1994–95 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
1994–95 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumSt James' Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Beardsley (12)
All:
Peter Beardsley,
Andy Cole (15)
Highest home attendance35,626
(vs. Leeds United
& Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance27,208
(vs. Barnsley)
Average home league attendance33,935

This article covers the squad and match results for the 1994–95 season at the English association football club Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League, finishing in 6th place.

Season summary

Andy Cole was sold to Manchester United in January 1995 for £7 million

Newcastle United made the best start to any top division season in their history, winning their first six games to go top. The first team had built up a reputation for playing an attacking, almost cavalier, brand of football under Kevin Keegan – their occasionally leaky defence was not a major problem, as the team could almost always score more than they conceded. In a shock move in January 1995, however, hugely influential striker Andy Cole joined Manchester United for £6 million plus £1 million midfielder Keith Gillespie, who joined Newcastle. Fans were saddened and confused with Keegan for selling Cole, leading to Keegan publicly confronting fans at St James' Park explaining his reasons on the day of the transfer.

By Christmas, Newcastle were no longer title favourites but still looked certain of a UEFA Cup place. But things failed to improve in the new year, and the sale of Cole seemed to accelerate their fall from grace. A sixth-place finish in the final table meant that they just missed out on another European campaign, but they were given hope of a fresh chase for honours next time round thanks to the close season signings of David Ginola and Les Ferdinand.

The 1994–95 season also saw the arrival of Marc Hottiger, Philippe Albert, Paul Kitson and Keith Gillespie, as well as the late and close season departures of Barry Venison, Alex Mathie, Mike Jeffrey and Paul Bracewell.

Final league table

Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Czech Republic Pavel Srníček 38 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 52 0 ? 2
2 DF England Barry Venison 28 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 36 1 ? 0
3 DF England John Beresford 33 0 4 1 5 0 4 0 46 1 ? 0
4 MF England Paul Bracewell 13 (3) 0 3 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 16 (4) 0 ? 0
5 MF Montserrat Ruel Fox 40 10 5 0 2 1 4 1 51 12 ? 0
6 DF England Steve Howey 29 (1) 1 4 0 4 0 3 0 40 (1) 1 ? 0
7 MF England Robert Lee 35 9 4 1 2 0 3 4 44 14 ? 1
8 MF England Peter Beardsley 34 12 3 0 3 0 4 2 44 15 ? 0
9 FW England Andy Cole 18 9 1 0 5 2 3 4 27 15 ? 0
10 MF England Lee Clark 9 (10) 1 2 1 3 0 1 (2) 0 15 (12) 2 ? 0
11 MF England Scott Sellars 12 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 19 1 ? 0
12 DF Switzerland Marc Hottiger 38 1 4 1 5 0 4 0 51 2 ? 0
14 FW Scotland Alex Mathie 3 (6) 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 4 (8) 1 ? 0
15 DF England Darren Peacock 35 1 5 0 4 0 4 0 48 1 ? 0
18 MF England Steve Guppy 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 ? 0
18 MF Northern Ireland Keith Gillespie 15 (2) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 18 (2) 4 ? 0
19 DF England Steve Watson 22 (5) 4 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 1 (2) 1 26 (9) 5 ? 0
20 DF Wales Alan Neilson 5 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 (1) 0 ? 0
21 FW Wales Malcolm Allen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 ? 0
26 DF England Robbie Elliott 10 (4) 2 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (5) 2 ? 0
27 DF Belgium Philippe Albert 17 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 24 3 ? 1
28 FW England Paul Kitson 24 (2) 8 4 (1) 3 3 1 0 0 31 (3) 12 ? 0
30 GK England Mike Hooper 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 ? 0
31 FW England Mike Jeffrey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 (2) 0 1 (2) 1 ? 0

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager England Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott
First Team coach England Arthur Cox

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1994 [1] DF Switzerland Marc Hottiger Switzerland FC Sion £600,000
2 August 1994 MF England Steve Guppy Wycombe Wanderers £150,000
3 August 1994 MF England Jason Drysdale Watford £425,000
10 August 1994 DF Belgium Philippe Albert Belgium Anderlecht £2,700,000
26 September 1994 FW England Paul Kitson Derby County £2,225,000
10 January 1995 MF Northern Ireland Keith Gillespie Manchester United Part-exchange for Andy Cole
1 March 1995 [2] MF Republic of Ireland Jimmy Crawford Republic of Ireland Bohemians £75,000
Unknown GK England John Burridge Scotland Aberdeen Free
  • Total spending: Decrease £6.175m

