Newcastle's superb season concluded on a disappointing note with defeat at Everton as the Magpies' hopes of a top-four finish came to an end.
Everton v Newcastle stats! The Toffees opened the scoring in the 16th minute through Steven Pienaar's deflected effort and went 2-0 up in the 27th when Nikica Jelavic finished smartly at the second attempt after goalkeeper Tim Krul had blocked his initial shot.
Johnny Heitinga then netted a 65th-minute header and although Tony Hibbert scored an own-goal eight minutes later, it proved little more than a consolation for Newcastle, who finish outside the Champions League spots in fifth.
Everton - who had substitute Tim Cahill sent off for his part in a mass skirmish after the final whistle - have matched their effort from last season in claiming seventh place, and their supporters will enjoy the additional bonus that it is higher than their Merseyside rivals Liverpool.
Newcastle fans, meanwhile, will be disappointed their team will not be playing Champions League football next term, but with it being something which depended on other results on Sunday and potentially the outcome of the final of this year's competition as well, they will not be too down about the team's achievements.
Finishing as high as they have only two years after being promoted back to the top flight and with the Europa League to look forward to, the Magpies and their boss Alan Pardew - who was named Barclays Premier League manager of the season earlier this week - can reflect with great satisfaction on a campaign few could have anticipated before it got under way.
With Joey Barton, Kevin Nolan and Jose Enrique leaving the club and Andy Carroll having already departed, expectations among Newcastle supporters were less than sky-high last summer, but some of the players Pardew has brought in have proved masterstrokes, the likes of Papiss Cisse, Demba Ba and Yohan Cabaye rapidly developing into Toon icons over the course of the campaign.
In Sunday's final-day clash, though, they were ultimately outshone by their opponents.
Newcastle almost went in front in the opening minute when a free-kick ricocheted around the Everton box, but Tim Howard dived on the ball to prevent it bouncing across the line and after Ba had fired a shot well over, the hosts began to get into their stride.
Marouane Fellaini sent a header off-target and five minutes later, the Toffees had the lead when the Belgian midfielder teed up Pienaar, whose strike from outside the box took a deflection off Magpies defender Mike Williamson and looped in.
Pienaar almost had another in the 21st minute but rifled narrowly wide after the ball had come across goal to him from Leon Osman.
Everton kept pushing forward and just before the half-hour they did double their advantage through their in-form marksman Jelavic.
Having brought the ball down - possibly with his arm - and unleashed one shot which Krul saved, the Croat was alert to tuck away the rebound for his 11th goal since joining the Merseyside club in January.
The hosts were mounting attack after attack, with Krul just beating Fellaini to a cross and Darron Gibson and Osman shooting wide.
Gibson then sent another effort down Krul's throat, with Newcastle's only reply in among the bombardment being a Jonas Gutierrez attempt which whistled the wrong side of the post.
The visitors managed to apply some pressure right at the end of the first half, but Cisse shot wide and Hatem Ben Arfa missed the target with a free-kick.
Cisse dragged a shot wide moments after the restart, but Everton were swiftly back on the offensive, with Jelavic turning and firing off-target.
Gibson brought a save out of Krul with a free-kick and after Howard had got in the way of a Ba strike, the Toffees added a third goal.
Heitinga was the man to head it home, connecting with another Gibson free-kick.
The job looked done for the hosts, but then Hibbert got in a mix-up and headed past his own goalkeeper.
It threw Newcastle a lifeline, and Howard then did well to claw away a header from Cisse.
The visitors could offer no more, though, and Everton might have had a fourth by the end, with Cahill being denied by Krul, Gibson shooting wide and Osman hitting the post.
There were disappointing scenes after the final whistle as players from both sides got involved in a skirmish, with Cahill being shown a red card.
