During the 1990–91 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division.
Season Synopsis After the disappointment of the failure to gain promotion at the first attempt in the previous season, the Magpies started the new season slowly. Injuries to key players Mark McGhee and John Gallagher did little to help manager Jim Smith's cause and, after a tussle with the board, Smith left the club in early 1991, branding the club 'unmanageable'. He was replaced as manager by the former Tottenham Hotspur and Argentina player, Ossie Ardiles. With the change of manager came a change of style, with a passing game where the ball rarely left the ground replacing the more direct style. It also marked the appearance of several promising youngsters, including Steve Watson, Alan Thompson and Robbie Elliott, alongside the more established youngsters, Lee Clark and Steve Howey. However, the gap between Newcastle and the top teams was too much to be breached and the team finished in mid-table.
League table
Appearances, goals and cards (Substitute appearances in brackets) Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupZDS CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGK John Burridge3903020?0?0GK Pavel Srníček700000?0?0DF Roy Aitken3703020?0?0DF John Anderson2713011?0?2DF Matty Appleby100000?0?0DF Darren Bradshaw6 (1)00010?0?0DF Robbie Elliott5 (1)00000?0?0DF Steve Howey3 (8)00000?0?0DF Bjørn Kristensen39 (1)13010?0?1DF Alan Neilson2 (1)00000?0?0DF Ray Ranson24 (3)03010?0?0DF Kevin Scott4200 (1)020?1?0DF Mark Stimson2313100?0?2DF Paul Sweeney8 (1)00020?0?0DF John Watson0 (1)00000?0?0DF Steve Watson22 (2)03000?0?0MF Billy Askew1 (1)00000?0?0MF Kevin Brock36 (2)53020?0?5MF Lee Clark13 (6)20000?0?2MF Kevin Dillon1903000?0?0MF Wayne Fereday6 (2)00020?0?0MF John Gallacher100000?0?0MF Archie Gourlay20000 (1)0?0?0MF Lee Makel1 (2)00000?0?0MF Liam O'Brien23 (10)30 (2)020?0?3MF Gavin Peacock2770000?0?7MF David Roche5 (3)00000?0?0MF Neil Simpson1 (3)0000 (1)0?0?0FW Tommy Gaynor410000?0?1FW Andy Hunt13 (3)20000?0?2FW Mark McGhee17 (4)52120?0?6FW David Mitchell210000?0?1FW Paul Moran100000?0?0FW Micky Quinn43183220?0?20FW David Robinson0 (3)0000 (1)0?0?0FW Scott Sloan11 (5)11000?0?1
Coaching staff
External links Newcastle United Football Club - Fixtures 1990-91 Season Details - 1990-91 - toon1892