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Newcastle United
Newcastle United emblem
Full nameNewcastle United Football Club
Nickname(s)The Magpies, The Toon, The Geordies
Founded1892
GroundSt James' Park,
Newcastle upon Tyne
Capacity52,387
ChairmanEngland Freddy Shepherd
ManagerEngland Glenn Roeder
LeagueFA Premier League
2005-06Premier League, 7th

Newcastle United Football Club are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the "Magpies", who currently play in the FA Premier League. The club's traditional local rivals are Sunderland. Newcastle United supporters are known as the "Toon Army" or the "Geordies" due to the area the team is based in which holds the majority of the clubs' supporters. The team was formed in 1892 after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East and Newcastle West and currently plays at St James' Park, the old Newcastle West ground in the city. Newcastle United are the eighth most successful team in English football according to a recent article published in The Times. This takes into account all results since the beginning of English league football in 1888.

History

For more details on this topic, see History of Newcastle United F.C..

In November 1881, the Stanley Cricket Club of South Byker decided to form an association football club, to play during the winter after the Cricket season had ended. They won their first match 5-0 against Elswick Leather Works 2nd XI. Just under a year later, in October 1882, they changed their name to Newcastle East End FC to avoid confusion with the cricket club in the town of Stanley, Co.Durham. Meanwhile, across the city, another cricket club began to take an interest in football and in August 1882, they formed Newcastle West End FC. West End played their early football on their cricket pitch, but later moved to St. James' Park.

The region's first league competition was formed in 1889 and the FA Cup began to cause interest. Ambitious East End turned professional in 1889. West End however, did not fare so well. During the Spring of 1892, West End approached East End with a view to a takeover, the directors having decided that the club could no longer continue.

Ultimately, it was decided that West End's players and most of its backroom staff would join East End. East End also took over the lease on St. James' Park, this effectively merged the two rival clubs together. By December 1892, they decided to give the club a new name and a new image. At a public meeting, several new names, including Newcastle Rangers and Newcastle City, were suggested, before all agreed on Newcastle United. The FA agreed to the name change on 22 December, but the new title was not legalised until 6 September 1895, when Newcastle United Football Club Co. Ltd. was constituted.

Newcastle United then went on to lift the League Championship on three occasions, 1905, 1907 and 1909, although the 1908-09 season also saw them record what is still a record home defeat in the top flight of English football, 9-1 to rivals Sunderland, who count the result as their record win. They also reached five FA Cup Finals in seven years (winning only in 1910 against Barnsley FC in a replay at Goodison Park away from the regular FA Cup Venue of Crystal Palace) leading up to World War I in 1914. They won the League a fourth time in 1927.

During the 1950s, United lifted the FA Cup trophy on three occasions within a five year period. In 1951 they defeated Blackpool 2-0, a year later Arsenal were beaten 1-0 and in 1955 United defeated Manchester City 3-1. The Magpies had a high profile, and so did their players; 'Wor Jackie' Milburn and Bobby 'Dazzler' Mitchell in particular.

An old war horse returned to revitalise the Magpies in the shape of Joe Harvey, who had skippered the club to much of their post-war success. He teamed up with Stan Seymour to rebuild United and the Black'n'Whites returned to the elite as Second Division Champions in 1965. United then became very much an unpredictable side, always capable of defeating the best, but never quite realising their huge potential.

Joe Harvey's side qualified for Europe for the first time in 1968 and surprised many the following year by lifting the Inter Cities Fairs Cup; which two years later evolved into the UEFA Cup beating the likes of Sporting Lisbon, Feynoord and Real Zaragoza along the way before triumphing over two legs against the Hungarians Újpesti Dózsa in the final. United possessed a solid eleven and Newcastle's tradition of fielding a famous Number 9 at centre-forward since earliest years continued as big Welshman Wyn Davies was prominent along with the likes of Bryan 'Pop' Robson, Bobby Moncur and Frank Clark.

