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1993–94 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 1993–94 season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League for this first time.

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

Season summary

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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

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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

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(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Pavel Srníček 21 0 0 0 1 0 22 0 0 1
2 DF   Barry Venison 36+1 0 2 0 3 0 41+1 0 6 0
3 DF   John Beresford 34 0 3 0 3 0 40 0 1 0
4 MF   Paul Bracewell 32 1 1 0 3 1 36 2 3 0
5 DF   Kevin Scott 18 0 1 0 2 0 21 0 2 0
5 MF   Ruel Fox[1] 14 2 0 0 0 0 14 2 0 0
6 DF   Steve Howey 13+1 0 3 0 0 0 16+1 0 0 0
7 MF   Rob Lee 41 7 3 0 3 1 47 8 0 0
8 FW   Peter Beardsley 35 21 3 2 3 1 41 24 2 0
9 FW   Andy Cole 40 34 3 1 3 6 46 41 2 0
10 MF   Lee Clark 29 2 3 0 2 0 34 2 2 0
11 MF   Scott Sellars 29+1 3 3 0 1+1 1 33+2 4 1 0
12 DF   Mark Robinson 12+4 0 1 0 0 0 12+4 0 2 0
13 GK   Tommy Wright 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
14 FW   Alex Mathie 0+16 3 0 0 0 0 0+16 3 0 0
15 DF   Brian Kilcline 1 0 0 0 1+2 0 2+2 0 0 0
15 DF   Darren Peacock 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
16 MF   Liam O'Brien 4+2 0 0 0 0 0 4+2 0 0 0
17 MF   Nikki Papavasiliou 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0
19 DF   Steve Watson 29+3 2 2+1 0 3 0 34+4 2 1 0
20 DF   Alan Neilson[2] 10+4 0 0 0 0 0 10+4 0 1 0
21 FW   Malcolm Allen 9 5 0 0 3 2 12 7 0 0
23 MF   Chris Holland 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0 0 0
24 DF   Matty Appleby 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
26 DF   Robbie Elliott 13+2 0 2 0 0 0 15+2 0 1 0
30 GK   Mike Hooper 19 0 3 0 2 0 24 0 0 0
31 FW   Mike Jeffrey 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Kevin Keegan
Assistant manager   Terry McDermott
First team coach   Arthur Cox
Reserve team coach   John Carver

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
16 July 1993 MF   Peter Beardsley   Everton £1,500,000
July 1993 MF   Nikki Papavasiliou   OFI Crete £120,000
30 July 1993 [3] FW   Alex Mathie   Greenock Morton £250,000
13 August 1993 GK   John Burridge   Hibernian Free [4]
13 August 1993 FW   Malcolm Allen   Millwall £300,000
23 September 1993 GK   Mike Hooper   Liverpool £550,000
4 October 1993 FW   Mike Jeffrey   Doncaster Rovers £85,000 + David Roche
20 January 1994 [5] MF   Chris Holland   Preston North End £100,000
2 February 1994 MF   Ruel Fox   Norwich City £2,225,000
24 March 1994 MF   Darren Peacock   Queens Park Rangers £2,700,000
  • Total spending:   £7.83m

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
18 June 1993 FW   Andy Hunt   West Bromwich Albion £100,000
23 June 1993 FW   David Kelly[6]   Wolverhampton Wanderers £750,000
23 July 1993 DF   Mark Stimson   Portsmouth £100,000
5 August 1993 MF   Alan Thompson   Bolton Wanderers £250,000
12 August 1993 MF   Gavin Peacock   Chelsea £1,250,000
24 September 1993 GK   Tommy Wright   Nottingham Forest £450,000
1 October 1993 MF   David Roche   Doncaster Rovers Part-exchange for Mike Jeffrey
29 October 1993 GK   John Burridge   Scarborough Free [4]
20 January 1994 DF   Brian Kilcline   Swindon Town £90,000
21 January 1994 MF   Liam O'Brien   Tranmere Rovers £300,000
1 February 1994 DF   Kevin Scott   Tottenham Hotspur £850,000
  • Total income:   £4.14m

Loans in

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Date Pos. Name From Expiry
24 March 1994 [7] DF   Brian Reid   Rangers 31 May 1994

Loans out

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Date Pos. Name From Expiry
25 February 1994 [8] DF   Kevin Brock   Cardiff City 26 April 1994

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Result 2–0 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 1–1 0–1

League

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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

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Match 1 2 3
Result 2–0 1–1 0–2

League Cup

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Match 1 2 3
Result 4–1 7–1 1–2

Matches

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Pre-season

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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

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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  		 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

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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

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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

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  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
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