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1994–95 Newcastle United F.C. season

This article covers the squad and match results for the1994–95 seasonat the Englishassociation footballclubNewcastle United F.C.Newcastle United participated in theFA Premier League,finishing in 6th place.

Newcastle United
1994–95 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumSt James' Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupSixth round
League CupFourth round
UEFA CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Beardsley(12)
All:
Peter Beardsley,
Andy Cole(15)
Highest home attendance35,626
(vs.Leeds United
&Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance27,208
(vs.Barnsley)
Average home league attendance33,935

Season summary

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Andy Cole was sold to Manchester United in January 1995 for £7 million

Newcastle United made the best start to any top division season in their history, winning their first six games to go top. The first team had built up a reputation for playing an attacking, almost cavalier, brand of football underKevin Keegan– their occasionally leaky defence was not a major problem, as the team could almost always score more than they conceded. In a shock move in January 1995, however, hugely influential strikerAndy ColejoinedManchester Unitedfor £6 million plus £1 million midfielderKeith Gillespie,who joined Newcastle. Fans were saddened and confused with Keegan for selling Cole, leading to Keegan publicly confronting fans atSt James' Parkexplaining his reasons on the day of the transfer.

ByChristmas,Newcastle were no longer title favourites but still looked certain of aUEFA Cupplace. But things failed to improve in the new year, and the sale of Cole seemed to accelerate their fall from grace. A sixth-place finish in the final table meant that they just missed out on another European campaign, but they were given hope of a fresh chase for honours next time round thanks to the close season signings ofDavid GinolaandLes Ferdinand.

The 1994–95 season also saw the arrival ofMarc Hottiger,Philippe Albert,Paul KitsonandKeith Gillespie,as well as the late and close season departures ofBarry Venison,Alex Mathie,Mike JeffreyandPaul Bracewell.

Final league table

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Main article:1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
Source:Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^Leeds Unitedwere rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup throughUEFA Fair Play ranking.

Appearances, goals and cards

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(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Pavel Srníček 38 0 5 0 5 0 4 0 52 0 ? 2
2 DF Barry Venison 28 1 5 0 2 0 1 0 36 1 ? 0
3 DF John Beresford 33 0 4 1 5 0 4 0 46 1 ? 0
4 MF Paul Bracewell 13 (3) 0 3 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 16 (4) 0 ? 0
5 MF Ruel Fox 40 10 5 0 2 1 4 1 51 12 ? 0
6 DF Steve Howey 29 (1) 1 4 0 4 0 3 0 40 (1) 1 ? 0
7 MF Robert Lee 35 9 4 1 2 0 3 4 44 14 ? 1
8 MF Peter Beardsley 34 12 3 0 3 0 4 2 44 15 ? 0
9 FW Andy Cole 18 9 1 0 5 2 3 4 27 15 ? 0
10 MF Lee Clark 9 (10) 1 2 1 3 0 1 (2) 0 15 (12) 2 ? 0
11 MF Scott Sellars 12 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 19 1 ? 0
12 DF Marc Hottiger 38 1 4 1 5 0 4 0 51 2 ? 0
14 FW Alex Mathie 3 (6) 1 0 0 1 (2) 0 0 0 4 (8) 1 ? 0
15 DF Darren Peacock 35 1 5 0 4 0 4 0 48 1 ? 0
18 MF Steve Guppy 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 ? 0
18 MF Keith Gillespie 15 (2) 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 18 (2) 4 ? 0
19 DF Steve Watson 22 (5) 4 0 (1) 0 3 (1) 0 1 (2) 1 26 (9) 5 ? 0
20 DF Alan Neilson 5 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 (1) 0 ? 0
21 FW Malcolm Allen 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 ? 0
26 DF Robbie Elliott 10 (4) 2 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 13 (5) 2 ? 0
27 DF Philippe Albert 17 2 0 0 3 1 4 0 24 3 ? 1
28 FW Paul Kitson 24 (2) 8 4 (1) 3 3 1 0 0 31 (3) 12 ? 0
30 GK Mike Hooper 4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 ? 0
31 FW Mike Jeffrey 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 (2) 0 1 (2) 1 ? 0

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager Terry McDermott
First Team coach Arthur Cox

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1994[1] DF Marc Hottiger FC Sion £600,000
2 August 1994 MF Steve Guppy Wycombe Wanderers £150,000
3 August 1994 MF Jason Drysdale Watford £425,000
10 August 1994 DF Philippe Albert Anderlecht £2,700,000
26 September 1994 FW Paul Kitson Derby County £2,225,000
10 January 1995 MF Keith Gillespie Manchester United Part-exchange forAndy Cole
1 March 1995[2] MF Jimmy Crawford Bohemians £75,000
Unknown GK John Burridge Aberdeen Free
  • Total spending:£6.175m

