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Wes Saunders – Newcastle United blast from the pastEast Boldon lad Wes Saunders signed his first professional contract with Newcastle United in 1981.
The arrival of Kevin Keegan in 1982 heralded a new dawn for our club, the capture of King Kev not only raised the profile of Newcastle United, it also made these local lads step up to another level.Peter Beardsley had duly arrived from Vancouver Whitecaps to add even more finesse to our forward line withAnother young Geordie, Neil McDonald, was sporadically being used, and Wes Saunders was competing with John Ryan for the left back berth.
Peter Beardsley bagged a hat-trick, which included scoring one penalty, as well as missing another during the game. Sunderland’s consolation goal was also a cracker, scored by none other than North Shields lad and Toon fan, Colin West.
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