Newcastle enjoyed a productive July with six friendlies and a behind closed doors practice match against Burnley.
Eddie Howe’s side got the better of The Clarets along with Gateshead, 1860 Munich, Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao while Mainz 05 and Benfica both secured narrow victories at United’s expense.
A total of 30 players got on the pitch for Newcastle in pre-season with Howe also calling upon several of the club’s Under-21s players on occasion.
Four senior players didn’t play a single minute during pre-season while some of the Under-21s players made the bench but didn’t get on the pitch.
And with Saturday’s competitive season opener against Nottingham Forest at St James’s Park coming up this Saturday, we’ve had a look at which players got the most minutes during Newcastle’s pre-season matches.
13. Matty Bondswell - 156 minutes
Was drafted into the side to play the practice match against Burnley and came on for the second half against Benfica before featuring from the bench against Atalanta and Bilbao. Photo: Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA
14. Karl Darlow - 180 minutes
Played the pre-season opener against Gateshead, got 90 minutes against Burnley and 45 against Benfica but sat out the two matches in Austria and back to back games at St James’s Park. Photo: Ian MacNicol
15. Fabian Schar - 221 minutes
An injury issue against Mainz 05 has hampered Schar’s minutes in pre-season but he returned as a second half substitute against Benfica and played 90 minutes against Atalanta. Photo: Gareth Copley
16. Chris Wood - 224 minutes
Missed the Gateshead and Burnley matches before grabbing his only goal of pre-season against Atalanta from the penalty spot. | Getty Images