Len Shackleton had a debut to remember for Newcastle United on this day back in 1946, scoring six goals in The Magpies 13-0 victory over Newport County. Shackleton, dubbed the “Crown Prince of Soccer” had recently joined Newcastle from fellow Second Division side Bradford Park Avenue in a deal worth £13,000. The outside-forward started the […]
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On This Day – 19th September
Sir Bobby Robson return back home on this day back in 1999, in his first match at St James’s Park as manager of Newcastle United.Robson was born in County Durham and had followed Newcastle as a boy. After 31 years managing in four different countries and eight years as England manager, the opportunity to manage […]
On This Day – 17th September
Kenny Miller celebrates his first goal in Derby colours. There would be little else for the players and fans to celebrate over the rest of the 2007/08 season Derby beat Newcastle in the Premier League 1-0 at Pride Park on this day back in 2007, thanks to a debut goal from Kenny Miller. The victory […]
On This Day – 27th August
Kenny Dalglish gets to his feet after Nottingham Forest’s second goal put Newcastle out of the FA Cup. Photo Owen Humphreys/PA Kenny Dalglish was shown the door by Newcastle United on this day back in 1999 following a poor start to the season.Dalglish had come in to replace Kevin Keegan in the Newcastle hot-seat midway […]
On This Day – 25th August
Alan Shearer cuts a dejected figure in the Newcastle United dugout, standing behind Ruud Gullit, the manager brave enough to start the Toon Army’s hero on the bench! Ruud Gullit put the final nail in his Newcastle United coffin on this day back in 1999 after deciding to start the Tyne-Wear Derby against Sunderland with […]
On This Day – 23rd August
An extra £7 million and Wayne Rooney would have been holding a black and white Newcastle United shirt instead back in the summer of 2004 It was on this day back in 2004 that Newcastle United put in a bid of £20 million to Everton for the services of teenage sensation Wayne Rooney.Their offer was […]
On This Day – 11th August
Alan Shearer made his competitive debut for his hometown club Newcastle United in the Charity Shield on this day back in 1996.Sadly for Shearer and the Toon Army, Double winners Manchster United won comprehensively 4-0 in front of 73,214 fans at Wembley in the annual curtain raiser for the new season. In the weeks after […]
On This Day – 7th August
Alan Shearer was sent off for the first time in his career on this day back in 1999. His career had begun eleven year prior at Southampton and he had joined Newcastle via Blackburn Rovers, where he had won the Premier League title in 1995. The red card was as a result of a second […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.40
This week’s Iconic Moment comes from Coventry City vs Newcastle United on 8th November 1997.Only four minutes of the game had passed when Coventry’s striker Dion Dublin embarrassed United’s goalkeeper Shay Given to score one of the strangest goals in Premier League history. Coventry’s Gary McAllister whipped in a high looping cross to the far […]
Iconic Moments in Football No.38
This week’s ‘Iconic Moment’ comes from Georgian striker Temuri Ketsbaia.The moment wasn’t a goal or a piece of skill but his rather strange celebration following a last-minute winner during his time at Newcastle United. Ketsbaia came on as a substitute and fired in a last-minute winner at the far post in a league match with […]