List of Newcastle United F.C. players

Alan Shearer is the club record goalscorer with 206 goals. In addition, he was the club's record signing from 1996 to 2005, and the club captain from 1998 to 2006.

Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Newcastle United. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes the club's founder members, players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day, and some players who fell just short of the 100 total but made significant contributions to the club's history (e.g. Keegan, Ferdinand, Asprilla).

Players are listed according to the date they signed for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included. Statistics correct as of 28 May 2015.

List of players

Jackie Milburn, pictured here in 1957 as Linfield player-manager, scored 200 goals for Newcastle, a record that stood unbroken until Shearer scored his 201st goal in a match against Portsmouth in 2006.

Kevin Keegan, pictured here with a Newcastle fan during his stint as England manager, played for and captained the club from 1982 to 1984.

Nolberto Solano, pictured here playing for Peru, played for the club in two separate spells. The first was from 1998 to 2004, and the second was from 2005 to 2007. He is the first Peruvian to play in the Premier League and the FA Cup Final.

Andy Cole played for the club from 1993 to 1995, scoring 68 goals in 86 appearances. His departure to Manchester United, caused uproar amongst the Newcastle fans, leading to Keegan having to defend the sale on the steps of St James' Park.

David Ginola played for the club from 1995 to 1997, quickly becoming an integral part of Newcastle's Entertainers side. Although a fan's favourite, he was not fancied by Keegan's replacement Kenny Dalglish, and left to join Tottenham Hotspur in 1997.

Phillippe Albert played for the club from 1994 to 1999, with a loan spell at Keegan's Fulham from 1998 to 1999. He is best remembered for scoring an audacious chip from 20 yards over Peter Schmeichel in a 5–0 win over Manchester United in 1996.

Faustino Asprilla played for the club from 1996 to 1998. The Colombian is regarded as a cult hero to Newcastle fans, with notable moments including his first public appearance at the club, his celebration against Metz in the UEFA Cup, and his hat-trick against Barcelona in the Champions League.

Les Ferdinand, pictured here as director of football at QPR, played for the club from 1995 to 1997, scoring 50 goals in 84 appearances. Nicknamed Sir Les, he had a short-lived but successful partnership with Shearer.

Rob Lee played for the club from 1992 to 2002. He was made club captain for the 1997–98 season by Dalglish, but was frozen out by the Scotsman's replacement, Ruud Gullit. Following Gullit's resignation after losing the Tyne–Wear derby, Bobby Robson took over and reinstated him into the side. He was awarded with a testimonal in 2001.

Michael Owen played for the club from 2005 to 2009. He is the club's record signing, having arrived from Real Madrid for £16.8 million, with Jonathan Woodgate going the other way. He scored 30 goals in 79 appearances in an injury hit spell at Newcastle, the most serious being a metatarsal, incurred before the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and a ACL, sustained in his first match, ending his tournament.

