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Fulham
(h), Forest (h) Resale
seats open
Chelsea
(a), Luton
(a) SOLD OUT
Liverpool
(a) STH sale now,
30pts
Man
City (h)
Member
ballot closes 14.12, 10am
2023/24:
Villa (a)
KO change
Confirmation that Newcastle's Premier League visit to Aston Villa on
Tuesday January 30th will kick off at 8.15pm due to live
coverage by TNT Sports.
Giveaway:
Sock compo
Christmas is coming and there's still time to elegantly attire
your plates of meat with some choice hosiery, courtesy of Tyneside's
own Sock Council.
Their full range is available online
here and we have a bundle of three toon inspired pairs as
illustrated up for grabs in a free-to-enter festive giveaway.
To enter, please email your answer to
the question below to
[email protected],
subject of Socks:
Alan Shearer's final competitive game saw him score during a
4-1 derby win in April 2006. Which forward played for the mackems
that day and would sign for Newcastle United over a decade
later?
Closing date is
10.30am on Saturday December 16th. No age limit, open to
anyone on the planet but delivery must be to a UK address. One entry
per person.
2023/24:
AC Milan
(h)
The Magpies conclude their Champions League Group Stage campaign against
Serie A opposition at St. James' Park on Wednesday.
It's an 8pm KO live on TNT Sports.
Group F results/fixtures:
19.09.2023 AC Milan 0-0 Newcastle
19.09.2023 PSG 2-0 Dortmund
04.10.2023 Dortmund 0-0 AC Milan
04.10.2023 Newcastle 4-1 PSG
25.10.2023 Newcastle 0-1 Dortmund
25.10.2023 PSG 3-0 AC Milan
07.11.2023 Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle
07.11 2023 AC Milan 2-1 PSG
28.11.2023 AC Milan 1-3 Dortmund
28.11.2023 PSG 1-1 Newcastle
13.12.2023 Dortmund v PSG
13.12.2023 Newcastle v AC Milan
The top two teams advance to the Champions League Round of 16, the
third-placed team qualifies for the Europa League Knockout Round play-off and
the fourth-placed team is eliminated.
From UEFA: If two or more teams are equal on points on completion of the
group matches, the following criteria are applied in the order given to
determine their rankings:
A. higher number of points obtained in the group matches played among
the teams in question;
B. superior goal difference from the group matches played among the
teams in question;
C. higher number of goals scored in the group matches played among the
teams in question;
D. if, after having applied criteria a) to c), teams still have an equal
ranking, criteria a) to c) are reapplied exclusively to the matches between
the remaining teams to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does
not lead to a decision, criteria e) to k) apply in the order given to the two
or more teams still equal;
E. superior goal difference in all group matches;
F. higher number of goals scored in all group matches;
G. higher number of away goals scored in all group matches;
H. higher number of wins in all group matches;
I. higher number of away wins in all group matches;
J. lower disciplinary points total based only on yellow and red cards
received by players and team officials in all group matches (red card = 3
points, yellow card = 1 point, expulsion for two yellow cards in one match = 3
points);
K. higher club coefficient
Team: Speaking
to the media on Tuesday, Eddie Howe did little to dispel doubts over the
fitness of Martin Dubravka amid claims that Loris Karius could replace him on
Wednesday.
Mark Gillespie is ineligible to play in this competition, with Javier
Manquillo, Emil Krafth and Matt Ritchie also omitted from United's CL squad.
Karius has played just once since arriving at SJP in September 2022, replacing
the suspended Nick Pope for the Carabao Cup Final loss in February 2023.
The last European tie that the German custodian featured in was a 2-1 home win
for Besiktas over Slovan Bratislava in November 2019.
In Champions League terms, Loris hasn't played in that competition since his
high-profile appearance for Liverpool in the 2018 Final defeat to Real
Madrid.
Aside from the three first choice 'keepers, United have named reserve
custodians Will Brown, Aidan Harris and Adam Harrison in their squad.
Coral
rate this tie as follows:
NUFC win 20/21
The draw 13/5
ACM win 27/10
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customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply). Find
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ACM:
Stefano Pioli's side were beaten 2-3 away to Atalanta in Serie A on
Saturday.
The visitors will be backed by around 1,500 fans.
The biggest screen showing games
in the city centre is at FRATE Newcastle, a covered courtyard of
shipping containers behind High Bridge. Details here
You'll
also find tie on live in the Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street
West - opposite the Centre for Life.
A limited number of
walk-up places remain at the Anarchy Brew Co tap room at
Benfield Business Park, Unit A1, NE6 4NQ. That's just off Benfield Road
and a short walk from Walkergate Metro. Pay on the door.
Referee:
Danny Makkelie (Netherlands)
VAR: Rob
Dieperink (Netherlands)
Metro: No scheduled disruptions.
