Ranking Newcastle United's Top 5 Biggest Rivals | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors

It was inevitable that the Tyne-Wear derby was going to top this list, and for good reason.

These two sides have been going at it since 1883, and you can sense the history behind the rivalry and what it means to each set of fans every time they take the field.

It gets intense, and sometimes it even gets violent, but ultimately, this rivalry is one of the greatest spectacles in world football.

Newcastle has recorded 53 victories against Sunderland, having lost or drawn against the Black Cats 45 times each, showing that despite the gulf in class, neither team has a great advantage over the other.

Plenty of Magpies have gone down in Newcastle lore simply for their performance in this derby, including: Liam O'Brien, Nikos Dabizas, and more recently Emre Belozoglu, Shola Ameobi and Ryan Taylor.