1899–1900 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 1899–1900 season was Newcastle United's second season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Newcastle finished the season in 5th place.

Newcastle United
1899–1900 season
ManagerSelection committee (overseen by Frank Watt)
StadiumSt James' Park
Football League First Division5th
FA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Peddie (15)
All: Jack Peddie (16)
Highest home attendance30,000
(vs. Sheffield United)
Lowest home attendance6,000
(vs. Glossop)
Average home league attendance15,818

Appearances and goals

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   Matt Kingsley 34 0 1 0 35 0
GK   Charlie Watts 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   Jack Carr 21 1 2 0 23 1
DF   Dave Gardner 34 1 1 0 35 1
DF   Billy Lindsay 23 0 0 0 23 0
DF   Jimmy Lindsay 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF   Andy Aitken 34 0 2 0 36 0
MF   Ted Birnie 7 0 1 0 8 0
MF   Alex Gardner 19 6 2 0 21 6
MF   Tommy Ghee 29 1 2 0 31 1
MF   Willie Higgins 18 1 2 0 20 1
MF   Jack Ostler 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF   Colin Veitch 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   John Fraser 30 8 2 0 32 8
FW   Sandy MacFarlane 31 5 1 0 32 5
FW   Barney Mole 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW   Tom Niblo 11 2 0 0 11 2
FW   Jack Peddie 27 15 2 1 29 16
FW   Joe Rogers 24 2 1 1 25 3
FW   Jimmy Stevenson 9 5 2 1 11 6
FW   Willie Wardrope 18 4 0 0 18 4

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Void

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 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 1–2 6–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–1 3–1 0–0 0–1 2–2 2–4 4–2 2–3 2–3 4–1 1–2 2–1 1–1 3–2 1–0 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1
Position 9th 3rd 4th 3rd 6th 4th 4th 5th 5th 7th 9th 5th 5th 8th 9th 10th 9th 11th 10th 11th 10th 10th 9th 7th 7th 6th 6th 6th 7th 6th 6th 6th 6th 5th

FA Cup

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Match 1 2
Result 2–1 0–0 1–4

Friendlies

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Match 1 2 3 4 5
Result 6–3 2–2 4–1 1–1 5–1

Matches

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League

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2 September 1899 West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Newcastle United West Bromwich
  (Report) Peddie   (pen.) Stadium: Stoney Lane
Attendance: 4,000
16 September 1899 Blackburn Rovers 2–3 Newcastle United Blackburn
 
 
(Report) Fraser  
Peddie  
Wardrope  
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 8,000
23 September 1899 Newcastle United 2–0 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
Peddie  
Wardrope  
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 19,000
30 September 1899 Bury 2–1 Newcastle United Bury
 
 
(Report) Niblo   Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,000
4 November 1899 Aston Villa 2–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
 
 
(Report) Ghee   Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18,000
18 November 1899 Burnley 1–3 Newcastle United Burnley
  (Report) Fraser  
Wardrope  
Rogers  
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 5,000
16 December 1899 Stoke 2–2 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
Turner  
Higginson  
(Report) A. Gardner  
Higgins  
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3,000
1 January 1900 Newcastle United 2–3 Glossop Newcastle upon Tyne
MacFarlane  
Peddie  
 
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 1,500
6 January 1900 Everton 3–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Settle  
Proudfoot    
(Report) Peddie  
Fraser  
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 January 1900 Derby County 2–1 Newcastle United Derby
 
 
(Report) Stevenson   Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 10,000
3 February 1900 Newcastle United 2–1 Bury Newcastle upon Tyne
Darroch   (o.g.)
Stevenson  
(Report) Sagar   Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
17 March 1900 Liverpool 2–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Robertson  
Walker  
(Report) Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 18,000
31 March 1900 Preston North End 4–1 Newcastle United Preston
 
 
 
 
(Report) Mole   Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 4,000
14 April 1900 Glossop 0–0 Newcastle United Glossop
(Report) Stadium: North Road
Attendance: 2,000
  • The match against Glossop on 1 January was abandoned and replayed on 14 March.[1]

FA Cup

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27 January 1900 Round 1 Newcastle United 2–1 Reading Newcastle upon Tyne
Stevenson  
Rogers  
(Report) Barlow   Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 11,259
10 February 1900 Round 2 Southampton 0–0 Newcastle United Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 10,000
17 February 1900 Round 2 Southampton 1–4 Newcastle United Southampton
McLeod    
Turner  
Yates  
(Report) Peddie   Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 8,000
  • The match against Southampton on 10 February was abandoned after 55 minutes due to a heavy snowstorm.[2]

Friendlies

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5 September 1899 Newcastle United 6–3 Kaffirs Newcastle upon Tyne
Ghee  
Wardrope  
Stevenson  
Niblo    
  (o.g.)
 
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000
9 December 1899 Newcastle United 2–2 Dundee Newcastle upon Tyne
Peddie  
Stevenson  
 
 
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
25 December 1899 Newcastle United 4–1 Kilmarnock Newcastle upon Tyne
Fraser  
Rogers    
Wardrope  
  Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,500
17 April 1900 Coventry City 1–5 Newcastle United Coventry
  Peddie    
Rogers    
Kingsley   (pen.)
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 1,000
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References

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  1. ^ "Archives Match Stats". NUFC.com. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  2. ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.