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Latest:
Fab 2027
Tuesday saw Newcastle confirm that they have retained
defender Fabian Schar for one further season.
The 34 year-old former Swiss international was due to become
a free agent this summer after eight seasons at Gallowgate,
but has signed new a 12 month deal.
Schar made the most recent of his 251 league and cup
appearances for the Magpies at home to Leeds in January,
missing the remainder of the season with an ankle injury
followed by surgery on a foot ailment.
PS: The absence of Mark Gillespie from the list of
players leaving the club means that he's agreed an extension
to remain at Gallowgate for a seventh successive season.
Update:
The departed
The exit of six senior Magpies from SJP is now confirmed, with Kieran Trippier, Emil Krafth, Matt Targett,
John
Ruddy, Max Thompson and Aaron Ramsdale all leaving.
The first-named five become free agents, while Ramsdale
returns to former club Southampton after the expiration of
his one season loan deal.
The absence of Harrison Ashby and Joe White
from the above list looks to confirm that the pair have at
least 12 more months on their own contracts.
Meanwhile, seven members of the development squad
have been released: goalkeepers Adam Harrison and James Taylor,
defenders Ciaran Thompson and Thomas Bryant, midfielders
Darren
Palmer and Alfie Harrison plus forward Joe Brayson all moving on
this summer.
Update :
NUST 2026
survey
The annual Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST)
member survey is now online, including questions about
ticket sales and distribution, ID checks and the upcoming
Murrayfield kickabout amongst other topics.
Members should have received an email with a link to the
survey - note that the closing date is next Monday, June 8th
at Midnight and there's an extra incentive to respond, in
the shape of a prize draw for a signed NUFC shirt.
NB: the survey is restricted to NUST members only, but
renewals and new memberships are available for just £1.
Details here:
https://nufctrust.co.uk/
Latest:
Midfield
exit
confirmed
Update: the permanent departure of Hernes was announced by
NUFC on Wednesday.
Earlier: Dutch media outlets report that FC Groningen have exercised the
option contained in his loan agreement to permanently sign Newcastle
midfielder Travis Hernes.
The 20 year-old Norwegian youth international spent last season on
loan at the Eredivisie side but didn't make his senior debut until
January - the first of 11 appearances.
Signing a four year contract for an undisclosed fee, Hernes ends an
association with United that began when he was acquired from
Shrewsbury Town in September 2023.
Following a handful of U21 appearances and a single bench selection
in the Premier League, Travis concluded his first season as a Magpie
with two senior outings in the friendly matches played in Australia.
Two more friendly appearances followed ahead of the 2024/25 season; returning to the U21s until completing a loan move to Danish side Aab
in early 2025.
Further pre-season pitch time with Newcastle's first team followed
ahead of his temporary switch to Groningen.
Latest:
KK
news update
Speaking in Newcastle on Sunday, former Magpie Kevin
Keegan confirmed that he's suffering from stage four
stomach cancer, but responding well to treatment.
The condition was discovered while undergoing tests
following a car accident, prompting the Keegan family to
release a statement in January confirming his diagnosis.
Speaking at an event in Kings Lynn on Friday, KK told the
Daily Telegraph, "I'm feeling well; I'm nearly
through it, it's looking good, really good."
Sunday then saw him return to Tyneside for a show at the
Opera House, joined on stage by Peter Beardsley.
Update:
Seat moves end Friday
NUFC confirm that the North West Corner of L7 is to be converted to
safe standing ahead of next season, with a capacity of 1,741 places
in sections L7C, L7D and L7E.
That follows consultations over improving the atmosphere and
recreates the singing section in that part of the ground, disbanded
in 2011 due to persistent standing (and their vocal output mocking
then-owner Mike Ashley).
The process of relocating existing ST holders runs until this
Friday June 5th, with other ST holders also
able to move seats in the same time period - more details
here
Giveaway:
The (Geordie) boys
are back in town
Returning to
Newcastle's Theatre Royal this month is "Gerry & Sewell", a tale of two
Toon fans searching for their holy grail of season tickets, despite being
totally skint....
