2010–11 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2010–11 season marked the return of Newcastle United

Newcastle United F.C.

Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...

to the Premier League following a season in the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

. They finished in 12th place.

Newcastle

Newcastle United F.C.

's early season form was erratic on their return to English football's top tier, with thrashings of Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

and local rivals Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

and exceptional away victories at Everton

Everton F.C.

Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

and Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

offset by home defeats against Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

, Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers F.C.

Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....

and Stoke

Stoke City F.C.

Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...

.

After a win over Arsenal sent Newcastle to fifth in the league, the team went on a winless run that ended in the controversial sacking of manager Chris Hughton

Chris Hughton

Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

. The club swiftly appointed Alan Pardew, last of third-tier Southampton

Southampton F.C.

Southampton Football Club is an English football team, nicknamed The Saints, based in the city of Southampton, Hampshire. The club gained promotion to the Championship from League One in the 2010–2011 season after being relegated in 2009. Their home ground is the St Mary's Stadium, where the club...

, although Newcastle fans were suspicious due to alleged links with the club's unpopular owners. Despite the club's form still being reasonable, the owner's unpopularity increased after the transfer deadline day sale of local hero Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll

Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

for £35 million to Liverpool

Liverpool F.C.

Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

. The club posted one of the league's most incredible results, drawing 4-4 draw with Arsenal at St. James' Park after being 4-0 down at half-time.

Season summary

During the summer of 2010, Chris Hughton

Chris Hughton

Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

completed the signings of defender James Perch

James Perch

James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back....

from Nottingham Forest, young midfielder Dan Gosling

Dan Gosling

Daniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...

from Everton after an administrative error at Goodison Park

Goodison Park

Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...

allowed the 20 year-old to move to Newcastle on a free transfer and experienced centre-half Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell

Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...

from Arsenal also on a free in preparation for life back in the Premier League. Towards the end of the transfer window Ivory Coast international Defensive Midfielder Cheick Tioté was also signed by the club from FC Twente

FC Twente

FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...

for a reported £3.5 million and Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

on a season long loan from Marseille

Olympique de Marseille

Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

for a reported £2 million, with the view of a permanent move for a further £5 million should he make more than 25 appearances for the club. This season also saw the departure of captain Nicky Butt

Nicky Butt

Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...

who opted to retire from football, and Fabrice Pancrate

Fabrice Pancrate

Fabrice Pancrate is a French football player who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Club career:Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches...

due to his contract expiring and no new deal being agreed.

Although the opening match of the season away to Manchester United

Manchester United F.C.

Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

saw the Magpies lose 3–0, they continue to remain unbeaten at St James' Park

St James' Park

St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...

with a 6–0 victory over Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

on 22 August 2010, which welcomed a hat-trick from the new number nine Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll

Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

, as well as Joey Barton

Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

shaving his moustache, which was part of the "Magpies Moustache Challenge". For their next match away at Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. They are members of the Premier League, the highest level of English football. The club was founded in 1877 and since 1889 has played at...

they drew 1–1, Andy Carroll again scoring with people calling for a call up to the senior England squad for the 21 year old. After an international break, an excited, large crowd accumulated at a bouncing, atmospheric St James' Park

St James' Park

for the following clash against Blackpool

Blackpool F.C.

. A 2–0 defeat left the club ending their unbeaten record at St James' Park. New signing Cheick Tioté made his debut and Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem Ben Arfa

started his first game for the following match against Everton, while Sol Campbell

Sol Campbell

was still not nearing match fitness. The game ended with a 1–0 victory sending them to fifth position in the table. Newcastle continued their impressive run of form with an excellent and unexpected 4–3 win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the Carling Cup. The following league fixture saw Stoke City

Stoke City F.C.

at St James' Park

St James' Park

which ended in a disappointing 2–1 defeat.

An away game to Manchester City followed seeing another 2-1 defeat for Newcastle, but also saw midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a horrific double leg break following a clash with City midfielder Nigel De Jong. The club demanded action on De Jong claiming Ben Arfa faced a lengthy spell on the sidelines. Ben Arfa's agent also claimed that De Jong had not apologised to Ben Arfa. A 2-2 draw at St.James Park with Wigan followed, with ex-midfielder Charles N'Zogbia scoring the 2 openers for Wigan before a Shola Ameobi goal made it 2-1 with 15 minutes left, and in the dying seconds defender Fabricio Coloccini powered a header past Ali Al-Habsi to rescue a point for Newcastle.

The team got back on track after a three game winless run when they defeated bottom of the table West Ham United 2-1 at Upton Park on 23 October. Newcastle had gone behind after only 12 minutes thanks to a Carlton Cole goal, but quickly turned things around with captain Kevin Nolan equalising 10 minutes later and Andy Carroll grabbing the winner with 20 minutes left.

The club faced more controversy when striker Andy Carroll was arrested for a reported attack on his ex-girlfriend at her home in Newcastle, to which he pleaded self defense. He was released on bail on 18 October.

Newcastle's good form was lost in a 2-1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at home, going 1-0 down after just 2 minutes with a goal from Morten Gamst Pedersen, striker Andy Carroll got an equaliser early in the second half only for Newcastle to go behind again late after a goal from Jason Roberts. Joey Barton received a three match ban for punching Pedersen and Shola Ameobi suffered a hamstring injury. Newcastle's poor home form conitnued after they played to a 0-0 draw against Fulham, Danny Guthrie replaced a suspended Barton only to be substituted for Wayne Routledge later on, Peter Løvenkrands replaced Ameobi who was then substituted for Nile Ranger. Carroll was given Man of the Match after getting many chances and good shots only for them to be blocked by Mark Schwarzer or cleared off the line.

Alan Pardew

Controversy once again hit the club as Chris Hughton was sacked on 6 December 2010 following Newcastle's 3-1 defeat to West Brom. The NUFC board stated that "the board now feels an individual with more managerial experience is needed to take the club forward." Hughton's dismissal was an unpopular decision with the fans and the players, and was highly criticized by many pundits.

On 9 December 2010, Alan Pardew

Alan Pardew

Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....

was named as his replacement. He expressed delight at the role and claimed he had nothing but respect for Hughton's achievements and insisted he was excited and looking forward to his new challenge at the club.

Pardew's had a notable first game seeing a 3-1 victory over Liverpool F.C., however the Christmas period saw 2 matches lost to Manchester City and Tottenham. The squad regained form with a win over Wigan Athletic, and an energetic 5-0 win over his former club West Ham United F.C. The club was then however embarrassed by a 3-1 loss to League 2 side Stevenage F.C. in the FA Cup 3rd round.

Upon the transfer window opening, Pardew hinted at the possibility of bringing David Beckham

David Beckham

David Robert Joseph Beckham, OBE is an English footballer who plays midfield for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer, having previously played for Manchester United, Preston North End, Real Madrid, and A.C...

to the club on a loan move from L.A. Galaxy. It was also reported the club were looking to sign a striker, with Sebastian Larsson

Sebastian Larsson

Sebastian Bengt Ulf Larsson is a Swedish footballer who plays for Premier League club Sunderland and the Sweden national team. Larsson is renowned for being a set piece specialist.-Arsenal:...

reported to be of interest. Pardew stated he wanted to sign two players following the defeat to Stevenage F.C., and also insisted he wished for Alan Smith to stay with the club with reports linking him with a return to Leeds United.

16 January 2011 saw Pardew's first Tyne/Wear derby in charge saw the Magpies gather a point after a disappointing 1-1 draw, Newcastle were on the front foot for much of the game and a 50th minute back heel goal from skipper Kevin Nolan

Kevin Nolan

Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....

gave the away team a 1-0 lead, but Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan

Asamoah Gyan is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a striker for Emirati club Al Ain in the UAE Pro-League , and the Ghana national team....

saved Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

from defeat with a 94th minute goal after Steve Harper deflected a shot from Phil Bardsley into the path of the Ghanaian and Sunderland gained the point.

Newcastle would continue their undefeated form, but not how they would have like. On January 22, 2011 Newcastle faced Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....

at St. James' Park, the game would be very much end to end throughout, until Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini

Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...

opened the scoring giving Newcastle a 1-0 lead. However another injury time goal from the opposition meant Newcastle had dropped another 2 points, manager Alan Pardew has stated that the team had "committed too many bodies forward to try and get a second".
Harry Redknapp denied interest in bringing striker Andy Carroll to Tottenham Hotspur F.C., however following 2 rejected bids from Liverpool F.C., Carroll became the most expensive British player transfer in history as Liverpool signed a £35m deal for the striker. Carroll's sale caused controversy for the club as manager Alan Pardew stated his regret at losing Carroll, insisting he wanted a new contract and was not pushed out by the club, whilst Carroll contradicted Pardew's claim, stating he did not want to go but was forced by managing director Derek Llambias to hand in a transfer request. Pardew stated the £35m received from Liverpool had been promised to him for summer transfer funds for the 2012 season.

Stephen Ireland then joined the club on loan till the end of the season from Aston Villa.

