Benitez has relegation break clause
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says it "is normal" to have a clause that would allow him to leave if the club is relegated.
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League Table & Stats
 England Division Two (old)
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GA | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 42 | 2.35 | 56 | W3-2 | L0-7 | |
| 2 | Leeds United | 42 | 1.44 | 54 | L2-5 | W4-1 | |
| 3 | Stoke City | 42 | 1.44 | 52 | D1-1 | L0-3 | |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.51 | 49 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 5 | Bury | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | L1-2 | D0-0 | |
| 6 | Bradford Park Avenue | 42 | 1.14 | 49 | L0-2 | L1-3 | |
| 7 | Bradford City | 42 | 1.31 | 45 | W1-0 | L3-4 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 1.11 | 43 | D1-1 | L1-4 | |
| 9 | Millwall | 42 | 1.00 | 43 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.92 | 43 | L0-2 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 1.07 | 42 | W3-2 | L1-2 | |
| 12 | Manchester United | 42 | 0.99 | 42 | |||
| 13 | Preston North End | 42 | 0.97 | 42 | W3-2 | D0-0 | |
| 14 | Southampton | 42 | 0.86 | 41 | L2-3 | D1-1 | |
| 15 | Swansea City | 42 | 0.97 | 39 | W2-1 | L1-3 | |
| 16 | Notts County | 42 | 1.00 | 38 | D3-3 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Chesterfield | 42 | 0.74 | 37 | W3-1 | W3-1 | |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 0.74 | 36 | W5-1 | W5-1 | |
| 19 | Burnley | 42 | 0.68 | 35 | W5-1 | L0-2 | |
| 20 | Port Vale | 42 | 0.65 | 33 | W2-0 | W2-1 | |
| 21 | Barnsley | 42 | 0.60 | 33 | W3-0 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Bristol City | 42 | 0.50 | 23 | L0-1 | L1-2 | |
| Manchester United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 12th | 13th | 10th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Drawn | 8 | 3 | 5 |
| Lost | 17 | 6 | 11 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 6th | 4th | 5th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-3-1 | 5-0-1 | 1-3-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 6-4 | 13-4 | 7-6 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 11th | 8th | 11th |
| Goals scored | 71 | 44 | 27 |
| Failed to score | 10 | 3 | 7 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 10th | 16th | 9th |
| Goals conceded | 72 | 31 | 41 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 12th | 12th | 9th |
| Goal difference | -1 | +13 | -14 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 13th | 7th | 15th |
| Goal total | 143 | 75 | 68 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 27 | 13 | 14 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game | ||
| Home | won last 3 | ||
| Away | drew last game, w/o win in last 5 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 4-2-4 | 4-2-2 | 2-2-4 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 8-4 | 6-3 | 4-6 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W2-1 D1-1 |
W3-2 |
L1-3 D0-0 |
| Occurence | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Manchester United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Two (old) | 12th | 42 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 71 | 72 | -1 | .500 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | .333 |
| TOTAL | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 72 | 76 | -4 | .489 | |