Burnley marked Sean Dyche's fifth anniversary as manager with a win as Jeff Hendrick's second league goal of the season proved enough to sink Newcastle.
When Dyche took charge of Burnley on 30 October 2012, the Clarets were 14th in the Championship table.
Now they are seventh in the Premier League - level on points with sixth-placed Liverpool - after their 85th win in 211 league game under the former Watford boss.
"It's a nice looking league table but it's not a sprint. It's a marathon and we have made a good start," added Dyche.
"We never take anything for granted here because you can't do in this division as it's very tough."