Quiz! Can you name the Newcastle United line-up from the game against Leicester City in 2003?

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Let's head back in time to a classic Toon gang headed by Sir Bobby Robson

Newcastle United manager Sir Bobby Robson during Newcastle United's Champions League training session for the forthcoming Second Phase, Group match between Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle United held on February 17, 2003 at the Bay Arena in Leverkusen, Germany. Robson has been sacked by Newcastle August 30, 2004 following a poor start to the new season.
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Newcastle United have waited a long time to be competing with the best of them again. 

It was about 20 years ago that the Magpies were flying under Sir Bobby Robson, though. The Geordie gentleman was at the helm of his boyhood club and together, they had adventures in Europe.

Since Newcastle take on Leicester tonight in the Premier League, we thought we'd throw it back to a previous meeting between these two – and some legendary Tyneside cult figures from the early noughties. 

Darren Ambrose came off the bench to earn a point – but who started for Newcastle that day? 

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Mark White has been at on FourFourTwo since joining in January 2020, first as a staff writer before becoming content editor in 2023. An encyclopedia of football shirts and boots knowledge – both past and present – Mark has also represented FFT at both FA Cup and League Cup finals (though didn't receive a winners' medal on either occasion) and has written pieces for the mag ranging on subjects from Bobby Robson's season at Barcelona to Robinho's career. He has written cover features for the mag on Mikel Arteta and Martin Odegaard, and is assisted by his cat, Rosie, who has interned for the brand since lockdown.

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