[1] Originally the club were based at Town Moor cricket ground but after a while of playing there they moved to a football-specific ground off the Great North Road in 1885, just a year later in May the club moved again to St James' Park.

[2] The same season as their league runners-up spot, West End entered into the FA Cup, reaching the first round before going out narrowly to Grimsby Town.

[2] The club's league form declined significantly in the following two seasons, where they finished seventh and eighth respectively out of nine.

[3] Bitter local rivals from across the city, Newcastle East End had a much better financial situation, they had become professional and a limited company.

[4] As Newcastle West End dissolved, Newcastle East End hired some of their previous rival's backroom staff and players and secured St James' Park, which was superior to their ground on Chillingham Road.