John McNamee
| Date of birth | 11 June 1941 |
| Place of birth | Coatbridge |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Defender |
A big burly centre-half, John became a cult hero during his five years on Tyneside. Rejected by Manchester United as a youngster, he developed his career in Scotland.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle United | 01 Dec 1966 | 01 Nov 1971 | |
| Blackburn Rovers | 01 Nov 1971 | 01 Dec 1973 | |
| Hartlepool United | 01 Dec 1973 | 01 Aug 1975 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1966-67 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1966-67 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 19 | 1 |
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| 1967-68 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1967-68 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 31 | 2 |
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| 1968-69 | Newcastle United | Fairs Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1968-69 | Newcastle United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1968-69 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 23 | 1 |
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| 1969-70 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1969-70 | Newcastle United | Fairs Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1969-70 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 13 | 1 |
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| 1970-71 | Newcastle United | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1970-71 | Newcastle United | Fairs Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1970-71 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 27 | 1 |
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| 1971-72 | Newcastle United | League Division One | 2 |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 1966 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Jan 1967 | Burnley v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Jan 1967 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Jan 1967 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | W | 3-4 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 04 Feb 1967 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1967 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Feb 1967 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
| 25 Feb 1967 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Mar 1967 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1967 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1967 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Mar 1967 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Mar 1967 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1967 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Apr 1967 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1967 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Apr 1967 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Apr 1967 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Apr 1967 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 May 1967 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 May 1967 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Sep 1967 | Sheffield United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Sep 1967 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Oct 1967 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 14 Oct 1967 | Newcastle United v Fulham | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1967 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Oct 1967 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1967 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Nov 1967 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Nov 1967 | Burnley v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Nov 1967 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Dec 1967 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Dec 1967 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 16 Dec 1967 | Southampton v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 23 Dec 1967 | Newcastle United v Liverpool | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1967 | Newcastle United v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Dec 1967 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 06 Jan 1968 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 13 Jan 1968 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Jan 1968 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 27 Jan 1968 | Newcastle United v Carlisle United | L | 0-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 03 Feb 1968 | Newcastle United v Sheffield United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Feb 1968 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 16 Mar 1968 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 23 Mar 1968 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1968 | Newcastle United v Leicester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1968 | West Ham United v Newcastle United | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1968 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1968 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 15 Apr 1968 | West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Apr 1968 | Fulham v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1968 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
| 11 May 1968 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | L | 3-4 | League Division One | |
| 10 Aug 1968 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Aug 1968 | Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Aug 1968 | Burnley v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Aug 1968 | Newcastle United v Chelsea | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 24 Aug 1968 | Newcastle United v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Aug 1968 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 31 Aug 1968 | Sunderland v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1968 | Southport v Newcastle United | W | 0-2 | League Cup | 2nd round |
| 07 Sep 1968 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Sep 1968 | Newcastle United v Feyenoord | W | 4-0 | Fairs Cup | 1st round 1st leg |
| 14 Sep 1968 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1968 | Feyenoord v Newcastle United | L |
2-0 Agg: 2-4 |
Fairs Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 28 Sep 1968 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 05 Oct 1968 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1968 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 12 Oct 1968 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | W | 1-4 | League Division One | |
| 19 Oct 1968 | Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1968 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1969 | Leicester City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Feb 1969 | Southampton v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Mar 1969 | Vitoria Setubal v Newcastle United | L |
3-1 Agg: 4-6 |
Fairs Cup | Quarter-final 2nd leg |
| 29 Mar 1969 | Newcastle United v Coventry City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1969 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1969 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Apr 1969 | Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1969 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1969 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1969 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 May 1969 | Rangers v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | Fairs Cup | Semi-final 1st leg |
| 27 Sep 1969 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Oct 1969 | Newcastle United v Dundee United | W |
1-0 Agg: 3-1 |
Fairs Cup | 1st round 2nd leg |
| 04 Oct 1969 | Crystal Palace v Newcastle United | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Oct 1969 | Manchester City v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1969 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Dec 1969 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Jan 1970 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 14 Jan 1970 | Southampton v Newcastle United | D |
1-1 Agg: 1-1 |
Fairs Cup | 3rd round 2nd leg |
| 17 Jan 1970 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1970 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Jan 1970 | Newcastle United v Crystal Palace | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Feb 1970 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 11 Feb 1970 | Newcastle United v Southampton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Feb 1970 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 25 Feb 1970 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1970 | Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Mar 1970 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | W | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Mar 1970 | Anderlecht v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | Fairs Cup | 4th round 1st leg |
| 15 Aug 1970 | Newcastle United v Wolverhampton Wanderers | W | 3-2 | League Division One | |
| 19 Aug 1970 | Stoke City v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Aug 1970 | Crystal Palace v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Aug 1970 | Newcastle United v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1970 | Newcastle United v Blackpool | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1970 | Newcastle United v Manchester United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Nov 1970 | Pecsi Dozsa v Newcastle United | L |
2-0 Agg: 2-2 (0-3) |
Fairs Cup | 2nd round 2nd leg |
| 07 Nov 1970 | Southampton v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Nov 1970 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Nov 1970 | Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Nov 1970 | Newcastle United v Burnley | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Dec 1970 | Chelsea v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Newcastle United v Huddersfield Town | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Dec 1970 | Newcastle United v Crystal Palace | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1970 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 09 Jan 1971 | Newcastle United v Stoke City | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 11 Jan 1971 | Newcastle United v Ipswich Town | D | 1-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 13 Jan 1971 | Ipswich Town v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round replay |
| 16 Jan 1971 | Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1971 | Newcastle United v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 20 Mar 1971 | Newcastle United v Southampton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Newcastle United v Derby County | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Apr 1971 | Blackpool v Newcastle United | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 06 Apr 1971 | Liverpool v Newcastle United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1971 | Newcastle United v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1971 | Newcastle United v Manchester City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Apr 1971 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Apr 1971 | Newcastle United v West Ham United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1971 | Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 May 1971 | Coventry City v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 14 Aug 1971 | Crystal Palace v Newcastle United | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1971 | Leeds United v Newcastle United | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.