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