Newcastle United F.C. - Wikipedia Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Full name Newcastle United Football Club Nickname ( s ) `` The Magpies '' Short name NUFC Founded 9 December 1892 ; 124 years ago ( 1892 - 12 - 09 ) Ground St James ' Park Ground Capacity 52,354 Owner Mike Ashley Managing Director Lee Charnley Manager Rafael Benítez League Premier League 2016 -- 17 Championship, 1st of 24 ( promoted ) Website Club website Home colours Away colours Third colours Current season Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that currently plays in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Newcastle United was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James ' Park, ever since. The ground was developed into an all - seater stadium in the mid-1990s and now has a capacity of 52,354. The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition 's history, spending 85 seasons in the top tier as of May 2016, and has never dropped below English football 's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893. They have won four League Championship titles, six FA Cups and a Charity Shield, as well as the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup. Newcastle United has the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club. The club 's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910, when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles. The club were highly successful in the Premier League in the 1990s and early 2000s without winning any trophies, but have been mostly struggling since the 2006 -- 07 season, and were relegated in 2009 and 2016. They returned to the Premiership for the 2017 -- 18 season after winning the Championship title the preceding year. Newcastle has a fierce local rivalry with Sunderland, and the two clubs have engaged in the Tyne -- Wear derby since 1898. The club 's traditional kit colours are black and white striped shirts, black shorts and black socks. Their traditional crest takes elements of the city coat of arms, which features two grey seahorses. Prior to each home game the team enters the field to `` Local Hero '', written by Newcastle native Mark Knopfler, while `` Blaydon Races '' is invariably sung during games. The club has been owned by Mike Ashley since 2007, succeeding long term chairman and owner Sir John Hall. The club is the seventeenth highest revenue producing club in the world in terms of annual revenue, generating € 169.3 m in 2015. Historically, Newcastle 's highest placing was in 1999 when they were the fifth highest revenue producing football club in the world, and second in England only behind Manchester United. Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 The 70s and 80s 1.3 The 90s 1.4 2000s 1.4. 1 Decline and relegation 1.5 2010s 2 Colours and badge 3 Stadium 4 Ownership 5 Social responsibility 6 Supporters and rivalries 7 Statistics 8 Honours 8.1 Domestic 8.2 European 8.3 Other honours 9 Players 9.1 Current squad 9.2 Reserve / Under - 23 players 9.3 Out on loan 9.4 Notable players 10 Board of directors 11 Management 11.1 Current backroom staff 11.1. 1 First Team 11.1. 2 Reserves & Academy 12 See also 13 References 14 External links History Main article : History of Newcastle United F.C. For more details on league performance, see List of Newcastle United F.C. seasons. Early history 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 4 occasions. The first record of football being played on Tyneside dates from 3 March 1877 at Elswick Rugby Club. Later that year, Newcastle 's first football club, Tyne Association, was formed. The origins of Newcastle United Football Club itself can be traced back to the formation of a football club by the Stanley Cricket Club of Byker in November 1881. This team was renamed Newcastle East End F.C. in October 1882, to avoid confusion with the cricket club in Stanley, County Durham. Rosewood F.C. of Byker merged with Newcastle East End a short time later. In 1886, Newcastle East End moved from Byker to Heaton. In August 1882, Newcastle West End F.C. formed from West End Cricket Club, and in May 1886, the club moved into St James ' Park. The two clubs became rivals in the Northern League. In 1889, Newcastle East End became a professional team, before becoming a limited company the following March. However, on the other hand, Newcastle West End were in serious financial trouble and approached East End with a view to a take over. Newcastle West End were eventually dissolved, and a number of their players and backroom staff joined Newcastle East End, effectively merging the two clubs, with Newcastle East End taking over the lease on St James ' Park in May 1892. With only one senior club in the city for fans to support, development of the club was much more rapid. Despite being refused entry to the Football League 's First Division at the start of the 1892 -- 93 season, they were invited to play in their new Second Division. However, with no big names