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Newcastle United
2016–17 season
OwnerMike Ashley
Managing directorLee Charnley
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumSt James' Park
ChampionshipPre–Season
EFL CupSecond Round
FA CupThird round
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The 2016–17 season will be Newcastle United's first season back in the Football League Championship following their relegation from the Premier League last season in their 124th year in existence. This season Newcastle United will participate in the Football League Championship, EFL Cup and FA Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Season overview

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11 May 2016: Newcastle United were relegated to the Football League Championship as rivals Sunderland won 3–0 against Everton.[1]

25 May 2016: Rafael Benítez confirmed that he will stay at the club on a three-year contract.[2]

27 May 2016: The club announced that they would travel to Ireland for a week-long training camp.[3]

1 June 2016: Fabio Pecchia confirmed that he leave the club to manage Hellas Verona.[4]

2 June 2016: A day later Mikel Antía replaced Fabio Pecchia as first team coach.[5] The club confirmed their first pre-season game against Bohemian on July 16.[6]

3 June 2016: The club confirmed that Steven Taylor will leave the club when his contract expires.[7] The also confirm that an option in Kevin Mbabu's contract has been exercised, extending the left-back's contract for a further two years. In addition, Macaulay Gillesphey, Ton Heardman and Liam Smith all agreed new professional contracts, while Stefan Broccoli, Kyle Cameron, Liam Gibson, Brendan Pearson and Callum Williams all signed their first professional contracts at the club. Academy players Luke Charman, Jamie Holmes, Jack Hunter, Sean Longstaff, Michael Newberry, Ben Smith, Dan Ward and Paul Woolston all received extensions to their scholarship deals, while fellow academy players Jamie Cobain, Louis Johnson, Adam Laidler, Ben Pollock, Lewis Suddick and Jake Trodd were all released after not being offered extensions.[8]

8 June 2016: The club confirmed a friendly match against Doncaster Rovers which will take place on 20 July 2016.[9]

22 June 2016: The fixture list for the Football League Championship were announced. Newcastle United will start at Fulham on 5 August at 19:45.[10]

23 June 2016: The club confirmed a friendly match against Vitesse which will take place on 30 July 2016.[11]

25 June 2016: The club confirmed a friendly match against KSC Lokeren which will take place on 23 July 2016.[12]

29 June 2016: Belgian goalkeeper Matz Sels joined Newcastle United on a five-year deal.[13]

1 July 2016: Dwight Gayle joins the club from Crystal Palace on a 5-year deal.[14] The club also confirmed that Andros Townsend would be going the other way around.[15] Newcastle United have signed Matt Ritchie from AFC Bournemouth.[16]

5 July 2016: The club confirmed a friendly match against Southend United which will take place on 26 July 2016.[17] The club also confirmed that captain Fabricio Coloccini would return to Argentina to join San Lorenzo, ending his eight-year association with the club.[18]

8 July 2016: Newcastle United sign defender Jesús Gámez from La Liga outfit Atlético Madrid.[19] The club also confirmed the signing of youngsters Yasin Ben El-Mhanni and Stuart Findlay.[20]

9 July 2016: The club confirmed the departure of striker Papiss Cissé to join Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng Taishan.[21]

11 July 2016: Isaac Hayden joined the club from Arsenal on a five-year deal.[22]

3 August 2016: Ciaran Clark and Mohamed Diamé joins Newcastle United from Aston Villa and Hull City respectively.[23][24]

Club

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Coaching staff

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The Newcastle United first team coaching staff for the 2016–17 season consists of the following:

First Team

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Position Staff
Manager   Rafael Benítez
Assistant Coach   Ian Cathro
First Team Coach   Mikel Antía
First Team Coach   Antonio Gómez Pérez
Fitness Coach   Francisco de Míguel Moreno
Strength and Conditioning Coach   Chris Wilding
Goalkeeping Coach   Simon Smith
Head of Sports Science & Medicine   Paul Catterson
Rehabilitation Fitness Coach   Cristian Fernández Martínez
Head of Physiotherapy   Derek Wright
Physiotherapist   Daniel Martí
Physiotherapist   Michael Harding
Physiotherapist   Carl Nelson
Chief Scout   Graham Carr

