The 2009/2010 season was the first time Newcastle United had played in the Championship

Football League Championship

The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

, following relegation after 16 consecutive years in the Premier League. In the 2009/10 season, they won promotion back to the top division.

Following the club's relegation the team's pre-season had been dominated by uncertainty over manager, owner and the players. By the time the season began caretaker manager Chris Hughton

Chris Hughton

Christopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....

 was put in charge, and his position was made permanent in October. Despite a blip in October, the club spent almost all of its season in the top 3 in the division and some blistering home results saw Newcastle automatically promoted by Easter. They confirmed their promotion as winners of the entire division two weeks later, with the club registering 101 points.

Season summary

The club spent the majority of the pre-season searching for a new owner, and by the start of the season, no successful attempt was made to sell the club, and no players signings were made. Players Obafemi Martins, Sebastian Bassong, Habib Beye, David Edgar, Damien Duff, Michael Owen, Peter Lovenkrands and Mark Viduka, all departed the club.

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...

 announced he was unsure whether he would be continuing as manager due to lack of contact from the club.
An emotional distraction from the club's situation occurred when Sir Bobby Robson died on 31 July 2009, uniting the world of football in tributes to the manager who was fondly remembered by Newcastle United fans as well the many other clubs he managed in his time, including the national side. St. James Park proved to be the leading tribute for Sir Bobby Robson as tributes of flowers, messages and grievances were laid among the stadium. The season went underway managerless with some players futures at the club still in jeopardy, but achieving a draw with West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion F.C.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...

 on the opening day of the championship, and a 3-0 victory over Reading, as Shola Ameobi scored and dedicated his hat-trick to the late Sir Bobby Robson.

Several takeover bids were revealed, yet none prevailed. United however continued a bright opening start to the season with 6 games unbeaten at the top of the table, and caretaker boss Chris Hughton collect the manager of the month prize for the championship. The transfer window closed without full time players signed, although Lovenkrands decided to rejoin on the final day of the transfer window, but Hughton was granted permission to sign players on loan, acquiring Danny Simpson

Danny Simpson

Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...

 from Manchester United, and Zurab Khizanishvili

Zurab Khizanishvili

Zurab Khizanishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a defender.-Early career:Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.In 1999...

 from Blackburn. Later in the year he signed Marlon Harewood

Marlon Harewood

Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...

 on loan from Aston Villa, and Fabrice Pancrate

Fabrice Pancrate

Fabrice Pancrate is a French football player who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Club career:Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches...

 on a free transfer.

Chris Hughton

After Kevin Keegan ruled out another return to Newcastle, Chris Hughton became the club's permanent manager on 27 October 2009. He expressed his honour and delight at the role and felt challenged by the aim to take united back to the premier league. Simultaneously, Ashley once again withdrew the club from sale after again claiming he had been unsuccessful in finding a suitable buyer for the club, despite reducing his asking price to £80m, also announcing he held deep regret over buying the club., the club confirmed he would invest more money into the club's debt and would work on re-branding the stadium name. Derek Llambias confirmed that St.James Park would not be completely renamed, but linked with a notable sponsorship deal. Fan protests however continued on Ashley upon the club's home win against Peterborough F.C, with banners and chants being demonstrated against his plans before, during and after the match.
The squad however continued to produce good results, and by mid December had established a 7 point lead on top of the championship table, producing 7 wins back to back; the first of which the club has produced since 1996 under Keegan. The club still remained top of the league as of January 2010 and had an impressive Peter Lovenkrands hat-trick in a 3-0 win over Plymouth in the FA cup., but following a loss to title rivals West Bromwich Albion, the club were knocked out of the competition. The January transfer window saw Marlon Harewood returned to parent club Aston Villa following an injury, Hughton moving to strengthen the club's defence by signing Danny Simpson permanently, Fitz Hall

Fitz Hall

Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"...

 from QPR defender Mike Williamson from Portsmouth F.C, and defender Patrick Van Aanholt

Patrick van Aanholt

Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Chelsea as a left back.-Chelsea:...

 on a months loan from Chelsea F.C. He also signed QPR winger Wayne Routledge

Wayne Routledge

Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...

. A bid for Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace F.C.

