1993–94 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1993–94 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumSt. James' Park
FA Premier League3rd
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Andrew Cole (34)
All:
Andrew Cole (41)
Highest home attendance36,388
(vs. Manchester United and
Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance25,887
(vs. Notts County)
Average home league attendance33,439
Away colours
Third colours

During the 1993–94 season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League for this first time.

Season summary[]

After four years in the First Division, Kevin Keegan's side were promoted to the Premiership as champions. The return of Peter Beardsley created a prolific striker partnership with the young Andy Cole, the pair scoring 55 goals between them in the Premiership. The club achieved a third-place finish in the league and UEFA Cup qualification - the club's first foray into Europe since the 1970s. Londoner Robert Lee, left footed midfielder Scott Sellers along with local youngsters Lee Clark and Steve Howey emerged as Premier League stars under Keegan's guidance. The team was nicknamed "The Entertainers" by the media, an indication of the style of play that Keegan instilled on the team. Cole also collected the PFA Young Player of the Year award, having scored a club record of 41 goals in all competitions. Beardsley also found the net 24 times in all competitions, meaning that the strike partnership of Cole and Beardsley had produced a total of 65 goals - the majority of the goals the team scored all season.

Post-season signings included World Cup stars Marc Hottiger and Philippe Albert, and Derby striker Paul Kitson.

A 7–1 win over Swindon Town matched Blackburn's record for the highest Premier League victory, which was set the previous season.

Final league table[]

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 27 11 4 80 38 +42 92 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Blackburn Rovers 42 25 9 8 63 36 +27 84 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77
4 Arsenal 42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39 +26 70
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.

Appearances, goals and cards[]

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
1 GK Czech Republic Pavel Srníček 21 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 1
2 DF England Barry Venison 36+1 0 2 0 3 0 41+1 0 6 0
3 DF England John Beresford 34 0 3 0 3 0 40 0 1 0
4 MF England Paul Bracewell 32 1 1 0 3 1 36 2 3 0
5 DF England Kevin Scott 18 0 1 0 2 0 21 0 2 0
5 MF England Ruel Fox[1] 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0
6 DF England Steve Howey 13+1 0 3 0 0 0 16+1 0 0 0
7 MF England Robert Lee 41 7 3 0 3 1 47 8 0 0
8 FW England Peter Beardsley 35 21 3 2 3 1 41 24 2 0
9 FW England Andy Cole 40 34 3 1 3 6 46 41 2 0
10 MF England Lee Clark 29 2 3 0 2 0 34 2 2 0
11 MF England Scott Sellars 29+1 3 3 0 1+1 1 33+2 4 1 0
12 DF England Mark Robinson 12+4 0 1 0 0 0 12+4 0 2 0
13 GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
14 FW Scotland Alex Mathie 0+16 3 0 0 0 0 0+16 3 0 0
15 DF England Brian Kilcline 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 2+2 0 0 0
15 DF England Darren Peacock 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
16 MF Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0
17 MF Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
19 DF England Steve Watson 29+3 2 2+1 0 3 0 34+4 2 1 0
20 DF Wales Alan Neilson[2] 10+4 0 0 0 0 0 10+4 0 1 0
21 FW Wales Malcolm Allen 9 5 0 0 3 2 12 7 0 0
23 MF England Chris Holland 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
24 DF England Matty Appleby 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF England Robbie Elliott 13+2 0 2 0 0 0 15+2 0 1 0
30 GK England Mike Hooper 19 0 3 0 2 0 24 0 0 0
31 FW England Mike Jeffrey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager England Kevin Keegan
Assistant manager England Terry McDermott
First team coach England Arthur Cox
Reserve team coach England John Carver

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Pos. Name From Fee
16 July 1993 MF England Peter Beardsley England Everton £1,500,000
July 1993 MF Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou Greece OFI Crete £120,000
30 July 1993 [3] FW Scotland Alex Mathie Scotland Greenock Morton £250,000
13 August 1993 GK England John Burridge Scotland Hibernian Free [4]
13 August 1993 FW Wales Malcolm Allen England Millwall £300,000
23 September 1993 GK England Mike Hooper England Liverpool £550,000
4 October 1993 FW England Mike Jeffrey England Doncaster Rovers £85,000 + David Roche
20 January 1994 [5] MF England Chris Holland England Preston North End £100,000
2 February 1994 MF England Ruel Fox England Norwich City £2,225,000
24 March 1994 MF England Darren Peacock England Queens Park Rangers £2,700,000
  • Total spending: Decrease £7.83m

Out[]

