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1983–84 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 1983–84 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. They finished 3rd and were promoted automatically to the First Division.

Newcastle United
1983–84 season
ChairmanEngland Stan Seymour Jr.
ManagerEngland Arthur Cox
StadiumSt James' Park
Second Division3rd (promoted)
FA CupThird Round
Milk CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Keegan (27)
All: Kevin Keegan (28)
Highest home attendance36,288 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Division Two, 14 April 1984)
Lowest home attendance21,184 vs Oxford United (Milk Cup Second Round First Leg, 5 October 1983)
Average home league attendance29,810
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Former England captain Kevin Keegan was the leading scorer with 27 league goals, 28 in all competitions. He retired as a player following the final match of the season.

Squad edit

Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
Pos. Nat. Name League Milk Cup FA Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Kevin Carr 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
GK   WAL Martin Thomas 23 0 2 0 1 0 26 0
DF   IRE John Anderson 41 1 2 0 1 0 44 1
DF   ENG Malcolm Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Steve Carney 32(1) 0 2 0 0 0 34(1) 0
DF   ENG John Carver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Jeff Clarke 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
DF   ENG Ian Dawes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Peter Haddock 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
DF   ENG Chris Hedworth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Glenn Roeder 23 0 0 0 1 0 24 0
DF   ENG John Ryan 22 1 2 0 1 0 25 1
DF   ENG Wes Saunders 16 0 2 0 1 0 19 0
MF   NIR David McCreery 40 0 2 0 1 0 43 0
MF   ENG Terry McDermott 42 6 2 1 1 0 45 7
MF   ENG Neil McDonald 10(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 10(3) 0
MF   ENG John Trewick 14(2) 1 0 0 0 0 14(2) 1
MF   ENG Kenny Wharton 38(3) 4 2 0 1 0 41(3) 4
FW   ENG Peter Beardsley 34(1) 20 2 0 1 0 37(1) 20
FW   NIR Paul Ferris 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Kevin Keegan 41 27 2 1 1 0 44 28
FW   ENG David Mills 10(6) 5 0(2) 0 0 0 10(8) 5
FW   ENG Chris Waddle 42 18 2 0 1 0 45 18

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League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Relegation
1 Chelsea (C, P) 42 25 13 4 90 40 +50 88 Promotion to the First Division
2 Sheffield Wednesday (P) 42 26 10 6 72 34 +38 88
3 Newcastle United (P) 42 24 8 10 85 53 +32 80
4 Manchester City 42 20 10 12 66 48 +18 70
5 Grimsby Town 42 19 13 10 60 47 +13 70
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

