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2023/24:
West Ham
(h)
Newcastle return to
Premier League action following the international break when the
Hammers provide the opposition at St. James' Park on Saturday.
It's a 12.30pm kick-off on TNT Sports.
Team: Sandro Tonali, Nick Pope, Callum Wilson ,
Joelinton and Sven Botman are out, with Lewis Miley
the latest injury victim
reporting back an unspecified problem sustained on
England U20 duty.
Speaking on Friday, Eddie Howe was hopeful that Harvey Barnes, Kieran Trippier and
Tino Livramento would all be involved on Saturday.
The Magpies boss confirmed that
Martin Dubravka was available despite leaving the Slovakia squad
before their game against Norway on Tuesday.
The threat of a
two-match PL suspension remains for Bruno Guimaraes, who is on nine
bookings. Anthony Gordon is two bookings from suffering the same
fate. The cut-off point to avoid a ban is 32 games - Saturday will
be our 29th.
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NUFC win 17/20
The draw 29/10
WHUFC win 29/10
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WHUFC: Edson Alverez is suspended and Maxwel Cornet
and Mohammed Kudus are both doubtful.
The Hammers arrive unbeaten in their most recent four PL games but
winless in two, having drawn with both Aston Villa and Burnley at
the London Stadium.
On the road this season, David Moyes has guided his side to six
wins, two draws and six defeats. They've posted just one clean sheet
during those fourteen games - rather improbably away to Arsenal.
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
City centre bars with
live TV coverage include:
Frate
in the Bigg Market
Pumphreys in the Bigg Market
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street
West
WonderBar in The Gate also
have
it - free entry, no reservations required - early arrival advisable.
Overseas TV:
620/621 Now Premier League TV (Hong Kong)
Abema
TV (Japan)
Arena
Premium 1 Serbia HD
Arena Sport 1 Bosnia
Arena Sport 3 Croatia
Astro Go (Malaysia)
AZ Sport 7 (Azerbaijan)
beIN Connect MENA/MENA HD/Turkey HD
beIN Sports MENA English 1 HD
Canal+ Foot HD (France)
Canal+ Premier League HD
Canal+ Sport 1 Czech HD
Canal+ Sport 2 Poland HD
Claro TV+ (Brazil)
Csport.tv (Jamaica)
DAZN Spain
Diema Sport 2 HD (Bulgaria)
Digi Sport 2/online Romania HD
discovery+ (Ireland)
DStv Now
eltaott.tv (Taiwan)
ESPN Arg/Bol/Bra/Chi/Col/Ecu/Par/Per/Uru/Ven
FuboTV Canada/USA
Hotstar VIP (India)
Hub Premier 1 HD
Idman TV (Turkey)
iQiyi (China)
JioTV (India)
Match 4 Hungary HD
Migu (China)
NBC Universo (USA)
Nova Sports Premier League (Greece)
Now E (Hong Kong)
Optus Sport Australia
Orange Sport RO 2 HD/TV GO (Romania)
Paramount+ (Mexico)
QQ Sports Live (China)
Setanta Sports (Philippines)
Setanta Sports Ukraine
Siminn Sport (Iceland)
Skylink (Cz)
Sky+ (Brazil)
Sky Sport 1 Austria/Premier League Germany HD
Sky Sport Italy/Uno Italia/4K HD
Sky Sport NOW (New Zealand)
Sport 1 Israel HD
Sport 24 At Sea HD
StarHub TV+ (Singapore)
Star+ Arg/Bol/Bra/Chi/Col/Ecu/Par/Per/Uru/Ven
SuperSport Premier League HD
SuperSport MaXimo 2 (South Africa)
Telemundo Deportes En Vivo (USA)
TOD (Turkey)
True ID (Thailand)
TV3 MAX Denmark HD
UNIVERSO/UNIVERSO NOW (USA)
USA Network HD
Vidio (Indonesia)
V Sport Premier League
ViaPlay Den/Fin/Ned/Nor/Pol/Swe
Zapping (Brazil)
UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is accessible free
of charge in local hospitals via Hospedia.
Referee: Robert Jones - a fourth Toon appointment
for the Merseysider so far this season, following on from the 0-1 PL
loss at Manchester City and 1-0 PL home win over Manchester United,
with the 0-3 League Cup success at Old Trafford in between.
VAR: David Coote
Metro:
A major metro closure is
scheduled:
Buses will replace trains between Heworth and South Gosforth
in both directions for four days from Friday 29 March to Monday 1
April, for track renewals in Metro tunnels under the city
centre.
Trains will be running
frequently to all other stations but may not be to the usual
timetable. During the four day line closure, no trains will stop at
Monument platforms 3 or 4. Trains will run through the platforms
without stopping.
