Matt Kingsley

Date of birth15 November 1875
Place of birthTurton
NationalityEnglish
PositionGoalkeeper

The first Newcastle player to win a full England cap, Matt was United's regular keeper for six years up to the arrival of the remarkable Jimmy Lawrence.

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1898-99 Newcastle United FA Cup 2 1 1
1898-99 Newcastle United League Division One 34 20 6
1899-00 Newcastle United FA Cup 1 1
1899-00 Newcastle United League Division One 34 20 6
1900-01 Football League Inter League 2 2
1900-01 Newcastle United FA Cup 1 1
1900-01 Newcastle United League Division One 32 19 5
1901-02 Football League Inter League 1 1
1901-02 Newcastle United FA Cup 4 4
1901-02 Newcastle United League Division One 33 17 4
1902-03 Newcastle United FA Cup 1 1
1902-03 Newcastle United League Division One 31 18 6
1903-04 Newcastle United League Division One 16 9 5
1904-05 West Ham United FA Cup 1 1
1904-05 West Ham United Southern League First Division 29 16


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
03 Sep 1898 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-4 League Division One
10 Sep 1898 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
17 Sep 1898 Newcastle United v Notts County L 1-2 League Division One
24 Sep 1898 Stoke v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
26 Sep 1898 Sheffield United v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
01 Oct 1898 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
08 Oct 1898 Burnley v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
15 Oct 1898 Newcastle United v Sheffield United L 1-2 League Division One
22 Oct 1898 Bury v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
29 Oct 1898 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
05 Nov 1898 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 3-0 League Division One
12 Nov 1898 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
19 Nov 1898 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 4-1 League Division One
26 Nov 1898 Derby County v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
03 Dec 1898 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 3-0 League Division One
10 Dec 1898 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United L 4-2 League Division One
17 Dec 1898 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday D 2-2 League Division One
24 Dec 1898 Sunderland v Newcastle United W 2-3 League Division One
26 Dec 1898 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
31 Dec 1898 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
07 Jan 1899 Newcastle United v Everton D 2-2 League Division One
14 Jan 1899 Notts County v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
21 Jan 1899 Newcastle United v Stoke W 3-0 League Division One
28 Jan 1899 Glossop North End v Newcastle United W 0-1 FA Cup 1st round
04 Feb 1899 Newcastle United v Burnley W 4-1 League Division One
11 Feb 1899 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 3-1 FA Cup 2nd round
18 Feb 1899 Newcastle United v Bury W 2-0 League Division One
25 Feb 1899 Newcastle United v Preston North End W 2-1 League Division One
11 Mar 1899 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 0-1 League Division One
18 Mar 1899 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
25 Mar 1899 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1899 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
03 Apr 1899 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
08 Apr 1899 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 League Division One
15 Apr 1899 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
22 Apr 1899 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 0-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1899 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
09 Sep 1899 Newcastle United v Everton W 2-0 League Division One
16 Sep 1899 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United W 2-3 League Division One
23 Sep 1899 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-0 League Division One
30 Sep 1899 Bury v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
07 Oct 1899 Newcastle United v Notts County W 6-0 League Division One
14 Oct 1899 Manchester City v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
21 Oct 1899 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 0-0 League Division One
28 Oct 1899 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-1 League Division One
04 Nov 1899 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
11 Nov 1899 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
18 Nov 1899 Burnley v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
25 Nov 1899 Newcastle United v Preston North End D 0-0 League Division One
02 Dec 1899 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
16 Dec 1899 Stoke v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
23 Dec 1899 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 2-4 League Division One
30 Dec 1899 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 4-2 League Division One
06 Jan 1900 Everton v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
13 Jan 1900 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 4-1 League Division One
20 Jan 1900 Derby County v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
03 Feb 1900 Newcastle United v Bury W 2-1 League Division One
17 Feb 1900 Southampton v Newcastle United L 4-1 FA Cup 2nd round
03 Mar 1900 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1900 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 3-2 League Division One
14 Mar 1900 Newcastle United v Glossop North End W 1-0 League Division One
17 Mar 1900 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
24 Mar 1900 Newcastle United v Burnley W 2-0 League Division One
26 Mar 1900 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
31 Mar 1900 Preston North End v Newcastle United L 4-1 League Division One
07 Apr 1900 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 3-1 League Division One
13 Apr 1900 Newcastle United v Manchester City D 0-0 League Division One
14 Apr 1900 Glossop North End v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
16 Apr 1900 Notts County v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
21 Apr 1900 Newcastle United v Stoke D 2-2 League Division One
28 Apr 1900 Sunderland v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
01 Sep 1900 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest D 0-0 League Division One
08 Sep 1900 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
15 Sep 1900 Newcastle United v Stoke W 2-1 League Division One
22 Sep 1900 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
29 Sep 1900 Newcastle United v Everton W 1-0 League Division One
06 Oct 1900 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
13 Oct 1900 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
20 Oct 1900 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
27 Oct 1900 Newcastle United v Notts County W 2-0 League Division One
03 Nov 1900 Preston North End v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
17 Nov 1900 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
24 Nov 1900 Newcastle United v Liverpool D 1-1 League Division One
01 Dec 1900 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
08 Dec 1900 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
15 Dec 1900 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 2-1 League Division One
22 Dec 1900 Bury v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
29 Dec 1900 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
05 Jan 1901 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 League Division One
12 Jan 1901 Stoke v Newcastle United L 2-0 League Division One
19 Jan 1901 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 League Division One