In the years that followed European success, manager Harvey brought in a string of talented entertainers who thrilled the Gallowgate crowd. Pleasers like Jimmy Smith, Tony Green and Terry Hibbitt and a new centre-forward by the name of Malcolm Macdonald. Nicknamed 'Supermac', Macdonald was one of United's most popular figures. He had an impressive goalscoring tally, which led United's attack to Wembley twice, in 1974 and 1976, against Liverpool in the FA Cup and Manchester City in the League Cup. But on each occasion the Magpies failed to bring the trophy back to Tyneside.

By the start of the 1980s, United had declined dramatically and were languishing in the Second Division. Gordon Lee had replaced Harvey as boss, yet he in turn soon gave way to Richard Dinnis and then Bill McGarry. But it was Arthur Cox who steered United back again to the First Division with ex-England skipper Kevin Keegan the focus of the side, having joined the Magpies in 1982.

Later, Kevin Keegan returned to Tyneside to replace Ossie Ardiles as manager on a short term contract in 1992, taking what he claimed to be the only job that could tempt him back into football, United were struggling at the wrong end of Division Two. Sir John Hall had all but taken control of the club and he needed a minor miracle to stop the Magpies from tumbling into the Third Division for the first time in their history. Survival was confirmed by winning both of their final two league games at home to Portsmouth and away to Leicester City, the latter to a last minute own goal, although as it transpired Newcastle would have survived even if they'd lost at Leicester .

The following season saw a dramatic turn around in the clubs fortunes. They would win their first eleven league games before a 1-0 home defeat against Grimsby Town ended the run, two games short of the English league record of thirteenth. Playing an exciting brand of attacking football Newcastle would clinch promotion with a 2-0 away win, ironically at Grimsby, and become champions.

Under Keegan Newcastle continued to succeed even at the higher level. Impressing everyone with their attacking flair they would finish a commendable third in their first season back in the top flight and 6th the season after. The 1995-6 season would see the team come close to winning the FA Premier League. Despite being twelve points ahead of their nearest rivals, Manchester United, Newcastle would go on a terrible run of form and lose out. One in particular stands out, the 4-3 reverse away at Liverpool which has been voted the best game ever in the 14 years of the English Premier League. The following season saw them finish in second place again, despite the signing of Alan Shearer. However the blow of a second successive failure to win the Premiership was softened as Newcastle defeated Manchester United in a famous 5-0 victory on October 22nd, 1996.

Keegan resigned in 1997 and was replaced by Kenny Dalglish, who it was felt would help solidify the team defensively. In their first season under his guidance, Newcastle entered the Champions League, and reached the 1998 FA Cup Final only to fall to a 2-0 defeat by Arsenal. However, Dalglish's cautious brand of football proved unpopular with supporters used to Newcastle's previous swashbuckling style; more importantly this careful style was not producing results. Several unsuccessful transfer deals along with a poor start to the 1998-1999 season led to Dalglish being sacked.

Ruud Gullit, mostly famous for being a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge promising to bring back 'sexy football' to Newcastle. The team again started promisingly, and reached the FA Cup final that season. Unfortunately, this time around they were to lose to Manchester United. Gullit also made some high profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and Croatian forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Gullit also fell out with several senior players, firstly by refusing to give long time midfield stalwart Robert Lee a squad number and then by dropping talisman Alan Shearer for the home game against bitter rivals Sunderland; this was seen as a very unpopular decision by the fans especially since the result was a humiliating 2-1 defeat. After a dreadful start to the 1999/00 season, and increasing pressure from the club's supporters, Gullit resigned.

Veteran ex-England manager, and local boy, Sir Bobby Robson was brought in to replace Gullit. His first job, unthinkable a few years previously, was to ensure Newcastle's survival in the Premiership. This was achieved, at the expense of stylish football, but with Lee and Shearer back onside. That said, Robson's first home match in charge was remarkable, Newcastle beating Sheffield Wednesday 8-0, with Shearer scoring five. Over the next few seasons Robson built up an exciting young squad. Players such as Kieron Dyer (a Gullit signing), Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert ensured the team were capable of once again punching their weight in the league. An unlikely Championship challenge almost emerged in the last few weeks of the 2002/2003 season, and Newcastle achieved qualification for the lucrative Champions' League.