TOON v EVERTON - THE HISTORY 2011/2012 Sun 13 May Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton Premier League 2010/2011 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton Premier League Sat 18 Sep Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2008/2009 Sun 22 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton Premier League Sun 05 Oct Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premier League 2007/2008 Sun 11 May Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premier League Sun 07 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Everton Premier League 2006/2007 Sat 30 Dec Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership 2005/2006 Sat 25 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton Premiership Sun 27 Nov Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 2004/2005 Sat 07 May Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 28 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership 2003/2004 Sat 03 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Everton Premiership Sat 13 Sep Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 2002/2003 Sun 06 Apr Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 01 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton Premiership Wed 06 Nov Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Everton League Cup after extra time, 90 minutes 2-2, Everton won 3-2 on penalties 2001/2002 Fri 29 Mar Newcastle Utd. 6 - 2 Everton Premiership Sat 27 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 2000/2001 Sat 03 Mar Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sat 21 Oct Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton Premiership 1999/2000 Sun 19 Mar Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Mon 08 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton Premiership 1998/1999 Sat 17 Apr Newcastle Utd. 1 - 3 Everton Premiership Sun 07 Mar Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton F.A. Cup Mon 23 Nov Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1997/1998 Sat 28 Feb Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 04 Jan Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Wed 24 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership 1996/1997 Wed 29 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton Premiership Sat 17 Aug Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1995/1996 Sat 16 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership Sun 01 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. Premiership 1994/1995 Fri 14 Apr Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Sun 12 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Wed 01 Feb Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton Premiership 1993/1994 Sat 18 Dec Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. Premiership Wed 25 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton Premiership 1988/1989 Wed 22 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 27 Aug Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1987/1988 Sat 05 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division 1986/1987 Mon 20 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Fri 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Everton First Division Wed 03 Dec Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. (Full Members) 1985/1986 Sat 29 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 01 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division 1984/1985 Sat 12 Jan Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Everton First Division 1977/1978 Fri 24 Mar Newcastle Utd. 0 - 2 Everton First Division Sat 29 Oct Everton 4 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1976/1977 Tue 24 May Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 24 Nov Newcastle Utd. 4 - 1 Everton First Division 1975/1976 Sat 10 Jan Newcastle Utd. 5 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 13 Sep Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1974/1975 Sat 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division Sat 05 Oct Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1973/1974 Sat 06 Apr Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division Sat 24 Nov Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1972/1973 Wed 25 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 30 Sep Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1971/1972 Sat 19 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 30 Oct Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1970/1971 Thu 18 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division Sat 24 Oct Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1969/1970 Sat 24 Jan Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division 1968/1969 Mon 14 Apr Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 24 Aug Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division 1967/1968 Sat 23 Mar Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 28 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division 1966/1967 Sat 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 0 - 3 Everton First Division Sat 01 Oct Everton 1 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1965/1966 Mon 11 Apr Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Fri 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division 1960/1961 Sat 08 Apr Newcastle Utd. 0 - 4 Everton First Division Sat 19 Nov Everton 5 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1959/1960 Fri 25 Mar Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 07 Nov Newcastle Utd. 8 - 2 Everton First Division 1958/1959 Sat 03 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 30 Aug Everton 0 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1957/1958 Sat 22 Feb Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 2 - 3 Everton First Division 1956/1957 Sat 30 Mar Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Nov Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division 1955/1956 Sat 11 Feb Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 01 Oct Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division 1954/1955 Mon 11 Apr Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division Fri 08 Apr Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1950/1951 Sat 23 Dec Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division 1949/1950 Wed 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 4 - 0 Everton First Division Wed 24 Aug Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1948/1949 Sat 18 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 21 Aug Everton 3 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1933/1934 Tue 26 Dec Everton 3 - 7 Newcastle Utd. First Division Mon 25 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division 1932/1933 Wed 05 Apr Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 05 Nov Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division Wed 12 Oct Newcastle Utd. 3 - 5 Everton Charity Shield played at St. James' Park 1931/1932 Wed 04 May Newcastle Utd. 0 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 31 Oct Everton 8 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1929/1930 Sat 08 Mar Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 02 Nov Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1928/1929 Sat 04 May Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 22 Dec Everton 5 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1927/1928 Wed 18 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division 1926/1927 Sat 05 Mar Newcastle Utd. 7 - 3 Everton First Division Sat 16 Oct Everton 1 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1925/1926 Sat 24 Apr Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 12 Dec Newcastle Utd. 3 - 3 Everton First Division 1924/1925 Fri 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division Thu 25 Dec Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1923/1924 Wed 02 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 1 Everton First Division Sat 01 Mar Everton 2 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1922/1923 Sat 02 Sep Everton 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 26 Aug Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division 1921/1922 Wed 07 Sep Everton 2 - 3 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 31 Aug Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division 1920/1921 Sat 19 Feb Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup Wed 08 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division Wed 01 Sep Everton 3 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1919/1920 Wed 11 Feb Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 24 Jan Everton 4 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1914/1915 Sat 02 Jan Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 05 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division 1913/1914 Sat 03 Jan Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 13 Sep Newcastle Utd. 0 - 1 Everton First Division 1912/1913 Sat 01 Mar Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 26 Oct Everton 0 - 6 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1911/1912 Sat 30 Sep Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Wed 06 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division 1910/1911 Mon 02 Jan Everton 1 - 5 Newcastle Utd. First Division Mon 26 Dec Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division 1909/1910 Sat 25 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 2 Everton First Division Mon 06 Sep Everton 1 - 4 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1908/1909 Mon 12 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division Fri 01 Jan Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1907/1908 Sat 04 Apr Everton 2 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 07 Dec Newcastle Utd. 2 - 1 Everton First Division 1906/1907 Sat 19 Jan Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 15 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division 1905/1906 Sat 21 Apr Everton 1 - 0 Newcastle Utd. F.A. Cup played at Crystal Palace Sat 20 Jan Newcastle Utd. 4 - 2 Everton First Division Sat 16 Sep Everton 1 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1904/1905 Sat 14 Jan Everton 2 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 17 Sep Newcastle Utd. 3 - 2 Everton First Division 1903/1904 Sat 16 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 19 Sep Everton 4 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1902/1903 Wed 01 Apr Newcastle Utd. 3 - 0 Everton First Division Sat 13 Sep Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1901/1902 Sat 18 Jan Newcastle Utd. 1 - 1 Everton First Division Sat 21 Sep Everton 0 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division 1900/1901 Mon 08 Apr Everton 0 - 1 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 29 Sep Newcastle Utd. 1 - 0 Everton First Division 1899/1900 Sat 06 Jan Everton 3 - 2 Newcastle Utd. First Division Sat 09 Sep Newcastle Utd. 2 - 0 Everton First Division 1898/1899 Sat 07 Jan Newcastle Utd. 2 - 2 Everton First Division Sat 10 Sep Everton 3 - 0 Newcastle Utd. First Division
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