Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club that is based within Newcastle upon Tyne, that is part of the Premier League - the top level in English football. The club was established in 1892 through the union between Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End. The club plays match at St James' Park which is situated in the middle of Newcastle. As a result of the Taylor Report's recommendation to ensure that every Premier League clubs have all-seater stadiums, the stadium was renovated in the late 1990s and is currently able to hold the total capacity of 52,305.
The club was part of the Premier League for all but three seasons of the league's history. They played over 90 years in top division until May 2022 and have never fallen down to English football's second division since they joined in the Football League in 1893. Newcastle have been awarded four League titles and Six FA Cups and a FA Charity Shield along with in 1968 and 1969 the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup, the ninth most prestigious trophy wins from any English club. The most successful time for the club was from 1904 to 1910 and they also won the FA Cup and three of their League titles. Their last major domestic title was the 1955 FA Cup (though their most recent major trophy was won the one they won in 1969) and, more recently, the club was League and FA Cup runners-up on four occasions during the 90s. Newcastle were knocked out in 2009 and then in 2016. The club was promoted at the very first asking every time, before returning in the Premier League, as Championship champions in both 2010 and 2017.
Newcastle have had a long-running rivalry with the nearby Sunderland and Sunderland, who compete in the Tyne Wear derby since the year. The traditional colours of the club's kit include white and black striped tops with black shorts and black socks. Their crest is inspired by the city's coat of arms that has two hippocamps in grey. Prior to every home game team members enter on the pitch to "Local Hero" and "Blaydon Races" is also played during games. The film of 2005 Goal! included Newcastle United, and many believe that the film helped increase the popularity of the club among supporters and players.
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The club was controlled by Mike Ashley from 2007 until 2021 when he succeeded the chairman of the club for a long time, Sir John Hall. The club is ranked 17th in revenue-generating club worldwide by revenue that was EUR169.3 million in 2015. Newcastle's top position was 1999 in 1999, which was when they were the 5th highest income-producing football club in the world and the second highest in England just after Manchester United. On the 7th of October in 2021 Newcastle was purchased for PS300 million through a consortium headed by the sovereign wealth fund.