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Premier League:
Crystal Palace (a)
Newcastle
return to Premier League action on Sunday,
facing the Eagles at Selhurst Park in the 50th league meeting
between the two sides.
It's a 2pm
kick-off live on Sky Sports.
Following a 2-0 home success in January, United
go in search of their first PL win double over Palace since the
2013/14 season.
Team: Speaking to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe said that
Lewis Miley was in line for a return but
both
Bruno Guimaraes and Fabian Schar remained out.
Sidelined for the club's last 11 games in all competitions, Bruno
isn't predicted to return until the Arsenal game later this month
after suffering with illness (mumps) since returning from his
injury rehabilitation in Brazil.
Schar is undergoing a further operation - this time on his foot -
and is expected to miss another month on top of the 21 league and
cup fixtures he's already sat out.
Sven
Botman underwent facial surgery in the wake of the derby loss and
could be involved at Palace wearing a protective face mask.
Joelinton goes into this game on nine PL bookings - if he makes it
ten against Palace he'll land a two game ban, but that doesn't
happen then the threat will be lifted.
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CPFC win 9/5
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CPFC:
Eddie Nketiah won't be available while both Evann
Guessand and Cheick Doucoure face late fitness tests.
Ahead of our visit, Oliver Glasner's side beat Fiorentina 3-0 at
Selhurst Park in the first leg of their Europa
Conference League quarter-final on Thursday night.
Palace's away form remains better than on home territory; winning
just three of their 15 PL games at Selhurst, drawing seven and
losing the other five.
Their home scoring record of 14 goals is the second-fewest in the
PL, one more than Nottingham Forest.
Referee: Andy Madley - third Magpie posting of the season for
the West Yorkshire official, following the 2-2 home draw with
Chelsea and 2-3 loss to Brentford at Gallowgate.
VAR: Craig Pawson
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
Dirty Murphy's on Grainger Street (formerly Mushroom).
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UK Radio:
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Rail: Services to and from Selhurst and Thornton Heath are scheduled to
run as per timetable on Sunday.
Scheduled disruptions are online
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Underground/TfL: Scheduled line closures affect the Circle and
District Line on Saturday and Sunday
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Metro:
No scheduled disruptions.
Stats:
Magpies v Eagles @
Selhurst - all time:
2024/25 drew 1-1 og(Guehi)
2023/24 lost 0-2
2022/23 drew 0-0
2021/22 drew 1-1 Wilson
2020/21 won 2-0 Wilson, Joelinton
2019/20 lost 0-1
2018/19 drew 0-0
2017/18 drew 1-1 Diame
2015/16 lost 1-5 Cisse
2014/15 drew 1-1 Cisse
2014/15 won 3-2 (aet) Riviere 2, Dummett (LC)
2013/14 won 3-0 Cabaye, og(Gabbidon), Ben Arfa
2009/10 won 2-0 Nolan, Ryan Taylor
2004/05 won 2-0 Kluivert, Bellamy
1997/98 won 2-1 Tomasson, Ketsbaia
1994/95 won 1-0 Beardsley
1983/84 lost 1-3 Beardsley
1982/83 won 2-0 Waddle, Varadi
1981/82 won 2-1 Waddle, Mills
1978/79 lost 0-1
1972/73 drew 0-0 (AI)
1972/73 lost 1-2 Tudor
1971/72 lost 0-2
1970/71 lost 0-1
1969/70 won 3-0 Davies, Dyson, Robson
1964/65 drew 1-1 Cummings
All time record v Palace:
Latest PL
result/fixtures:
Fri
10.04.2026:
West Ham 4-0 Wolves
Sat 11.04.2026:
Arsenal v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT
Brentford v Everton (3pm)
Burnley v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Liverpool v Fulham (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 12.04.2026:
Crystal Palace v Newcastle (2pm) Sky
Nottingham Forest v Aston Villa (2pm) Sky
mackems v Spurs (2pm) Sky
Chelsea v Manchester City (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 13.04.2026:
Manchester United v Leeds United (8pm) Sky
U21s:
Victory in vain
Manchester United U21s 1 Newcastle U21s 3
Newcastle U21s won their
penultimate PL2 fixture of the season
at Leigh Sports Village on Friday night, a result which deprived
Manchester United's former Toon coach Adam Lawrence and his current
side top spot in the final table.
However, results elsewhere meant that the Magpies cannot achieve a
top 16 finish, meaning that they won't get to participate in the PL2
play-offs that involve those sides.
Beaten 0-3 in their last outing at Nottingham Forest, Robbie
Stockdale's side started brightly and Park Seung-soo set up Matheos Ferreira
for a simple finish on five minutes.
Top
scorer Sean Neave then doubled the lead just three minutes later,
cleverly scooping the ball over stranded goalkeeper Will Murdock
from the edge of the area.
The hosts made three interval substitutions and halved the arrears
within nine minutes when one of them - Jim Thwaites - crossed for
Victor Musa to head beyond Aidan Harris.
