Joe Harvey
Harvey managed Newcastle United for a staggering 13 years between 1962 and 1975. He joined the club as manager after they suffered relegation to the second division in 1961 and three years later on, he led the Geordies to winning the second division. His finest hour in charge at Newcastle would have to be regarded as winning the 1969 fairs cup final, as he led Newcastle to winning the trophy. Harvey brought in Malcolm Macdonald to Newcastle, arguably one of the greatest deals done in football history. He took Newcastle to the final of the FA the 1974 FA cup.

Arthur Cox
Cox has managed many clubs over the years and his reign in charge at Newcastle lasted four years. He famously brought Kevin Keegan into the Newcastle squad in 1982 and helped Newcastle to promotion to the first division at the end of the 1983-84 season. At Newcastle he also brought in flair players, such as, Chris waddle and Peter Beardsley. He has also had spells managing Chesterfield and Derby County, the latter of whom he led to two successive promotions. He has been assistant manager at Man City, Fulham and Sunderland.

Jim Smith
Smith commenced his managerial career at Colchester United in 1972. Between 1975 and 1978 he was in charge of Blackburn and his outstanding guiding at the club earned him the appointment as manager of Birmingham. Smith had spells managing Birmingham and Oxford United before being installed as the man in charge at Newcastle. Smith spent three years in charge at the club, however he was unfortunate during his spell in charge and received the sack in 1991. He soon later on had spells managing Portsmouth and Derby County and is now currently back in charge at Oxford.

Stan Seymour
After spending many blistering seasons playing for Newcastle, Seymour was installed as their manager in 1939. He was officially the director and manager and was in charge of all first team affairs during that period. He led the club to victory in the FA cup final in 1951 and 1952 and was very much a household name at Newcastle during the 1940’s and 1950’s time period.

Willie McFaul
McFaul spent many years playing for Newcastle and he soon went on to serve as player coach at the club in the early 80’s and then as assistant manager. In 1985, he was installed as their new manager, achieving his ambition of managing the club he loves. He was well known for getting the best out of the players, including the likes of Paul Goddard and Peter Beardsley. He was the man that introduced Paul Gascoigne to the football world in 1988. After his successful spell at the helm of the Newcastle team he went on to manage in the Irish football league.

Billy McGarry
McGarry spent three seasons in charge at Newcastle between 1977 and 1980, and soon became a popular figure at the club. He had successful spells managing Wolves, Watford and Ipswich. He played his football for Huddersfield and Port Vale. He was also part of the England national football team of the 1954 world cup finals.

Kevin Keegan
After a highly successful playing career, Keegan was appointed manager of Newcastle in August 1992 and he did a great job during his five years at the club. In his first season in charge at the club, he led them to the top of the first division, earning the club a position in the premier league. He did a great job the following season as he charged the side up to third place. He took Newcastle to 2nd place the following season as they were in the title race the whole season and he famously got into a heated argument with Alex Ferguson saying, ‘I’d love it if we beat them! Love it!.’ He left the managerial post in February 1997 and took charge at Fulham, a club he led to promotion to the first division. In March 1999 he was appointed manager of England, however during his short spell in charge, success emulated him. He soon moved on to Manchester City, a club he spent four years with, however he retired from management in March 2005. He has been reported to be linked with managing several Israeli clubs since.