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Alan Shearer was the club's only signing in the 1996–97 pre-season. He arrived for a world record £15m fee. Keegan responded to the previous season's disappointment by breaking the world record transfer fee to sign centre forward Alan Shearer from Blackburn Rovers for £15 million. [10]
The 1995–96 season saw Sir John Hall's millions allow Newcastle to invest heavily in players from across the world. With a total of some £16 million spent on the signings of Les Ferdinand, David Ginola, Warren Barton and Shaka Hislop before the start of the season, Kevin Keegan's team made a strong start.
Youngest player in a Premier League match – Lewis Miley, 17 years 28 days (v. Chelsea, 28 May 2023) [12] Youngest player in European competition – Lewis Miley, 17 years 190 days (v. Borussia Dortmund, UEFA Champions League, 7 November 2023) [12] Oldest player – Billy Hampson, 44 years 225 days (v. Birmingham City, First Division, 9 April ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 March 2025. English Football Team "Newcastle United" redirects here. For other uses, see Newcastle United (disambiguation). Football club Newcastle United Full name Newcastle United Football Club Nickname(s) The Magpies The Toon Army (supporters) Geordies (supporters) Founded 1881 ; 144 years ago (1881 ...
The Premier League was founded, thus becoming the new Tier 1 of English football. This resulted in a renumbering of the football league system, with the previous division 2 becoming division 1 but remaining as the second tier of the pyramid: 1992–93: Div 1 (Tier 2) 46 29 9 8 92 38 96 1st: R5 R3 David Kelly: 28 1993–94: Premier League: 42 23 ...
Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Newcastle United.Generally, this means players that have played 50–100 first-class matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes the club's founder members, players from the club's pre-Football League days, when they played fewer matches in a season than the present day ...
The 1996–97 FA Premier League (known as the FA Carling Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifth season of the FA Premier League since its formation in 1992. The majority of the season was contested by the reigning champions, Manchester United , along with Newcastle United , Arsenal and Liverpool .
Many players signed by Dalglish were not considered to match the quality of those who had left the club this season. The team's 13th-place finish gave particular cause for concern, as Newcastle had finished runners-up in the last two seasons and had never finished below sixth since returning to the top flight in 1993.