However, the blue-clad Magpies had the final say, Anthony Munda
taking advantage of a defensive error to net in the ninth of eleven
added minutes.
That means that despite losing 1-2 to Fulham on Friday,
Chelsea win the league phase of the season by virtue of a better
goal difference than Manchester United.
Victory saw Newcastle rise five places to 18th, but cannot catch a
Boro side who are four points ahead of them in the 16th and
final play-off spot. The Magpies will conclude their PL2 season at
home to Wolves on Monday (7pm).
After that they enter in the first staging of an inter-league
competition involving the eight PL2 finishers in positions 17 to 24,
plus the top eight finishers from the Professional Development
League - an U21 competition for clubs with Category Two Academies.
Their opponents are to be confirmed.
Team: Harris, M.Miley (Watts 84), Charlton (Johnson 62), Pivas, C.Thompson, Finneran,
Ferreira (Mills 73), Bailey, Neave, Munda, Seung-soo (Fitzgerald
85).
Sub n/u: Harrison.
Booked: Munda, Finneran, Bailey.
MUFC: Murdock, Jackson (Overy 46), Aljofree, Armer, Kukonki,
McCormack, Musa, McAllister (Ajayi 62), Obi (Lusale 46), J.Fletcher (Thwaites
46), Moorhouse.
Sub n/u: Byrne-Hughes.
Booked: Armer.
Referee: Melissa Burgin.
Crowd: tbc
U18s:
Clarets in Toon
Boosted by a 5-2 training ground victory over FC Twente following
the Easter break, Newcastle's U18 side are back in league action at
home to Burnley today (12.30pm).
Team: Dowell, player tbc, Bloomer, Epia, Yeutembip,
Cogdon, Hutchison, Koussou, Wooster, Taylor, Seldon.
Subs: Gilligan, Holland, Patterson, Callaghan, Ghanem.
Update:
Moving the
goalposts
Although five of Newcastle's remaining Premier League games are now
confirmed, the remaining two remain subject to change - Friday
bringing further frustration with regard to our final home game of
the campaign against West Ham.
Although PL's guidance stated that the live TV selections for that
weekend would be available last Wednesday, the FSA (Football
Supporters Association) have spotted that this section of the PL
website was sneakily amended to read:
Post-FA Cup semi-finals.
FA Cup semi-finals take place on 25-26 April. This is to avoid
further amendments to Premier League matches scheduled for the same
weekend.
So, with no prior warning, the PL have reduced the time period
to make plans involving that game by almost three weeks: further
proof if it were needed that match-going supporters are the very
least of their concerns.
Sun 17.05.2026
tbc West Ham (h) 3pm tbc
All PL fixtures
that weekend are provisionally listed as Sun 17.05.2026, with Sat
16.05.2026 set aside exclusively for the FA Cup Final to be played
at Wembley.
West Ham's FA Cup quarter-final defeat means that our fixture can
take place over that weekend, but depending on the live TV
selections could be played on Fri 15.05.2026, Sun
17.05.2026 or Mon 18.05.2026.
PL games are also set to be played on Tue 19.05.2026, but it's
expected that those only will be the ones postponed due to teams
involved playing in the FA Cup Final.
Sat 25.04.2026 Arsenal (a) 5.30pm Sky
PL advice
regarding this game is that the rescheduled slot remains
"subject to participation in UEFA competitions."
Should Arsenal win their Champions League quarter-final tie against
Sporting Lisbon, they'd be in Semi-final first leg action on Tue
28.04.2026 or Wed 29.04.2026.
Following the first leg in Portugal, the Gunners lead 1-0 going into
the second leg on Wed 15.04.2026.
Our visit to Arsenal remains at risk of further rescheduling at very short notice,
although their exit from the CL rather than progression in it looks
to be the deciding factor for the PL.
The lack of any PL games on Sun 26.04.2026 had prompted speculation
that our game could be moved were Arsenal to be eliminated by
Sporting - and then have a free midweek following our visit.
However, Arsenal have now confirmed that their Women's Champions
League Semi-final against Lyon will be played at the Emirates on Sun
26.04.2026.
That removes the Sunday option and whether the Arsenal men are still
in the CL or not, there seems no reason for a further amendment to
our rescheduled fixture at 5.30pm on Sat 25.04.2026. Hopefully.
Update:
Loan lads
Matt Targett (Middlesbrough):
Portsmouth (h(
Championship, Saturday.
Harrison Ashby/Joe White (Bradford City):
Stevenage (h) League One, Saturday.
Tyler Jones (Dunston UTS):
Lincoln United (h)
Northern Premier League, Saturday.
Max Thompson (Ayr United):
Arbroath (h) Scottish Championship, Saturday.
Charlie McArthur (Airdrieonians):
St.Johnstone (a)
Scottish Championship, Saturday.
Odysseas Vlachodimos (Seville):
Atletico Madrid (h)
La Liga, Saturday.
