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First team

Malcolm Macdonald:
(Fulham, 07.01.1950) 
Arsenal, Djurgardens (Sweden), Fulham M, Huddersfield Town M, radio phone-in pundit, "Three Legends", media work.

Gavin Maguire:
(Hammersmith 24.11.1967) 
Northwood, QPR, Portsmouth, NUFC (loan),  Millwall, Scarborough, Northwood, London cabbie, living in Shepton Mallet / owner of Pure Hair in Somerton.

Mick Mahoney: (Bristol, 25.10.1950) 
Chicago Sting (USA), retired, Bristol Manor Farm GC.

Alf Maitland: (Leith, Scotland, 08.10.1896) 
Middlesbrough, NUFC.

Lee Makel: (Washington 11.01.1973) 
Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Hearts, Portsmouth, Bradford City, Livingston, Plymouth, Dunfermline, Livingston, Ostersunds FK (Sweden), East Fife, M Ostersunds FK (Sweden), Cowdenbeath, Cowdenbeath AC, Hibernian YC.

Grant Malcolm:
(Musselburgh, Scotland, 25.10.1950) 
Raith Rovers (Scotland), Airdrieonians (Scotland).

Peter Manners: (Sunderland, 31.07.1959) 
Seiko Sports (Hong Kong), Blyth Spartans.

Javier Manquillo: (Madrid, Spain, 05.05.1994) see Premier League list.

Marcelino:
(Gijon, Spain, 26.09.1971) see Premier League list.

Silvio Maric:
(Zagreb, Croatia, 20.03.1975) see Premier League list.

John Markie:
(Bo'ness, Scotland, 16.12.1944) 
Falkirk, Clyde, Stenhousemuir.

Gordon Marshall:
(Farnham, 02.07.1939) 
Nottingham Forest, Hibernian, Celtic, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Newsagent in Edinburgh.

Terry Marshall:
(Whitechapel, 26.12.1935) 
Wisbech Town, Hastings United, Bexley United, Dartford.

Dennis Martin:
(Edinburgh, Scotland, 27.10.1947) 
Mansfield Town, Fremad Amager (Denmark), Kettering Town.

Mick Martin:
(Dublin, Ireland, 09.07.1951) 
Wolves, Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada), Willington Athletic, Cardiff City, Peterborough United, Rotherham United, Preston North End (loan), NUFC S, NUFC AC, Celtic C, Republic of Ireland S.

Obafemi Martins
(Lagos, Nigeria, 28.10.1984) see Premier League list.

Sylvain Marveaux:
(Vannes, France, 15.04.1986) see Premier League list.

Alex Mathie:
(Bathgate, Scotland, 20.12.1968) see Premier League list.

George Mathison:
(Walker, 20.12.1909) RIP 04.1989.
Lincoln City, Gateshead, Burnley.

Kevin Mbabu: Chęne-Bougeries, Switzerland, 19.04.1995). see Premier League list.

Chancel Mbemba:
(Kinshasa, DR Congo, 08.08.1994) see Premier League list.

Thomas McBain: (Whifflet, Scotland ??.??.1902) 
Carlisle United, Carlisle United C.

Aiden McCaffery:
(Jarrow, 30.08.1957) 
Derby County, Bristol Rovers, Bristol City (loan), Torquay United (loan), Exeter City, Hartlepool United, Whitley Bay, Carlisle United AC,  Carlisle United M, unattached.

Willie McCall:
(Glasgow, Scotland, 14.11.1920) 
Motherwell, Third Lanark, Worcester City, Arbroath.

Joe McClarence:
(Newcastle, ??.??.1885) 
Bolton, Bradford PA, Distillery (Northern Ireland)

Jamie McClen: (Newcastle, 13.05.1979)
see Premier League list.

Robert McColl: (Glasgow, Scotland, 13.04.1876) RIP 11.1959.
Rangers (Scotland), Queens Park (Scotland).

Andrew McCombie: (Inverness, Scotland, 30.06.1876) RIP 03.1952.
NUFC C, 

John McCormack:
(pob tbc/dob tbc) Everton.

