The 38,502 attendance at St James' Park smashed the previous record of 15,387 for a Women's Championship game
Newcastle won the first women's Tyne-Wear derby to be held at St James' Park on Sunday as they defeated Sunderland 1-0 in front of a record crowd for a Women's Championship game.
Magpies forward Shania Hayles scored the decisive goal in the second half, which was celebrated by the majority of the 38,502 fans in attendance.
The previous record attendance for a second-tier game was set in the reverse fixture in October, when 15,387 fans watched Newcastle win 2-1 at the Stadium of Light.
"I didn't actually realise how many people were here and when I was warming up I saw it. It is just amazing how many fans we get down here," said match-winner Hayles.
"I've never played in front of that many fans, let alone scored. At Kingston Park they show up whether it is raining or sunny so to do it today for them, it means everything to me," she added.
Newcastle have drawn increasingly large home crowds at Kingston Park and at the club's main stadium St James' Park in recent seasons as they continue their rise through the divisions.
Newcastle captain Amber Keegan-Stobbs believes the large crowd is a demonstration of how valued the women's game is in the North East.
"It speaks for itself. Being part of this club, with our fans in our city is amazing and today showed how serious the North East is taking women's football," she said.
"Seeing black and white shirts and knowing what this means for the future of women's football [is good].
"I think it will be a while before that record is broken but we will give it a good go next year! It is just amazing."
It was a day of celebration on Tyneside as the Carabao Cup was paraded in front of Newcastle fans for the first time after the men's side beat Liverpool 2-0 in the final at Wembley last weekend.
The victory for Newcastle took them into sixth place in the table, overtaking neighbours Sunderland who drop to seventh.
The previous record attendance for a Women's Championship game was set in the reverse fixture between Newcastle and Sunderland in October 2024
Former Newcastle captain Bobby Moncur, left, joined chief executive Darren Eales on the pitch at half-time to parade the Carabao Cup trophy
