Newcastle a 'club in a mess' - Shearer
Relegation threatened Newcastle are described as "a mess from top to bottom" by former captain Alan Shearer.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Luton Town | 42 | +40 | 88 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 2 | Watford | 42 | +34 | 80 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 3 | Norwich City | 42 | +14 | 71 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | +4 | 70 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | +22 | 69 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 6 | Barnsley | 42 | +18 | 67 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 42 | +12 | 67 | W3-0 | L0-1 | |
| 8 | Leicester City | 42 | +8 | 66 | L1-2 | L1-4 | |
| 9 | Newcastle United | 42 | +2 | 62 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | +4 | 59 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | -1 | 59 | D0-0 | L0-2 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 42 | 0 | 57 | W1-0 | L1-4 | |
| 13 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | -15 | 51 | W4-0 | D0-0 | |
| 14 | Cambridge United | 42 | -5 | 48 | |||
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 42 | -11 | 48 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 16 | Derby County | 42 | -15 | 48 | L1-2 | L1-2 | |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 42 | -12 | 46 | D2-2 | W2-1 | |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 42 | -20 | 46 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 19 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | -22 | 46 | W2-1 | W4-3 | |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 42 | -16 | 44 | W2-1 | L4-5 | |
| 21 | Wrexham | 42 | -16 | 44 | L2-3 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 42 | -25 | 39 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| Cambridge United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 14th | 11th | 21st |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Drawn | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Lost | 20 | 6 | 14 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 7th | 9th | 18th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 3-1-2 | 3-1-2 | 0-2-4 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-4 | 10-5 | 3-9 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 15th | 10th | 16th |
| Goals scored | 48 | 31 | 17 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 2 | 11 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 12th | 6th | 12th |
| Goals conceded | 53 | 19 | 34 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 13th | 8th | 17th |
| Goal difference | -5 | +12 | -17 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 14th | 14th | 15th |
| Goal total | 101 | 50 | 51 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 20 | 9 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last 2 | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 15 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-3-5 | 3-2-2 | 2-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 5-8 | 6-3 | 2-15 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
L1-2 |
L1-2 |
L0-1 L1-2 D0-0 |
| Occurence | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Cambridge United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 14th | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 48 | 53 | -5 | .420 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 14 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 60 | -7 | .415 | |