1994–95 Newcastle United F.C. season

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.

Newcastle United
1994–95 season
ChairmanSir John Hall
ManagerKevin Keegan
StadiumSt James' Park
FA Premier League6th
FA CupSixth Round
League CupFourth Round
UEFA CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Peter Beardsley (13)
All:
Peter Beardsley,
Andrew Cole (15)
Highest home attendance35,626
(vs. Leeds United
& Crystal Palace)
Lowest home attendance27,208
(vs. Barnsley)
Average home league attendance33,935

Season summary
Andrew Cole was sold to Manchester United in January 1995 for £7m

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
Main article: 1994–95 FA Premier League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.

Appearances, goals and cards
(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GK Pavel Srníček 380505040520?2
2DF Barry Venison 281502010361?0
3DF John Beresford 330415040461?0
4MF Paul Bracewell 13 (3)0300 (1)00016 (4)0?0
5MF Ruel Fox 40105021415112?0
6DF Steve Howey 29 (1)140403040 (1)1?0
7MF Robert Lee 3594120344414?1
8MF Peter Beardsley 34133030424415?0
9FW Andy Cole 1891052342715?0
10MF Lee Clark 9 (10)121301 (2)015 (12)2?0
11MF Scott Sellars 120003041191?0
12DF Marc Hottiger 381415040512?0
14FW Alex Mathie 3 (6)1001 (2)0004 (8)1?0
15DF Darren Peacock 351504040481?0
18MF Steve Guppy 00000 (1)0000 (1)0?0
18MF Keith Gillespie 15 (2)232000018 (2)4?0
19DF Steve Watson 22 (5)40 (1)03 (1)01 (2)126 (9)5?0
20DF Alan Neilson 5 (1)00010006 (1)0?0
21FW Malcolm Allen 0 (1)00000000 (1)0?0
26DF Robbie Elliott 10 (4)23 (1)0000013 (5)2?0
27DF Philippe Albert 172003140243?1
28FW Paul Kitson 24 (2)84 (1)3310031 (3)12?0
30GK Mike Hooper 4 (2)00000004 (2)0?0
31FW Mike Jeffrey 0000110 (2)01 (2)1?0

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Manager Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager Terry McDermott
First Team coach Arthur Cox

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1994 [1] DF Marc Hottiger FC Sion £600,000
2 August 1994 MF Steve Guppy Wycombe Wanderers £150,000
3 August 1994 MF Jason Drysdale Watford £425,000
10 August 1994 DF Philippe Albert Anderlecht £2,700,000
26 September 1994 FW Paul Kitson Derby County £2,225,000
10 January 1995 MF Keith Gillespie Manchester United Part-exchange for Andy Cole
1 March 1995 [2] MF Jimmy Crawford Bohemians £75,000
Unknown GK John Burridge Aberdeen Free
  • Total spending: £6.175m

Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee
16 June 1994 DF Matty Appleby Darlington Free
19 June 1994 FW Alun Armstrong Stockport County £35,000
22 July 1994 DF Mark Robinson Swindon Town £600,000
25 November 1994 MF Steve Guppy Port Vale £225,000
December 1994 MF Nikki Papavasiliou OFI Crete £25,000
12 January 1995 FW Andy Cole Manchester United £6,250,000 + Keith Gillespie
24 February 1995 FW Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £500,000
23 March 1995 DF Jason Drysdale Swindon Town £340,000
23 May 1995 MF Paul Bracewell Sunderland £50,000
Unknown GK John Burridge Dunfermline Athletic Free
  • Total income: £8.025m

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 1–2 2–0 3–4 1–1
(Pens: 6–5)		 1–3 5–2

League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Liverpool 42 21 11 10 65 37 +28 74 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
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
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. Leeds United were rewarded entry to the UEFA Cup through UEFA Fair Play ranking.
Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
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
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
Result 1–1 2–1 3–0 3–1 0–1

