Standard Stats 1997-1998 Newcastle United: Premier League
| Playing Time | Performance | Per 90 Minutes | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | Gls | Ast | G+A | G-PK | PK | PKatt | CrdY | CrdR | Matches | |||||
| David Batty | eng ENG | MF | 28 | 32 | 32 | 2,728 | 30.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | Matches |
| Alessandro Pistone | it ITA | DF | 22 | 28 | 28 | 2,520 | 28.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.00 | 0.07 | Matches |
| Steve Watson | eng ENG | DF,MF | 23 | 29 | 27 | 2,490 | 27.7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.14 | Matches |
| Rob Lee | eng ENG | MF | 31 | 28 | 26 | 2,347 | 26.1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.15 | 0.08 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.23 | Matches |
| Stuart Pearce | eng ENG | DF | 35 | 25 | 25 | 2,189 | 24.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| Keith Gillespie | nir NIR | FW,MF | 22 | 29 | 25 | 2,184 | 24.3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.25 | 0.16 | 0.25 | Matches |
| Shay Given | ie IRL | GK | 21 | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| John Barnes | eng ENG | DF,FW | 33 | 26 | 22 | 1,842 | 20.5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.24 | 0.24 | Matches |
| Philippe Albert | be BEL | DF | 29 | 23 | 21 | 1,819 | 20.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0.10 | Matches |
| Darren Peacock | eng ENG | DF | 29 | 20 | 19 | 1,730 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| Warren Barton | eng ENG | DF | 28 | 23 | 17 | 1,659 | 18.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | Matches |
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | dk DEN | FW,MF | 20 | 23 | 17 | 1,508 | 16.8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.24 | 0.18 | 0.24 | Matches |
| John Beresford | eng ENG | DF | 30 | 18 | 17 | 1,476 | 16.4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.24 | Matches | |||||
| Temur Ketsbaia | ge GEO | MF | 29 | 31 | 16 | 1,649 | 18.3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.33 | 0.16 | 0.33 | Matches |
| Alan Shearer | eng ENG | FW | 26 | 17 | 15 | 1,399 | 15.5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.13 | 0.19 | Matches |
| Shaka Hislop | tt TRI | GK | 28 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| Gary Speed | wls WAL | MF | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.15 | Matches | |||||
| Steve Howey | eng ENG | DF | 25 | 14 | 11 | 867 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| Nikos Dabizas | gr GRE | DF | 23 | 11 | 10 | 961 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | Matches |
| Andreas Andersson | se SWE | FW | 23 | 12 | 10 | 78 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 | 0.00 | 2.31 | 2.31 | 2.31 | Matches |
| Faustino Asprilla | co COL | FW | 27 | 10 | 8 | 703 | 7.8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.51 | 0.26 | 0.51 | Matches |
| Des Hamilton | eng ENG | MF | 20 | 12 | 7 | 735 | 8.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.12 | Matches |
| Ian Rush | wls WAL | FW | 35 | 10 | 6 | 565 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.16 | Matches |
| Aaron Hughes | nir NIR | DF | 17 | 4 | 4 | 355 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches | |
| Andy Griffin | eng ENG | DF | 18 | 4 | 4 | 350 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches | |
| Pavel Srníček | cz CZE | GK | 29 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | Matches |
| Squad Total | 27.2 | 38 | 411 | 3,420 | 38.0 | 35 | 25 | 60 | 34 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 3 | 0.92 | 0.66 | 1.58 | 0.89 | 1.55 | |||
| Opponent Total | 26.7 | 38 | 3,420 | 38.0 | |||||||||||||||||
Scores & Fixtures 1997-1998 Newcastle United: All Competitions
Goalkeeping 1997-1998 Newcastle United: Premier League
| Playing Time | Performance | Penalty Kicks | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | MP | Starts | Min | 90s | GA | SoTA | Saves | W | D | L | CS | PKatt | PKA | PKsv | PKm | Matches | ||||
| Shay Given | ie IRL | GK | 21 | 24 | 24 | 2,160 | 24.0 | 29 | 1.21 | 107 | 79 | 72.9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 33.3 | Matches | |||||
| Shaka Hislop | tt TRI | GK | 28 | 13 | 13 | 1,170 | 13.0 | 14 | 1.08 | 42 | 28 | 66.7 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15.4 | Matches | |||||
| Pavel Srníček | cz CZE | GK | 29 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.00 | 5 | 3 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | Matches | |||||
| Squad Total | 27.2 | 38 | 38 | 3,510 | 38.0 | 44 | 1.13 | 154 | 110 | 71.4 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 23.7 | ||||||||
| Opponent Total | 26.7 | 38 | 38 | 38.0 | 16 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
Shooting 1997-1998 Newcastle United: Premier League
| Playing Time | Starts | Subs | Team Success | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Nation | Pos | Age | MP | Min | 90s | Starts | Compl | Subs | unSub | onG | onGA | +/- | Matches | |||||||
