Full name: Newcastle United Football Club

Nicknames: The Magpies

Founded: December 9, 1892

Owner: Public Investment Fund (80%) / RB Sports & Media (12.4%) / PCP Capital Partners (7.6%)

Stadium (capacity): St James' Park (52,305)

Most appearances: Jimmy Lawrence (496)

Most league appearances: Jimmy Lawrence (432)

Most goals: Alan Shearer (206)

Most league goals: Jackie Milburn (177)

Oldest player: Billy Hampson (44 years 225 days vs. Birmingham City, April 9 1927)

Youngest player: Steve Watson (16 years 233 days vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers, November 10 1990)

Biggest win: 13-0 vs. Newport County (Second Division, October 5 1946)

Biggest league win: 13-0 vs. Newport County (Second Division, October 5 1946)

Biggest defeat: 0-9 vs. Burton Wanderers (Second Division, April 15 1895)

Highest transfer fee paid: £65m - Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad (August 26, 2022)

Highest transfer fee received: £35m - Andy Carroll to Liverpool (January 31, 2011)

First Division/Premier League (4): 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1926-27

Second Division/Championship (4): 1964-65, 1992-93, 2009-10, 2016-17

FA Cup (6): 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955

Charity Shield/Community Shield (1): 1909

Inter-Cities Fair Cup (1): 1969

UEFA Intertoto Cup (1): 2006

Texaco Cup (2): 1974, 1975

Anglo-Italian Cup (1): 1973

Written by
Neil Wilkes