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Toon Times memories
Tony Henderson: matchday at St. James'
Half-time entertainment - we made our own

The Chronicle: 1969 Fairs Cup semi-final
Glasgow Rangers v. Newcastle United
Craig Reaper: 2002, Alan Shearer goals
Bolton Wanderers v. Newcastle United - and Shearer
David King: Pop Robson - Wyn Davies mystery goal
Can you provide the details?
Steve Richards: Peter Beardsley
Two spells watching "greatest player I've ever witnessed", 1983-1987 and 1993-1997
Iam Allbright: 1976, my first match - a Supermac hat-trick (for Arsenal)
Arsenal v. Newcastle United
George Laidler: memories of the 1940s
Walking to the match with Jackie Milburn

Michael Lisle: 1961, my first match - Stanley Matthews
Newcastle United v. Blackpool
Andrew D Bygate: 1982, my first match - Keegan
Newcastle United v. Leeds United in the Milk Cup
Alan Cairns: 1969, my first match - Charlton, Law and Best
Newcastle United v. Manchester United
Tom Thompson: 1974, my first match - Supermac
Newcastle United v. Burnley
Wayne Turner: 1981, my first match - Peter Beardsley
Newcastle United v. Manchester United
Gavin Coulthard: 1988, my first match - Kenny Wharton takes revenge
Newcastle United v Luton Town
A more serious and thinking man than you might imagine
Promotion, the Fairs Cup, playing with Wyn Davies - but sadness around Newcastle's attitude to home-grown players
Clifton Morgan: 2013, our first matches - visitors from South Africa
Newcastle United v. Southampton and v. Arsenal
Steven Murray: 2004, my first match - Shearer
Newcastle United v. Middlesbrough
Laurence Taylor: 2010, my favourite memory and my favourite player - Kevin Nolan
Newcastle United v. Sunderland


Graham Stokoe: 1996, Phillipe Albert goal
Newcastle United 5 Manchester United 0

Andy Wilton: 1999, Peter Beardsley Testimonial
Newcastle United v. Glasgow Celtic

All the home games, seeing the Cup brought back to St. James'

Rick Galusha: 1975, moving from Omaha and discovering Newcastle and Newcastle United
Moving back and watching the team in Kansas and New York

Mark Kerr: 1971, Supermac arrives and 1974 pitch invasion
Supermac flies in, and Newcastle United v. Nottingham Forest, F.A. Cup Quarter final

Josef Craig MBE: 2103, my favourite memory and my favourite player - Shearer
Newcastle United v. Chelsea

Mark Carruthers: 1994, a favourite memory as Andrew Cole breaks the record
Newcastle United v. Aston Villa

Neil Robson: 1982, an early memory of the matchday experience
Newcastle United v. Fulham

Mick Scott; 1966, my first match - the unfortunate Ron Guthrie
Newcastle United v. Leeds United

Paul Dixon: 2011, Newcastle United v. Arsenal
From 0-4 to 4-4, and it could have been 5-4

Kevin Gallagher: 1992, my first away game, with promotion and relegation at stake
Newcastle United v. Leicester City

Peter Whitney: 2000 and 2005, three F.A. Cup memories
2000- Blackburn Rovers v. Newcastle United and the semi-final v. Chelsea, 2005 - Newcastle United v. Manchester United in another semi-final

Peter Whitney: 2001, beating Manchester United
Newcastle United v. Manchester United - a favourite memory

Alex Whitney: 2013, my memorable refereeing at a memorable match
Newcastle United v. Stoke City


Brian Murphy: our first match together, a family memory
Newcastle United v. Cardiff City, F.A. Cup Third Round

Stuart Baird: 2012, Hatem Ben Arfa goal
Newcastle United v. Bolton Wanderers

Chris Mann: 1998, my first match - Shearer
Newcastle United v. Tranmere Rovers in the F.A. Cup

Andrew McClay: 1984, a favourite F.A. Cup memory
Liverpool v. Newcastle United, F.A. Cup Third Round

John Haig: 1990, my first match and 2013, a First Match Scheme visit
Newcastle United v. Barnsley 1990, and v. Southampton 2013: the matchday experience contrasted

@Toon_Times interviews Jack Shiel: memories of the 30s
His time with Newcastle, Huddersfield Town and wartime Naval service
At the time of his death in December 2013, at the age of 96, Jack Shiel was Newcastle United’s oldest surviving player.

