Man City vs Newcastle: Complete head-to-head record

Manchester City vs Newcastle United is a staple of English football at the top level.

The two clubs have met almost 200 times in the past, both having enjoyed some memorable victories. The overall record between these sides is remarkably even, although Man City have dominated this fixture since the dawn of the Premier League.

However, recent Saudi investment in Newcastle has helped level the playing field, with meetings between the two teams now taking on even greater significance.

Here is the complete head-to-head record between Man City and Newcastle.

Back when the FA Cup final was the biggest date in the football calendar, Newcastle enjoyed their most special victory over Man City. The Magpies beat the Sky Blues at the old Wembley Stadium back in 1955 in the big game, although it remains their most recent domestic FA Cup triumph.

It took just 45 seconds for Newcastle to take the lead through Jackie Milburn, the quickest ever FA Cup final goal at the time. Man City’s Bobby Meadows would then suffer a serious leg injury just 16 minutes later – one that would force him to retire from football – meaning his side had to finish the game with ten men as substitutes had not yet been introduced.

Bobby Johnstone would draw City level somewhat surprisingly before half-time, but two goals in seven second-half minutes courtesy of Bobby Mitchell and George Hannah took the Magpies to the trophy.

Man City would exact their revenge a little over two decades later, beating Newcastle 2-1 in the League Cup final at the old Wembley. It was the third time in six years the Sky Blues had made it to the final two of the competition and their second triumph.

Teenager Peter Barnes put Man City ahead after just 11 minutes, converting Mike Doyle’s header from a free kick. However, the Magpies would equalise before the break thanks to Alan Gowling, the forward converting a Malcolm Macdonald cross.

It took less than a minute for Man City to restore their advantage after the break, a goal that would prove the winner from Dennis Tueart. The Englishman’s overhead kick would find its way beyond the Newcastle goalkeeper, with Joe Royle seeing a later effort disallowed.

Newcastle had won four of their last seven meetings with the Cityzens prior to 2004’s seven-goal thriller,…