A total of seven performances are staged between Tuesday June 9th to
Saturday June 13th, including matinees on both the Thursday and
Saturday. Tickets are on sale
here
We have two tickets to give away for
opening night on June 9th and to be in with a chance of
winning, email your
answer to this question to
[email protected]
subject line Sewell:
Opening night
falls on Blaydon Races Day, commemorating Geordie Ridley's 1862
Tyneside anthem. In that song, which Blaydon building hosted
Ridley's show that day? Closing
date 4pm on Friday June 5th.
The prize is tickets x2 to the 7.30pm performance of Gerry &
Sewell on Tue 9 June 2026 at Newcastle Theatre Royal.
Please see
here for further performance information.
The prize is for the above performance only and is not transferable
and no cash alternative will be offered.
Tickets will be emailed to the winner prior to the day of the
performance.
Update:
Dalglish diagnosis
Former Newcastle boss Kenny Dalglish has confirmed
his own cancer diagnosis, having accidentally revealed the
news to his online followers:
"As my inadvertent social
media post has indicated, I am currently undergoing
treatment for cancer. Unlike my mobile phone use, the
treatment is going well.
"Ideally, this would have remained
private because that’s the way it should be, but my useless
technology skills have forced my hand.
"Obviously I did not mean to
make this matter public so I would appreciate it if the privacy of
my family and myself are respected.
"As ever, thank you to the
wonderful medical staff who have shown incredible care and
discretion, not just for me but for many, many others. They are a
credit to themselves.”
Update:
Internationals
National service for Newcastle players:
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo):
Wed 03.06.2026 Denmark (n) Liege
FR
William Osula (Denmark):
Wed 03.06.2026 DR Congo (n) Liege
FR
Sun 07.06.2026 Ukraine (h) Odense FR
Dan Burn, Tino Livramento (England):
Sat 06.06.2026 New Zealand (n) Tampa FR
Wed 10.06.2026 Costa Rica (n) Orlando FR
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden):
Mon 01.06.2026 Norway (a) lost 1-3
FR
Defeat for the Swedes in Oslo, with Elanga named in the starting
line-up and replaced at the interval when his side trailed 0-3.
Sweden's consolation goal was an eye-catching strike by that Isak
bloke, shortly after arriving as substitute.
Thu 04.06.2026 Greece (h) Stockholm FR
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany):
Sun 31.05.2026 Finland (h)
won 4-0 FR
Both Magpies began on the bench in Mainz, Nick introduced as a 73rd
minute replacement when the scoring was over.
Sat 06.06.2026 USA (a) Chicago FR
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
Sun 31.05.2026 Panama (h)
won 6-2 FR
The Newcastle midfielder was in the starting line-up and made way at
half-time for Lucas Paqueta at Rio's Maracana stadium. The score was
2-1 to Brazil at that point.
Sat 06.06.2026 Egypt (n) Cleveland FR
Alex Murphy (Ireland):
Sat 06.06.2026 Canada (a) Montreal FR
Thu 28.05.2026 Qatar (h) won 1-0 FR
Victory in Dublin came with Alex left on the bench during what was
his maiden senior selection for Ireland.
Aaron Epia (Poland U18s):
The Newcastle defender is part of the squad selected for a
training camp between 01.06.2026 and 04.06.2026.
Rory Finneran (Ireland U21s):
Sat 06.06.6026 Croatia (a) Vrbovec FR
Tue 09.06.2026 Qatar U23s (n) Vrbovec FR
Sandro Tonali wasn't selected by Italy for post-season friendlies
against Luxembourg and Greece.
Departure:
Gordon gone: official
Confirmation of Anthony Gordon's move to Barcelona came from
both clubs on Friday evening, hours after a press conference was
reportedly postponed due to issues finalising the paperwork of his
transfer.
In stark contrast to last year's forced sale of Alexander Isak,
Gordon's departure looks amicable, with a final interview from him
posted on the Newcastle website alongside quotes from Eddie Howe and
Ross Wilson.
Gordon's comments include the following:
"I owe this club a lot because,
when I arrived, I was quite lost both in life and in football. The
club has given me a sense of belonging and a sense of identity. It's
allowed me to do what I always thought I could do. It's put me on
the biggest stage and allowed me to perform for the shirt.
