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Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
's 120th season of professional
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. They competed in the
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for the third consecutive season.


Chronological list of events

*23 May 2012: The club announces the signing of attacking midfielder
Romain Amalfitano Romain Grégoire Clément Amalfitano (born 27 August 1989) is a French professional footballer who last played as an attacking midfielder for Western Sydney Wanderers. He previously played for Reims, Châteauroux, Evian, Newcastle United, Dijon F ...
, who will join the club when his contract at
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expires at the end of June. *1 June 2012: First-team members Alan Smith,
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and
Danny Guthrie Danny Sean Guthrie (born 18 April 1987) is an unattached English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder, who last played for Fram in Iceland. He has made more than 200 appearances in the Premier League and Football League and repres ...
are released by the club. Youngsters Samuel Adjei,
Phil Airey Philip Airey (born 14 November 1991), known as Phil Airey, is a retired English footballer, who played as a striker. Airey has played for Premier League club Newcastle United, Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, Blyth Spartans and a spell ...
, Ryan Donaldson, Stephen Folan, Jeff Henderson,
Tamás Kádár Tamás Kádár (born 14 March 1990) is a Hungarian professional footballer who plays for Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age ...
, Greg McDermott and Patrick Nzuzi are also released. *18 June 2012: Youngster Dan Taylor joins
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on a free transfer after being released by the club. *18 June 2012: The
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fixtures are released at 9:00 am BST. *29 June 2012: Central midfielder Danny Guthrie joins
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on a three-year contract, after being released by Newcastle a month previously. His contract will become permanent on 1 July. Meanwhile, goalkeeper
Fraser Forster Fraser Gerard Forster (born 17 March 1988) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur F.C., Tottenham Hotspur. Forster sta ...
signs with Scottish club
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for a fee of £2 million. *2 July 2012: Striker
Leon Best Leon Julian Brendan Best (born 19 September 1986) is a retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played for the Republic of Ireland national football team. Best represented Ireland at under-21 level and won his first ful ...
joins
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for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £3 million. *5 July 2012: The first
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choosing Newcastle's first two games, against
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and
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.
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select Newcastle's trips to Everton,
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and
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with the visit of
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also selected. *6 July 2012: The club announces the signing of defensive midfielder
Gaël Bigirimana Gaël Bigirimana (; born 22 October 1993) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Burundi national team. He began his professional career at Coventry City in 2011 ...
from
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for an undisclosed fee, believed to be in the region of £500,000. *13 July 2012: Newcastle's first pre-season game ends in a 1–0 defeat to German club
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. *16 July 2012:
Demba Ba Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side ASC San Diego. He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
scores the only goal in a 1–0 win over
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. *21 July 2012:
Mehdi Abeid Mehdi Abeid ( ar, مهدي عبيد; born 6 August 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE Pro League club Khor Fakkan and the Algeria national team. Early life Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Fran ...
scores in a 1–1 draw with Fenerbahçe in Austria. *27 July 2012: Newcastle's Guadiana Trophy starts with a 1–1 draw with
Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
. *28 July 2012: Goals from
Demba Ba Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side ASC San Diego. He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
and Ryan Taylor give Newcastle a 2–1 win over
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and win the Guadiana Trophy for Newcastle. *31 July 2012: The club announce the signing of defender
Curtis Good Curtis Edward Good (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian footballer who plays as a defender for Melbourne City in the A-League. He began his career with the club (then called Melbourne Heart) before signing for Newcastle United in 2012. He su ...
from
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on a six-year deal. *4 August 2012:
ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...
hold Newcastle to a goalless draw at the
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. After the match,
Alan Pardew Alan Scott Pardew (born 18 July 1961) is an English football manager and former professional footballer, who is the current manager of Greek Super League club Aris. Pardew's highest achievements in the sport include reaching the FA Cup Final th ...
complains to the Dutch side about their fans racially abusing
Cheick Tioté Cheick Ismaël Tioté (; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 2005 ...
,
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and
Papiss Cissé Papiss Demba Cissé (; born 3 June 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Amiens. He formerly played for the Senegal national football team. Formerly of SC Freiburg, he once held the record of most ...
. *10 August 2012: The
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play-off draw is made, pairing Newcastle with Greek side
Atromitos Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Athens, Greece * Atromitos Yeroskipou, a football team curr ...
. *11 August 2012: Newcastle suffer a 4–1 defeat to
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. *16 August 2012: The club and
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announce that a price has been agreed for midfielder
Vurnon Anita Vurnon San Benito Anita (born 4 April 1989) is a Curaçaoan professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back (association football), full-back for Eredivisie club RKC Waalwijk. Born in Curaçao and ra ...
, subject agreeing personal terms and the player passing a medical. *18 August 2012: A goal from
Demba Ba Demba Ba (born 25 May 1985) is a former professional footballer. He serves as the chairman of National Independent Soccer Association side ASC San Diego. He made his first-team debut with French team Rouen in 2005 before moving to Mouscron an ...
and a
Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa ( ar, حاتم بن عرفة, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and Dribbling#Associat ...
penalty help Newcastle beat Tottenham 2–1 in their first Premier League game of the 2012–13 season, despite Pardew being sent to the stands after pushing the fourth official claiming the ball went out of play for a Magpies throw-in. *23 August 2012: Ryan Taylor's free-kick earns Newcastle a 1–1 draw against Atromitos in the first leg of their Europa League play-off in
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. *25 August 2012: The Magpies suffer a 2–0 defeat to
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at
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thanks to an
Eden Hazard Eden Michael Walter Hazard (born 7 January 1991) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Madrid. Known for his creativity, dribbling, passing and vision, Hazard is considered o ...
penalty and a
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strike both in the first half, but Pardew's side are better in the second half. *27 August 2012: The club announce the death of former executive Freddie Fletcher, who worked at
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in the 1990s. *30 August 2012:
Haris Vučkić Haris Vučkić (born 21 August 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Buriram United. Vučkić has represented Slovenia international youth selections in every category. He made his senior debut ...
scores his first Newcastle goal in a 1–0 win over Atromitos in the Europa League. The win sees Newcastle qualify for the Europa League group stage. *31 August 2012: The draw for the Europa League group stage sees Pardew's team placed in Group D with
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,
Club Brugge (), known simply as Club Brugge (in English also: ''Club Bruges''), is a Belgian professional football club based in Bruges, Belgium. It was founded in 1891 and its home ground is the Jan Breydel Stadium, which has a capacity of 29,062.
and Marítimo. *2 September 2012:
Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa ( ar, حاتم بن عرفة, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and Dribbling#Associat ...
's curler gives Newcastle a disappointing draw at home to
Aston Villa Aston Villa Football Club is a professional football club based in Aston, Birmingham, England. The club competes in the , the top tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1874, they have played at their home ground, Villa Park ...
. *17 September 2012: Demba Ba's double (including Newcastle's 1,000th Premier League goal) gives Newcastle a 2–2 draw at Everton. *20 September 2012: Newcastle start their Europa League group stage campaign with a goalless draw with Portuguese outfit Marítimo on the island of
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, despite both sides having good chances throughout the game. *23 September 2012: Demba Ba nets his fourth league goal of the season in a 1–0 home win over
Norwich City Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the 20 ...
, despite Papiss Cissé's missed penalty. *26 September 2012: Despite a spirited performance, the Magpies go out the
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at the first hurdle at
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with substitutes
