1899–1900 Newcastle United F.C. season
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| 1899–1900 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Manager | Selection committee (overseen by Frank Watt) | ||
| Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Football League First Division | 5th | ||
| FA Cup | Second Round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack Peddie (15) All: Jack Peddie (16) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 30,000 (vs. Sheffield United) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 6,000 (vs. Glossop) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 15,818 | ||
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The 1899–1900 season was Newcastle United's second season in the Football League First Division, the top flight of English football at the time. Newcastle finished the season in 5th place.
Appearances and goals
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  Matt Kingsley
|
34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| GK | Charlie Watts
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Jack Carr
|
21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| DF |  Dave Gardner
|
34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 |
| DF | Billy Lindsay
|
23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| DF | Jimmy Lindsay
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Aitken
|
34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| MF | Ted Birnie
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| MF | Alex Gardner
|
19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 6 |
| MF | Tommy Ghee
|
29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| MF | Willie Higgins
|
18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| MF | Jack Ostler
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Colin Veitch
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | John Fraser
|
30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| FW | Sandy MacFarlane
|
31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 5 |
| FW | Barney Mole
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| FW | Tom Niblo
|
11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
| FW | Jack Peddie
|
27 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 16 |
| FW | Joe Rogers
|
24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 |
| FW | Jimmy Stevenson
|
9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| FW | Willie Wardrope
|
18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 |
Competitions
Win Draw Loss Void
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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 6–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 |
| Position | 9th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 11th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th |
FA Cup
| Match | 1 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–4 |
Friendlies
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 6–3 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Matches
League
| 2 September 1899 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Newcastle United | West Bromwich |
 |
(Report) | Peddie (pen.) |
Stadium: Stoney Lane Attendance: 4,000 |
| 9 September 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie Niblo |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 25,000 |
| 16 September 1899 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–3 | Newcastle United | Blackburn |
|
(Report) | Fraser Peddie Wardrope |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 23 September 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie Wardrope |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 19,000 |
| 30 September 1899 | Bury | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Bury |
|
(Report) | Niblo |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,000 |
| 7 October 1899 | Newcastle United | 6–0 | Notts County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Fraser MacFarlane Peddie Stevenson Wardrope |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 14 October 1899 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| Ross |
(Report) | Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 25,000 |
| 21 October 1899 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Sheffield United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 30,000 |
| 28 October 1899 | Newcastle United | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 20,000 |
| 4 November 1899 | Aston Villa | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham |
|
(Report) | Ghee |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 18,000 |
| 11 November 1899 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 18 November 1899 | Burnley | 1–3 | Newcastle United | Burnley |
|
(Report) | Fraser Wardrope Rogers |
Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 5,000 |
| 25 November 1899 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Preston North End | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000 |
| 2 December 1899 | Nottingham Forest | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
|
(Report) | Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 9,000 |
| 16 December 1899 | Stoke | 2–2 | Newcastle United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Turner Higginson |
(Report) | A. Gardner Higgins |
Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 3,000 |
| 23 December 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–4 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane A. Gardner |
(Report) | Hogg McLatchie |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 19,129 |
| 30 December 1899 | Newcastle United | 4–2 | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Fraser Peddie Stevenson |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 1 January 1900 | Newcastle United | 2–3 | Glossop | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Peddie |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 1,500 |
| 6 January 1900 | Everton | 3–2 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Settle Proudfoot |
(Report) | Peddie Fraser |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 3,000 |
| 13 January 1900 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Peddie Carr |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 11,000 |
| 20 January 1900 | Derby County | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Derby |
|
(Report) | Stevenson |
Stadium: Baseball Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
| 3 February 1900 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Bury | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Darroch (o.g.) Stevenson |
(Report) | Sagar |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000 |
| 3 March 1900 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton |
|
(Report) | Peddie |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 10 March 1900 | Newcastle United | 3–2 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie A. Gardner |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 19,549 |
| 14 March 1900 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Glossop | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 17 March 1900 | Liverpool | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Robertson Walker |
(Report) | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 18,000 |
| 24 March 1900 | Newcastle United | 2–0 | Burnley | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Fraser Rogers |
(Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 26 March 1900 | Sheffield United | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Sheffield |
|
(Report) | A. Gardner |
Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 3,000 |
| 31 March 1900 | Preston North End | 4–1 | Newcastle United | Preston |
|
(Report) | Mole |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 4,000 |
| 7 April 1900 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Nottingham Forest | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| MacFarlane Peddie D. Gardner (pen.) |
(Report) | |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 14,224 |
| 13 April 1900 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| (Report) | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,000 |
| 14 April 1900 | Glossop | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Glossop |
| (Report) | Stadium: North Road Attendance: 2,000 |
| 16 April 1900 | Notts County | 0–0 | Newcastle United | West Bridgford |
| (Report) | Stadium: Trent Bridge Attendance: 10,000 |
| 21 April 1900 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Stoke | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie A. Gardner |
(Report) | Jones |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 28 April 1900 | Sunderland | 1–2 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| Fulton |
(Report) | Fraser A. Gardner (pen.) |
Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 22,000 |
- The match against Glossop on 1 January was abandoned and replayed on 14 March.[1]
FA Cup
| 27 January 1900 Round 1 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Reading | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stevenson Rogers |
(Report) | Barlow |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 11,259 |
| 10 February 1900 Round 2 | Southampton | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
| Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 10,000 |
| 17 February 1900 Round 2 | Southampton | 1–4 | Newcastle United | Southampton |
| McLeod Turner Yates |
(Report) | Peddie |
Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 8,000 |
- The match against Southampton on 10 February was abandoned after 55 minutes due to a heavy snowstorm.[2]
Friendlies
| 5 September 1899 | Newcastle United | 6–3 | Kaffirs | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Ghee Wardrope Stevenson Niblo (o.g.) |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 9 December 1899 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Dundee | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie Stevenson |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| 25 December 1899 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Kilmarnock | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Fraser Rogers Wardrope |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,500 |
| 26 December 1899 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Third Lanark | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Peddie |
|
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,500 |
| 17 April 1900 | Coventry City | 1–5 | Newcastle United | Coventry |
|
Peddie Rogers Kingsley (pen.) |
Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 1,000 |
External links
- Newcastle United – Historical Football Kits
- Season Details – 1899–1900 – toon1892
- NUFC.com Archives – Match Stats – 1899–1900
- Newcastle United 1899–1900 Home – statto.com
References
- ^ "Archives Match Stats". NUFC.com. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan (1987). Saints – A complete record. Breedon Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.