The 70s were an era when Supermac arrived at St James’ Park and Newcastle battled their way to cup finals.
It was all change on the housing front in Scotswood and Brendan Foster was doing the area proud in athletics.
That’s just for starters in this selection of great Getty Images photos.

1. Faces from the 70s
A selection of Tyneside scenes to take you back to the 1970s. | Getty Images

2. A star line-up in 1970
Plenty of well-known faces to recognise here in this 1970 Newcastle squad photo. How many can you name. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty images) | Getty Images

3. A profile of 'Pop'
Newcastle United forward Bryan Robson pictured in 1971 when he signed to join West Ham United for a fee in the region of £120,000. (Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Getty Images) | Getty Images

4. Super Mac arrives
Malcolm Macdonald posed for this photo after his transfer from Luton Town to Newcastle United in May 1971. (Photo by Daily Express/Getty Images) | Getty Images