Full name Newcastle United Football Club
Nickname(s) The Magpies, The Toon, The Geordies
Founded 1892
Ground St James' Park,
Newcastle upon Tyne
Capacity 52,387
Chairman Freddy Shepherd
Manager Glenn Roeder
League FA Premier League
2005-06 Premier League, 7th
Newcastle United Football Club are an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the "Magpies", who currently play in the FA Premier League. The club's traditional local rivals are Sunderland. Newcastle United supporters are known as the "Toon Army" or the "Geordies" due to the area the team is based in which holds the majority of the clubs' supporters. The team was formed in 1892 after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East and Newcastle West and currently plays at St James' Park, the old Newcastle West ground in the city. Newcastle United are the eighth most successful team in English football according to a recent article published in The Times. This takes into account all results since the beginning of English league football in 1888.
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Ньюкасл Юнайтед (англ. Newcastle United F.C.) — один из старейших английских футбольных клубов, базируется в одноименном городе. Играет в Премьер-Лиге Англии.
Трофеи
Кубок Англии
Победитель в: 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955.
Кубок Интертото
Победитель в: 2006
Кубок УЕФА
Победитель в: 1969