1991–92 Newcastle United F.C. season

December 2020 March 2015 Newcastle United 1991–92 Osvaldo Ardiles(until 5 February 1992) Kevin Keegan(from 5 February 1992) Sir John Hall St James' Park Division Two 20th FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round Full Members Cup First round Peacock (16) Peacock (19) 30,306(vs. Sunderland) 9,175(vs. Crewe Alexandra) _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _nufc9093h _whitetop 000000 _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _nufc9093a _greentop FFEE00 1990–91 1992–93 During the 1991–92 season, English football team Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. The season started with much promise but quickly deteriorated into a relegation battle. Manager Ossie Ardiles struggled to add to his squad of talented youngsters due to lack of funds, the truth being the club was severely in debt. At one point it had looked like Newcastle would be relegated and could go out of business. Sir John Hall had all but taken control of the club, and replaced Ardiles with Kevin Keegan on 5 February 1992. An improvement in form helped Newcastle to narrowly avoid relegation from the Second Division, with their survival only confirmed on the last day of the season. They finished 20th, two places above the relegation zone – the lowest League finish in the club's history. Season synopsis thumb|left|90px|Ossie Ardiles In a season that saw a change of manager, the club had three different chairmen: Gordon McKeag stepped down under pressure from the Magpie Group consortium, to be replaced by board member George Forbes, before Sir John Hall, the head of the Magpie Group since the late 1980s, replaced Forbes thumb|130px|Kevin Keegan Hall presided over a period of boardroom calm at the club, debts were restructured and the funds were made available for team strengthening. He chairman installed Kevin Keegan, a former Newcastle player, as the new manager on 5 February 1992, in place of Ardiles. In the last few weeks of the season Keegan led the team to safety and the possibility of relegation to the third division for the first time in the club's history. Just as in the 1980s, Keegan's mere presence captivated the region.July 2023 St James' Park was regularly packed to capacity again and United confirmed their Second Division survival with a 2–1 win at Leicester City on the last day of the season, after a last-minute own goal.July 2023 Even though the club had narrowly avoided relegation, the club's supporters were overjoyed with the choice of manager and the prospect of a bright new start.July 2023 League table 1991–92 Football League#Second Division Second Division y NEW Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupZDS CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKNIR Tommy Wright330201000360DFENG Matty Appleby16 (2)0202 (1)00020 (3)0DFWAL Paul Bodin6000000060DFENG Darren Bradshaw17 (2)010201021 (2)0DFENG Robbie Elliott90001010110DFENG Steve Howey13 (8)10 (2)01 (2)10014 (12)2DFENG Brian Kilcline120000000120DFDEN Bjørn Kristensen1 (1)00000001 (1)0DFENG Darron McDonough2 (1)00000002 (1)0DFWAL Gavin Maguire3000000030DFWAL Alan Neilson160002010190DFENG Ray Ranson5 (1)00000005 (1)0DFENG Kevin Scott441203010501DFENG Mark Stimson23 (1)000200025 (1)0DFENG Steve Watson23 (5)120000025 (5)1DFSCO Terry Wilson2000000020MFENG Kevin Brock31 (4)420001034 (4)4MFENG Franz Carr12 (3)200100013 (3)2MFENG Lee Clark25 (4)520301131 (4)6MFSCO Archie Gourlay0 (1)00000000 (1)0MFENG Lee Makel5 (4)10010006 (4)1MFIRE Liam O'Brien404203040464MFENG Gavin Peacock46162023125121MFENG David Roche18 (8)010200 (1)021 (9)0MFIRE Kevin Sheedy131000000131MFENG Alan Thompson12 (2)010000013 (2)0FWENG Justin Fashanu00000 (1)0000 (1)0FWENG Andy Hunt21 (6)922311027 (6)12FWIRE David Kelly25111000002611FWENG Micky Quinn18 (4)700101320 (4)10FWENG David Robinson0 (3)00000000 (3)0FWSCO Andy Walker2000100030 Coaching staff Manager England Kevin Keegan y Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott First Team coach England Derek Fazackerley y Goalkeeping Coach England Jim Montgomery Development Coach England y Reserve Team Coach England Chief scout SCO 3 May 2011 May 2011 Matches Second Division 1 18 August 1991 15:00 BST Charlton Athletic 2–1 L Newcastle United LeeLeaburn Carr Upton Park London 9,322 2 24 August 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2–2 D Watford ClarkHunt NicholasBlissett St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 22,440 3 27 August 1991 19:45 BST Middlesbrough 3–0 L [] Newcastle United FalconerProctorWilkinson Ayresome Park Middlesbrough 16,970 4 31 August 1991 15:00 BST Bristol Rovers 1–2 W Newcastle United Skinner QuinnO'Brien Memorial Stadium Bristol 6,334 5 4 September 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2–2 D Plymouth Argyle CarrQuinn SalmanMarshall St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 19,543 6 7 September 1991 15:00 BST Tranmere Rovers 3–2 L Newcastle United VickersMalkinThomas ClarkO'Brien Prenton Park Birkenhead 11,465 7 14 September 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 1–2 L Wolverhampton Wanderers [OG] [OG]Bull St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 20,195 8 17 September 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 1–1 D Ipswich Town Quinn(p) Kiwomya St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 16,336 9 21 September 1991 15:00 BST Millwall 2–1 L Newcastle United Kerr (2) Neilson The Den London 9,156 10 28 September 