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Newcastle 3
Brentford 1
Carabao Cup quarter-final
St. James' Park
Wednesday 18th December
Match report
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2024/25:
Sensational Sandro
secures semi spot
Newcastle 3 Brentford 1
An excellent
team display at St.
James' Park on Wednesday night saw Newcastle deservedly qualify for the
semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
A memorable first half brace from Sandro Tonali trebled his Toon tally,
before Fabian Schar ended the contest after being set up by the unselfish Bruno
Guimaraes.
There was a late consolation effort for Yoane Wissa after Brentford came to life
once the tie was over.
Jacob Murphy and Harvey Barnes both rattled the goal frame and Martin Dubravka made
some timely stops, but it was more comfortable than Eddie Howe could
have expected after the recent league loss at the Bees.
Fielding an unchanged side from that which defeated Leicester City 4-0,
United immediately went on the offensive and Joelinton soon had a shot
blocked.
The breakthrough wasn't long in coming after Tino Livramento's cross from
the right was cleared to the edge of the area by Nathan Collins, falling for
Tonali to blast a fine first-time strike into the Leazes End net.
That lead was doubled two minutes before the break when Anthony Gordon's
corner from the right was met by Tonali, who was off the ground when he
skillfully guided another first-time effort beyond Mark Flekken.
Joelinton played his part in that second goal by jostling with Wissa as the
ball came over to create space, but the Brazilian failed to reappear after
the break - the
victim of a stray boot to the head earlier in the game from Nathan Collins
after a scramble in the home box.
The third goal arrived on 69 minutes following another corner, Lewis Hall's
shot rebounding to Guimaraes for him to roll the ball across the six yard
box and Schar tap home from point-blank range.
A Bees side who have struggled on their travels this season were curiously
out of sorts for the most part; only belatedly raising their game when 0-3
down and United had made a further trio of substitutions.
Ben Mee and Yoane Wisse missed half-chances before the latter took Bryan
Mbeumo's pass and shot past Martin Dubravka in the first of three added
minutes.
That was far too little, far too late for Thomas Frank's side though, who
could have easily have conceded half a dozen goals here, despite top scorer
Alexander Isak having a quiet night by his recent standards.
Guimaraes and Schar were both booked for the second time in this competition
and as a consequence will be suspended for the
semi-final first leg.
Sean Longstaff however will be eligible to play after serving his one match
ban and hopefully Sven Botman will be back in the squad and up to speed by
then.
Arsenal and Liverpool also made it into the last four on Wednesday, with the
draw taking place after the Spurs versus Manchester United tie on Thursday
night.
Those
two-legged ties are scheduled be played in the weeks
commencing January 6th and February 3rd, ahead of the Wembley final on
Sunday March 16th.
Crystal Palace's quarter-final defeat to Arsenal means that should Newcastle
lose in the semi-final, their PL home fixture against the Eagles would go
ahead as scheduled during the weekend of the final.
More to follow....
Team: Dubravka, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall (Trippier 77),
Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton (Willock 46), J.Murphy (Barnes 65), Isak (Osula
77), Gordon (Almiron 77).
Subs n/u: Vlachodimos, Targett, Kelly, L.Miley.
Bookings: Schar, Guimaraes, Livramento
Goals: Tonali 9, 43, Schar 69.
BFC: Flekken, Collins, Mee, Pinnock (Rasmussen 14), Janelt (Damsgaard
62), Yarkmolyuk, Ajer, Carvaho (Mbeumo 62),
Lewis-Potter (Meghoma 74),
Wissa, Schade (Maghoma 74).
Subs n/u: Valdimarsson, Konak, Trevitt, Eyestone.
Sepp van den Berg was named in the Brentford starting XI but then pulled up
during the warm-up and was replaced before kick-off by Nathan Collins.
The place on the bench vacated by Collins was taken by Bees goalkeeper
Julian Eyestone.
Booked: Collins.
Goal: Wissa 90+1.
Crowd: 51,765.
The visitors took an
initial allocation of 1,200
but didn't sell that many.
Quarter-finals:
Wed 18.12.2024:
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 3-1 Brentford
Southampton 1-2 Liverpool
Thu 19.12.2024:
Spurs v Manchester United (8pm) Sky Sports
Referee: Sam
Barrott - the Yorkshire whistler returns to SJP almost a year to the day
after his only previous appointment involving NUFC, a 3-0 PL win over
Fulham.
VAR: n/a
Eddie
Howe:
"I think it’s a good performance, tough game.
"I think the goals were hugely important. Sandro’s first one
is an unbelievable strike and the second one is very difficult to do
what he did in that moment.
