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Contract:
Lewis commits
Update from NUFC,
Monday:
"Newcastle
United are delighted to announce that Academy graduate Lewis Miley
has signed a new long-term contract with the club.
"The 20-year-old has penned a six-year deal to keep him at
St. James' Park until 2032."
Lewis joined the club's Academy aged seven and debuted for the U18s
against Burnley in August 2021 - with Jamie in the same line-up.
Winning his first England cap for the U17s in August 2022, within
days he'd been blooded at reserve level during an EFL Trophy tie
away to Doncaster Rovers.
A hectic few months followed during which Lewis scored his first U21
goals, made two senior appearances in friendly matches and won the
Jack Hixon Sport Newcastle award for most promising local youngster.
Introduced late on in United's 5-0 friendly win over Al-Hilal in
Riyadh, Miley then had another brief runout in the home victory over
Rayo Vallecano days later.
An unused substitute for United's Premier League trip to Bournemouth
in February, his 17th birthday in May 2023 brought confirmation of a
first professional deal.
His first competitive start came against Manchester City that
September and he became Newcastle's youngest ever European player
against Borussia Dortmund at 17 years and 191 days.
Lewis also holds the record for the club's youngest ever Premier
League scorer, after netting in the 3-0 home victory over Fulham
that December.
Having signed his first professional deal on his 17th birthday in
May 2023, he put pen to paper on a long-term contract contract the
following January.
The 2024/25 campaign included a maiden England U21 appearance
against Spain but he was an unused substitute as Newcastle were
victorious in the Carabao Cup Final.
Lewis started regularly in the 2025/26 season in both midfield and
at full back,
scoring Premier League, Carabao Cup and Champions League goals
during a 19-day spell before Christmas.
However injury then saw him sidelined for 10 weeks, returning in
April 2026, only for a training ground injury to end his season
prematurely.
Premier League:
Non-event
Fulham 2 Newcastle 0
United's epic season finally ground to a halt at Craven
Cottage on Sunday with a disinterested and directionless display
sadly summing up much of the last nine months.
A goal in each half by a Fulham side who didn't need to overly exert
themselves to collect three points saw the Magpies finish twelfth in
the Premier League, their lowest position since the 2020/21
campaign.
The longest season on record concluded on the hottest matchday in
living memory, Eddie Howe's players having more drinks breaks than
goal attempts as time passed without any hint that a football match
might break out.
The hosts were ahead in 20 minutes after Nick Pope was unable to
prevent Issa Diop nodding home after Kevin's free kick rebounded
back off the Putney End crossbar.
Aside from one Joe Willock effort blocked by Bernd Leno and a timely
intervention from Timothy Castagne to prevent Lewis Hall reaching
Jacob Murphy's cross, the blue-clad visitors offered absolutely
nothing as an attacking unit.
The Cottagers shook off their own slumbers to double their advantage
with 10 minutes of the second half remaining, substitute Tom
Cairney's fine finish from distance aided by United's collective
inability to offer any resistance.
Sandro Tonali featured in the warm-up but was replaced by Willock in
the starting line-up, while both Anthony Gordon and Kieran Trippier
remained unused on the bench.
Those on show contributed little and somehow managed to be even more
ineffective in the second half after Harvey Barnes, Anthony Elanga
and Yoane Wissa sauntered on.
On wearside meanwhile, the mackems clinched a Europa League place -
aided by the generous donation of six points from Barrack Road, on
another two occasions this season when we couldn't be bothered to
show up.
On the banks of the Thames, Eddie Howe's also-rans fulfilled a
fixture rendered meaningless by their inability to compete in the
most mundane of Premier League seasons.
The abiding emotion at full time was one of relief, coupled with a
genuine apprehension about the direction of a team who look
collectively clueless far too often for comfort.
A season wholly comprised of domestic games may prove to be crucial
in what needs to be sizeable squad overhaul: adding another chunk of
European ties to the workload of this lot really could have
unimaginable consequences.
More to follow
Team:
Pope, Hall, Thiaw, Botman, Burn (A.Murphy 84), Guimaraes (Elanga
66), Willock, J.Murphy (Barnes 46), Woltemade (Neave 77), Ramsey,
Osula (Wissa 66).
Subs n/u: Ramsdale, Ruddy, Trippier, Gordon.
Booked: Guimaraes, Wissa.
FFC: Leno, Castagne, Diop (Cuenca 87), Bassey, Robinson,
Berge, Iwobi, Bobb (Wilson 72), Smith Rowe (King 72), Kevin (Cairney
60), Rodrigo Muniz (Jimenez 72).
Subs n/u: Lecombe, Reed, Sessegnon, Tete.
Booked: Robinson, Cuenca.
Goals: Diop 20, Cairney 80.
Crowd: 27,442 including 2,701 away fans.
