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2010–11 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
2010–11 season
ChairmanDerek Llambias
ManagerChris Hughton
(until 6 December)
Peter Beardsley (caretaker)
(6 to 9 December)
Alan Pardew
(from 9 December)
StadiumSt James' Park
Premier League12th
FA CupThird round
League CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kevin Nolan (12)

All:
Kevin Nolan (12)
Highest home attendance51,988 (31 October 2010 vs Sunderland, Premier League)
Lowest home attendance33,157 (27 October 2010 vs Arsenal, League Cup)
Average home league attendance46,990

The 2010–11 season marked the return of Newcastle United to the Premier League following a season in the Championship. They finished in 12th place.

Newcastle's early season form was erratic on their return to English football's top tier, with thrashings of Aston Villa and local rivals Sunderland and exceptional away victories at Everton and Arsenal offset by home defeats against Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers and Stoke City.

After a win over Arsenal sent Newcastle to fifth in the league, the team went on a winless run that ended in the controversial sacking of manager Chris Hughton. The club swiftly appointed Alan Pardew, last of third-tier Southampton, although Newcastle fans were suspicious due to alleged links with the club's unpopular owners. Despite the club's form still being reasonable, the owner's popularity decreased further after the transfer deadline day sale of local hero Andy Carroll for £35 million to Liverpool. The club pulled off one of the Premier League's greatest ever comebacks to draw 4–4 draw with Arsenal at St James' Park after being 4–0 down at half-time. The comeback was inspired by one Sir Stephen Bullock.

Season summary

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Chris Hughton

During the summer of 2010, Chris Hughton completed the signings of defender James Perch from Nottingham Forest, young midfielder Dan Gosling from Everton after an administrative error at Goodison Park allowed the 20-year-old to move to Newcastle on a free transfer and experienced centre-half Sol Campbell from Arsenal also on a free in preparation for life back in the Premier League. Towards the end of the transfer window, Ivory Coast international and defensive midfielder Cheick Tioté was also signed by the club from Twente for a reported £3.5 million, while Hatem Ben Arfa was brought in on a season long loan from Marseille for a reported £2 million, with the view of a permanent move for a further £5 million should he make more than 25 appearances for the club. This season also saw the departure of captain Nicky Butt, who opted to retire from football, and Fabrice Pancrate due to his contract expiring and no new deal being agreed.

Although the opening match of the season away to Manchester United saw the Magpies lose 3–0, they continue to remain unbeaten at St James' Park with a 6–0 victory over Aston Villa on 22 August 2010, which welcomed a hat-trick from the new number nine Andy Carroll, as well as Joey Barton shaving his moustache, which was part of the "Magpies Moustache Challenge".[1] For their next match away at Wolverhampton Wanderers, they drew 1–1, Carroll again scoring with people calling for a call up to the senior England squad for the 21-year-old. After an international break, an excited, large crowd accumulated at a bouncing, atmospheric St James' Park for the following clash against Blackpool. A 2–0 defeat left the club ending their unbeaten record at St James' Park. New signing Tioté made his debut and Hatem Ben Arfa started his first game for the following match against Everton, while Sol Campbell was still not nearing match fitness. The game ended with a 1–0 victory, sending them to fifth position in the table. Newcastle continued their impressive run of form with an excellent and unexpected 4–3 win at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the League Cuo. The following league fixture saw Stoke City at St James' Park, which ended in a disappointing 2–1 defeat.

An away game to Manchester City followed seeing another 2–1 defeat for Newcastle, but also saw midfielder Hatem Ben Arfa suffer a horrific double leg break following a clash with City midfielder Nigel de Jong.[2] The club demanded action on De Jong, claiming Ben Arfa faced a lengthy spell on the sidelines.[3] Ben Arfa's agent also claimed that De Jong had not apologised to Ben Arfa.[4] A 2–2 draw at St James' Park with Wigan Athletic followed, with ex-midfielder Charles N'Zogbia scoring the two openers for Wigan before a Shola Ameobi goal made it 2–1 with 15 minutes left, and in the dying seconds defender Fabricio Coloccini powered a header past goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi to rescue a point for Newcastle.[5]

The team got back on track after a three-game winless run when they defeated bottom of the table West Ham United 2–1 at Upton Park on 23 October. Newcastle had gone behind after only 12 minutes thanks to a Carlton Cole goal, but quickly turned things around with captain Kevin Nolan equalising ten minutes later and Andy Carroll grabbing the winner with 20 minutes left.

