Overview

• Newcastle United announced the passing of former player and manager Willie McFaul, aged 82, and issued condolences to his family.
• Players will wear black armbands in Sunday’s Premier League fixture against Nottingham Forest as an official tribute.
• McFaul played for Newcastle from 1966 to 1975, making 386 appearances, winning the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and featuring in the 1974 FA Cup final.
• After coaching roles at the club, he was appointed manager in 1985 and left in 1988, a tenure that included the early rise of Paul Gascoigne.
• Supporters’ groups, including the Newcastle United Supporters Trust, posted tributes, while coverage noted his six Northern Ireland caps and later work with Coleraine, Guam, and Norwich’s scouting staff.