Newcastle United Football Club, formed on 9 December 1892, is based in Newcastle upon Tyne and compete in the Premier League. The club has played at the same central ground for more than a century and remains one of England’s best-known teams. For collectors and fans seeking authenticated pieces, find signed shirts and curated memorabilia at Walkouts in carefully described condition.
Home fixtures are played at St James' Park, a stadium set in the heart of the city with a seating capacity over 50,000. The ground is part of matchday culture, where “Going Home” and “Blaydon Races” are fixtures in the build-up and the Tyne-Wear derby is a headline fixture for many supporters. St James' Park features regularly in provenance notes for shirts tied to landmark matches.
The club’s honours include four FA top-flight crowns overall and extensive cup success, with a tally that features six FA Cups, a League Cup and an overseas trophy that marked European standing. Collectors note the club’s status as four League titles winners and its continental milestone as Inter-Cities Fairs Cup victors. In modern rankings the side is also listed by IFFHS at 123, a contextual note used by cataloguers but not a substitute for item-level provenance.
Anniversary releases matter to collectors, particularly post-1970 commemorations. The club’s 125th anniversary release, tied to a gold and silver crest treatment, is a clear example of a limited fanshop run that attracts interest for its distinct badge variation and authorised retail presentation. Such anniversary shirts are often issued in finite numbers and are documented in collectors’ records for release year and crest change.
Season and match magnets drive demand for shirts from specific campaigns. Shirts from the 1968-69 European campaign and the 1995-96 Keegan era are chased for on-pitch provenance and memorable squad line-ups, while recent top-four seasons have added modern player-issued examples to the market. Iconic designs and the stories behind particular away wins or title chases make certain seasons especially collectible.
Retail-signed items and fanshop editions are an important part of the market, as collectors look for early-run retail shirts, player-issue variants and region-specific releases rather than only match-worn pieces. The 2017-18 anniversary retail release is a noted example, and the club’s striking 1995 away look in 2017-18 limited releases and the famed claret and navy hoops away colourway from that era are repeatedly referenced in provenance notes. Proper documentation and visible tag details make the difference for framed or boxed pieces.
Provenance is central: tournament-winning seasons like 1968-69 and peak campaigns such as 1995-96 provide clear context for signatures and match links, and items offered with a bolded authentication cue such as COA carry extra cataloguer confidence. When available, player inscriptions, exact photo proof and retail batch numbers are recorded alongside condition notes to help buyers. Walkouts lists season-specific items tied to these campaigns and accompanies them with detailed descriptions for collectors.
