# List of Newcastle United F.C. players

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Newcastle United. Generally, this means players that have played 50–100 first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes the club's founder members, players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Keegan, Ferdinand, Asprilla).

## List of players

* Alan Shearer is the club record goalscorer with 206 goals. In addition, he was the club's record signing from 1996 to 2005, and the club captain from 1998 to 2006.
* Jackie Milburn, pictured here in 1957 as Linfield player-manager, scored 200 goals for Newcastle, a record that stood unbroken until Shearer scored his 201st goal in a match against Portsmouth in 2006.
* Kevin Keegan, pictured here with a Newcastle fan during his stint as England manager, played for and captained the club from 1982 to 1984.
* Nolberto Solano, pictured here playing for Peru, played for the club in two separate spells. The first was from 1998 to 2004, and the second was from 2005 to 2007. He is the first Peruvian to play in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final.
* Andy Cole played for the club from 1993 to 1995, scoring 68 goals in 86 appearances. His departure to Manchester United, caused uproar amongst the Newcastle fans, leading to Keegan having to defend the sale on the steps of St James' Park.
* David Ginola played for the club from 1995 to 1997, quickly becoming an integral part of Newcastle's Entertainers side. Although a fan's favourite, he was not fancied by Keegan's replacement Kenny Dalglish, and left to join Tottenham Hotspur in 1997.
* Phillippe Albert played for the club from 1994 to 1999, with a loan spell at Keegan's Fulham from 1998 to 1999. He is best remembered for scoring an audacious chip from 20 yards over Peter Schmeichel in a 5–0 win over Manchester United in 1996.
* Les Ferdinand, pictured here as director of football at QPR, played for the club from 1995 to 1997, scoring 50 goals in 84 appearances. Nicknamed Sir Les, he had a short-lived but successful partnership with Shearer.
* Rob Lee played for the club from 1992 to 2002. He was made club captain for the 1997–98 season by Dalglish, but was frozen out by the Scotsman's replacement, Ruud Gullit. Following Gullit's resignation after losing the Tyne–Wear derby, Bobby Robson took over and reinstated him into the side. He was awarded with a testimonial in 2001.
Players are listed according to the date they signed for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
Names in Bold are currently active at the club.
| Player | Nationality | Position | Newcastle United career | Appearances | Goals |
| Andy Aitken | Scotland | HB | 1895–1906 | 349 | 42 |
| Willie Wardrope | Scotland | FW | 1895–1900 | 145 | 45 |
| Jack Carr | England | LB | 1897–1912 | 278 | 5 |
| Tommy Ghee | Scotland | WF | 1897-1902 | 144 | 2 |