"Two great
finishes from him and I think those early goals really helped us, could’ve
been more in the second half but we’re delighted to get through.
"I think it’s brilliant
to see from my perspective. He’s a big signing and you want your
big signings to do well and settle quickly.
"He’s been here a while,
but has had very little football. Nights like tonight will build
connections with him and the supporters even stronger, I’m just
really pleased for him on a personal level.
"The tweak in
position has definitely helped him, he is a lot more comfortable
when he is deeper on the pitch.
"He is showing all the
qualities that we knew when we signed him. It is just about finding
the right balance for him and the team.
"I think my focus was just
on tonight and trying to get through. Of course we’ve been able to
do that, then you’re looking at the draw and seeing the teams left
in.
"It’s going to be a
really tough game in the semi-final, but I think for us to be there
is the most important thing.
"We’ll take on whoever we
get and do our absolute best to try and get through to a second
final, that would be an incredible thing."
On another pair of suspensions:
"Bruno and Fabby are two massive players for us. They’re very
consistent performers and we’re going to miss them massively, but
that’s what the squad is for.
"It goes without saying
that you want your best players available for the biggest games, and
they’re two huge players for us. But we just have to accept it.
There’s nothing we can do about it, we just have to get other
players ready to perform.
"I thought Joe Willock
looked bright when he came on today, so that’s a big plus for him.
Sven (Botman) is not too far away, and hopefully that can be
added competition for the centre-back positions.
"We have players returning
from injury, and hopefully the likes of Sven came make a big
difference.
"Then we should also have Emil Krafth back in the
not-too-distant future. I think Emil could be back (for the
semi-final).
"He’s improving nicely. He’s still some weeks off, but by
the time that comes around, he could be available.”
On Joelinton's injury:
"Joey had a cut to his ear, which I think was quite nasty, and
he’s gone away to get that looked at."
Stats:
This was the 12th time that Newcastle have made it to the League Cup
quarter-finals and the third successive season that they have reached
the last eight:
1974/75 Chester City (a) lost 0-1 (1st replay)
1975/76 Notts County (h) won 1-0
1995/96 Arsenal (a) lost 0-2
1997/98 Liverpool (a) lost 0-2
2001/02 Chelsea (a) lost 0-1
2006/07 Chelsea (h) lost 0-1
2014/15 Spurs (a) lost 0-4
2016/17 Hull City (a) drew 1-1 (lost 1-3 on pens)
2020/21 Brentford (a) lost 0-1
2022/23 Leicester City (h) won 2-0
2023/24 Chelsea (a) drew 1-1 (lost 2-4 on pens)
2024/25 Brentford (h) won 3-1
The Magpies are through to their third semi-final in this
competition, having won both of their previous two:
1975/76 Spurs: lost 0-1 (a), won 3-1 (h)
2022/23 Southampton: won 1-0 (a), won 2-1 (h)
Newcastle have conceded just two goals during their most
recent ten home ties in the Carabao Cup:
2020/21
Blackburn Rovers won 1-0
2021/22 Burnley
drew 0-0 (lost
on pens)
2022-23 Crystal Palace 0-0 (won
on pens)
2022/23 Bournemouth won 1-0
2022/23 Leicester City won 2-0
2022/23 Southampton won 2-1
2023/24 Manchester City won 1-0
2024/25 AFC Wimbledon won 1-0
2024/25 Chelsea won 2-0
2024/25 Brentford won 3-1
This was the third
meeting of these
two sides in this competition;
the Magpies running out 4-1 winners on Tyneside in 2001 but going down
0-1 in West London during 2020 - the latter another quarter-final tie.
Bees in Toon -
all-time:
2024/25 won 3-1 Tonali 2, Schar (LC)
2023/24 won 1-0 Wilson (PL)
2022/23 won 5-1 Bruno 2, J.Murphy, Almiron, og (PL)
2021/22 drew 3-3 Lascelles, Joelinton, ASM (PL)
2016/17 won 3-1 Clark, Gayle 2 (Ch)
2001/02 won 4-1 Ameobi, Bellamy 3 (LC)
1992/93 won 5-1 Kelly, Bracewell, Clark 2, Lee (D1)
1954/55 won 3-2 Curry, Hannah, Mitchell (FA)
1947/48 won 1-0 Woodburn (D2)
1934/35 lost 2-5 Gallantree, Kelly (D2)
Update:
Foodbank
auction
Thanks to everyone who took part in our
auction to benefit the Newcastle West End Foodbank, with an
extraordinary winning bid of £2,600 securing a signed Newcastle
United shirt from the 1996 Charity Shield.
