1994–95 Newcastle United F.C. season
1994–95 season | ||||
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Chairman | Sir John Hall | |||
Manager | Kevin Keegan | |||
Stadium | St James' Park | |||
FA Premier League | 6th | |||
FA Cup | Sixth Round | |||
League Cup | Fourth Round | |||
UEFA Cup | Second Round | |||
Top goalscorer |
League: Peter Beardsley (13) All: Peter Beardsley, Andrew Cole (15) | |||
Highest home attendance |
35,626 (vs. Leeds United & Crystal Palace) | |||
Lowest home attendance |
27,208 (vs. Barnsley) | |||
Average home league attendance | 33,935 | |||
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This article covers the squad and match results for the 1994–95 season at the English football (soccer) club Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League, finishing in 6th place.
Season summary
Newcastle United made the best start to any top division season in their history, winning their first six games to go top. The first team had built up a reputation for playing an attacking, almost cavalier, brand of football under Kevin Keegan – their occasionally leaky defence was not a major problem, as the team could almost always score more than they conceded. In a shock move in January 1995, however, hugely influential striker Andy Cole joined Manchester United for £6 million plus £1 million midfielder Keith Gillespie, who joined Newcastle. Fans were saddened and confused with Keegan for selling Cole, leading to Keegan publicly confronting fans at St James' Park explaining his reasons on the day of the transfer.
By Christmas, Newcastle were no longer title favourites but still looked certain of a UEFA Cup place. But things failed to improve in the new year, and the sale of Cole seemed to accelerate their fall from grace. A sixth-place finish in the final table meant that they just missed out on another European campaign, but they were given hope of a fresh chase for honours next time round thanks to the close season signings of David Ginola and Les Ferdinand.
The 1994–95 season also saw the arrival of Marc Hottiger, Philippe Albert, Paul Kitson and Keith Gillespie, as well as the late and close season departures of Barry Venison, Alex Mathie, Mike Jeffrey and Paul Bracewell.
Final league table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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4 | Liverpool | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 65 | 37 | +28 | 74 | 1995–96 UEFA Cup First round |
5 | Leeds United | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 73 | |
6 | Newcastle United | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 72 | |
7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 66 | 58 | +8 | 62 | |
8 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 61 | 59 | +2 | 60 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | UEFA Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||||
1 | GK | 38 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 | ? | 2 | |
2 | DF | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ? | 0 | |
3 | DF | 33 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 46 | 1 | ? | 0 | |
4 | MF | 13 (3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 (4) | 0 | ? | 0 | |
5 | MF | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 12 | ? | 0 | |
6 | DF | 29 (1) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 (1) | 1 | ? | 0 | |
7 | MF | 35 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 14 | ? | 1 | |
8 | MF | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 15 | ? | 0 | |
9 | FW | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | ? | 0 | |
10 | MF | 9 (10) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 15 (12) | 2 | ? | 0 | |
11 | MF | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 1 | ? | 0 | |
12 | DF | 38 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ? | 0 | |
14 | FW | 3 (6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (8) | 1 | ? | 0 | |
15 | DF | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ? | 0 | |
18 | MF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | ? | 0 | |
18 | MF | 15 (2) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 (2) | 4 | ? | 0 | |
19 | DF | 22 (5) | 4 | 0 (1) | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | 26 (9) | 5 | ? | 0 | |
20 | DF | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | ? | 0 | |
21 | FW | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | ? | 0 | |
26 | DF | 10 (4) | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 (5) | 2 | ? | 0 | |
27 | DF | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 3 | ? | 1 | |
28 | FW | 24 (2) | 8 | 4 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 (3) | 12 | ? | 0 | |
30 | GK | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | ? | 0 | |
31 | FW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 (2) | 0 | 1 (2) | 1 | ? | 0 |
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Manager | |
Assistant Manager | |
First Team coach |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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1 August 1994 [1] | DF | £600,000 | ||
2 August 1994 | MF | Wycombe Wanderers | £150,000 | |
3 August 1994 | MF | Watford | £425,000 | |
10 August 1994 | DF | £2,700,000 | ||
26 September 1994 | FW | Derby County | £2,225,000 | |
10 January 1995 | MF | Manchester United | Part-exchange for Andy Cole | |
1 March 1995 [2] | MF | £75,000 | ||
Unknown | GK | Free | ||
- Total spending:
£6.175m
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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16 June 1994 | DF | Darlington | Free | |
19 June 1994 | FW | Stockport County | £35,000 | |
22 July 1994 | DF | Swindon Town | £600,000 | |
25 November 1994 | MF | Port Vale | £225,000 | |
December 1994 | MF | £25,000 | ||
12 January 1995 | FW | Manchester United | £6,250,000 + Keith Gillespie | |
24 February 1995 | FW | Ipswich Town | £500,000 | |
23 March 1995 | DF | Swindon Town | £340,000 | |
23 May 1995 | MF | Sunderland | £50,000 | |
Unknown | GK | Free | ||
- Total income:
£8.025m
Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Result | 1–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 1–1 (Pens: 6–5) |
1–3 | 5–2 |
League
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
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Result | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Position | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th |
