1992–93 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1992-93 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumSt James' Park
Division One1st
FA CupFifth round
League CupThird round
Anglo-Italian CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Kelly (24)
All:
David Kelly (28)
Highest home attendance30,364
(vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendance4,609
(vs. Cesena)
Average home league attendance26,511
Away colours
← 1991-92
1993-94 →

During the 1992–93 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Division One.

Newcastle secured promotion to the top flight by winning the First Division Championship, often simply overwhelming opponents along the way (a 7–1 victory over Leicester City being particularly memorable). The Magpies joined the elite FA Premier League for the 1993–94 season.

Season summary[]

After narrowly avoiding relegation from the old Second Division (renamed the First Division) the previous season, Kevin Keegan's Newcastle swept away all others before them, nearly breaking the English record for consecutive wins along the way before a 1–0 defeat at home to Grimsby Town broke the sequence.

The Newcastle team was spearheaded by the prolific striker Andy Cole and David Kelly, who were ably supported by midfielders Paul Bracewell, Gavin Peacock, Rob Lee, and Brian 'Killer' Kilcline (a tough free transfer defender who Keegan later claimed was his best signing).

Coincidentally it was the return game at Grimsby that saw Newcastle clinch promotion and the league title with a 2–0 win on an emotional night for the club's supporters, who invaded the pitch at the final whistle to congratulate their 'King Kev' and the players for returning the club to the top flight after a four-year exile. Late in the season, Keegan had signed young striker Andy Cole from Bristol City, who repaid his transfer fee by scoring 12 goals in the final 11 games of the season. In anticipation of a campaign in the new Premier League, Keegan re-signed a 1980s Newcastle hero, his former Newcastle strike partner Peter Beardsley from Everton in the close season.

Image gallery[]

  • Newcastle United kit, 1991–93

  • Robert Lee, who signed for Newcastle early in the season

  • Andy Cole

  • New arrival in 1992, defender Barry Venison

  • Manager Kevin Keegan

Appearances, goals and cards[]

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Anglo-Italian Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
GK Czech Republic Pavel Srníček 32 0 4 0 0 0 5 0 41 0 1 0
GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 14 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 20 0 0 0
DF England Matty Appleby 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0 2 (1) 0 1 0
DF England Richie Appleby 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
DF England John Beresford 42 1 4 0 4 0 2 0 52 1 6 0
DF England Steve Howey 41 2 3 0 5 0 4 0 53 2 4 0
DF England Brian Kilcline 7 (12) 0 1 (2) 0 2 0 5 0 15 (14) 0 1 0
DF Denmark Bjørn Kristensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 1 3 (1) 1 0 0
DF Wales Alan Neilson 2 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 6 (1) 0 0 0
DF England Ray Ranson 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 (1) 0 0 0
DF England Mark Robinson 2 (7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (7) 0 0 0
DF England Kevin Scott 45 2 4 0 5 0 2 0 56 2 5 0
DF England Mark Stimson 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 (1) 0 0 0
DF England Barry Venison 44 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 55 0 4 0
DF England John Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
DF England Steve Watson 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 3 (2) 0 0 0 0
MF England Paul Bracewell 18 (6) 2 2 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 22 (8) 2 1 0
MF England Kevin Brock 4 (3) 1 0 0 2 0 2 (1) 1 8 (4) 2 0 0
MF England Franz Carr 8 (2) 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 3 (1) 0 12 (5) 1 0 0
MF England Lee Clark 46 9 4 1 5 0 5 0 58 10 0 0
MF England Peter Garland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
MF England Robert Lee 36 10 4 2 3 1 0 0 43 13 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien 33 6 4 0 3 1 3 0 43 7 5 0
MF England Gavin Peacock 30 (3) 12 4 2 4 2 2 2 40 (3) 18 2 0
MF England David Roche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0
MF England Scott Sellars 13 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 1 0
MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy 23 (1) 3 2 (1) 1 4 0 4 1 33 (2) 5 1 1
MF England Alan Thompson 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 (1) 0 0 0
FW England Andy Cole 11 (1) 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 (1) 12 1 0
FW England Andy Hunt 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly 45 24 4 1 4 2 4 1 57 28 2 1
FW England Micky Quinn 4 (1) 2 0 0 2 (2) 0 2 (1) 3 8 (4) 5 2 0

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager England Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott
Head Coach England Arthur Cox
Goalkeeping Coach England Jim Montgomery
First Team Coach England Derek Fazackerley
Reserve Team Coach England []
Chief scout Scotland []

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
16 June 1992 MF England Paul Bracewell Sunderland £250,000
2 July 1992 DF England John Beresford Portsmouth £650,000
31 July 1992 DF England Barry Venison Liverpool £250,000
22 September 1992 MF England Robert Lee Charlton Athletic £700,000
9 March 1993 DF England Mark Robinson Barnsley £450,000
9 March 1993 MF England Scott Sellars Leeds United £700,000
12 March 1993 FW England Andy Cole Bristol City £1,750,000
  • Total spending: Decrease £4.75m

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
20 July 1992 MF England Lee Makel Blackburn Rovers £160,000
19 December 1992 MF England Peter Garland Charlton Athletic £35,000
22 December 1992 FW England Micky Quinn Coventry City £250,000
26 March 1993 DF Denmark Bjørn Kristensen Portsmouth £120,000
8 April 1993 MF England Franz Carr Sheffield United £180,000
  • Total income: Increase £745k

Loans out[]

Date Pos. Name To Expiry
November 1992 DF Denmark Bjørn Kristensen Bristol City March 1993
January 1993 MF England Franz Carr Sheffield United April 1993

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season[]

Match 1 2 3 4 5
Result 0–1 3–1 1–1 1–0 3–5

League[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Newcastle United 46 29 9 8 92 38 +54 96 Football League Champions, promoted to Premier League
2 West Ham United 46 26 10 10 81 41 +40 88 Promoted to FA Premier League
3 Portsmouth 46 26 10 10 80 46 +34 88 Participated in play-offs
4 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 10 13 72 56 +16 79
5 Swindon Town 46 21 13 12 74 59 +15 76 Promoted to Premier League through play-offs
Source: [1]
Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Result 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 3–1 5–0 1–0 2–1 1–0 2–1 0–1 1–2 3–2 0–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–0 0–1 1–1 2–1 2–4
Position 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st
Round 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46
Result 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–1 0–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 5–1 2–2 1–2 4–0 0–1 2–2 3–0 6–0 0–1 2–1 1–0 2–0 2–1 7–1
Position 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st

FA Cup[]

Match 1 2 3 4
Result 4–0 1–1 2–0 0–1

League Cup[]

Match 1 2 3 4 5
Result 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 1–2

Anglo-Italian Cup[]

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 2–2 4–0 1–1 0–1 0–3 2–2

Matches[]

Pre-season[]

27 July 1992 Heart of Midlothian 1 – 0 Newcastle United Edinburgh
Baird Goal 49' Stadium: Tynecastle Stadium
Attendance: 11,105
1 August 1992 York City 1 – 3 Newcastle United York
Tilley Goal 63' Sheedy Goal 17'
Peacock Goal 46'
Carr Goal 79'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,424
4 August 1992 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 1 Newcastle United Doncaster
Jeffrey Goal 83' O'Brien Goal 75' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3,951
8 August 1992 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 38' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 8,548
9 August 1992 Newcastle United 3 – 5 Sporting CP Newcastle upon Tyne
Clark Goal 21'
Peacock Goal 45', 46'		 Balakov Goal 62', 90'
Filipe Goal 67', 71'
Cadete Goal 80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,764

Division 1[]