Rail
disruption updates: online
here
Buses:
The
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.
In
order to accommodate the Milan fan march from the Bigg Market to SJP,
additional road closures have been approved from 5pm onwards including the
lower section of Barrack Road.
Foodbank: The usual stall and
bucket shakers will be on Strawberry Place from 5.30pm. A reminder that club
Director Jamie Reuben will match all cash donations from home league and cup
matchdays this season.
UK TV: Live on TNT Sports
Overseas
TV:
5
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Amazon Prime Video (Italy)
Arena Premium 2 HD (Bosnia/Serbia)
Arena Sport 1 HD Croatia
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MEGOGO Futbol 4 HD (Ukraine)
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(Czech Rep)
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SONY LIV/TEN 2/HD (India)
Sport 1 Hungary
Sport 24 At Sea HD
Sportbox (Russia)
SportKlub 1 Slovenia
Stan Sport (Australia)
Star+
Arg/Bel/Bol/Chi/Col/Cos/Dom
Rep/Ecu
Star+ El S/Guat/Hon/Nic/Pan/Par/Per/Uru/Ven
Stod 2 Sport 3 (Iceland)
SuperSport 5 Digitalb (Albania)
SuperSport MaXimo 1 (South Africa)
SuperSport Variety 2 (South Africa)
SuperSport Premier League HD
TSN Malta 6/Go Anywhere HD
TOD (Saudi Arabia)
TV2 Play (Norway)
TV3 Sport (Denmark)
TV4 Football/Play (Sweden)
Viaplay Baltic/Denmark
Vidio (Indonesia)
ViX (USA)
Virgin Media Player/Media two HD
Voyo Sport (Bulgaria)
V Sport Football (Finland)
WOWOW Cinema (Japan)
Ziggo Sport Golf (Netherlands)
UK Radio: Live on BBC Radio 5 Live Sport
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside. Commentary accessible free of charge in
local hospitals via Hospedia.
Stats:
Five alive - NUFC after five CL group games:
1997/98 4 points, GD -3 (scored 5,
conceded 8)
2002/03 6 points, GD -3 (scored 3, conceded 6)
2023/24 5 points, GD 0 (scored 5, conceded 5)
This will be Newcastle's fifteenth Champions League home fixture, with the
previous 14 bringing eight home wins and six losses. They are yet to draw a
game at SJP in this competition.
NUFC in the Champions League @ SJP:
1997/98
Croatia Zagreb won 2-1
1997/98 Barcelona won 3-2
1997/98 PSV lost 0-2
1997/98 Dynamo Kiev won 2-0
2002/03 Zeljeznicar won 4-0
2002/03 Feyenoord lost 0-1
2002/03 Juventus won 1-0
2002/03 Dynamo Kiev won 2-1
2002/03 Inter Milan lost 1-4
2002/03 Bayer Leverkusen won 3-1
2002/03 Barcelona lost 0-2
2003/04 Partizan Belgrade lost 0-1 (lost 3-4 pens)
2023/24 PSG won 4-1
2023/24 Borussia Dortmund lost 0-1
Italian sides on Tyneside - competitive visits:
1970/71 Inter Milan won 2-0 (FC)
1972/73 Bologna won 1-0 (AI)
1972/73 Torino won 5-1 (AI)
1992/93 Ascoli lost 0-1 (AI)
1992/93 Cesena drew 2-2 (AI)
1999/00 AS Roma drew 0-0 (UE)
2002/03 Juventus won 1-0 (CL)
2002/03 Inter Milan lost 1-4 (CL)
Update:
AC
Milan U19
(h)
Newcastle's
U19 side will conclude their maiden season in the UEFA Youth
League
on
Wednesday, when they host AC Milan at
Whitley Park.
It's a 1pm kick-off and
there's nothing riding on the tie, with the
hosts unable to qualify for the knockout stages and the visitors already
assured of top spot.
The first meeting of the two sides in
Italy ended in a 4-0 win for AC Milan.
Advance
ticket
sales have now ended. There's no formal
confirmation as yet whether supporters can just turn up on the day and pay.
Prices
were: £5 adults, £2 seniors/juniors.
2023/24:
Charge of the
White Brigade
Tottenham Hotspur 4 Newcastle 1
Match report
2023/24:
Unwanted treble
for Tripps
Everton
3 Newcastle 0
Match report
2023/24:
FAC date
confirmed
Newcastle will
make the short trip to their wearside foes in the Third Round of this
season's FA Cup on Saturday January 6th with a
12.45pm kick-off and will be live on ITV1, UTV, STV and ITVX.
Away allocation of tickets and prices are still awaited.
Re: ticket allocations, the away club are theoretically entitled to take 15% of
the capacity but subject to approval by the stadium Safety Advisory Group.
