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2009–10 season
Managing Director	Derek Llambias
Manager	Chris Hughton
Stadium	St James' Park
Championship	1st (promoted)
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Carroll, Kevin Nolan (17) All: Andy Carroll (19)
Highest home attendance	52,181 (v Ipswich Town)
Lowest home attendance	15,805 (v Plymouth Argyle – FA Cup)
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The 2009–10 season was the first time Newcastle United Football Club had played in the Championship following relegation after 16 consecutive years in the Premier League. In the 2009–10 season, they won promotion back to the top division after finishing in first place in the 2009–10 Championship.

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 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 three 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 102 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. Obafemi Martins, Sébastien Bassong, Habib Beye, David Edgar, Damien Duff, Michael Owen, Peter Løvenkrands and Mark Viduka all departed the club.

Alan Shearer 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 and messages 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 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 six 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 Løvenkrands decided to rejoin on the final day of the transfer window, but Hughton was granted permission to sign players on loan, acquiring Danny Simpson from Manchester United, and Zurab Khizanishvili from Blackburn Rovers. Later in the year, he signed Marlon Harewood on loan from Aston Villa and Fabrice Pancrate 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 £80 million, 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 United, 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 seven-point lead on top of the Championship table, producing seven 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 Løvenkrands hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup, but following a loss to title rivals West Brom, 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 from QPR defender Mike Williamson from Portsmouth, and defender Patrick van Aanholt on a month's loan from Chelsea. He also signed Queens Park Rangers winger Wayne Routledge. A bid for Crystal Palace striker Victor Moses was unsuccessful as Moses opted to move instead to Premier League team Wigan Athletic. Moreover, the club 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 join the club on a 3+1⁄2-year deal.

In March 2010, Kevin Nolan was named the Championship Player of the Year in the Football League Awards.

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, 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 only managing a 0–0 draw with Cardiff City, leaving the club indefinitely finishing in the top two of the table. Although a win against Sheffield United that evening would have secured the promotion for the club nonetheless, the club defeated 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.

The club finished the final games of the season with a 2–2 draw with Ipswich Town 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 and Northern Rock will remain as the main sponsor. During the season Northern Rock signed a new contract but dissatisfaction with Mike Ashley saw Adidas terminate 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 into the second round of the League Cup.

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

• 17 June 2009: The Championship 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 were amongst them.

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

• 27 June 2009: Mark Hulse and Robbie Elliott announced that they would quit the backroom staff at the end of July.

• 11 July 2009: Newcastle's first Pre-Season Friendly sees them thrash Irish side Shamrock Rovers 3–0 on their home turf.
• 13 July 2009: Newcastle's planned pre-season match on 26 July against Utrecht was cancelled, following concerns raised by the Mayor of Amsterdam regarding both Newcastle and Sunderland visiting the Netherlands at the same time

• 18 July 2009: A Fine Performance sees Chris Hughton's side thrash Darlington 7–2 at the Darlington Arena
• 21 July 2009: The Magpies win their third friendly in a row beating Huddersfield Town 2–1.
• 25 July 2009: Newcastle suffer probably their most humiliating friendly defeat losing 6–1 at League 1 side Leyton Orient, some newspapers then say that they're going down again.
• 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.

• 29 July 2009: Newcastle's only pre-season match at St James' Park sees them held to a goalless draw by Leeds United
• 31 July 2009: Newcastle United mourned the passing of former manager Sir Bobby Robson, who died following a long battle with cancer.

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

• 8 August 2009: Newcastle's first match of the season sees Damien Duff earn a 1–1 draw at West Brom, who were also relegated in what proved to be the Irishman's last game for the club.
• 14 August 2009: Danny Simpson joins on loan from Manchester United
• 15 August 2009: Shola Ameobi nets his first Newcastle hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Reading.
• 18 August 2009: Derek Llambias stated that Barry Moat had "stepped up his interest" in regards to a possible £100 million takeover.

• 19 August 2009: Shola Ameobi goes to the top of the Championship goal scoring charts with the only goal of a win over Sheffield Wednesday
• 22 August 2009: Newcastle win 2–0 at Crystal Palace to move into second place, with Kevin Nolan and Ryan Taylor scoring their first goals for the club.
• 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.

• 26 August 2009: In a classic Carling Cup encounter at home to League 1 Huddersfield Town, the visitors equalized through Theo Robinson just a minute after Danny Guthrie opened the scoring before taking a 3–1 lead through another for Robinson from the penalty spot and a Jordan Rhodes strike. However, a Geremi goal and a Kevin Nolan strike sandwiching a Shola Ameobi penalty give Newcastle a 4–3 win, denying former Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark's team their first win on Tyneside since October 1953, just five weeks after the terriers were beaten in a friendly by the Magpies.
• 31 August 2009: A fantastic strike from Danny Guthrie puts Newcastle top of the Championship with a 1–0 win over Leicester City.
• 3 September 2009: Chief scout Lil Fuccillo joined Championship rivals Swansea City.

• 13 September 2009: Newcastle are the first team to win at promotion rivals Cardiff City's new Cardiff City Stadium thanks to Fabricio Coloccini's first Newcastle goal.
• 16 September 2009: Chris Hughton's side suffer a first league defeat of the season at Blackpool despite Andy Carroll's first goal of the season.
• 26 September 2009: Both teams playing in the Ipswich Town – 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.

• 2 October 2009: Former manager Kevin Keegan was awarded £2 million damages by an employment tribunal for constructive dismissal.

• 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 £20 million.

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

• 19 January 2010: Puma 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 draw 0–0 with Cardiff.

• 19 April 2010: Newcastle won the Football League Championship after a 2–0 win over Plymouth Argyle.

• 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.

• 2 May 2010: Newcastle finished the 2009–10 season with a 1–0 victory at Queens Park Rangers. This gave the team a total of 102 League points, surpassing the 100-point mark for the first time in the club's history.

Players

First-team

Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ENG Steve Harper 2 DF  ARG Fabricio Coloccini 3 DF  ESP José Enrique 4 MF  ENG Kevin Nolan 5 DF  ENG Fitz Hall (on loan from Queens Park Rangers) 6 DF  ENG Mike Williamson 7 MF  ENG Joey Barton 8 MF  ENG Danny Guthrie 10 MF  ENG Wayne Routledge 11 FW  DEN Peter Løvenkrands 12 DF  ENG Danny Simpson 16 DF  ENG Ryan Taylor 17 FW  ENG Alan Smith 18 MF  ARG Jonás Gutiérrez

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 FW  IRL Leon Best 21 MF  FRA Fabrice Pancrate 22 MF  ENG Nicky Butt 23 FW  ENG Shola Ameobi 24 FW  ENG Andy Carroll 25 MF  COD Kazenga LuaLua 26 GK  NED Tim Krul 27 DF  ENG Steven Taylor 28 DF  HUN Tamás Kádár 30 FW  ENG Nile Ranger 35 DF  ENG Ben Tozer 42 FW  ENG Ryan Donaldson 44 DF  ENG James Tavernier 46 MF  SVN Haris Vučkić

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 10 FW  ENG Marlon Harewood (on loan from Aston Villa) 11 MF  IRL Damien Duff (to Fulham) 13 DF  GEO Zurab Khizanishvili (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) 14 DF  NED Patrick van Aanholt (on loan from Chelsea)

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  ESP Xisco (on loan to Racing Santander) 20 MF  CMR Geremi (to Ankaragücü) 29 FW  ITA Fabio Zamblera (on loan to Roma) 34 GK  ENG Fraser Forster (on loan to Norwich City)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first team this season, and made most of their appearances for the reserves, but may have also appeared for the under-18s.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 FW  NED Frank Wiafe Danquah 32 FW  FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng 33 GK  SWE Ole Söderberg 37 DF  IRL Callum Morris 41 DF  NIR Shane Ferguson 43 MF  ENG Jonny Godsmark

No. Pos. Nation Player 45 DF  ENG Darren Lough — DF  ENG Matthew Grieve — DF  ENG Daniel Leadbitter — MF  NIR Paddy McLaughlin — FW  FRO Jóan Símun Edmundsson

Under-18 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18s, but may have also appeared for the reserves.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 47 MF  AUS Bradden Inman — GK  ENG Jak Alnwick — GK  AUS Alex Baird — GK  ENG Sam Grieveson — GK  ENG Max Johnson — GK  ENG Scott Pocklington — GK  ENG Ben Robinson — DF  ENG Paul Dummett — DF  ENG Jeff Henderson — DF  ENG Michael Hoganson — DF  ENG Oliver Nicholas — DF  ENG Alex Nicholson — DF  ENG Remie Streete — DF  ENG James Tavernier — DF  ENG James Taylor — DF  IRL Stephen Folan — DF  COD Patrick Nzuzi — MF  ENG Sammy Ameobi

