1998β99 season | |||
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Chairman | David Cassidy (until 18 December 1998) Freddy Shepherd (from 20 December 1998) | ||
Manager |
Kenny Dalglish (until 27 August 1998) Ruud Gullit (from 27 August 1998) | ||
Stadium | St James' Park | ||
Premier League | 13th | ||
Cup Winners' Cup | First round | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (14) All: Alan Shearer (21) | ||
Average home league attendance | 36,665 | ||
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In the 1998β99 season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Newcastle's season was an almost carbon copy of the one before. They finished 13th in the Premiership and lost in the FA Cup final to enter Europe because the winning side had already qualified for the Champions League.
Just after the season started, Kenny Dalglish paid for Newcastle's sub-standard league performances with his job. The task was given to Ruud Gullit to turn things round, but he could not improve on the club's previous league finish of 13th. A dismal league position put them below local rivals Middlesbrough as well as other unfancied sides including Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.
A poor start to the 1998β99 season led to Kenny Dalglish being sacked. [1] Ruud Gullit, a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge. [2] The team again started promisingly, but was knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round.
Gullit made some high-profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Less forgivably, he also fell out with several senior players, including the club captain Rob Lee, who had been the heartbeat of the team for the previous half decade, and was initially not given a squad number. [3]
Newcastle made it to the 1998β99 FA Cup final, their second final in successive seasons. This time around they were to lose to Manchester United 2β0. [4]
Because the FA Cup winners had already won European qualification, this meant Newcastle reached Europe for the fourth season running: this time the 1999β2000 UEFA Cup, due to the discontinuation of the Cup Winners' Cup.
Gullit resigned shortly after the start of the 1999β2000 season. [5]
Off the pitch, controversy was caused when former chairman Freddy Shepherd, who had been forced to resign due to controversy over remarks made in the press the previous season, successfully manoeuvred to reinstate himself to the position within less than a year.
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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June 1998 | MF | Georgios Georgiadis | Panathinaikos | Β£500,000 |
June 1998 | GK | Lionel PΓ©rez | Sunderland | Free |
June 1998 | FW | StΓ©phane Guivarc'h | Auxerre | Β£3,500,000 |
July 1998 | DF | Carl Serrant | Oldham Athletic | Β£500,000 |
July 1998 | MF | Garry Brady | Tottenham Hotspur | Β£650,000 |
July 1998 | DF | Laurent Charvet | Cannes | Β£750,000 |
August 1998 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | Bayern Munich | Β£4,500,000 |
August 1998 | MF | Nolberto Solano | Boca Juniors | Β£2,500,000 |
November 1998 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | Everton | Β£8,000,000 |
January 1999 | FW | Louis Saha | Metz | Loan |
January 1999 | DF | Didier Domi | PSG | Β£4,000,000 |
March 1999 | MF | Silvio MariΔ | Croatia Zagreb | Β£3,650,000 |
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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June 1998 | FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Feyenoord | Β£2,500,000 |
June 1998 | DF | Darren Peacock | Blackburn Rovers | Β£100,000 |
July 1998 | GK | Shaka Hislop | West Ham United | Free |
July 1998 | GK | Pavel SrnΓΔek | Banik Ostrava | Free |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Shay Given | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | DF | Warren Barton | 18+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
3 | DF | Stuart Pearce | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | MF | David Batty | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | Didier Domi | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Steve Howey | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Rob Lee | 20+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
8 | FW | StΓ©phane Guivarc'h | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 29+1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39+1 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
10 | MF | John Barnes | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Silvio MariΔ | 9+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | Gary Speed | 34+3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43+4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
12 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 22+1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30+1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
13 | GK | Steve Harper | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Temuri Ketsbaia | 14+12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22+12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
15 | MF | Georgios Georgiadis | 7+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
