1994–95 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Newcastle United 1994–95 Kevin Keegan Sir John Hall St James' Park FA Premier League 6th FA Cup Sixth round League Cup Fourth round UEFA Cup Second round Peter Beardsley (12) Peter Beardsley,Andy Cole (15) 35,626(vs. Leeds United& Crystal Palace) 27,208(vs. Barnsley) 33,935 _nufc9395h _nufc9395h _nufc9395h _white_stripes _whitetop 000000 000000 _nufc9395a _nufc9395a _nufc9395a _nufc9395a _nufc9395a _nufc9395t _nufc9395t _nufc9395t _nufc9395t _nufc9395t 1993–94 1995–96 This article covers the squad and match results for the 1994–95 season at the English association football club Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League, finishing in 6th place. Season summary thumb|left|Andy Cole was sold to Manchester United in January 1995 for £7 million 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 1994–95 FA Premier League NEW Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKCZE Pavel Srníček380505040520?22DFENG Barry Venison281502010361?03DFENG John Beresford330415040461?04MFENG Paul Bracewell13 (3)0300 (1)00016 (4)0?05MFMSR Ruel Fox40105021415112?06DFENG Steve Howey29 (1)140403040 (1)1?07MFENG Robert Lee3594120344414?18MFENG Peter Beardsley34123030424415?09FWENG Andy Cole1891052342715?010MFENG Lee Clark9 (10)121301 (2)015 (12)2?011MFENG Scott Sellars120003041191?012DFSUI Marc Hottiger381415040512?014FWSCO Alex Mathie3 (6)1001 (2)0004 (8)1?015DFENG Darren Peacock351504040481?018MFENG Steve Guppy00000 (1)0000 (1)0?018MFNIR Keith Gillespie15 (2)232000018 (2)4?019DFENG Steve Watson22 (5)40 (1)03 (1)01 (2)126 (9)5?020DFWAL Alan Neilson5 (1)00010006 (1)0?021FWWAL Malcolm Allen0 (1)00000000 (1)0?026DFENG Robbie Elliott10 (4)23 (1)0000013 (5)2?027DFBEL Philippe Albert172003140243?128FWENG Paul Kitson24 (2)84 (1)3310031 (3)12?030GKENG Mike Hooper4 (2)00000004 (2)0?031FWENG Mike Jeffrey0000110 (2)01 (2)1?0 Coaching staff Manager England Kevin Keegan y Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott First Team coach England Arthur Cox Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 August 1994 3634 Marc Hottiger DF SUI Marc Hottiger SUI FC Sion £600,000 2 August 1994 MF ENG Steve Guppy Wycombe Wanderers £150,000 3 August 1994 MF ENG Jason Drysdale Watford £425,000 10 August 1994 DF BEL Philippe Albert BEL Anderlecht £2,700,000 26 September 1994 FW ENG Paul Kitson Derby County £2,300,000 10 January 1995 MF NIR Keith Gillespie Manchester United £750,000 1 March 1995 1747 James Crawford MF IRE Jimmy Crawford IRE Bohemians £75,000 Unknown GK ENG John Burridge SCO Aberdeen Free Total spending: £6.175m Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 16 June 1994 DF ENG Matty Appleby Darlington Free 19 June 1994 FW ENG Alun Armstrong Stockport County £35,000 22 July 1994 DF ENG Mark Robinson Swindon Town £600,000 25 November 1994 MF ENG Steve Guppy Port Vale £225,000 December 1994 MF CYP Nikki Papavasiliou GRE OFI £25,000 12 January 1995 FW ENG Andy Cole Manchester United £6,250,000 24 February 1995 FW SCO Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £500,000 23 March 1995 DF ENG Jason Drysdale Swindon Town £340,000 23 May 1995 MF ENG Paul Bracewell Sunderland £50,000 Unknown GK ENG John Burridge SCO Dunfermline Athletic Free Total income: £8.025m Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA Pre-season Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result1–22–03–41–1(Pens: 6–5)1–35–2 League NEW Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Result3–14–05–13–14–23–21–12–01–11–02–10–22–10–02–31–12–43–10–00–01–2 Position3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th Round 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Result0–01–10–02–12–00–32–13–12–00–22–01–01–31–13–00–21–20–03–30–13–2 Position5th5th4th4th3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th5th5th5th5th6th FA Cup Match 1 2 3 4 5 Result1–12–13–03–10–1 League Cup Match 1 2 3 4 5 Result2–11–02–01–10–2 UEFA Cup Match 1 2 3 4 Result5–05–23–20–1 Matches Pre-season 27 July 1994 MYPA 2–1 L Newcastle United ?Hyypiä ? Cole ? Kouvola 28 July 1994 Visan Pallo 0–2 W Newcastle United Lee ?Mathie ? Sauvosaaren Urheilupuisto Kemi 1 August 