Travis Hernes (Groningen):
Go Ahead Eagles (h)
Eredivisie, Saturday.
Trevan Sanusi (Lorient):
Lyon (a)
Ligue 1, Sunday.
Antonio Cordero (Cadiz)
Andorra (h)
La Liga 2, Sunday.
2025/26:
Senior Cup Final
date announced
Although Newcastle U21s didn't enter the competition this
season, the Northumberland Senior Cup Final will once again
be staged at St.James' Park.
The Northumberland FA confirm that the final will be a 7.30pm
kick-off at Gallowgate on Tuesday May 5th.
Both Semi-finals are yet to be played, with cup holders Heaton
Stannington attempting to defend their title:
Semi-finals:
15.04.2026
Heaton Stannington v Newcastle University
21.04.2026
Newcastle Benfield v Whitley Bay
Premier League:
Arsenal (a) / Forest (a)
ticket applications
Latest ticket info for United's
PL away games:
Arsenal (a):
Seat selections open now (22+ points)
Seat selections close Mon 13.04.2026, 2pm
Allocation: 3,003
Nottingham Forest (a):
ST holder applications open Mon 13.04.2026, 2pm
ST holder applications close Tue 14.04.2026, 2pm
Seat selections open Wed 15.04.2026, 2pm
Seat selections close Fri 17.04.2026, 2pm
Allocation: 3,048
Internationals:
England warm-ups
Ahead of their World Cup Final participation, England have confirmed
a pair of kickabouts in the USA as follows:
Sat 06.06.2026 New Zealand (n) Tampa FR
Wed 10.06.2026 Costa Rica (n) Orlando FR
Update:
Tripps
away
Newcastle confirm the full back Kieran Trippier's
current contract won't be extended and will expire this summer.
Now 35, Trippier became United's
first senior signing
of the post-Mike Ashley era when making a £12m switch to SJP from Atletico
Madrid in early 2022.
He's made 157 appearances in all competitions, pivotal in lifting
United from a relegation spot into Carabao Cup winners via a pair of
Champions League campaigns.
Trippier quotes:
"The time has come to leave this
amazing club after four-and-a-half years. This is where I have felt
most at home. It's emotional, and I'm really going to miss it.
"I want to say a massive thank
you to the supporters for all the support through the good and the
bad times. You've always supported me, always stood by me.
"To my team mates, it's going to
be emotional. It's been an amazing journey with you guys. I'm going
to miss you all, but to win a trophy with you guys was really,
really special - the best of my career.
"And to the manager, Eddie Howe,
all the coaching staff and the team behind the scenes, a massive
thank you. The gaffer had the trust - twice - to sign me, gave me
the opportunity to represent and captain this great club and most
importantly, we managed to win a trophy.
"I'm going to miss everyone at
the club. Thank you."
Eddie Howe:
"Kieran has been magnificent for us on and off the pitch. From the
moment he walked through the door, he has helped to drive standards
that have changed the club's trajectory.
"His performances on the pitch
have been to the highest level. Building strong partnerships with
the players around him. His outstanding technical ability helped
elevate the team and his strong crossing ability helped create many
goals and chances for his team mates.
"His leadership skills have been
invaluable. In difficult moments his experience has proved calming
and his drive and will to win has inspired the players to keep
pushing forward.
"While we'll be saying goodbye
to Kieran shortly, we also know we have a lot left to play for this
season, and I know a player of Kieran's character will be giving
absolutely everything to end his time here on a high."
Ross Wilson, Newcastle United's
sporting director:
"Kieran should be so proud of the contribution he has made to
Newcastle United's progress over the last four-and-a-half years.
"I've admired Kieran from a
distance for many years, and seeing him up close in recent months
has only reinforced the impact he has as a leader, both in the
dressing room and on the pitch.
"When the time comes, Kieran
will leave with the respect and gratitude of everyone connected with
Newcastle United. We wish him every success in whatever comes next."
Update:
Opportunity Knox
Newcastle United have agreed a sponsorship deal with South African
sports drink company KNOX, including training ground naming
rights and training kit sleeve sponsorship.
From July 1st, the three year deal worth £18m in total sees United's
Darsley Park training ground renamed The KNOX.
Meanwhile the club's teams - men, women and academy - will wear
training kit that includes KNOX sleeve branding.
Efforts to secure a main (front of shirt) sponsor for training kit
remain ongoing, while news of a shirt sponsor to replace SELA when
that deal expires this summer is also awaited.
PS: Thanks to NUFC.com reader Gary Taylor for
the image of KNOX products taken in South Africa.
Update:
Toon in the USA
Newcastle have two representatives in
the England U16 squad selected for games in the US state of Florida.
London-born defender Aristide Lesecond Yeutembip* and
midfielder Jayden Kouossu who hails from Milan are both named
in a 23 man party for games against the USA (April 16th), Argentina
(19th) and Mexico (22nd).
* known as Les.
