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Update:
Mag is a BluebirdChampionship side Cardiff City have confirmed the loan signing of Newcastle's Haris Vuckic for an initial month. The 19 year-old Slovenian international forward is under contract until 2016 and despite sustaining a finger injury has appeared in four Premier League games this season. His Championship experience amounts to a pair of outings for Newcastle in 2009/10 - another season in which he was sidelined for a significant period due to injury. Haris is poised to make his Bluebirds debut at Leicester on Saturday. However, he isn't eligible for Cardiff's Carling Cup Final against Liverpool at Wembley on Sunday week, having played for Newcastle against Scunthorpe United in an earlier round. Leicester meanwhile are reported to have offered trials to a pair of Magpies reserves who will be out of contract at the end of this season. Goalkeeper Ole Soderberg and defender Patrick Nzuzi have been given the opportunity by ex-Newcastle coach Nigel Pearson, now in charge at the Foxes. The Chronicle also suggest that striker Dan Taylor is attracting the attention of Preston North End, while fellow discard Joan Edmundsson has now turned up in Norway. The 20 year-old Faroe Islands international midfielder (pictured below) is currently training with Viking Stavanger ahead of the start of their Eliteserien campaign in March.
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09 Feb ' 05:04
Thursday February 9th, 2012 last update 10:32 GMT
Update: Pardew on England
Latest comments from the Newcastle boss, Thursday:
"Firstly as an Englishman, I am proud to be in that sort of frame, but it's not for me and I will make that quite clear."I am not even in the running as far as I am concerned. I am very happy here at Newcastle. It's a little project here that's going really well and I want to see it through.
"The passion and everything about this place is why I want to stay here.
"I do hope it goes to an Englishman, just on a personal level. I think that's important this time. I really hope Harry and Spurs and everybody sorts themselves out and can do it in a manner that it works for everybody."
Youth Cup tonight
This evening sees United's U18 side look to take advantage of a third successive home draw in the FA Youth Cup this season, when Kick-off is at 7pm and the tie will be settled on the night via 30 minutes of extra time and/or penalties if required.
Were one or both to receive a call-up, they would be away from Tyneside between back to back Premier League home games against Wolves and the mackems.
To follow. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp walked free from Southwark Magistrates on Wednesday morning, after "not guilty" verdicts were delivered by the jury on both charges of cheating the public revenue, and was immediately installed as favourite to be next England manager.More power to him for that. More power to him for believing, and for allowing Newcastle’s fans to dream. What has he to lose? If he falls short, well nobody expected Newcastle to be much more than lower mid-table this season, at best. And if he makes it? That would be the greatest achievement in English football since David Moyes took Everton to fourth place in 2005; arguably greater.
9th February
acquired fromlocal side Dunston Villa, Shankhouse and Swalwell, Bob moved on to non-league Southampton for £150. Switching to Sheffield United in 1904 saw his career take off and he was capped by England in February 1913 against Ireland. November 1913 saw Bob move to Woolwich Arsenal, working in a munitions factory during WW1 and hanging up his boots. However, he was tempted into a playing return with fatal consequences, appearing for Arsenal in a friendly against Reading just days after his 33rd birthday - despite having gone to the game as a spectator. Leaving the field after complaining of feeling unwell, Benson died in the dressing room a short time later, the cause being established as a burst blood vessel.5,000 fans attended a testimonial match some three months later against a Rest of London XI, with the proceeds going to Bob's widow.
1883
Robert Benson
born, Whitehaven.
(1902-04)
A 0-3 defeat at Liverpool in March 1903 proved to be the sole senior appearance
right back Bob Benson made for the Magpies.
A miner 
1934Henry Brown, 50. (1906-07) "Harry" scored a hat-trick on his debut against Birmingham and won a Championship medal in his one and only season with United. At the time of his death he was living in the Southampton area, having played for the Saints just before WW1, after earlier moves took him from SJP to Bradford PA and Fulham.
1936 Death
of Arthur Metcalfe, 46.
(1909-12)
Forward who swapped SJP for Liverpool just before WW1.
