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Friday 24th May
Match report

The Never-Ending Tour

  Number of Newcastle
  games attended by
  NUFC.com in 2023/24:

100

 

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2024/25 PL fixture release Tue 18.06, 9am

2024/25:
New kit launches

Fourteen years after their last stint as kit provider ended, Friday morning saw the return of adidas to Newcastle United, with this new home shirt unveiled:

Fans queued from the early hours at the temporary club shop on Strawberry Place which opened at 8am.

Adult replica shirts retail at £80, with the "pro" version coming in at £110. Junior size replicas are £55.

Buy shirts etc. from JD Sports online here

strip launch video is online here

Internationals:
Toon duo make Euro cut

Kieran Trippier and Anthony Gordon were confirmed as being in Gareth Southgate's final squad for the European Championships in Germany when the England manager announced his 26-man squad 48 hours early.

The Magpies pair were included in the preliminary 33-man squad ahead of friendlies against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Iceland, keeping their places when seven players were axed from those travelling to Germany.

Fellow Magpies Martin Dubravka and Fabian Schar are also Euro-bound with Slovakia and Switzerland respectively.

2024/25:
Mariners v Magpies

National League North side South Shields will host Newcastle's U21 side in a pre-season friendly at their 1st Cloud Arena (Mariners Park) on Sunday 4th August

It's a 1pm kick-off and standing tickets are on sale now at £10 adults, £7 concessions and £3 for U18s here.

The Mariners boss is former Magpies U21 coach, Elliott Dickman while striker Dylan Stephenson played there on loan from United last season before his release.

2024/25:
NUFC membership

Following a makeover, the official club website now has a pre-registration option for next season's membership scheme, although there's no pricing or other details.

Find that online here

Giveaway:
Engineering feet....
 

Newcastle-based Sock Council are giving away three pairs of NUFC inspired socks to one NUFC.com reader ahead of Father's Day - plus free UK shipping when at least three pairs from that range are purchased * 

Find all 11 designs in that range online here

To qualify for free UK shipping, a minimum of three pairs from that range must be ordered together to the same delivery address. Add code DOTCOM at checkout to activate the deal, which runs until Sunday June 16th.

To enter the competition, email your answer to this question to [email protected] subject of Socks:

The father of which former Magpie guided Bromley into the Football League for the first time last season? 

Closing date is 8pm on Wednesday June 12th. No age limit, open to anyone on the planet but delivery must be to a UK address. One entry each please
per person and the winner will be contacted to confirm prize choice - there's no need to specify that when entering.
 
Internationals:
Isak on target

Current national team duty:

Alexander Isak/Emil Krafth (Sweden):
05.06.2024 Denmark (a)
lost 1-2
FR
Both Magpies made the starting line-up in Copenhagen, Isak's ninth minute shot from inside the box cancelling out a Danish opener after two minutes.

See his goal online here

Isak played 70 minutes and Krafth completed the game.

08.06.2024 Serbia (h) Stockholm FR

Martin Dubravka (Slovakia):
05.06.2024 San Marino (n) won 4-0  FR
The custodian was named on the bench in the Austrian city of Wiener Neustadt and that's where he stayed.

09.06.2024 Wales (h) Trnava FR

Anthony Gordon/Kieran Trippier (England):
07.06.2024 Iceland (h) Wembley FR

03.06.2024 Bosnia & Herzegovina (h) won 3-0 FR
Gordon missed out but Trippier captained the side at Gallowgate and completed the opening 62 minutes.

Alex Murphy (Ireland U21s):  
07.06.2024 Croatia U21s (a) Zagreb FR
11.06.2024 England U20s (n) Zagreb FR

Fabian Schar (Switzerland)
08.06.2024 Austria (h) St. Gallen FR

04.06.2024 Estonia (h) won 4-0 FR
The Magpie defender was in the starting line-up for this kickabout in Lucerne, playing as part of a back three. 

Schar left the field in late in the second half with what appeared to be a muscle issue. The Swiss played the closing moments of the game with ten men.


