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2024/25:
Devils dispatched
Newcastle 4
Manchester United 1
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action is online here A
fourth successive Premier League victory continued Newcastle's charge for
Champions League qualification on Sunday, a comprehensive dismantling of Manchester United
propelling them into fourth place.
Overseen by coach Jason Tindall in the absence of the hospitalised Eddie
Howe, the Magpies boasted with an unchanged line-up for the fifth game in
succession.
Alexander Isak teed up Sandro Tonali to volley past goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
after 24 minutes, the Premier League debutant then denying our top scorer a
second goal that would have reflected the balance of play.
However a rare venture into the home box on 37 minutes saw Diogo Dalot play
in Alejandro Garnacho, who steered his low shot beyond Nick Pope and into
the net.
The hosts redoubled their efforts after the interval and ruthless
pressing on the visitor's goal was rewarded within five minutes of the
restart.
Bruno Guimaraes found Tino Livramento
on the left just inside the opposition half and the full back who spent much
of the game in an attacking role shimmied past Dalot's before laying a
low pass across the six yard box that reached Jacob Murphy beyond the back
post.
His astute layoff back across goal was met by the advancing Harvey Barnes
who converted from close range at the Gallowgate End.
The winger was celebrating his third goal of the week quarter of an hour
later, capitalising on Noussair Mazraoui's stumble and setting off for goal before supplying a
memorable finish.
And on a day when Wor Flags paid tribute to Kevin Keegan, Bruno Guimaraes
won his one on one with Bayindir in a manner reminiscent of KK's debut
strike against QPR's Peter Hucker back in August 1982.
That rounded off the scoring
and sealed Newcastle's first league double over the Old Trafford side in 94
years; Anthony Gordon returning from injury and suspension to appear in the
closing stages.
Next up for the black and whites is their game in hand against Crystal
Palace at Gallowgate on Wednesday night, where another maximum point haul
would lift them up to third - five points clear of the team in sixth place.
Team: Pope, Trippier (Krafth 78), Livramento,
Schar, Burn, Joelinton (Longstaff 85), Tonali, Guimaraes (Miley 85), Barnes,
J.Murphy (Gordon 78), Isak (Wilson 78).
Subs n/u: Dubravka, Targett, Neave, Osula.
Booked: None
Goals: Tonali 24, Barnes 49,64, Guimaraes 77
A fourth successive PL appearance without a caution meant that Joelinton
remains on nine bookings and needs to avoid censure against Crystal Palace
in order to avoid an automatic two game ban.
The threat of a similar punishment for Dan Burn has now passed, with him on
eight bookings but just one game away from the 32 game seasonal cutoff
point.
The nearest Joelinton came to censure was with the game stopped and his
substitution indicated; Joe arguing with Manuel Ugarte as Bruno frog-marched
him from the field and indicating his willingness to continue the exchange
with the Uruguayan off the pitch....
MUFC:
Bayindir, Yoro, Lindelof, Mazraoui (Shaw 78), Amass (Dirgu 55), Eriksen,
Ugarte, Dalot, Fernandes (Mainoo 82), Garnacho (Mount 55), Zirkzee (Hojlund
55).
Subs n/u: Casemiro, Heaton, Heaven, Maguire.
Booked: Ugarte, Yoro
Goal: Garnacho 37
Crowd: 52,252. The visitors took the full 3,200
places in L7 but some remained unoccupied.
Ex-Magpies in attendance included Nicky Butt, David Ginola, Rob Lee and Alan
Shearer. England boss Thomas Tuchel was also present.
Although the man in question had been on Tyneside less than 48 hours
before, Kevin Keegan wasn't present as
Wor Flags staged a tribute to Kevin Keegan across three side
of SJP before kick-off.
Jason Tindall said:
"I said to the players before the game we need a performance the manager would
be proud of.
"I’ve just seen a message from him before I came to do the press,
congratulating the performance from everybody and from the team. He was able
to watch it, and I’m sure that would have lifted his spirits.
"He trusted the decision we’d make, we’ve been working together for
a long time. He was able to communicate earlier on in the week, then put his
trust in everyone to put in a performance he’d be proud of, and the boys
delivered.
"We had to make a couple of tweaks at half-time,
we were a few yards off on our press. The lads went back out and
delivered their tactical executions superbly well.
"I'm super proud of the players. Not
surprised because we've got a fantastic group of players - we've
got some great leaders within that.
"It's times like this when the manager is not there, when he's
not there to lead the team, you have to step up individually and
collectively.
"Everybody certainly did
that today, so really, really proud of the players to go out and
deliver the performance that they did today against a good
Manchester United team.
"I think the team probably picked itself in recent
performances.
"Eddie put his trust in
myself and the work and the rest of the support staff to go out and
deliver the performance. He trusted that if decisions needed to be
made and tweaks needed to be made, that we'd make the right choices
and make the right decisions.
"Thankfully, that happened
today and as I say, I'm sure he'll be really proud of it.”
Asked about Howe's
condition:
"No updates. I haven't really had the opportunity to speak to him
properly."
Tindall oversaw the side with coach Graeme Jones for the second time, the
pair previously taking charge in November 2021 for a 3-3 home draw with Brentford.
That came about when Howe tested positive for COVID ahead of his first game
as Magpies boss. He watched the game on TV while isolating in a nearby
hotel.
Referee:
Chris Kavanagh - fourth Toon posting of the current
season for the Lancastrian whistler, following the 2-1 win at Wolves, 2-0
home Carabao Cup defeat of Chelsea and 1-2 home loss to Fulham.
