The 1898–99 season was Newcastle United's first season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Newcastle finished the season in 13th place.
| 1898–99 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Selection committee (overseen by Frank Watt) | ||
| Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Football League First Division | 13th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack Peddie (18) All: Jack Peddie (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 25,000 (vs. Aston Villa) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 (vs. Sheffield United) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 16,709 | ||
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Appearances and goals
edit| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Matt Kingsley
|
34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF |  Jimmy Jackson
|
31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| DF | Billy Lindsay
|
29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 |
| DF | Jim Lockley
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Aitken
|
26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| MF | Ted Birnie
|
8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| MF | Tommy Ghee
|
32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| MF | Willie Higgins
|
17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
| MF | Jack Ostler
|
25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| FW | John Campbell
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | John Harvey
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| FW | Sandy MacFarlane
|
21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| FW | Archie Mowatt
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | Tom Niblo
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| FW | Jack Peddie
|
29 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 20 |
| FW | Joe Rogers
|
27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 8 |
| FW | Billy Reid
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| FW | Jimmy Stevenson
|
24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| FW | James Stott
|
28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| FW | Billy Smith
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| FW | Willie Wardrope
|
24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
Competitions
editWin Draw Loss
League
edit| 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 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 2–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Position | 16th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 17th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 18th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 16th | 17th | 17th | 17th | 16th | 16th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 15th | 13th | 13th |
FA Cup
edit| Match | 1 | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Result | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Friendlies
edit| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 1–1 | 6–2 | 4–4 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–3 | 12–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
Matches
editLeague
edit| 3 September 1898 | Newcastle United | 2–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Peddie  |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 10 September 1898 | Everton | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Clarke Owen (o.g.) |
(Report) | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 17 September 1898 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Notts County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 24 September 1898 | Stoke City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| (Report) | Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 12,000 |
| 26 September 1898 | Sheffield United | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
| |
(Report) | Peddie Higgins |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 4,000 |
| 1 October 1898 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Rogers |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 8 October 1898 | Burnley | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Burnley |
| |
(Report) | Rogers |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 6,000 |
| 15 October 1898 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Harvey |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 29 October 1898 | Preston North End | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Preston |
| |
(Report) | Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 3,000 |
| 5 November 1898 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie MacFarlane |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 12 November 1898 | Nottingham Forest | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
| |
(Report) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 8,000 |
| 19 November 1898 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie MacFarlane Rogers |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 26 November 1898 | Derby County | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Derby |
| |
(Report) | Wardrope |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 7,000 |
| 3 December 1898 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken Peddie Rogers |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 10 December 1898 | Blackburn Rovers | 4–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| |
(Report) | Stevenson |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 17 December 1898 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Peddie 90' |
(Report) | Wright Spiksley 30' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 24 December 1898 | Sunderland | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| Leslie |
(Report) | Wardrope Peddie |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 26 December 1898 | Aston Villa | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
| |
(Report) | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 31 December 1898 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
| (Report) | Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 6,000 |
| 7 January 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken Stevenson |
(Report) | Proudfoot |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 14 January 1899 | Notts County | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
| |
(Report) | Peddie |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 12,000 |
| 21 January 1899 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Stoke City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie Rogers |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 4 February 1899 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Burnley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie Rogers Lindsay |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 18 February 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Bury | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,060 |
| 25 February 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Preston North End | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Peddie (pen.) |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 11 March 1899 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 18 March 1899 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Bolton |
| |
(Report) | Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 25 March 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stevenson Reid |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 14,000 |
| 1 April 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–0 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
| |
(Report) | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 2,304 |
| 3 April 1899 | Liverpool | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Allan Cox Walker |
(Report) | Stevenson Higgins |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 12,000 |
| 8 April 1899 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 15 April 1899 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
| Hutton 5' |
(Report) | Stevenson Aitken |
Stadium: Olive Grove Attendance: 4,000 |
| 22 April 1899 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | McLatchie |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,000 |
FA Cup
edit| 28 January 1899 Round 1 | Glossop | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Glossop |
| (Report) | Peddie |
Stadium: North Road Attendance: 7,000 |
| 11 February 1899 Round 2 | Liverpool | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Higgins (o.g.) Morgan Raisbeck |
(Report) | Peddie |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 7,000 |
Friendlies
edit| 1 September 1898 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 7 September 1898 | Newcastle United | 6–2 | Grimsby Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Milne Niblo Peddie Aitken |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 15 September 1898 | Grimsby Town | 4–4 | Newcastle United | Grimsby |
| |
Smith Birnie Harvey |
Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 27 December 1898 | Coventry City | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
| Wardrope Stevenson |
Stadium: Stoke Road Attendance: 2,000 |
| 2 January 1899 | Newcastle United | 1–4 | Burnley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stevenson |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 3 January 1899 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Heart of Midlothian | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Rogers |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 14 February 1899 | Sunderland | 3–4 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| |
Peddie Niblo Stevenson |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 2 March 1899 | Brampton | 2–12 | Newcastle United | Brampton |
| |
Harvey Stevenson Ghee Peddie Niblo Higgins Lindsay Ostler Stott Kingsley MacFarlane |
Attendance: 1,000 |
| 4 March 1899 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 31 March 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Rogers Aitken (pen.) |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| 17 April 1899 | Hibernian | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Edinburgh |
| |
Stadium: Easter Road Attendance: 3,000 |
| 24 April 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Hibernian | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken MacFarlane |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| 29 April 1899 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken Stevenson Wardrope Peddie |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000 |