In other words, in excess of 7,000 tickets could be allocated, but there's
absolutely nothing guaranteed.
Replays continue in the Third Round this season - recent media reports have
claimed that they will be scrapped, but that's from 2024/25 onwards.
Update:
PL2
fixture update
A couple of alterations to Newcastle's
PL2 fixture list have now appeared as follows:
The away game against Manchester United comes forward from Monday, December 18th to
Saturday, December 16th. Venue remains the Red
Devils' Carrington Training Ground, kick-off now 2.30pm.
And the home meeting with Leeds United postponed due to inclement
weather earlier this month will now be played on Monday February 26th 2024.
Venue remains Whitley Park and it's a 7pm start.
PS: two further alterations dates also for the U18 side, whose league visit to
Manchester City will now be staged on Wednesday February 21st at 1pm.
The U18 home game against Liverpool now becomes an 11am
kick-off on Saturday February 3rd.
The
Borrowers:
Loan lads
Jamal Lewis (Watford):
A full shift at left back for Jamal on Tuesday, as Ipswich Town won 2-1 at
Vicarage Road, returning to the top of the Championship as a consequence.
Matty Bondswell (Newport County):
No slip-ups at the second attempt for the Exiles, beating National League
Barnet 4-1 away in an FA Cup Second Round replay on Tuesday. Matty remained
unused on the bench.
Joe White (Crewe Alexandra):
Another 90 minute shift for the midfielder on Tuesday as the Alex lost 2-4 at
home to Bristol Rovers in their FA Cup Second Round replay.
Yankuba Minteh (Feyenoord)
Celtic (a) Champions League,
Wednesday.
Jeff Hendrick
(Sheffield Wednesday):
Norwich City (a) Championship, Wednesday.
Ryan Fraser (Southampton):
Coventry City (a) Championship, Wednesday.
Rodrigo Vilca (Vozdovac):
Zeleznicar Pancevo (h) Serbian Pro
League, Friday.
Max Thompson (Northampton Town):
Carlisle United (a) League One, Saturday.
Kelland Watts (Wigan Athletic):
Port Vale (a) League One, Saturday.
Jay Turner-Cooke (St Johnstone):
Hibernian (h) Scottish Premiership, Saturday.
Cameron Ferguson (Forfar Athletic):
Dumbarton (h) Scottish League Two, Saturday.
Garang Kuol (Volendam):
Heerenveen (a)
Eredivisie, Saturday.
Isaac Hayden (Standard Liege):
Sporting Charleroi (h) Belgian
First Division, Saturday.
2023/24:
Fulham (h)
Newcastle return to Premier League action on
Saturday when the Cottagers provide the opposition in an old fashioned,
non-televised 3pm kick-off.
The Magpies are seeking a seventh successive top-flight victory at SJP,
something that they haven't achieved since the 2002/03 season.
Team: To
follow
Kieran Trippier serves a one match suspension after reaching five PL bookings.
A trio of players are all one yellow card away from suffering a similar fate:
Joelinton, Sean Longstaff and Jamaal Lascelles.
FFC: To
follow
Marco Silva's side arrive on Tyneside following back to back 5-0 home
victories over Nottingham Forest and West Ham.
Their form away from Craven Cottage is rather less impressive however; just one win,
a 1-0 success at Everton on the opening day of the season.
Draws came at
Arsenal, Palace and Brighton and defeats at Manchester City, Spurs, Aston
Villa and Liverpool.
16 of the 26 goals they've scored in the Premier League so far this season
have come during their most recent four games, with no less than nine
different players on target during their recent purple patch.
UK TV:
None
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UK Radio: Live on
talkSPORT 2
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is accessible free of charge
in local hospitals via Hospedia.
Referee:
Sam Barrott -
a new name to us, the 30 year-old whistler from Yorkshire refereed his maiden
Premier League game just two months ago (Fulham 3 Sheffield United 1).
Saturday will be only his eighth top-flight appointment.
Barrott switched to officiating as a teenager after a serious injury halted
his playing career while at Halifax Town.
VAR: Michael Salisbury
Metro: No
scheduled disruptions.
Rail disruption updates: online
here
Buses: The
Go Ahead strike is over and normal services have
resumed including the X50 Metro Centre bus.
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.