5 February 2011 saw Newcastle pull off a remarkable comeback

Comeback

A comeback is the return of a person of public interest, a style or fashion in the mid-point of media interest. The term is predominantly used in politics, sports and pop music. In the case of a band, the term reunion is used...

against Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

at St James' Park

St James' Park

. Theo Walcott

Theo Walcott

Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...

gave Arsenal a 1-0 lead inside just 43 seconds, Johan Djourou

Johan Djourou

Johan Danon Djourou-Gbadjere , more commonly known as Johan Djourou, is an Ivorian-born Swiss international footballer who plays for Arsenal. He used to play as a defensive midfielder in his youth for former club Etoile Carouge, but on his arrival at Arsenal was converted to a central defender...

put Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

2-0 up on 3 minutes, then Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie

Robin van Persie is a Dutch footballer who plays as a striker for Arsenal and the Dutch national team. He is a youth product of Feyenoord. Having joined Arsenal in 2004, Van Persie became the club captain on 16 August 2011...

added insult to injury with a 3rd goal inside the 10th minute. Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

went in at half time 4-0 up after another goal from van Persie

Robin van Persie

, however early in the second half Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

's Abou Diaby

Abou Diaby

Vassiriki Abou Diaby , commonly known as Abou Diaby, is a French footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the France national team...

was shown a straight red card

Penalty card

A penalty card is used in many sports as a means of warning, reprimanding or penalising a player, coach or team official. Penalty cards are most commonly used by referees or umpires to indicate that a player has committed an offense. The referee will hold the card above his or her head while...

for pushing Midfielders Joey Barton

Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

and Kevin Nolan

Kevin Nolan

after what he felt to be a bad tackle in which replays showed was legal. It was all downhill for Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

from there. Barton

Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

slipped a cooly taken penalty

Penalty kick

A penalty kick is a type of direct free kick in association football, taken from twelve yards out from goal and with only the goalkeeper of the defending team between the penalty taker and the goal.Penalty kicks are performed during normal play...

in to make 4-1, then Leon Best

Leon Best

Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...

made it 4-2 with a thumping close range effort not long after a goal he scored just before had been judged offside. Another penalty gave Newcastle hope with Barton

Joey Barton

Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

scoring again, and the returning midfielder Cheick Tioté scored a phenomenal volley

Volley (football)

A volley is an air-borne strike in association football, where a player's feet meets and directs the ball in an angled direction before it has time to reach the ground...

from 30 yards to give Newcastle a well-deserved point with the final score being a massive 4-4. This was the first time any Barclays Premier League had ever come back from being 4-0. Newcastle were not beaten by Arsenal

Arsenal F.C.

in 2010/11 season (League) having beating them 1-0 at the Emirates Stadium

Emirates Stadium

Ashburton Grove, currently known as the Emirates Stadium, is a UEFA elite football stadium which is home to Arsenal FC, where they moved from Highbury in 2006. It has an current capacity of 60,361, and there have been rumours of an expansion...

earlier in the season under Chris Hughton's management.

On 10 February 2011, former Finland

Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...

international Shefki Kuqi

Shefki Kuqi

Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...

joined Newcastle for the remainder of the season.

Newcastle finished 12th - a reasonable position on the team's first year back, but slightly tempered after the team looked set to finish ninth until they threw away a 3-0 lead on the final day of the season.

Chronological list of events

5 July 2010: Newcastle United complete the signing of Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest F.C.
Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...

defender James Perch
James Perch
James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back....

.

22 July 2010: Dan Gosling
Dan Gosling
Daniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...

signs on a four year contract.

23 July 2010: Squad numbers are announced for the coming season.

28 July 2010: Sol Campbell
Sol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...

signs on a one-year contract.

3 August 2010: Newcastle United win the Teresa Herrera Trophy
Teresa Herrera Trophy
The Teresa Herrera Trophy is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor.Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain - behind the Trofeo Playa y Sol and the Copa San Pedro - and is considered one of...

after a 5-3 penalty shootout
Penalty shootout (football)
A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game...

victory over Deportivo de La Coruña
Deportivo de La Coruña
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...

.

16 August 2010: 1,800 Newcastle fans travel to Old Trafford
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...

for Newcastle's first game back in the Premier League, a 3-0 loss at the hands of Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...

.

22 August 2010: Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...

report Newcastle have agreed a deal with FC Twente
FC Twente
FC Twente is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Enschede, playing in the Eredivisie. The club was formed in 1965 by the merger of 1926 Eredivisie Champions, Sportclub Enschede and Enschedese Boys...

for Ivory Coast international
Côte d'Ivoire national football team
The Côte d'Ivoire National Football Team or Ivory Coast National Football Team, nicknamed Les Éléphants , represents Côte d'Ivoire in international football and is controlled by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football...

Cheick Tioté.

22 August 2010: Newcastle win their first home game of the season with Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

scoring a hat-trick
Hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...

in a 6-0 victory at home to Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

.

25 August 2010: Newcastle release a statement saying that Steven Taylor
Steven Taylor (footballer)
Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...

has been placed on the transfer list, with the 24-year-old defender failing to agree to a contract extension, apparently asking for wages of £60,000 a week.

27 August 2010: Newcastle confirm the signing of Cheick Tioté.

28 August 2010: Newcastle confirm the signing of midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

from Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent transfer.

1 September 2010: The transfer window shuts with no more signings being made by Newcastle, and Steven Taylor
Steven Taylor (footballer)
Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...

remains without a new contract.

11 September 2010: Newcastle's 26-game unbeaten home record at St James' Park
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...

is ended with a 2-0 loss to Blackpool
Blackpool F.C.
Blackpool Football Club are an English football club founded in 1887 from the Lancashire seaside town of Blackpool. They are competing in the 2011–12 season of the The Championship, the second tier of professional football in England, having been relegated from the Premier League at the end of the...

.

18 September 2010: Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

scores on his first start for Newcastle in a 1-0 win at Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...

, their first at Goodison Park
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...

in nine years.

22 September 2010: Newcastle cause one of the biggest upsets of the Carling Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

third round, knocking out last season's double winners, Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

, 4-3 at Stamford Bridge
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...

, Newcastle's first win at Stamford Bridge since November 1986. Nile Ranger
Nile Ranger
Nile Ranger is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United as a striker.-Early days:...

, Ryan Taylor and Shola Ameobi
Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...

(2) score to send Newcastle into the fourth round; Patrick van Aanholt
Patrick van Aanholt
Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Chelsea as a left back.-Chelsea:...

and Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...

(2) score Chelsea's goals.

3 October 2010: Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

is ruled out until March at the earliest with a broken leg, after a tackle by Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...

player Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong
Nigel de Jong is a Dutch footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City and the Netherlands national team....

in a 2-1 loss at Eastlands.

25 October 2010: Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

's court case for attacking a man in Newcastle's Blu Bambu sees him fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,500 compensation.

27 October 2010: Newcastle are eliminated from the Carling Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

at the last-16 stage with a 4-0 trouncing by Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

, after a Tim Krul
Tim Krul
Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.-Newcastle United:...

own goal, two goals from Theo Walcott
Theo Walcott
Theo James Walcott is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays for Arsenal and the England national team. Walcott is a product of the Southampton F.C. Academy. He is a striker who is usually deployed on the right wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed...

and another by Nicklas Bendtner
Nicklas Bendtner
Nicklas Bendtner , is a Danish international footballer who plays for Sunderland on loan from Arsenal as a striker...

. After the game, Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

revealed that the club were standing by him and were to open negotiation talks for a new contract - but not until the end of this year.

31 October 2010: Halloween on Tyneside sees the return of the Tyne-Wear derby, with Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

visiting St James' Park
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...

. Newcastle thrash Sunderland 5-1 with a hat-trick by Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....

and two goals by Shola Ameobi
Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...

.

11 November 2010: Newcastle and Joey Barton
Joey Barton
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

accept the FA's charges brought against him for punching Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....

winger Morten Gamst Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen
Morten Gamst Pedersen is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers and the Norway national football team.-Tromsø IL:...

. Barton is banned for three matches.

17 November 2010: Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

makes his debut for England
England national football team
The England national football team represents England in association football and is controlled by the Football Association, the governing body for football in England. England is the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first...

in a 2-1 defeat by France, starting up front on his own in a 4-5-1 formation, with Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson
Jordan Henderson
Jordan Brian Henderson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team as a midfielder. He had a loan spell at Coventry City in 2009. He earned his first international cap for England, having previously played for the under-19, under-20 and...

and Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs
Kieran Gibbs
Kieran James Ricardo Gibbs is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal and was a product of their academy who came to prominence during 2006-07 FA Youth Cup by scoring in the semi-final prior to his first-team breakthrough...

. He plays for 70 minutes before being replaced by Cardiff
Cardiff City F.C.
Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...

striker and fellow debutant Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd
Jay Bothroyd is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as a striker. He has also played for the England national team. He was a product of the Arsenal Academy and came to prominence during the 1999–2000 FA Youth Cup Final win against Coventry City...

, also making his debut. England coach Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello
Fabio Capello is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the manager of the England national football team.Capello has the distinction of winning the domestic league title with every club he has coached throughout his career...

later reveals Carroll will definitely be in the next England squad.

20 November 2010: Newcastle United are thrashed 5-1 by Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....

at the Reebok Stadium
Reebok Stadium
The Reebok Stadium is the home stadium of English Premier League football club Bolton Wanderers, and is located on the Middlebrook Retail Park in Horwich, in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. It is commonly known as 'The Reebok'...

. Kevin Davies
Kevin Davies
Kevin Cyril Davies is an English footballer who currently plays for Bolton Wanderers and the England national football team as a striker. He was made Bolton team captain in January 2009....

, Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong
Lee Chung-Yong is a South Korean footballer who plays for Premier League club Bolton Wanderers and the South Korean national team. His nickname, Blue Dragon, is a transliteration of his given name "Chung-Yong" derived from Hanja, 청용...

and Johan Elmander
Johan Elmander
Johan Erik Calvin Elmander is a Swedish footballer who plays as a striker for Galatasaray and the Sweden national football team. He joined in a free transfer after his contract with English club Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League expired...

all score for Bolton before Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

pulls one back for the Tynesiders, but after another goal from Elmander Fabricio Coloccini
Fabricio Coloccini
Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...

is sent off for elbowing the Swedish striker. Davies compounds Newcastle's misery with a 90th minute penalty. To make matters worse for Newcastle, Mike Williamson
Mike Williamson (footballer)
Michael James "Mike" Williamson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a defender. He signed for Newcastle from Portsmouth on 27 January 2010.-Early career:...

is suspended for the games against Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...

, West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

and Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

after a review of a challenge he made during the match.

6 December 2010: The club announce they have sacked Chris Hughton
Chris Hughton
Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

.

9 December 2010: Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....

is appointed as the new manager of Newcastle United, signing a deal until 2016.

11 December 2010: Alan Pardew
Alan Pardew
Alan Scott Pardew is an English football manager and former player, currently the manager of Newcastle United....

's first game in charge ends in victory as Newcastle beat Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

3-1 with goals from Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....

, Joey Barton
Joey Barton
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....

and Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

.

5 January 2011: Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...

report Newcastle have agreed a deal with Marseille
Olympique de Marseille
Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...

to sign Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...

on a four-and-a-half year deal.

5 January 2011: Leon Best scores a hat-trick - his first goals for Newcastle - as the Toon thrash Premier League strugglers West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...

5-0.

8 January 2011: Newcastle are eliminated from the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

by League Two side Stevenage - in their first ever season in the Football League - with a 3-1 loss at Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way
Broadhall Way, known as The Lamex Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is an association football stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. It has been the home ground of Stevenage since 1980, and has a capacity of 7,100 people, including 3,142 seats.-History:The club plays at Broadhall Way, previously...

.

31 January 2011: Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...

buy striker Andy Carroll
Andy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....

for a club record fee of £35m. Liverpool's initial bid of £30m was rejected, as was their improved offer of £35m, but this was eventually accepted after Carroll handed in a transfer request.

31 January 2011: Newcastle sign Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

midfielder Stephen Ireland
Stephen Ireland
Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...

on loan until the end of the season.

5 February 2011: Newcastle witness the greatest Premier League comeback of all time at St James' Park as Arsenal visit Tyneside. Arsenal are 3-0 up within ten minutes and 4-0 up by half-time, but the sending off of Abou Diaby
Abou Diaby
Vassiriki Abou Diaby , commonly known as Abou Diaby, is a French footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the France national team...

proved to be a turning point. Two Joey Barton penalties sandwiching a goal from Leon Best gave Newcastle unlikely hope for somehow gaining a point, before Cheick Tiote smashed in a 30-yard volley to make the score 4-4. Newcastle could have improbably yet gained all three points, but Kevin Nolan's late strike on goal was inches wide. Nonetheless, securing a point which, for 45 minutes, looked unbelievably impossible to salvage, was something for Newcastle to be proud of.

10 February 2011: Newcastle sign Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi
Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...

until the end of the season.

7 May 2011: Newcastle's penultimate home game of the season saw them secure Premier League safety with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Birmingham City.

Coaching Staff

Team Kit

The kit designer will be Puma

PUMA AG

Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...

and the sponsor will be Northern Rock

Northern Rock

Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...

. Leaks were released earlier in May showing a new black and white home kit, a blue away kit and a white third kit. These leaks were confirmed on 18 June 2010.