16 | DF | Laurent Charvet | 30+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
17 | MF | Stephen Glass | 18+4 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | Keith Gillespie | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | Louis Saha | 5+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | Steve Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Carl Serrant | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 24+4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 33+5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
25 | FW | Paul Dalglish | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
27 | DF | Philippe Albert | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 12+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | Garry Brady | 3+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | David Beharall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 25+5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35+5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
36 | MF | Jamie McClen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | Andy Griffin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
40 | FW | Andreas Andersson | 10+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Position | Staff |
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Manager | Ruud Gullit |
Assistant manager | Steve Clarke |
Goalkeeping coach | Andy Woodman |
Reserve team coach | Terry McDermott |
Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:
[1]
27 July 1998 | Bohemian | 1β1 | Newcastle United | Dublin |
Swan 78' ( pen.) | Keidel 73' | Stadium:
Dalymount Park Attendance: 5,000 |
1 August 1998 JD Sports Cup | Newcastle United | 0β0 (3β4 p) | Benfica | Middlesbrough |
Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 5,430 | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Watson Pearce Ketsbaia |
2 August 1998 JD Sports Cup | Middlesbrough | 1β1 (3β4 p) | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
Mustoe 27' | Shearer 50' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 5,230 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Shearer Lee Albert Pistone |
5 August 1998 | Bray Wanderers | 0β6 | Newcastle United | Bray |
Shearer 11', 29', 41' Dalglish 61', 88' Hamann 81' |
Stadium:
Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 5,700 |
10 August 1998 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Juventus | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 25' Pearce 40' |
Blanchard 88' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 32,590 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a] |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [b] |
14 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 43 | |
15 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 42 |
15 August 1998 1 | Newcastle United | 0β0 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Rufus 25' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,719 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 August 1998 2 | Chelsea | 1β1 | Newcastle United | London |
Babayaro 23' | Andersson 43' | Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,795 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
30 August 1998 3 | Newcastle United | 1β4 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Guivarc'h 28' |
Owen 17', 18', 32' Berger 45' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,740 Referee: Graham Barber |
9 September 1998 4 | Aston Villa | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
Hendrie 64' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 39,241 Referee: Graham Poll |
12 September 1998 5 | Newcastle United | 4β0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 8', 37' (
pen.) Marshall 88' ( o.g.) Ketsbaia 90' |
Dodd 38' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,454 Referee: Mike Riley |
19 September 1998 6 | Coventry City | 1β5 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
Whelan 4' |
Dabizas 14' Shearer 42', 90' Speed 43' Glass 58' |
Stadium:
Highfield Road Attendance: 22,656 Referee: R. Harris |
26 September 1998 7 | Newcastle United | 2β0 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 11', 88' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,760 Referee: David Elleray |
4 October 1998 8 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Bergkamp 21', 66' (
pen.) Anelka 29' |
Dabizas 65' | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 38,102 Referee: Mike Reed |
17 October 1998 9 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dabizas 13' Glass 17' |
Griffin 73' ( o.g.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,750 Referee: Keith Burge |
24 October 1998 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Iversen 39', 76' Calderwood 86' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,047 Referee: Graham Barber |
31 October 1998 11 | Newcastle United | 0β3 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dabizas 48' |
Wright 56', 90' Sinclair 76' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,744 Referee: Graham Poll |
8 November 1998 12 | Manchester United | 0β0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 55,174 Referee: Steve Dunn |
14 November 1998 13 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dalglish 4' | Rudi 80' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,698 Referee: Peter Jones |
23 November 1998 14 | Everton | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Ball 18' | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 30,357 Referee: Neale Barry |
28 November 1998 15 | Newcastle United | 3β1 | Wimbledon | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano 37' Ferguson 59', 90' |
Gayle 33' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,623 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
6 December 1998 16 | Middlesbrough | 2β2 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
Townsend 13' Cooper 59' |
Charvet 39' Dabizas 84' |
Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,629 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
12 December 1998 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 0β0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 27,569 Referee: R. Harris |
19 December 1998 18 | Newcastle United | 1β0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Glass 66' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,718 Referee: Jeff Winter |
26 December 1998 19 | Newcastle United | 0β3 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Kewell 38' Bowyer 62' Hasselbaink 90' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,783 Referee: G. Willard |
28 December 1998 20 | Liverpool | 4β2 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Owen 67', 80' Riedle 71', 84' |
Solano 29' Hamann 30' Andersson 56' |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,605 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
9 January 1999 21 | Newcastle United | 0β1 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Petrescu 39' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,711 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
17 January 1999 22 | Charlton Athletic | 2β2 | Newcastle United | London |
Bright 64' Pringle 90' |
Ketsbaia 13' Solano 55' Dabizas 77' |
Stadium:
The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Peter Jones |
30 January 1999 23 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 4' Ketsbaia 27' |
Merson 61' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,766 Referee: R. Harris |
6 February 1999 24 | Leeds United | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
Solano 63' | Stadium:
Elland Road Attendance: 40,202 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
17 February 1999 25 | Newcastle United | 4β1 | Coventry City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 19', 75' Speed 55' Saha 58' |
Whelan 18' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,352 Referee: Steve Dunn |
20 February 1999 26 | Southampton | 2β1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
Beattie 12' Dodd 43' ( pen.) |
Hamann 86' | Stadium:
The Dell Attendance: 15,244 Referee: Graham Poll |
28 February 1999 27 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 77' | Anelka 36' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,708 Referee: Mike Reed |
10 March 1999 28 | Nottingham Forest | 1β2 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
Freedman 12' Louis-Jean 50' |
Shearer 45' (
pen.) Hamann 77' |
Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 22,852 Referee: Jeff Winter |
13 March 1999 29 | Newcastle United | 1β2 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano 16' | Cole 25', 51' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,500 Referee: David Elleray |
20 March 1999 30 | West Ham United | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Di Canio 17' Kitson 82' |
Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 25,997 Referee: Paul Durkin |
3 April 1999 31 | Derby County | 3β4 | Newcastle United | Derby |
Burton 8' Baiano 22' ( pen.) Wanchope 90' |
Speed 11', 14' Ketsbaia 39' Solano 60' |
Stadium:
Pride Park Attendance: 32,039 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
5 April 1999 32 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Ketsbaia 78' | Anderton 50' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,655 Referee: Mike Riley |
17 April 1999 33 | Newcastle United | 1β3 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 | Shearer 82' ( pen.) |
Campbell 1', 44' Gemmill 88' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,775 Referee: Graham Poll |
21 April 1999 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1β1 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
Scott 52' | Shearer 45' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Hillsborough Attendance: 21,545 Referee: Paul Alcock |
24 April 1999 35 | Wimbledon | 1β1 | Newcastle United | London |
Hartson 24' | Shearer 18' | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Peter Jones |
1 May 1999 36 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 64' ( pen.) | Mustoe 60' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,552 Referee: Mike Reed |
8 May 1999 37 | Leicester City | 2β0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
Izzet 20' Cottee 41' |
Stadium:
Filbert Street Attendance: 21,125 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
16 May 1999 38 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 51' | Wilcox 37' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,623 Referee: Jeff Winter |
