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Premier League History Of Newcastle United Team |
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Promoted to FA Carling Premiership as Division One Champions |
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Sell Andy Cole to Manchester United for English record transfer fee of £7million |
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FA Carling Premiership runners-up |
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Sign Alan Shearer for world record £15million. Manager Kevin Keegan quits in January. Replaced by Kenny Dalglish. FA Carling Premiership runners-up |
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Lose FA Cup Final 2-0 to Arsenal |
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Ruud Gullit replaces Dalglish. Lose FA Cup final 2-0 to Manchester United |
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Bobby Robson replaces Gullit. Wins first match 8-0 against Sheffield Wednesday |
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Robson sacked. Replaced by Graeme Souness |
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Sign Michael Owen for club record £17million. Souness sacked, replaced by Glenn Roeder. Shearer becomes record goalscorer - overtaking Jackie Milburn's tally of 200. Retires having scored 206 goals for Newcastle |
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Roeder sacked with one match of the Barclays Premiership season to go. Sam Allardyce appointed two days after season ends. 26th June - Mike Ashley and St. James' Holdings gain 90% of shares, enough to take over the club |
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Sam Allardyce leaves the club in January '08 by mutual consent. Kevin Keegan replaced Allardyce to make a sensational return to the club. |
Mike Ashley
