1983–84 Newcastle United F.C. season
During the 1983–84 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. They finished 3rd and were promoted automatically to the First Division.
| 1983–84 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Stan Seymour Jr. | ||
| Manager | Arthur Cox | ||
| Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Second Division | 3rd (promoted) | ||
| FA Cup | Third Round | ||
| Milk Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Keegan (27) All: Kevin Keegan (28) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 36,288 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Division Two, 14 April 1984) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 21,184 vs Oxford United (Milk Cup Second Round First Leg, 5 October 1983) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 29,810 | ||
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Former England captain Kevin Keegan was the leading scorer with 27 league goals, 28 in all competitions. He retired as a player following the final match of the season.
Squad
- Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Milk Cup | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| GK | ENG | Kevin Carr | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| GK | WAL | Martin Thomas | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| DF | IRE | John Anderson | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Malcolm Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Steve Carney | 32(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(1) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Carver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Jeff Clarke | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Ian Dawes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Peter Haddock | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Chris Hedworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | Glenn Roeder | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| DF | ENG | John Ryan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| DF | ENG | Wes Saunders | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| MF | NIR | David McCreery | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| MF | ENG | Terry McDermott | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 |
| MF | ENG | Neil McDonald | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 10(3) | 0 |
| MF | ENG | John Trewick | 14(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 1 |
| MF | ENG | Kenny Wharton | 38(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(3) | 4 |
| FW | ENG | Peter Beardsley | 34(1) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(1) | 20 |
| FW | NIR | Paul Ferris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FW | ENG | Kevin Keegan | 41 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 28 |
| FW | ENG | David Mills | 10(6) | 5 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(8) | 5 |
| FW | ENG | Chris Waddle | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 13 | 4 | 90 | 40 | +50 | 88 | Promotion to the First Division |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday (P) | 42 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 72 | 34 | +38 | 88 | |
| 3 | Newcastle United (P) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 85 | 53 | +32 | 80 | |
| 4 | Manchester City | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 48 | +18 | 70 | |
| 5 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 60 | 47 | +13 | 70 |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Results
Second Division
| 27 August 1983 1 | Leeds United | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
| Anderson 22' | Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,806 |
| 29 August 1983 2 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Brown 40' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,140 |
| 3 September 1983 3 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McDermott 28' Waddle 58' Mills 65' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,573 |
| 6 September 1983 4 | Middlesbrough | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
| Currie 39', 63' Hamilton 86' |
Keegan 48' Mills 82' |
Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 19,648 |
| 10 September 1984 5 | Grimsby Town | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Cleethorpes |
| Speight 42' | Keegan 50' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 9000 |
| 17 September 1983 6 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ryan 17' Waddle 50' Keegan 53' |
Evans 54' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,869 |
| 24 September 1984 7 | Barnsley | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Barnsley |
| Cunningham 52' | Waddle 84' | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,085 |
| 1 October 1983 8 | Newcastle United | 4–2 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Waddle 13', 25' Keegan 40' (pen.) Wharton 54' |
Tait 79' Biley 84' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,488 |
| 8 October 1983 9 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 72', 81' | Curtis 29' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 23,329 |
| 16 October 1984 10 | Swansea City | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Swansea |
| Marustik 77' | Wharton 3' Mills 78' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 9807 |
| 19 October 1984 11 | Cardiff City | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Cardiff |
| Beardsley 9' Keegan 59' |
Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 9926 |
| 29 October 1983 12 | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Beardsley 8', 60', 78' Keegan 38' Waddle 88' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,675 |
| 5 November 1983 13 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 23' Mills 88' Wharton 90' |
Wilson 12', 60' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,660 |
| 12 November 1983 14 | Chelsea | 4–0 | Newcastle United | London |
| Spackman 7' Rhoades-Brown 36' Speedie 46', 67' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 30,638 |
