- Alan Shearer is the club’s record goal scorer with 206 goals, when shearer arrived in 1996 he cost a world record fee for the time of £15 million.
- Newcastle have won four league titles, the last of which came back in 1927.
- Newcastle have not won a major trophy since the inter-cities fair cup back in 1969.
- The magpies are the ninth most successful football club in England.
- Newcastle originally played in a red and white striped kit, colours now associated with their fierce rivals Sunderland.
- The change to black and white stripes brought about their nickname of “The Magpies”.
- Andy Cole scored 41 goals in the 1993.94 season, it is still the record goals scored in a single season for Newcastle.
- Former Scottish goalkeeper Jimmy Lawrence holds the record for number of appearances with 496.
- Ex-manager Sir Bobby Robson was inducted into the English football half of fame in 2003.
- Both Les Ferdinand and Alan Shearer have won the PFA player of the year while playing at Newcastle.
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