While the Magpies may find themselves in the bottom half at present, they rank highly in the all-time top flight table – as calculated by Sky Sports.
Scroll down and click through the pages to see exactly where the Magpies rank, and how they compare to their bitter local rivals, Sunderland:
21. 5th - Aston Villa
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 5922 | Getty Images Photo: Justin Setterfield
22. 4th - Manchester United
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 6403 | Getty Images Photo: Charlotte Tattersall
23. 3rd - Everton
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 6692 | Getty Images Photo: Jan Kruger
24. 2nd - Arsenal
Top-flight points gained since 1889: 6755 | Getty Images Photo: Stuart MacFarlane
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