Arthur settled on Merseyside and was an Anfield gateman at the time of
his death.
1953 Death
of Charles William Spencer, 53.
(1921-28) An FA Cup & Championship winner at United, Charlie won two England caps
while at SJP.
Sold to Manchester United, he later managed Wigan Athletic, Grimsby Town and
York City.
However, he passed away at his Blackpool home within three months of taking
charge
at Bootham Crescent.
1895 Manchester City (a) 0-4 (0-2) Division Two Finnerhan 2, Meredith, Rowan8,000
1901 Middlesbrough (a) 1-3 AitkenMcCowie, Robertson, Wardrope 16,000
1907 Bury (h) 3-2 Brown, Howie, Rutherford Kay 2
1921 Chelsea (h) Division One Smailes 40,000
1924 Huddersfield Town (h) Division One Stephenson25,000 Debut for Bert Keating.
1927 Manchester United (a) 1-3 Division One McDonald Hanson, Harris, Spence25,402
1929 Manchester United (h) 5-0 (3-0) Division One Lang, Gallacher 3(1pen), Urwin 40,000
1935 Norwich City (a) Division Two Burditt, Vinall16,128
1952 Fulham (a) Division One G.Robledo Lowe46,000 
1952 The Reserves entertained Sheffield Wednesday at SJP. However the Owls ran out 3-1 winners, with Reg Davies getting United's goal. 1957 Preston North End (h) 1-2 Division One Milburn Thompson, Taylor43,086 
1970 Newcastle reserves were in friendly action against Gateshead at Redheugh Park. Phil McGovern scored twice as the Magpies ran out 2-1 winners. 1974 Coventry City (h) 5-1 Division One og(Craven)(44), Bruce(48), og(Dugdale)(71), Tudor(79), Macdonald(83), Alderson(84) 27,371Striker Brian Alderson netted for the visitors. 
1980 Wrexham (a)
Division Two Sutton13,299United boss Bill McGarry gave a debut to on-loan midfielder Alex
Cropley, following his arrival from Aston Villa.
1985
Manchester United (h)
1-1
Division One BeardsleyMoran
32,555 Tony Cunningham made his debut in blizzard conditions, which had
enveloped the ground shortly before kick-off.
The rapid snowfall required
the introduction of an orange ball which Peter Beardsley duly slotted
past Brandon-born goalkeeper Stephen Pears for a deserved late leveller.
Ron Atkinson's team led at half-time through Kevin Moran, while Gordon Strachan played for the reds
on his 28th birthday.
1993
Portsmouth (a)
0-2 (0-2)
Division Two Whittingham(13), Symons(40)21,028 A midweek trip to Fratton Park saw the Magpies lose their unbeaten
record for the year at the ninth time of asking.
We remained top of the league but a miserable night when little went
right ended with David Kelly crashing an 85th
minute penalty against the bar and into the
crowd.
1994 Luton Town (a)
0-2 (0-1)
FA Cup 4th Round Replay Hartson(16), Oakes(77)12,503 Cup dreams dashed by John Hartson and Scott Oakes as Mike Hooper had
a game to forget. A miraculous goalline clearance by Barry Venison
merely delayed the inevitable exit.The departure of John Barnes to Charlton Athletic eased the wage bill at Gallowgate, but the exclusive fashion shops in Jesmond lost one of their best customers....
2000 Staying with John Barnes, his reign as coach at Celtic hit an all-time low as they were dumped out of the cup by Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The Sun excelled themselves as they reported the game with the headline: "Super Caley Go Ballistic Celtic Are Atrocious".
2002
Southampton (h)
3-1 (3-1)
PremiershipRobert(24), Shearer(29,45pen)Pahars(39)51,857Another three goal salvo at SJP - for a third successive game -
while Alan Shearer netted for the fourth consecutive game, all after a
pre-game silence for the late Princess Margaret.
Jermaine Jenas made his debut from the bench as United sat in second
spot, with Bobby Robson telling reporters:
"Whether we can do it or not I don't know. I don't think we can
but what it will take - six matches at home, six matches away and if we
win all 12 then we will win the title - it's as simple as
that."
