NICKNAME: Magpies

FOUNDED: 1881

MANAGER: Kevin Keegan

GROUND: St James' Park

LAST SEASON:

League 12th FA Cup Fourth Round Carling Cup Third Round

HONOURS:

Fairs Cup Winners (1) 1968-69

Division One Champions (5) 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1926-27, 1992-93

Division Two Champions (1) 1964-65

FA Cup Winners (6) 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955

Texaco Cup Winners (2) 1974, 1975

Anglo-Italian Cup Winners (1) 1972-73

RECORD VICTORY: League 13-0 v Newport, Division Two, 05-10-1946 Cup 9-0 v Southport, FA Cup Fourth Round, 01-02-1932

RECORD DEFEAT: 0-9 v Bolton, Division Two, 15-04-1895

RECORD ATTENDANCE: 68,386 v Chelsea, Division One, 3-09-1930

RECORD TRANSFER PAID: £16m, Michael Owen to Real Madrid, August 2005

RECORD TRANSFER RECEIVED: £13.4m, Jonathan Woodgate from Real Madrid, August 2004.

TOP LEAGUE GOALSCORER: Season Hughie Gallacher, 36, 1926-27 All-time Jackie Milburn, 177, 1947-57

MOST LEAGUE APPEARANCES: Jim Lawrence, 432, 1904-22