Referee: Rob Jones - fourth Magpie match of the season for
the scouser, following on the 0-0 draw at
Bournemouth, 1-3 loss at West Ham and 3-1 win at Burnley.
VAR: James Bell
Eddie Howe said:
"Disappointing performance, not the way we wanted to end the
season, that's for sure. I think there was a disjointed view about
the team today, in part, we had really limited selection choices
today.
"I think it's been a really difficult season: a number of
fronts, a number of games were played, obviously the focus came from
Europe and the Premier League, that's always a challenge. We haven't dealt with that really well enough in our Premier
League season.
"There’s
an incredible amount of work to do with the team. We know that
that’s not good enough by the standards that we’ve set historically,
so there’s lots of work to do.
"It was a disappointing performance from us. For a whole host of
reasons we weren't quite at the level we needed to be. There were
some promising bits but by and large I think Fulham deserved to win.
"We weren't a big enough goal
threat in the game, I don't think we defended with enough solidity,
we weren't quite right. We tried to change things numerous times in
the game but I think it was more of a mental problem than anything
else."
On whether Anthony Gordon will play
for the club again:
"I don't know. You can never predict what is going to happen. He
obviously goes to the World Cup now so we wish him well."
On his own future:
"I think regardless of who it is (in the manager's role),
unity running through a football club is the most important thing
from top to bottom.
"I don’t think anyone connected
with us is happy, and we’re not deluded either. I think we’ve always
had that, and for me, that’s number one. You need that togetherness
and that plan, and the club have been brilliant with me."
Concerning
comments from Malick Thiaw, that had certain echoes of his
predecessor Jamaal Lascelles:
Of course, we wanted
to finish the season in the best way, with a win,” Thiaw said after
the Fulham defeat.
“I think today was not a good
performance from us, attitude-wise as well. I think we didn't
perform.
"We started well into the game in the first 10 minutes, but
afterwards, I think it was disappointing.
"If you look at how we performed
in the cup games, we played against Man City, who won both of the
competitions.
"In
the Champions League, I think we did also alright. But in the
Premier League, of course, we have to improve. That's not what we
want.
"We have to go better for our expectations. We have to think about
what we can do better, to have a better season in the Premier
League.”
Stats:
Having previously featured in the Champions League this season,
Sean Neave made his Premier League debut. He becomes the
276th different player to represent the club in that competition
and the 113th to be English-born.
Jacob Murphy made his 150th start for the club in
league and cup fixtures.
Eddie Howe's side ended the season with their 17th PL loss in
38 games, their highest number of defeats since Rafa Benitez
presided over 18 during the 2017/18 campaign.
Newcastle scored 17 times in their 19 PL away games this season, less than half of their 2023/24 total of
36
and significantly inferior to last season's tally of 28.
That goal total of 17 was the fewest since the 2015/16 relegation season when they scraped
up to 12.
19 PL fixtures away from SJP harvested 17 points, via four
wins and five draws. That compares unfavourably with last season's
final total of 28 points and is the club's lowest top-flight
return on the road since 2017/18 (16 points).
The invisible North East "top dogs" trophy went to the red and
whites for the first time in a decade. One has to go back to
2015/16 to find when the red and whites (17th) finished above
the black and whites (18th).
Magpies @ Fulham - PL era:
2025/26 Lost 0-2
2024/25 Lost 1-3 Barnes
2023/24 Won 1-0 Guimaraes
2023/24 Won 2-0 Longstaff, Burn (FAC)
2022/23 Won 4-1 Wilson, Almiron 2, S.Longstaff
2020/21 Won 2-0 Willock, Schar (pen)
2018/19 Won 4-0 Shelvey, Perez, Schar, Rondon
2016/17 Lost 0-1 (Ch)
2013/14 Lost 0-1
2012/13 Lost 1-2 Ben Arfa
2011/12 Lost 2-5 Guthrie, Ben Arfa
2010/11 Lost 0-1
2008/09 Lost 1-2 Ameobi
2007/08 Won 1-0 Barton (pen)
2006/07 Lost 1-2 Martins
2005/06 Lost 0-1
2004/05 Won 3-1 Ambrose, Kluivert, Ameobi
2003/04 Won 3-2 Robert, Shearer 2*
2002/03 Lost 1-2 Shearer*
2001/02 Lost 1-3 Speed
(At Craven Cottage except *Loftus Road)
NUFC final away game results - PL:
2025/26 Lost 0-2 at Fulham
2024/25 Lost 0-1 at Arsenal
2023/24 Won 4-2 at Brentford
2022/23 Drew 1-1 at Chelsea
2021/22 Won 2-1 at Burnley
2020/21 Won 2-0 at Fulham
2019/20 Drew 0-0 at Brighton
2018/19 Won 4-0 at Fulham
2017/18 Lost 0-1 at Spurs
2015/16 Drew 0-0 at Aston Villa
2014/15 Lost 1-2 at QPR
2013/14 Lost 1-2 at Liverpool
2012/13 Won 2-1 at QPR
2011/12 Lost 1-3 at Everton
2010/11 Drew 2-2 at Chelsea
2008/09 Lost 0-1 at Aston Villa
2007/08 Lost 1-3 at Everton
2006/07 Drew 1-1 at Watford
2005/06 Drew 0-0 at Birmingham City
2004/05 Lost 0-2 at Everton
2003/04 Drew 1-1 at Liverpool
2002/03 Drew 2-2 at West Bromwich Albion
2001/02 Lost 1-3 at Southampton
2000/01 Lost 0-3 at Liverpool
1999/00 Drew 0-0 at Derby County
1998/99 Lost 0-2 at Leicester City
1997/98 Lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers
1996/97 Drew 0-0 at Manchester United
1995/96 Drew 1-1 at Nottingham Forest
1994/95 Lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers
1993/94 Lost 0-2 at Sheffield United
Latest PL results:
Sun 24.05.2026:
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-3 Manchester United
Burnley 1-1 Wolves
Crystal Palace 1-2 Arsenal
Fulham 2-0 Newcastle
Liverpool 1-1 Brentford
Manchester City 1-2 Aston Villa
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Bournemouth
mackems 2-1 Chelsea
Spurs 1-0 Everton
West Ham United 3-0 Leeds United
Three points for Spurs ensures that West Ham will join
Burnley and Wolves in the Championship next season.