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Liam Henderson — MF  ENG Marcus Maddison — MF  ENG Greg McDermott — MF  ENG Ryan McGorrigan — MF  ENG Conor Newton — MF  ENG Ryan Page — MF  ENG Daniel Williams — MF  SCO Steven Logan — MF  COD Andy Mogwo — FW  ENG Phil Airey — FW  ENG Adam Campbell — FW  ENG Billy Ions — FW  ENG Dennis Knight — FW  ENG Aaron Spear — FW  ENG Dan Taylor — FW  NIR Michael McCrudden — FW  SWE Samuel Adjei

Statistics

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	37	2	3	0	0	0	40	2	5	0
3	DF	José Enrique	33 (1)	1	2	0	1	0	36 (1)	1	3	0
4	MF	Kevin Nolan	44	17	2	0	1 (1)	1	47 (1)	18	10	1
5	DF	Fitz Hall	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	0
6	DF	Mike Williamson	16	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	3	0
7	MF	Joey Barton	8 (7)	1	0	0	0	0	8 (7)	1	1	0
8	MF	Danny Guthrie	36 (2)	4	2 (1)	0	2	1	40 (3)	5	5	1
10	FW	Marlon Harewood	9 (6)	5	0	0	0	0	9 (6)	5	2	0
10	MF	Wayne Routledge	15 (2)	3	0	0	0	0	15 (2)	3	1	0
11	MF	Damien Duff	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
11	FW	Peter Løvenkrands	19 (10)	13	1 (1)	3	1	0	21 (11)	16	0	0
12	DF	Danny Simpson	39	1	1	0	1	0	41	1	4	0
13	DF	Zurab Khizanishvili	6 (1)	0	0	0	0	0	6 (1)	0	2	1
14	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	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	34 (3)	4	2 (1)	0	0 (1)	0	36 (5)	4	1	0
19	FW	Xisco	0 (2)	0	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0
20	MF	Geremi	3 (4)	0	0	0	1 (1)	1	4 (5)	1	0	0
20	FW	Leon Best	6 (7)	0	0	0	0	0	6 (7)	0	3	0
21	MF	Fabrice Pancrate	5 (11)	1	3	0	0	0	8 (11)	1	0	0
22	MF	Nicky Butt	10 (7)	0	2	0	1	0	13 (7)	0	1	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi	11 (7)	10	1 (1)	0	0 (1)	1	12 (9)	11	2	0
24	FW	Andy Carroll	33 (6)	17	2 (1)	2	0	0	35 (7)	19	9	0
25	MF	Kazenga LuaLua	0 (1)	0	0	0	2	0	2 (1)	0	0	0
26	GK	Tim Krul	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor	21	1	1	0	1	0	23	1	2	0
28	DF	Tamás Kádár	6 (7)	0	2	0	1	0	9 (7)	0	2	0
30	FW	Nile Ranger	4 (21)	2	1 (2)	0	2	0	7 (23)	2	1	0
35	DF	Ben Tozer	0 (1)	0	0	0	1	0	1 (1)	0	0	0
42	FW	Ryan Donaldson	0 (2)	0	0 (2)	0	1	0	1 (4)	0	0	0
46	MF	Haris Vučkić	0 (2)	0	0	0	1 (1)	0	1 (3)	0	0	0

Starting formations

Captains

No.	Pos.	Name	Starts
17	MF	Alan Smith	26
22	MF	Nicky Butt	13
4	MF	Kevin Nolan	11
27	DF	Steven Taylor	1

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Chris Hughton
Assistant manager	Colin Calderwood
First team coach	Peter Beardsley
Goalkeeping coach	Paul Barron
Development coach	Willie Donachie
Reserve team coach	Alan Thompson
Chief scout	Graham Carr

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee	Source
1 September 2009	FW	Peter Løvenkrands	Free	Free
21 November 2009	MF	Fabrice Pancrate	Paris Saint-Germain	Free
20 January 2010	DF	Danny Simpson	Manchester United	£750,000
26 January 2010	MF	Wayne Routledge	Queens Park Rangers	£1,000,000
27 January 2010	DF	Mike Williamson	Portsmouth	£1,000,000
1 February 2010	FW	Leon Best	Coventry City	Undisclosed

• Total spending: ~ £2,750,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee	Source
1 July 2009	MF	Mark Donninger	Blyth Spartans	Free
1 July 2009	MF	James Marwood	Free agent	Free
1 July 2009	DF	Caçapa	Cruzeiro	Free
1 July 2009	FW	Peter Løvenkrands	Free agent	Free
1 July 2009	FW	Mark Viduka	Retired	Free
1 July 2009	DF	David Edgar	Burnley	Released
3 July 2009	FW	Michael Owen	Manchester United	Released
31 July 2009	FW	Obafemi Martins	VfL Wolfsburg	£9,000,000
6 August 2009	DF	Sébastien Bassong	Tottenham Hotspur	£8,000,000
7 August 2009	DF	Habib Beye	Aston Villa	£2,500,000
18 August 2009	MF	Damien Duff	Fulham	£4,000,000
31 January 2010	MF	Geremi	Ankaragücü	Undisclosed

• Total income: ~ £23,500,000

Loans in

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Expiry	Source
31 July 2009	DF	Danny Simpson	Manchester United	18 January 2010
17 September 2009	DF	Zurab Khizanishvili	Blackburn Rovers	17 December 2009
25 September 2009	FW	Marlon Harewood	Aston Villa	26 December 2009
29 January 2010	DF	Fitz Hall	Queens Park Rangers	31 May 2010
29 January 2010	DF	Patrick van Aanholt	Chelsea	28 February 2010

Loans out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Expiry	Source
31 July 2009	GK	Fraser Forster	Bristol Rovers	31 August 2009
6 August 2009	FW	Jonny Godsmark	Hereford United	31 January 2010
28 August 2009	GK	Fraser Forster	Norwich City	1 June 2010
31 August 2009	FW	Xisco	Racing Santander	1 June 2010
1 September 2009	FW	Fabio Zamblera	Roma	1 June 2010
9 February 2010	MF	Kazenga LuaLua	Brighton & Hove Albion	9 March 2010

• *=Jonny Godsmark returned early from Hereford United due to an injury.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Matches

Pre-season

11 July 2009	Shamrock Rovers	0–3	Newcastle United	Dublin
15:00 BST		(Report)	S. Taylor 50' Ameobi 87' Ranger 89'	Stadium: Tallaght Stadium Attendance: 5,200 Referee: Ian Doyle

18 July 2009	Darlington	2–7	Newcastle United	Darlington
12:30 BST	Windass 7' (pen.), 65'	(Report)	Duff 3' Nolan 17' Ameobi 27', 36' Gutiérrez 47' S. Taylor 58' Carroll 75'	Stadium: The Northern Echo Darlington Arena Attendance: 6,698 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

21 July 2009	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Newcastle United	Huddersfield
19:45 BST		(Report)	Nolan 68'	Stadium: Galpharm Stadium Attendance: 9,691 Referee: Jonathan Moss

25 July 2009	Leyton Orient	6–1	Newcastle United	Leyton
15:00 BST	Smith 4' Thornton 23' (pen.) McGleish 53' Mkandawire 55' Jarvis 83' Baker 86'	(Report)	Barton 30' (pen.)	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,615 Referee: Jarnail Singh

2 August 2009	Dundee United	1–1	Newcastle United	Dundee
15:00 BST	Goodwillie 85' (pen.)	(Report)	Carroll 60'	Stadium: Tannadice Park Attendance: 8,876 Referee: Chris Boyle

League

8 August 2009	West Bromwich Albion	1–1	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
17:30 BST	Martis 39'	(Report)	Duff 55'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 23,502 Referee: Mike Dean

15 August 2009	Newcastle United	3–0	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:20 BST	Ameobi 38', 61', 75' (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,944 Referee: Anthony Taylor

19 August 2009	Newcastle United	1–0	Sheffield Wednesday	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Ameobi 15'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,904 Referee: Phil Dowd

22 August 2009	Crystal Palace	0–2	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST		(Report)	Nolan 2' R. Taylor 21'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,643 Referee: Andy D'Urso