Results edit

Second Division edit

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Second Division
27 August 1983 1 Leeds United 0–1 Newcastle United Leeds
Anderson   22' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 30,806
29 August 1983 2 Newcastle United 0–1 Shrewsbury Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Brown   40' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,140
3 September 1983 3 Newcastle United 3–0 Oldham Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
McDermott   28'
Waddle   58'
Mills   65'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,573
6 September 1983 4 Middlesbrough 3–2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Currie   39', 63'
Hamilton   86'		 Keegan   48'
Mills   82'		 Stadium: Ayresome Park
Attendance: 19,648
10 September 1984 5 Grimsby Town 1–1 Newcastle United Cleethorpes
Speight   42' Keegan   50' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 9000
17 September 1983 6 Newcastle United 3–1 Crystal Palace Newcastle upon Tyne
Ryan   17'
Waddle   50'
Keegan   53'		 Evans   54' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 22,869
24 September 1984 7 Barnsley 1–1 Newcastle United Barnsley
Cunningham   52' Waddle   84' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 14,085
1 October 1983 8 Newcastle United 4–2 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
Waddle   13', 25'
Keegan   40' (pen.)
Wharton   54'		 Tait   79'
Biley   84'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,488
8 October 1983 9 Newcastle United 2–1 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   72', 81' Curtis   29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 23,329
16 October 1984 10 Swansea City 1–2 Newcastle United Swansea
Marustik   77' Wharton   3'
Mills   78'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 9807
19 October 1984 11 Cardiff City 0–2 Newcastle United Cardiff
Beardsley   9'
Keegan   59'		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 9926
29 October 1983 12 Newcastle United 5–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley   8', 60', 78'
Keegan   38'
Waddle   88'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,675
5 November 1983 13 Newcastle United 3–2 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   23'
Mills   88'
Wharton   90'		 Wilson   12', 60' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,660
12 November 1983 14 Chelsea 4–0 Newcastle United London
Spackman   7'
Rhoades-Brown   36'
Speedie   46', 67'		 Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 30,638
19 November 1983 15 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 Newcastle United Sheffield
Varadi   37', 51'
Cunningham   71'
Bannister   82'		 McDermott   43'
Keegan   78' (pen.)		 Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 41,134
26 November 1983 16 Newcastle United 2–1 Cambridge United Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   43' (pen.)
Beardsley   62'		 Daniels   81' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,065
3 December 1983 17 Derby County 3–2 Newcastle United Derby
Davison   60', 66'
Gemmill   71' (pen.)		 Keegan   29'
Waddle   39'		 Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 18,691
10 December 1983 18 Newcastle United 5–2 Huddersfield Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   2'
Beardsley   42'
Waddle   62', 89'
McDermott   82'		 Wilson   19'
Jones   44'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 25,747
17 December 1983 19 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Newcastle United Hove
Waddle   51' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 13,896
26 December 1983 20 Newcastle United 1–1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Waddle   59' Barker   29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,622
27 December 1983 21 Carlisle United 3–1 Newcastle United Carlisle
Shoulder   35' (pen.)
Coughlin   88'
Craig   89'		 Waddle   18' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 14,756
31 December 1983 22 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Newcastle United Oldham
Henry   89' Keegan   15', 62' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8518
2 January 1984 23 Newcastle United 1–0 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
Waddle   12' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 29,842
21 January 1984 24 Crystal Palace 3–1 Newcastle United London
McCulloch   16'
Mabbutt   41'
Gilbert   44'		 Beardsley   70' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 9464
4 February 1984 25 Portsmouth 1–4 Newcastle United Portsmouth
Webb   61' Keegan   3', 73'
Beardsley   45', 67'		 Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 18,686
11 February 1984 26 Newcastle United 0–1 Grimsby Town Newcastle upon Tyne
Drinkell   17' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 28,633
18 February 1984 27 Manchester City 1–2 Newcastle United Manchester
Kinsey   47' Beardsley   19'
Keegan   21'		 Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 41,767
25 February 1984 28 Newcastle United 3–1 Cardiff City Newcastle upon Tyne
Waddle   12'
Keegan   44', 56' (pen.)		 Vaughan   58' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,964
3 March 1984 29 Fulham 2–2 Newcastle United London
Scott   4'
Davies   25'		 Beardsley   3'
Keegan   67'		 Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 12,290
10 March 1984 30 Newcastle United 1–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
McDermott   70' Speedie   52' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,506
17 March 1984 31 Newcastle United 3–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
Beardsley   12'
McDermott   75'
Keegan   77'		 Bell   3' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,421
24 March 1984 32 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 Newcastle United Shrewsbury
Cross   51', 78' Johnson   52' (o.g.)
Keegan   55'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 8313
28 March 1984 33 Newcastle United 1–0 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
Irwin   25' (o.g.) Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 31,222
31 March 1984 34 Newcastle United 2–0 Swansea City Newcastle upon Tyne
Wharton   76'
Beardsley   88'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 27,329
7 April 1984 35 Charlton Athletic 1–3 Newcastle United London
Dowman   22' Waddle   31'
McDermott   88'
Beardsley   89'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 15,289
14 April 1984 36 Newcastle United 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday Newcastle upon Tyne
Shelton   77' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,288
20 April 1984 37 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Newcastle United Blackburn
Fazackerley   48' (pen.) Trewick   74' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 19,196
23 April 1984 38 Newcastle United 5–1 Carlisle United Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   12', 54'
Waddle   39'
Beardsley   73', 77'		 Coughlin   80' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 33,458
28 April 1984 39 Cambridge United 1–0 Newcastle United Cambridge
Smith   38' (pen.) Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 7720
5 May 1984 40 Newcastle United 4–0 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   17'
Beardsley   22', 80'
Waddle   50'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,866
7 May 1984 41 Huddersfield Town 2–2 Newcastle United Huddersfield
Cooper   22'
Carney   26' (o.g.)		 Beardsley   41'
Mills   45'		 Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 25,101
12 May 1984 42 Newcastle United 3–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle upon Tyne
Keegan   22'
Waddle   50'
Beardsley   85'		 Ryan   41' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,286

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Milk Cup edit

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
5 October 1983 2nd Round 1st Leg Newcastle United 1–1 Oxford United Newcastle upon Tyne
McDermott   87' Biggins  37' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 21,184
26 October 1983 2nd Round 2nd Leg Oxford United 2–1 Newcastle United Oxford
Whatmore   19'
Thomas   32'		 Keegan   81' Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 13,040

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FA Cup edit

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
6 January 1984 3rd Round Liverpool 4–0 Newcastle United Liverpool
Robinson   7'
Rush   29', 86'
Johnston   63'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 33,566

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References edit

  1. ^ Rothmans 1984-85, pp. 242–244, 441, 443 & 468
  2. ^ a b c NUFC.com - Stats 1983-84 Fixtures
Bibliography
  • Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984-85 (Editor: Peter Dunk). London: Rothmans/Queen Anne Press. ISBN 0-356-10446-X.
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