Premier
League:
Forest (h) KO set
Confirmation of the kick-off time in
Newcastle's Premier League home meeting with Nottingham Forest has
belatedly appeared as follows:
Sun 23.02.2025 Nottingham Forest (h) 2pm Sky
Giveaway:
Hat compo - last day
Recently added to the range of Toon-themed headwear from Football
Bobbles is a new version of their Lee bobble hat, referencing a
certain former midfielder.
Styled on United's distinctive 1997/98 season change kit, the hats are made
in the UK - one size fits most.
These are on sale now here
and Christmas delivery in the UK is available via standard shipping (Royal
Mail 48 tracked) until Friday December 20th.
We have a hat up for grabs in a free competition and to be in with a chance
of winning, email your answer to this question to
[email protected]
by 5pm GMT on Thursday December 19th, subject line of Hat.
Synonymous with the number 7 during his time as a Magpie, a disagreement
with which Manager saw Rob Lee switch to wearing number 37 for one season?
No age limit, open to anyone on the planet but delivery can only be made to
a UK address. One entry each please. In the event of a tie, one winner will
be randomly drawn from all correct entries received.
2024/25:
Saints (a) tickets
Tickets for Newcastle's Premier League fixture
at Southampton on Saturday January 25th 2025 are now on
sale to ST holders with 50 points.
A reminder that London Kings Cross station is closed once again on the
weekend of this game.
Rather than terminating and starting at St. Neots as per the Palace game, LNER services will
start and terminate at Peterborough with coach transfers to and from Bedford
connecting with London St. Pancras trains.
(Lumo services will run and from Peterborough with coach transfers
between there and Kings Cross).
PS: This will be United's first visit to St. Mary's since the the away
section moved from the North end (Northam Stand) to the South West
(Chapel/Kingsland Corner).
2024/25:
Ipswich
Town (a)
Saturday
sees Newcastle return to Portman Road for the first time since 2017
as they face the Tractor Boys.
It's
a non-televised 3pm start in the Premier League and all 3,000
away section tickets were sold, with the away ticket transfer
scheme in operation. Details
here
NB: Portman Road is a cashless stadium
including the match programme sellers on the streets outside.
Team:
Sean Longstaff will be available after
serving a one game Carabao Cup ban but Joelinton is suspended.
Fabian Schar and Sandro Tonali remain one caution away from
automatic one game PL suspensions.
ITFC: Town's top scorer Liam Delap serves a one game ban after
collecting his fifth caution of the season against Wolves on
Saturday. The striker has scored six of the 16 PL goals his side
have registered so far.
George Hirst misses out through injury.
Kieran McKenna's side are yet to win on home ground in the Premier League
this season, losing four times and drawing the other four.
Their most recent top-flight success at Portman Road came April 2002 when a
Town side including Titus Bramble defeated Boro 1-0 with a Darren Bent goal.
Referee: Stuart
Attwell - the Warwickshire-based official hasn't taken charge of a Newcastle
game since the 1-0 home win over Arsenal in November 2023.
Attwell's last Toon away game was the 8-0 success at Sheffield United during
September 2023.
VAR: John
Brooks
UK TV: None
Overseas TV:
222
Hub Premier 2 (Singapore)
623 Now Premier League 3 (Hong Kong)
Arena Sport 1 Bosnia
Arena Sport 3 Croatia/Slovenia
Astro Premier League 3 HD/Go (Malaysia)
beIN Connect MENA/MENA HD/Turkey
beIN Sports MENA English 1 HD
Canal+ Live 7 HD/myCANAL (France)
Canal+ Action (Czech/Slovakia)
Claro TV+ (Brazil)
DAZN Portugal/Eleven 3 Portugal HD
DAZN Spain
Diema Sport HD/Play Diema Xtra (Bulgaria)
Disney+ Arg/Bra/Caribbean/Chi/Sur
Disney+ Hotstar (India)
DStv (South Africa)
eltaott.tv (Taiwan)
ESPN Brazil
FuboTV Canada
Go3 Extra Sports (Est/Lit/Lat)
iQiyi (China)
JioTV (India)
Max (Costa Rica/El Salvador/Honduras)
MAXtv To Go (Croatia)
Migu (China)
Moja TV (Bosnia)
Nova Sports Premier League (Greece)
Now E/Now Player (Hong Kong)
ON Plus (Vietnam)
Optus Sport (Australia)
Peacock Premium USA
Play Sports / Play Sports 3 (Belgium)
QQ Sports Live (China)
Setanta Sports Kazakhstan
Showmax (South Africa)
Síminn Sport 2 HD (Iceland)
Skylink (Czech/Slovakia)
Sky Sport 3/NOW (New Zealand)
Sky+ (Brazil)
Sooka (Malaysia)
Sport 24 At Sea HD
StarHub TV+ (Singapore)
SuperSport Action Africa (South Africa)
SuperSport MaXimo 1 (South Africa)
SuperSport Variety 3 (South Africa)
TNT Sports (Mexico)
TOD (Saudi Arabia/Turkey)
True ID (Thailand)
U-NEXT (Japan)
ViaPlay Fin/Ned/Nor/Pol
Vidio (Indonesia)
Vivo Play (Brazil)
V Sport 1 HD (Finland)
V Sport Premier League 1 HD
Zapping (Brazil)
ZhiBo8 (China)
UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT 2
Parking: Event day parking at a charge of £15 will apply at Council
long stay car parks situated on Portman Road, West End Road and Princes
Street. This comes into force at Noon on Saturday and runs until 6pm.