VAR: Peter Bankes
Latest PL results/fixture:
Sat 12.04.2025:
Manchester City 5-2 Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion 2-2 Leicester City
Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton
Southampton 0-3 Aston Villa
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
Sun 13.04.2025:
Chelsea 2-2 Ipswich Town
Liverpool 2-1 West Ham
Wolves 4-2 Spurs
Newcastle 4-1 Manchester United
Mon 14.04.2025:
Bournemouth v Fulham (8pm) Sky
Stats:
Following a 2-0 success at Old Trafford in December, Newcastle gained the victory that
sealed a first league win double over Manchester
United since 1930/31.
Newcastle achieved three successive home league wins over the
Red Devils for the first time ever in the Premier League and the
first time in the top flight since the 1968/69, 1969/70 and 1970/71
seasons.
The Magpies scored more than three goals in a game against Manchester
United for only the third time in 60 Premier League meetings - the
5-0 home win in October 1996 and 4-3 success at SJP in September
2001.
Newcastle have now taken six points off six teams this season, Manchester
United following Leicester City, Spurs, Wolves, Southampton and Nottingham
Forest in losing to us both home and away.
Sandro Tonali scored his fifth goal of the season,
three of which have come in the Premier League. He now has four PL
goals to his name.
Harvey Barnes made it eight PL goals for the season,
leaving him second top scorer behind Alexander Isak.
The former Fox now has 13 as a Magpie, taking him level with
Hatem Ben Arfa. He's now two short of a PL half century, adding in
his 35 efforts for Leicester City.
Bruno Guimaraes netted his 20th PL goal, two ahead of
Anthony Gordon and two behind Joelinton. United's captain has four
PL strikes to his name this season.
Red Devils @ SJP - Premier era:
2024/25 won 4-1 Tonali, Barnes 2, Guimaraes
2023/24 won 1-0 Gordon
2022/23 won 2-0 Willock, Wilson
2021/22 drew 1-1 Saint-Maximin
2020/21 lost 1-4 og(Shaw)
2019/20 won 1-0 M.Longstaff
2018/19 lost 0-2
2017/18 won 1-0 Ritchie
2015/16 drew 3-3 Wijnaldum, Mitrovic, Dummett
2014/15 lost 0-1
2013/14 lost 0-4
2012/13 lost 0-3
2011/12 won 3-0 Ba, Cabaye, og(Jones)
2010/11 drew 0-0
2008/09 lost 1-2 Lovenkrands
2007/08 lost 1-5 Ab.Faye
2006/07 drew 2-2 Milner, Edgar
2005/06 lost 0-2
2004/05 lost 1-3 Shearer
2003/04 lost 1-2 Shearer
2002/03 lost 2-6 Jenas, Ameobi
2001/02 won 4-3 Robert, Lee, Dabizas, og(Brown)
2000/01 drew 1-1 Glass
1999/00 won 3-0 Ferguson, Shearer 2
1998/99 lost 1-2 Solano
1997/98 lost 0-1
1996/97 won 5-0 D.Peacock, Ginola, Ferdinand, Shearer, Albert
1995/96 lost 0-1
1994/95 drew 1-1 Kitson
1994/95 won 2-0 Albert, Kitson (LC)
1993/94 drew 1-1 Cole
Update:
Howe hospitalised
NUFC confirm that manager Eddie
Howe was admitted to hospital late on Friday and missed Sunday's game.
NUFC statement, Saturday:
"The Magpies' head coach was admitted to hospital late on Friday evening
having felt unwell for a number of days.
"Medical staff kept Eddie in hospital overnight for further tests, which are
ongoing. He is conscious and talking with his family, and is continuing to
receive expert medical care.
"Everyone at Newcastle United extends their best wishes to Eddie for a
speedy recovery, and further updates will follow in due course.
"Jason Tindall and Graeme Jones will lead the team at St. James' Park on
Sunday, supported by the club's first team staff."
Premier
League:
Villa (a) flag rule
FAO anyone going to Villa Park on Saturday and planning on taking a
flag, these will only be allowed in if approved in advance by Aston Villa.
From their guidance:
"Supporters who wish to take a flag must send a photo of the flag;
it’s dimensions and fire certificate to [email protected]
"This must be sent before the
close of play on Wednesday 16th April."
U21s:
Citizen's
test for Stiffs
With their place in the one-off
playoff round confirmed,
Newcastle U21s play their final regular game of the PL2 season this evening (7pm).
The opponents at the Joie Stadium are a Manchester City
side who sit two points clear of their nearest challengers Fulham at
the top of the table, enjoying a vastly superior goal difference
over the Cottagers.
At the same time as City are hosting Newcastle in their last game,
Fulham close out their fixtures against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood
Park.
The Magpies are currently ninth but
could end up anywhere between fifth and 11th.
The top eight teams then host
one additional playoff round game each against the sides finishing
ninth to sixteenth, with the first place finisher hosting the
16th, second the 15th etc.
Those 16 teams won't be confirmed until after the final two regular
games of the season take place on Friday.
Advance tickets were available online here
but went off sale over the weekend. It's unclear whether walk-ups will be
accepted on the night.
This will be the first time that any Newcastle side has played at
City's purpose-built ground for development and Women's teams that
opened in 2014.
PS: U21 midfielder Ellis Stanton has confirmed his release by United
via social media in recent days.
U19s:
Dallas
defeat
Sao Paulo U19s 5
Newcastle U19s 0
United U19s endured a difficult afternoon in the Cotton Bowl on Sunday, as
they commenced their Dallas Cup participation with defeat by Sao Paulo.
The Brazilian side were beginning the defence of their Super Group title and
went ahead within 90 seconds, only to then concede a seventh minute penalty
that Kasey Wooster dragged wide of the target.
Sao Paulo then doubled their lead after 16 minutes in blazing sunshine and
it was 0-3 by the 38th minute.
Into the second period and a free kick conversion from distance increased
United's agony and it was 0-5 on the hour, the scoring thankfully complete
at that point.