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
2010-07-05	DF	James Perch James Perch James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back....	Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest F.C. Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...	£1.5m
2010-07-22	MF	Dan Gosling Dan Gosling Daniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...	Everton Everton F.C. Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...	Free
2010-07-28	DF	Sol Campbell Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...	Arsenal Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...	Free
2010-07-29	MF	Michael Richardson Michael Richardson (English footballer) Michael Richardson is an English professional footballer currently playing for Newcastle United.-Newcastle United:...	Walker Central	Free
2010-08-26	MF	Cheick Tioté	FC Twente	£3.5m
2010-09-29	MF	Yven Moyo	Sochaux FC Sochaux-Montbéliard Football Club Sochaux-Montbéliard is a French association football club based in the city of Montbéliard. The club was founded in 1928 and currently plays in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football. Sochaux plays its home matches at the Stade Auguste Bonal located within the city...	Free
2011-01-05	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...	Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...	£2m loan fee + £5m
2011-02-10	FW	Shefki Kuqi Shefki Kuqi Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...	Free agent	Free

Total spending: ~ £12,000,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
2010-06-30	MF	Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate is a French football player who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Club career:Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches...	Larissa	Free
2010-06-30	MF	Nicky Butt Nicky Butt Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...	South China	Free
2010-06-30	FW	Wesley Ngo Baheng Wesley Ngo Baheng Wesley Ngo Baheng is a French footballer of Cameroonian descent, who is without a club after leaving Hereford United.-Biography:...	Aldershot Town Aldershot Town F.C. Aldershot Town Football Club is an association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, founded in the spring of 1992 just after the closure of debt-ridden Fourth Division club Aldershot Football Club...	Free
2010-06-30	FW	Frank Wiafe Danquah Frank Wiafe Danquah Frank Wiafe Danquah is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Waasland-Beveren in Belgium.-Early career:Frank Wiafe Danquah began in the youth teams of Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. After a spell at First Division side FC Omniworld he was given a trial by Newcastle United and signed with...	Ferencváros	Free
2010-06-30	MF	Jonny Godsmark Jonny Godsmark Jonathan "Jonny" Godsmark is an English footballer who currently plays for Ashington.-Career:Godsmark started his career with Newcastle United and made his reserve team debut in Northumberland Senior Cup against Walker on 16 October 2006, and then scored his first reserve goal after coming on as a...	Ashington Ashington A.F.C. Ashington A.F.C. is an English non-league football club from Ashington, Northumberland, currently playing in the Northern League Division One. The team, nicknamed "The Colliers", play their home matches at Woodhorn Lane....	Free
2010-06-30	DF	Darren Lough	Ashington Ashington A.F.C. Ashington A.F.C. is an English non-league football club from Ashington, Northumberland, currently playing in the Northern League Division One. The team, nicknamed "The Colliers", play their home matches at Woodhorn Lane....	Free
2010-06-30	MF	Daniel Williams	Free agent	Free
2010-06-30	DF	James Taylor	Ashington Ashington A.F.C. Ashington A.F.C. is an English non-league football club from Ashington, Northumberland, currently playing in the Northern League Division One. The team, nicknamed "The Colliers", play their home matches at Woodhorn Lane....	Free
2010-06-30	DF	Callum Morris	Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Blyth Spartans A.F.C. are a professional football club who play in the Conference North, and are based in the town of Blyth, Northumberland, England. They are often the most Northerly team in whichever league or cup they are playing in. They are managed by former Spartans player Steve Cuggy.They...	Free
2010-07-05	GK	Max Johnson	Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Inverness who compete in the Scottish Premier League. They are currently managed by Terry Butcher and assistant manager Maurice Malpas...	Free
2010-07-12	MF	Michael McCrudden Michael McCrudden Michael McCrudden is a footballer from Northern Ireland, who currently plays for Derry City.-Early career:Michael McCrudden signed for Newcastle United in 2007...	Derry City Derry City F.C. Derry City Football Club is a professional football club based in Derry, Northern Ireland. It plays in the League of Ireland Premier Division...	Free
2011-01-31	FW	Andy Carroll Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....	Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...	£35m

Total income: ~ £35,000,000

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry	Source
2010-08-28	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...	Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille Olympique de Marseille is a French association football club based in Marseille. Founded in 1899, the club plays in Ligue 1 and have spent most of its history in the top tier of French football. Marseille have been French champions nine times and have won the Coupe de France a record ten times. In...	2011-01-05
2011-01-31	MF	Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...	Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...	2011-06-01

