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BBC News
27-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
'I'm leaving at a time that is right for me and the club'
Newcastle sporting director Paul Mitchell says "the club is in great hands" as he prepares to leave by mutual consent after less than a year at St James' who joined the Magpies to replace Dan Ashworth in July 2024, will depart at the end of next had reunited with Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him at Tottenham in 2014, but Eales will soon step down for health reasons."I'm leaving at a time that is right for me and the club, particularly with Darren Eales - someone who I have worked so closely with in my career - moving on soon," said Mitchell."I'd like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year, including Eddie Howe, Becky Langley, the players, staff, owners and fans. It has been an honour to be part of the club and to work with some incredible people."The club is in great hands on and off the pitch, and is in a fantastic position to continue building."
New York Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Newcastle set to appoint Crystal Palace's Grace Williams as new director of women's football
Newcastle United are set to appoint Grace Williams as their new director of women's football as they target promotion to the Women's Super League (WSL). After achieving back-to-back promotions under Becky Langley's management, rising from the fourth to the second tier, Newcastle finished fifth in their first-ever Championship campaign, nine points adrift of league winners London City. Advertisement Paul Mitchell, the sporting director, has continued to provide substantial backing to the women's set-up since his appointment last year and he is further bolstering the off-field operations by bringing in Williams from Crystal Palace. Williams oversaw Palace's Championship-winning campaign in 2023-24, her first season in south London as head of women's football, having joined from Bristol City, where she was general manager for two years. She previously worked for the Welsh FA as the women's league and club development manager and Watford, as general manager. Palace spent a solitary season in the WSL, suffering relegation back to the Championship after finishing bottom of the top-flight table, 10 points adrift of 11th-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Williams will be tasked with building a squad at Newcastle which is capable of emulating Palace by reaching the WSL, but then also eclipsing the south London club by staying there and looking to challenge at the very top of women's domestic football in England. Newcastle's influential head of women's football, Su Cumming, who has played a pivotal role in the expansion of the women's game in the north east, is expected to leave her role this summer. She will, however, retain a consulting role at Newcastle, where she has overseen the club's development into a fully professional full-time outfit, and will continue to pass on her knowledge to Langley and her players. ()
New York Times
23-03-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
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. Advertisement 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)
