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In October, Mike Ashley put Newcastle United up for sale for the second time. [70] The team finished the season with a 3–0 win over the previous year's champions Chelsea, finishing tenth in the league, their highest finish in four years. [71] [72] The following season saw a 13th-place finish, despite being in the relegation zone in January.
The group was formed in September 2008 as the Newcastle United Supporters Club (NUSC), following on from minor fan demonstrations against the NUFC board and club owner Mike Ashley after the shock resignation of manager Kevin Keegan, culminating in a long and emotional statement from Ashley on 14 September announcing he intended to sell NUFC, stating that he had listened to the fans who "want ...
A chart showing the progress of Newcastle United Football Club from its entry into the Football League in 1894 to the present. Since promotion into the Premier League in the year after the league's inception, NUFC have spent two seasons outside of the top flight.
The Under-21 team plays in the Premier League 2, Division 2.It also participates in the Northumberland Senior Cup each season. Newcastle Under-21 play their home games at Whitley Park, the former home ground of West Allotment Celtic, and also at the first team stadium St James' Park.
From 1892 to 1929, the team was selected by a committee. It was represented by Frank Watt, who was appointed the club's secretary in 1895.Watt was responsible for the success the Edwardian Newcastle side had in the early 1900s, winning the First Division four times, the Northern League three times and were FA Cup finalists four times (although the team only won once, in 1910).
97% of NUST members supported the takeover, due to the prospective investment in their club and wider region [30]. After the buyers pulled out, Newcastle United fans reacted with outrage, with 97% of the Newcastle United Supporters Trust (NUST) having been in favor of the takeover owing to the consortium's plans to invest heavily in to the club and surrounding communities. [30]
A boyhood Newcastle United fan, he joined the Newcastle academy in 2016. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2022. [2] [3] He extended that contract in the summer of 2023.
Kluivert joined Newcastle United on a free transfer in July 2004. [17] He stated that his reasons for joining Newcastle was due to the overwhelming reaction he received whilst playing for Barcelona against Newcastle during a pre season friendly, as well as teaming up with Newcastle's star players, such as Alan Shearer . [ 17 ]