Miguel Almiron has been busy on social media, keeping followers updated with his activities ahead of Newcastle United’s Premier League meeting with Arsenal. The 27-year-old posted pictures on his Instagram stories of him making popcorn at home with wife Alexia Notto and training with his teammate Allan Saint-Maximin. Almiron often posts pictures on social media […]
On this day (April 30) in 1927, Newcastle United won the First Division title after beating Sheffield Wednesday. The Magpies enjoyed a 2-1 win over the Owls in front of more than 28,000 supporters at St James’ Park, courtesy of a brace from Hughie Gallacher. Frank Watt started Willie Wilson, Frank Hudspeth, Alf Maitland, […]
On this day in 1898, Newcastle United sealed promotion to the First Division after beating Blackburn Rovers 4-0 in a ‘Test Match’. The Magpies locked horns with Rovers for only the second time in their history, losing their first meeting 4-3 but gaining their revenge 48 hours later. Frank Watt started Charles Watts, William Lindsay, […]
On this day (April 29) in 1996, Kevin Keegan gave his infamous “I will love it” rant after his Newcastle side beat Leeds United. The 70-year-old aimed his comments towards Sir Alex Ferguson in a post-match interview after the former Manchester United boss accused Leeds of “cheating” their manager by underperforming. Leeds had lost […]
On this day in 1951, Newcastle United won the FA Cup for the fourth time, beating Blackpool 2-0 in front of more than 100,000 supporters at Wembley. The Magpies struck twice before the break and Blackpool had no answer in the second half. Stan Seymour started Jack Fairbrother, Bobby Cowell, Bobby Corbett, Joe Harvey, Frank […]
On this day in 1910, Newcastle United sealed the FA Cup for the first time in their history after beating Barnsley in the final replay. The Magpies drew 1-1 in their first meeting in front of more than 77,000 supporters at the Crystal Palace (April 23) and then beat the Tykes 2-0 in front of […]
On this day (April 26) in 1911, Newcastle United lost in the FA Cup final replay to Bradford City, courtesy of a mistake from Jimmy Lawrence and some poor finishing at Old Trafford. The Magpies were missing the prolific striker Albert Shepherd due to injury and his absence saw them struggle to find the back […]
Former Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer was inducted in the Premier League Hall of Fame and news of his inclusion has now gone viral on social media. The 50-year-old is the league’s all-time top goalscorer (260 goals) and won a title with Blackburn Rovers, so he’s a deserving first inductee. Newcastle unsurprisingly showered Shearer in […]
Newcastle United drew 1-1 with Liverpool on Saturday, equalising late through Joe Willock after Mohamed Salah gave the Reds an early lead. But it was Allan Saint-Maximin who stole the headlines after the game for his humorous reaction to a cynical foul from Fabinho. After BT Sport tweeted a video of the Brazilian midfielder going […]
On this day (April 24) in 1932, Newcastle United won the FA Cup final against Arsenal, beating the Gunners 2-1 in controversial circumstances. The Magpies scored an equaliser that shouldn’t have stood as the ball had clearly gone out of play in the build-up. If the correct decision was given, Arsenal would have maintained a […]
On this day in 1912, Newcastle United suffered a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa and threw away any hope of winning the First Division title. The Magpies dropped points in five of their last six league games that season, resulting in Blackburn Rovers finishing as Champions. United ended up in third place with 44 points […]
Martin Dubravka was pictured taking a nap in his garden on Monday afternoon, days after Newcastle United beat West Ham United 3-2 at St James’ Park. The 32-year-old’s had to bide his time for opportunities after falling down the pecking order upon his return from injury in December 2020, being an unused substitute for two […]