The club faced more controversy when striker Andy Carroll was arrested for a reported attack on his ex-girlfriend at her home in Newcastle, to which he pleaded self-defense. He was released on bail on 18 October.[6]

Newcastle's good form was lost in a 2–1 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at home, going 1–0 down after just two minutes with a goal from Morten Gamst Pedersen. Striker Andy Carroll got an equaliser early in the second half only for Newcastle to go behind again late after a goal from Jason Roberts. Joey Barton received a three match ban for punching Gamst Pedersen and Shola Ameobi suffered a hamstring injury. Newcastle's poor home form continued after they played to a 0–0 draw against Fulham. Danny Guthrie replaced a suspended Barton only to be substituted for Wayne Routledge later on; Peter Løvenkrands replaced Ameobi who was then substituted for Nile Ranger. Carroll was given Man of the Match after getting many chances and good shots only for them to be blocked by Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer or cleared off the line.

Alan Pardew

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Controversy once again hit the club as Chris Hughton was sacked on 6 December 2010 following Newcastle's 3–1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion. The Newcastle United board stated that "the board now feels an individual with more managerial experience is needed to take the club forward".[7] Hughton's dismissal was an unpopular decision with the fans and the players,[8] and was highly criticized by many pundits.[9][10]

On 9 December 2010, Alan Pardew was named as his replacement.[11] He expressed delight at the role and claimed he had nothing but respect for Hughton's achievements and insisted he was excited and looking forward to his new challenge at the club.

Pardew had a notable first game, seeing a 3–1 victory over Liverpool,[12] however the Christmas period saw 2 matches lost to Manchester City and Tottenham.[13] The squad regained form with a win over Wigan,[14] and an energetic 5–0 win over his former club West Ham United F.C.[15] The club was then however embarrassed by a 3–1 loss to League Two side Stevenage in the FA Cup third round.[16]

Upon the transfer window opening, Pardew hinted at the possibility of bringing David Beckham to the club on a loan move from the LA Galaxy.[17] It was also reported the club were looking to sign a striker, with Sebastian Larsson reported to be of interest.[18] Pardew stated he wanted to sign two players following the defeat to Stevenage,[19] and also insisted he wished for Alan Smith to stay with the club amid reports linking him with a return to Leeds United.[20]

16 January 2011 saw Pardew's first Tyne–Wear derby in charge saw the Magpies gather a point after a disappointing 1–1 draw; Newcastle were on the front foot for much of the game and a 50th minute back-heel goal from skipper Kevin Nolan gave the away team a 1–0 lead, but Asamoah Gyan saved Sunderland from defeat with a 94th-minute goal after Steve Harper deflected a shot from Phil Bardsley into the path of the Ghanaian and Sunderland gained the point.[21]

Newcastle would continue their undefeated form, but not how they would have like. On 22 January 2011, Newcastle faced Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park. The game would be very much end-to-end throughout until Fabricio Coloccini opened the scoring to give Newcastle a 1–0 lead. However, another injury time goal from the opposition meant Newcastle had dropped another two points. Manager Alan Pardew has stated that the team had "committed too many bodies forward to try and get a second".[22]

Andy Carroll: sold to Liverpool in 2011

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp denied interest in bringing striker Andy Carroll to Tottenham.[23] However, following two rejected bids from Liverpool,[24] Carroll became the most expensive British player transfer in history as Liverpool signed a £35 million deal for the striker.[25] Carroll's sale caused controversy for the club as manager Alan Pardew stated his regret at losing Carroll, insisting he wanted a new contract and was not pushed out by the club,[26] while Carroll contradicted Pardew's claim, stating he did not want to go but was forced by managing director Derek Llambias to hand in a transfer request.[27] Pardew stated the £35m received from Liverpool had been promised to him for summer transfer funds for the 2012 season.[28]

Stephen Ireland then joined the club on loan till the end of the season from Aston Villa.[29]

