On the suggestion of the Football League and Football Association, a set of friendlies is to be played between Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough in aid of the National Football War Fund. The first game will be played against Sunderland on Saturday.
04/05 - Fr: Newcastle 1 Sunderland 3 - There are several juniors and guests in each team but Sunderland cleverly outplay the Tynesiders.
11/05 - Fr: Newcastle 3 Middlesbrough 3 - An entertaining and topsy-turvy draw
13/05 - An athletics festival will be held at St James' on Whit Monday featuring a competition between military and munition workers. The proceeds will go to the Lord Mayor's War Relief Fund.
18/05 - A couple of charity matches take place at St James'. A match between lady munition workers in aid of the Newcastle Eye Infirmary is followed by a match between Scotswood Works and Elswick works which features many League players.
20/05 - Mayoress Miss A. Anderson kicks off as a Newcastle (McCracken) XI take on South Shields at Horsley Hill Road.
31/05 - The Annual Report reveals a loss of £812 last year. Income was £730 and expenditure was £l,542. The matches against Middlesbrough and Sunderland were not as well attended as hoped but, after expenses were deducted, still raised £l40.
07/06 - The Annual Meeting is held under the presidency of Mr Graham. Mr Watt advises that "notwithstanding repeated applications Bradford City have not yet paid the £l,200 agreed upon the transfer of Albert Shepherd". Chelsea are also in debt to the club. Dr Simpson is elected to the Board to fill the vacancy left by the unfortunate death of Mr Milne.
08/06 - A friendly international (in aid of charity) takes place between Scotland and England at Celtic Park. United keeper Lawrence was the main force behind assembling the England side and Bill McCracken played at right-back.
15/07 - Frank Watt is one of four officials awarded a long service medal by the Football League. United director Mr P. Oliver is re-elected to the League Management Committee.
19/07 - Mr Oliver is appointed as United's new Chairman.
04/08 - Frank Hudspeth is one of 27 naval instructors who take part in a clever gymnastics display at the second Nottingham Patriotic Fair.
12/08 - Former player Findlay Speedie is awarded a military medal.
14/08 - Colin Veitch, who is currently a Lieutenant in the British Army, is one of the candidates (for MP) whom the British Workers League are proposing to adopt as anti-pacifists in the Northumberland and Durham constituencies.
17/08 - The first practice game is held for the Newcastle Swifts. Several of last season's players have been called up, but there have been numerous applications to fill their places. Sergeant Paisley scores twice as the Stripes beat the Plains 2-1 .
31/08 - Fr: Newcastle 0 Sunderland 4 - A continuation of the matches in aid of the National Football War Fund. The match should have been played at Sunderland, but the Roker Park pitch and stadium is not in a fit state. Sunderland win comfortably.
07/09 - Bill McCracken is going to take a team of internationals across the water to meet a representative Irish side on October 12th.
16/09 - The game against Sunderland raised £142 11sh
27/09 - The FA have refused to allow McCracken to take a team to Ireland as it would be a breach of travelling restrictions.
30/09 - After receiving an application from the Irish FA, the FA agree to give permission for what is being dubbed the "British War Team verses the Irish War Team". Proceeds will go to local hospitals and the Prisoner of War Fund.
11/10 - Colin Veitch has accepted an invitation, from the British Workers League, to stand for parliament in the General Election in the Newcastle East constituency.
The British and Irish "War" Teams meet at Windsor Park Belfast. The English team includes McCracken, Hibbert and Lawrence and the latter is in superb form to keep a clean sheet in a goalless draw. Lord and Lady Londonderry offer their patronage and present the players with handsome mementos. Yesterday the English team were dinner guests of the High Sheriff of Belfast before going to the Hippodrome.
21/11 - The Sunderland Board hold a meeting to discuss whether to resume playing and they unanimously agree to do so at the earliest convenience. It is believed that there is a proposal on the table to form a district combination involving a number of local clubs.
06/12 - At a meeting in Sunderland, officials from Newcastle, Sunderland, Middlesbrough, Durham, South Shields and Scotswood agree to form a Northern Victory League. The competition will start in the New Year and West Hartlepool and Darlington will also be invited to join. Another meeting is planned for the 19th.
14/12 - Hudspeth plays for the Royal Naval Division (Crystal Palace) team in a match against the RAF.
14/12 - United outside-right Angus Douglas dies from pneumonia only five days after his wife passed away. Douglas, a native of Lochmaken, Dumfriesshire, signed from Chelsea.
19/12 - Officials from Newcastle, Middlesbrough, Sunderland, Hartlepools, Durham, Scotswood and South Shields meet to firm up details of the Northern Victory League. Darlington Forge Albion have also been invited and are keen to join, but their ground is currently being used by the cricket club. They will be given until the end of the year to confirm. Amongst the decisions made it is agreed to draw up a list of referees who will be paid 7s 6d per game plus the third class railway fare.