Michelle Gregg: the matchday experience at my first match
"I couldn’t miss a game after..."


Steve Watson: My debut, Barcelona in the Nou Camp, the 83 promotion team
Career memories before and with Newcastle

John Carver: being caretaker Manager, most of my time has been here
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Darren Peacock: European games and night matches
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Peter Beardsley: Beating Manchester United 5-0, Jinky Jimmy Smith
Career memories before and with Newcastle


Olivier Bernard @seedorf77: winning at Highbury, the Champions League, David Ginola
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Paul Kitson: my F.A. Cup hat-trick, following all the North East teams
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Ruel Fox: the changes from my time at Norwich
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Kevin Nolan: my 2010 hat-trick v. Sunderland, promotion
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Nicky Butt: "the only club I would ever leave Man United for"
My career memory of Newcastle

Steve Stone: 2010, Newcastle United 5 Sunderland 1, St. James' being " a tough, tough place to go"
Career memories before and with Newcastle
Mick Daglish: 1990, my first match when I felt it mattered
Newcastle United v. Leicester City

Miscellaneous contributors - A collection of memories
Players, the Fairs Cup, memories of the 50s and 60s, and the matchday experience


George Gara: memories from the 30s and 40s
The balls and boots of the time: playing resumes after the war

Gordon: memories of the 40s and 50s
The ground, the crowd, and Jackie Milburn

Norman E Bartlett: memories of the 50s
1955 F.A. Cup Final

Trish Hayes: 1960s, my first and only match - the cold and the crowd
2010 - a visitor from Zimbabwe

Mrs Nicholson: 1974 F.A. Cup Final
Newcastle United v. Liverpool - seeing the team come home
Supermac.

Ann Nicholson: my son's birth and 18th birthday
A family souvenir of 1975 and 1993

Mrs Hunter: 1974 F.A. Cup Final
Newcastle United v. Liverpool - a trip from school to see the team come home.
The peanut seller


S. Spark: early 70s, my first match - Bobby Moore
Newcastle United v. West Ham United


Mickey Burns: the 1976 League Cup run and Final, the fans, but bad times after Lee and Dinnis
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Marc Kavanagh: 2010, my first season ticket match - Andy Carroll
Newcastle United v. Aston Villa

Mohamad Nidzam Kamaruddin: 2002/2003 Champions League
Feyenoord v. Newcastle United - Craig Bellamy's winner

Lance Bradley: 1997/1998 Champions League
Newcastle United v. Barcelona, Asprilla hat-trick


Tony Green: signing, my first two matches, beating Manchester United but losing to Hereford
Career memories with Newcastle

Peter Franklin: 2002/2003 Champions League
Inter Milan v. Newcastle United - a family memory

Career memories before and with Newcastle

Les Ferdinand: beating Manchester United 5-0, the contrast with QPR
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Paul Dixon: 2002, Newcastle United v. Charlton Athletic
Champions League qualification, a winning bet and a final memory of my Grandad

Gary Mordey: 1968, my first match - a defeat, but with Jackie Milburn's autograph
Newcastle United v. Tottenham Hotspur


Craig Ritchie: my first match - Shearer's debut
Lincoln City v. Newcastle United, pre-season friendly


Rob Lee: Wembley and Europe, signing and playing for Keegan, the contrast with Charlton
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Stephen Cox: 1982, my first (professional) match - in the rain
Newcastle United v. Fulham

Holding the Fairs Cup and meeting Bobby Moncur





Promotion and the title at Grimsby, with more celebrations at Newcastle United v. Leicester City

Mike Mahoney: my debut, 1976 League Cup Final, best players
Career memories before and with Newcastle

Graeme Ford: 1971, my first match - Supermac and Eusebio
Newcastle United v. Benfica, Friendly match

Chris Thompson: A collection of memories
Players, moments in matches, Keegan and the matchday experience

Stephen Dodds: 1982, Kevin Keegan's debut
Newcastle United v. QPR, a close-up view

Alan Shearer: 1996 debut and 2006, breaking the record
My best Newcastle moments

Steve Harper & Rob Lee: a disputed save on Tynemouth Beach
A start of career memory