Premier League:
Bournemouth (h)
Saturday April 18th sees the Cherries in Toon, as
Eddie Howe makes another attempt to record a first Premier League
success for the Magpies against his former club.
Although Newcastle have beaten Bournemouth at SJP in both Carabao
Cup and FA Cup ties under Howe, they are winless in all seven home
or away PL meetings to date - drawing five and losing the other two.
It's an old-fashioned, non-televised 3pm
start.
The visitors have taken an allocation of 1,726 tickets.
Team: To follow
AFCB:
To follow
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
UK TV: None
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No scheduled disruptions - services between South Shields and
Pelaw are due to resume on Saturday after a five day shutdown for
planned engineering work.
Stats:
Cherries in Toon - all-time:
2025/26
drew 3-3 Barnes 2, Gordon (FA) (won 7-6 pens)
2024/25 lost 1-4 Guimaraes (PL)
2023/24 drew 2-2 Gordon pen, Ritchie (PL)
2022/23 won 1-0 og (LC)
2022/23 drew 1-1 Isak (pen) (PL)
2019/20 won 2-1 Yedlin, Clark (PL)
2018/19 won 2-1 Rondon 2 (PL)
2017/18 lost 0-1 (PL)
2015/16 lost 1-3 Perez (PL)
1991/92 drew 2-2 Hunt 2 (FA) (lost 3-4 pens)
1989/90 won 3-0 Anderson, Quinn 2 (D2)
1972/73 won 2-0 Macdonald, og (FA)
Upcoming PL
fixtures:
Sat 18.04.2026:
Brentford v Fulham (12.30pm) TNT
Leeds United v Wolves (3pm)
Newcastle v Bournemouth (3pm)
Spurs v Brighton and Hove Albion (5.30pm) Sky
Chelsea v Manchester United (8pm) TNT
Sun 19.04.2026:
Aston Villa v mackems (2pm) Sky
Everton v Liverpool (2pm) Sky
Nottingham Forest v Burnley (2pm) Sky
Manchester City v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Mon 20.04.2026:
Crystal Palace v West Ham (8pm) Sky
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PL away tickets remain at £30 for the rest of this season, 2026/27 and
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Fixtures:
Sun 12.04.2026 Crystal
Palace (a) @
Selhurst Park, 2pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 2,687 (digital
tickets).
Live on
Sky
Sports.
Mon 13.04.2026 U21s
v Wolves (h) @ Whitley Park, 7pm.
PL2.
Sat 18.04.2026 U18s v Derby County (a)
@ Oakwood Academy, 1pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 18.04.2026 Bournemouth (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding/resale now.
No live
UK TV.
Sat 25.04.2026 U18s v Wolves (h)
@ Little Benton, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sat 25.04.2026 tbc Arsenal (a)
@ Emirates Stadium, 5.30pm tbc. Premier League.
ST
seat selections close Mon 13.04.2026, 2pm.
Allocation: 3,003 (digital tickets).
Live
on Sky Sports.
Sat 02.05.2026 U18s v Manchester United (h)
@ Little Benton, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 02.05.2026 Brighton & Hove Albion (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST fwding /resale now. Member sale
now.
No live
UK TV.
Tue 05.05.2026 U18s v Leeds United (h)
@ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier League.
Sat 09.05.2026 U18s v Boro (a)
@ Hurworth, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sun 10.05.2026 Nottingham Forest (a)
@ City Ground, 2pm. Premier League.ST applications open Mon
13.04.2026, 2pm, close Tue 14.04.2026, 2pm. Seat selections open Wed 15.04.2026,
2pm, close Fri 17.04.2026, 2pm.
Allocation: 3,048 (digital tickets).
Live
on Sky Sports.
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends.
NUFC live on TV (all UK times):
Sun
12.04.2026
Palace (a) 2pm Sky
Sat 25.04.2026
Arsenal (a) 5.30pm tbc Sky
Sun
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Forest (a) 2pm Sky
(PL Selections made to Mon 11.05.2026)
Live PL TV release dates:
MW37 after Sun 26.04.2026
MW38 after Sun 17.05.2026
Other events @ SJP:
Euro 2028:
Four group stage games
and one last 16 tie will be played at SJP on the following dates:
Mon 12.06.2028
Thu 15.06.2028
Sat 17.06.2028
Tue 20.06.2028
Sun 25.06.2028
(Kick-off times will be advised in 2027)
2026/27 PL season:
Fri 19.06.2026 PL fixture release 10am
Sat 22.08.2026
Match Week 1
Sun 30.05.2027
Match Week 38
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South Africa
South Korea
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Group B
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Bosnia-Herz
Qatar
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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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Netherlands
Japan
Tunisia
Sweden
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Belgium
Egypt
Iran
New Zealand
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Group H
Spain
Cape Verde
Saudi Arabia
Uruguay
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Iraq
Norway
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Group J
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Austria
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DR Congo
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Croatia
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21.09-09.10.2026*
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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:
1974 Tony Caig born,
Whitehaven.