31 August 2009	Newcastle United	1–0	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Guthrie 52'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,813 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

13 September 2009	Cardiff City	0–1	Newcastle United	Cardiff
14:05 BST		(Report)	Coloccini 18' Smith  66'  90+2'	Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium Attendance: 25,630 Referee: Andrew Hall

16 September 2009	Blackpool	2–1	Newcastle United	Blackpool
19:45 BST	Ormerod 45+2' Euell 65'	(Report)	Carroll 40'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 9,647 Referee: Jonathan Moss

19 September 2009	Newcastle United	3–1	Plymouth Argyle	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	S. Taylor 6' Nolan 61' Carroll 84'	(Report)	Duguid 50'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,898 Referee: Scott Mathieson

26 September 2009	Ipswich Town	0–4	Newcastle United	Ipswich
17:30 BST		(Report)	Nolan 30', 32', 51' R. Taylor 34'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 27,059 Referee: Mike Jones

30 September 2009	Newcastle United	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Harewood 70'	(Report)	Watson 7'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,923 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

17 October 2009	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Newcastle United	Nottingham
17:20 BST	Blackstock 45'	(Report)		Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 29,155 Referee: Paul Taylor

20 October 2009	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Newcastle United	Scunthorpe
19:45 BST	Woolford 53', 79'	(Report)	Nolan 65'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 8,921 Referee: Andy Penn

24 October 2009	Newcastle United	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Carroll 67' Khizanishvili  85' Nolan 90+2'	(Report)	Shiels 18'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,949 Referee: Darren Deadman

2 November 2009	Sheffield United	0–1	Newcastle United	Sheffield
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Morgan 54' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 26,536 Referee: Kevin Friend

7 November 2009	Newcastle United	3–1	Peterborough United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Gutiérrez 15' Carroll 18' Simpson 52'	(Report)	Keates 79'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,067 Referee: Andy D'Urso

23 November 2009	Preston North End	0–1	Newcastle United	Preston
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Nolan 74'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 16,924 Referee: Scott Mathieson

28 November 2009	Newcastle United	3–0	Swansea City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Harewood 8', 28' Løvenkrands 21'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,616 Referee: Mark Haywood

5 December 2009	Newcastle United	2–0	Watford	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Løvenkrands 20' Nolan  27'  49' Pancrate 83'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 43,050 Referee: Jonathan Moss

9 December 2009	Coventry City	0–2	Newcastle United	Coventry
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Ameobi 45+1' Ranger 82'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 21,688 Referee: Grant Hegley

12 December 2009	Barnsley	2–2	Newcastle United	Barnsley
15:00 GMT	Hallfreðsson 52' Hassell 87'	(Report)	Nolan 6' Harewood 78'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 20,079 Referee: Graham Salisbury

20 December 2009	Newcastle United	2–0	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:00 GMT	Harewood 16' Ameobi 59'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,644 Referee: Kevin Friend

26 December 2009	Sheffield Wednesday	2–2	Newcastle United	Sheffield
12:45 GMT	Varney 14' O'Connor 59'	(Report)	Nolan 19' Ameobi 22'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 30,030 Referee: Stuart Atwell

28 December 2009	Newcastle United	0–0	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:20 GMT		(Report)	McEveley  33'  90+2'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,505 Referee: Kevin Wright

18 January 2010	Newcastle United	2–2	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Guthrie 25' Løvenkrands 54'	(Report)	Olsson 13' Bednář 46'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 39,291 Referee: Paul Taylor

27 January 2010	Newcastle United	2–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Derry 20' (o.g.) Ranger 90+4'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 37,866 Referee: Russell Booth

30 January 2010	Leicester City	0–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
17:20 GMT	Wellens  17'  30'	(Report)		Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 29,067 Referee: Andre Marriner

5 February 2010	Newcastle United	5–1	Cardiff City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Carroll 3', 15' Gyepes 6' (o.g.) Løvenkrands 69', 82'	(Report)	Wildig 89'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,028 Referee: Kevin Friend

9 February 2010	Derby County	3–0	Newcastle United	Derby
19:45 GMT	Hulse 40' Commons 59' (pen.) Barker 64'	(Report)		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 28,607 Referee: Anthony Taylor

