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 | Southampton | 42 | 3.24 | 61 | |||
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 42 | 2.62 | 61 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 42 | 1.59 | 53 | D1-1 | W2-0 | |
| 4 | Luton Town | 42 | 1.83 | 52 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 5 | Queens Park Rangers | 42 | 1.21 | 49 | D1-1 | D2-2 | |
| 6 | Swindon Town | 42 | 1.20 | 45 | W3-1 | W3-2 | |
| 7 | Watford | 42 | 1.12 | 44 | W2-0 | D1-1 | |
| 8 | Aberdare Athletic | 42 | 1.12 | 44 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 42 | 1.21 | 43 | D0-0 | L0-1 | |
| 10 | Swansea City | 42 | 1.06 | 41 | D1-1 | L0-1 | |
| 11 | Merthyr Tydfil | 42 | 0.80 | 40 | D1-1 | W1-0 | |
| 12 | Millwall | 42 | 0.91 | 38 | W4-2 | W1-0 | |
| 13 | Reading | 42 | 0.85 | 38 | D0-0 | W1-0 | |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 42 | 0.78 | 38 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 15 | Norwich City | 42 | 0.81 | 37 | W2-0 | D2-2 | |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 42 | 0.77 | 37 | W6-0 | W2-1 | |
| 17 | Northampton Town | 42 | 0.66 | 37 | W8-0 | D0-0 | |
| 18 | Gillingham | 42 | 0.78 | 36 | W2-0 | L0-2 | |
| 19 | Brighton and Hove A | 42 | 0.88 | 35 | W3-0 | W1-0 | |
| 20 | Newport County | 42 | 0.72 | 34 | W5-0 | W1-0 | |
| 21 | Exeter City | 42 | 0.64 | 34 | W2-0 | D0-0 | |
| 22 | Southend United | 42 | 0.46 | 27 | W5-0 | D0-0 | |
| Southampton | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Played | 42 | 21 | 21 |
| Won | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Drawn | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| Lost | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 1st | 6th | 2nd |
| Record (W-D-L) | 4-2-0 | 3-3-0 | 3-2-1 |
| Goals (F-A) | 8-0 | 13-2 | 3-1 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 2nd | 1st | 9th |
| Goals scored | 68 | 50 | 18 |
| Failed to score | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Since failing to score | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st |
| Goals conceded | 21 | 8 | 13 |
| Clean sheets | 26 | 14 | 12 |
| Current clean sheets | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 1st | 1st | 1st |
| Goal difference | +47 | +42 | +5 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 19th | 3rd | 22nd |
| Goal total | 89 | 58 | 31 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 12 | 8 | 4 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | won last 3, unbeaten in last 7 |
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| Home | unbeaten in last 21 | ||
| Away | unbeaten in last 4 | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 5-3-1 | 6-2-0 | 3-2-1 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 19-4 | 21-2 | 8-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 D0-0 |
W2-0 D1-1 |
W1-0 |
| Occurence | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Southampton | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division Three (South) | 1st | 42 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 26 | 12 | 68 | 21 | +47 | .716 |
| English FA Cup | Second Round | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 |
| TOTAL | 45 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 26 | 13 | 72 | 25 | +47 | .702 | |