Peter Malone: 1965, a promotion match I worked hard to attend
Newcastle United v. Bolton Wanderers

James Fitzpatrick: Hughie Gallacher
Working with and watching the skills of, as the song says, "The best centre forward Newcastle ever had"

Michael Tiplady: 1997, Champions League qualification at one of my first matches
Newcastle United v. Nottingham Forest

Holding and seeing the Cup in 1969, 2009 (with Wyn Davies) and 2011

Marc Donkin: 1998 F.A. Cup Semi-final - Stuart Pearce
Newcastle United v. Sheffield United

Excerpts from "The Footballer Who Could Fly" by Duncan Hamilton

Terry Moran: 1975 Supermac goal
Newcastle United v. Leicester City


John Gateshill: memories from the 50s, meeting the Robledos' mother
"A little confused" but she remembered her sons

Barbara Hurst: 1990s: my first match, Newcastle United v. Chelsea
My favourite memory, manager and player

Bill Turnbull: 1958, Newcastle United v. Manchester City
A goal from our best centre forward under the new floodlights

Tony Henderson: matchday at St. James'
Making our own entertainment - half-time collections and the peanut men

Alistair Cook: 1997/1998 Champions League
Newcastle United v. Barcelona, Asprilla hat-trick

Tony Henderson: 1960/1961, relegation in my first season
With 100 goals conceded and 86 scored - "I thought every season was like this!"

Newcastle United v. Ferencvaros, Ginola's goal


Daniel White: 1994, my first match - Kevin Scott's last
Newcastle United v. Coventry, F.A. Cup Third Round

Newcastle United v. Leicester City



Nathan Norton: my first match - aged 4
Newcastle United v. Wigan Athletic


Lawrence Cant: matchday at St. James' and my favourite player - David Kelly
Not being able to see the big screen or the clock

Marina and Norman Haygarth: 1974 F.A. Cup Final
Newcastle United v. Liverpool and our engagement party

Kathleen Lyall: 1971, memories of a school trip to a welcoming club
The changing rooms, spotting Joe Harvey and seeing the pitch

Karl Coverdale: 1982, my first match, Kevin Keegan's debut
Newcastle United v. QPR
Being beeped at by Peter Beardsley

Harry Watson: 1962, my first match - seeing and meeting Bob Moncur
Newcastle United Juniors v. Wolves Juniors, F.A. Youth Cup

Ben Stephenson: 1996/1997 UEFA Cup
My first match - Newcastle United v. Metz, with Asprilla

Miscellaneous contributors - a collection of memories, 1943 to 2012
First and favourite matches, favourite players

David Kemp: four giants in the history of Newcastle United
Colin Veitch, Jackie Milburn, Peter Beardsley, Alan Shearer

David Kemp: my Best XI with substitutes
Memories of players from the 50s to the 2000s

David Kemp: memories of the 50s
George Robledo - still remembered into the 2000s

David Kemp: memories of the 50s
My first match on my own and the matchday experience - including The Peanut Man and the ten minute flag
R Mac Arthur: 2009, Sir Bobby Robson testimonial
St. James' Park's farewell to Sir Bobby

Graeme Hull: 1971, my first match - the matchday experience and Supermac's debut
Newcastle United v. Liverpool

Alex Hannah: 2012, Newcastle United v. Manchester United
3-0, but we still couldn't quite trust what was happening

David Rimington: 2006, Alan Shearer's Testimonial
Newcastle United v. Glasgow Celtic - and we made the banner

John Wilson: 1997/1998 Champions League
Barcelona v. Newcastle United - postponed but we stayed on

Moya Rooney: 1988, Kenny Wharton's revenge
Newcastle United v. Luton Town

Iam Allbright: 1994/1995 UEFA Cup
Athletic Bilbao v. Newcastle United - memories of the trip

Trevor Walker: 1968, my first Newcastle match - a title decider and a matchday experience
Newcastle United v. Manchester City


David King: memories of the 50s
Trapped in school while the match was on, then waiting for the ten minute flag. The 1955 F.A. Cup Final


Gary Ford: 2011, Cheick Tiote goal
Newcastle United v. Arsenal equaliser

Richard Mitchell: 1992, my first match - David Kelly goal
Newcastle United v. Portsmouth