Championship:
What lies beneath
Hull City defeated
Middlesbrough 1-0 in the Championship playoff Final at Wembley on
Saturday, Ollie McBurnie's added-time effort meaning that the Tigers
join Coventry City and
Ipswich Town in the Premier League next season.
Here's a recent history of NUFC visits to the three sides:
Coventry City (last faced in the PL 2000/01)
The Sky Blues have moved from Highfield Road since our most recent
top-flight visit, a 2-0 win in September 2000 thanks to goals from
Alan Shearer and Kevin Gallacher.
The CBS Arena will become the 62nd different venue to host Newcastle
in the PL and they have a 100% record from their two previous visits
in other competitions: a 3-2 League Cup win in 2008 and a 4-1
Championship victory in 2009/10.
Ipswich Town (last faced in the PL 2024/25)
United return to Portman Road after a one season absence, having
scored four goals without reply there in late 2024 - Jacob Murphy
getting one and some Swede the rest.
Hull City (last faced in the PL 2014/15)
A 3-0 victory in January 2015 gave John Carver a first PL win as
interim boss, Remy Cabella, Sammy Ameobi and Yoan Gouffran all
finding the net against Steve Bruce's Tigers.
The Magpies returned under Rafa Benitez to draw 1-1 in the Carabao
Cup Quarter-final during November 2016 before exiting on penalties
in ham-fisted style - missing all but one of the four spot kicks
they took.
Newcastle's most recent game at the MKM Stadium was a friendly in
2024, winning 2-0. That was their fourth pre-season visit after
kickabouts in 2003, 2007 and 2018.
Update:
Youngster on target
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
A 3-0 home victory over Leganes on Sunday ensured that Cadiz will
remain in La Liga 2 next season, securing their place with one game
to spare.
Cordero played the full 90 minutes, rounding off the scoring after
winning his one on one with the goalkeeper.
Thanks to
Tony Toon for his Spanish updates.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
A 0-2 home loss to Le Havre ended Lorient's Ligue 1 season on
Sunday but our lad wasn't involved.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Thursday saw Groningen's Eredivisie season end with a failure to
secure a place in the Conference League.
A 0-2 defeat by Ajax in the one-off playoff semi-final saw Travis
play 67 minutes in right midfield, substituted with his team
trailing 0-2, which is how it ended.
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
No fairytale ending for Matt on Saturday, part of the Boro side
beaten at Wembley by Hull City in the Championship playoff Final at Wembley Stadium.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Despite a 0-1 loss at
Celta Vigo on Saturday,
Seville were able to preserve their place in La Liga, finishing 13th.
Although there's no provision in the loan deal, it's claimed by
Spanish media outlets that Seville now will seek to sign the
goalkeeper permanently after avoiding relegation.
Internationals:
Toon in the USA
Eight Magpies have been selected for World Cup Final duty in
this summer, with warm-up games as follows:
Dan Burn, Anthony Gordon, Tino Livramento (England):
Sat 06.06.2026 New Zealand (n) Tampa FR
Wed 10.06.2026 Costa Rica (n) Orlando FR
Malick Thiaw, Nick Woltemade (Germany):
Sun 31.05.2026 Finland (h) Mainz FR
Sat 06.06.2026 USA (a) Chicago FR
Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
Sun 31.05.2026 Panama (h) Rio de Janeiro FR
Sat 06.06.2026 Egypt (n) Cleveland FR
Anthony Elanga
(Sweden):
Mon 01.06.2026 Norway (a) Oslo
FR
Thu 04.06.2026 Greece (h) Stockholm FR
Yoane
Wissa (DR Congo):
Wed 03.06.2026 Denmark (n) Liege
FR
Tue 09.06.2026 Chile (n) La Línea de la Concepcion FR
Others:
Rory Finneran
(Ireland):
Sat 16.05.2026 Grenada
(n) won 5-0 FR
The 18 year-old midfielder came off the bench in the 74th minute for
his first senior international appearance, with Ireland 3-0 ahead at
the home of Spaniards Real Murcia.
