In front of a crowd of over 11,000, Becky Langley's side fell behind when Freya Gregory pounced to give the visitors an early lead on seven minutes.

And it took until deep into stoppage time at the end of the second half for the Magpies to muster an equaliser, which came from defender Cooper - her first goal since her summer switch to United - as Newcastle pegged the Saints back at the death.

Harriet Massey and Michelle Mercer brought newcastleunited.com this gallery from another landmark day as the Magpies took the St. James' Park turf for the first time in a Barclays Women's Championship clash.