The former Belgium coach was drafted in by Steve Bruce in January following the club’s rapid decline in results and made an instant impression with his first game in the dugout ending in a 2-0 win at Everton.
Via a change in formation and becoming most innovative from set pieces, supporters were quick to laud Jones’ work behind the scenes, as did England manager Gareth Southgate, who added the 51-year-old to his backroom staff for the Euro 2020 campaign.
But to put Jones’ impact at St James’s Park into points, we’ve worked out the Magpies’ position in the top-flight table – based only on results recorded since Jones stepped foot in the dugout: