[FM11] He's Going Home, He Going Home, He's Going... Nobby's Going Home... Version 2

[Nobby_McDonald]

Got a season done and into March of the next one. As it's late now though I'll leave updating until next time.

[Jason the Yank]

Tease.

[Nobby_McDonald]

He he he

[Nobby_McDonald]

2019/20 - Newcastle Town (Conference Premier)
It's goodbye to our best ever player

Board: Consolidate position
Media: 20th
Bookies: 40-1
Season tickets: 231 (up 5)

Another one year contract extension for me.
We make a great start, winning our first four games before a defeat at Woking. This form continues and we top the table after a dozen played.
By halfway and the league is tight with seven teams spread over a seven point difference.
My 500th game in charge at the club is a 3-0 home win over York. This leaves us in 2nd place after 30 games, behind Burton.
Into the new year and we stutter a little as Burton pull clear and really hit their stride.
Despite a very strong finish, Burton seal the title with a comfortable four games to spare, the same day we secure a place in the playoffs which started with an amazing 5-5 draw at Woking...




FA CUP FIRST ROUND: Portsmouth 2 Newcastle Town 1
FA TROPHY QUARTER FINAL REPLAY: Shrewsbury Town 4e Newcastle Town 3


Top rating: David Brooks 7.56
Top goalscorer: David Brooks 52 in 54 games
Top league goalscorer: David Brooks 46 in 47 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
David Brooks


Following the season, David Brooks makes his move to Manchester United and I hope he establishes himself at the top level. He has been tremendous for Newcastle Town in the two seasons he has played for me.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Arsenal
Champions League qualifiers: Manchester United, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur
Relegated: Bristol City, Swansea City, Sunderland

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions: Leeds United
Promoted: Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic*
Relegated: Luton Town, Leicester City, Notts County

LEAGUE ONE
Champions: Plymouth Argyle
Promoted: Watford, Derby County
Relegated: Rotherham United, Portsmouth, Hartlepool United, Barnet

LEAGUE TWO
Champions: Carlisle United
Promoted: Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers
Relegated: Crawley Town, Oldham Athletic

CONFERENCE PREMIER
Champions: Burton Albion
Promoted: Shrewsbury Town
Relegated: Southport, Farnborough, Bromley, Chelmsford City

CONFERENCE NORTH
Champions: Nantwich Town
Promoted: Barrow
Relegated: AFC Telford United, Alfreton Town, Stalybridge Celtic

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Champions: VCD Athletic
Promoted: Aldershot Town
Relegated: Dulwich Hamlet, Truro City, Corinthian-Casuals

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Bishop's Stortford
Promoted: Tooting & Mitcham United
Relegated: Bedford Town, Burgess Hill Town, Eastbourne Borough, Concord Rangers

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Champions: Curzon Ashton
Promoted: Northwich Victoria
Relegated: Eastwood Town, Worksop Town, Prescot Cables, Wakefield

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Malvern Town
Promoted: Tiverton Town
Relegated: Wealdstone, Poole Town, Yate Town, Leighton Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Enfield Town
Promoted: Dartford
Relegated: Harrow Borough, Uxbridge

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Chipstead
Promoted: Walton & Hersham
Relegated: East Thurrock, Metropolitan Police

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Woodley Sports
Promoted: Garforth Town
Relegated: Whitley Bay, Mossley, Farsley Celtic

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Ilkeston Town
Promoted: Rushall Olympic
Relegated: Sheffield, Rainworth Miner's Welfare

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL
Champions: Biggleswade Town
Promoted: Hemel Hempstead Town
Relegated: Slough Town, Bishop's Cleeve

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST
Champions: Burnham
Promoted: Maidenhead United
Relegated: Bashley
* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP
Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 Everton 1

LEAGUE CUP
Fulham 1 Manchester City 2

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY
Wrexham 0 Colchester United 2

FA TROPHY
Bath City 1 Shrewsbury Town 2e


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Manchester United 2e Manchester City 1
Stade Roi Baudouin, Brussels

EUROPA LEAGUE
Villarreal 1 Everton 3
Camp Nou, Barcelona

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x12)
Belarus: BATE (x2)
Belgium: Genk
Bulgaria: Litex (x7)
Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb (x4)
Czech Republic: Sparta Prague (x5)
Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x12)
Finland: HJK Helsinki
France: Lyon
Germany: Bayer Leverkusen (x2)
Greece: Olympiakos
Hungary: Ferencváros
Iceland: KA
Israel: Beitar Jerusalem (x2)
Italy: AC Milan (x2)
Netherlands: Feyenoord (x2)
Northern Ireland: Linfield
Norway: Rosenborg (x3)
Poland: Polonia Warsaw
Portugal: Porto (x5)
Republic of Ireland: Bohemians
Romania: CFR Cluj
Russia: CSKA Moscow
Scotland: Celtic (x2)
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade
Slovakia: Banska Bystrica
Slovenia: Maribor (x3)
Spain: Atlético Madrid (x2)
Sweden: Malmö
Switzerland: Basel (x6)
Turkey: Galatasaray
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x3)
Wales: Llanelli (x4)

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Chelsea
6. Tottenham Hotspur

TOP ENGLISH PLAYERS
1. Michael Saunders (Monaco, 21 caps)
2. Steve Elwell (Manchester United, 9 caps, 5 goals)
3. Charles Phiri (Chelsea, 28 caps, 3 goals)
4. Jack Rodwell (Everton, 76 caps, 11 goals)
5. Joe Hart (Manchester City, 90 caps)
6. Jordan Spence (Manchester United, 44 caps, 2 goals)

TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS
1. English Premier League - 4.5*
2. Italian Serie A - 4.5*
3. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*
4. French Ligue 1 - 4*
5. German First Division - 4*
6. English FA Cup - 3.5*
Most improved: Faroese Premier Division - 635th to 519th (0.5*)

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records
Highest league position: 2nd in Conference Premier
Highest attendance: 4000 v Woking (Conference Premier Playoff Semi Final)
Highest gate receipts: £45,591 v Woking (Conference Premier Playoff Semi Final)
Average attendance: 1443
Biggest win: Havant & Waterlooville 1 Newcastle Town 6 (Conference Premier)
Highest scoring game: Shrewsbury Town 5 Newcastle Town 5 (Conference Premier)
Highest scoring league game: Shrewsbury Town 5 Newcastle Town 5
Top goalscorer: 52 - David Brooks
Top league goalscorer: 46 - David Brooks
Most assists: 15 - Marc Dunning
Highest average rating: 7.56 - David Brooks
Most league appearances: 264 - Lassana Sidibé


New League Records
Highest scoring game: Shrewsbury Town 5 Newcastle Town 5
Lost in a row: 21 - Chelmsford City
Without winning: 38 - Chelmsford City
Most points: 97 - Burton Albion
Most goals: 100 - Newcastle Town
Most conceded: 124 - Chelmsford City
Top scorer: 46 - David Brooks


All Time Best Eleven



Legends
None

Icons
None

Favoured Personnel
David Brooks

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

Season   Team             Division                          Pos   FA Cup                    Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.



The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES
Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7
Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS
Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice
Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5
Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nobby_McDonald]

2020 European Championship
Hosts: Italy
Holders: Spain

GROUP STAGE
Russia, Georgia, Germany, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Iceland

SECOND ROUND
Sweden 0 England 3
Spain 2 Croatia 1
Belgium 0 Portugal 1
Belarus 0 France 2
Czech Republic 1 Wales 0
Netherlands 1 Turkey 2
Scotland 1 Serbia 2
Greece 0 Italy 0p

QUARTER FINALS
England 0 Spain 1
France 4 Portugal 1
Turkey 2 Czech Republic 1
Italy 2 Serbia 1

SEMI FINALS
Spain 2 Italy 0
France 1 Turkey 0

FINAL
Spain 2 France 0
San Paolo, Naples

[AK22]

It's a shame Brooks never made it on to the All Time Best Eleven. I expect he out-scored both the strikers on there, but didn't play enough games.

Knocking on the Football League door again, it's difficult when there's only one automatic promotion place though. Better luck next season

[Jimbokav1971]

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.

Just an idea Nobby, but I noticed when doing my own tables that when you bold or italic something that is coded it is not that easy to see. A bit of colour or something else might work better.

[Nobby_McDonald]

It's a shame Brooks never made it on to the All Time Best Eleven. I expect he out-scored both the strikers on there, but didn't play enough games.

Knocking on the Football League door again, it's difficult when there's only one automatic promotion place though. Better luck next season

He outscored Emilsson but not Rushton.

I don't do knocking, just banging.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Just an idea Nobby, but I noticed when doing my own tables that when you bold or italic something that is coded it is not that easy to see. A bit of colour or something else might work better.

Might change it for the next update then, though I've never tried colour before.

[pezza1]

Bad luck in the playoffs Nobby.

How do you think you will do without Brooks next season. Surely its going to be almost impossible to replace him?

[Nobby_McDonald]

Bad luck in the playoffs Nobby.

How do you think you will do without Brooks next season. Surely its going to be almost impossible to replace him?

I have a very good idea since I'm in March. You guys will just have to wait for a bit.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Non League clubs in the FA Cup

THIRD ROUND
HAVANT & WATERLOOVILLE 0 West Ham United 1
Nottingham Forest 4 NEWCASTLE TOWN 1

[Nobby_McDonald]

2020/1 - Newcastle Town (Conference Premier)
It's where we forget about David Brooks

Board: Respectable position
Media: 12th
Bookies: 33-1
Season tickets: 243 (up 12)

Another one year contract extension for me. Elsewhere, Histon turn professional.
Before the season starts, a (startling?) realisation. The two oldest players in my entire squad are just 25 while the average age of the first team is just 20.
Early on we struggle for goals without Brooks but we do grind out results.
Come halfway and the goals are going in and we're up to second place, chasing Histon. A good cup run sees us knock out Chesterfield at B2Net Stadium. They finished mid table in League One.
With a quarter of the season left things are tight. Four points seperate the top four with us in fourth place.
We then stuttered into the playoffs by losing three out of the last four, prior to which we are placed under a transfer embargo pending a takeover.

In the playoffs, we have Woking again and it's another classic. Winning 3-0 at home in the first leg, we are 3-0 down at half time in the second leg before rallying back to lose 4-3 and go through 6-4 on aggregate, where we will travel to York and a crowd of 4060.




FA CUP THIRD ROUND: Nottingham Forest 4 Newcastle Town 1
FA TROPHY QUARTER FINAL: Mansfield Town 2 Newcastle Town 1


Top rating: Mark Talbot 7.29
Top goalscorer: Mark Talbot 31 in 50 games
Top league goalscorer: Mark Talbot 25 in 43 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Mark Talbot

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

The first in a series where we see how the brilliant Brooks has progressed since departing Lyme Valley.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Arsenal
Champions League qualifiers: Manchester City, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur
Relegated: Burnley, Wigan Athletic, Southampton

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions: Swansea City
Promoted: Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion
Relegated: Bradford City, Barnsley, Crystal Palace

LEAGUE ONE
Champions: Hull City
Promoted: Leicester City, Blackpool
Relegated: Doncaster Rovers, Lincoln City, Stevenage Borough, Carlisle United

LEAGUE TWO
Champions: Rotherham United
Promoted: Gillingham, Portsmouth, Stockport County
Relegated: Hereford United, Cheltenham Town

CONFERENCE PREMIER
Champions: Fleetwood Town
Promoted: Newcastle Town
Relegated: Havant & Waterlooville, FC United of Manchester, Accrington Stanley, VCD Athletic

CONFERENCE NORTH
Champions: Southport
Promoted: Kidderminster Harriers
Relegated: Burscough, Bradford Park Avenue, Malvern Town

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Champions: Harlow Town
Promoted: Dover Athletic
Relegated: Staines Town, Ramsgate, Carshalton Athletic*

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Lowestoft Town
Promoted: Hitchin Town
Relegated: Croydon Athletic, Dartford, Kingstonian, Enfield Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Champions: Boston United
Promoted: Chester
Relegated: Vauxhall Motors, Ilkeston Town, Kendal Town, Altrincham

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Rugby Town
Promoted: AFC Telford United
Relegated: Biggleswade Town, Spalding United, Thame United, Maidenhead United

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: King's Lynn
Promoted: Leyton
Relegated: Ware, Tilbury

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Cray Wanderers
Promoted: Eastbourne Borough
Relegated: Folkestone Invicta, North Greenford United

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Trafford
Promoted: Leigh Genesis
Relegated: Stocksbridge Park Steels, Skelmersdale United, Cammell Laird

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Leek Town
Promoted: Kidsgrove Athletic
Relegated: Ashton United, Glapwell

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL
Champions: Aylesbury
Promoted: Bedworth United
Relegated: St Neots Town, Redditch United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST
Champions: Taunton Town
Promoted: Poole Town
Relegated: Abingdon United
* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP
Tottenham Hotspur 1 Manchester City 2e

LEAGUE CUP
Huddersfield Town 1 Arsenal 3e

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY
Brighton & Hove Albion 1 Chesterfield 0

FA TROPHY
Tamworth 2e Aldershot Town 1


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Arsenal 0 Barcelona 1
Delle Alpi, Turin

EUROPA LEAGUE
Juventus 1 Chelsea 1p
OL Land, Décines-Charpieu

[pezza1]

Congrats on the promotion Nobby. Into the big time finally!!

Are you looking forward to going pro?!

[DSYoungEsq]

You need to reformat the tags for the video from "<" and ">" to "[" and "]" I believe...

Great result, going up, going up, Nobby's going up!

[Raware]

League football next season!!!

I guess Nottinghamshire teams weren't your favourite this season?

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x13)
Belarus: BATE (x3)
Belgium: Anderlecht
Bulgaria: Litex (x8)
Croatia: Hajduk Split
Czech Republic: Banik Ostrava
Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x13)
Finland: FC Lahti
France: Lyon (x2)
Germany: Cologne
Greece: AEK Athens
Hungary: Debrecen
Iceland: Þróttur
Israel: Maccabi Haifa
Italy: Inter Milan
Netherlands: Feyenoord (x3)
Northern Ireland: Linfield (x2)
Norway: Rosenborg (x4)
Poland: Wisla Krakow
Portugal: Porto (x6)
Republic of Ireland: Bohemians (x2)
Romania: Universitatea Craiova
Russia: CSKA Moscow (x2)
Scotland: Celtic (x3)
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade (x2)
Slovakia: Zilina
Slovenia: Olimpija
Spain: Barcelona
Sweden: IFK Gothenborg
Switzerland: Sion
Turkey: Karsiyaka
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x4)
Wales: Llanelli (x5)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thank you very much guys.

Delighted with promotion. While I knew Talbot was good as he played for some of last season, I didn't expect him to replace Brooks as well as he did.

I've fixed the video.

And yeah... Forest and Mansfield... though the Forest result was hardly a surprise.

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Liverpool
5. Chelsea
6. Tottenham Hotspur

TOP ENGLISH PLAYERS
1. Steve Elwell (ST, Manchester United, 19 caps, 8 goals)
2. Mick Heffernan (AM C), Barcelona, 8 caps)
3. Michael Saunders (GK, Chelsea, 25 caps)
4. Brian Webb (DM, Genoa, 9 caps)
5. Kais Ben Salem (M/AM L, Fulham, 22 caps, 5 goals)
6. Charles Phiri (D C, Chelsea, 40 caps, 4 goals)


TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS
1. English Premier League - 4.5*
2. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*
3. Italian Serie A - 4*
4. French Ligue 1 - 4*
5. German First Division - 4*
6. Russian Premier League - 3.5*
Most improved: Maltese Premier Division 849th to 601st (0.5*)

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records
Most league appearances: 267 - Sean McHugh
Highest transfer fee received: £275,000 for David Brooks to Manchester United (increasing depending on clauses)
Total transfer income: £525,000


New League Records
Games without conceding: 7 - Nantwich Town
Youngest player: 15 years 349 days - Paul Hart for Oldham Athletic v Newcastle Town


All Time Best Eleven



Legends
None

Icons
None

Favoured Personnel
David Brooks, Mark Talbot

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

Season   Team             Division                          Pos   FA Cup                    Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.



The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES
Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7
Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS
Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice
Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5
Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nobby_McDonald]

Some other tidbits...

My long serving Assistant Manager retired at the end of the season, he has been with me since the start.


The number of seats in the stadium is being increased to meet Football League requirements.


Our youth recruitment network is being improved.

[DSYoungEsq]

HEY, NO FAIR! I can't even ASK for a recruiting network upgrade. :grr:

[Deisler26]

Congrats on the promotion, Nobby!

And you lucky person on the youth recruitment thing!

[AK22]

Shame Brooks didn't play more often at United this season. I would expect him to be farmed out on loan if he wasn't getting regular appearances, otherwise is development is really going to stall.

Top work on the promotion, seems the board have a bit of ambition too

[iacovone]

Good work Nobby

What tactics do you employ out of interest?

[rancer890]

HEY, NO FAIR! I can't even ASK for a recruiting network upgrade. :grr:

I know eh. It's always been greyed out for me.

[Nobby_McDonald]

HEY, NO FAIR! I can't even ASK for a recruiting network upgrade. :grr:

Trouble was, in asking for the youth recruitment upgrade, the board wouldn't let me ask for anything else!

[Nobby_McDonald]

Congrats on the promotion, Nobby!

And you lucky person on the youth recruitment thing!

Thank you Deisler.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Shame Brooks didn't play more often at United this season. I would expect him to be farmed out on loan if he wasn't getting regular appearances, otherwise is development is really going to stall.

Top work on the promotion, seems the board have a bit of ambition too

Brooks was listed for loan and there was interest but I was the only team to offer which was accepted only for Brooks to refuse to come back.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Good work Nobby

What tactics do you employ out of interest?

I go to the Mike Bassett school of tactics...
"Four four fucking two"

[iacovone]

I go to the Mike Bassett school of tactics...
"Four four fucking two"

Good man

[Pangaea]

Splendid season there Nobby. Congrats on the promotion and welcome into the Football League proper

Shame Brooks left, but he looks to be way too good for your level anyway. Would be nice to see him make the grade in United though, or elsewhere in the Premier League.

How much capacity have you got now after the upgrade of the stadium?

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Pangaea.

Brooks has agreed to go on loan to Everton this coming season where I presume he will be playing more often.

Capacity is staying at 4000 but the number of seats is increasing to 2051.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Youth recruitment network improvements have been completed and are now rated basic.


The new chairman is a bit of a mixed bag in the early going. Firstly he cancelled the link with Manchester United which had seen us playing an annual pre season friendly. Then he's allowed more money for wages and more staff (though they will tie in with being in League Two) before he did this.

[Pangaea]

That's always a costly affair, and not just in terms of wages.

4,000 capacity isn't much, but if my experience is anything to go by it'll barely be half-full even in League 2.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Our first match is the Football League is watched by 2778, probably made up of around a thousand Newcastle Town fans, around a thousand from London and around a thousand Stoke City fans curious as to what their little neighbours are up to.

[Nobby_McDonald]

I've not been playing much due to working a lot, golfing and a holiday in Nice, but I have now managed to reach January in my current season.

2021/2 FA CUP THIRD ROUND
Aston Villa 2 HEREFORD UNITED 0
EBBSFLEET UNITED 2 Queens Park Rangers 2
Leeds United 2 HEDNESFORD TOWN 2
Liverpool 6 RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS 0
REPLAYS
Queens Park Rangers 3 EBBSFLEET UNITED 1
HEDNESFORD TOWN 2 Leeds United 3

[Nobby_McDonald]

2021/2 - Newcastle Town (League Two)
It's where we become the second best team in Staffordshire

Board: Fight bravely against relegation
Media: 24th
Bookies: 16-1
Season tickets: 443 (up 200)

I get another further year and this time a pay rise of £125 per week to £775.
In our first Football League game, 2778 come to Lyme Valley to see us beat Leyton Orient 3-2 thanks to a Talbot hat-trick. A dream start.
This continues but we slip to mid table in October.
However, form is strong and consistant only for a final day draw at home to Hartlepool sees them relegated and us miss out on the playoffs.



FA CUP SECOND ROUND: Exeter City 4 Newcastle Town 1
LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND: Newcastle Town 0 Notts County 0p
JOHNSTONE'S PAIN TROPHY NORTH SECOND ROUND: Crewe Alexandra 3 Newcastle Town 0


Top rating: Mark Talbot 7.17
Top goalscorer: Mark Talbot 28 in 46 games
Top league goalscorer: Mark Talbot 23 in 41 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

Brooks was loaned out to Everton where he started the season but then never played... yet he has achieved a remarkable scoring record for the senior England side!

[Nobby_McDonald]

]Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Arsenal
Champions League qualifiers: Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, Manchester United
Relegated: Cardiff City, West Bromwich Albion, Swansea City

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions: Burnley
Promoted: Bristol City, Southampton
Relegated: Leicester City, Sheffield Wednesday, Blackpool

LEAGUE ONE
Champions: Gillingham
Promoted: Barnsley, Middlesbrough
Relegated: Preston North End, AFC Wimbledon, Stockport County, Rotherham United

LEAGUE TWO
Champions: Stevenage Borough
Promoted: Shrewsbury Town, Lincoln City, Oxford United
Relegated: Hartlepool United, Dagenham & Redbridge

CONFERENCE PREMIER
Champions: Histon
Promoted: Crawley Town
Relegated: Newport County, Walsall*, Dover Athletic, Harlow Town

CONFERENCE NORTH
Champions: AFC Telford United
Promoted: FC Halifax Town
Relegated: Boston United, Gateshead, Curzon Ashton*

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Champions: Havant & Waterlooville
Promoted: Hayes & Yeading United
Relegated: Weymouth, Dorchester Town, Windsor & Eton

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Lewes
Promoted: Dulwich Hamlet
Relegated: Ramsgate, Hemel Hempstead Town, Tonbridge Angels, Chipstead Town

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Champions: Woodley Sports
Promoted: Workington
Relegated: Brigg Town, Buxton, Hyde United, Kidsgrove Athletic

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Bedworth United
Promoted: Truro City
Relegated: Ashford Town (Middlesex), Stourport Swifts, Fleet Town, Aylesbury

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Dartford
Promoted: Ilford
Relegated: Potters Bar Town, AFC Sudbury

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Kingstonian
Promoted: Whitstable Town
Relegated: East Thurrock, Retford United

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Kendal Town
Promoted: Salford City
Relegated: Warrington Town, Radcliffe Borough, Ossett Albion

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Quorn
Promoted: Grantham Town
Relegated: Loughborough Dynamo, stamford

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL
Champions: Halesowen Town
Promoted: Oxford City
Relegated: Bedford Town, Bedfont Town

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST
Champions: Paulton Rovers
Promoted: Hungerford Town
Relegated: Andover
* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP
Chelsea 1 Swansea City 0

LEAGUE CUP
Birmingham City 0 Aston Villa 1

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY
Scunthorpe United 0 Brentford 1

FA TROPHY
Hereford United 2 FC United of Manchester 3


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Manchester City 1 Lyon 0
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh

EUROPA LEAGUE
Parma 1 Real Madrid 0
Stadion Miejski, Poznan

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS
1. Manchester City
2. Arsenal
3. Manchester United
4. Chelsea
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Liverpool

TOP ENGLISH PLAYERS
1. Steve Elwell (ST, Manchester United, 24 caps, 9 goals)
4. Brian Webb (DM, Genoa, 11 caps)
2. Mick Heffernan (AM C), Barcelona, 10 caps)
4. Elliott Moore (AM/M C, Manchester United, 5 caps, 1 goal)
6. Charles Phiri (D C, Chelsea, 47 caps, 5 goals)
3. Michael Saunders (GK, Chelsea, 31 caps)


TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS
1. English Premier League - 4.5*
2. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*
3. Italian Serie A - 4*
4. French Ligue 1 - 4*
5. German First Division - 4*
6. Russian Premier League - 3.5*
Most improved: Albanian Superleague 455th to 311th (0.5*)

[MattSpurs94]

3 seasons ago Mr. Brooks was playing non league football. Now he's scored for england.