Out

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Date Pos. Name To Fee
16 June 1994 DF Matty Appleby Darlington Free
19 June 1994 FW Alun Armstrong Stockport County £35,000
22 July 1994 DF Mark Robinson Swindon Town £600,000
25 November 1994 MF Steve Guppy Port Vale £225,000
December 1994 MF Nikki Papavasiliou OFI Crete £25,000
12 January 1995 FW Andy Cole Manchester United £6,250,000 +Keith Gillespie
24 February 1995 FW Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £500,000
23 March 1995 DF Jason Drysdale Swindon Town £340,000
23 May 1995 MF Paul Bracewell Sunderland £50,000
Unknown GK John Burridge Dunfermline Athletic Free
  • Total income:£8.025m

Competitions

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Win Draw Loss

Pre-season

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Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 1–2 2–0 3–4 1–1
(Pens: 6–5) 		1–3 5–2

League

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for theUEFA Cup first round[a]
5 Leeds United 42 20 13 9 59 38 +21 73
6 Newcastle United 42 20 12 10 67 47 +20 72
7 Tottenham Hotspur 42 16 14 12 66 58 +8 62
8 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 61 59 +2 60
Source:Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^Leeds Unitedwere rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup throughUEFA Fair Play ranking.
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Result 3–1 4–0 5–1 3–1 4–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 2–1 0–2 2–1 0–0 2–3 1–1 2–4 3–1 0–0 0–0 1–2
Position 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th
Round 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Result 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–1 2–0 0–3 2–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–2 1–2 0–0 3–3 0–1 3–2
Position 5th 5th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th

FA Cup

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

League Cup

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

UEFA Cup

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Match 1 2 3 4
Result 5–0 5–2 3–2 0–1

Matches

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Pre-season

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27 July 1994MYPA2–1Newcastle UnitedKouvola
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Hyypiä?'		 Cole?'
28 July 1994Visan Pallo0–2Newcastle United
Lee?'
Mathie?'
1 August 1994Wrexham4–3Newcastle UnitedWrexham
1'
46'
60'
65'		 Mathie35',89'
Beardsley58'		 Stadium:Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,842
5 August 1994Ibrox Tournament Semi-FinalManchester United1–1
(5–6p)		Newcastle UnitedGlasgow
Cantona43' Fox19' Stadium:Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,282
6 August 1994Ibrox Tournament FinalSampdoria3–1Newcastle UnitedGlasgow
Lombardo38',60'
Bertarelli68' (pen.)		 Cole9' Stadium:Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 31,362
12 August 1994Northern Ireland XI2–5Newcastle United
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?'		 Cole?'
Fox?'
Lee?'
Mathie?'
Elliott?'

League

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21 August 1994Leicester City1–3Newcastle UnitedLeicester
Joachim90' Cole51'
Beardsley58'
Elliott74'
Srníček		 Stadium:Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,048
24 August 1994Newcastle United4–0Coventry CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee21',34'
Watson26'
Cole73'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,163
27 August 1994Newcastle United5–1SouthamptonNewcastle upon Tyne
Watson30',37'
Cole40',70'
Lee85'		 Banger52' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,181
31 August 1994West Ham United1–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Hutchison87' (pen.) Potts32' (o.g.)
Lee35'
Mathie88'		 Stadium:Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,580
10 September 1994Newcastle United4–2ChelseaNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole7',66'
Fox21'
Lee53'		 Peacock15'
Furlong27'
Wise		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
18 September 1994Arsenal2–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Adams9'
Wright88'		 Keown7' (o.g.)
Beardsley45' (pen.)
Fox74'		 Stadium:Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 36,819
24 September 1994Newcastle United1–1LiverpoolNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee50'
Albert		 Rush70' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
1 October 1994Aston Villa0–2Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
Lee66'
Cole83'		 Stadium:Villa Park
Attendance: 29,960
9 October 1994Newcastle United1–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
Flowers88' (o.g.) Shearer58' (pen.) Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,344
15 October 1994Crystal Palace0–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Beardsley89' Stadium:Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,760
22 October 1994Newcastle United2–1Sheffield WednesdayNewcastle upon Tyne
Watson35'
Cole37'		 Taylor55' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,408
29 October 1994Manchester United2–0Newcastle UnitedManchester
Pallister11'
Gillespie77'		 Stadium:Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,795
5 November 1994Newcastle United2–1Queens Park RangersNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson20'
Beardsley42'		 Dichio60' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,278
7 November 1994Nottingham Forest0–0Newcastle UnitedNottingham
Stadium:City Ground
Attendance: 22,102
19 November 1994Wimbledon3–2Newcastle UnitedLondon
Clarke2'
Ekoku27'
Harford36'		 Beardsley30'
Kitson32'		 Stadium:Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,203
26 November 1994Newcastle United1–1Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole86' Thomsen89' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,459
3 December 1994Tottenham Hotspur4–2Newcastle UnitedLondon
Sheringham15',39',71'
Popescu80'		 Fox30',42' Stadium:White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,002
10 December 1994Newcastle United3–1Leicester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Albert32',70'
Howey50'		 Oldfield48' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,400
17 December 1994Coventry City0–0Newcastle UnitedCoventry
Stadium:Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,233
26 December 1994Leeds United0–0Newcastle UnitedLeeds
Stadium:Elland Road
Attendance: 39,337
31 December 1994Norwich City2–1Newcastle UnitedNorwich
Adams1'
Ward10'		 Fox40' (pen.) Stadium:Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,172
2 January 1995Newcastle United0–0Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,437
15 January 1995Newcastle United1–1Manchester UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson67' Hughes13' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
21 January 1995Sheffield Wednesday0–0Newcastle UnitedSheffield
Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 31,215
25 January 1995Newcastle United2–1WimbledonNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox34'
Kitson51'		 Ekoku78' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,374
1 February 1995Newcastle United2–0EvertonNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox74'
Beardsley80' (pen.)		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,465
4 February 1995Queens Park Rangers3–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
Ferdinand4',7'
Barker18'		 Stadium:Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,576
11 February 1995Newcastle United2–1Nottingham ForestNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox47'
Lee73'		 Lee74' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
25 February 1995Newcastle United3–1Aston VillaNewcastle upon Tyne
Venison31'
Beardsley55',66'		 Townsend40' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,637
28 February 1995Ipswich Town0–2Newcastle UnitedIpswich
Fox12'
Kitson38'		 Stadium:Portman Road
Attendance: 18,639
4 March 1995Liverpool2–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Fowler57'
Rush63'		 Stadium:Anfield
Attendance: 39,300
8 March 1995Newcastle United2–0West Ham UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Clark17'
Kitson52'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,595
19 March 1995Newcastle United1–0ArsenalNewcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley90' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 35,611
22 March 1995Southampton3–1Newcastle UnitedSouthampton
Heaney86'
Watson89'
Shipperley90'		 Kitson17' Stadium:The Dell
Attendance: 14,676
1 April 1995Chelsea1–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Peacock38' Hottiger88' Stadium:Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,987
8 April 1995Newcastle United3–0Norwich CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley8' (pen.),42'
Kitson74'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 35,518
14 April 1995Everton2–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Amokachi22',55' Lee Stadium:Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,811
17 April 1995Newcastle United1–2Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Elliott30' McAllister25' (pen.)
Yeboah31'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626
29 April 1995Manchester City0–0Newcastle UnitedManchester
Stadium:Maine Road
Attendance: 27,389
3 May 1995Newcastle United3–3Tottenham HotspurNewcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie7'
Peacock10'
Beardsley70'
Srníček		 Barmby22'
Klinsmann24'
Anderton26'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 35,603
8 May 1995Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
Shearer29' Stadium:Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,545
14 May 1995Newcastle United3–2Crystal PalaceNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox6'
Lee26'
Gillespie28'		 Armstrong51'
Houghton81'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626

FA Cup

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8 January 1995Round 3Newcastle United1–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee56' Sutton30' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 31,721
18 January 1995Round 3 replayBlackburn Rovers1–2Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
Sutton75' Hottiger58'
Clark85'		 Stadium:Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,658
28 January 1995Round 4Newcastle United3–0Swansea CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson41',46',72' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,372
19 February 1995Round 5Newcastle United3–1Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie18',64'
Beresford34'		 Rösler29' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 33,219
12 March 1995Round 6Everton1–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Watson66' Stadium:Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,203

League Cup

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21 September 1994Round 2 1st legNewcastle United2–1BarnsleyNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole25'
Fox85'		 Redfearn20' Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 27,208
5 October 1994Round 2 2nd legBarnsley0–1
(1–3agg.)		Newcastle UnitedBarnsley
Cole41' Stadium:Oakwell
Attendance: 10,992
26 October 1994Round 3Newcastle United2–0Manchester UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Albert82'
Kitson87'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 34,178
30 November 1994Round 4Manchester City1–1Newcastle UnitedManchester
Rösler69' Jeffrey11' Stadium:Maine Road
Attendance: 25,162
21 December 1994Round 4 replayNewcastle United0–2Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Rösler11'
Walsh80'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 31,056

UEFA Cup

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13 September 1994Round 1 1st legRoyal Antwerp0–5Newcastle UnitedAntwerp
Lee1',9',50'
Sellars39'
Watson78'		 Stadium:Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 19,700
27 September 1994Round 1 2nd legNewcastle United5–2
(10–2agg.)		Royal AntwerpNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee10'
Cole26',39',88'
Beardsley35' (pen.)		 Kiekens79'
Severeyns80'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 31,383
18 October 1994Round 2 1st legNewcastle United3–2Athletic BilbaoNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox9'
Beardsley34' (pen.)
Cole56'		 Ziganda72'
Suances80'		 Stadium:St James' Park
Attendance: 32,440
1 November 1994Round 2 2nd legAthletic Bilbao1–0
(3a– 3agg.)		Newcastle UnitedBilbao
Ziganda51' Stadium:San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 47,000

References

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  1. ^Marc Hottigerat Soccerbase
  2. ^James Crawfordat Soccerbase
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