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
16 June 1994 DF England Matty Appleby Darlington Free
19 June 1994 FW England Alun Armstrong Stockport County £35,000
22 July 1994 DF England Mark Robinson Swindon Town £600,000
25 November 1994 MF England Steve Guppy Port Vale £225,000
December 1994 MF Cyprus Nikki Papavasiliou Greece OFI Crete £25,000
12 January 1995 FW England Andy Cole Manchester United £6,250,000 + Keith Gillespie
24 February 1995 FW Scotland Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £500,000
23 March 1995 DF England Jason Drysdale Swindon Town £340,000
23 May 1995 MF England Paul Bracewell Sunderland £50,000
Unknown GK England John Burridge Scotland Dunfermline Athletic Free
  • Total income: Increase £8.025m

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 1–2 2–0 3–4 1–1
(Pens: 6–5) 		1–3 5–2

League

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Result 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2
Position 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th
Round 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Result 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 3–2
Position 5th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

UEFA Cup

Match 1 2 3 4
Result 5–0 5–2 3–2 0–1

Matches

Pre-season

27 July 1994 MYPA 2–1 Newcastle United Kouvola
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Hyypiä ?'		 Cole ?'
28 July 1994 Visan Pallo 0–2 Newcastle United
Lee ?'
Mathie ?'
1 August 1994 Wrexham 4–3 Newcastle United Wrexham
1'
46'
60'
65'		 Mathie 35', 89'
Beardsley 58'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,842
5 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament Semi-Final Manchester United 1–1
(5–6 p)		 Newcastle United Glasgow
Cantona 43' Fox 19' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,282
6 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament Final Sampdoria 3–1 Newcastle United Glasgow
Lombardo 38', 60'
Bertarelli 68' (pen.)		 Cole 9' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 31,362
12 August 1994 Northern Ireland XI 2–5 Newcastle United
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?'		 Cole ?'
Fox ?'
Lee ?'
Mathie ?'
Elliott ?'

League

21 August 1994 Leicester City 1–3 Newcastle United Leicester
Joachim 90' Cole 51'
Beardsley 58'
Elliott 74'
Srníček Red card		 Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,048
24 August 1994 Newcastle United 4–0 Coventry City Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee 21', 34'
Watson 26'
Cole 73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,163
27 August 1994 Newcastle United 5–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Watson 30', 37'
Cole 40', 70'
Lee 85'		 Banger 52' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,181
31 August 1994 West Ham United 1–3 Newcastle United London
Hutchison 87' (pen.) Potts 32' (o.g.)
Lee 35'
Mathie 88'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,580
10 September 1994 Newcastle United 4–2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 7', 66'
Fox 21'
Lee 53'		 Peacock 15'
Furlong 27'
Wise Red card		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
18 September 1994 Arsenal 2–3 Newcastle United London
Adams 9'
Wright 88'		 Keown 7' (o.g.)
Beardsley 45' (pen.)
Fox 74'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 36,819
24 September 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee 50'
Albert Yellow card Red card		 Rush 70' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
1 October 1994 Aston Villa 0–2 Newcastle United Birmingham
Lee 66'
Cole 83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,960
9 October 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Flowers 88' (o.g.) Shearer 58' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,344
15 October 1994 Crystal Palace 0–1 Newcastle United London
Beardsley 89' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,760
22 October 1994 Newcastle United 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
Watson 35'
Cole 37'		 Taylor 55' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,408
29 October 1994 Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
Pallister 11'
Gillespie 77'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,795
5 November 1994 Newcastle United 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Kitson 20'
Beardsley 42'		 Dichio 60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,278
7 November 1994 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Newcastle United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,102
19 November 1994 Wimbledon 3–2 Newcastle United London
Clarke 2'
Ekoku 27'
Harford 36'		 Beardsley 30'
Kitson 32'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,203
26 November 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 Ipswich Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 86' Thomsen 89' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,459
3 December 1994 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 Newcastle United London
Sheringham 15', 39', 71'
Popescu 80'		 Fox 30', 42' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,002
10 December 1994 Newcastle United 3–1 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Albert 32', 70'
Howey 50'		 Oldfield 48' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,400
17 December 1994 Coventry City 0–0 Newcastle United Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,233
26 December 1994 Leeds United 0–0 Newcastle United Leeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,337
31 December 1994 Norwich City 2–1 Newcastle United Norwich
Adams 1'
Ward 10'		 Fox 40' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,172
2 January 1995 Newcastle United 0–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,437
15 January 1995 Newcastle United 1–1 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Kitson 67' Hughes 13' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
21 January 1995 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 Newcastle United Sheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 31,215
25 January 1995 Newcastle United 2–1 Wimbledon Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 34'
Kitson 51'		 Ekoku 78' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,374
1 February 1995 Newcastle United 2–0 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 74'
Beardsley 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,465
4 February 1995 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Newcastle United London
Ferdinand 4', 7'
Barker 18'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,576
11 February 1995 Newcastle United 2–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 47'
Lee 73'		 Lee 74' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
25 February 1995 Newcastle United 3–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
Venison 31'
Beardsley 55', 66'		 Townsend 40' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,637
28 February 1995 Ipswich Town 0–2 Newcastle United Ipswich
Fox 12'
Kitson 38'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,639
4 March 1995 Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Fowler 57'
Rush 63'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,300
8 March 1995 Newcastle United 2–0 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
Clark 17'
Kitson 52'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,595
19 March 1995 Newcastle United 1–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley 90' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,611
22 March 1995 Southampton 3–1 Newcastle United Southampton
Heaney 86'
Watson 89'
Shipperley 90'		 Kitson 17' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,676
1 April 1995 Chelsea 1–1 Newcastle United London
Peacock 38' Hottiger 88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,987
8 April 1995 Newcastle United 3–0 Norwich City Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley 8' (pen.), 42'
Kitson 74'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,518
14 April 1995 Everton 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Amokachi 22', 55' Lee Red card Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,811
17 April 1995 Newcastle United 1–2 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Elliott 30' McAllister 25' (pen.)
Yeboah 31'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626
29 April 1995 Manchester City 0–0 Newcastle United Manchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,389
3 May 1995 Newcastle United 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie 7'
Peacock 10'
Beardsley 70'
Srníček Red card		 Barmby 22'
Klinsmann 24'
Anderton 26'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,603
8 May 1995 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 Newcastle United Blackburn
Shearer 29' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,545
14 May 1995 Newcastle United 3–2 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 6'
Lee 26'
Gillespie 28'		 Armstrong 51'
Houghton 81'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626