21/12 - Fr: Newcastle 4 Sunderland 0 - A match in aid of "Comrades of the Great War" in which both sides contain numerous guest players and Newcastle include the recently repatriated prisoner of war and famous international Steve Bloomer. The match is set in motion by the Lord Mayor of Newcastle who is a warm sympathiser with all manly, clean sports. He kicks off with such a virility and direction that it surprises the Wearsiders, but they soon clear their penalty area. Sunderland are the best combination before the break but Newcastle take control thereafter. The receipts are €460.
26/12 - Fr: Sunderland 1 Newcastle 0 - Roker Park reopens for the first time since April 1915 and the home side win in a keenly contested eighty-minute game in which both defences play expertly.
26/12 - 27,000 fans attend St James' to see the Newcastle Ladies team beat Whitehaven.
28/12 - Lawrence plays for Glentoran against Linfield and it is thought that Linfield will protest against his appearance claiming that it violated his professional status.
03/01 - A meeting is held - at the Grand Hotel Sunderland - of the Northern Victory League members. Darlington have send they can join and although Bishop Auckland have also made an approach, Darlington win a vote to decide which club should be admitted.
11/01 - NVL: Newcastle 0 Hartlepools 0 - There a fine attendance to witness the meeting of Newcastle United and Hartlepool United at Newcastle in the new "Victory" League Competition. United attack vigorously and although the Hartlepool goal has some marvellous escapes their old weakness in front of goal lets them down.
18/01 - NVL: Scotswood 2 Newcastle 3 - The wasteful Magpies just edge out Scotswood in a keenly contested match.
25/01 - NVL: Newcastle 4 Sunderland 3- Despite the bad weather there is a decent crowd and they saw a football exhibition worthy of the two clubs.
27/01 - Wilf Low, who has been assisting Fulham, has returned to Tyneside.
01/02 - NVL: Durham City 0 Newcastle 2- The Dean of Durham (Bishop Welldon) kicks off and a couple of goals from Booth secure victory in a capital game.
08/02 - NVL: Middlesbrough 3 Newcastle 0 - United concede three times after the break and lose for the first time in the Northern Victory League.
12/02 — Leut. Colin Veitch, who is still in France, has resigned his position as Chairman of the Players Union. However, it has not been accepted and the Union hope to persuade him to change his mind.
22/02 - NVL: South Shields 1 Newcastle 1 - On a foggy day at Horsley Hill the sides play out a competitive game on a heavy ground.
01/03 - NVL: Newcastle 0 Darlington Forge Albion 2 - Darlington record their first win in the Victory League in a surprise win at St. James'.
08/03 - Newcastle United Ladies team suffer their first defeat when they are beaten at Deepdale by Dick Keir's Preston side.
15/03 - NVL: Newcastle 2 Scotswood 2 - Scotswood come from behind twice to secure a draw.
22/03 - NVL: Sunderland 2 Newcastle 1
22/03 - Bill McCracken is in the Irish side that meets Scotland in Glasgow. McCracken last played for his country in 1907 after which his international career was brought to a halt due to his disagreements with the Irish FA about match payments. They finally patched up their differences a couple of years ago.
29/03 - NVL: Newcastle 0 Middlesbrough 1
05/04 - Fr: Middlesbrough 4 Newcastle 1 - Play on the whole is quiet and uninteresting. United take the lead through a Hudspeth penalty but the home side bounce back to win comfortably.
07/04 - McCracken is selected for the Irish team to play Scotland in Belfast on April 19th.
11/04 - The special general meeting of the North-Eastern League is held in Newcastle and it is decided to restart the League with eighteen clubs including Newcastle Reserves.
12/04 - NVL: Newcastle 2 Durham City 0 - United win a very poor game in which the forward line, in particular, failed to shine again.
18/04 - Fr: Scotswood 0 Newcastle 1
19/04 - NVL: Newcastle 1 South Shields 1 - The football is keen rather than brilliant on a fine day in front of a huge 38,000 crowd.
21/04 - NVL: Hartlepools 6 Newcastle 1- In beautiful weather a relatively inexperienced United side suffer a thrashing.
22/04 - There are 35,000 in St James', with many others failing to get in because of the crush, as a Ladies team from Newcastle and District play out a goalless draw with Dick Keir's Preston side.
24/04 - Robert Hewison the splendid, versatile half-back has been appointed as secretary-manager Leeds City; the club that he has been assisting during war-time.
26/04 - NVL: Darlington F Albion 0 Newcastle 4
29/04 - Fr: South Shields 0 Newcastle 1
30/04 - Fr: Wallsend 0 Newcastle 2
02/05 - The FA have sanctioned the presentation of scarf-pins or medals to the players who take part in the War Fund match between Sunderland and Newcastle on the 17th. However, they stipulate that the gate money should not be used, so Sunderland approach Mr Storer who is happy to hand over a £15 cheque.
03/05 - Fr: Newcastle 2 Middlesbrough 2 - A National Football War Fund match
10/05 - In a charity game at South Shields,McCracken and Low play for South Shields and District against a Players Union side.
17/05 - Fr: Sunderland 3 Newcastle 2 - The entire proceeds go to thev benefit of the Footballer's National War Fund. The players get gold scarf pins courtesy of Mr S. Storer who is present. Wearmouth Colliery Band provide entertainment.
Henderson, the old Cardiff City player, signs on for United.