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{{Football Club
| Official Name = Newcastle United Football Club
| Year Founded = 1892
| Nickname = The Magpies
| Stadium = [[St. James' Park]]<br />52,405 (All Seater)
| Chairman = Mike Ashley
| Manager = [[Alan Pardew]]<br /> (2010 - present)
| Current League = [[English Premier League]]
}}

'''Newcastle United Football Club''' is an English football team that are located in Newcastle-upon-tyne, England. Newcastle currently compete in the [[English Premier League]], typically playing in a black a white striped kit. The club are officially known as ''The Magpies'', but have had other unofficial nicknames over the years, often using the word ''Toon'' in the name.

Newcastle United were first founded in 1892, after the Newcastle East End F.C. and Newcastle West End F.C. merged to form United. Football in the Newcastle area dated back to 1877 and over the next 15 years various clubs were established and merged together before the formation of Newcastle United. They went onto win their first English league title in the 1904–05 season and their first [[FA Cup]] in 1910.

Since the club was founded Newcastle have played their home games at [[St. James' Park]]. Both United's foundation, both [[Newcastle West End F.C.]] and [[Newcastle East End F.C.]] played at [[St. James' Park]]. The stadium is one of the largest football stadiums in Britain, with a capacity of 52,405.

The club historically is seen as one of England's most successful clubs, winning four top-tier league titles before 1927. The club has also won a number of [[FA Cup]] titles throughout its history. While they were reasonably successful domestically, Newcastle have failed to challenge for continental trophies on a regular basis. Jimmy Lawrence hold the record for the number of appearances for the club with 496. [[Alan Shearer]] is the record goalscorer, after scoring 206 goals for the club. [[Joe Harvey]] is the clubs longest serving manager and was in charge when the club won the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] in 1969.

Newcastle and [[Sunderland F.C.]] have a strong local rivalry. Games between the two clubs are known as the [[Tyne-Wear Derby]], which dates back to 1898.

Historically, Newcastle are seen as one of England's most successful clubs. They have won 4 top-tier English league titles and 6 [[FA Cup]]s. The clubs only major European success came in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] and the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in 2006, after they finished runner-up in 2001.

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-'''Newcastle United Football Club''' is an English football team that are located in Newcastle-upon-tyne, England. Newcastle currently compete in the [[English Premier League]], typically playing in a black a white striped kit. The club are officially known as ''The Magpies'', but have had other unofficial nicknames over the years, often using the word ''Toon'' in the name.
+'''Newcastle United Football Club''' is an English football team that are located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England. Newcastle currently competes in the [[English Premier League]], typically playing in a black a white striped kit. The club are officially known as ''The Magpies'', but have had other unofficial nicknames over the years, often using the word ''Toon'' in the name.
-Newcastle United were first founded in 1892, after the Newcastle East End F.C. and Newcastle West End F.C. merged to form United. Football in the Newcastle area dated back to 1877 and over the next 15 years various clubs were established and merged together before the formation of Newcastle United. They went onto win their first English league title in the 1904–05 season and their first [[FA Cup]] in 1910.
+Newcastle United were first founded in 1892, after the Newcastle East End F.C. and Newcastle West End F.C. merged to form United. Football in the Newcastle area dated back to 1877 and over the next 15 years various clubs were established and merged together before the formation of Newcastle United. They went onto win their first English league title in the 1904–05 season and their first [[FA Cup]] win in 1910.
 Since the club was founded Newcastle have played their home games at [[St. James' Park]]. Both United's foundation, both [[Newcastle West End F.C.]] and [[Newcastle East End F.C.]] played at [[St. James' Park]]. The stadium is one of the largest football stadiums in Britain, with a capacity of 52,405.
-The club historically is seen as one of England's most successful clubs, winning four top-tier league titles before 1927. The club has also won a number of [[FA Cup]] titles throughout its history. While they were reasonably successful domestically, Newcastle have failed to challenge for continental trophies on a regular basis. Jimmy Lawrence hold the record for the number of appearances for the club with 496. [[Alan Shearer]] is the record goalscorer, after scoring 206 goals for the club. [[Joe Harvey]] is the clubs longest serving manager and was in charge when the club won the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] in 1969.
+The club historically is seen as one of England's most successful clubs, winning four top-tier league titles before 1927. The club has also won a number of [[FA Cup]] titles throughout its history. While they were reasonably successful domestically, Newcastle has failed to challenge for continental trophies on a regular basis. Jimmy Lawrence hold the record for the number of appearances for the club with 496. [[Alan Shearer]] is the record goal scorer, after scoring 206 goals for the club. [[Joe Harvey]] is the clubs longest serving manager and was in charge when the club won the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] in 1969.
 Newcastle and [[Sunderland F.C.]] have a strong local rivalry. Games between the two clubs are known as the [[Tyne-Wear Derby]], which dates back to 1898.
 Historically, Newcastle are seen as one of England's most successful clubs. They have won 4 top-tier English league titles and 6 [[FA Cup]]s. The clubs only major European success came in the [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]] and the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in 2006, after they finished runner-up in 2001.

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Mbray at 18:27, 27 November 2014

Mbray: Created page with "{{Football Club | Official Name = Newcastle United Football Club | Year Founded = 1892 | Nickname = The Magpies | Stadium = St. James' Park52,405 (All Seater) |..."

Mbray: Created page with "{{Football Club | Official Name = Newcastle United Football Club | Year Founded = 1892 | Nickname = The Magpies | Stadium = St. James' Park
52,405 (All Seater) |..."