Bruno Guimaraes (Brazil):
08.06.024 Mexico (a) College Station FR
12.06.2024 USA (a) Orlando FR
24.06.2024 Costa Rica (n) Inglewood CA
28.06.2024 Paraguay (n) Las Vegas CA
02.07.2024 Colombia (n) Santa Clara CA

Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland):

08.06.2024 Spain (a) Mallorca FR
11.06.2024 Andorra (a) Murcia FR

Miguel Almiron (Paraguay):
 
08.06.2024 Peru (a) Lima FR
12.06.2024 Chile (a) Santiago de Chile FR
16.06.2024 Panama (a) Cuidad de Panama FR

Yankuba Minteh (Gambia):
08.06.2024 Seychelles (h) Berkane WCQ
11.06.2024 Gabon (a) Franceville WCQ

08.06.024 Mexico (a) College Station FR
12.06.2024 USA (a) Orlando FR
24.06.2024 Costa Rica (n) Inglewood CA
28.06.2024 Paraguay (n) Las Vegas CA
02.07.2024 Colombia (n) Santa Clara CA

Jamal Lewis (Northern Ireland):

08.06.2024 Spain (a) Mallorca FR
11.06.2024 Andorra (a) Murcia FR

Miguel Almiron (Paraguay):
 
08.06.2024 Peru (a) Lima FR
12.06.2024 Chile (a) Santiago de Chile FR
16.06.2024 Panama (a) Cuidad de Panama FR

Yankuba Minteh (Gambia):
08.06.2024 Seychelles (h) Berkane WCQ
11.06.2024 Gabon (a) Franceville WCQ

Ahead of today's deadline for finalising squads, ten SJP old boys have a chance of Euro 2024 involvement:

Belgium: Matz Sels (confirmed)
England: Ivan Toney (confirmed)
Netherlands: Gini Wijnaldum (tbc)
Scotland: Grant Hanley (tbc)
Serbia: Alexsandar Mitrovic (tbc)
Slovakia: Lubo Satka (tbc)
Spain:
Joselu, Mikel Merino, Ayoze Perez (tbc)
Switzerland: Kevin Mbabu (tbc)

Coral
price the Euro 2024 victors as follows:

England
11/4
France
10/3
Germany 9/2
Portugal
8/1
Spain 8/1

New customers receive a £20 bet when staking £5 (T's & C's apply). Find Coral's markets online here

Update:
Our Kelly?

Bournemouth's list of released players appeared on Wednesday and includes Lloyd Kelly, who becomes a free agent following the expiration of his contract. 

The 25 year-old native of Bristol is widely expected to join Newcastle on a free transfer this summer, where he'll be reunited with former managers Eddie Howe and Jason Tindall plus ex-Cherries coach Graeme Jones.

Left-sided central defender Kelly played the first of 48 games for Bristol City in 2017, making a £13m switch to Bournemouth ahead of the 2019/20 campaign - and a home debut during Newcastle's 4-1 win there.

141 appearances for the ex-England U20 and U21 international at the Vitality Stadium include 54 in the Premier League (47 starts).

Update:
Saturday night live

Tuesday night saw this artwork projected onto the Baltic Arts Centre on the Gateshead side of the River Tyne. 

Emulating a banner displayed by Newcastle fans at the UEFA Cup game against Monaco back in 1997, ringing the phone number displayed reveals it to be the work of current club sponsor, sela


Announcing a free show to "celebrate our club, our city and our fans" sela invite anyone interested to gather opposite the Baltic on the Newcastle side of the river at 10pm this coming Saturday.

The live events company staged a drone display over the city days before United's Champions League return against PSG at Gallowgate in October 2023.

This latest enterprise follows the launch of the club's 2024/25 home kit manufactured by adidas on Friday, with sela branding prominently displayed.

Tied to the 90s:
Brazilians re-imagined

Our favourite badge provider Magpin has a new range of ModernRetros releases, with the simple premise of portraying current players in old kits.

The first two releases of Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton, are now on sale here. Use promo code BRAZIL for a £1 discount if purchasing both badges together.

We had two pairs to give away and asked you to name the opposition in the only game when Joelinton and Bruno were both on target for Newcastle.

