List of Newcastle United F.C. seasons
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This is a list of seasons played by Newcastle United Football Club in English football from 1888, when the club first competed in the FA Cup, to the most recent completed season. This list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
The club was originally formed as Newcastle East End F.C., who became founding members of the Northern League in 1889.[1] East End were renamed Newcastle United F.C. in 1892 after acquiring Newcastle West End's ground, St James' Park and gained admission to the Football League a year later.[2] Their fifth season in Division Two saw Newcastle finish as runners-up, and despite failing to win promotion through a set of test matches, they did so after the league was extended to 18 teams.[3] Newcastle became Division One champions in the 1904–05 season and also reached the final of the FA Cup, where they were defeated 2–0 by Aston Villa.[3] Their first success in the competition came in 1910 when they beat Barnsley in the 1910 final, after it had gone to a replay.[3]
The club suffered relegation back to Division Two after the 1933–34 season, when they finished in 21st place.[3] They were still competing in the league by the time football was suspended because of the Second World War in 1939, and eventually regained their place in 1948.[3] Newcastle finished mostly in the bottom half of the table during their second spell in the top flight, before again facing relegation after the 1960–61 season.[3] After four seasons they returned to Division One as Division Two champions and qualified for European competition for the first time in the 1968–69 season by participating in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, which was eventually won by Newcastle; their most recent trophy to date.[3]
Relegation to Division Two occurred in 1978 and the club spent a six-year spell back in this division before returning to Division One in 1984, which lasted for five seasons before again facing relegation.[3] After avoiding relegation to Division Two, now the third tier of English football after its restructuring, in 1992, Newcastle gained promotion from Division One as champions to the FA Premier League a year later.[3] Their first season in the Premier League saw a finish in third place, meaning qualification to the UEFA Cup was secured, where they finished in the second round in their first season in the competition.[3] Newcastle came close to winning the Premier League in 1996 and 1997, after finishing as runner-up in the league consecutively.[3] Their record finish in the UEFA Cup came in the 2003–04 season, when they reached the semi-finals,[3] where they were beaten 2–0 on aggregate by Marseille.[4]
Seasons
Before the foundation of the Premier League (from the beginning of the 1992–93 season), Division 1 was the top division in the league. Subsequently, Division 1 became the second from top.
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Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup |
Charity Shield |
Europe | Top goalscorer | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | Name | Goals | |||||
1892–93 | North | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2nd | R1 | Jock Sorley Willie Thompson |
7 | |||
1893–94 | Div 2 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 66 | 39 | 36 | 4th | R2 | Joseph Wallace | 17 | |||
1894–95 | Div 2 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 15 | 72 | 84 | 27 | 10th | R2 | Willie Thompson | 19 | |||
1895–96 | Div 2 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 34 | 5th | R2 | Willie Wardrope | 20 | |||
1896–97 | Div 2 | 30 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 5th | R1 | Richard Smellie | 15 | |||
1897–98 | Div 2 | 30 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 64 | 32 | 45 | 2nd | R2 | Jack Peddie | 18 | |||
1898–99 | Div 1 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 49 | 48 | 30 | 13th | R2 | Jack Peddie | 20 | |||
1899–1900 | Div 1 | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 53 | 53 | 36 | 5th | R2 | Jack Peddie | 16 | |||
1900–01 | Div 1 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 37 | 38 | 6th | R1 | Jack Peddie | 17 | |||
1901–02 | Div 1 | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 34 | 37 | 3rd | QF | Richard Roberts | 12 | |||
1902–03 | Div 1 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 51 | 32 | 14th | R1 | Bob McColl | 10 | |||
1903–04 | Div 1 | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 42 | 4th | R1 | Bill Appleyard | 16 | |||
