1933 Death of Billy Lindsay, 60.
(1898-1900)

1934 Stan Anderson born, Horden, Durham. (1963-65)

Right half who was well-respected as a player by fans on Tyneside, Wearside and Teesside, having achieved the unique feat of captaining all three sides.

Rejected by Boro as a teenager, Anderson played for both Horden Colliery Welfare and Sunderland Boys while training as a plumber.

Signing professional forms at Roker Park in June 1949, Stan played the first of 447 senior games for them at home to Portsmouth in October 1952.

Representing England at various levels - including two senior caps during April 1962 - a dispute with mackem boss Alan Brown caused Anderson to reconsider his future on Wearside in November 1963.

Initially reluctant to join United,  Joe Harvey persuaded Stan to speak with Roker directors, and their lukewarm response prompted him to make a £19,000 switch.

Debuting in a 0-4 defeat at home to Cardiff City that November, he returned to Roker Park six months later for a testimonial match that pitted his "All Stars" against a home XI.

United's promotion bid failed that season with an eighth place finish, but under Stan's captaincy the Magpies would capture the Second Division Championship in 1965.

Appearing for Newcastle in the top flight, Anderson then switched to Ayresome Park in an £11,500 deal, taking up a player-coach role in November 1965.

Unable to prevent Boro's demotion to Division Three, Anderson took over as manager in February 1966 and his side secured promotion at the first attempt. 

He remained in charge of Boro until 1973, when he moved on to Greece, initially with AEK Athens and then Panathinaikos, before spells as assistant boss at QPR and scout for Manchester City.

Three and a half years managing Doncaster Rovers ended in 1978, after which he moved on to Bolton and served at Burnden Park as both coach and manager.

Settling in Doncaster, Anderson scouted for various clubs over the years, including Newcastle.

Honoured by his first club Horden Colliery Welfare with the naming of the stand at their Welfare Park ground in 2005, he passed away in June 2018.

1955 Tony Bell born, North Shields.
(1973-75) 

Goalkeeper who joined United as a junior in 1973 and made his first team bow in place of the injured Iam McFaul in a Texaco Cup semi-final first leg tie in November 1974.

That finished 0-1 to Southampton at the Dell, with McFaul back between the posts for the second leg a fortnight later, when a 3-0 win at Gallowgate secured an aggregate victory and the silverware.

Between those two games however came Tony's solitary appearance in the Football League, when he deputised at White Hart Lane as Newcastle were beaten 0-3.

All three goals were scored in a six minute spell during the first half, with the opener seeing Bell catch a Jimmy Naylor cross but then throw it into the back of his own net.

Unfortunately the TV cameras were there, ensuring that the incident would appear on numerous own goals and gaffes videos - complete with commentator Brian Moore's incredulous response and Naylor's smirks.

What's often forgotten though is that 19 year-old Bell was playing behind a severely weakened side with six outfield first team regulars missing and Dennis Laughton and Alex Bruce drafted in for what were their first league games that season.

McFaul had returned for the next meeting of the two sides at SJP the following month - but conceded five as Spurs won 5-2.

With the signing of Mick Mahoney in March 1975, Tony found himself pushed down the pecking order and the new arrival replaced McFaul for two games in April of that year.  

Bell exited from United on a free transfer at the end of that season and later played for his hometown club North Shields.

1986 Adam Bartlett born, Newcastle
(2001-05)

Goalkeeper first sighted playing for the U17s in 2001, graduating to the reserves for the first time away at Sheffield Wednesday during November 2002.

Hastily registered with UEFA as cover for United's visit to Inter Milan the following March, Adam warmed up in the San Siro but didn't make it on to the bench.

Sharing second string duties with Adam Collin, Bartlett was in the Magpies side that collected the Northumberland Senior Cup in 2003 by beating Whitley Bay.

Released by Newcastle in 2005, Adam had trials at Leeds United, Doncaster Rovers, Aberdeen, Boston United, Burton Albion, Rushden & Diamonds, Rotherham United and Dundee United.

Guesting for Dunston Federation Brewery before stints overseas at Rochester Rhinos (USA) and Skvastaras (Sweden), he then joined Blyth Spartans.

Earning England C honours at Croft Park, Adam also returned to Newcastle as an Academy goalkeeping coach before moving to Kidderminster Harriers in 2008.

A first taste of league football then came a year later at Hereford United, remaining at Edgar Street for three seasons.

Joining Gateshead in 2012, Bartlett also played for Hartlepool United, Darlington, York City and Whickham.

Coaching at Boro's Academy, Adam took up a similar position at Newcastle in August 2019, responsible for the club's U23 goalkeepers.

Promoted to first team goalkeeping coach in early 2022, he became the club's Head of Goalkeeping that September, succeeding long-serving Simon Smith. 

1992 Jonjo Shelvey born, Romford
(2016-23)

England international midfielder signed from Swansea City on a five-and-a-half year contract during January 2016.

Shelvey had played for the Swans days earlier in a 2-3 FA Cup loss at League Two Oxford United, but his days in South Wales had looked numbered since the dismissal of manager Garry Monk a month earlier.

Coveted by Alan Pardew while Newcastle manager, our interest in Shelvey was first reported in April 2014 - Pardew having handed Jonjo his senior team debut while Charlton boss back in April 2008.

With both Arsenal and West Ham as a youngster, Shelvey first linked up with the Addicks in 2004, departing for Liverpool ahead of the 2009/10 season.

Making 21 appearances in all competitions during his first season at Anfield, a loan switch to Championship side Blackpool was agreed in October 2011, during which time Shelvey netted a hat trick away to Leeds while playing alongside Lomana LuaLua.

