1898–99 Newcastle United F.C. season

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.

Newcastle United
1898–99 season
ManagerSelection committee (overseen by Frank Watt)
StadiumSt James' Park
Football League First Division13th
FA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Peddie (18)
All: Jack Peddie (20)
Highest home attendance25,000
(vs. Aston Villa)
Lowest home attendance6,000
(vs. Sheffield United)
Average home league attendance16,709

Appearances and goals

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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

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League

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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

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Match 1 2
Result 1–0 1–3

Friendlies

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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

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League

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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
26 September 1898 Sheffield United 2–2 Newcastle United Sheffield
 
 
(Report) Peddie  
Higgins  
Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 4,000
8 October 1898 Burnley 2–1 Newcastle United Burnley
 
 
(Report) Rogers   Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6,000
22 October 1898 Bury 1–1 Newcastle United Bury
  (Report) Rogers   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4,000
26 November 1898 Derby County 3–1 Newcastle United Derby
 
 
 
(Report) Wardrope   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 7,000
10 December 1898 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Newcastle United Blackburn
 
 
 
 
(Report) Stevenson     Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 7,000
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
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
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
3 April 1899 Liverpool 3–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Allan  
Cox  
Walker  
(Report) Stevenson  
Higgins  
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12,000
15 April 1899 Sheffield Wednesday 1–3 Newcastle United Sheffield
Hutton   5' (Report) Stevenson    
Aitken  
Stadium: Olive Grove
Attendance: 4,000

FA Cup

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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

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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
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
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