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Last full accuracy audit: 2026-09-04 · 96 entries checked · 85 flagged · 270 issues confirmed · 0 corrected · 270 still open
Blaydon Races — The song is set to the tune of the American ballad 'On the Road to Brighton' (in Massachusetts). This is incorrect; the tune is actually derived from the American song 'The Old Grey Mare' or a similar popular melody, not specifically 'On the Road to Brighton'
Blaydon Races — Centenary events were held on Tyneside from 2–9 June 1962, with a budget of £21,000 allocated by Newcastle Corporation, and attended by Labour Party leader Hugh Gaitskell. This is incorrect; Hugh Gaitskell died on 18 January 1963, so he could not have attended
Geordie — The claim that 'poems by the Venerable Bede can be translated more successfully into Geordie than into standard modern English' is an invented or exaggerated claim with no widely accepted factual basis.
Geordie — The statement that 'the British Library notes that Norse affected language in Yorkshire but not north of the River Tees' is factually incorrect; Norse influence did extend into areas north of the Tees, such as County Durham.
Leazes End — The capacity stated as 'approximately 52,000 (after 2000 corner fill-in)' is inaccurate; the final capacity after all expansions reached 52,387.
Leazes End — The 1993 expansion did not include modifying the Milburn Stand; the Milburn Stand was rebuilt later, completed in 2001.
Fred Stewart Stand — Fred Stewart was Newcastle United's manager from 1907 to 1910, but he did not win the First Division title in 1908–09. Newcastle United won the First Division title in 1908–09 under manager Frank Watt (who was secretary-manager), not Fred Stewart.
Fred Stewart Stand — The claim that the Sir Bobby Robson Stand was added in 2019 is incorrect. The Sir Bobby Robson Stand was officially named in 2019, but it was not 'added' as a new stand; it was the existing East Stand renamed.
The Toon — The entry states the club's first league title was in 1927, but Newcastle United's first league title was actually in 1905 (First Division).
The Toon — The entry mentions 'the legendary double with Bobby Robson and Kevin Keegan in 1969.' This is factually incorrect: Bobby Robson managed Newcastle United from 1999 to 2004, and Kevin Keegan managed the club from 1992 to 1997 and again in 2008. Neither was at th
St James' Park — Newcastle United did not win the 1996 FA Cup final; they lost to Manchester United.
Leazes Park — The entry states Leazes Park was the home ground of Newcastle United from 1892–1992 and was demolished in 1992; Leazes Park is a public park, not a football stadium.
Leazes Park — The entry claims the park's name origin is 'The Leazes family, original landowners'; the name 'Leazes' derives from Old English 'læs' meaning pasture or meadow.
The Magpies — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section states the Tyne-Wear Derby history stretches back to the 1870s, but Newcastle United was founded in 1892, and the first competitive match between Newcastle United and Sunderland was in 1898.
The Magpies — Frank Swift was a goalkeeper for Manchester City and England, not a notable figure associated with Newcastle United as a player or manager; he never played for or managed Newcastle.
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