Benitez replaces McClaren at Newcastle
Rafael Benitez is named as Newcastle's new manager on a three-year contract, following the sacking of Steve McClaren.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Notts County | 42 | 1.35 | 53 | D1-1 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | West Ham United | 42 | 1.66 | 51 | W4-1 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Leicester City | 42 | 1.48 | 51 | L1-2 | W2-1 | |
| 4 | Manchester United | 42 | 1.42 | 48 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Blackpool | 42 | 1.40 | 47 | |||
| 6 | Bury | 42 | 1.20 | 47 | W5-1 | L0-3 | |
| 7 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.19 | 47 | W1-0 | D1-1 | |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 1.15 | 46 | W3-0 | W3-2 | |
| 9 | Barnsley | 42 | 1.22 | 45 | L0-1 | D2-2 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 42 | 1.34 | 44 | W3-0 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Southampton | 42 | 1.00 | 42 | L1-2 | D1-1 | |
| 12 | Hull City | 42 | 0.96 | 42 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | South Shields | 42 | 0.80 | 40 | W3-0 | L0-1 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 42 | 0.92 | 39 | W3-2 | L0-1 | |
| 15 | Bradford City | 42 | 0.91 | 37 | W3-0 | W2-0 | |
| 16 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 0.87 | 37 | W4-0 | D1-1 | |
| 17 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.77 | 37 | L0-2 | L0-2 | |
| 18 | Coventry City | 42 | 0.73 | 37 | L0-1 | W2-1 | |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 42 | 0.80 | 36 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Stockport County | 42 | 0.74 | 36 | D0-0 | D2-2 | |
| 21 | Rotherham County | 42 | 0.70 | 35 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 22 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 0.55 | 27 | W3-1 | W4-3 | |
| Blackpool | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 5th | 7th | 5th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| Drawn | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Lost | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 18th | 10th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-0-3 | 3-1-2 | 2-0-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-7 | 7-4 | 7-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 4th | 4th | 3rd |
| Goals scored | 60 | 37 | 23 |
| Failed to score | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 7th | 5th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 43 | 14 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 5th |
| Goal difference | +17 | +23 | -6 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 7th | 8th | 7th |
| Goal total | 103 | 51 | 52 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | lost last 4 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-3-3 | 3-1-2 | 2-3-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-4 | 6-3 | 7-7 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L0-1 D1-1 |
W3-0 |
D1-1 |
| Occurence | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Blackpool | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 5th | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 60 | 43 | +17 | .557 |
| English FA Cup | First Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 60 | 45 | +15 | .544 | |