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FKS 1970-71 - Newcastle United

Hear any commentary involving Newcastle United and they will (guaranteed) mention how passionate Geordie support is. (Yawn !!) It is with a wry chuckle, then, that all the other supporters remind the Geordies that the last Newcastle United team to win a major trophy was Joe Harvey's excellent team which won the European Fairs Cup in 1968-69 - 10 of which players appear below.

Newcastle United have the burden of a successful history which will not repeat itself - with 4 top League Championships (most recent 1926-27) and 6 F.A.Cup wins (most recent 1955). Harvey's team also won the Anglo-Italian Cup in 1972-73, and the Texaco Cup in 1974 and 1975, but his departure in 1975 ushered in a period where getting back into the top division has been the main struggle.

Then along came Sir John Hall or more accurately, Sir John Hall's money, and since then things have been on the up with a Division One Championship (92-93), two Premiership runners-up (95-96, 96-97), two F.A.Cup runners-up (98, 99) and a return to European competition. Hence, Newcastle United are once again a force to be reckoned with and one of the front runners to come second in all competitions.

Newcastle United were recently managed by Sir Bobby Robson, who was the last surviving manager to still be in a job from the teams in the 1970-71 World of Soccer Stars Album, at which time he was the manager of Ipswich Town.

See most of these players in a team photo from July 1969

Note : The 1st number is the picture number.The team in bold italics is the team that player played most League games for, and 1980 =1980-81 season.

Manager: Joe Harvey

See Caught in time

211. Preben Arentoft.

Born: Denmark, 1 November, 1942.

Played: 1968-73 Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers.

Newcastle United League record: 50 games, 2 goals.

Career League record: 144 games, 5 goals.

Where are they now ? : See Caught in time


212. Ollie Burton.

Born: Chepstow, 11 November, 1941.

Played: 1958-71 Newport County, Norwich City, Newcastle United.

Newcastle United League record: 181 games, 6 goals.

Career League record: 298 games, 22 goals.

Wals internationals : 9 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler and Caught in time.


213. Frank Clark.

Born: Rowlands Gill, 9 September, 1943.

Played: 1963-78 Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest.

Newcastle United League record: 389 games, 0 goals.

Career League record: 506 games, 1 goal.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler, November 1999, Richard Whitehead , Caught in time (1), Caught In Time (2)


214. John Craggs.

Born: Flint Hill, Durham, 31 October, 1948.

Played: 1966-84 Newcastle United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Darlington.

Newcastle United League record: 64 games, 1goal.

Career League record: 527 games, 13 goals.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler


215. Dave Craig

Born: Belfast, 8 June, 1944.

Played: 1963-77 Newcastle United.

Newcastle United and career League record: 351 games, 8 goals.

Northern Ireland internationals : 25 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler and Caught in time


216. Wyn Davies.

Born: Caernarfon, 20 March, 1942.

Played: 1960-77 Wrexham, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Manchester City, Manchester United, Blackpool, Crystal Palace (loan), Stockport County, Crewe Alexandria.

Newcastle United League record: 181 games, 40 goals.

Career League record: 576 games, 164 goals.

Wales internationals : 34 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler and Caught in time

See a picture taken whilst at Blackpool in the 1974-75 season at http--www.seasiders.net-memorylane516.htm


217. Keith Dyson.

Born: Consett, 10 February, 1950.

Played: 1968-75 Newcastle United, Blackpool.

Newcastle United League record: 76 games, 22 goals.

Career League record: 170 games, 52 goals.

Where are they now ? : See February 2002

See a picture taken whilst at Blackpool in 1974-75 at http--www.seasiders.net-memorylane514.htm


218. Alan Foggon.

Born: Chester-le-Street, 23 February, 1950.

Played: 1967-77 Newcastle United, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Manchester United, Sunderland, Southend United, Hartlepool United (loan).

Newcastle United League record: 61 games, 14 goals.

Career League record: 244 games, 62 goals.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler and Caught in time


219. David Ford.

Born: Sheffield, 2 March, 1945.

Played: 1965-75 Sheffield Wednesday, Newcastle United, Sheffield United, Halifax Town.

Newcastle United League record: 26 games, 3 goals.

Career League record: 260 games, 42 goals.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler


220. Tommy Gibb.

Born: Bathgate, 13 December, 1944.

Played: 1968-77 Newcastle United, Sunderland, Hartlepool United.

Newcastle United League record: 199 games, 12 goals.

Career League record: 249 games, 17 goals.

Where are they now ? : Richard Whitehead and Caught in time


221. Iam McFaul.

Born: Coleraine, Northern Ireland, 1 October, 1943.

Played: 1966-74 Newcastle United.

