- Michael Owen
Michael James Owen (born December 14, 1979, in Chester, Cheshire) is an English football player currently with Newcastle United. He has also played for Liverpool (1996–2004) and Real Madrid (2004-05). He plays as a striker and has enjoyed a hugely successful and high-profile career at both club and international level and was the European Footballer of the Year in 2001. Owen is currently England's 4th highest scorer of all time, with 37 goals in 82 games for his country, …
- Alan Shearer
Alan Shearer OBE (born 13 August 1970 in Gosforth, Tyne and Wear) is an English former professional footballer who played for the English national team and three English Premiership clubs: Southampton, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. During his career he enjoyed successes at both club and international level and also in his personal life, becoming one of the most prolific strikers of all time. In total he scored 422 goals for club and country, …
- Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce (born October 19 1954 in Dudley, West Midlands) is an English former professional football player and current football manager. He is currently the manager of Newcastle United of the English Premier League. He was manager of Bolton Wanderers between 1999 and 2007, leading them to a League Cup final and guiding them to UEFA Cup qualification for the first time in their history. He is often referred to by the nickname "Big Sam".
- Joey Barton
Joseph Anthony Barton (born 2 September 1982 in Liverpool, Merseyside), commonly known as Joey Barton, is an English football (soccer) player. He currently plays for the English club Newcastle United, as a midfielder. Barton was raised in a rough area and as a child saw football as a form of escapism. He began his football career in 2001 with Manchester City after working his way through their youth system. He became a regular player for Man City, …
- Xabi Alonso
Xabier Alonso Olano, commonly known as Xabi Alonso (born 25 November 1981 in Tolosa, Basque Country Spain, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool F.C.. He wears the number 14 shirt at Liverpool and is a central midfielder, often playing as a deep-lying playmaker. Alonso has gained the reputation as being one of the best passers of the ball in the world. He also has a reputation for scoring spectacular long range goals, …
- Mike Ashley
Michael James Wallace Ashley is an English billionaire retail entrepreneur, in the sporting goods market. He is also the largest shareholder in Newcastle United F.C after buying Sir John Hall's share in the club on 23 May 2007. Ranked 25th in the 2007 version of the "Sunday Times Rich List" with estimated wealth of £1.9 billion, Ashley is an intensely private person, who never attends industry functions or gives interviews.
- Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins (born October 28, 1984 in Lagos, Nigeria is a Nigerian football player who plays as a striker for the Nigeria national team, and for the English club Newcastle United.
- Shay Given
Séamus John James "Shay" Given is an Irish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland, and is regarded as one of the finest and most reliable custodians in the Premier League. He is also vice-captain of both his country and club. For Ireland, Given has been capped 80 times and was his country's starter at the 2002 World Cup.
- Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson (born 20 November 1978) is an English former professional footballer, who recently played for Horden Colliery Welfare in the Northern League Division One. Robinson is a much-travelled player, having featured for no fewer than a dozen teams in his career. Due to his frequent moving, he has only passed thirty league appearances for one club, during his time with Hartlepool United. Robinson was born in Sunderland and began his career as a trainee with Darlington, …
- Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka (born October 9, 1975 in Melbourne) is an Australian striker of Croatian and Ukrainian descent, who has signed for Newcastle United in the English Premier League and also plays for the Australian national team. He is known for his strong physical presence and hold-up play. Viduka and his wife, Ivana, have two sons; Joseph, nicknamed 'Joey' (born 2002), and Lucas (born September 2006)
- Glenn Roeder
Glenn Victor Roeder (born December 13 1955 in Woodford, Essex) is an English football manager and former player. As a player, Roeder represented England B on 7 occasions.
- James Milner
James Philip Milner (born January 4 1986, Horsforth, England) is an English footballer playing for the Premiership side Newcastle United. He has previously played for Leeds United and spent periods on loan at Swindon Town and Aston Villa. Milner broke the record set by Wayne Rooney as the youngest ever Premiership goal scorer while playing for Leeds on 26 December, 2002, being just 16 years and 357 days old when he scored against Sunderland.
- Steven Taylor
Steven Vincent Taylor (born January 23, 1986 in Greenwich, England) is an English footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United. He is a central defender who can also play at right back and sometimes left back. Despite being born in London, his family moved to Whitley Bay, North Tyneside when Taylor was just two weeks old, and he grew up as a Newcastle supporter.