Name	Nationality	Position	Newcastle United career	Appearances	Goals	Reference
Andy Aitken	Scotland	HB	1895–1906	349	42	[1]
Jack Carr	England	LB	1897–1912	278	5	[2]
Matt Kingsley	England	GK	1898–1904	189	0	[3]
Alexander Gardner	Scotland	RW	1899–1910	314	26	[4]
Colin Veitch	England	CB	1899–1914	322	49	[5]
Peter McWilliam	Scotland	HB	1902–1911	242	12	[6]
Jock Rutherford	England	RW	1902–1913	334	92	[7]
Bill Appleyard	England	FW	1903–1908	145	88	[8]
Albert Gosnell	England	LW	1904–1909	106	15	[9]
Jimmy Lawrence	Scotland	GK	1904–1921	496	0	[10]
Andy McCombie	Scotland	FB	1904–1910	132	0	[11]
Billy McCracken	Northern Ireland	HB	1904–1924	432	8	[12]
Albert Shepherd	England	FW	1908–1914	123	92	[13]
Jimmy Stewart	England	FW	1908–1913	138	51	[14]
Frank Hudspeth	England	CB	1910–1929	472	37	[15]
William Bradley	England	GK	1914–1927	143	0	[16]
Billy Aitken	England	FW	1920–1924	110	10	[17]
Neil Harris	Scotland	FW	1920–1925	194	101	[18]
Stan Seymour	England	LW	1920–1929	266	84	[19]
Tommy McDonald	Scotland	IF	1921–1931	367	113	[20]
Charlie Spencer	England	DF	1921–1928	175	1	[21]
Jimmy Boyd	Scotland	RW	1925–1935	214	57	[22]
Hughie Gallacher	Scotland	FW	1925–1930	174	143	[23]
David Fairhurst	England	FB	1929–1939	285	2	[24]
Jack Allen	England	FW	1931–1934	90	41	[25]
Billy Cairns	England	FW	1933–1944	90	53	[26]
Tommy Pearson	Scotland	LW	1933–1948	212	46	[27]
Willie Imrie	Scotland	RW	1934–1938	128	24	[28]
Bobby Ancell	Scotland	LB	1936–1944	102	1	[29]
Jackie Milburn	England	FW	1943–1957	397	200	[30]
Ron Batty	England	LB	1945–1958	184	1	[31]
Joe Harvey	England	HB	1945–1953	247	12	[32]
Roy Bentley	England	FW	1946–1948	54	25	[33]
Frank Brennan	Scotland	DF	1946–1956	349	3	[34]
Bobby Cowell	England	RB	1946–1955	289	0	[35]
Charlie Crowe	England	LF	1946–1957	178	5	[36]
Tommy Walker	England	RW	1946–1954	184	35	[37]
Jack Fairbrother	England	GK	1947–1952	161	0	[38]
Ernie Taylor	England	IF	1947–1951	107	19	[39]
George Hannah	England	FW	1949–1957	175	43	[40]
Alf McMichael	Northern Ireland	LB	1949–1962	433	1	[41]
Bobby Mitchell	Scotland	FW	1949–1961	412	113	[42]
George Robledo	Chile	FW	1949–1953	166	91	[43]
Ted Robledo	Chile	LB	1949–1953	47	0	[44]
Bob Stokoe	England	CB	1950–1961	261	4	[45]
Ivor Broadis	England	FW	1951–1955	51	18	[46]
Reg Davies	Wales	FW	1951–1958	171	50	[47]
Ronnie Simpson	Scotland	GK	1951–1960	295	0	[48]
Tommy Casey	Northern Ireland	HB	1952–1958	116	8	[49]
Vic Keeble	England	FW	1952–1957	121	69	[50]
Jimmy Scoular	Scotland	RW	1953–1961	273	6	[51]
Len White	England	RW/FW	1953–1962	269	153	[52]
Jackie Bell	England	RB	1956–1962	117	8	[53]
George Eastham	England	FW	1956–1960	129	34	[54]
Gordon Hughes	England	FW	1956–1963	133	18	[55]
Dick Keith	Northern Ireland	RB	1956–1964	223	4	[56]
Ivor Allchurch	Wales	IF	1958–1962	154	51	[57]
Charlie Woods	England	FW	1960–1962	26	7	[58]
Dave Hollins	Wales	GK	1960–1967	112	0	[59]
John McGrath	England	CB	1960–1967	179	2	[60]
Frank Clark	England	LB	1962–1975	464	2	[61]
David Craig	Northern Ireland	RB	1962–1978	412	12	[62]
Dave Hilley	Scotland	IF	1962–1968	194	31	[63]