(2002-06)
Goalkeeper who came on
trial from Scottish side Hibernian in October 2002, completing a free transfer to United
three months later.
Beginning his career at Carlisle United, Caig also appeared for Blackpool and
spent time with Charlton Athletic, but only played once for the Addicks before moving to
Easter Road.
Like Lionel Perez before him, Tony never made a competitive appearance for
United and aside from reserve outings, his senior action was confined to
appearing from the bench for a handful of pre-season games.
Included in the squad for a July 2004 friendly in Thailand, Caig played in a
penalty shootout that United lost, while the following year saw him feature
against both Yeading at home and Malaga away.
Aside from first team bench duty though, his only genuine senior action while
at SJP came in January 2004, when he played three times on loan for Barnsley.
Released by United in May 2006, Caig moved to Canada with
Vancouver Whitecaps.
However, he returned to the UK on the eve of the 2007/08 season, joining
Gretna as an amateur following Vancouver's refusal to release him from his
playing contract.
January 2008 saw Tony return over the Atlantic, signing for MLS side Houston
Dynamo. Within a year though Tony was back in Enlgand and joined League Two
side Chesterfield on a short-term deal.
Failing to make an appearance for the Spireites, Caig signed for Workington and
then rejoined Carlisle United as their part-time goalkeeping coach in 2009.
Agreeing a player/coach deal at Brunton Park in the summer of 2010, Tony later
sat on the first team substitutes bench but wasn't called into action again.
Subsequently continuing purely coaching role at Carlisle, he ran his own
goalkeeping school and joined the staff at Hartlepool
United.
Tony then had a spell assisting Lee Clark at League One Bury in 2017, before
taking up a coaching role at Newcastle's Academy.
April 2018 saw him acting as a stop-gap goalkeeping coach for United's U23
side against Reading at the Adams Park home of Wycombe Wanderers.
He then moved on to Livingston, joining Dundee United in 2021 via a brief
stint at Falkirk.
March 2022 found Caig back on Tyneside as United's Head of
Academy Goalkeeping and he spent his 50th birthday working with the club's
senior custodians, following injury to first team coach Shwan Jalal.
He combined the role with being Northern Ireland's goalkeeping coach after
being appointed in March 2024.
1991 Nile Ranger born, London.
(2008-13)
Blessed with bags of pace and potential, there was a
time when this striker was placed in the same bracket by Newcastle as Andy
Carroll - secured on a lengthy deal as
an asset to be protected.
Beginning his career as a schoolboy with Crystal Palace before joining
Southampton's Academy in 2007, Ranger was released by the Saints the following
year due to reported off-field issues.
Linking up with Swindon Town in pre-season he instantly impressed and word got
back to Newcastle Director of Recruitment Dennis Wise, who brought Ranger to Tyneside.
Scoring against Motherwell in a behind closed doors training ground game, a
deal was quickly agreed to dissuade him from joining Swindon and Ranger then
netted on his competitive debut, against Leicester City U18s in August 2008.
Just one week later he found himself on the first team bench at Arsenal,
selected by Kevin Keegan as he sought to compensate for the absence of Viduka
and Martins.
He wasn't called into action that day, but showed an appetite for goals at both
U18 and Academy level that had taken him to the 20 goal mark by the turn of the
year.
Winning the Sport Newcastle "Wor Jackie" Award, international
recognition followed for England U19s against the Czech Republic.
The arrival of Alan Shearer as manager seemed to give Nile the perfect coach to
see him hone his undoubted skills - Al quick to praise him and name him on the
bench.
There was to be no Premier League debut, but Chris Hughton handed Ranger his
first competitive appearance in our Championship season opener at West Bromwich
Albion.
A first start came later that month against Leicester City and he got off the
mark at Coventry City in December 2009.
However, his progress was halted by the mid-season arrival of Leon Best from
Coventry and the return to fitness of Shola Ameobi, although he netted at SJP
against Crystal Palace in January 2010.
Scoring in the 4-3 Carling Cup success at Stamford Bridge in September 2010,
the sale of Andy Carroll and a lack of available striking cover then saw Ranger
remain at SJP, rather than go on loan to a lower league club as had been
expected.
Agreeing a five and a half year contract extension in December 2010, Ranger
made a clutch of substitute appearances followed by an undistinguished first
Premier League start 24 hours before his 20th birthday, in a 0-1 loss at
Aston Villa.
The 2011/12 season however was a mixture of injuries, loan spells and
excursions to Tyneside police stations and courtrooms, manager Alan Pardew
making it clear that Ranger's unacceptable behaviour had seen him excluded from
his squad plans.
A five game loan at Barnsley in late 2011 was curtailed through injury without
Nile scoring, but he did find the net when sent to Sheffield Wednesday on loan.
A list of off-field misdemeanours that began after taking part in a street
robbery aged 15 and serving 11 weeks in a young offenders' institution then
steadily lengthened.
