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92-451: Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈɡus poˈʝet] ; born 15 November 1967) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former footballer who most recently managed Greece . Poyet played as a midfielder and began his career with short spells at Grenoble and River Plate . He then spent seven years at Real Zaragoza , with whom he won the Copa del Rey and
184-423: A 1-0 home victory over classic rival Beijing Guoan in 4th round, and a 3-1 away victory over Shandong Luneng in quarter final. On 20 January 2018, Poyet became the manager of Ligue 1 side Bordeaux . In August, he was suspended by the club after criticising the sale of Gaëtan Laborde to Montpellier . He was subsequently fired and replaced by Ricardo Gomes on 5 September. On 28 February 2021, Poyet became
276-454: A 2–1 victory over already-relegated Queens Park Rangers on the penultimate game of the season. The 2014–15 season saw Newcastle fail to win any of their first seven games, prompting fans to start a campaign to get Pardew sacked as manager before an upturn in form saw them climb to fifth in the table. Pardew left for Crystal Palace in December. On 26 January 2015, his assistant John Carver
368-582: A disciplinary process. Poyet said that he was only made aware of his sacking when a member of the BBC production staff handed him a printout of the club statement, whilst working as a pundit for BBC Three 's coverage of the Spain vs. Nigeria group game in the FIFA Confederations Cup . On 8 October 2013, it was announced that Poyet had been appointed as head coach at Sunderland on a two-year contract, becoming
460-504: A free transfer in June 1997. Not long into his first season at the London club, he suffered cruciate ligament damage, this meant he missed the victorious 1998 Football League Cup Final but recovered to play in the team's successful Cup Winners' Cup Final against VfB Stuttgart . The following year, he contributed 14 goals – making him the club's second highest scorer – to help Chelsea finish third in
552-455: A near impossible task for the club, but Sunderland, under Poyet's stewardship, earned 13 points out of a possible 15 in their following five league games. Poyet signed a new two-year contract at Sunderland on 28 May 2014. The club sacked Poyet on 16 March 2015. At the time of his sacking, they were in 17th place in the league, one point above the relegation places. On 29 October 2015, AEK Athens reported that Poyet had agreed in principle to be
644-527: A new contract. On 17 July 2019, former Sunderland manager Steve Bruce was appointed as manager on a three-year contract. Bruce oversaw 13th and 12th-placed finishes during his two full seasons in charge. On 7 October 2021, after 14 years as owner, Ashley sold the club to a new consortium for a reported £305 million. The consortium was made up of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund , RB Sports & Media and PCP Capital Partners . On 20 October, Bruce left his position by mutual consent, after receiving
736-519: A new four-year contract along with Taricco. The season started with five wins from the first eight games putting Brighton top of the League One table. Brighton started the year 2011 with a 5–0 home win on New Year's Day against Leyton Orient . Most notable was a run of eight straight league victories in March, leaving the club 13 points clear at the top with games in hand over all of their closest rivals with
828-588: A person may fill both these roles. While the first team coach in football is usually an assistant to the manager who actually holds the real power, the North American–style general manager and head coach have clearly distinct areas of responsibilities. For example, a typical European football manager has the final say on in-game decisions (including player line-ups), and off-the-field and roster management decisions (including contract negotiations). In North American sports, those duties would be handled separately by
920-527: A point. The start of the 2011–12 season was very successful as they went on to enjoy one of their strongest openings to a season, playing 11 consecutive games unbeaten. Newcastle eventually secured a place in the 2012–13 Europa League with a fifth-place finish, their highest league position since the Bobby Robson days. Further honours were to come as Pardew won both the Premier League Manager of
1012-472: A reported £8 million payout. Eddie Howe was appointed as Bruce's replacement on 8 November 2021. Howe guided the club to an 11th-place finish after a run of 12 wins in their final 18 games, and Newcastle became the first team in Premier League history to avoid relegation after failing to win any of their first 14 games. On 21 August 2022, Newcastle United Women moved into the club's ownership for
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#17331052107161104-500: A share. Allardyce departed the club on in January 2008 by mutual consent after a bad start to the 2007–08 season , and Kevin Keegan was reappointed as Newcastle manager. Mort stepped down as chairman in June and was replaced by Derek Llambias , a long-term associate of Ashley. Newcastle finished the 2007–08 season in 12th place, but as the season drew to a close, Keegan publicly criticised
