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Newcastle United F.C. is a British soccer team playing in the Football League Championship. The current manager of Newcastle United is former player Chris Hughton ^[1], and they are sponsored by the nationalised bank Northern Rock.

History

Newcastle was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle West End and Newcastle East End. The team currently plays at St James' Park in Newcastle upon Tyne. Their club colors are black and white stripes with black shorts. Newcastle United are nicknamed 'the Magpies', or, more simply, 'Toon' (the local pronunciation of 'town'); its fans are the 'Toon Army'.

Roster

Goalkeepers

13 Steve Harper
33 Ole Soderberg
34 Fraser Forster
40 Tim Krule

Defenders

2 Fabricio Coloccini
3 Sanchez Jose Enrique
6 Claudio Cacapa
12 Sebastien Bassong
16 Ryan Taylor
21 Habib Beye
27 Steven Taylor
28 Tamas Kadar
30 David Edgar
35 Ben Tozer
37 Callum Morris
45 Darren Lough

Midfielders

4 Kevin Nolan
7 Joey Barton
8 Danny Guthrie
11 Damien Duff
14 Charles N'Zogbia
15 Nacho Gonzalez
18 Jonas Gutierrez
20 Geremi
22 Nicky Butt
32 Wesley Ngo Baheng
38 Kazenga LuaLua
41 Mark Doninger
44 James Marwood
47 Bradden Inman

Strikers

17 Alan Smith
19 Xisco
23 Shola Ameobi
24 Peter Lovenkrands
29 Fabio Zamblera
31 Frank Wiafe Danquah
39 Andrew Carroll
42 Ryan Donaldson
43 Jonny Godsmark
46 Nile Ranger

Notable Former Players

References

↑ [1] - Northern Echo

[1] [1] - Northern Echo

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−	'''Newcastle United F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[~~English Premier~~ League]]. The current manager of Newcastle United is former player [[~~Alan Shearer~~]] <ref>[http://~~news~~.~~bbc~~.co.uk/~~sport1~~/~~hi/football/teams/n~~/~~newcastle_united/7975700.stm Shearer to become Newcastle manager~~] - ~~[[BBC\|BBC Sport]]~~</ref>, and they are sponsored by the [[Nationalisation\|nationalised]] bank Northern Rock.	+	'''Newcastle United F.C.''' is a [[British]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[Football League Championship]]. The current manager of Newcastle United is former player [[Chris Hughton]] <ref>[http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/4706101.Newcastle_off_the_market_and_Hughton_appointed_permanent_manager/] - Northern Echo</ref>, and they are sponsored by the [[Nationalisation\|nationalised]] bank Northern Rock.

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