History

The club was founded in December 1982 by the merger of two local teams Newcastle east end and Newcastle east end who were previously rivals in the Northen league, but after West End fell into financial difficulties they decided to merge.The deal included the lease on West End's stadium St James's park and several names were suggested for the new club, including Newcastle Rangers and Newcastle City, however they chose the name Newcastle United.

Newcastle United went on to win the league championship on three occasions during the 1900s; 1905, 1907and 1909.The club's success continued in cup competitions, as they reached five FA cup finals in seven years, appearing in the final of 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1911. However they went on to win just one of them, the 1910 final againstbarnsley, in a replay atgoodison park. However, there was still one particular low point during this period, as the team suffered a 9–1 defeat by fierce rivals sunderland in the1908-09 season. Sunderland still count the result as their record highest win.