1895–96 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United 1895–96 football season

Newcastle United

1895–96 season

Stadium

St James' Park

Football League Second Division

5th

FA Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Willie Wardrope (14)
All: Willie Wardrope (20)

Highest home attendance

14,250
(vs. Bury)

Lowest home attendance

3,000
(vs. Tow Law Town)

Average home league attendance

7,013

Home colours

Away colours

← 1894–95

1896–97 →

The 1895–96 season was Newcastle United's third season in the Football League Second Division.

Appearances and goals

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	John Henderson	30	0	5	0	35	0
GK	W.A. Ward	0	0	1	0	1	0
DF	Robert Foyers	25	0	5	0	30	0
DF	Robert McDermid	30	1	6	0	36	1
DF	John Warburton	3	0	0	0	3	0
MF	George Adams	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF	Andy Aitken	27	10	5	3	32	13
MF	Jack Carr	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF	William Miller	25	1	6	0	31	1
FW	James Collins	24	8	6	2	30	10
MF	William Graham	30	2	6	1	36	3
FW	Malcolm Lennox	23	12	3	1	26	13
FW	James Logan	7	5	2	3	9	8
FW	John McDonald	6	2	0	0	6	2
FW	William McKay	18	6	3	1	21	7
FW	C Quinn	1	0	0	0	1	0
FW	O Reid	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	James Stott	30	4	6	2	36	6
FW	Willie Thompson	17	5	6	5	23	10
FW	Willie Wardrope	30	14	6	6	36	20

Competitions

Win Draw Loss

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
Result	3–0	1–5	5–1	1–1	1–0	1–2	2–1	4–4	7–2	1–3	6–1	6–0	1–2	0–4	1–0	5–0	2–5	1–5	3–1	0–3	4–0	3–0	0–1	1–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	1–2	0–2	0–2
Position	1st	9th	7th	7th	7th	9th	6th	6th	6th	8th	8th	6th	8th	8th	7th	5th	7th	7th	6th	6th	6th	4th	6th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th	5th

FA Cup

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6
Result	8–0	4–1	5–0	4–0	4–0	1–3

Friendlies

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
Result	1–2	3–0	3–5	0–4	2–2	0–0	3–3	3–1	1–1	4–2	1–4	3–3

Matches

League

Newcastle United v Loughborough

7 September 1895	Newcastle United	3–0	Loughborough	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken Logan	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Liverpool v Newcastle United

14 September 1895	Liverpool	5–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Becton Bradshaw Ross	(Report)	Logan	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Notts County

21 September 1895	Newcastle United	5–1	Notts County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Logan McKay	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Rotherham Town v Newcastle United

28 September 1895	Rotherham Town	1–1	Newcastle United	Rotherham
		(Report)	Logan	Stadium: Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Liverpool

5 October 1895	Newcastle United	1–0	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Newton Heath v Newcastle United

19 October 1895	Newton Heath	2–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Cassidy Peters	(Report)	Logan	Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Newton Heath

26 October 1895	Newcastle United	2–1	Newton Heath	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope (o.g.)	(Report)	Kennedy	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Darwen v Newcastle United

9 November 1895	Darwen	4–4	Newcastle United	Darwen
		(Report)	Wardrope Aitken Thompson Collins	Stadium: Barley Bank Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Darwen

16 November 1895	Newcastle United	7–2	Darwen	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken Collins Lennox McDermidd	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Burton Swifts v Newcastle United

7 December 1895	Burton Swifts	3–1	Newcastle United	Burton upon Trent
		(Report)	Wardrope	Stadium: Peel Croft Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Rotherham Town

21 December 1895	Newcastle United	6–1	Rotherham Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope McKay Lennox Stott	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Crewe Alexandra

25 December 1895	Newcastle United	6–0	Crewe Alexandra	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken McKay Collins Lennox	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Grimsby Town v Newcastle United

26 December 1895	Grimsby Town	2–1	Newcastle United	Grimsby
		(Report)	Collins	Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 4,000

Lincoln City v Newcastle United

28 December 1895	Lincoln City	4–0	Newcastle United	Lincoln
		(Report)		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,500

Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse

1 January 1896	Newcastle United	1–0	Leicester Fosse	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Lincoln City

2 January 1896	Newcastle United	5–0	Lincoln City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Lennox Stott Collins	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Manchester City v Newcastle United