playing in the Second Division, they turned down the offer and remained in the Northern League, stating `` gates would not meet the heavy expenses incurred for travelling ''. In a bid to start drawing larger crowds, Newcastle East End decided to adopt a new name in recognition of the merger. Suggested names included Newcastle F.C., Newcastle Rangers, Newcastle City and City of Newcastle, but Newcastle United was decided upon on 9 December 1892, to signify the unification of the two teams. The name change was accepted by the Football Association on 22 December, but the club was not legally constituted as Newcastle United Football Club Co. Ltd. until 6 September 1895. At the start of the 1893 -- 94 season, Newcastle United were once again refused entry to the First Division and so joined the Second Division, along with Liverpool and Woolwich Arsenal. They played their first competitive match in the division that September against Woolwich Arsenal, with a score of 2 -- 2. Turnstile numbers were still low, and the incensed club published a statement stating, `` The Newcastle public do not deserve to be catered for as far as professional football is concerned ''. However, eventually figures picked up by 1895 -- 96, when 14,000 fans watched the team play Bury. That season Frank Watt became secretary of the club, and he was instrumental in promotion to the First Division for the 1898 -- 99 season. However, they lost their first game 4 -- 2 at home to Wolves and finished their first season in thirteenth place. Harry Hampton scores one of his two goals in the 1905 FA Cup final against Aston Villa In 1903 -- 04, the club built up a promising squad of players, and went on to dominate English football for almost a decade, the team known for their `` artistic play, combining team - work and quick, short passing ''. Long after his retirement, Peter McWilliam, the team 's defender at the time, said `` The Newcastle team of the 1900s would give any modern side a two goal start and beat them, and further more, beat them at a trot. '' Newcastle United went on to win the League on three occasions during the 1900s ; 1904 -- 05, 1906 -- 07 and 1908 -- 09. In 1904 -- 05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final. They were beaten again the following year by Everton in the 1906 FA Cup Final. They reached the final again in 1908 where they lost to Wolves. They finally won the FA Cup in 1910 when they beat Barnsley in the final. They lost again the following year in the final against Bradford City. The team returned to the FA Cup final in 1924, in the second final held at the then new Wembley Stadium. They defeated Aston Villa, winning the club 's second FA Cup. Three years later they won the First Division championship a fourth time in 1926 -- 27, with Hughie Gallacher, one of the most prolific goal scorers in the club 's history, captaining the team. Other key players in this period were Neil Harris, Stan Seymour and Frank Hudspeth. In 1930, Newcastle United came close to relegation, and at the end of the season Gallacher left the club for Chelsea, and at the same time Andy Cunningham became the club 's first team manager. In 1931 -- 32, the club won the FA Cup a third time. However, a couple of years later, at the end of the 1933 -- 34 season, the team were relegated to the Second Division after 35 seasons in the top. Cunningham left as manager and Tom Mather took over. The club found it difficult to adjust to the Second Division and were nearly further relegated in the 1937 -- 38 season, when they were spared on goal averages. However, when World War II broke in 1939, Newcastle had a chance to regroup, and in the War period, they brought in Jackie Milburn, Tommy Walker and Bobby Cowell. They were finally promoted back to the First Division at the end of the 1947 -- 48 season. During the 1950s, Newcastle won the FA Cup trophy on three occasions within a five - year period, beating Blackpool in 1951, Arsenal in 1952, and Manchester City in 1955. However, after this last FA Cup victory the club fell back into decline and were relegated to the Second Division once again at the end of the 1960 -- 61 season under the management of Charlie Mitten. Mitten left after one season in the Second Division and was replaced by former player Joe Harvey. Newcastle returned to the First Division at the end of the 1964 -- 65 season after winning the Second Division title. Under Harvey, the club qualified for European competition for the first time after a good run in the 1967 -- 68 season and the following year won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final, triumphing 6 -- 2 over two legs against Hungary 's Újpest in the final. The 70s and 80s Harvey bought striker Malcolm Macdonald in the summer of 1971, for a club record transfer fee of £ 180,000 ( worth ₤ 2294499 in 2016 ). He was an impressive goal scorer, who led United 's attack to Wembley in their 1974 FA Cup Final defeat at the hands of Liverpool. The club also