24 May 2015: Newcastle United guarantee participation in the
2015–16 Premier League by beating
West Ham United 2–0 in the final match of the
2014–15 Premier League season.
4 June 2015: Newcastle United announce their pre-season schedule for 10 July to 1 August 2015, consisting of matches against near-neighbours
Gateshead, a tour to the United States to face Mexican side
Atlas and
United Soccer League sides
Sacramento Republic and
Portland Timbers 2, as well as matches against
Sheffield United,
York City and German side
Borussia Mönchengladbach upon returning to England.
10 June 2015: Newcastle United sack coaches
John Carver and
Steve Stone prior to the 2015–16 season. Former
England manager
Steve McClaren is appointed the club's new head coach on a three-year deal, with an option to extend to eight years. McClaren is also appointed to the Newcastle United Board of Directors, along with chief scout
Graham Carr and club ambassador
Bob Moncur.
Mike Ashley and John Irving both step down from the Board of Directors, with managing director
Lee Charnley the only person to remain on the Board.
17 June 2015: The fixture list for the
2015–16 Premier League is released. Newcastle United will start their season on 9 August 2015 with a home match against
Southampton kicking off at 13:30.
1 July 2015: The club confirm
Macaulay Gillesphey,
Tom Heardman,
Liam Smith and
Jamie Sterry have signed their first pro contracts,
Davide Santon joins
Inter Milan for £2.8 million and
Remie Streete joins
Port Vale on a free transfer.
2 July 2015: Head Coach Steve McClaren confirms the arrival of new coaching staff members.
Paul Simpson and
Ian Cathro are appointed as assistant coaches, Alessandro Schoenmaker is appointed as a fitness coach and Steve Black joins in a consultancy role.
6 July 2015:
Adam Campbell joins
Notts County on a free transfer after being released by the club.
7 July 2015:
Sammy Ameobi signs a two-year contract extension, committing him to the club until June 2017. He also joins
Cardiff City on a season-long loan for the 2015–16 season.
11 July 2015:
Georginio Wijnaldum joins the club from
PSV for £14.5m on a 5-year contract.
21 July 2015: Newcastle United announce the signing of Serbian striker
Aleksandar Mitrović from Belgian side
Anderlecht on a five-year deal.
27 July 2015:
Ryan Taylor joins
Hull City on a free transfer after being released by the club.
28 July 2015:
Adam Armstrong has joined
Coventry City on a youth loan until 16 January 2016.
29 July 2015:
Freddie Woodman has joined
Crawley Town on a youth loan until 3 January 2016.
30 July 2015: Newcastle announce a signing
Chancel Mbemba who has joined on a five-year deal.
31 July 2015: Newcastle announce their squad numbers for 2015–16 season and
Andy Woodman leaves for
Crystal Palace.
4 August 2015:
Simon Smith is appointed as Newcastle United goalkeeping coach to replace
Andy Woodman who went to
Crystal Palace.
6 August 2015: Newcastle United sign
Ivan Toney on a long-term deal from
Northampton Town for an undisclosed fee. Former goalkeeper
Jak Alnwick joins
League One side
Port Vale on a short-term deal.
Fabricio Coloccini has signed a one-year extension to his contract which will keep him at St. James' Park until the end of the 2016/17 season, with the option of a further year.
7 August 2015:
Shane Ferguson signs for
Millwall on a 93-day emergency loan deal.
19 August 2015: Newcastle sign French winger
Florian Thauvin from
Marseille on a five-year deal, believed to be worth £12m.
Rémy Cabella will go out on loan.
21 August 2015: Midfielder
Mehdi Abeid joined Greek club
Panathinaikos for an undisclosed fee.
1 September 2015:
Olivier Kemen has joined
Lyon on a Undisclosed deal.
Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 9 January 2016. Former Newcastle Midfielder
Jonás Gutiérrez has signed for
Deportivo La Coruña on a free transfer.
Haris Vučkić joins
Wigan Athletic on a season-long loan.
11 October 2015: Goalkeeper
Freddie Woodman is recalled from
Crawley Town as
Tim Krul is out for the whole season with a knee injury.
29 October 2015:
Mike Williamson has joined
Wolverhampton Wanderers on a one-month loan deal.
10 November 2015:
Ivan Toney has joined
Barnsley on a youth loan deal.
17 November 2015:
Gaël Bigirimana has returned to
Coventry City on an emergency loan deal.
Mike Williamson has extended his loan deal to 16 January 2016.
1 December 2015:
Mike Williamson has been recalled from his loan deal due to
Jamaal Lascelles injury.
8 December 2015:
Ivan Toney has extended his loan deal to 9 January 2016.
23 December 2015:
Ivan Toney was recalled from his loan deal due to
Papiss Cissé injury.
5 January 2016:
Gaël Bigirimana has extended his loan deal until 24 January.
11 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of
Henri Saivet on a five-and-a-half deal.
12 January 2016:
Shane Ferguson extends his loan spell to 23 January 2016. Newcastle have confirmed the signing of
Jonjo Shelvey on a five-and-a-half deal.
14 January 2016:
Adam Armstrong and
Gaël Bigirimana have both extended their loan deals until the End of Season.
26 January 2016:
Shane Ferguson has made his loan deal to a permanent deal.
27 January 2016: Newcastle have confirmed the signing of
Andros Townsend on a five-and-a-half deal.
29 January 2016:
Mike Williamson rejoins
Wolverhampton Wanderers on a permanent deal.
Ľubomír Šatka joins
York City on a one-month loan deal.
31 January 2016:
Florian Thauvin has signed for
Marseille until the End of Season.
1 February 2016: Newcastle have signed
Seydou Doumbia on a loan deal until the End of Season.
29 February 2016:
Ľubomír Šatka has extended his loan deal until the End of Season.
2 March 2016: Eleven players are given schoolboy contracts prior to the 2016–17 season: Thomas Allan, Kieren Aplin, Lewis Cass, Isaac Gamblin, Lewis Gibson, Matty Longstaff, Jack Robson, Kurtis Russell, Ollie Walters, Kelland Watts and Adam Wilson.
11 March 2016: Managing Director Lee Charnley announced that manager
Steve McClaren had been sacked as Newcastle United manager. A few hours later
Steve McClaren was replaced by
Rafael Benítez.
Fabio Pecchia, Francisco de Míguel Moreno and
Antonio Gómez Pérez all joined as first-team coaches.
24 March 2016:
Ivan Toney has rejoined
Barnsley on a youth loan deal.
5 May 2016:
Gabriel Obertan and
Sylvain Marveaux left the club by mutual consent.
11 May 2016: Newcastle United were relegated to the
Football League Championship as rivals
Sunderland won 3–0 against
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