Jim Iley	England	RB	1962–1969	249	16	[64]
Ron McGarry	England	FW	1962–1967	132	46	[65]
Bobby Moncur	Scotland	CB	1962–1974	356	8	[66]
Pop Robson	England	FW	1962–1971	244	97	[67]
Alan Suddick	England	FW	1962–1967	144	41	[68]
Ollie Burton	Wales	CD	1963–1972	188	6	[69]
Gordon Marshall	England	GK	1963–1968	187	0	[70]
Albert Bennett	England	FW	1965–1969	85	22	[71]
Wyn Davies	Wales	FW	1966–1971	216	53	[72]
Dave Elliott	England	MF	1966–1971	90	4	[73]
Willie McFaul	Northern Ireland	GK	1966–1975	290	0	[74]
John McNamee	Scotland	CB	1966–1971	117	8	[75]
Alan Foggon	England	FW	1967–1971	61	14	[76]
Tommy Gibb	Scotland	MF	1968–1975	199	12	[77]
Jimmy Smith	Scotland	MF	1969–1975	167	13	[78]
Stewart Barrowclough	England	RW	1970–1978	274	24	[79]
Tommy Cassidy	Northern Ireland	MF	1970–1980	180	22	[80]
Irving Nattrass	England	RB/CB/DM	1970–1979	304	20	[81]
John Tudor	England	FW	1970–1977	164	53	[82]
Terry Hibbitt	England	LW	1971–1975 1978–1981	262	14	[83]
Pat Howard	England	CD	1971–1977	184	7	[84]
Malcolm Macdonald	England	FW	1971–1976	228	121	[85]
Alan Kennedy	England	LB	1972–1978	158	9	[86]
Terry McDermott	England	MF	1973–1974 1982–1984	160	24	[87]
Mickey Burns	England	RW/FW	1974–1978	184	48	[88]
Tommy Craig	Scotland	LM	1974–1978	124	22	[89]
Geoff Nulty	England	MF	1974–1978	101	11	[90]
David Barton	England	CB	1975–1983	110	6	[91]
Alan Gowling	England	FW	1975–1978	92	30	[92]
Mike Mahoney	England	GK	1975–1979	108	0	[93]
Kevin Carr	England	GK	1976–1985	195	0	[94]
Steve Hardwick	England	GK	1976–1983	101	0	[95]
Mark McGhee	Scotland	FW	1977–1978 1989–1991	112	36	[96]
Nigel Walker	England	MF	1977–1982	68	3	[97]
John Brownlie	Scotland	RB	1978–1982	136	3	[98]
Mick Martin	Ireland	CM	1978–1983	163	6	[99]
Alan Shoulder	England	FW	1978–1982	117	38	[100]
Kenny Wharton	England	LM/LB	1978–1989	290	26	[101]
Peter Withe	England	FW	1978–1980	83	27	[102]
Steve Carney	England	CB	1979–1985	149	1	[103]
Chris Waddle	England	LW	1980–1985	191	52	[104]
Imre Varadi	England	FW	1981–1983	90	42	[105]
John Anderson	Ireland	RB/CB	1982–1991	333	15	[106]
Jeff Clarke	England	CD	1982–1987	124	4	[107]
Kevin Keegan	England	FW	1982–1984	85	49	[108]
David McCreery	Northern Ireland	DM	1982–1989	243	2	[109]
Peter Beardsley	England	AM/FW	1983–1987 1993–1997	324	119	[110]
Neil McDonald	England	RB/MF	1983–1988	207	29	[111]
Glenn Roeder	England	CB	1983–1988	216	10	[112]
Martin Thomas	Wales	GK	1983–1988	118	0	[113]
Paul Gascoigne	England	MF	1984–1988	107	25	[114]
Gary Kelly	Ireland	GK	1984–1989	62	0	[115]
Kevin Scott	England	CB	1986–1994	227	8	[116]
Kevin Brock	England	RM	1988–1993	145	14	[117]
Liam O'Brien	Ireland	MF	1988–1994	151	19	[118]
Steve Howey	England	MF/CB	1989–2000	238	7	[119]
Bjørn Kristensen	Denmark	SW/CB/DM	1989–1993	90	4	[120]
Micky Quinn	England	ST	1989–1992	110	77	[121]
Lee Clark	England	MF	1990–1997 2005–2006	257	27	[122]
Gavin Peacock	England	AM/FW	1990–1993	119	42	[123]
Robbie Elliott	England	LB/LM	1991–1997 2001–2006	188	11	[124]
David Kelly	Ireland	FW	1991–1993	70	35	[125]
Pavel Srníček	Czech Republic	GK	1991–1998 2006–2007	185	0	[126]
