1988–89 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 March 2011 Newcastle United 1988–89 Willie McFaul (until 9 October)Colin Suggett (caretaker until 14 December)Jim Smith(from 14 December) Gordon McKeag St James' Park First Division 20th FA Cup Third round League Cup Second round Full Members Cup Third round Mercantile Credit Centenary Trophy Semi-final Mirandinha (9) Mirandinha (11) 33,508(vs. Tottenham Hotspur) 14,445(vs. West Ham United) 22,815 _nufc8790h _nufc8790h _nufc8790h _nufc8790h _whitetop 000000 _nufc8890a _nufc8890a _nufc8890a _nufc8890a _greentop ffe010 1987-88 1989-90 During the 1988–89 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League First Division. During the summer the club invested heavily in their squad, attempting to offset the loss of rising star Paul Gascoigne to Tottenham Hotspur for a then club record fee. The FA Cup winners Dave Beasant and Andy Thorn were signed from Wimbledon for £850,000 each, and the Scotsmen John Robertson and John Hendrie also joined as the club spent the £2.2 million it received for Gascoigne. The loss of Gascoigne proved to be the straw that broke the camel's back so soon after selling Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle, and promising youngster Michael O'Neill, struggling with loss of form and injuries along with the enigmatic Brazilian Mirandinha, were in and out of the team all season. Newcastle United were relegated, finishing bottom after changing their manager two months into the season. Willie McFaul was sacked as manager after a 3–0 home defeat to Coventry City, a week after the team had beaten the League champions Liverpool at Anfield. New chairman Gordon McKeag swiftly moved to bring former manager Arthur Cox back to the club, but Cox quickly rejected any suggestion of leaving his current employers, Derby County. The club then reached an agreement to appoint former Celtic manager David Hay as their new manager, only for the deal to fall apart over a dispute over the length of his contract. Colin Suggett took over as caretaker, with a view to possibly taking the role full-time if he could steer the club clear of danger, but he lost 5 of his first 6 matches, and only recorded one league victory overall during his two months in charge, leaving the club looking already hopelessly adrift at the bottom of the table by the time they finally recruited a permanent successor to McFaul in mid-December. The new manager Jim Smith, who struggled to change the team's fortunes, set about 'wheeling and dealing' that saw many changes to the squad. Beasant and Robertson were replaced by the inexperienced Northern Irish goalkeeper Tommy Wright and the expatriate striker Rob McDonald. Other signings included the ex-England international Kenny Sansom, the experienced right back Ray Ranson and the Danish pair Bjørn Kristensen and Frank Pingel, but these changes had little effect and failed to stop the club's slide towards the Second Division, as they collected only two points from their last nine matches. League table 1988–89 Football League#First Division First Division y NEW Results Everton 4–0 Newcastle United Goodison Park Everton 41,560 L Newcastle United 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 33,508 D Derby County 2–0 Newcastle United Baseball Ground Derby 16,014 L Newcastle United 0–2 Norwich City St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 22,809 L Charlton Athletic 2–2 Newcastle United The Valley Charlton 6,088 D Liverpool 1–2 Newcastle United Gillespie Hendrie, Mirandinha Anfield Liverpool 39,139 W Newcastle United 0–3 Coventry City St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 22,890 L West Ham United 2–0 Newcastle United Boleyn Ground London 17,765 L Newcastle United 3–0 Middlesbrough St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 23,845 W Newcastle United 0–1 Nottingham Forest St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 24,642 L Queens Park Rangers 3–0 Newcastle United Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush 11,013 L Newcastle United 0–1 Arsenal St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 