1993–94 Newcastle United F.C. season

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

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

Premier League

14 August 1993 Newcastle United 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Sheringham 36' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,565
18 August 1993 Coventry City 2–1 Newcastle United Coventry
Ndlovu 58'
Harford 85'		 Atherton 22' (o.g.)
Srníček Red card		 Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 15,760
21 August 1993 Manchester United 1–1 Newcastle United Manchester
Giggs 40' Cole 70' Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 41,829
25 August 1993 Newcastle United 1–0 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Allen 18' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,833
29 August 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 60' Shearer 75' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,272
31 August 1993 Ipswich Town 1–1 Newcastle United Ipswich
Kiwomya 78' Cole 47' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 19,102
13 September 1993 Newcastle United 4–2 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 21', 76'
Mathie 81'
Allen 88'		 Sinton 26', 47' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,890
18 September 1993 Swindon Town 2–2 Newcastle United Swindon
Ling 60'
Mutch 62'		 Clark 37'
Allen 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 15,015
25 September 1993 Newcastle United 2–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 51', 84' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,336
2 October 1993 Aston Villa 0–2 Newcastle United Birmingham
Allen 46' (pen.)
Cole 80'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,336
16 October 1993 Newcastle United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Allen 48' Ferdinand 10'
Allen 50'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,926
24 October 1993 Southampton 2–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Le Tissier 61', 86' Cole 72' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 13,084
30 October 1993 Newcastle United 4–0 Wimbledon Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley 36' (pen.), 63', 71'
Cole 60'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,392
8 November 1993 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Newcastle United Oldham
Jobson 35' Cole 52', 81'
Beardsley 73'		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13,821
21 November 1993 Newcastle United 3–0 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 4', 15', 30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,374
24 November 1993 Newcastle United 4–0 Sheffield United Newcastle upon Tyne
Ward 9' (o.g.)
Beardsley 12' (pen.), 73'
Cole 70'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,101
27 November 1993 Arsenal 2–1 Newcastle United London
Wright 16'
Smith 60'		 Beardsley 62' Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 36,091
4 December 1993 Tottenham Hotspur 1–2 Newcastle United London
Barmby 61' (pen.) Beardsley 55', 90' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 30,780
11 December 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 71' Ince 59' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,388
18 December 1993 Everton 0–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Cole 15'
Beardsley 76'		 Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 25,189
22 December 1993 Newcastle United 1–1 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 85' Fairclough 66' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,388
28 December 1993 Chelsea 1–0 Newcastle United London
Stein 11' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 23,133
1 January 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 28', 45' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,658
4 January 1994 Norwich City 1–2 Newcastle United Norwich
Bowen 4' Beardsley 20'
Cole 79'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19,564
16 January 1994 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Newcastle United London
Penrice 20' Clark 5'
Beardsley 63'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 15,774
22 January 1994 Newcastle United 1–2 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 38' Maddison 5'
Le Tissier 83'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,129
12 February 1994 Wimbledon 4–2 Newcastle United London
Earle 9'
Blissett 26'
Fashanu 59'
Holdsworth 63'		 Beardsley 49' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 13,358
19 February 1994 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
May 76' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 21,269
23 February 1994 Newcastle United 4–0 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 49', 70', 77'
Mathie 86'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
5 March 1994 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Newcastle United Sheffield
Cole 88' Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 33,224
12 March 1994 Newcastle United 7–1 Swindon Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley 12' (pen.), 70'
Lee 18', 67'
Watson 76', 79'
Fox 84'		 Moncur 77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
19 March 1994 West Ham United 2–4 Newcastle United London
Breacker 56'
Martin 81'		 Lee 34', 73'
Cole 69'
Mathie 90'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 23,132
23 March 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Sellars 37'
Cole 73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
29 March 1994 Newcastle United 3–0 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 37'
Lee 50'
Beardsley 70'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
1 April 1994 Leeds United 1–1 Newcastle United Leeds
Fairclough 89' Cole 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 33'
Brightwell 48'		 Selllars 19' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 33,774
16 April 1994 Liverpool 0–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Lee 3'
Cole 56'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,601
23 April 1994 Newcastle United 3–2 Oldham Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 19'
Beardsley 56'
Lee 63'		 Jobson 43'
Sharp 57'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
27 April 1994 Newcastle United 5–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Bracewell 15'
Beardsley 23' (pen.), 66'
Cole 41'
Sellars 79'		 Beinlich 10' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
30 April 1994 Sheffield United 2–0 Newcastle United Sheffield
Blake 63', 90' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 29,013
7 May 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 46'
Beardsley 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 21'
Beardsley 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,444
29 January 1994 Round 4 Newcastle United 1–1 Luton Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley 65' (pen.) Thorpe 39' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,216
9 February 1994 Round 4 replay Luton Town 2–0 Newcastle United Luton
Hartson 16'
Oakes 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 30', 54', 63'
Bracewell 72'		 Srníček 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 51' Allen 22', 35' (pen.)
Beardsley 44'
Cole 59', 62', 82'
Lee 85'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 6,068
27 October 1993 Round 3 Wimbledon 2–1 Newcastle United London
Barton 23'
Holdsworth 69'		 Sellars 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