Round | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
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Result | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 3–2 |
Position | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th |
FA Cup
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Result | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
League Cup
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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Result | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
UEFA Cup
Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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Result | 5–0 | 5–2 | 3–2 | 0–1 |
Matches
Pre-season
27 July 1994 | MYPA | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Kouvola |
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Hyypiä |
Cole |
28 July 1994 | Visan Pallo | 0–2 | Newcastle United | |
Lee Mathie |
1 August 1994 | Wrexham | 4–3 | Newcastle United | Wrexham |
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Mathie Beardsley |
Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5,842 |
5 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament Semi-Final | Manchester United | 1–1 (5–6 p) |
Newcastle United | Glasgow |
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Cantona |
Fox |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 27,282 |
6 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament Final | Sampdoria | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Glasgow |
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Lombardo Bertarelli |
Cole |
Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 31,362 |
League
21 August 1994 | Leicester City | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
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Joachim |
Cole Beardsley Elliott Srníček |
Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 20,048 |
24 August 1994 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Coventry City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Lee Watson Cole |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,163 |
27 August 1994 | Newcastle United | 5–1 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Watson Cole Lee |
Banger |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,181 |
31 August 1994 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Newcastle United | London |
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Hutchison |
Potts Lee Mathie |
Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 18,580 |
10 September 1994 | Newcastle United | 4–2 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Cole Fox Lee |
Peacock Furlong Wise |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,435 |
18 September 1994 | Arsenal | 2–3 | Newcastle United | London |
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Adams Wright |
Keown Beardsley Fox |
Stadium: Arsenal Stadium Attendance: 36,819 |
24 September 1994 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Lee Albert |
Rush |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,435 |
1 October 1994 | Aston Villa | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
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Lee Cole |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 29,960 |
9 October 1994 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Flowers |
Shearer |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,344 |
15 October 1994 | Crystal Palace | 0–1 | Newcastle United | London |
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Beardsley |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17,760 |
22 October 1994 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Watson Cole |
Taylor |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,408 |
29 October 1994 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
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Pallister Gillespie |
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 43,795 |
5 November 1994 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Kitson Beardsley |
Dichio |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,278 |
7 November 1994 | Nottingham Forest | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
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Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 22,102 |
19 November 1994 | Wimbledon | 3–2 | Newcastle United | London |
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Clarke Ekoku Harford |
Beardsley Kitson |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 14,203 |
26 November 1994 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Ipswich Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Cole |
Thomsen |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,459 |
3 December 1994 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–2 | Newcastle United | London |
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Sheringham Popescu |
Fox |
Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 28,002 |
10 December 1994 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Albert Howey |
Oldfield |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,400 |
17 December 1994 | Coventry City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
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Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 17,233 |
26 December 1994 | Leeds United | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Leeds |
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Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,337 |
31 December 1994 | Norwich City | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Norwich |
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Adams Ward |
Fox |
Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 22,172 |
2 January 1995 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,437 |
15 January 1995 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Kitson |
Hughes |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,471 |
21 January 1995 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
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Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 31,215 |