After nearly five years in charge, Sir Bobby Robson was dismissed on 30 August 2004 following a poor start to the 2004/05 season and alleged discontent in the dressing room. Graeme Souness was appointed as Robson's successor two weeks later.

Graeme Souness replaced Sir Bobby Robson as manager on 13 September 2004, two days after the Magpies' match against Souness' former club Blackburn Rovers. After initial good results, the team soon became mired in the bottom half of the table, remaining there until December when they reached the top half of the table for the first time that season.

In August 2005, the club signed Michael Owen for a record £17 million from Real Madrid, surpassing the previous £15 million Newcastle paid to Blackburn Rovers for Alan Shearer. However, injuries meant Owen played only ten matches for Newcastle in his first six months at the club. Newcastle started the new season poorly, and in February 2006 Souness was sacked following a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City. In the interim, former West Ham manager, Glenn Roeder (who was Newcastle United's Youth Academy Director) was given the Caretaker Manager role, assisted by Club Captain, Alan Shearer. In Roeder's first game in charge against Portsmouth on 4 February 2006, Alan Shearer scored his 201st goal for Newcastle, overtaking Jackie Milburn as the club's highest ever goal-scorer. His tally later reached 206 in a match against rivals Sunderland, on 17 April 2006 - a game in which he also suffered a serious knee injury, forcing his retirement three games earlier than planned.

Glenn Roeder (an ex Newcastle United Captain) was appointed as caretaker manager to help Newcastle United from the relegation battle which Graeme Souness's mismanagement had left the club in this position, after this appointment, the passion and pride came back and Newcastle United ended in seventh place in the league which earned the club a UEFA Intertoto Cup place. After the successful run, chairman Freddy Shepherd appointed Roeder as Newcastle manager on a permanent basis, on a two year contract. The FA Premier League agreed to grant him special dispensation to manage the club during which time he will be expected to acquire the mandatory FIFA Pro Licence. This though has led to some cries of outrage from the League Managers Association. His first major signing was the purchase of Damien Duff from Chelsea for £5 million. On August 24 2006 he completed his second major signing Obafemi Martins from Internazionale for the fee of £10.1 million, Martins will take the famous number 9 shirt vacated since Alan Shearer's retirement. On August 31st, he signed Giuseppe Rossi on loan from Manchester United until January 1st and Antoine Sibierski from Manchester City on a one year deal. On September 1st, Roeder also brought in former player Olivier Bernard on a free transfer, after his release from the Rangers.

On Saturday 4th November 2006, Newcastle lost their home Premiership match against Sheffield United, a team then bottom of the Premiership without a single away point or goal. It was the club's seventh game without a league win, and left them second bottom of the table. A large number of supporters gathered outside St. James' Park afterwards calling for the sacking of the board of directors.

Since the Sheffield United game Newcastle's form has picked up and they are currentley on a 6 match unbeaten run. After the dreadful performance at home to Sheffield Utd, Newcastle drew 2-2 with Watford in the Carling Cup winning the match on penalties 5-4. They then drew consecutive Premiership away games against Man City, 0-0, and Arsenal 1-1. This game signalled the return of Shay Given and Kieron Dyer. Dyer gave Newcastle a surprise lead with his first Premiership goal for over 18 months. Given was the man of the match making a number of outstanding saves to keep Newcastle in the game. He was only beaten by a brilliant free kick from Thierry Henry.

