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01 Nov 2009 08:02
Sunday November 1st, 2009 last update 12:22 GMT
After a fixture-free weekend, Newcastle's U18s returned to league action on Saturday as they extended their unbeaten run to six games. After a quiet start, a long hanging ball from Shane Ferguson in the seventh minute was knocked down and Sam Adjei mis-hit a volley that was saved by Cuff. Four minutes later Phil Airey beat a man on the edge of the area but his shot was blocked by a great recovering challenge and then Airey flashed a 25-yard drive just wide minutes later. At the other end, Jak Alnwick saved a long distance effort and then Adjei's back post header from a Michael McCrudden cross was well saved. Greg McDermott lost possession just inside his own half and when Owls' Oliver was challenged in the box the ball fell to Tunnard who hit the post. Shortly after Wednesday took the lead in the 28th minute when a free-kick from the left was swung across the box by James Cottingham and it went straight in at the far post.United replied five minutes later when Adjei was fouled and McCrudden's free-kick was flicked into the far corner by to level at 1-1. Brad Inman played a great through ball to Adjei who was one on one with the 'keeper but just dragged his shot wide of the goal. Four minutes before the break Inman played in and his fantastic 25-yard shot flew past the 'keeper's right hand to give Newcastle the lead at half-time. Our lads continued to dominate after the break and in the 62nd minute a goal kick was nodded on by Conor Newton to Airey but his volley was wide of the near post. After 71 minutes Inman robbed Wednesday's centre back and played it to Ferguson who found Adjei but his tame header was easily saved. A minute later Airey played a fine one-two with Inman on the edge of the area but the 'keeper saved a volley with his legs as United mounted the pressure. Airey was lucky only to be booked for a high two-footed challenge with ten minutes remaining and both sides had late chances to score but Jak Alnwick saved well and Airey only just failed to get on the end of a Spear cross at the other end. Cuff, Eckhardt (Pinhorn 42), Haywood, Cottingham, Cardwell, Barnett, Hall, Palmer, Oliver, Tunnard, Kirkland.
Newcastle return to Championship action on Alan Smith is available again after serving his suspension, but Zurab Khizanishvili will be unavailable after his red card against Doncaster - his violent conduct dismissal carrying a three game penalty. Jazeera Sports +5
1st November 1921 Norman Dodgin born, Gateshead. (1940-50)Defender who was at SJP during WW2, but didn't make a competitive debut until 1947, appearing in place of the injured Joe Harvey. He moved on to Reading in 1950 but a year later was transferred to Northampton Town. A longer posting to Exeter City saw him arrive as a player, before going into management with the Grecians. Dodgin then moved on to take charge of non-league Yeovil Town in the summer of 1957, but left before the season started, after being poached by Barrow (who were then in the Football League). His final club was Oldham Athletic, where he took charge between 1958 and 1960. Norman died in 2000.
1929 George Milne Brander born, Aberdeen. (1952-54)Winger who arrived from Raith Rovers and was sold to Stirling Albion after just a handful of appearances as understudy to Bobby Mitchell. He later played for Fraserburgh. George died in 1995.
1942 Preben Arentoft born, Copenhagen, Denmark. (1969-71)
The
Dashing Dane was signed from scottish side Greenock Morton, Benny netted against Sheff Wed and Stoke but it
was the one that he got in Budapest that firmly placed him in United folklore.
After the Fairs Cup success of 1969, he remained in toon and appeared in our
European campaigns in the following two seasons before moving on to Blackburn
Rovers.
His final club proved to be Swedish outfit Helsingborgs,
before he returned to settle in his home city, working for the local council
and also becoming known as an art dealer.
1977 Carl Cort born, Southwark, London. (2000-04)
Signed by Bobby Robson from Wimbledon for £7m, Cort had made his Wombles debut at SJP in 1997 - scoring within 2 minutes of the kickoff in a 3-1 victory. That came after he'd been farmed out on loan to Lincoln City, returning to score goals and secure an England U21 place. At SJP, Cort initially did well, scoring three goals in pre-season and netting within four minutes of his Newcastle debut at SJP. However after just five competitive games he succumbed to a hamstring injury that put him out for six months - a pattern that was to repeat itself throughout his four year stay. To the relief of all concerned, Cort moved on in January 2004, but Robson reacted with fury when press reports called the striker a waste of money:"I wish him well. I bought Carl Cort, I'll stand up for my judgement on Carl Cort, and I hope Carl Cort, if he goes, I hope he does really well.
"He will prove to be a Premiership player and he might kick us in the teeth one day - and I hope he does.
"That boy has gone from one horrendous injury to another - he was never Marcelino. He never gave me one moment - not a minute, I said a moment - of problems.
"We tried to keep him going with one injury on to another. He had a hazardous time, poor kid, went from one serious injury to another. He's not a hypochondriac, they were genuine injuries.
"When we bought him, we thought `what a player we've got here'. We were delighted with him, and then sadly, he's just had a terrible time."
Cort seem to have been transformed into a Molineux goal hero, at one netting 30 times in 70 appearances for his new club Wolves. However, he then reverted back to type, injury & suspension seeing him play just ten times in 2006/07 - no goals but a red card.
He moved on to Leicester in June 2007, netting his first Foxes goal at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the League Cup.
Just over six months later though - and having failed to score again for Leicester - Cort signed for Spanish side UD Marbella. That stay was again blighted by hamstring injuries though and he left within months, since when he's dropped of the radar. While Carl won't be remembered fondly on Tyneside, his off-field activities raised a titter, in particular with former wife Melissa. In the run-up to Christmas 2001, the-then Mr and Mrs Cort were ejected from Tescos at Kingston Park in a "trolley rage" incident. And relations had deteriorated within a year, with Cort taking out a restraining order against his now ex-wife, who attacked him when she found her former husband with another woman.
ang up all over Tyneside
Monuments to Cort spr
1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)Haywood 2, Miller8,000 Debuts for Sam Graham and Ord Richardson - the only appearance of the latter. 1913 Burnley (a)Lindley25,000 Debut on the right wing for Angus Douglas.
1919 Preston North End (h) 1-0 Robinson 48,000 Clean sheet on his debut for local 'keeper Bill Bradley.
1924 Preston North End (a) 1-0 Harris 12,000
1930 Leeds United (h)(2-1)Devine 2, Lindsay 2 Jennings 13,534
1941 Sunderland (a)(0-1) Short, StubbinsGorman, Whitelum, McMahon(pen) 12,000
1947 Doncaster Rovers (a)(1-0)Harvey, Milburn 2 28,340 
1952
Derby County (h)
1-0 Walker
44,571 Debut for George Brander on his 23rd birthday in place
of the injured Bobby Mitchell.1958 Arsenal (a) 2-3 (0-1)McGuigan, Allchurch(pen) Groves, Henderson 262,801 
1969 Burnley (a) 1-0 16,444 Debuts for John Cowan and Jimmy Thomson in midfield. 1975 Arsenal (h) 2-0 (1-0)Gowling, Nattrass 34,968 
1980
Watford (h)
2-1 (2-1)Hibbitt(10), Shinton(22) Poskett(43)
14,590 A winning debut for left back Peter Johnson, who
played his best game for the club. Remembered here1986 Oxford United (h) 0-0 19,622 
1989 West Bromwich Albion (a) 5-1 (2-1)og(Robson)(5), Brazil(23), Brock(67), McGhee(77), O'Brien(83)Goodman(19) 12,339 1994 Athletic Bilbao (a) 0-1 UEFA Cup Ziganda(67)47,000 Goodbye to the UEFA Cup for another year, as the crucial away goals in the first leg at SJP (which ended 3-2) were decisive. Despite this however, the trip to the home of the Basques remains a favourite European memory for many, due to the warmth of the reception from Bilbao fans. Scandalously, the peaceful post-match pitch invasion by home supporters was reported as a riot involving Newcastle fans by The Sun - a total lie.
1997
Leicester City (h)
3-3 (2-2)
Premiership Barnes(4), Tomasson(45), Beresford(90)Marshall(12,32), Elliott(54)
36,754 Beresford saved our blushes with a late equaliser
while Tomasson's goal was awarded to him and announced
over the PA at half time, despite the majority of the
crowd believing that Des Hamilton should have taken the
credit.
2000
Bradford City (h)
4-3 (3-1)
Worthington Cup 3rd RoundShearer(22,29), Cordone(27), S.Caldwell(71)Nolan(31), Ward(57,70)
41,847United raced into a 3-0 lead with three goals in eight
minutes, two for Shearer and one for Cordone. Bradford
replied immediately but a 3-1 half time lead seemed
reasonably comfortable. Not so, as Ashley Ward scored
twice to level. And then up popped young Steve Caldwell in
his first full game for United who fired United into the
4th Round.
2003
Aston Villa (h)Robert(45)Dublin(11)
51,9752004 A header from defender Peter Ramage finally ended our reserve goal famine after 443minutes, when he broke the deadlock against Leeds at Kingston Park. And a close-range effort from substitute Marc Walton sealed our first victory in six games - although Leeds protested strongly about the legitimacy of the goal. 2008Midfielder Michael McCrudden's fifth goal of the season made it four wins in a row for United's U18s beating Nottingham Forest 1-0, as they maintained their position as league leaders.
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