Newcastle United F.C. in European football

Newcastle United F.C. first played European football with their appearance in the 1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, a competition which they won. Their first Champions League appearance came in 1997–98. Newcastle's first and last appearance in the Cup Winners' Cup came in 1998-99.

According to UEFA their only official UEFA title was won in the UEFA Intertoto Cup.[1]

As of the 2017–2018 season, they have played a total of 16 seasons in European football. Alan Shearer is the clubs leading goalscorer in European competition with 30 goals. Shay Given has made the most appearances in European competition for Newcastle with 54.

Results by season

Season Competition Round Country Club Home Leg Away Leg Aggregate
1968–69 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round Netherlands Feyenoord 4–0 0–2 4–2
Second Round Portugal Sporting Lisbon 1–0 1–1 2–1
Third Round Spain Real Zaragoza 2–1 2–3 4(A)–4
Quarter-finals Portugal Vitória Setúbal 5–1 1–3 6–4
Semi-finals Scotland Rangers 2–0 0–0 2–0
Final Hungary Újpest Dózsa 3–0 3–2 6–2
1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round Scotland Dundee United 1–0 2–1 3–1
Second Round Portugal Porto 1–0 0–0 1–0
Third Round England Southampton 0–0 1–1 1(A)–1
Quarter-finals Belgium Anderlecht 3–1 0–2 3–3(A)
1970–71 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup First Round Italy Inter Milan 2–0 1–1 3–1
Second Round Hungary Pécsi Dózsa 2–0 0–2 2–2(P)
1977–78 UEFA Cup First Round Republic of Ireland Bohemians 4–0 0–0 4–0
Second Round France Bastia 1–3 1–2 2–5
1994–95 UEFA Cup First Round Belgium Royal Antwerp 5–2 5–0 10–2
Second Round Spain Athletic Bilbao 3–2 0–1 3–3(A)
1996–97 UEFA Cup First Round Sweden Halmstad 4–0 1–2 5–2
Second Round Hungary Ferencváros 4–0 2–3 6–3
Third round France Metz 2–0 1–1 3–1
Quarter-finals France Monaco 0–1 0–3 0–4
1997–98 UEFA Champions League Second Qualifying Round Croatia Croatia Zagreb 2–1 2–2 4–3
Group Stage Ukraine Dynamo Kiev 2–0 2–2
Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 0–2 0–1
Spain Barcelona 3–2 0–1
1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup First Round Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade 2–1 0–1 2–2(A)
1999–00 UEFA Cup First Round Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2–2 2–0 4–2
Second Round Switzerland Zürich 3–1 2–1 5–2
Third Round Italy Roma 0–0 0–1 0–1
2001–02 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round Belgium Lokeren 1–0 4–0 5–0
Semi-finals Germany 1860 Munich 3–1 3–2 6–3
Finals France Troyes 4–4 0–0 4–4(A)
2002–03 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Bosnia and Herzegovina Željezničar 1–0 4–0 5–0
Group Stage Italy Juventus 1–0 0–2
Ukraine Dynamo Kiev 2–1 0–2
Netherlands Feyenoord 0–1 3–2
2nd Group Stage Spain Barcelona 0–2 1–3
Italy Inter Milan 1–4 2–2
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 3–1 3–1
2003–04 UEFA Champions League Third Qualifying Round Serbia and Montenegro Partizan Belgrade 0–1 1–0 1–1(P)
UEFA Cup First Round Netherlands NAC Breda 5–0 1–0 6–0
Second Round Switzerland Basel 1–0 3–2 4–2
Third Round Norway Vålerenga 3–1 1–1 4–2
Fourth Round Spain Mallorca 4–1 3–0 7–1
Quarter-finals Netherlands PSV Eindhoven 2–1 1–1 3–2
Semi-finals France Marseille 0–0 0–2 0–2
2004–05 UEFA Cup First round Israel Bnei Sakhnin 2–0 5–1 7–1
Group Stage France Sochaux 4–0
Portugal Sporting Lisbon 1–1
Greece Panionios 1–0
Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi 2–0
Round of 32 Netherlands Heerenveen 2–1 2–1 4–2
Round of 16 Greece Olympiakos 3–1 4–0 7–1
Quarter-finals Portugal Sporting Lisbon 1–0 1–4 2–4
2005–06 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round Slovakia Dubnica 2–0 3–1 5–1
Semi-finals Spain Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 1–2 2–4
2006–07 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third Round Norway Lillestrøm 1–1 3–0 4–1
UEFA Cup First round Estonia Levadia Tallinn 1–0 2–1 3–1
Group Stage Spain Celta Vigo 2–1
Turkey Fenerbahçe 1–0
Italy Palermo 1–0
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 0–0
Round of 32 Belgium Zulte Waregem 1–0 3–1 4–1
Round of 16 Netherlands AZ Alkmaar 4–2 0–2 4–4(A)
2012–13 UEFA Europa League Play-off round Greece Atromitos 1–0 1–1 2–1
Group Stage Portugal Marítimo 1–1 0–0
France Bordeaux 3–0 0–2
Belgium Club Brugge 1–0 2–2
Round of 32 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 0–0 1–0 1–0
Round of 16 Russia Anzhi Makhachkala 1–0 0–0 1–0
Quarter-finals Portugal Benfica 1–1 1–3 2–4

Source for Fairs Cup:[2]

Overall record

Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
UEFA Champions League 24 11 3 10 33 33 +0 045.83
UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League 72 42 17 13 123 60 +63 058.33
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup 24 13 6 5 37 21 +16 054.17
Total 122 67 26 29 195 116 +79 054.92

Goalscorers

Name Career Goals
1England Alan Shearer1996–200630
2Nigeria Shola Ameobi2000–201415
3Wales Craig Bellamy2001–200511
4Wales Wyn Davies1966–197110
5England Pop Robson1962–19719
6Colombia Faustino Asprilla1996–19989
7Peru Nolberto Solano1998–2004 & 2005–20077
8Nigeria Obafemi Martins2006-20096
9England Kieron Dyer1999–20075
9Netherlands Patrick Kluivert2004–20055
9France Laurent Robert2001–20055
9Scotland Jim Scott1967–19695
9Wales Gary Speed1998–20045

Source:[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Profile: Matches". Newcastle United FC: England. UEFA. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Game by Game in the Fairs Cup". toon 1892. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Goal Machines". Club Records. Newcastle United. Retrieved 11 February 2013.

Further reading

  • K. Fletcher, Magpies in Europe: From Antwerp to Zurich. (2011)
  • Paul Joannou, The Grand Tour: Newcastle United's Adventures in Europe. (2006)
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