Bill McCracken:
(Belfast, Northern Ireland, 29.01.1883) RIP 01.1979. 
Fulham (war time), Hull City M, Gateshead M, Millwall M, Aldershot M, NUFC S, Watford S.

David McCreery:
(Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16.09.1957) 
Sundsvaal (Sweden), Tulsa Renegades (USA), Hearts (Scotland), Hartlepool United PC, Hartlepool United AM, Coleraine (Northern Ireland), Carlisle United PM, Hartlepool United PM, Barnet S, Blyth Spartans D, players agent/football consultant/Boca Juniors S, President of Weldmore Limited, Magway C (Myanmar), Sabah FA (Malaysia) C, unattached.

Alexander McCulloch: (Edinburgh, ??.??.1886) 
Bradford PA, Brentford, Swindon Town, Reading, Swindon Town, Coventry City, Raith Rovers, Edinburgh St.Bernards, Alloa, Broxburn United, Dunfermline, Hearts, Lincoln City, Aberaman, Merthyr Tydfil, Llanelli.

Jock McCurley: (Kelty, Scotland 17.03.1906) 
East Fife, Cowdenbeath.

Bob McDermid: (DOB tbc / ??.??.1870) 
Hebburn Argyle, Wormsley, South Shields.

Terry McDermott: (Kirby, 08.12.1951) 
Liverpool, NUFC, Cork City, Apoel (Cyprus), NUFC AM, Celtic AM, Huddersfield Town C, Birmingham City C, unattached.

John McDonald: (POB tbc / DOB tbc) Lincoln City.

John McDonald: (Kirkcaldy, Scotland, ??.??.1886) 
Raith Rovers.

Neil McDonald:
(Willington Quay, 02.11.1965) 
Everton, Oldham Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End, Bolton Wanderers C, Crystal Palace AM, Carlisle United M, Östersunds FK (Sweden) M, Lincoln City AM , Leeds United C, Blackburn Rovers AM, West Ham AM, Blackpool M, Hull City AM, Limerick (Ireland) M, Scunthorpe United AM, Swindon Town AM, unattached.

Rob McDonald: (Hull, 22.01.1959) 
Besiktas (Turkey), Veenendam (Netherlands), Emmen (Netherlands) AM, Zwolle (Netherlands) AM, Ajax Capetown (South Africa) C, Sligo Rovers (Ireland) M, AS Trencin (Slovakia), C DOVO (Netherlands), C VV Nunspeet.

Tom McDonald: (Inverness, Scotland) 25.09.1895) RIP 1969.
York City, Goole Town, York City C, Usworth Colliery.

Darren McDonough: (Antwerp, Belgium 07.11.1962) tbc.

Alex Sandy" MacFarlane: (Dundee, Scotland, ??.??.1878) 
Dundee, Chelsea, Dundee M, Charlton Athletic M, Dundee M. Charlton Athletic M, Blackpool M.

Willie McFaul: (Coleraine, Northern Ireland, 10.01.1943) 
NUFC CM, NUFC CM, NUFC M, Coleraine (Northern Ireland) M, Guam C, Irish FA (Londonderry area) C, Norwich City S.

Ron McGarry: (Whitehaven, 05.12.1937) 
Barrow, Bolgownie (Australia) PC, Gateshead PM.

Mark McGhee:
(Glasgow, Scotland, 25.05.1957) 
Aberdeen (Scotland), SV Hamburg (Germany), Celtic, NUFC, IK Brage (Sweden), Reading,  M Reading, M Leicester City, M Wolves, M Millwall, M Brighton, M Motherwell, M Aberdeen, M Bristol Rovers, Scotland AM / M Motherwell, Scotland AM, Barnet M, Barner D of F, Eastbourne Borough IM.

John McGrath: (Manchester, 23.08.1938) RIP 12.98
Southampton, Brighton, M Port Vale, M Chester, M Preston, M Halifax Town, media work.

Bill McKinney: (Newcastle, 20.07.1936)
Bournemouth
, Mansfield Town.