Epic

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x14)
Belarus: BATE (x4)
Belgium: Genk
Bulgaria: Litex (x9)
Croatia: Hajduk Split (x2)
Czech Republic: Sparta Prague
Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x14)
Finland: HJK Helsinki
France: Lyon (x3)
Germany: Bayern Munich
Greece: Panathinaikos
Hungary: Győr
Iceland: KR
Israel: Maccabi Haifa (x2)
Italy: Palermo
Netherlands: PSV Eindhoven
Northern Ireland: Linfield (x3)
Norway: Rosenborg (x5)
Poland: Polonia Warsaw
Portugal: Porto (x7)
Republic of Ireland: Sligo Rovers
Romania: CFR Cluj
Russia: CSKA Moscow (x3)
Scotland: Rangers
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade (x3)
Slovakia: Banska Bystrica
Slovenia: Maribor
Spain: Barcelona (x2)
Sweden: AIK Stockholm
Switzerland: Sion (x2)
Turkey: Besiktas
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x5)
Wales: Llanelli (x6)

[Nobby_McDonald]

3 seasons ago Mr. Brooks was playing non league football. Now he's scored for england.

Epic

I said he was brilliant.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season summary, best XI and club/league records will be done next time I am on. I haven't quite got to the season changeover yet.

One other thing of note before I go... the youth and training facilities upgrade was cancelled due to lack of funds and a planned stadium expansion was reduced to just 50 extra seats costing £90,000

[SnakeXe]

Looks like wor Brooksy should be doing the business for Man Utd soon! How did he get into the England squad without playing much club football?

[AK22]

Good solid season Next year, playoffs?

[Nobby_McDonald]

Snake - No idea.

AK - Yeah, was much better than expected but disappointing missing out on the playoffs by failing to beat the bottom side. This year I'm aiming for them.

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records
Highest league position: 9th in League Two
Average attendance: 2621
Most league appearances: 312 - Sean McHugh
Transfer fee paid: £12,000 for Geoff Miller from Middlesbrough



New League Records
Games without conceding: 9 - Stevenage Borough
Goals scored: 97 - Shrewsbury Town
Top goalscorer: 31 - Marcus Phillips (Shrewsbury Town)
Youngest goalscorer: 16 years 23 days - Anthony Marshall for Port Vale v Oxford United


All Time Best Eleven



Legends
None

Icons
None

Favoured Personnel
David Brooks, Mark Talbot

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

Season   Team             Division                          Pos   FA Cup                    Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2022/21  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.



The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES
Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7
Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS
Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice
Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5
Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nobby_McDonald]

2022 World Cup
Hosts: China
Holders: France

GROUP STAGE
Jamaica, China, Cameroon, Brazil, Uruguay, United Arab Emirates, South Korea, Tunisia, Nigeria, Australia, Iran, Chile, Ghana, Slovakia, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia

SECOND ROUND
Mexico 2e Serbia 1
Morocco 1 Turkey 3
Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 Czech Republic 3
England 0 Portugal 2
Spain 2 France 1
Croatia 1 Italy 2
USA 1 Netherlands 0
Belgium 2 Argentina 1

QUARTER FINALS
Turkey 3 Czech Republic 0
Mexico 0 Portugal 0p
Spain 2 Belgium 0
Italy 3 USA 0

SEMI FINALS
Portugal 0 Italy 1
Turkey 0 Spain 0p

THIRD PLACE PLAYOFF
Turkey 1 Portugal 0

FINAL
Italy 1 Spain 2
National Olympic Stadium 'Bird's Next', Beijing

[Nobby_McDonald]

What do you do when you end up with the exact same tie at the same round of the League Cup as the previous season when you got knocked out?
You get revenge.

[SnakeXe]

I hope you had a pair of sunglasses handy after the final whistle to make this face >

[Nobby_McDonald]

Hang on... where have my Crewe highlights gone?

[Nobby_McDonald]

I've corrected them now.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Non League clubs in the 2022/3 FA Cup

THIRD ROUND
BRIDLINGTON TOWN 0 Fleetwood Town 3
BROMLEY 1 Queen's Park Rangers 2
HEREFORD UNITED 0 Huddersfield Town 2

[Nobby_McDonald]

Back from holiday and the way this season is going I might end up getting FM2012 after all...

[Nobby_McDonald]

2022/3 - Newcastle Town (League Two)
It's a long, tough season

Board: Consolidate
Media: 21st
Bookies: 33-1
Season tickets: 469 (up 26)

I get another further year and this time a pay rise of £50 per week to £825.
A poor start sees us down the bottom end of the table.
A brief improvement after a while saw us climb to mid table at Christmas.
A nosedive saw us bomb back down the table and it was a very gritty second half to the season.
A short good run did ease the worries but it was a disappointing season after our Football League debut last year was so good. Typically we found a bit of form when it didn't matter over the final month or so.



FA CUP SECOND ROUND: Scunthorpe United 4 Newcastle Town 3 (4 down at half time)
LEAGUE CUP THIRD ROUND: Newcastle Town 1 Scunthorpe United 2
JOHNSTONE'S PAIN TROPHY NORTH SECOND ROUND: Newcastle Town 0 Port Vale 1


Top rating: Mark Talbot & Jӧrg Müller 6.91
Top goalscorer: Mark Talbot 19 in 50 games
Top league goalscorer: Mark Talbot 14 in 45 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

Brooks was back at Manchester United and played well, making a significant contribution to their Premier League & Champions League double.
On the England front, he played well in the friendlies - England are hosting Euro 2024 so have no competitive matches at the moment.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Manchester United
Champions League qualifiers: Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea
Relegated: Bolton Wanderers, Bristol City, Southampton

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions: Wigan Athletic
Promoted: Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City
Relegated: Swindon Town, Gillingham, Coventry City

