1899 Notts County (h)
6-0 (3-0)
Division One 
P6, 9pts, 4th/18 
Fraser(15,51) Wardrope(19) Peddie(35), MacFarlane(5-0), Stevenson(88)
20,000 

1905 Nottingham Forest (h)
3-2 (2-1)
Division One 
P8, 7pts, 12th/20 
McClarence(3), Orr(17), Howie(57)
West(42), Spouncer(66)
15,000
Reigning League Champions Newcastle collected maximum points on home soil for the first time that season, at the fifth attempt.

1908 Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) (a)
4-2 (2-1)
Friendly 
Duncan(10), Veitch(2-1),
Higgins(75), Howie(80) 
McPherson(1-1), Livingstone(89)
9,000
Having won 4-1 at SJP in a benefit for Tyneside unemployed a week earlier, Newcastle triumphed again at Ibrox, helping to raise £230 for out-of-work Glaswegians.

Team: Lawrence, McCombie, Whitson, Willis, Veitch, Liddell, Duncan, Howie, Higgins, Stewart, Anderson.

1911 West Bromwich Albion (h)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One 
P7, 7pts, 12th/20 
22,000 
Goalkeeper Tom Sinclair was given a rare chance in goal against the league leaders and kept out an Albion side including former Magpie forward Jack Allan.

There was a debut for Robert Gibson at outside right - the first of only two senior competitive games for his hometown club.

1911 Amid speculation that he'd paid the price for a 0-2 loss at Everton the week befor, Newcastle's first-choice custodian Jimmy Lawrence captained the reserves to a 1-0 victory at Hartlepools United.

1922 Burnley (h)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One 
P9, 9pts, 9th/22 
Kelly(15,80)
38,000
Newcastle's first home loss of the campaign came at the hands of a Clarets side who had been beaten in just one of their last five games on Tyneside.

Inside forward Bob Kelly scored both goals - the England international would later be sold to the mackems. 

1933 Newcastle's reserves faced Everton in a Central League game at Goodison.

Bob Dennison and Leighton (2) netted for United but they lost out to the Toffees by the odd goal in seven. 

1933 Manchester City (h)
2-2 (1-0)
Division One 
P9, 7pts, 19th/22 
Cape(41), Weaver(49) 
Halliday(58), Herd(74)
20,000
United made it five home games without defeat from the start of the season, but surrendering a two goal lead left them with their fourth draw in that sequence.

1944 Middlesbrough (h)  0-1 (0-1) Wartime Bowie(41) 13,366

1950 Aston Villa (a) 
0-3 (0-1)
Division One 
P12, 16pts, 4th/22 
Powell(44), Craddock(49), Thompson(54)
44,240
Unbeaten in their previous fourteen competitive games - including an 11 match run from the start of the season - United were seen off at Villa Park thanks to one of their old boys.

Tommy Thompson had left Gallowgate just two months earlier and was in the mood to impress against his former employers, playing a part in the first two goals then hitting a fine third.

The County Durham native was then forced off through injury to a fine ovation, travelling back to the North East with the Magpies squad.

1953 Hearts (Scotland) (h)
2-2 (1-0)
Friendly 
Milburn(11), Davies(64) 
Wardaugh(69), Conn(80)
38,201
Following victories over Celtic, Airdrie and East Fife earlier in the year, United lost their 100% record in floodlit home friendlies against the in-form Jambos.

Team: Simpson, Cowell, Batty, Scoular, Greener, Casey, White, Davies, Milburn, Keery, Mitchell (Hannah 46).

1961 Charlton Athletic (h) 4-1 (1-0) Division Two  P12, 10pts, 17th/22  McGuigan(39,53), og(Sewell)(57), Allchurch(60) Hewie(62)  22,957  Debut for Alan Suddick, in the number seven shirt.

1967 Wolves (a)
2-2 (1-2)
Division One 
P11, 11pts, 14th/22 
T.Robson(8), B.Robson(73) 
Holsgrove(16), Wharton(26)
32,386 
United snatched a point after Derek Dougan departed with a groin strain, following some special attention from John McNamee.