5 February 2011 saw Newcastle pull off a remarkable comeback against Arsenal at St James' Park. Theo Walcott gave Arsenal a 1–0 lead inside just 43 seconds, Johan Djourou put Arsenal 2–0 up on three minutes, then Robin van Persie added insult to injury with a third goal inside the tenth minute. Arsenal went in at half time 4–0 up after another goal from Van Persie, however early in the second half Arsenal's Abou Diaby was shown a straight red card for pushing Midfielders Joey Barton and Kevin Nolan after what he felt to be a bad tackle in which replays showed was legal. It was all downhill for Arsenal from there. Barton slipped a coolly taken penalty in to make 4–1, then Leon Best made it 4–2 with a thumping close range effort not long after a goal he scored just before had been judged offside. Another penalty gave Newcastle hope with Barton scoring again, and the returning midfielder Cheick Tioté scored a phenomenal volley from 30 yards to give Newcastle a well-deserved point with the final score being a massive 4–4 draw. This was the first time any Premier League club had ever come back from being 4–0. Newcastle were not beaten by Arsenal in the 2010–11 Premier League season, having beating them 1–0 at the Emirates Stadium earlier in the season under Chris Hughton's management.[30]

On 10 February 2011, former Finland international Shefki Kuqi joined Newcastle for the remainder of the season.[31]

Newcastle finished in 12th place, a reasonable position on the team's first year back, but slightly tempered after the team looked set to finish ninth until they threw away a 3–0 lead against West Brom on the final day of the season.

Chronological list of events

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  • 23 July 2010: Squad numbers are announced for the coming season.[34]
  • 16 August 2010: 1,800 Newcastle fans travel to Old Trafford for Newcastle's first game back in the Premier League, a 3–0 loss at the hands of Manchester United.[37]
  • 25 August 2010: Newcastle release a statement saying that Steven Taylor has been placed on the transfer list, with the 24-year-old defender failing to agree to a contract extension, apparently asking for wages of £60,000 a week.[40]
  • 1 September 2010: The transfer window shuts with no more signings being made by Newcastle, and Steven Taylor remains without a new contract.
  • 11 September 2010: Newcastle's 26-game unbeaten home record at St James' Park is ended with a 2–0 loss to Blackpool.[43]
  • 25 October 2010: Andy Carroll's court case for attacking a man in Newcastle's Blu Bambu sees him fined £1,000 and ordered to pay £2,500 compensation.[49]
  • 27 October 2010: Newcastle are eliminated from the League Cup at the last-16 stage with a 4–0 trouncing by Arsenal, after a Tim Krul own goal, two goals from Theo Walcott and another by Nicklas Bendtner. After the game, Chris Hughton revealed that the club were standing by him and were to open negotiation talks for a new contract, but not until the end of this year.[50]
  • 31 October 2010: Halloween on Tyneside sees the return of the Tyne-Wear derby, with Sunderland visiting St James' Park. Newcastle thrash Sunderland 5–1 with a hat-trick by Kevin Nolan and two goals by Shola Ameobi.[51]
  • 17 November 2010: Andy Carroll makes his debut for England in a 2–1 defeat by France, starting up front on his own in a 4–5–1 formation, with Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson and Arsenal left-back Kieran Gibbs. He plays for 70 minutes before being replaced by Cardiff City striker and fellow debutant Jay Bothroyd, also making his debut. England coach Fabio Capello later reveals Carroll will definitely be in the next England squad.[53]
  • 6 December 2010: The club announce they have sacked Chris Hughton.[55]
Alan Pardew
  • 9 December 2010: Alan Pardew is appointed as the new manager of Newcastle, signing a deal until 2016.[56]
  • 11 December 2010: Pardew's first game in charge ends in victory as Newcastle beat Liverpool 3–1 at home with goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andy Carroll.[57]
  • 8 January 2011: Newcastle are eliminated from the FA Cup by League Two side Stevenage – in their first ever season in the Football League – with a 3–1 loss at Broadhall Way.[60]
  • 31 January 2011: Liverpool purchase striker Andy Carroll for a club record fee of £35 million. Liverpool's initial bid of £30 million was rejected, as was their improved offer of £35 million, but this was eventually accepted after Carroll handed in a transfer request.[61]
  • 31 January 2011: Newcastle sign Aston Villa midfielder Stephen Ireland on loan until the end of the season.[62]
  • 5 February 2011: Newcastle witness the greatest Premier League comeback of all time at St James' Park as Arsenal visit Tyneside. Arsenal are 3–0 up within ten minutes and 4–0 up by half-time, but the sending off of Abou Diaby proved to be a turning point. Two Joey Barton penalties sandwiching a goal from Leon Best gave Newcastle unlikely hope for somehow gaining a point, before Cheick Tioté smashed in a 30-yard volley to make the score 4–4. Newcastle could have improbably yet gained all three points, but Kevin Nolan's late strike on goal was inches wide. Nonetheless, securing a point which, for 45 minutes, looked unbelievably impossible to salvage, was something for Newcastle to be proud of.
  • 10 February 2011: Newcastle sign Finnish striker Shefki Kuqi until the end of the season.[63]
  • 7 May 2011: Newcastle's penultimate home game of the season saw them secure Premier League safety with a hard-fought 2–1 victory over Birmingham City.
  • 22 May 2011: On the final day of the 2010–11 Premier League season, Newcastle welcomed West Bromwich Albion to St James' Park. Newcastle led 3–0 through Steven Taylor, Peter Løvenkrands and an own goal from Jonas Olsson, but threw it away to eventually draw 3–3, with Somen Tchoyi scoring a hat-trick for the Baggies.

