9 Sets Of Brothers Who Have Played For Newcastle United

nufc.co.ukTop level football has a long and illustrious history of families playing together, and some of the most famous names - the Charltons, the De Boers, the Laudrups and the Nevilles - came in pairs of brothers. In some cases, those brothers are equally skilled, and become as equally legendary like the Baresis, and in others, there was a serious - almost Shakespearean - imbalance between them, like the Ferdinands. With Dutch attacking midfielder Siem De Jong signing for Newcastle six months after the temporary arrival of his brother Luuk, the pair join the footballing families to have played for Newcastle - some at the same time. The club's history was shaped by the Milburn family (legend Jackie and distant cousin Jack Charlton, who would become manager in the '80s), of course, but closer relations have played in the famous black and white. In all of the following cases, at least one of the brothers left a strong imprint on the Newcastle first team (in one way or another), though inevitably, not all brothers are as worthy of note as others...