| Matt Kingsley | England | GK | 1898–1904 | 189 | 0 |
| Alex Gardner | Scotland | RW | 1899–1910 | 314 | 26 |
| Colin Veitch | England | CB | 1899–1914 | 322 | 49 |
| Ronald Orr | Scotland | FW | 1901–1908 | 180 | 69 |
| Peter McWilliam | Scotland | HB | 1902–1911 | 242 | 12 |
| Jock Rutherford | England | RW | 1902–1913 | 334 | 92 |
| Bill Appleyard | England | FW | 1903–1908 | 145 | 88 |
| James Howie | Scotland | FW | 1903–1910 | 237 | 83 |
| Albert Gosnell | England | LW | 1904–1909 | 106 | 15 |
| Jimmy Lawrence | Scotland | GK | 1904–1921 | 496 | 0 |
| Andy McCombie | Scotland | FB | 1904–1910 | 132 | 0 |
| Bill McCracken | Ireland | HB | 1904–1924 | 432 | 8 |
| Tony Whitson | South Africa | DF | 1906–1914 | 146 | 0 |
| George Wilson | Scotland | LW | 1907–1915 | 218 | 33 |
| Albert Shepherd | England | FW | 1908–1914 | 123 | 92 |
| Jimmy Stewart | England | FW | 1908–1913 | 138 | 51 |
| Jock Finlay | Scotland | HB | 1909–1924 | 161 | 8 |
| Wilf Low | Scotland | CB | 1909–1924 | 367 | 8 |
| Frank Hudspeth | England | CB | 1910–1929 | 472 | 37 |
| William Bradley | England | GK | 1914–1927 | 143 | 0 |
| Billy Aitken | England | FW | 1920–1924 | 110 | 10 |
| Neil Harris | Scotland | FW | 1920–1925 | 194 | 101 |
| Stan Seymour | England | LW | 1920–1929 | 266 | 84 |
| Tommy McDonald | Scotland | IF | 1921–1931 | 367 | 113 |
| Charlie Spencer | England | DF | 1921–1928 | 175 | 1 |
| Alf Maitland | Scotland | FB | 1924–1930 | 163 | 0 |
| Willie Wilson | Scotland | GK | 1925–1929 | 134 | 0 |
| Jimmy Boyd | Scotland | RW | 1925–1935 | 214 | 57 |
| Joe Harris | Scotland | HB | 1925–1931 | 157 | 2 |
| Hughie Gallacher | Scotland | FW | 1925–1930 | 174 | 143 |
| Mick Burns | England | GK | 1927–1935 | 108 | 0 |
| David Fairhurst | England | FB | 1929–1939 | 285 | 2 |
| Jack Allen | England | FW | 1931–1934 | 90 | 41 |
| Billy Cairns | England | FW | 1933–1944 | 90 | 53 |
| Tommy Pearson | Scotland | LW | 1933–1948 | 212 | 46 |
| Norman Tapken | England | GK | 1934–1938 | 113 | 0 |
| Willie Imrie | Scotland | RW | 1934–1938 | 128 | 24 |
| Bobby Ancell | Scotland | LB | 1936–1944 | 102 | 1 |
| Jackie Milburn | England | FW | 1943–1957 | 397 | 200 |
| Ron Batty | England | LB | 1945–1958 | 184 | 1 |
| Joe Harvey | England | HB | 1945–1953 | 247 | 12 |
| Frank Brennan | Scotland | DF | 1946–1956 | 349 | 3 |
| Bobby Cowell | England | RB | 1946–1955 | 289 | 0 |
| Charlie Crowe | England | LF | 1946–1957 | 178 | 5 |
| Tommy Walker | England | RW | 1946–1954 | 184 | 35 |
| Jack Fairbrother | England | GK | 1947–1952 | 161 | 0 |
| Ernie Taylor | England | IF | 1947–1951 | 107 | 19 |
| George Hannah | England | FW | 1949–1957 | 175 | 43 |
| Alf McMichael | Northern Ireland | LB | 1949–1962 | 433 | 1 |
| Bobby Mitchell | Scotland | FW | 1949–1961 | 412 | 113 |
| George Robledo | Chile | FW | 1949–1953 | 166 | 91 |
| Ted Robledo | Chile | LB | 1949–1953 | 47 | 0 |
| Bob Stokoe | England | CB | 1950–1961 | 261 | 4 |
| Ivor Broadis | England | FW | 1951–1955 | 51 | 18 |
| Reg Davies | Wales | FW | 1951–1958 | 171 | 50 |
| Ronnie Simpson | Scotland | GK | 1951–1960 | 295 | 0 |
| Tommy Casey | Northern Ireland | HB | 1952–1958 | 116 | 8 |
| Vic Keeble | England | FW | 1952–1957 | 121 | 69 |
| Jimmy Scoular | Scotland | RW | 1953–1961 | 273 | 6 |
| Len White | England | RW/FW | 1953–1962 | 269 | 153 |
| Jackie Bell | England | RB | 1956–1962 | 117 | 8 |
| George Eastham | England | FW | 1956–1960 | 129 | 34 |
| Gordon Hughes | England | FW | 1956–1963 | 133 | 18 |
| Dick Keith | Northern Ireland | RB | 1956–1964 | 223 | 4 |
| Ivor Allchurch | Wales | IF | 1958–1962 | 154 | 51 |
| Dave Hollins | Wales | GK | 1960–1966 | 112 | 0 |
| John McGrath | England | CB | 1960–1967 | 179 | 2 |
| Bert McIntosh | Scotland | MF | 1920–1924 | 103 | 2 |
| Harry McMenemy | Scotland | FW | 1931–1937 | 149 | 37 |
| Frank Clark | England | LB | 1962–1975 | 464 | 2 |
| David Craig | Northern Ireland | RB | 1962–1978 | 412 | 12 |
| Dave Hilley | Scotland | IF | 1962–1968 | 194 | 31 |
| Jim Iley | England | RB | 1962–1969 | 249 | 16 |
| Ron McGarry | England | FW | 1962–1967 | 132 | 46 |
| Bobby Moncur | Scotland | CB | 1962–1974 | 356 | 8 |
| Pop Robson | England | FW | 1962–1971 | 244 | 97 |
| Alan Suddick | England | FW | 1962–1967 | 144 | 41 |
| Ollie Burton | Wales | CD | 1963–1972 | 188 | 6 |
| Gordon Marshall | England | GK | 1963–1968 | 187 | 0 |
| Wyn Davies | Wales | FW | 1966–1971 | 216 | 53 |
| Dave Elliott | England | MF | 1966–1971 | 90 | 4 |
| Willie McFaul | Northern Ireland | GK | 1966–1975 | 290 | 0 |
| John McNamee | Scotland | CB | 1966–1971 | 117 | 8 |
| Alan Foggon | England | FW | 1967–1971 | 61 | 14 |
| Tommy Gibb | Scotland | MF | 1968–1975 | 199 | 12 |
| Jimmy Smith | Scotland | MF | 1969–1975 | 167 | 13 |
| Stewart Barrowclough | England | RW | 1970–1978 | 274 | 24 |
| Tommy Cassidy | Northern Ireland | MF | 1970–1980 | 180 | 22 |
| Irving Nattrass | England | RB/CB/DM | 1970–1979 | 304 | 20 |
| John Tudor | England | FW | 1970–1977 | 164 | 53 |
| Terry Hibbitt | England | LW | 1971–1975 1978–1981 | 262 | 14 |
| Pat Howard | England | CD | 1971–1977 | 184 | 7 |
| Malcolm Macdonald | England | FW | 1971–1976 | 228 | 121 |
| Alan Kennedy | England | LB | 1972–1978 | 158 | 9 |
| Terry McDermott | England | MF | 1973–1974 1982–1984 | 160 | 24 |
| Micky Burns | England | RW/FW | 1974–1978 | 184 | 48 |
| Tommy Craig | Scotland | LM | 1974–1978 | 124 | 22 |
| Geoff Nulty | England | MF | 1974–1978 | 101 | 11 |
| David Barton | England | CB | 1975–1983 | 110 | 6 |
| Alan Gowling | England | FW | 1975–1978 | 92 | 30 |
| Mike Mahoney | England | GK | 1975–1979 | 108 | 0 |
| Kevin Carr | England | GK | 1976–1985 | 195 | 0 |
| Steve Hardwick | England | GK | 1976–1983 | 101 | 0 |
| Mark McGhee | Scotland | FW | 1977–1978 1989–1991 | 112 | 36 |
