1991–92 Newcastle United F.C. season
| 1991–92 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Sir John Hall | ||
| Manager | Osvaldo Ardiles (until 5 February 1992) Kevin Keegan (from 5 February 1992) | ||
| Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Division Two | 20th | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | ||
| League Cup | Third round | ||
| Full Members Cup | First round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Peacock (16) All: Peacock (19) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,306 (vs. Sunderland) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,175 (vs. Crewe Alexandra) | ||
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During the 1991–92 season, English football team Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division.
The season started with much promise but quickly deteriorated into a relegation battle. Manager Ossie Ardiles struggled to add to his squad of talented youngsters due to lack of funds, the truth being the club was severely in debt. At one point it had looked like Newcastle would be relegated and could go out of business.
Sir John Hall had all but taken control of the club, and replaced Ardiles with Kevin Keegan on 5 February 1992. An improvement in form helped Newcastle to narrowly avoid relegation from the Second Division, with their survival only confirmed on the last day of the season. They finished 20th, two places above the relegation zone – their lowest League finish ever.
Season synopsis
In a season that saw a change of manager the club saw three different chairmen, original chairman Gordon McKeag under pressure from the Magpie Group consortium stepped down to be replaced by board member George Forbes before the head of the Magpie Group since the late 1980s, Sir John Hall, replaced Forbes as chairman.
If relegated to the third tier of English football, it would be for the first time in Newcastle United's history. The newly installed chairman changed the team's manager to Kevin Keegan, a former Newcastle player, who led the team to safety in the last few weeks of the season.
Hall presided over a period of boardroom calm at the club, debts were restructured and the funds were made available for team strengthening. When Kevin Keegan returned to Tyneside to replace Ardiles as manager on a short-term contract on 5 February 1992, taking what he claimed to be the only job that could tempt him back into football, United were struggling at the wrong end of the old Second Division.
Just as in the 1980s, Keegan's mere presence captivated the region. United's disgruntled supporters became excited, expectant ones over-night. St James' Park was regularly packed to capacity once again and United confirmed their Second Division survival with a 2–1 win at Leicester on the last day of the season. Even this win relied on a last-minute own goal.
Even though the club had narrowly avoided relegation, the club's supporters were overjoyed with the choice of manager and the prospect of a bright new start. The following season would see the re-emergance of Newcastle United as a major force in English football and in 1993–94 they were challenging for the Premiership title.
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | ZDS Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Tommy Wright
|
33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| DF |  Matty Appleby
|
16 (2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (3) | 0 |
| DF |  Paul Bodin
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| DF | Darren Bradshaw
|
17 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 (2) | 0 |
| DF | Robbie Elliott
|
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| DF | Steve Howey
|
13 (8) | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 (12) | 2 |
| DF | Brian Kilcline
|
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| DF |  Bjørn Kristensen
|
1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Darron McDonough
|
2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Gavin Maguire
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| DF | Alan Neilson
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| DF | Ray Ranson
|
5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Kevin Scott
|
44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 1 |
| DF | Mark Stimson
|
23 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (1) | 0 |
| DF | Steve Watson
|
23 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 (5) | 1 |
| DF |  Terry Wilson
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Brock
|
31 (4) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 (4) | 4 |
| MF | Franz Carr
|
12 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (3) | 2 |
| MF | Lee Clark
|
25 (4) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 (4) | 6 |
| MF | Archie Gourlay
|
0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| MF | Lee Makel
|
5 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (4) | 1 |
| MF |  Liam O'Brien
|
40 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 4 |
| MF | Gavin Peacock
|
46 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 21 |
| MF | David Roche
|
18 (8) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 21 (9) | 0 |
| MF | Kevin Sheedy
|
13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| MF | Alan Thompson
|
12 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (2) | 0 |
| FW | Justin Fashanu
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 |
| FW | Andy Hunt
|
21 (6) | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 (6) | 12 |
| FW | David Kelly
|
25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| FW | Micky Quinn
|
18 (4) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 (4) | 10 |
| FW | David Robinson
|
0 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (3) | 0 |
| FW | Andy Walker
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Starting XI
These are the most used starting players (all competitions).