Crystal Palace Football Club are an English Football league club based in South Norwood, London. The team plays its home matches at Selhurst Park, where they have been based since 1924. The club currently competes in the second tier of English Football, The Championship.Crystal Palace was formed in...

 striker Victor Moses

Victor Moses

Victor Moses is a footballer who plays for Wigan Athletic. Moses can play in a variety of positions, but in the first-team games he has taken part in so far, Moses has mostly played as a left winger...

 was unsuccessful as he opted to move to premier league team Wigan Athletic F.C., and failed to sign Jermaine Beckford from Leeds United, nor Sol Campbell on a free deal who ironically announced expressed interest. The final transfer saw Coventry City striker Leon Best

Leon Best

Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...

 join the club on a 3 and a half year deal.

In March 2010, Kevin Nolan was named the championship player of the year in the Football League Awards

Football League Awards

The Football League Awards is an annual awards ceremony commemorating football-related people involved in the three divisions of the Football League...

.
Worries of the club's promotion ambitions began to surface following allegations of Steven Taylor and Andy Carroll being involved in a fight at the club's training ground, with both said to have been hospitalised following the incident. Carroll returned to the squad the following day to score the winner against Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers F.C.

Doncaster Rovers Football Club is an English football club, based at the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team currently competes in the Football League Championship, after being promoted via the League One play-offs in 2008, and have remained there since.The club was founded in...

, and despite leaving hospital the following day also, after surgery, Taylor was confirmed to miss the rest of the season, despite being in the final stages of recovery from a knee injury, with rumours of also suffering a broken jaw.

The club however secured promotion back to the premier league on 5 April 2010 following Nottingham Forest F.C. only managing a 0-0 draw with Cardiff City F.C., leaving the club indefinitely finishing in the top 2 of the table. Although a win against Sheffield United that evening would have secured the promotion for the club nonetheless, the club defeated the Sheffield 2-1 and manager Chris Hughton celebrated with a promotion party after the match with the players celebrating with the fans.

Newcastle United won the Championship League Trophy on 19 April 2010 following a 2-0 victory at Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle F.C.

Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...

.

The club finished the final games of the season with a 2-2 draw with Ipswich at St. James Park and a final day 1-0 away win at QPR. The final league table saw Newcastle breaking the 100 points barrier, winning 30 league games, drawing 12, and losing only 4.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2009–10 season is produced by adidas

Adidas

Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...

 and Northern Rock

Northern Rock

Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007.  Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...

 will remain as the main sponsor until the end of the season. During the season Northern Rock signed a new contract but dissatisfaction with Mike Ashley saw adidas termiante their deal after 15 years as sponsors. Puma became Newcastle's new kit makers at the end of the season.

Chronological list of events

• 3 June 2009: Newcastle United and Middlesbrough were given byes
  Bye (sports)
  A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
  
   into the second round of the League Cup
  Football League Cup
  The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...
  
  .

• 11 June 2009: Singapore-based Profitable Group declared an interest in acquiring Newcastle United.

• 17 June 2009: The Championship
  Football League Championship
  The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
  
   2009–2010 season fixtures were announced.

• 19 June 2009: Four unidentified groups progressed to the due diligence phase in the bid to take over the club. Neither Profitable Group or the consortium involving Freddy Shepherd
  Freddy Shepherd
  Freddy Shepherd , is an English businessman and the former chairman of Newcastle United football club.During his time at Newcastle, both as an active assistant to and later replacement of Sir John Hall as chairman for ten years, Shepherd proved an often outspoken and controversial figure, at times...
  
   were amongst them.

• 22 June 2009: Newcastle unveil new yellow striped away kit.

• 27 June 2009: Mark Hulse
  Mark Hulse
  Mark Hulse is an English fitness guru and currently appointed Fitness Coach at Liverpool.-Biography:Hulse is a graduate of Loughborough University and played for Loughborough Students Football Club....
  
   and Robbie Elliott
  Robbie Elliott
  Robert James "Robbie" Elliott is an English former football left back who is currently the strength coach for the United States U-20 men's football team....
  
   announced that they would quit the backroom staff at the end of July.

• 13 July 2009: Newcastle's planned pre-season match on 26 July against FC Utrecht was cancelled, following concerns raised by the Mayor of Amsterdam
  Amsterdam
  Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
  
   regarding both Newcastle and Sunderland
  Sunderland A.F.C.
  Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
  
   visiting the Netherlands at the same time

• 28 July 2009: Profitable Group stated they had no further interest in buying the club, citing "a lack of communication and response" from Mike Ashley.

• 31 July 2009: Newcastle United mourned the passing of former manager Sir 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....
  
  , who died following a long battle with cancer.

• 2 August 2009: Newcastle unveiled new black and blue striped third kit.

• 18 August 2009: Derek Llambias
  Derek Llambias
  Derek Llambias is an English businessman and long-term associate and friend of both Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew.He is currently managing director of Newcastle United...
  
   stated that Barry Moat had "stepped up his interest" in regards to a possible £100 million takeover.

• 24 August 2009: Newcastle United made an official statement extending the deadline for Barry Moat to table an offer for the club.

• 26 August 2009: Geoff Sheard confirmed that he was fronting a bid by a mystery American company to buy the club.

• 3 September 2009: Chief scout Lil Fuccillo
  Lil Fuccillo
  Pasquale "Lil" Fuccillo is a former footballer and is currently chief scout for Swansea City .-Playing career:Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. He established himself in the their starting line-up, and there was even talk of a call-up to the Italian...
  
   joined Championship rivals Swansea City.

• 26 September 2009: Both teams playing in the Ipswich Town
  Ipswich Town F.C.
  Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
  
   – Newcastle United match wore strips commemorating Sir Bobby Robson. The strips were to be auctioned after the match, with the proceeds going to the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
  Sir Bobby Robson Foundation
  The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs...
  
  .

• 2 October 2009: Former manager Kevin Keegan
  Kevin Keegan
  Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
  
   was awarded £2m damages by an employment tribunal
  Employment tribunal
  Employment Tribunals are tribunal non-departmental public bodies in England and Wales and Scotland which have statutory jurisdiction to hear many kinds of disputes between employers and employees. The most common disputes are concerned with unfair dismissal, redundancy payments and employment...
  
   for constructive dismissal
  Constructive dismissal
  In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called constructive discharge, occurs when employees resign because their employer's behaviour has become so intolerable or heinous or made life so difficult that the employee has no choice but to resign. Because the resignation was not truly...
  
  .

• 27 October 2009: Newcastle appointed Chris Hughton as permanent manager until the end of the 2010/11 season. Also, Mike Ashley announced that he had taken the club off the market and intended to invest a further £20m.

• 18 January 2010: Northern Rock signed a new 4 year sponsorship deal with Newcastle United, worth between £1.5 million and £10 million, starting from the 2010/11 season.

• 19 January 2010: Puma
  PUMA AG
  Puma SE, officially branded as PUMA, is a major German multinational company that produces high-end athletic shoes, lifestyle footwear and other sportswear. Formed in 1924 as Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik by Adolf and Rudolf Dassler, relationships between the two brothers deteriorated until the two...
  
   signed a deal to become the club's official supplier for two years starting from the beginning of the 2010/11 season.

• 5 April 2010: Newcastle promoted to the Premier League for the 2010–11 season after Nottingham Forest
  Nottingham Forest F.C.
  Nottingham Forest Football Club is an English Association Football club based in West Bridgford, Nottingham, that plays in the Football League Championship...
  
   draw 0–0 with Cardiff City
  Cardiff City F.C.
  Cardiff City Football Club are a Welsh professional football club based in Cardiff, Wales. The club competes in the English football pyramid and is currently playing in the Football League Championship. Cardiff City is the best supported football club in Wales, averaging approximately 22,500 for...
  
  .

• 19 April 2010: Newcastle won the Football League Championship
  Football League Championship
  The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
  
   after a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle
  Plymouth Argyle F.C.
  Plymouth Argyle Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Plymouth, Devon, that plays in Football League Two.Since becoming professional in 1903, the club has won five Football League titles, five Southern League titles and one Western League title. The 2009–10 season was the...
  
  .

• 24 April 2010: Newcastle lifted the Championship trophy in front of a new Championship record attendance of 52,181 fans after a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town
  Ipswich Town F.C.
  Ipswich Town Football Club are an English professional football team based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As of 2011, they play in the Football League Championship, having last appeared in the Premier League in 2001–02....
  
  .

