1926/27 Season - October

02/10/26 - Arsenal [A] Drew 2-2 [Clark Seymour] - 45,000 - 10th

Line Up: 1 - Wilson, 2 - Maitland, 3 - Hudspeth 4 - McKenzie, 5 - Spencer, 6- Gibson, 7 - Urwin, 8 - Clark, 9 - Gallagher, 10 - McDonald, 11 - Seymour.

The Magpies had to settle for their fourth consecutive away draw despite the fact they had stormed into a two goal lead in the first six minutes.

United started in breathtaking fashion. Clark headed them in front within a minute and following two more close shaves (including a decent penalty shout) Seymour drove the ball in for the second.

In the second period Newcastle made a tactical error of concentrating on defending their advantage. Arsenal gained the ascendancy and they also scored twice in six minutes (57 and 63). The second goal from a penalty controversially awarded for handball.

Newcastle stormed back on the attack and Gallagher was unlucky to have a "goal" chalked off for offside.

09/10/26 - Liverpool [H] Won 1-0 [Gallagher] - 22,000 [9th]

Line Up: 1 - Wilson, 2 - Maitland, 3 - Hudspeth 4 - McKenzie, 5 - Park, 6- Harris, 7 - Urwin, 8 - Clark, 9 - Gallagher, 10 - McDonald, 11 - Seymour.

A biting gale force wind "with a force which almost swept the pedestrian off his feet" made for very unfavourable playing conditions in a match decided by Gallagher's third minute goal.

Injuries resulted in changes to the half-back line, but United with the winds at their back dominated the first half possession. Hudspeth nearly scored a freak second when Pool keeper Riley nearly let in a wind assisted free-kick taken from inside United's half.

The Scousers couldn't take advantage of the conditions in the second half and it was the home side who looked more likely to score again, Riley denying them on a number of occasions.

16/10/26 - Everton [A] Won 3-1 [Clark Gallagher McDonald] - 45,000 [6th]

Line Up: 1 - Wilson, 2 - Maitland, 3 - Hudspeth 4 - McKenzie, 5 - Spencer, 6- Harris, 7 - Urwin, 8 - Clark, 9 - Gallagher, 10 - McDonald, 11 - Seymour.

Much better conditions greeted the side a week later on Merseyside and the ground was more yielding than "the hard baked" pitches of previous games. Everton were struggling without the injured Dixie Dean and Newcastle took advantage to record their first away victory of the season.

Everton started with "rare spirit" but didn't take their chances and came unstuck when Clark swept the ball in [35] after a McDonald shot came back off the bar.

Everton opened brightly again on the resumption but United gradually wrestled control from them. Gallagher was receiving some rough treatment and "as so often happens the referee only noticed it when the visitor retaliated".

Twenty minutes before the end McDonald added a second from close range and Everton's play became "wild and disorganised". Hughie exacted some revenge by adding a third (85) before Trop scored a last minute consolation.

23/10/26 - Blackburn [H] Won 6-1 [Clark McDonald McKenzie Seymour 3] - 25,000 [2nd]

Line Up: 1 - Wilson, 2 - Maitland, 3 - Hudspeth 4 - McKenzie, 5 - Spencer, 6- Gibson, 7 - Urwin, 8 - Clark, 9 - Gallagher, 10 - McDonald, 11 - Seymour.

Struggling Blackburn were taken apart by a Newcastle side whose first half performance was "reminiscent of their greatest days". They were four goals up at the interval and if it hadn't been for some miraculous keepmanship from Rovers' rookie keeper Cope (playing his second game after conceding five on his debut) and the fact that United eased off the score could easily have ran into double figures.

McKenzie opened the scoring [7] and then (number 11) Seymour scored a "true" and spooky hat-trick with goals on 22, 33 and 44 minutes.

Clark crashed in the fifth off the underside off the crossbar [48] before Maitland inexplicably dribbled the ball right back to his own goal before falling under a challenge from Rovers' centre-forward who then tapped into an open goal.

For the rest of the match United seemed intent on trying to tee up Gallagher but it was McDonald who scored the sixth five minutes from time. It remains Newcastle's best victory against the Lancastrians.

30/10/26 - Sunderland [A] Lost 0-2 []- 31,152 [5th]

Line Up: 1 - Wilson, 2 - Maitland, 3 - Hudspeth 4 - McKenzie, 5 - Spencer, 6- Gibson, 7 - Urwin, 8 - Clark, 9 - Loughlin, 10 - McDonald, 11 - Seymour.

United's nine match unbeaten run came to an end at Roker Park against a Sunderland side who had led the table for most of the season. It was a "pulsating game, chockful of incident", but despite playing the better football; the absence of Gallagher (on international duty) and the brilliance of new England custodian McInroy meant derby defeat.

United enjoyed the balance of play but the Hughieless forward line were in the news for not exploiting their numerous chances and "a certain dalliance was noticeable" in their play.

Halliday gave Sunderland the lead against the run of play with a tremendous volley [34] but it was United who continued to create and fail to convert the clearest chances.