had back to back triumphs in the Texaco Cup in 1974 and 1975. Harvey left the club in 1975, with Gordon Lee brought in to replace him. Lee took the team to the 1976 Football League Cup Final against Manchester City, but failed to bring the trophy back to Tyneside. However, he sold Macdonald to Arsenal at the end of the season, a decision of which Macdonald later said `` I loved Newcastle, until Gordon Lee took over ''. Lee left for Everton in 1977, and was replaced by Richard Dinnis. United dropped once again to the Second Division at the end of the 1977 -- 78 season. Dinnis was replaced by Bill McGarry, and then he was replaced by Arthur Cox. Cox steered Newcastle back to the First Division at the end of the 1983 -- 84 season, with players such as Peter Beardsley, Chris Waddle, and ex-England captain Kevin Keegan the fulcrum of the team. However, with a lack of funds, Cox left for Derby County and Keegan retired. With managers such as Jack Charlton and then Willie McFaul, Newcastle remained in the top - flight, until key players such as Waddle, Beardsley and Paul Gascoigne were sold, and the team was relegated once more in 1989. McFaul left the managerial post, and was replaced by Jim Smith. Smith left at the start of the 1991 -- 92 season and the board appointed Osvaldo Ardiles his replacement. The 90s 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 Sir John Hall became the club 's chairman in 1992, and replaced Ardiles with Keegan, who managed to save the team from relegation to the Third Division. Keegan was given more money for players, and he brought in Rob Lee, Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison and the club won the then First Division Championship at the end of the 1992 -- 93 season, earning promotion to the then new Premier League. At the end of the 1993 -- 94 season, their first year back in the top flight they finished in third, their highest league finish since 1927. The attacking philosophy of Keegan led to the team being labelled `` The Entertainers '' by Sky Sports. Keegan took Newcastle to two consecutive runners - up finishes in the league in 1995 -- 96 and 1996 -- 97, coming very close to winning the title in the former season. This success was in part due to the talent of players like David Ginola, Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer, who was signed on 30 July 1996 for a then world record fee of £ 15 million. Keegan left Newcastle in January 1997 and was replaced by Kenny Dalglish, however the club endured a largely unsuccessful season with a 13th - place finish in the 1997 -- 98 FA Premier League, failure to progress beyond the group stages of the 1997 -- 98 UEFA Champions League despite beating Barcelona and group winners Dynamo Kiev at St James Park as well as coming from 2 -- 0 down to draw 2 -- 2 with Valery Lobanovsky 's team in Ukraine and defeat in the 1998 FA Cup Final. Dalglish was replaced as manager early in the following season by Ruud Gullit. The club once again finished thirteenth in the league and lost the 1999 FA Cup Final. Gullit fell into disagreements with the squad and chairman Freddy Shepherd, and quit the club four games into the 1999 -- 2000 season with the team bottom of the table to be replaced by Bobby Robson. The club managed to reach an FA Cup Semi-final and to stay in the Premier League. 2000s A title challenge emerged during the 2001 -- 02 season, and Newcastle 's fourth - place finish saw them qualify for the Champions League. The following season, Robson guided the team to another title challenge and finished third in the League, and the second group stage of the Champions League. Newcastle finished fifth in the league at the end of the 2003 -- 04 season, and exited the Champions League in the qualifying rounds, but despite this Robson was sacked in August 2004 following a series of disagreements with the club. Graeme Souness was brought in to manage by the start of the 2004 -- 05 season. In his time at the helm, he broke the club 's transfer record by signing Michael Owen. Souness also took the geordies to the quarterfinals of the 2005 UEFA Cup with Alan Shearer winning the tournament 's golden boot as well. However, he was sacked in February 2006 after a bad start to the club 's 2005 -- 06 season. Glenn Roeder took over, initially on a temporary basis, before being appointed full - time manager at the end of the season. Shearer retired at the end of the 2005 -- 06 season as the club 's all - time record goal scorer, with a total of 206 goals. Decline and relegation Despite finishing the 2005 -- 06 season in seventh, Roeder 's fortunes changed in the 2006 -- 07 season, with a terrible injury run to the senior squad, and he left the club by mutual consent on 6 May 2007. Sam Allardyce was appointed Roeder 's replacement as manager on 15 May 2007. On 7 June, Freddy Shepherd 's final shares in the club were sold to Mike Ashley and Shepherd was replaced as chairman by Chris Mort on 25 July. Allardyce departed the club