1897–98 Newcastle United F.C. season

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 MatchesTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK Charlie Watts3005040390DF Jimmy Jackson2705241363DF Billy Lindsay70002090DF Jim Lockley00002020DF Thomas Stewart1002000120DF John White2014000241MF Andy Aitken2344441319MF Jack Carr20000020MF Tommy Ghee2805141372MF Jack Ostler2624040342FW John Allan10000010FW Ronald Allan2445000294FW John Campbell21932312712FW John Harvey2355242349FW Malcolm Lennox41000041FW William Milne10000010FW Tom Niblo10000010FW Jack Peddie201632102418FW James Stott2625040352FW Billy Smith1040042146FW Willie Wardrope261251413514

Competitions

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

FA Cup

Test Matches

Friendlies

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