13 February 2010	Swansea City	1–1	Newcastle United	Swansea
12:45 GMT	Cotterill 56'	(Report)	Carroll 87'	Stadium: Liberty Stadium Attendance: 15,188 Referee: Andy Woolmer

17 February 2010	Newcastle United	4–1	Coventry City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Routledge 37' Carroll 53' Løvenkrands 70' (pen.) R. Taylor 90+2'	(Report)	Morrison 35' Barnett  49'  69'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 39,334 Referee: Steve Tanner

20 February 2010	Newcastle United	3–0	Preston North End	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Løvenkrands 3' Nolan 55' R. Taylor 90+1'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,525 Referee: Andrew Penn

27 February 2010	Watford	1–2	Newcastle United	Watford
15:00 GMT	Hoskins 90+1'	(Report)	Coloccini 4' Carroll 50'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Anthony Bates

6 March 2010	Newcastle United	6–1	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT	Løvenkrands 44' (pen.), 48' Guthrie 50', 69' Gutiérrez 60' Nolan 71'	(Report)	Steele  42' Bogdanović 83'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,464 Referee: Grant Hegley

13 March 2010	Middlesbrough	2–2	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT	Robson 36' McDonald 74'	(Report)	Løvenkrands 16' Carroll 82'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 27,342 Referee: Lee Mason

17 March 2010	Newcastle United	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Carroll 10', 55' Løvenkrands 22'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 39,301 Referee: Phil Crossley

20 March 2010	Bristol City	2–2	Newcastle United	Bristol
17:20 GMT	Nyatanga 10' Maynard 44'	(Report)	Gutiérrez 70' Carroll 75'	Stadium: Ashton Gate Attendance: 19,144 Referee: Andy D'Urso

23 March 2010	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Newcastle United	Doncaster
19:45 GMT		(Report)	Carroll 59'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 14,850 Referee: Keith Hill

29 March 2010	Newcastle United	2–0	Nottingham Forest	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Ameobi 71' José Enrique 90+1'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,987 Referee: Alan Wiley

3 April 2010	Peterborough United	2–3	Newcastle United	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Green 11' Dickinson 76'	(Report)	Nolan 45+1' Barton 48' Ameobi 59'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 12,877 Referee: Mark Haywood

5 April 2010	Newcastle United	2–1	Sheffield United	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Løvenkrands 45' (pen.) Nolan 72'	(Report)	Cresswell 22'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 48,270 Referee: Andy Hall

10 April 2010	Newcastle United	4–1	Blackpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Gutiérrez 12' Carroll 36' Nolan 62' Routledge 77'	(Report)	Ormerod 85'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 47,010 Referee: Mike Russell

13 April 2010	Reading	1–2	Newcastle United	Reading
20:00 BST	Simpson 72' (o.g.)	(Report)	Nolan 20', 42'	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 23,163 Referee: Fred Graham

19 April 2010	Plymouth Argyle	0–2	Newcastle United	Plymouth
19:45 BST		(Report)	Carroll 20' Routledge 28'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 13,111 Referee: Craig Pawson

24 April 2010	Newcastle United	2–2	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Carroll 27' Ameobi 84'	(Report)	Wickham 42' Walters 90+3'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,181 Referee: Carl Boyeson

2 May 2010	Queens Park Rangers	0–1	Newcastle United	London
13:00 BST	Ramage  46'	(Report)	Løvenkrands 71'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,819 Referee: Darren Deadman

FA Cup

13 January 2010 R3 Replay	Newcastle United	3–0	Plymouth Argyle	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT	Løvenkrands 10', 40', 72'	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,805 Referee: Andy D'Urso

23 January 2010 Round 4	West Bromwich Albion	4–2	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
15:00 GMT	Olsson 17' Dorrans 31' (pen.), 72' (pen.) Thomas 76'	(Report)	Carroll 62', 90+1'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 16,102 Referee: James Linnington

League Cup

26 August 2009 Round 2	Newcastle United	4–3	Huddersfield Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Guthrie 36' Geremi 48' Ameobi 64' (pen.) Nolan 84'	(Report)	Robinson 37', 39' (pen.) Rhodes 47'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 23,815 Referee: Tony Bates

22 September 2009 Round 3	Peterborough United	2–0	Newcastle United	Peterborough
19:45 BST	Mackail-Smith 20' Williams 31'	(Report)	Guthrie  55'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,298 Referee: Keith Stroud

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External links

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