Newcastle United FC in het seizoen 1997/98
| Newcastle United – Seizoen 1997/98 | ||||||
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| Naam | Newcastle United Football Club | |||||
| Bijnaam | The Magpies, The Toon Geordies | |||||
| Opgericht | 1881 als Stanley 1892 als Newcastle United | |||||
| Stadion | St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne | |||||
| Capaciteit | 36.806 | |||||
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| Competitie | ||||||
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| Chronologie | ||||||
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Dit artikel beschrijft de prestaties van de Engelse voetbalclub Newcastle United FC in het seizoen 1997–1998. Het was het vijfde opeenvolgende seizoen dat de club uit Noord-Engeland uitkwam in de hoogste divisie van het Engelse profvoetbal, de Premier League.
Newcastle was in het voorafgaande seizoen voor de tweede keer op rij als tweede geëindigd in de competitie, achter Manchester United. In de zomer versterkte de club zich met onder anderen de Deense aanvaller Jon Dahl Tomasson, die werd overgenomen van sc Heerenveen. Andere nieuwkomers waren de oudgedienden Stuart Pearce (Nottingham Forest), Ian Rush (Leeds United) en John Barnes (Liverpool). Doelman Shay Given werd weggeplukt bij Blackburn Rovers.
Onder leiding van trainer-coach Kenny Dalglish kende Newcastle een grillig seizoen, dat uiteindelijk werd besloten met de dertiende plaats in de eindrangschikking.
Op basis van de tweede plaats had Newcastle United zich geplaatst voor de voorronde van de UEFA Champions League 1997/98. Na Croatia Zagreb over twee duels te hebben verslagen, belandde de club in groep C van het hoofdtoernooi, met Barcelona FC, PSV Eindhoven en Dinamo Kiev. The Magpies eindigden als derde en voorlaatste, waardoor uitschakeling een feit was.
In het toernooi om de FA Cup wist de club door te dringen tot de finale. Daarin werd met 2-0 verloren van Arsenal, dat de zege dankte aan treffers van Marc Overmars en Nicolas Anelka. In de strijd om de Football League Cup ging Newcastle United in de kwartfinales onderuit. Liverpool won op St. James' Park met 2-0. In de verlenging scoorden Michael Owen en Robbie Fowler.
Wedstrijden
| № | Datum | Wedstrijd | Uitslag | Pos | Pnt. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 09.08.1997 | Newcastle United – Sheffield Wednesday | 2–1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 23.08.1997 | Newcastle United – Aston Villa | 1–0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 13.09.1997 | Newcastle United – Wimbledon | 1–3 | 6 | |
| 4 | 20.09.1997 | West Ham United – Newcastle United | 0–1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 24.09.1997 | Newcastle United – Everton | 1–0 | 12 | |
| 6 | 27.09.1997 | Chelsea – Newcastle United | 1–0 | 12 | |
| 7 | 04.10.1997 | Newcastle United – Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | 15 | |
| 8 | 18.10.1997 | Leeds United – Newcastle United | 4–1 | 15 | |
| 9 | 25.10.1997 | Newcastle United – Blackburn Rovers | 1–1 | 16 | |
| 10 | 01.11.1997 | Newcastle United – Leicester City | 3–3 | 17 | |
| 11 | 08.11.1997 | Coventry City – Newcastle United | 2–2 | 18 | |
| 12 | 22.11.1997 | Newcastle United – Southampton | 2–1 | 21 | |
| 13 | 29.11.1997 | Crystal Palace – Newcastle United | 1–2 | 24 | |
| 14 | 01.12.1997 | Bolton Wanderers – Newcastle United | 1–0 | 24 | |
| 15 | 06.12.1997 | Newcastle United – Arsenal | 0–1 | 24 | |
| 16 | 13.12.1997 | Barnsley – Newcastle United | 2–2 | 25 | |
| 17 | 17.12.1997 | Newcastle United – Derby County | 0–0 | 26 | |
| 18 | 21.12.1997 | Newcastle United – Manchester United | 0–1 | 26 | |
| 19 | 26.12.1997 | Derby County – Newcastle United | 1–0 | 26 | |
| 20 | 28.12.1997 | Newcastle United – Liverpool | 1–2 | 26 | |
| 21 | 10.01.1998 | Sheffield Wednesday – Newcastle United | 2–1 | 26 | |
| 22 | 17.01.1998 | Newcastle United – Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | 29 | |
| 23 | 20.01.1998 | Liverpool – Newcastle United | 1–0 | 29 | |
| 24 | 01.02.1998 | Aston Villa – Newcastle United | 0–1 | 32 | |
| 25 | 07.02.1998 | Newcastle United – West Ham United | 0–1 | 32 | |
| 26 | 22.02.1998 | Newcastle United – Leeds United | 1–1 | 33 | |
| 27 | 28.02.1998 | Everton – Newcastle United | 0–0 | 34 | |
| 28 | 14.03.1998 | Newcastle United – Coventry City | 0–0 | 35 | |
| 29 | 18.03.1998 | Newcastle United – Crystal Palace | 1–2 | 35 | |
| 30 | 28.03.1998 | Southampton – Newcastle United | 2–1 | 35 | |
| 31 | 31.03.1998 | Wimbledon – Newcastle United | 0–0 | 36 | |
| 32 | 11.04.1998 | Arsenal – Newcastle United | 3–1 | 36 | |
| 33 | 13.04.1998 | Newcastle United – Barnsley | 2–1 | 39 | |
| 34 | 18.04.1998 | Manchester United – Newcastle United | 1–1 | 40 | |
| 35 | 25.04.1998 | Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United | 2–0 | 40 | |
| 36 | 29.04.1998 | Leicester City – Newcastle United | 0–0 | 41 | |
| 37 | 02.05.1998 | Newcastle United – Chelsea | 3–1 | 44 | |
| 38 | 10.05.1998 | Blackburn Rovers – Newcastle United | 1–0 | 44 |
Eindstand
| № | Club | WG | W | G | V | DV | DT | +/- | Punten |
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| Arsenal | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 78 | |
| 2 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 73 | 26 | +47 | 77 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 42 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 38 | 20 | 3 | 15 | 71 | 43 | +28 | 63 |
| 5 | Leeds United | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 46 | +11 | 59 |
| 6 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 52 | +5 | 58 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 57 |
| 8 | West Ham United | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 57 | –1 | 56 |
| 9 | Derby County | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 52 | 49 | +3 | 55 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 38 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 51 | 41 | +10 | 53 |
| 11 | Coventry City | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 52 |
| 12 | Southampton | 38 | 14 | 6 | 18 | 50 | 55 | –5 | 48 |
| 13 | Newcastle United | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 44 | –9 | 44 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 44 | 56 | –12 | 44 |
| 15 | Wimbledon | 38 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 46 | –12 | 44 |
| 16 | Sheffield Wednesday | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 52 | 67 | –15 | 44 |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 56 | –15 | 40 |
