Vital QPR takes a look at this Sunday’s opponents Newcastle United.
FACTS & FIGURES |
Founded: 1892
Nickname: The Magpies, The Toon
Ground: St. James Park (52,381)
Manager: Alan Pardew
SELECTED HONOURS |
Football League First Division Champions: 1904-05, 1906-07, 1908-09, 1926-27
Football League Second Division Champions: 1964-65, 1992-93, 2009-10
FA Cup: 1910, 1924, 1932, 1951, 1952, 1955
UEFA Intertoto Cup Winners: 1969
CLUB RECORDS |
Record Attendance: 68,386 vs Cheslea 3rd September 1930
Record victory: 13-0 v Newport Town, Division Two, 1946
Record defeat: 0-9 v Burton Wanderers, Division Two, 1895
Record Buy: £16,000,000 to Real Madrid for Michael Owen
Record Sale: £13,400,000 from Real Madrid for Jonathan Woodgate
Record Appearances: 496 – Jimmy Lawrence
Record Goals: 206 – Alan Shearer
SQUAD |
Goalkeepers:
Steve Harper
Tim Krul
Ole Soderberg
Rob Elliot
Defenders:
Fabricio Coloccini
Davide Santon
Danny Simpson
Mike Williamson
James Perch
Ryan Taylor
Steven Taylor
James Tavernier
Midfielders:
Yohan Cabaye
Danny Guthrie
Hatem Ben Arfa
Mehdi Abeid
Dan Gosling
Alan Smith
Jonas Gutierrez
Sylvain Marveaux
Cheik Tiote
Haris Vuckic
Gabriel Obertan
Strikers:
Demba Ba
Peter Lovenkrands
Leon Best
Shola Ameobi
LAST FIVE FIXTURES |
Loss: 2-3 v West Bromwich Albion (h)
Win: 2-0 v Bolton Wanderers (a)
Loss: 1-3 v Liverpool (a)
Win: 3-0 v Manchester United (h)
Win: 2-1 v Blackburn Rovers (h)
LAST FIVE FIXTURES |
QPR 0-0 Newcastle – 12/09/2011
QPR 0-1 Newcastle – 02/05/2010
Newcastle 1-1 QPR – 30/09/2009
Newcastle 2-1 QPR – 06/04/1996
QPR 2-3 Newcastle – 14/10/1995