1994 Wrexham 4–3 L Newcastle United 1466065 Mathie 35 89Beardsley 58 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 5,842 Ibrox Tournament Semi-Final 5 August 1994 Manchester United 1–1 D Newcastle United Cantona 43 Fox 19 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 27,282 5–6 Ibrox Tournament Final 6 August 1994 Sampdoria 3–1 L Newcastle United Lombardo 38 60Bertarelli 68 pen. Cole 9 Ibrox Stadium Glasgow 31,362 12 August 1994 Northern Ireland XI 2–5 W Newcastle United ?? Cole ?Fox ?Lee ?Mathie ?Elliott ? League 21 August 1994 Leicester City 1–3 W Newcastle United Joachim 90 Cole 51Beardsley 58Elliott 74Srníček 0 Filbert Street Leicester 20,048 24 August 1994 Newcastle United 4–0 W Coventry City Lee 21 34Watson 26Cole 73 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,163 27 August 1994 Newcastle United 5–1 W Southampton Watson 30 37Cole 40 70Lee 85 Banger 52 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,181 31 August 1994 West Ham United 1–3 W Newcastle United Hutchison 87 pen. Potts 32 o.g.Lee 35Mathie 88 Boleyn Ground London 18,580 10 September 1994 Newcastle United 4–2 W Chelsea Cole 7 66Fox 21Lee 53 Peacock 15Furlong 27Wise 0 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,435 18 September 1994 Arsenal 2–3 W Newcastle United Adams 9Wright 88 Keown 7 o.g.Beardsley 45 pen.Fox 74 Arsenal Stadium London 36,819 24 September 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 D Liverpool Lee 50Albert 1 Rush 70 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,435 1 October 1994 Aston Villa 0–2 W Newcastle United Lee 66Cole 83 Villa Park Birmingham 29,960 9 October 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Flowers 88 o.g. Shearer 58 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,344 15 October 1994 Crystal Palace 0–1 W Newcastle United Beardsley 89 Selhurst Park London 17,760 22 October 1994 Newcastle United 2–1 W Sheffield Wednesday Watson 35Cole 37 Taylor 55 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,408 29 October 1994 Manchester United 2–0 L Newcastle United Pallister 11Gillespie 77 Old Trafford Manchester 43,795 5 November 1994 Newcastle United 2–1 W Queens Park Rangers Kitson 20Beardsley 42 Dichio 60 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,278 7 November 1994 Nottingham Forest 0–0 D Newcastle United City Ground Nottingham 22,102 19 November 1994 Wimbledon 3–2 L Newcastle United Clarke 2Ekoku 27Harford 36 Beardsley 30Kitson 32 Selhurst Park London 14,203 26 November 1994 Newcastle United 1–1 D Ipswich Town Cole 86 Thomsen 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,459 3 December 1994 Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 L Newcastle United Sheringham 15 39 71Popescu 80 Fox 30 42 White Hart Lane London 28,002 10 December 1994 Newcastle United 3–1 W Leicester City Albert 32 70Howey 50 Oldfield 48 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,400 17 December 1994 Coventry City 0–0 D Newcastle United Highfield Road Coventry 17,233 26 December 1994 Leeds United 0–0 D Newcastle United Elland Road Leeds 39,337 31 December 1994 Norwich City 2–1 L Newcastle United Adams 1Ward 10 Fox 40 pen. Carrow Road Norwich 22,172 2 January 1995 Newcastle United 0–0 D Manchester City St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,437 15 January 1995 Newcastle United 1–1 D Manchester United Kitson 67 Hughes 13 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,471 21 January 1995 Sheffield Wednesday 0–0 D Newcastle United Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 31,215 25 January 1995 Newcastle United 2–1 W Wimbledon Fox 34Kitson 51 Ekoku 78 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,374 1 February 1995 Newcastle United 2–0 W Everton Fox 74Beardsley 80 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,465 4 February 1995 Queens Park Rangers 3–0 L Newcastle United Ferdinand 4 7Barker 18 Loftus Road London 16,576 11 February 1995 Newcastle United 2–1 W Nottingham Forest Fox 47Lee 73 Lee 74 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,471 25 February 1995 Newcastle United 3–1 W Aston Villa Venison 31Beardsley 55 66 Townsend 40 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,637 