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1983–84 Newcastle United F.C. season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| club | Newcastle United |
| season | 1983–84 |
| manager | Arthur Cox |
| chairman | Stan Seymour Jr. |
| stadium | St James' Park |
| league | Second Division |
| league result | 3rd (promoted) |
| cup1 | FA Cup |
| cup1 result | Third Round |
| cup2 | Milk Cup |
| cup2 result | Second Round |
| league topscorer | Kevin Keegan (27) |
| season topscorer | Kevin Keegan (28) |
| highest attendance | 36,288 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Division Two, 14 April 1984) |
| lowest attendance | 21,184 vs Oxford United (Milk Cup Second Round First Leg, 5 October 1983) |
| average attendance | 29,810 |
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| prevseason | 1982-83 |
| nextseason | 1984-85 |
During the 1983–84 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. They finished 3rd and were promoted automatically to the First Division.
Former England captain Kevin Keegan was the leading scorer with 27 league goals, 28 in all competitions. He retired as a player following the final match of the season.
Squad
:Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Milk Cup | FA Cup | Total | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | ENG | Kevin Carr | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| GK | WAL | Martin Thomas | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||
| DF | IRE | John Anderson | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Malcolm Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Steve Carney | 32(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(1) | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | John Carver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Jeff Clarke | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Ian Dawes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Peter Haddock | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Chris Hedworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Glenn Roeder | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||||
| DF | ENG | John Ryan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
| DF | ENG | Wes Saunders | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||||
| MF | NIR | David McCreery | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Terry McDermott | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Neil McDonald | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | ||||
| MF | ENG | John Trewick | 14(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 1 | ||||
| MF | ENG | Kenny Wharton | 38(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(3) | 4 | ||||
| FW | ENG | Peter Beardsley | 34(1) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(1) | 20 | ||||
| FW | NIR | Paul Ferris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| FW | ENG | Kevin Keegan | 41 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 28 | ||||
| FW | ENG | David Mills | 10(6) | 5 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(8) | 5 | ||||
| FW | ENG | Chris Waddle | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 |
League table
Results
Second Division
Main article: 1983–84 Football League Second Division
Waddle Mills Hamilton Mills Waddle Keegan Keegan Wharton Biley Mills Keegan Keegan Waddle Mills Wharton Rhoades-Brown Speedie Cunningham Bannister Keegan Beardsley Gemmill Waddle Beardsley Waddle McDermott Jones Coughlin Craig Mabbutt Gilbert Beardsley Keegan Keegan Davies Keegan McDermott Keegan Keegan Beardsley McDermott Beardsley Waddle Beardsley Beardsley Waddle Carney Mills Waddle Beardsley
Milk Cup
Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
Thomas
FA Cup
Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
Rush Johnston
References
;Bibliography
References
- {{harvnb. Rothmans 1984-85
- [https://www.nufc.com/html/1983-84.html NUFC.com - Stats 1983-84 Fixtures]
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