▁Cup , ▁reaching ▁the ▁First ▁Round ▁before ▁going ▁out ▁narrow ly ▁to ▁Gr ims by ▁Town . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁league ▁form ▁decl ined ▁significantly ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁two ▁seasons , ▁where ▁they ▁finished ▁ 7 th ▁and ▁ 8 th ▁respectively ▁out ▁of ▁nine . ▁Tom ▁Watson ▁leaving ▁to ▁bitter ▁cross ▁city ▁riv als ▁New castle ▁East ▁End ▁is ▁c ited ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁club ' s ▁decl ine ▁and ▁event ual ▁decl ine ▁into ▁financial ▁wo es . ▁ ▁United ▁with ▁East ▁End ▁ ▁B itter ▁local ▁riv als ▁from ▁across ▁the ▁city , ▁New castle ▁East ▁End ▁had ▁a ▁much ▁better ▁financial ▁situation , ▁they ▁had ▁become ▁professional ▁and ▁a ▁limited ▁company . ▁Under ▁heavy ▁financial ▁pressure , ▁West ▁End ▁approached ▁East ▁End ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁mer ger . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁End ▁players ▁and ▁back room ▁staff ▁merged ▁with ▁East ▁End , ▁the ▁ground ▁which ▁West ▁End ▁played ▁at , ▁St ▁James ' ▁Park , ▁became ▁the ▁ground ▁of ▁the ▁club ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁superior ▁to ▁East ▁End ' s ▁Ch illing ham ▁Road . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁club ▁decided ▁to ▁adopt ▁a ▁new ▁name ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁mer ger , ▁suggested ▁names ▁included ▁New castle ▁R angers , ▁New castle ▁City ▁and ▁New castle ▁United . ▁The ▁latter ▁name ▁was ▁decided ▁upon ▁sign ifying ▁New castle ' s ▁East ▁and ▁West ▁un ited . ▁The ▁name ▁change ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁The ▁Football ▁Association ▁on ▁