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 One
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Gls | Pt | Res | Res | |||
| 1 | Newcastle United | 46 | (92) | 96 | W2-1 | D0-0 | |
| 2 | West Ham United | 46 | (81) | 88 | L1-3 | W1-0 | |
| 3 | Portsmouth | 46 | (80) | 88 | W1-0 | L1-3 | |
| 4 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | (72) | 79 | W2-0 | L1-3 | |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 46 | (74) | 76 | |||
| 6 | Leicester City | 46 | (71) | 76 | D1-1 | L2-4 | |
| 7 | Millwall | 46 | (65) | 70 | W3-0 | L1-2 | |
| 8 | Derby County | 46 | (68) | 66 | L2-4 | L1-2 | |
| 9 | Grimsby Town | 46 | (58) | 64 | W1-0 | L1-2 | |
| 10 | Peterborough United | 46 | (55) | 62 | W1-0 | D3-3 | |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wndrs | 46 | (57) | 61 | W1-0 | D2-2 | |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | (49) | 61 | D2-2 | L0-2 | |
| 13 | Barnsley | 46 | (56) | 60 | W1-0 | L0-1 | |
| 14 | Oxford United | 46 | (53) | 56 | D2-2 | W1-0 | |
| 15 | Bristol City | 46 | (49) | 56 | W2-1 | D2-2 | |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | (57) | 55 | W3-1 | W4-0 | |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | (55) | 52 | W5-1 | D1-1 | |
| 18 | Southend United | 46 | (54) | 52 | W3-2 | D1-1 | |
| 19 | Birmingham City | 46 | (50) | 51 | D0-0 | W6-4 | |
| 20 | Luton Town | 46 | (48) | 51 | W1-0 | D0-0 | |
| 21 | Sunderland | 46 | (50) | 50 | W1-0 | W1-0 | |
| 22 | Brentford | 46 | (52) | 49 | L0-2 | D0-0 | |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 46 | (48) | 49 | W4-1 | L0-1 | |
| 24 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | (55) | 41 | D2-2 | W4-3 | |
| Swindon Town | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Home | Away | |
| League Record | |||
| Rank | 5th | 4th | 8th |
| Played | 46 | 23 | 23 |
| Won | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Drawn | 13 | 5 | 8 |
| Lost | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| Form (6 games) | |||
| Rank | 10th | 9th | 9th |
| Record (W-D-L) | 2-2-2 | 4-1-1 | 1-2-3 |
| Goals (F-A) | 10-10 | 8-6 | 9-11 |
| Attack | |||
| Rank | 4th | 7th | 2nd |
| Goals scored | 74 | 41 | 33 |
| Failed to score | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| Since failing to score | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Defence | |||
| Rank | 11th | 10th | 10th |
| Goals conceded | 59 | 23 | 36 |
| Clean sheets | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Current clean sheets | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Goal Difference | |||
| Rank | 5th | 7th | 4th |
| Goal difference | +15 | +18 | -3 |
| Goal Total | |||
| Rank | 3rd | 8th | 4th |
| Goal total | 133 | 64 | 69 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Under 2.5 goals | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Sequence Summary | |||
| Full | w/o win in last 4 | ||
| Home | lost last game | ||
| Away | lost last game | ||
| Season Longest Sequences | |||
| W-D-L | 3-2-2 | 8-2-1 | 1-3-3 |
| w/o Loss-w/o Win | 6-4 | 11-3 | 4-5 |
| Score Distribution | |||
| Most common |
W1-0 |
W1-0 |
W1-0 L1-2 D0-0 |
| Occurence | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Swindon Town | |||
Season Summary
| Competition | Position / Round | P | W | D | L | CS | FtS | F | A | GD | Pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Division One | 5th | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 74 | 59 | +15 | .594 |
| English FA Cup | Third Round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | .333 |
| English League Cup | Third Round | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | .600 |
| Anglo-Italian Cup | Preliminary Round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | .500 |
| English Division One Play-Offs | Final | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | +2 | .600 |
| TOTAL | 55 | 26 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 96 | 75 | +21 | .588 | |