Merthyr Tydfil 1920-1921Newcastle 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 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | Southampton | 42 | 2.29 | 54 | D1-1 | L0-5 | |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 1.91 | 53 | W3-1 | L2-4 | |
| 4 | Swindon Town | 42 | 1.49 | 52 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 5 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.24 | 51 | L0-3 | L0-1 | |
| 6 | Watford | 42 | 1.34 | 48 | W2-0 | L0-1 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 42 | 1.40 | 47 | L0-1 | D0-0 | |
| 8 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 1.22 | 45 | |||
| 9 | Luton Town | 42 | 1.09 | 44 | W4-1 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 1.19 | 43 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 1.03 | 43 | D0-0 | L1-2 | |
| 12 | Portsmouth | 42 | 0.96 | 39 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 13 | Grimsby Town | 42 | 0.83 | 39 | W3-1 | D1-1 | |
| 14 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.79 | 38 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| 15 | Newport County | 42 | 0.67 | 37 | L1-2 | W3-0 | |
| 16 | Norwich City | 42 | 0.83 | 36 | D0-0 | D0-0 | |
| 17 | Southend United | 42 | 0.72 | 36 | W2-0 | W1-0 | |
| 18 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 0.69 | 36 | W4-1 | D0-0 | |
| 19 | Exeter City | 42 | 0.72 | 35 | W7-1 | D3-3 | |
| 20 | Reading | 42 | 0.71 | 31 | W1-0 | L0-2 | |
| 21 | Brentford | 42 | 0.63 | 30 | W3-1 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Gillingham | 42 | 0.46 | 28 | W6-1 | D0-0 | |
| Merthyr Tydfil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 8th | 8th | 10th |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 15 | 13 | 2 |
| Drawn | 15 | 5 | 10 |
| Lost | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 7th | 16th | 8th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-5-0 | 2-3-1 | 1-3-2 |
| Goals (F-A) | 6-4 | 8-6 | 4-8 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 4th | 16th |
| Goals scored | 60 | 46 | 14 |
| Failed to score | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 9th | 14th | 7th |
| Goals conceded | 49 | 20 | 29 |
| Clean sheets | 14 | 6 | 8 |
| Current clean sheets | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 7th | 7th | 9th |
| Goal difference | +11 | +26 | -15 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 5th | 3rd | 18th |
| Goal total | 109 | 66 | 43 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 21 | 13 | 8 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 7 |
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| Home | drew last game, unbeaten in last 4 |
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| Away | drew last 3, w/o win in last 4 |
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| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 2-3-2 | 4-1-1 | 1-3-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 9-5 | 9-2 | 5-8 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D0-0 |
W3-1 |
D0-0 |
| Occurence | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 8th | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 49 | +11 | .534 |
| TOTAL | 42 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 60 | 49 | +11 | .534 | |