23,807 L Millwall 4–0 Newcastle United The Den Bermondsey 15,767 L Newcastle United 0–0 Manchester United St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20,234 D Luton Town 0–0 Newcastle United Kenilworth Road Luton 8,338 D Newcastle United 2–1 Wimbledon St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20,292 W Newcastle United 3–3 Southampton St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20,103 D Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 Newcastle United Hillsborough Owlerton 25,573 W Tottenham Hotspur 2–0 Newcastle United White Hart Lane London 27,739 L Newcastle United 0–1 Derby County St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31,079 L Aston Villa 3–1 Newcastle United Villa Park Aston 21,010 L Newcastle United 0–2 Charlton Athletic St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 19,076 L Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 30,983 D Coventry City 1–2 Newcastle United Highfield Road Coventry 16,577 W Middlesbrough 1–1 Newcastle United Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 24,385 D Newcastle United 1–2 Queens Park Rangers St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21,665 L Nottingham Forest 1–1 Newcastle United City Ground Nottingham 20,800 D Newcastle United 2–0 Everton St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 21,012 W Norwich City 0–2 Newcastle United Carrow Road Norwich 22,440 W Newcastle United 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31,010 L Southampton 1–0 Newcastle United The Dell Southampton 16,175 L Newcastle United 1–2 Aston Villa St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 20,464 L Arsenal 1–0 Newcastle United Highbury London 38,023 L Newcastle United 0–0 Luton Town St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 18,636 D Wimbledon 4–0 Newcastle United Plough Lane London 5,206 L Newcastle United 1–2 West Ham United St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14,445 L Newcastle United 1–1 Millwall St. James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 14,731 D Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United Old Trafford Manchester 30,379 L Squad (Substitute appearances in brackets) Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupSimod CupMCC TrophyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Dave Beasant20010201020260GKIRE Gary Kelly900000000090GKNIR Tommy Wright9030000000120DFIRE John Anderson21100201000241DFENG Steve Howey0 (1)0000000000 (1)0DFENG Peter Jackson100000001020DFDEN Bjørn Kristensen4 (1)0000000004 (1)0DFENG Ray Ranson13 (1)14000000017 (1)1DFENG Glenn Roeder18030001000220DFENG Kenny Sansom20040000000240DFENG Kevin Scott29040200 (1)01036 (1)0DFENG Andy Thorn26100201020311DFENG Kenny Wharton14 (4)04020102023 (4)0MFENG Ian Bogie3 (3)01 (2)00 (1)000105 (6)0MFENG Kevin Brock21241001000263MFENG John Cornwell8 (1)000100 (1)02011 (2)0MFSCO Albert Craig0 (1)0000000000 (1)0MFSCO Archie Gourlay0 (1)0000000000 (1)0MFNIR David McCreery36040000020420MFIRE Liam O'Brien17 (3)34000100022 (3)3MFNIR Michael O'Neill17 (10)41 (1)020001121 (11)5MFENG Lee Payne6 (1)0000000006 (1)0MFENG David Roche0 (2)0000000000 (2)0MFENG Paul Stephenson7 (1)0001000109 (1)0MFSCO Paul Sweeney6 (2)0000000006 (2)0MFENG Brian Tinnion12 (1)10020001 (1)015 (2)1FWENG Gary Brazil3 (4)0000000003 (4)0FWSCO John Hendrie34440211020435FWSCO Darren Jackson13 (2)20020102018 (2)2FWENG Anth Lormor310000000031FWENG Rob McDonald6 (4)11 (3)00011008 (7)2FWBRA Mirandinha22 (6)92 (1)121100 (1)027 (8)11FWDEN Frank Pingel13 (1)10000000013 (1)1FWSCO John Robertson7 (5)0000 (2)000209 (7)0FWENG David Robinson0 (1)0000000000 (1)0 Coaching staff Manager England Jim Smith y Assistant Manager England Bobby Saxton 3 May 2011 May 2011 Sources Powter, David Newcastle United: The 25 Year Record 1970-71 to 1994-95 1995 Soccer Book Publishing Ltd 0-947808-54-X Joannou, Paul Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011 2011 N Publishing 978-0-9568156-0-6 External links Newcastle United Football Club - Fixtures 1988-89 Season Details - 1988-89 - toon1892 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United