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Expiry
2010-08-24	GK	Fraser Forster Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...	Celtic Celtic F.C. Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the Parkhead area of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. The club was established in 1887, and played its first game in 1888. Celtic have won the Scottish League Championship on 42 occasions, most recently in the...	2011-05-31
2010-08-30	MF	Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua is a Congolese-English footballer who plays as a winger for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the younger brother of Blackpool striker Lomana LuaLua. It is a common misconception that they are cousins but the matter was cleared up by Lomana LuaLua...	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	2011-01-03
2010-09-21	DF	Ben Tozer Ben Tozer Ben Peter Anthony Tozer is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.-Swindon Town:Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of...	Northampton Town Northampton Town F.C. Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...	2011-06-01
2011-01-07	DF	James Tavernier James Tavernier James Henry Tavernier is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Newcastle United, as a defender.-Career:...	Gateshead Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....	2011-03-24
2011-01-07	MF	Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson is a Faroese footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United, and the Faroe Islands national team.-Club career:Edmundsson started his career with B68 Toftir...	Gateshead Gateshead F.C. Gateshead Football Club are a professional Association football club, based in Gateshead, England. They currently play in the Conference National, the fifth level of the English football league system.Ian Bogie is the current manager....	2011-02-04
2011-01-07	DF	Matthew Grieve Matthew Grieve Matthew Grieve is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Ashington.-Newcastle United:...	Stockport County Stockport County F.C. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, Greater Manchester. The club formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, shortly afterwards merging with Heaton Norris F.C., and adopted the current name on 24 May 1890 on the creation of the County Borough of Stockport...	2011-02-07
2011-01-10	DF	Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours.-Zalaegerszeg:Kádár...	Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town F.C. Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...	2011-02-10
2011-01-21	MF	Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	2011-06-01
2011-01-24	FW	Ryan Donaldson Ryan Donaldson Ryan Mark Donaldson is an English footballer, who plays for Newcastle United. He can play as an out-and-out striker up front or in midfield.-Club career:...	Hartlepool United Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepool United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Hartlepool that currently play in League One. The team won promotion to League One in the 2006–07 season...	2011-03-25
2011-01-31	FW	Xisco Francisco Jiménez Tejada Francisco Jiménez Tejada , commonly known as Xisco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Newcastle United, as a striker.-Deportivo La Coruña:...	Deportivo de La Coruña Deportivo de La Coruña Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia; founded in 1906 and currently playing in Segunda División...	2011-06-01

Appearances, goals and cards

Last updated on 22 May 2011.