Any customers who would usually travel to or from
Monument platform 3 or 4 should use Manors or St James station.
The replacement bus service
number 900, will run between Heworth and South Gosforth/Regent
Centre in both directions.
More
details online here
Rail
disruption updates: online
here
Buses: The
Go
North East X50 football service from the Metro Centre will be in
operation. Details here
Road closures: Temporary road
closures around the ground will be in place from an hour before
kick-off until 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Foodbank: The usual stall and bucket shakers will be on
Strawberry Place. NUFC Jamie Reuben will once again double all
cash donations made on matchday.
Latest PL fixtures:
Sat 30.03.2024:
Newcastle v West Ham (12.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Everton (3pm)
Chelsea v Burnley (3pm)
Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Sheffield United v Fulham (3pm)
Spurs v Luton Town (3pm)
Aston Villa v Wolves (5.30pm) Sky
Brentford v Manchester United (8pm) Sky
Sun 31.03.2024:
Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm) Sky
Manchester City v Arsenal (4.30pm) Sky
Stats:
Hammers in Toon - PL era:
2022/23 drew 1-1 Wilson
2021/22 lost 2-4 Wilson, Murphy
2020/21 won 3-2 og, Joelinton, Willock
2019/20 drew 2-2 Almiron, Shelvey
2018/19 lost 0-3
2017/18 won 3-0 Joselu, Clark, Mitrovic
2015/16 won 2-1 Perez, Wijnaldum
2014/15 won 2-0 Sissoko, Gutierrez
2013/14 drew 0-0
2012/13 lost 0-1
2010/11 won 5-0 Best 3, Nolan, Lovenkrands
2008/09 drew 2-2 Owen, Carroll
2007/08 won 3-1 Viduka 2, N'Zogbia
2006/07 drew 2-2 Milner, Solano
2005/06 drew 0-0
2002/03 won 4-0 LuaLua 2, Shearer, Solano
2001/02 won 3-1 Shearer, LuaLua, Robert
2000/01 won 2-1 Cort, Solano
1999/00 drew 2-2 Dabizas, Speed
1998/99 lost 0-3
1997/98 lost 0-1
1996/97 drew 1-1 Beardsley
1995/96 won 3-0 Albert, Asprilla, Ferdinand
1994/95 won 2-0 Clark, Kitson
1993/94 won 2-0 Cole 2
Home
and away:
Black & white army
Recently
released by Lower Block is "Toon Army 1996"
a collection of photographs taken at Newcastle games during the
1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons.
Rather than Lee, Shearer or Ferdinand though, the stars of
photographer Keith Pattison's images are the Newcastle fans
themselves, as he turned his camera away from the pitch to document
crowd scenes.
Exhibited in the Laing Gallery and appearing in poster form on bus
stops across the region many years ago, 30
black and white photographs are featured in this 44 page, limited
edition soft cover A5
publication.
Books cost £8.50 plus postage and can be ordered now online
here. A limited number are also available from the Back Page
shop.
A run of prints are planned -
anyone with an interest in those can register at [email protected]
We have two copies to give away and simply require you to email
your answer to the following question
to
[email protected]
subject line Toon.
The last game of both our 1995/96 and 1996/97 seasons was
against the same side - which one?
Closing date 2pm on Wednesday April 3rd. No age limit.
One entry per person please.
Non-league
neighbours:
International action
Targeting trips to Wembley this season in both the National League
playoffs and FA Trophy, Gateshead return to action today
(Friday),
when
they host Rochdale at the International Stadium.
That's a 3pm kick-off, tickets available online
here
For any Metro
travellers, note that there's no service between Heworth and South
Gosforth on Friday. Service 900 replacement buses will operate.
Rob Elliot's Tynesiders are at home again on Saturday week, April
6th, when Macclesfield stand between them and a second
successive appearance in the FA Trophy final.
That's also a 3pm start and advance tickets can be purchased
now online
here
Latest:
Tonali:
further charges
Update:
speaking to the media on Friday, Eddie Howe said the following about
Tonali:
"It was no surprise to us. Sandro from day one cooperated
and was very honest with us, the club, and the authorities, what he
has done and what happened. It was no surprise and we have been
supporting him through this process.
"We don’t know is the
honest answer (if his ban will be extended). I certainly hope
for Sandro that there is no further consequences. He has suffered
during this period, he’s sought help, he’s been very honest,
admitted he has an issue and the best thing for Sandro would be to
resume his career having taken his punishment and learned a lot of
lesson.