Match rerun is online here
Team: Taylor,
Durrant, Epia, Johnson, M.Miley, Cogdon, O'Donnell, Harper, Ferreira,
Wooster, Fitzgerald.
Subs: tbc
Next up for the Magpies is a game against Austin-based Lonestar Soccer Club at
Richland College on Tuesday, completing their Group stage ties on Wednesday against Mexicans Tigres at the Toyota Soccer
Centre.
The 12 team U19 segment of the tournament then moves to a knockout format.
The original Cotton Bowl Stadium opened in 1930 and had a maximum capacity
of 75,000. It hosted six matches during the 1994 World Cup Finals.
United's 19 man squad is as follows: James Taylor, Tyler Jones, Aaron Epia, Jake
Durrant, Henry Johnson, Jude Cogdon, Guy Bloomer, Thomas Old, Lesecond
Yeutembip, Matthew Taylor, Alex O'Donovan, Baran Yildiz, Mason Miley, Fraser
Harper, Noah Morgan, Matheos Ferreira, Kacey Wooster, Kayden Lucas, Kyle
Fitzgerald.
Live streams of the games are available online here
(subscription required)
Toon
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"Love
is For Everyone", the new album from singer songwriter Andrew
Cushin is released on May 2nd.
The 25 year-old Tynesider follows up his 2023 debut with a second collection
of self-penned tunes.
Card wallet CDs of "Love is..." can be pre-ordered now here
for the special price of just £5, including a bonus unreleased track
that's downloadable straight away.
We have CDs to give away and to stand a
chance of winning one, email your answer to the following question to [email protected]
by Noon on Thursday April 17th, subject line of Cushin.
Which Andrew memorably put the ball in the mackem net back in April
2001?
No age limit, open to anyone anywhere in
the world but delivery only to UK addresses. One entry per person.
Find Andrew's videos online here
Premier
League:
Sunday date for
Chelsea looms
Thursday evening saw Chelsea win the first
leg of their Conference League quarter-final tie, defeating Legia Warsaw 3-0
in Poland.
Assuming no unforeseen turnaround in this Thursday's second leg, Enzo
Maresca's side will advance to the last four, meaning that their Premier
League visit to SJP will be played at Noon on Sunday May 11th.
Confirmation of the date and KO time of United's away game against Arsenal
is still to be announced by the Premier League. Their own published deadline for
doing so was Friday April 4th.....
No PL games will be played on Sat 17.05.2025 to avoid clashing with the FA
Cup Final that day, but in theory Newcastle could visit the Emirates on Fri 16.05.2025, Sun
18.05.2025 or Mon 19.05.2025.
2025/26:
Singapore date set
Newcastle have confirmed their first
friendly ahead of next season, facing Arsenal at the Singapore
National Stadium on Sunday 27th July.
The kick-off time isn't listed by NUFC, but Arsenal now have it as
7.30pm local time (12.30pm BST).
This match is part of an overseas pre-season tour, with further stops still
to be announced, amid claims of possible visits to Hong Kong and South
Korea.
Tickets for what is billed as the Singapore Festival of Football go on sale
on Friday 25th April - further details are awaited.
The venue holds 55,000 and is built on the site of the former National
Stadium - visited by United in August 1996 when Kevin Keegan's side scored
five goals without reply to defeat an S League Select XI.
The Gunners face AC Milan at the same ground four days earlier and following
our game, move on to Hong Kong for a kickabout against Spurs four days
later.
The Serie A side meanwhile face Liverpool in Hong Kong on July 26th.
Temps:
Loan lads
Travis Hernes
(AaB):
The midfielder completed the entirety of a 2-2 home draw with Lyngby
in the Danish SuperLiga on Friday.
Charlie McArthur (Carlisle United):
The Cumbrians won 2-0 at
Morecambe in League Two on Saturday. Charlie remained on the bench.
Joe White
(MK Dons):
Defeat for MK Dons at
Gillingham in League Two on Saturday. Joe returned from injury to appear off
the bench in the 67th
minute, the only goal of the game coming in the fifth minute of
added time.
Harrison Ashby
(QPR):
A full game for Harrison as QPR drew 1-1 at home with Bristol City
in the Championship on Saturday. Both goals came in the first half
hour.
Isaac Hayden
(Portsmouth):
A dramatic 2-2 draw at Fratton Park as Pompey scored an added time
equaliser against Derby County in the Championship on Saturday.
Isaac started, was booked and then substituted shortly after the
Rams had gone 2-1 up.
Alex Murphy
(Bolton Wanderers):
The Trotters lost 1-4 at Barnsley in League One on Saturday, with Alex
brought
off the bench in the 39th minute when the Tykes were 2-0 ahead.
Max Thompson
(Chesterfield):
A 3-0 home victory over
Fleetwood Town for the Spireites in League Two on Saturday saw
goalkeeper Max once again a substitute spectator.
James Huntley
(Spennymoor Town):
Moors were beaten 0-2 at Scunthorpe United in National League North on Saturday.
James remains sidelined with a knee injury.
Vakhtang Salia
(Dinamo Tblisi):
A 0-2 loss away to Torpedo Kutaisi in the Erovnukli Liga on Sunday included
a 68 minute outing for Salia.
Miodrag Pivas
(Willem II):
Another week another defeat, this time 1-2 at home to Ajax in the Eredivisie
on Sunday. Pivas appeared from the bench in the 84th minute with the scoring
over.
2025/26:
Take five
Arsenal's 3-0 win over Real Madrid on Tuesday confirmed that the team
finishing fifth in the Premier League will qualify for next season's
Champions League.
That additional space has been granted by UEFA under their European
Performance Spot (EPS). The relevant Premier League press
release is online here
All five sides will enter at the League Stage.
