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 Three (South)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 42 | 2.06 | 59 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 2.29 | 54 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 1.91 | 53 | W2-1 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 1.49 | 52 | W3-0 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.24 | 51 | L0-2 | L1-3 | |
| 6 | Watford | 42 | 1.34 | 48 | W3-0 | L2-4 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 42 | 1.40 | 47 | L0-2 | W1-0 | |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 1.22 | 45 | D1-1 | L1-3 | |
| 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 1.09 | 44 | L0-1 | L1-3 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 1.19 | 43 | W3-1 | L0-2 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.03 | 43 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.96 | 39 | L0-3 | L1-2 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.83 | 39 | |||
| 14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.79 | 38 | W2-0 | L1-4 | |
| 15 | Newport County | 42 | 0.67 | 37 | D1-1 | L1-2 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 0.83 | 36 | D1-1 | D0-0 | |
| 17 | Southend United | 42 | 0.72 | 36 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 0.69 | 36 | D2-2 | W3-1 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 42 | 0.72 | 35 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 20 | Reading | 42 | 0.71 | 31 | W2-0 | L1-4 | |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 0.63 | 30 | W2-0 | L0-5 | |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 0.46 | 28 | W2-0 | L1-2 | |
| Grimsby Town | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 13th | 9th | 15th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 15 | 12 | 3 |
| Drawn | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Lost | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 15th | 7th | 20th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-1-3 | 4-1-1 | 0-1-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 9-9 | 11-4 | 5-15 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 11th | 9th | 10th |
| Goals scored | 49 | 32 | 17 |
| Failed to score | 11 | 4 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 15th | 10th | 19th |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 16 | 43 |
| Clean sheets | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 14th | 11th | 15th |
| Goal difference | -10 | +16 | -26 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 7th | 13th | 4th |
| Goal total | 108 | 48 | 60 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | lost last game | ||
| Home | won last game | ||
| Away | w/o win in last 6 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-5-3 | 4-3-1 | 1-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-6 | 7-3 | 3-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-0 L0-2 D1-1 |
W2-0 |
L1-3 |
| Occurence | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Grimsby Town | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 13th | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 49 | 59 | -10 | .466 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 44 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 51 | 62 | -11 | .467 | |