Newcastle United's 11 Top Premier League Goal Scorers
6. Own Goals - 36
As the old cliche goes, luck plays a major part in football, and Newcastle have profited from the bad fortune of other teams' players to the tune of 36 goals over the course of the Premier League years. Some have been excruciating to watch, others comical, but all Newcastle fans will forever have some sympathy for the own goal scorers having seen our team relegated with a whimper thanks to a painful deflection off Damien Duff's leg. Best Own Goal: Still, seeing Phil Jones stoop for no reason to head a ball when he could have kneed or kicked it easily, and deflecting the ball past his keeper in a rare 3-0 win over Man Utd is still great to watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEw4fwF0zz0