Whilst there is no football due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, here is a series of articles analysing the top goalscorers for the club from the last 10 years (1st April 2010 - 1st April 2020).
Today we will be analysing the top five of the top 10 goalscorers for the club in the past decade.
5th - Matt Ritchie - 22 goals
First goal
Newcastle United 4 - 1 Reading
Ritchie (2-1) - 17/08/2016 - Championship
Last goal
Bournemouth 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Ritchie (2-2) - 16/03/2019 - Premier League
Best goal
Bournemouth 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Ritchie (2-2) - 16/03/2019 - Premier League
Biggest win (that he scored in)
Newcastle United 6 - 0 Preston North End
Ritchie (3-0) - 25/10/2016 - EFL Cup 4th Round
Most goals scored in a game
Newcastle United 4 - 0 Rotherham United
Ritchie (2-0/4-0) - 21/01/2017 - Championship
Opponents: Nottm Forest x2, Rotherham x2, Preston x2, Reading, Ipswich, QPR, Derby, Huddersfield, Wigan, Burton Albion, Wolves, Blackburn, Man United, Southampton, Arsenal, Man City, Bournemouth.
Joint 3rd - Dwight Gayle - 29 goals
First goal
Newcastle United 1 - 2 Huddersfield Town
Gayle (1-1) - 03/04/2010 - Championship
Last goal
Newcastle United 3 - 0 Chelsea
Gayle (1-0) - 13/05/2018 - Premier League
Best goal
Newcastle United 4 - 1 Reading
Gayle (3-1) - 17/08/2016 - Championship
Biggest win (that he scored in)
Newcastle United 4 - 0 Birmingham City
Gayle (1-0/2-0/4-0) - 10/12/2016 - Championship
Most goals scored in a game
Newcastle United 4 - 3 Norwich City
Gayle (1-0/2-3/4-3) - 28/09/2016 - Championship
Newcastle United 4 - 0 Birmingham City
Gayle (1-0/2-0/4-0) - 10/12/2016 - Championship
Opponents: Norwich City x3, Brentford x3, Barnsley x3, Birmingham x3, Huddersfield x2, Reading x2, Bournemouth x2, Chelsea x2, Nottm Forest x2, Leeds x2, Bristol City, Burton Albion, Man United, Leicester.
Joint 3rd - Demba Ba - 29 goals
First goal
Newcastle United 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Ba (1-0) - 24/09/2011 - Premier League
Last goal
Arsenal 7 - 3 Newcastle United
Ba (3-3) - 29/12/2012 - Premier League
Best goal
Reading 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Ba (1-1) - 29/09/2012 - Premier League
Biggest win (that he scored in)
Newcastle United 3 - 0 Man United
Ba (1-0) - 04/01/2012 - Premier League
Newcastle United 3 - 0 Wigan Athletic
Ba (1-0/2-0) - 03/12/2012 - Premier League
Most goals scored in a game
Newcastle United 3 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Ba (1-0/2-0/3-1) - 24/09/2011 - Premier League
Stoke City 1 - 3 Newcastle United
Ba (1-0/2-0/3-1) - 31/10/2011 - Premier League
Opponents: Blackburn x3, Stoke x3, Norwich x3, West Brom x3, Tottenham x2, Man United x2, Everton x2, Reading x2, Wigan x2, Arsenal x2, Wolves, Bolton, Aston Villa, Swansea, Man City.
2nd - Papiss Cisse - 44 goals
First goal
Newcastle United 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Cisse (2-1) - 05/02/2012 - Premier League
Last goal
Liverpool 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Cisse (2-1) - 23/04/2016 - Premier League
Best goal
Chelsea 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Cisse (0-2) - 02/05/2012 - Premier League
Biggest win (that he scored in)
Newcastle United 5 - 1 Stoke City
Cisse (5-1) - 26/12/2013 - Premier League
Most goals scored in a game
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 3 Newcastle United
Cisse (0-1/0-3) - 25/03/2012 - Premier League
Newcastle United 2 - 0 Liverpool
Cisse (1-0/2-0) - 01/04/2012 - Premier League
Swansea City 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Cisse (0-1/0-2) - 06/04/2012 - Premier League
Chelsea 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Cisse (0-1/0-2) - 02/05/2012 - Premier League
Newcastle United 2 - 2 Hull City
Cisse (1-2/2-2) - 20/09/2014 - Premier League
Swansea City 2 - 2 Newcastle United
Cisse (1-1/2-2) - 04/10/2014 - Premier League
Newcastle United 2 - 1 Chelsea
Cisse (1-0/2-0) - 06/12/2014 - Premier League
Opponents: Stoke x4, Swansea x4, Chelsea x4, West Brom x3, Liverpool x3, Crystal Palace x3, Aston Villa x3, Man United x3, Hull City x2, Everton x2, Southampton x2, Benfica x2, Bordeaux, Anzhi Makhachkala, Cardiff, Leeds, Wolves, Norwich, Bolton, Fulham, Burnley.
1st - Ayoze Perez - 48 goals
First goal
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 2 Newcastle United
Perez (1-2) - 26/10/2014 - Premier League
Last goal
Fulham 0 - 4 Newcastle United
Perez (0-2) - 12/05/2019 - Premier League
Best goal
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 2 Newcastle United
Perez (1-0) - 09/11/2014 - Premier League
Biggest win (that he scored in)
Queens Park Rangers 0 - 6 Newcastle United
Perez (0-2) - 13/09/2016 - Premier League
Newcastle United 6 - 0 Preston North End
Perez (6-0) - 25/10/2016 - EFL Cup 4th Round
Most goals scored in a game
Newcastle United 3 - 1 Southampton
Perez (1-0/2-0/3-1) - 20/04/2019 - Premier League
Opponents: Southampton x4, Chelsea x3, Everton x3, Preston x3, West Brom x2, Tottenham x2, Bournemouth x2, Arsenal x2, Watford x2, Huddersfield x2, Leicester x2, Norwich x2, Brighton x2, Cheltenham x2, Ipswich x2, QPR, Rotherham, Blackburn, Liverpool, Swansea, West Ham, Stoke, Wolves, Cardiff, Fulham.