1972 Norwich City (h)
3-1 (1-1)
Division One 
P12, 13pts, 11th/22 
Tudor(30,52), Guthrie(73)Cross(24)
18,103
Despite being without top scorer Malcolm Macdonald due to injury, only the agility of Canaries 'keeper Kevin Keelan prevented United from running up a landslide win.
 
Magpies boss Joe Harvey praised the contribution of Jimmy Smith to his side:

"Jinky is now beginning to look like the kind of player we always knew he could be. And what a marvellous player he is - both to watch and play alongside."

1975 Bristol Rovers (a) 1-1 (0-1)
League Cup 3rd Round
Gowling(75)
Staniforth(13)
17,141
Following a 6-0 home win over Southport, the second leg of a League Cup journey that would lead to Wembley saw the top-flight Magpies scrape a replay at Eastville against the second tier Pirates. 

1978 Leicester City (h) 1-0 (0-0)
Division Two 
P9, 11pts, 6th/22 
Walker(88) 
25,731
Newcastle extended their unbeaten league run to seven games, rising to a seasonal high of sixth position.

19 year-old midfielder Nigel Walker capped a fine display by meeting a Colin Suggett centre to shoot goalwards - Foxes 'keeper Mark Wallington making a block but unable to stop the ball from trickling across the Leazes End goal line.

1980 Preston North End (a) 3-2 (2-0)
Division Two 
P10, 12pts, 7th/22 
Shinton(28,83), Rafferty(32)
Coleman(47), Bruce(62)
5,301 
Following a trio of 0-0 draws, Newcastle's goal famine ended in style at a damp Deepdale in this Tuesday evening fixture. 

Bobby Shinton and Billy Rafferty put the visitors two up by half time, but Gordon Coleman and ex-Magpie Alex Bruce looked to have earned Preston a point before Rafferty's shot was unwittingly diverted past 'keeper Roy Tunks by Shinton.

Mick Martin returned to the midfield after a year sidelined through injury.

1981 Fulham (h)
1-2 (0-0)
League Cup 2nd Round
1st Leg 
Barton(77) 
Wilson(48), Coney(59)
20,247 
Robert Wilson and Dean Coney gave Malcolm Macdonald's Third tier Cottagers the edge over Division Two United for the return leg in SW6 a week later.

David Barton headed in Mick Martin's free kick to reduce the arrears, but Arthur Cox's side were unable to find another goal despite intense late pressure.

1987 Blackpool (h)
4-1 (2-1) (4-2 on aggregate)
League Cup 2nd Round 
2nd Leg 
Goddard(3), Mirandinha(12), D.Jackson(59), Gascoigne(81)
Morgan(2)
21,228
Trailing 0-1 to a goal from old boy Tony Cunningham after the first leg, United went further behind before two quick goals from Paul Goddard and Mirandinha made it all square.

Two goals in front of the temporary stand at the Leazes End then won it, Gazza indulging in a soft shoe shuffle after netting his.

The evening ended with Magpies full back Brian Tinnion replacing Martin Thomas in goal, after he suffered a dislocated shoulder. 
Youtube footage is online here

1989 Ipswich Town (a)
1-2 (0-2)
Division Two 
P10, 17pts, 5th/24 
McGhee(89) 
Wark(12pen), Lowe(36)
15,220 
Goalkeeper John Burridge made his Magpies debut and couldn't be blamed for either goal - unlike winger Wayne Fereday, who botched up a glaring opportunity to score with only Town custodian Craig Forrest to beat.
Youtube footage is online here

1992 Middlesbrough (a)
3-1 (1-0)
(3-1 on aggregate)
League Cup 2nd Round
2nd Leg
Kelly(39,88),
O'Brien(78)
Wilkinson(56)
24,390
A first competitive success at Ayresome Park for United since 1964 included the heartening sight of David Kelly celebrating his opener at pitchside with away fans, before shooing them away in order to avoid capture by approaching constables....
Youtube footage-1
Youtube footage-2

1996 Manchester United launched  "Red Tribe" lager, a laughable press release revealing it was aimed at 18-45 year old males and females with an interest in football...and lager. 