PS: UEFA have agreed an away ticket price cap for next season's
three European competitions as follows:
€50 Champions League
€35 Europa League
€20 Conference League
Internationals:
French excursion
for Toon teens
Young Magpies George Mair and Sam Alabi have been
included in the England U16 squad for the Montaigu Tournament that
takes place in France this week.
England are in Group B, playing these group games:
Tue 15.04.2025 Japan (n) Ardelay
Thu 17.04.2025 Mexico (n) La Chataigneraie
Sat 19.04.2025 Portugal (n) La Chataigneraie
Group A consists of France, China, Brazil and Ivory Coast.
Staged since 1973, the tournament has featured various SJP old boys
over the years, including Adam Armstrong, Hatem Ben Arfa, Brian Kerr
and Jonjo Shelvey.
England's last appearance in 2023 featured United's Ollie Harrison
in addition to Trevan Sanusi and Leo Shahar - who both signed for
Newcastle later that year.
2024/25:
Crystal Palace (h)
Wednesday night sees Newcastle play their
PL game in hand, hosting the Eagles in
a 7.30pm kick-off at SJP live on Sky
Sports.
Team: To follow
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The draw 14/5
CPFC win 16/5
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CPFC: Eddie Nketiah and Marc Guehi will both be available for
selection following suspension.
Oliver Glasner's side lost 2-5 at Manchester
City on Saturday - their first PL away defeat since October, ending a run
that included six wins and four draws.
Referee: Darren England - a third appointment so far this
season involving the Magpies for the official from Doncaster, following our
1-1 PL draw at Selhurst Park and the 3-0 PL home victory over Wolves.
VAR: Craig Pawson
UK TV: Live on Sky Sports
City centre bars with live TV coverage include:
The Dog & Parrot on Clayton Street West.
The game will be live at WonderBar in The Gate.
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Overseas TV: To follow
UK Radio: Live on talkSPORT2
Local Radio: Live on BBC Radio Newcastle
Hospital Radio: Radio Tyneside commentary is free of charge in local
hospitals via Spark Media.
Buses: The Go North East X50 football service from the Metro
Centre will be in operation. Details here
Metro: No scheduled disruptions
Rail: Scheduled disruptions are online
here
Roads: The
Tyne Bridge refurbishment programme continues, with one lane in each
direction closed at all times until further notice.
That will lead to congestion and delays, especially with the ongoing closure
of the Gateshead Highway closure. More details here
Temporary road closures around SJP apply from an hour before kick-off
until 30 minutes after the final whistle.
Food Bank: The
usual stall and bucket shakers will be on and around Strawberry Place, with
NUFC Director Jamie Reuben again matching all matchday donations.
Stats:
Eagles @ Magpies - PL era:
2023/24 Won 4-0 Murphy,
Gordon, Longstaff, Wilson
2022/23 Drew 0-0 (won 3-2 pens) (LC)
2022/23 Drew 0-0
2021/22 Won 1-0 Almiron
2020/21 Lost 1-2 Shelvey
2019/20 Won 1-0 Almiron
2018/19 Lost 0-1
2017/18 Won 1-0 Merino
2015/16 Won 1-0 Townsend
2014/15 Drew 3-3 Janmaat, Aarons, Williamson
2013/14 Won 1-0 Cisse
2009/10 Won 2-0 og(Derry), Ranger (Ch)
2004/05 Drew 0-0
2001/02 Won 2-0 Shearer, Acuna (FAC)
1998/99 Won 2-1 Speed, Shearer (FAC)
1997/98 Lost 1-2 Shearer
1994/95 Won 3-2 Fox, Lee, Gillespie
2025/26:
Milestone reached:
more funds needed
Former Magpie Alan Shearer appeared on BBC Breakfast last week
here as the
charity fundraising efforts of his foundation smashed through the £7m
barrier.
Those funds helped establish The Alan
Shearer Centre, offering support to over 5,000 people
in the region with profound disabilities and acute sensory impairments.
The running costs of that facility have now rocketed from £250K to £320K
annually, meaning that Wor Al is now calling for additional support from the
public:
"I founded the Alan Shearer Foundation to make a real difference to
the lives of people with a wide range of abilities and complex needs.
"To keep the activity centre free for our members, we now need to raise
an additional £70,000 every year.
"The funds raised enable our members and their families to access
life-enhancing therapies like hydrotherapy and sensory play without
increased strain on family finances.
"Every donation, fundraising event and contribution — however big or
small — helps us to maintain and grow these vital facilities and ensures
that people get the care and experiences they deserve.
"We need to do more if we are to help and support families who require
specialist care facilities.”
Find out about the Alan
Shearer Foundation here
Premier
League:
Murphy brace boosts
Champs League bid
Leicester City
0 Newcastle
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Latest:
Defender extension
details emerge
The Athletic report that Jamaal Lascelles has agreed a
contract extension that will keep him at SJP until summer 2026, not 2025 as
was previously assumed.
It's claimed that a deal for an additional 12 months was done late last
year, but no official announcement has yet come from the player or
club.
The 31 year-old defender joined United from Nottingham Forest back in 2014,
making the first of 251 league and cup appearances in September 2015.
Suffering an ACL injury during a home victory over West Ham in March 2024,
Lascelles is yet to kick a ball this season but has recently returned to
training.
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Mon 14.04.2025 U19s v Lonestar SC (USA) (n)
@ Richland College, Dallas, Texas, USA. 2pm
local time. U19s Dallas Cup Super Group.
Mon 14.04.2025 U21s v Manchester City (a)
@ Joie Park, 7pm. PL2.
Note new date.
Wed 16.04.2025 U19s v Tigres UANL (Mexico) (n)
@ Toyota Soccer Centre,
Dallas, Texas, USA. 2pm
local time. U19s Dallas Cup Super Group.