TfL:
Disruption
updates
online here
Rail: Disruption updates online here
Latest PL fixtures:
Sat 21.12.2024:
Aston Villa v Manchester City (12.30pm) TNT
Brentford v Nottingham Forest (3pm)
Ipswich Town v Newcastle (3pm)
West Ham v Brighton & Hove Albion (3pm)
Crystal Palace v Arsenal (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 22.12.2024:
Everton v Chelsea (2pm)
Fulham v Southampton (2pm) Sky
Leicester City v Wolves (2pm)
Manchester United v Bournemouth (2pm)
Spurs v Liverpool (4.30pm) Sky
Stats:
Toon @ Tractor Boys - last 10:
2016/17 lost 1-3 Murphy Ch
2009/10 won 4-0 Nolan 3, R.Taylor (Ch)
2004/05 lost 1-2 Robert (FR)
2001/02 won 1-0 Solano (PL)
2000/01 lost 0-1 (PL)
1994/95 won 2-0 Fox, Kitson (PL)
1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole (PL)
1991/92 lost 2-3 G.Peacock 2 (D2)
1990/91 lost 1-2 Quinn (D2)
1989/90 lost 1-2 McGhee (D2)
U21s:
Botman back,
Blues beaten
Newcastle U21s 3 Chelsea U21s 2
Match report
2024/25:
Jacob's crackers!
Newcastle 4
Leicester City 0
Match report
Match
action
2024/25:
Train
trouble
Rail disruptions
have been confirmed affecting fans travelling to all three of our February PL
games:
Sat 01.02.2025 Fulham (h)
Closure of Kings Cross station means that LNER services will
start and terminate at Peterborough with coach transfers to and from Bedford
connecting with London St. Pancras trains. Details online here
Sat 15.02.2025 Manchester City (a)
Buses replace Trans-Pennine services between York and Newcastle. Some LNER
services will operate between Newcastle and York via an alternative route
with extended journey times. Details online here
Sun 23.02.22025 Nottingham Forest (h)
Buses replace trains between York and Newcastle. Some LNER services operate
between Newcastle and York, via an alternative route with extended journey
times. No Lumos either. Details online here
PS: although a date for our visit to West Ham on or around March 8th is
awaited, buses again replace most trains between Newcastle and York that
weekend.
Internationals:
Double
Dutch
for Toon duo
Tuesday saw the second of
two international friendlies between England U16s and their Dutch
counterparts played in recent days at St.George's Park.
The Young Lions won 2-1 on Sunday and were victorious once again in
the second meeting, this time 3-2.
Newcastle's Michael Mills and Sam Alabi were in the England
squad, with Mills starting in the first game while Alabi was on the
bench and the roles reversed when the teams faced each other again
(sub usage is tbc).
2024/25:
Forest felled
Newcastle U18s 3 Nottingham Forest U18s
0
Saturday saw United's youngsters
bounce back from a 1-7 loss at Manchester City last time out,
registering a first home league win of the season at Little
Benton.
Ahead through Fraser Harper's maiden Toon goal in the 29th minute,
Matheos Ferreira doubled Newcastle's advantage in the final seconds
of the opening half.
An 89th minute effort from Joe Brayson then rounded off the victory,
condemning Forest to their sixth straight loss in the U18 Premier
League.
Team: Harrison, Johnson, Bryant (Cogdon 81), Watts, Craggs,
Finneran, Ferreira (Wooster 85), Harper, Neave (Waddani 81), Taylor
(O’Donovan 81), Brayson.
Sub n/u: Anderson
FAYC:
Young Villans return
The draw for
this season's FA Youth Cup Fourth Round gave Newcastle
U18s a home tie with Aston Villa.
That's a rerun of the Sixth Round tie in April 2021, when the
Villans recorded a 6-1 success at Gallowgate.
Goals from Joe Brayson and Michael Mills were enough to defeat
Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1 at Whitley Park in the Third Round.
Villa meanwhile scored six times without reply at home to Accrington Stanley.
Fourth Round ties are due to be played on or by Saturday January
18th 2025.
Loan lads:
Temps
Magpie loan watch:
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II)
Noordwijk (a) Dutch Cup, Thursday.
Harrison Ashby
(QPR)
Preston North End (h) Championship, Saturday.
Joe White
(MK Dons)
Newport County (a) League Two, Saturday.
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield)
AFC Wimbledon (h) League Two, Saturday.
Jamie Miley
(Newport County)
MK Dons (h) League Two, Saturday.
Jamal Lewis
(Sao Paulo) (injured)
2025/26:
Parkhead
claim made
Various media outlets
reported on Wednesday that Newcastle are lined up as pre-season opposition
for current Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic.
The Mail claim that the Magpies will be in friendly action at
Parkhead on Saturday July 19th, four weeks before the 2025/26 Premier League
season commences.
United's most recent visit to Glasgow saw them defeat city rivals Rangers
2-1 at Ibrox during July 2023.
The two sides have met on six occasions in the Premier League era, three on
Tyneside and three in Scotland:
2007/08 won 4-1 (h) Martins, Luque 2, Milner
2005/06 won 3-2 (h) Luque, og, Shearer
2004/05 lost 1-2 (a) Bellamy
1999/00 lost 0-2 (a)
1998/99 lost 1-3 (h) Beardsley
1995/96 drew 1-1 (a) Ferdinand
2024/25:
Festive PL officials
Confirmation of NUFC appointments as follows:
Aston
Villa (h)
Referee:
Anthony Taylor
VAR:
Graham Scott
Manchester
United (a)
Referee: Simon
Hooper
VAR:
Paul Tierney
2024/25:
Villa (h) Metro update
For anyone attending the Premier League home fixture against Aston
Villa on Boxing Day (3pm) Nexus confirm that a revised Sunday
Metro timetable to all destinations will be in operation from 7am
until 9pm.
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ST cup scheme pricing:
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& £20 others
ST holders on long-term deals had a price freeze for 2024/25 with standard
pricing returning for 2025/26.
Away tickets:
The PL-wide £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25. A
review is then scheduled.
Away ticket
transfer info online
here
(Transfers open 72 hours before kickoff, close five hours before
kickoff).
Away ticket FAQ is online
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Fri 20.12.2024 U18s v Stoke City (a) @ Clayton Wood, 2pm. U18 Premier League
Cup. Note further new date/KO time.
Sat 21.12.2024 Ipswich Town (a)
@ Portman Road, 3pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000 tbc.
No live UK TV.
Thu 26.12.2024 Aston Villa (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
ST forwarding/ resale open now.
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charges).
Mon 30.12.2024 Manchester United (a)
@ Old Trafford, 8pm. Premier League.
SOLD OUT. Allocation: 3,000 tbc.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 04.01.2025 Spurs (a)
@ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 12.30pm. Premier League. SOLD
OUT. Allocation: tbc. Live
on TNT Sport.
Fri 10.01.2025 U21s v Boro (a)
@ Heritage Park, Bishop Auckland, 7pm. PL2.
Sat 11.01.2025 U18s v Stoke City (a) @ Clayton Wood, 11am. U18 Premier League.
Sun 12.01.2025 Bromley (h) @ SJP, 3pm. FA Cup Third Round. ST
ballot winners seat selection closes Fri
20.12.2024, Noon. Public sale from Mon 23.12.2024, 10am. Ticket forwarding/
resale from Mon 23.12.2024, 4pm. Live on
BBC iPlayer.
Wed 15.01.2025 Wolves (h)
@ SJP, 7.30pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/ resale
now. Live on
TNT Sport.
Fri 17.01.2025 U21s v
Southampton (a)
@ Staplewood training ground, Noon. PL2.
Sat 18.01.2025 Bournemouth (h)
@ SJP, 12.30pm. Premier League. ST
forwarding/ resale now. Live on
TNT Sport.
Sat 25.01.2025 Southampton (a)
@ St.Mary's Stadium, 3pm. Premier League. ST holder
sale now, 50 points. £30 adults, over 65s/18-25s/ U18s
£25. Allocation: tbc. No live UK
TV.