1904–05 | Div 1 | 34 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 72 | 33 | 48 | 1st | RU | Jimmy Howie | 18 | |||
1905–06 | Div 1 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 74 | 48 | 43 | 4th | RU | Ronald Orr | 21 | |||
1906–07 | Div 1 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 1st | R1 | Bill Appleyard | 18 | |||
1907–08 | Div 1 | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 4th | RU | Bill Appleyard | 21 | |||
1908–09 | Div 1 | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 65 | 41 | 53 | 1st | SF | Albert Shepherd | 15 | |||
1909–10 | Div 1 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 45 | 4th | W | W | Albert Shepherd | 31 | ||
1910–11 | Div 1 | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 61 | 43 | 40 | 8th | RU | Albert Shepherd | 33 | |||
1911–12 | Div 1 | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 50 | 44 | 3rd | R1 | Billy Hibbert Jimmy Stewart |
14 | |||
1912–13 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 47 | 47 | 34 | 14th | QF | Jimmy Stewart | 9 | |||
1913–14 | Div 1 | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 39 | 48 | 37 | 11th | R1 | Albert Shepherd | 10 | |||
1914–15 | Div 1 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 48 | 32 | 15th | QF | Billy Hibbert | 16 | |||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 8th | R2 | Andy Smailes | 10 | |||
1920–21 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 50 | 5th | R3 | Neil Harris | 20 | |||
1921–22 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 59 | 45 | 46 | 7th | R2 | Neil Harris | 23 | |||
1922–23 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 37 | 48 | 4th | R1 | Tom McDonald | 15 | |||
1923–24 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 44 | 9th | W | Neil Harris | 23 | |||
1924–25 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 61 | 42 | 48 | 6th | R2 | Neil Harris | 20 | |||
1925–26 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 84 | 75 | 42 | 10th | R5 | Hughie Gallacher | 23 | |||
1926–27 | Div 1 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 96 | 58 | 67 | 1st | R5 | Hughie Gallacher | 39 | |||
1927–28 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 79 | 81 | 43 | 9th | R3 | Hughie Gallacher | 21 | |||
1928–29 | Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 6 | 17 | 70 | 72 | 44 | 10th | R3 | Hughie Gallacher | 24 | |||
1929–30 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 71 | 92 | 37 | 19th | QF | Hughie Gallacher | 34 | |||
1930–31 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 78 | 87 | 36 | 17th | R4 | Duncan Hutchinson | 14 | |||
1931–32 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 18 | 80 | 87 | 42 | 11th | W | Jimmy Boyd | 23 | |||
1932–33 | Div 1 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 71 | 63 | 49 | 5th | R3 | RU | Jack Allen | 19 | ||
1933–34 | Div 1 | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 68 | 77 | 34 | 21st | R3 | Sam Weaver | 14 | |||
1934–35 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 68 | 48 | 6th | R4 | Jack Smith | 16 | |||
1935–36 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 88 | 79 | 46 | 8th | R5 | Jack Smith | 26 | |||
1936–37 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 15 | 80 | 56 | 49 | 4th | R3 | Jack Smith | 24 | |||
1937–38 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 51 | 58 | 36 | 19th | R3 | Bill Imrie John Park |
9 | |||
1938–39 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 48 | 46 | 9th | R5 | Billy Cairns | 20 | |||
1939–40 | Div 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | N/A | N/A | Ray Bowden | 3 | |||
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | There was no league football in 1945–46 | R3 | Jackie Milburn | 2 | |||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 2 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 95 | 62 | 48 | 5th | SF | Charlie Wayman | 34 | |||
1947–48 | Div 2 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 72 | 41 | 56 | 2nd | R3 | Jackie Milburn | 20 | |||
1948–49 | Div 1 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 70 | 56 | 52 | 4th | R3 | Jackie Milburn | 19 | |||
1949–50 | Div 1 | 42 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 77 | 55 | 50 | 5th | R4 | Jackie Milburn | 21 | |||
1950–51 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 62 | 53 | 49 | 4th | W | Jackie Milburn | 25 | |||
1951–52 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 45 | 8th | W | RU | George Robledo | 39 | ||