Wed 16.04.2025 Crystal Palace (h)
@ SJP, 7.30pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/resale now.
Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) @ Villa
Park, 5.30pm. Premier League. SOLD OUT. Allocation:
tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 26.04.2025 U18s v mackems (a)
@ Academy of plight, 11am. U18 Premier
League.
Sat 26.04.2025 Ipswich Town (h)
@ SJP, 3pm. Premier League. ST forwarding/ resale now.
No live UK TV.
Wed 30.04.2025 U18s v Leeds United (h) @ Little Benton, Noon. U18 Premier
League. Note
new date.
Sat 03.05.2025 U18s v Manchester City (h) @ Little Benton, 11.30am. U18 Premier
League.
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton & Hove (a) @ Amex Stadium, 2pm. Premier League.
ST holder sale now, 12 points (11 @ 2pm). £30 adults,
£26 seniors/U21s, £18 U18s. Allocation: 3,000 tbc. Live on Sky Sports.
Sat 10.05.2025 or Sun 11.05.2025 Chelsea (h)
@ SJP, KO tbc. Premier League. Ticket sale details
awaited. Live on TNT Sports.
NUFC live on TV:
Wed 16.04.2025 Palace (h) 7.30pm Sky
Sat 19.04.2025 Aston Villa (a) 5.30pm Sky
Sun 04.05.2025 Brighton (a) 2pm Sky
Date tbc 05.2025 Chelsea (h) KO tbc TNT
(PL selections made to Sun 11.05.2025)
(PL season ends on Sun 25.05.2025)
Live TV release dates:
MW37: overdue
MW38: Following MW37
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Other events @ SJP:
Wed 14.05.2025 Heaton Stannington
v Morpeth Town @ SJP, 7.30pm. Northumberland Senior Cup
Final. East
Stand pay turnstiles
open: £8 adults, £4 concessions and £2 U18s.
Rugby League
Magic Weekend XVIII:
Sat 03.05.2025:
Leigh Leopards v Catalans Dragons 1.30pm
Hull KR v Salford Red Devils 4.15pm
St Helens v Leeds Rhinos 7pm
Sun 04.05.2025:
Huddersfield Giants v Hull FC Noon
Warrington Wolves v Wigan Warriors 2.45pm
Castleford Tigers v Wakefield Trinity 5.30pm
Thu 12.06.2025 with CMAT
Sat 14.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Sun 15.06.2025 with CMAT & War on Drugs
Euro 2028
- date(s) awaited
2025/26 season
dates:
Sun 27.07.2025 Arsenal (n)
@ National Stadium, Singapore, KO tbc. Friendly.
Wed 18.06.2025
PL fixture release (9am)
Sat 16.08.2025
PL begins
Sun 24.05.2026 PL ends
Summer transfer window:
Sun 01.06.2025 to Tue 10.06.2025 and
Mon 16.06.2025 to Mon 01.09.2025.
(33 weekend, five midweek games.
No games played on 24.12.2025).
Thu 21.08.2025 ECL playoff 1L
Thu 28.08.2025 ECL playoff 2L
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(Chris Allan)
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On This Day in History |
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14th April |
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Born Or Died:
1885 Jimmy Soye born, Govan,
Scotland.
(1906-09)
Right winger who came to
prominence playing for Distillery in Northern Ireland and after one full season
joined Southampton in the summer of 1905.
A year later he was on the move again, this time signing for Newcastle along
with fellow Saint Harry Brown.
However, Jimmy was never able to claim a regular starting place in the side and
was moved on to Aberdeen at the end of the 1908/09 campaign - Wilf Low going
the opposite way in a part-exchange deal.
He went to make over 200 appearances in six seasons at Pittodrie, before his
playing career came to an end when normal league football was suspended during
WW1.
1926 Jorge Oliver
"George" Robledo born, Iquique, Chile. (1949-53)
Chilean-born with an English
mother, George and his family relocated to England in 1932 and worked as a
miner, appearing for Huddersfield Town as an amateur.
Signing for Barnsley in 1943 (along with his younger brother, Eduardo), the
goalscoring form of George brought him to Newcastle's attention and he and
Eduardo joined United in a joint £26,500 deal early in 1949.
Debuting in a 2-0 home win over Charlton in February 1949, his first senior
goal for the Magpies came a month later, hitting the winner in a 2-1 derby win
at SJP.
George became the first South American to appear in an FA Cup Final when united
beat Blackpool in 1951 and a year later, headed the only goal of the game as
Arsenal were beaten and the trophy was retained.
Both he and his brother returned to Chile in 1953, signing for the Colo-Colo club
and winning two league titles. George later played for O'Higgins before finally
hanging up his boots in 1961.
Capped 31 times for Chile between 1950 and 1957 and netting eight goals, George
later worked as a sports teacher and made a return visit to Tyneside during the
1980s.
He succumbed to a heart attack in April 1989 and is buried in Santiago.
1941 Matthew Hogg born,
Dinnington.
(19??-61)
Full back who failed to make the grade at SJP, moving on to Darlington.
Matty later appeared for South Shields.
1944 George Watkin born, Chopwell.
(1960-63)
Centre forward George joined Newcastle in 1960 and played in
the FA Youth Cup winning side two years later, scoring six times.
His sole senior competitive game for United was a 0-0 draw at Bury in December
1962 deputising for the indisposed Barrie Thomas.
Leaving SJP in 1963, George appeared for Kings Lynn, Cambridge City and
Chesterfield before returning to his native North East with Gateshead in 1965.
Living near Consett, he was sadly diagnosed as suffering from Parkinson's
Disease during 2002. He passed away in July 2018.