- Graeme Souness
Graeme James Souness (born 6 May, 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. He is perhaps best known as the former captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s, and as a manager with, amongst others, Rangers, Liverpool, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.
- Damien Duff
Damien Anthony Duff (born March 2, 1979 in Ballyboden, Dublin) is an Irish footballer. He currently plays as a winger for FA Premier League club Newcastle United and internationally for the Republic of Ireland. After his performances in the Champions League for Chelsea and World Cup 2002 for Ireland, Duff was one of the most feared wingers in Europe. With pace, accurate crossing and impressive finishing combined with his much improved versatility, …
- Kieron Dyer
Kieron Courtney Dyer (born 29 December 1978 in Ipswich) is an English footballer currently playing for Newcastle United. Known for his speed, dribbling and cool finishing, Dyer is a regular for the England squad but has failed to win a regular place in the starting line-up. He is of Antiguan descent via his mother.
- Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt (born 21 January 1975 in Gorton, Manchester, England) is an English footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United. Butt is primarily a defensive midfielder, and a former England international.
- Shola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi (born October 12, 1981 in Zaria, Nigeria) is an Anglo-Nigerian football player. He currently plays for Newcastle United in the English Premiership as a centre forward. He has spent his entire career at the club.
- Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia (born 28 May, 1986 in Harfleur, France) is a French footballer, currently playing for the English Premier League club Newcastle United, whom he joined in 2004 from French club Le Havre AC. He has played primarily as a left winger for Newcastle, although his natural role is attacking central midfielder and in some games has featured in this position for Newcastle.
- Freddy Shepherd
Freddy Shepherd is an English businessman and the current chairman of Newcastle United Football Club, best known for bringing Michael Owen to the club in 2005. In 1998, he became infamous for making disparaging comments about his own club's supporters in a tabloid newspaper. Shepherd has also courted controversy among football fans by sacking legendary manager Bobby Robson and replacing him with Graeme Souness, then in charge of a struggling Blackburn, …
- Ryan Babel
Ryan Guno Babel (born December 19, 1986 in Amsterdam) is a Dutch professional football player who currently plays for Liverpool. He is right footed and plays as a striker or a left winger. He has been a member of the Netherlands national football team since 2005
- Louis Saha
Louis Laurent Saha is a French international footballer of Guadaloupian descent who plays for the English club, Manchester United. He made his English football debut on loan from F.C. Metz to Newcastle United in 1999, making 11 appearances and scoring one goal before returning to Metz. He was transferred to Fulham for £2.1million in 2000. During a spell of nearly four years at the club, …
- Steve Harper
Stephen Alan "Steve" Harper is an English football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Newcastle United in a deputy role to first choice goalkeeper Shay Given. He was signed by Newcastle United in 1993 from his local club Seaham Red Star for a nominal fee. Seen as back-up to regular starter Pavel Srníček, later Shaka Hislop and then Shay Given, he has had loan spells at Bradford City, Gateshead, Stockport County, Hartlepool United and Huddersfield Town, …
- Scott Parker
Scott Matthew Parker (born 13 October 1980) is an English footballer who currently plays for West Ham United. He is a midfielder, who has represented England at every level; from under-15 to senior, for whom he has made one start and two substitute appearances. He won his three England caps while playing for three different clubs.
- Teemu Tainio
Teemu Tainio (born November 27, 1979 in Tornio) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Barclay's Premiership in England. He can play both as a defensive and attacking midfielder and even out wide. Known for his fighting spirit and strong tackling, he has constantly suffered from minor injuries throughout his career. Tainio was promoted to the first team of his home-town club TP-47 in Kakkonen, Finland's third division, …
- Les Ferdinand
Leslie "Les" Ferdinand MBE (born December 18, 1966 in Paddington, London) is a former English footballer. He is best known for his time at Newcastle United and Q.P.R. during the 1990s, during which period his powerful and elegant centre forward play and ability in the air resulted in a number of appearances for England. He is the cousin of current Premiership players Rio and Anton Ferdinand and is popularly nicknamed "Sir Les".
- Nolberto Solano
Nolberto "Nobby" Albino Solano Todco (born December 12, 1974, Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for English club Newcastle United. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians. He even has a postage stamp in his name and figure. His talents in football range from accurate crosses to accomplished dead-ball skills and he has traditionally played either on the right wing, …
- Stephen Carr
Stephen Babeson Carr (born August 29, 1976 in Dublin, Ireland), is an Irish footballer who currently plays for the English Premier League team Newcastle United and the Republic of Ireland. His position is right back.