Rab McKinnon:
(Glasgow, Scotland, 31.07.1966) 
Hartlepool United, Manchester United, Motherwell, Twente (Netherlands) Hearts, Hartlepool United, Carlisle United, Clydebank, Talk107 radio pundit, Edinburgh, Scotland.

David McLean: (

Jamie McClen: see Premier League list.

Harry McMenemy (Glasgow, 26.03.1912) Dundee, Gateshead

Alf McMichael: (

John McNamee: (

McNee

McNeil

McPhilips

McQuade

McTavish

McVay

Peter McWilliam:  

Gary Megson:
(Manchester, 02.05.1959) 
Sheffield Wednesday, Manchester City, Norwich City, Lincoln City, Shrewsbury Town M, Norwich City M, Blackpool M, Stockport County M, Stoke City M, West Bromwich Albion M, Nottingham Forest C, Stoke City IM, Leicester City M, Bolton Wanderers M, Sheffield Wednesday AM, West Bromwich Albion AM, West Bromwich Albion IM, unattached.

Mikel Merino: (Pamplona, Spain, 22.06.1996)
see Premier League list.

David Mills: (Whitby, 06.12.1951) 
Middlesbrough, Darlington, Whitby Town, NUFC S, Middlesbrough S, Hull City S, Leicester City S.

James Milner: (Leeds, 04.01.1986) see Premier League list.

Mirandinha
(Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva) (Sao Paolo, Brazil, 02.07.1959): 
Ferroviário, Ponte Preta, Palmeiras, Botafogo, Náutico, Portuguesa, Santos, Cruzeiro, Palmeiras, NUFC, Palmeiras, Belenenses (Portugal), Corinthians, Fortaleza, Shimizu S Pulse (Japan), Bellmare Hiratsuka (Japan), NUFC S in Brazil.

Robert Mitchell: (Glasgow, Scotland, 16.08.1924) Gateshead P/M, publican @ The Cradlewell and @ The Lochside, Tyneside. RIP 1993.

Dave Mitchell: (Glasgow, Scotland, 13.06.1962) 
Swindon Town, Altay Izmir (Turkey), Millwall, Selangor (Malaysia), Sydney Olympic (Australia), Sydney United (Australia), C, Parramatta Power (Australia), Teacher, St Aloysius College, Kirribilli, Sydney (Australia), Perth Glory (Australia) AC.

Ian Mitchell: (Falkirk, Scotland, 09.05.1946) RIP 1996.
Dundee United (Scotland), Falkirk (Scotland), Brechin City (Scotland).

Kenny Mitchell:
(Sunderland, 26.05.1957) 
Morton (loan), Darlington, Workington.

Stewart Mitchell: (Glasgow, Scotland, 03.03.1933) 
Third Lanark (Scotland).

Tom Mitchell: (Spennymoor, 30.09.1899) RIP 11.1984.
Tudhoe United, Spennymoor United, NUFC, Leeds United, York City, York City M, York City D, Sports Outfitter in York. 

Aleksandar Mitrovic: (Smederevo, Serbia, 16.09.1994) see Premier League list.

John Mitten: (Manchester, 30.03.1941) 
Leicester City, Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle, Exeter City, Bath City.

Alan Monkhouse:
(Stockton, 23.10.1930) RIP 1992.
York City, South Shields, 

Tom Mooney: (Tollcross, Glasgow, Scotland, 31.10.1910) RIP 12.1981. 
Airdrieonians (Scotland)(war guest), Morton (Scotland).

Craig Moore: (Sydney, Australia, 12.12.1975)
see Premier League list.

Paul Moran: (Enfield, 22.05.1968) 
Spurs, Southend United, Peterborough United, Enfield, P/C Potters Bar Town, East Thurrock United / painter & decorator, Enfield.

Thomas Mordue

Stan Mortensen

Moses

Archie Mowatt

Tommy Mulgrew: (Motherwell, Scotland, 13.04.1929) RIP 01.2016.
Southampton, Aldershot, Andover.

