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Fairs
Cup winner passes away:
Jackie Sinclair RIP
The death of former Magpie
John Evens Wright Sinclair known to all as Jackie Sinclair has been
confirmed. He was 67.
Born in Culross near Dunfermline, the diminutive wide man began his playing
career in the black and white stripes of Dunfermline Athletic before joining
Leicester City in 1965.
Winning one Scotland cap during his time at Filbert Street, Jackie moved to
SJP for a fee of £67,500 and debuted in a 0-0 home draw with Nottingham
Forest in January 1968.
His first goal for United came in a 4-1 victory at Coventry the following
week, but the one he'll be remembered for came at SJP in the Fairs Cup
Semi-Final against Rangers.
Leading 1-0 through Jim Scott, Sinclair's strike sealed a 2-0 aggregate
success over the Ibrox side and caused their followers to invade the pitch in
an attempt to have the tie abandoned.
Jackie retained his place in the side for both legs of the final victory over
Ujpest Dozsa, but appeared only as an unused sub the following year in the
same competition.
Struggling for his place in the United first XI following the emergence of
Alan Foggon, Sinclair moved on to Sheffield Wednesday in December 1969, David
Ford coming in the opposite direction, in exchange.
A loan spell at Chesterfield in the 1972/73 season was followed by a brief
spell out in South Africa with Durban.
He then returned to his native Fife, rejoining Dunfermline. Playing his final
league games of Stenhousemuir, Jackie later worked for the Coal Board and was
the steward at a local golf club.
Living in Dollar, he was back on Tyneside in June 2009 as part of the Fairs
Cup 40th anniversary celebrations - but uniquely for that side, he'd actually
played in the competition before joining United (for Dunfermline).
March 2010 saw Jackie confirm that he was battling stomach cancer and
receiving treatment in a Falkirk hospital, with former team mate Jim Scott on
hand to provide support and encouragement.
Confirming the news, Sinclair said:
"None of us are invincible - that's what all this underlines. I may
have been a footballer, as fit as that makes you, but cancer is no respecter
of people or professions.
"I know what I'm facing and I want the Newcastle fans to know, not
because I'm chasing sympathy but because they have always been so great to me.
Cancer is a fact of life. It won't just go away because I want it to, so it's
no good denying it."
Speaking after news of Jackie's passing was confirmed, Fairs Cup skipper Bob
Moncur commented:
"We’ve known he was
ill for some time, but it is a sad miss to us.
"He was a mainstay of the side. He
was obviously a key member of the team that won the Fairs Cup. I like him very
much because he was an old fashioned Scottish winger.
"He's the first of that team to pass
away and he will be a big sad miss to us all. He set up so many goals on our
Fairs Cup winning team for Wyn Davies and Pop Robson."
Squad:
Magpies name 23
Wednesday saw United name their Premier League playing squad for rest of 2010,
coming in two names under the 25 permitted as follows:
Ameobi, Barton, Ben Arfa, Best, Campbell, Coloccini, Enrique, Forster,
Guthrie, Gutierrez, Harper, Krul, Lovenkrands, Nolan, Perch, Routledge,
Simpson, Smith,
R.Taylor, S.Taylor, Tiote, Williamson, Xisco.
Players currently under the age of 21
don't count towards the total of 25 players, meaning that the following squad
members didn't need to be included:
Andy Carroll, Ryan
Donaldson, Shane Ferguson, Dan Gosling, Brad Inman, Tamas Kadar, Kazenga LuaLua,
Nile Ranger, Ole Soderberg, James Tavernier, Ben Tozer and Haris Vuckic.
There's no 25 man rule for Carling Cup or FA Cup fixtures, just the
Premier League. Alterations to the declared squad can be made in January
2011.
PS: yet more bilge from the Grauniad, part 437.
Managing not to name Steve Harper, Fraser Forster or Alan Smith as homegrown
players, they then added four names that have no connection whatsoever to NUFC:
(Florent Cuvelier, Zack Foster, Jordan Galloway and Andrew Musungu).
Presumably from the Hitler Youth?
Giveaway:
True colours
Win the shirts off our backs (well, wall actually....) As seen on the Toon
Legends website, we're giving away this unique NUFC.com canvas to one
of you lucky lot.
Toon Legends produce personalised canvas designs to order on
a 40cm
square box canvas
with your choice of name and number in metallic
acrylic paint.
Ready to hang, prices start from £54.95 and whisper it, but club
colours other than NUFC can now be ordered. As each canvas is produced to
order, please allow sufficient time when ordering if buying as a birthday or
Christmas present, leaving/retirement gift etc. more
details
To be in with a chance of winning this canvas,
please email
us with the answer to this question:
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Bobby Robson signing from Blackburn Rovers in 1999, this Scottish
international scored six times in 47 appearances for United, but who is he?
The closing date is Wed Sep
15th @ 9pm BST, subject line of Legends.
If that's not your subject line, then you've disqualified yourself. One entry
per person please.
NB: this competition can be entered wherever you are in the World, but
the prize can only be delivered to a UK address. No age limit for entrants and
no purchase necessary.
Non-League
needs you:
Stand up and be counted
With no fixtures arranged in the top two
divisions this coming weekend and England in action on Friday night, there's a
national campaign underway, encouraging fans to watch a non-league game
in the UK this Saturday.
More details/fixtures can be found online
here
Locally, our three largest clubs (Darlington, Gateshead & Blyth Spartans)
are all away, meaning that the spotlight falls on the Northern League sides:
FA Vase (First Qualifying Round):
Ashington v Whickham
Crook Town v Team Northumbria
Darlington Railway Athletic v Liversedge
Seaham Red Star v Scarborough Athletic
South Shields v North Shields
Thornaby v Newcastle Benfield
West Allotment Celtic v Newton Aycliffe
Willington v Bishop Auckland
Northern League Division One:
Billingham Synthonia v Whitley Bay
Consett v Bedlington Terriers
Jarrow Roofing v Ryton
Shildon v Dunston UTS
Spennymoor Town v West Auckland Town
Stokesley v Esh Winning
Northern League Division Two:
Birtley Town v Northallerton Town
Guisborough Town v Chester-Le-Street
Hebburn Town v Brandon United
Horden CW v Washington
Morpeth Town v Marske United
Directions to all grounds etc. online
here
And don't forget the Northern Alliance leagues, where no less than
three cup finals go are scheduled for Saturday - you'll find their fixture and
club details online
here
Carling Cup confirmation:
Back to the Bridge
United's Carling Cup Third Round tie against Chelsea has been
confirmed as a 7.45pm kickoff at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday September
22nd. Ticket details are awaited.
This will be the fifth time the teams have met in the competition and so far
we have lost all four, scoring just one goal way back in the promotion season
of 1992/93.
Previous LC meetings with the Blues:
1992/93 lost 1-2 (a) (Third Round)
2001/02 lost 0-1 (a) (Fifth Round)
2004/05 lost 0-2 (h) (Fourth Round)
2006/07 lost 0-1 (h) (Fifth Round)
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Carling Cup Third Round Draw:
Aston Villa v Blackburn
Birmingham v MK Dons
Brentford v
Everton
Burnley v Bolton
Chelsea v Newcastle
Liverpool v Northampton
Millwall v Ipswich
Peterborough v Swansea
Portsmouth v Leicester
Scunthorpe v Manchester United
Stoke v Fulham
mackems v West Ham
Tottenham v Arsenal
West Brom v Manchester City
Wigan v Preston
Wolves v Notts County
New
publication takes shape:
Ultimate
record
book registration
"Newcastle
United: The Ultimate Record", is a major new statistical work by
official club historian Paul
Joannou that's scheduled to be published in 2011.
Updated details of the book are now online
here.
Please note that as final contracts are yet to be signed, the
previously-advertised date of September 1st for subscriber sales to commence
has had to be put back.
To register for ultimate record updates,
please send an email to: info@newcastleultimaterecord.com
Carling Cup:
Accy assistance sought
Although we neither witnessed nor heard of any bother involving Newcastle fans
at Accrington last week, some Stanley supporters are up in arms at what they
perceive as harsh treatment by police and stewards at full time.
An appeal for home fans who fell victim to this has been posted online here.
If any Newcastle fans witnessed the events behind the goal where the banners
were - there were some sat in the main stand - then please email Amanda at the
Football Supporters Federation here
Lancashire
Telegraph coverage
Reserves:
Stadium
of Delight
mackem
Res 1 Newcastle Res 3
Match report now online
Wedrinkanypint.com:
A
cellar full of secrets
 The
latest Beer Festival at cult city centre grog shop The Newcastle
Arms runs until this coming Sunday.
The usual fine array of ales from all over the UK have been racked in the
cellar for discerning imbibers - and for anyone who's had their tastebuds
removed, there's also John Smiths.
Find directions, beer list, insults online here
Old
boys:
Defenders
relocate
The transfer window closed on Tuesday with no further departures or arrivals
involving Newcastle, although a couple of ex-Magpies did make late loan moves.
Centre half David Rozehnal has joined French side OSC Lille on
loan from SV Hamburg, while Blackburn Rovers defender Zurab Khizanishvili has
returned for a second stint at Championship side Reading.
Jock shock:
Tartan
Ameobi!
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Having so far failed in his quest to convince Andy Carroll to play for
Scotland, Craig Levein has now disclosed that fellow Magpie Shola Ameobi
was also on his radar:
"The way I understand it, the home associations have an agreement -I'll
tell you how I know. I tried to get Shola Ameobi at Newcastle a while back
because he has not played for England but has lived in the UK and has a British
passport, so I thought he might be able to play for Scotland. But we had
changed the rules."
"I just used Ameobi as an example
because he was somebody who had a British passport but it fell down because he
didn't have the educational qualification."
Internationals:
Carroll
KO
United's Andy
Carroll has withdrawn from the England U21 squad for upcoming European
Championship qualifiers against Portugal and Lithuania due to an ankle
problem.
The in-form striker reported the injury ahead of last Saturday's trip to
Wolves and although he managed to complete 80 minutes at Molineux, he won't be
helping Stuart Pearce's European Championship qualification bid.
It's expected that Carroll will be fit to face Blackpool at SJP on Saturday
week.
NUFC call-ups:
Jóan
Símun Edmundsson (Faroe Islands):
Fri 03.09.2010 Serbia (h) ECQ (Torshavn)
Tue 07.09.2010 Italy (a) ECQ (Firenze)
Cheik Tiote (Ivory Coast):
Sat 04.09.2010 Rwanda (h) ACNQ (Abidjan)
Shane Ferguson/Patrick McLaughlin (N.Ire U21s):
Fri 03.09.2010 San Marino U21s (h) ECQ (Coleraine)
Tue 07.09.2010 Germany U21s (a) ECQ (Ingolstadt)
Tamas Kadar (Hungary U21s):
Sat 04.09.2010 Wales U21s (h) ECQ (Székesfehérvár)
Tue 07.09.2010 Bosnia U21s (h) ECQ (Budapest)
Haris Vučkić (Slovenia U21s):
Fri 03.09.2010 Belgium U21s (h) ECQ (Velenje)
Tue 07.09.2010 Ukraine U21s (a) ECQ (Kiev)
No international selection this time round for Fabricio Coloccini &
Jonas Gutierrez (Argentina), Leon Best (Republic of Ireland), Hatem Ben Arfa
(France), Tim Krul (Netherlands U21s) or Brad Inman (Scotland U21s).