on in January 2008 by mutual consent after a bad start to the 2007 -- 08 season, and Kevin Keegan was reappointed as Newcastle manager. Mort stepped down as chairman in June and was replaced by Derek Llambias, a long - term associate of Ashley. Newcastle finished the 2007 -- 08 season in twelfth place, but as the season drew to a close, Keegan publicly criticised the board, claiming they were not providing the team enough financial support. In September 2008 Keegan resigned as manager, stating `` It 's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want ''. Former Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear was appointed as his replacement, but in February 2009, due to his heart surgery, Alan Shearer was appointed interim manager in his absence. Under Shearer, the club were relegated to the Football League Championship at the end of the 2008 -- 09 season, the first time the club had left the Premier League since joining it in 1993. Following their relegation, the club was put up for sale in June 2009, with an asking price of £ 100 million. Chris Hughton was given the manager job on a caretaker basis before taking over full - time on 27 October 2009. On the same day, Ashley announced that the club was no longer for sale. 2010s Newcastle made an immediate return to the top - flight in 2010 after their relegation the year prior. Hughton led Newcastle to win the 2009 -- 10 Football League Championship, securing automatic promotion on 5 April 2010 with five games remaining, and securing the title on 19 April ; Newcastle were promoted back to the Premier League after just one season away. Under Hughton, Newcastle enjoyed a strong start to the 2010 -- 11 season, but he was sacked on 6 December 2010. The club 's board stated that they felt `` an individual with more managerial experience ( was ) needed to take the club forward. '' Three days later, Alan Pardew was appointed as manager with a five - and - a-half - year contract. Further controversy was caused on 31 January 2011, when striker Andy Carroll was sold to Liverpool for a club record of £ 35 million. Despite this turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish 12th at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4 -- 4 home draw against Arsenal that saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim a point. Alan Pardew managed Newcastle United for four years The start of the 2011 -- 12 season saw an overhaul in the first team, with the sale of influential first team players Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and José Enrique during the summer and the elevation of Tim Krul as first choice goalkeeper and centre back Fabricio Coloccini as captain. Signings such as Yohan Cabaye, Italian international Davide Santon and Senegalese striker Demba Ba in cut - price deals saw Newcastle adopt a new transfer policy, one which would be met with success in the season. They went on to enjoy one of their strongest openings to a season, playing 11 consecutive games unbeaten. before losing away to Manchester City. Another Senegalese striker, Papiss Cissé, joined in the January transfer window, and Newcastle had a strong second half of the season, eventually securing a place in the 2012 -- 13 Europa League. Newcastle finished in fifth place, their highest league position since the Bobby Robson days. Further honours were to come as Pardew won both the Premier League Manager of the Season and the LMA Manager of the Year awards, captain Coloccini was named in the PFA Team of the Year, and Cissé won the Goal of the Season award for a goal against Chelsea. The 2012 -- 13 season saw Newcastle regain European football for the first time since 2007. Newcastle made few acquisitions in the summer and suffered injuries over the season, including layoffs to key midfielders Yohan Cabaye and Hatem Ben Arfa, and defenders Steven and Ryan Taylor. As a result, the first half of the season was marred by a run of ten losses in 13 games, which saw the club sink near the relegation zone. In January, Newcastle signed five French players, and advanced to the Europa League quarter - finals before bowing out to eventual finalists Benfica. Domestically, Newcastle struggled, and stayed up after a 2 -- 1 victory over already - relegated Queens Park Rangers on the penultimate game of the season. The 2014 -- 15 season saw Newcastle fail to win any of their first seven games, prompting fans to start a campaign to get Pardew sacked as manager before a six - game winning run in all competitions ( including knocking holders Manchester City out of the League Cup ) saw them climb to fifth in the table. After they ended Chelsea 's unbeaten start to the season, Pardew left for Crystal Palace. On 26 January 2015, his assistant John Carver was put in charge for the remainder of the season but came close to relegation, staying up on the final day with a 2 -- 0 home win against West Ham, with Jonás Gutiérrez, who beat testicular cancer earlier in the