 Ẹkúnrẹrẹ gbólóhùn yìí: Given bẹrẹ iṣẹ rẹ ní Celtic, ṣùgbọn kò ṣe ìdánwò fún ikọ àkọkọ rí, wọn sì dá a sílẹ tí Blackburn Rovers sì fọwọ sí i lórí ìdásílẹ-ọfẹ ní 1994. Given je ara egbe Sunderland ti o gba ife ife idije Football League First Division ni 199596 ati egbe Swindon Town ti o gba ife idije Football League Second Division ni akoko kanna, nigba ti o wa ni awin lati Blackburn. Newcastle United gba a ni 1997 fun owo 1.5 milionu, ati pe o wa nibẹ pe o bẹrẹ si dije lati jẹ olutọju-ọna akọkọ ti Premier League. Given je ara awon egbe ti won je oludije keji ni 1998 ati : 1999 FA Cup campaigns, ati pe a darukọ ni Ẹgbẹ Premier League ti Akoko fun 200102 ati 200506. O dun ni UEFA Champions League ati UEFA Cup pẹlu Newcastle, o si kopa ninu idije titẹ ẹgbẹ naa ni ọdun 2001-2002. Botilẹjẹpe o fi ibeere gbigbe silẹ lakoko ipolongo 2000-01 lẹhin pipadanu ipo rẹ ni ila ila, o ti kọ, ati pe Given tẹsiwaju lati gba ipo rẹ pada. 