"That goes without saying;
you can’t quantify how much we’ve missed him this season. It’s
been frustrating beyond belief. If that ban was extended, we would
still be feeling that pain and so would Sandro. He wants to play
football.”
From the FA, Thursday:
Sandro Tonali has been charged with misconduct in relation
to alleged breaches of The FA’s Betting Rules.
It’s alleged that the
Newcastle United midfielder breached FA Rule E8 50 times by placing
bets on football matches between 12 August 2023 and 12 October 2023.
Sandro Tonali has until 5 April
2024 to respond.
12th August 2023 was the first day of the Premier League season,
when Tonali made a goalscoring debut for the Magpies against Aston
Villa at Gallowgate.
12th October 2023 was just short of a week before news of Tonali's
betting breaches in Italy broke and during an international break,
when several Euro 2024 qualifiers took place - but Italy weren't in
action.
It now appears that Tonali first met the prosecutor in Italy on that
latter date.
The Italian midfielder is currently suspended from all forms of
football until August 27th 2024 - just under a fortnight after the
next PL season kicks off.
It remains to be seen whether he'll serve a further ban for these
subsequent rule breaches, with media reports on Thursday divided
over that possibility.
2023/24:
Academy switch
News from Teesside that Newcastle's U18 league visit to Boro
has a new date, kick-off time and venue.
Originally an 11am start at Hurworth on Saturday May 11th, the game
has been switched to the Riverside Stadium on Wednesday May 8th with
a 7pm start.
That's one of two forthcoming evening league games for the U18s; a
home meeting with Liverpool at Whitley Park set for Tuesday
April 16th at 7pm.
2023/24:
Palace
(a) tickets
Tickets for Newcastle's
Premier League game at Crystal Palace next month are now on sale
to season ticket holders.
The initial points requirement was 130, lowered to 60 on
Thursday. That will reduce further on Saturday at 10am.
Adults £30, senior/young person* £20, U18s £16.
* CPFC define young person as age 18 to 21 on on August 1st 2023.
NB: the away allocation includes a "no standing area" -
CPFC say that anyone purchasing tickets in this area will be
obligated to sit during the game.
Giveaway:
Wor Bella winners
Following
a successful tour of the region two years ago, Wor Bella
returns to the stage in both London and Newcastle next month.
Playwright Ed Waugh's work about the prolific female footballer
Bella Reay runs at Clapham's Bread & Roses Theatre for three
nights from Monday April 22nd, switching to Newcastle's Theatre
Royal for a trio of shows over the following weekend.
More
details/bookings online here
Ed's play centres on Bella's starring role for Blyth
Spartans Ladies in the 1918 Munitionettes Cup final, played before
an aggregate crowd of 22,000 fans at Gallowgate and Ayresome
Park.
We had a pair of tickets for each venue to give away and asked what
the Palmers company of Jarrow that Bella also played for
manufactured.
The answer was ships and correct answers were received and
randomly selected from the following:
Newcastle winner: Paul White
London winner: Graham Hammonds
U21s:
Senior
Cup tickets
Tickets for the Northumberland Senior Cup semi-final tie between Ashington
and Newcastle U21s next month are now on general sale online
here
Prices: £9 adults, £5 seniors/students, £3 U16s.
The Colliers host United at Woodhorn Lane on Tuesday April 9th 2024
at 7.30pm. Capacity is set at 1,500 and advance purchase is advised.
Premier
League:
Eagles / Blades update
Newcastle's Premier League visit to Crystal Palace has been
rearranged for Wednesday
April 24th. Kick-off is 8pm and it's not on live UK TV.
Confirmation also that the PL home game against Sheffield United
wasn't selected for transmission. That remains a 3pm KO on Saturday
April 27th.
No date has yet been
announced for the PL game at Old Trafford against Manchester United,
scheduled for the weekend of April 20th but postponed as the home
side will be in FA Cup action at Wembley.
Update:
More Metro disruption
In addition to the city centre Metro closure between March 29th and
April 4th (see West Ham preview for further details), a further
major outage on the system will take place later in April as
follows:
Buses will replace trains between Benton and North Shields in both directions for
seven days from Monday 8 April to Sunday 14
April,
while over 5.6km of overhead
power lines are replaced.
Trains will be running
frequently to all other stations but may not be to the usual
timetable.
The replacement bus service
number 900, will run between Four Lane Ends and North Shields in
both directions.
You may find it easier to transfer between Metro and the replacement
bus service at Four Lane Ends rather than Benton, as Four Lane Ends
is an interchange station.
Train services between Four Lane Ends and North Shields will resume
on Monday 15 April.
More
details online here
The
Borrowers:
Loan lads
Dylan Stephenson (South Shields):
The forward played all of a 3-0 win at Banbury United in National
League North on Tuesday.