We won five - and finished fourth.
Robert celebrates his Saints strike
2003
Arsenal (h) (0-1)
PremiershipRobert(53)Henry(35)
52,157
We started this game eight points behind leaders Arsenal and five points
behind Man United with a game in hand on both. Thierry Henry gave the Gunners a half-time lead but United
deservedly equalised through the right boot of Robert.
Unfortunately, the crowd and the watching Sky audience were robbed of a fantastic final 30 minutes when Robert was sent off for two bookings - the second for not retreating from a free-kick, although Bergkamp took full advantage of the Frenchman's slowness.NUFC.com match report
Hughes tries to hide the match ballRed faces for Aaron Hughes and his Northern Ireland side, as they suffered a 0-1 home defeat in a friendly against Canada. The Newcastle defender struck the post in the first half but couldn't make any headway against a side who were a man short for three quarters of the game at Windsor Park. 2006 A pointless meeting of two Toon men as Nigeria beat Senegal 1-0 in Cairo to win the African Nations Cup 3rd place playoff.Oba Martins and Abdoulaye Faye were both absent when United played Villa three days later, but not missed as we won 2-1. 2006 The Reserves breezed into the next round of the Northumberland Senior Cup after dispatching Ashington 8-0 at Kingston Park. Striker Carl Finnigan led the way with a hat trick, Liam Atkin added two more and Phil Cave, Matty Pattison and Daryl Smylie all found the target.NUFC.com match report
2008
Aston Villa (a)
1-4
Premier LeagueOwen(4)Bouma(48), Carew(51,71,90pen)
42,640The sun
shone, the Toon fans sang, the ball was in the back of the net, Mike Ashley
smiled and the world
generally seemed a better place.
And then we changed ends.
Another absolutely shambolic second half away showing made it clear that our principal target was now to maintain
Premiership status.
NUFC.com match report
2010 Derby County (a) 0-3 (0-1) ChampionshipHulse(40), Commons(59pen), Barker(64)28,607 United temporarily surrendered the top spot that they'd held since October after a wretched evening at Pride Park - and West Bromwich Albion's 2-0 home victory over Scunthorpe United put them ahead on goal difference.
It was another poor return from the Midlands to go with our 0-0 draw at Leicester and the 0-1 defeat at Nottingham Forest but United could have few complaints as they were battered by the Rams. The 15-game unbeaten league record looked in doubt once the unmarked Rob Hulse had headed Derby in front five minutes before the break - soon after Robbie Savage avoided dismissal for an awful challenge on Wayne Routledge. Referee Anthony Taylor then disallowed an effort from Andy Carroll straight from the restart for an earlier free kick to United. However he called a foul by Jonas Gutierrez on Michael Tonge correctly and Kris Commons beat Steve Harper from the spot. Soon after a Rams corner wasn't cleared and Shaun Barker fired in a third to spark further celebrations from Nigel Clough - and extend Derby's unbeaten record against us to four games.NUFC.com match report
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08 Feb ' 17:23
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Youth Cup, SJP, Thursday nightWest Bromwich Albion 1-2 Burnley
Cheick in for silverware
Manchester United v Charlton / Spurs Manchester City / Fulham v BurnleyA 1-0 win over Mali in Libreville on Wednesday was enough to put Ivory Coast into the final of the African Nations Cup - and present Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote with the chance of a winner's medal in the tournament. Tiote was recalled to the Elephants lineup after missing their last two games and helped his side maintain their 100% record that's seen them keep four clean sheets. Their opponents in Sunday's final will be Zambia, who beat Ghana by a single goal in Bata. Cheick should be available for our home game against Wolves on February 25th.
Big night out: Pardew's SMB tripStanding in this instance for "scouting mission Boro", with the Newcastle boss and his assistant John Carver spotted in the stands at the Riverside Stadium for Wednesday night's smoggies v mackems FA Cup replay. And in addition to checking out the wearsiders ahead of their visit to Tyneside next month, Pardew also gets the chance to see home defender Rhys Williams in action - a player linked with United in the press back in December.
