1991–92 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United

1991-92 season

Chairman

Sir John Hall

Manager

Osvaldo Ardiles

Kevin Keegan (Caretaker)

Stadium

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)

Home colours

Away colours

← 1990-91

1992-93 →

During the 1991-92 season, English football team Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division.

The season started with a lot of 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.

Season Synopsis

Ossie Ardiles

Kevin Keegan

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
Pos.	Name	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	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
Chief scout

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Matches

League Division 2

18 August 1991 1	Charlton Athletic	2 – 1	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST		[]	Carr	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 9322

24 August 1991 2	Newcastle United	2 – 2	Watford	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Clark Hunt	[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 22700

27 August 1991 3	Middlesbrough	3 – 0	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
19:45 BST	Falconer Proctor Wilkinson	[]		Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 16970

31 August 1991 4	Bristol Rovers	1 - 2	Newcastle United	Bristol
15:00 BST		[]	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	[]		Stadium: St James' Park

7 September 1991 6	Tranmere Rovers	3 - 2	Newcastle United	Birkenhead
15:00 BST		[]	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]	[]		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)	[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,336

21 September 1991 9	Millwall	2 - 1	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST		[]	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	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 10,185

12 October 1991 12	Newcastle United	2 - 0	Leicester City	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,129

19 October 1991 13	Newcastle United	4 - 3	Oxford United	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,454

26 October 1991 14	Bristol City	1 - 1	Newcastle United	Bristol
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 8,613

2 November 1991 15	Swindon Town	2 - 1	Newcastle United	Swindon
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 10,731

6 November 1991 16	Newcastle United	1 - 1	Cambridge United	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 13,077

9 November 1991 17	Newcastle United	2 - 0	Grimsby Town	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,959

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	Hunt(2)	[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,954

Football League Cup

24 September 1991 Second round First Leg	Crewe Alexandra	4 - 3	Newcastle United	Crewe
19:45 BST		[]	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		[]		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		[]		Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,056

9 November 1991 17	Newcastle United	2 - 0	Grimsby Town	Newcastle Upon Tyne
15:00 BST		[]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,959

External links

Flirting with Relegation: Newcastle United 1991/92 Season, James Williams, Leazes Terrace

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Related to national team

Graham Taylor
UEFA Euro 1992 (qualification – Group 7)

Club seasons

First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Everton Leeds United Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Notts County Oldham Athletic Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wimbledon

Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Bristol Rovers Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Derby County Grimsby Town Ipswich Town Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Newcastle United Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Southend United Sunderland Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers

Third Division	Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Bury Chester City Darlington Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Peterborough United Preston North End Reading Shrewsbury Town Stockport County Stoke City Swansea City Torquay United West Bromwich Albion Wigan Athletic

Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnet Blackpool Burnley Cardiff City Carlisle United Chesterfield Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Halifax Town Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Mansfield Town Northampton Town Rochdale Rotherham United Scarborough Scunthorpe United Walsall Wrexham York City

Others	Colchester United Newport

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