Newcastle then played Celta Vigo in the UEFA cup. They were top of group 3 with 2 wins out of 2. A Third win in a row would make qualification a certainty. After going a goal behind Newcastle produced a spirited display with Antoine Sibierski and Steven Taylor, with his 1st goal for the club, scoring the goals to give the Toon Army the win and 3 points needed for qualification. Next Newcastle played Portsmouth at St James Park and produced their best display of the season. With Kieron Dyer in scintillating form Newcastle won 1-0 with Sibierski hitting his 5th goal of the season. The only downside to the victory were the injuries to Captain Scott Parker and James Milner who were withdrawn in the 1st half. Newcastle then travelled to Germany to play Frankfurt where the defence earned many plaudits in a 0-0 scoreline. The point confirmed that Newcastle finished top of Uefa Cup group H.

In late 2006, US Investment company Belgravia began to show an interest in making a takeover of the club. They first announced their interest in September, then in November they met both Sir John Hall, Douglas Hall and chairman Freddy Shepherd (Shepherd was under immense pressure to resign due to Newcastle's poor league form). Belgravia released a statement on 1 December 2006 stating that the January transfer window is when they aim to be in control.

Colours

Newcastle's traditional home colours

Newcastle originally wore red and white stripes when the East End and West End clubs unified, continuing the tradition of the defunct Newcastle East End. To avoid confusion with their neighbours Sunderland, Newcastle changed to their now familiar black and white stripes in 1904. Since then, the basic concept of the home kit has remained unchanged, although the sock colour has changed from black to white over the years - notably during the Ruud Gullit era, who believed white was lucky. They have also worn white shorts when playing other stripe teams who also wear black shorts.

Newcastle's away colours are inconsistent, with no one particular colour being more recognisable than others. In the 1970s and 1980s, the away kits were mostly yellow and green, quite similar to Norwich City's home kit - these colours are often seen on Malcolm Macdonald. Since the 1990s, the away strip has often been some shade of blue. Other common away colours are all black, all white, yellow or grey. The most unusual away colour is arguably the maroon and blue horizontal hoop colours from the 1995-96 season. These colours later returned for the 2006-07 season.

Newcastle's 2006-2007 3rd kit

In the past few years Newcastle's European shirt colours have been all yellow with black shorts and last year all blue. The Current European strip is Sky Blue and Black, the name/number is the adidas shirt font used in the world cup in white.

Newcastle's shirt sponsors were Scottish & Newcastle Breweries from 1982 - 1986. In 1986, Greenalls took over and ran until 1990 when S & N returned for a ten year stint. In 2000, NTL took over for three years, and then the club was sponsored by Northern Rock. Newcastle's home and away kit is currently manufactured by Adidas and in the past has been manufactured by Admiral, Bukta, Umbro and Asics.

Stadium

Main article: St James' Park

Newcastle's home stadium is St James' Park, which has been their home since the merger of East End and West End in 1891, though football was first played there in 1880. At the turn of the 20th century the ground could hold 30,000, but this was soon expanded to 60,000 [1]. However, the ground was altered little in the next 70 years, and by the 1980s was looking dated.

The Bradford fire in 1985 prompted renovation, but progress was slow due to financial difficulties. The takeover of the club by Sir John Hall in 1992 resolved these difficulties, and the stadium was redeveloped to comply with the Taylor Report. Later, the club wished to build a new ground in the nearby Leazes Park, however these plans were quashed. In response to this, the club expanded St. James' Park further. Following the completion of the construction in 2000, St James' Park became the club ground with the second highest capacity in England, with 52,387 seats, although they later became the third highest capacity after the completion of the Emirates Stadium and the further extension of Manchester United's Old Trafford.

Two stands, the Sir John Hall stand and the Milburn stand, have two tiers and are of cantilever construction, whereas the East Stand and the Gallowgate End are roughly half as high, and each have a single tier. This makes the stadium look quite lopsided at times, although it also makes it quite unique. The Gallowgate End is traditionally home to Newcastle's most vociferous supporters, as it was once the stand with no roof covering.

Supporters

Newcastle fans often refer to themselves as the "The Toon Army" and "Geordies". The Toon name comes from the geordie word for "Town". The term Geordie is less clear cut,it may originate from the "Geordie Lamps" - safer miners lamps developed by (and affectionately named after) George Stephenson. There is some evidence that miners from the Bolton and Blackburn coalfields were known as 'Geordies', but in this case the monniker did not last.It has also been claimed that during the Jacobite rebellion of 1745, King George the second recruited many troops from around the Newcastle area .They were known as George's men, or Geordies men in the local dialect, hence Geordies.

Newcastle's supporters are regarded to be among the most passionate in the country, with consistently large home crowds, and similarly large and vocal away followings. The team also has a very good number of supporters travelling to it's European outings.

The club is based in the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, the only major club in the city. It attracts fans from all backgrounds. In recent times, where other clubs have attracted fanbases from all around the world (see Glory hunter), Newcastle's fanbase is still mostly from the area, with a small percentage from other parts of the country and abroad, particularly Scandinavia.

Like all major English football clubs, Newcastle has a number of domestic supporters' clubs. The club's supporters publish fanzines such as The Mag. In addition to the usual English football chants, Newcastle's supporters sing the traditional Tyneside song "Blaydon Races".

Newcastle's longest-running and deepest rivalry is with their nearest major neighbour, Sunderland, colloquially known as "The Mackems" (a term used by Geordies and Mackems alike and coined in the shipyards from the way Wearsiders pronounce the phrase "make them and take them", referring to the ships built on the Wear). Matches between the two are referred to as Tyne and Wear derby.

Newcastle also have a smaller rivalry with Middlesbrough, which is never as intense as matches between Newcastle and Sunderland. There is a long standing impression that the rivalry is taken more seriously by Middlesbrough supporters than Newcastle's.

Some notable Newcastle United fans include Prime Minister Tony Blair, TV 'comedy' duo Ant and Dec, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, "Auf Wiedersehen Pet" stars Tim Healy, Jimmy Nail and Kevin Whately, actor Robson Green, Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers and the late Basil Cardinal Hume, Archbishop of Westminster from 1976 until his death in 1999.

Current squad

As of 1st December, 2006 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carr
4 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu
7 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
12 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 MF France FRA Charles N'Zogbia
15 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Rossi (on loan from Manchester United)
16 MF England ENG James Milner
17 MF England ENG Scott Parker (captain)
18 DF Australia AUS Craig Moore
19 DF England ENG Titus Bramble
20 FW France FRA Antoine Sibierski
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 MF England ENG Lee Clark
22 MF England ENG Nicky Butt
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi
24 GK Czech Republic CZE Pavel Srníček
26 DF England ENG Peter Ramage
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
32 DF England ENG Paul Huntington
33 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro
34 DF France FRA Olivier Bernard
35 MF South Africa RSA Matty Pattison
36 DF England ENG Kris Gate
37 MF Ireland EIR Alan O'Brien
39 FW England ENG Andrew Carroll
40 GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul
47 DF Canada CAN David Edgar
49 GK England ENG Fraser Forster
54 FW Australia AUS James Troisi

Notable former players

See also: List of Newcastle United F.C. players and Category:Newcastle United F.C. players

Current club staff

Manager England Glenn Roeder
Assistant manager England Nigel Pearson
First team coach England Terry McDermott
Reserve team manager England Lee Clark
Goalkeeping coach England Terry Gennoe
Fitness coach England Adrian Lamb
Physiotherapist England Derek Wright
Academy manager England Joe Joyce
Academy coaches England Kenny Wharton England Peter Beardsley England Adam Sadler
Chief Scout England David Mills

Manager history

Team managers of Newcastle United and the dates they took over. As of November 2, 2006. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat From To Record
P W D L
Glenn Roeder England 2 February 2006 Present 34 20 5 9
Graeme Souness Scotland 13 September 2004 2 February 2006 87 39 19 29
John Carver (Caretaker) England 11 September 2004 13 September 2004 1 1 0 0
Sir Bobby Robson England September 1999 August 30 2004 255 119 64 72
Steve Clarke (Caretaker) Scotland September 1999 September 1999 1 0 0 1
Ruud Gullit Netherlands 1998 1999 52 18 14 20
Kenny Dalglish Scotland 1997 1998 78 30 26 22
Terry McDermott (Caretaker) England 1997 1997 1 0 1 0
Kevin Keegan England 1992 1997 251 138 52 62
Ossie Ardiles Argentina 1991 1992 47 10 18 19
Jim Smith England 1988 1991 121 44 38 39
Colin Suggett (Caretaker) England 1988 1988 5 0 2 3
Willie McFaul Northern Ireland 1985 1988 140 47 39 54
Jack Charlton England 1984 1985 48 15 15 18
Arthur Cox England 1980 1984 169 76 42 51
Bill McGarry England 1977 1980 118 37 33 48
Richard Dinnis England 1977 1977 40 12 10 18
Gordon Lee England 1975 1977 74 28 20 26
Joe Harvey England 1962 1975 591 224 52 215
Norman Smith England 1961 1962 35 12 8 15
Charlie Mitten England 1958 1961 145 53 28 64
Doug Livingstone Scotland 1954 1956 99 43 20 36
George Martin England 1947 1950 155 76 40 39
Stan Seymour England 1939 1958 338 130 74 134
Tom Mather England 1935 1939 179 78 32 69
Andy Cunningham Scotland 1930 1935 251 105 45 101

Honours

  • FA Cup
    • Winners - 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955
    • Finalists - 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1974, 1998, 1999

Club records

Further information: Newcastle United F.C. records

League history

Premier League history

Newcastle United have been members of the Premier League since winning Division 1 in 1992-93. Their best finish occurred in 1995-1996 and 1996-1997 when they finished 2nd. Newcastle have a reputation of being a "top 6" club

Season Position P W D L F A Pts FA Cup
1993-94 3rd 42 23 8 11 82 41 77 Round 4
1994-95 6th 42 20 12 10 67 47 72 Quarter Final
1995-96 2nd 38 24 6 8 66 37 78 Round 3
1996-97 2nd 38 19 11 8 73 40 68 Round 4
1997-98 13th 38 11 11 16 35 44 44 Final
1998-99 13th 38 11 13 14 48 54 46 Final
1999-00 11th 38 14 10 14 63 54 52 Semi Final
2000-01 11th 38 14 9 15 44 50 51 Round 3
2001-02 4th 38 21 8 9 67 30 71 Quarter Final
2002-03 3rd 38 21 6 11 63 48 69 Round 3
2003-04 5th 38 13 17 8 52 40 56 Round 4
2004-05 14th 38 10 14 14 47 57 44 Semi Final
2005-06 7th 38 17 7 14 47 42 58 Quarter Final
2006-07(Current) 15th 15 4 4 7 12 17 16 -
Pos = Position; P = Played; W = Won; D = Drawn; L = Lost; F = Goals For; A = Goals Against; Pts = Points
Current league position as of 7 December 2006

Europe

UEFA Cup 2006-07

After finishing 7th in the 2005-06 premiership, Newcastle failed to qualify for Europe but qualified for the Intertoto Cup as the highest team outside of those that qualified. They successfully navigated Lillestrom in the Intertoto Cup and Latvian minnows FK Ventspils in the UEFA Cup Second qualifying round to enter the First Round proper of the UEFA Cup drawing the first ever Estonian side to make it into the First Round of the UEFA Cup - FC Levadia Tallinn.

Intertoto cup

Lillestrøm S.K. 1-4 (agg) Newcastle United F.C.

UEFA Cup Second qualifying round

FK Ventspils 0-1 (agg) Newcastle United F.C.

UEFA Cup First round

FC Levadia Tallinn 1-3 (agg) Newcastle United F.C.