Stats:
Cottagers in Toon - PL
era:
2022/23 won 1-0 Isak
2020/21 drew 1-1 Wilson(pen)
2018/19 drew 0-0
2016/17 lost 1-3 Murphy (Ch)
2013/14 won 1-0 Ben Arfa
2012/13 won 1-0 Cisse
2011/12 won 2-1 Best 2
2010/11 drew 0-0
2008/09 lost 0-1
2007/08 won 2-0 Viduka, Owen
2006/07 lost 1-2 Parker
2005/06 drew 1-1 N'Zogbia
2004/05 lost 1-4 Bellamy
2003/04 won 3-1 O'Brien, Speed, Robert
2002/03 won 2-0 Solano, Bellamy
2001/02 drew 1-1 Dyer
Latest Premier League
fixtures:
Fri 15.12.2023:
Nottingham Forest v Spurs (8pm) Sky
Sat 16.12.2023:
Bournemouth v Luton Town (3pm)
Chelsea v Sheffield United (3pm)
Manchester City v Crystal Palace (3pm)
Newcastle v Fulham (3pm)
Burnley v Everton (5.30pm) Sky
Sun 17.12.2023:
Arsenal v Brighton & Hove Albion (2pm)
Brentford v Aston Villa (2pm)
West Ham v Wolves (2pm) Sky
Liverpool v Manchester United (4.30pm) Sky
2023/24:
Boxing Day
Metros
What is billed as a "revised
Saturday service" will be operated by the Metro on Tuesday December
26th, running roughly between the hours of 8am and 8pm.
Newcastle are in Premier League action that day at SJP - a 12.30pm
kick-off against Nottingham Forest.
Timetables are
here
and
here
PS:
there are no Metro services on New Years Day.
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Digital ticketing FAQs here
(NUST unofficial ticketing
tips are here)
ST transfer (match by match) info here
ST resale (match by match) info here
Future STs: No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in
operation.
Memberships: On public sale now; £37 adults, £20 U18s. Details here
FAQs here
SJP seating plan is here
Away tickets:
The PL £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies
this season.
Wed 13.12.2023 U19s v
AC Milan (Italy) (h) @ Whitley
Park, 1pm. European Youth League Group game 6. Live
on UEFA TV (free but registration required). Note new KO time.
Wed
13.12.2023
AC Milan (Italy) (h) @ SJP, 8pm. Champions League Group game
6. Forwarding/resale/resale seats now.
Live
on TNT Sports.
Sat 16.12.2023 U21s v
Manchester United (a)
@ Carrington, 2.30pm. PL2.
Note new date.
Sat 16.12.2023
Fulham (h) @ SJP, 3pm. Premier League.
Forwarding/resale/ resale seats now.
No
live UK TV.
Tue 19.12.2023 U18s v Leyton Orient (h)
@ Whitley Park, Noon. FA
Youth Cup Third Round.
Tue
19.12.2023
Chelsea
(a)
@ Stamford Bridge, 8pm.
Carabao Cup. SOLD OUT. Allocation: 4,300.
Live
on Sky Sports.
Sat 23.12.2023
Luton Town (a) @ Kenilworth Road, 3pm. Premier League.
SOLD
OUT. Allocation: 1,100.
No
live UK TV.
Tue
26.12.2023
Nottingham Forest (h) @ SJP, 12.30pm. Premier League.
Forwarding/ resale/resale
seats now. Live
on Amazon Prime.
Mon 01.01.2024
Liverpool (a) @ Anfield, 8pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now,
30 points. £30 adults, £22.50 seniors, £15
17s-21s, £9 U16s. Allocation: tbc.
Live
on Sky Sports.
Sat 06.01.2024
mackems (a) @ stadium of plight, 12.45pm. FA
Cup Third Round. Ticket
sale detail awaited. Allocation: tbc.
Live on ITV1, UTV,
STV, ITVX.
Sat
13.01.2024
Manchester City (h) @ SJP, 5.30pm. Premier League.
Member ballot closes Thu 14.12.2023, 10am.
Forwarding/ resale Mon 18.12.2023, 10am. Resale seats Tue 19.12.2023, 10am. Live
on TNT
Sports.
PL season ends Sun 19.05.2024 @ 4pm.
NUFC live on TV (UK KO times):
Wed 13.12.23 AC Milan (h) 8pm TNT
Tue 19.12.23
Chelsea (a) 8pm Sky
Tue 26.12.23
Forest (h) 12.30pm Prime
Mon 01.01.24 Liverpool (a) 8pm Sky
Sat 06.01.24 mackems (a) 12.45pm ITV1
Sat 13.01.24 Man City (h) 5.30pm TNT
Tue 30.01.24 Villa (a) 8.15pm TNT
(PL Selections made to Thu 01.02.2024).
The
PL mid-season player break in January see Newcastle on the first weekend (13th)
and idle on the second weekend (20th).
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.