Club

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Coaching staff

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Alan Pardew in February 2012
Position Staff
Manager England Alan Pardew
Assistant manager England Peter Beardsley
First team coach England Steve Stone
Goalkeeping coach England Andy Woodman
Development coach Scotland Willie Donachie
Reserve team coach England Lee Clark
Chief scout England Graham Carr

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Team kit

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The kit designer will be Puma and the sponsor will be Northern Rock. Leaks were released[citation needed] earlier in May showing a new black and white home kit, a blue away kit and a white third kit. These leaks were confirmed on 18 June 2010.[citation needed]

Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

Players

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First-team

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Squad at end of season[64]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Steve Harper
2 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Coloccini
3 DF Spain ESP José Enrique
4 MF England ENG Kevin Nolan
5 DF England ENG Sol Campbell
6 DF England ENG Mike Williamson
7 MF England ENG Joey Barton
8 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie
11 FW Denmark DEN Peter Løvenkrands
12 DF England ENG Danny Simpson
14 DF England ENG James Perch
15 MF England ENG Dan Gosling
16 DF England ENG Ryan Taylor
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith
18 MF Argentina ARG Jonás Gutiérrez
20 FW Republic of Ireland IRL Leon Best
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Ireland (on loan from Aston Villa)
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi
24 MF Ivory Coast CIV Cheick Tioté
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua
26 GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
28 DF Hungary HUN Tamás Kádár
29 MF Slovenia SVN Haris Vučkić
30 FW England ENG Nile Ranger
31 MF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Ferguson
32 FW England ENG Ryan Donaldson
34 DF England ENG James Tavernier
37 MF France FRA Hatem Ben Arfa (on loan from Marseille)
38 FW England ENG Phil Airey
42 FW Finland FIN Shefki Kuqi
44 MF England ENG Sammy Ameobi

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
9 FW England ENG Andy Carroll (to Liverpool)
10 MF England ENG Wayne Routledge (on loan to Queens Park Rangers)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW Spain ESP Xisco (on loan to Deportivo La Coruña)
21 GK England ENG Fraser Forster (on loan to Celtic)

Reserves

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The following players did not appear for the first team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK Sweden SWE Ole Söderberg
35 MF Australia AUS Bradden Inman
36 MF England ENG Greg McDermott
39 FW Faroe Islands FRO Jóan Símun Edmundsson
40 MF England ENG Michael Richardson
45 DF England ENG Paul Dummett
GK England ENG Jak Alnwick
GK England ENG Ben Robinson
DF England ENG Matthew Grieve
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Daniel Leadbitter
DF England ENG Ben Tozer
MF England ENG Conor Newton
MF England ENG Ryan Page
MF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy McLaughlin
MF France FRA Yven Moyo
MF Italy ITA Fabio Zamblera
FW England ENG Aaron Spear
FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Andy Mogwo

Youth team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF England ENG Michael Hoganson
DF England ENG Remie Streete
FW England ENG Billy Ions
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW England ENG Dan Taylor
FW Sweden SWE Samuel Adjei

Trialists

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The following players came to Newcastle as trialists this season.[65]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Billy Knott
MF France FRA Nassim Boukhelifa
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF The Gambia GAM Alieu Darbo (on trial from Le Mans)

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee Source
2010-07-05 DF England James Perch England Nottingham Forest £1.5m [32]
2010-07-22 MF England Dan Gosling England Everton Free [33]
2010-07-28 DF England Sol Campbell England Arsenal Free [35]
2010-07-29 MF England Michael Richardson England Walker Central Free [citation needed]
2010-08-26 MF Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté Netherlands Twente £3.5m [41]
2010-09-29 MF France Yven Moyo France Sochaux Free [66]
2011-01-05 MF France Hatem Ben Arfa France Marseille £2M loan fee + £5M [58]
2011-02-10 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi Free agent Free [63]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £12,000,000

