10 Hardest Men That Ever Played For Newcastle United

2. John Anderson

"Wingers used to fear him €“ and that was just when his icy blue eyes caught their attention. What can I say, his tackles used to begin from the neck downwards sometime and there was little room for compromise," His former Toon team-mate Joe Allon told the Chronicle.

A stalwart for Newcastle during the 1980's and still regarded as one of the best free transfers in club history. Anderson enjoyed 10 years on Tyneside, building up a reputation as a combative and tough-tackling right-back, during which he took very few prisoners and catapulted many an unfortunate winger into row Z with a ferocious challenge that ensured complete avoidance of him for the remainder of the game. Ando was tough but fair, although we'd dread to think about his disciplinary record in the modern game given that players of his ilk have been phased out over the last decade.