NUFC live on TV:
Thu 26.12.2024 Aston Villa (h) 3pm Prime
Mon 30.12.2024 Man United (a) 8pm Sky
Sat 04.01.2025 Spurs (a) 12.30pm TNT
Sun 12.01.25 Bromley (h) 3pm iPlayer
Wed 15.01.2025 Wolves (h) 7.30pm TNT
Sat 18.01.2025 Bmouth (h) 12.30pm TNT
Sun 23.02.2025 Forest (h) 2pm Sky
(PL selections made to Sun 23.02.2025)
(PL season ends on Sun 25.05.2025)
Live TV release dates:
Mar: Between 02.01.2025 & 24.01.2025
Apr: Between 27.01.2025 & 28.02.2025
MW35: Between 17.03.2025 & 21.03.2025
MW36: Between 24.03.2025 & 28.03.2025
MW37: Between 31.03.2025 & 04.04.2025
MW38: Following MW37
Next transfer window:
Opens: Wed 01.01.2025
Closes: Mon 03.02.2025 @ 11pm
Carabao Cup Round dates:
SF1: w/c Mon 06.01.2025
SF2: w/c Mon 03.02.2025
F: Sun 16.03.2025
Carabao Cup semi-finals:
draw awaited
FA Cup Round dates:
NUFC enter in Round 3:
R3: 12.01.2025 Bromley (h) 3pm
R4: Sat 08.02.2025
R5: Sat 01.03.2025
QF: Sat 29.03.2025
SF: Sat 26.04.2025
F: Sat 17.05.2025
Replays are abolished in Proper rounds.
U17 Premier League Cup - Group E:
Tue 24.09.2024 Boro (a) drew 3-3
Tue 01.10.2024 Leeds United won 4-3
Tue 26.11.2024 mackems (h) won 2-1
U18 Premier League Cup - Group F:
Tue 27.08.2024 Millwall (h) drew 1-1
Sat 05.10.2024 Chelsea (a) lost 1-4
Fri 20.12.2024 Stoke City (a) 2pm
National League Cup - Group C:
Tue 01.10.2024 Halifax (a) won 2-1
Tue 05.11.2024 Tamworth (a) won on pens
Tue 03.12.2024 Boston U (a) lost 2-3
Tue 21.01.2025 Gateshead (a) 7.45pm
FA Youth Cup:
Fourth Round:
??.01.2025 Aston Villa (h)
Northumberland Senior Cup:
Semi-final
draw awaited, involves Ashington, Heaton Stannington, Newcastle U21s and
Newcastle University or Morpeth Town (latter played on Thu 19.12.2024).
Other events @ SJP:
NUWFC games:
Sun 23.03.2025 mackem Women
(h)
@ SJP, 2pm. Women's
Championship
NUFCW fixture
list online
here
Rugby League
Magic Weekend XVIII:
S at
03.05.2025:
Leigh Leopards
v Catalans Dragons
Hull KR v Salford Red Devils
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos
Sun 04.05.2025:
Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC
Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors
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(33 weekend, five midweek games. No games on 24.12.2025).
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International breaks:
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2025/26
International breaks:
02.06-10.06.2025
14.06-06.07.2025 Concacaf Gold Cup
01.09-09.09.2025
06.10-14.10.2025
10.11-18.11.2025
23.03-31.03.2026
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Coxy's Corner |
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Whoops, He did it Again... |
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What's this all about then?
Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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On This Day in History |
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18th December |
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Born
Or Died:
1922
Ivor Broadis born, Poplar, Isle of Dogs. (1953-55)
Christened
Ivan, the forward began his career with minor league sides Finchley and then
Northfleet United before joining Spurs on amateur forms - where he was
mistakenly registered as Ivor.
A dispute over wages saw him reject professional terms at White Hart Lane and
after his family were bombed out of their East End home in the blitz, Broadis
joined the RAF as a navigator.
Undergoing some of his training in the USA, Ivor guesting for Millwall
and Carlisle while serving in the RAF,
Posted to an airbase near Carlisle where he met his wife and was demobbed,
Broadis remained in the area and was appointed player-boss of the Cumbrians at
the age of just 23.
Ivor then sold himself to the mackems in 1949 for £18,000, claiming that it
was in the best financial interests of the club.
His next port of call was Manchester City in 1951, then on to Gallowgate in
1953 for a £20,000 fee, debuting in a 1-3 loss at Sheffield United that
October.
The first two of Ivor's 18 goals in 51 games outings then arrived a week later,
as Cardiff City were beaten 4-0 on Tyneside.
Playing for England in the 1954 World Cup finals, Ivor's omission from
Newcastle's 1955 FA Cup final-winning team against his former side Manchester
City led to his exit soon after and return to Carlisle.
