1893–94 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
1893–94 season
StadiumSt James' Park
Football League Second Division4th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joseph Wallace (15)
All: Joseph Wallace (17)
Highest home attendance10,000
(vs. Bolton Wanderers & Crewe Alexandra)
Lowest home attendance600
(vs. Rotherham Town)
Average home league attendance3,769

The 1893–94 season was Newcastle United's first season in The Football League after they, and Middlesbrough Ironopolis, were elected to the Second Division from the Northern League.

Appearances and goals

Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England William Lowery 26 0 2 0 28 0
GK Scotland Andrew Ramsay 1 0 0 0 1 0
GK England Joe Ryder 1 0 0 0 1 0
DF England Harry Jeffrey 25 3 2 0 27 3
DF England J Laverick 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF Scotland James Miller 9 0 0 0 9 0
DF Scotland Thomas Rodgers 16 0 2 0 18 0
MF J Barr 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland Robert Crielly 28 1 2 0 30 1
MF Scotland William Graham 28 5 2 0 30 5
MF Scotland Joseph McKane 28 0 2 0 30 0
FW England Thomas Bartlett 3 3 0 0 3 3
FW Scotland John Bowman 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Thomas Crate 28 12 2 1 30 13
FW England Toby Gillespy 4 0 0 0 4 0
FW Scotland John Inglis 3 0 0 0 3 0
FW Scotland Matthew Keir 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland John Law 8 2 2 0 10 2
FW England John Patten 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England Charlie Quinn 23 5 2 0 25 5
FW England Isaac Ryder 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW England William Simm 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW Scotland Jock Sorley 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW England Willie Thompson 26 10 2 0 28 10
FW Scotland Joseph Wallace 25 15 2 2 27 17
FW England Robert Willis 16 5 0 0 16 5

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Result 2–2 1–3 6–0 1–2 1–3 3–2 0–2 1–5 3–5 0–0 3–0 4–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–1 5–1 7–2 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 2–1 4–1 0–0
Position 6th 14th 10th 12th 12th 9th 10th 11th 12th 12th 11th 8th 9th 8th 8th 7th 6th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th

FA Cup

Match 1 2
Result 2–0 1–2

Friendlies

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Result 2–0 1–3 2–2 5–1 2–0 3–0 6–1 0–2 3–0 1–2 2–8 4–1 2–0 1–1 0–0 1–3

Matches

League

2 September 1893 Woolwich Arsenal 2–2 Newcastle United London
Shaw 8'
Elliott 		(Report) Crate 65'
Sorley 		Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,000
23 September 1893 Burton Swifts 3–1 Newcastle United Burton upon Trent


 (Report) Stadium: Peel Croft
30 September 1893 Newcastle United 6–0 Woolwich Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Wallace
Thompson 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mr Chalmers (Middlesbrough)
7 October 1893 Lincoln City 2–1 Newcastle United Lincoln

 (Report) Wallace Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1,000
14 October 1893 Notts County 3–1 Newcastle United Nottingham
Watson 8'
Logan 10'
Daft 		(Report) Wallace Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
23 October 1893 Ardwick 2–3 Newcastle United Manchester
Yates
Morris 		(Report) Wallace
Crate
(o.g.)		 Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 3,000
28 October 1893 Newcastle United 0–2 Small Heath Newcastle upon Tyne
(Report)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
4 November 1893 Liverpool 5–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
Bradshaw
Dick
Gordon
Stott 		(Report) Thompson Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 8,000
18 November 1893 Northwich Victoria 5–3 Newcastle United Northwich