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Harper	18	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0
2	DF	Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...	35	2	1	0	1	0	37	2	4	1
3	DF	José Enrique José Enrique Sánchez José Enrique Sánchez Díaz , more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back.-Early career:...	36	0	0	0	0	0	36	0	5	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....	30	12	1	0	0 (1)	0	31 (1)	12	10	0
5	DF	Sol Campbell Sol Campbell Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...	4 (3)	0	0	0	1	0	5 (3)	0	1	0
6	DF	Mike Williamson Mike Williamson (footballer) Michael James "Mike" Williamson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a defender. He signed for Newcastle from Portsmouth on 27 January 2010.-Early career:...	27 (1)	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	29 (2)	0	5	0
7	MF	Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....	32	4	1	1	0 (2)	0	33 (2)	5	9	0
8	MF	Danny Guthrie Danny Guthrie Danny Sean Guthrie is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a midfielder.His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side...	11 (3)	0	0	0	1	0	12 (3)	0	3	0
9	FW	Andy Carroll Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....	18 (1)	11	0	0	0 (1)	0	18 (2)	11	4	0
10	MF	Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...	10 (7)	0	1	0	1	0	12 (7)	0	0	0
11	FW	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....	18 (7)	6	1	0	3	1	22 (7)	7	0	0
12	DF	Danny Simpson Danny Simpson Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...	30	0	1	0	0	0	31	0	4	0
14	DF	James Perch James Perch James Robert Perch is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back....	9 (4)	0	1	0	1	0	11 (4)	0	6	0
15	MF	Dan Gosling Dan Gosling Daniel "Dan" Gosling is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a centre midfielder, right midfielder or right fullback. Gosling is a versatile player, having operated as a box-to-box midfielder on several occasions and occasionally deputised at right back to...	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
16	DF	Ryan Taylor	3 (2)	0	0	0	3	2	6 (2)	2	1	1
17	MF	Alan Smith	7 (4)	0	1	0	2	0	10 (4)	0	5	0
18	MF	Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine footballer who plays for English Premier League side Newcastle United, and for the Argentinian national team, as a winger. He acquired his nickname "Spider-Man" or "Spider-Mag" during his time at Real Mallorca where he celebrated a goal by putting on a...	34 (3)	3	0	0	1 (1)	0	35 (4)	3	6	0
19	FW	Xisco Francisco Jiménez Tejada Francisco Jiménez Tejada , commonly known as Xisco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Newcastle United, as a striker.-Deportivo La Coruña:...	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
20	FW	Leon Best Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...	9 (2)	6	1	0	0	0	10 (2)	6	1	0
21	GK	Fraser Forster Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	Stephen Ireland Stephen Ireland Stephen James Ireland is an Irish footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa.-Cobh Ramblers:...	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi Shola Ameobi Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...	21 (7)	6	0	0	2	3	23 (7)	9	3	0
24	MF	Cheick Tioté	26	1	0 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	26 (2)	1	14	1
25	MF	Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua is a Congolese-English footballer who plays as a winger for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the younger brother of Blackpool striker Lomana LuaLua. It is a common misconception that they are cousins but the matter was cleared up by Lomana LuaLua...	0 (2)	0	0	0	1	0	1 (2)	0	0	0
26	GK	Tim Krul Tim Krul Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.-Newcastle United:...	20 (1)	0	1	0	3	0	24 (1)	0	0	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor Steven Taylor (footballer) Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...	12 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	12 (2)	3	0	0
28	DF	Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours.-Zalaegerszeg:Kádár...	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	1	0
29	MF	Haris Vučkić Haris Vuckic Haris Vučkić is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Newcastle United in the Premier League.-NK Domžale:...	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0	0	0
30	FW	Nile Ranger Nile Ranger Nile Ranger is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United as a striker.-Early days:...	1 (23)	0	0 (1)	0	3	1	4 (24)	1	1	0
31	MF	Shane Ferguson Shane Ferguson Shane Kevin Ferguson is a footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Northern Ireland national team. He is capable of playing anywhere on the left flank as a full back or winger.-Early life:...	3 (4)	0	0	0	2	0	5 (4)	0	0	0
32	FW	Ryan Donaldson Ryan Donaldson Ryan Mark Donaldson is an English footballer, who plays for Newcastle United. He can play as an out-and-out striker up front or in midfield.-Club career:...	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK	Ole Söderberg Ole Söderberg Ole Petter Söderberg is a Swedish footballer who plays for Chesterfield, on loan from Newcastle United. He also serves as the goalkeeper of the Swedish national U21 team.-Biography:Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	DF	James Tavernier James Tavernier James Henry Tavernier is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Newcastle United, as a defender.-Career:...	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
35	DF	Ben Tozer Ben Tozer Ben Peter Anthony Tozer is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.-Swindon Town:Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	Greg McDermott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	MF	Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...	3 (1)	1	0	0	0	0	3 (1)	1	0	0
38	FW	Phil Airey Phil Airey Philip Airey is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United as a striker. Airey has also previously played for Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.-Club career:...	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
39	MF	Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson Jóan Símun Edmundsson is a Faroese footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United, and the Faroe Islands national team.-Club career:Edmundsson started his career with B68 Toftir...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	MF	Michael Richardson Michael Richardson (English footballer) Michael Richardson is an English professional footballer currently playing for Newcastle United.-Newcastle United:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	DF	Paul Dummett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Shefki Kuqi Shefki Kuqi Shefki Kuqi is a Kosovar-born Finnish professional footballer who is currently playing for League One side Oldham Athletic. Kuqi plays predominately as a striker. He has spent most of his career in the English league, and has played for clubs including Stockport County, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich...	0 (6)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (6)	0	0	0
43	MF	Conor Newton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	FW	Sammy Ameobi Sammy Ameobi Samuel "Sammy" Ameobi is an English footballer of Nigerian descent, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United as a striker or a left winger.-Club career:...	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0
47	MF	Bradden Inman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Starting formations

Last updated on 22 May 2011.

Formation Formation (association football) In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football....	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
4-4-2	28	1	3	32
4-4-1-1	8	0	0	8
4-5-1	1	0	0	1
5-3-2	1	0	0	1

Captains

Last updated on 22 May 2011.

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
4	MF	Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....	31
7	MF	Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....	5
23	FW	Shola Ameobi Shola Ameobi Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...	3
17	MF	Alan Smith	2
2	DF	Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...	1

Starting 11

Last updated on 22 May 2011.

Competitions

Pre-season

Match	1	2	3	4	5
Result	3–0	1–2	2–2	0–0 (Pens: 5–3)	1–2

League

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Result	0–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–1	5–1	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–5	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–2
Position	17th	7th	8th	13th	5th	10th	15th	13th	9th	7th	5th	5th	8th	10th	9th	11th	8th	9th	12th

Round	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Result	1–0	5–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	4–4	0–0	2–0	1–1	1–2	0–4	4–1	0–1	0–0	1–1	0–3	2–1	2–2	3–3
Position	10th	8th	9th	7th	10th	10th	10th	9th	9th	9th	11th	9th	9th	9th	9th	12th	10th	12th	12th

League Cup

Match	1	2	3
Result	3–2	4–3	0–4

Pre-season

League

FA Cup

League Cup

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