17 September 1998 Round 1 1st leg | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Partizan Belgrade | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 12' Dabizas 71' |
Report | RaΕ‘oviΔ 69' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 26,599 |
1 October 1998 Round 1 2nd leg | Partizan Belgrade | 1β0 (2 a β 2 agg.) | Newcastle United | Belgrade |
RaΕ‘oviΔ 53' ( pen.) | Report | Stadium:
Stadion FK Partizan Attendance: 26,000 |
2 January 1999 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 |
Given 14' Speed 48' Shearer 69' |
(Report) | Bradbury 18' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,536 Referee: M. Reed |
23 January 1999 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 3β0 | Bradford City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 |
Hamann 33' Shearer 52' Ketsbaia 86' |
(Report) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,698 Referee: Paul Durkin |
14 February 1999 Round 5 | Newcastle United | 0β0 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
16:00 | (Report) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,295 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
24 February 1999 Round 5R | Blackburn Rovers | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
19:45 | (Report) | Saha 28' | Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 27,483 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
7 March 1999 Round 6 | Newcastle United | 4β1 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
16:00 |
Ketsbaia 21', 73' Georgiadis 61' Shearer 81' |
(Report) | Unsworth 57' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,584 Referee: Graham Barber |
11 April 1999 Semi-final | Newcastle United | 2β0 ( a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
15:00 | Shearer 109' ( pen.), 118' | (Report) | Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 53,609 Referee: Paul Durkin |
22 May 1999 Final | Manchester United | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 |
Sheringham 11' Scholes 53' |
(Report) | Stadium:
Wembley Attendance: 79,101 Referee: Peter Jones |
27 October 1998 Round 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Tranmere |
19:45 | Report | Dalglish 31' | Stadium:
Prenton Park Attendance: 12,017 Referee: Steve Dunn |
11 November 1998 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 1β1 (
a.e.t.) (2β4 p) | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle |
Shearer 9' | Report | Sherwood 30' | Stadium:
St. James Park Attendance: 34,702 Referee: Neale Barry | |
Penalties | ||||
1998β99 season | |||
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Chairman | David Cassidy (until 18 December 1998) Freddy Shepherd (from 20 December 1998) | ||
Manager |
Kenny Dalglish (until 27 August 1998) Ruud Gullit (from 27 August 1998) | ||
Stadium | St James' Park | ||
Premier League | 13th | ||
Cup Winners' Cup | First round | ||
FA Cup | Runners-up | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (14) All: Alan Shearer (21) | ||
Average home league attendance | 36,665 | ||
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In the 1998β99 season, Newcastle United competed in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Newcastle's season was an almost carbon copy of the one before. They finished 13th in the Premiership and lost in the FA Cup final to enter Europe because the winning side had already qualified for the Champions League.
Just after the season started, Kenny Dalglish paid for Newcastle's sub-standard league performances with his job. The task was given to Ruud Gullit to turn things round, but he could not improve on the club's previous league finish of 13th. A dismal league position put them below local rivals Middlesbrough as well as other unfancied sides including Derby County and Sheffield Wednesday.
A poor start to the 1998β99 season led to Kenny Dalglish being sacked. [1] Ruud Gullit, a trophy winning manager with Chelsea a few years previously, was put in charge. [2] The team again started promisingly, but was knocked out of the Cup Winners' Cup in the first round.
Gullit made some high-profile mistakes in the transfer market (notably, Spanish defender Marcelino and forward Silvio Maric bore the brunt of supporters frustrations). Less forgivably, he also fell out with several senior players, including the club captain Rob Lee, who had been the heartbeat of the team for the previous half decade, and was initially not given a squad number. [3]
Newcastle made it to the 1998β99 FA Cup final, their second final in successive seasons. This time around they were to lose to Manchester United 2β0. [4]
Because the FA Cup winners had already won European qualification, this meant Newcastle reached Europe for the fourth season running: this time the 1999β2000 UEFA Cup, due to the discontinuation of the Cup Winners' Cup.
Gullit resigned shortly after the start of the 1999β2000 season. [5]
Off the pitch, controversy was caused when former chairman Freddy Shepherd, who had been forced to resign due to controversy over remarks made in the press the previous season, successfully manoeuvred to reinstate himself to the position within less than a year.
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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June 1998 | MF | Georgios Georgiadis | Panathinaikos | Β£500,000 |
June 1998 | GK | Lionel PΓ©rez | Sunderland | Free |
June 1998 | FW | StΓ©phane Guivarc'h | Auxerre | Β£3,500,000 |
July 1998 | DF | Carl Serrant | Oldham Athletic | Β£500,000 |
July 1998 | MF | Garry Brady | Tottenham Hotspur | Β£650,000 |
July 1998 | DF | Laurent Charvet | Cannes | Β£750,000 |
August 1998 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | Bayern Munich | Β£4,500,000 |
August 1998 | MF | Nolberto Solano | Boca Juniors | Β£2,500,000 |
November 1998 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | Everton | Β£8,000,000 |
January 1999 | FW | Louis Saha | Metz | Loan |
January 1999 | DF | Didier Domi | PSG | Β£4,000,000 |
March 1999 | MF | Silvio MariΔ | Croatia Zagreb | Β£3,650,000 |
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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June 1998 | FW | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Feyenoord | Β£2,500,000 |
June 1998 | DF | Darren Peacock | Blackburn Rovers | Β£100,000 |
July 1998 | GK | Shaka Hislop | West Ham United | Free |
July 1998 | GK | Pavel SrnΓΔek | Banik Ostrava | Free |
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | Shay Given | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | DF | Warren Barton | 18+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
3 | DF | Stuart Pearce | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
4 | MF | David Batty | 6+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
4 | DF | Didier Domi | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
5 | DF | Alessandro Pistone | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
6 | DF | Steve Howey | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
7 | MF | Rob Lee | 20+6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
8 | FW | StΓ©phane Guivarc'h | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | Alan Shearer | 29+1 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39+1 | 21 | 7 | 0 |
10 | MF | John Barnes | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | MF | Silvio MariΔ | 9+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
11 | MF | Gary Speed | 34+3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43+4 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
12 | MF | Dietmar Hamann | 22+1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30+1 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
13 | GK | Steve Harper | 7+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
14 | MF | Temuri Ketsbaia | 14+12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22+12 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
15 | MF | Georgios Georgiadis | 7+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
16 | DF | Laurent Charvet | 30+1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 38+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
17 | MF | Stephen Glass | 18+4 | 3 | 2+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
18 | MF | Keith Gillespie | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | FW | Louis Saha | 5+6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
19 | DF | Steve Watson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | Duncan Ferguson | 7 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | DF | Carl Serrant | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
24 | MF | Nolberto Solano | 24+4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 33+5 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
25 | FW | Paul Dalglish | 6+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
27 | DF | Philippe Albert | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
28 | DF | Aaron Hughes | 12+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
29 | MF | Garry Brady | 3+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | David Beharall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | DF | Nikos Dabizas | 25+5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 35+5 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
36 | MF | Jamie McClen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | DF | Andy Griffin | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
40 | FW | Andreas Andersson | 10+4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Position | Staff |
---|---|
Manager | Ruud Gullit |
Assistant manager | Steve Clarke |
Goalkeeping coach | Andy Woodman |
Reserve team coach | Terry McDermott |
Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:
[1]
27 July 1998 | Bohemian | 1β1 | Newcastle United | Dublin |
Swan 78' ( pen.) | Keidel 73' | Stadium:
Dalymount Park Attendance: 5,000 |
1 August 1998 JD Sports Cup | Newcastle United | 0β0 (3β4 p) | Benfica | Middlesbrough |
Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 5,430 | ||||
Penalties | ||||
Watson Pearce Ketsbaia |
2 August 1998 JD Sports Cup | Middlesbrough | 1β1 (3β4 p) | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
Mustoe 27' | Shearer 50' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 5,230 | ||
Penalties | ||||
Shearer Lee Albert Pistone |
5 August 1998 | Bray Wanderers | 0β6 | Newcastle United | Bray |
Shearer 11', 29', 41' Dalglish 61', 88' Hamann 81' |
Stadium:
Carlisle Grounds Attendance: 5,700 |
10 August 1998 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Juventus | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 25' Pearce 40' |
