List of Newcastle United F.C. records and statistics

This article lists the records of Newcastle United Football Club.

Club Records

Attendances

• Highest attendance — 68,386 (v. Chelsea, First Division, 3 September 1930)[1]
• Highest average attendance — 56,299, Second Division, 1947-48[1]

Wins

• Record victory — 13-0 (v .Newport County, Second Division, 5 October 1946)[1]

Defeats

• Record defeat — 0-9 (v. Burton Wanderers, Second Division, 15 April 1895)[1]

Goals

• Most League goals scored in a season — 98 in 42 matches, First Division, 1951–52
• Fewest League goals scored in a season — 30 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1980–81
• Most League goals conceded in a season — 109 in 42 matches, First Division, 1960–61
• Fewest League goals conceded in a season — 33 in 34 matches, First Division, 1904–05

Transfers

• Highest transfer fee paid - £40 million for Joelinton in 2019–20.
• Highest transfer fee received - £35 million for Andy Carroll in 2010–11.

Player Records

Appearances

• Youngest player — Steve Watson, 16 years 233 days (v. Wolves, Second Division, 10 November 1990)

Youngest player in European competition - Adam Campbell, 17 years 236 days (v. Atromitos, UEFA Europa League, 23 August 2012)

• Oldest player — Billy Hampson, 44 years 225 days (v. Birmingham City, First Division, 9 April 1927)

Most appearances

As of 25 November 2012. (Competitive matches only, includes appearances as substitute):

	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals
1	Jimmy Lawrence	1904–1922	496	0
2	Frank Hudspeth	1910–1929	472	37
3	Shay Given	1997–2009	462	0
4	Frank Clark	1962–1975	457	1
5	Bill McCracken	1904–1923	432	88

• Current player with most appearances —

Paul Dummett, 174 (as at 14.09.19)

Goalscorers

• Most goals in a season — 41, Andy Cole, (1993-94)
• Most League goals in a season — 36, Hughie Gallacher, (1926-27)
• Most goals in a single match — 6, Len Shackleton (v. Newport County, Second Division, 5 October 1946)
• Most goals in the League — 178, Jackie Milburn (1946 to 1957)
• Most goals in European competition — 30 in 52 matches, Alan Shearer
• Fastest recorded goal — 10.4 seconds, Alan Shearer (v. Manchester City, Premier League, 18 January 2003)
• Most prolific goals per game scorer - Papiss Demba Cissé - (13 goals in 14 games, 2011-12)

Source:[2]

Top scorers

	Name	Career	Appearances	Goals	Average
1	Alan Shearer	1996–2006	404	206	0.52
2	Jackie Milburn	1943-1957	397	200	0.50
3	Len White	1953–1962	269	153	0.56
4	Hughie Gallacher	1925–1930	174	143	0.82
5	Malcolm Macdonald	1971–1976	228	121	0.53
6	Peter Beardsley	1983–1997	326	119	0.36
8	Tommy McDonald	1921–1931	367	113	0.30
7	Bobby Mitchell	1949-1961	408	113	0.27
9	Neil Harris	1920–1925	194	101	0.52
10	Bryan Robson	1962–1971	244	97	0.39

Source:[2]

• Current player with most goals —

Andy Carroll, 33 (as at 14.09.19)

Newcastle in Europe

Main article: Newcastle United F.C. in European football

League finishing positions

Personal Honours

English Football Hall of Fame

The following have either played for or managed Newcastle United and have been inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame :

Players Paul Gascoigne (2002 Inaugural Inductee) Kevin Keegan (2002 Inaugural Inductee) Alan Shearer (2004 Inductee) John Barnes (2005 Inductee) Jackie Milburn (2006 Inductee) Ian Rush (2006 Inductee) Peter Beardsley (2007 Inductee) Len Shackleton (2009 Inductee) Michael Owen (2014 Inductee) Hughie Gallacher (2014 Inductee)

Managers Sir Bobby Robson (2003 Inductee)

Football Foundation Community Champion Peter Beardsley (2008 Inductee)

Scottish Football Hall of Fame

The following have either played for or managed Newcastle United and have been inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame :

Players Hughie Gallacher (2004 Inaugural Inductee)

Managers Kenny Dalglish (2004 Inaugural Inductee) Graeme Souness (2004 Inaugural Inductee)

Welsh Sports Hall of Fame

The following have played for Newcastle United and have been inducted into the Welsh Sports Hall of Fame :

Players Ivor Allchurch (1995 Inductee) Ian Rush (2001 Inductee)

European Hall of Fame

The following have played for Newcastle United and have been inducted into the European Hall of Fame:

Players Kevin Keegan Alan Shearer Peter Beardsley

Managers Sir Bobby Robson

Football League 100 Legends

The following have played for Newcastle United and were included in the Football League 100 Legends :

• John Barnes
• Paul Gascoigne
• Kevin Keegan
• Malcolm Macdonald
• Jackie Milburn
• Len Shackleton
• Alan Shearer
• Bill McCracken
• Hughie Gallacher
• Ivor Allchurch
• Ian Rush

PFA Players' Player of the Year

The following have won the PFA Players' Player of the Year award while playing for Newcastle United : 1996 Les Ferdinand 1997 Alan Shearer

PFA Young Player of the Year

The following have won the PFA Young Player of the Year award while playing for Newcastle United : 1988 Paul Gascoigne 1994 Andy Cole 2002 Craig Bellamy 2003 Jermaine Jenas

Source:[3]

PFA Team of the Year

The following have been included in the PFA Team of the Year while playing for Newcastle United : 1974 Malcolm Macdonald (First Division) 1979 Peter Withe (Second Division) 1980 Peter Withe (Second Division) 1983 Kevin Keegan (Second Division) 1984 Kevin Keegan (Second Division) 1985 Chris Waddle (First Division) 1987 Peter Beardsley (First Division) 1988 Paul Gascoigne (First Division) 1990 Micky Quinn (Second Division) 1993 John Beresford, Lee Clark, Gavin Peacock (First Division) 1994 Peter Beardsley (Premiership) 1996 Robert Lee, Les Ferdinand, David Ginola (Premiership) 1997 David Batty, Alan Shearer (Premiership) 1998 David Batty (Premiership) 2002 Shay Given (Premiership) 2003 Kieron Dyer, Alan Shearer (Premiership) 2006 Shay Given (Premiership) 2010 Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Kevin Nolan, Andy Carroll (Championship) 2012 Fabricio Coloccini (Premiership) 2017 Jamaal Lascelles, Jonjo Shelvey, Dwight Gayle (Championship)

Premier League Golden Boot

The following have won the Premier League Golden Boot award while playing for Newcastle United :

• 1994 Andy Cole
• 1997 Alan Shearer

Premier League Manager of the Season

The following have won the Premier League Manager of the Season award while managing for Newcastle United :

• 2012 Alan Pardew

Premier League LMA Manager of the Year

The following have won the LMA Manager of the Year award while managing for Newcastle United :

• 2012 Alan Pardew

References

1. "Club Facts and Feats". Club Records. Newcastle United Official Site. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
2. "Goal Machines". Club Records. Newcastle United Official Site. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
3. "England Player Honours - Professional Footballers' Association Young Players of the Year". England Football Online. Retrieved 22 July 2014.

External links

• Past players database at toon1892.co.uk