Steven McCrum: 2006, Alan Shearer's testimonial memorabilia
Newcastle United v. Glasgow Celtic


Alex Bell: 2002/2003 Champions League
Newcastle United v. Juventus - meeting Bobby Robson


Adam Marshall: 2011, Newcastle United v. Arsenal
From 0-4 to 4-4, and it could have been 5-4

Peter Hirst: 1993 Scott Sellars and 1980 Tommy Cassidy goals
Newcastle United v. Sunderland

Lewis Fairfax: 1997, my first match - in the rain
Newcastle United v. Hull City, Worthington Cup

Gerard Fagan: 1967, a Jim Iley penalty and a John McNamee goal
Newcastle United v. Everton, and away at Sunderland

Mark Turner: 1993 promotion with a man I'd seen lose his teeth
Newcastle United v. Leicester City

Ian Cusack: 1990, dire football, beer, music and meeting the woman I'd marry
Newcastle United v. Portsmouth

Mabel Loader: a collection of memories from the 1920s or 30s
Matchdays and a ticket queue, Jackie Milburn's funeral and a family link to Joe Harvey

Harry Kemp: memories of the 40s and 50s
The matchday experience and favourite players

David Lynn: 1974, F.A. Cup Quarter final Newcastle United v. Nottingham Forest
A pitch invasion made this the match that never was

John Scott: 1982, Kevin Keegan arrives
His effect on Newcastle - the city and the club

Malcolm Dalgleish: 1958, v. Moscow Torpedo - Lev Yashin, Len White and Jimmy Scoular
The matchday experience at St. James'

John Preston: 1955, before my first match
Childhood memories of listening to St James' Park

Bob Day: 1956, my first match, Newcastle United v. Manchester City
Len White, the 1969 Fairs Cup, Keegan - and relegation in the 70s

Eddie Hogan: 1960, my first match - Stanley Matthews
Newcastle United v. Blackpool.
1983/1984 promotion season - getting into Newcastle United v Brighton

Stephen Moore: 2006, my daughter's visits to a welcoming club and players
And it was Newcastle United that took the initiative

Kenneth Blackett: 1959, my first Newcastle match - autographs at the station
Newcastle United v. Edinburgh Select, pre-season friendly


Tom Lynch: 1992, Newcastle United v. Leicester City
With promotion and relegation at stake

Biffa from www.nufc.com: 1989, four matches v. Watford
Newcastle United v. Watford, F.A. Cup Third Round - and then another in the Full Members Cup

Fiona Mews: 1996, my first away game - Graham Fenton goals
Blackburn Rovers v. Newcastle United

David Wales: 1965, a memorable match and the matchday experience
Newcastle United v. Manchester United - Best, Law and Charlton

David Moy: memories from the 60s to the 90s
Wyn Davies, the Cup runs of 1974 and 1976, Keegan as player and Manager

David Craig: 1975, my first match - Supermac and the matchday experience
Newcastle United v. Birmingham City

Tom Robinson: memories of the 50s
Watching training and taking a corner with Jackie Milburn

Richard Oliver: memories from the 60s to the 90s
My first match, 1969 Fairs Cup, 1974 F.A. Cup, my sons' first match

Hanif Leylabi: 1996, my first match
Newcastle United v. Halmstad, UEFA Cup

John Walker: memories of the 40s
The matchday experience, and promotion in 1947

John Morton: memories of the 1940s and 50s
Cup matches, the queues, Albert Stubbins and Jackie Milburn

Louis Azzopardi: 1977 pre-season tour to my island of Malta
And Newcastle United made me part of it

Margaret Nesbitt: family and other memories of the 50's
My first match, F.A. Cup success - and football with my Grandad

Margaret M Nesbitt: 2003, Newcastle United v. Everton sparks memories
My first match, Jackie Milburn, Supermac, Keegan, Andrew Cole and Alan Shearer
Jake Burns: 1996 - my favourite memory, Newcastle 5 Manchester United 0
Plus Liam O'Brien v. Sunderland and beating Barcelona
Jamie McDonough: 2006, Alan Shearer Testimonial
Newcastle United v. Glasgow Celtic