Drink-driving, drunk & disorderly and assault charges followed, in addition
to an FA fine for tweeting homophobic abuse - and a host of other daft acts,
including posing with a fake firearm for photos later posted online.
Farcically, a court order excluding him from the City centre in the
evenings had to be amended in order to allow him to take part in midweek home
games.
A continual inability to follow club rules over timekeeping and discipline
would also cost the self-proclaimed gangster dear.
What proved to be his final season at SJP saw him come off the bench at Stoke
in November 2012. A similar role two months later at home to Everton sandwiched
starts away to Bordeaux in the Europa League and at Brighton in the FA Cup.
United lost all four games, Ranger was utterly awful.
A month after his last game for the reserves against Stoke, Newcastle finally
moved to terminate his contract in March 2013, amid widespread relief tinged
with exasperation at the almost wilful discarding of a promising career by the
alleged professional.
Within days Ranger was back in the news for assaulting his girlfriend.
Admitting the offence, he was ordered to do community service and also advised
by the magistrates to address an unspecified gambling issue.
Joined Swindon Town in August 2013 on a two year deal, he scored ten times in
28 appearances but again misbehaved off the field and went AWOL several times
before a hamstring injury ended his season.
March 2014 saw him on Tyneside for trial at Newcastle Crown Court, only to
be found not guilty of a rape charge in a Jesmond hotel back in January 2013
(his lawyer later claimed that a loan to Hull City was
cancelled following this arrest).
It also then emerged that Ranger had been arrested yet again during that trial,
after failing to attend court in Wales on an outstanding drink-driving charge.
And within days, Nile found himself in custody once more, suspected of causing
criminal damage to a taxi in Liverpool.
A playing return came with Blackpool in August 2014 but Ranger went AWOL three
months later and played no further part as the Tangerines were relegated under manager Lee
Clark.
He resurfaced at Rotherham United in February 2016 when Neil Warnock gave
Ranger a trial but he wasn't offered a contract by the Millers.
Making a more favourable impression at Southend United, Nile missed much of the
2016/17 pre-season through injury (including a game against Newcastle) but
did enough to win a 12 month deal.
That was extended in December but true to form Ranger was back in court soon
after,
pleading guilty to a fraud charge and then suspended pending an FA
investigation into a "breach of discipline".
By February 2017 that had been confirmed as a failed drugs test, with traces of
cocaine and MDMA found in his sample.
Ranger's return to the team saw him score five goals in just six games -
the best form of his senior career - but a further brush with the law resulted
in a prison spell for fraud during May 2017.
Released in August, he played with an ankle tag and was initially unable to
feature in midweek games due to curfew restrictions.
However, his contract with the Shrimpers was abruptly terminated in January 2018 for
"reoccurring disciplinary issues" that reportedly included bad
timekeeping.
Incredibly, Southend gave Ranger yet another chance in February 2021 but he
sustained a ruptured groin after just 11 minutes of his comeback game.
2021/22 saw Nile at National League side Boreham Wood although
only featuring as an occasional substitute in an FA Cup run that saw them beat AFC Wimbledon and Bournemouth
before losing at Everton in the Fifth Round.
He emerged in typical fashion ahead of the 2023 Carabao Cup Final, trying to flog 100 tickets for up to £2,150 on
Instagram.
Ranger resurfaced at Kettering Town in the 2024/25 season, agreeing a one year
deal after scoring seven goals in
ten games for the Southern League Poppies.
He left Kettering in October 2025 and joined Northern Premier League
Division One Midlands Wellingborough Town, scoring once in 12 appearances.
Next up for Nile was Isthmian League Premier Division club, Chatham Town,
signing for them in January 2026.
1999 Jesus Nunez Cumbreras born, Huelva, Spain.
(2016-19)
Known as Juanito, United signed this attacker from
Spanish third-tier club Recreativo de Huelva in November 2016.
Appearing in a training ground reserve game against Kilmarnock the following
January, Jesus was listed as a trialist when facing Hebburn Town that April.
Although appearing in U23 pre-season games during 2017,
Juanito hadn't made a competitive reserve bow when loaned to Spanish side
Deportivo La Coruna the following January.
Back on Tyneside the following season, a competitive bow followed during a
2-4 U23 home loss to Reading in September 2018.
Cumbreras featured mainly from the bench during the 2018/19 season, making half a dozen
starts and scoring twice.
Released in July 2019, he returned to Spain, playing for Gerena, Onubense, Ayamonte,
La Palma and Atletico Calanas.
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What Else?
1896 Clyde
(Scotland) (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Friendly
2,000
Having played no less than three league games in just four days the previous
weekend, United showed little enterprise in what were wet and windy conditions.1898
Loughborough Town (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P29, 45pts, 2nd/16
Campbell(10)
1,200
The sixth and final meeting with the side from
Leicestershire saw United win for the first time at
their Athletic Ground home.