Alex Murphy (Ireland):
Thu 28.05.2026 Qatar (h) Dublin FR
Sat 06.06.2026 Canada (a) Montreal FR
A maiden senior selection for the Newcastle defender.
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.
Player tbc (if any) (Italy):
Wed 03.06.2026 Luxembourg (a) Luxembourg
FR
Sun 07.06.2026 Greece (a) Crete FR
Player tbc (if any) (Denmark):
Wed 03.06.2026 DR Congo (n) Liege
FR
Sun 07.06.2026 Ukraine (h) Odense FR
Update:
Schar set to stay
Speaking to the media on
Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed that a contract extension is in
the offing for defender Fabian Schar, who is set to become a
free agent this summer.
The 34 year-old former Swiss international made the last of his 251
league and cup appearances against Leeds United last January. Having
recovered from an ankle injury, he's currently recuperating after an
operation on his foot.
2026/27:
More Murrayfield talk
Update: speaking to the
media on Friday, Eddie Howe confirmed that pre-season will begin on
July 13th and include a training camp in the Spanish resort of La
Manga.
Earlier: Wednesday brought further claims of
a pre-season fixture between Newcastle and Everton at Edinburgh's Murrayfield
Stadium, possibly on Wednesday August 12th.
A game on that date appeared on the Ticketmaster website before the
linked page was taken down - neither club have confirmed the fixture
as yet.
A pair of home friendlies over the weekend of August 15th/16th is
anticipated, with Serie A side AS Roma and French League Strasbourg
among rumoured opponents.
Update:
Saudis seek partners
Following reports by Reuters news that PIF were in talks to dilute
its stake in Newcastle United, The Times claiming that up
to 25% of their shareholding is in line to be sold.
They write that it "is seen as key in an attempt to get equity
into the club before the announcement of a proposed £200m training
ground at Woolsington and further talks on a possible new stadium
that could cost more than £1bn."
The Times calculate that selling that shareholding could
raise £300m+, based on the club's claimed value of £1.5bn and that
the investment would be crucial to help fund either a redevelopment
of St. James' Park or a brand new stadium.
Update:
Leazes Terrace latest
From NUFC, Tuesday:
Newcastle United has completed the purchase of a significant
portion of the historic Leazes Terrace building next to St.
James' Park (for a claimed £25m).
The acquisition of a substantial majority of the Grade I
listed structure includes its northern, southern and western
elevations – including all areas facing the stadium.
It also includes most of its eastern elevation, with a small
block of private residences remaining in this part of the building.
This strategic purchase is part of the club's long-term
planning as it continues to assess all credible and feasible options
for the future of its home stadium.
It provides Newcastle United with greater flexibility and
ensures any future decisions support the club's ambitions, as well
as its responsibilities to the local community and the city of
Newcastle upon Tyne.
The club recognises the building’s historic and architectural
significance and is committed to its preservation.
There are no plans to change the current use of Leazes
Terrace, which is currently let for student accommodation, and the
club will retain the building’s existing property management
operator.
The investment to purchase Leazes Terrace does not impact the
club's football trading position.
This will doubtless fuel speculation that a
redeveloped SJP including an enlarged East Stand could be in the
offing, as opposed to a new stadium built elsewhere.
As stated in the press release though, it's only a part purchase and
the building retains Grade 1 listed status, which remains a
significant barrier to redevelopment regardless of who owns it.
It may be more realistic to see this in the context of the land
acquisition around Strawberry Place; a strategic move
future-proofing an area bordering SJP for PIF, regardless of whether
the football club remain there in the future.
Premier League:
Where there's a
Will....
Newcastle 3 West Ham 1
Match report
Match action
Compo:
Badge winners
The latest release from Toon badge specialist Magpin
depicts German international defender Malick Thiaw -
available online
here
now for immediate delivery.
We had a couple to give away and asked you to predict the full time score against West Ham on Sunday.
From the entries received, 24 were correct, meaning that a random
draw was required to pick the winners, who are:
Steve Dixon
Bill Minto
Unlikely lads:
Ex-Mag round-up
SJP old boys on the move include:
Rafa Benitez left Panathinaikos (Manager)
Lee Clark left Rotherham United (Manager)
Lee Clark now Hartlepool United (Manager)
Isaac Hayden left QPR
Chris Hogg now Northampton Town (Manager)
Michael O'Neill left Blackburn Rovers (Manager)
Scott Parker left Burnley (Manager)
Dylan Stephenson left Dagenham & Redbridge
James Tavernier left Rangers
Dan Ward left South Shields
Update:
Barcode FC
The 2026/27 home shirt - or something very close to the finished
article - presented without comment, apart from wondering why no tyre
manufacturer has become main sponsor, given that this looks like one big
tread mark...
