With the widespread popularity of football, the Newcastle United football club has also become famous. If you are among the millions of followers of the NUFC, there are some interesting facts that you must know about your favourite team.
1. Founded 128 Years Ago
Newcastle United Football Club was formed more than a century ago and has known to establish on December 9th, 1892. NUFC is known to be one of the oldest in the history of football clubs. Some of the best players who played for the NUFC include St. James Park and Sir Bobby Robson.
2. Won Four League Titles
NUFC is England’s ninth most successful club and are four times English champions and six times FA Cup winners. The club won the English championship in 1905, 1907, 1909, and 1927 while they Won FA Cup in 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, and 1955. Apart from that, the club won Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, Charity Shield, and UEFA Intertoto Cup.
3. Wore First Badge in 1910
Do you know when the Newcastle United team wore the club’s infamous badge for the very first time? In 1910, the team wore its iconic badge during the FA Cup final. The player’s shirt emblazed the city’s Coat of Arms emblem on it since the beginning of 1911, but it was officially adopted in the year 1969.
4. Wore Rival’s Red & White
Back in 1892, the newly formed Newcastle United football club’s players wore red and white uniforms. Today, the official uniform in red and white stripes is worn by its rival team Sunderland. The current official uniform of NUFC players is black and white.
5. Highest Goal Scorer
So, who is the highest goal scorer in the Newcastle United Football Club? You must know this if you are looking to place a football bet at Midnite. The legendary player who has scored whopping 206 goals in football matches is Alan Shearer.
6. Most Goals in a Game
The list of players who have scored the most goals in a single game includes many names. The top scorers in a single football match are Andy Shearer, Dimitra Berbatov, Andy Cole, and Jermain Defoe.
7. Most Goal Scorers in a Season
Each tournament and league end up making many new records. Different seasons have the highest goal scorers and some amazing gameplay that the spectators enjoy. Alan Shearer and Andrew Cole are known to score 34 goals in a 42-game Premier League.
8. Invention of Windscreen Wipers
NUFC’s official photographer Gladstone Adam initially came up with the idea of windscreen wipers. This is quite surprising, but the photographer got the idea of a device that could automatically clean the windscreen while driving home in the snow.
9. Player with the Most Appearances
Many legendary players have played for the Newcastle United football club. But do you know the name of the player who has played most games? Jimmy Lawrence with around 496 matches between 1904 and d1922 holds this title for Newcastle United.
10. First Sponsorship Logo
If you are a football admirer, you must have noticed that all the players on the football field sports jerseys with different sponsorship logos. But do you know who is the first sponsor of the NUFC? In 1980-81, the club got its first sponsored brand – Blue Star.
11. Wore Numbers in 1939
Newcastle United Football Club wore numbers for the first time in the 1930-40 season. Despite its popularity, NUFC wasn’t the first team to wear numbers. In fact, Arsenal was the first team to wear t-shirts with numbers in 1928.
12. Oldest Ever Stadium
St. James Park is one of the oldest stadiums since 1892. The stadium is known to have hosted legendary sports events in football history. If you are a die-hard fan of the Newcastle United club, you must have experienced gameplay in the stadium.
13. Most Active Team
Newcastle United is the most victorious and active club since its induction in 1892. Not only it is the most active team in the Premier League, but it is also known for having played the highest number of games since the beginning.
14. The Fan Club
If you are a Newcastle fan, you have made the right choice as the club gives you a thousand reasons to celebrate. The club and its members have loads of potential. Simply put, Newcastle United has the most faithful fans that support it, no matter what.
15. Highest Transfer Fee
Newcastle accepted the highest transfer fee recorded at £35 million on 31 January 2011. The transfer made Andrew Thomas Carroll the 8th overall most expensive football player playing for British Club. He has played English Football League and Premier League.
I didn’t realise that St James Park was a player or that our badge was infamous.
I’m as bad at checking my writing as well.
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