Q 01/05

Newcastle United trace their origins to an 1881 team formed by cricketers from which district?

A) Byker

B) Heaton

C) Elswick

D) Gosforth

Answer · why

A) Byker

It was renamed Newcastle East End in 1882 to avoid confusion with the cricket club in Stanley, County Durham.

Q 02/05

East End took over the lease of St James' Park in May 1892 after which rival club collapsed financially?

A) Tyne Association

B) West End

C) Rosewood

D) Rangers

Answer · why

B) West End

Many West End players and staff joined East End, and the merged club chose a new name that December.

Q 03/05

Which of these was a rejected suffix considered before 'United' was chosen for the merged club in 1892?

A) Albion

B) Wanderers

C) Rangers

D) Athletic

Answer · why

C) Rangers

'1892 Newcastle', 'Newcastle City' and 'City of Newcastle' were also floated; 'United' signified the merger of East and West End.

Q 04/05

Newcastle's first Football League match, in September 1893, was a 2-2 draw against which club?

A) Liverpool

B) Bury

C) Wolverhampton Wanderers

D) Woolwich Arsenal

Answer · why

D) Woolwich Arsenal

They had joined the Second Division alongside Liverpool and Woolwich Arsenal after twice being refused entry to the First.

Q 05/05

In how many seasons of the 1900s did Newcastle win the League championship?

A) Three

B) Four

C) One

D) Two

Answer · why

A) Three

1904-05, 1906-07 and 1908-09; the same era brought five FA Cup finals and just one win, in 1910.