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Chris Hughton started the season as a caretaker manager but ended it as the Football League Championship-winning manager, delivering the immediate return to the top flight demanded by the Newcastle faithful and under-fire owner Mike Ashley.

The success was largely based on Newcastle’s ability to keep a number of key players with the experience and know-how to get out of the Championship.

But the pressure will be on the relatively inexperienced Hughton to deliver more than EPL survival this season. The ownership issue which plagued the club during its relegation season has been put on the back-burner, so commentators will feel there is no excuse for the Geordies to struggle as they did in 2008/09, when even the legendary Alan Shearer couldn’t save them. 

Hughton’s moves in the transfer market have been limited by the financial constraints put on Newcastle in addition to the general reluctance to spend big money which exists outside certain financially powerful clubs.

But the signing of central defender Sol Campbell will add vital EPL experience to the Geordie rearguard while the signing of midfielder Dan Gosling from Everton on a free transfer could be one of the acquisitions of the summer. 50,000+ fanatical Geordies will be hoping so.

The rivalry of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End in the 1880’s ended in 1892 when West End folded and were taken over by East who were renamed Newcastle United. The ground used by West was also taken over and became Newcastle United’s home, St James Park. The Magpies joined the Football League and won three titles very early between 1905 and 1909. They also appeared in five FA Cup finals in 1905, 1906, 1908, 1910 and 1911, winning in 1910. Further success followed in 1924 with another FA Cup and in 1927 with a further league title.

It wasn’t until the 1950s that they once again tasted success, lifting the FA Cup five times. The team featured such greats as the legendary Jackie Milburn and Bobby Mitchell. The Fairs Cup (latterly the UEFA Cup) was landed in 1968 but this was to prove their last success. Despite major signings such as Andy Cole and Alan Shearer and high profile managers like Kevin Keegan, trophies remained just out of reach. Champions League football and FA Cup finals were enjoyed by the Toon Army but each venture ended in ultimate disappointment

The takeover by Mike Ashley who promised to strengthen the squad and plough millions into the club has proven disastrous with in-fighting, resignations, protests and ultimately relegation. Off-the-field dramas took the emphasis off on-the-field performances. But an immediate return to the EPL should galvanise the club once more. And all fans of Newcastle United will be hoping that football continues to be top of the agenda again with success the main goal.

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