1196-447: A sponsorship which featured the Wonga.com logo on kits. This attracted criticism from many Newcastle supporters. In July 2013, it was reported that Newcastle striker and practising Muslim Papiss Cissé refused to wear any official kit or training wear with reference to Wonga.com as it did not align with his religious beliefs. The matter was later resolved. On 15 May 2017, the home shirt for
1288-657: A time. For most of the 20th century, the stadium changed very little, despite various plans for development of the ground. The old West Stand was replaced with the Milburn Stand in 1987, the Sir John Hall Stand replacing the Leazes End in 1993, and the rest of the ground renovated making the ground a 37,000 capacity all-seater stadium . Between 1998 and 2000, double tiers were added to the Milburn and Sir John Hall stands to bring
1380-494: A two-year deal with Real Betis . On 12 November 2016, he was sacked and replaced by Víctor Sánchez . On 29 November 2016, Poyet became the manager of Chinese Super League side Shanghai Shenhua . Despite being blamed by the public for poor performance in the league and resigning on 11 September, he was still appreciated by some fans for his contribution to the team's championship in 2017 Chinese FA Cup later in November, including
1472-683: Is Adidas , in a deal that started in 2024. Previous kit manufacturers include Bukta (1974–1975, 1976–1980), Umbro (1975–1976, 1980–1993), Asics (1993–1995), Adidas (1995–2010, 2024–present), Puma (2010–2021), and Castore (2021–2024). Newcastle United's current sleeve sponsor is Noon, in a deal that started in 2022. Previous sleeve sponsors include MRF Tyres (2017–2018), StormGain (2019–2020), ICM.com (2020–2021), and Kayak (2021–2022). Other current team sponsors include Fun88 , BetMGM , Carling , Monster Energy , Sportsbet.io , InPost , Fenwick and Saudia . Throughout Newcastle United's history, their home venue has been St James' Park,
1564-464: Is almost exclusively used in British football . In other European countries and rest of the world in which professional football is played, the person responsible for the direction of a team is awarded the position of coach or "trainer" is known as head coach . For instance, despite the general equivalence in responsibilities, Lee Carsley is referred to as the manager of England , and Julian Nagelsmann
1656-484: Is described as the head coach of Germany . Germany also has a team manager role that is subordinate to the head coach and is currently held by Rudi Völler . The responsibilities of a European football manager or head coach tend to be divided up in North American professional sports, where the teams usually have a separate general manager and head coach (known as a field manager in baseball), although occasionally
1748-441: The 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup , the ninth-highest total of trophies won by an English club . The club's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910, when they won an FA Cup and three of their League titles. Their last major domestic trophy was in 1955 . More recently the club have been League or FA Cup runners-up on four occasions in the 1990s. Newcastle were relegated in 2009, and again in 2016. The club won promotion at
1840-481: The 1997–98 FA Premier League , failure to progress beyond the group stages of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League despite beating Barcelona and group winners Dynamo Kyiv at home as well as coming from 2–0 down to draw 2–2 with Valeriy Lobanovskyi 's team in Ukraine and defeat in the 1998 FA Cup Final . Dalglish was replaced as manager early in the following season by Ruud Gullit . The club once again finished 13th in
1932-577: The 2001–02 season , and Newcastle's fourth-place finish saw them qualify for the UEFA Champions League . The following season, Robson guided the team to another title challenge and finished third in the League, and the second group stage of the Champions League, after being the first team to have progressed past the first group stage after losing their first three games. Newcastle finished fifth in
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#17331052107162024-446: The 2007–08 League Cup , beating Chelsea 2–1 after extra time in the Final after a penalty from Dimitar Berbatov in normal time and a header early into extra time from Jonathan Woodgate . On 25 October 2008, Poyet parted company with Tottenham Hotspur along with manager Juande Ramos , first team coach Marcos Álvarez and sporting director Damien Comolli . On 10 November 2009, Poyet
2116-543: The 2022 UEFA Nations League , helping Greece earn promotion to League B for the following campaign. Gus Poyet is officially a free agent as his contract with Greece ran out on March 31 and no efforts were made to extend his stay. Poyet is married to Madelon González with whom he has two sons: Diego (born 1995) and Matias (born 1993). Diego is also a midfielder, making his professional debut in 2014 for Charlton Athletic before moving to West Ham United , and has represented England at youth international level. Poyet's father
