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Newcastle United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they won. Their first Champions League appearance came in 1997–98. Newcastle's first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1998–99.
Club | Newcastle United |
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Seasons played | 17 |
First entry | 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup |
Latest entry | 2023–24 UEFA Champions League |
Titles | |
Intertoto Cup | (2006) |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | (1969) |
According to UEFA their only official UEFA title was won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]
As of the 2023–24 season, they have played a total of 17 seasons in European football. Alan Shearer is the club's leading goalscorer in European competition with 30 goals. Shay Given has made the most appearances in European competition for Newcastle with 54.
Results by season
editSource for Fairs Cup:[2]
Overall record
edit- As of 13 December 2023
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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UEFA Champions League | 30 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 39 | 40 | −1 | 40.00 |
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League | 72 | 43 | 17 | 12 | 123 | 60 | +63 | 59.72 |
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 21 | +16 | 54.17 |
UEFA Intertoto Cup | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 58.33 |
Total | 140 | 75 | 31 | 34 | 227 | 136 | +91 | 53.57 |
Top goalscorers
editRank | Player | Tenure | Goals |
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1 | Alan Shearer | 1996–2006 | 30 |
2 | Shola Ameobi | 2000–2014 | 15 |
3 | Craig Bellamy | 2001–2005 | 11 |
4 | Wyn Davies | 1966–1971 | 10 |
5 | Pop Robson | 1962–1971 | 9 |
Faustino Asprilla | 1996–1998 | ||
7 | Nolberto Solano | 1998–2004 2005–2007 |
7 |
8 | Obafemi Martins | 2006–2009 | 6 |
9 | Kieron Dyer | 1999–2007 | 5 |
Patrick Kluivert | 2004–2005 | ||
Laurent Robert | 2001–2005 | ||
Jim Scott | 1967–1969 | ||
Gary Speed | 1998–2004 |
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ "Profile: Matches". Newcastle United FC: England. UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ^ "Game by Game in the Fairs Cup". toon 1892. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ "Goal Machines". Club Records. Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
Further reading
edit- K. Fletcher, Magpies in Europe: From Antwerp to Zurich. (2011)
- Paul Joannou, The Grand Tour: Newcastle United's Adventures in Europe. (2006)