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1896–97 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1896–97 season
ManagerSelection committee (overseen by Frank Watt)
StadiumSt James' Park
Football League Second Division5th
FA CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Richard Smellie (15)
All: Richard Smellie (15)
Highest home attendance17,000
(vs. Notts County)
Lowest home attendance4,000
(vs. Burton Swifts)
Average home league attendance8,399

The 1896–97 season was Newcastle United's fourth season in the Football League Second Division.

Appearances and goals

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Pos. Name League FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England Charlie Watts 30 0 1 0 31 0
DF Scotland Robert Foyers 9 0 0 0 9 0
DF Scotland Robert McDermid 6 0 0 0 6 0
DF Scotland Thomas Stewart 17 0 1 0 18 0
DF Scotland John White 28 0 1 0 29 0
MF Scotland George Adams 12 1 0 0 12 1
MF Scotland Andy Aitken 30 11 1 0 31 11
MF Scotland John Auld 14 3 1 0 15 3
MF England Jack Carr 1 0 0 0 1 0
MF Scotland William Graham 2 0 0 0 2 0
MF Scotland William Miller 17 1 0 0 17 1
MF Scotland Jack Ostler 15 1 1 0 16 1
FW England Thomas Blyth 1 1 0 0 1 1
FW Scotland James Collins 10 1 1 0 11 1
FW Scotland John Connell 24 3 1 0 25 3
FW J Kinsella 2 0 0 0 2 0
FW Scotland Malcolm Lennox 19 4 0 0 19 4
FW Scotland David Smellie 26 15 1 0 27 15
FW England James Stott 29 3 1 0 30 3
FW England Willie Thompson 9 1 0 0 9 1
FW Scotland Willie Wardrope 29 11 1 0 30 11

Competitions

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  Win   Draw   Loss

League

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Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Result 1–3 4–3 1–3 0–4 5–1 3–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 3–1 4–1 1–0 2–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 2–1 0–5 4–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 2–0 1–4 1–2 2–1 2–0 3–0 0–3 1–5
Position 12th 12th 13th 14th 11th 10th 7th 5th 8th 5th 5th 4th 4th 5th 5th 4th 4th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 4th 5th

FA Cup

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Match 1
Result 0–5

Friendlies

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Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Result 1–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 4–1 1–2 2–1 3–1 4–0 5–0 5–2 3–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 3–0 0–3

Matches

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League

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5 September 1896 Small Heath 3–1 Newcastle United Birmingham


(Report) Thompson Stadium: Muntz Street
Attendance: 4,000
12 September 1896 Newcastle United 4–3 Small Heath Newcastle upon Tyne
Smellie
Lennox
(Report)

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,853
17 September 1896 Notts County 3–1 Newcastle United Nottingham


(Report) Stott Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5,000
3 October 1896 Newcastle United 5–1 Darwen Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope
Smellie
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
17 October 1896 Manchester City 1–2 Newcastle United Manchester
Robinson (Report) Smellie
Auld
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 7,000
24 October 1896 Lincoln City 1–2 Newcastle United Lincoln
(Report) Wardrope
Connell
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,000
7 November 1896 Darwen 2–1 Newcastle United Darwen

(Report) Miller Stadium: Barley Bank
14 November 1896 Newcastle United 3–1 Leicester Fosse Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope
Smellie
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000
28 November 1896 Newcastle United 4–1 Loughborough Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope
Aitken
Connell
Lennox
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
26 December 1896 Grimsby Town 3–2 Newcastle United Grimsby


(Report) Wardrope
Stott
Stadium: Abbey Park
Attendance: 7,000
16 January 1897 Newcastle United 4–1 Blackpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope
Smellie
Collins
Auld
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 8,000
6 March 1897 Newcastle United 2–0 Walsall Newcastle upon Tyne
Connell
Ostler (pen.)
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 6,000
13 March 1897 Blackpool 4–1 Newcastle United Blackpool



(Report) Smellie Stadium: Raikes Hall
Attendance: 3,000
27 March 1897 Newcastle United 2–1 Burton Swifts Newcastle upon Tyne
Blyth
Lennox
(Report) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
3 April 1897 Walsall 0–2 Newcastle United Walsall
(Report) Aitken
Smellie
Stadium: Hillary Street
Attendance: 4,000
16 April 1897 Woolwich Arsenal 5–1 Newcastle United London
O'Brien
Caldwell
Boyle
Brock
(Report) Adams Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 7,000

FA Cup

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Friendlies

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1 September 1896 Newcastle United 1–1 Hibernian Newcastle upon Tyne
Thompson Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 5,000
23 September 1896 Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
Wardrope Stadium: Newcastle Road
Attendance: 6,000
31 October 1896 Newcastle United 4–1 Burnley Newcastle upon Tyne
Auld
Wardrope
Smellie
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 5,000
16 November 1896 Darlington 2–1 Newcastle United Darlington

Wardrope Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,000
21 November 1896 Leith Athletic 1–2 Newcastle United Edinburgh
Aitken
Smellie
Stadium: Old Meadowbank
Attendance: 1,200
25 December 1896 Newcastle United 3–1 Dundee Newcastle upon Tyne
Wardrope
Thompson
Milne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 10,000
13 February 1897 Newcastle United 4–0 Grimsby Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Aitken
Connell
Blyth
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
13 February 1897 Newcastle United 5–0 Leith Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Connell
Aitken
Lennox
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
31 March 1897 Newcastle United 5–2 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Lennox
Aitken
Thompson (pen.)

Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 3,000
20 April 1897 Newcastle United 3–0 St Mirren Newcastle upon Tyne
Stewart
Smellie
Aitken
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 2,000
24 April 1897 Newcastle United 3–1 Rangers Newcastle upon Tyne
Connell
Lennox
Smellie
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 7,000
28 April 1897 Newcastle United 3–0 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Aitken
Ostler
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 4,000
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