Keith Mulgrove: (Haltwhistle, 21.08.1959) 
Barrow, postman in Haltwhistle.

Mullen

Daryl Murphy: (Waterford, Ireland, 15.03.1983) 
Nottingham Forest. 

Jacob Murphy: (Wembley, 24.02.1995) see Premier League list.

Jimmy Murray 

Sandy Mutch

Myers

Reserve/Junior:

David Macbeth: singer, nightclub owner.

Marcus Maddison
(Durham 26.09.1993) Blyth Spartans (loan), CP, St.Johnstone (Scotland)(trial), Gateshead, Peterborough United. 

Craig Macfarlane:
Cowdenbeath (Scotland) tbc, Dunfermline (Scotland) tbc.

Gareth Macklin:
Carnmoney Colts (Northern Ireland), Manchester United school of excellence, NUFC, Linfield (Northern Ireland), Ballyclare Comrades (Northern Ireland), Coleraine (Northern Ireland).

Paul Main: Newcastle City Council Football Development Scheme

David Malloy: Montagu, Scotswood Social both tbc.

Jonny Mann: Bedlington Terriers, Bishop Auckland, Newcastle Benfield, Blyth Town.

Marcus Maddison:
(26.09.1993, Durham) Blyth Spartans (loan), Gateshead (trial),
St.Johnstone (Scotland), Gateshead, Peterborough United.

Lewis Marr:
Hearts (Scotland) (trial), Scunthorpe United (trial), Hartlepool United (trial) Bedlington Terriers (tbc) Motherwell (Scotland), Bamber Bridge, Team Northumbria / Hartlepool United YC. 

Keaton Marrs: (pob tbc, 11.10.2000) Mansfield Town

Scott Marshall: (Newcastle, 30.09.1986) Hartlepool United (trial), Bedlington Terriers, Newcastle Benfield, North Shields, unknown.

Ian Martin:
Coleraine (Northern Ireland), Leigh RMI, Adelaide City (Australia).

James Marwood: (21.05.1990, St.Albans) 
Carlisle United (trial), Darlington (trial), Blyth Spartans, Team Northumbria, Gateshead, AFC Halifax (loan), Gateshead, St.Mirren (Scotland), Forest Green Rovers, Gateshead, SoCal Surf Soccer C (USA).

Phil Mason: (03.12.1971, Consett)
Gateshead, Darlington (trial), Blyth Spartans, Cambridge United (trial), Derby County (trial), Bolton Wanderers (trial), Kettering Town, Worcester City, Spennymoor United, Worcester City, Oxford City, Brackley Town, Aylesbury United, Boreham Wood,  Banbury United Woodford United (player, AM,PM, M), Wellingborough Town M, Long Buckby M, personal trainer, Middlesbrough YC.

Darren Masterman: tbc

Colin Mather: tbc

Graeme Matthewson: tbc

Gareth McAlindon: (Hexham, 06.04.1977) Gateshead, Bedlington, Dunston Federation Brewery, Newcastle Benfield, Bedlington Terriers, Newcastle Blue Star, Bedlington Terriers, Ryton and Crawcrook, North Shields, Hebburn Town, Newcastle Benfield, Bedlington Terriers, Newcastle Benfield AM, Hexham, Ashington AM.

Michael McCrudden (Derry, Northern Ireland, 31.07.1991) Derry City (Northern Ireland), Institute (Northern Ireland), Ballinamallard United (Northern Ireland), Institute (Northern Ireland).

Greg McDermott: (Liverpool, 18.10.1991) Hartlepool United (trial) Doncaster Rovers (trial), Burton Albion (trial), Newcastle Jets (Australia) (trial), Stockport County, Bury, Gateshead, NUFC Academy C.

Neale McDermott: (Newcastle, 08.03.1985) Swindon Town (loan), Darlington (loan), released by Fulham, Dunfermline Athletic (Scotland) (trial), Carlisle United (trial then permanent), Hartlepool United (trial), Dundee (Scotland) (trial), Grimsby Town (trial), Wrexham (trial), La Louvieroise (Belgium), Chesterfield (trial), Gateshead, Marsaxlokk (Malta), retired. mackems AS.