Loan bid claimed:
Steven
staying
put - for now
Scottish TV report on their website that SPL side Celtic have failed in a bid
to take Steven Taylor on loan from Newcastle. The defender is currently
sidelined with a shoulder problem.
Reserves:
Terriers
for Toon
The draw for this season's Northumberland Senior Cup has now been made
and Newcastle reserves will start their bid for the trophy in the Second Round,
when they entertain Northern League side Bedlington Terriers.
First Round:
North Shields v Morpeth Town
West Allotment Celtic v Team Northumbria
(ties to be played by w/c 16.10.2010)
Second Round:
Whitley Bay v Ashington
Blyth Spartans v North Shields/ Morpeth Town
Newcastle Benfield v West Allotment/Team Northumbria
Newcastle Utd Reserves v Bedlington Terriers
(ties be played by w/c 15.11.2010)
Premier
League:
Blackpool (h)
Newcastle return to league
action on Saturday week (Sep 11th), when Ian Holloway's Tangerines are
the visitors to SJP for an old-fashioned 3pm kickoff.
Tickets are now on public sale from the SJP Box Office, club shops (not SJP),
online here
and 0844 372 1892.
Chris Hughton's side will defend a 26 game unbeaten home record in
league and cup matches, since Fulham's 1-0 victory at Gallowgate in May
2009.
NUFC: to follow
BFC: to follow
Ref: tbc
UK TV: None
Overseas TV: to follow
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Tangerines
in Toon -Post War:
2009/10 won 4-1 Gutierrez, Carroll, Nolan, Routledge
1987/88 won 4-1 (LC) Goddard, Mirandinha, D.Jackson, Gascoigne.
1972/73 lost 0-3 (LC)
1970/71 lost 1-2 Hindson
1966/67 won 2-1 Robson 2
1965/66 won 2-0 Robson 2
1960/61 won 4-3 Neale 2, White 2
1959/60 drew 1-1 Mitten
1958/59 won 1-0 White
1957/58 lost 1-2 OG
1956/57 won 2-1 Davies, Milburn
1955/56 lost 1-2 Milburn
1954/55 drew 1-1 Broadis
1953/54 won 2-1 Milburn 2
1952/53 lost 0-1
1951/52 lost 1-3 Foulkes
1950/51 won 4-2 Robledo 3, Milburn
1949/50 won 3-0 Milburn 2, Taylor
1948/49 won 3-1 Milburn 2, Robledo
This
week's other PL fixtures:
(3pm KO unless specified:
Sat 11.09.2010:
Everton v Man United (12:45pm)
Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers
Fulham v Wolves
Man City v Blackburn Rovers
West Brom v Spurs
West Ham v Chelsea
Wigan Athletic v mackems
Sun 12.09.2010:
Birmingham City v Liverpool (4pm)
Mon 13.09.2010:
Stoke City v Aston Villa (8pm)
United survive attacks
of McCarthyism
Wolves 1 Newcastle 1
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Incoming:
Hatem? Got 'im!
Confirmation
came on Saturday afternoon that Marseille's French international Hatem
Ben Arfa had at last joined Newcastle, signing a season-long loan deal at
SJP.
Chris Hughton said:
"Hatem is a player who we have
been tracking a long time and what is important is that he is a young player
that should continue to improve and somebody who has a great reputation in the
game.
"We think he will add flair to the squad and we're confident he'll fit in
well with the team that we have put together here. He will, I am sure, prove
to be a great addition.
"He'll come into my thinking for the
next game at home to Blackpool. He's someone who will excite the fans here,
who of course have always identified with skilful, attacking players."
The
player meanwhile commented that:
"It was always my first choice to come here and I'm delighted to be
here.
"I have paid real attention to the history of the club and the great
players to have played for it, and particularly the supporters, and I want to
showcase my skills in Newcastle. All I'm waiting for is to show what I can do in front of the public in
Newcastle.
"A lot of my friends in France already know the fans' reputation. The
stadium has an ambience that is unique and I feel very lucky to have his
opportunity."
Ben Arfa is set to make his debut at SJP against Blackpool and
should be fresh, having been omitted from the French squad for upcoming games
against Belarus and Bosnia.
Born in the Parisian suburb of Clamart, Ben Arfa came to prominence at
France's Clairefontaine youth academy
(following in the footsteps of United old boy Sebastien Bassong) and signed
for Olympique Lyonnais in 2002.
Making his debut for France at U16 level in 2003 (opting for the country of
his birth rather than his parents' native Tunisia), his first professional
contract followed in 2004 with a senior team debut in August of that year.
Remaining there until 2008, Ben Arfa exited for Marseille that summer after a
claimed training ground scuffle with Sébastien Squillaci - which may make our
upcoming fixture with Arsenal interesting, given that the defender has now
moved to Arsenal.
Hatem's first full international cap came against the Faroe Islands in October
2007, when he netted the first of two goals to date. The second strike - and
his most recent and eighth cap - came against Norway in August 2010.