| 18 | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 41 | 61 | –20 | 40 | |
| 19 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 82 | –45 | 35 | |
| 20 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 71 | –34 | 33 |
Statistieken
Bijgaand een overzicht van de spelers die Newcastle United vertegenwoordigden in de Premier League in het seizoen 1997/98 en op de dertiende plaats eindigden in de eindrangschikking.
| Naam | Min. | Duels | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Batty | 2732' | 32 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Temoer Ketsbaia | 1638' | 31 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Gillespie | 2188' | 29 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Watson | 2489' | 29 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Lee | 2347' | 28 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessandro Pistone | 2520' | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 1846' | 26 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Pearce | 2190' | 25 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Shay Given | 2160' | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Albert | 1820' | 23 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Barton | 1655' | 23 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 1508' | 23 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Peacock | 1730' | 20 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| John Beresford[1] | 1478' | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Shearer | 1397' | 17 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Howey | 867' | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaka Hislop | 1170' | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Speed | 1170' | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Andersson | 867' | 12 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Hamilton | 735' | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaos Dabizas | 960' | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Faustino Asprilla[1] | 704' | 10 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Rush[1] | 563' | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Griffin | 352' | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hughes | 356' | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Srníček | 90' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Coppinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dalglish[1] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjarni Guðjónsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Hulbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralf Keidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie McClen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wedstrijden
| Ronde | Datum | Wedstrijd | Uitslag |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3de ronde | 04.01.1998 | Everton – Newcastle United | 0–1 |
| 4de ronde | 25.01.1998 | Stevenage – Newcastle United | 1–1 |
| 04.02.1998 | Newcastle United – Stevenage | 2–1 | |
| 5de ronde | 14.02.1998 | Newcastle United – Tranmere Rovers | 1–0 |
| Kwartfinale | 08.03.1998 | Newcastle United – Barnsley | 3–1 |
| Halve finale | 05.04.1998 | Sheffield United – Newcastle United | 0–1 |
| Finale | 16.05.1998 | Newcastle United – Arsenal | 0–2 |
Wedstrijden
| Ronde | Datum | Wedstrijd | Uitslag |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3de ronde | 15.10.1997 | Newcastle United – Hull City | 2–0 |
| 4de ronde | 18.11.1997 | Derby County – Newcastle United | 0–1 |
| Kwartfinale | 07.01.1998 | Newcastle United – Liverpool | 0–2 |
Wedstrijden
| Ronde | Datum | Wedstrijd | Uitslag |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kwalificatie | 13.08.1997 | Newcastle United – Croatia Zagreb | 2–1 |
| 27.08.1997 | Croatia Zagreb – Newcastle United | 2–2 | |
| Groep C | 17.09.1997 | Newcastle United – Barcelona | 3–2 |
| 01.10.1997 | Dinamo Kiev – Newcastle United | 2–2 | |
| 22.10.1997 | PSV Eindhoven – Newcastle United | 1–0 | |
| 05.11.1997 | Newcastle United – PSV Eindhoven | 0–2 | |
| 26.11.1997 | Barcelona – Newcastle United | 1–0 | |
| 10.12.1997 | Newcastle United – Dinamo Kiev | 2–0 |
Statistieken
| Naam | Min. | Duels | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Watson | 750' | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippe Albert | 604' | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temoer Ketsbaia | 408' | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Batty | 660' | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Beresford | 599' | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Gillespie | 520' | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | 567' | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shay Given | 560' | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Lee | 526' | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Barnes | 441' | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Peacock | 313' | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Barton | 470' | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Faustino Asprilla | 385' | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alessandro Pistone | 436' | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stuart Pearce | 270' | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Howey | 202' | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Hamilton | 180' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaka Hislop | 180' | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Hughes | 88' | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ian Rush | 90' | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Andersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Barrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Coppinger | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolaos Dabizas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Dalglish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bjarni Guðjónsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Hulbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralf Keidel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie McClen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Shearer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Speed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Srníček | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Terrier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |