Shola Ameobi scored twice as United beat Lillestrom of Norway in the Intertoto Cup to go into Friday's draw for the UEFA Cup second qualifying round. Making him the second highest Newcastle United goalscorer in European games.
He is now second behind Alan Shearer, who scored 30 times in European competition before retiring at the end of last season.
Ameobi: "It's going to be tough to beat the record but hopefully if we get a run in Europe then you never know. We really want this European cup that has eluded us in the past few years.
"I'm delighted with the goals I scored. As a striker it's good to get off to a good start and to score two goals in my first game is fantastic for my confidence. We knew (once Newcastle had scored) that they would have to come on to us and we could open them up, which is what we did."
NEWCASTLE UNITED'S EUROPEAN GOALSCORERS
30 goals ALAN SHEARER.
12 SHOLA AMEOBI.
11 CRAIG BELLAMY.
10 WYN DAVIES.
9 BRYAN ROBSON; TINO ASPRILLA.
7 NOBBY SOLANO.
6 LAURENT ROBERT.
5 JIMMY SCOTT; GARY SPEED; PATRICK KLUIVERT.
4 BOBBY MONCUR; ROBERT LEE; ANDY COLE; PETER BEARDSLEY; LES FERDINAND; JOHN BERESFORD; LOMANA LUA LUA; KIERON DYER; LEE BOWYER.
3 TOMMY GIBB; ALAN GOWLING; TITUS BRAMBLE;2 ALAN FOGGON; KEITH DYSON; TOMMY CRAIG; TEMURI KETSBAIA; SILVO MARIC; HUGO VIANA; JAMES MILNER.
1 JACKIE SINCLAIR; BENNIE ARENTOFT; DUNCAN FERGUSON; WAYNE QUINN; ANDY GRIFFIN; PAUL CANNEL; SCOTT SELLARS; STEVE WATSON; RUEL FOX; AARON HUGES; ROBBIE ELLIOTT; PHILIPPE ALBERT; DAVID GINOLA; JOHN BARNES; STUART PEARCE; NIKOS DABIZAS; PAUL ROBINSON, DARREN AMBROSE, JERMAINE JENAS; MICHAEL CHOPRA; CHARLES N'ZOGBIA; ALBERT LUQUE; EMRE; SMILJANIC (FC Basel, og).