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Newcastle United Legends This is not intended as a definitive list of Newcastle United legends, as the subjective nature of such a list means it is bound to fail. Rather it should be considered a list of great players (and managers) who have represented Newcastle United in the past. (Current players are not included). Your favourite Newcastle United player not on the list?
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McCracken played 432 games for Newcastle over a career spanning 20 years from 1904 to 1924. In that time he scored 88 goals and helped United to three League titles and the FA Cup. He is perhaps best remembered for his skill at applying the offside trap. In fact, he and fellow full-back Frank Hudspeth became so adept at it that the FA were forced to change the rules of the game. After leaving Newcastle he went into management with Hull City, taking them to the FA Cup semi-final in 1930. He later managing Millwall and Aldershot.
Newcastle United legend Hudspeth spent 19 seasons at Newcastle and his appearance tally of 472 games is second only to Jimmy Lawrence. He captained the team from 1923 to 1926, and was known as 'Old Surefoot', a reference to his reliability. He was also an adapt penalty-taker, scoring 25 of his 37 Newcastle goals from the penalty spot. Hudspeth's successes came late in his career. He won the FA Cup at 34, made his England debut at 35, and played every game of Newcastle's 1927 title winning season at the grand old age year of 37.
Rightly known as 'Mr. Newcastle United', Stan Seymour served the club as a player, manager, director and chairman over a period spanning five decades. During his playing days he was a marauding left winger who helped United to the title and the FA Cup during the 20's. He was later a successful manager and influential director at the club and it was he who gave a trial to fellow Newcastle United legend, Jackie Milburn.
Newcastle United legend Gallacher stood only 5' 5", but what he lacked in height he made up for in skill. Blessed with excellent ball control, guile, and a powerful shot, he was a handful for any defense. He was also, despite his lack of inches, surprisingly good in the air. Gallacher was adored at Newcastle, and his record for the club is outstanding - 143 goals in 174 appearances at a goals per game ratio even better than the great Jackie Milburn. He moved to Chelsea in 1930, and from there to Derby, Notts County and Grimsby Town. Sadly, his story ended in tragedy. Following a family dispute in 1957, he committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train.
The greatest of Newcastle United legends, "Wor Jackie" Milburn was a prolific striker who scored 239 goals in 494 appearances for the club. He joined Newcastle in 1943 after a successful trial match in which he scored 6 goals. He was immediately snapped up, initially as a winger, but his goal-scoring exploits during war-time matches convinced the club to play him at centre-forward. When football resumed he quickly established himself as a hero of the Newcastle faithful. He was a central figure in Newcastle's 3 FA Cup wins in the 50s, scoring twice in the 1951 final and once in the 1955 final. He also made 13 appearances for England, scoring 10 goals. Milburn became player coach of Belfast club Linfield in 1957, and he also briefly managed Ipswich Town before becoming a sports journalist for the News of the World. A humble and unassuming man during his lifetime, Milburn enjoys near-godlike status on Tyneside. There are two statues of him at St James' Park, and the west stand is also named in his honour. He was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006.
A combative wing half, Harvey joined Newcastle in 1945 and went on to captain the club to their 1951 and 1952 FA Cup wins. He made 281 appearances for the club before retiring in 1953. After serving a management apprenticeship with Barrow and Workington, he returned to St James' as manager in 1962, and led the club to the second division title in 1962-63. A proponent of attacking football, Harvey nurtured such talents as Malcolm Macdonald, Wyn Davies and Terry Hibbitt during his time in charge and brought the club its last piece of silverware - the Inter Cities Fairs Cup in 1969. He resigned on 1 June 1975, exactly 13 years after taking charge.
Despite making his league debut as an 18-year-old, Moncur was considered something of a slow developer and was nearly offloaded to Norwich for a cut-price 25,000 pounds. Fortunately for Newcastle, and their fans, the deal fell through and under new manager, Joe Harvey, Moncur developed into an excellent centre half and an outstanding captain for the club. He made a total of 296 appearances for the Magpies scoring three goals - all of them in the two-legged final of the 1969 Fairs Cup. In 1974 he was transferred to Sunderland, and ended his career at Carlisle United in 1977.
Initially a full-back, MacDonald was discovered by Sir Bobby Robson, who signed him for Fulham from Tonbridge Angels. A year later, having been successfully converted to a centre-forward, he moved to Luton Town, where he scored 49 goals in 88 matches. Newcastle paid 180 000 pounds for him in 1971, and he quickly became a fans favourite after scoring a hat-trick on his home debut against Liverpool. 'Supermac' was top scorer in each of the five seasons he spent at St James' Park. He was sold to Arsenal in 1976 and played two full seasons for the Gunners before a knee injury ended his career at the age of just 29.
The grandson of a North East pitman, Keegan joined Newcastle in 1982, with the club stuck in the old second division. He spent two seasons there, playing 78 times, scoring 48 goals, and helping the club to promotion in 1984, before retiring. Eight years later, with Newcastle back in the second division he returned as manager, and helped the club avoid the drop into Division Three. The following season they stormed to the Second Division title. Back in the top flight Keegan confirmed his status as a Newcastle United legend by leading the club to 3 successive top six finishes, including second place in 1995/96. His next big coup was signing England captain Alan Shearer, but in 1997 Keegan announced his surprise resignation as manager. He returned to the club for a second spell in 2008, but resigned just 8 months later citing interference from the board.
Released by Newcastle as a youth player, Beardsley was re-signed in 1983 for a fee on 150, 000 pounds and had two spells at the club, making a total of 325 appearances and scoring 119 goals. A quick, incisive and skillful forward, he helped Newcastle to promotion and established himself as an England international before a move to Liverpool in 1987. He later spent 3 years at Everton before re-joining Newcastle in 1993. During his second spell he made 157 appearances and scored 56 goals before moving to Bolton in 1997.
A prodigiously talented player, Gascoigne was a product of Newcastle youth system. His first team debut came in 1985 and he went on to make 107 appearances for the club before a British record transfer fee of 2 million pounds took him to Tottenham in 1988. He won the FA Cup with Spurs in 1991 and later played for Lazio, Rangers, Middlesbrough and Everton. He was also capped 57 times by England. Despite his obvious talent, Gascoigne career was plagued by off field disciplinary problems and he never achieved his full potential as a player. Since his career ended he has been plagued by alcoholism and mental illness.
A classic centre-forward, with strength, heading ability and a strong shot, Shearer's status as a Newcastle United legend was assured the minute he turned down Manchester United to sign for his hometown club. Joining from Blackburn Rovers for a world record 15 million pounds in 1996, he finishing as the league's top scorer as well as PFA Player of the Year. However, Newcastle fell just short and finished as runner-up to Manchester United. Unfortunately this was to be the closest Shearer would come to winning silverware at St James' Park, as his time there also included FA Cup Final defeats in 1998 and 1999. Shearer remained at Newcastle until his retirement in 2006. In that time he became the Premier League' leading scorer with 260 goals. He in also Newcastle's record goal-scorer if Jackie Milburn's wartime record is excluded. The Newcastle United legend returned to the club as manager for the last 8 games of the 2008/2009 season, but was unable to save the Magpies from relegation. Want to add a Newcastle United player to our Legends list?If your favourite Newcastle United player hasn't made it onto our list, he's your chance to make your case for inclusion. Other Visitors ContributionsClick below to see which players other visitors have added...
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Bill McCracken
Frank Hudspeth
Stan Seymour
Hughie Gallacher
Jackie Milburn
Joe Harvey
Bobby Moncur
Malcolm MacDonald
Kevin Keegan
Peter Beardsley
Paul Gascoigne
Alan Shearer