4 January 1896	Manchester City	5–2	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Morris Hill Finnerhan	(Report)	McKay Lennox	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 10,000

Newcastle United v Grimsby Town

11 January 1896	Newcastle United	1–5	Grimsby Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Collins	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal

18 January 1896	Newcastle United	3–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
	McKay Stott Miller	(Report)	Jenkyns (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Crewe Alexandra v Newcastle United

25 January 1896	Crewe Alexandra	3–0	Newcastle United	Crewe
		(Report)		Stadium: Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Burton Wanderers

8 February 1896	Newcastle United	4–0	Burton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox Graham	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Burton Wanderers v Newcastle United

22 February 1896	Burton Wanderers	0–3	Newcastle United	Burton upon Trent
		(Report)	Thompson Lennox	Stadium: Derby Turn Attendance: 3,000

Loughborough v Newcastle United

7 March 1896	Loughborough	1–0	Newcastle United	Loughborough
		(Report)		Stadium: Bromhead Attendance: 2,000

Notts County v Newcastle United

14 March 1896	Notts County	0–1	Newcastle United	Nottingham
		(Report)	Aitken	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Manchester City

21 March 1896	Newcastle United	4–1	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Thompson Collins Lennox	(Report)	Davies	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Newcastle United v Burslem Port Vale

3 April 1896	Newcastle United	4–2	Burslem Port Vale	Newcastle upon Tyne
	McDonald Collins (o.g.)	(Report)	Simpson Randles	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Burton Swifts

4 April 1896	Newcastle United	5–0	Burton Swifts	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Thompson Stott	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United

6 April 1896	Woolwich Arsenal	2–1	Newcastle United	London
	O'Brien Mortimer	(Report)	(o.g.)	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 10,000

Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United

7 April 1896	Leicester Fosse	2–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
	McDonald	(Report)		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 5,000

Burslem Port Vale v Newcastle United

20 April 1896	Burslem Port Vale	2–0	Newcastle United	Stoke-on-Trent
	J. Mason Randles	(Report)		Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000

FA Cup

West Hartlepool Rangers v Newcastle United

12 October 1895 First Qual. Round	West Hartlepool Rangers	0–8	Newcastle United	Hartlepool
		(Report)	Logan Thompson Collins Stott Graham (o.g.)	Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle United v Middlesbrough

2 November 1895 Second Qual. Round	Newcastle United	4–1	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope McKay (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Rendall

23 November 1895 Third Qual. Round	Newcastle United	5–0	Rendall	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken Logan Thompson	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle United v Tow Law Town

16 December 1895 Fourth Qual. Round	Newcastle United	4–0	Tow Law Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Thompson Lennox Stott	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000

Chesterfield v Newcastle United

1 February 1896 Round 1	Chesterfield	0–4	Newcastle United	Chesterfield
		(Report)	Wardrope Aitken Thompson	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Bury

15 February 1896 Round 2	Newcastle United	1–3	Bury	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Thompson	(Report)	Henderson Millar Plant	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 14,250

Friendlies

Newcastle United v Hibernian

2 September 1895	Newcastle United	1–2	Hibernian	Newcastle upon Tyne
	McKay			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Celtic

4 September 1895	Newcastle United	3–0	Celtic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Logan Milne			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Sunderland v Newcastle United

11 September 1895	Sunderland	5–3	Newcastle United	Sunderland
			McKay Graham	Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

30 November 1895	Newcastle United	0–4	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

29 February 1896	Newcastle United	2–2	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox Aitken			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Clyde

11 April 1896	Newcastle United	0–0	Clyde	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Newcastle East End

15 April 1896	Newcastle United	3–3	Newcastle East End	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox Wardrope			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 200

Newcastle United v Sheffield United

18 April 1896	Newcastle United	3–1	Sheffield United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Lennox			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

22 April 1896	Newcastle United	1–1	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Derby County

25 April 1896	Newcastle United	4–2	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Stott Lennox Collins			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Sheffield Wednesday

27 April 1896	Newcastle United	1–4	Sheffield Wednesday	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken (pen.)			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

30 April 1896	Newcastle United	3–3	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Thompson Aitken Collins			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

External links

Newcastle United – Historical Football Kits
Season Details – 1895–96 – toon1892
NUFC.com Archives – Match Stats – 1895–96
Newcastle United 1895–1896 Home – statto.com

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