 (Report) Crate
Thompson
Scanlan (o.g.)		 Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 400
25 November 1893 Newcastle United 0–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
9 December 1893 Newcastle United 3–0 Notts County Newcastle upon Tyne
Wallace
Thompson 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,500
16 December 1893 Small Heath 1–4 Newcastle United Birmingham
(Report) Crate
Wallace
Willis
Graham 		Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 2,500
25 December 1893 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 1–1 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Grewar (Report) Crate Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 2,000
26 December 1893 Walsall Town Swifts 1–2 Newcastle United Walsall
(Report) Wallace Stadium: Hillary Street
Attendance: 5,000
27 December 1893 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Newcastle United Crewe
(Report) Graham Stadium: Alexandra Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
30 December 1893 Newcastle United 2–1 Burslem Port Vale Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Crielly 		(Report) Beats Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
1 January 1894 Newcastle United 5–1 Lincoln City Newcastle upon Tyne
Bartlett
Thompson
Quinn 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
2 January 1894 Newcastle United 7–2 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle upon Tyne
Law
Thompson
Willis
Quinn
Graham 		(Report) Cooper
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
6 January 1894 Newcastle United 2–1 Ardwick Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson
Graham 		(Report) Pickford Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,200
13 January 1894 Newcastle United 3–0 Northwich Victoria Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
20 January 1894 Rotherham Town 2–1 Newcastle United Rotherham

 (Report) Wallace Stadium: Clifton Lane
Attendance: 1,000
3 February 1894 Burslem Port Vale 1–1 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
Wood (Report) Wallace Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2,000
17 February 1894 Newcastle United 4–0 Rotherham Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Wallace
Crate
Quinn
Graham 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 600
24 February 1894 Newcastle United 4–1 Grimsby Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Thompson
Quinn
Jeffrey 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
10 March 1894 Newcastle United 2–0 Walsall Town Swifts Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Jeffrey (pen.)		 (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
23 March 1894 Newcastle United 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Newcastle upon Tyne
Jeffrey
(o.g.)		 (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
24 March 1894 Newcastle United 4–1 Burton Swifts Newcastle upon Tyne
Law
Wallace
Willis 		(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
24 March 1894 Grimsby Town 0–0 Newcastle United Grimsby
(Report) Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 2,000

FA Cup

27 January 1894 Round 1 Newcastle United 2–0 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Wallace (Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
10 February 1894 Round 2 Newcastle United 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate (Report) Hughes
Rogers (o.g.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000

Friendlies

4 September 1893 Trafalgar 0–2 Newcastle United
Pattinson
Thompson 		Attendance: 800
6 September 1893 Newcastle United 1–3 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,800
9 September 1893 Middlesbrough 2–2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Creilly
Crate
Stadium: Linthorpe Road
Attendance: 1,400
11 November 1893 Newcastle United 5–1 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Thompson
Milne 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
2 December 1893 Dipton Wanderers 0–2 Newcastle United Dipton
Thompson
Crate 		Attendance: 500
23 December 1893 Newcastle United 3–0 Royal Scots Regiment Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Willis 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
17 March 1894 Newcastle United 6–1 Burslem Port Vale Newcastle upon Tyne
Quinn
Willis
Thompson
Wallace 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
26 March 1894 Leicester Fosse 2–0 Newcastle United Leicester

 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 10,000
31 March 1894 Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough Ironopolis Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate
Wallace
Law 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,000
5 April 1894 Newcastle United 1–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Graham (pen.)
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 5,000
7 April 1894 Dundee 8–2 Newcastle United Dundee







 MacFarlane
Willis 		Stadium: Carolina Port
Attendance: 2,000
21 April 1894 Newcastle United 4–1 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Quinn
Crate
Campbell
Willis 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,500
23 April 1894 W Steele Benefit Match Willington Athletic 0–2 Newcastle United Willington Quay
Law
25 April 1894 G Matthews Widow Benefit Match Shankhouse 1–1 Newcastle United Shankhouse, Northumberland
Crate
28 April 1894 Middlesbrough Ironopolis 0–0 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Stadium: Paradise Ground
Attendance: 2,000
30 April 1894 Newcastle United 1–3 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Crate

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000

References

  • Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011. N Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9568156-0-6.