When Parker left the club, Butt took over as the club's captain and went through relegation and promotion with the Toon Army before officially leaving the club last year, after making 180 appearances. Butt was pushed for a place in the team by the arrival of Scott Parker and Amdy Faye, so in the end went on loan for a season with Birmingham in 2005. Having handed in a transfer request at Old Trafford, he turned down a proposed move to Birmingham, before being signed for Newcastle by Bobby Robson. Record at Newcastle: 65 appearances, 30 goalsīutt came through the Manchester United youth system and 12 years, 389 appearances, six league titles, three FA Cups and a Champions League trophy later, he moved to Newcastle in 2004 for £3.3m. ![]() Record at Man United: 52 appearances, 17 goals, one league title (2011), one League Cup (2010) The striker has come in for criticism from those who feel he should be playing somewhere with more game time on offer, although Owen himself points to the medals he's picked up at Old Trafford to dispel suggestions he's solely motivated by money. Owen had refused a new contract offer with the club's top flight status in doubt, instead choosing to join Man United in July, where first team opportunities have been diminishing all the time. ![]() Those fitness issues eased for the remainder of his four year deal, although it coincided with Newcastle's fortunes plummeting, eventually ending in relegation from the Premier League. In two injury ravaged years, he could only muster 14 appearances for the Magpies. Before happily warming Man United's bench, Owen spent four seasons at Newcastle, who he joined for a hefty £16.8m from Real Madrid.
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