12 Champions League Winners Who Played For Newcastle

3. Andy Cole

Played For NUFC: 1993 - 1995. Appearances: 85, Goals: 68 Won Champions League: 1999, Manchester United It was the transfer that forced Kevin Keegan onto the steps of St James' Park to confront supporters who were miffed that the club had let its leading goalscorer sign for Manchester United. At the the time the £7 million fee (£6m plus Keith Gillespie) that took Cole to Old Trafford was a British record but it proved money well spent by Manchester United. His immensely successful partnership with Dwight Yorke, which contributed 53 goals in all competitions in 1998/99, was the cornerstone of the Red Devils' charge towards an unprecedented treble and their first Champions League crown in over 30 years. Cole played in the final against Bayern Munich alongside Yorke but struggled to make an impact on the game before being substituted as Sir Alex Ferguson rolled the dice and threw on eventual match winner Ole Gunnar Solksjaer nine minutes from time. Thinking about where his goals could have taken us had he remained a Magpie is too distressing a mental picture to even contemplate.