Joelinton joins storied list of Newcastle's No9s – in pictures

Alan Shearer and Les Ferdinand both wore No 9 for Newcastle during the club’s 1990s heyday. Photograph: Getty Images

Hughie Gallacher Scorer of a remarkable 143 goals in 174 appearances at Newcastle, Gallacher joined Newcastle from Airdrieonians. Handed the captaincy for the 1926-27 season, he led the team to their first title since 1909 Photograph: Kirby/Action images

Jackie Milburn With 200 league and cup goals across his 12 years at Newcastle, Milburn remains the club’s second-highest goalscorer. The west stand at St James’ Park is named in his honour Photograph: Popperfoto/Getty Images

Len White Next on the list of all-time goalscorers for the club is White, who struck 153 times for the Magpies between 1952 and 1962, taking over the No9 shirt after Milburn moved to Linfield as a player-coach in 1957 Photograph: Monty Fresco/Getty Images

Wyn Davies A key figure in the Newcastle team who won the Fairs Cup in 1969, Davies was at his most prolific in continental competition, striking 10 times in 24 European games Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

Malcolm Macdonald Having started his career at full-back, Macdonald had long since converted to centre-forward by the time he joined Newcastle from Luton in 1971. Nicknamed Supermac, he would go on to score 95 goals before being sold to Arsenal in 1976 Photograph: Les Williamson/Popperfoto

Micky Quinn The moustachioed striker might have received jibes for his weight over the years, but Quinn was certainly effective, scoring 59 goals in 115 games Photograph: Bob Thomas/Getty Images

Andrew Cole Purchased from Bristol City for £1.75m in February 1993, Cole would be sold to Manchester United for almost four times that figure less than two years later, having scored 68 goals in 81 appearances Photograph: Action Images

Les Ferdinand Signed to replace Cole in 1995, Ferdinand scored 29 goals in his first season and became the first Newcastle player to win the PFA Player of the Year award, but was sold to Tottenham in 1997 Photograph: Owen Humphreys//PA

Alan Shearer A world record transfer when he arrived from Blackburn for £15m in 1996, Shearer would go on to become the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, with 206 goals. He never managed to win a trophy with the Magpies, finishing a league runner-up in 1997 and a losing FA Cup finalist twice Photograph: Reuters

Obafemi Martins Shearer’s replacement was not a traditional centre-forward, but the Nigerian winger became a fan favourite with his acrobatic celebrations Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

Andy Carroll The local boy looked set for a long run as Newcastle’s No 9 before an ill-fated £35m move to Liverpool in 2011 Photograph: Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images

Papiss Demba Cissé The Senegal international scored 16 goals in his first season as part of a deadly partnership with Demba Ba, before injuries and poor discipline played their part Photograph: Catherine Ivill/AMA/Getty Images

Salomón Rondón The Venezuelan striker arrived on loan last season and scored 12 goals – but has now joined Rafa Benítez at Dalian Yifang in China Photograph: NurPhoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Joelinton As if a £40m price tag wasn’t enough pressure, the Brazilian forward has taken the famous number. ‘He’s learned the history and wanted the No 9 shirt’, said the Newcastle manager Steve Bruce Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images