His late winner against Manchester United was not only his first goal for his hometown club, but it was also a goal on his Premier League bow – and only seven other players have done that for Newcastle. Here’s all EIGHT players who’ve scored on their top flight debut for United.
![Following a summer move from Morton in Scotland, Mathie netted off the bench in a 4-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday on September 13, 1993.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:99ad7618-ef38-4735-8b52-d56f5d952ea6:ae731dc5-f9f4-4133-89e3-fe4ad323681e/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Alex Mathie
Following a summer move from Morton in Scotland, Mathie netted off the bench in a 4-2 win over Sheffield Wednesday on September 13, 1993. Photo: Michael Cooper
![On August 19, 1995 Sir Les netted the third goal in the 83rd minute as United beat Coventry 3-0 at St James's Park.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:00e7ef73-33af-4e92-9f24-d6c0a3c6a9b0:8e676229-15fd-41bc-bed9-cc49f6c6fc7e/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Les Ferdinand
On August 19, 1995 Sir Les netted the third goal in the 83rd minute as United beat Coventry 3-0 at St James's Park. Photo: Ben Radford
![August 30, 1998, fresh from picking up a winners medal with France from the World Cup, Guivarch netted 25 minutes into his debut v Liverpool. Newcastle were already 2-0 down, going on to lose 4-1. A game more memorable for Michael Owen's hand rub celebration.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:8e12489f-10f8-4972-bbd6-3f0ad3be2726:98bd7285-1ae2-407a-922b-60b677d70793/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Stephane Guivarch
August 30, 1998, fresh from picking up a winners medal with France from the World Cup, Guivarch netted 25 minutes into his debut v Liverpool. Newcastle were already 2-0 down, going on to lose 4-1. A game more memorable for Michael Owen's hand rub celebration. Photo: Shaun Botterill
![After Ruud Gullit splashed the cash to land the Everton frontman, Ferguson kicked off with two goals on debut for United against Wimbledon on November 28, 1998.](https://jp-ct.co.uk/image/onecms:e724abba-7169-42aa-ab58-9d952b8bcf4e:d70e83a7-c207-4f03-87f8-bf990bcedfe9/image.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Duncan Ferguson
After Ruud Gullit splashed the cash to land the Everton frontman, Ferguson kicked off with two goals on debut for United against Wimbledon on November 28, 1998. Photo: Ross Kinnaird