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Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League - the top flight of English football.
The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End.
Newcastle have won four League titles, six FA Cups and a FA Charity Shield, as well as the 1968-69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club.
Newcastle have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Sunderland, with whom they have contested the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898.
In 2005, Goal! The Dream Begins, a rags-to-riches British sports drama, was released, with Newcastle United as the highlighted club throughout the plot, with many crediting the film with raising the club's overall popularity among players and fans alike.
The club is the 17th-highest revenue producing club in the world in terms of annual revenue, generating €169.3 million in 2015.
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.
The purchase made Newcastle the richest club in the world.
The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End.
Newcastle have won four League titles, six FA Cups and a FA Charity Shield, as well as the 1968-69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club.
Newcastle have a long-standing rivalry with nearby club Sunderland, with whom they have contested the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898.
In 2005, Goal! The Dream Begins, a rags-to-riches British sports drama, was released, with Newcastle United as the highlighted club throughout the plot, with many crediting the film with raising the club's overall popularity among players and fans alike.
The club is the 17th-highest revenue producing club in the world in terms of annual revenue, generating €169.3 million in 2015.
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.
The purchase made Newcastle the richest club in the world.
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.
Newcastle West End was eventually dissolved, and a number of its 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.
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.
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".
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.
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 Kyiv 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.
Newcastle West End was eventually dissolved, and a number of its 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.
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.
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".
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.
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 Kyiv 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.
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.
After the 2006-07 season, and inside the Premier League era, Newcastle United were now the fifth most successful Premiership club in terms of points gained.
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.
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.
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.
On 11 March 2016, McClaren was sacked after nine months as manager, with Newcastle in 19th place in the Premier League and the club having won just six of 28 Premier League games during his time at the club.
On 7 October 2021, after 14 years as owner, Ashley sold the club to a new consortium for a reported £305 million, making them the richest football club in the world.
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.
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.
After the 2006-07 season, and inside the Premier League era, Newcastle United were now the fifth most successful Premiership club in terms of points gained.
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.
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.
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.
On 11 March 2016, McClaren was sacked after nine months as manager, with Newcastle in 19th place in the Premier League and the club having won just six of 28 Premier League games during his time at the club.
On 7 October 2021, after 14 years as owner, Ashley sold the club to a new consortium for a reported £305 million, making them the richest football club in the world.
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.
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.
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.
Since completing the purchase of the club, Ashley has announced that he planned to sell the club on three occasions.
On 16 October 2017, Newcastle United announced that Ashley had once again put the club up for sale, reporting that he hoped that a deal could be concluded by Christmas 2017.
On 30 July 2020, Saudi Arabia announced its withdrawal from the Newcastle deal, stating "With a deep appreciation for the Newcastle community and the significance of its football club, we have come to the decision to withdraw our interest in acquiring Newcastle United Football Club".
The collapse of the takeover was met with widespread criticism from Newcastle fans, with Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah accusing the Premier League of treating fans of the club with "Contempt" and subsequently wrote to Masters for an explanation.
On 9 September 2020, Newcastle United released a statement claiming that the Premier League had officially rejected the takeover by the consortium and accused Masters and the Premier League board of "[not] acting appropriately in relation to ", while stating that the club would be considering any relevant legal action.
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.
In December 2012, the club announced that it had become the world's first carbon positive football club.
The Newcastle United Independent Supporters Association is the official supporter's group for the club.
Since completing the purchase of the club, Ashley has announced that he planned to sell the club on three occasions.
On 16 October 2017, Newcastle United announced that Ashley had once again put the club up for sale, reporting that he hoped that a deal could be concluded by Christmas 2017.
On 30 July 2020, Saudi Arabia announced its withdrawal from the Newcastle deal, stating "With a deep appreciation for the Newcastle community and the significance of its football club, we have come to the decision to withdraw our interest in acquiring Newcastle United Football Club".
The collapse of the takeover was met with widespread criticism from Newcastle fans, with Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah accusing the Premier League of treating fans of the club with "Contempt" and subsequently wrote to Masters for an explanation.
On 9 September 2020, Newcastle United released a statement claiming that the Premier League had officially rejected the takeover by the consortium and accused Masters and the Premier League board of "[not] acting appropriately in relation to ", while stating that the club would be considering any relevant legal action.
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.
In December 2012, the club announced that it had become the world's first carbon positive football club.
The Newcastle United Independent Supporters Association is the official supporter's group for the club.
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.
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.
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." Prior to each home game the team enters the field to "Local Hero", written by Newcastle native and supporter Mark Knopfler, founder of Dire Straits.
In 2015, some Newcastle fans boycotted games in protest of club management by Mike Ashley, and they were supported by famous club fans like Sting and Jimmy Nail.
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 £21 million, for Miguel Almirón from Atlanta United in January 2019, until the figure was exceeded by the transfer of Joelinton from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in July 2019, believed to be in the region of £40 million.
The club's nickname is The Magpies, while the club's supporters are also known as the Geordies or the Toon Army.
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.
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." Prior to each home game the team enters the field to "Local Hero", written by Newcastle native and supporter Mark Knopfler, founder of Dire Straits.
In 2015, some Newcastle fans boycotted games in protest of club management by Mike Ashley, and they were supported by famous club fans like Sting and Jimmy Nail.
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 £21 million, for Miguel Almirón from Atlanta United in January 2019, until the figure was exceeded by the transfer of Joelinton from TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in July 2019, believed to be in the region of £40 million.