Shane Ferguson Shane Kevin Ferguson (born 12 July 1991) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays for Rotherham United and the Northern Ireland national team. He previously played for Newcastle United in the Premier League, where he had two spells ...
and Cissé combining to net Newcastle's consolation goal in a 2–1 defeat, having both came on at the same time. *29 September 2012: Ba scores a volley and a controversial goal to earn Newcastle a 2–2 draw at
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. *4 October 2012: Newcastle go top of their Europa League group after thrashing Bordeaux 3–0, with
Shola Ameobi Foluwashola Ameobi (born 12 October 1981) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent 14 years at Newcastle United, making 397 official appearances and scoring 79 goals, and received a winner's medal when the ...
and Cissé scoring, whilst Henrique nets an own goal in between. *7 October 2012: Having lost 3–0 at St James' Park last season, Manchester United win by the same score on
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, condemning Pardew's team to a first home defeat of the season. After the game, Pardew asks for action against Ba's golden boot rival
Robin van Persie Robin van Persie (; born 6 August 1983) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Regarded as one of the best strikers of his generation, Van Persie was known for his excellent technique and ball co ...
for a deliberate foul on
Yohan Cabaye Yohan Cabaye (; born 14 January 1986) is a French former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Cabaye began his football career playing for hometown club US Tourcoing at the age of six. After seven years developing in the club's ...
. *8 October 2012:
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decide not to take any action over the foul on Cabaye by Van Persie. *9 October 2012: Short-term loan company
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agree a deal to sponsor the Magpies from the 2013–14 season; the deal sees St James' Park renamed having been known as Sports Direct Arena since November 2011. *21 October 2012: After Cabaye opens the scoring in the first
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of the season,
Cheick Tioté Cheick Ismaël Tioté (; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 2005 ...
is sent off and, despite a man of the match-winning performance from skipper
Fabricio Coloccini Fabricio Coloccini (; ; born 22 January 1982) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Coloccini began his club career at Boca Juniors in his native Argentina attracting the attention of A.C. Milan. He faile ...
, a shock Ba own goal means the game finishes 1–1. *25 October 2012:
Gabriel Obertan Gabriel Antoine Obertan (born 26 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for USL League One side Charlotte Independence. A former attendee of the famous Clairefontaine academy, Obertan began his professional ca ...
's first goal at St James' Park helps Newcastle take a giant step towards the Europa League knock-out rounds with a 1–0 win over
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leaders Club Brugge. *28 October 2012: Cissé's goal drought is ended after a 93rd minute shot from
Sammy Ameobi Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is a professional footballer who played most recently for Championship club Middlesbrough, although he has since been made a Free Agent. He is the younger brother of fellow players Shola and ...
is deflected of him and in to the net to give the Magpies victory at home to
West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...
. *4 November 2012: Newcastle earn another excellent 1–1 draw away with ten men and Cabaye opening the scoring, this time at
Anfield Anfield is a football stadium in Anfield, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, which has a seating capacity of 53,394, making it the seventh largest football stadium in England. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892. ...
, where
Luis Suárez Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (; born 24 January 1987) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Uruguayan Primera División club Nacional and the Uruguay national team. Nicknamed ''El Pistolero'' ('The Gunman'), he is ...
's excellent goal gives
Liverpool Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the 10th largest English district by population and its metropolitan area is the fifth largest in the United Kingdom, with a popul ...
a point; Coloccini is sent off. *8 November 2012: After going 2–0 down inside 20 minutes away to Club Brugge in Belgium, Vurnon Anita's volley and a Shola Ameobi goal, assisted by brother Sammy, earn the Toon Army a 2–2 draw and the result means they take another step towards qualification. *11 November 2012: Former Newcastle captain
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's goal gives
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a shock 1–0 win at St James' Park. Another former player,
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, returns from his bike ride across Europe for the
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Foundation. *17 November 2012: Two errors from goalkeeper Tim Krul gives
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a 2–1 win at St James' Park after another poor performance by the tynesiders. *22 November 2012: A 1–1 draw with Marítimo secures Newcastle a place in the knockout phase of the Europa League. *25 November 2012: A terrible performance sees Newcastle lose 2–0 at
