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The Best Newcastle United Players Of All Time, Ranked

Updated April 24, 2020 2.7k votes 172 voters 2.7k views101 items

List RulesVote up the top players ever to take the pitch for Newcastle United F.C.

The best players ever to lace up their cleats for Newcastle United have been part of a long legacy of tremendous soccer. All the Newcastle United F.C. stars of past and present have had a hand in crafting the history of their club team.

While recent Newcastle United players like Alan Shearer and Peter Beardsley have helped keep Newcastle United Football Club among the class of the Premier League and the A-list of world soccer, early standouts from the club's roster like Jackie Milburn and Tommy put Newcastle United on the map as a group worth following.

So which of these players from Newcastle United's long history deserves to rank near the top of the list? Who are the best Newcastle United FC players of all-time? Vote below, and if you see any players missing from the list who should be considered, feel free to add them as well.

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Alan Shearer
Forward
Birthplace: Gosforth, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1996-2006
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61
11
Jackie Milburn
Forward
Birthplace: Ashington, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1943-1957
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61
14
Kevin Keegan
Forward, Center Forward
Birthplace: Armthorpe, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Newcastle United career: 1982-1984
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Peter Beardsley
Forward, Midfielder
Birthplace: Hexham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1983-1987, 1993-1997
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51
10
Les Ferdinand
Forward
Birthplace: Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1995-1997
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44
10
Gary Speed
Midfielder
Birthplace: Mancot, United Kingdom
Nationality: Wales
Newcastle United career: 1998-2004
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47
14
Nolberto Solano
Midfielder
Birthplace: Callao, Peru
Nationality: Peru
Newcastle United career: 1998-2004, 2005-2007

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42
11
Paul Gascoigne
Midfielder
Birthplace: Dunston, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1984-1988
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42
11
Rob Lee
Midfielder
Birthplace: Plaistow, Newham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1992-2002
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42
11
Shay Given
Goalkeeper
Birthplace: Lifford, Republic of Ireland
Nationality: Ireland
Newcastle United career: 1997-2009
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44
15
Andrew Cole
Forward
Birthplace: Nottingham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1993-1995
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38
10
Chris Waddle
Midfielder
Birthplace: Felling, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Newcastle United career: 1980-1985
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37
10
Malcolm Macdonald
Forward
Birthplace: Fulham, London, England
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1971-1976
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32
12
Hughie Gallacher
Forward
Birthplace: Bellshill, United Kingdom
Nationality: Scotland
Newcastle United career: 1925-1930
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24
11
Len White
Forward
Birthplace: Skellow, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1953-1962
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25
15
Bobby Mitchell
Forward
Nationality: Scotland
Newcastle United career: 1949-1961
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22
12
Ivor Allchurch
Forward, Inside forward
Birthplace: Swansea, United Kingdom
Nationality: Wales
Newcastle United career: 1958-1962
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28
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Laurent Robert
Midfielder
Birthplace: Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France
Nationality: France
Newcastle United career: 2001-2005
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32
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Faustino Asprilla
Forward
Birthplace: Tuluá, Colombia
Nationality: Colombia
Newcastle United career: 1996-1998
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20
10
Albert Shepherd
Forward
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1908-1914
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18
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Colin Veitch
Defender
Birthplace: Heaton, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1899-1914
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20
11
Jock Rutherford
Winger
Birthplace: Percy Main Metro station, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1902-1913
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20
12
Pop Robson
Forward
Birthplace: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1962-1971
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14
5
Joe Harvey
HB
Birthplace: Edlington, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1945-1953
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22
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Micky Quinn
Forward
Birthplace: Everton, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1989-1992