It was of course Norwich City and badge sets will be going to Steve Romano and Michael Burn.

Nippon:
Japanese boy

Ahead of United's first games there in almost 30 years, NUFC.com's Japan correspondent Simon Moran begins his series of reports by recalling that 1996 visit:  

online here


2024/25
:
Departures etc.

Senior player signed: Mark Gillespie (1 year extension)

Senior players released:
Paul Dummett, Matt Ritchie, Loris Karius, Kell Watts, Jeff Hendrick.

Academy players released: Matty Bondswell, Will Brown, Kyle Crossley, Lucas De Bolle, Amadou Diallo, Eden Page, Jordan Hackett, Shaun Mavididi, Carter Milmore, Michael Ndiweni, Taylor Ross, Jude Smith, Dylan Stephenson, Rodrigo Vilca.

Extended deals: James Huntley, Jamie Miley, James Huntley and Ellis Stanton.

Pro deals: Scott Bailey, Dylan Charlton, Josh Donaldson, Johnny Emerson, Aidan Harris, Adam Harrison, Anthony Munda, Sean Neave, Darren Palmer, Harry Powell and Rory Powell.


Old boys:
Unlikely lads

SJP old boys with new clubs/jobs include:

Craig Bellamy (Burnley Interim Manager)
Luke Charman
(Hartlepool United)
Stephen Clemence (Barrow Head Coach)
Dan Langley (Morpeth Town)
Michael Newberry (Cliftonville)
Ben Tozer
(Forest Green Rovers)

Ex-Magpies looking for new clubs include:

Mehdi Abeid (Istanbul Basaksehir)
Chris Basham (Sheffield United)
Ciaran Clark
(Stoke City) 
Ryan Donaldson (Morpeth Town)
Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United)
Dwight Gayle (Derby County)
Jack Hunter
(Hartlepool United)
Paul Huntington
(Carlisle United)
Kazenga LuaLua (Charlton Athletic)
Jonathan Mitchell
(Harrogate Town)
Ben Pollock
(Spennymoor Town)
Josef Yarney
(Tranmere Rovers)

Off-field departures include:

Habib Beye (Red Star Paris)
Emre
(Ankaragucu)
Steve Guppy
(Nashville SC)
Kevin Nolan (West Ham)






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We continue to experience server issues and most of our sub-pages remain offline. 

While we work to restore full service, we've reinstated some sub-pages FYI although the links to reports etc. aren't available:

2023/24 senior games

PL seasonal stats

2023/24 U21 games

2023/24 U18 games

2023/24 senior squad

Transfer rumours June 2024

Transfers (Howe)

Former Magpies (PL)

ST holders on long-term deals have a price freeze for 2024/25 with standard pricing returning for 2025/26.  

Future STs:
No additional sale, none planned, no waiting list in operation.

2024/25 ST prices
online here

Memberships:
 2024/25 details awaited.

SJP seating plan is here  

Away tickets: The PL £30 away ticket price cap for adults applies in 2024/25 before a review is scheduled.

Fri 14.06.2024
Transfer window opens.

Tue 18.06.2024
PL fixture release, 9am.

Fri 21.06.2024 Home cup ticket scheme registration deadline, 5pm.

Wed 31.07.2024 Urawa Red Diamonds (a) @ Saitama Stadium, Japan, 7.30pm local time. Friendly. Public pre-sale from NUFC has now ended.

Sat 03.08.2024 Yokohama F Marinos (a)
@ National Stadium, Toyko, Japan 7pm local time. Friendly. Public pre-sale from NUFC has now ended.

Sun 04.08.2024 U21s v South Shields (a) @ 1st Cloud Arena, 1pm. Friendly. 

Wed 14.08.2024 tbc Carabao Cup Second Round draw takes place (includes NUFC)

Sat 17.08.2024
PL season starts.

Fri 30.08.2024 Transfer window closes.

(No games on Tue 24.12.2024) 

Wed 01.01.2025
Transfer window opens.

Mon 03.02.2025 Transfer window closes.