Further startling facts included the fact that over 2 million UK residents called themselves Manchester United supporters, and that 16% "were based in Manchester". That many?

2000 Chilean international midfielder Clarence Acuña became a Magpie for a fee of around £1m from Universidad de Chile.

2002 A goalless encounter at The Hawthorns as the Reserves were held by West Bromwich Abion. 

The highlight of the evening was the news that Monkey's Heed, Peter Reid, had been sacked by the mackems.
NUFC.com match report

2006 Ex-Magpie Craig Bellamy captained Wales to a spectacular 1-5 defeat by Slovakia in his home town of Cardiff.

At the other end of the spectrum former Magpie Gary Caldwell scored the only goal at Hampden Park as Scotland beat World Cup finalists France - the first half of a remarkable home and away double.

2007 Everton (h)
3-2 (1-0)
Premier League
P8, 14pts, 9th/20
Butt(42), Emre(86),
Owen(90)
Johnson(53),
og(Given)(90+2)
50,152
Late goals from substitute duo Emre and Michael Owen helped Newcastle to a win that seemed unlikely after Everton's own replacement Andy Johnson levelled early in the second half.

On a day when Sam Allardyce handed first Premiership starts to Abdoulaye Faye and Jose Enrique, Nicky Butt's first Newcastle goal at SJP broke the deadlock.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here

2008 Despite leading through Nile Ranger's fine solo effort, Newcastle Reserves slipped to a fourth defeat in five league and cup outings as they lost 1-2 to Wigan Athletic at Robin Park.
NUFC.com match report

2012 Manchester United (h) 0-3 (0-2)
Premier League
P7, 9pts, 10th/20
Evans(8), Evra(15), Cleverley(71)
52,203
The Red Devils avenged their three nil defeat on Tyneside some ten months earlier, as Newcastle lost at home for the first time that season.

Visiting defenders Jonny Evans and Patrice Evra both evaded their alleged markers at corners to beat Steve Harper early on. 

The home side's response saw Demba Ba strike the crossbar and Papiss Cisse head the rebound goalwards - 'keeper David De Gea clawing the ball away just before it wholly crossed the line.

The sucker punch came when Tom Cleverley's over-hit cross from the left looped over Harper and into the corner of the Gallowgate net.
NUFC.com match report
PL highlights are online here

2013 United reserves drew 1-1 with Bolton Wanderers at Whitley Park, Adam Campbell on target to level for the home side.

Gabriel Obertan had a great chance to win it when Campbell robbed the 'keeper, but blazed his effort high over the unguarded goal.
NUFC.com match report

2021 Amid feverish speculation, the club and Premier League issued statements around 5.15pm stating that the takeover of Newcastle United by a consortium of Saudi Arabia (PIF), Amanda Staveley (PCP Capital Partners) and the Reuben Brothers (RB Sports & Media) had been ratified.

An estimated 5,000 fans gathered outside the South West Corner of SJP to celebrate amid media claims NUFC were technically the richest football club on the planet.

A frenzy of speculation erupted as to the identity of the successor to Steve Bruce (although he remained in post) and a stellar cast of alleged signing targets.

But more importantly, the toxic Mike Ashley era was finally over after more than 14 miserable years.

2022 12 months on from the takeover, Eddie Howe was asked for his thoughts:

"The club's come a long way. That positivity is still there. It's a difficult thing to keep & everyone behind the scenes has done a very good job in putting the building blocks in place for what the club needs for long term success."

2023 Brazilian midfielder Bruno Guimaraes signed a new five year contract to remain on Tyneside until 2028. 

2024 A board level addition saw Roger Thornton become a Magpie director.

South Shields born Thornton arrived with a background in property asset management gained from a company controlled by club co-owner, Jamie Reuben.

Thornton's grandfather was former club official Ben Sullivan, who was involved in the redevelopment of the Popular Side terrace into the East Stand in the 1970s.