Newcastle United and career League record: 290 games, 0 goals.

Northern Ireland internationals : 6 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler, Richard Whitehead and Caught in time

See an interview from 2001, at May 2003

On other sites see...

Willie McFaul Interview

222. John McNamee.

Born: Coatbridge, 11 June, 1941.

Played: 1966-75 Newcastle United, Blackburn Rovers, Hartlepool United, Workington Town.

Newcastle United League record: 117 games, 8 goals.

Career League record: 177 games, 17 goals.

Where are they now ?: See April 2004


223. Bobby Moncur.

Born: Perth, 19 January, 1945.

Played: 1962-76 Newcastle United, Sunderland, Carlisle United.

Newcastle United League record: 296 games, 3 goals.

Career League record: 393 games, 5 goals.

Scotland internationals : 16 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler, March 2001, Richard Whitehead, Caught in time

See Books


224. Bryan (Pop) Robson. Click to see a picture.

Born: Sunderland, 11 November, 1945.

Played: 1964-85 Newcastle United, West Ham United, Sunderland, West Ham United, Sunderland, Carlisle United, Chelsea, Carlisle United (loan), Sunderland, Carlisle United. 674 games, 265 goals

Newcastle United career details 1962-70: (League only) 206 games, 82 goals.

West Ham United career details 1970-73 and 1976-78: League 227 games 94 goals, FA Cup 12 games 4 goals, League Cup 15 games 6 goals, Other 1 game 0 goals.

1970-71 season details:-
Newcastle United: (League only) 29 games 8 goals
- 22 February, 1971 moved to West Ham United for 120,000 pounds
West Ham United League 14 games 3 goals; FA Cup 0 games 0 goals; League Cup 0 games 0 goals; Other 0 games 0 goals.

Where are they now ? : See Bryan 'Pop'Robson


225. Jimmy Smith.

Born: Glasgow, 20 January, 1947.

Played: 1969-74 Newcastle United.

Newcastle United and career League record: 129 games, 13 goals.

Scotland internationals : 4 caps.

Where are they now ? : See Pringle and Fissler


Players in the squad who were in the 1970-71 Rothmans include ...

Stewart Barrowclough: signed a few days before the season from Barnsley, future Newcastle United regular, who played for Birmingham City, Bristol Rovers, Barnsley (again), and Mansfield Town.

See Where are they Now ?
Sacked from Frickley Athletic- see News October 2000.
Stewart's son, Carl has debuted for Barnsley, July 2001 News
Sons and Daughters: Sons

Martin Burleigh

Where are they now? Caught In Time

John Cowan

Derek M. Craig

David Elliott

Ray Ellison

Ron Guthrie

Where are they now? Caught In Time

Gordon Hindson

John Hope. Moved to Sheffield United in January 1971

Terry Johnson. Moved to Southend United in January 1971.

Keith Kennedy: Bury mainstay - and brother to Alan, the future Newcastle United, Liverpool and England star.

See Sons and Daughters : Brothers
19th February 2000 Realisation.

P. McGovern

Ian Mitchell

James Thomson. Loaned to Barrow in December 1970

David Young

Further Youth Players

Keith Robson

Signed from the Juniors in May 1971

Where are they now? Caught In Time

Further Staff and Officials include:

Reserve Team Coach:

Keith Burkinshaw

Appointed Assistant Manager to Adrian Boothroyd at Championship side, Watford, March 2005

Career 2005-: 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2007-2008

For full career see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keith_Burkinshaw

Other links on this site see...

Where are they now ? (1): Newcastle United Fairs Cup Winning team 1969

Where are they now ? (2): Newcastle United win the Anglo-Italian Cup, 1973

For further links try ...

Click to see A&BC Gum Cards
plus all the details of the 1970-71 Newcastle United season at:

Nigel Mercer's Galleries of English Football Cards 1965-75


Click to see Newcastle United 70-71 autographs at Lennart Kristiansson's site:

English Football League 70-71 Autographs

Nostalgia is the theme of a great new site at www.toonarama.co.uk.

The official website can be found at home page

Note: Birth information and League career statistics from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players' Records 1946-1998"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen Anne Press, 1998.

Further 1970-71 season information from :
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71' 1st Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1970, and
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72' 2nd Year. Queen Anne Press, London, 1971.

Bryan 'Pop' Robson, FA Cup, League Cup, other competition and 1970-71 statistics from 'The Definative West Ham United F.C. A Complete Record' by John Northcutt. See www.innotts.co.uk-soccer


Additional info. re Keith Burkinshaw from:
'The Beedon Book of Football Managers'. Dennis Turner and Alex White. Breedon Books, Derby, 1993.