Newcastle United F.C.

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**Newcastle United Football Club** is an English professional association football club based in the city of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. They currently compete in the Premier League and play their home games at the 52,305-capacity St. James' Park.

Nicknamed *The Magpies*, the club was founded in 1892 after the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End. They were invited to join the Football League Second Division, after being refused entry into the First Division, but turned down the offer due to the lack of big names playing in the division and subsequently remained in the Northern League. In 1893, they were once again refused entry into the First Division but this time joined the Second Division. Since joining the Football League, they have not dropped below the second tier. They would go on to have a successful decade in the early 20th century, winning three First Division titles, the FA Cup and the FA Charity Shield.

The 1950s saw the club win the FA Cup three times in five years, however, they began to decline and were relegated in 1961. Between the 1960s and early 1990s, they yo-yoed between the First and Second Division before achieving promotion to the newly formed Premier League in 1993. In their first season, they finished third, their highest league finish since 1927. They would finish runners-up in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons. The 1999 FA Cup final saw Newcastle lose 2–0 to treble winners Manchester United. They qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 2002 under the management of Sir Bobby Robson, reaching the second group stage. They reached the quarter-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup under Graeme Souness. In 2009, they were relegated to the Championship under the management of former striker Alan Shearer but they made an immediate return. This fate happened again when they were relegated in 2016 and were promoted back up a year later.

The club boast one of the largest fanbases in English football, known for their loyal home and away followings.

## Rivalries

*Main articles: Tyne–Wear derby, Tyne–Tees derby*

Traditionally, the club's main rivals are Tyne and Wear rivals Sunderland, with whom they contest the Tyne–Wear derby. Fixtures between the two sides have been heated affairs and have ended in violence amongst supporters.

Newcastle also contest the Tyne–Tees derby with Middlesbrough, however, this rivalry isn't considered each side's main rival. Both sides consider Sunderland as their main rival.

In the 1990s, a rivalry with Manchester United developed. The rivalry stemmed from the numerous times the two sides competed for the Premier League title throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.

## Honours

### Domestic

**First Division/Premier League**

* **Champions** (4): 1904–05, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1926–27

**Second Division/Championship**

* **Champions** (4): 1964–65, 1992–93, 2009–10, 2016–17

**FA Cup**

* **Winners** (6): 1909–10, 1923–24, 1931–32, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1954–55

**FA Community Shield**

* **Winners** (1): 1909

**Sheriff of London Charity Shield**

* **Winners** (1): 1906–07

### European

**Inter-Cities Fairs Cup**

* **Winners** (1): 1968–69

**UEFA Intertoto Cup**

* **Winners** (1): 2006

### Other honours

**Texaco Cup**

* **Winners** (2): 1973–74, 1974–75

**Anglo-Italian Cup**

* **Winners** (1): 1973