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee Source
2010-06-30 MF France Fabrice Pancrate Greece Larissa Free
2010-06-30 MF England Nicky Butt Hong Kong South China Free
2010-06-30 FW France Wesley Ngo Baheng England Aldershot Town Free [67]
2010-06-30 FW Netherlands Frank Wiafe Danquah Hungary Ferencváros Free
2010-06-30 MF England Jonny Godsmark England Ashington Free [68]
2010-06-30 DF England Darren Lough England Ashington Free
2010-06-30 MF England Daniel Williams Free agent Free
2010-06-30 DF England James Taylor England Ashington Free
2010-06-30 DF Republic of Ireland Callum Morris England Blyth Spartans Free [69]
2010-07-05 GK England Max Johnson Scotland Inverness Caledonian Thistle Free [70]
2010-07-12 MF Northern Ireland Michael McCrudden Republic of Ireland Derry City Free [71]
2011-01-31 FW England Andy Carroll England Liverpool £35m [61]
  • Total income: Increase ~ £35,000,000

Loans in

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Date Pos. Name From Expiry Source
2010-08-28 MF France Hatem Ben Arfa France Marseille 2011-01-05 [42][58]
2011-01-31 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland England Aston Villa 2011-06-01 [62]

Loans out

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Date Pos. Name To Expiry Source
2010-08-24 GK England Fraser Forster Scotland Celtic 2011-05-31 [72]
2010-08-30 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Brighton & Hove Albion 2011-01-03 [74]
2010-09-21 DF England Ben Tozer England Northampton Town 2011-06-01 [75][76][77]
2011-01-07 DF England James Tavernier England Gateshead 2011-03-24 [78][79][80]
2011-01-07 MF Faroe Islands Jóan Símun Edmundsson England Gateshead 2011-02-04 [78]
2011-01-07 DF England Matthew Grieve England Stockport County 2011-02-07 [81]
2011-01-10 DF Hungary Tamás Kádár England Huddersfield Town 2011-02-10 [82]
2011-01-21 MF England Wayne Routledge England Queens Park Rangers 2011-06-01 [83]
2011-01-24 FW England Ryan Donaldson England Hartlepool United 2011-03-25 [84][85]
2011-01-31 FW Spain Xisco Spain Deportivo La Coruña 2011-06-01 [86]

Statistics

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Appearances, goals and cards

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Last updated on 22 May 2011.
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Steve Harper 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0 0
2 DF Argentina Fabricio Coloccini 35 2 1 0 1 0 37 2 4 1
3 DF Spain José Enrique 36 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 5 0
4 MF England Kevin Nolan 30 12 1 0 0 (1) 0 31 (1) 12 10 0
5 DF England Sol Campbell 4 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 5 (3) 0 1 0
6 DF England Mike Williamson 28 (1) 0 1 0 1 (1) 0 30 (2) 0 5 0
7 MF England Joey Barton 32 4 1 1 0 (2) 0 33 (2) 5 9 0
8 MF England Danny Guthrie 11 (3) 0 0 0 1 0 12 (3) 0 3 0
9 FW England Andy Carroll 18 (1) 11 0 0 0 (1) 0 18 (2) 11 4 0
10 MF England Wayne Routledge 10 (7) 0 1 0 1 0 12 (7) 0 0 0
11 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands 18 (7) 6 1 0 3 1 22 (7) 7 0 0
12 DF England Danny Simpson 30 0 1 0 0 0 31 0 4 0
14 DF England James Perch 9 (4) 0 1 0 1 0 11 (4) 0 6 0
15 MF England Dan Gosling 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
16 DF England Ryan Taylor 3 (2) 0 0 0 3 2 6 (2) 2 1 1
17 MF England Alan Smith 7 (4) 0 1 0 2 0 10 (4) 0 5 0
18 MF Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez 34 (3) 3 0 0 1 (1) 0 35 (4) 3 6 0
19 FW Spain Xisco 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
20 FW Republic of Ireland Leon Best 9 (2) 6 1 0 0 0 10 (2) 6 1 0
21 GK England Fraser Forster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF Republic of Ireland Stephen Ireland 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0
23 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 21 (7) 6 0 0 2 3 23 (7) 9 3 0
24 MF Ivory Coast Cheick Tioté 26 1 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 26 (2) 1 14 1
25 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua 0 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 1 (2) 0 0 0
26 GK Netherlands Tim Krul 20 (1) 0 1 0 3 0 24 (1) 0 0 0
27 DF England Steven Taylor 12 (2) 3 0 0 0 0 12 (2) 3 0 0
28 DF Hungary Tamás Kádár 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0
29 MF Slovenia Haris Vučkić 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0
30 FW England Nile Ranger 1 (23) 0 0 (1) 0 3 1 4 (24) 1 1 0
31 MF Northern Ireland Shane Ferguson 3 (4) 0 0 0 2 0 5 (4) 0 0 0
32 FW England Ryan Donaldson 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
34 DF England James Tavernier 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
37 MF France Hatem Ben Arfa 3 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 1 0 0
38 FW England Phil Airey 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
42 FW Finland Shefki Kuqi 0 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (6) 0 0 0
44 FW England Sammy Ameobi 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0