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Also in attendance were ex-Magpies Alan Shearer (a previous winner of the award) and Steve Howey, while proceeds from the evening went to benefit the work of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
Press"Keep the faith"Having pilloried them in the past, it's only fair that we highlight a positive piece published in the Mail newspaper and penned by their Chief sports hack Martin Samuel:
Alan Pardew, the Newcastle manager, is now talking of chasing down Chelsea. Don’t you love that? Isn’t it grand there is a manager with real ambition outside the elite in the Premier League? Quite possibly, Pardew fails. His team is a point behind Chelsea in fourth place, but Arsenal are in that mix and Liverpool, too. It is likely Newcastle will be squeezed out by one of the traditional Champions League contenders.
We have been waiting for Newcastle’s implosion all season and, if it comes, in a matter of weeks Pardew’s team could slip to seventh. Even so — marvellous, isn’t it? Marvellous that Pardew does not talk of setting mediocre mid-table targets.
Another good night for Fraser on Wednesday as Celtic extended their lead at the top of the SPL thanks to a 4-0 victory against Hearts at Tynecastle. Bury (h), League One, Saturday. (Deportivo la Coruna): Guess what? he's knackered again and out for the next 2-3 weeks with muscle knack. What a guy.
It would be easy to work the system; to constantly reinforce what an outstanding job he has done by lowering expectations. There are some managers who, with Newcastle’s total of 42 points, would still be publicly celebrating staying up.
This would be said as a joke, of course, but the inference would be clear: look at the job I have done with these clowns, they would be halfway to the Championship if it wasn’t for me.
Downbeat utterances serve as an insurance policy, too, preparing fans for the fall. This is better than anyone could have expected, the manager makes plain, so don’t blame me for the inevitable collapse. Pardew prefers to look upwards. He puts pressure on himself and his players by talking as if Chelsea, and Champions League football, are realistic targets.
More power to him for that. More power to him for believing, and for allowing Newcastle’s fans to dream. What has he to lose? If he falls short, well nobody expected Newcastle to be much more than lower mid-table this season, at best. And if he makes it? That would be the greatest achievement in English football since David Moyes took Everton to fourth place in 2005; arguably greater.
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08 Feb ' 11:29
19:26 GMT
Zambia make it to Nations Cup Final
A 1-0 victory against Ghana in Bata on Wednesday was enough to put Zambia into their third-ever African Nations Cup Final, having lost previously in 1974 and 1994. And they now await the winner of the other semi-final, when Cheick Tiote's face Mali in Libreville. Tiote was recalled to the Elephants starting lineup after missing their last two games. The final is on Sunday with a 3/4th place playoff the previous day, meaning Tiote should be available for our home game against Wolves on Saturday February 25th.
Internationals:Magpies strike pair lose coachThe seemingly inevitable decision to axe Senegal coach Amara Traore has now been made, following his side's awful showing at the African Cup of Nations. Despite the presence of Demba Ba (5 goals in 12 games) and Papiss Cisse (10 goals in 17 games) in Traore's squad, neither found the net and the Lions of Teranga lost all three of their games to exit at the First Round stage. Senegal return to international action when they play a friendly match against South Africa on February 29th. It's yet to be confirmed whether Ba and Cisse will feature, or if interim coaches Karim Sega and Aliou Cisse will select only African-based players for the fixture in Durban. Were one or both to receive a callup, they would be away from Tyneside between back to back Premier League home games against Wolves and the mackems.PS: Senegal get their 2014 World Cup Qualifying campaign underway this coming June with games against Uganda and Liberia.
Squad: Baird, Mitchell, Riley, Streete, Storey, Turton, Logan, Toland, Smith, Miele, Sayer, Knight, Maddison, Hoganson, Campbell, Hooper.
Friendly'Head prevail in the shedWednesday saw Newcastle reserves play what was quite literally a behind closed doors friendly, as they faced Gateshead on the indoor pitch at Darsley Park. The Tynesiders prevailed 3-2 in the 70 minute workout, United's goals coming from Phil Airey and Ryan McGorrigan - the former now back at the Magpies after his loan spell with Gateshead was cancelled.