1974 John Watson born,
South Shields. (1990-93)
Forward who joined from Wallsend Boys Club and came through
United's junior
and reserve ranks to earn a professional deal.
Appearing mostly as a right back while at Newcastle, John made his debut off
the bench in 1-2 loss to already-relegated Hull City at St. James' Park in May
1991.
A second senior outing then came as a substitute during United's 0-3 defeat at
Bari in the Anglo-Italian Cup in December 1992.
Following an unsuccessful trial at West Bromwich Albion, Watson joined Scunthorpe United
ahead of the 1993/94 season.
However things failed to work out at the Iron and he returned to the region to join Gateshead - playing at the
International Stadium in three different spells.
After some time in the USA he returned to play for Durham City, taking
temporary command there in 2005.
Two spells with Whitley Bay, one with Newcastle Benfield and a stint with Bedlington Terriers
(including taking caretaker charge) followed, before John ended his playing
days with Annfield Plain.
Watson worked for Gateshead Council and continued his playing career in local
veteran's football - with 2016 finding him in the Wallsend Winstons Over 40s
side.
1997 Callum Roberts born, Newcastle. (2013-19)
A pupil at Churchill Community College in Wallsend,
striker/winger Callum first linked up with Newcastle aged eight, before joining the
club's Academy as a scholar in 2013.
Debuting at U18 level in a home win over Aston Villa the previous October,
Roberts then netted twice against Stoke City in only his second competitive
appearance.
Rewarded with an U21 debut against West Ham at Whitley Park in September 2013,
a fine display against Liverpool at Anfield six months later saw Callum net in
a 2-5 loss.
January 2015 saw Roberts make his senior bow for the club, arriving as a second
half substitute during the 0-1 away defeat at Leicester City in the FA Cup.
Callum then signed a deal running until 2019 before a loan to Gateshead soon
after. However he made just three
appearances before returning.
Continuing to play for Newcastle reserves, he was loaned to Kilmarnock in January 2017 but failed to find the net
in 11 appearances (five starts).
A rare Magpie first team outing then came in a pre-season
friendly at Preston North End during July 2018, before resuming for the
second string XI and bagging 12 league and cup goals that season.
There was an unexpected return to senior service in January 2019, in a FA Cup Third Round Replay at Blackburn Rovers.
Both he and fellow reserve Sean Longstaff netted in a 4-2 victory at Ewood
Park, but while Longstaff retained his place in the first team, Roberts wasn't
so fortunate.
A loan move to fourth tier side Colchester United followed,
but after just three
substitute appearances totalling less than 40 minutes he was recalled.
Failing to win a new deal at SJP, Callum began pre-season on trial at
Southend United but was almost immediately injured.
Featuring for Boro U23s in the early weeks of the 2019/20 season, Roberts turned up at Lee Clark's Blyth Spartans side.
After bagging a hatful of goals for them, Callum signed
for National League side Notts County during January 2020.
Helping them to the promotion playoff final at Wembley, he
netted against Harrogate Town but ended up on the losing
side.
Two further seasons at Meadow followed during which he overcame fitness issues
and regained his goal touch before leaving in July 2022, when signing for Aberdeen.
Callum's next move took him South of the border, signing for
National League North Scunthorpe United in June 2023.
 1999 Tyrique Bartlett born, Zurich, Switzerland. (2016-19)
The
son of South African international striker Shaun, Tyrique
was born in Switzerland while his father played for FC Zurich, but raised in
South Africa and London.
First spotted appearing
for Newcastle's
U23 side in a training ground kickabout against Burnley in December 2016, the
striker scored in a similar game with Kilmarnock soon after.
Following receipt of his FIFA clearance, Tyrique made his
competitive Magpies debut in a Northumberland Senior Cup victory over Northern
League Blyth FC in late 2017.
A handful of other appearances followed for the U23s that season, Bartlett
also making an international debut when representing South Africa at U20
level.
However, ankle ligament problems sidelined Tyrique during the following season
and he was missing until after the turn of the year, marking his comeback with
goals against Reading and Wolves.
That wasn't enough to win an extended deal on Tyneside though and he left that
summer.
Bartlett's next port of call was Cape Umoya United in South
Africa, signing for them during February 2020. However he
had departed by the end of the year and joined Cape Town
Spurs - remaining there until released in 2022.
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What Else?
1894 Grimsby Town
(a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division Two
36pts,
4th/15
2,000
Having hauled themselves up from the lower reaches
of the table by winning ten of the final 13 games,
this point saw United end their first league season
in fourth position.
This meeting with the Mariners was staged at their
Abbey Park ground in Grimsby.
1900 Glossop (a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P31, 32pts, 6th/18
2,000
There was a debut for right back Jimmy Lindsay
as United travelled to Derbyshire for this fixture
at North Road.
Dropping the North End suffix from their name for
what proved to be their sole season of top flight
football, Glossop were relegated and dropped out of
the Football League following the outbreak of World
War One.
1904 Shaddongate
United (a)
4-1 (1-1)
Friendly
Fraser 3, Finlay
Spottiswood
3,000
One of the last games Shaddongate played before
changing their name to Carlisle United, this was
staged at Milholme Bank, Carlisle.
Some newspaper reports credit Harrison of Newcastle with the second goal and
Fraser as having netting twice, not three times.
1906 Notts
County (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One
P33, 36pts, 9th/20
Green(70)
18,000
24 hours after winning 4-1 at Bury, Newcastle
moved on to Nottingham where they took to the field
at The City Ground - Notts unable to use their usual
home venue of Trent Bridge due to a cricket match.
A debutant for United in a much-changed lineup
(with one eye on their forthcoming FA Cup Final
appearance) was Sid Blake - who then converted from
an outfield player to a goalkeeper for the rest
of his career.
The visitors were forced to play 80 minutes a man
short, after Tony Whitson broke his finger in the
opening exchanges.