League Cup
Match 1 2 3 4 5
Result 2–1 1–0 2–0 1–1 0–2

UEFA Cup
Match 1 2 3 4
Result 5–0 5–2 3–2 0–1

Matches

Pre-season
27 July 1994 MYPA2–1Newcastle UnitedKouvola
 ?'
Hyypiä  ?'		 Cole  ?'
28 July 1994 Visan Pallo0–2Newcastle United
Lee  ?'
Mathie  ?'
1 August 1994 Wrexham4–3Newcastle UnitedWrexham
 1'
 46'
 60'
 65'		 Mathie  35', 89'
Beardsley  58'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5,842
5 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament Semi-FinalManchester United1–1
(5–6 p)		Newcastle UnitedGlasgow
Cantona  43' Fox  19' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 27,282
6 August 1994 Ibrox Tournament FinalSampdoria3–1Newcastle UnitedGlasgow
Lombardo  38', 60'
Bertarelli  68' (pen.)		 Cole  9' Stadium: Ibrox Stadium
Attendance: 31,362
12 August 1994 Northern Ireland XI2–5Newcastle United
 ?'
 ?'		 Cole  ?'
Fox  ?'
Lee  ?'
Mathie  ?'
Elliott  ?'

League
21 August 1994 Leicester City1–3Newcastle UnitedLeicester
Joachim  90' Cole  51'
Beardsley  58'
Elliott  74'
Srníček 		Stadium: Filbert Street
Attendance: 20,048
24 August 1994 Newcastle United4–0Coventry CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee  21', 34'
Watson  26'
Cole  73'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,163
27 August 1994 Newcastle United5–1SouthamptonNewcastle upon Tyne
Watson  30', 37'
Cole  40', 70'
Lee  85'		 Banger  52' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,181
31 August 1994 West Ham United1–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Hutchison  87' (pen.) Potts  32' (o.g.)
Lee  35'
Mathie  88'		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 18,580
10 September 1994 Newcastle United4–2ChelseaNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole  7', 66'
Fox  21'
Lee  53'		 Peacock  15'
Furlong  27'
Wise 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
18 September 1994 Arsenal2–3Newcastle UnitedLondon
Adams  9'
Wright  88'		 Keown  7' (o.g.)
Beardsley  45' (pen.)
Fox  74'		 Stadium: Arsenal Stadium
Attendance: 36,819
24 September 1994 Newcastle United1–1LiverpoolNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee  50'
Albert  		 Rush  70' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,435
1 October 1994 Aston Villa0–2Newcastle UnitedBirmingham
Lee  66'
Cole  83'		 Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 29,960
9 October 1994 Newcastle United1–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
Flowers  88' (o.g.) Shearer  58' (pen.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,344
15 October 1994 Crystal Palace0–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Beardsley  89' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17,760
22 October 1994 Newcastle United2–1Sheffield WednesdayNewcastle upon Tyne
Watson  35'
Cole  37'		 Taylor  55' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,408
29 October 1994 Manchester United2–0Newcastle UnitedManchester
Pallister  11'
Gillespie  77'		 Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 43,795
5 November 1994 Newcastle United2–1Queens Park RangersNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson  20'
Beardsley  42'		 Dichio  60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,278
7 November 1994 Nottingham Forest0–0Newcastle UnitedNottingham
Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 22,102
19 November 1994 Wimbledon3–2Newcastle UnitedLondon
Clarke  2'
Ekoku  27'
Harford  36'		 Beardsley  30'
Kitson  32'		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14,203
26 November 1994 Newcastle United1–1Ipswich TownNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole  86' Thomsen  89' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,459
3 December 1994 Tottenham Hotspur4–2Newcastle UnitedLondon
Sheringham  15', 39', 71'
Popescu  80'		 Fox  30', 42' Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 28,002
10 December 1994 Newcastle United3–1Leicester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Albert  32', 70'
Howey  50'		 Oldfield  48' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,400
17 December 1994 Coventry City0–0Newcastle UnitedCoventry
Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 17,233
26 December 1994 Leeds United0–0Newcastle UnitedLeeds
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 39,337
31 December 1994 Norwich City2–1Newcastle UnitedNorwich
Adams  1'
Ward  10'		 Fox  40' (pen.) Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 22,172
2 January 1995 Newcastle United0–0Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,437
15 January 1995 Newcastle United1–1Manchester UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson  67' Hughes  13' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
21 January 1995 Sheffield Wednesday0–0Newcastle UnitedSheffield
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 31,215
25 January 1995 Newcastle United2–1WimbledonNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox  34'
Kitson  51'		 Ekoku  78' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,374
1 February 1995 Newcastle United2–0EvertonNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox  74'
Beardsley  80' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,465
4 February 1995 Queens Park Rangers3–0Newcastle UnitedLondon
Ferdinand  4', 7'
Barker  18'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,576
11 February 1995 Newcastle United2–1Nottingham ForestNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox  47'
Lee  73'		 Lee  74' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,471
25 February 1995 Newcastle United3–1Aston VillaNewcastle upon Tyne
Venison  31'
Beardsley  55', 66'		 Townsend  40' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,637
28 February 1995 Ipswich Town0–2Newcastle UnitedIpswich
Fox  12'
Kitson  38'		 Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 18,639
4 March 1995 Liverpool2–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Fowler  57'
Rush  63'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 39,300
8 March 1995 Newcastle United2–0West Ham UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Clark  17'
Kitson  52'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,595
19 March 1995 Newcastle United1–0ArsenalNewcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley  90' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,611
22 March 1995 Southampton3–1Newcastle UnitedSouthampton
Heaney  86'
Watson  89'
Shipperley  90'		 Kitson  17' Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 14,676
1 April 1995 Chelsea1–1Newcastle UnitedLondon
Peacock  ?' Hottiger  88' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 22,987
8 April 1995 Newcastle United3–0Norwich CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley  8' (pen.), 42'
Kitson  74'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,518
14 April 1995 Everton2–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Amokachi  22', 55' Lee Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 34,811
17 April 1995 Newcastle United1–2Leeds UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Elliott  30' McAllister  25' (pen.)
Yeboah  31'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626
29 April 1995 Manchester City0–0Newcastle UnitedManchester
Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 27,389
3 May 1995 Newcastle United3–3Tottenham HotspurNewcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie  7'
Peacock  10'
Beardsley  70'
Srníček 		Barmby  22'
Klinsmann  24'
Anderton  26'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,603
8 May 1995 Blackburn Rovers1–0Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
Shearer  29' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 30,545
14 May 1995 Newcastle United3–2Crystal PalaceNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox  6'
Lee  26'
Gillespie  28'		 Armstrong  51'
Houghton  81'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,626