season, scoring the team 's second goal. On 9 June 2015, Carver and his assistant Steve Stone were both sacked and replaced by Steve McClaren the following day. On 11 March 2016, McClaren was sacked after nine months as manager, with Newcastle in 19th place in the Premier League and the club winning just six of 28 Premier League games during his time at the club. He was replaced by Spaniard Rafael Benítez on the same day, who signed a three - year deal, but was not able to prevent the club from being relegated. Newcastle returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, winning the Championship title on 7 May 2017 with a 3 -- 0 win against Barnsley. Colours and badge Newcastle United 's original colours, worn until 1894 The club 's home colours are a black and white striped shirt. Shorts and socks are usually black with white trim, though white socks are sometimes worn under some managers who consider them `` lucky ''. Newcastle 's colours at the outset was generally the home kit of Newcastle East End F.C., comprising plain red shirts with white shorts and red socks. In 1894, the club adopted the black and white striped shirts, which had been used as the reserve team 's colours. These colours were chosen for the senior team because they were not associated with either of the two teams United were merged from. They played in grey shorts until 1897, and between 1897 and 1921, they played in blue shorts before adopting the black shorts they play in now. United 's away colours have changed a number of times over the years. They played in white shirts and black shorts from 1914 until 1961, and then white shorts until 1966. They then played in yellow shirts and blue shorts for the 1967 -- 68 season, but from 1969 to 1974 played in all red with an all blue third kit. In 1974, they returned to a yellow shirt, which they played with various coloured shorts until 1983. They played in all grey from 1983 to 1988, before once again returning to the yellow kit until 1993. Since 1995, the away kit has changed consistently and has not been the same for more than a single season. Through owner Mike Ashley, the club also has a relationship with the Sports Direct retail chain which he founded. On 4 January 2012, Virgin Money, who had just bought Northern Rock, signed a two - year deal to sponsor Newcastle United. In January 2010, Puma became the official supplier and licensee of replica merchandise for Newcastle. The deal meant Puma supplied the team kit, replica kit and training equipment for the 2010 -- 11 and 2011 -- 12 seasons. Newcastle United crest : 1983 -- 1988 The current club crest was first used in the 1988 -- 89 season. The crest includes elements from the coat of arms of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne -- the two sea horses representing Tyneside 's strong connections with the sea, the castle representing the city 's Norman keep. The city 's coat of arms were first embroidered on the team 's shirts in 1969 and worn as standard until 1976. A scroll at the bottom featured the city 's motto in Latin ; fortiter defendit triumphans which translates into English as `` triumphing by brave defence. '' From 1976 until 1983, the club wore a specific badge which was developed to wear in place of the city 's coat of arms. The design was of a circular shape, which featured the club 's name in full, it contained a magpie standing in front of the River Tyne with the historic Norman castle of Newcastle in the background. A more simplistic design followed in 1983, featuring the initials of the club 's name, NUFC with the small magpie used in the previous crest within the horizontally laid `` C, '' this logo was relatively short lived and was discontinued after 1988. On 16 May 2013, Newcastle released the away shirt for the 2013 -- 14 season which for the first time featured the Wonga.com logo, which attracted criticism from many Newcastle supporters ; the shirt was navy blue with light blue bands. The shirt received mixed reviews from Newcastle supporters, who described the shirt as both `` awesome '' and `` bland, '' as quoted in the Newcastle daily Evening Chronicle. In July 2013, Newcastle striker and practicing Muslim Papiss Cissé refused to wear any official kit or training wear with reference to Wonga.com, subsequently failing to travel to the team 's 2013 pre-season tour of Portugal. The matter has since been resolved. On 15 May 2017, the home shirt for the 2017 -- 18 season was revealed, featuring the logo of new sponsors Fun88. The shirt was shown to include a gold and silver commemorative crest to mark the club 's 125th football season, based on the city 's coat of arms. It was also announced that the kit would feature red numbers for the first time since the 1992 -- 93 season. Previous kit sponsors include Newcastle Breweries ( 1980 -- 86 ), Greenall 's Beers ( 1986 -- 90 ), McEwan 's Lager and Newcastle Brown Ale ( 1990 -- 2000 ), NTL ( 2000 -- 03 ), Northern Rock ( 2003 -- 12 ), and Virgin