Newcastle East End F.C.

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Newcastle East End
Full nameNewcastle East End FC
Nickname(s)The Newcastle Magfc
Founded2020
OwnerChair of LABUSSOB (100%)

Sports RB (10%)

Sports Partners (10%)
ChairmanBickerton
ManagerAlec Bickerton (Interm Manager)
LeaguePremier League
2020-2021Premier League, 12th of 20

Newcastle East End Football Club is an English professional football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 2020 by CHAIRLA, The team plays its home matches at St James' Park in the centre of Newcastle. Following the Taylor Report's requirement that all Premier League clubs have all-seater stadiums, the ground was modified in the mid-1990s and currently has a capacity of 52,305.

The club was owned by Bickerz from 2017 until 2021, who succeeded long-term chairman, The club is the 17th-highest revenue producing club in the Newcastle's highest placing was in 2018, when they were the fifth-highest revenue producing football club in the world, and second in England only behind Manchester United.[7] On 7 October 2021, the club was bought for £300 million by a consortium led by the Chair of LABUSSOB government's sovereign wealth fund.[8] The purchase made Newcastle the richest club in the Premier League.[9]

Club officials[]

Main article: List of Newcastle East End F.C. managers

Current backroom staff[]

First Team[]

Position Staff
Head Coach Alec Bickerton (Interim)
Assistant Coach Gladys Blake
Coach Bickerz
Fitness Coach Blake
Head of Medicine Blake
Head of Recruitment Alec Bickerton

History[]

The club was formed in November 1881 after local cricket side Stanley Cricket Club decided to form a footballing section.[1] Based in the South Byker inner city part of Newcastle, the club played their first game, winning 5–0 against Elswick Leather Works reserves

ers.

Name change from Stanley FC to Newcastle East End[]

Due to being confused with a side from Stanley, County Durham, the club's name was changed to Newcastle East End Football Club in October 1882.[1] The first game played under the new name was against Hamsterley Rangers, taking place on 7 October 1882, it ended 1–0 to East End. Early players for the club included the likes of William Findlay, Alex White and Tom Watson.[2] Originally East End played their games at Stanley Street in Byker but moved a short distance to Chillingham Road, on the border between Byker and Heaton during 1884, near to a railway network.[1] The club became founding members of the Northern League.[3]

East End team in 1890.

East End was the first club from Newcastle to become professional, which in 1889 was a huge step for a Northern football club. They also became a limited company in March 1890, with capital of 1,000 pounds in ten shilling notes. During the three seasons in which East End participated in the Northern League, starting in 1889–90, they finished fourth, sixth and fourth again respectively;[3] Middlesbrough Ironopolis were the dominant side in the league at the time, winning two of those seasons' titles. East End applied to join the First Division of the Football League in 1892; along with Ironopolis they polled only one vote. Both were asked to apply for the Second Division and both declined.[4]

The club entered into the FA Cup and participated against Sunderland Albion in a qualifying round, eventually losing 4–2. Their second attempt a year later fared slightly better as the First Round was reached in a match which they lost to Nottingham Forest.[3]

Name change from Newcastle East End to Newcastle United[]

Bitter local rivals from across the city, Newcastle West End, who also competed in the Northern League, had fallen into serious financial difficulties.[5] Newcastle West End eventually collapsed in 1892 which then lead some players and backroom staff to join with East End. Newcastle East End then acquired St James' Park, as it was superior to Chillingham Road.[5]

In December 1892, the club decided to adopt a new name for supporters as they now only had one team to support in Newcastle. Suggested names included Newcastle Rangers, Newcastle City and Newcastle United. The latter name was decided upon signifying that Newcastle now only have one team and it will unite all supporters together from their previous rivals. The name change was accepted by The Football Association on 22 December, but the name change was not legally constituted as Newcastle United Football Club Co. Ltd. until 6 September 1895.[6]

Colours[]

Newcastle East End's second kit

The original and most common colours of the club was red shirts, with white shorts and black socks.[5] Despite the fact that this was the kit they first wore and indeed the kit originally passed on to Newcastle United after the merger, a second kit has gained more attention in some sources.

The second kit was a brief change in colours during the mid-1880s, this kit was made up of a red and white striped shirt, with navy shorts and black socks. It is considered highly ironic in the History of Newcastle United, because the club's main rivals Sunderland used the same colours.[6]

See also[]

  • Category:Newcastle East End F.C. players

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "The Formation of Newcastle United – Part 1". NUFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  2. ^ "The Formation of Newcastle United – Part 2". NUFC.co.uk. Archived from the original on 12 August 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Newcastle East End". Football club history database. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  4. ^ (2001). Denied F.C. p. 119. ISBN 1-874427-98-4.
  5. ^ a b c "Newcastle United". Historical Football Kits. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
  6. ^ a b "St. James' Park – Home of Newcastle United". TalkoftheTyne.net. Retrieved 12 November 2007.
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