Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English football club in Newcastle upon Tyne. Newcastle play in the Premier League. Currently managed by Eddie Howe since 2021.
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| Full name | Newcastle United Football Club | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Magpies | |||
| Founded | 9 December 1892 | |||
| Ground | St James' Park (capacity: 52,350[1]) | |||
| Owners | Public Investment Fund PCP Capital Partners RB Sports & Media | |||
| Yasir Al-Rumayyan | ||||
| Manager | Eddie Howe | |||
| League | Premier League | |||
| 2019–20 | Premier League, 13th of 20 | |||
| Website | Club home page | |||
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Board
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Yasir Al-Rumayyan |
| Directors | Amanda Staveley |
| Jamie Reuben | |
| Alexander Lukinson | |
| Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani | |
| Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq | |
| Sporting Director | Dan Ashworth |
| Chief Executive Officer | Darren Eales |
| Chief Financial Officer | Simon Capper |
| Chief Commercial Officer | Peter Silverstone |
| Global Ambassador | Alan Shearer |
Bids to Buy Newcastle (2021)
Bin Zayed Group’s managing director Midhat Kidwai had bid to buy the club. Ashley rejected his offer. He placed another one once again in 2021. Ashley once again rejected his offer. Kidwai once again place an offer but Staveley stepped in and placed an offer alongside PIF’s governor Al-Rumayyan and Reuben.
Clubs official
| Board | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owners | ||
| Public Investment Fund | PCP Capital Partners | RB Sports & Media |
| Chairman | Chief executive officer | Chief financial officer |
| Yasir Al-Rumayyan | Darren Eales | Simon Capper |
| Sporting director | Chief commercial officer | Director |
| Dan Ashworth | Peter Silverstone | Abdulmajid Ahmed Alhagbani |
| Global ambassador | Director | Director |
| Alan Shearer | Asmaa Mohammed Rezeeq | Amanda Staveley |
| Director | President | Director |
| Jamie Reuben | John Hall | Mehrdad Ghodoussi |
| First team | ||
| Management | ||
| Manager | ||
| Eddie Howe | ||
| Assistants Managers | ||
| Jason Tindall | Graeme Jones | |
History
Newcastle United was formed in 1892 after the two rival clubs Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End grouped together. They have played their matches at the ground St.James' Park ever since. This ground holds 52,000 people, and is one of the biggest in England. It is located just inside the centre of Newcastle.
Newcastle originally played in red shirts and white shorts. In fact, there was a kit clash in their very first League match, away to the then-named Woolwich Arsenal. The home side wore red, so Newcastle played in their change kit of black and white stripes. A permanent switch to black and white soon followed, most likely to reduce kit clashes, and perhaps as a further attempt to appease West End fans. The decision was taken in 1894, as the minutes from the club meeting reveal: ‘It was agreed that the Club’s colours should be changed from red shirts and white knickers to black and white shirts (two inch stripe) and dark knickers.’.[2]
On the 24th day of May 2009 which was also the last day of the season, Newcastle were relegated to the second tier of English football, the Coca-Cola Championship. They returned to the top flight of English football, winning the Championship in the 2009/10 season. In the 2010/11 season, they finished mid-table. The club then went on to finish 5th place in the 2011/12 season.
On 17 July 2019, former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was made manager on a three-year contract.[3] Bruce oversaw 13th and 12th-placed finishes during his first two seasons in charge, both of which were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. On 7 October 2021, after 14 years as owner, Ashley sold the club to a new group of owners. The group was made up of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, RB Sports & Media and PCP Capital Partners.[4]
The club
Traditionally the loudest support for the club came from the Gallowgate End - a stand in St. James' Park. This stand is where Alan Shearer once used to watch Newcastle play when he was a child.
The record transfer fee the club has paid is £17 million (around $30 million) for Michael Owen, in August 2005. Alan Shearer was the previous record transfer at £15 million, which was also the world's largest transfer fee when he signed in 1996.
The Newcastle United's number 9 shirt is one of the most famous shirts in the world. Legends such as Hughie Gallacher, Malcolm McDonald, Jackie Milburn and Alan Shearer have worn the famous shirt.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | Premier League | 11th |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 4th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 3rd |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 5th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 14th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 18th |
| 2009/10 | League Championship | Champions |
| 2010/11 | Premier League | 12th |
| 2011/12 | Premier League | 5th |
| 2012/13 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2013/14 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2014/15 | Premier League | 15th |
| 2015/16 | Premier League | 18th |
| 2016/17 | League Championship | Champions |
| 2017/18 | Premier League | 10th |
| 2018/19 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2019/20 | Premier League | 13th |
| 2020/21 | Premier League | 12th |
Former position
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Newcastle United F.C. Media
A chart showing the progress of Newcastle United Football Club from its entry into the League in 1894 to the present. Newcastle have won the league on four occasions.
Harry Hampton of Aston Villa scores one of his two goals in the 1905 FA Cup final.
Kevin Keegan (pictured in his second spell in 2008) guided Newcastle to promotion and Champions League football from 1992 to 1997, turning United into one of the biggest clubs in England despite not winning the league.
Bobby Robson managed the club for five years, departing in 2004.
Alan Shearer mosaic during his testimonial match in May 2006. The club's record goalscorer retired that month.
Newcastle made an immediate return to the top-flight in 2010 after their relegation the year prior.
Rafael Benítez managed the club from 2016 to 2019.
Newcastle finished as the Football League's best supported club on ten occasions. The club was the first in the world to attract over one million for league games (1946–47) and average over 50,000 for league games (1947–48; 56,283).
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References
- ↑ "Premier League Handbook Season 2015/16" (PDF). Premier League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ "A short history of Newcastle United's black and white stripes". Stuff by Paul Brown. 2011-03-25. Archived from the original on 2019-08-13. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ↑ "Sheffield Wednesday take legal advice after Newcastle appoint Steve Bruce". the Guardian. 2019-07-17. Retrieved 2021-10-13.
- ↑ "PIF, PCP Capital Partners and RB Sports & Media acquire Newcastle United Football Club". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 2021-10-13.