Steven Dodds
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I have had a little scroll through the stories pages and noticed that there are not that many Newcastle United stories and I thought I would give one a bash. I will continue this story no matter what.
Founding History
The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End who were previously rivals in the Northern League, but after West End fell into financial difficulties they decided to merge.[2] The deal included the lease on West End's stadium St James' Park and several names were suggested for the new club, including Newcastle Rangers and Newcastle City, however they chose the name Newcastle United
Rivalries
Newcastle have a long-running and deep rivalry with their nearest major neighbour Sunderland AFC, whose fans are colloquially known as Mackems. Matches between the two are referred to as the Tyne-Wear derby. The two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland are just 10 miles (16 km) apart, so there is an intense feeling of a regional rivalry, heightened by a feeling that it is city against city with local pride at stake. Moreover, the proximity means that as in derby matches, workmates, families and friends are often divided, especially in places between the two cities, such as South Shields, where there are supporters of both teams living in close proximity.
Records
Jimmy Lawrence holds the record for the most Newcastle appearances, having played 496 first-team matches between 1904 and 1921 as a goalkeeper.[100] Former captain and left back Frank Hudspeth comes second, having appeared 472 times and scoring on 37 occasions.
Alan Shearer is the club's top goalscorer with 206 goals in all competitions between 1996 and 2006[101] having surpassed Jackie Milburn's tally of 200 in February 2006. Milburn had held the record since 1957, his 38 Wartime League goals scored during World War II were not accounted for. His striking partner Len White is the third highest scorer at Newcastle with 153 goals. Albert Stubbins could be Newcastle's all time leading goal scorer but his goals are not counted as the majority were scored during World War II.[102]
The most prolific goals per game striker in the history of the club is Hughie Gallacher – a strike-rate of over 82% with 143 goals in his 174 outings.[103]
Newcastle's record win was a 13–0 home victory against Newport County in Division 2, on 5 October 1946.[104]
Newcastle's record home attendance is 68,386, against Chelsea on 3 September 1930.[105] To the fury of the fans Gallacher had been sold to Chelsea and the Geordie public turned up by the thousand to welcome home their hero. As well as the record crowd in the ground thousands more were locked outside.[103] The capacity of St James' Park is currently 52,387,[87] so it is unlikely that these records will be broken in the foreseeable future. The club's highest attendance in the Premier League is 52,327, in a match against Manchester United on 28 August 2005.[105] Newcastle have also set the attendance record for a Championship game, with a crowd of 52,181 present in the club's final home game of the 2009–10 season against Ipswich Town on 24 April 2010.[106]
Newcastle United also hold a record in the Champions League[11] for being the only team in Champions League[11] history to lose their first 3 group-stage games and still go on to qualify for the next stage. This feat was achieved in the 2002/03 season when Newcastle reached the second group stage winning against Juventus (h)1–0, Dynamo Kiev (h)2–1 and Feyenoord (a)2–3 after losing to Dynamo Kiev (a)2–0, Feyenoord (h)0–1 and Juventus (a)2–0.
The New Era
Today Newcastle United Chairman has announced Steven Doods as his new manager. Mike Ashley sacked Chris Hughton in unexplainable fashion. Steven Dodds, who is relatively, has made a name for himself in the lower, and I mean lower divisions of Scottish and English football. He has got 3 League Titles and 2 Cup Winners medals under his belt. Mike Ashley is said to be delighted with his new managers C.V and does not regret the decision one bit. He has told all Newcastle United fans to wait and see what happens and also said that they won't be disappointed with the appointment at the end of the season.
It has come to our sources that Newcastle United fans have gathered just outside St James' Park in protest of Mike Ashley's appointment of new manager Steven Dodds. Mike Ashley told the Newcastle fans to at least give his new man a couple of games to prove himself before they protest, but clearly they are not giving him that time. Mike Ashley has been in this position before and I don't think he will be fussed with these Newcastle fans.
Founding History
The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End who were previously rivals in the Northern League, but after West End fell into financial difficulties they decided to merge.[2] The deal included the lease on West End's stadium St James' Park and several names were suggested for the new club, including Newcastle Rangers and Newcastle City, however they chose the name Newcastle United
Rivalries
Newcastle have a long-running and deep rivalry with their nearest major neighbour Sunderland AFC, whose fans are colloquially known as Mackems. Matches between the two are referred to as the Tyne-Wear derby. The two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland are just 10 miles (16 km) apart, so there is an intense feeling of a regional rivalry, heightened by a feeling that it is city against city with local pride at stake. Moreover, the proximity means that as in derby matches, workmates, families and friends are often divided, especially in places between the two cities, such as South Shields, where there are supporters of both teams living in close proximity.
Records
Jimmy Lawrence holds the record for the most Newcastle appearances, having played 496 first-team matches between 1904 and 1921 as a goalkeeper.[100] Former captain and left back Frank Hudspeth comes second, having appeared 472 times and scoring on 37 occasions.
Alan Shearer is the club's top goalscorer with 206 goals in all competitions between 1996 and 2006[101] having surpassed Jackie Milburn's tally of 200 in February 2006. Milburn had held the record since 1957, his 38 Wartime League goals scored during World War II were not accounted for. His striking partner Len White is the third highest scorer at Newcastle with 153 goals. Albert Stubbins could be Newcastle's all time leading goal scorer but his goals are not counted as the majority were scored during World War II.[102]
The most prolific goals per game striker in the history of the club is Hughie Gallacher – a strike-rate of over 82% with 143 goals in his 174 outings.[103]
Newcastle's record win was a 13–0 home victory against Newport County in Division 2, on 5 October 1946.[104]
Newcastle's record home attendance is 68,386, against Chelsea on 3 September 1930.[105] To the fury of the fans Gallacher had been sold to Chelsea and the Geordie public turned up by the thousand to welcome home their hero. As well as the record crowd in the ground thousands more were locked outside.[103] The capacity of St James' Park is currently 52,387,[87] so it is unlikely that these records will be broken in the foreseeable future. The club's highest attendance in the Premier League is 52,327, in a match against Manchester United on 28 August 2005.[105] Newcastle have also set the attendance record for a Championship game, with a crowd of 52,181 present in the club's final home game of the 2009–10 season against Ipswich Town on 24 April 2010.[106]
Newcastle United also hold a record in the Champions League[11] for being the only team in Champions League[11] history to lose their first 3 group-stage games and still go on to qualify for the next stage. This feat was achieved in the 2002/03 season when Newcastle reached the second group stage winning against Juventus (h)1–0, Dynamo Kiev (h)2–1 and Feyenoord (a)2–3 after losing to Dynamo Kiev (a)2–0, Feyenoord (h)0–1 and Juventus (a)2–0.
The New Era
Today Newcastle United Chairman has announced Steven Doods as his new manager. Mike Ashley sacked Chris Hughton in unexplainable fashion. Steven Dodds, who is relatively, has made a name for himself in the lower, and I mean lower divisions of Scottish and English football. He has got 3 League Titles and 2 Cup Winners medals under his belt. Mike Ashley is said to be delighted with his new managers C.V and does not regret the decision one bit. He has told all Newcastle United fans to wait and see what happens and also said that they won't be disappointed with the appointment at the end of the season.
It has come to our sources that Newcastle United fans have gathered just outside St James' Park in protest of Mike Ashley's appointment of new manager Steven Dodds. Mike Ashley told the Newcastle fans to at least give his new man a couple of games to prove himself before they protest, but clearly they are not giving him that time. Mike Ashley has been in this position before and I don't think he will be fussed with these Newcastle fans.