Newcastle v Tottenham Hotspur, 3rd September 1988, Division 1

Following a 4-0 hammering at Everton on the first game of the season, Newcastle welcomed Spurs to St James Park and a returning Chris Waddle and Paul Gascoigne, making his debut following his 2 million summer move.
An entertaining 'game of 2 half's', a new look Newcastle raced into a 2 goal lead before Spurs struck back in the 2nd half.
Attendance: 32,977 (Biggest of the season)
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[@charliepeebles]

Brilliant memories. Great atmosphere especially during the first half when we were well on top. I remember the scoreboard wrongly credited the second goal to Kenny Wharton. Gazza got a lot of abuse that day. It wasn't because he'd left the club as such but because after announcing he was leaving to further his career he went and signed for a team who had just finished 13th in the league, five places below us that season. Chris Waddle was quoted as saying he'd had a "house brick" thrown at him from the Gallowgate end when taking the corner. Utter cobblers, I saw the incident from close quarters, it was a pebble not a brick. Still completely out or order but Waddle didn't do himself any favours by exaggerating the it out of all proportion.

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

+charliepeebles This was only my 2nd match, A Paddock. Such a buzz going into a packed standing enclosure and obviously 2 goals in the first 20 mins or so..... I've got a clip up of the Waddle incident....kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHfFfHaAl7qNptU

[@patrickkelly7085]

and him being a Sunderland supporter didn't help either.

[@holmeschapeldogwalkingloca9915]

I remember people throwing Mars bars at Gazza

[@woggathachristie]

what these highlights fail to mention was the REAL story of this game - it was the first time gazza came back to sjp after his transfer to spurs - the abuse he got that day was unreal, capped off by him being substituted late on in the game to the noise of thousands of geordies giving him a hard time! mind you, a couple of seasons before, waddle came back after signing for spurs, and the abuse he got was unparalleled!

[@newcjon]

My uncle and cousin were standing in the K area of the Gallowgate stand and said that people were throwing mars bars at him every time he went to take a corner. A bit of a waste of mars bars mind,

[@newcjon]

I was mascot at this first home game of the season. Didn't bring us much luck as we finished bottom of the league! #jinx

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

Still a great thing to do!

[@newcjon]

@@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos Oh it was awesome. Still remember it today. Met Mirandinha, Dave Beasant, John Hendrie and Glenn Roeder (was injured I think but in the dugout). Proper gentlemen in those days, even had time for an 8 year old kid. Probably still got some video of it if you guys are interested.

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

@@newcjon absolutely! Can you drop me a private message please?

[@newcjon]

@@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos I'm probably being stupid but can't work out how to private message on youtube. Alternatively you could send an email to [e-mail] and I can send you the video there.

[@mohdazmi10]

the Northern Ireland manager Micheal O'Neill played wearing no 9 shirt.

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

Had a great 2nd half of 87/88. Ended up being top scorer on 13 iirc. Didn't work out for him during 88/89

[@mohdazmi10]

@@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos but he has the intelligence. he should took over the no 8 shirt from Gazza.

[@mohdazmi10]

Dave Beasant didn't do the Wimbledon long punt in rhis match, did he?

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

Only when we were chasing games. Which was futile considering our forwards were all tiny

[@mohdazmi10]

@@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos and clearly missing the creative spark provided by Gazza.

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

@@mohdazmi10 exactly. Goddard too. Both were immense for us.

[@mohdazmi10]

@@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos Goddard played well for Nrewcastle. but for me he played his best football for West Ham in the 1980/81 season.

[@NewcastleUnited19801994Videos]

I didn't know of him until mar Newcastle, turned 8 in 86. I did an article on him a few years ago though as his time up here was brilliant.