1988–89 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
1988–89 season
Chairman	Gordon McKeag
Manager	Willie McFaul; (until 9 October); Colin Suggett ; (caretaker until 14 December); Jim Smith; (from 14 December)
Stadium	St James' Park
First Division	20th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	Second round
Full Members Cup	Third round
Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy	Semi-final
Top goalscorer	League: Mirandinha (9); All: Mirandinha (11)
Highest home attendance	33,508; (vs. Tottenham Hotspur)
Lowest home attendance	14,445; (vs. West Ham United)
Average home league attendance	22,815
Home colours	Away colours

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

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

	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

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

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

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Jim Smith
Assistant Manager	Bobby Saxton

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Sources

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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