This article covers the squad and match results for the 1994–95 season at the English association football club Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League, finishing in 6th place.

Season summary

Newcastle United made the best start to any top division season in their history, winning their first six games to go top. The first team had built up a reputation for playing an attacking, almost cavalier, brand of football under Kevin Keegan – their occasionally leaky defence was not a major problem, as the team could almost always score more than they conceded. In a shock move in January 1995, however, hugely influential striker Andy Cole joined Manchester United for £6 million plus £1 million midfielder Keith Gillespie, who joined Newcastle. Fans were saddened and confused with Keegan for selling Cole, leading to Keegan publicly confronting fans at St James' Park explaining his reasons on the day of the transfer.

By Christmas, Newcastle were no longer title favourites but still looked certain of a UEFA Cup place. But things failed to improve in the new year, and the sale of Cole seemed to accelerate their fall from grace. A sixth-place finish in the final table meant that they just missed out on another European campaign, but they were given hope of a fresh chase for honours next time round thanks to the close season signings of David Ginola and Les Ferdinand.

The 1994–95 season also saw the arrival of Marc Hottiger, Philippe Albert, Paul Kitson and Keith Gillespie, as well as the late and close season departures of Barry Venison, Alex Mathie, Mike Jeffrey and Paul Bracewell.

Final league table

Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupUEFA CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GK Pavel Srníček380505040520?22DF Barry Venison281502010361?03DF John Beresford330415040461?04MF Paul Bracewell13 (3)0300 (1)00016 (4)0?05MF Ruel Fox40105021415112?06DF Steve Howey29 (1)140403040 (1)1?07MF Robert Lee3594120344414?18MF Peter Beardsley34123030424415?09FW Andy Cole1891052342715?010MF Lee Clark9 (10)121301 (2)015 (12)2?011MF Scott Sellars120003041191?012DF Marc Hottiger381415040512?014FW Alex Mathie3 (6)1001 (2)0004 (8)1?015DF Darren Peacock351504040481?018MF Steve Guppy00000 (1)0000 (1)0?018MF Keith Gillespie15 (2)232000018 (2)4?019DF Steve Watson22 (5)40 (1)03 (1)01 (2)126 (9)5?020DF Alan Neilson5 (1)00010006 (1)0?021FW Malcolm Allen0 (1)00000000 (1)0?026DF Robbie Elliott10 (4)23 (1)0000013 (5)2?027DF Philippe Albert172003140243?128FW Paul Kitson24 (2)84 (1)3310031 (3)12?030GK Mike Hooper4 (2)00000004 (2)0?031FW Mike Jeffrey0000110 (2)01 (2)1?0

Coaching staff

Transfers

In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 August 1994 DF Marc Hottiger FC Sion £600,000 2 August 1994 MF Steve Guppy Wycombe Wanderers £150,000 3 August 1994 MF Jason Drysdale Watford £425,000 10 August 1994 DF Philippe Albert Anderlecht £2,700,000 26 September 1994 FW Paul Kitson Derby County £2,300,000 10 January 1995 MF Keith Gillespie Manchester United £750,000 1 March 1995 MF Jimmy Crawford Bohemians £75,000 Unknown GK John Burridge Aberdeen Free

Total spending: £6.175m

Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 16 June 1994 DF Matty Appleby Darlington Free 19 June 1994 FW Alun Armstrong Stockport County £35,000 22 July 1994 DF Mark Robinson Swindon Town £600,000 25 November 1994 MF Steve Guppy Port Vale £225,000 December 1994 MF Nikki Papavasiliou OFI £25,000 12 January 1995 FW Andy Cole Manchester United £6,250,000 24 February 1995 FW Alex Mathie Ipswich Town £500,000 23 March 1995 DF Jason Drysdale Swindon Town £340,000 23 May 1995 MF Paul Bracewell Sunderland £50,000 Unknown GK John Burridge Dunfermline Athletic Free

Total income: £8.025m

Competitions

Pre-season Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result1–22–03–41–1(Pens: 6–5)1–35–2

League

Round  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Result3–14–05–13–14–23–21–12–01–11–02–10–22–10–02–31–12–43–10–00–01–2 Position3rd1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th

Round 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 Result0–01–10–02–12–00–32–13–12–00–22–01–01–31–13–00–21–20–03–30–13–2 Position5th5th4th4th3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd3rd4th5th5th5th5th6th

FA Cup Match 1 2 3 4 5 Result1–12–13–03–10–1

League Cup Match 1 2 3 4 5 Result2–11–02–01–10–2

UEFA Cup Match 1 2 3 4 Result5–05–23–20–1

Matches

Pre-season

League

FA Cup

League Cup

UEFA Cup

References

External links FootballSquads – Newcastle United – 1994/95 Newcastle United Football Club – Fixtures 1994–95 Transfers (Keegan) – Senior / Reserve Arrivals & Departures The Great career – Profile Newcastle United 1994–1995 – statto.com Player Index – premierleague.com Season Details – 1994–95 – toon1892