FA Cup

8 January 1995 Round 3 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee 56' Sutton 30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,721
18 January 1995 Round 3 replay Blackburn Rovers 1–2 Newcastle United Blackburn
Sutton 75' Hottiger 58'
Clark 85'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,658
28 January 1995 Round 4 Newcastle United 3–0 Swansea City Newcastle upon Tyne
Kitson 41', 46', 72' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,372
19 February 1995 Round 5 Newcastle United 3–1 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie 18', 64'
Beresford 34'		 Rösler 29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,219
12 March 1995 Round 6 Everton 1–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Watson 66' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,203

League Cup

21 September 1994 Round 2 1st leg Newcastle United 2–1 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
Cole 25'
Fox 85'		 Redfearn 20' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,208
5 October 1994 Round 2 2nd leg Barnsley 0–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Newcastle United Barnsley
Cole 41' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,992
26 October 1994 Round 3 Newcastle United 2–0 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
Albert 82'
Kitson 87'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,178
30 November 1994 Round 4 Manchester City 1–1 Newcastle United Manchester
Rösler 69' Jeffrey 11' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,162
21 December 1994 Round 4 replay Newcastle United 0–2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Rösler 11'
Walsh 80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,056

UEFA Cup

13 September 1994 Round 1 1st leg Royal Antwerp 0–5 Newcastle United Antwerp
Lee 1', 9', 50'
Sellars 39'
Watson 78'		 Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 19,700
27 September 1994 Round 1 2nd leg Newcastle United 5–2
(10–2 agg.)		 Royal Antwerp Newcastle upon Tyne
Lee 10'
Cole 26', 39', 88'
Beardsley 35' (pen.)		 Kiekens 79'
Severeyns 80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,383
18 October 1994 Round 2 1st leg Newcastle United 3–2 Athletic Bilbao Newcastle upon Tyne
Fox 9'
Beardsley 34' (pen.)
Cole 56'		 Ziganda 72'
Suances 80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,440
1 November 1994 Round 2 2nd leg Athletic Bilbao 1–0
(3a – 3 agg.)		 Newcastle United Bilbao
Ziganda 51' Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 47,000

References

  1. ^ Marc Hottiger at Soccerbase
  2. ^ James Crawford at Soccerbase