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1988–89 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1988–89 season
ChairmanGordon McKeag
ManagerWillie McFaul
(until 9 October)
Colin Suggett
(caretaker until 14 December)
Jim Smith
(from 14 December)
StadiumSt James' Park
First Division20th
FA CupThird round
League CupSecond round
Full Members CupThird round
Mercantile Credit Centenary TrophySemi-final
Top goalscorerLeague: Mirandinha (9)
All: Mirandinha (11)
Highest home attendance33,508
(vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance14,445
(vs. West Ham United)
Average home league attendance22,815
← 1987-88
1989-90 →

During the 1988–89 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League First Division. During the summer the club invested heavily in their squad, attempting to offset the loss of rising star Paul Gascoigne to Tottenham Hotspur for a then club record fee. The FA Cup winners Dave Beasant and Andy Thorn were signed from Wimbledon for £850,000 each, and the Scotsmen John Robertson and John Hendrie also joined as the club spent the £2.2 million it received for Gascoigne. The loss of Gascoigne proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back so soon after selling Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle, and promising youngster Michael O'Neill, struggling with loss of form and injuries along with the enigmatic Brazilian Mirandinha, were in and out of the team all season.

Newcastle United were relegated, finishing bottom after changing their manager two months into the season. Willie McFaul was sacked as manager after a 3–0 home defeat to Coventry City, a week after the team had beaten the League champions Liverpool at Anfield. The new manager Jim Smith, who struggled to change the team's fortunes, set about 'wheeling and dealing' that saw many changes to the squad. Beasant and Robertson were replaced by the inexperienced Northern Irish goalkeeper Tommy Wright and the expatriate striker Rob McDonald. Other signings included the ex-England international Kenny Sansom, the experienced right back Ray Ranson and the Danish pair Bjørn Kristensen and Frank Pingel, but these changes had little effect and failed to stop the club's slide towards the Second Division, as they collected only two points from their last nine matches.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Luton Town 38 10 11 17 42 52 −10 41
17 Aston Villa 38 9 13 16 45 56 −11 40
18 Middlesbrough (R) 38 9 12 17 44 61 −17 39 Relegation to the Second Division
19 West Ham United (R) 38 10 8 20 37 62 −25 38
20 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 10 21 32 63 −31 31
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Results

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Everton 4–0 Newcastle United Everton
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 41,560
Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 33,508
Derby County 2–0 Newcastle United Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 16,014
Newcastle United 0–2 Norwich City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 22,809
Charlton Athletic 2–2 Newcastle United Charlton
Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 6,088
Liverpool 1–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Gillespie Hendrie, Mirandinha Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,139
Newcastle United 0–3 Coventry City Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 22,890
West Ham United 2–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 17,765
Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 23,845
Newcastle United 0–1 Nottingham Forest Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 24,642
Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Newcastle United Shepherd's Bush
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 11,013
Newcastle United 0–1 Arsenal Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 23,807
Millwall 4–0 Newcastle United Bermondsey
Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 15,767
Newcastle United 0–0 Manchester United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 20,234
Luton Town 0–0 Newcastle United Luton
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 8,338
Newcastle United 2–1 Wimbledon Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 20,292
Newcastle United 3–3 Southampton Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 20,103
Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Newcastle United Owlerton
Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 25,573
Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 27,739
Newcastle United 0–1 Derby County Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 31,079
Aston Villa 3–1 Newcastle United Aston
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 21,010
Newcastle United 0–2 Charlton Athletic Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 19,076
Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 30,983
Coventry City 1–2 Newcastle United Coventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 16,577
Middlesbrough 1–1 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 24,385
Newcastle United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 21,665
Nottingham Forest 1–1 Newcastle United Nottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 20,800
Newcastle United 2–0 Everton Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 21,012
Norwich City 0–2 Newcastle United Norwich
Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,440
Newcastle United 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 31,010
Southampton 1–0 Newcastle United Southampton
Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 16,175
Newcastle United 1–2 Aston Villa Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 20,464
Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,023
Newcastle United 0–0 Luton Town Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 18,636
Wimbledon 4–0 Newcastle United London
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 5,206
Newcastle United 1–2 West Ham United Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 14,445
Newcastle United 1–1 Millwall Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Stadium: St. James' Park
Attendance: 14,731
Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Manchester
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 30,379

Squad

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(Substitute appearances in brackets)
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Simod Cup MCC Trophy Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Dave Beasant 20 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 26 0
GK Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
DF Republic of Ireland John Anderson 21 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 24 1
DF England Steve Howey 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
DF England Peter Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
DF Denmark Bjørn Kristensen 4 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (1) 0
DF England Ray Ranson 13 (1) 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 (1) 1
DF England Glenn Roeder 18 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 0
DF England Kenny Sansom 20 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0
DF England Kevin Scott 29 0 4 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 1 0 36 (1) 0
DF England Andy Thorn 26 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 31 1
DF England Kenny Wharton 14 (4) 0 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 23 (4) 0
MF England Ian Bogie 3 (3) 0 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 5 (6) 0
MF England Kevin Brock 21 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 3
MF England John Cornwell 8 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 11 (2) 0
MF Scotland Albert Craig 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF Scotland Archie Gourlay 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF Northern Ireland David McCreery 36 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 42 0
MF Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien 17 (3) 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22 (3) 3
MF Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill 17 (10) 4 1 (1) 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 21 (11) 5
MF England Lee Payne 6 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (1) 0
MF England David Roche 0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0
MF England Paul Stephenson 7 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 (1) 0
MF Scotland Paul Sweeney 6 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 (2) 0
MF England Brian Tinnion 12 (1) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 15 (2) 1
FW England Gary Brazil 3 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (4) 0
FW Scotland John Hendrie 34 4 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 43 5
FW Scotland Darren Jackson 13 (2) 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 18 (2) 2
FW England Anth Lormor 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
FW England Rob McDonald 6 (4) 1 1 (3) 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 8 (7) 2
FW Brazil Mirandinha 22 (6) 9 2 (1) 1 2 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 27 (8) 11
FW Denmark Frank Pingel 13 (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 (1) 1
FW Scotland John Robertson 7 (5) 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 2 0 9 (7) 0
FW England David Robinson 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager England Jim Smith
Assistant Manager England Bobby Saxton

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Sources

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  • Powter, David (1995). Newcastle United: The 25 Year Record 1970-71 to 1994-95. Soccer Book Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0-947808-54-X.
  • Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011. N Publishing. ISBN 978-0-9568156-0-6.
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