Matty Bondswell (Newport County):
Colchester United (a) League Two, Friday.
Michael Ndiweni (Annan Athletic):
Alloa Athletic (a) Scottish League One, Saturday.
Harrison Ashby (Swansea City):
Sheffield Wednesday (a) Championship, Saturday.
Jeff Hendrick
(Sheffield Wednesday):
Swansea City (h) Championship, Saturday.
The midfielder has been reinstated to the Owls squad for the
remainder of the season. He last appeared in the Championship for
them back in December.
Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
Boro (h) Championship, Saturday.
Isaac Hayden (QPR):
Birmingham City (h) Championship, Saturday.
Jamal Lewis (Watford):
Leeds United (h) Championship, Saturday.
Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
TSC (a) Serbian Super Liga, Saturday.
Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord)
Utrecht (h) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Garang Kuol (Volendam):
Almere City (a) Eredivisie, Sunday.
Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic):
The defender isn't
currently in line for selection.
2023/24:
Everton (h)
The Toffees provide
the opposition to Eddie Howe's side in the Premier League at SJP on Tuesday.
It's a 7.30pm start, live on TNT Sports.
Team:
to
follow
EFC: to follow
Ahead of their visit to Tyneside, Sean Dyche's side are at
Bournemouth on Saturday. Among the visiting staff is former
Newcastle coach, Steve Stone.
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
City centre bars with
live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street
West
WonderBar in The Gate also
have
it - free entry, no reservations required - early arrival advisable.
Overseas TV: to
follow
UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT 2
Referee: Tony Harrington - a first Magpies game of
the season for the Cleveland-based whistler.
We last saw him in the corresponding home game last season, a 1-0
win over the Toffees in October 2022.
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Metro:
No scheduled closures
Upcoming PL fixtures:
Tue 02.04.2024:
Newcastle v Everton (7.30pm) TNT
Nottingham Forest v Fulham (7.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (7.45pm)
Burnley v Wolves (7.45pm)
West Ham v Spurs (8.15pm) TNT
Wed 03.04.2024:
Arsenal v Luton Town (7.30pm) TNT
Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion (7.30pm) TNT
Manchester City v Aston Villa (8.15pm) TNT
Thu 04.04.2024:
Liverpool v Sheffield United (7.30pm) TNT
Chelsea v Manchester United (8.15pm) TNT
Stats:
to follow
2023/24:
Fulham (a)
Following their 2-0 FA Cup victory
there, Newcastle make their second visit of 2024 to Craven Cottage
on Saturday week, April 6th. It's a 3pm start.
Team:
to
follow
FFC: to follow
UK TV: None
Overseas TV: to
follow
UK Radio: tbc (if any)
Referee: tbc
VAR: tbc
Metro:
No scheduled closures
Upcoming PL fixtures:
Tue 02.04.2024:
Newcastle v Everton (7.30pm) TNT
Nottingham Forest v Fulham (7.30pm) TNT
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace (7.45pm)
Burnley v Wolves (7.45pm)
West Ham v Spurs (8.15pm) TNT
Wed 03.04.2024:
Arsenal v Luton Town (7.30pm) TNT
Brentford v Brighton & Hove Albion (7.30pm) TNT
Manchester City v Aston Villa (8.15pm) TNT
Thu 04.04.2024:
Liverpool v Sheffield United (7.30pm) TNT
Chelsea v Manchester United (8.15pm) TNT
No scheduled closures
Stats: to follow
Tube etc: TfL
status updates
online
here
Rail: disruption updates online
here
ASLEF
are holding a
series of one-day strikes, along with a six-day overtime ban by
their members, which will affect train operating companies as
follows:
Fri 05.04.2024: Avanti
West Coast, East Midlands Railway, West Midlands Trains,
CrossCountry.
Sat 06.04.2024: Chiltern, GWR, LNER, Northern,
TransPennine Trains.
LNER have now released their revised timetable for Saturday and the
last Kings Cross departure for Newcastle is at 6pm. A 7pm departure
will run as far as Doncaster.
Sun 07.04.2024: none.
Mon 08.04.2024: c2c, Greater Anglia, GTR Great Northern
Thameslink, Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, South Western
Railway, SWR Island Line.
Overtime bans will run from Thursday 04.04.2024 to Tuesday
09.04.2024 except for Sunday 07.04.2024.
2023/24:
Toon down under
Newcastle have confirmed two post-season games in Australia, both to
be staged as part of the Global Football Week in Melbourne.
United will face fellow Premier League side Spurs at the 95,000 seat
Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Wednesday May 22nd at
7.45pm (local time).