2208-475: The Copa América in 1995. In doing so, he was voted as the best player in his position at the tournament. He won 26 caps in total, scoring three goals. In July 2006, he became a player and assistant manager at Swindon Town alongside ex-Chelsea teammate, Dennis Wise . Both Poyet and Wise were given permission to talk about forming the new Leeds United management team on 23 October 2006 and looked set to take
2300-547: The FA Cup three times in five years, beating Blackpool in 1951, Arsenal in 1952 and Manchester City in 1955. However, after this last FA Cup victory the club fell back into decline and were relegated to the Second Division once again at the end of the 1960–61 season under the management of Charlie Mitten . Mitten left after one season in the Second Division and was replaced by former player Joe Harvey . Newcastle returned to
2392-536: The Intertoto Cup for the first time in their history, and their first European trophy since 1973. Despite finishing the 2005–06 season in seventh, Roeder's fortunes changed in the 2006–07 season , with a terrible injury run to the senior squad, and he left the club by mutual consent on 6 May 2007. After the 2006–07 season, and inside the Premier League era, Newcastle United were now the fifth most successful Premiership club in terms of points gained. Sam Allardyce
2484-504: The Northern League . In 1889, Newcastle East End became a professional team, before becoming a limited company the following March. Newcastle West End, on the other hand, was in serious financial trouble and approached East End with a view to a takeover. Newcastle West End was eventually dissolved, and a number of its players and backroom staff joined Newcastle East End, effectively merging the two clubs, with Newcastle East End taking over
2576-542: The Premiership , including a crucial headed goal in 1–0 win against Leeds United . He also scored the winner for Chelsea in the 1998 UEFA Super Cup against Real Madrid . In 1999–2000 , he scored 18 goals (which again made him Chelsea's second highest scorer), with a scissors-kick volley against Sunderland , a long range strike against Lazio , and both of Chelsea's goals in the FA Cup semi-final against Newcastle United , among
2668-634: The UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . In 1997, Poyet moved to Chelsea on a free transfer and helped the club win the FA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup . In 2001, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur , where he saw out the remainder of his career. He was also part of the Uruguay side which won the 1995 Copa América . After his playing career ended, Poyet moved into coaching. He served as assistant manager to Dennis Wise at Swindon Town and Leeds United , and Juande Ramos at Tottenham Hotspur . In November 2009, Poyet
2760-419: The manager is the person who has overall responsibility for the running of a football team . They have wide-ranging responsibilities, including selecting the team, choosing the tactics, recruiting and transferring players, negotiating player contracts, and speaking to the media. In professional football, a manager is usually appointed by and answerable to the club's board of directors, but at an amateur level
2852-782: The 2017–18 season was revealed, featuring the logo of new sponsors Fun88 . The shirt was shown to include a gold and silver commemorative crest to mark the club's 125th football season, based on the city's coat of arms. It was also announced that the kit would feature red numbers for the first time since the 1992–93 season. Newcastle United's current kit sponsor is Sela , a deal that started in 2023. Previous kit sponsors include Newcastle Breweries (1980–1986), Greenall's Beers (1986–1990), McEwan's Lager and Newcastle Brown Ale (1990–2000), NTL (2000–2003), Northern Rock (2003–2012), Virgin Money (2012–2013), Wonga.com (2013–2017), and Fun88 (2017–2023). Newcastle United's current kit manufacturer
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2944-456: The First Division at the end of the 1964–65 season after winning the Second Division title. Under Harvey, the club qualified for European competition for the first time after a good run in the 1967–68 season and the following year won the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final , triumphing 6–2 over two legs against Hungary's Újpest in the final. Harvey bought striker Malcolm Macdonald in
3036-544: The League Cup final, but they lost 2–1 to Blackburn Rovers . His time at the club was blighted by injuries, and he again sustained cruciate ligament damage in August 2002, but still managed to score 23 goals in 98 games. Poyet was a Uruguay international, making his international debut on 13 July 1993 in a friendly match against Peru (1–2). After 67 minutes, he was substituted by Carlos Aguilera . Poyet helped his country win
3128-460: The Northern League, stating "gates would not meet the heavy expenses incurred for travelling". In a bid to start drawing larger crowds, Newcastle East End decided to adopt a new name in recognition of the merger. Suggested names included 1892 Newcastle, Newcastle Rangers, Newcastle City and City of Newcastle, but Newcastle United was decided upon on 9 December 1892, to signify the unification of
