1983–84 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Newcastle United 1983–84 Arthur Cox Stan Seymour Jr. St James' Park Second Division 3rd (promoted) FA Cup Third Round Milk Cup Second Round Kevin Keegan (27) Kevin Keegan (28) 36,288 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Division Two, 14 April 1984) 21,184 vs Oxford United (Milk Cup Second Round First Leg, 5 October 1983) 29,810 _nufc8387h _nufc8387h _nufc8387h _white_stripes _nufc8387h 000000 000000 _nufc8385a _nufc8385a _nufc8385a _nufc8385a _nufc8388a 1982-83 1984-85 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. 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 Substitute appearances indicated in brackets Pos.Nat.NameLeagueMilk CupFA CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENGKevin Carr1900000190GKWALMartin Thomas2302010260DFIREJohn Anderson4112010441DFENGMalcolm Brown00000000DFENGSteve Carney32(1)0200034(1)0DFENGJohn Carver00000000DFENGJeff Clarke1400000140DFENGIan Dawes00000000DFENGPeter Haddock1(2)000001(2)0DFENGChris Hedworth00000000DFENGGlenn Roeder2300010240DFENGJohn Ryan2212010251DFENGWes Saunders1602010190MFNIRDavid McCreery4002010430MFENGTerry McDermott4262110457MFENGNeil McDonald10(2)0000(1)010(3)0MFENGJohn Trewick14(2)1000014(2)1MFENGKenny Wharton38(3)4201041(3)4FWENGPeter Beardsley34(1)20201037(1)20FWNIRPaul Ferris00000000FWENGKevin Keegan412721104428FWENGDavid Mills10(6)50(2)00010(8)5FWENGChris Waddle421820104518 Rothmans 1984-85 242-244, 441, 443 & 468 League table Second Division y NEW Results Second Division 1983–84 Football League Second Division 1 27 August 1983 Leeds United 0–1 W Newcastle United Anderson 22 Elland Road Leeds 30,806 2 29 August 1983 Newcastle United 0–1 L Shrewsbury Town Brown 40 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 29,140 3 3 September 1983 Newcastle United 3–0 W Oldham Athletic McDermott 28Waddle 58Mills 65 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 22,573 4 6 September 1983 Middlesbrough 3–2 L Newcastle United Currie 39 63Hamilton 86 Keegan 48Mills 82 Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 19,648 5 10 September 1984 Grimsby Town 1–1 D Newcastle United Speight 42 Keegan 50 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 9000 6 17 September 1983 Newcastle United 3–1 W Crystal Palace Ryan 17Waddle 50Keegan 53 Evans 54 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 22,869 7 24 September 1984 Barnsley 1–1 D Newcastle United Cunningham 52 Waddle 84 Oakwell Barnsley 14,085 8 1 October 1983 Newcastle United 4–2 W Portsmouth Waddle 13 25Keegan 40 pen.Wharton 54 Tait 79Biley 84 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,488 9 8 October 1983 Newcastle United 2–1 W Charlton Athletic Keegan 72 81 Curtis 29 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 23,329 10 16 October 1984 Swansea City 1–2 W Newcastle United Marustik 77 Wharton 3Mills 78 Vetch Field Swansea 9807 11 19 October 1984 Cardiff City 0–2 W Newcastle United Beardsley 9Keegan 59 Ninian Park Cardiff 9926 12 29 October 1983 Newcastle United 5–0 W Manchester City Beardsley 8 60 78Keegan 38Waddle 88 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 33,675 13 5 November 1983 Newcastle United 3–2 W Fulham Keegan 23Mills 88Wharton 90 Wilson 12 60 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 31,660 14 12 November 1983 Chelsea 4–0 L Newcastle United Spackman 7Rhoades-Brown 36Speedie 46 67 Stamford Bridge London 30,638 15 19 November 1983 Sheffield Wednesday 4–2 L Newcastle United Varadi 37 51Cunningham 71Bannister 82 McDermott 43Keegan 78 pen. Hillsborough Sheffield 41,134 16 26 November 1983 Newcastle United 2–1 W Cambridge United Keegan 43 pen.Beardsley 62 Daniels 81 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,065 17 3 December 1983 Derby County 3–2 L Newcastle United Davison 60 66Gemmill 71 pen. Keegan 29Waddle 39 Baseball Ground Derby 18,691 18 10 December 1983 Newcastle United 5–2 W Huddersfield Town Keegan 2Beardsley 42Waddle 62 89McDermott 82 Wilson 19Jones 44 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,747 19 17 December 1983 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 W Newcastle United Waddle 51 Goldstone Ground Hove 13,896 20 26 December 1983 Newcastle United 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Waddle 59 Barker 29 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 33,622 21 27 December 1983 Carlisle United 3–1 L Newcastle United Shoulder 35 pen.Coughlin 88Craig 89 Waddle 18 Brunton Park Carlisle 14,756 22 31 December 1983 Oldham Athletic 1–2 W Newcastle United Henry 89 Keegan 15 62 Boundary Park Oldham 8518 23 2 January 1984 Newcastle United 1–0 W Barnsley Waddle 12 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 29,842 24 21 January 1984 Crystal Palace 3–1 L Newcastle United McCulloch 16Mabbutt 41Gilbert 44 Beardsley 70 Selhurst Park London 9464 25 4 February 1984 Portsmouth 1–4 W Newcastle United Webb 61 Keegan 3 73Beardsley 45 67 Fratton Park Portsmouth 18,686 26 11 February 1984 Newcastle United 0–1 L Grimsby Town Drinkell 17 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 28,633 27 18 February 1984 Manchester City 1–2 W Newcastle United Kinsey 47 Beardsley 19Keegan 21 Maine Road Manchester 41,767 28 25 February 1984 Newcastle United 3–1 W Cardiff City Waddle 12Keegan 44 56 pen. Vaughan 58 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 27,964 29 3 March 1984 Fulham 2–2 D Newcastle United Scott 4Davies 25 Beardsley 3Keegan 67 Craven Cottage London 12,290 30 10 March 1984 Newcastle United 1–1 D Chelsea McDermott 70 Speedie 52 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,506 31 17 March 1984 Newcastle United 3–1 W Middlesbrough Beardsley 12McDermott 75Keegan 77 Bell 3 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 30,421 32 24 March 1984 Shrewsbury Town 2–2 D Newcastle United Cross 51 78 Johnson 52 o.g.Keegan 55 Gay Meadow Shrewsbury 8313 33 28 March 1984 Newcastle United 1–0 W Leeds United Irwin 25 o.g. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 31,222 34 31 March 1984 Newcastle United 2–0 W Swansea City Wharton 76Beardsley 88 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 27,329 35 7 April 1984 Charlton Athletic 1–3 W Newcastle United Dowman 22 Waddle 31McDermott 88Beardsley 89 The Valley London 15,289 36 14 April 1984 Newcastle United 0–1 L Sheffield Wednesday Shelton 77 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,288 37 20 April 1984 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D Newcastle United Fazackerley 48 pen. Trewick 74 Ewood Park Blackburn 19,196 38 23 April 1984 Newcastle United 5–1 W Carlisle United Keegan 12 54Waddle 39Beardsley 73 77 Coughlin 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 33,458 39 28 April 1984 Cambridge United 1–0 L Newcastle United Smith 38 pen. Abbey Stadium Cambridge 7720 40 5 May 1984 Newcastle United 4–0 W Derby County Keegan 17Beardsley 22 80Waddle 50 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,866 41 7 May 1984 Huddersfield Town 2–2 D Newcastle United Cooper 22Carney 26 o.g. Beardsley 41Mills 45 Leeds Road Huddersfield 25,101 42 12 May 1984 Newcastle United 3–1 W Brighton & Hove Albion Keegan 22Waddle 50Beardsley 85 Ryan 41 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,286 NUFC.com - Stats 1983-84 Fixtures Milk Cup 1983–84 Football League Cup 2nd Round 1st Leg 5 October 1983 Newcastle United 1–1 D Oxford United McDermott 87 Biggins37 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 21,184 2nd Round 2nd Leg 26 October 1983 Oxford United 2–1 L Newcastle United Whatmore 19Thomas 32 Keegan 81 Manor Ground Oxford 13,040 FA Cup 1983–84 FA Cup 3rd Round 6 January 1984 Liverpool 4–0 L Newcastle United Robinson 7Rush 29 86Johnston 63 Anfield Liverpool 33,566 References Bibliography Rothmans 1984-85 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1984-85 (Editor: Peter Dunk) Rothmans/Queen Anne Press London 0-356-10446-X Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United