1952–53 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 59 | 70 | 37 | 16th | R4 | RU | George Robledo | 18 | ||
1953–54 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 72 | 77 | 38 | 15th | R5 | Jackie Milburn | 19 | |||
1954–55 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 89 | 77 | 43 | 8th | W | Bobby Mitchell | 23 | |||
1955–56 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 85 | 70 | 41 | 11th | QF | RU | Vic Keeble | 29 | ||
1956–57 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 87 | 36 | 17th | R4 | Reg Davies Len White |
13 | |||
1957–58 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 73 | 81 | 32 | 19th | R4 | Len White | 25 | |||
1958–59 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 80 | 80 | 41 | 11th | R3 | Len White | 25 | |||
1959–60 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 78 | 44 | 8th | R3 | Len White | 29 | |||
1960–61 | Div 1 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 86 | 109 | 32 | 21st | QF | R1 | Len White | 29 | ||
1961–62 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 64 | 58 | 39 | 11th | R3 | R2 | Ivor Allchurch | 11 | ||
1962–63 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 79 | 59 | 47 | 7th | R4 | R2 | Jimmy Fell Barrie Thomas |
16 | ||
1963–64 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 45 | 8th | R3 | R3 | Barrie Thomas | 21 | ||
1964–65 | Div 2 | 42 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 81 | 45 | 57 | 1st | R3 | R2 | Ron McGarry | 16 | ||
1965–66 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 50 | 63 | 37 | 15th | R4 | R2 | Alan Suddick | 11 | ||
1966–67 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 81 | 33 | 20th | R4 | R2 | Pop Robson | 11 | ||
1967–68 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 54 | 67 | 41 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Wyn Davies | 12 | ||
1968–69 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 61 | 55 | 44 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – W | Pop Robson | 30 | |
1969–70 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 57 | 35 | 47 | 7th | R3 | R2 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – QF | Pop Robson | 24 | |
1970–71 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 44 | 46 | 41 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – R2 | Pop Robson | 10 | |
1971–72 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 49 | 52 | 41 | 11th | R3 | R3 | Malcolm Macdonald | 30 | ||
1972–73 | Div 1 | 42 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 51 | 45 | 9th | R4 | R3 | Malcolm Macdonald | 25 | ||
1973–74 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 49 | 48 | 38 | 15th | RU | R3 | Malcolm Macdonald | 28 | ||
1974–75 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 59 | 72 | 39 | 15th | R4 | QF | Malcolm Macdonald | 32 | ||
1975–76 | Div 1 | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 71 | 62 | 39 | 15th | QF | RU | Alan Gowling | 30 | ||
1976–77 | Div 1 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 49 | 49 | 5th | R4 | R4 | Mickey Burns | 17 | ||
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 42 | 78 | 22 | 21st | R4 | R2 | UEFA Cup – R2 | Mickey Burns | 16 | |
1978–79 | Div 2 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 51 | 55 | 42 | 8th | R4 | R2 | Peter Withe | 16 | ||
1979–80 | Div 2 | 42 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 9th | R3 | R2 | Alan Shoulder | 21 | ||
1980–81 | Div 2 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 42 | 11th | R5 | R2 | Bobby Shinton | 7 | ||
1981–82 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 52 | 50 | 62 | 9th | R4 | R2 | Imre Varadi | 20 | ||
1982–83 | Div 2 | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 75 | 53 | 67 | 5th | R3 | R2 | Imre Varadi | 22 | ||
1983–84 | Div 2 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 53 | 80 | 3rd | R3 | R2 | Kevin Keegan | 27 | ||
1984–85 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 55 | 70 | 52 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Peter Beardsley | 17 | ||
1985–86 | Div 1 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 67 | 72 | 63 | 11th | R3 | R3 | Peter Beardsley | 19 | ||
1986–87 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 47 | 65 | 47 | 17th | R5 | R2 | Paul Goddard | 13 | ||
1987–88 | Div 1 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 55 | 53 | 56 | 8th | R5 | R3 | Mirandinha Michael O'Neill |
13 | ||
1988–89 | Div 1 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 32 | 63 | 31 | 20th | R3 | R2 | Mirandinha | 10 | ||
