1897–98 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Newcastle Unitedthumb|300px|Newcastle United 1897/98 1897–98 Selection committee (overseen by Frank Watt) St James' Park Football League Second Division 2nd (Promoted) FA Cup Second round Jack Peddie (16) Jack Peddie (18) 24,959(vs. Burnley) 4,000(vs. Loughborough& Grimsby Town) 11,905 _black_stripes _blackstripes3 _black_stripes FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 000066 000000 _collar 00b8fb 00b8fb 00b8fb 000066 000000 1896–97 1898–99 The 1897–98 season was Newcastle United's fifth season in the Football League Second Division. Newcastle finished the season in second place and were promoted to the First Division when the division was expanded from 16 to 18 teams. Appearances and goals Pos.NameLeagueFA CupTest MatchesTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGKENG Charlie Watts3005040390DFSCO Jimmy Jackson2705241363DFENG Billy Lindsay70002090DFENG Jim Lockley00002020DFSCO Thomas Stewart1002000120DFSCO John White2014000241MFSCO Andy Aitken2344441319MFENG Jack Carr20000020MFSCO Tommy Ghee2805141372MFSCO Jack Ostler2624040342FWSCO John Allan10000010FWSCO Ronald Allan2445000294FWSCO John Campbell21932312712FWSCO John Harvey2355242349FWSCO Malcolm Lennox41000041FWENG William Milne10000010FWSCO Tom Niblo10000010FWSCO Jack Peddie201632102418FWENG James Stott2625040352FWSCO Billy Smith1040042146FWSCO Willie Wardrope261251413514 Competitions #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA League Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Result4–13–23–13–20–32–00–02–00–21–04–03–11–33–20–12–13–11–11–04–21–33–03–14–12–04–05–21–11–00–1 Position 4th 5th 4th 4th 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd FA Cup Match 1 2 3 4 5 Result6–04–12–02–10–1 Test Matches Match 1 2 3 4 Result2–10–13–44–0 Friendlies Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result1–31–16–24–41–11–1 Matches League 4 September 1897 Newcastle United 4–1 W (Report) Woolwich Arsenal Wardrope Campbell Lennox McGeoch St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 10,000 11 September 1897 Walsall 2–3 W (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope (o.g.) (o.g.) Hillary Street Walsall 4,000 18 September 1897 Newcastle United 3–1 W (Report) Burton Swifts Wardrope R. Allen Stott St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 12,000 25 September 1897 Lincoln City 2–3 W (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope Campbell Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,000 2 October 1897 Burnley 3–0 L (Report) Newcastle United Turf Moor Burnley 8,000 9 October 1897 Newcastle United 2–0 W (Report) Newton Heath Aitken Harvey St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 14,000 16 October 1897 Woolwich Arsenal 0–0 D (Report) Newcastle United Manor Ground London 12,000 23 October 1897 Newcastle United 2–0 W (Report) Blackpool Aitken Campbell St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 8,000 6 November 1897 Grimsby Town 2–0 L (Report) Newcastle United Abbey Park Grimsby 5,000 13 November 1897 Newton Heath 0–1 W (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope Bank Street Manchester 6,000 27 November 1897 Newcastle United 4–0 W (Report) Small Heath Wardrope Peddie Campbell St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 11,000 4 December 1897 Gainsborough Trinity 1–3 W (Report) Newcastle United Campbell Harvey Ostler The Northolme Gainsborough 700 18 December 1897 Burton Swifts 3–1 L (Report) Newcastle United White Peel Croft Burton upon Trent 25 December 1897 Blackpool 2–3 W (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope Campbell Stott Athletic Grounds Blackpool 4,000 27 December 1897 Newcastle United 0–1 L (Report) Burnley St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 24,959 1 January 1898 Newcastle United 2–1 W (Report) Walsall Peddie R. Allen St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 16,000 3 January 1898 Newcastle United 3–1 W (Report) Loughborough Peddie Ostler (o.g.) St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 4,000 8 January 1898 Manchester City 1–1 D (Report) Newcastle United Whitehead R. Allen Hyde Road Manchester 20,000 15 January 1898 Newcastle United 1–0 W (Report) Darwen (o.g.) St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 10,000 22 January 1898 Newcastle United 4–2 W (Report) Leicester Fosse Aitken Peddie St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 10,000 19 February 1898 Luton Town 3–1 L (Report) Newcastle United R. Allen Dunstable Road Luton 3,500 26 February 1898 Newcastle United 3–0 W (Report) Lincoln City Wardrope Smith St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 10,000 5 March 1898 Darwen 1–3 W (Report) Newcastle United Peddie Barley Bank Darwen 2,000 12 March 1898 Newcastle United 5–1 W (Report) Luton Town Wardrope Harvey St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 15,000 16 March 1898 Newcastle United 2–0 W (Report) Manchester City Peddie Aitken St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 17,000 26 March 1898 Newcastle United 4–0 W (Report) Grimsby Town Campbell Smith Peddie St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 4,000 2 April 1898 Newcastle United 5–2 W (Report) Gainsborough Trinity Smith Peddie St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 12,000 9 April 1898 Leicester Fosse 1–1 D (Report) Newcastle United Peddie Filbert Street Leicester 6,000 11 April 1898 Loughborough 0–1 W (Report) Newcastle United Campbell Athletic Ground Loughborough 2,000 12 April 1898 Small Heath 1–0 L (Report) Newcastle United Muntz Street Birmingham 5,000 FA Cup Third Qual. Round 30 October 1897 Newcastle United 6–0 W (Report) Willington Athletic Aitken Campbell Jackson St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 6,000 Fourth Qual. Round 20 November 1897 Stockton 1–4 W (Report) Newcastle United Campbell Harvey Ghee Jackson Victoria Ground Stockton-on-Tees 8,000 Fifth Qual. Round 11 December 1897 Middlesbrough 0–2 W (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope Harvey Linthorpe Road Middlesbrough 6,000 Round 1 29 January 1898 Preston North End 1–2 W (Report) Newcastle United (o.g.) Peddie Deepdale Preston 15,000 Round 2 12 February 1898 Southampton 1–0 L (Report) Newcastle United Buchanan The Dell Southampton 14,000 Test Matches 20 April 1898 Newcastle United 2–1 W (Report) Stoke City Smith Harvey Kennedy St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 17,000 23 April 1898 Stoke City 1–0 L (Report) Newcastle United Maxwell Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 20,000 28 April 1898 Blackburn Rovers 4–3 L (Report) Newcastle United Wardrope Smith Aitken Ewood Park Blackburn 30,000 30 April 1898 Newcastle United 4–0 W (Report) Blackburn Rovers Campbell Harvey Ghee Jackson St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 13,324 Friendlies 1 September 1897 Newcastle United 1–3 L Sunderland Ghee St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 12,000 6 September 1897 Newcastle United 1–1 D Hibernian Stott St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 4,000 4 January 1898 South Shields 2–6 W Newcastle United Campbell Peddie South Shields 2,000 5 February 1898 Newcastle United 4–4 D Derby County Aitken Peddie Ostler Allan St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 7,000 19 March 1898 Newcastle United 1–1 D Sunderland Wardrope St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 14,000 16 April 1898 Newcastle United 1–1 D West Bromwich Albion Blyth St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 10,000 External links Newcastle United – Historical Football Kits Season Details – 1897–98 – toon1892 NUFC.com Archives – Match Stats – 1897–98 Newcastle United 1897–1898 Home – statto.com Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United