On Friday May 24th they'll move to the 53,000
capacity Marvel Stadium and face the A-League All Star Men. That's a
5.15pm kick-off, followed by a game between the A-League
All Star Women and Arsenal Women at 8.05pm.
FA Cup:
City breaks Manchester City 2 Newcastle 0
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SOLD OUT. Allocation: 2,300 tbc. No
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Tue 09.04.2024 U21s v Ashington (a) @
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Sat 13.04.2024 U21s v Fulham (h) @ Whitley Park,
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Note new KO time.
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Premier League. Resale/ forwarding/resale seats now. Live on TNT Sports.
Tue 16.04.2024 U18s v Liverpool (h) @
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Fri 19.04.2024 U21s v Leeds United (h) @ Whitley Park,
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new date and KO time.
Wed 24.04.2024 Crystal Palace (a) @ Selhurst Park, 8pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 60 points. £30
adults, £20 seniors/young persons, £16 U18s. Allocation: tbc. No
live UK TV.
Fri 26.04.2024 U21s v Stoke City (a) @
bet365 Stadium, 7pm. PL2.
Sat 27.04.2024 U18s v Everton (a) @
Finch Farm, 12.30pm. U18 Premier League.
Sat 27.04.2024 Sheffield United (h) @ SJP, 3pm.
Premier League. Ticket details tbc. No
live UK TV.
Mon 29.04.2024 U21s v Aston Villa (h) @
SJP, 7pm. PL2. Note
new date and venue.
PL season ends Sun 19.05.2024 @ 4pm.
NUFC live on TV:
Sat 30.03.2024
W.Ham (h) 12.30pm TNT
Tue 02.04.2024 Everton (h) 7.30pm TNT
Sat 13.04.2024 Spurs (h) 12.30pm TNT
(PL Selections made to Sun 28.04.2024).
The PL scrapped their broadcast timetable and
announced the following instead:
January to May: Not later than 5 weeks prior
to the relevant Match Round.
2024/25 PL season:
Fixture release:
date tbc (in June)
Starts: Fri 16.08.2024 (at least one
game)
Ends: Sun 25.05.2025 (all games)
(No games on Tue 24.12.2024)
Northumberland Senior Cup
SF:
09.04.2024 Ashington v
NUFC U21s
??.??.2024 Blyth Town v Ncle Benfield
Other events @ SJP:
Fri 31.05.2024
England
Women v France Women, KO tbc, Euro Qualifier. MyEngland
Member sale now, general sale Wed 03.04.2024.
Mon 03.06.2024 England v Bosnia & Herzegovina, 7.45pm. Friendly. General
sale now.
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On This Day in History |
29th March |
Born Or Died:
1957 Ian Davies
born, Nailsea, Bristol. (1979-82)
Left-back
signed from Norwich City for £175K in 1979, having begun his
career at Clevedon Juniors - a feeder club for the Canaries in the South West
of England.
Representing Somerset at cricket during his teenage years, Davies opted for
football and was recruited to try and stiffen our defence, along with
Middlesbrough's Stuart Boam.
Almost an ever-present under Bill McGarry, Davies saw off the challenge of new
signing Peter Johnson to keep the number 3 shirt when Arthur Cox took
charge.
However, he subsequently lost out to Wes Saunders and was allowed to move on
from Gallowgate to Manchester City, just before the first arrival of
Kevin Keegan.
After just seven appearances at Maine Road though, Davies was shipped
out on loan to Bury, Brentford and Cambridge United.
A permanent move to Carlisle United came in 1984, followed by stints with
Exeter City, Yeovil Town, Bristol Rovers and Swansea City - the latter
move reuniting him with boss John Bond, who had given him his league
debut at Carrow Road and later took him to Manchester City.
However, Ian's career ended prematurely at the age of 30 while at the
Vetch, sustaining a badly
broken leg at Doncaster Rovers.
A former Welsh U21 international, Davies had a subsequent spell with
Gloucester City and later worked as a lorry driver.
1957 Death of Tom
Mather, 68.
Former manager. (1935-39)
Tom is renowned in the Potteries as the man who spotted a 14
year-old Stanley Matthews and signed for Stoke City on his fifteenth
birthday, allowing him to train with the players while earning £1 a
week working in the offices at the Victoria Ground.
It has been claimed that Mather tried to entice Matthews to join him on
Tyneside.