2026/27:
ST
waiting
list open
now
NUFC confirm that the season ticket waiting list for
next season is now open, with a minimum of 250 available.
Entry to the waiting list is restricted to members, who can
sign up until 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 2026/27 is set, there's no
mention of how many STs will be offered thereafter.
Full details online
here
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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
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:
Sun 31.05.2026 ST waiting list closes.
Fri 19.06.2026
PL fixture release @ 10am
Sat 22.08.2026
Premier League begins
Sun 30.05.2027
Premier League ends
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Sun 24.05.2026 Fulham (h) 4pm Sky
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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2025/26:
WCF groups - NUFC players in bold:
Group A
Mexico
South Africa
South Korea
Czech Rep |
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
Gh Panama |
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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Born Or Died:
1896 Death of James Logan, 25.
(1895-96)
Centre
forward Jimmy died after contracting pneumonia in early April of the same
year, as a consequence of playing for his then-current side, Loughborough
Town.
Facing Newton Heath (later Manchester United) at their Bank Street ground,
Logan and his team mates
played in their own clothes, after Town's kit
went missing.
On a rainy afternoon, The Luffs lost 0-2 and were then forced to travel home
in their soaking clothes.
Logan caught a cold as a result and although he recovered sufficiently to play
again later that season, the Scottish international later
suffered a relapse and passed
away.
His last resting place was an unmarked grave in
Loughborough Cemetery, with a headstone belatedly unveiled in
2016 after funds were raised by Notts County supporters (Logan played in their
1894 FA Cup winning side).
He's also commemorated in Loughborough
by a road named James
Logan Way.
1925 John
Newton born, Bishop Auckland.
(1944-46)
Wing half Jackie failed to make the grade at SJP but moved on
to Hartlepools United, where he played for over a decade, making over 350
appearances.
Newton netted for 'Pools in their epic FA Cup 3rd round tie of January 1957
when they hosted Manchester United's Busby Babes and fought back from a 0-3
deficit back to 3-3, only to be beaten by a late winner.
17,264 were present at the Victoria Ground, which remains their record
attendance.
Jackie later played for Ashington, before returning to live in the Durham
village of Willington.
1949 Bob Noble born, Newcastle.
(1965-70)
Growing up in South Gosforth, attending Wallsend Technical
School and playing for Howdon Boys Club, Bob signed junior forms for Newcastle
in August 1965.
Turning professional two years later, Noble was known as a centre half but
played some early reserve games at centre forward, scoring twice on his League
debut against West Bromwich Albion in September 1966.
Promoted to the senior side for a friendly at Barnsley in November 1968, Bob
made the squad for a Division One trip to Southampton four months later but
wasn't on the bench (in the days of just one substitute).
Loaned out to Third Division Barrow the following season, Noble was handed a
free transfer by Newcastle in 1970 and signed for Bury ahead of the 1970/71
season.
However Bob's time as a Shaker was soon up and he made a permanent return to
Barrow in October 1970 - where he was in the same squad as fellow defender
John Rawlinson, later known as Spike Rawlings.
Later spells at Colchester United, Southport and Darlington followed before he
tried his luck in Australia, playing for Western Suburbs, Inter Monaro and
Griffith City - finally hanging up his boots in 1984.
Later managing a Sports Centre in Sydney, Bob passed away during May 2005.
1985 Demba Ba born, Sevres, France.
(2011-13)
Paris-born striker who played youth football for various minor
French sides before trying his luck in England with Barnsley and Watford -
failing to win a deal after either trial.
Joining French side Rouen in 2005, Demba moved on to Belgian outfit Mouscron
in 2006 and in an eventful twelve months, broke his leg but recovered to find
form in front of goal and be capped by Senegal.
Signing for Germans Hoffenheim at a cost of £2.5m in 2007, he helped the
unfashionable side into the Bundesliga and continued to find the net with
regularity.
Hitting a hat trick against Stuttgart in early 2009, a deal was agreed to join
Liverpool that summer, only for medical reports to scupper the move (a new
deal until 2013 at Hoffenheim followed).
January 2011 saw Ba move to West Ham after a proposed deal to join Stoke City
also collapsed on medical grounds, after doubts were again raised over an old
knee injury.
Looking to force through a move to England, Ba refused to attend Hoffenheim's
winter training camp and flew to London.
While at the Boleyn he managed seven goals but failed to prevent their
relegation - and then exercised a contractual option to leave on a free
transfer. Being racially abused by a fan at their end-of-season do didn't
improve his chances of staying put....
Appearing at SJP in June 2011 for contract talks and a medical, Ba put pen to
paper on a three year deal claimed to have cost United £5m in various
agent-related "expenses".
And after a sluggish start, he burst into life with a hat trick against
Blackburn Rovers at SJP in his sixth competitive outing.
The goals kept on flowing and after a second treble (at Stoke, of all places),
Ba signed off with a fine strike at home to Manchester United in the first
game of 2012 - before heading off for African Nations Cup duty with Senegal,
having netted 15 times.
Returning with national team strike partner Papiss Cisse to United, Ba picked
up where he'd left off with the opener against Villa.
However our new number 9 then hogged the goalscoring glory for the rest of
that season - Ba enduring a fourteen game scoreless run, although he supplied
various assists from a wide role he disliked.
After a close season of departure rumours sparked by Harry Redknapp's
revelation of a £7.5m buyout clause, Ba was restored to a central striking
role and scored 13 times in just 20 Premier League appearances.
As the January 2013 transfer window drew nearer though, hopes that he would
agree a new deal to remain a Magpie receded and what proved to be his
final outing saw Ba net twice in a 3-7 defeat at Arsenal.
Withdrawn from the squad hours before the home meeting with Everton on January
2nd after news of his negotiations with Chelsea was confirmed, Ba moved to
Stamford Bridge and promptly netted twice on his debut.
He endured a painful return to SJP a month later, when a stray boot from
Fabricio Coloccini broke his nose and saw him substituted before half time in
a thrilling game that United won 3-2.
Never a regular starter under Jose Mourinho, claims of a return to Tyneside
surfaced in the press, but Demba continued to net when he was given some pitch
time.
Toon fans sang his name again, at Anfield in May 2014, reminding the Liverpool
faithful of the goal that effectively ended their title hopes when Steven
Gerrard slipped over and allowed Ba to score two weeks earlier.
That goal was his fourteenth and last for Chelsea and he joined Turkish side
Besiktas in July 2014 - debuting in the bizarre location of Macclesfield
Town's Moss Rose ground in a friendly against German side Mainz.
24 goals in his first season included five in the Europa League, but Besiktas
failed to end their wait for a title, finishing third behind champions Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.
Ba joined Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua on a three-year deal in June 2015,
scoring 20 goals in 29 league and cup appearances.
However, a badly broken leg sustained in July 2016 sidelined him for six
months and he regained fitness with a second spell at Besiktas, joining the
Turkish side on loan in January 2017 for the rest of the season.
Demba then joined rivals Göztepe, on a free transfer during January 2018 -
linking up with fellow former Magpie Yoan Gouffran.
However, that was a short-lived pairing, with June 2018 bringing a return to
China with Shanghai Shenhua - brought in to replace injury victim Obafemi
Martins.
By January 2019, Demba was a free agent once again, signing for Istanbul
Basaksehir and winning the Super Lig title in 2020.
2021 saw a free agent switch to Swiss side FC Lugano but after only three
months he announced his playing retirement.
April 2022 saw Ba become Chairman of the recently-merged US side ASC San
Diego.
1986 Yoan Gouffran born, Villeneuve-Saint-Georges,
France. (2013-17)
The third arrival at Gallowgate from France during the January
2013 transfer window, striker Gouffran had played at SJP some three months
earlier in a Europa League tie that Bordeaux lost 0-3.
Joining Bordeaux from Caen at a cost of €6.5m in 2008, Yoann was in the
final six months of his contract when United made their move after losing out
to QPR in their attempt to sign Loic Remy from Marseille.
Able to play as a central striker or in a wide role, the former France U21
international had scored 12 goals in the first half of the season when moving
to Newcastle in a deal claimed to be between £1.5m and £2.1m.
Goals at Spurs, West Bromwich Albion and vitally, QPR plus a
number of industrious performances saw fans warm to Yoan, although issues in
adjusting to the pace of the Premier League saw him routinely substituted
during games.
Gouffran's second season as a Magpie saw him net six times in the Premier
League plus once in the Capital One Cup.
However, a noticeable downturn in form followed Yohan Cabaye's exit in January
2014 and he remained out on the flanks for the rest of the campaign - despite
United's chronic lack of goals.
His lack of form continued into the 2014/15 campaign when he netted just twice
in 33 appearances, eight from the bench.
And Yoan's contribution to our relegation season was
negligible with the last of nine outings in league and cup coming before the
arrival of Rafa Benitez in March 2016.
However, it proved to be a different story following relegation, as Gouffran
became a cornerstone of United's successful promotion challenge and even made
a return to his former striking role.
An effort at Derby County early in the season was his first in over 18 months
and he went on to bag seven in all competitions in what was the final year of
his current deal.
A contract extension was reportedly offered to him by United but instead Yoan
opted to become a free agent before moving on to Turkish Super League side Göztepe.
He signed for Armenian Premier League side Ararat-Armenia in February 2020 who
won their second league title in a row.
He announced his playing retirement in October 2021.
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What Else?
1909 BFC Preussen (Germany) (a)
2-1 (2-1)
Friendly
Shepherd(1-1),
Mills(25pen)(tbc)
Dutton(0-1)
Crowd tbc
After four friendlies in Denmark, reigning First
Division Champions Newcastle concluded their season in the
German city of Berlin.
Home forward Edwin Dutton opened the scoring and the
German-born son of an English father later joined United,
but never made his senior competitive debut and was
allowed to sign for Chelsea.Crown Prince Wilhelm - a
keen Preussen fan - and his Princess attended the evening
kick-off, arriving by car.
Venue was the Germania Sports Park in the southern part of
the city, near to where Templehof Airport was later built.
1924
Barcelona (Spain) (a)
1-0 (?-?)
Friendly
Keating(1-0)
Crowd tbc
A second success over the hosts in 24 hours at Camp de
Les Corts ended United's nine game tour of Spain.
Team: Fraser,
Russell, Hudspeth, Mooney, Spencer, Gibson, Mitchell,
Cowan, Keating, McDonald, Seymour.
1940 Blackpool (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Wartime
Cairns(15), Gordon(54)
7,800
This victory at Bloomfield Road ensured that Newcastle
qualified for the semi-finals of the League War Cup -
where they would be eliminated by Blackburn Rovers.
1942 sunderland (h)
2-2 (2-0)
Wartime
Walker(26), Short(68pen)
Slack(42), Ireland(90)
5,000
Annan Athletic's George McQuade made his sole guest
appearance for Newcastle, while Gateshead-born John Short
netted from the spot for the Magpies.
That was one of 35 goals the Leeds United player scored in
wartime while guesting at Gallowgate.
 1955
Wacker & Hertha (Germany) (a)
3-2 (2-1)
Friendly
Milburn(3,22), Keeble
scorers tbc
15,000
A healthy contingent of British servicemen saw United
beat a combined XI in Berlin.
1960 Espanyol (Spain)
(a)
5-2 (4-1)
Friendly
White(3,8) Eastham(5), Allchurch(29,?)
Kubala(4-1pen,
time tbc pen)
40,000
Victory for
United in the Estadi de Sarrià came with George Eastham
back in the side, fresh from representing England U23s.
The visitors quickly set to their task, building up a
three goal advantage within ten minutes of the first
whistle.
Both Espanyol goals came via penalty conversions by
veteran Laszlo Kubala, guesting from city rivals
Barcelona.
United ended up with 39 year-old manager Charlie Mitten on
the field, following an injury to George Luke.
Team:
Harvey, Keith, Stokoe, McMichael, Scoular, Bell, Hughes,
Eastham, White, Allchurch, Luke (Mitten).
1967 Former Magpie Ronnie Simpson helped Celtic to
European Cup success, beating Inter Milan 2-1 in Lisbon.
 1983
Select XI Thailand (a) 3-0 (?-?)
Friendly
McDermott (1-0,71),
Keegan(2-0)
10,000
The fourth game
of United's end of season visit to Asia was played in the
Thai town of Lop Buri.
1985 Newcastle's
Chris Waddle won his fourth full cap for England,
replacing future Magpie John Barnes in a 0-1 defeat by
Scotland at Hampden Park.
 1985
New Zealand FA (a)
3-2 (1-0)
Friendly
McDonald(12,46), Reilly(89)
Walker(77), og(Clarke)(80)
4,400
The last of our four meetings with the "All
Whites" took place at the Mount Smart Stadium in
the Penrose suburb of Auckland.
Team: Kelly,
Brown, Clarke, Roeder, Saunders, Anderson (Gascoigne),
Megson, Haddock (McCreery), McDonald, Beardsley, Reilly.
1986 There was
a first victory for Jack Charlton as Republic of Ireland
boss, as his side beat hosts Iceland 2-1 in a friendly
match staged in Reykjavik.
The Irish side included Newcastle's John Anderson, along
with two future Magpie coaches - Tony Galvin (assistant to
Ossie Ardiles) and Chris Hughton.
1998
Peytar Reid's mackems had looked en route to a
Premiership return at Wembley, until the Addicks found
late equalisers in both normal time and then the added
half hour.
*&#?*&@*!
Former/future Magpie Lee
Clark was then subbed before the game was resolved on
penalties, with 'keeper Sasa Ilic equal to a weak effort
from the odious Michael Gray.
Sasa celebrates his MBE -
mackem beating effort...
There was to
be a sting in the tail though, as this proved to the final
appearance that Lionel Perez made for the mackems - ending
his time at the club by picking the ball out of his net
eleven times in all.
His next club? Newcastle on a free transfer. And they said
Kenny Dalglish had no sense of humour....