25 January 1995 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Wimbledon | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Fox Kitson |
Ekoku |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,374 |
1 February 1995 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Fox Beardsley |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,465 |
4 February 1995 | Queens Park Rangers | 3–0 | Newcastle United | London |
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Ferdinand Barker |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,576 |
11 February 1995 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Fox Lee |
Lee |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,471 |
25 February 1995 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Venison Beardsley |
Townsend |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,637 |
28 February 1995 | Ipswich Town | 0–2 | Newcastle United | Ipswich |
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Fox Kitson |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 18,639 |
4 March 1995 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
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Fowler Rush |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 39,300 |
8 March 1995 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | West Ham United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Clark Kitson |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,595 |
19 March 1995 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Beardsley |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,611 |
22 March 1995 | Southampton | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
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Heaney Watson Shipperley |
Kitson |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,676 |
1 April 1995 | Chelsea | 1–1 | Newcastle United | London |
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Peacock |
Hottiger |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 22,987 |
8 April 1995 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Norwich City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Beardsley Kitson |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,518 |
14 April 1995 | Everton | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
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Amokachi |
Lee |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 34,811 |
17 April 1995 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Elliott |
McAllister Yeboah |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,626 |
29 April 1995 | Manchester City | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
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Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 27,389 |
3 May 1995 | Newcastle United | 3–3 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Gillespie Peacock Beardsley Srníček |
Barmby Klinsmann Anderton |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,603 |
8 May 1995 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
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Shearer |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,545 |
14 May 1995 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Crystal Palace | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Fox Lee Gillespie |
Armstrong Houghton |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,626 |
FA Cup
8 January 1995 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Lee |
Sutton |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,721 |
18 January 1995 Round 3 Replay | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
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Sutton |
Hottiger Clark |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 22,658 |
28 January 1995 Round 4 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Swansea City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Kitson |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,372 |
19 February 1995 Round 5 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Gillespie Beresford |
Rösler |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,219 |
12 March 1995 Round 6 | Everton | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
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Watson |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 35,203 |
League Cup
21 September 1994 Round 2 1st leg | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Barnsley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Cole Fox |
Redfearn |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,208 |
5 October 1994 Round 2 2nd leg | Barnsley | 0–1 (1–3 agg.) |
Newcastle United | Barnsley |
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Cole |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,992 |
26 October 1994 Round 3 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Albert Kitson |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,178 |
30 November 1994 Round 4 | Manchester City | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
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Rösler |
Jeffrey |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 25,162 |
21 December 1994 Round 4 Replay | Newcastle United | 0–2 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Rösler Walsh |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,056 |
UEFA Cup
13 September 1994 Round 1 1st leg | Royal Antwerp | 0–5 | Newcastle United | Antwerp |
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Lee Sellars Watson |
Stadium: Bosuilstadion Attendance: 19,700 |
27 September 1994 Round 1 2nd leg | Newcastle United | 5–2 (10–2 agg.) |
Royal Antwerp | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Lee Cole Beardsley |
Kiekens Severeyns |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,383 |
18 October 1994 Round 2 1st leg | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Newcastle upon Tyne |
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Fox Beardsley Cole |
Ziganda Suances |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,440 |
1 November 1994 Round 2 2nd leg | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 (3a – 3 agg.) |
Newcastle United | Bilbao |
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Ziganda |
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 47,000 |
References
- ↑ Marc Hottiger at Soccerbase
- ↑ James Crawford at Soccerbase