"Since coming to the club, I
feel I've improved a lot on the pitch but this club has played a big
part in the person I've become over the last three-and-a-half years.
"It was really important for me
to leave this place in a good way because I've loved every single
minute of being a part of Newcastle United. This is an incredible
club and one that I'll never forget. I'll be a fan for the rest of
my life."
Barca Sporting Director Deco successfully concluded negotiations for the
player in London, amid abortive approaches from Bayern
Munich and Liverpool.
The 25 year-old then left Newcastle by private plane on
Thursday morning, landing at El Prat airport before undergoing his
medical in Barcelona.
Signing a five year contract at the Nou Camp, Gordon's deal
will be ratified when the window opens on June 15th.
Gordon faced the Catalans three times in the season just
ended for Newcastle in the Champions League, netting once - in the
1-2 home loss last September.
Arriving from Everton in the January 2023 transfer window at a
claimed cost of £45m, the Toffees inserted a sell-on clause
giving them a percentage of any profit Newcastle make from a
future transfer.
Update:
Old gold for old boy
Following the expiration of his Newcastle contract, Kieran
Trippier is set to join Wolves as they prepare to return to the
Championship following their recent relegation.
Assuming that he passes his medical, the 35 year-old former England
international defender will sign a two year deal at Molineux with
the option of a third season included.
This will be the third time Trippier has played in the second tier,
following Championship service with Barnsley and Burnley earlier in
his career.
The last player to join Wolves after Magpies service was Mike
Williamson back in 2016.
Murrayfield visit:
Everton (n) on sale now
Newcastle
have confirmed a pre-season kickabout against fellow Everton at Edinburgh's Murrayfield
Stadium.
The Magpies and the Toffees will meet on
Wednesday August 12th with a 5.15pm start and all ticket sales are via Ticketmaster.
Tickets are now on public sale.
As NUFC aren't selling tickets direct, there's no loyalty point
requirement and no point will be issued to attendees.
ST/member pre-sale prices ranged from
£35 to £75 for adults plus booking fees of up to £13 - an
incredible uplift in cost compared to the £25 tickets at Celtic last
July.
While outrageous, the pricing is little shock to anyone attending
the Premier League Summer Series of games featuring Newcastle in the
USA during 2023.
That was also handled by Ticketmaster, with the cheapest ticket for
United's games against Aston Villa (in Philadelphia) and Chelsea (in
Atlanta) £49 when including booking fees.
There has been an inevitable backlash from fans unhappy at paying
the equivalent of Champions League ticket prices, the line "from
£35" factually correct but grossly misleading.
Although not administering this game (but presumably approving the
ticket prices), Newcastle's opportunity to make amends will arise in
the form of the home friendlies.
A sensible pricing policy for those games would seem like a small
but necessary action after the Lothian shakedown.
The teatime kick-off does mean that it's possible to get back to
London Kings Cross via train post-match - which may be handy, given
the price of hotels in Edinburgh due to the annual Fringe Festival
taking place at the same time.
We're uncertain whether this really is a "dry run" to test the
viability of staging future NUFC games at Murrayfield, were SJP to
be unavailable due to reconstruction.
Regarding the rest of pre-season, the players will report back
around
July 13th and include a training camp in the Spanish resort of La Manga.
A pair of home friendlies over the weekend of August 15th/16th are
anticipated, with Serie A side AS Roma and French League Strasbourg
among rumoured opponents.
Update:
Loan lad bows out
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Having secured their place in La Liga 2 the previous weekend, Cadiz
ended their season on Sunday with a 1-4 defeat at Racing Santander.
Cordero played the full game.
Unlikely lads:
Comings and goings
Former Magpie James Milner has announced his playing
retirement at the age of 40, following the expiration of his
contract at Brighton and Hove Albion.