15 August 1992 Newcastle United 3 – 2 Southend United Newcastle upon Tyne
Bracewell Goal 5'
Prior Goal 10' (o.g.)
Clark Goal 70'		 Martin Goal 57'
Benjamin Goal 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 28,545
22 August 1992 Derby County 1 – 2 Newcastle United Derby
Pembridge Goal 83' Peacock Goal 51'
Clark Goal 55'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 17,522
29 August 1992 Newcastle United 2 – 0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 44'
Kelly Goal 45'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,855
2 September 1992 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Luton Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Clark Goal 35'
Kelly Goal 44'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,059
5 September 1992 Bristol Rovers 1 – 2 Newcastle United Bath
J. Taylor Goal 72' Sheedy Goal 12'
O'Brien Goal 73'		 Stadium: Twerton Park
Attendance: 7,487
12 September 1992 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
Quinn Goal 16', 74'
Kelly Goal 41'		 Whittingham Goal 82' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,885
19 September 1992 Newcastle United 5 – 0 Bristol City Newcastle upon Tyne
O'Brien Goal 40'
Peacock Goal 45' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Carr Goal 64'
Brock Goal 86'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,465
26 September 1992 Peterborough United 0 – 1 Newcastle United Peterborough
Sheedy Goal 60' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 14,487
4 October 1992 Brentford 1 – 2 Newcastle United London
Blissett Goal 78' Kelly Goal 10'
Peacock Goal 64'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,131
10 October 1992 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 37' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,137
18 October 1992 Sunderland 1 – 2 Newcastle United Sunderland
Armstrong Goal 70' Owers Goal 12' (o.g.)
O'Brien Goal 76'		 Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 28,098
24 October 1992 Newcastle United 0 – 1 Grimsby Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Dobbin Goal 89' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,088
31 October 1992 Leicester City 2 – 1 Newcastle United Leicester
Lowe Goal 3'
Davison Goal 15'		 O'Brien Goal 67'
Sheedy Red card		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 19,687
4 November 1992 Birmingham City 2 – 3 Newcastle United Birmingham
Speedie Goal 9'
Potter Goal 33'		 Peacock Goal 7'
Scott Goal 31'
Matthewson Goal 38' (o.g.)		 Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 14,376
8 November 1992 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Swindon Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 28,091
14 November 1992 Charlton Athletic 1 – 3 Newcastle United London
Nelson Goal 49' Peacock Goal 3', 35'
Howey Goal 63'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 12,495
21 November 1992 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Watford Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 51'
Lee Goal 57'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 28,871
28 November 1992 Newcastle United 4 – 1 Cambridge United Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 26', 55', 86' (pen.)
Peacock Goal 90'		 Claridge Goal 82' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,991
5 December 1992 Notts County 0 – 2 Newcastle United Nottingham
Sheedy Goal 47'
Peacock Goal 86'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14,840
13 December 1992 Barnsley 1 – 0 Newcastle United Barnsley
O'Connell Goal 49' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,263
20 December 1992 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Millwall Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 75' (pen.) Moralee Goal 20' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 26,089
26 December 1992 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 43', 66' Cook Goal 33' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,137
28 December 1992 Oxford United 4 – 2 Newcastle United Oxford
Durnin Goal 4'
Cusack Goal 8'
Magilton Goal 34' (pen.), 81'		 O'Brien Goal 9'
Clark Goal 38'		 Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 9,293
9 January 1993 Bristol City 1 – 2 Newcastle United Bristol
Allison Goal 19' Kelly Goal 22'
Scott Goal 31'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 15,446
16 January 1993 Newcastle United 3 – 0 Peterborough United Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee Goal 30', 70'
Kelly Goal 88'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,155
20 January 1993 Southend United 1 – 1 Newcastle United Southend-on-Sea
Sussex Goal 39' (pen.) Peacock Goal 28' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8,246
27 January 1993 Luton Town 0 – 0 Newcastle United Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 10,237
31 January 1993 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
O'Brien Goal 90' Johnson Goal 2' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,285
9 February 1993 Portsmouth 2 – 0 Newcastle United Portsmouth
Whittingham Goal 13'
Symons Goal 40'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 21,028
21 February 1993 West Ham United 0 – 0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 24,159
24 February 1993 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Bristol Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,372
28 February 1993 Tranmere Rovers 0 – 3 Newcastle United Birkenhead
Lee Goal 26', 87'
Kelly Goal 42'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 13,082
6 March 1993 Newcastle United 5 – 1 Brentford Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 24'
Bracewell Goal 49'
Clark Goal 55', 83'
Lee Goal 72'		 Scott Goal 58' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,006
10 March 1993 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee Goal 1'
Kelly Goal 45'		 Nelson Goal 9'
Leaburn Goal 48'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,582
13 March 1993 Swindon Town 2 – 1 Newcastle United Swindon
Bodin Goal 51' (pen.)
Calderwood Goal 55'		 Kelly Goal 43' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 17,574
20 March 1993 Newcastle United 4 – 0 Notts County Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee Goal 32'
Kelly Goal 53', 62'
Cole Goal 70'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,029
23 March 1993 Watford 1 – 0 Newcastle United Watford
Furlong Goal 58' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 11,634
28 March 1993 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 60'
Lee Goal 62'		 Saville Goal 32'
Rodgerson Goal 38'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,087
3 April 1993 Cambridge United 0 – 3 Newcastle United Cambridge
Howey Goal 41'
Kelly Goal 46'
Cole Goal 53'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7,925
7 April 1993 Newcastle United 6 – 0 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 16', 44', 46'
Clark Goal 65'
Beresford Goal 67' (pen.)
Sellars Goal 72'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,460
10 April 1993 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Wolverhampton
Mutch Goal 54' Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 17,244
17 April 1993 Millwall 1 – 2 Newcastle United London
Barber Goal 18' Clark Goal 65'
Cole Goal 73'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 14,262
25 April 1993 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Sellars Goal 10' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,364
4 May 1993 Grimsby Town 0 – 2 Newcastle United Cleethorpes
Cole Goal 46'
Kelly Goal 90'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 14,402
6 May 1993 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Oxford United Newcastle upon Tyne
Clark Goal 70'
Cole Goal 78'		 Cusack Goal 79' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,438
9 May 1993 Newcastle United 7 – 1 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 5', 40', 66'
Lee Goal 13'
Kelly Goal 28', 34', 45'		 Walsh Goal 82' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,129