• 2 May 2010: Newcastle finished the 2009–10 season with a 1–0 victory at Queens Park Rangers
  Queens Park Rangers F.C.
  Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
  
  . This gave the team a total of 102 League points, surpassing the 100 point mark for the first time in the club's history.

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Steve Harper	45	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0
2	DF	Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...	37	2	3	0	0	0	40	2	5	0
3	DF	José Enrique José Enrique Sánchez José Enrique Sánchez Díaz , more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back.-Early career:...	33 (1)	1	2	0	1	0	36 (1)	1	3	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....	44	17	2	0	1 (1)	1	47 (1)	18	10	1
5	DF	Fitz Hall Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"...	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
6	DF	Mike Williamson Mike Williamson (footballer) Michael James "Mike" Williamson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a defender. He signed for Newcastle from Portsmouth on 27 January 2010.-Early career:...	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	3	0
7	MF	Joey Barton Joey Barton Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....	8 (7)	1	0	0	0	0	8 (7)	1	1	0
8	MF	Danny Guthrie Danny Guthrie Danny Sean Guthrie is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a midfielder.His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side...	36 (2)	4	2 (1)	0	2	1	40 (3)	5	5	1
10	FW	Marlon Harewood Marlon Harewood Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...	9 (6)	5	0	0	0	0	9 (6)	5	2	0
10	MF	Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...	15 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	15 (2)	3	1	0
11	MF	Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
11	FW	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....	19 (10)	13	1 (1)	3	1	0	21 (11)	16	0	0
12	DF	Danny Simpson Danny Simpson Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...	39	1	1	0	1	0	41	1	4	0
13	DF	Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a defender.-Early career:Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.In 1999...	6 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	6 (1)	0	2	1
14	DF	Patrick van Aanholt Patrick van Aanholt Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Chelsea as a left back.-Chelsea:...	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
16	DF	Ryan Taylor	19 (12)	4	3	0	2	0	24 (12)	4	7	1
17	MF	Alan Smith	31 (1)	0	2	0	0 (1)	0	33 (2)	0	10	1
18	MF	Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine footballer who plays for English Premier League side Newcastle United, and for the Argentinian national team, as a winger. He acquired his nickname "Spider-Man" or "Spider-Mag" during his time at Real Mallorca where he celebrated a goal by putting on a...	34 (3)	4	2 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	36 (5)	4	1	0
19	FW	Xisco Francisco Jiménez Tejada Francisco Jiménez Tejada , commonly known as Xisco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Newcastle United, as a striker.-Deportivo La Coruña:...	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
20	MF	Geremi Geremi Njitap Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...	3 (4)	0	0	0	1 (1)	1	4 (5)	1	0	0
20	FW	Leon Best Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...	6 (7)	0	0	0	0	0	6 (7)	0	3	0
21	MF	Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate is a French football player who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Club career:Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches...	5 (11)	1	3	0	0	0	8 (11)	1	0	0
22	MF	Nicky Butt Nicky Butt Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...	10 (7)	0	2	0	1	0	13 (7)	0	1	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi Shola Ameobi Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...	11 (7)	10	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	1	12 (9)	11	2	0
24	FW	Andy Carroll Andy Carroll Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....	33 (6)	17	2 (1)	2	0	0	35 (7)	19	9	0
25	MF	Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua is a Congolese-English footballer who plays as a winger for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the younger brother of Blackpool striker Lomana LuaLua. It is a common misconception that they are cousins but the matter was cleared up by Lomana LuaLua...	0 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
26	GK	Tim Krul Tim Krul Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.-Newcastle United:...	1 (2)	0	3	0	2	0	6 (2)	0	3	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor Steven Taylor (footballer) Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...	21	1	1	0	1	0	23	1	2	0
28	DF	Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours.-Zalaegerszeg:Kádár...	6 (7)	0	2	0	1	0	9 (7)	0	2	0
29	FW	Fabio Zamblera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	Nile Ranger Nile Ranger Nile Ranger is an English footballer who plays for Barnsley on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United as a striker.-Early days:...	4 (21)	2	1 (2)	0	2	0	7 (23)	2	1	0
31	FW	Frank Wiafe Danquah Frank Wiafe Danquah Frank Wiafe Danquah is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Waasland-Beveren in Belgium.-Early career:Frank Wiafe Danquah began in the youth teams of Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. After a spell at First Division side FC Omniworld he was given a trial by Newcastle United and signed with...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	FW	Wesley Ngo Baheng Wesley Ngo Baheng Wesley Ngo Baheng is a French footballer of Cameroonian descent, who is without a club after leaving Hereford United.-Biography:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	GK	Ole Söderberg Ole Söderberg Ole Petter Söderberg is a Swedish footballer who plays for Chesterfield, on loan from Newcastle United. He also serves as the goalkeeper of the Swedish national U21 team.-Biography:Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	Fraser Forster Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
35	DF	Ben Tozer Ben Tozer Ben Peter Anthony Tozer is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.-Swindon Town:Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of...	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
37	DF	Callum Morris	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
41	MF	Shane Ferguson Shane Ferguson Shane Kevin Ferguson is a footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Northern Ireland national team. He is capable of playing anywhere on the left flank as a full back or winger.-Early life:...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	FW	Ryan Donaldson Ryan Donaldson Ryan Mark Donaldson is an English footballer, who plays for Newcastle United. He can play as an out-and-out striker up front or in midfield.-Club career:...	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0	1	0	1 (4)	0	0	0
43	MF	Jonny Godsmark Jonny Godsmark Jonathan "Jonny" Godsmark is an English footballer who currently plays for Ashington.-Career:Godsmark started his career with Newcastle United and made his reserve team debut in Northumberland Senior Cup against Walker on 16 October 2006, and then scored his first reserve goal after coming on as a...	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
44	DF	James Tavernier James Tavernier James Henry Tavernier is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield Wednesday, on loan from Newcastle United, as a defender.-Career:...	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
45	DF	Darren Lough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF	Haris Vučkić Haris Vuckic Haris Vučkić is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Newcastle United in the Premier League.-NK Domžale:...	0 (2)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (3)	0	0	0
47	MF	Bradden Inman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Starting formations

Formation Formation (association football) In association football, the formation describes how the players in a team are positioned on the pitch. Different formations can be used depending on whether a team wishes to play more attacking or defensive football....	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Total
4-4-2	39	3	2	44
4-4-1-1	5	0	0	5
4-5-1	2	0	0	2

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
17	MF	Alan Smith	26
22	MF	Nicky Butt Nicky Butt Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...	13
4	MF	Kevin Nolan Kevin Nolan Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....	11
27	DF	Steven Taylor Steven Taylor (footballer) Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...	1

Starting 11

• GK: #1,   Steven Harper
  Steven Harper
  Stephen Harper is the current Prime Minister of Canada.Stephen Harper may also refer to:*Stephen Harper , British car designer*Steve Harper , English footballer...
  
  , 45
• RB: #12,   Danny Simpson
  Danny Simpson
  Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...
  
  , 41
• CB: #27,   Steven Taylor
  Steven Taylor (footballer)
  Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...
  
  , 23
• CB: #2,   Fabricio Coloccini
  Fabricio Coloccini
  Fabricio Coloccini is an Argentine football defender who currently captains Premier League club Newcastle United, and plays for the Argentine national team. At the age of 29, Coloccini has already represented numerous football clubs, however it was his successful spell at Deportivo La Coruña where...
  
  , 40
• LB: #3,   José Enrique
  José Enrique Sánchez
  José Enrique Sánchez Díaz , more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back.-Early career:...
  
  , 36
• RM: #16,   Ryan Taylor, 24
• CM: #8,   Danny Guthrie
  Danny Guthrie
  Danny Sean Guthrie is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a midfielder.His displays in Liverpool's Academy side earned him a call-up to the England schoolboy side...
  
  , 40
• CM: #17,   Alan Smith, 33
• LM: #18,   Jonás Gutiérrez
  Jonás Gutiérrez
  Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez is an Argentine footballer who plays for English Premier League side Newcastle United, and for the Argentinian national team, as a winger. He acquired his nickname "Spider-Man" or "Spider-Mag" during his time at Real Mallorca where he celebrated a goal by putting on a...
  