Other SJP old boys on the move recently include:
Dan Barlaser left Boro
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Luuk de Jong left Porto
Rob Elliot left Gateshead (Manager)
Rob Elliot now Carlisle United (Manager)
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Jamaal Lascelles left Leicester City
Jamal Lewis left Preston North End
Kevin Mbabu left Midtjylland
Steve McClaren now Rotherham United (Head of Football)
James Milner left Brighton & Hove Albion
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Callum Roberts left Scunthorpe United
Callum Roberts now Notts County
Allan Saint-Maximin left RC Lens
Islam Slimani left Cluj
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
James Tavernier left Rangers
Dan Ward left South Shields
Georginio Wijnaldum left Al-Ettifaq
Premier League:
Non-event
Fulham 2 Newcastle 0
Match report
Update:
World Cup fixtures
When and where for our lot in the USA:
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil,
Group C):
Sat 13.06.2026 Morocco (New Jersey, USA) 11pm bbc
Sat 20.06.2026 Haiti (Philadelphia, USA) 1.30am itv
Wed 24.06.2026 Scotland (Miami, USA) 11pm bbc
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany, Group E):
Sun 14.06.2026 Curacao (Houston, USA) 6pm itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Ivory Coast (Toronto, Canada) 9pm itv
Thu 25.06.2026 Ecuador (New Jersey, USA) 9pm bbc
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden, Group F):
Mon 15.06.2026 Tunisia (Monterrey, Mexico) 3am itv
Sat 20.06.2026 Netherlands (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Fri 26.06.2026 Japan (Dallas, USA) 12am bbc
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo, Group K):
Fri 17.06.2026 Portugal (Houston, USA) 6pm bbc
Wed 24.06.2026 Colombia (Guadalajara, Mexico) 3am itv
Sun 28.06.2026 Uzbekistan (Atlanta, USA)
12.30am bbc
Dan Burn, Tino Livramento (England, Group L):
Wed 17.06.2026 Croatia (Dallas, USA) 9pm itv
Tue 23.06.2026 Ghana (Boston, USA) 9pm bbc
Sat 27.06.2026 Panama (New Jersey, USA) 10pm itv
PS: former Magpies off to the USA include:
Miguel Almiron (Paraguay)
Elliot Anderson (England)
Nabil Bentaleb (Algeria)
Bradley Cross (South Africa)
Anthony Gordon (England)
Grant Hanley (Scotland)
Alexander Isak (Sweden)
Chancel Mbemba (DR Congo)
Mikel Merino (Spain)
Ivan Toney (England)
Chris Wood (New Zealand)
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Season 2025/26 |
NUFC ticketing website online
here
NUFC Box Office:
0344 372 1892 line manned:
Monday
to Friday: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to 30 minutes from KO
Away games: Three hours from KO to KO
(NB: Box Office phone lines are closed during w/c Mon 01.06.2026 due to ST
seat moves).
Milburn Stand Box Office manned:
Wednesdays only: 10am to 5pm
Home games: 10am to half time
2026/27 ST prices
here
PL
home ST limits:
ST left unused, limit is 5
ST sold/transferred limit is 10
SJP seating plan online
here
Away ticket
transfers are possible between 72 hours and five hours before kick-off (times
may vary). A maximum of two are permitted per season (PL only).
Home ticket transfers are possible between three weeks and one hour
before kick-off.
More info online
here
Away ticket info online here
ST holders have 24
hours to apply, 24 hours to determine success, 48 hours to
buy.
Success is based on the loyalty point total calculated from applications
received. Any applications from ST holders with less points are entered into a
ballot, which will have taken place before tickets go on sale.
Regardless of the loyalty point level a game sells out at, to purchase a
ticket you must have applied in the initial 24 hour window.
The initial purchase window is divided into two sections determined by a loyalty
point division that alters for each game - those successful applicants above
that point division usually get two hours head start.
NB: emails from NUFC confirming success may arrive after the purchase
window opens - if you think you qualify due to your points total, log
on and complete your purchase.
Tickets not bought by successful applicants are then offered to unsuccessful applicants with a
reduced loyalty points total - new applications cannot be made at this time.
Only those within the new loyalty point total are
eligible to buy - even if you had more, your purchase window has already
closed.
PL away ticket prices will remain unchanged at £30 for both 2026/27 and
2027/28.
Fixtures:
Fri 05.06.2026
ST seat
move window closes. Details online
here
Mon
15.06.2026
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am.
Wed 12.08.2026 Everton (n) @ Murrayfield Stadium, 5.15pm. Friendly.
Ticket sales via Ticketmaster, not NUFC.
Sat 22.08.2026
Premier League begins.
Tue 01.09.2026 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Fri 01.01.2027
Transfer window opens @ Midnight.
Mon 01.02.2027 Transfer window closes @ 11pm.
Sun 30.05.2027
Premier League ends.
Carabao Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 2)
dates to follow
FA Cup:
(NUFC enter in Round 3)
dates to follow
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)
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National Service |
2025/26:
11.06.2026-19.07.2026 World Cup Finals
2026/27:
21.09-09.10.2026*
09.11-17.11.2026
22.03-30.03.2027
* the early September break is replaced by an extended late
September/early October in 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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The BBC dispute Newcastle's efforts to
lower the average of their playing squad:
And the same outlet claim an unlikely
new partner for our German forward:
(Lindsay Smith, Peter Briggs,
Neil Jensen, Paul Dent & more)
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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3rd June |
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Born Or Died:
1957 John Trewick born, Stakeford, Northumberland. (1980-84)
Midfielder
who arrived from West Bromwich Albion in December 1980 for a then-record
United transfer fee of £250K, having moved to the Hawthorns as a schoolboy.
Making his debut in a 0-0 home draw with Bristol City, John was a
virtual ever-present until the end of the 1981/82 season.
However, after playing in the season opener against QPR in August 1982
(remembered as Kevin Keegan's debut), he didn't make another start until
February 1984.
Having lost his place to David McCreery and going on loan to Oxford, Trewick
played just three times for the Manor Ground as injury problems continued to
affect his fitness.
However he ended his SJP career on a roll, returning to the
side for the 2-1 victory at promotion rivals Manchester City and playing in 13
of our remaining 15 games.
Freed that summer, Trewick joined Oxford permanently and played in the League
Cup Final win over QPR at Wembley along with Kevin Brock (future Magpie
Andy Thomas was on the bench for Jim Smith's side).
1987 saw him return to the Midlands with Birmingham City later moving to
Hartlepool United, Bromsgove Rovers and Barnet, finally retiring while at
Gateshead in 1991.
A return to the Hawthorns followed, as part of the football in the community
programme and then later on the coaching staff - even acting as caretaker boss
in 1997.
John was reunited with Jim Smith when he joined Derby County's coaching staff,
later helping out at non-league Cradley Town.
A move to Hereford United came in 2004 and he almost make a playing comeback
at the age of 49, named as a substitute against at Southport in February 2006
(after an Edgar Street injury crisis).
April 2009 saw him named as Bulls manager, following the decision by Hereford
Chairman Graham Turner to relinquish his joint role and remain in the
boardroom rather than dugout.
However, a poor start to the 2009/10 season saw Trewick tender his
resignation. That was refused but after a poor season, he left Hereford in
March 2010 - a decision that was mutual, according to Turner.
Within three months however John was back in football, joining the Shrewsbury
Town coaching staff, following the appointment of their new manager....Graham
Turner.
That lasted until 2014, when John retired from coaching and lived in the
Solihull area, having gone into business with his son.
1962 David Howard born, Hartlepool.
(1979-81)
Centre forward who appeared for our youth side but failed to earn a
professional deal.
He returned to his hometown club in 1981, scoring four goals in a dozen
appearances at the Victoria Ground over the next year.
David later played for Crook Town.
1985 Papiss Demba Cisse born, Dakar, Senegal. (2012-16)
First
mentioned in connection with a move to Tyneside in August 2011, the following
January saw striker Cisse acquired from Bundesliga side Freiburg at a claimed
cost of around £10m (£7.5m plus add-ons).
Joining fellow Senegal forward Demba Ba on Tyneside, the duo headed off to
play in the African Nations Cup but neither could net in a trio of group stage
losses.
Named as a substitute for the home game against Aston Villa in early February,
Cisse was soon called into action when Leon Best limped off and appeared
wearing number 9 to a great ovation from home fans.
And those cheers were even louder when Papiss slammed home the winner at the
Gallowgate End with a fabulous volley.