| John Brownlie | Scotland | RB | 1978–1982 | 136 | 3 |
| Mick Martin | Republic of Ireland | CM | 1978–1983 | 163 | 6 |
| Alan Shoulder | England | FW | 1978–1982 | 117 | 38 |
| Kenny Wharton | England | LM/LB | 1978–1989 | 290 | 26 |
| Peter Withe | England | FW | 1978–1980 | 83 | 27 |
| Steve Carney | England | CB | 1979–1985 | 149 | 1 |
| Chris Waddle | England | LW | 1980–1985 | 191 | 52 |
| John Anderson | Republic of Ireland | RB/CB | 1982–1991 | 333 | 15 |
| Jeff Clarke | England | CD | 1982–1987 | 124 | 4 |
| Kevin Keegan | England | FW | 1982–1984 | 85 | 49 |
| David McCreery | Northern Ireland | DM | 1982–1989 | 243 | 2 |
| Peter Beardsley | England | AM/FW | 1983–1987 1993–1997 | 324 | 119 |
| Neil McDonald | England | RB/MF | 1983–1988 | 207 | 29 |
| Glenn Roeder | England | CB | 1983–1988 | 216 | 10 |
| Martin Thomas | Wales | GK | 1983–1988 | 118 | 0 |
| Paul Gascoigne | England | MF | 1984–1988 | 107 | 25 |
| Kevin Scott | England | CB | 1986–1994 | 227 | 8 |
| Kevin Brock | England | RM | 1988–1993 | 145 | 14 |
| Liam O'Brien | Republic of Ireland | MF | 1988–1994 | 151 | 19 |
| Steve Howey | England | MF/CB | 1989–2000 | 238 | 7 |
| Micky Quinn | England | ST | 1989–1992 | 110 | 77 |
| Lee Clark | England | MF | 1990–1997 2005–2006 | 257 | 27 |
| Gavin Peacock | England | AM/FW | 1990–1993 | 119 | 42 |
| Robbie Elliott | England | LB/LM | 1991–1997 2001–2006 | 188 | 11 |
| David Kelly | Republic of Ireland | FW | 1991–1993 | 70 | 35 |
| Pavel Srníček | Czech Republic | GK | 1991–1998 2006–2007 | 185 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | England | RB/RM/FW | 1991–1998 | 263 | 14 |
| John Beresford | England | LB | 1992–1998 | 229 | 8 |
| Rob Lee | England | RM/CM/AM | 1992–2002 | 381 | 56 |
| Barry Venison | England | FB | 1992–1995 | 109 | 1 |
| Philippe Albert | Belgium | CB | 1993–1999 | 135 | 12 |
| Andy Cole | England | FW | 1993–1995 | 85 | 68 |
| Steve Harper | England | GK | 1993–2013 | 157 | 0 |
| Darren Peacock | England | CB | 1994–1998 | 178 | 4 |
| Warren Barton | England | RB | 1995–2002 | 220 | 5 |
| Les Ferdinand | England | FW | 1995–1997 | 84 | 50 |
| Keith Gillespie | Northern Ireland | RW | 1995–1998 | 146 | 14 |
| Shaka Hislop | Trinidad and Tobago | GK | 1995-1998 | 71 | 0 |
| David Ginola | France | LW | 1995–1997 | 75 | 7 |
| Faustino Asprilla | Colombia | FW | 1996–1998 | 48 | 12 |
| David Batty | England | MF | 1996–1998 | 113 | 4 |
| Aaron Hughes | Northern Ireland | RB/CB | 1996–2005 | 278 | 7 |
| Alan Shearer | England | ST | 1996–2006 | 405 | 206 |
| Shay Given | Republic of Ireland | GK | 1997–2009 | 462 | 0 |
| Temuri Ketsbaia | Georgia | MF | 1997–2000 | 109 | 14 |
| Nikos Dabizas | Greece | CB | 1998–2003 | 176 | 13 |
| Andy Griffin | England | RB/LB | 1998–2004 | 104 | 3 |
| Nolberto Solano | Peru | RW | 1998–2004 2005–2007 | 314 | 48 |