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. *28 November 2012: Newcastle lose a 1–0 lead to
Stoke City Stoke City Football Club is a professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, which competes in the . Founded as Stoke Ramblers in 1863, it changed its name to Stoke in 1878 and then to Stoke City in 1925 after Stoke ...
, by whom they were eventually defeated 2–1, the club's fourth consecutive defeat. This is their worst start to a Premier League season since their 2008–09 campaign in which they were ultimately relegated to the
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. *3 December 2012: An awful run of form is ended in a fantastic night at home to
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...
. A Demba Ba double and
Gaël Bigirimana Gaël Bigirimana (; born 22 October 1993) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tanzanian Premier League club Young Africans and the Burundi national team. He began his professional career at Coventry City in 2011 ...
's first goal for the club result in a 3–0 victory against the
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outfit, who had
Maynor Figueroa Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez (born 2 May 1983) is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He is best known for his time at Wigan Athletic, where he made 179 Premier League appearances and won the 2013 FA Cup. Figueroa ...
sent off for a foul which resulted in a penalty Ba scored for the first of the night. *6 December 2012: Cheick Diabaté's double means Newcastle lose their final Europa League group game and miss out on the chance to finish top of Group D. *10 December 2012: Despite Newcastle's improved performances continuing, they lose 2–1 at
Fulham Fulham () is an area of the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham in West London, England, southwest of Charing Cross. It lies on the north bank of the River Thames, bordering Hammersmith, Kensington and Chelsea. The area faces Wandsworth ...
. *15 December 2012: Alan Pardew's side are left 15th after losing 3–1 at home to
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despite another brave performance. *17 December 2012: Pardew cancels Newcastle's Christmas party, claiming the team have not been good enough over the season and calls it a mark of respect to the fans. *22 December 2012: Substitute Shola Ameobi scores an 81st-minute winner to give Newcastle a precious win over
Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...
, taking the Magpies up to 14th in the league table. *26 December 2012: Newcastle are so close to giving their fans a Christmas present having taken the lead three times against
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at
Old Trafford Old Trafford () is a football stadium in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, and the home of Manchester United. With a capacity of 74,310 it is the largest club football stadium (and second-largest football stadium overall after Wemb ...
through
James Perch James Robert Perch (born 28 September 1985) is an English professional footballer who plays for Mansfield Town. Perch is versatile and has covered many positions in both defence and across midfield. However, he is usually deployed at right back. ...
, a
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own goal and a
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strike, but they lose 4–3 after
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's late winner. *29 December 2012: After going behind three times and drawing level every time, a tiring Newcastle are beaten 7–3 at
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thanks to a
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hat-trick despite a Demba Ba double and
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's first Premier League goal. *31 December 2012: Newcastle and French side
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agree a fee of £5.5 million for defender
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, after the 4–3 loss to Manchester United and 7–3 defeat to Arsenal exposed the gaps in the Magpies' defence. *2 January 2013: Despite Papiss Cissé opening the scoring in the second minute, Newcastle suffer their ninth defeat in 11 games with a 2–1 loss to Everton, further exposing the gaps in the Magpies' defence. *4 January 2013: Demba Ba is signed by
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after the club triggered the £7 million release clause in the striker's contract. Newcastle also officially announce the signing of Debuchy from Lille for a fee of £5.5 million. *5 January 2013: A poor performance knocks Alan Pardew's team out the
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at
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side
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, with Shola Ameobi sent off. *12 January 2013: A superb defensive display helps the Newcastle to grab a point at
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in a stalemate. *19 January 2013: Defensive normality is resumed at home to struggling
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as
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's double gives the Royals their first win on