| David Batty | eng ENG | MF | 28 | 32 | 2,728 | 85 | 79.8 | 30.3 | 32 | 28 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Alessandro Pistone | it ITA | DF | 22 | 28 | 2,520 | 90 | 73.7 | 28.0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Steve Watson | eng ENG | DF,MF | 23 | 29 | 2,490 | 86 | 72.8 | 27.7 | 27 | 27 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Rob Lee | eng ENG | MF | 31 | 28 | 2,347 | 84 | 68.6 | 26.1 | 26 | 23 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Stuart Pearce | eng ENG | DF | 35 | 25 | 2,189 | 88 | 64.0 | 24.3 | 25 | 24 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Keith Gillespie | nir NIR | FW,MF | 22 | 29 | 2,184 | 75 | 63.9 | 24.3 | 25 | 19 | 4 | Matches | |||||||||
| Shay Given | ie IRL | GK | 21 | 24 | 2,160 | 90 | 63.2 | 24.0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| John Barnes | eng ENG | DF,FW | 33 | 26 | 1,842 | 71 | 53.9 | 20.5 | 22 | 14 | 4 | Matches | |||||||||
| Philippe Albert | be BEL | DF | 29 | 23 | 1,819 | 79 | 53.2 | 20.2 | 21 | 18 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Darren Peacock | eng ENG | DF | 29 | 20 | 1,730 | 87 | 50.6 | 19.2 | 19 | 18 | 1 | Matches | |||||||||
| Warren Barton | eng ENG | DF | 28 | 23 | 1,659 | 72 | 48.5 | 18.4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | Matches | |||||||||
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | dk DEN | FW,MF | 20 | 23 | 1,508 | 66 | 44.1 | 16.8 | 17 | 11 | 6 | Matches | |||||||||
| John Beresford | eng ENG | DF | 30 | 18 | 1,476 | 82 | 43.2 | 16.4 | 17 | 14 | 1 | Matches | |||||||||
| Temur Ketsbaia | ge GEO | MF | 29 | 31 | 1,649 | 53 | 48.2 | 18.3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | Matches | |||||||||
| Alan Shearer | eng ENG | FW | 26 | 17 | 1,399 | 82 | 40.9 | 15.5 | 15 | 15 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Shaka Hislop | tt TRI | GK | 28 | 13 | 1,170 | 90 | 34.2 | 13.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Gary Speed | wls WAL | MF | 27 | 13 | 1,170 | 90 | 34.2 | 13.0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Steve Howey | eng ENG | DF | 25 | 14 | 867 | 62 | 25.4 | 9.6 | 11 | 7 | 3 | Matches | |||||||||
| Nikos Dabizas | gr GRE | DF | 23 | 11 | 961 | 87 | 28.1 | 10.7 | 10 | 10 | 1 | Matches | |||||||||
| Andreas Andersson | se SWE | FW | 23 | 12 | 78 | 7 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Faustino Asprilla | co COL | FW | 27 | 10 | 703 | 70 | 20.6 | 7.8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | Matches | |||||||||
| Des Hamilton | eng ENG | MF | 20 | 12 | 735 | 61 | 21.5 | 8.2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | Matches | |||||||||
| Ian Rush | wls WAL | FW | 35 | 10 | 565 | 57 | 16.5 | 6.3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | Matches | |||||||||
| Aaron Hughes | nir NIR | DF | 17 | 4 | 355 | 89 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | Matches | ||||||||||
| Andy Griffin | eng ENG | DF | 18 | 4 | 350 | 88 | 10.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | Matches | ||||||||||
| Pavel Srníček | cz CZE | GK | 29 | 1 | 90 | 90 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Matches | |||||||||
| Squad Total | 27.2 | 38 | 3,420 | 90 | 100 | 38.0 | 411 | 61 | 0 | 1.16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | -0.24 | |||||||
| Opponent Total | 26.7 | 38 | 3,420 | 90 | 100 | 38.0 | 1.55 | 44 | 35 | +9 | +0.24 | ||||||||||
Miscellaneous Stats 1997-1998 Newcastle United: Premier League
Premier League, Premier League
- promoted, relegated, Cup QualifierView Complete League Table
| Rk | Squad | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pts/MP | Attendance | Top Team Scorer | Goalkeeper | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 52 | 1.37 | 19,723 | Dion Dublin - 18 | Steve Ogrizovic | ||
| 12 | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 48 | 1.26 | 15,159 | Matt Le Tissier, Egil Østenstad - 11 | Paul Jones | ||
| 13 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 44 | 1.16 | 36,671 | John Barnes - 6 | Shay Given | → UEFA Cup Winners' Cup via cup win 1 | |
| 14 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 44 | 1.16 | 29,144 | Jürgen Klinsmann - 9 | Ian Walker | ||
| 15 | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | -12 | 44 | 1.16 | 16,666 | Efan Ekoku, Jason Euell... - 4 | Neil Sullivan |
| Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Squad | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pts/MP | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Pts/MP |
| 11 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 33 | 1.74 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 1.00 | |||||||
| 12 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 31 | 1.63 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 0.89 | |||||||
| 13 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 1.53 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 0.79 | |||||||
| 14 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 29 | 1.53 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 0.79 | |||||||
| 15 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 1.11 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 1.21 | |||||||
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