1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 80 | 55 | 80 | 3rd | R5 | R3 | Micky Quinn | 36 | ||
1990–91 | Div 2 | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 49 | 56 | 59 | 11th | R4 | R2 | Micky Quinn | 20 | ||
1991–92 | Div 2 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 66 | 84 | 52 | 20th | R3 | R3 | Gavin Peacock | 21 | ||
1992–93 | Div 1 | 46 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 92 | 38 | 96 | 1st | R5 | R3 | David Kelly | 28 | ||
1993–94 | Prem | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 41 | 77 | 3rd | R4 | R3 | Andy Cole | 41 | ||
1994–95 | Prem | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | 72 | 6th | QF | R4 | UEFA Cup – R2 | Andy Cole | 15 | |
1995–96 | Prem | 38 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 66 | 37 | 78 | 2nd | R3 | R5 | Les Ferdinand | 29 | ||
1996–97 | Prem | 38 | 19 | 11 | 8 | 73 | 40 | 68 | 2nd | R4 | R4 | RU | UEFA Cup – QF | Alan Shearer | 28 |
1997–98 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 44 | 44 | 13th | RU | R5 | UEFA Champions League – GR1 | John Barnes Alan Shearer |
7 | |
1998–99 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | 46 | 13th | RU | R4 | UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – R1 | Alan Shearer | 21 | |
1999–2000 | Prem | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 63 | 54 | 52 | 11th | SF | R3 | UEFA Cup – R3 | Alan Shearer | 30 | |
2000–01 | Prem | 38 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 44 | 50 | 51 | 11th | R3 | R4 | Carl Cort Alan Shearer Nolberto Solano |
7 | ||
2001–02 | Prem | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 67 | 30 | 71 | 4th | QF | R5 | UEFA Intertoto Cup – RU | Alan Shearer | 27 | |
2002–03 | Prem | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 63 | 48 | 69 | 3rd | R3 | R3 | UEFA Champions League – GR2 | Alan Shearer | 25 | |
2003–04 | Prem | 38 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 52 | 40 | 56 | 5th | R4 | R3 | UEFA Champions League – QR3 | Alan Shearer | 28 | |
UEFA Cup – SF | |||||||||||||||
2004–05 | Prem | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 57 | 44 | 14th | SF | R4 | UEFA Cup – QF | Alan Shearer | 19 | |
2005–06 | Prem | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 47 | 42 | 58 | 7th | QF | R4 | UEFA Intertoto Cup – SF | Alan Shearer | 14 | |
2006–07 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 38 | 47 | 43 | 13th | R3 | R5 | UEFA Intertoto Cup – W | Obafemi Martins | 17 | |
UEFA Cup – R2 | |||||||||||||||
2007–08 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 46 | 65 | 43 | 12th | R4 | R3 | Michael Owen | 13 | ||
2008–09 | Prem | 38 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 40 | 59 | 34 | 18th | R3 | R3 | Michael Owen | 10 | ||
2009–10 | Cham | 46 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 90 | 35 | 102 | 1st | R4 | R3 | Andy Carroll | 19 | ||
2010–11 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 12th | R3 | R4 | Kevin Nolan | 12 | ||
2011–12 | Prem | 38 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 56 | 51 | 65 | 5th | R4 | R4 | Demba Ba | 16 | ||
2012–13 | Prem | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 45 | 68 | 41 | 16th | R3 | R3 | Europa League – QF | Demba Ba | 13 | |
2013–14 | Prem | 38 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 49 | 10th | R3 | R4 | Loïc Rémy | 14 | ||
2014–15 | Prem | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 63 | 39 | 15th | R3 | QF | Papiss Cisse | 11 | ||
2015–16 | Prem | 38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 44 | 65 | 37 | 18th | R3 | R3 | Georginio Wijnaldum | 11 |
Champions | Runners-up | Promoted | Relegated |
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- Goals for top scorers in all competitions (Football League or Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and European) are counted.
- Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.
Overall
- Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 84
- Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 27
References
- ↑ "Newcastle East End". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ "A Brief History Of Toon – Part 1: 1881–1939". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Newcastle United". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- ↑ "Newcastle's Euro dream over". BBC Sport. 2004-05-06. Retrieved 2008-08-08.
- Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881–2011. N Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9568156-0-6.