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1991–92 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1991–92 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerOsvaldo Ardiles
(until 5 February 1992)
Kevin Keegan
(from 5 February 1992)
StadiumSt James' Park
Division Two20th
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Full Members CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peacock (16)
All: Peacock (19)
Highest home attendance30,306
(vs. Sunderland)
Lowest home attendance9,175
(vs. Crewe Alexandra)

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 – the lowest League finish in the club's history.

Season synopsis

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Ossie Ardiles

In a season that saw a change of manager, the club had three different chairmen: Gordon McKeag stepped down under pressure from the Magpie Group consortium, to be replaced by board member George Forbes, before Sir John Hall, the head of the Magpie Group since the late 1980s, replaced Forbes

Kevin Keegan

Hall presided over a period of boardroom calm at the club, debts were restructured and the funds were made available for team strengthening. He chairman installed Kevin Keegan, a former Newcastle player, as the new manager on 5 February 1992, in place of Ardiles. In the last few weeks of the season Keegan led the team to safety and the possibility of relegation to the third division for the first time in the club's history.

Just as in the 1980s, Keegan's mere presence captivated the region.[citation needed] St James' Park was regularly packed to capacity again and United confirmed their Second Division survival with a 2–1 win at Leicester City on the last day of the season, after a last-minute own goal.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Sunderland 46 14 11 21 61 65 −4 53
19 Grimsby Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 −15 53
20 Newcastle United 46 13 13 20 66 84 −18 52
21 Oxford United 46 13 11 22 66 73 −7 50
22 Plymouth Argyle (R) 46 13 9 24 42 64 −22 48 Relegated
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(R) Relegated

Appearances, goals and cards

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(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 Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 33 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 36 0
DF England Matty Appleby 16 (2) 0 2 0 2 (1) 0 0 0 20 (3) 0
DF Wales Paul Bodin 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DF England Darren Bradshaw 17 (2) 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 21 (2) 0
DF England Robbie Elliott 9 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 0
DF England Steve Howey 13 (8) 1 0 (2) 0 1 (2) 1 0 0 14 (12) 2
DF England Brian Kilcline 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
DF Denmark Bjørn Kristensen 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (1) 0
DF England Darron McDonough 2 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (1) 0
DF Wales Gavin Maguire 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
DF Wales Alan Neilson 16 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
DF England Ray Ranson 5 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (1) 0
DF England Kevin Scott 44 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 50 1
DF England Mark Stimson 23 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25 (1) 0
DF England Steve Watson 23 (5) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 25 (5) 1
DF Scotland Terry Wilson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England Kevin Brock 31 (4) 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 34 (4) 4
MF England Franz Carr 12 (3) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 (3) 2
MF England Lee Clark 25 (4) 5 2 0 3 0 1 1 31 (4) 6
MF Scotland Archie Gourlay 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
MF England Lee Makel 5 (4) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 (4) 1
MF Republic of Ireland Liam O'Brien 40 4 2 0 3 0 4 0 46 4
MF England Gavin Peacock 46 16 2 0 2 3 1 2 51 21
MF England David Roche 18 (8) 0 1 0 2 0 0 (1) 0 21 (9) 0
MF Republic of Ireland Kevin Sheedy 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1
MF England Alan Thompson 12 (2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 (2) 0
FW England Justin Fashanu 0 0 0 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (1) 0
FW England Andy Hunt 21 (6) 9 2 2 3 1 1 0 27 (6) 12
FW Republic of Ireland David Kelly 25 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 11
FW England Micky Quinn 18 (4) 7 0 0 1 0 1 3 20 (4) 10
FW England David Robinson 0 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 (3) 0
FW Scotland Andy Walker 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0

Starting XI

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These are the most used starting players (all competitions).

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
MS Notes
1 GK England Wright 36
5 LB England Stimson 25
3 CB England Scott 21 Alan Neilson had 21 starts
6 CB England Bradshaw 50
27 RB England Watson 25
14 DM Republic of Ireland O'Brien 46
8 AM England Peacock 51
22 AM England Brock 34
4 AM England Clark 31 David Roche had 21 starts
18 ST England Hunt 27
9 ST Republic of Ireland Kelly 26 Mick Quinn had 20 starts

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager England Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott
First Team coach England Derek Fazackerley
Goalkeeping Coach England Jim Montgomery
Development Coach England
Reserve Team Coach England
Chief scout Scotland

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Matches

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Second Division

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21 September 1991 9 Millwall 2–1 Newcastle United London
15:00 BST Kerr (2) Neilson Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9,156
5 October 1991 11 Portsmouth 3–1 Newcastle United Portsmouth
15:00 BST Quinn Beresford(p)
[og]
Clarke
Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 10,185
26 October 1991 14 Bristol City 1–1 Newcastle United Bristol
15:00 BST Taylor Clark Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 8,613
17 November 1991 18 Sunderland 1–1 Newcastle United Sunderland
15:00 GMT Davenport 21' O'Brien 59' Stadium: Roker Park
Attendance: 29,224
20 November 1991 19 Newcastle United 3–2 Southend United Newcastle upon Tyne
Peacock 9p, 14 Hunt 31 Angell 30, Tilson 80 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 14,740
23 November 1991 21 Barnsley 3–0 Newcastle United Barnsley
Saville 25, Robinson 40, Rammell 44 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9,458
7 December 1991 22 Newcastle United 2–2 Port Vale Newcastle upon Tyne
Makel 40, Peacock 61 pen Hughes 43, Glover 63 pen Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 18,162
20 December 1991 24 Plymouth Argyle 2–0 Newcastle United Plymouth
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5,048
11 January 1992 28 Watford 2–2 Newcastle United Watford
Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9,811
1 February 1992 30 Oxford United 5–2 Newcastle United Oxford
Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 5,872
8 February 1992 31 Newcastle United 3–0 Bristol City Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,263
Note: Kevin Keegan's first game in charge of Newcastle United
15 February 1992 32 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Newcastle United Blackburn
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,511
22 February 1992 33 Newcastle United 1–1 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,670
29 February 1992 34 Port Vale 0–1 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 10,321
21 March 1992 38 Grimsby Town 1–1 Newcastle United Grimsby
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 11,613
29 March 1992 39 Newcastle United 1–0 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,306
11 April 1992 42 Ipswich Town 3–2 Newcastle United Ipswich
Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 20,673
18 April 1992 43 Newcastle United 0–1 Millwall Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 23,821
20 April 1992 44 Derby County 4–1 Newcastle United Derby
Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 21,363
25 April 1992 45 Newcastle United 1–0 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,989
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
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
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