Ending his player career over the border for Queen of the South, he pursued a
career as football journalist for many years after and was part of the press
corps in Budapest for United's 1969 Fairs Cup Final victory.
Living near Carlisle after his retirement, Ivor's death was recorded in April
2019 aged 96, at which point he had the distinction of being
Newcastle's oldest surviving player.
1955 Mickey Barker born, Bishop Auckland. (1972-79)
Left back who made his debut in 1-0 victory at West Ham in April 1975
- the first of 29 first team outings (including two as sub).
Moving on to Gillingham in 1979, Mickey returned to
the region the following year with non-league sides Ferryhill & Bishop Auckland.
A move to Hartlepool United followed in 1982, following a spell playing out in
the USA and Mickey ended his career with Bishops, also running a pub in the town.
 1959 Kevin Dillon born,
s*nderland.
(1989-91)
Midfielder who began his career as an apprentice at
Birmingham City and was handed his senior team debut in 1977 by then-Blues boss
Sir Alf Ramsey.
1983 saw him join Portsmouth, in whose colours he was dismissed at SJP
following a clash with Peter Jackson in December 1987.
Dillon's former Fratton Park boss Jim Smith brought him to
SJP on a free ahead of the 1989/90 season and he debuted in
a 5-2 home win over Leeds United that August.
With
Mark McGhee and Mick Quinn shooting the side into the
playoffs, Dillon occupied a midfield anchor role to good effect.
However he failed to find the net for United in 76 outings, with his
duck-breaking efforts resulting in some appalling misses - none worse than a game at Wolves when he contrived to
miss an unguarded goal with no
home player in the same postcode.
The arrival of Ossie Ardiles in April 1991 saw the likes of Lee Clark, David Roche and Lee Makel
promoted from
the reserves and Dillon dropped before his contract was ended.
An unsuccessful trial with his
beloved mackems saw him appearing for their reserves in a friendly at
Blyth Spartans.
No deal was forthcoming however and his next port of call was Reading, playing
for the Elm Park side until 1994.
After playing and coaching at Stevenage Borough, he joined Yeovil Town
before returning to Reading in 1995 as a coach (and turning out for Fareham
Town in 1997).
Dillon took over as Reading's caretaker boss in the wake of the 2003 defection of Alan Pardew
from the Royals to West Ham. However, the Royals opted to overlook him and appoint Steve Coppell
instead, with
Dillon remaining at the Madejski as his number two until Coppell's
departure in summer 2009.
After spending some time scouting for Watford, Kevin became boss of Aldershot Town in November 2009 but he and his assistant,
former mackem, Gary Owers, were sacked in January 2011.
Dillon later worked as a youth scout for the Scottish FA.
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What Else?
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1897 Burton Swifts (a)
1-3 (0-2)
Division Two
P13, 19pts, 3rd/16
White(88)
Leigh(3,8), Blackie(76)
1909 Sheffield United
(a)
0-4 (0-1)
Division One
P19, 21pts, 8th/20
Evans(43,76), Kitchen(60), Hardinge(72)
15,500
Albert Shepherd missed a spot-kick for the Magpies when
it was still goalless.
1920 Manchester United
(a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P19, 25pts, 2nd/22
Miller(30), Hopkin(82)
40,000
 1926 Leicester City
(h)
1-1 (1-1)
Division One
P20, 25pts, 3rd/22
Seymour(8)
Chandler(21)
25,000
Profligacy from the penalty spot cost the Magpies as
they were twice denied by visiting custodian Kenny
Campbell.
Charlie Spencer's 35th minute header was fisted into the
goal by a City player but a spot kick was awarded.
Up stepped Frank Hudspeth, only to drive his shot straight
at the grateful Campbell.
Gallacher was then fouled in the 54th minute and elected
to take the spot kick himself, but was also denied by
Campbell.
1937 Swansea Town (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P19, 18pts, 14th/22
Imrie(69)
16,000
Bill Imrie's 69th minute penalty was saved by Stan Moore but he tucked
in the rebound.
1943 Gateshead (a)
3-1 (2-0)
Wartime
Copeland(10,81), Dixon(20)
Harrison(80)
6,000
1948 Everton (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P22, 31pts, 1st/22
Taylor(51)
43,515
A loose ball played out of the visiting defence was seized upon by Ernie
Taylor, who beat Ted Sagar for the winner - results elsewhere seeing United the
day top of the table.
1954 Arsenal (h)
5-1 (3-0)
Division One
P22, 22pts, 12th/22
Keeble(2,19), R.Mitchell(25pen,69), Milburn(46)
Wills(64pen)
35,122
The Sunday Mirror reporter gave Newcastle little credit for this
convincing victory, preferring to blame a "disjointed, haphazard,
half-hearted" Gunners display.
