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Newcastle United - Malcolm Macdonald (home debut against Liverpool, 1971)

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A prolific scorer for Second Division Luton Town, Macdonald joined the Magpies for a fee of £180,000 as manager Joe Harvey sought to revamp a Newcastle United outfit, one which had failed to build on the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup triumph. With 'Supermac' set to lead the line, Geordie fans eagerly awaited the start of the 1971-72 season. However, with no goals from the opening two games, it wasn't until 21 August 1971 when Newcastle United's season ignited before a crowd of 39,720 gathered at St James' Park to see Malcolm Macdonald make his home debut against an unbeaten Liverpool team, with a newcomer by the name of Kevin Keegan drawing rave reviews. However, the day belonged to 'Supermac'... his magnificient hat-trick securing a rousing 3-2 win. The rest is history...

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  • remember the Benfica game... watched their training session at Hunter's Moor the day before and got Eusebio's autograph.

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  • he actually played a couple of friendlies at home before this game, i was at the benfica match where we got beat 0-1, yours mr geordie pedant

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