| Gary Speed | Wales | MF | 1998–2004 | 284 | 40 |
| Kieron Dyer | England | MF | 1999–2007 | 250 | 36 |
| Shola Ameobi | Nigeria | FW | 2000–2014 | 397 | 79 |
| Olivier Bernard | France | LB | 2000–2005 2006–2007 | 145 | 6 |
| Craig Bellamy | Wales | FW | 2001–2005 | 128 | 42 |
| Andy O'Brien | Republic of Ireland | CB | 2001–2005 | 162 | 7 |
| Laurent Robert | France | LW | 2001–2005 | 181 | 32 |
| Titus Bramble | England | CB | 2002–2007 | 157 | 7 |
| Jermaine Jenas | England | MF | 2002–2005 | 152 | 12 |
| Steven Taylor | England | CB | 2003–2016 | 258 | 15 |
| Lee Bowyer | England | MF | 2003-2006 | 98 | 11 |
| Nicky Butt | England | MF | 2004–2010 | 173 | 5 |
| Stephen Carr | Republic of Ireland | RB | 2004–2008 | 107 | 1 |
| James Milner | England | MF | 2004–2008 | 139 | 12 |
| Charles N'Zogbia | France | MF | 2004–2009 | 157 | 9 |
| Scott Parker | England | MF | 2005–2007 | 73 | 6 |
| Emre Belözoğlu | Turkey | MF | 2005-2008 | 80 | 6 |
| Tim Krul | Netherlands | GK | 2006–2017 | 185 | 0 |
| Obafemi Martins | Nigeria | FW | 2006–2009 | 104 | 35 |
| Damien Duff | Republic of Ireland | MF | 2006-2009 | 86 | 6 |
| Andy Carroll | England | FW | 2006–2011 2019–2021 | 134 | 34 |
| Geremi | Cameroon | MF | 2007–2009 | 54 | 3 |
| Caçapa | Brazil | CB | 2007–2009 | 29 | 2 |
| Joey Barton | England | MF | 2007–2011 | 84 | 8 |
| José Enrique | Spain | LB | 2007–2011 | 129 | 1 |
| Danny Guthrie | England | MF | 2008–2012 | 104 | 9 |
| Fabricio Coloccini | Argentina | CB | 2008–2016 | 263 | 7 |
| Jonás Gutiérrez | Argentina | MF/LB | 2008–2015 | 205 | 12 |
| Peter Løvenkrands | Denmark | FW | 2009–2012 | 85 | 29 |
| Nile Ranger | England | FW | 2009–2013 | 62 | 3 |
| Kevin Nolan | England | MF | 2009–2011 | 91 | 30 |
| Ryan Taylor | England | RB/RW/CM | 2009–2015 | 110 | 10 |
| Danny Simpson | England | RB | 2009–2013 | 137 | 2 |
| Paul Dummett | Wales | CB/LB | 2010–2024 | 213 | 4 |
| James Perch | England | RB | 2010–2013 | 85 | 1 |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | France | FW | 2010–2015 | 86 | 14 |
| Mike Williamson | England | CB | 2010–2016 | 168 | 1 |
| Cheick Tioté | Ivory Coast | MF | 2010–2017 | 141 | 1 |
| Rob Elliot | Republic of Ireland | GK | 2011–2021 | 68 | 0 |
| Demba Ba | France | FW | 2011–2013 | 58 | 29 |
| Yohan Cabaye | France | MF | 2011-2014 | 93 | 18 |
| Papiss Cissé | Senegal | FW | 2012–2016 | 151 | 44 |
| Vurnon Anita | Curaçao | MF | 2012–2017 | 155 | 3 |
| Yoan Gouffran | France | FW/LW | 2013–2017 | 127 | 19 |
| Moussa Sissoko | France | MF | 2013–2016 | 133 | 12 |
| Ayoze Perez | Spain | FW | 2014–2019 | 179 | 42 |
| Jack Colback | England | MF | 2014–2020 | 102 | 5 |
| Karl Darlow | England | GK | 2014–2023 | 101 | 0 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | England | CB | 2014–present | 251 | 15 |
| Georginio Wijnaldum | Netherlands | MF | 2015–2016 | 40 | 11 |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | Serbia | FW | 2015–2018 | 72 | 17 |