Date Pos. Name To Fee
18 June 1993 FW England Andy Hunt England West Bromwich Albion £100,000
23 June 1993 FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly[6] England Wolverhampton Wanderers £750,000
23 July 1993 DF England Mark Stimson England Portsmouth £100,000
5 August 1993 MF England Alan Thompson England Bolton Wanderers £250,000
12 August 1993 MF England Gavin Peacock England Chelsea £1,250,000
24 September 1993 GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright England Nottingham Forest £450,000
1 October 1993 MF England David Roche England Doncaster Rovers Part-exchange for Mike Jeffrey
29 October 1993 GK England John Burridge England Scarborough Free [4]
20 January 1994 DF England Brian Kilcline England Swindon Town £90,000
21 January 1994 MF Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien England Tranmere Rovers £300,000
1 February 1994 DF England Kevin Scott England Tottenham Hotspur £850,000
  • Total income: Increase £4.14m

Loans in[]

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
24 March 1994 [7] DF Scotland Brian Reid Scotland Rangers 31 May 1994

Loans out[]

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
25 February 1994 [8] DF England Kevin Brock Wales Cardiff City 26 April 1994

Competitions[]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season[]

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1

League[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester United (C) 42 27 11 4 80 38 +42 92 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Blackburn Rovers 42 25 9 8 63 36 +27 84 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3 Newcastle United 42 23 8 11 82 41 +41 77
4 Arsenal 42 18 17 7 53 28 +25 71 Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 18 16 8 65 39 +26 70
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ^ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.
Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Result 0–1 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 4–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–2 1–2 4–0 3–1 3–0 4–0 1–2 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1
Position 15th 18th 16th 14th 15th 14th 13th 13th 11th 6th 11th 11th 9th 9th 8th 4th 6th 3rd 4th 4th 4th
Round 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Result 0–1 2–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–4 0–1 4–0 1–0 7–1 4–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 0–0 1–2 2–0 3–2 5–1 0–2 2–0
Position 5th 5th 4th 3rd 4th 4th 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd

FA Cup[]

Match 1 2 3
Result 2–0 1–1 0–2

League Cup[]

Match 1 2 3
Result 4–1 7–1 1–2

Matches[]

Pre-season[]

24 July 1993 Hartlepool United 0–2 Newcastle United Hartlepool
Sellars Goal 17'
Beardsley Goal 43'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
26 July 1993 Workington 2–1 Newcastle United Workington
Goal ?'
Goal ?'		 O'Brien Goal ?' Stadium: Borough Park
31 July 1993 Berwick Rangers 0–3 Newcastle United Berwick-upon-Tweed
Cole Goal 2'
Papavasiliou Goal 57' (pen.)
Mathie Goal 80'		 Stadium: Shielfield Park
Attendance: 2,600
3 August 1993 Rangers 1–2 Newcastle United Glasgow
Hateley Goal 62' Cole Goal 57'
Sellars Goal ?'		 Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 42,623
5 August 1993 Gateshead 0–3 Newcastle United Gateshead
Mathie Goal ?', ?'
Goal ?'		 Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
7 August 1993 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Newcastle United Scunthorpe
Thompstone Goal 45' (pen.) Watson Goal 50' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,975
9 August 1993 Liverpool 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Ruddock Goal 22' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 21,757

Premier League[]