Blanchard 88' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 32,590 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 47 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [a] |
12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 46 | |
13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 48 | 54 | −6 | 46 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round [b] |
14 | Everton | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 42 | 47 | −5 | 43 | |
15 | Coventry City | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 42 |
15 August 1998 1 | Newcastle United | 0β0 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Rufus 25' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,719 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
22 August 1998 2 | Chelsea | 1β1 | Newcastle United | London |
Babayaro 23' | Andersson 43' | Stadium:
Stamford Bridge Attendance: 34,795 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
30 August 1998 3 | Newcastle United | 1β4 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Guivarc'h 28' |
Owen 17', 18', 32' Berger 45' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,740 Referee: Graham Barber |
9 September 1998 4 | Aston Villa | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
Hendrie 64' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Villa Park Attendance: 39,241 Referee: Graham Poll |
12 September 1998 5 | Newcastle United | 4β0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 8', 37' (
pen.) Marshall 88' ( o.g.) Ketsbaia 90' |
Dodd 38' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,454 Referee: Mike Riley |
19 September 1998 6 | Coventry City | 1β5 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
Whelan 4' |
Dabizas 14' Shearer 42', 90' Speed 43' Glass 58' |
Stadium:
Highfield Road Attendance: 22,656 Referee: R. Harris |
26 September 1998 7 | Newcastle United | 2β0 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 11', 88' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,760 Referee: David Elleray |
4 October 1998 8 | Arsenal | 3β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Bergkamp 21', 66' (
pen.) Anelka 29' |
Dabizas 65' | Stadium:
Highbury Attendance: 38,102 Referee: Mike Reed |
17 October 1998 9 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dabizas 13' Glass 17' |
Griffin 73' ( o.g.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,750 Referee: Keith Burge |
24 October 1998 10 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Iversen 39', 76' Calderwood 86' |
Stadium:
White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,047 Referee: Graham Barber |
31 October 1998 11 | Newcastle United | 0β3 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dabizas 48' |
Wright 56', 90' Sinclair 76' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,744 Referee: Graham Poll |
8 November 1998 12 | Manchester United | 0β0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 55,174 Referee: Steve Dunn |
14 November 1998 13 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dalglish 4' | Rudi 80' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,698 Referee: Peter Jones |
23 November 1998 14 | Everton | 1β0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Ball 18' | Stadium:
Goodison Park Attendance: 30,357 Referee: Neale Barry |
28 November 1998 15 | Newcastle United | 3β1 | Wimbledon | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano 37' Ferguson 59', 90' |
Gayle 33' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,623 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
6 December 1998 16 | Middlesbrough | 2β2 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough |
Townsend 13' Cooper 59' |
Charvet 39' Dabizas 84' |
Stadium:
Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,629 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
12 December 1998 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 0β0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 27,569 Referee: R. Harris |
19 December 1998 18 | Newcastle United | 1β0 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Glass 66' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,718 Referee: Jeff Winter |
26 December 1998 19 | Newcastle United | 0β3 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Kewell 38' Bowyer 62' Hasselbaink 90' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,783 Referee: G. Willard |
28 December 1998 20 | Liverpool | 4β2 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
Owen 67', 80' Riedle 71', 84' |
Solano 29' Hamann 30' Andersson 56' |
Stadium:
Anfield Attendance: 44,605 Referee: Stephen Lodge |
9 January 1999 21 | Newcastle United | 0β1 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Petrescu 39' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,711 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
17 January 1999 22 | Charlton Athletic | 2β2 | Newcastle United | London |
Bright 64' Pringle 90' |
Ketsbaia 13' Solano 55' Dabizas 77' |
Stadium:
The Valley Attendance: 20,043 Referee: Peter Jones |
30 January 1999 23 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 4' Ketsbaia 27' |
Merson 61' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,766 Referee: R. Harris |
6 February 1999 24 | Leeds United | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
Solano 63' | Stadium:
Elland Road Attendance: 40,202 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