That began a remarkable run of 13 goals in 14
matches, including memorable strikes against Swansea and Chelsea - his second
outrageous effort at Stamford Bridge judged as BBC and Sky's goal of the
season.
Cissé was playing in his home city of Dakar when he completed a move to
French side Metz in 2004, spending time on loan with Cherbourg and Chateauroux
before making the switch to Freiburg in 2009.
Winning his first senior cap in August 2009, he was awarded the captaincy in
May 2012 for a friendly and led his side in a World Cup qualifier on the eve
of his 27th birthday.
And although Senegal beat Liberia 3-1 in Dakar, Papiss missed a penalty and
the chance to net his 11th goal in 20 games.
Second season syndrome seemed to afflict Cisse and although he netted 13
times, eight Premier League goals from 36 appearances was a big disappointment
after his remarkable first season.
It's difficult to say whether losing striking partner, Demba Ba, in the
January transfer window hindered or helped Cisse but they both finished the
season with the same number of cup and league goals for United.
The decline continued into the following campaign despite the departure of Ba
in January and the 2013/14 season was overshadowed by a row over the club's
incoming shirt sponsor - Wonga.
Apparently unable to reconcile wearing kit advertising money lenders with his
faith (despite previously being a human billboard for Virgin Money) with his
muslim faith, Cisse's stance saw him excluded from the club's pre-season visit
to Portugal.
However, the rift was repaired in time for him to feature - and score in a
kickabout at St. Mirren, clad in Wonga-branded clobber.
Sadly that pre-season effort was followed by just four more in competitive
games (two in the Premier League from 24 appearances) before a broken kneecap
ended his season prematurely in April 2014 and dampened talk of a summer
departure from Gallowgate.
He returned from injury to get his manager out of a hole by scoring twice
as a substitute at home to Hull and then two more at Swansea kick-started
United's season.
Seven more Premier League strikes, often from the bench, proved crucial in
maintaining Premier League status but he never appeared to be 100% fit after
more work on his knee.
However, a seven game suspension for spitting at Manchester United's Jonny
Evans and an earlier ban for an elbow on Everton's Seamus Coleman (both
incidents caught on camera) saw Cisse sit out ten games as his side endured a
dramatic loss of form.
Tipped to leave as
Steve McClaren arrived, Cisse featured in most
of the pre-season and scored our first league goal of the campaign,
at home to Southampton.
Just two more goals followed however, as
he contributed little. A groin injury saw
him miss a dozen league
games - and significantly, the January 2016 transfer window.
Playing for the final time in a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa that virtually
sealed relegation, Cisse finally got the move he craved in July 2016, joining
Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng for an undisclosed fee.
He then moved on to
Turkish side Alanyaspor in August 2018, bagging
16 goals from 26 league games in his first season and nine from 12 in his
second.
On 28th April 2019, the minibus Papiss was travelling in after an away game
was involved in an accident. He sustained minor injuries but team mate Josef
Sural lost his life.
Joining rivals Fenerbahce in October 2020, Papiss was a free agent by his 36th
birthday and trained
at Watford in September 2021.
However, his next move was back to Turkey, with Caykur Rizespor on a short
term deal that expired in summer 2022.
That was then followed by a season-long switch
to French Ligue
2 side Amiens SC in August 2022
that harvested 13
goals.
2025 saw Papiss help fellow SJP old boy Steven Taylor guide UAE side Al-Qaliba
to promotion in their maiden season - a goal from Cisse earning a 1-1 draw
and a place in the Second Division.
He then returned to England, where he played for Wythenshawe Vets, an
all-star Sunday side that also included SJP reject Stephen Ireland. 
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1930 Newcastle
United Reserves joined the Central League for the very
first time, Stockport County's attempt at gaining
re-election at the league's AGM seeing them gain one less
vote than United.
1973 AC Fiorentina
(Italy) (a) 2-1 (1-0)
Anglo Italian Cup Final
og(Superchi)(35), D.Craig(54)
Clerici(79)
45,000
The Journal broke news of Newcastle's cup conquest
in Florence under the headline, "United pull off
the Italian Job."
