1990–91 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Newcastle United 1990-91 Jim Smith (until 21 March 1991)Bobby Saxton (caretaker until 26 March 1991)Osvaldo Ardiles (from 26 March 1991) Sir John Hall St James' Park Division Two 11th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Second round Full Members Cup Second round Quinn (18) Quinn (20) 29,231(vs. Nottm Forest) 10,004(vs. Oxford United) 16,879 _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _whitetop 000000 _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _greentop FFEE00 1989–90 1991–92 During the 1990–91 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. Season Synopsis After the disappointment of the failure to gain promotion at the first attempt in the previous season, the Magpies started the new season slowly. Injuries to key players Mark McGhee and John Gallagher did little to help manager Jim Smith's cause and, after a tussle with the board, Smith left the club in early 1991, branding the club 'unmanageable'. He was replaced as manager by the former Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina player, Ossie Ardiles. With the change of manager came a change of style, with a passing game where the ball rarely left the ground replacing the more direct style. It also marked the appearance of several promising youngsters, including Steve Watson, Alan Thompson and Robbie Elliott, alongside the more established youngsters, Lee Clark and Steve Howey. However, the gap between Newcastle and the top teams was too much to be breached and the team finished in mid-table. League table 1990–91 Football League#Second Division Second Division y NEW Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupZDS CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG John Burridge3903020?0?0GKCZE Pavel Srníček700000?0?0DFSCO Roy Aitken3703020?0?0DFIRE John Anderson2713011?0?2DFENG Matty Appleby100000?0?0DFENG Darren Bradshaw6 (1)00010?0?0DFENG Robbie Elliott5 (1)00000?0?0DFENG Steve Howey3 (8)00000?0?0DFDEN Bjørn Kristensen39 (1)13010?0?1DFWAL Alan Neilson2 (1)00000?0?0DFENG Ray Ranson24 (3)03010?0?0DFENG Kevin Scott4200 (1)020?1?0DFENG Mark Stimson2313100?0?2DFSCO Paul Sweeney8 (1)00020?0?0DFENG John Watson0 (1)00000?0?0DFENG Steve Watson22 (2)03000?0?0MFENG Billy Askew1 (1)00000?0?0MFENG Kevin Brock36 (2)53020?0?5MFENG Lee Clark13 (6)20000?0?2MFENG Kevin Dillon1903000?0?0MFENG Wayne Fereday6 (2)00020?0?0MFSCO John Gallacher100000?0?0MFSCO Archie Gourlay20000 (1)0?0?0MFENG Lee Makel1 (2)00000?0?0MFIRE Liam O'Brien23 (10)30 (2)020?0?3MFENG Gavin Peacock2770000?0?7MFENG David Roche5 (3)00000?0?0MFENG Neil Simpson1 (3)0000 (1)0?0?0FWIRE Tommy Gaynor410000?0?1FWENG Andy Hunt13 (3)20000?0?2FWSCO Mark McGhee17 (4)52120?0?6FWAUS David Mitchell210000?0?1FWENG Paul Moran100000?0?0FWENG Micky Quinn43183220?0?20FWENG David Robinson0 (3)0000 (1)0?0?0FWENG Scott Sloan11 (5)11000?0?1 Coaching staff Manager ARG Osvaldo Ardiles y First Team Coach IRE Tony Galvin Development Coach y Reserve Team Coach Chief scout 3 May 2011 May 2011 External links Newcastle United Football Club - Fixtures 1990-91 Season Details - 1990-91 - toon1892 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United