LEAGUE ONE
Champions: Exeter City
Promoted: Leicester City, Ipswich Town
Relegated: Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Shrewsbury Town, Oxford United

LEAGUE TWO
Champions: AFC Wimbledon
Promoted: Macclesfield Town, Bristol Rovers, Carlisle United
Relegated: Darlington, Doncaster Rovers

CONFERENCE PREMIER
Champions: Hereford United
Promoted: Dagenham & Redbridge
Relegated: Mansfield Town, York City, Aldershot Town, Hartlepool United*

CONFERENCE NORTH
Champions: Tamworth
Promoted: Northwich Victoria
Relegated: Hednesford Town, Bedworth United, Witton Albion

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Champions: Dover Athletic
Promoted: Farnborough
Relegated: Lewes, Tiverton Town, Bishop's Stortford

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Leyton
Promoted: Whitstable Town
Relegated: Hendon, Chatham Town, Carshalton Athletic, King's Lynn

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Champions: Durham City
Promoted: Blyth Spartans
Relegated: Grantham Town, Garforth Town, Alfreton Town, Kendal Town

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Dorchester Town
Promoted: Weymouth
Relegated: Quorn, Weston-super-Mare, Oxford City, Halesowen Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Aveley
Promoted: Wealdstone
Relegated: Haverhill Rovers, Heybridge Swifts

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Sittingbourne
Promoted: Fleet Town
Relegated: Burgess Hill Town, Metropolitan Police

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Farsley
Promoted: North Ferriby United
Relegated: Cammell Laird, Whitby Town, Guiseley

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Carlton Town
Promoted: Lincoln United
Relegated: Shepshed Dynamo, Rainworth Miners' Welfare

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL
Champions: Romulus
Promoted: Evesham United
Relegated: Woodford United, Sutton Coldfield Town

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST
Champions: Bridgwater Town
Promoted: Shortwood United
Relegated: Sholing
* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP
Wigan Athletic 0 Chelsea2

LEAGUE CUP
Arsenal 2 Chelsea 0

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY
Crystal Palace 3 Bradford City 0

FA TROPHY
Hereford United 2 Aldershot Town 1


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3
De Kuip, Rotterdam

EUROPA LEAGUE
Inter Milan 4 Juventus 1
Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Tottenham Hotspur
5. Chelsea
6. Liverpool

TOP ENGLISH PLAYERS
1. Elliott Moore (AM/M C, Manchester United, 13 caps, 1 goal)
2. Kais Ben Salem (M/AM L, Fulham, 34 caps, 9 goals)
3. Brian Webb (DM/ M C, Genoa, 18 caps, 1 goal)
4. Steve Elwell (ST, Manchester United, 30 caps, 16 goals)
5. Mick Heffernan (AM C), Barcelona, 10 caps)
3. Michael Saunders (GK, Chelsea, 39 caps)

ENGLAND MANAGER
Keith Mullen


TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS
1. English Premier League - 4.5*
2. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*
3. Italian Serie A - 4*
4. French Ligue 1 - 4*
5. German First Division - 4*
6. Russian Premier League - 3.5*
Most improved: Maltese Premier Division 694th to 580th (0.5*)

[AK22]

Decent first season in the football league

Doncaster have fallen from grace somewhat!

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x15)
Belarus: BATE (x5)
Belgium: Standard Liege
Bulgaria: Litex (x10)
Croatia: Hajduk Split (x3)
Czech Republic: Sparta Praguev
Denmark: FC Copenhagen (x15)
Finland: Oulun Palloseura
France: Marseille
Germany: Bayer Leverkusen
Greece: Panathinaikos (x2)
Hungary: Debrecen
Iceland: KR (x2)
Israel: Maccabi Haifa (x3)
Italy: AC Milan
Netherlands: Ajax
Northern Ireland: Linfield (x4)
Norway: Rosenborg (x6)
Poland: Polonia Warsaw (x2)
Portugal: Porto (x8)
Republic of Ireland: Bohemians
Romania: CFR Cluj (x2)
Russia: CSKA Moscow (x4)
Scotland: Rangers (x2)
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade (x4)
Slovakia: Slovan Bratislava
Slovenia: Maribor (x2)
Spain: Valencia
Sweden: AIK Stockholm (x2)
Switzerland: St Gallen
Turkey: Galatasaray
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x6)
Wales: Llanelli (x7)

[Nobby_McDonald]

Decent first season in the football league

Doncaster have fallen from grace somewhat!

Thanks AK, shame my second one wasn't so good.

Doncaster have dropped a lot yes.

[SnakeXe]

Back where they belong, you might argue.

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records
Most league appearances: 345 - Sean McHugh


New League Records
Highest Scoring Game: Preston North End 6 Torquay United 3


All Time Best Eleven



Legends
None

Icons
None

Favoured Personnel
David Brooks, Mark Talbot

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

Season   Team             Division                          Pos   FA Cup                    Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2021/22  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round        
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                       17th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.



The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES
Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7
Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS
League Two Manager of the Month
Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice
Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5
Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[Nordan]

This is a great read,I'm now a closet fan of Newcastle Town.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Nordan.

If you want to peek out of the closet...
http://www.newcastletown.co.uk/

[Nobby_McDonald]

Not only do I get a thumping win to kick off the new seasons, but it is at our local rivals.

[Nordan]

If you want to peek out of the closet...

Oooohh....that's a big step,maybe too big!

Great win over PV,only Talbot knows how to celebrate tho...is there a "celebrate PPM"?

[Nobby_McDonald]

Maybe I should get him to tutor the other players in celebrating.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Non League clubs in the FA Cup

THIRD ROUND
HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH 2 Newcastle Town 2
TAMWORTH 0 Exeter City 2
YEOVIL TOWN 0 Burnley 6

REPLAY
Newcastle Town 3 HAMPTON & RICHMOND BOROUGH 2

[Nobby_McDonald]

Approaching the end of the season and just received my first job offer. Berwick Rangers, new consortium at the helm and relegated from the First Division approach me.

No thanks. If I leave Newcastle Town it's because I've been forced out and to play FM2012 which I don't have.

