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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 Joe Kinnear, and they are sponsored by the [[Nationalisation|nationalised]] bank Northern Rock.
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'''Newcastle United F.C.''' is an [[English]] [[soccer]] team playing in the [[English Premier League]]. The current manager of Newcastle United is Rafael Benítez and they are sponsored by Wonga.<ref>https://www.nufc.co.uk/?cachebust=2017402131</ref>
  
 
==History==
 
==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'. Having won the first divison title several times in the interwar years, and the [[FA Cup]] three times in the 1950s, club supporters have since retained an impression that Newcastle FC is a major club side and a contender in English and European competitions, an impression contradicted by events (with the exception of their victory in the European Fairs Cup (the modern UEFA Cup) in 1969). In modern times, Newcastle United FC has been distinguished by an almost fanatical local support and exalted expectations, matched by an inverse correlation of achievement on the pitch.
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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'. Newcastle is the largest city in England with only one football club.
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Newcastle were successful in the 1950s and then declined until the 1990s when they challenged Manchester United for the Premier League, blowing a 12-point lead in 1996. They were relegated in 2009 and came straight back up.
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The club became champions in the [[Football League Championship]] in 2017.
  
 
==Roster==
 
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Latest revision as of 20:06, May 14, 2017

Newcastle United F.C. is an English soccer team playing in the English Premier League. The current manager of Newcastle United is Rafael Benítez and they are sponsored by Wonga.[1]

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'. Newcastle is the largest city in England with only one football club.

Newcastle were successful in the 1950s and then declined until the 1990s when they challenged Manchester United for the Premier League, blowing a 12-point lead in 1996. They were relegated in 2009 and came straight back up.

The club became champions in the Football League Championship in 2017.

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