3220-578: The Premier League and the club having won just six of 28 Premier League games during his time at the club. He was replaced by Spaniard Rafael Benítez on the same day, who signed a three-year deal, but was not able to prevent the club from being relegated for the second time under Ashley's ownership. Newcastle returned to the Premier League at the first attempt, winning the Championship title in May 2017. In October, Mike Ashley put Newcastle United up for sale for
3312-650: The Season and the LMA Manager of the Year awards. In the following season Newcastle made few acquisitions in the summer and suffered injuries over the season. As a result, the first half of the season was marred by a run of 10 losses in 13 games, which saw the club sink near the relegation zone. The Europa League campaign was largely successful with the team making the quarter-finals before bowing out to eventual finalists Benfica. Domestically, Newcastle struggled, and stayed up after
3404-515: The Second Division and were nearly further relegated in the 1937–38 season , when they were spared on goal average. However, when World War II broke out in 1939, Newcastle had a chance to regroup, and in the War period, they brought in Jackie Milburn , Tommy Walker and Bobby Cowell . They were finally promoted back to the First Division at the end of the 1947–48 season . During the 1950s, Newcastle won
3496-403: The advertising hoarding. The success of the team was in part due to the attacking talent of players like David Ginola , Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer , who was signed on 30 July 1996 for a then world record fee of £15 million. Keegan left Newcastle in January 1997 and was replaced by Kenny Dalglish , however the club endured a largely unsuccessful season with a 13th-place finish in
3588-525: The black shorts they play in now. United's away colours have changed a number of times over the years. They played in white shirts and black shorts from 1914 until 1961, and then white shorts until 1966. They then played in yellow shirts and blue shorts for the 1967–68 season, but from 1969 to 1974 played in all red with an all blue third kit. In 1974, they returned to a yellow shirt, which they played with various coloured shorts until 1983. They played in all grey from 1983 to 1988, before once again returning to
3680-472: The board, stating they were not providing the team enough financial support. In September 2008, Keegan resigned as manager, stating: "It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want". Former Wimbledon manager Joe Kinnear was appointed as his replacement, but in February 2009, due to his heart surgery, Alan Shearer
3772-475: The city coat of arms , which features two grey hippocamps . Before each home game, the team enters the field to " Going Home ", with " Blaydon Races " also being sung during games. The 2005 film Goal! featured Newcastle United, and many signings mentioned the influence the film had on them. The first record of football being played on Tyneside dates from 3 March 1877 at Elswick Rugby Club . Later that year, Newcastle's first football club, Tyne Association,
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3864-461: The city's keep . The city's coat of arms were first embroidered on the team's shirts in 1969 and worn as standard until 1976. A scroll at the bottom featured the city's motto in Latin; fortiter defendit triumphans which translates into English as "triumphing by brave defence". From 1976 until 1983, the club wore a specific badge which was developed to wear in place of the city's coat of arms. The design
3956-399: The club for Chelsea , and at the same time Andy Cunningham became the club's first team manager. In 1931–32 , the club won the FA Cup a third time. However, a couple of years later, at the end of the 1933–34 season , the team were relegated to the Second Division after 35 seasons in the top. Cunningham left as manager and Tom Mather took over. The club found it difficult to adjust to
4048-546: The club has played its home matches at St James' Park . Located in the centre of Newcastle, it currently has a capacity of 52,374. The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition's history, spending 92 seasons in the top flight as of May 2024, and has never dropped below English football's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893. Newcastle have won four League titles , six FA Cups and an FA Charity Shield , as well as
4140-408: The club's manager until summer 2016. In February 2016, he guided his team to successive wins against neighbours Olympiacos and Panathinaikos . He was sacked on 19 April 2016 after the team finished third in the league and awaited a Greek Cup semi-final; the board had taken issue with him informing the press before them that he would leave at the end of the campaign. On 9 May 2016, Poyet had signed
4232-409: The club's second FA Cup . Three years later, they won the First Division championship a fourth time in 1926–27 , with Hughie Gallacher , one of the most prolific goal scorers in the club's history, captaining the team. Other key players in this period were Neil Harris , Stan Seymour and Frank Hudspeth . In 1930, Newcastle United came close to relegation, and at the end of the season Gallacher left