Ben Arfa takes the number 37 squad number at SJP.
Loan update I:
Second
Seagulls
spell for Kazenga
Chris Hughton has confirmed that United's reserve winger Kazenga LuaLua will
return to Brighton and Hove Albion on loan until early January.
The 19 year-old made his 13th first team appearance for United at Accrington
last week (10 of which were as sub) and was on loan at the League One
Seagulls last season, where he made eleven appearances without
scoring.
Loan update II:
Fir
Park first for
Fraser
Newcastle goalkeeper Fraser Forster had a successful introduction to
life in the SPL on Sunday, keeping a clean sheet as Celtic went top of the
table thanks to a 1-0 victory at Motherwell.
The 22 year-old 'keeper has moved to Parkhead on a season-long loan and was
ineligble for last Thursday's Europa League exit at the hands of Utrecht.
Although yet to make his senior bow for United, Fraser has racked up over
a half a century of appearances during previous loans with Stockport County,
Bristol Rovers and Norwich City.
U18s:
Comeback kids
Newcastle U18s 2 MK Dons
U18s 2
Having kicked off their league season with a 2-1 win at Bristol City, United's U18 side opened up their home campaign with a 2-2
draw against MK
Dons on Saturday.
Deservedly two down at the break after efforts from Igor Coronado and Charlie
Collins, they managed to get back on terms in the second half to take a point.
Jeff Henderson's header
from a corner reduced the arrears, before a goal on his home debut from Michael Richardson
then levelled the game with nine minutes remaining, after good work by Alex Nicholson.
The Magpies were without defender Lee Toland, who was away on international
duty with Northern Ireland U18s. Michael Riley and Marcus Maddison meanwhile debuted at this
level, when appearing from the bench.
Alnwick, Nicholson, Nzuzi, J.Henderson, Smith, Page (Sayer 46), Richardson,
Knight (Maddison 69), D.Taylor, Ameobi, McGorrigan (Riley 69).
Subs n/u: Robinson, Storey.
Unlikely
lads:
Hugo
back at Braga
Former United midfielder Hugo Viana has changed clubs once again,
leaving Valencia in favour of Sporting Braga.
The 27 year-old former Portuguese international spent part of last season on
loan at Braga and a permanent switch has now been agreed.
Since leaving SJP in 2005, Viana has now appeared for Sporting Lisbon,
Valencia, Real Osasuna and Braga.
Saturday meanwhile saw another ex-Magpie debut for his latest club, as Nacho
Gonzalez began a spell out on loan from Valencia at near neighbours, Levante.
Things didn't go well though for the Uruguayan who represented his country at
the World Cup Finals, with a 75th minute appearance from the substitutes bench
in a 1-4 home defeat by Sevilla.
Valencia began their league campaign by winning 3-1 at Malaga, with Albert
Luque sitting unused on the bench for the home side.
Training
ground arrival:
Pinch Nacim?
Catching various people out - including us - the young overseas player that
turned up at Darsley Park with his agent on Friday wasn't Hatem Ben
Arfa, although he is believed to be on Tyneside ahead of his move to United.
There have been claims that it was Sochaux's 20 year-old French-born Algerian
midfielder Ryad Boubebouz, but a more logical name may just be Nasim
Boukhelifa.
He's a 19 year-old attacking midfielder who allowed his contract at Racing
Club Lens to expire and is therefore a free agent. Newcastle were credited
with an interest in the player back in July 2010 by the Sunday Sun.
Nasim was in the UK earlier in Augst, playing as a trialist for a
Manchester City XI away at Southport in a friendly match - his name appearing on the teamsheet
as Nacim Bouk Helifa.
Ivory Hunter Hughton:
The
Elephant Mag!
Newcastle confirmed on Friday morning that they had completed the transfer of FC Twente's 24 year-old Ivory Coast international midfielder
Cheik Tiote.
Following a successful application for a work permit, Tiote officially joined
United for an undisclosed fee that press reports put at around £3.5m.
Tiote's age and background means that he'll take one of the places in
Newcastle's 25 man Premier League squad. He's yet to select a squad number.
The defensive midfielder commented:
"It's a great thrill for me to be joining such a famous club as
Newcastle United. I'm aware of the great tradition of the club, and the
tremendous support they get from the fans.
"I'm really looking forward to testing myself against the best that the
Premier League has to offer, and delighted also that I'll be up against
friends and colleagues from my home country who are already playing in
England.
"This is a really proud moment for me, and I can't wait to pull on the
black and white shirt and do my best to help Newcastle United have a
successful season."
Cheik began his career with Ivorian minor league side FC Bibo in his native Yamoussoukro,
before being picked up by the Belgians of Anderlecht in 2005, debuting in their first
team at the age of 19,
He also appeared for the Brussels-based side in the Champions League before
a loan move took him to Dutch side Roda JC for the
2007/08 season.
Joining FC Twente in July 2008, he won the Dutch title last
season under the guidance of Steve McClaren and also featured in the Europa
League.
Appearing for the Ivory Coast's U23 side, Tiote
was called up in March 2009 for senior team game against Malawi, but didn't
get off the bench on a night when crushing resulted in several spectator
deaths.
His first senior international appearance came three months later against
Cameroon in Abidjan, in a friendly game arranged as a fundraiser for the
families of those who perished three months earlier.
Tiote appeared in all three of the Ivory Coast's group games at the World
Cup Finals in South Africa and also featured for them in a friendly against
Italy staged at West Ham's Upton Park on August 10th.