Money ( 2012 -- 13 ). Newcastle 's current kit manufacturers are Puma, in a deal that started in 2010. Previous kit manufacturers include Bukta ( 1974 -- 75, 1976 -- 80 ), Umbro ( 1975 -- 76, 1980 -- 86 ), Asics ( 1993 -- 95 ) and Adidas ( 1995 -- 2010 ). Other current team sponsors include Fun88, Carling, Coral, Pulman, Thomas Cook Group and Stelrad. Newcastle United have named Indian tyre conglomerate Madras Rubber Factory Limited -- more commonly known as MRF -- as the club 's new shirt sleeve sponsor for the 2017 / 18 Premier League season. Founded in 1946, MRF is the largest manufacturer of tyres in India and has more than 15,000 employees. The publicly listed company also produces treads, tubes and conveyor belts, as well as toys and paint. Stadium Main article : St James ' Park Newcastle finished as the Football League 's best supported club on ten occasions. NUFC were the first club 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 ). Throughout Newcastle United 's history, their home venue has been St James ' Park, the oldest and largest football stadium in North East England, as well as the sixth - largest football stadium in the United Kingdom. It has hosted ten international football matches at senior level, the first in 1901 and the most recent in 2005. It was used as a venue for both the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Football had been played at St James ' Park as early as 1880, the ground being occupied by Newcastle Rangers, before becoming the home of Newcastle West End F.C. in 1886. Its lease was then bought by Newcastle East End F.C. in 1892, before they changed their name to Newcastle United. At the turn of the 19th century, the ground 's capacity was given as 30,000 before being redeveloped between 1900 and 1905, increasing the capacity to 60,000 and making it the biggest stadium in England for a time. For most of the 20th century, the stadium changed very little, despite various plans for development of the ground. The old West Stand was replaced with the Milburn Stand in 1987, the Sir John Hall Stand replacing the Leazes End in 1993, and the rest of the ground renovated making the ground a 37,000 capacity all - seater stadium. Between 1998 and 2000, double tiers were added to the Milburn and John Hall stands to bring the venue up to its current capacity of 52,420. There were plans to build a new 90,000 seater stadium in Leazes park, just behind St James ' with Newcastle Falcons taking over St James ' Park, but due to protests the plans were dropped. St James ' Park currently seats 52,420 people, but club owner Mike Ashley would consider taking the roof off The Gallowgate end and adding another 6,000 seats making the total capacity to 58,420, but only if the team manage to finish in the top six places of the Premier League. In October 2009, Mike Ashley announced that he planned to lease the name of the ground in a bid to increase revenue, and in November the stadium was temporarily renamed sportsdirect.com @ St James ' Park Stadium. This name was only supposed to be used until the end of the 2009 -- 10 season, but lasted until November 2011. On 10 November 2011, the club officially changed the name of the stadium to the Sports Direct Arena, although this will most likely be an interim name, as it is only being used to showcase the sponsorship capabilities of the stadium. The company, owned by Ashley, were not paying anything for the deal. However, if another company purchases the naming rights, they will be expected to pay between £ 8 million and £ 10 million. Many fans voiced their anger at the renaming, but Managing Director Derek Llambias has said that it was necessary to give Newcastle extra money so that they compete with the bigger clubs in the league. Since 1982, the stadium is served by St James Metro station on the Tyne and Wear Metro. The station is decorated in a black and white colour scheme, with archive photographs of the club 's players. The club 's current training ground is located at Darsley Park, which is north of the city at Benton. The facility was opened in July 2003 and is also used by the Newcastle Falcons rugby team. A panorama of St James ' Park from the Milburn Stand, showing from left to right the Sir John Hall Stand, the East Stand and the Gallowgate End Ownership Newcastle United was set up as a private company limited by shares on 6 September 1895. The club traded in this way for much of the 20th century, dominated by McKeag, Westwood and Seymour family ownership, until April 1997, when John Hall, who bought 72.9 % of the club for £ 3 million in 1991, floated the club on the stock exchange as a public limited company, with less than half the shares sold to the Hall family and the majority holding going to his business partner Freddy Shepherd. Later that year, Hall stepped down as chairman and was replaced by Shepherd, with the Hall family represented on the board by John 's son Douglas. In December 1998, after buying a 6.3 % stake in