4324-479: The club, and he was instrumental in promotion to the First Division for the 1898–99 season. However, they lost their first game 4–2 at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers and finished their first season in 13th place. In 1903–04 , the club built up a promising squad of players, and went on to dominate English football for almost a decade, the team known for their "artistic play, combining team-work and quick, short passing". Long after his retirement, Peter McWilliam ,
4416-455: The conclusion of the 22/23 season, a small allocation of seating in between the East stand and Gallowgate end were converted into Safe standing zones meaning that for the first time since 1993 St James' Park is no longer an all-seater stadium much like many other Premier League grounds. In July 2023 it was confirmed that following the re-purchase of Strawberry Place, plans for a new fan zone outside
4508-401: The division that September against Woolwich Arsenal, with a score of 2–2. Turnstile numbers were still low, and the club published a statement stating, "The Newcastle public do not deserve to be catered for as far as professional football is concerned". However, eventually figures picked up by 1895–96 , when 14,000 fans watched the team play Bury . That season Frank Watt became secretary of
4600-537: The end of the 1977–78 season . Dinnis was replaced by Bill McGarry , and then he was replaced by Arthur Cox . Cox steered Newcastle back to the First Division at the end of the 1983–84 season , with players such as Peter Beardsley , Chris Waddle and ex- England captain Kevin Keegan the fulcrum of the team. However, with a lack of funds, Cox left for Derby County and Keegan retired. With managers such as Jack Charlton and then Willie McFaul , Newcastle remained in
4692-471: The exception of Southampton. Brighton secured promotion to the Championship following a 4–3 home win over Dagenham & Redbridge , Ashley Barnes scoring the winner in the 63rd minute. The League One title was clinched on 16 April 2011, as Brighton beat Walsall 3–1, having been top without slipping since the eighth game of the season and with four games of the season still to play. On 23 May 2011, Poyet
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#17331052107164784-525: The first Uruguayan to manage in the Premier League. Eleven days later in his first match in charge, they lost 4–0 away to Swansea City . His second game in charge, and first at the Stadium of Light , resulted in a 2–1 win against local rivals Newcastle United on 27 October. In his first season in charge, he took Sunderland to the League Cup Final after a penalty shootout win over Manchester United in
4876-476: The first time of asking each time, returning to the Premier League, as Championship winners, in 2010 and 2017. In October 2021, a consortium led by the Public Investment Fund , the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia , became majority owners of Newcastle United. The team's traditional kit colours are black-and-white striped shirts, black shorts and black or white socks. Their crest has elements of
4968-601: The first time, after a formal restructuring. At the end of the 2022–23 season, the club sealed qualification for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years. The season was the subject of the Amazon Prime Video documentary We Are Newcastle United . In the 2023–24 season, Newcastle were eliminated in the group stages of the Champions League. The club's home colours are a black and white striped shirt. Shorts and socks are usually black with white trim, though white socks are sometimes worn. Newcastle's colours at
5060-436: The following year by Everton in the 1906 FA Cup Final . They reached the final again in 1908 where they lost to Wolverhampton Wanderers. They finally won the FA Cup in 1910 when they beat Barnsley in the final . They lost again the following year in the final against Bradford City . The team returned to the FA Cup final in 1924 , in the second final held at the then new Wembley Stadium . They beat Aston Villa, winning
5152-468: The ground being occupied by Newcastle Rangers, before becoming the home of Newcastle West End in 1886. Its lease was then bought by Newcastle East End in 1892, before they changed their name to Newcastle United. At the turn of the 20th century, the ground's capacity was given as 30,000 before being redeveloped between 1900 and 1905, increasing the capacity to 60,000 and making it the biggest stadium in England for
5244-549: The head coach and general manager, respectively. Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne , Tyne and Wear , England . The club competes in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . Since the formation of the club in 1892, when Newcastle East End absorbed the assets of Newcastle West End to become Newcastle United,
5336-404: The league and lost the 1999 FA Cup Final . Gullit fell into disagreements with the squad and chairman Freddy Shepherd , and quit the club five games into the 1999–2000 season with the team bottom of the table to be replaced by Bobby Robson . In 1999 Newcastle was 5th-highest revenue producing club in the world ; second in England behind Manchester United . A title challenge emerged during
