# 1993–94 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 1993–94 season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League for this first time.

## Season summary

After four years in the First Division, Kevin Keegan's side were promoted to the Premiership as champions. The return of Peter Beardsley created a prolific striker partnership with the young Andy Cole, the pair scoring 55 goals between them in the Premiership. The club achieved a third-place finish in the league and UEFA Cup qualification - the club's first foray into Europe since the 1970s. Londoner Rob Lee, left footed midfielder Scott Sellars along with local youngsters Lee Clark and Steve Howey emerged as Premier League stars under Keegan's guidance. The team was nicknamed "The Entertainers" by the media, an indication of the style of play that Keegan instilled on the team. Cole also collected the PFA Young Player of the Year award, having scored a club record of 41 goals in all competitions. Beardsley also found the net 24 times in all competitions, meaning that the strike partnership of Cole and Beardsley had produced a total of 65 goals - the majority of the goals the team scored all season.
Post-season signings included World Cup stars Marc Hottiger and Philippe Albert, and Derby striker Paul Kitson.
A 7–1 win over Swindon Town matched Blackburn's record for the highest Premier League victory, which was set the previous season.

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 84 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 77 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 70 | |
* ↑ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.

## Appearances, goals and cards

    (Substitute appearances in brackets)
| No. | Pos. | Name | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Pavel Srníček | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Barry Venison | 36+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 41+1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | John Beresford | 34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Paul Bracewell | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Kevin Scott | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Ruel Fox | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Steve Howey | 13+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Rob Lee | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 47 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Peter Beardsley | 35 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Andy Cole | 40 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 46 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Lee Clark | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Scott Sellars | 29+1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 33+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Mark Robinson | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | Tommy Wright | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Alex Mathie | 0+16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Brian Kilcline | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | Darren Peacock | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Liam O'Brien | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Nikki Papavasiliou | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | Steve Watson | 29+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 34+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | Alan Neilson | 10+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Malcolm Allen | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Chris Holland | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | Matty Appleby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | Robbie Elliott | 13+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | Mike Hooper | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | Mike Jeffrey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Manager | Kevin Keegan |
| Assistant manager | Terry McDermott |
| First team coach | Arthur Cox |
| Reserve team coach | John Carver |
Last updated: 3 May 2011 Source:

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 16 July 1993 | MF | Peter Beardsley | Everton | £1,500,000 |
| July 1993 | MF | Nikki Papavasiliou | OFI Crete | £120,000 |
| 30 July 1993 | FW | Alex Mathie | Greenock Morton | £250,000 |
| 13 August 1993 | GK | John Burridge | Hibernian | Free |
| 13 August 1993 | FW | Malcolm Allen | Millwall | £300,000 |
| 23 September 1993 | GK | Mike Hooper | Liverpool | £550,000 |
| 4 October 1993 | FW | Mike Jeffrey | Doncaster Rovers | £85,000 + David Roche |
| 20 January 1994 | MF | Chris Holland | Preston North End | £100,000 |
| 2 February 1994 | MF | Ruel Fox | Norwich City | £2,225,000 |
| 24 March 1994 | MF | Darren Peacock | Queens Park Rangers | £2,700,000 |
* Total spending: £7.83m

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 18 June 1993 | FW | Andy Hunt | West Bromwich Albion | £100,000 |
| 23 June 1993 | FW | David Kelly | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £750,000 |
| 23 July 1993 | DF | Mark Stimson | Portsmouth | £100,000 |
| 5 August 1993 | MF | Alan Thompson | Bolton Wanderers | £250,000 |
| 12 August 1993 | MF | Gavin Peacock | Chelsea | £1,250,000 |
| 24 September 1993 | GK | Tommy Wright | Nottingham Forest | £450,000 |
| 1 October 1993 | MF | David Roche | Doncaster Rovers | Part-exchange for Mike Jeffrey |
| 29 October 1993 | GK | John Burridge | Scarborough | Free |
| 20 January 1994 | DF | Brian Kilcline | Swindon Town | £90,000 |
| 21 January 1994 | MF | Liam O'Brien | Tranmere Rovers | £300,000 |
| 1 February 1994 | DF | Kevin Scott | Tottenham Hotspur | £850,000 |
* Total income: £4.14m

### Loans in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
| 24 March 1994 | DF | Brian Reid | Rangers | 31 May 1994 |

### Loans out

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Expiry |
| 25 February 1994 | DF | Kevin Brock | Cardiff City | 26 April 1994 |

## Competitions

Win  Draw  Loss

### Pre-season

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Result | 2–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 |

### League

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Manchester United (C) | 42 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 84 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Newcastle United | 42 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 82 | 41 | +41 | 77 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 4 | Arsenal | 42 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 53 | 28 | +25 | 71 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 5 | Leeds United | 42 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 65 | 39 | +26 | 70 | |
* ↑ Arsenal qualified for the Cup Winners' Cup as the defending champions.
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| Result | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Position | 15th | 18th | 16th | 14th | 15th | 14th | 13th | 13th | 11th | 6th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th |
| Round | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Result | 0–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 7–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 |
| Position | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd |

### FA Cup

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Result | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |

### League Cup

| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Result | 4–1 | 7–1 | 1–2 |