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
Chairman	Sir John Hall
Manager	Kevin Keegan
Stadium	St. James' Park
FA Premier League	3rd
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Andy Cole (34) All: Andy Cole (41)
Highest home attendance	36,388 (vs. Manchester United and Leeds United)
Lowest home attendance	25,887 (vs. Notts County)
Average home league attendance	33,439
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

Season summary

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

Main article: 1993–94 FA Premier League

Pos	Team v t e	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

(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

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:

Transfers

In

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

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

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

Loans out

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

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

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

League

Pos	Team v t e	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

Match	1	2	3
Result	2–0	1–1	0–2

League Cup

Match	1	2	3
Result	4–1	7–1	1–2

Matches

Pre-season

Hartlepool United v Newcastle United

24 July 1993	Hartlepool United	0–2	Newcastle United	Hartlepool
			Sellars 17' Beardsley 43'	Stadium: Victoria Park

Workington v Newcastle United

26 July 1993	Workington	2–1	Newcastle United	Workington
	?' ?'		O'Brien ?'	Stadium: Borough Park

Berwick Rangers v Newcastle United

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

Rangers v Newcastle United

3 August 1993	Rangers	1–2	Newcastle United	Glasgow
	Hateley 62'		Cole 57' Sellars ?'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 42,623

Gateshead v Newcastle United

5 August 1993	Gateshead	0–3	Newcastle United	Gateshead
			Mathie ?', ?' ?'	Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium

Scunthorpe United v Newcastle United

7 August 1993	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Newcastle United	Scunthorpe
	Thompstone 45' (pen.)		Watson 50'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,975

Liverpool v Newcastle United

9 August 1993	Liverpool	1–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Ruddock 22'			Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 21,757

Premier League

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

14 August 1993	Newcastle United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
			Sheringham 36'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,565

Coventry City v Newcastle United

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

Manchester United v Newcastle United

21 August 1993	Manchester United	1–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Giggs 40'		Cole 70'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 41,829

Newcastle United v Everton

25 August 1993	Newcastle United	1–0	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Allen 18'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,833

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

29 August 1993	Newcastle United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 60'		Shearer 75'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,272

Ipswich Town v Newcastle United

31 August 1993	Ipswich Town	1–1	Newcastle United	Ipswich
	Kiwomya 78'		Cole 47'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 19,102

Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday

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

Swindon Town v Newcastle United

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

Newcastle United v West Ham United

25 September 1993	Newcastle United	2–0	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 51', 84'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,336

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

2 October 1993	Aston Villa	0–2	Newcastle United	Birmingham
			Allen 46' (pen.) Cole 80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 37,336

Newcastle United v Queens Park Rangers

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

Southampton v Newcastle United

24 October 1993	Southampton	2–1	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Le Tissier 61', 86'		Cole 72'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 13,084

Newcastle United v Wimbledon

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

Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United

8 November 1993	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Newcastle United	Oldham
	Jobson 35'		Cole 52', 81' Beardsley 73'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 13,821

Newcastle United v Liverpool

21 November 1993	Newcastle United	3–0	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 4', 15', 30'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,374

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

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

Arsenal v Newcastle United

27 November 1993	Arsenal	2–1	Newcastle United	London
	Wright 16' Smith 60'		Beardsley 62'	Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 36,091

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

4 December 1993	Tottenham Hotspur	1–2	Newcastle United	London
	Barmby 61' (pen.)		Beardsley 55', 90'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 30,780

Newcastle United v Manchester United

11 December 1993	Newcastle United	1–1	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 71'		Ince 59'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,388

Everton v Newcastle United

18 December 1993	Everton	0–2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
			Cole 15' Beardsley 76'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 25,189

Newcastle United v Leeds United

22 December 1993	Newcastle United	1–1	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 85'		Fairclough 66'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,388

Chelsea v Newcastle United

28 December 1993	Chelsea	1–0	Newcastle United	London
	Stein 11'			Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 23,133

Newcastle United v Manchester City

1 January 1994	Newcastle United	2–0	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Cole 28', 45'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,658

Norwich City v Newcastle United

4 January 1994	Norwich City	1–2	Newcastle United	Norwich
	Bowen 4'		Beardsley 20' Cole 79'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 19,564

Queens Park Rangers v Newcastle United

16 January 1994	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Newcastle United	London
	Penrice 20'		Clark 5' Beardsley 63'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,774

Newcastle United v Southampton

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

Wimbledon v Newcastle United

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

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

19 February 1994	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Newcastle United	Blackburn
	May 76'			Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 21,269

Newcastle United v Coventry City

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

Sheffield Wednesday v Newcastle United

5 March 1994	Sheffield Wednesday	0–1	Newcastle United	Sheffield
			Cole 88'	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 33,224

Newcastle United v Swindon Town

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

West Ham United v Newcastle United

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

Newcastle United v Ipswich Town

23 March 1994	Newcastle United	2–0	Ipswich Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Sellars 37' Cole 73'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,216

Newcastle United v Norwich City

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

Leeds United v Newcastle United

1 April 1994	Leeds United	1–1	Newcastle United	Leeds
	Fairclough 89'		Cole 3'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 40,005

Newcastle United v Chelsea

4 April 1994	Newcastle United	0–0	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,216

Manchester City v Newcastle United

9 April 1994	Manchester City	2–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Walsh 33' Brightwell 48'		Selllars 19'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 33,774

Liverpool v Newcastle United

16 April 1994	Liverpool	0–2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
			Lee 3' Cole 56'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,601

Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic

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

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

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

Sheffield United v Newcastle United

30 April 1994	Sheffield United	2–0	Newcastle United	Sheffield
	Blake 63', 90'			Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 29,013

Newcastle United v Arsenal

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

Newcastle United v Coventry City

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

Newcastle United v Luton Town

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

Luton Town v Newcastle United

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

Newcastle United v Notts County

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

Notts County v Newcastle United

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

Wimbledon v Newcastle United

27 October 1993 Round 3	Wimbledon	2–1	Newcastle United	London
	Barton 23' Holdsworth 69'		Sellars 28'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 11,531