the club for £ 10 million, the media group NTL had considered a full takeover of the club. This was later dropped after the April 1999 Competition Commission, brought in due to government concerns about football clubs being owned by media companies. In 2007, businessman Mike Ashley purchased the combined stakes of both Douglas and John Hall, 41 % share in the club, through a holding company St James Holdings, with a view to buy the rest. Upon purchasing this share, he appointed Chris Mort as chairman, while gaining more shares, owning 93.19 % of the club by 29 June 2007. This figure reached 95 % on 11 July 2007, forcing the remaining shareholders to sell their shares. Since completing the purchase of the club, Ashley has twice announced that he planned to sell the club. The first occurred after fan protests over the resignation of Kevin Keegan on 14 September 2008, when Ashley stated, `` I have listened to you. You want me out. That is what I am now trying to do. '' However, he took it off the market on 28 December 2008 after being unable to find a buyer. On 31 May 2009, it was reported that Ashley was attempting to sell the club again. On 8 June 2009, Ashley confirmed that the club was up for sale at an asking price of £ 100 million. By the end of August 2009, the club was back off the market. Newcastle fans show `` Mike Ashley Out '' cards away to QPR May 2015 Social responsibility Newcastle United established the Newcastle United Foundation in summer 2008, which seeks to encourage learning and promote healthy living amongst disadvantaged children, young people and families in the North East region, as well as promoting equality and diversity. The Foundation 's manager Kate Bradley told charity news website The Third Sector, `` Children look up to players as their heroes, and anything they say is instantly taken on board. If Newcastle defender Steven Taylor tells them not to eat a Mars bar for breakfast, they 'll listen. '' In 2010, the charity taught over 5,000 children about healthy living. The Foundation 's commitment, along with a similar foundation run by West Bromwich Albion, the unique relationship that Aston Villa has with Acorns Children 's Hospice and Tottenham Hotspur has with SOS Children 's Villages UK, are some leading examples of commitment in the highest level of football to responsibility and change in the communities in which they work and who enrich them through their support and ticket sales. The work of these clubs, and others, is changing the way professional sport interacts with their communities and supporters. In December 2012, the club announced that it had become the world 's first carbon positive football club. Supporters and rivalries Supporters at St. James ' Park See also : Tyne -- Wear derby See also : Tyne -- Tees derby Supporters of Newcastle United are drawn from all over the North East and beyond, with supporters ' clubs in some countries across the world. The club 's nickname is ' The Magpies ', while the club 's supporters are also known as the Geordies or the Toon Army. The name Toon originates from the Geordie pronunciation of town. In a 2004 survey by Co-operative Financial Services, it was found that Newcastle United topped the league table for the cost incurred and distance travelled by Newcastle - based fans wishing to travel to every Premier League away game. The total distance travelled for a fan to attend every away game from Newcastle was found to be equivalent to a round - the - world trip. In the 2009 -- 10 season, when the club were playing in English football 's second tier, the Football League Championship, the average attendance at St James ' Park was 43,388, the fourth - highest for an English club that season. At the end of the 2011 -- 12 Premier league season, Newcastle United held the third - highest average attendance for the season, at 49,935. This figure was only surpassed by Arsenal and Manchester United, the only two clubs in the Premier League with larger stadiums. The club 's supporters publish a number of fanzines including True Faith and The Mag, along with NUFC.com, which was established in 1996. They set up Newcastle United Supporters Trust in September 2008, aiming to `` represent the broad church of Newcastle United 's support. '' In addition to the usual English football chants, Newcastle 's supporters sing the traditional Tyneside song `` Blaydon Races. '' Traditionally, Newcastle 's main rivals are Sunderland, against whom the Tyne -- Wear derby is competed. Statistics Main article : List of Newcastle United F.C. records and statistics To date, inclusive of the 2015 -- 16 season, Newcastle United have spent 85 seasons in the top - flight. They are eighth in the All - time FA Premier League table and have the ninth - highest total of major honours won by an English club with 11 wins. The holder of the record for the most appearances is Jimmy Lawrence, having made 496 first team appearances between 1904 and 1921. The club 's top goal