  , 36
• AM: #4,   Kevin Nolan
  Kevin Nolan
  Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
  
  , 47
• CF: #24,   Andy Carroll
  Andy Carroll
  Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
  
  , 35

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Source
1 September 2009	FW	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....	Free agent	Free
21 November 2009	MF	Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate Fabrice Pancrate is a French football player who is currently playing for FC Nantes.-Club career:Pancrate started his professional career in Louhans-Cuiseaux in 1999 where he played two matches. He then went to Guingamp from 2000 until 2002 playing six matches...	Paris Saint-Germain	Free
20 January 2010	DF	Danny Simpson Danny Simpson Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	£750K
26 January 2010	MF	Wayne Routledge Wayne Routledge Wayne Neville Anthony Routledge is an English footballer who plays for Swansea City. He plays as a midfielder predominantly on the right wing but can also play on the left. He has represented England at under-16, under-19 and under-21 level...	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	£1m
27 January 2010	DF	Mike Williamson Mike Williamson (footballer) Michael James "Mike" Williamson is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United, as a defender. He signed for Newcastle from Portsmouth on 27 January 2010.-Early career:...	Portsmouth Portsmouth F.C. Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...	£1m
1 February 2010	FW	Leon Best Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best is an English-born Irish footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first full international cap against Nigeria on 29 May 2009.Best...	Coventry City Coventry City F.C. Coventry City Football Club, otherwise known as the Sky Blues owing to the traditional colour of their strip, are a professional English Football league club based in Coventry...	Undisclosed

• Total spending: ~ £2.75m

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2009	MF	Mark Donninger	Blyth Spartans Blyth Spartans A.F.C. Blyth Spartans A.F.C. are a professional football club who play in the Conference North, and are based in the town of Blyth, Northumberland, England. They are often the most Northerly team in whichever league or cup they are playing in. They are managed by former Spartans player Steve Cuggy.They...	Free
1 July 2009	MF	James Marwood	Free agent	Free
1 July 2009	DF	Caçapa Caçapa Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...	Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube Cruzeiro Esporte Clube is a Brazilian football team, from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, and are one of the only five clubs to have never been relegated, along with Santos, São Paulo, Flamengo and Internacional. Founded on January 2, 1921, they are only one of three clubs to have participated in...	Free
1 July 2009	FW	Peter Løvenkrands Peter Løvenkrands Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands is a Danish footballer who plays for Newcastle United in the Premier League, and for the Danish national team. He is a striker who can also play as a left winger and is known for his pace....	Free agent	Free
1 July 2009	FW	Mark Viduka Mark Viduka Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...	Retired	Free
1 July 2009	DF	David Edgar David Edgar (footballer) David Edward Edgar is a Canadian football player who currently plays for Championship side Burnley. He can play as a centre back, right back, left back or defensive midfielder.-Early life:Edgar was born to Eddie Edgar and Christine Edgar...	England Burnley Burnley F.C. Burnley Football Club are a professional English Football League club based in Burnley, Lancashire. Nicknamed the Clarets, due to the dominant colour of their home shirts, they were founder members of the Football League in 1888...	Released
3 July 2009	FW	Michael Owen Michael Owen Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	Released
31 July 2009	FW	Obafemi Martins Obafemi Martins Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....	Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...	£9 million
6 August 2009	DF	Sébastien Bassong Sébastien Bassong Sébastien Aymar Bassong Nguena is a French-born Cameroonian football defender who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and the Cameroon national football team.-Early career:...	Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....	£8 million
7 August 2009	DF	Habib Beye Habib Beye Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...	Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...	£2.5 million
18 August 2009	MF	Damien Duff Damien Duff Damien Anthony Duff is an Irish footballer who plays for Premier League team Fulham and the Republic of Ireland national football team. With Ireland he has participated in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and helped his team qualify for UEFA Euro 2012...	Fulham Fulham F.C. Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...	£4 million
31 January 2010	MF	Geremi Geremi Njitap Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...	Ankaragücü Ankaragücü MKE Ankaragücü is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Ankara. The club wears a yellow and navy kit and play their home matches at Ankara 19 Mayis....	Undisclosed