Starting formations

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Last updated on 22 May 2011.
Formation League FA Cup League Cup Total
4–4–2 28 1 3 32
4–4–1–1 8 0 0 8
4–5–1 1 0 0 1
5–3–2 1 0 0 1

Captains

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Last updated on 22 May 2011.
No. Pos. Name Starts
4 MF England Kevin Nolan 31
7 MF England Joey Barton 5
23 FW Nigeria Shola Ameobi 3
17 MF England Alan Smith 2
2 DF Argentina Fabricio Coloccini 1

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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Match 1 2 3 4 5
Result 3–0 1–2 2–2 0–0
(Pens: 5–3)
1–2

League

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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Result 0–3 6–0 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–1 5–1 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–5 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–2
Position 17th 7th 8th 13th 5th 10th 15th 13th 9th 7th 5th 5th 8th 10th 9th 11th 8th 9th 12th
Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Result 1–0 5–0 1–1 1–1 0–1 4–4 0–0 2–0 1–1 1–2 0–4 4–1 0–1 0–0 1–1 0–3 2–1 2–2 3–3
Position 10th 8th 9th 7th 10th 10th 10th 9th 9th 9th 11th 9th 9th 9th 9th 12th 10th 12th 12th

FA Cup

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Match 1
Result 1–3

League Cup

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Match 1 2 3
Result 3–2 4–3 0–4

Matches

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Pre-season

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17 July 2010 Carlisle United 0 – 3 Newcastle United Carlisle
13:00 BST (Report) Best 47'
Ranger 64'
Vučkić 73'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 7,412
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
24 July 2010 Norwich City 2 – 1 Newcastle United Norwich
15:00 BST Martin 38', 74' (Report) Ameobi 46' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 13,195
Referee: Fred Graham
7 August 2010 Rangers 2 – 1 Newcastle United Glasgow
13:00 BST Miller 24'
Naismith 66'
(Report) Løvenkrands 70' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 30,220
Referee: Dougie McDonald