Non-
League focus:
The
Main event
 The
exploits of Northern Alliance side Percy Main Amateurs take centre
stage in "Village Voice", a new self-published book penned
by local writer Ian Cusack.
While mostly concerning itself with Main's 2009/10 season, the goings on at
SJP also barge their way in along with other minor fripperies - like the
General Election.
Priced at £10, "Village Voice" is on sale from the Back
Page shop on St.Andrews Street in Newcastle.
Copies can also be purchased from Keel Row Books in North Shields, online
via Amazon and by post from 52 River View, Tynemouth, NE30 4AF (cheques to
Ian Cusack).
All profits go towards a new roof for Main's clubhouse.
We had a couple of copies up for grabs and asked which team United's Percy Main-born player
Jackie Rutherford won his only FA Cup medal against.
Most folks knew that the
answer was Barnsley (in 1910) and books will be winging their way to Nick
Bloomfield and Kevin Bowmer. Thanks to all who entered.
SJP application:
Belated
branding bid
Currently "pending consideration" by Newcastle City Council is this
planning application, lodged in July 2010:
2010/1153/01/ADV Display
of three non-illuminated fascia signs to Barrack Road elevation and three
non-illuminated fascia signs to Strawberry Place elevation. Saint
James Park Strawberry Place Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4ST.
The signs in question?
Sports Direct.com
@ St.James' Park
Application
summary and links to plans etc
Application comments posted to date
This looks to be the
first visible signs of the stadium re-branding that the club first announced
in November 2009 - although the Sports Direct logo appeared
across the top of the Gallowgate End inside SJP some time ago.
Back in November 2009, Derek Llambias confirmed the rebranding plan and
commented that:
"We are just looking to maximise our revenues. We have a great
opportunity because our sponsorships are coming to an end — a kit sponsor,
shirt sponsor and then we have a stadium rights sponsor.
"Our intention is to put a package
together that would include, for instance for the stadium rights, a jumbo
screen which is great for the fans as well.
"Whoever the sponsor is, we are never
going to lose St James’ Park, it is always going to be @St James’ Park.
"So at the moment the Gallowgate has
already got SportsDirect.com. We would like to follow that through and take it
for the rest of the season as a showcase to whoever is out there who would like
to buy the package.
"We know the history, an incredible
history. We understand St James’ Park, the history is just wonderful. We are
not trying to take that away, we are just trying to add something to the
revenue.
"We
will showcase Sports Direct until the end of the season. I'm sure we're going
to get a sponsor in for next season."
It's unclear whether the current plans are a delayed attempt at
"showcasing" the product or merely some adverts for the owner's
trainer and trackies emporium.
Chris Hughton was then quoted as saying:
"I sympathise with the
supporters. I am quite sure though that, in everybody's eyes, St James' Park
will always be St James' Park.
"The fans give us wonderful support
and there is no doubt this is their club but, for me, this is a purely
commercial decision. To the fans and the people of Newcastle it will always be
St James' Park."
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Sat 04.09.2010 U18s v Everton (a) @ Finch
Farm Academy, Finch Lane, Halewood, Merseyside, L26 3UE. 11am. Premier Academy League.
Sun 05.09.2010
Programme Fair @ Lindisfarne Social Club, West Street, Wallsend, 11am-2pm.
For further details, phone John on 07769 930752.
Tue 07.09.2010 Res v Liverpool (h) @
Whitley Park. 7pm. Premier Reserve League.
Sat 11.09.2010 U18s v West Brom (h) @ Little
Benton. KO tbc. Premier Academy League.
Sat 11.09.2010 Blackpool (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. Public sale now. Prices from £25-£50.
Thu 16.09.2010 Res v
Chelsea (h) @ SJP. 7pm. Premier Reserve League.
Sat 18.09.2010 U18s v Manchester City (a) @
venue tbc. KO tbc. Premier Academy League.
Sat 18.09.2010 Everton (a) @ Goodison Park, 3pm. Premier League. SOLD
OUT (2,500 allocation).
Wed 22.09.2010 Chelsea (a) @ Stamford Bridge,
7.45pm. Carling Cup Third Round.
Ticket details tbc.
Sat 25.09.2010 U18s v Sheffield United (h) @ Little
Benton. KO tbc. Premier Academy League.
Sun 26.09.2010 Stoke City (h)
@ SJP, 4.10pm. Premier League. Members sale now,
public sale from Mon 06.09.2010 (online), Mon 13.09.2010 (by phone/ in person)
Prices from £25-£50. Live
on Sky.
Tue
28.09.2010 Res v Wolves (a) @ Bucks Head,
Telford. 7pm. Premier Reserve League.
Sun 03.10.2010 Manchester City (a)
@ CoM Stadium,1.30pm. Premier League. ST holders by
Fri 10.09.2010 (0 points), members sale (if any) Sat 11.09.2010 to Wed
15.09.2010, processing period (no sales) Thu 16.09.2010 to Sat 18.09.2010,
public sale (if any) Mon 20.09.2010. Adults
£36, OAPs £30, £20 U16s. Live
on ESPN.
Premier League ends Sun 22.05.2011
NUFC Live on Sky Sports:
Sun 26.09.2010 Stoke City (h) @ 4.10pm
Sat 23.10.2010 West Ham (a) 5.30pm
Sun 31.10.2010 mackems (h) @ 4pm
Sun 07.11.2010 Arsenal (a) @ 1.30pm
Sun 28.11.2010 Chelsea (h) @ 1.30pm
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Sky Sports by clicking here
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Sun 03.10.2010 Man City (a) @ 1.30pm
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The
Altoonative Travel website
here
aims to highlight different options available to
fans getting to/ from Newcastle matches, promoting transport methods that
help the environment, boost your own health and hopefully save you a few £s.
