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 League Championship
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | GD | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 46 | +55 | 102 | W2-1 | L0-3 | |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 46 | +41 | 91 | L1-3 | L0-2 | |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | +25 | 79 | D2-2 | L0-2 | |
| 4 | Cardiff City | 46 | +19 | 76 | D1-1 | L0-4 | |
| 5 | Leicester City | 46 | +16 | 76 | D1-1 | L1-5 | |
| 6 | Blackpool | 46 | +16 | 70 | L2-4 | L1-4 | |
| 7 | Swansea City | 46 | +3 | 69 | L0-2 | L0-3 | |
| 8 | Sheffield United | 46 | +7 | 65 | W3-1 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Reading | 46 | +5 | 63 | D2-2 | D1-1 | |
| 10 | Bristol City | 46 | -9 | 63 | W3-0 | D1-1 | |
| 11 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +8 | 62 | L0-2 | L0-3 | |
| 12 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | +1 | 60 | D2-2 | L3-4 | |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | -7 | 57 | L0-1 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Derby County | 46 | -10 | 56 | W3-2 | W4-1 | |
| 15 | Ipswich Town | 46 | -11 | 56 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -7 | 54 | D2-2 | L0-3 | |
| 17 | Preston North End | 46 | -15 | 54 | W3-1 | L2-3 | |
| 18 | Barnsley | 46 | -16 | 54 | W2-1 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Coventry City | 46 | -17 | 54 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | -22 | 52 | |||
| 21 | Crystal Palace | 46 | -3 | 49 | L1-2 | W4-0 | |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | -20 | 47 | W2-0 | L0-4 | |
| 23 | Plymouth Argyle | 46 | -25 | 41 | W2-1 | L1-2 | |
| 24 | Peterborough United | 46 | -34 | 34 | W4-0 | L0-3 | |
| Scunthorpe United | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 21st | 13th | 23rd |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Drawn | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Lost | 22 | 6 | 16 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 17th | 8th | 22nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 1-2-3 | 3-2-1 | 1-0-5 |
| Goals (F-A) | 12-14 | 15-9 | 6-14 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 7th | 5th | 15th |
| Goals scored | 62 | 40 | 22 |
| Failed to score | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| Since failing to score | 5 | 15 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 24th | 21st | 24th |
| Goals conceded | 84 | 32 | 52 |
| Clean sheets | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 22nd | 12th | 24th |
| Goal difference | -22 | +8 | -30 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goal total | 146 | 72 | 74 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | drew last game, w/o win in last 3 |
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| Home | drew last 2, unbeaten in last 3 |
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| Away | lost last 3 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-4 | 2-2-2 | 2-2-5 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 4-5 | 5-2 | 2-9 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
D1-1 |
D2-2 |
L0-3 |
| Occurence | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| Scunthorpe United | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English League Championship | 20th | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 62 | 84 | -22 | .417 |
| English FA Cup | Fourth Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | .500 |
| English League Cup | Fourth Round | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .667 |
| TOTAL | 52 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 72 | 95 | -23 | .444 | |