Newcastle have issued a statement around ticket resales they have detected
Tickets for Newcastle's Champions League matches are in huge demand
Tickets for Newcastle's Champions League matches are in huge demand(Image: Newcastle United via Getty Images)
Newcastle United have cancelled 103 season tickets for breaching terms and conditions.
Last week it was flagged that a high school in Dundee was able to buy 45 tickets for Thursday's Champions League game against Barcelona at St James' Park.
The High School of Dundee believed it had bought tickets from an approved provider, and offered pupils the chance to travel to Newcastle and watch the match for £295.
It caused angst among Newcastle supporters with memberships, with 110,000 people in the queue last week trying to buy tickets for the Champions League opener.
However, a Newcastle United spokesperson told Chronicle Live last week that the club does not have any authorised re-sellers, and the only way to sell season ticket seats is through the club's official platform at face value. Those 45 tickets were then cancelled.
And now, after an investigation, the club has revealed they have cancelled 103 season tickets after detecting tickets tour groups were reselling at a higher package price.
A club statement read: "Following further investigation into unauthorised re-selling of tickets for matches at St James' Park, we have now cancelled a total of 103 season tickets in recent days for breaching terms and conditions.
"This instance does not relate to individual supporters re-selling their tickets, but to a batch of season tickets sold to a small number of tour organisers during the 2015/16 season for the benefit of school groups.
"The club terminated any third-party ticket provider agreements shortly after the club's change in ownership in 2021, including some hospitality sales and a small allocation of match tickets for a former commercial partner.
"However, with no formal contract in place for the tour groups, the continued use and unauthorised resale of their season tickets at a higher package price was not detected until recently.
"Upon being made aware of this issue, the club took immediate action.
"At a time when we are doing our utmost to protect legitimate access for Newcastle United fans, we want to be fully transparent and apologise for this oversight.
"The club has not received any funds above the face value price of these season tickets and has immediately returned the seats for sale to supporters who have entered the official ballot for upcoming fixtures.
"Supporters who suspect unauthorised reselling are urged to send relevant information to supporter.services@nufc.co.uk."