Newcastle United 8–0 Sheffield Wednesday (19 September 1999)
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The 1999–2000 season match between Newcastle United
and Sheffield Wednesday
at St James' Park
took place on 19 September 1999. Both teams went into the game lying 19th and 20th respectively in the league table having had tough starts to the season. This was Bobby Robson
's first home game as Newcastle manager having taken over from Ruud Gullit
just a week before. The game produced an unexpected eight goals with Alan Shearer
equalling a Premier League record by scoring five.
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Sheffield Wednesday:
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GK
1
Kevin Pressman
RB
17
Ian Nolan
CB
5
Emerson Thome
CB
6
Des Walker
LB
19
Jon Newsome
RM
14
Petter Rudi
CM
7
Danny Sonner
CM
18
Simon Donnelly
LM
16
Niclas Alexandersson
}
CF
23
Gilles De Bilde
CF
10
Andy Booth
Substitutes:
GK
28
Pavel Srníček
DF
22
Steve Haslam
MF
11
Phil O'Donnell
FW
8
Benito Carbone
FW
9
Gerald Sibon
Manager:
Danny Wilson
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Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
and Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, who are currently competing in the Football League One in the 2011-12 season, in England. Sheffield Wednesday are one of the oldest professional clubs in the world and the fourth oldest in the...
at St James' Park
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
took place on 19 September 1999. Both teams went into the game lying 19th and 20th respectively in the league table having had tough starts to the season. This was Bobby Robson
Bobby Robson
Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career....
's first home game as Newcastle manager having taken over from Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
OON is a Dutch football manager and former football player, who played professionally in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the captain of the Netherlands national team that was victorious at Euro 88 and was also a member of the squad for the 1990 World Cup. He was named the European Footballer of the...
just a week before. The game produced an unexpected eight goals with Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team...
equalling a Premier League record by scoring five.
Match details
| style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> | Newcastle United: | |||
| GK | 13 | Steve Harper |
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| RB | 2 | Warren Barton Warren Barton Warren Dean Barton is a former English football player and a TV Pundit for Fox Soccer Channel.-Club career:... |
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| CB | 18 | Aaron Hughes Aaron Hughes Aaron William Hughes is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Fulham. Hughes is able to play centre back, right back or left back, as well as anywhere in midfield. He is usually deployed in a centre half position for his club and country, and is the current Northern Ireland captain... |
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| CB | 5 |  Alain GomaAlain Goma Alain Goma is a retired French footballer who played as a right or central defender.In a 16-year professional career, he played in 196 Ligue 1 games, almost all for Auxerre, adding 147 in the Premier League, namely with Fulham.... |
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| LB | 4 | Didier Domi Didier Domi Didier Arsène Marcel Domi is a French footballer.-Career:A former French youth and Under-21 international, Domi joined Paris Saint-Germain as a trainee in 1994, and made his debut in January 1996... |
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| RM | 15 |  Nolberto SolanoNolberto Solano Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009... |
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| CM | 37 | Rob Lee Rob Lee Robert Martin "Rob" Lee is a retired English footballer who played the majority of his career for Charlton Athletic and Newcastle United.-Charlton Athletic:... |
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| CM | 11 |  Gary SpeedGary Speed Gary Andrew Speed, MBE was a Welsh football player and manager. He was captain of the Wales national football team until he retired from international football in 2004 and he remains the most capped outfield player for Wales and the second overall, having appeared 85 times at senior level between... |
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| LM | 7 | Kieron Dyer Kieron Dyer Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team... |
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| CF | 14 |  Temuri KetsbaiaTemuri Ketsbaia Temuri "Temur" Ketsbaia is a Georgian football manager and former player. As a player he represented the Georgian national team and played for Dinamo Tbilisi, Anorthosis Famagusta, AEK, Newcastle United, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Dundee.Ketsbaia is often regarded as having played a major role... |
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| CF | 9 | Alan Shearer Alan Shearer Alan Shearer OBE, DL is a retired English footballer. He played as a striker in the top level of English league football for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers, Newcastle United and for the England national team... (c) |
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| GK | 32 | Tommy Wright |
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| DF | 27 | David Beharall David Beharall David Alexander Beharall , is a former professional English footballer who retired after being released by Stockport County in 2006. He played as a central defender.... |
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| MF | 17 | Stephen Glass Stephen Glass (footballer) Stephen Glass is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.... |
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| MF | 19 | Jamie McClen Jamie McClen James David "Jamie" McClen is a professional English football player who plays as a defender or midfielder.He attended St. Benet Biscop Catholic High School in Bedlington, Northumberland... |
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| FW | 28 | Paul Robinson |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Bobby Robson Bobby Robson Sir Robert William "Bobby" Robson, CBE was an English footballer and manager, who coached seven European clubs and the England national team during his career.... |
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Kevin PressmanKevin Pressman
Kevin Paul Pressman is an English former football goalkeeper, currently coaching at Bradford City. Pressman made 588 appearances in English and Northern Irish league football for 5 different clubs over 3 decades....
Ian NolanIan Nolan
Ian Robert Nolan is an English-born Northern Irish former professional footballer who played as a full back. During his career he won 17 caps for Northern Ireland, and made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League.-Career:...
Emerson ThomeEmerson Thome
Emerson Augusto Thome is a Brazilian former football player who last played for Vissel Kobe.He first came to England towards the end of the 1997-1998 season when moving to Sheffield Wednesday from Portuguese club S.L. Benfica, who signed him from Tirsense in 94/95, when the "jesuítas" stood one...
Des WalkerDes Walker
Desmond Sinclair "Des" Walker is a former England international footballer who is best remembered for his spells with Nottingham Forest and Sheffield Wednesday...
Jon NewsomeJon Newsome
Jon Newsome is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender from 1989 until 2000, notably in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday, Leeds United and Norwich City...
Petter RudiPetter Rudi
Petter Normann Rudi is a retired Norwegian footballer. He finished his career at Belgian club K.A.A. Gent in 2007 after playing professionally in several countries in Europe during his career.-Career:...
Danny SonnerDanny Sonner
Daniel James "Danny" Sonner is an English-born former Northern Ireland international footballer. He won thirteen caps in a seven year international career....
Simon DonnellySimon Donnelly
Simon Thomas Donnelly is a Scottish professional footballer currently with Partick Thistle.-Club career:Donnelly, a wide-sided forward, started his career at Queen's Park but left in 1993 to join Celtic. Donnelly made his league debut towards the end of the 1993–94 season, appearing as a...
Niclas Alexandersson Gilles De BildeGilles De Bilde
Gilles De Bilde is a retired Belgian footballer who played as a striker. He played club football for Eendracht Aalst, Anderlecht, PSV, Sheffield Wednesday, Aston Villa, Lierse and Willebroek-Meerhof...
Andy BoothAndy Booth
Andrew David "Andy" Booth is a retired professional footballer. Whilst at Huddersfield he announced his retirement on 22 April 2009, but remains at the club as an ambassador.-Huddersfield Town:...
Pavel SrníčekPavel Srnícek
Pavel Srníček is a Czech former football goalkeeper.-Career:Srníček was originally signed by Newcastle in December 1990 on loan from Banik Ostrava by manager Jim Smith, who left within months to be succeeded by Ossie Ardiles - by this time his transfer had been made permanent, and he was soon...
Steve HaslamSteve Haslam
Steve Haslam is a right back who currently plays for Football League One side Hartlepool United.-Early career:...
Phil O'Donnell Benito CarboneBenito Carbone
Benito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
Gerald SibonGerald Sibon
Gerald Sibon is a Dutch football player who plays for Eredivisie club SC Heerenveen.-Europe:He featured for FC Twente in the 1993–94 season as a substitute but could only string together three games before deciding to sign for VVV-Venlo of the Eerste Divisie in the following season...
Danny Wilson|}
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