1896–97 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United 1896–97 football season

Newcastle United

1896–97 season

Manager

Selection committee (overseen by Frank Watt)

Stadium

St James' Park

Football League Second Division

5th

FA Cup

First Round

Top goalscorer

League: Richard Smellie (15)
All: Richard Smellie (15)

Highest home attendance

17,000
(vs. Notts County)

Lowest home attendance

4,000
(vs. Burton Swifts)

Average home league attendance

8,399

Home colours

Away colours

← 1895–96

1897–98 →

The 1896–97 season was Newcastle United's fourth 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	Charlie Watts	30	0	1	0	31	0
DF	Robert Foyers	9	0	0	0	9	0
DF	Robert McDermid	6	0	0	0	6	0
DF	Thomas Stewart	17	0	1	0	18	0
DF	John White	28	0	1	0	29	0
MF	George Adams	12	1	0	0	12	1
MF	Andy Aitken	30	11	1	0	31	11
MF	John Auld	14	3	1	0	15	3
MF	Jack Carr	1	0	0	0	1	0
MF	William Graham	2	0	0	0	2	0
MF	William Miller	17	1	0	0	17	1
MF	Jack Ostler	15	1	1	0	16	1
FW	Thomas Blyth	1	1	0	0	1	1
FW	James Collins	10	1	1	0	11	1
FW	John Connell	24	3	1	0	25	3
FW	J Kinsella	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Malcolm Lennox	19	4	0	0	19	4
FW	David Smellie	26	15	1	0	27	15
FW	James Stott	29	3	1	0	30	3
FW	Willie Thompson	9	1	0	0	9	1
FW	Willie Wardrope	29	11	1	0	30	11

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	1–3	4–3	1–3	0–4	5–1	3–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–1	4–1	1–0	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	2–1	0–5	4–1	2–0	3–0	0–3	2–0	1–4	1–2	2–1	2–0	3–0	0–3	1–5
Position	12th	12th	13th	14th	11th	10th	7th	5th	8th	5th	5th	4th	4th	5th	5th	4th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	4th	5th

FA Cup

Match	1
Result	0–5

Friendlies

Match	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Result	1–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	4–1	1–2	2–1	3–1	4–0	5–0	5–2	3–0	3–0	3–1	1–0	3–0	0–3

Matches

League

Small Heath v Newcastle United

5 September 1896	Small Heath	3–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
		(Report)	Thompson	Stadium: Muntz Street Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Small Heath

12 September 1896	Newcastle United	4–3	Small Heath	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Smellie Lennox	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,853

Notts County v Newcastle United

17 September 1896	Notts County	3–1	Newcastle United	Nottingham
		(Report)	Stott	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5,000

Newton Heath v Newcastle United

26 September 1896	Newton Heath	4–0	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Cassidy Donaldson	(Report)		Stadium: Bank Street Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Darwen

3 October 1896	Newcastle United	5–1	Darwen	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Smellie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Grimsby Town

10 October 1896	Newcastle United	3–0	Grimsby Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Stott	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Manchester City v Newcastle United

17 October 1896	Manchester City	1–2	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Robinson	(Report)	Smellie Auld	Stadium: Hyde Road Attendance: 7,000

Lincoln City v Newcastle United

24 October 1896	Lincoln City	1–2	Newcastle United	Lincoln
		(Report)	Wardrope Connell	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2,000

Darwen v Newcastle United

7 November 1896	Darwen	2–1	Newcastle United	Darwen
		(Report)	Miller	Stadium: Barley Bank

Newcastle United v Leicester Fosse

14 November 1896	Newcastle United	3–1	Leicester Fosse	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Smellie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Loughborough

28 November 1896	Newcastle United	4–1	Loughborough	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken Connell Lennox	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Burton Wanderers v Newcastle United

5 December 1896	Burton Wanderers	0–1	Newcastle United	Burton upon Trent
		(Report)	Aitken	Stadium: Derby Turn

Newcastle United v Notts County

12 December 1896	Newcastle United	2–2	Notts County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 17,000

Grimsby Town v Newcastle United

26 December 1896	Grimsby Town	3–2	Newcastle United	Grimsby
		(Report)	Wardrope Stott	Stadium: Abbey Park Attendance: 7,000

Gainsborough Trinity v Newcastle United

28 December 1896	Gainsborough Trinity	2–0	Newcastle United	Gainsborough
		(Report)		Stadium: The Northolme Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Newton Heath

1 January 1897	Newcastle United	2–0	Newton Heath	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 16,125

Newcastle United v Lincoln City

2 January 1897	Newcastle United	2–1	Lincoln City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Smellie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 12,000

Leicester Fosse v Newcastle United

9 January 1987	Leicester Fosse	5–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
		(Report)		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle United v Blackpool

16 January 1897	Newcastle United	4–1	Blackpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Smellie Collins Auld	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v Woolwich Arsenal

23 January 1897	Newcastle United	2–0	Woolwich Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Auld	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Manchester City

6 February 1897	Newcastle United	3–0	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Aitken	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 9,000

Loughborough v Newcastle United

20 February 1897	Loughborough	3–0	Newcastle United	Loughborough
		(Report)		Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Walsall

6 March 1897	Newcastle United	2–0	Walsall	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Connell Ostler (pen.)	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Blackpool v Newcastle United

13 March 1897	Blackpool	4–1	Newcastle United	Blackpool
		(Report)	Smellie	Stadium: Raikes Hall Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle United v Gainsborough Trinity

20 March 1897	Newcastle United	1–2	Gainsborough Trinity	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Burton Swifts

27 March 1897	Newcastle United	2–1	Burton Swifts	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Blyth Lennox	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Walsall v Newcastle United

3 April 1897	Walsall	0–2	Newcastle United	Walsall
		(Report)	Aitken Smellie	Stadium: Hillary Street Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Burton Wanderers

10 April 1897	Newcastle United	3–0	Burton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Smellie	(Report)		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,000

Burton Swifts v Newcastle United

12 April 1897	Burton Swifts	3–0	Newcastle United	Burton upon Trent
		(Report)		Stadium: Peel Croft

Woolwich Arsenal v Newcastle United

16 April 1897	Woolwich Arsenal	5–1	Newcastle United	London
	O'Brien Caldwell Boyle Brock	(Report)	Adams	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 7,000

FA Cup

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

30 January 1897 Round 1	Aston Villa	5–0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
	Wheldon Athersmith Smith (o.g.)	(Report)		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 7,000

Friendlies

Newcastle United v Hibernian

1 September 1896	Newcastle United	1–1	Hibernian	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Thompson			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

2 September 1896	Newcastle United	2–2	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 8,000

Newcastle United v St Bernard's

7 September 1896	Newcastle United	0–3	St Bernard's	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,500

Sunderland v Newcastle United

23 September 1896	Sunderland	1–1	Newcastle United	Sunderland
			Wardrope	Stadium: Newcastle Road Attendance: 6,000

Newcastle United v Burnley

31 October 1896	Newcastle United	4–1	Burnley	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Auld Wardrope Smellie			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 5,000

Darlington v Newcastle United

16 November 1896	Darlington	2–1	Newcastle United	Darlington
			Wardrope	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2,000

Leith Athletic v Newcastle United

21 November 1896	Leith Athletic	1–2	Newcastle United	Edinburgh
			Aitken Smellie	Stadium: Old Meadowbank Attendance: 1,200

Newcastle United v Dundee

25 December 1896	Newcastle United	3–1	Dundee	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Wardrope Thompson Milne			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 10,000

Newcastle United v Grimsby Town

13 February 1897	Newcastle United	4–0	Grimsby Town	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Connell Blyth			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Leith Athletic

13 February 1897	Newcastle United	5–0	Leith Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Connell Aitken Lennox			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

31 March 1897	Newcastle United	5–2	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lennox Aitken Thompson (pen.)			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000

Newcastle United v Heart of Midlothian

17 April 1897	Newcastle United	3–0	Heart of Midlothian	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Blyth Aitken			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v St Mirren

20 April 1897	Newcastle United	3–0	St Mirren	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Stewart Smellie Aitken			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 2,000

Newcastle United v Rangers

24 April 1897	Newcastle United	3–1	Rangers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Connell Lennox Smellie			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 7,000

Newcastle United v Third Lanark

26 April 1897	Newcastle United	1–0	Third Lanark	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 1,000

Newcastle United v Sunderland

28 April 1897	Newcastle United	3–0	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Aitken Ostler			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 4,000

Newcastle United v Hibernian

30 April 1897	Newcastle United	0–3	Hibernian	Newcastle upon Tyne
				Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 3,000

External links

Newcastle United – Historical Football Kits
Season Details – 1896–97 – toon1892
NUFC.com Archives – Match Stats – 1896–97
Newcastle United 1896–1897 Home – statto.com

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