• Total income: ~ £23.5 million

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry	Source
31 July 2009	DF	Danny Simpson Danny Simpson Daniel Peter "Danny" Simpson is an English footballer who plays as a right back for Premier League club Newcastle United. A product of the Manchester United academy, Simpson has also played on loan for Sunderland, Ipswich Town and Blackburn Rovers in England and Royal Antwerp in Belgium...	Manchester United Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...	18 January 2010
17 September 2009	DF	Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili Zurab Khizanishvili is a Georgian footballer who plays for Turkish club Kayserispor as a defender.-Early career:Khizanishvili started his career at Dinamo Tbilisi where he remained for just one season, before joining FC Tbilisi to improve his chances of playing regular first team football.In 1999...	Blackburn Rovers Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....	17 December 2009
25 September 2009	FW	Marlon Harewood Marlon Harewood Marlon Anderson Harewood is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Guangzhou R&F in China.Harewood started his career at Nottingham Forest. During his career there, he had loan spells at Haka and Ipswich Town before joining West Ham United in 2003 and then Aston Villa in 2007...	Aston Villa Aston Villa F.C. Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...	26 December 2009
29 January 2010	DF	Fitz Hall Fitz Hall Fitz Benjamin Hall is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. He is a central defender who can also play as a central midfielder. His nickname is "One Size" Fitz Hall, a pun on the phrase "one size fits all"...	Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers F.C. Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...	31 May 2010
29 January 2010	DF	Patrick van Aanholt Patrick van Aanholt Patrick John Miguel van Aanholt is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Wigan Athletic, on loan from Chelsea as a left back.-Chelsea:...	Chelsea Chelsea F.C. Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...	28 February 2010

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Expiry	Source
31 July 2009	GK	Fraser Forster Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...	Bristol Rovers Bristol Rovers F.C. Bristol Rovers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Bristol, that competes in Football League Two. The team plays its home matches at the Memorial Stadium, in the Horfield area of the city....	31 August 2009
6 August 2009	FW	Jonny Godsmark Jonny Godsmark Jonathan "Jonny" Godsmark is an English footballer who currently plays for Ashington.-Career:Godsmark started his career with Newcastle United and made his reserve team debut in Northumberland Senior Cup against Walker on 16 October 2006, and then scored his first reserve goal after coming on as a...	England Hereford United Hereford United F.C. Hereford United Football Club is an English professional football club based in the city of Hereford. Founded in 1924, they are competing in Football League Two in the 2011–12 season. Hereford have played at Edgar Street for their entire history and are nicknamed 'The Whites' or 'The Lilywhites',...	31 January 2010
28 August 2009	GK	Fraser Forster Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Celtic, on loan from Newcastle United.He started his career with Newcastle and has had loan spells with Stockport County, Bristol Rovers and Norwich City as well as being on loan to Celtic for the 2010–11 season.-Early...	Norwich City Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...	1 June 2010
31 August 2009	FW	Xisco Francisco Jiménez Tejada Francisco Jiménez Tejada , commonly known as Xisco, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Deportivo de La Coruña on loan from Newcastle United, as a striker.-Deportivo La Coruña:...	Racing de Santander Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators....	1 June 2010
1 September 2009	FW	Fabio Zamblera	Italy AS Roma	1 June 2010
9 February 2010	MF	Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua Kazenga LuaLua is a Congolese-English footballer who plays as a winger for Football League Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion. He is the younger brother of Blackpool striker Lomana LuaLua. It is a common misconception that they are cousins but the matter was cleared up by Lomana LuaLua...	England Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....	9 March 2010

• *=Jonny Godsmark
  Jonny Godsmark
  Jonathan "Jonny" Godsmark is an English footballer who currently plays for Ashington.-Career:Godsmark started his career with Newcastle United and made his reserve team debut in Northumberland Senior Cup against Walker on 16 October 2006, and then scored his first reserve goal after coming on as a...
  
   returned early from Hereford United due to an injury.

Competitions

Pre-season

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6
Result	3–0	7–2	1–0	1–6	0–0	1–1

League

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Result	1–1	3–0	1–0	2–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1	1–0	3–1	1–0	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–2
Position	12th	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

Round	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Result	0–0	2–2	2–0	0–0	5–1	0–3	1–1	4–1	3–0	2–1	6–1	2–2	3–0	2–2	1–0	2–0	3–2	2–1	4–1	2–1	2–0	2–2	1–0
Position	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st

FA Cup

Match	1	2	3
Result	0–0	3–0	2–4

League Cup

Match	1	2
Result	4–3	0–2

Pre-season

League

FA Cup

League Cup

External links