Newcastle United in the 2010s. Many ups and downs, along with one literal season down.

The decade kicked off with Chris Hughton as manager, marked at the halfway turn by John Carver’s tumultuous run, and ends with the embattled Steve Bruce. These years have endured many changes, and as such Newcastle have seen many styles and approaches on the pitch.

This makes things quite tricky for hypothetical “best XI” discussions. Should the predominant 4231 be the template to fill? What about the players that shone under Rafa’s 541 formations?

NUFC Digital decided to vote on the best campaigns for each tactical position in the modern era: a goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders, and three attackers. All the individual campaigns in all the varying systems could be compared.

Note: all stats listed are ‘per 90 minutes’

Here are the results: