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Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football team based in Newcastle upon Tyne, nicknamed the "Magpies", who currently play in the FA Premier League. Newcastle United supporters are known as the "Toon Army" or the "Geordies" due to the area the team is based in which holds the majority of the clubs' supporters. The team was formed in 1892 after the merger of two local clubs, Newcastle East and Newcastle West and currently plays at St James' Park, the old Newcastle West ground in the city. Newcastle United are the eighth most successful team in English football according to a recent article published in The Times. This takes into account all results since the beginning of English league football in 1888. The current manager is Glenn Roeder. The club chairman is Freddy Shepherd. The club's traditional local rivals are Sunderland. For more on their history Click Here Current First-Team Squad 1 GK Shay Given 2 DF Stephen Carr 4 MF Nolberto Solano 5 MF Emre Belözoğlu 7 FW Albert Luque 8 MF Kieron Dyer 9 FW Obafemi Martins 10 FW Michael Owen 11 MF Damien Duff 12 GK Steve Harper 14 MF Charles N'Zogbia 15 FW Giuseppe Rossi (on loan from Manchester United) 16 MF James Milner 17 MF Scott Parker (captain) 18 DF Craig Moore 19 DF Titus Bramble 20 MF Antoine Sibierski 21 MF Lee Clark 22 MF Nicky Butt 23 FW Shola Ameobi 24 GK Pavel Srníček 26 DF Peter Ramage 27 DF Steven Taylor 32 DF Paul Huntington 33 DF Celestine Babayaro 34 DF Olivier Bernard 35 MF Matty Pattison 36 DF Kris Gate 37 MF Alan O'Brien 40 GK Tim Krul |
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