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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. | 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. | + | 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. |
==Roster== | ==Roster== | ||
Revision as of 17:50, June 28, 2016
Newcastle United F.C. is a British soccer team playing in the Football League Championship. The current manager of Newcastle United is Alan Pardew and they are sponsored by the nationalised bank Northern Rock.
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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.
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
- GK Shay Given
- CF Jackie Milburn
- ST Alan Shearer
References
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