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after Yohan Cabaye's 35th-minute free-kick. Pardew walks off to a chorus of boos after a poor managerial performance. *22–25 January 2013: Newcastle make four more new signings, all from France's
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. These were French internationals
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and
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from
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and
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respectively, as well as
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from Bordeaux and
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from Nancy. *29 January 2013: A hard-fought 2–1 win against Aston Villa pull Newcastle four points clear of the relegation zone. *2 February 2013: The Magpies record their first home win over Chelsea since 2006, with a dominant 3–2 win over the Blues, including two goals from new signing Moussa Sissoko. With the win, Newcastle further extended their distance from the drop zone, sitting six points ahead of 18th placed Wigan. *9 February 2013: Newcastle drop back to 16th despite a brave display in a 2–1 loss at
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's first goal for the club sees the visitors level at half-time but a
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double results in a 2–1 home win. *14 February 2013: Papiss Cissé has two goals controversially ruled out, both for offside, as the Magpies are held to a 0–0 draw at home to
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. *20 February 2013: The club confirm a French Day for their home match with
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after signing five Frenchmen in January (Debuchy, Gouffran, Sissoko, Haïdara and Yanga-Mbiwa) to add to Romain Amalfitano, Sylvain Marveaux, Yohan Cabaye, Hatem Ben Arfa and Gabriel Obertan. *21 February 2013: Shola Ameobi scores his 15th European goal from the penalty spot as Newcastle beat Metalist Kharkiv 1–0 for their first European away win since February 2007 to seal a tie with Russian giants
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, but man of the match Tim Krul suffers an injury keeping him out until early April. *24 February 2013: On French Day, the Magpies beat Southampton 4–2, taking the club above the Saints and local rivals Sunderland just four weeks after being seven points behind the Black Cats. There are three French speaking players who score —
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to put the visitors in front after just three minutes; Moussa Sissoko with a tap-in to equalize, having been set up by another Frenchman, Yoan Gouffran; and Yohan Cabaye, who netted a penalty to make it 3–2 to Newcastle. Another French-speaking player, Papiss Cissé, scores a wonder strike to make it 2–1 to the hosts.
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netted a tap-in to put Southampton level, but a
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own goal gives Newcastle a 4–2 lead. *1 March 2013:
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leaves the club by mutual consent, having had running battles with fans on
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and was arrested in January after criticizing fans for booing following the poor performance in the home defeat to Reading. *2 March 2013: Newcastle drop back down to 15th after a 1–0 loss at
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winners Swansea despite an excellent performance by Steven Taylor and the fact the Magpies were the better team in the second half before
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's 85th-minute winner. *7 March 2013: An excellent defensive display helps Newcastle to become the first team to deny Anzhi Makhachkala victory on home soil in the Europa League. *10 March 2013: For the third Premier League home game in a row, the Magpies come from behind to win, this time against Stoke.
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put the Potters 1–0 up from the penalty spot before a Yohan Cabaye free-kick and an injury time volley from Cissé win the game for Newcastle. *14 March 2013: In the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie with Anzhi, the visitors go down to ten men after
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's 55th-minute red card. The game looked to be heading into extra time until Cissé's last-second header. *15 March 2013: Newcastle are the last team to be drawn out for the Europa League quarter-finals and are paired with unbeaten runaway Portuguese
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leaders Benfica *17 March 2013: In a controversial encounter at struggling Wigan, the Magpies went behind to
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's first goal for the home side before
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's horror challenge on Massadio Haïdara went controversially unpunished, meaning Pardew's number two John Carver and Latics first team coach
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both sent to the stands for the second half for a spat. David Santon's first Newcastle goal looked to have saved them a point, but after Cissé's shot was saved by goalkeeper Joel Robles, Joel before a goal kick was given, TV replays showed that