Carabao Cup Round dates:
QF: Tue 19.12.2023 Chelsea (a) 8pm
SF1: w/c Mon 08.01.2024
SF2: w/c Mon 22.01.2024
F: Sun 25.02.2024 (Wembley)
FA Cup Round dates:
R3: Sat 06.01.2024 tbc mackems (a)
R4: Sat 27.01.2024
R5: Wed 28.02.2024
QF: Sat 16.03.2024
SF: Sat 20.04.2024
F: Sat 25.05.2024 (Wembley)
Europa Youth League Group F:
Tue 19.09.2023
AC Milan (a) lost 0-4
Tue 04.10.2023 PSG (h) lost 0-1
Wed 25.10.2023 Dortmund (h) lost 1-2
Tue 07.11.2023 Dortmund (a) drew 2-2
Tue 28.11.2023 PSG (a) won 2-1
Wed 13.12.2023 AC Milan (h) 1pm
Northumberland
Senior Cup QF:
Tue 05.12.2023
Morpeth 1-2 Blyth Town
Tue 02.01.2024 West A Celtic v Ashington
Date tbc Blyth Spartans v Benfield
Date tbc NUFC U21s v Bedlington Terriers
U21 PL Trophy
Group F:
Wed 13.09.2023
Huddersfield (a) drew 1-1
Sat 07.10.2023 Fleetwood T (h) drew 2-2
Sat 11.11.2023 Nottingham F (h) lost 0-3
Fri 24.11.2023 Huddersfield (h) lost 0-1
Fri 19.01.2024 Fleetwood T (a) 7pm
Mon 05.02.2024 Nottingham F (a) 7pm
FA Youth Cup:
R3: Tue 19.12.2023 Leyton Orient (h) Noon
Other
events @ SJP:
Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited
Future transfer windows 2023/24:
01.01.2024 to 01.02.2024 @ 11pm
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International breaks:
2023/24:
18-26.03.2024
Euro 2024 takes place in ten cities across Germany
from 14.06.2024 to 14.07.2024.
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What's this all about then?
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On This Day in History |
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12th December |
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Born Or Died:
1880 James "Dun" Hay born, Beith, Scotland.(1911-19)
 Half
back Jimmy began his career with Ayr United, joining Newcastle from Celtic
after a contractual disagreement - leaving them after six successive
Championship victories.
Having captained the Hoops and Scotland, Hay was given the post at Gallowgate
and remained at the club until football was suspended due to WW1 in 1915.
Seeing action in France during the conflict, Hay returned to Ayr United and
later served Clydebank both as a player and manager.
However the incident that he's remembered for happened two years after his
accepting the job of Ayr United manager in 1924.
Claiming that one of his own
directors had attempted to bribe a match referee as the club fought relegation, he
refused to retract the accusation and was suspended sine die by the SFA.
That decision was over-turned a year later but Hay never held any significant
post in the game after that. He died in 1940.
1897 Norman Smith born, Newburn.
(1938-62)
Appearing
for both Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town in his playing career, Stan
Seymour handed Norman the post of club trainer at Gallowgate in 1939.
A familiar part of the Magpies staff for almost quarter of a century,
Smith was granted a testimonial match in 1959 - a rare honour for a 'backroom
boy'.
Working for both Duggie Livingstone and Charlie Mitten, Norman took over as
team manager following the departure of the latter in the wake of our
relegation in
1961.
However the move wasn't a success and he left the club after handing over the
reins to Joe Harvey in 1962, although he was often to be seen in the company
of his successor.
Norman died suddenly in 1978.
1952 Irving Nattrass born, Fishburn, Durham. (1970-79)
Another graduate from Newcastle's junior side, Irving debuted at
right back in a 3-1 victory over Derby County at SJP in March 1971, replacing
an injured John Craggs.
Appearing in central midfield and occasionally as a centre half, Nattrass then
first inherited the right back slot from David Craig during the 1973/74
season.
Injury saw Nattrass miss United's FA Cup Final defeat in 1974 while he
appeared in the League Cup Final reverse two seasons later despite struggling
with a knee injury.
Publicly urging United to appoint coach Richard Dinnis as successor to manager
Gordon Lee, Irving's association with that "player power" episode
saw him come into conflict with Bill McGarry and he joined Middlesbrough for a
fee of £375K in August 1979 (Spurs also registering an interest due to their
manager Keith Burkinshaw having previously coached Nattrass at United).
Going on to play over 200 games for Boro, a knee injury would eventually force
him into retirement at the age of 33.
Believed by some to have been wrongly overlooked for full international
honours, Irving did play once for England U23s (and sat on the bench for three
other games), but rejected an end of season call-up for a "B" team
tour of Australia, which cost him.
While still a Newcastle player in 1978, Irving established "The Factory
Store" clothing shop in Chester-le-Street and later opened six similar
outlets in the region.
However, the economic downturn forced him to file for bankruptcy
in 2012.
1966 Lee Payne born, Luton.
(1988-89)
Beginning his career with Hitchin Town, winger Lee then played
in the Conference with Barry Fry's Barnet, before joining Leicester City on a
trial basis and appearing against Newcastle in a reserve game.
Failing to reach agreement with the Foxes, United nipped in and signed Payne
for £125K shortly before Willie McFaul was shown the door at Gallowgate.
