These included Alan Shearer, Rob Lee, Peter Beardsley, Tino Asprilla, Warren Barton, Shaka Hislop, Lee Clark, Darren Peacock, Steve Watson, Ruel Fox, Steve Howey and Liam O'Brien.
In the warm-up, players from some sides wore Keegan 7 connected the backmost of their shirts portion a centre ellipse mosaic made up of much than 500 shirts near extracurricular St James' Park pursuing Keegan's decease was unfurled successful the centre ellipse a fewer minutes later.
A tribute video to Keegan was past played connected the large surface earlier supporters' radical Wor Flags unveiled a immense display, which progressive each spot successful the ground, including Liverpool supporters.
Keegan 7 was spelt retired successful the Leazes End, determination was a monolithic tifo of 'King Kev' successful the East Stand and, successful the Gallowgate End, determination was a memorable punctuation from the astir transformational fig successful Newcastle's history.
"I privation radical to imagination astir their shot club," the banner read. "They should. We should each beryllium dreamers astatine heart. Some radical are the other and say, 'We can't bash that'. But erstwhile you inquire them why, they can't springiness a reason. Well, I say, 'Why not?'"
The teams and fans past joined unneurotic successful an affectional minute's applause earlier the lucifer arsenic "one Kevin Keegan" rang retired from the stands.
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