Transferred to SJP in November 1929 at a cost of £2,500, Weaver enjoyed a scoring debut for the Magpies, netting the only the goal of a win against Arsenal at Highbury. Winning three England caps while at United, the highpoint of Sam's time in a black and white shirt was the 1932 FA Cup Final success at Wembley against the Gunners. Finishing top scorer with 14 league goals in 1933/34, Weaver remained at Gallowgate following the club's demotion to Division Two, but after two unsuccessful promotion efforts he was sold to Chelsea for £4,166. Guesting in wartime for Southampton, Fulham, Notts County, Derby County, West Ham, Mansfield Town, Wrexham and Leeds United, Sammy signed for Stockport County in December 1945. Following his playing retirement in 1947, Weaver returned to Leeds as assistant trainer, later moving on to Millwall. Joining Mansfield Town in 1955, a quarter of a century of serving The Stags followed in managerial, coaching and scouting roles.
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awaits bairns
To follow. Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp walked free from Southwark Magistrates on Wednesday morning after "not guilty" verdicts were delivered by the jury on both charges of cheating the public revenue. Ahead of Saturday's game, Spurs travelled to Anfield on Monday night and drew 0-0 without Jermain Defoe and Aaron Lennon (hamstring), Younes Kaboul (knee), Tom Huddlestone (ankle) and Rafael Van de Vaart, Sandro and William Gallas (all calf).
Awards IRemie gets a Jackie
The recipient of this year's "Wor Jackie" award at the annual Sport Newcastle celebration dinner in March has been confirmed as Remie Streete The 17 year-old defender will collect the trophy currently held by Magpies goalkeeper Jak Alnwick after a season in which he's established himself at both U18 and reserve team level and joined the first team for training sessions. It's the second time that Remie has been recognised by Sport Newcastle, having collected the inaugural Jack Hixon award from Alan Shearer at the 2010 dinner. Previous winners of the Wor Jackie award include Brad Inman, Nile Ranger, Kazenga LuaLua, Andy Carroll, Matty Pattison, Paul Huntington, Martin Brittain & Peter Ramage.
Awards
IIColo's gong show
Hours after leading his side to victory against Aston Villa, Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini was celebrating another success when named as the North East Football Writers Association Player of the Year for 2011. In the presence of Alan Pardew, his coaching staff and Steve Harper, Colo carried off the trophy at the dinner staged in Durham's Ramside Hall and held over from last year as a mark of respect for the late Gary Speed. Also in attendance were ex-Magpies Alan Shearer (a previous winner of the award) and Steve Howey, while proceeds from the evening went to benefit the work of the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation.
(Deportivo la Coruna): Deportivo made the long journey to the far south of Spain on Saturday and won 1-0 at Recreativo Huelva. Our superstar made it on to the field for the final 11 minutes of the game.
ST holders from Fri 10.02.2012, 25 loyalty points required. Allocation: tbc.
1911 James Robert Richardson
Signed from Blyth Spartans for £200 in April 1928, inside-right Jimmy made a goalscoring debut for United in a 5-1 home win over Blackburn Rovers in September 1929. Richardson wasn't to become a regular starter until the 1931/32 season, when he was ever-present in our FA Cup campaign, netting a hat trick against Southport. And that culminated with his appearing at Wembley against Arsenal and crossing for Jack Allen to score the winner in a 2-1 victory - the infamous "over the line" goal. Capped twice by England while a Magpie, Huddersfield Town paid £4,000 for him in October 1934 following United's relegation. He returned from the Terriers to SJP three years later and scored four times in 14 games before departing once more, this time signing for Millwall in March 1938. War time football found Jimmy appearing in the colours of Fulham, Aldershot, Charlton and Leyton Orient and remained at the O's as player/trainer post-war. Serving as Orient trainer from 1951 to 1955, Richardson then returned to Millwall in a similar role before ill-health forced him to leave in 1957. Living in Bexley, he died in August 1964.
