Newcastle United Women set new attendance record for Championship game during Tyne-Wear derby
Newcastle United smashed the attendance record for the Championship as a crowd of 38,502 watched Becky Langley's side triumph 1-0 in the first-ever women's Tyne-Wear derby at St James' Park — and also saw the Carabao Cup trophy paraded inside the stadium for the first time.
Shania Hayles, the substitute, scored a 78th-minute winner, rifling beyond Demi Lambourne into the Gallowgate End net, having been played through by Emily Murphy.
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That strike proved the difference in a match that was low on clear-cut opportunities, but Newcastle did enough to clinch a league double over their neighbours.
Langley, Newcastle's manager, was sent-off in added time by Sophie Dennington, the referee, as emotions boiled over.
The previous second-tier record had been set in October in the reverse fixture at the Stadium of Light, when Becky Langley's Newcastle won 2-1 in front of 15,387 on Wearside, but that mark was more than doubled on Sunday.
A new club record was also set, exceeding the 28,565 who saw Newcastle beat Barnsley 2-1 in the FA Cup in November 2022 by almost 10,000.
Not only did the spectators in attendance get to witness a tasty affair, but also the first piece of major silverware that Newcastle's men have won in 56 years, exactly a week on from the Carabao Cup final at Wembley.
Darren Eales, the CEO, and Bob Moncur — who captained Newcastle to the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, the club's most recent trophy success before this month's triumph for Eddie Howe's side — walked into the centre circle at the interval with the League Cup in hand, and hoisted it in front of their fans.
The record attendance further underlines the passion for football in the region.
Having already sold more than 28,000 tickets by midweek, a new mark was guaranteed during the build-up. With hundreds of walk-ups and on-the-day purchases, too,
Newcastle ended up opening up Level 7, the top tier of St James', to accommodate additional supporters.
Promotion remains a slim, if live, prospect for Newcastle, who have risen two divisions in the past two seasons. Langley's side have moved up to sixth in the Championship, displacing Sunderland, who are now one place and two points below their rivals.
Newcastle trail leaders Birmingham City by 10 points and, while they have two games in hand, they only have seven fixtures remaining, so are running out of time to claim the solitary automatic promotion slot to the Women's Super League (WSL).
(Ed Sykes – The FA/The FA via Getty Images)
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