1968 Amilcar Ivanovic
born, Buenos Aires, Argentina. (1994)
Midfielder who joined United on trial during March 1994 from Velez Sarsfield in his native Argentina. Beginning his career with Atletico Platense, Ivanovic also played for Sarsfield and Racing Club. Failing to win a deal on Tyneside, he was similarly unsuccessful at Bundesliga side Cologne and joined Newell's Old Boys upon returning to Argentina. Moving on to All Boys in Buenos Aires, Amilcar reportedly returned to England for a trial at Stoke City during 1996. later coaching clubs in Argentina and Paraguay, 2018 found him as a Technical Director of Spanish side UD Levante. 1969 Steve Guppy
born, Winchester.
(1994)
Bouncing back from the
disappointment of failing to make a first team appearance during his
time as a young professional at Southampton, winger Guppy moved on to
Wycombe Wanderers, at the time managed by an up and coming Martin
O'Neill.
Helping the Chairboys to FA Trophy success and the Conference League
title in 1993, Guppy was then ever present as Wycombe gained a second
successive promotion before Newcastle successfully bid £150K for him on
the eve of the 1994/95 season.
After an encouraging start when appearing as a sub in the pre-season
tournament at Ibrox just days later however, Guppy found himself unable
to break into the first team.
His sole competitive appearance in our colours came as sub in a 2-0 home
League Cup win over Manchester United in late October, our seventeenth
game in all competitions without defeat.
Frustrated at his inactivity, Guppy joined Port Vale in November
1994, moving on to Leicester City in
March 1997, Martin O'Neill persuading the Foxes to pay £850K for him.
A belated top-flight debut came just weeks before his 28th birthday and
Kevin Keegan awarded him one England cap in October 1999, against Belgium
at the mackems.
Following O'Neill to Celtic in August 2001,
Guppy later appeared for Leicester again, Leeds United, Stoke City and Wycombe
again before a 2005 switch to the USA, with MLS side DC United.
A return to the UK came a year
later with Conference side Stevenage Borough, Guppy won an FA Trophy medal and
by 2007 was training with Aston Villa at the invitation of
Martin O'Neill while he sought a new club.
Back in the USA in a player/coach role with Rochester Rhinos,
Guppy hung up his boots at the age of 39 and joined the coaching staff at Colorado Rapids.
A further reunion with O'Neill followed in March 2012, with a
part-time coaching role at the mackems. Just over a year later though,
Steve lost his job following the arrival of Paolo Di Canio.
The appointment of O'Neill as joint boss of Ireland later that year then
inevitably saw Guppy appear on his backroom staff again.
O'Neill was relieved of his position in November 2018 and was then appointed
manager of Nottingham Forest with Guppy again on
the coaching staff.
However, the duo exited from the City Ground during June 2019, Guppy returning
for another stint in the USA - this time at MLS newcomers Nashville SC.
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1907 Stoke (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division One
P33, 46pts, 1st/20
Rutherford(75)
30,000
There was a debut for Glaswegian goalkeeper Tom
Sinclair after Jimmy Lawrence failed to recover from an
injury.
His opposite number Dick Roose attempted to run the clock
down for the Potters by feigning injury whenever coming
into contact with a Newcastle player. He signed for
Sunderland in 1908.
1913 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Division One
P32, 30pts, 14th/20
Higgins(7,57), Hibbert(70)
20,000
Managed by ex-Magpie Peter McWilliam, Spurs made a
fifth unsuccessful attempt at winning on Tyneside and were
"universally rated as the weakest side that has
visited the northern metropolis this season" by Athletic
News.
The margin of victory could have been greater, but
United were lacking four players due to fitness and lost
the services of two others to injury during the game -
ending with nine men.
1915 Liverpool (a)
2-2 (0-0)
Division One
P30, 24pts, 15th/20
King(70), Hall(71)
Miller(80), Pagnam(82)
3,000
Rescheduled to a Monday due to FA Cup commitments,
Newcastle's visit to Anfield was described as "curiously
uneven" in the view of The Journal
reporter.
Both sides struggled with a heavy pitch and scoring
attempts verged on the farcical, save for the 13 minute
spell when all four goals were netted.
At 0-0, "the crowd became saucy and cried aloud
their jeering remarks" according to the Liverpool
Echo correspondent.
1919 Middlesbrough (h)
0-1 (0-1)
Wartime (Northern Victory League)
Elliott
35,000
1924
Manchester City (n)
2-0 (1-0)
FA Cup Semi-Final
Harris(44,50)
50,039
This tie was staged at St.Andrews, Birmingham and saw
Billy Meredith play his final game for City at the age of
49 years and 245 days.
However, a goal in each half from Scottish international
forward Neil Harris clinched United's first trip to the
Empire Stadium and a meeting with Aston Villa, who
disposed of Burnley.