| Dwight Gayle | England | FW | 2016–2022 | 122 | 34 |
| Matt Ritchie | Scotland | MF/LWB | 2016–2024 | 213 | 24 |
| Isaac Hayden | Jamaica | MF | 2016–2024 | 169 | 7 |
| Ciaran Clark | Republic of Ireland | CB | 2016–2023 | 129 | 11 |
| Mohamed Diame | Senegal | MF | 2016–2019 | 103 | 7 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | United States | RB | 2016–2021 | 125 | 5 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | England | MF | 2016–2023 | 202 | 17 |
| Christian Atsu | Ghana | MF | 2016–2021 | 122 | 8 |
| Javier Manquillo | Spain | RB | 2017–2024 | 110 | 1 |
| Jacob Murphy | England | LW/RW | 2017–present | 187 | 12 |
| Martin Dubravka | Slovakia | GK | 2018–present | 164 | 0 |
| Fabian Schar | Switzerland | CB | 2018–present | 200 | 17 |
| Federico Fernández | Argentina | CB | 2018–2022 | 89 | 2 |
| Miguel Almiron | Paraguay | FW | 2019–2025 | 223 | 30 |
| Allan Saint-Maximin | France | FW/LW/RW | 2019–2023 | 124 | 13 |
| Joelinton | Brazil | FW/MF | 2019–present | 198 | 27 |
| Callum Wilson | England | FW | 2020–present | 109 | 48 |

## Club captains

| Player | Period |
| Bobby Moncur | 1968–1974 |
| Irving Nattrass | 1974–1975 |
| Geoff Nulty | 1975–1978 |
| Terry Hibbitt | 1978–1979 |
| Mick Martin | 1979–1982 |
| Kevin Keegan | 1982–1984 |
| Glenn Roeder | 1984–1988 |
| Andy Thorn | 1988–1990 |
| Roy Aitken | 1990–1991 |
| Kevin Scott | 1991–1992 |
| Brian Kilcline | 1992–1993 |
| Barry Venison | 1993–1994 |
| Peter Beardsley | 1994–1997 |
| Player | Period |
| Rob Lee | 1997–1998 |
| Alan Shearer | 1998–2006 |
| Scott Parker | 2006–2007 |
| Geremi | 2007–2008 |
| Michael Owen | 2008–2009 |
| Nicky Butt | 2009–2010 |
| Kevin Nolan | 2010–2011 |
| Fabricio Coloccini | 2011–2016 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 2016–2024 |
| Bruno Guimarães | 2024–present |

## Hall of Fame

| Player | Newcastle United career |
| Shola Ameobi | 2000–2014 |
| Peter Beardsley | 1983–1987 1993–1997 |
| John Beresford | 1992–1998 |
| Frank Brennan | 1946–1956 |
| Frank Clark | 1962–1975 |
| Andy Cole | 1993–1995 |
| David Craig | 1966–1978 |
| Les Ferdinand | 1995–1997 |
| Hughie Gallacher | 1925–1930 |
| Shay Given | 1997–2009 |
| Steve Harper | 1993–2013 |
| Joe Harvey | 1945–1953 |
| Kevin Keegan | 1982–1984 |
| Jimmy Lawrence | 1904–1922 |
| Rob Lee | 1992–2002 |
| Malcolm Macdonald | 1971–1976 |
| Mick Martin | 1978–1984 |
| Bill McCracken | 1904–1924 |
| Terry McDermott | 1973–1974 1982–1984 |
| Jackie Milburn | 1943–1957 |
| Bobby Mitchell | 1949–1961 |
| Bobby Moncur | 1962–1974 |
| Jock Rutherford | 1902–1913 |
| Stan Seymour | 1920–1929 |
| Nolberto Solano | 1998–2004 2005–2007 |
| Alan Shearer | 1996–2006 |
| Gary Speed | 1998–2004 |
| Pavel Srníček | 1991–1998 2006–2007 |
| Colin Veitch | 1899–1914 |
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