1897–98 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United, 1897–98 football season

Newcastle United

1897–98 season

Manager

Selection committee (overseen by Frank Watt)

Stadium

St James' Park

Football League Second Division

2nd (Promoted)

FA Cup

Second round

Top goalscorer

League: Jack Peddie (16)
All: Jack Peddie (18)

Highest home attendance

24,959
(vs. Burnley)

Lowest home attendance

4,000
(vs. Loughborough
& Grimsby Town)

Average home league attendance

11,905

Home colours

Away colours

← 1896–97

1898–99 →

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.	Name	League		FA Cup		Test Matches		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
GK	Charlie Watts	30	0	5	0	4	0	39	0
DF	Jimmy Jackson	27	0	5	2	4	1	36	3
DF	Billy Lindsay	7	0	0	0	2	0	9	0
DF	Jim Lockley	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0
DF	Thomas Stewart	10	0	2	0	0	0	12	0
DF	John White	20	1	4	0	0	0	24	1
MF	Andy Aitken	23	4	4	4	4	1	31	9
MF	Jack Carr	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
MF	Tommy Ghee	28	0	5	1	4	1	37	2
MF	Jack Ostler	26	2	4	0	4	0	34	2
FW	John Allan	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Ronald Allan	24	4	5	0	0	0	29	4
FW	John Campbell	21	9	3	2	3	1	27	12
FW	John Harvey	23	5	5	2	4	2	34	9
FW	Malcolm Lennox	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
FW	William Milne	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Tom Niblo	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
FW	Jack Peddie	20	16	3	2	1	0	24	18
FW	James Stott	26	2	5	0	4	0	35	2
FW	Billy Smith	10	4	0	0	4	2	14	6
FW	Willie Wardrope	26	12	5	1	4	1	35	14

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

Test Matches

Match	1	2	3	4
Result	2–1	0–1	3–4	4–0

Friendlies

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

Matches

League

Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal

4 September 1897	Newcastle United	4–1	Woolwich Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Campbell Lennox	(Report)	McGeoch	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

Walsall v Newcastle United

11 September 1897	Walsall	2–3	Newcastle United	Walsall
		(Report)	Wardrope (o.g.) (o.g.)	Stadium: Hillary Street Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Burton Swifts

18 September 1897	Newcastle United	3–1	Burton Swifts	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope R. Allen Stott	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Lincoln City v Newcastle United

25 September 1897	Lincoln City	2–3	Newcastle United	Lincoln
		(Report)	Wardrope Campbell	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,000

Burnley v Newcastle United

2 October 1897	Burnley	3–0	Newcastle United	Burnley
		(Report)		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Newton Heath

9 October 1897	Newcastle United	2–0	Newton Heath	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Harvey	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 14,000

Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United

16 October 1897	Woolwich Arsenal	0–0	Newcastle United	London
		(Report)		Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 12,000

Newcastle United v Blackpool

23 October 1897	Newcastle United	2–0	Blackpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Campbell	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Grimsby Town v Newcastle United

6 November 1897	Grimsby Town	2–0	Newcastle United	Grimsby
		(Report)		Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 5,000

Newton Heath v Newcastle United

13 November 1897	Newton Heath	0–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
		(Report)	Wardrope	Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Small Heath

27 November 1897	Newcastle United	4–0	Small Heath	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Peddie Campbell	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 11,000

Gainsborough Trinity v Newcastle United

4 December 1897	Gainsborough Trinity	1–3	Newcastle United	Gainsborough
		(Report)	Campbell Harvey Ostler	Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 700

Burton Swifts v Newcastle United

18 December 1897	Burton Swifts	3–1	Newcastle United	Burton upon Trent
		(Report)	White	Stadium: Peel Croft

Blackpool v Newcastle United

25 December 1897	Blackpool	2–3	Newcastle United	Blackpool
		(Report)	Wardrope Campbell Stott	Stadium: Athletic Grounds Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Burnley

27 December 1897	Newcastle United	0–1	Burnley	Newcastle upon Tyne
		(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 24,959