scorer is Alan Shearer, who scored 206 goals in all competitions between 1996 and 2006. Andy Cole holds the record for the most goals scored in a season : 41 in the 1993 -- 94 season in the Premier League. Shay Given is the most capped international for the club, with 134 appearances for Republic of Ireland. The club 's widest victory margin in the league was in the 13 -- 0 win against Newport County in the Second Division in 1946. Their heaviest defeat in the league was 9 -- 0 against Burton Wanderers in the Second Division in 1895. The club 's longest number of consecutive seasons in the top flight of English football was 36 from 1898 -- 99 until 1933 -- 34. Newcastle 's record home attendance is 68,386 for a First Division match against Chelsea on 3 September 1930. The club 's highest attendance in the Premier League is 52,389, in a match against Manchester City on 6 May 2012. Newcastle lost the game 2 -- 0. The highest transfer fee received for a Newcastle player is £ 35 million, from Liverpool for Andy Carroll in January 2011, while the most spent by the club on a player was £ 16 million for striker Michael Owen from Real Madrid in August 2005. Honours Domestic Football League First Division / Premier League : Winners ( 4 ) -- 1904 -- 05, 1906 -- 07, 1908 -- 09, 1926 -- 27 Football League Championship : Winners ( 4 ) -- 1964 -- 65, 1992 -- 93, 2009 -- 10, 2016 -- 17 FA Cup : Winners ( 6 ) -- 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955 FA Community Shield : Winners ( 1 ) -- 1909 Sheriff of London Charity Shield : Winners : 1906 -- 07 European Inter-Cities Fairs Cup : Winners ( 1 ) − 1969 UEFA Intertoto Cup : Winners ( 1 ) − 2006 ( Outright Winner ) Other honours Texaco Cup : Winners ( 2 ) − 1974, 1975 Anglo - Italian Cup : Winners ( 1 ) − 1973 Players Current squad The current Newcastle United first team squad consist of the following players : As of 11 August 2017. Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player GK Rob Elliot DF Ciaran Clark DF Paul Dummett MF Jack Colback 6 DF Jamaal Lascelles ( captain ) 7 FW Jacob Murphy 8 MF Jonjo Shelvey 9 FW Dwight Gayle 10 MF Mohamed Diamé 11 MF Matt Ritchie 14 MF Isaac Hayden 16 MF Rolando Aarons 17 FW Ayoze Pérez 18 DF Chancel Mbemba No. Position Player 19 DF Javier Manquillo 20 DF Florian Lejeune 21 FW Joselu 22 DF DeAndre Yedlin 23 MF Mikel Merino ( on loan from Borussia Dortmund ) 24 MF Henri Saivet 25 DF Massadio Haïdara 26 GK Karl Darlow 27 DF Jesús Gámez 30 MF Christian Atsu 41 GK Freddie Woodman 42 DF Jamie Sterry 45 FW Aleksandar Mitrović Reserve / under - 23 players Main article : Newcastle United F.C. Reserves and Academy The following players have made a league or cup appearance for Newcastle United or were assigned squad numbers for the current season, but are not listed on the first team squad page : Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 35 MF Daniel Barlaser 36 MF Yasin Ben El - Mhanni No. Position Player 38 DF Curtis Good 51 FW Cal Roberts Out on loan The following former first team players are currently on loan at other clubs. Note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 33 DF Achraf Lazaar ( at Benevento for the 2017 -- 18 season ) -- GK Matz Sels ( at Anderlecht for the 2017 -- 18 season ) -- DF Stuart Findlay ( at Kilmarnock until January 2018 ) No. Position Player -- FW Adam Armstrong ( at Bolton Wanderers until 4 January 2018 ) -- FW Ivan Toney ( at Wigan Athletic for the 2017 -- 18 season ) Notable players For details on former players, see List of Newcastle United F.C. players and Category : Newcastle United F.C. players Board of directors Position Staff Managing Director Lee Charnley Director Bobby Moncur Source : Management Current backroom staff First Team Position Staff Manager Rafael Benítez Assistant Manager Francisco `` Paco '' de Míguel Moreno First Team Coach Mikel Antía First Team Coach Antonio Gómez Pérez Goalkeeping Coach Simon Smith Head of Medicine Paul Catterson Rehabilitation Fitness Coach Cristian Fernández Martínez Head of Physiotherapy Derek Wright Physiotherapist Daniel Martí Physiotherapist Michael Harding Chief Scout Steve Nickson Head of Analysis Kerry Morrow Source : Reserves & Academy Position Staff Academy Manager Joe Joyce Football Development Manager Peter Beardsley Professional Development Phase Coach Ben Dawson Under - 21s Fitness Coach Simon Tweddle Under - 18s Head Coach Dave Watson Under - 17s Head Coach Kevin Richardson Under - 16s Head Coach Liam Bramley Under - 15s Head Coach Neil Winskill Under - 18s Goalkeeping Coach Chris Terpcou Under - 9 - 16s Goalkeeping Coach Steve Harper Under - 18s Fitness & Conditioning Coach Craig Musham Under - 16s Fitness & Conditioning Coach Adam Rowan Head of Academy Physiotherapy Stephen Weir Academy Physiotherapist Sean Beech Academy Physiotherapist Fraser Bell Academy Doctor Tom Holland Head of Academy Recruitment Vacant Source : See also Book : Newcastle United F.C. 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