The club was founded in December 1892, and is a combination of the two teams Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End. In the history of the Magpies, they are like giant who often fell asleep. There are several golden periods in their history, which may make them become one with the fanaticism of the greatest teams in England.
The first golden age occurred shortly after the two clubs to join, they triumphed in Division One in the era of the 1900s with three titles in 1905, 1907, and 1909. And in the FA Cup, they entered the final five times between 1905-1911, although only able to win in 1910.
The second period was the last time they earn English league titles. Beginning in 1924 when they won the FA Cup at Wembley stadium sacred, and then won the league title in 1927 when led / captain Hughie Gallacher (Newcastle's greatest goalscorer).
The Giants went back to sleep for about two decades, before it debuted in the era of the 1950s, when won three FA Cups in five years. This time, 'Wor Jackie' Milburn and Bobby 'Dazzler' Mitchell the idol of the Toon Army.
Newcastle crowning achievement occurred under the tutelage of Joe Harvey, who managed to bring them to qualify for Europe in 1968, and then surprisingly won the Fairs Cup (predecessor of the UEFA Cup) the following season. The success in Europe is bringing some big names, especially Malcolm 'Supermac' Macdonald. Despite being a favorite in St. James' Park, Supermac failed to win a trophy in addition to two times the Texaco Cup in 1974 and 1975.
After that, Newcastle fell into a ravine, after playing in the Second Division in the early 1980s. Kevin Keegan emerged as a hero, either as players or coaches, to save face Newcastle. Through Kevin Keegan they almost won the Premier League, before losing to Manchester United's slim lead was 12 points though.
After Keegan retreat, famous names such as Kenny Dalglish, Ruud Gullit and Sir Bobby Robson had trained at Newcastle in the late 1990s and early 21st century. However, they failed to lift Newcastle into the highest levels of achievement. Keegan's second coming in early 2008 was unable to fly Newcastle, which was hit by the conflict due to disagreements between fans and club owners, and eventually only last up to 4 September 2008.
England star players like Paul Gascoigne, Peter Beardsley, Les Ferdinand, Alan Shearer and Michael Owen was only stopped by a hero's false and never answer the Newcastle fans will thirst for the prestigious title for four decades had never come.
Profil Team:
Confederation: FA
Founded: 1881
Address: St. James Park, Strawberry Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST England
Phone: 0191.20.18.400
Fax: 0191.20.18.600
Electronic Mail: custserv@nufc.co.uk
Official URL: http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk
Chairman: Mike Ashley
Director: Derek Llambias
Stadium: St.. James' Park
Supporting: The Toon Army
Some Interesting Newcastle United
Costume and Logo
In the first two years, they follow the East End costume with a red shirt and white pants, but eventually replaced black and white strips because too many teams use red, including Liverpool and Woolwich Arsenal (Arsenal name then). Some managers prefer to use white socks for reasons of 'good luck'. The logo is currently adapted to the symbol of the city of Newcastle and no longer contain the image patterned in black and white magpie.
Stadium
St James' Park has been used since the merger of the West End and East End, and had a capacity of 60,000 spectators. After the renovation that was completed in 2000, St. James had become the second largest stadium, before followed by Emirates. On 2 April 2007, worth £ 300 million plans were announced to increase the number of seats by at least 60,000. While a record number of spectators as much as 68 386 occurred on September 3, 1930, when the Toon Army to welcome back the arrival of their hero Hughie Gallacher was sold to Chelsea.
Rival:
Sunderland regarded as the greatest enemy because of the distance between cities only 10 miles (16 kilometers) alone and the second derby team called the Tyne-Wear derby. Although the media often refer to another derby (Tyne-Tees) with Middlesbrough, Newcastle fans actually considers Manchester United as their second biggest enemy.
Legend
Jackie Milburn, Malcolm Macdonald, Peter Beardsley, Paul Gascoigne, Les Ferdinand, Wyn Davies, Bobby Mitchell, Joe Harvey, Kevin Keegan, Alan Shearer.
Record
Number of performances ever held with 496 party Jimmy Lawrence (1904-1922), while goalkeeper Shay Given is an active player with the most appearances (459). Record for most goals in one season with Andy Cole scored 41 goals (1993/94), and Alan Shearer became the overall top scorer with 405 goals. Hughie Gallacher became sharpest goalscorer with 82 percent (143 goals in 174 matches). Newcastle suffered the worst defeat of Bolton 9-0 in Division Two in 1895, but the 9-1 defeat of Sunderland in 1908 became the biggest defeat in the highest division, which until now still a record for the biggest victory of Sunderland.
Achievement Record
4 times Champion Division 1 / Premier League: 1904/05, 1906/07, 1908/09, 1926/27
6 times FA Cup winners: 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955
3 times Champion of Division 2 England / League Championship: 1964/65, 1992/93, 2009/10
3 times British Champion Northern League: 1902/03, 1903/04, 1904/05
1 time Champion Community Shield: 1909
1 time Champion of the Fairs Cup: 1969
1 time Champion Intertoto Cup: 2006
2 times the Texaco Cup winners: 1974, 1975
1 time Champion Kirin Cup: 1983
Source :Goal
