10 Best Free Signings Ever Made By Newcastle United

10. Lee Bowyer

Previous club: West Ham Signed for NUFC in: 2003

Bowyer's three-year stay at St James' Park will forever be chequered by his on-pitch handbags with Kieron Dyer in April 2005 that drew a charge of using threatening behaviour from Northumbria Police to which he pleaded guilty. Even Sir Bobby Robson's decision to give Bowyer a chance at Newcastle following his release from West Ham led to supporters questioning Robson's judgement after signing a player noted for his disruptive influence and numerous brushes with the law.

But, as he displayed at Leeds, Bowyer was a accomplished box-to-box midfielder and he offered only fleeting glimpses of talent in a Black and White shirt. If anything we got our money's worth from the one-cap England international and we can't deny that he gave anything less than 100% for the Club in the 98 appearances he racked up for us.

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