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.
1
11212Alan Shearer
ForwardBirthplace: Gosforth, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1996-2006
2
6111Jackie Milburn
ForwardBirthplace: Ashington, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1943-1957
3
6114Kevin Keegan
Forward, Center ForwardBirthplace: Armthorpe, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Newcastle United career: 1982-1984
4
6417Peter Beardsley
Forward, MidfielderBirthplace: Hexham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1983-1987, 1993-1997
5
5110Les Ferdinand
ForwardBirthplace: Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1995-1997
6
4410Gary Speed
MidfielderBirthplace: Mancot, United Kingdom
Nationality: Wales
Newcastle United career: 1998-2004
7
4714Nolberto Solano
MidfielderBirthplace: Callao, Peru
Nationality: Peru
Newcastle United career: 1998-2004, 2005-2007
8
4211Paul Gascoigne
MidfielderBirthplace: Dunston, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1984-1988
9
4211Rob Lee
MidfielderBirthplace: Plaistow, Newham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1992-2002
10
4211Shay Given
GoalkeeperBirthplace: Lifford, Republic of Ireland
Nationality: Ireland
Newcastle United career: 1997-2009
11
4415Andrew Cole
ForwardBirthplace: Nottingham, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1993-1995
12
3810Chris Waddle
MidfielderBirthplace: Felling, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Nationality: United Kingdom
Newcastle United career: 1980-1985
13
3710Malcolm Macdonald
ForwardBirthplace: Fulham, London, England
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1971-1976
14
3212Hughie Gallacher
ForwardBirthplace: Bellshill, United Kingdom
Nationality: Scotland
Newcastle United career: 1925-1930
15
2411Len White
ForwardBirthplace: Skellow, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1953-1962
16
2515Bobby Mitchell
ForwardNationality: Scotland
Newcastle United career: 1949-1961
17
2212Ivor Allchurch
Forward, Inside forwardBirthplace: Swansea, United Kingdom
Nationality: Wales
Newcastle United career: 1958-1962
18
2820Laurent Robert
MidfielderBirthplace: Saint-Benoît, Réunion, France
Nationality: France
Newcastle United career: 2001-2005
19
3225Faustino Asprilla
ForwardBirthplace: Tuluá, Colombia
Nationality: Colombia
Newcastle United career: 1996-1998
20
2010Albert Shepherd
ForwardNationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1908-1914
21
188Colin Veitch
DefenderBirthplace: Heaton, Newcastle, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1899-1914
22
2011Jock Rutherford
WingerBirthplace: Percy Main Metro station, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1902-1913
23
2012Pop Robson
ForwardBirthplace: Sunderland, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1962-1971
24
145Joe Harvey
HBBirthplace: Edlington, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1945-1953
25
2217Micky Quinn
ForwardBirthplace: Everton, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Nationality: England
Newcastle United career: 1989-1992