Lee's senior debut then came against the smoggies at SJP in October 1988, by
which time team selection was in the hands of caretaker boss Colin Suggett.
The arrival of Jim Smith at Gallowgate proved to be the end of Payne's time in
toon and he was sold to Reading for £60K, later playing in Holland for
Veendam alongside fellow former Magpie Rob McDonald.
A knee injury would curtail his career during a second spell at Veendam,
returning there following a three season spell at Emmen and a brief spell with
non-league Gateshead.
A born-again Christian, Payne began working as a scout for Harry Redknapp
during his days as West Ham boss and later became a player's agent.
1974 Nolberto Solano born, Lima, Peru.
(1998-2004 & 2005-07)
Kenny Dalglish's final signing was the £2.5m purchase of this
former Sporting Cristal and Universitario midfielder from Boca Juniors.
Over 9,000 fans saw him appear and score for United's reserve side in a 5-1
win over Stockport at SJP, just days before his first team debut in a 1-1 draw
at Chelsea. That proved to be Kenny's last game in charge, but
Nobby ending his first full season on Tyneside with an FA Cup runner’s-up
medal under the guidance of Ruud Gullit.
The following season then saw him net the first goal of Bobby Robson’s
managerial reign, setting United on the road to victory in Sofia. Later
disagreements with Sir Bobby Robson over his international career caused
Solano to drop down the pecking order - and be frequently substituted when
recalled.
January 2004 saw him move on to Aston Villa in a £1.5m deal and Nobby would
play in the 2-4 loss at Villa the following August, his three assists in that
game hastening the departure of Robson from SJP.
A year later and he was back at Gallowgate for the same £1.5m fee, James
Milner going the other way on a season-long loan.
The Geordie Latino then played on for a further two seasons at United before a
move to West Ham was negotiated for family reasons - his final appearance for
Newcastle coming in a League Cup tie at home to Barnsley in August 2007.
Subsequently signing for Greek side AE Larisa and then
rejoining Universitario, Nobby was sighted in the UK once more in late 2009.
A spell training with Colchester United failed to bring a contract offer, as
did a similar stint at Sheffield United. And the sight of Solano training with
Newcastle led to speculation of another return to black and white.
That proved to be only a favour to him while he was back in the area and Nobby
joined Nigel Pearson's Leicester City in January 2010 - making his Foxes debut
against Newcastle.
He then followed Pearson to the KC Stadium that summer and blew his trumpet
for the Tigers before a surprise move back to the North East in May 2011
joining another former coach, Mick Wadsworth, at Hartlepool.
Following Wadsworth's dismissal, Solano left Hartlepool and was named as a part-time
coach at Newcastle Benfield - although his involvement was minimal.
However, by the Summer he had returned to his native Peru and in June 2012, was
confirmed as manager of Peruvian Primera Division club, Universitario de
Deportes.
That proved to be short-lived association and his departure was reported late
in 2012, Solano subsequently returning to the UK and being linked with a number
of managerial posts in the Football League.
By 2014 he was coaching Canadian side Internacional de Toronto but still eyeing
a return to England.
Following claims in January 2015 that he'd taken the post of coach for
Thailand side Hua Hin City, Solano joined the Peruvian national team staff in May of that year.
Filling various roles including U23 coach, Nobby moved on in 2022 and had a
brief unproductive spell managing Swedish outfit AFC Eskilstuna during 2023.
 1975 Craig Moore born, Canterbury, Australia. (2005-07)
Australian international defender who moved to SJP on a free
transfer from Bundesliga side Borussia Munchengladbach, having previously
appeared for Glasgow Rangers and Crystal Palace.
Moore made a scoring debut in a pre-season home fixture against Yeading, but a
first competitive runout didn't arrive until March 2006, when he appeared as a
substitute in the FA Cup Quarter Final loss at Chelsea.
All told, Moore made 31 appearances (29 starts) and survived the
Souness era to appear in Glenn Roeder's squads.
However, the move was never a success and injury issues reduced his
effectiveness - while also maximising his time on the treatment table, which
allowed him plenty scope to peruse the Racing Post and frequent turf accountants
on Tyneside.
Moore returned to his native land and join the Queensland Roar,
later renamed Brisbane Roar. 2008 then saw him undergo successful treatment for testicular
cancer.
A brief spell at Greek side AO Kavala followed in early 2010, before Moore
appeared for his country at the World Cup Finals in South Africa that summer.
Later landing a job on the Australian national team staff, 2015 brought a
return to Brisbane Roar in a coaching capacity.
 1986 Liam Atkin born, Ashington.
(2002-07)
Full back who came through United's youth setup and
debuted for the reserve side in a 1-1 draw at Bradford City in April
2003.
However, several injury setback, a loss of form and stints playing in midfield
and even as a makeshift striker would all hinder Liam's development at
the club.
