Club Facts And Feats
Address
Newcastle United Football Club
St James's Park
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4ST
Formation
Stanley 1881
Newcastle East End 1882
Newcastle United 1892
Turned Professional
Newcastle East End 1889
Limited Company
Newcastle East End 1890
Newcastle United 1895
Newcastle United Plc 1990
Newcastle United Plc 1997
Nickname
The Magpies
Club Colours
Home: Black & white stripe shirts, black shorts, black socks
Away: All purple
Third: All silver
Ground Capacity
52,387
Pitch Measurements
105 x 68 Metres
Record Home Attendance
68,386 v Chelsea, 3rd September 1930 (Division One)
Record Average Attendance
56,299 Season 1947-48 (Division Two)
Football League Champions
1904-05; 1906-07; 1908-09; 1926-27
FA Cup Winners
1910; 1924; 1932; 1951; 1952; 1955
UEFA (Fairs) Cup Winners
1969
Record Victory
13-0 v Newport County (h), Division 2, 5th October 1946
Record Defeat
0-9 v Burton Wanderers (a), Div Two, 15th April 1895
Most League Points
45, Division Two, 1964-65, (Two Points Win)
96, Division One, 1992-93 (Three Points Win)
Most League Goals
98, Division One, 1951-52
Record Transfer Fee Received
£13.667 million for Jonathan Woodgate in August 2004
Record Transfer Fee Paid
£16 million for Michael Owen in August 2005
Copyright: P. Joannou, NUFC Club Historian