1911 Sheffield
Wednesday (h)
0-2 (0-0)
Division One
P36, 38pts, 6th/20
Wilson(60), Robertson(75)
30,000
This Good
Friday home defeat was perhaps inevitable, given
that "Newcastle played in a half-hearted
fashion and were never dangerous" according
to one reporter.
1913 Sheffield
Wednesday (a)
2-1 (2-0)
Division One
P36, 34pts, 13th/20
Cooper(10), Hibbert(2-0)
Mclean(77pen)
14,000
Newcastle's victory at Hillsborough ended realistic
hopes that the Owls had of winning the title while
strengthening the chances that the mackems would
become champions.
Trailing 0-2 at the interval, the hosts got back
into the game via a penalty conversion for handball
but couldn't force an equaliser - home fans
barracking United for their offside tactics
perpetuated by Bill McCracken.
1915 Burnley (h)
1-2 (0-1)
Division One
P35, 28pts, 16th/20
Hibbert(56)
Boyle(20), Kelly(67)
6,000
One of those days for the black and whites,
denied a penalty in the second half with the score
at 0-1 when the referee over-ruled his linesman
after he indicated a handball.
After levelling and going 1-2 down, United then
reportedly struck the Burnley crossbar on no less than four
occasions.
1922 Bradford
City (h)
1-2 (1-1)
Division One
P37, 38pts, 11th/22
Harris(30)
Chalmers(23), Winn(56)
20,000
Some contemporary reports name the scorer of
Bradford's winning goal as former Magpie William
Hibbert.
1923 Stoke (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Division One
P38, 41pts, 8th/22
Watkin(86)
20,000
Many home fans had already left the Victoria
Ground before Stoke summoned up the late winner that
kept their chances of remaining in the top flight
alive.
Despite this
victory however, they would still suffer relegation.
1926 Manchester
United (h)
4-1 (3-1)
Division One
P39, 38pts, 11th/22
Hudspeth(17pen), Clark(35), McDonald(45),
Urwin(61)
Hanson(5)
15,000
The Magpies won convincingly despite being
without Hughie Gallacher and the margin of victory
would have been more but for the heroics of visiting
custodian Alf Steward.
1928 Liverpool
(a)
0-0 (0-0)
Division One
P37, 37pts, 13th/22
25,000
 1932 Chelsea (a)
1-4 (1-4)
Division One
P37, 38pts, 10th/22
MacKenzie(40)
Gallacher(20,26,31),
Jackson(21)
12,605
A month
after losing the FA Cup Semi Final to the Magpies at
Leeds Road, the Blues gained revenge on home soil.
And in a mirror image of the result at SJP,
former Magpie favourite and programme cover
star Hughie Gallacher hit a lightning treble.
1934
Huddersfield Town (a)
1-4 (0-1)
Division One
P40, 32pts, 21st/22
Williams(72)
J.Smith(44), Williams(48), Bott(0-3,58)
10,356
A disastrous defeat
by the title-challenging
Terriers that left United on the brink of demotion
with just two games remaining.
Huddersfield's first scorer Jack Smith became a
Newcastle player the following September, while
fellow Town scorer Wilf Bott was also in Magpie colours
by the start of 1935.
 1945
Bradford City (a)
1-0 (0-0)
Wartime
Hair
10,000
A second half strike from George Hair completed
an aggregate 7-2 victory for United in this Football
League War Cup Second Round tie.
 1948
Fulham (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P39, 51pts, 2nd/22
Stobbart (85pen)
54,061
A crucial victory for United as they stayed
two points ahead Sheffield Wednesday with three
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1951 Charlton Athletic (a)
3-1 (1-1)
Division One
P38, 45pts,
5th/22
Taylor(20), G.Robledo(2-1),
og(Phipps)(3-1)
Kiernan(42)
25,798 |
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1952 Middlesbrough (a) 1-2 (1-0)
Division One
P38, 40pts,
11th/22
Keeble(30)
Walker(60), Delapenha(68)
40,000 |
1956 Bolton Wanderers (a)
2-3 (2-2)
Division One
P41, 40pts,
10th/22
Keeble(31), White(45)
Neill(7), Gubbins(20), Stevens(86)
17,378 |
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1958 Manchester City (h)
4-1 (1-1)
Division One
P38, 30pts,
20th/22
Davies(5), Franks(88),
White(55,75)
Warhurst(40)
53,326 |
1962 Stoke City (h)
2-0 (0-0)
Division Two
P38, 35pts,
15th/22
Thomas(59),
og(Allen)(85)
20,593 |
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1969 Everton (a)
1-1 (0-1)
Division One
P37, 39pts,
9th/22
Davies(51)
Husband(44)
36,335 |
1970 Coventry City (h) 4-0 (2-0)
Division One
47pts, 7th/22
Robson(34),
Dyson
(38),
Gibb(74),
Foggon(87)
32,858
An enjoyable last game of the season for
United. |
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 1973
Southampton (a)
1-1 (0-0)
Division One
P38, 42pts, 7th/22
Barrowclough(67)
Gilchrist(77)
14,785
Magpies goalkeeper Martin Burleigh fractured a
finger after tangling with Mick Channon.
1976
Manchester City (h)
2-1 (1-1)
Division One
P39, 37pts,
12th/22
Cassidy(26),
Macdonald(87)
Royle(17)
21,095 |
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1979
Sheffield United (h)
1-3 (0-2)
Division Two
P34, 33pts,
12th/22
Shoulder(80)
og(Brownlie)(15), Rioch(26), Anderson(90)
19,126 |
 1984
Sheffield Wednesday (h) 0-1 (0-0)
Division Two
P36, 69pts,
3rd/22
Shelton(77)
36,288
The Manager of the Month curse struck
recipient Arthur Cox, as Gary Shelton's memorable bicycle kick
for the yellow-clad Owls delighted their large
contingent behind the Leazes goal.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1987
Arsenal (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division One
P36, 40pts,
17th/22
Goddard(29)
17,353
After six futile attempts, United's first victory
at Highbury since 1974 was claimed in this
midweek encounter, thanks to Paul Goddard's
sixth goal in as many games.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1990
Wolves (a)
1-0 (1-0)
Division Two
P41, 72pts, 3rd/24
Scott(30)
19,507
A fifth successive win for Jim Smith's side and
a first Magpie victory at Molineux since 1959.
The game was notable for a dreadful miss in front of
an open goal by Kevin Dillon - who never managed to
break his duck in 76 competitive club appearances.
Youtube
footage is online here
 1995
Everton (a)
0-2 (0-1)
Premier League
P37, 67pts, 4th/22
Lee(80 - second yellow)
Amokachi(23,60)
34,628
A Friday night visit to Goodison in front of the Sky
cameras saw Daniel Amokachi
strike twice for the Toffees and Rob Lee see red.
Defeat saw United drop one place to fourth, managing
just one win from their remaining six games to
finish in sixth position.
 1996
Aston Villa (h)
1-0 (0-0)
Premier League
P34, 70pts, 2nd/20
Ferdinand(63)
36,510
The pressure was mounting on title-chasing
United and Kevin Keegan in particular, who took left
back Beresford off after 25 minutes following an
argument between player and home bench.
Sir Les netted with a wonderful header to grab three
vital points against a Villa side who seemed almost
as pleased as the home crowd - especially
local lad Tommy Johnson, who contrived to miss a
chance that ooked easier to score.
1999 Newcastle reserves recorded a
resounding 6-1 home win over Lincoln City,
Andreas Andersson scoring four and on-loan Louis
Saha grabbing the other two.
 2001
Ipswich Town (a)
0-1 (0-0)
Premiership
P31, 39pts, 14th/20
Solano(76)
Stewart(76pen)
24,028
Nobby Solano was sent off for the second time in
the season after handling on the line. Marcus
Stewart scored from the spot to pile more misery on
Sir Bobby Robson at his old Suffolk stamping ground.
NUFC.com
match report.
 2004
PSV Eindhoven (Holland) (h)
2-1 (1-0)
(3-2 on aggregate)
UEFA Cup Quarter Final
2nd leg
Shearer(9), Speed(66)
Kezman(52pen)
Headers
from old-timers Alan Shearer and Gary Speed took
United
into the semi finals of the UEFA Cup and a meeting
with French side Marseille.
NUFC.com
match report
Old heads do
the trick against PSV
2005
Sporting Lisbon
(Portugal (a)
1-4 (1-1)
(2-4 on aggregate)
UEFA Cup Quarter Final 2nd leg
Dyer(20)
Niculae(40),
Sa
Pinto(71),
Beto(77),
Rochemback(90)
Sadly, this was
United's only trip the Alvalade
Stadium - the venue for that season's UEFA Cup final -
crashing out on aggregate.
Despite being without Laurent Robert after pre-game
press comments resulting in his omission from the
squad, Kieron Dyer fired United into a 2-0 aggregate
lead, leaving Sporting the
daunting task of scoring three.
This they did,
getting one five minutes before half-time and then two
more in six second half minutes.
As United searched for a late
Feyenoord -type "winner" Stephen Carr's awful blunder allow
Sporting to make it 4-1.
NUFC.com
match report
 2007
Portsmouth (a)
1-2 (0-1)
Premier League
P34, 41pts, 11th/20
Emre(69pen)
Mwaruwari(7),
Taylor(59)
20,165
United boss Glenn Roeder admitted that he read the
riot act at half-time after an awful first 45
minutes but it didn't stop our very faint European
hopes from fading away.
This game was notable for an ankle injury picked up
by Damien Duff in such a fashion that many of those
present thought he was indulging in some low-quality
method acting.
However, he missed the next eight
months.
NUFC.com
match report
2010
The reserves halted a run of four
successive defeats, but were held to a 2-2 by Scunthorpe
United. Defender Callum Morris and striker Wesley Baheng netted.
NUFC.com match report
 2013
mackems (h)
0-3 (0-1)
Premier League
P33, 36pts, 13th/20
Sessegnon(27), Johnson(74),
Vaughan(82)
52,355
United kept their worst performance of
the season for their most important game, as the Tyne-wear derby ended up in a home humiliation.
A thoroughly depressing day was then shared with the
rest of the nation, one local clown deciding that
punching a police horse in view of TV cameras was a good idea.
NUFC.com match report
2014
It finished scoreless at Whitley Park as a rare clean sheet from Newcastle's second string reserves gained a point
from their Manchester City
counterparts.
NUFC.com match report
 2017
Leeds United (h)
1-1 (0-0)
Championship
P42, 85pts, 2nd/24
Lascelles(67)
Wood(90+5)
52,301
A
Good Friday night live TV game looked to have been
won by the hosts when a Jamaal Lascelles header just
crossed the line midway through the second half.
However, future Magpie Chris Wood bagged
an undeserved point for the visitors deep into second half added time -
moments after a pitch invader was ushered away.
NUFC.com match report
2020
There were widespread reports that Mike Ashley had agreed to sell Newcastle United for a claimed £300m. According to Sky, the
prospective new ownership was:
"The Saudi fund (PIF), controlled by Prince Mohammed bin Salman
will hold 80% of the club shares, while Amanda Staveley will
hold 10% of the shares and it is expected that she will play
a key role in the running of the club.
"The final 10 per cent will be controlled by billionaire
brothers, David and Simon Reuben."
However, the takeover was still 18 months from being completed.
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