- Titus Bramble
Titus Malachi Bramble (born July 21, 1981 in Ipswich, Suffolk) is a English football player, currently playing for Wigan Athletic in the FA Premier League. He has a brother, Tesfaye, who also plays professional football, for Stockport County. Bramble qualifies to play for Montserrat through his parents.
- David Rozehnal
David Rozehnal is a Czech football player who plays for the FA Premier League club Newcastle United. Rozehnal played for the Czech Republic at the Euro 2004 and all three of their games at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. At club level, he has represented Sigma Olomouc and Club Brugge. He won the title with Brugge in 2005. Rozehnal impressed at Paris Saint Germain in the 2006-07 season and was named as the club's Player of the Year.
- Tim Krul
Timothy (Tim) Krul (born April 3, 1988 in Den Haag) is a Dutch goalkeeper who currently plays for Newcastle United. He was promoted to the first team in 2006 by manager Glenn Roeder. He signed for Newcastle in July 2005, on a three year deal from ADO Den Haag. He played in the Under-17 European Championship for Holland in Tuscany in May 2005, and has since become the third choice goalkeeper for the Dutch U-21 squad.
- Emre Belözoğlu
Emre Belözoğlu, also known as Emre is a Turkish footballer. He is a midfielder for FA Premier League club Newcastle United and Turkey. In 2004, he was selected to FIFA 100 by Pelé as one of the 125 best living footballers. Belözoğlu was born in İstanbul. He is good friends with Buruk Okan, Hakan Şükür, and mentor Fatih Terim.
- Habib Beye
Habib Beye (born October 19, 1977 in Suresnes (France), is a Senegalese footballer, who currently plays for French League 1 giants Olympique de Marseille, he is the current captain of the Mediterranean club, since the start of the 2006/2007 season. He made substitute appearances in Senegal's matches in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, against Denmark, Uruguay and Sweden, and is a regular feature in the Senegalese starting line up.
- Bryan Robson
Bryan Robson OBE (born January 11, 1957) is a former England, West Bromwich Albion, and Manchester United footballer who also captained his country. He is the current manager of Sheffield United. He was born and brought up in Witton Gilbert, County Durham. The family moved to the nearby town of Chester-le-Street when he was six. Where he began playing football and supporting Newcastle United.
- Steed Malbranque
Steed Malbranque (born January 6 1980 in Mouscron, Belgium) is a Belgian-born French footballer, currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur.
- Paul Gascoigne
Paul John Gascoigne (born 27 May, 1967 in Gateshead, England), often referred to as Gazza, is a retired English football player who is widely regarded as one of the most gifted footballers of his generation. He has also had spells as a manager and coach, most recently at Kettering Town in 2005. Playing in the position of midfield, his career included spells at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur, …
- Gary Speed
Gary Speed is a Welsh footballer, who plays in midfield. He is currently the player/coach for Bolton Wanderers, after a £750,000 switch from Newcastle United in July 2004. He was also captain for the Welsh national team until he retired from international football in 2004 after the side's 3-2 defeat to Poland in a World Cup qualifier. As a child, he went to Hawarden High School. Speed began his career with Leeds United, winning the title with them in 1992.
- Peter Ramage
Peter Iain Ramage (born November 22, 1983, Ashington) is an English footballer who currently plays for Newcastle United. He is a versatile defender who has been played at various positions for his club, but has only shone when at the heart of defence.
- Michael Chopra
Michael Chopra (born 23 December 1983 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer playing professionally for the Premier League side Sunderland. A striker, he has previously played for Newcatle United and Cardiff City and has spent loan spells at Watford, Nottingham Forest and Barnsley. He has represented England at the Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18, Under-19, Under-20 and Under-21 levels. The son of an English mother and an Indian father, …
- Celestine Babayaro
Celestine Babayaro (born August 29, 1978 in Kaduna, Nigeria) is a footballer who plays left-back and is currently contracted to Newcastle United of the English Premiership. Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side, Plateau United before moving to Belgium and Brussels outfit, Anderlecht in 1994 and made a name for himself through his performances for Nigeria in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where the African nation won the golden medal.