The Premier League era hasn’t always been kind to Newcastle United – however, over the years, the Toon have had some fantastic captains that they have been able to lean on.

There haven’t been many great captains for Newcastle since 1992 – it’s a real ‘quality over quantity’ scenario in this case.

We’ll be looking at four brilliant leaders that the Toon have had on the pitch in recent years. One of them also forged a respectable career at Liverpool – can you guess who we’re talking about?