Despite signing a new deal for Liverpool in July 2012, Jonjo was sold to fellow Premier League side Swansea City a year later - having made his full England bow against San Marino in October 2012.

A City regular, Shelvey signed a new four year deal at the Liberty Stadium in July 2015 and was a regular starter in the opening months of the season before the rot set in.

Introduced to the crowd along with fellow new boy Henri Saivet before a 3-3 midweek home draw with Manchester United, Jonjo then made an electrifying debut four days later, inspiring his new colleagues to a 2-1 defeat of West Ham.

Sadly though his performances under both Steve McClaren and successor Rafa Benitez failed to result in United retaining Premier League status.

Remaining at the club following relegation, Jonjo became an integral part of United's promotion push and scored his first competitive goal against Brighton.

However, his contribution would be derailed by two misadventures: seeing a red card overturned for tangling with an opponent on a mad night at Nottingham Forest, but belatedly receiving a five match ban for abusing a Wolves player. 

United won just two of those five games and struggled for creativity in the centre of the park - seeing a noticeable uplift when he returned.

Shelvey's return to the Premier League lasted 48 minutes before seeing red again for a stamp on Dele Alli in the season opener against Spurs.

A second red card followed for a senseless second booking during added time in the home defeat to Everton.

Both incidents contributed to Rafa Benitez's reluctance to make Jonjo an automatic first team starter but on his day he could be inspiring - victory over Manchester United in February 2018 being an example.

A hamstring injury picked up in pre-season kept him sidelined for much of the 2018/19 season, flying to Barcelona for treatment.

A goalscoring start to the 2019/20 season under Steve Bruce saw Jonjo net five times by the start of December and despite an injury break he scored once after the COVID break to end top of the goal-getters with six.

The following season saw him remain consistent if unspectacular, scoring twice in the 2020/21 season and even finding himself fielded as an emergency centre half.

Unavailable at the start of the following season, a needless red card against Spurs in Steve Bruce's last game was a low point - but like many of his colleagues, the organisational improvement brought by successor Eddie Howe had a positive impact on his game.

Jonjo's final season on Tyneside saw him sidelined with injuries but he left on good terms in January 2023, joining Nottingham Forest, returning to SJP to wave goodbye to the fans at half-time in the League Cup semi-final against Southampton.

Things went awry at the City Ground however after a spat with Manager Steve Cooper and what was initially termed a loan move to Rizespor in September 2023 was later revealed to be a permanent switch.

He moved to fellow Turkish side Eyupspor in August 2024 but returned to these shores and joined Championship side Burnley in January 2025.

Appearing just twice for the Clarets before his release, September 2025 saw Shelvey join UAE second tier side Arabian Falcons.

1992 Callum Wilson born, Coventry.
(2020-26)

Newcastle's need for a goalscorer was addressed in September 2020 by a £20m acquisition from relegated Bournemouth.

Originally a midfielder, Callum was with Coventry City's Academy but left due to the difficulty of getting to training.

A second spell from the age of 14 with the Sky Blues was more successful and after loan spells at Kettering and Tamworth, he was a regular starter for City in 2013/14.

21 goals in League One won him a move to Bournemouth, where he helped them reach the Premier League in his first season.

After five years on the south coast that included a first England cap and a goal (against the USA at Wembley in November 2018), Wilson opted to join United in preference to Aston Villa.

Netting on his debut at West Ham, he reached double figures with a brace at Everton early in 2021 but a hamstring pull then saw him sidelined for some time.

It was a similar story in the 2021/22 season with half a dozen goals followed by a serious calf injury in the final game of 2021 against Manchester United.

His 2022/23 season got off to a promising start and appeared in the World Cup in Qatar but injury and loss of form saw his goals tally remain disappointingly low.

His appearance at Wembley in the Carabao Cup final never looked like producing a birthday goal.

The 2023/24 campaign saw Wilson in and out of the first team, often coming off the bench as fitness issues persisted. A needless wrestle at Nottingham Forest saw his season curtailed as a pectoral operation was required.

Back with the first team by November 2024, what proved to be his final senior strie came at Birmingham City in the FA Cup the following February.

A late substitute in the Carabao Cup Final win over Liverpool, the closing months of Callum's career on Tyneside consisted of bench outings when his powers had waned.

However a free transfer move to West Ham United in August 2025 revitalised him and he'd scored five Premier League goals by his 24th birthday.

2000 Lewis Cass born, North Shields
(2016-22)

Defender signed by Newcastle's Academy from North Shields Juniors who debuted at U18 level at Stoke City during March 2016.

Beginning his two year scholarship the following season, Lewis soon found himself appearing for the reserve side in a Central League Cup tie against Rotherham United.

Making a competitive U23 bow from the bench at Swansea City in January 2017, he signed his first professional deal in July 2018. 

Lewis was a regular choice at right back for the reserve side in the 2018/19 campaign, also featuring in central defence on occasion.

Training with the first team during that season, an ankle ligament injury sustained frustratingly sidelined him for three months.

However, Cass returned to be an unused substitute in the final game that Rafa Benitez took charge of - a season-closing 4-0 win at Fulham during May 2019.

And there was another stint on the first team bench for him in early 2020, against League One Rochdale in the FA Cup.

The following season saw Lewis loaned to National League Hartlepool United, also agreeing a contract extension at SJP.

A season-long loan to Port Vale was cut short when Lewis returned to Tyneside for treatment to an ankle injury but the move was made permanent in June 2022.

February 2024 saw Cass move to Stockport County on loan, reuniting with his former Hartlepool boss Dave Challinor.

Lewis joined League Two side Grimsby Town on a two-year deal in July 2024 but had moved to Harrogate by June 2025.

2010 Death of Charlie Crowe, 85.
(1944-56)