above pulled some of those below to safety and avert disaster.
The police's reaction was to stretch a line of
officers in front of the away section which blotted out any view of the match.
After the final whistle attempts to hold the United fans back resulted in gates being forced and running
battles taking place along the Seven Sisters Road.
Press reports estimated the away support at between 12,000 and 14,000.
Youtube
match footage
genuinely frightening scenes at WHL, 1987
 1993
West Ham United (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P30, 63pts, 1st/24
24,159
A Sunday afternoon outing to Upton Park saw our mid-season wobble extend to a fourth draw in five outings.
However, some stout defending maintained the four point gap between ourselves and
the Hammers at the top of the table.
 1996
West Ham United (a) 0-2 (0-1)
Premier League
P26, 60pts, 1st/20
Williamson(6), Cottee(83)
23,843
After five league wins, Faustino Asprilla's first start coincided
with a general loss of form at Upton Park.
Blame for our first loss in 1996 couldn't be laid at his door solely however, Tino hitting a post and having two
penalty claims
refused by referee Paul Alcock.
Darren Peacock had also struck the goal frame before Danny Williamson beat Pavel
Srnicek. Tony Cottee then sealed the win after Les Ferdinand missed a great chance to level.
With 11 games to play, Kevin Keegan's league leaders had a six point lead over Manchester United, with a game in hand on Fergie's mob.
2001 Paul Robinson -
once infamously picked by Ruud Gullit ahead of Alan Shearer - was loaned by
Wimbledon to Dundee United.
The fact that he scored a pre-season belter at Tannadice in 1999 undoubtedly
helped, Tangerines boss Alex Smith
commenting:
"I first saw him star for Newcastle reserves a few years ago, and was
not surprised when Paul Sturrock tried to bring him to Tannadice.
"Since then I have checked on a couple of Newcastle youngsters in my
capacity as Scotland Under-21 coach, and on each occasion it was Paul who has
stood out."
 2002
The Reserves beat Bishop Auckland 8-0 in a friendly at Kingsway thanks to a hat trick from Andy Ferrell.
Mark Boyd (2), Michael Chopra, Bradley Orr and Colin McMenamin also netted, the
referee taking pity on the Two Blues and blowing time on 83 minutes.
NUFC.com
match report
 2004
Middlesbrough (h)
2-1 (0-1)
Premiership
P26, 41pts, 4th/20
Bellamy(63), Shearer(83pen)
Zenden(33)
52,156
Two Boro assists helped us to victory: Ugo Ehiogu inadvertently teeing up
Bellers from close range before Gareth Southgate leant on Darren Ambrose and
conceded a spot kick.
As we summed it up post-match:
"Two talented strikers got better service from the opposition than from
their own players and without Woodgate the defence creaks like an old barn door
in the wind."
NUFC.com
match report
2005 The FA
Cup Quarter Final draw paired us at home with the winners of the replay between
Nottingham Forest and Spurs.
2009 Newcastle's U18 side recorded a 4-2 win at Derby County, with recent
arrival Haris Vuckic among the Magpies scorers.  2013
Metalist Kharkiv
(Ukraine) (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Europa League Round of 32, 2nd Leg
(won 1-0 on aggregate)
Sh.Ameobi(64pen)
39,973
Shola Ameobi's second half penalty conversion at the Metalist Stadium was
enough to put United into the last 16 of the Europa League, following a
scoreless draw in the first leg of the tie on Tyneside.
Around 450
Toon fans were present to see
United record a deserved victory in a hard-fought contest played in sub-zero conditions.
NUFC.com match report
 2015
Manchester City (a)
0-5 (0-3)
Premier League
P26, 32pts, 11th/20
Aguero(2pen), Nasri(12), Dzeko(21), Silva(51,53)
45,602
Despite having
won there in the League Cup a few months earlier, United reverted to type with a seventh successive league
loss at the Etihad.
John Carver's side shot themselves in the foot
after just 27 seconds when
Vurnon Anita upended Edin Dzeko and
conceded a penalty.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
Manchester United (a) 1-3 (1-1)
Premier League
P25, 25pts, 17th/20
Saint-Maximin(36)
Rashford(30),
James(57), Fernandes(75pen)
BCD
There may not have been any
fans inside Old Trafford, but this visit unfolded in a manner only too familiar to those
routinely inhabiting the visiting section.
Allan Saint-Maximin
equalised to give hope of a positive result but reality intervened after the
break and we got off lightly by just conceding three.
NUFC.com match report
2022 After Storm Franklin battered
parts of the UK earlier in the day, Storm Harris left
Newcastle's defence in tatters as Fulham U23s won 6-1 at Whitley Park.
The Harris in question was Luke, who hit three goals for the
Cottagers in the
first 11 minutes of United's PL2 meeting.
NUFC.com match report
2025 The U21s lost 1-4 to Arsenal in PL2
at the Meadow Park home of Boreham Wood. Jay Turner-Cooke's penalty got the
Magpies on the scoresheet.
NUFC.com match report
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