5428-425: The league at the end of the 2003–04 season , and exited the Champions League in the qualifying rounds, but despite this Robson was sacked in August 2004 following a series of disagreements with the club. Graeme Souness was brought in as manager early in the 2004–05 season . In his time at the helm, he broke the club's transfer record by signing Michael Owen for £16.8 million. Souness also took Newcastle to
5520-417: The lease on St James' Park in May 1892. With only one senior club in the city for fans to support, development of the club was much more rapid. Despite being refused entry to the Football League's First Division at the start of the 1892–93 season, they were invited to play in their new Second Division . However, with no big names playing in the Second Division, they turned down the offer and remained in
5612-533: The manager may have total responsibility for the running of a club. The manager's responsibilities in a professional football club usually include (but are not limited to) the following: Some of the above responsibilities may be shared with a director of football or sporting director , and are at times delegated to an assistant manager or club coach. Additionally, depending on the club, some minor responsibilities include: These responsibilities are more common among managers of small clubs. The title of manager
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#17331052107165704-465: The manager of Chilean Primera División club Universidad Católica . He began his tenure by winning the delayed 2020 Supercopa de Chile against rivals Colo-Colo and made the last 16 of the 2021 Copa Libertadores , but left by mutual consent at the end of August with the worst campaign in the previous 10 years. On 3 February 2022, Poyet became the manager of Greece . He guided the team to four victories from their four opening fixtures in League C of
5796-589: The most memorable, as the team won the FA Cup and reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. With the arrival of new manager Claudio Ranieri in September 2000, Chelsea was a team in transition. With Ranieri seeking to reduce the average age of the squad, Poyet became surplus to requirements and requested a transfer. In 145 appearances for Chelsea, Poyet scored 49 goals. Poyet joined Tottenham Hotspur in May 2001 for around £2.2 million. He scored 14 goals in his debut season for Spurs and helped his team reach
5888-515: The name of the stadium to the Sports Direct Arena, although this was an interim name to showcase the sponsorship capabilities of the stadium. The company, owned by Ashley, was not paying anything for the deal. In October 2012, payday loan company Wonga.com became Newcastle United's main commercial sponsor and purchased the stadium naming rights but restored the St James' Park name. Following
5980-555: The oldest and largest football stadium in North East England, as well as the seventh-largest football stadium in the Premier League. It has hosted 11 international football matches at senior level, the first in 1901 and the most recent in 2024. It was used as a venue for both the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2015 Rugby World Cup and has been a regular venue for Rugby League's Magic Weekend , attracting record crowds. Football had been played at St James' Park as early as 1880,
6072-477: The outset were generally the home kit of Newcastle East End, comprising plain red shirts with white shorts and red socks. In 1894, the club adopted the black and white striped shirts, which had been used as the reserve team's colours. These colours were chosen for the senior team because they were not associated with either of the two teams United were merged from. They played in grey shorts until 1897, and between 1897 and 1921, they played in blue shorts before adopting
6164-476: The place of caretaker manager, John Carver , until Swindon withdrew permission due to disagreements over compensation. On 24 October 2006, Poyet was confirmed as assistant manager of Leeds with Dennis Wise as the manager. On 29 October 2007, Poyet rejoined his former club Tottenham Hotspur to work alongside new head coach Juande Ramos as a first team coach with Marcos Álvarez as a fitness coach. During his first season as assistant manager at White Hart Lane , he won
6256-462: The quarter-finals of the 2004–05 UEFA Cup with Alan Shearer winning the tournament's golden boot as well. However, he was sacked in February 2006 after a bad start to the club's 2005–06 season . Glenn Roeder took over, initially on a temporary basis, before being appointed full-time manager at the end of the season. Shearer retired at the end of the 2005–06 season as the club's all-time record goal scorer, with 206 goals. In 2006, Newcastle won
6348-400: The same day, Ashley announced that the club was no longer for sale. Hughton led Newcastle to win the 2009–10 Championship , securing automatic promotion on 5 April 2010 with five games remaining, and securing the title on 19 April; Newcastle were promoted back to the Premier League after just one season away. Under Hughton, Newcastle enjoyed a strong start to the 2010–11 season , but he
