Editing Newcastle United F.C. (section)

===1969–1992: bouncing between divisions===
Harvey bought striker [[Malcolm Macdonald]] in the summer of 1971, for a club record [[transfer fee]] of £180,000 (equivalent to £2,265,000 in 2021).<ref name=history /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supermac.co.uk/playing-style/malcolm-macdonald-his-playing-style/ |title=Malcolm Macdonald: His Playing Style |website=Super Mac |date=4 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100827095225/http://www.supermac.co.uk/playing-style/malcolm-macdonald-his-playing-style/ |archive-date=27 August 2010}}</ref> He was an impressive goal scorer, who led United's attack to Wembley in their [[1974 FA Cup Final]] defeat at the hands of Liverpool.<ref name=history /> The club also had back to back triumphs in the [[Texaco Cup]] in [[1973–74 Football League|1974]] and [[1974–75 Football League|1975]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/texaco-cup/honours |title=English Texaco Cup : Honours |publisher=Statto Organisation |access-date = 10 April 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120519154138/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/england/texaco-cup/honours |archive-date = 19 May 2012 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Harvey left the club in 1975, with [[Gordon Lee (footballer)|Gordon Lee]] brought in to replace him. Lee took the team to the [[1976 Football League Cup Final]] against Manchester City, but failed to bring the trophy back to Tyneside. However, he sold Macdonald to Arsenal at the end of the season, a decision of which Macdonald later said "I loved Newcastle, until Gordon Lee took over". Lee left for Everton in 1977, and was replaced by [[Richard Dinnis]].<ref name=history />

United dropped once again to the Second Division at the end of the [[1977–78 in English football|1977–78 season]]. Dinnis was replaced by [[Bill McGarry]], and then he was replaced by [[Arthur Cox (footballer)|Arthur Cox]]. Cox steered Newcastle back to the First Division at the end of the [[1983–84 in English football|1983–84 season]], with players such as [[Peter Beardsley]], [[Chris Waddle]] and ex-[[England national football team|England]] captain [[Kevin Keegan]] the fulcrum of the team. However, with a lack of funds, Cox left for [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]] and Keegan retired. With managers such as [[Jack Charlton]] and then [[Willie McFaul]], Newcastle remained in the top-flight, until key players such as Waddle, Beardsley and [[Paul Gascoigne]] were sold, and the team was relegated once more in the [[1988–89 in English football|1988–89 season]]. McFaul left the managerial post, and was replaced by [[Jim Smith (footballer, born 1940)|Jim Smith]]. Smith left at the start of the [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92 season]] and the board appointed [[Osvaldo Ardiles]] his replacement.<ref name=history />

[[John Hall (English businessman)|John Hall]] became the club's chairman in 1992, and replaced Ardiles with Keegan, who managed to save the team from relegation to the Third Division. Keegan was given more money for players, buying [[Rob Lee]], [[Paul Bracewell]] and [[Barry Venison]]. The club won the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] championship at the end of the [[1992–93 Newcastle United F.C. season|1992–93 season]], earning promotion to the [[Premier League]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Morton |first1=David |title=When newly-promoted Newcastle United paraded in an open-top bus in 1993 |url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/newly-promoted-newcastle-united-paraded-12951709 |access-date=25 July 2023 |work=Evening Chronicle |date=27 April 2017}}</ref>