Last updated: 29 June 2016
Source: Coaching Staff Index

First team squad

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Squad No. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of Birth (Age) Signed Signed from Signing fee
Goalkeepers
21 Rob Elliot  [a] GK (1986-04-30)30 April 1986 (aged 30) 2011   Charlton Athletic £300k
26 Karl Darlow   GK (1990-10-08)8 October 1990 (aged 25) 2014   Nottingham Forest £3m
28 Matz Sels   GK (1992-02-26)26 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Gent £4.5m
41 Freddie Woodman   GK (1997-03-04)4 March 1997 (aged 19) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
Defenders
2 Ciaran Clark   CB (1989-09-26)26 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   Aston Villa £5m
3 Paul Dummett  [b] LB / CB (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 24) 2010   Newcastle United Academy Free
5 Grant Hanley   CB (1991-11-20)20 November 1991 (aged 24) 2016   Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
6 Jamaal Lascelles   CB (1993-11-11)11 November 1993 (aged 22) 2014   Nottingham Forest £4m
14 Isaac Hayden   CB / DM (1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 21) 2016   Arsenal £2.5m
18 Chancel Mbemba   CB (1994-08-08)8 August 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £8.5m
19 Massadio Haïdara   LB (1992-12-02)2 December 1992 (aged 23) 2013   Nancy £2m
27 Jesús Gámez   RB (1985-04-10)10 April 1985 (aged 31) 2016   Atlético Madrid £1.5m
30 Benjamin Henrichs   RB / CM (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (aged 19) 2016   Bayer Leverkusen Loan
33 Curtis Good   CB / LB (1993-03-23)23 March 1993 (aged 23) 2012   Melbourne Heart £300k
37 Ľubo Šatka   CB (1995-12-02)2 December 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
42 Jamie Sterry   CB (1995-11-21)21 November 1995 (aged 20) 2015   Newcastle United Academy Free
43 Kevin Mbabu   LB / CB (1995-04-19)19 April 1995 (aged 21) 2013   Servette £1m
Midfielders
4 Jack Colback   CM (1989-10-24)24 October 1989 (aged 26) 2014   Sunderland Free
7 Mohamed Diamé   CM (1987-06-14)14 June 1987 (aged 29) 2016   Hull City £4.5m
8 Vurnon Anita  [c] DM / RB (1989-04-04)4 April 1989 (aged 27) 2012   Ajax £6.7m
11 Matt Ritchie   RW (1989-09-10)10 September 1989 (aged 26) 2016   AFC Bournemouth £12m
12 Jonjo Shelvey   CM (1992-02-27)27 February 1992 (aged 24) 2016   Swansea City £12m
16 Rolando Aarons  [d] LW (1995-11-16)16 November 1995 (aged 20) 2014   Newcastle United Academy Free
17 Ayoze Pérez   AM / ST (1993-07-29)29 July 1993 (aged 23) 2014   Tenerife £1.6m
20 Yoan Gouffran   LW / CM (1986-05-25)25 May 1986 (aged 30) 2013   Bordeaux £500k
22 Andreas Pereira  [e] AM / LW / RW (1996-01-01)1 January 1996 (aged 20) 2016   Manchester United Loan
23 Henri Saivet   CM / LW (1990-10-26)26 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016   Bordeaux £5m
25 Sammy Ameobi  [f] LW / RW / ST (1992-05-01)1 May 1992 (aged 24) 2008   Newcastle United Academy Free
39 Haris Vučkić   AM / ST (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 23) 2009   Domžale £0.5M
Forwards
9 Dwight Gayle   ST (1990-10-20)20 October 1990 (aged 25) 2016   Crystal Palace £10m
15 Dario Lezcano   ST / AM (1990-06-30)30 June 1990 (aged 26) 2016   Ingolstadt £6m
32 Adam Armstrong   ST (1997-02-10)10 February 1997 (aged 19) 2006   Newcastle United Academy Free
36 Ivan Toney   ST (1996-03-16)16 March 1996 (aged 20) 2015   Northampton Town £500k
45 Aleksandar Mitrović   ST (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 21) 2015   Anderlecht £13m
  1. ^ Elliot was born in Greenwich, England.
  2. ^ Dummett was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
  3. ^ Anita was born in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.
  4. ^ Aarons was born in Kingston, Jamaica.
  5. ^ Pereira was born in Duffel, Belgium.
  6. ^ Ameobi was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Transfers and loans

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Transfers In

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Date from Position Name From Fee
29 June 2016 GK   Matz Sels   Gent £4.5m
1 July 2016 FW   Dwight Gayle   Crystal Palace £10m
1 July 2016 MF   Matt Ritchie   AFC Bournemouth £12m
8 July 2016 DF   Jesús Gámez   Atlético Madrid £1.5m
11 July 2016 DF   Isaac Hayden   Arsenal £2.5m
21 July 2016 DF   Grant Hanley   Blackburn Rovers £5.5m
3 August 2016 DF   Ciaran Clark   Aston Villa £5m
3 August 2016 MF   Mohamed Diamé   Hull City £4.5m
10 August 2016 FW   Dario Lezcano   Ingolstadt £6m

Transfers Out

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Date from Position Name To Fee
1 July 2016 DF   Steven Taylor   Portland Timbers Free
1 July 2016 MF   Andros Townsend   Crystal Palace £13m
5 July 2016 DF   Fabricio Coloccini   San Lorenzo Free
9 July 2016 FW   Papiss Cissé   Shandong Luneng Taishan £2.5m
22 July 2016 MF   Georginio Wijnaldum   Liverpool £25m
5 August 2016 MF   Moussa Sissoko   Juventus £32m
8 August 2016 DF   Daryl Janmaat   Bayer Leverkusen £6.7m
9 August 2016 GK   Tim Krul   Bournemouth £3.5m
12 August 2016 MF   Gaël Bigirimana   Millwall £500k
20 August 2016 MF   Cheick Tioté   Al-Ahli £4m
29 August 2016 FW   Emmanuel Rivière   Sporting Lisbon £2.1m

Loans in

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Date from Position Name From Expiry
8 August 2016 DF   Benjamin Henrichs   Bayer Leverkusen End of Season
14 August 2016 MF   Andreas Pereira   Manchester United End of Season

Loans out

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Date from Position Name To Expiry
13 July 2016 MF   Liam Smith   Crewe Alexandra 9 January 2017
29 July 2016 DF   Macaulay Gillesphey   Carlisle United 2 January 2017
4 August 2016 MF   Florian Thauvin   Olympique de Marseille End of Season
28 August 2016 MF   Siem de Jong   Stoke City End of Season

Pre-season friendlies

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16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly Bohemians   0–6 Newcastle United Dublin
14:00 Report Ritchie   15'
Mitrović   30' (pen.)
Gayle   52'
Thauvin   55'
Aarons   59'
Wijnaldum   75'		 Stadium: Dalymount Park
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Robert Harvey
20 July 2016 (2016-07-20) Friendly Doncaster Rovers   2–2 Newcastle United Doncaster
19:45 Williams   19', 45+4' Report Hayden   51'
Pérez   90+2'		 Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium
Attendance: 5,698
Referee: Ross Joyce
23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly KSC Lokeren   0–4 Newcastle United Lokeren
16:30 Report Pérez   13', 39'
Janmaat   26'
Shelvey   48'		 Stadium: Daknamstadion
Attendance: 2,876
Referee: Christof Dierick
26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly Southend United   0–2 Newcastle United Southend-on-Sea
19:45 Report Anita   48'
Gouffran   78'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 6,570
Referee: Keith Stroud
30 July 2016 (2016-07-30) Friendly Newcastle United 3–2   Vitesse Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Leerdam   22' (o.g.)
Gayle   36'
Colback   41'		 Report Nathan   53'
Kashia   61'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 19,200
Referee: Sebastien Stockbridge

Competitions

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Overall

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Competition Started Round Current
position / round 		Final
position / round 		First Match Last Match
Championship – 5 August 2016
EFL Cup Second round – August 2016
FA Cup Third round – January 2016

Overview

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Games played 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games won 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games drawn 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Games lost 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Goals scored 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Goals conceded 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Total goal difference 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Clean sheets 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Yellow Cards 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Red Cards 0 (0 Football League Championship, 0 EFL Cup, 0 FA Cup)
Points in League 0
Most appearances
Top scorer
Worst Discipline
Best Result
Worst Result
Best Home Result
Worst Home Result
Best Away Result
Worst Away Result