League

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16 August 2010 1 Manchester United 3–0 Newcastle United Manchester
20:00 BST Berbatov 33'
Fletcher 42'
Giggs 85'
(Report) Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,221
Referee: Chris Foy
22 August 2010 2 Newcastle United 6–0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 BST Barton 12'
Nolan 31', 87'
Carroll 34', 67', 90+3'
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 43,546
Referee: Martin Atkinson
11 September 2010 4 Newcastle United 0–2 Blackpool Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST (Report) Adam 45' (pen.)
Campbell 90'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,597
Referee: Lee Mason
18 September 2010 5 Everton 0–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 BST (Report) Ben Arfa 45' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 38,019
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 September 2010 6 Newcastle United 1–2 Stoke City Newcastle upon Tyne
16:10 BST Nolan 43' (pen.) (Report) Jones 67'
Perch 85' (o.g.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 41,915
Referee: Mike Jones
16 October 2010 8 Newcastle United 2–2 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Ameobi 72'
Coloccini 90+4'
(Report) N'Zogbia 22', 23' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 44,415
Referee: Mark Halsey
23 October 2010 9 West Ham United 1–2 Newcastle United London
17:30 BST Cole 12' (Report) Nolan 23'
Carroll 69'
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,486
Referee: Chris Foy
31 October 2010 10 Newcastle United 5–1 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT Nolan 26', 34', 75'
Ameobi 45+3' (pen.), 70'
(Report) Bramble Red card 53'
Bent 90+1'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,988
Referee: Phil Dowd
7 November 2010 11 Arsenal 0–1 Newcastle United London
13:30 GMT Koscielny Red card 90+2' (Report) Carroll 45' Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,059
Referee: Mike Dean
13 November 2010 13 Newcastle United 0–0 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 44,686
Referee: Lee Probert
20 November 2010 14 Bolton Wanderers 5–1 Newcastle United Bolton
15:00 GMT Davies 18' (pen.), 90+3' (pen.)
Lee 39'
Elmander 50', 72'
(Report) Carroll 52'
Coloccini Red card 76'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 22,203
Referee: Howard Webb
28 November 2010 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 GMT Carroll 6' (Report) Kalou 45' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 46,469
Referee: Andre Marriner
11 December 2010 17 Newcastle United 3–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Nolan 15'
Barton 80'
Carroll 90+1'
(Report) Kuyt 49' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,137
Referee: Lee Mason
26 December 2010 18 Newcastle United 1–3 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Carroll 72' (Report) Barry 2'
Tevez 5', 81'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,635
Referee: Chris Foy
28 December 2010 19 Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 GMT Lennon 57'
Bale 81'
Kaboul Red card 65'
(Report) Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 35,927
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 January 2011 20 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Newcastle United Wigan
16:00 GMT (Report) Ameobi 19' Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 15,277
Referee: Howard Webb
5 January 2011 21 Newcastle United 5–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Best 18', 39', 60'
Nolan 45'
Løvenkrands 63'
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 42,387
Referee: Mike Dean
16 January 2011 22 Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
12:00 GMT Gyan 90+4' (Report) Nolan 52' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,864
Referee: Howard Webb
2 February 2011 24 Fulham 1–0 Newcastle United London
20:00 GMT Duff 67' (Report) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 25,620
Referee: Mike Jones
5 February 2011 25 Newcastle United 4–4 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Barton 68' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Best 75'
Tioté 87'
(Report) Walcott 1'
Djourou 3'
Van Persie 10', 26'
Diaby Red card 50'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,561
Referee: Phil Dowd
12 February 2011 26 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
15:00 GMT (Report) Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 26,781
Referee: Stuart Attwell
15 February 2011 27 Birmingham City 0–2 Newcastle United Birmingham
19:45 GMT (Report) Løvenkrands 2'
Best 50'
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 28,270
Referee: Lee Mason
5 March 2011 29 Newcastle United 1–2 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Best 23' (Report) Osman 31'
Jagielka 36'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,128
Referee: Howard Webb
19 March 2011 30 Stoke City 4–0 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Walters 28'
Pennant 46'
Higginbotham 49'
Fuller 90+2'
(Report) Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 27,505
Referee: Lee Mason
10 April 2011 32 Aston Villa 1–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
16:00 BST Collins 24' (Report) Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,090
Referee: Stuart Attwell
23 April 2011 34 Blackpool 1–1 Newcastle United Blackpool
15:00 BST Campbell 32' (Report) Løvenkrands 17' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 16,003
Referee: Martin Atkinson
1 May 2011 35 Liverpool 3–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
12:00 BST Rodríguez 10'
Kuyt 59' (pen.)
Suárez 65'
(Report) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,923
Referee: Peter Walton
15 May 2011 37 Chelsea 2–2 Newcastle United London
13:30 BST Ivanović 2'
Alex 83'
(Report) Gutiérrez 10'
S. Taylor 90+2'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,739
Referee: Lee Mason

FA Cup

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8 January 2011 Round 3 Stevenage 3 – 1 Newcastle United Stevenage
17:30 GMT Williamson 50' (o.g.)
Bostwick 55'
Winn 90+3'
(Report) Barton 90+2'
Tioté Red card 71'
Stadium: Broadhall Way
Attendance: 6,644
Referee: Andre Marriner

League Cup

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22 September 2010 Round 3 Chelsea 3 – 4 Newcastle United London
19:45 BST Van Aanholt 6'
Anelka 70', 87' (pen.)
(Report) Ranger 27'
R. Taylor 32'
Ameobi 49', 90'
Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,511
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 October 2010 Round 4 Newcastle United 0 – 4 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST (Report) Krul 45+2' (o.g.)
Walcott 53', 88'
Bendtner 83'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,157
Referee: Andre Marriner

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