Ryan McGorrigan: (Newcastle 24.10.1992) Mansfield Town (trial), Gateshead, Blyth Spartans (loan), Gateshead, Whitley Bay, Ashington, Durham City, Bedlington Terriers, North Shields, Ashington, Seaton Delaval.

Phil McGovern: tbc

Joey McGiven: tbc

Ryan McGuffie: (Dumfries, Scotland, 22.07.1980) Macclesfield Town (trial), Carlisle (trial), Gretna, Shamrock Rovers (Republic of Ireland) (trial), Morton, Queen of the South, St.Albans Saints (Australia)

Ryan McKinnon: (Hexham, 15.11.1995) CP, Barnsley (trial), Consett

Patrick McLaughlin: (Larne, Northern Ireland 14.01.1991) 
GAIS (Sweden) (trial), Lincoln City (trial), York City, Harrogate Town (loan), Gateshead, York City (loan).

David McLean:
Brigg Town, retired.

David McMahon (Dublin, Ireland, 17.01.1981): 
Falkirk (loan), Queen of the South, Bangor (Northern Ireland)(trial), Bohemians (Republic of Ireland)(trial), Blyth Spartans, Ryton, Newcastle Blue Star, Bedlington, Ashington, retired.

Colin McMenamin: (Glasgow, Scotland, 12.02.1981) 
Oldham Athletic (trial), Livingston (Scotland), Falkirk (Scotland), (loan), Shrewsbury Town, Gretna (Scotland), Livingston (Scotland) (loan), Dundee (Scotland), Queen of the South (Scotland), Ross County (Scotland), Greenock Morton (Scotland), Celtic Nation, P/C Stenhousemuir (Scotland), M Stenhousemuir (Scotland) (and works as an electrician) 

Lewis McNall: (Gateshead, 24.04.1999) Gateshead (loan), CP

Gareth McNary: Newcastle Blue Star, Morpeth Town, Tow Law, Hetton Lyons, Spennymoor United.

Liam McVey: (02.02.1982) 
Partick Thistle (Scotland), Queens Park (Scotland) (loan), Partick Thistle (Scotland), Clydebank (Scotland), Airdrie United (Scotland), Glenafton Athletic (Scotland), Auchinleck Talbot (Scotland), Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (Scotland), Pollok (Scotland), Kilsyth Rangers (Scotland), Largs Thistle (Scotland) (P/C).

Gary Megennis: Living and working in New York City, USA for Kindred Partners, playing
for amateur side Bedford Brewers.

Terry Melling: (Haverton Hill, 24.01.1940) 
D
urham Schools, Coldstream Guards, Slough Town, Tooting & Mitcham, Maidstone United, Tow Law Town, NUFC, Watford, Newport County, Mansfield Town, Rochdale, Darlington, Scarborough, Tow Law Town.

Darren Melville: Whitley Bay (now left)

Chris Meredith: Bristol City (trial)

Brandon Miele: (Dublin, Ireland 28.08.1994) 
Bluebell United (Ireland), Shamrock Rovers (Ireland).

Ian Milbourne: Whitley Bay (now left)

John Milner: Bedlington, Durham City, Bedlington, Washington, Bedlington, retired.

Jonathan Mitchell: (Hartlepool, 24.11.1994) 
Workington (loan), CP, (Workington (loan), CP, Derby County, Luton Town (loan), Derby County, Oxford United (loan), Derby County, Shrewsbury Town (loan).

Andy Mogwo
(DR Congo, 23.03.1993): 
West Bromwich Albion (trial), West Auckland, 
Blyth Spartans, Seaton Delaval Amateurs. Ponteland United, Bedlington Terriers, Washington, Jesmond FC.

Ray Montgomerie (Irvine, Scotland 17.04.1961) 
Dumbarton, Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, Kilmarnock Commerical D / Saltcoats Victoria M, Saltcoats Victoria Ch. 