28 February 1995 Ipswich Town 0–2 W Newcastle United Fox 12Kitson 38 Portman Road Ipswich 18,639 4 March 1995 Liverpool 2–0 L Newcastle United Fowler 57Rush 63 Anfield Liverpool 39,300 8 March 1995 Newcastle United 2–0 W West Ham United Clark 17Kitson 52 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,595 19 March 1995 Newcastle United 1–0 W Arsenal Beardsley 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,611 22 March 1995 Southampton 3–1 L Newcastle United Heaney 86Watson 89Shipperley 90 Kitson 17 The Dell Southampton 14,676 1 April 1995 Chelsea 1–1 D Newcastle United Peacock 38 Hottiger 88 Stamford Bridge London 22,987 8 April 1995 Newcastle United 3–0 W Norwich City Beardsley 8 pen. 42Kitson 74 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,518 14 April 1995 Everton 2–0 L Newcastle United Amokachi 22 55 Lee 0 Goodison Park Liverpool 34,811 17 April 1995 Newcastle United 1–2 L Leeds United Elliott 30 McAllister 25 pen.Yeboah 31 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,626 29 April 1995 Manchester City 0–0 D Newcastle United Maine Road Manchester 27,389 3 May 1995 Newcastle United 3–3 D Tottenham Hotspur Gillespie 7Peacock 10Beardsley 70Srníček 0 Barmby 22Klinsmann 24Anderton 26 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,603 8 May 1995 Blackburn Rovers 1–0 L Newcastle United Shearer 29 Ewood Park Blackburn 30,545 14 May 1995 Newcastle United 3–2 W Crystal Palace Fox 6Lee 26Gillespie 28 Armstrong 51Houghton 81 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,626 FA Cup Round 3 8 January 1995 Newcastle United 1–1 D Blackburn Rovers Lee 56 Sutton 30 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 31,721 Round 3 replay 18 January 1995 Blackburn Rovers 1–2 W Newcastle United Sutton 75 Hottiger 58Clark 85 Ewood Park Blackburn 22,658 Round 4 28 January 1995 Newcastle United 3–0 W Swansea City Kitson 41 46 72 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,372 Round 5 19 February 1995 Newcastle United 3–1 W Manchester City Gillespie 18 64Beresford 34 Rösler 29 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 33,219 Round 6 12 March 1995 Everton 1–0 L Newcastle United Watson 66 Goodison Park Liverpool 35,203 League Cup Round 2 1st leg 21 September 1994 Newcastle United 2–1 W Barnsley Cole 25Fox 85 Redfearn 20 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 27,208 Round 2 2nd leg 5 October 1994 Barnsley 0–1 W Newcastle United Cole 41 Oakwell Barnsley 10,992 1–3 Round 3 26 October 1994 Newcastle United 2–0 W Manchester United Albert 82Kitson 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,178 Round 4 30 November 1994 Manchester City 1–1 D Newcastle United Rösler 69 Jeffrey 11 Maine Road Manchester 25,162 Round 4 replay 21 December 1994 Newcastle United 0–2 L Manchester City Rösler 11Walsh 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 31,056 UEFA Cup Round 1 1st leg 13 September 1994 Royal Antwerp 0–5 W Newcastle United Lee 1 9 50Sellars 39Watson 78 Bosuilstadion Antwerp 19,700 Round 1 2nd leg 27 September 1994 Newcastle United 5–2 W Royal Antwerp Lee 10Cole 26 39 88Beardsley 35 pen. Kiekens 79Severeyns 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 31,383 10–2 Round 2 1st leg 18 October 1994 Newcastle United 3–2 W Athletic Bilbao Fox 9Beardsley 34 pen.Cole 56 Ziganda 72Suances 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 32,440 Round 2 2nd leg 1 November 1994 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 L Newcastle United Ziganda 51 San Mamés Stadium Bilbao 47,000 3a – 3 References External links FootballSquads – Newcastle United – 1994/95 Newcastle United Football Club – Fixtures 1994–95 Transfers (Keegan) – Senior / Reserve Arrivals & Departures The Great career – Profile Newcastle United 1994–1995 – statto.com Player Index – premierleague.com https://web.archive.org/web/20111122051619/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Players/0,,12306,00.html 22 November 2011 Season Details – 1994–95 – toon1892 https://web.archive.org/web/20230621070341/http://toon1892.co.uk/detail_season.php?filter=8&sid=94 21 June 2023 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United