Sun 25.05.2025
PL season ends

Carabao Cup Round dates:
(NUFC enter in Round 2)

R2: w/c Mon 26.08.2024
R3:
w/c's Mon 16.09.2024 / 23.09.2024*
R4:
w/c Mon 28.10.2024
QF:
w/c Mon 16.12.2024
SF1: w/c Mon 06.01.2025
SF2: w/c Mon 03.02.2025
F: Sun 16.03.2025 (Wembley)

* split over two midweeks

FA Cup Round dates
:
(NUFC enter in Round 3)

R3: tbc
R4: tbc
R5: tbc
QF: tbc
SF: tbc
F: tbc (Wembley)

Other events @ SJP:

Euro 2028 - date(s) awaited

International Magpies
National Service

Euro 2024 takes place in ten cities across Germany from 14.06.2024 to 14.07.2024.

CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 takes place in the USA from 20.06.2024 to 14.07.2024.

International breaks:

2024/25:
02-10.09.2024
07-15.10.2024
11-19.11.2024
17-25.03.2025

 
Coxy's Corner

Whoops, He did it Again...


What's this all about then?
Click here  
for a rambling explanation of sorts....
 

On This Day in History
7th June


Born Or Died:

1885 John McTavish born, Govan, Scotland. (1912-13)

Scottish international inside right who had appeared for Falkirk, Oldham Athletic and Spurs before moving to SJP in April 1912.

Debuting in a season-closing 1-1 draw at newly-crowned Division One champions Blackburn Rovers, Jock became a regular starter during the following season.

However, United declined from a third place finish to fourteenth and McTavish was one of a number of players to depart at the end of that season, Partick Thistle paying £500 to take him back to Scotland.

Later moves saw Jock feature for York City, Goole Town, East Fife, East Stirlingshire and finally Dumbarton. He died in 1926, just two years after playing his final game.

1908 Mick Burns born, Leeholme, Durham. (1927-36)

Signed from Chilton Colliery Welfare for £100 as a goalkeeper, Mick had once been pushed into the forward line following some inconsistent displays between the posts. 

However, by the time he became a Magpie Burns had recovered enough of his skill to complete a century of senior appearances, debuting in a 0-1 home defeat by Blackburn Rovers in October 1927. 

Moving on to Preston North End in 1936, Burns was in goal for the Lillywhites at Wembley Stadium the following year as they were beaten 1-3 by the mackems in the FA Cup Final. 

joined Ipswich Town two years later and remained with them until 1951 - making his final appearance against Gateshead.

Serving as a Lance Bombardier in the army during WW2, Mick also featured for local rivals Norwich City as a wartime guest.

Later working as a school caretaker in Newcastle, Mick died in September 1982.

1910 William Pearson McPhillips born, Musselburgh, Scotland. (1930-38)

Goalkeeper Bill came to SJP in the summer of 1930 to understudy first-choice custodian Albert McInroy, United paying Musselburgh Bruntonians the princely sum of £30 for him.

Appearing for the club's reserve side, it took until New Years Day 1934 for a senior callup to arrive, after McInroy was unfit to play.

A fairly remarkable 90 minutes against Liverpool at Gallowgate followed: United taking an early lead before McPhillips was beaten on 24 minutes, only for the Magpies to instantly restore their one goal advantage.

Bill was then beaten again - by his own team mate Alec Betton - leaving the interval score at 2-2.

By full time though, McPhillips hadn't conceded again and his colleagues had scored another seven times to win 9-2.

"Scots Wullie" remained at SJP following United's relegation the season, making occasional first time starts until his longest run in the side during April and May 1938. 

Released that summer and joining Guildford City, Bill then appeared briefly in wartime football for Bradford City and Hartlepool. His death was recorded in 1992.
 

What Else?

1947 Newport County (a)
2-4 
(1-3)
Second Division
48pts, 5th/22 
Pearson(44), Shackleton(90)
Rawcliffe(10), Haddon(15), Carr(16,1-4)
16,000
Our first post-war season finally came to an end at County's Somerton Park ground. 

The defeat was something of a surprise, given that United had thumped the Welsh side 13-0 on Tyneside the previous October!

Referee Mr Frederick Milner of Wolverhampton was knocked out when the ball hit his stomach but he resumed to officiate after ten minutes.