Their own new offers information and advice on
public
transport routes, car parking and cycling
facilities. There's also a facility to produce a personalised
walking route from your home/hotel to your own SJP seat.
Another innovation is a car sharing scheme, aimed at putting fans in touch with others making similar trips
to watch the Magpies.
Altoonative
Travel is the public face of the Newcastle United Travel Plan , managed
by Newcastle City Council on behalf of the Newcastle United Supporter Travel
Plan Advisory Board ( Nexus, Network One, Newcastle City Council & NUFC).
Carling Cup 2010/11:
R3 w/c 20.09.2010
R4 w/c 25.10.2010
R5 w/c 29.11.2010 & w/c 06.12.2010
SF1 w/c 10.01.2011
SF2 w/c 24.01.2011
F Sun 27.02.2011 (Wembley Stadium)
FA Cup 2010/11:
Newcastle enter at the Third Round stage, learning the identity of
their opponents when the draw is made on or around Sat 27.11.2010. ITV
& ESPN have live rights.
International Fixture dates 2010/11:
Sat 04.09.2010
Sat 09.10.2010
Wed 13.10.2010
Sat 26.03.2011
Wed 30.03.2011
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The countdown to May 1st 2011 has begun, when Mark Allison
starts a 3,100 mile run across the USA, from Ruby's Cafe in Huntington
Beach, California to the pier at Coney Island, New York.
Click on the image above to learn more.
Setting a target of £50K to be shared between two charities - St
Benedict's Hospice and The Children's Foundation - Mark has already raised
over £16K.
That
figure includes proceeds from the sale of over 500 Run Geordie Run
T-shirts @ £10 each. Order thes online
here
(please note that postage is payable at a rate of £2 per shirt in the UK,
elsewhere at cost).
Alternatively, for those of you who don't want to pay postage or buy over
the internet, you can buy some of the T-shirt range over the counter in
Newcastle city centre - at record shop Steel Wheels.
The long-established retailer is open at a new location of 8
St.Mary's Place, opposite the Civic Centre and just seconds away from Haymarket
Metro (map
here)
Colours/sizes available:
White: S, M
Blue: M, L
Blue T's are in stock at Steel Wheels, but white T's can be ordered and
picked up from the shop if required.
Larger sizes are now sold out (except for a very limited number of the blue
XL, still in stock at Steel Wheels).
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International Fixtures 2010/11:
here
The 2012 Olympic Football
Tournament takes place between Thu 25.07.2012 and Sat 11.08.2012. Tickets go on sale in 2011.
58 games will be played at six venues: St.James' Park, Old Trafford,
Wembley, Hampden, The Millennium Stadium and the City of Coventry Stadium aka Ricoh Arena.
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From The Lancashire Telegraph:
Is it a bird, is it a plane? No it's a former Newcastle striker who
successfully fought an addiction to Kryptonite....
Superman tips Accrington
to win promotion
Newcastle legend Macdonald, who scored almost
100 goals for the Magpies in the 1970s, added: “Can Accrington do well this
season? Absolutely, yes.
What's this all about then? Click here
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
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Born Or Died:
1900 Robert McKay born, Govan, Scotland.
(1926-28)
Inside right who cost Newcastle £2,750 when he
was persuaded to leave Rangers - United reaping an instant return when he fired
a debut hat trick in a 5-2 home win over West Bromwich Albion.
1927 saw Bob add a First Division medal to the Scottish Cup one gained with
Morton some five years earlier.
And October of that year saw him gain a first (and only) international cap for
Scotland in a 2-2 draw with Wales at Wrexham.
Just over a year later however, he'd moved on to local rivals Sunderland - with
left back Bob Thomson coming the other way.
Almost inevitably he scored twice for his new club in a 5-2 derby victory at
Roker Park just days after joining the red and whites.
Bob later played for Charlton, Bristol Rovers, Newport County and had spells
managing Dundee United and Ballymena United.
Later scouting for Charlton, Bob had returned to his native Glasgow when his
death was recorded in May 1977.
1925
Ernie Taylor born, Sunderland.
(1942-51)
A wartime signing from Hylton Colliery, diminutive inside
forward Ernie played for United in wartime football, his Royal Navy service as
a submariner also seeing him appear for Plymouth Argyle.
His competitive debut for the Magpies came in the FA Cup versus Barnsley in
1946 and he was part of United's 1951 FA Cup winning side before moving on to
Blackpool - where he repeated the feat at Wembley in 1953.
Taylor received international recognition later that year, but his first and
last England cap was the 6-3 home defeat by Hungary.
A transfer to Manchester United in the aftermath of the 1958 Munich Air
Disaster saw him reach a
third final, but he had to settle for a runners-up medal.
Ending his league career at his hometown club, Ernie played briefly for
Altrincham and then Derry City in Northern Ireland.
Emigrating to New Zealand he worked as a football coach before returning to
North West England and working for Vauxhall Motors.
Ernie was living in Birkenhead at the time of his death, in April 1985.
1953
Paul Cannell born, Newcastle.
(1972-78)
 Centre
forward who began his footballing career with the mackems and played for
England Schoolboys before moving to SJP.
