Editing Jack Charlton (section)

===Newcastle United===
Charlton was appointed manager of [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] in June 1984 after being persuaded to take the job by [[Jackie Milburn]].<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=176}}</ref> [[Arthur Cox (footballer)|Arthur Cox]] had left the club after leading the "Magpies" to the [[Football League First Division|First Division]] and key player [[Kevin Keegan]] announced his retirement.<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=177}}</ref> His first action was to release [[Terry McDermott]] from his contract, who refused to agree to Charlton's offer of a new contract.<ref name="page 178">{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=178}}</ref> He had little money to spend in preparation for the [[1984–85 Newcastle United F.C. season|1984–85]] season, though he did have young talents in [[Chris Waddle]] and [[Peter Beardsley]].<ref name="page 178"/> He signed midfielder [[Gary Megson]] and big striker [[George Reilly]].<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=179}}</ref> The "Toon" finished safely in 14th place, and a teenage [[Paul Gascoigne]] was on the verge of breaking into the first team.<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=183}}</ref>

Charlton resigned at the end of pre-season training for the [[1985–86 Newcastle United F.C. season|1985–86]] campaign after fans at [[St James' Park]] started calling for his dismissal after the club failed to secure the signing of [[Eric Gates]], who instead joined [[Lawrie McMenemy]] at [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].<ref>{{harvnb|Charlton|1996|p=185}}</ref>