There was a debut for Tom Niblo.
1903 Bury (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P31, 28pts, 15th/18
Turner(40)
18,000
United eased their relegation fears with victory
over a Bury side who were a week away from facing
Derby County in the FA Cup Final.
1908 Liverpool
(h)
3-1 (2-0)
Division One
P35, 40pts, 2nd/20
Howie(13), Wilson(23), Jobey(54)
Orr(60)
30,000
Liverpool's ex-mackem custodian Ned Doig delighted the
crowd by allowing Jimmy Howie's shot to squirm
between his legs for the opener.
Doig was applauded by home fans late in the game
after making noteworthy stops to deny Colin Veitch
and Howie again.
1914
Middlesbrough (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
Shepherd(30)
25,000
Fittingly, the match was deemed to be a benefit
for Albert Shepherd who was guaranteed £500 from the
gate receipts.
He duly obliged with the only goal of the game, two points
easing any lingering
relegation concerns for United.
1925 Tottenham
Hotspur (a)
0-3 (0-1)
Division One
P39, 46pts, 4th/22
Dimmock(13,57),
Lane(67)
23,144
The London-based Weekly Dispatch at least
conceded that the size of the win flattered Spurs:
"The scoreboard at the close was a false indicator.
Newcastle had unanimously bad luck and their
response to the Spurs opening goal was unfruitful
only be a series of little miracles."
1931 Manchester
City (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P39, 35pts, 16th/22
Brook(25)
20,000
Newcastle's steady decline showed no sign of
abating, this a fourth successive game without
victory.
That run that would extend to seven by the end of
the season, as the Magpies finished four places and
five points clear of danger.
1936 Swansea
Town (h)
2-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P37, 40pts, 8th/22
Connelly(56), J.Smith(72)
12,000
This defeat left the Swans looking over their
shoulders at the foot of the table but they would
rally to finish mid-table.
 1950
Huddersfield Town (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Division One
P38, 44pts, 7th/22
Houghton(49), G.Robledo(66)
Metcalfe(2)
37,700
United handed a debut to goalkeeper Jerry Lowery
who was picking the ball out of the net almost
straight away
at Elland Road - Town's Leeds Road ground being
unusable due to fire damage.
Incredibly, a fire started under the main stand ten
minutes from the end of this game too - two firemen
dealt with it while fans remained unperturbed. A
discarded cigarette dropped between the seating had
ignited a pile of rubbish below the stand.
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1951
Portsmouth (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P37, 43pts, 6th/22
32,222 |
 1952 Middlesbrough (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P36, 38pts,
11th/22
Spuhler(36),
McCrae(68)
59,364
Debut for Ken Prior, at outside left. |
 1953 Manchester United (h) 1-2 (1-1)
Division One
P39, 35pts,
15th/22
Mitchell(18)
Taylor(7,58)
39,078
The Red
Devils extended their unbeaten run against the Magpies to six games, thanks to
a brace from Tommy Taylor.
 1955 Everton (h)
4-0 (1-0)
Division One
P35, 36pts, 13th/22
R.Mitchell(18,90),
Milburn(70,72)
45,329
A third win in four days made it a very
Happy Easter for United, as their relegation fears subsided.
Ahead through Bobby Mitchell, two Jackie Milburn efforts within a
minute sealed the victory before Mitchell's wind-assisted 35 yarder in the last
seconds.
Forward Alex Tait made his senior debut in place of Len White.
1956 Magpies duo Alf McMichael and Tommy
Casey were in the Northern Ireland side held 1-1 by Wales at Cardiff's Ninian Park.
 1959
West Bromwich Albion (a)
2-2 (2-1)
Division One
P38, 36pts, 13th/22
Curry(14,21)
Kevan(45,67)
23,750
Bill Curry netted twice for the Magpies at the Hawthorns to make it seven
goals from six appearances that season. Albion played with ten men for most
of the game after they lost Joe Kennedy in the 27th minute with a head injury.
 1964 Bury (h)
0-4 (0-1)
Division Two
P40, 43pts, 6th/22
20,001
Alston(9), Bartley(70),
Griffin(78,87)
The Shakers won their third match at SJP in as many seasons and would go on
to make that four in four the following year.
 1966 Everton (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One
P36, 31pts, 16th/22
Gabriel(77pen)
32,598
A third game in four days for Newcastle saw them beaten at Goodison Park, 72
hours after a 0-0 stalemate with the Toffees on Tyneside.
Gabriel converted a
spot-kick via the post after the referee awarded the penalty for
Frank Clark punching away Labone's shot.
Initially waving play-on, home players drew the
whistler's attention to a flagging linesman and a
belated spot kick ensued
 1981
Cambridge United (h) 2-1 (1-1)
Division Two
P37, 38pts, 12th/22
og(Turner)(9), Shoulder(60)
Goldsmith(32)
11,013
Newcastle extended their unbeaten home record for 1981 to nine league
and cup games, but owed a debt of gratitude to the U's.
