Chronicled: The History of NUFC | Episode 11: 1933-39: Relegated for the first time

After five league titles and three FA Cup wins Newcastle United's fortunes take a dramatic dip in 1934. The club suffer a shock relegation and get stuck in a Second Division rut.They come agonisingly close to a humiliating relegation to the third tier of English football in 1938 but survive by less than a tenth of a goal via the old goal average system.The club are still stuck in Division Two by the time World War II breaks out.Theme music by Tom Ramsey.Sign up to our NUFC newsletter: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/newsletter-preference-centre/Mystery picture discussed by Matt and Paul can be seen here https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mystery-newcastle-united-photograph-1930s-21341319For more on the history of Newcastle United visit https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc-historyFollow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChronicleNUFCIf you have any feedback on the podcast, or have a NUFC history question for Paul Joannou, you can direct those to [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices