English Division One (old) 1955-1956Benitez is Newcastle's preferred target
Rafael Benitez will be Newcastle's preferred choice as manager if they replace current boss Steve McClaren.
BBC Sport » 31mThe season summary shows the overall statistics and season best performances with the usual breakdown into the detail.
» Season Summary
| Results | Goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | Home | Away | Difference | Total |
| 462 | 248 | 119 | 95 | 910 | 619 | +291 | 1529 |
| 54% | 26% | 21% | 1.97 | 1.34 | +0.63 | 3.31 | |
| Scoring Records | ||
|---|---|---|
| Description | Record | Detail, dates link to results |
| Highest aggregate | 10 |
Blackpool 7 Sunderland 3, 03.09.1955 Cardiff City 1 Wolverhampton Wndrs 9, 03.09.1955 Luton Town 8 Sunderland 2, 19.11.1955 |
| Highest scoring draw | 4 |
Aston Villa 4 Manchester United 4, 15.10.1955 Sunderland 4 Burnley 4, 12.11.1955 Portsmouth 4 Chelsea 4, 31.12.1955 |
| Highest home score | 8 |
Luton Town 8 Sunderland 2, 19.11.1955 |
| Highest home margin | 6 |
Luton Town 8 Sunderland 2, 19.11.1955 Bolton Wanderers 6 Birmingham City 0, 10.12.1955 Blackpool 6 Aston Villa 0, 14.01.1956 |
| Highest away score | 9 |
Cardiff City 1 Wolverhampton Wndrs 9, 03.09.1955 |
| Highest away margin | 8 |
Cardiff City 1 Wolverhampton Wndrs 9, 03.09.1955 |
| Home Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 80 | 113 | 116 | 85 | 42 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.3% | 24.5% | 25.1% | 18.4% | 9.1% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Away Goals Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 122 | 159 | 116 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26.4% | 34.4% | 25.1% | 9.7% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Goal Difference Breakdown - Home Win (+), Draw (0), Away Win (-) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +5+ | +4 | +3 | +2 | +1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5- |
| 10 | 27 | 30 | 76 | 105 | 95 | 59 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 |
| 2.2% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 16.5% | 22.7% | 20.6% | 12.8% | 8.2% | 2.6% | 1.5% | 0.6% |
| Goal Total Breakdown | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+ |
| 25 | 48 | 88 | 101 | 94 | 51 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 5.4% | 10.4% | 19.0% | 21.9% | 20.3% | 11.0% | 6.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Score Breakdown | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Wins | Away Wins | Draws | ||||||
| 1-0 | 30 | 6.5% | 1-0 | 18 | 3.9% | 0-0 | 25 | 5.4% |
| 2-0 | 29 | 6.3% | 2-0 | 24 | 5.2% | 1-1 | 35 | 7.6% |
| 2-1 | 48 | 10.4% | 2-1 | 30 | 6.5% | 2-2 | 23 | 5.0% |
| 3-0 | 15 | 3.2% | 3-0 | 8 | 1.7% | 3-3 | 9 | 1.9% |
| 3-1 | 39 | 8.4% | 3-1 | 11 | 2.4% | 4-4 | 3 | 0.6% |
| 3-2 | 22 | 4.8% | 3-2 | 11 | 2.4% | |||
| 4-0 | 17 | 3.7% | 4-0 | 4 | 0.9% | |||
| 4-1 | 9 | 1.9% | 4-1 | 4 | 0.9% | |||
| 4-2 | 8 | 1.7% | 4-2 | 3 | 0.6% | |||
| 4-3 | 5 | 1.1% | 5-0 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 5-0 | 4 | 0.9% | 5-1 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 5-1 | 8 | 1.7% | 6-1 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 5-2 | 6 | 1.3% | 6-2 | 2 | 0.4% | |||
| 6-0 | 2 | 0.4% | 9-1 | 1 | 0.2% | |||
| 6-1 | 2 | 0.4% | ||||||
| 6-2 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||
| 7-2 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||
| 7-3 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||
| 8-2 | 1 | 0.2% | ||||||