6440-456: The second time. The team finished the season with a 3–0 win over the previous year's champions Chelsea, finishing tenth in the league, their highest finish in four years. The following season saw a 13th-place finish, despite being in the relegation zone in January. Ashley came under increased scrutiny for his lack of investment in the squad and apparent focus on other business ventures. Benitez left his position on 30 June 2019 after rejecting
6532-589: The semi-finals. On 19 April 2014, Poyet defeated José Mourinho in his first-ever home league defeat in the Premier League as Chelsea manager, a 2–1 win to Sunderland at Stamford Bridge . Poyet led Sunderland to a 2–0 win at home to West Bromwich Albion on 7 May to guarantee Premier League safety with one game remaining, performing "a miracle" in his own words by arresting a decline that saw Sunderland seven points adrift of safety as late as 7 April, when they lost 5–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. Defeat to Everton in their following league game made avoiding relegation look like
6624-454: The summer of 1971, for a club record transfer fee of £180,000 (equivalent to £2,265,000 in 2021). He was an impressive goal scorer, who led United's attack to Wembley in their 1974 FA Cup Final defeat at the hands of Liverpool. The club also had back to back triumphs in the Texaco Cup in 1974 and 1975 . Harvey left the club in 1975, with Gordon Lee brought in to replace him. Lee took
6716-428: The team being labelled "The Entertainers" by Sky Sports . Keegan took Newcastle to two consecutive runners-up finishes in the league in 1995–96 and 1996–97 , coming very close to winning the title in the former season which included a 4–3 game against Liverpool at Anfield – often considered the greatest game in Premier League history – which ended with a defining image of the Premier League with Keegan slumped over
6808-566: The team from relegation to the Third Division. Keegan was given more money for players, buying Rob Lee , Paul Bracewell and Barry Venison . The club won the First Division championship at the end of the 1992–93 season , earning promotion to the Premier League . At the end of their first year, 1993–94 season , back in the top flight they finished in third, their highest league finish since 1927. The attacking philosophy of Keegan led to
6900-399: The team to the 1976 Football League Cup Final against Manchester City, but failed to bring the trophy back to Tyneside. However, he sold Macdonald to Arsenal at the end of the season, a decision of which Macdonald later said "I loved Newcastle, until Gordon Lee took over". Lee left for Everton in 1977, and was replaced by Richard Dinnis . United dropped once again to the Second Division at
6992-404: The team's defender at the time, said, "The Newcastle team of the 1900s would give any modern side a two goal start and beat them, and furthermore, beat them at a trot". Newcastle United went on to win the League on three occasions during the 1900s; 1904–05 , 1906–07 and 1908–09 . In 1904–05, they nearly did the double, losing to Aston Villa in the 1905 FA Cup Final . They were beaten again
7084-431: The top-flight, until key players such as Waddle, Beardsley and Paul Gascoigne were sold, and the team was relegated once more in the 1988–89 season . McFaul left the managerial post, and was replaced by Jim Smith . Smith left at the start of the 1991–92 season and the board appointed Osvaldo Ardiles his replacement. John Hall became the club's chairman in 1992, and replaced Ardiles with Keegan, who managed to save
7176-496: The two teams. The name change was accepted by the Football Association on 22 December, but the club was not legally constituted as Newcastle United Football Club Co. Ltd. until 6 September 1895. At the start of the 1893–94 season, Newcastle United were once again refused entry to the First Division and so joined the Second Division, along with Liverpool and Woolwich Arsenal . They played their first competitive match in
7268-420: The venue up to its current capacity of 52,305. In October 2009, Ashley announced that he planned to lease the name of the ground in a bid to increase revenue, and in November the stadium was temporarily renamed sportsdirect.com @ St James' Park Stadium. This name was only supposed to be used until the end of the 2009–10 season , but lasted until November 2011. On 10 November 2011, the club officially changed
7360-406: The yellow kit until 1993. Since 1995, the away kit has changed frequently and has not been the same for more than a single season. The current club crest was first used in the 1988–89 season . The crest includes elements from the coat of arms of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne – the two sea horses representing Tyneside's strong connections with the sea, the castle representing
7452-550: Was Olympic basketball player Washington Poyet , while his brother Marcelo also played the sport professionally in South America. Poyet introduced basketball to Sunderland academy training sessions, believing it to share many attributes with football, particularly marking. Real Zaragoza Chelsea Tottenham Hotspur Uruguay Brighton & Hove Albion Sunderland Universidad Católica Individual Manager (association football) In association football ,