| 19 November 1983 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4–2 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
| Varadi 37', 51' Cunningham 71' Bannister 82' |
McDermott 43' Keegan 78' (pen.) |
Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 41,134 |
| 26 November 1983 16 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 43' (pen.) Beardsley 62' |
Daniels 81' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,065 |
| 3 December 1983 17 | Derby County | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Derby |
| Davison 60', 66' Gemmill 71' (pen.) |
Keegan 29' Waddle 39' |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 18,691 |
| 10 December 1983 18 | Newcastle United | 5–2 | Huddersfield Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 2' Beardsley 42' Waddle 62', 89' McDermott 82' |
Wilson 19' Jones 44' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,747 |
| 17 December 1983 19 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Hove |
| Waddle 51' | Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 13,896 |
| 26 December 1983 20 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Waddle 59' | Barker 29' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,622 |
| 27 December 1983 21 | Carlisle United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Carlisle |
| Shoulder 35' (pen.) Coughlin 88' Craig 89' |
Waddle 18' | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 14,756 |
| 31 December 1983 22 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Oldham |
| Henry 89' | Keegan 15', 62' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8518 |
| 2 January 1984 23 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Barnsley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Waddle 12' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 29,842 |
| 21 January 1984 24 | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| McCulloch 16' Mabbutt 41' Gilbert 44' |
Beardsley 70' | Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 9464 |
| 4 February 1984 25 | Portsmouth | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
| Webb 61' | Keegan 3', 73' Beardsley 45', 67' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,686 |
| 11 February 1984 26 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Grimsby Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Drinkell 17' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 28,633 |
| 18 February 1984 27 | Manchester City | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| Kinsey 47' | Beardsley 19' Keegan 21' |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 41,767 |
| 25 February 1984 28 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Cardiff City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Waddle 12' Keegan 44', 56' (pen.) |
Vaughan 58' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,964 |
| 3 March 1984 29 | Fulham | 2–2 | Newcastle United | London |
| Scott 4' Davies 25' |
Beardsley 3' Keegan 67' |
Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 12,290 |
| 10 March 1984 30 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McDermott 70' | Speedie 52' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,506 |
| 17 March 1984 31 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Beardsley 12' McDermott 75' Keegan 77' |
Bell 3' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 30,421 |
| 24 March 1984 32 | Shrewsbury Town | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Shrewsbury |
| Cross 51', 78' | Johnson 52' (o.g.) Keegan 55' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 8313 |
| 28 March 1984 33 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Irwin 25' (o.g.) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,222 |
| 31 March 1984 34 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Swansea City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wharton 76' Beardsley 88' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,329 |
| 7 April 1984 35 | Charlton Athletic | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
| Dowman 22' | Waddle 31' McDermott 88' Beardsley 89' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 15,289 |
| 14 April 1984 36 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Shelton 77' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,288 |
| 20 April 1984 37 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
| Fazackerley 48' (pen.) | Trewick 74' | Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 19,196 |
| 23 April 1984 38 | Newcastle United | 5–1 | Carlisle United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 12', 54' Waddle 39' Beardsley 73', 77' |
Coughlin 80' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,458 |
| 28 April 1984 39 | Cambridge United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Cambridge |
| Smith 38' (pen.) | Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 7720 |
| 5 May 1984 40 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 17' Beardsley 22', 80' Waddle 50' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,866 |
| 7 May 1984 41 | Huddersfield Town | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Huddersfield |
| Cooper 22' Carney 26' (o.g.) |
Beardsley 41' Mills 45' |
Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 25,101 |
| 12 May 1984 42 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Keegan 22' Waddle 50' Beardsley 85' |
Ryan 41' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,286 |
Milk Cup
| 5 October 1983 2nd Round 1st Leg | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Oxford United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McDermott 87' | Biggins 37' | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 21,184 |
| 26 October 1983 2nd Round 2nd Leg | Oxford United | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Oxford |
| Whatmore 19' Thomas 32' |
Keegan 81' | Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 13,040 |
References
- Rothmans 1984-85, pp. 242–244, 441, 443 & 468
- NUFC.com - Stats 1983-84 Fixtures
- Bibliography
- Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984-85 (Editor: Peter Dunk). London: Rothmans/Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10446-X.
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