NUFC Number 9 Stats, Facts & Player Profiles
However there is perhaps an even bigger legend at Newcastle than the
great man himself. A legend that has always been with the club and
always will, in part thanks to the efforts of Big Al among others.
A legend that makes legends such as Shearer.
Who is this legend? The number 9 shirt of course!
Is there any other club in England or indeed the world who can boast
of having such a distinctive shirt? Arguably there is no other club
who can boast of having had so many great players playing in just
the one shirt. Or a club who embrace a number such as we do with the
number 9 from fans to players alike?
In world football the great duo of Pele and Maradona have made the
number 10 shirt a distinctive one while at Manchester United George
Best and David Beckham of late have both made the number 7 shirt a
distinctive one for them. All revered numbers in world football, but
none match the number 9 shirt of Newcastle United.
For some of the world's best goalscorers have graced it and will continue
to grace it. Mention the number 9 of Newcastle United and it reads:
Skill, pace, flair, power, strength, bravery, technique, goals, goals,
goals and more goals. And that is why it's a special shirt with a
tradition as long and proud as the club itself.
Historically and consistently we have been honoured to have had strikers
with those great qualities wearing the number 9 shirt of NUFC and
here we pay homage to the shirt of legends and the goalscorers who
have worn it with distinction throughout the years.
*Includes wartime football
| Player |
Era
|
App |
Goals |
| Willie Thompson |
1892-1897 |
100 |
49 |
| Jock Peddie |
1897-1902 |
136 |
78 |
| Bob McColl |
1901-1904 |
67 |
20 |
| Bill Appleyard |
1903-1908 |
145 |
87 |
| Albert Shepherd |
1908-1914 |
123 |
92 |
| Billy Hibbert |
1911-1920 |
155 |
49 |
| Neil Harris |
1920-1925 |
194 |
101 |
| Hughie Gallacher |
1925-1930 |
174 |
143 |
| Jack Allen |
1931-1924 |
90 |
41 |
| Jack Smith |
1934-1938 |
112 |
41 |
| Billy Cairns |
1933-1944 |
113* |
67* |
| Albert Stubbins |
1936-1946 |
218* |
237* |
| Charlie Wayman |
1941-1947 |
124* |
71* |
| Jackie Milburn |
1943-1957 |
494* |
239* |
| Vic Keeble |
1952-1957 |
120 |
67 |
| Len White |
1953-1962 |
269 |
153 |
| Barrie Thomas |
1962-1967 |
78 |
50 |
| Ron McGarry |
1962-1967 |
132 |
46 |
| Wyn Davies |
1966-1977 |
216 |
53 |
| Malcolm Macdonald |
1971-1976 |
228 |
121 |
| Micky Burns |
1974-1978 |
180 |
48 |
| Peter Withe |
1978-1980 |
83 |
27 |
| Imre Varadi |
1981-1983 |
90 |
42 |
| Chris Waddled |
1980-1985 |
191 |
52 |
| Paul Goddard |
1986-88 |
70 |
23 |
| Mirandinha |
1987-1990 |
63 |
23 |
| Mick Quinn |
1989-1992 |
133 |
63 |
| David Kelly |
1991-1993 |
79 |
38 |
| Andy Cole |
1993-1995 |
84 |
68 |
| Les Ferdinand |
1995-1997 |
83 |
50 |
| Alan
Shearer |
1996-present |
395 |
201 |
| Total |
2,440 |
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