[Nobby_McDonald]

2023/4 - Newcastle Town (League Two)
It's where we throw away a season of great effort

Board: Avoid relegation
Media: 24th
Bookies: 40-1
Season tickets: 493 (up 24)

Another contract extension for me. This time I get an extra two years (so three to run) and a £100 pay rise to £925 per week.
Also, the training facilities improve from basic to fairly basic, the youth facilities from minimal to basic and the stadium is converted to all seated and increased slightly to 4050 capacity.

Our start is a lot better this season than last as we sit just below the playoffs.
Talbot then gets injured... and we go on a run that puts us into the playoffs. Defensive stalwart McHugh then tears his calf (missed 4-5 months) yet we still maintain our form,
A slight blip gets compensated by a 7-3-0 run and we enter the final game one point clear of Rotherham and in third play.
We then lose at home to Oxford United and away at Wrexham to throw away automatic promotion.
Into the playoffs and we lose 3-1 at home to Tranmere. The comeback of all comebacks is on as we go 3-0 at Prenton Park only to ship a goal and lose on penalties.

All that work to throw it away.



FA CUP FOURTH ROUND REPLAY: Bradford City 5e Newcastle Town 3
LEAGUE CUP FIRST ROUND: Newcastle Town 0 Crewe Alexandra 1 (them again!)
JOHNSTONE'S PAIN TROPHY NORTH QUARTER FINAL: Newcastle Town 1 Carlisle United 2


Top rating: Mark Talbot 7.21
Top goalscorer: Mark Talbot 26 in 45 games
Top league goalscorer: Mark Talbot 23 in 37 games

PLAYER OF THE YEAR


YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR

[Nobby_McDonald]

Brooks Watch

He made sporadic appearances in the league but helped a little in United winning the title. He's made a few more international appearances too and will probably make the Euro 2024 squad which England are hosting.

[Nobby_McDonald]

News not long after the season started came that the board have decided to build a new stadium. While I'm obviously delighted about this, I do wonder why they bothered converting Lyme Valley to all seated last close season. Also, I know for a fact that there is lots of room around the stadium to expand. Oh well, it will be nice and new and won't have an outdoor velodrome surrounding the pitch.



Capacity is expected to be 6867.

[SnakeXe]

Congrats on the new stadium, shame about the playoff defeat.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Snake. I felt like throwing something through the monitor when we lost promotion twice.

[Nobby_McDonald]

Roll of Honour

PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Manchester United
Champions League qualifiers: Arsenal, Manchester City, Aston Villa
Relegated: Blackburn Rovers, Huddersfield Town, Cardiff City

CHAMPIONSHIP
Champions: Bolton Wanderers
Promoted: Swansea City, Bristol City
Relegated: Peterborough United, Ipswich Town, Exeter City

LEAGUE ONE
Champions: Sheffield Wednesday
Promoted: Coventry City, Grimsby Town
Relegated: Luton Town, Bristol Rovers, Lincoln City, Carlisle United

LEAGUE TWO
Champions: Stockport County
Promoted: Preston North End, Rotherham United, Shrewsbury Town
Relegated: Histon, Crawley Town

CONFERENCE PREMIER
Champions: Doncaster Rovers
Promoted: Ebbsfleet United
Relegated: Dover Athletic, Northwich Victoria, Oldham Athletic, AFC Telford United

CONFERENCE NORTH
Champions: Hartlepool United
Promoted: York City
Relegated: Chester, Needham Market, Worcester City

CONFERENCE SOUTH
Champions: Aldershot Town
Promoted: Welling United
Relegated: Dulwich Hamlet, Whitstable Town, Hastings United

ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Dartford
Promoted: Cray Wanderers
Relegated: Sittingbourne, Bishop's Stortford, Corinthian-Casuals, Wealdstone

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER DIVISION
Champions: Hednesford Town
Promoted: Carlton Town
Relegated: Curzon Ashton, North Ferriby United, Burscough, Leigh Genesis

SOUTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE
Champions: Bridgwater Town
Promoted: Tiverton Town
Relegated: Eastleigh, Shortwood United, Evesham United, Fleet Town

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Uxbridge
Promoted: King's Lynn Town
Relegated: Hendon, Redbridge

ISTHMIAN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Faversham Town
Promoted: Walton Casuals
Relegated: Horsham YMCA, Whyteleafe

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION NORTH
Champions: Whitley Bay
Promoted: Brigg Town
Relegated: Scarborough Athletic, Mossley, Ossett Albion

NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE FIRST DIVISION SOUTH
Champions: Vauxhall Motors
Promoted: Kidsgrove Athletic
Relegated: Stafford Rangers, Chasetown

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION CENTRAL
Champions: St Neots Town
Promoted: Halesowen Town
Relegated: Barton Rovers, Aylesbury United

SOUTHERN FIRST DIVISION SOUTH/WEST
Champions: Ware
Promoted: Almondsbury Town
Relegated: Clevedon Town
* indicates 10 points deducted

FA CUP
Blackburn Rovers 2e Arsenal 1

LEAGUE CUP
Blackburn Rovers 2 Sunderland 1

JOHNSTONE'S PAINT TROPHY
Colchester United 2 Stockport County 1

FA TROPHY
Ebbsfleet United 4 Doncaster Rovers 1


CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Parma 1 Manchester City 0
Swedbank Arena, Stockholm

EUROPA LEAGUE
Sunderland 1 Lyon 2
Ullevi, Gothenborg

[Nobby_McDonald]

MAJOR ENGLISH CLUBS
1. Manchester City
2. Manchester United
3. Arsenal
4. Chelsea
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Liverpool

TOP ENGLISH PLAYERS
1. Elliott Moore (AM/M C, Manchester United, 13 caps, 1 goal)
2. Mick Heffernan (AM C), Barcelona, 13 caps, 1 goal)
3. Brian Webb (DM/ M C, Genoa, 20 caps, 2 goals)
4. Charles Phiri (D C, Chelsea, 60 caps, 6 goals)
5. Kais Ben Salem (M/AM L, Fulham, 36 caps, 9 goals)
6. Steve Elwell (ST, Manchester United, 32 caps, 16 goals)