Chris Moore: (Newcastle, 17.01.1984) 
Bishop Auckland, Whitley Bay, Rutger's College (New Jersey, USA), Whitley Bay, Darlington (trial), Whitley Bay, Durham City, Whitley Bay, Darlington, Spennymoor (loan), Darlington, Whitley Bay, Barrow, Spennymoor, Whitley Bay, Durham, Team Northumbria, Blyth Spartans, Consett, Ashington, Whitley Bay C, North Shields C, Consett M.

James Morgan: (North Shields, 21.03.1996) 
Team Northumbria, unattached. 

Callum Morris: (Newcastle, 03.02.1990) 
Leeds United (trial), CP, Inverness Caledonian Thistle (trial), Gateshead (trial), Blyth Spartans, Jerez Industrial (Spain), club tbc Portugal (tbc), club tbc Greece (trial), Hayes & Yeading, Morpeth Town, Dunfermline Athletic (Scotland), Dundee United (Scotland), Aberdeen (Scotland), Ross County (Scotland).

Graeme Morton: tbc

Yven Moyo: (Orleans, France 15.03.1992) 
Bastia (France)(trial), Sporting Gijon (Spain) (trial), Amiens SC (France), US Concarneau (France), Laci (Albania), Stade Lavallois Mayenne (France), Saint-Malo (France).

Karl Muir:  
Policeman, Newcastle

Tom Mulgrew (Motherwell, Scotland 13.04.1929) 
Clelland Juniors (Scotland), Morton (Scotland), Northampton Town, Newcastle, Southampton, Aldershot, Andover, living in Northamptonshire.

Colin Muller: tbc

Nathan Murray:
(South Shields, 10.09.1975) 
Carlisle tbc

Coaching/Management:

Steve McClaren: (York, 03.05.1961) 
Derby County M, QPR M, unattached.

Charlie Mitten:
(Rangoon, Burma, 17.01.1921) RIP 01.2002

Richard Money:
(13.10.1955, Lowestoft) 
Lowesoft Town, Scunthorpe United, Liverpool, Fulham, Derby County, Luton Town, Portsmouth, Scunthorpe United M, Aston Villa C, Nottingham Forest C, Manchester City C, Coventry City C, AIK Stockholm M (Sweden), Vasteras M (Sweden), Newcastle Jets M (Australia), Walsall M, NUFC AD, Luton Town M, Norwich City S, Cambridge United C, Atlanta United (USA) AD, Norwich City AD, Solihull Moors M, Hartlepool United M.

Trialists:


Olof Mellberg:
(Gullspang, Sweden, 03.09.1977)
Degerfors IF (Sweden), NUFC (trial), AIK Stockholm (Sweden), Racing Santander (Spain), Aston Villa, Juventus (Italy), Olympiakos (Greece), Villarreal (Spain), FC Copenhagen (Denmark) IF Brommapojkarna M (Sweden), unattached.

Yusuf Mersin: (London, 23.09.1994) 
Millwall, Liverpool, NUFC (trial), Liverpool, Kasimpasa (Turkey).

Keith McNall: (NUFC 1982) Crook Town

Tom Midgley:
Manchester City U18s  (NUFC trial 04.2019)

Christian Mouritsen:
(Toshavn, Faroes, 03.12.1988)  
Manchester City, NUFC (trial) HB Torshavn (Faroes), B36 Torshavn (Faroes), Valur (Faroes), HB Torshavn (Faroes).

Ernest Mtawali
(NUFC 03.1993) (Bloemfontein, South Africa, 10.10.1966 )
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Nottingham Forest (trial), NUFC (trial), Newell's Old Boys (Argentina), Talleres 9Argetina), Toulouse (France), Al-Wehda (Saudi Arabia), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Ajax Capetown (South Africa), Malawi YC, Malawi M.

Key:

If no letter, then player or:

C=
Coach, M=Manager, AC= Assistant Coach AM = Assistant Manager, D=Director, JM=Joint Manager MD=Managing Director, RC= Reserve Coach, AD = Academy Director, AAD = Academy Asst. Director  S=Scout