09 Feb 1901 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 3-1 FA Cup 1st round
16 Feb 1901 Derby County v Newcastle United D 1-1 League Division One
02 Mar 1901 Notts County v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
09 Mar 1901 Newcastle United v Preston North End L 3-5 League Division One
27 Mar 1901 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
30 Mar 1901 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
06 Apr 1901 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday D 0-0 League Division One
08 Apr 1901 Everton v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
13 Apr 1901 Newcastle United v Sheffield United W 3-0 League Division One
17 Apr 1901 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 3-0 League Division One
20 Apr 1901 Manchester City v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
24 Apr 1901 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 0-2 League Division One
27 Apr 1901 Newcastle United v Bury D 0-0 League Division One
07 Sep 1901 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
14 Sep 1901 Newcastle United v Stoke W 5-1 League Division One
21 Sep 1901 Everton v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
28 Sep 1901 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 0-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1901 Notts County v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
05 Oct 1901 Small Heath v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
12 Oct 1901 Newcastle United v Derby County L 0-1 League Division One
19 Oct 1901 Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
26 Oct 1901 Newcastle United v Notts County W 8-0 League Division One
02 Nov 1901 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
09 Nov 1901 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 3-0 League Division One
23 Nov 1901 Newcastle United v Liverpool W 1-0 League Division One
30 Nov 1901 Newcastle United v Grimsby Town W 5-1 League Division One
07 Dec 1901 Aston Villa v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
14 Dec 1901 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 1-1 League Division One
26 Dec 1901 Derby County v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
28 Dec 1901 Newcastle United v Bury D 1-1 League Division One
04 Jan 1902 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers L 0-3 League Division One
11 Jan 1902 Stoke v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
18 Jan 1902 Newcastle United v Everton D 1-1 League Division One
25 Jan 1902 Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United W 0-2 FA Cup 1st round
01 Feb 1902 Newcastle United v Small Heath W 2-0 League Division One
12 Feb 1902 Newcastle United v Sunderland W 1-0 FA Cup 2nd round
15 Feb 1902 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 2-1 League Division One
22 Feb 1902 Newcastle United v Sheffield United D 1-1 FA Cup Quarter-final
27 Feb 1902 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 FA Cup Quarter-final replay
01 Mar 1902 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 4-1 League Division One
10 Mar 1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
15 Mar 1902 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-1 League Division One
19 Mar 1902 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
22 Mar 1902 Liverpool v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
28 Mar 1902 Grimsby Town v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
31 Mar 1902 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
05 Apr 1902 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 2-1 League Division One
12 Apr 1902 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
19 Apr 1902 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 3-0 League Division One
26 Apr 1902 Bury v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
06 Sep 1902 Newcastle United v Stoke W 5-0 League Division One
13 Sep 1902 Everton v Newcastle United W 0-1 League Division One
20 Sep 1902 Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday W 3-0 League Division One
27 Sep 1902 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United L 6-1 League Division One
04 Oct 1902 Newcastle United v Notts County W 6-1 League Division One
11 Oct 1902 Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United W 0-2 League Division One
18 Oct 1902 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough L 0-1 League Division One
25 Oct 1902 Derby County v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
01 Nov 1902 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
08 Nov 1902 Newcastle United v Liverpool L 1-2 League Division One
15 Nov 1902 Sheffield United v Newcastle United L 2-1 League Division One
22 Nov 1902 Newcastle United v Grimsby Town W 1-0 League Division One
29 Nov 1902 Aston Villa v Newcastle United L 7-0 League Division One
06 Dec 1902 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest L 0-2 League Division One
13 Dec 1902 Bury v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
20 Dec 1902 Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers W 1-0 League Division One
27 Dec 1902 Sunderland v Newcastle United D 0-0 League Division One
03 Jan 1903 Stoke v Newcastle United L 5-0 League Division One
24 Jan 1903 Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion W 1-0 League Division One
31 Jan 1903 Notts County v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
07 Feb 1903 Grimsby Town v Newcastle United L 2-1 FA Cup 1st round
14 Feb 1903 Middlesbrough v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
28 Feb 1903 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-4 League Division One
07 Mar 1903 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 3-0 League Division One
21 Mar 1903 Grimsby Town v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
28 Mar 1903 Newcastle United v Aston Villa W 2-0 League Division One
01 Apr 1903 Newcastle United v Everton W 3-0 League Division One
04 Apr 1903 Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
10 Apr 1903 Newcastle United v Derby County W 2-1 League Division One
11 Apr 1903 Newcastle United v Bury W 1-0 League Division One
13 Apr 1903 Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers W 2-0 League Division One
18 Apr 1903 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United L 3-1 League Division One
02 Sep 1903 Newcastle United v Aston Villa D 1-1 League Division One
05 Sep 1903 West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United W 1-2 League Division One
12 Sep 1903 Newcastle United v Small Heath W 3-1 League Division One
19 Sep 1903 Everton v Newcastle United L 4-1 League Division One
03 Oct 1903 Derby County v Newcastle United W 1-3 League Division One
10 Oct 1903 Newcastle United v Manchester City W 1-0 League Division One
17 Oct 1903 Notts County v Newcastle United L 3-2 League Division One
24 Oct 1903 Newcastle United v Sheffield United L 0-1 League Division One
31 Oct 1903 Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers W 3-0 League Division One
14 Nov 1903 Newcastle United v Middlesbrough W 2-1 League Division One
21 Nov 1903 Liverpool v Newcastle United L 1-0 League Division One
28 Nov 1903 Newcastle United v Bury W 3-2 League Division One
05 Dec 1903 Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United L 4-0 League Division One
12 Dec 1903 Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest W 3-1 League Division One
25 Dec 1903 Sheffield United v Newcastle United D 2-2 League Division One
26 Dec 1903 Newcastle United v Sunderland L 1-3 League Division One


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
1900-01 England British Home Championship 1 1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
18 Mar 1901 England v Wales W 6-0 British Home Championship


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.