ENGLAND MANAGER
Keith Mullen


TOP EUROPEAN DOMESTIC COMPETITIONS
1. English Premier League - 4.5*
2. Spanish Liga BBVA - 4*
3. Italian Serie A - 4*
4. French Ligue 1 - 4*
5. German First Division - 4*
6. Russian Premier League - 3.5*
Most improved: Andorran First Division 581st to 428th (0.5*)

[Nobby_McDonald]

EUROPEAN LEAGUE WINNERS
Austria: Red Bull Salzburg (x16)
Belarus: BATE (x6)
Belgium: Anderlecht
Bulgaria: Litex (x11)
Croatia: Dinamo Zagreb
Czech Republic: Sparta Prague (x3)
Denmark: Esbjerg
Finland: HJK Helsinki
France: Lyon
Germany: Bayern Munich
Greece: Panathinaikos (x3)
Hungary: Debrecen (x2)
Iceland: KR (x3)
Israel: Maccabi Haifa (x4)
Italy: Inter Milan
Netherlands: Feyenoord
Northern Ireland: Linfield (x5)
Norway: Rosenborg (x7)
Poland: Polonia Warsaw (x3)
Portugal: Porto (x9)
Republic of Ireland: Sligo Rovers
Romania: CFR Cluj (x3)
Russia: CSKA Moscow (x5)
Scotland: Rangers (x3)
Serbia: Red Star Belgrade (x5)
Slovakia: Zilina
Slovenia: Maribor (x3)
Spain: Real Madrid
Sweden: AIK Stockholm (x3)
Switzerland: Basel
Turkey: Besiktas
Ukraine: Shakhtar Donetsk (x7)
Wales: Llanelli (x8)

[Nobby_McDonald]

New Club Records
Highest league position: 6th in League Two
Highest attendance: 4050 v Bury (FA Cup Second Round, and other matches since)
Highest gate receipts: £78,570 v Bury (FA Cup Second Round)
Average attendance: 3108
Most games won in a row: 7
Most assists: 18 - Ingo Helwig
Most league appearances: 386 - Paul Gallagher
Most league goals: 101 - Mark Talbot
Highest transfer fee paid: £220,000 for James Hewlett from Aston Villa



New League Records
Top goalscorer: 33 - Bradley Coyne (Preston North End)


All Time Best Eleven



Legends
None

Icons
Mark Talbot

Favoured Personnel
David Brooks

[Nobby_McDonald]

Season Summary

Season   Team             Division                          Pos   FA Cup                    Other
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2010/11  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     7th   Second Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2011/12  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   Preliminary Round         FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2012/13  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 13th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2013/14  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                 20th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Second Qualifying Round
2014/15  Newcastle Town   Northern First Division South     1st   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Preliminary Round
2015/16  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  7th   First Qualifying Round    FA Trophy Third Round
2016/17  Newcastle Town   Northern Premier                  3rd   Fourth Qualifying Round   FA Trophy Third Qualifying Round
2017/18  Newcastle Town   Conference North                  2nd   First Round               FA Trophy First Round
2018/19  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                9th   Third Round               FA Trophy Second Round
2019/20  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                2nd   First Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2020/21  Newcastle Town   Conference Premier                4th   Third Round               FA Trophy Quarter Final 
2021/22  Newcastle Town   League Two                        9th   Second Round              League Cup First Round        
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                       17th   Second Round              League Cup Third Round    
2022/23  Newcastle Town   League Two                        6th   Fourth Round              League Cup First Round

Note: Bold indicates promotion, italics relegation.



The Trophy Cabinet

LEAGUES
Northern Premier League First Division South - 2011/2 & 2014/5

CUPS
Northern Premier League Challenge Cup - 2016/7
Northern Premier League Chairman's Cup - 2015/6

AWARDS
League Two Manager of the Month
Conference Premier Manager of the Month twice
Conference North Manager of the Season - 2017/8
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Season - 2011/2 & 2014/5
Northern Premier League Premier Division Manager of the Month twice
Northern Premier League First Division South Manager of the Month

[jdrawmer]

had a good read of this thread - I had avoided reading FM11 threads since 12, but thought i'd give it a go! Very impressive stuff. David Brooks - what a legend! That pace is just INSANE!!!

[Nobby_McDonald]

Thanks Jdrawmer. Glad you enjoy it.

I was very lucky to find Brooks. He had come into the game unattached and my scout found him. After two years, I couldn't keep him, it wouldn't have been fair on him.

[AK22]

So close! Very unlucky! Top scorers in the league too, I notice.

At least the new stadium is a slight sweetener I suppose

[Nobby_McDonald]

Well... in a way yes. The downside is it's hammered my transfer budget (to nothing) and my wage budget (I can't sign anyone under 21 following the National Minimum Wage in the UK). My first team squad is six players lighter for the next season, though I have kept all my main players bar one (Bigger Tshibasu) who was sold for £160,000.

[Nobby_McDonald]

2024 European Championship
Hosts: England
Holders: Spain

GROUP STAGE
Slovakia, Croatia, Iceland, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Wales, Austria

SECOND ROUND
France 2 Turkey 1
Portugal 2 Scotland 0
Netherlands 3 Sweden 1
Denmark 0 England 4
Greece 0p Belgium 0
Germany 0p Russia 0
Czech Republic 0 Spain 1
Ukraine 2 Italy 3

QUARTER FINALS
Portugal 1e France 0
Netherlands 0 England 1
Germany 0p Greece 0
Spain 0 Italy 1

SEMI FINALS
Portugal 0 Italy 2
England 0p Germany 0

FINAL
Italy 1 England 0
Wembley, London

[ManUTactician247]

The lack of goals in the World Cup, especially in the latter stages is disappointing.

[CityAndColour]

The +9 increase in Brookes' strength attribute is probably the biggest I have ever seen. Great indication as to how proper training and facilities can impact a player, and how keeping prospects through the lower leagues can stall development.

[Deisler26]

So unlucky with the playoff defeat. I'm betting on you bouncing back this season though!