7544-595: Was announced as the new manager of English League One side Brighton & Hove Albion on a one-and-a-half-year contract. Former Tottenham teammate Mauricio Taricco was also announced as Poyet's assistant manager. He steered the club to safety as he had a brilliant start to his career at Brighton by going to Southampton and winning 3–1. He started the 2010–11 season by making a number of signings including Gordon Greer , Radostin Kishishev , Liam Bridcutt , Matt Sparrow , Casper Ankergren and Ashley Barnes . He also signed
7636-550: Was appointed Roeder's replacement as manager on 15 May 2007. On 7 June, Freddy Shepherd's final shares in the club were sold to Mike Ashley and Shepherd was replaced as chairman by Chris Mort on 25 July. Ashley then announced he would be delisting the club from the London Stock Exchange upon completion of the takeover. The club officially ceased trading on the Stock Exchange as of 8 am on 18 July 2007 at 5p
7728-455: Was appointed interim manager in his absence. Under Shearer, the club were relegated to the Championship at the end of the 2008–09 season , the first time the club had left the Premier League since joining it in 1993. Following their relegation, the club was put up for sale in June 2009, with an asking price of £100 million. Chris Hughton was given the manager job on a caretaker basis before taking over full-time on 27 October 2009. On
7820-765: Was appointed manager of Brighton & Hove Albion and in his first full season led the club to promotion as League One Champions , for which he was named League One Manager of the Year by the LMA . In October 2013 he was hired by Premier League team Sunderland and guided them to the League Cup final in his first season, but was sacked in March 2015 after a poor run of results. He later had spells at Superleague Greece side AEK Athens , La Liga club Real Betis , Chinese Super League team Shanghai Shenhua , Bordeaux of Ligue 1 and Universidad Católica in Chile. His most recent appointment
7912-539: Was coach of Greece from 2022 until 2024. Born in Montevideo , a goalscoring midfielder, he began his career with spells at Grenoble and River Plate . Poyet moved to Real Zaragoza in 1990; winning the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later , beating Arsenal in the final. He became Zaragoza's longest-serving foreign player, and scored 60 goals in 240 games for the club. Poyet joined Chelsea on
8004-757: Was formed. The origins of Newcastle United Football Club itself can be traced back to the formation of a football club by the Stanley Cricket Club of Byker in November 1881. This team was renamed Newcastle East End F.C. in October 1882, to avoid confusion with the cricket club in Stanley, County Durham . Rosewood F.C. of Byker merged with Newcastle East End a short time later. In 1886, Newcastle East End moved from Byker to Heaton. In August 1882, Newcastle West End F.C. formed from West End Cricket Club, and in May 1886 moved into St James' Park . The two clubs became rivals in
8096-694: Was named as Championship manager of the month for August 2011. Poyet shortly after signed a new and improved five-year contract to remain at the club until 2016. In March 2012, Poyet won the Outstanding Managerial Achievement Award at the Football League Awards ceremony, beating Crystal Palace manager Dougie Freedman and former Huddersfield Town boss Lee Clark . On 23 June 2013, Brighton released an official statement declaring that Poyet had been informed that "his employment has been terminated with immediate effect", following
8188-513: Was of a circular shape, which featured the club's name in full, it contained a magpie standing in front of the River Tyne with the historic keep of Newcastle in the background. A more simplistic design followed in 1983, featuring the initials of the club's name, NUFC with the small magpie used in the previous crest within the horizontally laid "C,"; this logo was relatively short lived and was discontinued after 1988. In May 2013, Newcastle announced
8280-443: Was put in charge for the remainder of the season but came close to relegation, staying up on the final day with a 2–0 home win against West Ham, with Jonás Gutiérrez , who beat testicular cancer earlier in the season, scoring the team's second goal. On 9 June 2015, Carver was sacked and replaced by Steve McClaren the following day. On 11 March 2016, McClaren was sacked after nine months as manager, with Newcastle in 19th place in
8372-466: Was sacked on 6 December 2010. The club's board stated that they felt "an individual with more managerial experience [was] needed to take the club forward." Three days later, Alan Pardew was appointed as manager with a five-and-a-half-year contract. Despite some turbulence, Newcastle were able to finish 12th at the end of the season, with one particular highlight being a 4–4 home draw against Arsenal that saw Newcastle come back from four goals down to claim
8464-407: Was voted LMA League One Manager of the Year for his achievements in the 2010–11 season – his first full season as a football manager. During pre-season 2011, Poyet twice broke the club's record transfer-fee in signing Will Buckley and Craig Mackail-Smith , and also brought in former Spain and Valencia playmaker Vicente on a free transfer. After an unbeaten start to the 2011–12 season, Poyet
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