Newsreel
footage is online here
McDonald & Cookson contest the ball
1930 Portsmouth (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 27pts, 20th/22
J.Smith(15), Easson(72)
18,000
Newcastle's relegation fears returned after this
defeat at Fratton Park - three wins and four draws from
their final nine games seeing them ultimately finish a
point above the drop zone.
1932 Leicester City (a)
2-4 (2-0)
Division One
P34, 38pts, 8th/22
Allen(27),
Weaver(30pen)
Ritchie(50),
Hine(55,82,84)
25,000
The Foxes gained
revenge for a 2-3 loss on Tyneside four days earlier,
recovering from a 0-2 interval deficit to win at Filbert
Street.
Ahead through Jack Allen, United's second came when Ron
Starling was fouled in the area as a free kick was
delivered; Sammy Weaver converting the resultant penalty.
Ernie Hine netted a
second half hat trick despite blasting his penalty kick
high over Albert McInroy's crossbar at 2-2.
Among those present in support of the visitors was Joseph
Wilkinson - who was en route from Tyneside to London for
the FA Cup Final the following month - by foot.
He was clad in a Newcastle shirt that had been given to
him by Stan Seymour.
1941 Middlesbrough (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Wartime
Duns(50), Birkett(2-0),
Gilholme(3-0)
12,397
1947
Charlton Athletic (n)
0-4 (0-3)
FA Cup Semi-Final
Dawson(18), Welsh(39,41),
Hurst(52)
47,821
Internal
divisions wrecked Newcastle's preparations for this tie at
Elland Road, Leeds.
Charlie Wayman was dropped and both Joe Harvey and Len
Shackleton were in dispute with the club, although they
played.
The Addicks however were
intent on going one step further than the previous season,
when they were the beaten finalists.
Their South Shields-born goalkeeper Sam Bartram would go
on to help them achieve that feat.
Newsreel
footage is online here
1948
Barnsley (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division Two
P36, 46pts, 2nd/22
McCall(35)
Griffiths(59)
30,247
United took a
point from Oakwell despite completing 75 minutes a man
short; George Lowrie badly incapacitated by a leg injury
but remaining on the field.
The Magpies remained second in the table with six games of
the season to play.
1950
Derby County (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P34, 37pts, 9th/22
Hannah(60)
Morris(17)
16,029
Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to six games
thanks to a point at the Baseball Ground in this
rearranged game staged on a Wednesday afternoon.
Fog had caused the abandonment of the first meeting in
November after 75 minutes, at which point the Rams had
been 1-0 up.
1952
Blackburn Rovers (n)
0-0 (0-0)
FA Cup Semi-Final
65,000
"Defence magnificent in dour duel" was The
Journal headline, as Cup holders United and Second
Division Rovers barely mustered a shot between them at
Hillsborough.
21 special trains operated from Newcastle to Sheffield,
the first of which arrived at 7am.
The two sides met again at Elland Road the following
Wednesday, Newcastle winning 2-1.
The other tie - between Chelsea and Arsenal - was
postponed due to adverse weather conditions.
1958 Luton Town (h)
3-2 (2-1)
Division One
P34, 27pts, 18th/22
Davies(5), Bottom(23), White(63)
Whitby(31), Turner(65)
16,775
Victory for United began to dispel their relegation
fears, steady rain leaving the pitch mud bound: conditions
that forward Arthur Bottom seemed to revel in.
Len White's scoring run continued - his sixth in four
games coming after he'd earlier rattled a post.
1969
Coventry City (h)
2-0 (1-0)
Division One
P32, 31pts, 14th/22
Robson(63pen), McNamee(71)
26,750
The exertions of their midweek Fairs Cup trip to
Portugal clearly affected Newcastle, but a handball by
Jeff Blockley allowed Pop Robson to put his side ahead
from the penalty spot.
John McNamee then sealed the win when he took Jackie
Sinclair's pass and hammered a rising shot past Bill
Glazier and into the net.
1975 Leeds United (a)
1-1 (1-0)
Division One
P36, 35pts, 13th/22
Nulty(2)
Clarke(83)
41,225
Arriving at Elland Road looking to avoid a fifth
successive loss, Newcastle led in just 62 seconds when
Geoff Nulty forced Malcolm Macdonald's centre home.
Just when the travelling support were beginning to acclaim
an away win though, Allan Clarke shot past Iam McFaul to
snaffle a point.
1978
Manchester City (h)
2-2 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 19pts, 22nd/22
Kennedy(53), Bird(90+1)
Palmer(15,70)
20,256
Rookie striker Roger Palmer twice put City ahead, only
for Alan Kennedy and John Bird to rescue a point -
although that was of little use to the relegation
favourites.
This was the final game that the covered Leazes terrace
that had been home to thousands of United fans was open.