1965 Liverpool (h)
0-0
(0-0)
Division One
P21, 15pts, 19th/22
34,153
United halted the march of an in-form Reds side
who had won seven of their previous eight games.
 1971
West Ham United (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P22, 18pts, 16th/22
Busby(6)
21,991
Having scored on his debut at West Brom the week
before, on-loan Viv Busby netted again at Upton
Park.
 1974 Chester
(a)
0-1 (0-0)
League Cup 5th Round Replay
James(76)
19,000
Sealand Road's clarty pitch proved to be Newcastle's undoing, as Fourth Division City followed up their ousting
of Leeds United by knocking Joe Harvey's side out.
Frustrated by the acrobatic goalkeeping of Chester's
Grenville Millington, the winner came when a
corner wasn't cleared and City striker John James shot
through a crowd of bodies past the unsighted Iam McFaul.
 1976
Aston Villa (a)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
P18, 22pts, 5th/22
Gowling(27)
Deehan(31,87)
33,982
Ahead when Geoff Nulty touched on a corner kick for
Alan Gowling to convert, John Deehan soon repeated the
trick at the other end to send the sides in level at half
time.
The winner then came from yet another corner as Deehan
forced the ball over the United line from point-blank
range.
 1982 Sheffield
Wednesday (a) 1-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P19, 24pts, 15th/22
Varadi(37)
og(Haddock)(56)
16,310
Future Wednesdayite Imre Varadi netted at Hillsborough
for a Magpies side missing Kevin Keegan due to injury, Liverpool loanee Howard Gayle
deputising for him.
Jack Charlton's Owls levelled when defender Peter
Haddock diverted Mel Sterland's cross beyond his own
goalkeeper, Kevin Carr.
1990 Newcastle reserves
beat their Leicester
City counterparts 2-0, thanks to goals from Michael
Parkinson and John Gallacher.
The game marked the only
appearance of trialist defender Chris Zoricich, a New
Zealander who moved to England to become a professional
footballer.
After over a decade playing in
Australia and New Zealand, "Zorro" briefly returned to England
in 2003, training with Mansfield
Town but failing to secure a contract.
 1993 Everton (a)
2-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P20, 35pts, 4th/22
Cole(14), Beardsley(76)
25,362
Former Toffee Peter Beardsley was warmly welcomed on his
first return to
Goodison Park, marking the occasion with a fine goal.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1999
Bradford City (a)
0-2 (0-0)
Premiership
P18, 19pts, 15th/20
Saunders(56),
Wetherall(71)
18,276
Future Magpie Andy O'Brien helped
the Bantams contain our twin strike force of Messrs Shearer and Ferguson with
ease - a display which may have led to his arrival at SJP in 2001.
However, the Valley Parade ballboys were more impressive than a United side whose
greatest effort on the day was getting off the team coach.
NUFC.com
match report
 2000
Liverpool's seemingly endless supply of venues for reserve
games saw the Magpies visit the Knowsley Road home of St.
Helens Rugby League team.
And on a chilly night when Shola Ameobi netted in a 1-1
draw, the debut display of Olivier Bernard caused us to
comment that he had shown "undoubted
potential".
NUFC.com
match report
 2001
Arsenal (a)
3-1 (0-1)
Premiership
P17, 33pts, 1st/20
O'Brien(60), Shearer(86pen), Robert(90)
Pires(20)
38,012
A week after being beaten in a League Cup Quarter
Final tie at Chelsea, Newcastle were back in London with
the chance of ending the evening top of the league.
Battered by the Gunners but only conceding once, Ray Parlour's dismissal just before
the half-time break gave United some hope.
Andy O'Brien headed in the equaliser in
front of the away end, before Craig
Bellamy walked for allegedly striking cheat Ashley Cole
in the face (later rescinded).
Future Magpie Sol Campbell was penalised for fouling
Laurent Robert, Alan Shearer converting the resultant
spot kick.
Robert himself then strode
clear to secure United's first win in the capital for over five years: a
remarkable night that celebrity fork bender Uri Geller later claimed credit for....
NUFC.com
match report
2010 Newcastle's Premier
League game at Birmingham City was called off just three
hours before kick-off.
The decision came shortly before noon after a pitch
inspection by match referee Mike Jones - poor conditions in the vicinity of the ground affected the
judgment.
Pitch and areas near the stadium were navigable
but fans, players and officials were struggling to reach St. Andrew's, including Blues
boss Alex McLeish.
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