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handled the ball before Arouna Koné's eventual winner. *19 March 2013: Steven Taylor earns himself an England national football team, England call up to replace the injured Gary Cahill, but on the same day The Football Association, the FA decide not to take action against Callum McManaman following his horror challenge on Massadio Haïdara, much to the anger of the Magpies. *21 March 2013: Newcastle's longest-serving player, Steve Harper, announces his retirement after 20 years with the Tynesiders *30 March 2013: Alan Pardew's injury-hit side are thrashed 4–0 by a brilliant Manchester City side, dropping the Magpies down to 15th. *4 April 2013: After Cissé gives the Magpies a priceless lead away to the
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unbeaten leaders Benfica in the 1st leg of the Europa League goals from Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991), Rodrigo, Lima (footballer, born 1983), Lima and Óscar Cardozo kill off a brave Magpies side. *7 April 2013: Cissé scores yet another late winner at home to Fulham. The goal saw Alan Pardew do a famous touchline dash, a celebration that Real Madrid C.F., Real Madrid manager José Mourinho has done on numerous occasions; Pardew ended up celebrating in the crowd. *11 April 2013: Cissé's 71st-minute header gives Newcastle hope of progressing into the Europa League semi-finals against Benfica before Eduardo Salvio's late equalizer sends Pardew's team out of Europe. *14 April 2013: Newcastle suffer an embarrassing 3–0 home defeat to local rivals Sunderland in the Tyne–Wear derby, the Black Cats' first win since 19 January. After the match, fans start riots in Newcastle, with 29 people arrested. *15 April 2013: The Magpies release a statement saying they were appalled with the riots and will give lifetime bans to fans found guilty. *20 April 2013: Newcastle drop down to 16th on goal difference despite an excellent 1–1 draw at West Brom, with Yoan Gouffran's second goal for the club. *27 April 2013: The Magpies suffer yet another embarrassing home defeat losing 6–0 to
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despite their star striker Luis Suárez being suspended for the game after another awful display from Pardew's side. *1 May 2013: The club release a statement saying they are disappointed about ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun''s untrue article about Hatem Ben Arfa. *4 May 2013: Newcastle take another away beat, this time a 0–0 draw at West Ham despite Cissé having a shot which may have gone in cleared off the line by Winston Reid (footballer), Winston Reid. After the match, Pardew responded to ''The Sun''s article about Ben Arfa. *9 May 2013: ''The Journal (Newcastle upon Tyne newspaper), The Journal'' report that Steve Harper may have to wait until the following season for his testimonial and they mention it might be against Rangers F.C., Rangers. *10 May 2013: Moussa Sissoko and Shola Ameobi are both ruled out for the rest of the season. *12 May 2013: Newcastle's survival is mathematically confirmed with a 2–1 win at already-relegated
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. Loïc Rémy, who almost moved to the Magpies, opened the scoring from the penalty spot for QPR before Ben Arfa equalized from another penalty. Gouffran then benefited from QPR keeper Robert Green's poor clearance to put the Magpies in front. Rob Elliot's red card late on meant Steve Harper could come on, it also meant he would be able to play his last match against Arsenal. *19 May 2013: Newcastle's last match of the season, at home to Arsenal, sees the Gunners win 1–0 through Laurent Koscielny's volley and confirm their UEFA Champions League, Champions League spot for next season. The defeat sees Alan Pardew's team drop to 16th, though they had the consolation of finishing above local rivals Sunderland. In the 37th minute, the fans do a minute's applause for retiring goalkeeper Steve Harper.


Club


Team kit

Puma AG, Puma supplied the team kits. The new Home kit was debuted on 13 July during a pre-season friendly against 3. Liga, German Third Division side
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, and went on sale on 1 August, as did the third kit. The shirt sponsor was Virgin Money UK, Virgin Money.


Coaching staff


Statistics


Appearances and goals

:''Last updated on 19 May 2013.''


Top scorers


Cards

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 May 2013.''


Players


First team squad


Reserves

:''The following players did not appear for the first team this season.''


Youth team

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the youth team this season, but may have appeared for the reserves.''


Transfers


In

* Total spending: ~ £25,900,000


Out

* Total income: ~ £12,000,000


Loans out


Competitions


Overall


Pre-season


Guadiana Trophy


Premier League


League table


Results summary


Results by round


Premier League


FA Cup


Football League Cup


UEFA Europa League


Play-off round


Group stage


Knockout phase


Round of 32


Round of 16


Quarter-finals


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Newcastle United F.C. season Newcastle United F.C. seasons, 2012-13 2012–13 Premier League by team 2012–13 UEFA Europa League participants seasons