Newcastle United v Walsall

1 January 1898	Newcastle United	2–1	Walsall	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Peddie R. Allen	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,000

Newcastle United v Loughborough

3 January 1898	Newcastle United	3–1	Loughborough	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Peddie Ostler (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Manchester City v Newcastle United

8 January 1898	Manchester City	1–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Whitehead	(Report)	R. Allen	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 20,000

Newcastle United v Darwen

15 January 1898	Newcastle United	1–0	Darwen	Newcastle upon Tyne
	(o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse

22 January 1898	Newcastle United	4–2	Leicester Fosse	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Peddie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

Luton Town v Newcastle United

19 February 1898	Luton Town	3–1	Newcastle United	Luton
		(Report)	R. Allen	Stadium: Dunstable Road Attendance: 3,500

Newcastle United v Lincoln City

26 February 1898	Newcastle United	3–0	Lincoln City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Smith	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

Darwen v Newcastle United

5 March 1898	Darwen	1–3	Newcastle United	Darwen
		(Report)	Peddie	Stadium: Barley Bank Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Luton Town

12 March 1898	Newcastle United	5–1	Luton Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Harvey	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 15,000

Newcastle United v Manchester City

16 March 1898	Newcastle United	2–0	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Peddie Aitken	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,000

Newcastle United v Grimsby Town

26 March 1898	Newcastle United	4–0	Grimsby Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Campbell Smith Peddie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Gainsborough Trinity

2 April 1898	Newcastle United	5–2	Gainsborough Trinity	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Smith Peddie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United

9 April 1898	Leicester Fosse	1–1	Newcastle United	Leicester
		(Report)	Peddie	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 6,000

Loughborough v Newcastle United

11 April 1898	Loughborough	0–1	Newcastle United	Loughborough
		(Report)	Campbell	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000

Small Heath v Newcastle United

12 April 1898	Small Heath	1–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
		(Report)		Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup

Newcastle United v Willington Athletic

30 October 1897 Third Qual. Round	Newcastle United	6–0	Willington Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Campbell Jackson	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Stockton v Newcastle United

20 November 1897 Fourth Qual. Round	Stockton	1–4	Newcastle United	Stockton-on-Tees
		(Report)	Campbell Harvey Ghee Jackson	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 8,000

Middlesbrough v Newcastle United

11 December 1897 Fifth Qual. Round	Middlesbrough	0–2	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
		(Report)	Wardrope Harvey	Stadium: Linthorpe Road Attendance: 6,000

Preston North End v Newcastle United

29 January 1898 Round 1	Preston North End	1–2	Newcastle United	Preston
	(o.g.)	(Report)	Peddie	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 15,000

Southampton v Newcastle United

12 February 1898 Round 2	Southampton	1–0	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Buchanan	(Report)		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 14,000

Test Matches

Newcastle United v Stoke City

20 April 1898	Newcastle United	2–1	Stoke City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Smith Harvey	(Report)	Kennedy	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,000

Stoke City v Newcastle United

23 April 1898	Stoke City	1–0	Newcastle United	Stoke-on-Trent
	Maxwell	(Report)		Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 20,000

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

28 April 1898	Blackburn Rovers	4–3	Newcastle United	Blackburn
		(Report)	Wardrope Smith Aitken	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 30,000

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

30 April 1898	Newcastle United	4–0	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Campbell Harvey Ghee Jackson	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 13,324

Friendlies

Newcastle United v Sunderland

1 September 1897	Newcastle United	1–3	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ghee			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Newcastle United v Hibernian

6 September 1897	Newcastle United	1–1	Hibernian	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Stott			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

South Shields v Newcastle United

4 January 1898	South Shields	2–6	Newcastle United	South Shields
			Campbell Peddie	Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Derby County

5 February 1898	Newcastle United	4–4	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Peddie Ostler Allan			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

19 March 1898	Newcastle United	1–1	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 14,000

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

16 April 1898	Newcastle United	1–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Blyth			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

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

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