FA Cup[]

2 January 1993 Round 3 Newcastle United 4 – 0 Port Vale Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 49', 62'
Lee Goal 66'
Sheedy Goal 80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,873
23 January 1993 Round 4 Rotherham United 1 – 1 Newcastle United Rotherham
Johnson Goal 63' Lee Goal 28' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 13,405
3 February 1993 Round 4 Replay Newcastle United 2 – 0 Rotherham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Goal 50'
Clark Goal 89'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,005
13 February 1993 Round 5 Blackburn Rovers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Blackburn
Wegerle Goal 89' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,972

League Cup[]

19 August 1992 Round 1 1st leg Newcastle United 2 – 1 Mansfield Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 2', 82' Stant Goal 67' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 14,083
25 August 1992 Round 1 2nd leg Mansfield Town 0 – 0
(1 – 2 agg.)		 Newcastle United Mansfield
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,725
23 September 1992 Round 2 1st leg Newcastle United 0 – 0 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,814
7 October 1992 Round 2 2nd leg Middlesbrough 1 – 3
(1 – 3 agg.)		 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Wilkinson Goal 56' Kelly Goal 39', 88'
O'Brien Goal 78'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,390
28 October 1992 Round 3 Chelsea 2 – 1 Newcastle United London
Sinclar Goal 58'
Harford Goal 82'		 Lee Goal 77' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,193

Anglo-Italian Cup[]

16 September 1992 Prelim Round Group 2 Grimsby Town 2 – 2 Newcastle United Cleethorpes
Rees Goal 38'
Groves Goal 52'		 Quinn Goal 5'
Kelly Goal 15'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2,159
30 September 1992 Prelim Round Group 2 Newcastle United 4 – 0 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Brock Goal 10'
Quinn Goal 44' (pen.), 84'
Sheedy Goal 59'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 14,046
11 November 1992 Group A Lucchese 1 – 1 Newcastle United Lucca
Russo Goal 60' Kristensen Goal 47' Stadium: Stadio Porta Elisa
Attendance: 744
24 November 1992 Group A Newcastle United 0 – 1 Ascoli Newcastle upon Tyne
Kelly Red card Bierhoff Goal 63' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 9,789
8 December 1992 Group A Bari 3 – 0 Newcastle United Bari
Goal 5', 27'
Tovalieri Goal 88'		 Stadium: Stadio San Nicola
Attendance: 1,229
16 December 1992 Group A Newcastle United 2 – 2 Cesena Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock Goal 38', 64' Hübner Goal 2'
Pazzaglia Goal 71'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,609

External links[]

  1. ^ "England 1992–93". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
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