FA Cup
8 January 1995 Round 3Newcastle United1–1Blackburn RoversNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee  56' Sutton  30' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,721
18 January 1995 Round 3 ReplayBlackburn Rovers1–2Newcastle UnitedBlackburn
Sutton  75' Hottiger  58'
Clark  85'		 Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 22,658
28 January 1995 Round 4Newcastle United3–0Swansea CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Kitson  41', 46', 72' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,372
19 February 1995 Round 5Newcastle United3–1Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Gillespie  18', 64'
Beresford  34'		 Rösler  29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,219
12 March 1995 Round 6Everton1–0Newcastle UnitedLiverpool
Watson  66' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 35,203

League Cup
21 September 1994 Round 2 1st legNewcastle United2–1BarnsleyNewcastle upon Tyne
Cole  25'
Fox  85'		 Redfearn  20' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,208
5 October 1994 Round 2 2nd legBarnsley0–1
(1–3 agg.)		Newcastle UnitedBarnsley
Cole  41' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 10,992
26 October 1994 Round 3Newcastle United2–0Manchester UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne
Albert  82'
Kitson  87'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,178
30 November 1994 Round 4Manchester City1–1Newcastle UnitedManchester
Rösler  69' Jeffrey  11' Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 25,162
21 December 1994 Round 4 ReplayNewcastle United0–2Manchester CityNewcastle upon Tyne
Rösler  11'
Walsh  80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,056

UEFA Cup
13 September 1994 Round 1 1st legRoyal Antwerp0–5Newcastle UnitedAntwerp
Lee  1', 9', 50'
Sellars  39'
Watson  78'		 Stadium: Bosuilstadion
Attendance: 19,700
27 September 1994 Round 1 2nd legNewcastle United5–2
(10–2 agg.)		Royal AntwerpNewcastle upon Tyne
Lee  10'
Cole  26', 39', 88'
Beardsley  35' (pen.)		 Kiekens  79'
Severeyns  80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,383
18 October 1994 Round 2 1st legNewcastle United3–2Athletic BilbaoNewcastle upon Tyne
Fox  9'
Beardsley  34' (pen.)
Cole  56'		 Ziganda  72'
Suances  80'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,440
1 November 1994 Round 2 2nd legAthletic Bilbao1–0
(3a – 3 agg.)		Newcastle UnitedBilbao
Ziganda  51' Stadium: San Mamés Stadium
Attendance: 47,000

References
  1. Marc Hottiger at Soccerbase
  2. James Crawford at Soccerbase
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