Paul made his first team debut in a Texaco Cup against Ayr United at SJP in
September 1972, although he had to wait until March 1974 to make his
competitive league bow, replacing the absent Malcolm Macdonald.
However it was only after the sale of Mac to Arsenal that Cannell became a
regular choice, scoring 12 league goals in 1976/77 - just two less than top
scorer Mickey Burns.
Having spent the close seasons of 1976 and 1977 playing in the North American
Soccer League with Washington Diplomats, Paul emigrated late in 1977 after
being declared surplus to requirements at Gallowgate by new manager Bill
McGarry.
Remaining out in the USA until 1981 and also played for the Memphis Rogues,
Detroit Express and Calgary Boomers (who took on the Memphis franchise in
1981).
Cannell returned to England in 1981 and played for North Shields, Mansfield
Town, Berwick Rangers and Blyth Spartans, leaving Croft Park at the end of the
1983/84 season.
Since then Paul has been connected to various business ventures in the area,
such as pubs, nightclubs, discos, taxis and even a foray into quiz books. He's
now landlord of The Alexandra pub in North Shields.
1982 Joey Barton born Huyton.
(2007-present)
A boyhood Evertonian, midfielder Barton was with the
Toffees as a schoolboy before switching to Manchester City in 1999.
Making his first team debut for Kevin Keegan's City side against Bolton in
April 2003, Barton won his first senior England cap against Spain at Old
Trafford in April 2007.
Moving to SJP in a £5.8m deal three months later, Barton's first team debut
was delayed until October 2007 after breaking a bone in his foot in a
pre-season friendly at Carlisle.
His first Magpies goal came from the penalty spot at Fulham in December 2007
and he repeated that trick in a home game against West Bromwich Albion in
October 2008.
Within a month though he was out injured again after clashing with Wigan's Lee
Cattermole, an abortive comeback ending with him limping off at Manchester City
in January 2009.
Barton began the 2009/10 season still at SJP, despite seemingly playing his last game for the club
in a 0-3 defeat by Liverpool on his native Merseyside.
That ended in a red card for him following a ridiculous challenge
on Xabi Alonso that left his manager Alan Shearer commenting:
"he deserved to be sent off. He has let himself and the club down and we
will do what we have to do."
A post-match row with Shearer in the Anfield dressing room saw Barton
banned from the club, but he returned as a substitute in the opening
Championship game at West Brom.
That was despite a training ground spat with a number of fellow first teamers
and interim manager Chris Hughton just hours earlier.
Injury then sidelined Barton yet again in September 2009, with a broken
metatarsal keeping him out until the following March - when he contrived to
miss a penalty at Hartlepool in his reserve team comeback.
Reappearing for the tail end of the promotion season, Joey scored from a free
kick in the win at Peterborough and dedicated the goal to the club's medical
staff, who had seen him through yet another dose of rehab.
United's Premier League return then saw him score the winning penalty in a
pre-season shootout success against Deportivo (after missing one in normal
time) and then net his first Newcastle goal from open play with a stunning
strike in the home opener v Villa. 
In association with Caterpillar
The 6-0 victory that day was enough to see him discard the
moustache that he'd vowed to grow until the Magpies won their first game back
in the top flight - Barton having shaved it off before post-game
interviews.
As for the various misdemeanours, court cases and prison time, we simply
haven't got the space to list them all... 
Barton on community service
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1893 Woolwich Arsenal
(a)
2-2 (0-1)
Division Two
Sorley, Crate
Shaw, Elliott
6,000
The first ever league game for Newcastle United. Also,
the only recorded appearances of fellow Scots J. Bowman and
goalkeeper Andrew
Ramsay for United.
1895 Hibernian (h)
1-2 (0-1)
Friendly
McKay
8,000
1896 Sunderland (h)
2-2 (0-2)
Friendly
Aitken 2
Gillespie, Campbell
8,000
1899 West Bromwich
Albion (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Division One
Peddie (pen)
Simmons
6,135
Debut for Dave Gardner.
1901 Middlesbrough (a)
1-2 (0-0)
Friendly
Orr
??
8,000
1903 Aston Villa (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Division One
Templeton
Bache
8,000
Debut for Jimmy Howie.
1905 Sunderland (a)
2-3 (1-1)
Division One
Howie(14), Orr(72)
Bridgett(3,48), Gemmell(68)
30,000
First of nine appearances for Harry Hardinge at centre
forward, during which time he only netted once and was
subsequently sold to Sheffield United.
1908 Bradford City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
Veitch
26,000
The only appearance of Bob Blanthorne, who sadly broke
his leg and never played for United again. Fellow debutant
Jimmy Stewart was rather more successful, netting 53 goals
in 138 first team games.
1908 United's
reserves were at the Victoria Ground, Hartlepool to play
the first match on what had formerly been a rugby pitch
against the newly formed Hartlepools United.
1909 A Newcastle
reserve team travelled to Carlisle and played before a
crowd of 3000 to officially open Brunton Park.
1911 Bolton Wanderers
(a)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
Stewart 2
30,000
A debut appearance for Jimmy Hay, the former Celtic
and Scotland Captain. Also making his entrance was Bill
Kelly, who had returned to his native Tyneside after a
spell with Watford.
1912 Bolton Wanderers
(a)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
McDonald, Rutherford
Vizard
30,000
Scoring debut for John McDonald at outside left, after
his move from Liverpool.