Visiting defender Chris Turner nodding into his own net for the first home goal
before 'keeper Richard
Key's attempted clearance hit Alan Shoulder who simply passed it back into the empty net
for the winner.
In between, striker Martin Goldsmith had equalised on his Football League
debut.
Cambridge brought teenager Steve Pyle off the bench in the closing stages - the
North Shields-born Toon fan later having a long career in local non-league
football.
 1987
Oxford United (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P35, 37pts, 18th/22
Goddard(39)
Dreyer(79)
10,526
United's three game winning streak was halted at the Manor Ground, but a fifth goal in as many games from Paul Goddard made it seven
matches without defeat and boosted our hopes of staying up.
 1990
West Bromwich Albion (h) 2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P40, 69pts, 3rd/24
Anderson(38), Quinn(57)
Goodman(90)
19,471
A fourth successive win for United kept them in third spot with six games to
play, trailing Leeds United and Sheffield United in the promotion race.
Youtube footage is
online here
 1992
Ipswich Town (a)
2-3 (2-1)
Division Two
P42, 46pts, 19th/24
Peacock(17,42)
Whitton(31pen), Wark(68), Kiwomya(72)
20,673
A
third successive
defeat left Newcastle embroiled in the relegation struggle with four games left.
Non-stop vocal backing
from the travelling support at
Portman Road was repaid by a superb Gavin Peacock brace, but quickly undermined
by slack defending.
Youtube footage is
online here
 1998
Arsenal (a)
1-3 (0-1)
Premier League
P32, 36pts, 16th/20
Barton(79)
Anelka(41,64), Vieira(72)
38,102
Without Ian Wright and Dennis Bergkamp, the home side still had far too much
for a meek United, for whom Warren Barton managed a late consolation.
PL highlights are online here
 1999
Tottenham Hotspur (n) 2-0(aet)
0-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Semi-Final
Old Trafford
Shearer(109pen,118)
53,609
Back to Old Trafford once again and as he had done in 1998, Alan Shearer
scored to send his side back to Wembley.
The arrival of a half-fit Duncan Ferguson as substitute lifted both team and
fans and
with Andy Griffin shackling old boy David Ginola the tie swung our way in the
extra half hour.
NUFC.com match
report
Youtube footage is
online here
Caught by one half of NUFC.com in the
Stretford End.
Very sweaty it was too....
 2004
Arsenal (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
P32, 49pts, 5th/20
52,141
Newcastle became
only the second team that season to prevent Arsene Wenger's goal machine from
scoring on their travels in the Premiership.
NUFC.com match
report
PL highlights are online here 2007 Lee Clark's Reserves
ended their home campaign with a 2-0 win over league leaders Manchester United, a first
Kingston Park conquest in six games.
First half goals from David Edgar and Andy Carroll and a decent display from
Fraser Forster kept the Red Devils at bay.
Schoolboys Stuart Bath and Kieran Wrightson both made reserve
debuts.
NUFC.com match report
 2009
Stoke City (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P32, 30pts, 18th/20
Carroll(81)
Ab.Faye(33)
27,382
Game number two for Alan Shearer in the hot seat and
his plans were upset when Obafemi Martins withdrew on the eve of the game with
a sore groin, joining the beached Mark Viduka on the sidelines.
Ex-Magpie Abdoulaye Faye scored against his former employers for the second time
in two games to increase our relegation worries.
However Al and assistant Iain Dowie gained their first point thanks to a late
headed equaliser from substitute Andy Carroll.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here
 2013
Benfica (Portugal)
(h) 1-1 (0-0)
Lost 2-4 on aggregate
Europa League Quarter-final 2nd leg
Cisse(71)
Salvio(90+2)
52,157
Trailing 1-3 after the first leg in Lisbon, United's Europa League interest
ended on Tyneside.
Taking a second half lead through Papiss Cisse they were unable to
score a crucial second before conceding in time added on.
Our first European campaign in six seasons ended after 14 games - and it
would be a decade before we'd return.
NUFC.com match report
Youtube
footage is online here
2016
A second string season that had
veered between average and pathetic came to a suitably rotten conclusion with a
1-4 defeat by Brighton at SJP.
Peter Beardsley's side made it seven winless games against the only team below them in the table,
Luke Charman's fine strike a rare high point among the dross.
NUFC.com match report
 2021
Burnley (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Premier League
P31, 32pts, 17th/20
Murphy(59),
Saint-Maximin(64)
Vydra(18)
BCD
A
priceless win
in Newcastle's
bid to avoid relegation was
inspired by super sub Allan Saint-Maximin at
Turf Moor.
Introduced just before the hour with his side trailing to
a first half strike from Matej Vydra, Maxi almost immediately teeing up Jacob
Murphy for
a fine equaliser.
And within five minutes, ASM had netted
a solo
effort reminiscent of one against the Clarets at SJP
the previous
October.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here
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