17 February 1999 25 | Newcastle United | 4β1 | Coventry City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 19', 75' Speed 55' Saha 58' |
Whelan 18' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,352 Referee: Steve Dunn |
20 February 1999 26 | Southampton | 2β1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
Beattie 12' Dodd 43' ( pen.) |
Hamann 86' | Stadium:
The Dell Attendance: 15,244 Referee: Graham Poll |
28 February 1999 27 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 77' | Anelka 36' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,708 Referee: Mike Reed |
10 March 1999 28 | Nottingham Forest | 1β2 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
Freedman 12' Louis-Jean 50' |
Shearer 45' (
pen.) Hamann 77' |
Stadium:
City Ground Attendance: 22,852 Referee: Jeff Winter |
13 March 1999 29 | Newcastle United | 1β2 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Solano 16' | Cole 25', 51' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,500 Referee: David Elleray |
20 March 1999 30 | West Ham United | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
Di Canio 17' Kitson 82' |
Stadium:
Upton Park Attendance: 25,997 Referee: Paul Durkin |
3 April 1999 31 | Derby County | 3β4 | Newcastle United | Derby |
Burton 8' Baiano 22' ( pen.) Wanchope 90' |
Speed 11', 14' Ketsbaia 39' Solano 60' |
Stadium:
Pride Park Attendance: 32,039 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
5 April 1999 32 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Ketsbaia 78' | Anderton 50' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,655 Referee: Mike Riley |
17 April 1999 33 | Newcastle United | 1β3 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 | Shearer 82' ( pen.) |
Campbell 1', 44' Gemmill 88' |
Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,775 Referee: Graham Poll |
21 April 1999 34 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1β1 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
Scott 52' | Shearer 45' ( pen.) | Stadium:
Hillsborough Attendance: 21,545 Referee: Paul Alcock |
24 April 1999 35 | Wimbledon | 1β1 | Newcastle United | London |
Hartson 24' | Shearer 18' | Stadium:
Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,172 Referee: Peter Jones |
1 May 1999 36 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 64' ( pen.) | Mustoe 60' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,552 Referee: Mike Reed |
8 May 1999 37 | Leicester City | 2β0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
Izzet 20' Cottee 41' |
Stadium:
Filbert Street Attendance: 21,125 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
16 May 1999 38 | Newcastle United | 1β1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Hamann 51' | Wilcox 37' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,623 Referee: Jeff Winter |
17 September 1998 Round 1 1st leg | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Partizan Belgrade | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Shearer 12' Dabizas 71' |
Report | RaΕ‘oviΔ 69' ( pen.) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 26,599 |
1 October 1998 Round 1 2nd leg | Partizan Belgrade | 1β0 (2 a β 2 agg.) | Newcastle United | Belgrade |
RaΕ‘oviΔ 53' ( pen.) | Report | Stadium:
Stadion FK Partizan Attendance: 26,000 |
2 January 1999 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 2β1 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 |
Given 14' Speed 48' Shearer 69' |
(Report) | Bradbury 18' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,536 Referee: M. Reed |
23 January 1999 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 3β0 | Bradford City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
15:00 |
Hamann 33' Shearer 52' Ketsbaia 86' |
(Report) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,698 Referee: Paul Durkin |
14 February 1999 Round 5 | Newcastle United | 0β0 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
16:00 | (Report) | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,295 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
24 February 1999 Round 5R | Blackburn Rovers | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
19:45 | (Report) | Saha 28' | Stadium:
Ewood Park Attendance: 27,483 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
7 March 1999 Round 6 | Newcastle United | 4β1 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
16:00 |
Ketsbaia 21', 73' Georgiadis 61' Shearer 81' |
(Report) | Unsworth 57' | Stadium:
St James' Park Attendance: 36,584 Referee: Graham Barber |
11 April 1999 Semi-final | Newcastle United | 2β0 ( a.e.t.) | Tottenham Hotspur | Manchester |
15:00 | Shearer 109' ( pen.), 118' | (Report) | Stadium:
Old Trafford Attendance: 53,609 Referee: Paul Durkin |
22 May 1999 Final | Manchester United | 2β0 | Newcastle United | London |
15:00 |
Sheringham 11' Scholes 53' |
(Report) | Stadium:
Wembley Attendance: 79,101 Referee: Peter Jones |
27 October 1998 Round 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 0β1 | Newcastle United | Tranmere |
19:45 | Report | Dalglish 31' | Stadium:
Prenton Park Attendance: 12,017 Referee: Steve Dunn |
11 November 1998 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 1β1 (
a.e.t.) (2β4 p) | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle |
Shearer 9' | Report | Sherwood 30' | Stadium:
St. James Park Attendance: 34,702 Referee: Neale Barry | |
Penalties | ||||