Approaching Newcastle: With a 140-year history the team monument Alain Shearer

On October 8, the team based on the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund (PIF) officially completed the acquisition of newcastle united clubs in the Premier League, PIF has a wealth of more than 320 billion pounds, Newcastle has become the richest club in the world, and the "magpie" has since flown into a phoenix. Of course, the reason why PIF acquired Newcastle is also very clear, because Newcastle has a long history and a deep heritage.

Club history

In 1881, the Industrial Powerhouse of Newcastle West football and the East Division football team in the north-east of England merged to form Newcastle United. At the time, however, it was only an amateur team of football enthusiasts, and it was not until 1889 that Newcastle became a professional team, joining the Fa in 1893 and playing in the English Second Division that year. After five years of honing in the Second Division, Newcastle United reached the First Division with their heads held high. In the fiercely competitive First Division, the young Newcastle dared to fight, and in the first few years of promotion to the First Division, not only did not relegate, but also achieved quite good results, and won the league championship in 1905, followed by two league titles in 1907 and 1909, and won the English FA Cup in 1910, these impressive achievements made Newcastle United a super team feared by everyone in English football at that time.

After a period of lows, Newcastle was back in 1924, beating Aston Villa 2-0 to taste the FA Cup for the second time. Three years later, in 1927, Newcastle won the FA Cup for the fourth time, which was also Newcastle's closest to the podium of the league title. Entering the 1930s, Newcastle went downhill and, with the exception of winning the FA Cup in 1932, Newcastle was in a state of stagnation. In 1934, Newcastle fell to the second division and continued until the end of the 40s. However, in the 1950s, Newcastle began to wake up, winning three consecutive FA Cups in 1951, 1952 and 1955, which was also Newcastle's closest three FA Cups. In the early 1960s, Newcastle entered another trough and returned to First Division after three years of Second Division conquests.

In 1969, Newcastle unexpectedly won the UEFA Cup. In the '70s, Newcastle did well, especially in the 1974 FA Cup and the 1976 UEFA Cup. But in 1979, Newcastle was once again squeezed out of the ranks of the first division team, although the team went through several hardships in 1984 and 1989 to return to the first division twice, but in the end due to limited strength became short-lived, Newcastle spent most of the time on the edge of the first and second divisions, and the team deteriorated.

In early 1992, billionaire John Hall took over the team, which gave them another rise. At the end of the 1992–93 season, Newcastle finished first in The Second Division with a time of eight points higher than the second place, and was promoted to the first division (later changed to the Premier League), and in the following seasons, Newcastle was at the top of the list. From the beginning of the 1997-98 season, the team's results were always unsatisfactory, only in the middle of the table, and the only thing that could comfort the fans was that they won the FA Cup runner-up in 1998 and 1999. On 24 May 2009, Newcastle lost 1-0 away to Aston Villa and was relegated, and after a season, Newcastle returned to the Premier League. Newcastle was tepid and remained in the middle of the league. In the 2015-16 season coached by Benitez, Newcastle was unfortunately relegated, and after a season, Newcastle was once again back in the Premier League.

Club celebrities

The famous football magazine "442" previously held the top 100 players in the history of the Premier League on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of the founding of the Premier League, of which there were 9 players who played for Newcastle United: Alain Shearer (third), Andy Cole (27th), Campbell (32nd), Michael Owen (50th), David Ginola (51st), Les Ferdinand (58th), Gary Spide (76th), David Barty (81st), James Milner (ranked 93rd).

At a glance at the above list, it is known that some players have nothing to do with Newcastle United, such as Campbell, who has almost zero relationship; James Milner has a relatively large relationship, but his performance at Newcastle United alone is not enough to make him one of the top 100 in history; Andy Cole was great in the Newcastle United era, but it is undeniable that he was selected, half of which was due to his performance when he played for Manchester United; Irving is similar, basically relying on the results of the Liverpool era to reach the top 50. As for the remaining 5 celebrities, I believe most fans will agree that most of their glorious moments were spent at Newcastle United, and their selection also represents the beautiful 90s of Newcastle United.

It has to be said here that super striker Alain Shearer, it is because of the existence of this super shooter that Newcastle achieved very outstanding results in the 90s. The 283 consistent goal celebrations symbolized 283 top-flight goals. For the fans, Alain Shearer will always be a unicorn-like presence. His indestructible ability to score goals has brought Alain Shearer a lot of praise and honor. To date, Alain Shearer has scored the fastest player in Premier League history to score 100 goals; the only England player to win the Golden Boot for three consecutive seasons; the only goalscorer who has scored more than 30 goals in three consecutive seasons; and the only super scorer in history who has scored 20 or more goals in seven seasons. It can be said that Shearer is an unprecedented player in the history of Newcastle, and as for whether there is anyone who comes after, we can only wait for time to unveil the mystery for us.