Football League Championship

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Main article: 2016–17 Football League Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Newcastle United (C, P) 46 29 7 10 85 40 +45 94 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Brighton & Hove Albion (P) 46 28 9 9 74 40 +34 93
3 Reading 46 26 7 13 68 64 +4 85 Qualification for the Championship play-offs[a]
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 9 13 60 45 +15 81
5 Huddersfield Town (O, P) 46 25 6 15 56 58 −2 81
Source: English Football League, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Points in head-to-head matches; 5) Goal difference in head-to-head matches; 6) Goals scored in head-to-head matches; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: 11 May 2016.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundA
Result
Position
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The fixtures for the 2016–17 season were released on 22 June 2016.[10]

5 August 2016 1 Fulham v Newcastle United London
19:45 Stadium: Craven Cottage
  • Note: Due to copyright restrictions, the full fixture list can't be reproduced without the relevant licensing from Football DataCo, but can be found here.

EFL Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup
August 2016 Second Round v

FA Cup

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Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup
January 2017 Third round v

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 11 July 2016.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship EFL Cup FA Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   NED Tim Krul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   EIR Ciaran Clark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF   WAL Paul Dummett 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 MF   ENG Jack Colback 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   SCO Grant Hanley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF   ENG Jamaal Lascelles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF   FRA Moussa Sissoko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF   NED Vurnon Anita 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW   ENG Dwight Gayle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF   NED Siem de Jong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF   SCO Matt Ritchie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 MF   ENG Jonjo Shelvey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   ENG Isaac Hayden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF   ENG Rolando Aarons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   COD Chancel Mbemba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   FRA Massadio Haïdara 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF   FRA Yoan Gouffran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 GK   EIR Rob Elliot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF   NED Daryl Janmaat 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF   SEN Henri Saivet 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF   CIV Cheick Tioté 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 GK   ENG Karl Darlow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   ESP Jesús Gámez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 GK   BEL Matz Sels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 FW   FRA Emmanuel Rivière 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 FW   ENG Adam Armstrong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42 DF   ENG Jamie Sterry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 DF   SUI Kevin Mbabu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 FW   SRB Aleksandar Mitrović 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cards

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 11 May 2016.
No. Pos. Name    

Goals

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Last updated on 11 May 2016.
Place Position Nation Number Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
TOTALS 0 0 0 0

Clean sheets

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Last updated on 11 May 2016.
Place Number Name Championship EFL Cup FA Cup Total
TOTALS 0 0 0 0

Captains

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 11 May 2016.
No. Pos. Name Starts
12 MF   Jonjo Shelvey 0

Suspensions

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 15 May 2016.
Date Incurred Name Number of Games Missed Team(s) Missed Reason
15 May 2016   Aleksandar Mitrović 4 First four matches of season   vs Tottenham Hotspur (Last Season)

Penalties

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 11 May 2016.
 Y if scored.  N if missed.
Date Team Name Who Won Penalty Name Who Took Penalty Scored?

Conceded Penalties

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Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 11 May 2016.
 Y if scored.  N if missed.
Date Opposition Name Who Conceded Penalty Name Who Took Penalty Scored?
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  3. ^ "United Confirm Ireland Training Camp". Newcastle United FC. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
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  6. ^ "Magpies Confirm Bohemian Friendly". Newcastle United FC. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Steven Taylor Leaves United". Newcastle United FC. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
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  11. ^ "United To Entertain Vitesse In Friendly". Newcastle United FC. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2016.
  12. ^ "Magpies Confirm Lokeren Friendly". Newcastle United FC. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  13. ^ "Magpies Complete Sels Signing". Newcastle United F.C. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  14. ^ "United Complete Gayle Capture". Newcastle United F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  15. ^ "Townsend Joins Crystal Palace". Newcastle United F.C. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  16. ^ "Ritchie Signs On At St. James' Park". Newcastle United. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2016.
  17. ^ "United Heading To Southend For Friendly". Newcastle United FC. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  18. ^ "Coloccini Leaves Newcastle After Eight Years". Newcastle United. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  19. ^ "United Complete Gamez Signing". Newcastle United FC. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  20. ^ "Magpies Sign Young Duo". Newcastle United. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  21. ^ "Cisse Joins Shandong Luneng". Newcastle United FC. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
  22. ^ "United Complete Hayden Signing". Newcastle United F.C. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  23. ^ "United Complete Clark Capture" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  24. ^ "Diame Signs On At St. James' Park" (Press release). Newcastle United. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
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