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Description: Sports: Football / Sport Topic: Football Clubs & Teams / Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or ... more
Newcastle United F.C. ... The Toon) are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne. They play in the Premier League and are historically the seventh most successful club in English football. This takes into account all results since the beginning of English league football in 1888. The club formed in 1892 after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has since played at St James' Park, the old Newcastle West End ground in the city. Newcastle United supporters refer to themselves as the Toon Army. Newcastle's traditional local rivals are Sunderland, with whom they have contested the Tyne-Wear derby since 1898.

Newest Review: ... Cup which was way back in 1969 The geordies local rivalry are Sunderland FC but are also know as the Mackems. The best times for newcastle were back when kevin keegan was handed the managers job back in 1992 as kevin keegan said himself newcastle was the only job that could tempt him back into football. In the season 1992-93 saw an amazing turn of fortunes for newcastle united football ... more

 ... club as that had managed to win their first eleven games only to be cut short of the record back then of 13 consecutive wins by losing to grimsby 1-0 at their home ground. Newcastle back then played an exciting style of attacking football which saw them w...more

daz2k007
Premium Review Newcastle United F.C.: NUFC (544 words)
by daz2k007 - written on 04/09/08 (Very useful, 20 readings)
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newcastle united my beloved football club but also know as the magpies. They are an english football club based in newcastle upon tyne who are currently in the barclays premier league. Newcastle united was first founded in 1892 after two local football clubs both emerged they were the newcastle east end and the newcastle west end.Since their founding year they have played at their home football ground which is called St James Park. During their time as a football club they have won the first division championship four times and the fa cup an outstanding 6 times even tho their last league success was along time ago back in 1927. In the European side of things ...

mcicp19
Premium Review North East's Biggest Club (416 words)
by mcicp19 - written on 15/08/08 (Very useful, 39 readings)
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What can I say about my beloved Newcastle United that hasn't already been said in the media 100 times over? Outside of the so called big 4, the club nicknamed the Toon Army are probably the most talked about. Since the arrival of billionaire Mike Ashley as owner the public's criticism has increased dramatically. The ever growing speculation that he'll sell the club for a profit, the 'is there, isn't there' question of transfer funds, Michael Owen's future, the belief every toon fan lives in a dream world, and the most hated man in football Joey Barton. Oh and did I mention a man named Kevin Keegan is the manager again! Now when it comes to whether ...

thedevilinme
Premium Review Newcastle United F.C.: Mike Bassett :Newcastle Manager! (1717 words)
by thedevilinme - written on 22/01/08 (Very useful, 79 readings)
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Full name Newcastle United Football Club Nickname (s) The Magpies, the 'Toon', Founded 1892 Ground St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne England (Capacity 52,387) Chairman Chris Mort Owner Mike Ashley Manager Kevin Keegan League Premier League 2006-07 Premier League, 13th You may have thought that the Boeing 777 drama at Heathrow was the most spectacular arrival of last week but Keegan surely trumped it with his extraordinary and much more welcome landing at St James Park. The big question now is will further revelations from both events turn out to be more about pilot error than heroic deeds. We know ...

 
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