14 August 1993 Newcastle United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Sheringham Goal 36' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,565
18 August 1993 Coventry City 2–1 Newcastle United Coventry
Ndlovu Goal 58'
Harford Goal 85'		 Atherton Goal 22' (o.g.)
Srníček Red card		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,760
21 August 1993 Manchester United 1–1 Newcastle United Manchester
Giggs Goal 40' Cole Goal 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,829
25 August 1993 Newcastle United 1–0 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Allen Goal 18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,833
29 August 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 60' Shearer Goal 75' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,272
31 August 1993 Ipswich Town 1–1 Newcastle United Ipswich
Kiwomya Goal 78' Cole Goal 47' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,102
13 September 1993 Newcastle United 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 21', 76'
Mathie Goal 81'
Allen Goal 88'		 Sinton Goal 26', 47' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,890
18 September 1993 Swindon Town 2–2 Newcastle United Swindon
Ling Goal 60'
Mutch Goal 62'		 Clark Goal 37'
Allen Goal 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,015
25 September 1993 Newcastle United 2–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 51', 84' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,336
2 October 1993 Aston Villa 0–2 Newcastle United Birmingham
Allen Goal 46' (pen.)
Cole Goal 80'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,336
16 October 1993 Newcastle United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Allen Goal 48' Ferdinand Goal 10'
Allen Goal 50'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,926
24 October 1993 Southampton 2–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Le Tissier Goal 61', 86' Cole Goal 72' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,084
30 October 1993 Newcastle United 4–0 Wimbledon Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley Goal 36' (pen.), 63', 71'
Cole Goal 60'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,392
8 November 1993 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Newcastle United Oldham
Jobson Goal 35' Cole Goal 52', 81'
Beardsley Goal 73'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,821
21 November 1993 Newcastle United 3–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 4', 15', 30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,374
24 November 1993 Newcastle United 4–0 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Ward Goal 9' (o.g.)
Beardsley Goal 12' (pen.), 73'
Cole Goal 70'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,101
27 November 1993 Arsenal 2–1 Newcastle United London
Wright Goal 16'
Smith Goal 60'		 Beardsley Goal 62' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 36,091
4 December 1993 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Newcastle United London
Barmby Goal 61' (pen.) Beardsley Goal 55', 90' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,780
11 December 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 71' Ince Goal 59' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,388
18 December 1993 Everton 0–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Cole Goal 15'
Beardsley Goal 76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,189
22 December 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 85' Fairclough Goal 66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,388
28 December 1993 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United London
Stein Goal 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,133
1 January 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 28', 45' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,658
4 January 1994 Norwich City 1–2 Newcastle United Norwich
Bowen Goal 4' Beardsley Goal 20'
Cole Goal 79'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,564
16 January 1994 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Newcastle United London
Penrice Goal 20' Clark Goal 5'
Beardsley Goal 63'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,774
22 January 1994 Newcastle United 1–2 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 38' Maddison Goal 5'
Le Tissier Goal 83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,129
12 February 1994 Wimbledon 4–2 Newcastle United London
Earle Goal 9'
Blissett Goal 26'
Fashanu Goal 59'
Holdsworth Goal 63'		 Beardsley Goal 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,358
19 February 1994 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
May Goal 76' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,269
23 February 1994 Newcastle United 4–0 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 49', 70', 77'
Mathie Goal 86'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
5 March 1994 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
Cole Goal 88' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 33,224
12 March 1994 Newcastle United 7–1 Swindon Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley Goal 12' (pen.), 70'
Lee Goal 18', 67'
Watson Goal 76', 79'
Fox Goal 84'		 Moncur Goal 77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
19 March 1994 West Ham United 2–4 Newcastle United London
Breacker Goal 56'
Martin Goal 81'		 Lee Goal 34', 73'
Cole Goal 69'
Mathie Goal 90'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,132
23 March 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Selllars Goal 37'
Cole Goal 73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
29 March 1994 Newcastle United 3–0 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 37'
Lee Goal 50'
Beardsley Goal 70'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
1 April 1994 Leeds United 1–1 Newcastle United Leeds
Fairclough Goal 89' Cole Goal 3' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 40,005
4 April 1994 Newcastle United 0–0 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
9 April 1994 Manchester City 2–1 Newcastle United Manchester
Walsh Goal 33'
Brightwell Goal 48'		 Selllars Goal 19' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,774
16 April 1994 Liverpool 0–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Lee Goal 3'
Cole Goal 56'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,601
23 April 1994 Newcastle United 3–2 Oldham Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox Goal 19'
Beardsley Goal 56'
Lee Goal 63'		 Jobson Goal 43'
Sharp Goal 57'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
27 April 1994 Newcastle United 5–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Bracewell Goal 15'
Beardsley Goal 23' (pen.), 66'
Cole Goal 41'
Sellars Goal 79'		 Beinlich Goal 10' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
30 April 1994 Sheffield United 2–0 Newcastle United Sheffield
Blake Goal 63', 90' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,013
7 May 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 46'
Beardsley Goal 66' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216

FA Cup[]

8 January 1994 Round 3 Newcastle United 2–0 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 21'
Beardsley Goal 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,444
29 January 1994 Round 4 Newcastle United 1–1 Luton Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley Goal 65' (pen.) Thorpe Goal 39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
9 February 1994 Round 4 Replay Luton Town 2–0 Newcastle United Luton
Hartson Goal 16'
Oakes Goal 77'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 12,503

League Cup[]

22 September 1993 Round 2 1st leg Newcastle United 4–1 Notts County Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole Goal 30', 54', 63'
Bracewell Goal 72'		 Srníček Goal 16' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,887
5 October 1993 Round 2 2nd leg Notts County 1–7
(2 – 11 agg.)		 Newcastle United Nottingham
McSwegan Goal 51' Allen Goal 22', 35' (pen.)
Beardsley Goal 44'
Cole Goal 59', 62', 82'
Lee Goal 85'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,068
27 October 1993 Round 3 Wimbledon 2–1 Newcastle United London
Barton Goal 23'
Holdsworth Goal 69'		 Sellars Goal 28' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 11,531

References[]

  1. ^ Fox was born in Ipswich, England, but also qualified to represent Montserrat internationally.
  2. ^ Neilson was born in Wegberg, West Germany (now Germany), but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and made his international debut for Wales in February 1992.
  3. ^ Alexander Mathie at Soccerbase
  4. ^ a b John Burridge at Soccerbase
  5. ^ Christopher Holland at Soccerbase
  6. ^ Kelly was born in Birmingham, England, but also qualified to repsent the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in November 1987.
  7. ^ Brian Reid at Soccerbase
  8. ^ Kevin Brock at Soccerbase

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