The financial health of the club was such that the
replacement stand never got any further than a few walls
in the fifteen years before SJP was revamped under the
Halls.
1980
Bristol Rovers (h)
3-1 (0-1)
Division Two
P35, 41pts, 5th/22
Withe(71,74),
Cassidy(84)
Penny(44)
18,975
Winless in eight games, a 0-1 deficit at half time
didn't augur well for United, but they turned things
around against the Pirates.
Future Magpies goalkeeper Martin Thomas could do nothing
to deny Peter Withe breaking his scoring duck with two
headers in quick succession, before setting up Tommy
Cassidy to hit a third.
1986
Everton (a)
0-1 (0-1)
Division One
P33, 52pts, 9th/22
Richardson(29)
41,116
Future Magpies youth coach Kevin Richardson scored the
only goal at Goodison Park, although visiting goalkeeper
Dave McKellar felt that he was impeded by Graeme Sharp as
the cross came over.
Chances to equalise came and went: Paul Gascoigne hit a
post and Ian Stewart put the rebound wide with the goal
gaping.
Billy Whitehurst was then flagged offside as he touched in
a shot on the line before blazing another shot into the
Gwladys Street End.
Kevin Ratcliffe's trip on Glenn Roeder was then deemed to
be a penalty, only for future Toffee Peter Beardsley to
step up and whack the ball over Bobby Mimms' cross - his
third successive failure from the spot.
Youtube
footage is online here
1992
mackems (h)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P39, 46pts, 17th/24
Kelly(33)
30,306
What the scorer and future mackem called "a
spawny goal" settled this derby played on a
Sunday on police advice because of the fear of crowd
disturbance.
Mick Quinn claimed a second goal after Anton Rogan
appeared to clear from well behind the goal line, but the
referee disagreed.
Youtube
footage is online here
1994
Norwich City (h)
3-0 (1-0)
Premier League
P34, 63pts, 3rd/22
Cole(45), Lee(50), Beardsley(70)
32,228
United's sixth successive home league win - their best
top flight run since 1948 - was called "thoroughly
professional" by manager Kevin Keegan.
Darren Peacock's Magpies debut was made easier by the
absence of Canaries striker Chris Sutton, the defender
getting upfield to nod on a corner that Andy Cole
eventually converted.
SJP old boy Gary Megson was in the visiting lineup, along
with Robert Ullathorne - who later joined Newcastle on
non-contract terms but got no further than the reserves.
Youtube
footage is online here
1999 United's Reserve side were held 2-2 by York
City at Kingston Park. Paddy Kelly and Paul Robinson
netted for the Magpies.
2002
Everton (h)
6-2 (2-2)
Premiership
P31, 59pts, 4th/20
Shearer(13),
Cort(15), O'Brien(59), Solano(71,73),
Bernard(88)
Ferguson(6),
Alexandersson(34)
51,921
A very Good
Friday, despite falling behind to an early goal from old
boy Duncan Ferguson. Alessandro Pistone and Steve Watson
also featured for the Toffees.
NUFC.com
match report
2003 A 4-0 victory for Wales over
Azerbaijan at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium included goals
from United pair Craig Bellamy and Gary Speed - the former
after just 13 seconds.
2005 United boss Bobby Robson pronounced himself
mystified by media reports that he had received job offers
from both the Iran and Bahrain national sides.
2010
Nottingham Forest (h) 2-0
(0-0)
Championship
P39, 83pts, 1st/24
Ameobi(71), Enrique(90+1)
45,987
Two late goals preserved United's
season-long unbeaten home record and opened up a thirteen
point gap on Forest.
Shola Ameobi came off the bench to put United ahead then
set up Jose Enrique to net his first goal for the club on
his 88th appearance. Promotion was imminent.
NUFC.com
match report
2011 The
Reserves ended their home league programme by beating
Everton 2-1, although yet again the fixture was staged
behind closed doors.
Ryan Donaldson and Phil Airey were on target for the home
side.
NUFC.com
match report
2014
Southampton (a)
0-4 (0-1)
Premier League
P32, 42pts, 9th/20
Rodriguez(45+1,89),
Lambert(49), Lallana(70)
31,360
Following a three game stadium ban for his touchline
tussle with Hull City's David Meyler, Alan Pardew returned
to one of his former clubs - albeit in the seats near to
owner Mike Ashley.
United were pummelled by the Saints, who made and missed
ten chances before going ahead in the final seconds of the
first half.
An apparent on-field mutiny was then ended by Pardew
withdrawing Hatem Ben Arfa at half time, but only
goalkeeper Rob Elliot prevented a loss of mammoth
proportions.
NUFC.com
match report
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