| Div 2 | 6th |
| FA Cup | R4 |
| Attendance | 20,081 |
| Chairman | J Lunn |
| Manager | A Cunningham |
| Trainer | J McPherson jnr |
| Captain | J Nelson, T Leach |
| Top Scorer | J Smith (16) |
United recovered from a shocking start (four defeats in a row and five defeats in the first six games) to climb steadily up the table until the beginning of March when a 1-0 victory over Man United took them into 3rd place. However, any thoughts of an immediate return were wrecked by a poor run-in which brought five defeats in the last 10 games.
Cunningham used 30 players (including four goalkeepers) during the season as he tried to find a new blend. A whole host of players were signed with four: centre-forward Jack Smith, half-back Thomas Leach (who was made captain), right winger Wilfred Bott and Norman Tapken (keeper) playing on a regular basis. Other players were moved up from the reserves including Tommy Pearson, Billy Leighton, Joe Wilson and Joe Richardson.
Tottenham beat The Magpies 2-0 in the FA Cup Fourth Round.
Ticket prices were slashed but there was still a 20% drop in the average attendance and on three occasions there were less than 10,000 in the ground; something which had not happened since the turn of the century. Cunningham had failed to win instant promotion and he resigned before he was sacked.
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| 25/8 | A | Nottm F | L | 1-5 | ||
| 27/8 | A | Blackpool | L | 1-4 | ||
| 01/9 | H | Brentford | L | 2-5 | ||
| 08/9 | A | Fulham | L | 2-3 | ||
| 12/9 | H | Blackpool | W | 4-1 | ||
| 15/9 | H | Bradford PA | L | 0-1 | ||
| 22/9 | A | Plymouth | W | 3-1 | ||
| 29/9 | H | Norwich | W | 2-0 | ||
| 06/10 | A | Swansea | W | 4-3 | ||
| 13/10 | A | WHU | L | 2-3 | ||
| 20/10 | H | Man Utd | L | 0-1 | ||
| 27/10 | A | Port Vale | W | 3-1 | ||
| 03/11 | H | Barnsley | W | 4-1 | ||
| 10/11 | A | Sheff Utd | L | 1-5 | ||
| 17/11 | H | Bradford | W | 4-2 | ||
| 24/11 | A | Notts | W | 1-0 | ||
| 01/12 | H | Southampton | W | 1-0 | ||
| 08/12 | A | Bolton | L | 0-1 | ||
| 15/12 | H | Oldham | W | 4-2 | ||
| 22/12 | A | Burnley | W | 3-0 | ||
| 25/12 | H | Hull | W | 6-2 | ||
| 26/12 | A | Hull | D | 1-1 | ||
| 29/12 | H | Nottm F | W | 2-0 | ||
| 01/1 | H | Bury | W | 5-1 | ||
| 05/1 | A | Brentford | L | 0-3 | ||
| 19/1 | H | Fulham | D | 1-1 | ||
| 30/1 | A | Bradford PA | W | 3-1 | ||
| 02/2 | H | Plymouth | W | 3-0 | ||
| 09/2 | A | Norwich | L | 0-2 | ||
| 16/2 | H | Swansea | W | 5-1 | ||
| 23/2 | H | WHU | W | 3-0 | ||
| 02/3 | A | Man Utd | W | 1-0 | ||
| 09/3 | H | Port Vale | L | 1-2 | ||
| 16/3 | A | Barnsley | L | 1-2 | ||
| 23/3 | H | Sheff Utd | W | 4-1 | ||
| 30/3 | A | Bradford | D | 3-3 | ||
| 06/4 | H | Notts | D | 1-1 | ||
| 13/4 | A | Southampton | L | 0-2 | ||
| 19/4 | A | Bury | W | 2-0 | ||
| 20/4 | H | Bolton | L | 1-3 | ||
| 27/4 | A | Oldham | L | 2-3 | ||
| 04/5 | H | Burnley | W | 2-0 |
| W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| 01 | Brentford | 26 | 9 | 7 | 93 | 48 | 61 |
| 02 | Bolton | 26 | 4 | 12 | 96 | 48 | 56 |
| 03 | West Ham | 26 | 4 | 12 | 80 | 63 | 56 |
| 04 | Blackpool | 21 | 11 | 10 | 79 | 57 | 53 |
| 05 | Man Utd | 23 | 4 | 15 | 76 | 55 | 50 |
| 06 | Newcastle | 22 | 4 | 16 | 89 | 68 | 48 |
| 07 | Fulham | 17 | 12 | 13 | 76 | 56 | 46 |
| 08 | Plymouth | 19 | 8 | 15 | 75 | 64 | 46 |
| 09 | Nottm Forest | 17 | 8 | 17 | 76 | 70 | 42 |
| 10 | Bury | 19 | 4 | 19 | 62 | 73 | 42 |
| 11 | Sheff Utd | 16 | 9 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 41 |
| 12 | Burnley | 16 | 9 | 17 | 63 | 73 | 41 |
| 13 | Hull | 16 | 8 | 18 | 63 | 74 | 40 |
| 14 | Norwich | 14 | 11 | 17 | 71 | 61 | 39 |
| 15 | Bradford PA | 11 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 63 | 38 |
| 16 | Barnsley | 13 | 12 | 17 | 60 | 83 | 38 |
| 17 | Swansea | 14 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 67 | 36 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 11 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 74 | 34 |
| 19 | Southampton | 11 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 75 | 34 |
| 20 | Bradford C | 12 | 8 | 22 | 50 | 68 | 32 |
| 21 | Oldham | 10 | 6 | 26 | 56 | 95 | 26 |
| 22 | Notts Cty | 9 | 7 | 26 | 46 | 97 | 25 |
| R3 | 12/1 | A | Hull | W | 5-1 | ||
| R4 | 26/1 | A | Tottenham | L | 0-2 |
R3: Despite wholesale changes due to injury and indisposition Newcastle are comprehensively superior against the feeble Yorkshiremen.