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2–2 D Derby County QuinnHunt DavisonOrmondroyd St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 17,581 11 5 October 1991 15:00 BST Portsmouth 3–1 L Newcastle United Beresford(p)[og]Clarke Quinn Fratton Park Portsmouth 10,185 12 12 October 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 2–0 W Leicester City HuntClark St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 17,129 13 19 October 1991 15:00 BST Newcastle United 4–3 W Oxford United HuntPeacock (3) DurninFordLewis St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 16,454 14 26 October 1991 15:00 BST Bristol City 1–1 D Newcastle United Clark Taylor Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 8,613 15 2 November 1991 15:00 GMT Swindon Town 2–1 L Newcastle United CalderwoodWhite Peacock County Ground Swindon 10,731 16 6 November 1991 15:00 GMT Newcastle United 1–1 D Cambridge United Claridge Hunt St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 13,077 17 9 November 1991 15:00 GMT Newcastle United 2–0 W Grimsby Town HuntHowey St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 16,959 18 17 November 1991 15:00 GMT Sunderland 1–1 D Newcastle United Davenport 21 O'Brien 59 Roker Park Sunderland 29,224 19 20 November 1991 Newcastle United Southend United 3–2 W Peacock 9 pen. 14Hunt 31 Angell 30Tilson 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 14,740 20 23 November 1991 Newcastle United Blackburn Rovers 0–0 D St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 23,639 21 23 November 1991 Barnsley Newcastle United 3–0 L Saville 25Robinson 40Rammell 44 Oakwell Barnsley 9,458 22 7 December 1991 Newcastle United Port Vale 2–2 D Makel 40, Peacock 61 pen Hughes 43, Glover 63 pen St James Park Newcastle upon Tyne 18,162 23 14 December 1991 Brighton & Hove Albion Newcastle United 2–2 D Goldstone Ground Hove 7,658 24 20 December 1991 Plymouth Argyle Newcastle United 2–0 L Home Park Plymouth 5,048 25 26 December 1991 Newcastle United Middlesbrough 0–1 L St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 26,563 26 28 December 1991 Newcastle United Bristol Rovers 2–1 W St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 19,329 27 1 January 1992 Southend United Newcastle United 4–0 L Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 9,458 28 11 January 1992 Watford Newcastle United 2–2 D Vicarage Road Watford 9,811 29 18 January 1992 Newcastle United Charlton Athletic 3–4 L St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 15,663 30 1 February 1992 Oxford United Newcastle United 5–2 L Manor Ground Oxford 5,872 31 8 February 1992 Newcastle United Bristol City 3–0 W St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 29,263 Kevin Keegan's first game in charge of Newcastle United 32 15 February 1992 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle United 3–1 L Ewood Park Blackburn 19,511 33 22 February 1992 Newcastle United Barnsley 1–1 D St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 27,670 34 29 February 1992 Port Vale Newcastle United 0–1 W Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 10,321 35 7 March 1992 Newcastle United Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 L St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 24,597 36 10 March 1992 Cambridge United Newcastle United 0–2 W Abbey Stadium Cambridge 8,254 37 14 March 1992 Newcastle United Swindon Town 3–1 W St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 23,138 38 21 March 1992 Grimsby Town Newcastle United 1–1 D Blundell Park Grimsby 11,613 39 29 March 1992 Newcastle United Sunderland 1–0 W St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 30,306 40 31 March 1992 Wolverhampton Wanderers Newcastle United 6–2 L Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 14,480 41 4 April 1992 Newcastle United Tranmere Rovers 2–3 L St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 21,125 42 11 April 1992 Ipswich Town Newcastle United 3–2 L Portman Road Ipswich 20,673 43 18 April 1992 Newcastle United Millwall 0–1 L St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 23,821 44 20 April 1992 Derby County Newcastle United 4–1 L Baseball Ground Derby 21,363 45 25 April 1992 Newcastle United Portsmouth 1–0 W St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,989 46 2 May 1992 Leicester City Newcastle United 1–2 W Filbert Street Leicester 21,861 FA Cup Round 3 4 January 1992 15:00 GMT Bournemouth 0–0 D Newcastle United Dean Court Bournemouth 10,651 Round 3 replay 22 January 1992 19:45 GMT Newcastle United 2–2 3–4 D Bournemouth Peacock 14Hunt 91 Wood 79Bond 112 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 25,954 Football League Cup Second round First Leg 24 September 1991 19:45 BST Crewe Alexandra 3–4 W [] Newcastle United Evans (2)Callaghan Hunt Peacock(3) Alexandra Stadium Crewe 4,251 Second round Second Leg 9 October 1991 19:45 BST Newcastle United 1–0 W [] Crewe Alexandra Howey St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 9,197 Third round 29 October 1991 19:45 BST Peterborough United 1–0 L [] Newcastle United Charlery London Road Stadium Peterborough 10,382 Zenith Data Systems Cup First round 1 October 1991 19:45 BST Tranmere Rovers 6–6 y 3–2 D Newcastle United McNab 8Aldridge 19 94 120 pen. Steel 76Martindale 96 Quinn 3 24 118 pen.Peacock 65 110Clark 104 Prenton Park Birkenhead 4,056 External links Flirting with Relegation: Newcastle United 1991/92 Season, James Williams, Leazes Terrace Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United