That afternoon, however, was hugely important for completely different reasons.
The majority of fans in attendance at St James’ Park that day turned up to watch an already relegated Newcastle United host Tottenham Hotspur on the final day of the 2015/16 season with one thought in their minds - convince Rafa Benitez to stay as manager of the club.
Although the Spaniard couldn’t prevent their relegation, a bond between him and supporters had been forged and this was their chance to convince Benitez to extend his stay at the club.
Five goals, a red card and three points later, that’s exactly what happened on a hugely exciting afternoon on Tyneside.
Here, we take a look at what happened to every member of Newcastle United’s matchday squad from that memorable afternoon.
5. Chancel Mbemba
Mbemba currently plays for Marseille and is a regular feature in their first-team. Mbemba and Marseille currently sit second in Ligue 1, eight points behind PSG. Photo: Stu Forster
6. Paul Dummett
Dummett remains at Newcastle United, but hasn’t featured for the first-team since their Carabao Cup win over Tranmere Rovers in August. Photo: Stu Forster
7. Cheick Tiote
Tiote left Newcastle at the end of the 2015/16 season, moving to join Beijing in China. Tiote passed away in June 2017 after suffering a cardiac arrest during training aged just 30. Photo: Stu Forster
8. Jack Colback
Colback joined Nottingham Forest on-loan in 2018 and then again in 2019 before joining them on a free in 2020. Under Steve Cooper, Colback was a regular and helped guide Forest back to the Premier League last season. He has played just 11 times in the top-flight so far this campaign. Photo: Ian MacNicol