R4: A new attendance record is set at White Hart Lane and they are treated to a thrilling game despite the high wind. Newcastle's cause was not helped by Leach (after numerous cautions) being sent-off after the first goal.
| Player | A | G |
|---|---|---|
| Allen J | 1 | |
| Bott W | 20 | 9 |
| Boyd J | 14 | 5 |
| Burns M | 13 | |
| Cairns B | 12 | 4 |
| Davidson D | 6 | |
| Docking S | 2 | |
| Fairhurst D | 37 | |
| Gallantree W | 8 | 2 |
| Gordon J | 2 | |
| Imrie B | 24 | 1 |
| Kelly J | 3 | 1 |
| Lang T | 17 | 6 |
| Leach T | 38 | 2 |
| Leighton B | 15 | 1 |
| McMememy H | 23 | 7 |
| McPhillips B | 2 | |
| Murray J | 36 | 7 |
| Nelson J | 3 | |
| Pearson T | 27 | 14 |
| Richardson JR | 8 | 4 |
| Richardson Joe | 41 | 1 |
| Russell T | 7 | |
| Shankley B | 6 | |
| Smith J | 28 | 16 |
| Swinburne T | 2 | |
| Tapken N | 27 | |
| Weaver S | 35 | 6 |
| Williams R | 11 | 1 |
| Wilson J | 16 | 4 |
| own goals | 3 |
Total Number of games: 44
Total Number of players used: 30
01: Burns > Tapken
02: Richardson J
03: Fairhurst
04: Imrie/Murray
05: Leach
06: Weaver/Murray
07: Boyd > Bott
08: Richardson JR > Leighton/Wilson
09: Smith
10: Weaver > McMenemy
11: Lang > Pearson
| Name | Date | Age | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leach Thomas | 06/34 | 30 | Sheff Wed | £1,100 |
| Shankley R | 06/34 | 25 | Rutherglen G | |
| Docking Stanley | 08/34 | 19 | Birtley | £5 |
| Russell Thomas | 08/34 | 24 | Rangers | £650 |
| Smith Jack | 09/34 | 19 | Huddersfield | £2,500 |
| Bott Wilfred | 12/34 | 27 | Huddersfield | 1000+ Lang |
| Woodburn James | 01/35 | 18 | Coltness Utd | |
| Connelly Edward | 03/35 | 18 | Rosslyn Park | £90 |
| Harris Albert | 03/35 | 22 | Blackhall Colliery | £100 |
| Gordon James | 04/35 | 19 | Wishaew Juniors | £140 |
| Livingstone Archibald | 05/35 | 19 | Dundee | £35 |
| Name | Date | Age | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell David | 06/34 | 24 | Derby | £700 |
| Betton Alec | 06/34 | 30 | Stockport | £600 |
| Mcinroy Albert | 06/34 | 33 | Sunderland | £250 |
| Thomson Rw | 07/34 | 30 | Hull City | £340 |
| Heward Harold | 08/34 | 23 | Bradford City | Free |
| Allen John | 11/34 | 31 | Bristol R | £200 |
| Lang Thomas | 12/34 | 28 | Huddersfield | exchange |
| Kelly John | 02/35 | 21 | Leeds Utd | £1,150 |
| Williams Ronald | 04/35 | 28 | Chester | £800 |
| Boyd James | 05/35 | 28 | Derby | £1,000 |
| Hughes John | 05/35 | unk | Aldershot | Free |