Match 2019 - Saturday 19 July 2025

SEASON 2025/26

FRIENDLY

VENUE:  CELTIC PARK

CELTIC  4  NEWCASTLE UNITED  0

Scorers: Engels, Kenny, Yang, Scales

My first match of season 2025/26 which is my 45th year of attending football and following Celtic FC.  We were sitting in the main stand for a change which although over 50 years old and by far the oldest part of Celtic Park, the upper part offers the best pitch views in the ground.

This pre-season game was billed as a challenge match between the winners of the Scottish and English League Cups attracted a large crowd of over 45,000 with nearly 10,000 away fans to give it a great atmosphere with a bit of needle.

Match report: LINK

Personal notes:

• The fourth time attending this fixture all at Celtic Park and all friendly matches
• Overall the 11th time seeing Newcastle United - 1 home & 10 away
• In total my 1,723rd Celtic match

MATCH 1599 - Sunday, 5 April 2015

SEASON:  2014/15
ENGLISH FA PREMIERSHIP
Venue: STADIUM OF LIGHT

SUNDERLAND  1  NEWCASTLE UNITED  0

Scorer: Defoe

Easter Sunday Derby

A massive derby even more than usual for Sunderland due the Premiership position just outside the drop zone so Defoe's amazing strike just on half time was very welcome.  Best atmosphere ever at Stadium of Light as the Makems celebrated 5 derby wins in a row. However this was the first time I had experienced it. 
Dutch guys everywhere in the stands (Feyenoord fans), in the dugout (Advocaat), in goals (Tim Krul) and at left back the very impressive van Aanholt.

Personal note: 4th Sunderland-Newcastle match; 10th Newcastle game overall; 5th Sunderland match this season.
It was good to meet Jonathan and Paul FTM from http://www.footballgroundguide.com/ forum pre match at:

Match 1484 - Sunday, 21st October 2012

Season:  2012/13
ENGLISH FA PREMIERSHIP
Venue: STADIUM OF LIGHT

                                           

SUNDERLAND     1     NEWCASTLE UNITED     1

Scorers: Ba (O.G.);   Cabaye

Terrific atmosphere although the game is poor.  Sunderland fail to produce enough quality to overturn Newcastle early lead after Tiote is sent off less than half an hour into the match.

Line ups:

Sunderland

• 22 Mignolet
• 16 O'Shea
• 24 Cuellar
• 03 Rose
• 07 Larsson
• 08 Gardner
• 14 Colback
• 21 Johnson (Vaughan - 83' )
• 23 McClean
• 28 Sessegnon (Saha - 64' )
• 26 Fletcher

Newcastle United

• 01 Krul
• 02 Coloccini Booked (S Taylor - 79' )
• 03 Santon
• 05 Simpson
• 06 Williamson Booked
• 04 Cabaye Booked
• 10 Ben Arfa (Obertan - 83' )
• 18 Gutierrez
• 24 Tiote (red carded)
• 19 Ba
• 23 Sh Ameobi Booked (Perch - 38' )

 Ref: Atkinson

Att: 47,456

Personnel note:  3rd season in a row attending this fixture

Match 1426 - Saturday, 20th August 2011

English Premiership
Venue: STADIUM OF LIGHT (15)

SUNDERLAND     0     NEWCASTLE UNITED     1