10 Hardest Men That Ever Played For Newcastle United

8. Paul Bracewell

John Beresford revealed that the Newcastle dressing room used to refer to Bracewell as the 'Ice Man' because "he was always getting iced-up and getting treatment because of the knocks he was prepared to take and his injuries always flared up." Just moving to Newcastle from bitter rivals Sunderland in 1992 typified his courage and reputation as one of the toughest midfield generals of 90's era.

Brought in by Kevin Keegan to fortify his engine room and provide a platform to the Magpies' flying attack, Bracewell carried out his role with aplomb and helped take the club into the Premier League in his first season, remaining at St James' until 1995 to aid our transition to life in the top-flight before making a shock return to Wearside.