The group stage draw was held on October 3. Being drawn in Group H (nicknamed The Group Of Death, due to the quality of teams), Newcastle needed to finish in the top 3 to go through into the final 32.

Group Stage - Group H

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Newcastle United 10 4 3 1 0 4 1 3
2. Spain Celta Vigo 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
3. Turkey Fenerbahçe 3 3 1 0 2 3 2 1
4. Italy Palermo 3 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3
5. Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 2 3 0 2 1 2 3 -1

Group Stage Fixtures/Results:
Oct 19, 2006: Newcastle United F.C. 1-0 Fenerbahçe SK
Nov 2, 2006: Palermo 0-1 Newcastle United F.C.
Nov 23, 2006: Newcastle United F.C. 2-1 Celta Vigo
Nov 30, 2006: Eintracht Frankfurt 0-0 Newcastle United F.C.

Intertoto Cup 2005-06

UEFA Intertoto Cup - Semi Finals
Deportivo 4-2 Newcastle (1st leg 2-1 2nd leg 2-1)

After finishing 14th in the 2004-05 premiership, Newcastle failed to qualify for Europe but qualified for the Intertoto Cup after several teams passed on the opportunity. They lost to Deportivo de La Coruña in the intertoto cup semi finals.

UEFA Cup 2004-05

Newcastle entered the UEFA cup after finishing 5th the previous season. They reached the Quarter-finals

First Round
Newcastle United F.C. 7-1 Hapoel Bnei Sakhnin FC
Group Stage - Group D
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. England Newcastle United F.C. 10 4 3 1 0 8 1 +7
2. France FC Sochaux-Montbéliard 9 4 3 0 1 4 4 0
3. Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal 7 4 2 1 1 9 3 +6
4. Greece Panionios NFC 3 4 1 0 3 6 8 -2
5. Georgia (country) FC Dinamo Tbilisi 0 4 0 0 4 2 13 -11
Round of 32
SC Heerenveen 2-4 Newcastle United F.C.
Round of 16
Olympiacos 1-7 Newcastle United F.C.
Quarter-finals
Newcastle United F.C. 2-4 Sporting Clube de Portugal

Europe 2003-04

In 2002-03 Newcastle achieved a 3rd place in the Premiership, however after losing the Third qualifying round for the champions league to FK Partizan on penalties from a 1-1 tie at the end of the 2 legs Newcastle entered the Uefa cup, progressing all the way to the semi finals

First Round
Newcastle United F.C. 6-0 NAC Breda
Second Round
FC Basel 2-4 Newcastle United F.C.
Third Round
Vålerenga I.F. 2-4 Newcastle United F.C.
Fourth Round
Newcastle United F.C. 7-1 RCD Mallorca
Quarter-finals
PSV Eindhoven 2-3 Newcastle United F.C.
Semi-finals
Newcastle United F.C. 0-2 Olympique de Marseille

UEFA Champions League 2002-03

After finishing 4th in the 2001-2002 Premiership season Newcastle entered the Champions League Third Qualifying round, progressing to the Second Group Stage

Third qualifying round
FK Željezničar 0-5 Newcastle United F.C.
Group stage - Group E
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Italy Juventus F.C. 13 6 4 1 1 12 3 +9
2. England Newcastle United F.C. 9 6 3 0 3 6 8 -2
3. Ukraine FC Dynamo Kyiv 7 6 2 1 3 6 9 -3
4. Netherlands Feyenoord Rotterdam 5 6 1 2 3 4 8 -4
Second group stage
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1. Spain FC Barcelona 16 6 5 1 0 12 2 +10
2. Italy Internazionale Milano F.C. 11 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3
3. England Newcastle United F.C. 7 6 2 1 3 10 13 -3
4. Germany Bayer Leverkusen 0 6 0 0 6 5 13 -8

Footnotes

  1. ^ "The St James' Park Story: Part 1". Newcastle United official website. Retrieved March 9. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)

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