This page is dedicated to some of the great winger's  who have graced St James's Park over the years. Sadly many did not win honours  with the Toon but certainly won the Hearts of the fanatical Toon Army Fans.  Over the next few months this page will be updated, so if you have a Toon  Favourite please E mail me and I will endeavour to publish that individuals Profile

Tony Green 

1971-1973

Born on the 13 October 1946 in Glasgow. In 1971  He signed from  Blackpool for £150.000 and labelled the new Alan ball. Tony had the pace of a  leopard over ten yards; although tragically his career at Newcastle was short  lived he was a real crowd pleaser and became a firm favourite with the fans.  The arrival of Green had an immediate effect on a team that were languishing  at the bottom of the First Division (then the Top Flight). Suddenly the  magpies had a player who could open up defences with fantastic pace. Working  with Malcolm Macdonald, who joined  the club at the same time, he brought to  the team a  period of  prosperity. Sadly at the start of the 1972-73 season he  suffered a serious knee  injury. This lead to the early retirement of one of  the most gifted players that had graced St James Park aged only 27.

 After  football, Tony decided to train as a teacher and returned to the Fylde coast.  To this day the name Tony Greene is still a firm favourite with fans. The fact  that his memory lives on even though he played only 33 league games for the  club  is testament to the kind of player he was