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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.
24 December 1995: Newcastle remain 10 points ahead as their nearest rivals, Manchester United, lose 3–1 at Leeds United. The top two will meet in three days time for a showdown at Old Trafford. 26 December 1995: A Boxing Day London derby at Highbury sees Arsenal beat QPR 3–0 to send the hosts fifth in the Premier League and leave the hosts ...
Liverpool and Newcastle United are two of the biggest and best supported clubs in English football. [3] Despite not having won a major honour since 1969, the Tyneside club is recognised for its passionate and loyal fanbase — over the course of 53 out of 63 seasons between 1946–47 and 2009–10, more people attended Newcastle home matches, on average, than home games played by the league ...
Newcastle playing in the 1905 FA Cup final against Aston Villa, which was lost 2–0. This is a list of Newcastle United Football Club seasons played in English football and details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.
1995–96 Premier League Rob Lee, Les Ferdinand, David Ginola; 1996–97 Premier League David Batty, Alan Shearer; 1997–98 Premier League David Batty; 2001–02 Premier League Shay Given; 2002–03 Premier League Kieron Dyer, Alan Shearer; 2005–06 Premier League Shay Given; 2009–10 Championship Fabricio Coloccini, Jose Enrique, Kevin ...
Manchester United completed a domestic double in the previous season, leading to the FA voting on 14 May 1996 to invite Newcastle to play them in the FA Charity Shield at Wembley, rather than FA Cup runners up Liverpool F.C. [43] The invitation was accepted on 22 May, with Newcastle defender Steve Watson telling the press: "It's brilliant news ...
He scored 29 goals in his first season with Newcastle, and significantly contributed to the side's getting within touching distance of the Premiership title in the 1995–96 season. [17] Newcastle led the league by 12 points at one stage, but were overhauled by Manchester United in the final three months of the season. [23] [24]
The month was completed with a 6–0 away win over Bolton, which pushed their hosts closer to eventual relegation but also gave United's goal difference a major boost as well as putting United just four points behind Newcastle. United had also defeated Manchester City 2–1 in the FA Cup fifth round at Old Trafford, and so a unique second ...