Newcastle's Cult Heroes: The Toon's 20 Greatest Icons, by Dylan Younger (2006)
THIS book tells the story of the club through the careers of its 20 greatest icons - the men who made Geordie fans' pulses race.
Dylan Younger takes a trip through the careers of Newcastle's all-time cult heroes and selects a personal top 20 of fans' favourites.
By examining how and why entertainers such as Paul Gascoigne, Chris Waddle, Peter Beardsley, Tony Green and Bobby Mitchell became Tyneside idols, Younger gets to the very heart of the north-east's most passionate religion - their football club.
Comparing the careers of the Toon's greatest goalscorers, such as Shearer, Keegan, Macdonald, Cole, Gallacher and Milburn, Younger also uncovers a host of new material about some of the most colourful characters in Newcastle's long and often turbulent history.
Younger's take on Newcastle's heroes is opinionated and controversial. But can he discover the answer to the ultimate question - who is the greatest?