1949 Vancouver All Stars (a) 8-1 (3-1)
Friendly 
Walker(25),
Milburn(30,
4-1,5-1,6-1,80), G.Robledo(3-0,79)
Whittaker(
3-1)
8,815 

Returning to Callister Park three days after a 5-2 victory over the All-Stars, United made it seven wins out of seven on their North American jaunt.


Team: Fairbrother, Craig, Batty, Harvey, Fraser, Dodgin, Walker, Houghton, Milburn, G.Robledo, Mitchell.

1952 Northern Transvaal (a) 2-1 (1-1)
Friendly 
Milburn(26), Hannah(62)
Erikson(10)
Crowd tbc 
Game seven of the South African Tour saw United's touring party move on to the Caledonian Ground in Pretoria.


Team: Simpson, Cowell, Batty, T.Robledo, Stokoe, Crowe, Foulkes, Davies, Milburn, Hannah, Mitchell.

1963 Joe Harvey secured the services of Welsh International Ollie Burton from Norwich City at a cost of £11,000.

1974 Newcastle Chairman Lord Westwood was elected Chairman of the Football League Management Committee.

1983 Botafogo (Brazil) (n)
0-0
(0-0)
Friendly 
30,000 
After two wins and a draw, this stalemate in Toyko's National Stadium against the side from Rio de Janeiro gave United the Japan Cup.

It was actually a blue jade vase, provided by the sponsors Kirin Breweries.

Team: Thomas, Anderson, Wharton, McCreery, Clarke, Carney, Keegan, McDonald, Varadi, McDermott, Waddle.

1988 Wimbledon 'keeper Dave Beasant was persuaded to move to Tyneside, less than a month after a decisive penalty save in the FA Cup Final. At the time, his £850,000 fee was a British record for a goalkeeper.

1995 Les Ferdinand agreed to join United after Queens Park Rangers reluctantly accepted a slighter lower bid than Aston Villa had made - the striker had refused to join the Villans.

1997 28,000 fans in the Stade de La Mosson, Montpellier saw England defeat hosts France 1-0 thanks to an Alan Shearer goal in Le Tournoi.

Our man was first to react when Barthez spilled Teddy Sheringham's effort in the final minutes of the game.

This was a dry run for the World Cup held the following summer and also involved Brazil and Italy.

England ultimately won the football-shaped Tournoi trophy, which remains their only senior tournament success achieved on foreign soil.

2000 Didier Domi and Gary Speed were both rumoured to be leaving United as Rangers made a last minute bid to secure Toon target Peter Lovenkrands from Akademisk Boldklub in his native Denmark. 

2001 United's planned pre-season tour to Hong Kong and China was abandoned after the organisers failed to provide the promised financial guarantees.

2003 Following the SARS virus scare, the FA finally announced that the Asia Cup involving Birmingham City, Chelsea and Newcastle in Malaysia would go ahead as planned.

2007 With Joey Barton's transfer from Manchester City agreed but still not formally concluded, Mark Viduka became Sam Allardyce's first Newcastle signing,

Following the expiration of his Boro contract, free agent Viduka agreed a two-year deal with an option for a further season.

2009
Newspaper headlines linked Alan Shearer to managerial posts at West Bromwich Albion and Southampton, as the deadlock at Newcastle over his permanent appointment continued.

2011 Premier League newcomers Swansea City confirmed that Newcastle had made an undisclosed offer for Welsh international left back Neil Taylor.

2012 Newcastle confirmed that they had agreed a new eight-year contract with chief scout Graham Carr.

2018 Massadio Haidara left to join Racing Club Lens after the expiration of his contract at SJP. Also departing as a free agent was fellow full back Jesus Gamez.

2022 Championship side Norwich City struck a loan deal for midfielder Isaac Hayden. The 27 year-old was under contract at SJP until 2026 but had been out of action since December 2021 due to a knee injury.

2022 Newcastle full back Kieran Trippier was in the England side for a 1-1 Nations League draw against Germany in Munich.

Trippier's 36th international cap was his first since moving to SJP, becoming the 37th then-current Magpie to play for
England.