Steve Watson	England	RB/RM/FW	1991–1998	263	14	[127]
John Beresford	England	LB	1992–1998	229	8	[128]
Rob Lee	England	RM/CM/AM	1992–2002	381	56	[129]
Barry Venison	England	FB	1992–1995	109	1	[130]
Philippe Albert	Belgium	CB	1993–1999	135	12	[131]
Andy Cole	England	FW	1993–1995	85	68	[132]
Steve Harper	England	GK	1993–2013	199	0	[133]
Darren Peacock	England	CB	1994–1998	178	4	[134]
Warren Barton	England	RB	1995–2002	220	5	[135]
Les Ferdinand	England	FW	1995–1997	84	50	[136]
Keith Gillespie	Northern Ireland	RW	1995–1998	146	14	[137]
David Ginola	France	LW	1995–1997	75	7	[138]
Shaka Hislop	Trinidad and Tobago	GK	1995–1998	73	0	[139]
Faustino Asprilla	Colombia	FW	1996–1998	48	12	[140]
David Batty	England	MF	1996–1998	113	4	[141]
Aaron Hughes	Northern Ireland	RB/CB	1996–2005	278	7	[142]
Alan Shearer	England	ST	1996–2006	404	206	[143]
Alessandro Pistone	Italy	LB	1997–2000	46	1	[144]
Shay Given	Ireland	GK	1997–2009	462	0	[145]
Temuri Ketsbaia	Georgia	MF	1997–2000	109	14	[146]
Silvio Marić	Croatia	MF	1998–2000	23	2	[147]
Nikos Dabizas	Greece	CB	1998–2003	176	13	[148]
Andy Griffin	England	RB/LB	1998–2004	104	3	[149]
Nolberto Solano	Peru	RW	1998–2004 2005–2007	314	48	[150]
Gary Speed	Wales	MF	1998–2004	284	40	[151]
Kieron Dyer	England	MF	1999–2007	250	36	[152]
Shola Ameobi	Nigeria	FW	2000–2014	397	79	[153]
Olivier Bernard	France	LB	2000–2005 2006–2007	145	6	[154]
Craig Bellamy	Wales	FW	2001–2005	128	42	[155]
Andy O'Brien	Ireland	CB	2001–2005	162	7	[156]
Laurent Robert	France	LW	2001–2005	181	32	[157]
Jermaine Jenas	England	MF	2002–2005	152	12	[158]
Steven Taylor	England	CB	2003–2016	258	15	[159]
Nicky Butt	England	MF	2004–2010	173	5	[160]
Stephen Carr	Ireland	RB	2004–2008	107	1	[161]
James Milner	England	MF	2004–2008	139	12	[162]
Charles N'Zogbia	France	MF	2004–2009	157	9	[163]
Andy Carroll	England	FW	2006–2011	91	33	[164]
Tim Krul	Netherlands	GK	2006–present	175	0	[165]
Obafemi Martins	Nigeria	FW	2006–2009	104	35	[166]
José Enrique	Spain	LB	2007–2011	129	1	[167]
Fabricio Coloccini	Argentina	CB	2008–2016	263	7	[168]
Jonás Gutiérrez	Argentina	MF/LB	2008–2015	205	12	[169]
Kevin Nolan	England	MF	2009–2011	91	30	[170]
Ryan Taylor	England	RB/RW/CM	2009–2015	110	10	[171]
Danny Simpson	England	RB	2009–2013	137	2	[172]
Mike Williamson	England	CB	2010–2016	168	1	[173]
Cheick Tioté	Ivory Coast	MF	2010–present	141	1	[174]
Papiss Cissé	Senegal	FW	2012–2016	151	44	[175]
Vurnon Anita	Netherlands	MF	2012–present	124	3	[176]
Moussa Sissoko	France	MF	2013–2016	133	12	[177]

Club captains

Name Period Bobby Moncur 1968–1974 Irving Nattrass 1974–1975 Geoff Nulty 1975–1978 Terry Hibbitt 1978–1979 Mick Martin 1979–1982 Kevin Keegan 1982–1984 Glenn Roeder 1984–1988 Andy Thorn 1988–1990 Roy Aitken 1990–1991 Kevin Scott 1991–1992 Brian Kilcline 1992–1993 Barry Venison 1993–1994 Peter Beardsley 1994–1997

Name Period Rob Lee 1997–1998 Alan Shearer 1998–2006 Scott Parker 2006–2007 Geremi 2007–2008 Michael Owen 2008–2009 Nicky Butt 2009–2010 Kevin Nolan 2010–2011 Fabricio Coloccini 2011–2016 Jamaal Lascelles 2016–present

References