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1987–88 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
1987–88 season
ChairmanStan Seymour, Jr.
ManagerWillie McFaul
StadiumSt James' Park
First Division8th
FA CupFifth round proper
League CupThird round
Full Members CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael O'Neill (12)
All: Michael O'Neill
Mirandinha (13)
Highest home attendance28,796
(vs Wimbledon)
Lowest home attendance7,787 (25 November 1987 vs Shrewsbury Town, Full Members Cup)
Average home league attendance21,059
← 1986-87
1988-89 →

During the 1987–88 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League First Division. Following the sale of star player Peter Beardsley to Liverpool for a club record fee of £1.9 million, manager Willie McFaul recruited the Brazilian international Mirandinha. With the Brazilian joining Paul Goddard and Paul Gascoigne, the team made a mediocre start to the season. Midfielder Glyn Hodges arrived from Wimbledon but only managed seven games in his 86-day stay, before heading back south. McFaul signed young Irishman Michael O'Neill in the winter; hailed as a new George Best by some,[who?] the 18-year-old went on a run of 12 goals in 19 games that saw Newcastle finish 8th, their highest finish since being promoted back to the top flight.

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Arsenal 40 18 12 10 58 39 +19 66
7 Wimbledon[a] 40 14 15 11 58 47 +11 57 Disqualified from European Cup Winners' Cup[1]
8 Newcastle United 40 14 14 12 55 53 +2 56
9 Luton Town[b] 40 14 11 15 57 58 −1 53 Disqualified from UEFA Cup[2]
10 Coventry City 40 13 14 13 46 53 −7 53
Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Wimbledon would have qualified as FA Cup winners.
  2. ^ Luton Town would have qualified as League Cup winners.

Kit

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English company Umbro remained Newcastle United's kit manufacturers for the eighth consecutive season, and introduced a new kit for the season. Greenall's Beers remained kit sponsors, although the "Beers" was dropped from the kit sponsorship.[3]

Appearances, goals and cards

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(Substitute appearances in brackets)
Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Simod Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 37 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 44 0
GK Wales Martin Thomas 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
GK Northern Ireland Tommy Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF Republic of Ireland John Anderson 33 (2) 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 38 (2) 1
DF England John Bailey 3 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (1) 0
DF England Peter Jackson 28 2 3 0 3 0 2 0 36 2
DF England Neil McDonald 40 3 3 1 3 1 2 0 48 5
DF England Glenn Roeder 37 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 43 1
DF England Kevin Scott 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 2
DF England Kenny Wharton 28 (3) 2 3 0 0 (1) 0 2 0 33 (4) 2
MF England Ian Bogie 3 (4) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 (4) 1
MF England John Cornwell 20 (4) 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 25 (4) 1
MF Scotland Albert Craig 1 (2) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 2 0 3 (3) 0
MF England Paul Gascoigne 34 (1) 7 3 3 3 1 2 0 42 (1) 11
MF Wales Glyn Hodges 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
MF Northern Ireland David McCreery 35 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 39 1
MF Northern Ireland Michael O'Neill 19 (2) 12 2 (1) 1 0 0 1 (1) 0 22 (4) 13
MF England Paul Stephenson 5 (2) 0 0 0 1 (1) 0 0 0 6 (3) 0
MF England Andy Thomas 1 (3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (3) 0
MF England Brian Tinnion 15 (1) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 18 (1) 1
FW England Paul Goddard 35 8 3 1 3 1 0 0 41 10
FW Scotland Darren Jackson 24 (7) 2 3 1 3 1 0 0 30 (7) 4
FW England Anth Lormor 3 (2) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 (2) 2
FW Brazil Mirandinha 25 (1) 11 2 0 2 1 2 1 31 (1) 13

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager Northern Ireland Willie McFaul
Assistant Manager England Colin Suggett
First Team coach England John Pickering

Source: [citation needed]

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Fee
July 1987 Glyn Hodges Wimbledon £300,000 [5]
August 1987 Mirandinha Palmeiras £575,000 [5]
October 1987 Michael O'Neill Coleraine £100,000 [5]
March 1988 Tommy Wright Linfield £30,000[6][7]

Out

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Date Player To Fee
July 1987 Joe Allon Swansea Free
September 1987 Glyn Hodges Watford £300,000

Total spending: Decrease £30,000

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References

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  1. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.
  2. ^ English teams were banned by UEFA from its competitions from season 1985–86 until 1990–91 because of the Heysel Disaster.
  3. ^ Newcastle United kit history. Historical football kits. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  4. ^ Joannou, Paul (1997). The Black 'N' White Alphabet. Polar. ISBN 1-899538-03-8.
  5. ^ a b c Joannou, Paul (1997). The Black 'N' White Alphabet. Polar. ISBN 1-899538-03-8.
  6. ^ Sporting heroes
  7. ^ Newcastle transfers 1987/88. soccerbase. Retrieved 14 August 2013
  • Joannou, Paul (2011). Newcastle United: The Ultimate Record 1881-2011. N Publishing. ISBN 9780956815606.