The Newcastle United Football club has a long and illustrious history. They were founded in 1892. This club came about as the result of a merger of two other teams. The two teams that merged were the Newcastle East End and the Newcastle West End teams. Much like American football teams, the Newcastle United Football Club has catchy nicknames. They are known as the Magpies or the Toons. When it comes time to take the field, at home, Newcastle players don black and white stripes with black shorts. When they are away from home they sport a light blue shirt with black trim and light blue shorts. The team crest is a beautiful design that sports two sea horses.
From 1939 to 1946 they were part of the wartime league. The team did not achieve any successes during this time. It was a scaled down version of the league as many players left to fulfill military obligations. When post war play began the Newcastle United Club spent a few years in the 2nd division. However by 1948 they returned to the first division.The Magpies fielded a team that found A great deal of success in the 1950s. The team won the Fa cup in 1951, 1952 and 1955. This success unfortunately was short lived. After that the fans had to endure the lean years. The Magpies have been victorious in a total of four first division titles and 6 Fa cups. The team is listed as the 8th most successful team in England. The Magpies were also credited with winning the 1910 Charity shield and the 1969 Inter-cities fairs cup.The players were a very important piece of the puzzle that put together the teams successes. Top players that played for the Magpies gave the fans a thrill. One of those players was Jimmy Lawrence. He was a goalkeeper that played from 1904 to 1922 and is rated number one for appearances. During this time span he had 496 appearances. Frank Hudspeth, a defender had the second most appearances. He had 472 appearances.However, when you look at the history of the Magpies, one of the statistics that catches most fans interest is the amount of goals scored. Alan Shearer, a modern day footballer, has scored the most goals. He played from 1996 to 2006. During that time he scored the record setting 206 goals.
To this day the Newcastle United football club still fields a formidable team. They play at the St. James’ park. This facility has a capacity for 52,409 fans. There is plan on the table however to develop the surrounding area and increase the capacity of the stadium to 60,000 fans.
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