His only two first team outings both came in friendlies; a mid-season visit to
Malaga in 2005 and a testimonial match at Norwich in July 2006. Six months
after that outing, a settlement on his contract was reached and Liam joined Carlisle United.
However, he failed to make a competitive appearance for the Cumbrians and
joined Queen of the South on trial.
Atkin continued his career with Newcastle Blue Star, Blyth
Spartans, Gateshead, Ashington, Airdrie (trial), Cheltenham Town
(trial) West Allotment Celtic, Ashington, Blyth Spartans, Ashington, Celtic Nation,
Shildon, Ashington, Jarrow Roofing and Newcastle University.
Holding a UEFA B coaching qualification, he returned to United in a
position with the club's Foundation.
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What Else?
1896 Notts County (h)
2-2 (1-0)
Division
Two
Wardrope(83), Aitken(14)
Allan(1-1),
og(Miller)(1-2)
17,000
County
sources give the second goal to Bull but The Athletic
News describes a William Miller header that
"turned the reverse way into the net".1903 Nottingham Forest
(h)
3-1 (2-1)
Division One
McColl(22), Appleyard(35), Howie(3-1)
Calvey(6)
16,000
1908 Chelsea (a)
2-1 (0-1)
Division One
Allan(53), Veitch(86pen)
Humphreys(30)
25,000
Colin Veitch was first to react when Jack Whitley
blocked his penalty, tucking home the rebound to claim the
victory for Newcastle.
1914 Blackburn Rovers
(a)
3-2 (0-2)
Division One
King(67,69), Hudspeth(62pen)
Dawson(17), Shea(20)
6,000
Three quick goals after the break turned this one
round for United, the first a spot-kick controversially
awarded for handball against Smith while he was lying on
the ground.
1925 Everton (h)
3-3 (1-1)
Division One
Gallacher(29,59), Seymour(49)
Dean(9,65,79)
36,000
Clash of the striking legends, as Gallacher scored two
and made the other for Seymour. Dixie Dean scored all
three of the visitors goals. It was wee Hughie's first
goal for the Magpies, coming 29 minutes into his debut.
1931 Blackpool (a)
1-3 (1-1)
Division One
Lang(43)
Hampson(27,1-2), Longden(1-3)
13,410
1936 Swansea Town (h)
5-1 (3-0)
Division Two
Rogers(10,3-0), Pearson(13),
Smith(4-0,5-0)
Mackay(5-1)
14,356
 1936
At Goodison Park meanwhile Newcastle reserves were beaten 2-9
by Everton.
0-1 down after 20 minutes, the Magpies were then left a
man short before half time due to injury and trailed 0-4
by the interval.
The Toffees added another five after the break; Harry Ware and Bill Imrie replying for
Newcastle.
Among the home scorers was Durham-born Fred Laidman,
debuting after signing from Wigan. The inside forward was
watched by United scouts when playing local football in
the North East.
1942 Sunderland (h)
3-3 (1-2)
Wartime
Carr, Stubbins 2
Spuhler(pen), Whitelum 2
15,115
 1953
Blackpool (a)
3-1 (
0-1)
Division One
Broadis(46), Hannah(80), Mitchell(85)
Perry(18)
19,896
South-African born winger Bill Perry gave the
Seasiders a half time lead, but United left Bloomfield
Road with the points for a second successive season.
 1959
Luton Town (a)
4-3 (2-2)
Division One
Hughes(4), Eastham(14,73), Luke(90)
Bingham(30,35), Gregory(75)
14,524
Having netted four times in each of their previous two league
games - against Manchester City and Arsenal, United again
demonstrated their potency in front of goal
 1964
Northampton Town
(h) 5-0 (4-0)
Division Two
Hockey(8), McGarry(45+1,45+2, 90+2,
og)Everitt(45+3)
40,376
Anyone who popped off a few moments before the end of
each half had a disappointing afternoon against the
Cobblers at SJP.
Future Magpie Tommy Robson limped out of the game
early on following a clash with David Craig that left him
with a fractured jaw and lacking two teeth.
 1970
Huddersfield Town (h) 2-0 (1-0)
Division One
Robson(45), Dyson(86)
21,254
The game started at 2pm in order to conserve
electricity, by minimising the time the floodlights were
on.
 1973
Dundee United (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Texaco Cup
Kopel(15), Knox(21)
8,500
Frank Kopel and Archie Knox were on target for the
Tangerines at Tannadice, but Newcastle ran out 4-1 victors
on Tyneside in the return leg.
 1976
Ipswich Town (h)
1-0a (1-0)
Division One
Barrowclough
39,257
The icy conditions underfoot forced the postponement
of this match at half time. The restaged game ended 1-1.