2001 Goalkeeper Steve Harper agreed a new four year
contract at SJP, commenting:
"I am delighted to have agreed a new contract with
Newcastle United. Nothing quite beats playing in front of
a full house at St James' Park, and I hope to get a chance
to stake my claim for a first-team place when the
pre-season friendly matches come around in July and then
it will be up to the manager."
2002 Ireland played their final World Cup
warm-up match, beating "J" League side Sanfrecce
Hiroshima. Magpies duo Andy O'Brien and Shay Given
featured.
2003 Sir Bobby Robson took to BBC Radio 5 in
defence of new signing Lee Bowyer, telling listeners that
he'd not taken the decision lightly:
"We had to give it an awful lot of consideration.
I've met the boy, I've met his girlfriend and I was very
warmed by both of them.
"Lee knows
that he made an error, but he needs a second chance. He is
obviously aware of what happened, but that's in the past.
"We feel
that we can support him and give him guidance. We have a
lot of fine players at Newcastle, we have a good squad, we
have a lot of good characters and we just think that, once
he settles into our situation, he'll turn out to be a fine
pro and a fine boy.
"I'm very
confident about that. We did wrestle. We knew there was a
slight problem in that sense with Lee Bowyer, but the past
is the past.
"The boy
needs a chance. Many other clubs would have given him that
chance, but we've given it to him and I'm sure that the
boy will respond and he will be very pleased to be at
Newcastle United, and I think that he will have a good
long career with us."
Well, he certainly got the wrestle bit right.....
2007 Sir John Hall spoke publicly after having sold
Cameron Halls' stake in Newcastle United to Mike Ashley:
"We've a had a few people come to us - quite a few
- but many of them weren't the right ones for the club.
"I feel basically Mike Ashley and his team - they're
the right ones. He'll take us to, in my view, a new
dimension. (see 2009 below...)
"I'm certain
he'll be good for the club or I wouldn't have sold to him.
I've talked to him enough to be assured they've got the
passion for the club as we all have.
"You can't run a
club without being attached to it. You can't run a club
without feeling for it because it's about people, it's
about the passion of the people. He knows the supporters
are passionate.
"They've got to
go for the rest of the shares. If they get them, I'm sure
they'll invest.
"He's made a takeover bid for the rest of the shares
and it's now up to the rest of the directors to decide
what to do. Someone like him will probably like control to
make the investment."
2009 NUFC
MD, Derek Llambias, released this statement the day after
relegation:
"Being relegated from the Premier League is a huge
disappointment for everyone involved with Newcastle
United.
"We are all hurting and I feel desperately sorry for
everyone associated with Newcastle United; for Mike, who
has invested heavily in the Club, and for all the
supporters who have given the team magnificent backing
up and down the country all season long.
"Mike and I will sit down with Alan (Shearer) this
week to discuss how the Club moves forward again, and I
hope to be able to say more to our supporters later
this week."
2014 Having dropped out of his own stag do in Las
Vegas following the call-up, Rob Elliot made a senior
international bow for Ireland.
The Newcastle 'keeper completed 90 minutes of a 0-0
friendly draw with Turkey in Dublin.
Strip, not
stripper
2015
Derby County sacked Steve McClaren after a disastrous end
to the season saw them slip from promotion favourites to
eighth and miss out on the playoffs.
One win in nine games after Christmas and just a single
success in the final five games followed the emergence of
interest in him from Newcastle - who remained intent on
securing him, especially now that compensation was no
longer an issue.
2016 On
the anniversary of his Champions League Final victory with
Liverpool, Rafa Benitez confirmed he would ignore the
relegation break clause in his Newcastle contract and
honour the three year deal agreed just over two months
earlier.
Rafa returned to Tyneside from his home on the Wirral and
was then unveiled (again) in a press conference at SJP.
2022 Newcastle
midfielder Sean Longstaff signed a three year
contract extension to remain at Gallowgate, just weeks
before he would have become a free agent.
2024
Manchester
United's 2-1 win over Manchester City in the FA Cup Final dashed hopes of European
qualification for Eddie Howe's Magpies.
Victory gave the
eighth-placed Red Devils a place in the Europa League,
pushing
sixth-placed Chelsea into the Conference League and
leaving seventh-placed Newcastle empty-handed.
 2025
Everton (h)
0-1 (0-0)
Premier League
66pts, 5th/20
Alcarez(65)
52,221
Newcastle rounded off their trophy-winning season by claiming a
place in the Champions League - thanks in no small part
to the match-winning efforts of Manchester United.
The Red Devils were on course to set a new club record of
just six home league wins in a season, but Ruben Amorim's mob rode their
luck before scoring twice to inflict a priceless defeat
on Aston Villa.
At Gallowgate meanwhile, the Magpies were inflicting cruelty on their fans
in the form of a shapeless, aimless performance that helped a certain
wearside custodian keep a clean sheet - our shoddiness as
pivotal as his proficiency....
NUFC.com match report
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