Newcastle's Records and Stats in the European Cup / UEFA Champions League
We’ve trawled through the history books to bring you the key records and milestones for teams competing in the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. Here we look at Newcastle.
Unless otherwise stated, team records cover the European Cup & UEFA Champions League combined, while player records focus on the UEFA Champions League era only (1992/93 – present).
This page will be updated as and when relevant.
TEAM RECORDS (European Cup & Champions League combined)
Biggest home victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
4-0: Newcastle v Željezničar, 28/08/02, UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
4-1: Newcastle v Paris Saint-Germain, 04/10/23, group stage
Biggest away victory
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-3: Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle, 18/02/03, UEFA Champions League second group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-3: Bayer Leverkusen v Newcastle, 18/02/03, second group stage
Biggest home defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
1-4: Newcastle v Inter Milan, 27/11/02, UEFA Champions League second group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
1-4: Newcastle v Inter Milan, 27/11/02, second group stage
Biggest away defeat
European Cup/UEFA Champions League
3-1: Barcelona v Newcastle, 11/12/02, UEFA Champions League second group stage
2-0: three times, most recently v Dortmund, 07/11/23, UEFA Champions League group stage
UEFA Champions League league phase/group stage to final
3-1: Barcelona v Newcastle, 11/12/02, second group stage
2-0: three times, most recently v Dortmund, 07/11/23, group stage
All-time season-by-season European Cup/UEFA Champions League record
2023/24 Group stage
2003/04 Third qualifying round
2002/03 Second group stage
1997/98 Group stage
STREAKS (European Cup/UEFA Champions League)
Most successive wins
3: twice, most recently, 23/10/2002 - 13/11/2002
Most successive draws
1: five times, most recently, 28/11/2023
Most successive defeats
3: twice, most recently, 18/09/2002 - 01/10/2002
Most successive games without a defeat
4: 13/08/1997 - 01/10/1997
Most successive games without a win
4: twice, most recently, 25/10/2023 - present
Most successive clean sheets
3: 10/12/1997 - 28/08/2002
PLAYER RECORDS (UEFA Champions League only – group stage/league phase to final)
Top appearance makers
14: Shay Given
12: Aaron Hughes
11: Gary Speed
11: Andy Griffin
11: Andrew O'Brien
11: Laurent Robert
Top goalscorers
6: Alan Shearer
3: Faustino Asprilla
3: Shola Ameobi
2: Craig Bellamy
2: John Beresford
Youngest players
17y 190d: Lewis Miley (Borussia Dortmund 2-0 Newcastle United FC, 07/11/23)
18y 18d: Aaron Hughes (FC Barcelona 1-0 Newcastle United FC, 26/11/97)
18y 353d: Michael Chopra (FC Barcelona 3-1 Newcastle United FC, 11/12/02)
Youngest goalscorers
19y 302d: Hugo Viana (Feyenoord 2-3 Newcastle United FC, 13/11/02)
21y 60d: Shola Ameobi (FC Barcelona 3-1 Newcastle United FC, 11/12/02)
22y 52d: Lomana LuaLua (Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-3 Newcastle United FC, 18/02/03)
Oldest players
36y 2d: Ian Rush (PSV Eindhoven 1-0 Newcastle United FC, 22/10/97)
35y 230d: Stuart Pearce (Newcastle United FC 2-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv, 10/12/97)
34y 332d: Martin Dúbravka (Newcastle United FC 1-2 AC Milan, 13/12/23)
Oldest goalscorers
35y 230d: Stuart Pearce (Newcastle United FC 2-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv, 10/12/97)
34y 33d: John Barnes (Newcastle United FC 2-0 FC Dynamo Kyiv, 10/12/97)
33y 51d: Gary Speed (Newcastle United FC 2-1 FC Dynamo Kyiv, 29/10/02)
Most goals in a match
3 goals: Faustino Asprilla (v Barcelona, 17/09/97)
3 goals: Alan Shearer (v Leverkusen, 26/02/03)
All hat-tricks
3 goals: Faustino Asprilla (v Barcelona, 17/09/97)
3 goals: Alan Shearer (v Leverkusen, 26/02/03)