1919 David Stewart HamiltonOutside right signed from Scottish junior side Shawfield in May 1939 and played in two matches of the abortive 1939/40 season, scoring in our 8-1 home defeat of Swansea Town in September 1939. Appearing for United in the early weeks of wartime football leagues, Dave served with the Black Watch and was among thousands of troops rescued from Dunkirk in 1940. Recovering from a broken leg sustained during a match, Hamilton made occasional appearances for United and also guested for Southampton, Fulham and QPR. Scoring on his final outing for the Magpies - 1 1-3 Football League North loss at Preston in March 1946, Dave joined Southend United two months later in a £100 transfer. After just four matches in Division Three South though, Hamilton was released by the Shrimpers in the summer of 1947.
scorers tbc The home game against Burnley was postponed and was eventually played on April 28th, United ending the season with a 1-3 defeat.
Despite the presence of ex- Hatter Supermac, our first visit to Kenilworth Road since 1963 proved to be pointless.
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Wednesday February 8th, 2012 last update 08:55 GMT
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07 Feb ' 20:27
Wright(21,60,80), Barton(29)
P.Jackson(22), Goddard(30)Grimes(12), Breacker(75)
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07 Feb ' 16:07
23:59 GMT
kick-off, live on ESPN.
United extended their winless league streak to six matches, as the Potters completed a seasonal double.
Wolves left with the points that put them top of the table, where they would remain until season's end.
Damien Duff, Peter Lovenkrands and Steven Taylor scored in the opening period as United did the double over their relegation rivals. However, there were still plenty of frayed nerves when Marc Antoine-Fortune grabbed his second with almost 20 minutes remaining and after some moments of blind panic, United held firm to secure a second away success.
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departures to Newcastle have been declared "dry" - no alcohol will be sold and it's an offence to carry or attempt to carry drink on board.
Non-leagueVase ties loom
Looking ahead to this coming Saturday, two of our local non league sides will hope that weather conditions improve to allow for the staging of their FA Vase ties. Current holders Whitley Bay will face Northern League rivals West Auckland Town at Hillheads Park, while Dunston UTS entertain Bethnal Green United at their ground on Wellington Road close to the Metro Centre. Both games are scheduled to kick off at 3pm - which allows plenty of time to get from the ground to a TV for our 5.30pm kickoff, live on ESPN.
Friendly falls victim to the weatherYorkies off the menu
With Tuesday's scheduled reserve league game against West Bromwich Albion now rescheduled until next month, United's second string lined up a behind-closed-doors kickabout against York City However the Minstermen's proposed visit to Tyneside was called off due to the frozen pitches at Darsley Park.
Midfielder Ossie joined United in a £125 dealfrom Darlington Railway Athletic in November 1924, switching to a defensive role once on the books at St.James' Park. His first team debut came the following August in a season-opening 2-2 draw away to Bolton Wanderers, deputising for first choice centre half Charlie Spencer. Making five appearances during the 1926/27 Championship winning season, Park enjoyed his best run in the side in 1928 but then lost his place to new acquisition, Jack Hill. Playing for Welsh side Connah's Quay on loan, Ossie's final outing in a black and white shirt came in October 1930 (in place of Hill) and he becameNorthampton Town player at the end of that season. Two spells at Hartlepools United then followed - separated by a move to North Shields Athletic -by 1938, Park was serving as Consett player-manager.
Full back who appeared for Newcastle City schoolboys and came through the juniors to make his first team debut in a League Cup tie at Bournemouth in November 1963. Converted to a midfielder, Joe spent over a decade at The County Ground - the highlight of which was the 1969 League Cup Final victory over Arsenal at Wembley. Awarded a testimonial match against Derby County, Joe signed forAldershot Town in 1976 and ended his playing career with non league outfit Witney Town. Remaining in the Wiltshire area, he drove a taxi in Swindon for many years.
Reserve and Academy defender released by United in 2008 who moved on to Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA where he played for the Tritons college side.
is pictured below at SJP during an FA Youth Cup tie against Shrewsbury Town in
1906 Derby County (h)
1914 Bolton Wanderers (h)
1920 Bradford City (a)
1925 Nottingham Forest (h)
Winger Tommy Urwin signed for the mackems just days after his 34th birthday. The wearsider had previously appeared in the colours of Middlesbrough.
Wright (21,60, 80), Barton (29)Both home scorers got off the mark for Liverpool, with former mackem forward Dave Wright grabbing a hat trick.
McCall, Taylorscorer tbc A stormy game as Rangers employed strong arm tactics once Chris Waddle's header had put United ahead.
P.Jackson (22), Goddard (30)Grimes (12), Breacker (75)
A vital win at The Hawthorns for Chris Hughton and Colin Calderwood, who took charge of the side after manager Joe Kinnear was taken to hospital after feeling unwell on the morning of the match. Damien Duff, Peter Lovenkrands and Steven Taylor scored in the opening period as United did the double over their relegation rivals
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Tuesday February 7th, 201212:30 GMT
NB: For anyone travelling from Kings Cross after the game the 8pm 9pm East Coastdepartures to Newcastle have been declared "dry" - no alcohol will be sold and it's an offence to carry or attempt to carry on board.
Travel:
Tube closures in London this weekend don't directly impact on Newcastle fans, with no scheduled work on Victoria, Piccadilly or Circle lines. Anyone intending to travel via Metropolitan, DLR or the Northern Line should check for details of weekend closures. PS: A normal Saturday service is also advertised on the rail route from Liverpool Street to White Hart Lane via Seven Sisters.
visit St. James' Park. Kick-off is at 7pm and the tie will be settled on the night via 30 minutes of extra time and/or penalties if required.
7th February 1905 Oswald Park born, Darlington. (1924-31)Ossie arrived at SJP from the Railway Athletic club in his hometown, later playing for Welsh side Connah's Quay on loan. Subsequent transfers took him on to Northampton Town, Hartlepools United, North Shields Athletic Hartlepools again & Consett.
1943 Joe Butler born, Newcastle. (1960-65)
Left back who appeared for Newcastle City schoolboys and came through the juniors to make his first team debut in a League Cup tie at Bournemouth in November 1963. After a trio of league outings the following April, Joe lost his place in the side to Frank Clark and joined Swindon Town in a £5,000 transfer in September 1965. Converted to a midfielder Joe went on to spend over a decade at The County Ground, the highlight of which was the 1969 League Cup Final victory over Arsenal at Wembley. He later appeared for Aldershot and Witney Town and settled in the Wiltshire area, running a local taxi firm.
1979 Death of Billy Foulkes, 52. (1951-54)
1984 Chris Meredith born, Lytham.(2001-04) Former Academy midfielder who had played at youth level for Blackburn Rovers before joining the Magpies. Failing to make the grade at SJP, Chris went on trial at Bristol City after being spotted at the Premier League exit trials. Since then he's dropped off our radar.
1992 Death of Cam Theaker, 79. (1938-47)
1990 Alex Patterson born, Newcastle.(2005-08)
Former Reserve and Academy defender and still an avid Newcastle fan.
Alex left United in 2008 and was last heard playing football at college out in the USA for Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida.
He is pictured below playing at SJP in the FA Youth Cup against Shrewsbury Town in December 2007.
1903 Grimsby Town (a) (0-2)McColl Fletcher, Ronaldson7,000 1906 Derby C (h) FA Cup 2nd Round Second ReplayAppleyard, J.Rutherford og(Orr)28,257
1914 Bolton W (h) 4-3 (3-1)G.Wilson 2, Shepherd 2 (1 pen) Lillycrop, Feebury 2(1pen)35,000
1920 Bradford C (a) McIlvenny25,000
1925 Nottingham F (h) (3-1)Harris 2, McDonald, Urwin Walker21,000
1930 Tommy Urwin moved to Sunderland from SJP, having previously appeared for Middlesbrough.
1931 Liverpool (a) 2-4 Hutchinson, Wilkinson Wright 3, Barton35,000
1948 Aston Villa (a) 2-1 Friendly McCall, Taylor 25,000 
1953 The Reserves travelled to Burnley's Turf Moor and lost 0-1. 
1953
Stoke City (h) G.Robledo Martin,
Finney31,426
1959 Wolves (h) 3-4 (2-1)Eastham 2 (2 pens), WhiteLill 2, Mason, Murray 42,377 
1976
Derby County (h)
4-3
Division
OneT.Craig(63pen), Nulty(50),
og(Todd)(26), Macdonald(84)Rioch(83),
George(66), Powell(56)45,770
Stirring stuff as the visitors
twice came from behind to tie
the scores with only seven
minutes remaining, before a
header from Supermac won it
for United.