1914 West Bromwich
Albion (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
Hibbert
Bentley, Bookman
15,000
1922 Everton (a)
2-3 (1-3)
Division One
Harris, McDonald
Brewster, Irvine, Williams
35,000
1925 Glasgow Rangers
(h)
0-2 (0-1)
Friendly
Archibald, Muirhead
10,000
1931 Birmingham (a)
1-4 (0-3)
Division One
Boyd
Briggs 2, Curtis, Bradford
20,000
1933 Leeds United (a)
0-3 (0-1)
Division One
J.Milburn(pen), Cochrane,
Hydes
18,000
The opening goal was a penalty scored by Jack Milburn
from Ashington... but not THE Jackie Milburn - he was only
nine at the time! Christened John, Jack played at
left-back with Leeds alongside his brother George.
 1939
Swansea Town (h)
8-1 (2-1)
Division Two
Bowden 3, Pearson 2, Hamilton, Scott, Cairns
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14,000
The last game of the abortive 1939/40 league season.
Bowden never played football again and his hat trick was
expunged from the records.
1944 Gateshead (h)
3-1 (0-0)
Wartime
Stubbins, Porter, Carr
McCormack
3,320
 1950 Portsmouth (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
43,244
1953
Liverpool (h)
4-0 (2-0)
Division One
Keeble, Milburn, Mitchell 2
48,439 |
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1959 Birmingham City (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division
One
White
35,395 |
1961 Plymouth Argyle (h)
0-2 (0-2)
Division Two
Kirby, Carter
28,235 |
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1967 Stoke City (h) 1-1 (1-1)
Division One
Davies
Mahoney
38,924 |
1968 Southport (a) 2-0 (1-0)
League Cup 2nd Round
Robson(pen), Sinclair
8,521
An easy passage to the next round was secured at
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 1969 Sheffield United (a) 0-2 (0-2)
League Cup 2nd Round
Woodward, Tudor
22,101
Future Magpie John Tudor scored for The Blades,
as we were eliminated at the first time of asking
for the fifth season out of six. |
 1970
West Bromwich Albion (a)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
Dyson(30), og(Wilson)(88)
Astle(15)
25,183
 1972 Crystal Palace
(a)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
Tudor
Kellard(pen), Wallace
21,749
A third successive defeat saw United drop to 15th
place - which proved to be their lowest position of the
season.
 1978
Cambridge United (a) 0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
8,174
Bill McGarry handed a debut to full back John Brownlie
as the Magpies made their first ever trip to the humble
surroundings of the Abbey Stadium.
 1980
Bury (a)
0-1 (0-1)
League Cup 2nd Round
2nd Leg
(3-3 agg, lost on away goals)
Bradley
4,348
Caretaker boss Joe Harvey suffered the
indignity of an early League Cup exit on away goals to the
Fourth Division side.
And to make matters worse, three of his former players
were involved for the Shakers - Pat Howard and Keith
Kennedy on the field and Jim Iley in the manager's chair.
1981 A goaless
draw at SJP against Bury Reserves gave Central
League watchers an opportunity to see Australian
International trialist George Christopoulos in action.
He was to return home though, after a protracted saga failed to
secure the necessary work permit.
Christopoulos later played for AEK Athens in Greece before
returning to Australia and appearing for South Melbourne
and Canberra Arrows. He won 13 caps for the national side.
He's now the owner of a bar and music venue in Melbourne
as well as being a player's agent.
 1989 Oldham Athletic
(h)
2-1 (1-0)
Division Two
Quinn 2(1pen)
Holden
21,092
Mick Quinn (pictured on the programme cover
celebrating his four-goal debut against Leeds) fired in another two
against one of his former clubs, making it seven goals in
his first three games for United.
 1992
Luton Town (h)
2-0 (2-0)
Division One
Clark(35), Kelly(44)
27,054
Possibly the first real sign of things to come in this
promotion season, with an attacking performance that in
all reality could have seen United hit ten. 1999 Bobby Robson
was announced as United's new boss less than a week after
the departure of Gullit. The official site
declared: "Robson will
become the 5th Newcastle United manager of the decade
following in the footsteps of Jim Smith, Ossie Ardilles,
Kenny Dalglish and Ruud Gullit."
Ermmm....whatever
happened to that Keegan bloke then?
 2002
Liverpool (a)
2-2 (0-0)
Premiership
Speed(80), Shearer(88)
Hamann(54), Owen(73pen)
43,241
Future and former Magpies netted against us, but Gary Speed and Alan
Shearer salvaged an unlikely point.
Substitute Craig Bellamy made a successful comeback from
injury and laid on Speed's goal.
NUFC.com
match report
2004 Terry
Venables seemed likely to be Sir Bobby's successor as he
was in the North East for talks. It wasn't a popular
choice....
2005 Malaga (a)
0-2 (0-0)
Friendly
Hidalgo(76pen), Couñago(80)
9,750
The
Spaniards won the Costa del Sol Trophy against a United
side containing Academy lads Carl Finnigan, Alan O'Brien,
Liam Atkin, David Edgar, Kris Gate and Paul Huntington.
Perennial reserve Tony Caig was between the posts for a
rare appearance when conceding two second half goals,
while coach Dean Saunders waddled on as a late substitute.
NUFC.com
match report
2008 Kevin Keegan walked out
on the club for the second time as his relationship with Derek Llambias, Dennis
Wise, Jeff Vetere and Tony Jimenez completely broke down.
A NUFC statement asserted that he had not been sacked and was still part of the club's future,
while an LMA statement suggested that there was still a
chance of reconciliation.
That proved not to be the case and 12 months on, the two parties were preparing
to face each other in court.
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