A 9pm kick-off on a Sunday evening in the Stadio Communale
did little to lessen the humid conditions, resulting in
both sides playing at a leisurely pace.
Two
errors by Viola goalkeeper Franco Superchi were crucial;
fisting a Tommy Gibb cross into his own net for the
opener, then allowing a long shot from David Craig to squirm under
his body.
Bob Moncur collected the trophy from UEFA (and Fiorentina)
President Artemio Franchi but the Magpies wouldn't have an
opportunity to defend their title, when it was
discontinued the following season.
Without Malcolm Macdonald and Stewie Barrowclough due to
England duty, boss Joe Harvey commented, "They won
well - there is no doubt about that. I thought the boys
were magnificent."
Team: McFaul,
Craig, Clark, McDermott, Howard, Moncur, Cassidy, Smith,
Tudor, Gibb, Hibbitt. Subs: Nattrass, Robson.
1984 Newcastle defender John Anderson popped out
for a Chinese - in Japan.
Ando was part of a touring Republic of Ireland squad
participating in the Japan Cup, which had altered from
being a club competition to one featuring international
sides since Newcastle had won it in 1983.
Eire beat China 1-0 in Sapporo - home of the Kirin
Brewery, who sponsored the event.
1986 Peter Beardsley made his World Cup debut as a
substitute for Chris Waddle, but was unable to prevent
England losing 1-0 to Portugal in Monterrey, Mexico.
1989 Future Magpie boss Bobby Robson and his
England side were in World Cup qualifying action at
Wembley, beating Poland 3-0.
Four of the first XI had NUFC connections; Waddle and
Beardsley having played for the club while Pearce and
Barnes were still some eight years away from moving to SJP.
1991 England U21s retained the Toulon trophy after
beating the host nation France 1-0 in the final, thanks to
Alan Shearer.
That was the Southampton striker's seventh goal of the
competition and earned him top scorer & player of the
tournament accolades.
1998 Newcastle
announced their bemusing intention to sign mackem 'keeper
Lionel Perez, who had turned down a contract offered by
Peter Reid.
Judging by his performance for the mackems in the playoff
final, many thought he had already signed for Charlton....
2003 England overcame Serbia & Montenegro 2-1 in a
friendly staged at the Walkers Stadium in Leicester.
Newcastle midfielder Jermaine Jenas was one of a number of
half time substitutes, earning his third senior cap in the
process.
2006 England left
for the World Cup Finals in Germany on a high, after
dispatching a poor Jamaica side 6-0 at Old Trafford.
Newcastle's Michael Owen celebrated his 36th goal for
England in his 77th game and ended up wearing the
captain's armband.
2009 The agent of Newcastle
striker Obafemi Martins claimed that a trio of Premier
League clubs had made enquiries about his client.
Sky Sports News reported that Everton, Aston Villa
and Arsenal were tracking the 24
year-old Nigerian, who was due for surgery on a groin
problem.
2010 Newcastle's coaching staff was reduced with
the departure of reserve team manager Alan Thompson.
The former Magpies midfielder returned to the club in July
2008 as a youth coach and then stepped up to take charge
of second string matters a year later.
Tommo was then offered a coaching role at his former club
Celtic, under new boss and former team mate, Neil Lennon.
2012 Exactly two years later, Thompson left Celtic, amid talk of off-field issues.
2019 National
League North side Blyth Spartans appointed Lee Clark as
manager - following the departure of fellow former Magpie
Alun Armstrong to rivals Darlington.
2021 Confirmation of
squads for the delayed Euro 2020 tournament saw a
quartet of current Magpies called up: Martin
Dubravka (Slovakia), Ryan Fraser (Scotland), Emil Krafth
(Sweden) and Fabian Schar (Switzerland).
 2024 50,061 fans were at SJP
as England began their warm-ups for the Euro 2024 finals
with a 3-0 victory over Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Newcastle's Kieran Trippier captained the side
but fellow Magpie Anthony Gordon wasn't risked due to an
ankle problem.
Scoreless for an hour, England went ahead through a
Cole Palmer penalty, before Trent
Alexander-Arnold and Harry Kane both netted in the
closing stages.
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