1981
Queens Park Rangers (h) 1-0 Waddle(52)
20,404 A stormy game as Rangers employed strong arm
tactics once Waddle's header
had put United ahead.
1987
Luton Town (h) (2-1)P.Jackson (22), Goddard
(30)Grimes
(12), Breacker (75)
22,437 Debut for Albert Craig.1996 United completed the signing of striker Faustino Asprilla from Italian club Parma at a cost of £7.5m.
1998
West Ham United (h) 0-1 Lazaridis(16)36,763Australian international
Stan Lazaridis won the game
with an
outstanding shot, which Shay Given
in the Gallowgate net could
only watch soar past him.
There were
debuts for Andy Griffin and a
stumpy-looking Gary Speed (see
below).
2004
Leicester City (h)
3-1 (2-0)Ameobi(30),
og(Taggart)(37), Jenas(59)Ferdinand(80)52,125Former Magpie hero Les Ferdinand made
another return to SJP and enjoyed the rare accolade of
rich applause from home fans after scoring.
The introduction of Michael Bridges for his Newcastle
debut gave the watching Jack Hixon a fine 84th birthday
present - Hixon credited with having discovered both him
and the player he replaced, Alan Shearer. NUFC.com match report
However, there were still plenty of frayed nerves when Marc Antoine-Fortune grabbed his second with almost 20 minutes remaining and after some moments of blind panic United held firm to secure a second away success. NUFC.com match report
2009
West Bromwich Albion (a) 3-2 (3-1)
Premier LeagueDuff(2), Lovenkrands(9), Taylor(41)Fortune(4,73)25,817Three first half goals sealed a vital victory
at The Hawthorns for sick manager, Joe Kinnear, who was taken to hospital
after feeling unwell on the morning of the match.
Damien Duff, Peter Lovenkrands and Steven Taylor scored in the opening period
to give United a precious three Premier League points, as they completed the double
over their relegation rivals, Albion.
1911
James Richardson born, Ashington. 
1947 Leicester City
(h)
1-1 (0-0)
FA Cup 5th RoundShackleton Dewis50,301
1964 Leyton 0rient (h)
3-0
(1-0)Cummings, Penman, McKinney
20,670
A dispiriting day for the O's for whom England amateur
international goalkeeper Mike Pinner was in fine form.
McKinney's goal came from a header after he had been
injured and pushed forward into the centre forward
position.
1975 Luton Town (a)
0-1 (0-0)R.Futcher18,019
1986
Nottingham Forest (a) 2-1 (0-0)
Division OneBeardsley(66,72)Walsh(81)
15,388
Two from Peter Beardsley and a match to remember for
striker Tony
Cunningham, as he chased a hopeful through ball and ran
straight into the railings at the Trent End of the City
Ground. The railings were able to continue after
treatment.
1992 Bristol City (h)
3-0 (0-0)
Second Division Kelly 2, O'Brien
29,263
A momentous day for the club as Kevin Keegan took over as manager
to led his new charges to victory,
backed by a crowd that had virtually doubled from the
previous home league game.
On-loan Terry Wilson celebrated his
23rd birthday in a state of shock, having made his debut
in the previous week’s slaughter at Oxford under the
guidance of Ossie Ardiles.
Sadly for
him Keegan didn’t rate Wilson and he was packed
off back to Forest, where he was later forced to into retirement
through injury.
1999 Dunfermline Athletic confirmed that they were interested
in signing Peter Beardsley as a player/coach. He
didn't fancy it, apparently.Search the Site