| No. |
Pos. |
Nat. |
Name |
MS | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK |
|
Wright | 36 | |
| 5 | LB |
|
Stimson | 25 | |
| 3 | CB |
|
Scott | 21 | Alan Neilson had 21 starts |
| 6 | CB |
|
Bradshaw | 50 | |
| 27 | RB |
|
Watson | 25 | |
| 14 | DM |
|
O'Brien | 46 | |
| 8 | AM |
|
Peacock | 51 | |
| 22 | AM |
|
Brock | 34 | |
| 4 | AM |
|
Clark | 31 | David Roche had 21 starts |
| 18 | ST |
|
Hunt | 27 | |
| 9 | ST |
|
Kelly | 26 | Mick Quinn had 20 starts |
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Kevin Keegan
|
| Assistant Manager | Terry McDermott
|
| First Team coach | Derek Fazackerley
|
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jim Montgomery
|
| Development Coach |
|
| Reserve Team Coach |
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| Chief scout |
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Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]
Matches
League Division 2
| 18 August 1991 1 | Charlton Athletic | 2–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 BST | Lee Leaburn |
Carr | Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 9,322 |
| 24 August 1991 2 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Watford | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Clark Hunt |
Nicholas Blissett |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22,440 |
| 27 August 1991 3 | Middlesbrough | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
| 19:45 BST | Falconer Proctor Wilkinson |
[] | Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16,970 |
| 31 August 1991 4 | Bristol Rovers | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Skinner | Quinn O'Brien |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,334 |
| 4 September 1991 5 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Plymouth Argyle | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Carr Quinn |
Salman Marshall |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 19,543 |
| 7 September 1991 6 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Birkenhead |
| 15:00 BST | Vickers Malkin Thomas |
Clark O'Brien |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 11,465 |
| 14 September 1991 7 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | [OG] | [OG] Bull |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,195 |
| 17 September 1991 8 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Quinn(p) | Kiwomya | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,336 |
| 21 September 1991 9 | Millwall | 2–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| 15:00 BST | Kerr (2) | Neilson | Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,156 |
| 28 September 1991 10 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Quinn Hunt |
Davison Ormondroyd |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,581 |
| 5 October 1991 11 | Portsmouth | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth |
| 15:00 BST | Quinn | Beresford(p) [og] Clarke |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,185 |
| 12 October 1991 12 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Hunt Clark |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,129 |
| 19 October 1991 13 | Newcastle United | 4–3 | Oxford United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 BST | Hunt Peacock (3) |
Durnin Ford Lewis |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,454 |
| 26 October 1991 14 | Bristol City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Taylor | Clark | Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 8,613 |
| 2 November 1991 15 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Calderwood White |
Peacock | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,731 |
| 6 November 1991 16 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Cambridge United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Claridge | Hunt | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 13,077 |
| 9 November 1991 17 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 15:00 GMT | Hunt Howey |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,959 |
| 17 November 1991 18 | Sunderland | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| 15:00 GMT | Davenport  21' |
O'Brien 59' |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 29,224 |
FA Cup
| 4 January 1992 Round 3 | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 10,651 |
| 22 January 1992 Round 3 Replay | Newcastle United | 2 – 2 3 – 4 (penalties) | Bournemouth | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 GMT | Peacock 14' Hunt 91' |
Wood 79' Bond 112' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,954 |
Football League Cup
| 24 September 1991 Second round First Leg | Crewe Alexandra | 3–4 | Newcastle United | Crewe |
| 19:45 BST | Evans (2) Callaghan |
[] | Hunt Peacock(3) | Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 4,251 |
| 9 October 1991 Second round Second Leg | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| 19:45 BST | Howey | [] | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 9,197 |
| 29 October 1991 Third round | Peterborough United | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Peterborough |
| 19:45 BST | Charlery | [] | Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 10,382 |
Zenith Data Systems Cup
| 1 October 1991 First Round | Tranmere Rovers | 6 – 6 (aet) 3 – 2 (Penalties) | Newcastle United | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 BST | McNab 8' Aldridge 19', 94', 120' (pen.) Steel 76'Martindale 96' |
Quinn 3', 24', 118' (pen.) Peacock 65', 110'Clark 104' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,056 |
External links
- Flirting with Relegation: Newcastle United 1991/92 Season, James Williams, Leazes Terrace