Newcastle United Modern History

Newcastle United Trivia from the Premier League Era
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Either of the two club owners from 1992-2007
Sir John Hall | Freddy Shepherd
Iconic kit sponsor of the 1990s
Newcastle Brown Ale
Former player and manager who said 'I would love it if we beat them! Love it!' during the 1995/96 title race
Kevin Keegan
Club that manager would have loved to beat, but didn't
Manchester United
How many points clear of the above were Newcastle when they were on top of the league at Christmas in 1996?
10 points
Team nickname of the late 1990s
The Entertainers
Player bought for a World Record transfer fee in 1996 and club all time leading goalscorer
Alan Shearer
Player with the second most Premier League goals for the club
Peter Beardsley
Local junior club for which the above two played (along with Steve Watson, Steven Taylor, Lee Clark and Michael Carrick)
Wallsend Boys Club
Former manager who asked 'What is a club in any case?'
Sir Bobby Robson
Either of two teammates who got into a fight with one another on the pitch during a match against Aston Villa in 2005
Lee Bowyer | Keiron Dyer
Cup won in 2006
UEFA Intertoto Cup
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Former player who was manager at the time
Glenn Roeder
Striker bought for a Club Record transfer fee in 2006
Michael Owen
Irish international who has the most Premier League appearances for Newcastle
Shay Given
Billionaire retail magnate club owner since 2007
Mike Ashley
Stadium name-change temporarily instituted during 2009
SportsDirect.com@StJames'Park Stadium
2011-12 stadium name-change, implemented because 'St James' Park' was not a 'commercially attractive' name
Sports Direct Arena
Seasons spent in the second division since 1992
3
300-game player from 2000-14 who once starred in an MTV Cribs episode
Shola Ameobi
Club captain from 2011-16 who made fans 'want curly hair too!'
Fabricio Coloccini
Player who recovered from testicular cancer to help ensure 2015 Premier League survival, who later won a disability discrimination case against the club for their treatment of him during his illness
Jonas Gutierrez
Manager from 2016-19 who was serenaded to the tune of Ritchie Valens' 'La Bamba'
Rafael Benitez
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