 1987
Portsmouth (h)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
Mirandinha(77)
P.Jackson (fighting - 28)
Hardyman(31)
Dillon (fighting - 28)
20,255
United's gradual climb up the table continued;
Mirandinha's long-distance equaliser earning a point to
take them up a place to fourteenth.
The Brazilian left the field early on to have five
stitches inserted a head wound but had returned when a
mass coming together in the Gallowgate goalmouth ended
with referee Neil Midgley reducing both sides to ten men.
Peter Jackson walked for throwing punches in self defence
while future Magpie Kevin Dillon was also dismissed -
claiming a case of mistaken identity in a post-match
interview and revealing the culprit to be Kevin Ball...
1990 The Reserves were thumped 0-4 at SJP by Manchester City. 24
year old Danish striker Ove Hansen was on trial for United
but was sent packing immediately after this game.
 1998
Blackburn Rovers (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Premiership
27,569
United left with a point from Ewood Park after Jeff Kenna planted his
73rd minute penalty kick against the woodwork.
The Rovers defender had also failed from 12 yards against Newcastle in the
League Cup a month earlier.
NUFC.com match report
 1999
Tottenham Hotspur (a) 1-1 (0-0)
FA Cup 3rd Round
Speed(77)
Iversen(57)
33,116
A skewed fixture programme ahead of Euro
2000 saw the FA Cup Third Round staged before Xmas.
Former Magpies Ruel Fox and David Ginola were in the home
lineup and the latter laid on the opener for Stefan
Iversen's diving header.
However United force a replay when Gary Speed nodded home
a Stephen Glass corner to take George Graham's side back
to SJP.
NUFC.com match report
 2001
Chelsea (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Worthington Cup Quarter Final
Hasselbaink(90)
27,613
Late heartbreak for United as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
scored in the final seconds.
NUFC.com match
report
2005
Tim Krul scored a vital penalty and then saved the next to
put United through to the Fourth Round of the FA Youth
Cup, after a dramatic 8-7 penalty shootout victory over
Stoke City at Kingston Park.
2008 Newcastle
were strongly linked with a move for West Ham and England
centre back Matthew Upson, but this came to nothing once
the January transfer window opened.
 2009
Barnsley (a)
2-2 (1-0)
Championship
Nolan(6), Harewood(78)
Hallfredsson(52), Hassell(87)
20,079
United's seven game winning streak
ended at Oakwell in
front of 7,000 travelling fans, as The Tykes twice came
from behind to force a deserved draw.
On-loan defender defender Zurab Khizanishvili made his
seventh and final appearance for United before returning
to Blackburn Rovers.
NUFC.com
match report
2014
Having taken nine points from a
possible 12 by beating Liverpool, West Bromwich Albion and QPR in November,
Alan Pardew was given the Barclays Premier League manager
of the month award.
2016 Despite the absence of top scorer Sean Longstaff,
United's second string steamrollered Aston Villa 4-0 at SJP.
Curtis Good, Stuart Findlay, Tom Heardman and Liam Smith all found the
net.
NUFC.com
match report
 2020
West Bromwich Albion (h) 2-1 (1-0)
Premier League
Almiron(1), Gayle(82)
Furlong(50)
BCD
Ahead after just 20 seconds
through Miggy Almiron, United failed to build on their early advantage and were punished when
Darnell Furlong volleyed home.
In need of inspiration, Steve Bruce sent on Dwight Gayle for his first game
of the season and the number 12 quickly had a header cleared off Albion's
goal line.
However, Gayle wasn't to be denied a comeback goal and with eight minutes of
normal time remaining, met a gorgeous deep cross from fellow substitute and
Baggies old boy Jacob Murphy to
win it.
NUFC.com match
report
 2021
Leicester City (a)
0-4 (0-1)
Premier League
Tielemens(38pen,81),
Daka(57),
Maddison(85)
31,959
United wasted an opportunity to make up ground on their
relegation rivals as they capitulated to a makeshift Foxes side.
They gifted a first half penalty by making a mess of a goal kick,
although James Maddison made the most of Jamaal Lascelles' clumsy
challenge.
Up until that disaster the Magpies looked the more likely scorers but after a bright start, inexplicably took their foot off the
accelerator and allowed a shaky home side back into the game before
imploding after the break.
NUFC.com match
report
2022 A club announcement declared:
Newcastle United's Carabao Cup fourth round tie with
Bournemouth has been brought forward by 24 hours due to planned NHS
strike action on Wednesday, 21st December.
United had been set to face the Cherries at St. James' Park a
week on Wednesday but due to the planned action - which affects
North East Ambulance Service, the club's long-standing provider of
ambulances, paramedics and match command - the game will now be
played a day earlier on Tuesday, 20th December with kick-off set for
7:45pm.
The planned strike action has significant safety implications
on the club's matchday medical provisions.
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