Newcastle United are one of the largest football clubs in England, behind only
Manchester United in terms of stadium capacity and regular crowd attendance. Currently managed by Sir
Bobby Robson and captained by ex-England skipper
Alan Shearer
The club was constituted in 1895 after changing the name of the old
East End club and played from then on at St James Park in
Newcastle where they still play in front on capacity crowds of 52,000 fans every week.
Home colours are a black and white vertically striped shirt with black shorts and socks.
The club is nicknamed '
The Magpies' by the rest of England due to the home strip, but in
Geordieland is simply referred to as '
Toon'.
Main rivals are the other large north-east clubs of
Middlesborough and
Sunderland.
Club honours so far:
League Champions 1905, 1907, 1909, 1927
Barclays First Division Champions 1993
Division Two Champions 1965
Division Two Promotion 1898, 1948, 1984
FA Cup Winners 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955
FA Cup Runners Up 1905, 1906, 1908, 1911, 1974, 1998, 1999
League Cup Runners Up 1976
Fairs Inter Cities Cup Winners 1969
FA Charity Shield Winners 1909
FA Charity Shield Runners Up 1933, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1996
Anglo Italian Cup Winners 1973
Texaco Trophy Winners 1974, 1975