NUFC 2013/14 - Season Summary
Key Stats
| Premiership | 10th | Manager | A Pardew |
| FA Cup | 3rd | Coach | J Carver, S Stone |
| League Cup | 4th | Captain | F Coloccini |
| Top Scorer | L Remy (16) | ||
| Attendance | 50,395 | Chairman | M Ashley |
2013/14 was a season of two-halves for United. After a mixed start a run of 7 wins in 9 games up to Christmas took the Magpies up to 6th place and they once again looked like candidates for a European place. But 14 defeats in 20 games after Christmas resulted in United tumbling down to 10th.
However the first signs of trouble came before the season started. Ashley once more shocked and enraged supporters with the controversial appointment of Ex-manager Joe Kinnear as director of football on a three-year contract.
In an excruciating interview on Talksport he made a number of false claims whilst also mispronouncing the names of both players and officials of the club. Managing Director Derek Llambias resigned as a result of the appointment and Kinnear resigned himself in February.
Hours before the first game Arsenal made a “disrespectful” £10 million bid for Yohan Cabaye. United turned down the offer, but an incensed Cabaye refused to play in protest. He missed a number of games before returning to the fold and then moving to PSG in January.
Alan Pardew was sent off at Hull after he pressed his head against Hull’s David Meyler; it wasn’t a headbutt, but the intention was clearly there.
With supporter dissatisfaction rising again a march was held against owner Mike Ashley's regime prior to the home game against Liverpool.
Papiss Cisse initially refused to wear the new Wonga sponsored shirts due to his religious beliefs before he eventually backed down.
Competitions
Premiership
| 19/08 | A | Manchester City | L | 0-4 | 20 | |
| 24/08 | H | West Ham | D | 0-0 | 17 | |
| 31/08 | H | Fulham | W | 1-0 | 12 | |
| 14/09 | A | Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | 8 | |
| 21/09 | H | Hull City | L | 2-3 | 11 | |
| 30/09 | A | Everton | L | 2-3 | 16 | |
| 05/10 | A | Cardiff City | W | 2-1 | 11 | |
| 19/10 | H | Liverpool | D | 2-2 | 10 | |
| 27/10 | A | Sunderland | L | 1-2 | 11 | |
| 02/11 | H | Chelsea | W | 2-0 | 9 | |
| 10/11 | A | Spurs | W | 1-0 | 9 | |
| 23/11 | H | Norwich City | W | 2-1 | 8 | |
| 30/11 | H | West Brom | W | 2-1 | 5 | |
| 04/12 | A | Swansea City | L | 0-3 | 7 | |
| 07/12 | A | Manchester United | W | 1-0 | 7 | |
| 14/12 | H | Southampton | D | 1-1 | 6 | |
| 21/12 | A | Crystal Palace | W | 3-0 | 6 | |
| 26/12 | H | Stoke City | W | 5-1 | 6 | |
| 29/12 | H | Arsenal | L | 0-1 | 8 | |
| 01/01 | A | West Brom | L | 0-1 | 8 | |
| 12/01 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-2 | 8 | |
| 18/01 | A | West Ham | W | 3-1 | 8 | |
| 28/01 | A | Norwich City | D | 0-0 | 8 | |
| 01/02 | H | Sunderland | L | 0-3 | 8 | |
| 08/02 | A | Chelsea | L | 0-3 | 8 | |
| 12/02 | H | Spurs | L | 0-4 | 9 | |
| 23/02 | H | Aston Villa | W | 1-0 | 8 | |
| 01/03 | A | Hull City | W | 4-1 | 8 | |
| 15/03 | A | Fulham | L | 0-1 | 9 | |
| 22/03 | H | Crystal Palace | W | 1-0 | 8 | |
| 25/03 | H | Everton | L | 0-3 | 8 | |
| 29/03 | A | Southampton | L | 0-4 | 9 | |
| 05/04 | H | Manchester United | L | 0-4 | 9 | |
| 12/04 | A | Stoke City | L | 0-1 | 9 | |
| 19/04 | H | Swansea City | L | 1-2 | 9 | |
| 28/04 | A | Arsenal | L | 0-3 | 9 | |
| 03/04 | H | Cardiff City | W | 3-0 | 9 | |
| 11/04 | A | Liverpool | L | 1-2 | 10 |
| Man. City | 0-2 | 0-4 |
| Liverpool | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Chelsea | 2-0 | 0-3 |
| Arsenal | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Everton | 0-3 | 2-3 |
| Tottenham | 0-4 | 1-0 |
| Man United | 0-4 | 1-0 |
| Southampton | 1-1 | 0-4 |
| Stoke | 5-1 | 0-1 |
| Newcastle | ||
| Crystal Palace | 1-0 | 3-0 |
| Swansea | 1-2 | 0-3 |
| West Ham | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| Sunderland | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Aston Villa | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Hull | 2-3 | 4-1 |
| West Brom | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| Norwich | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Fulham | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Cardiff | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| 01 | Manchester City | 27 | 5 | 6 | 102 | 37 | 86 |
| 02 | Liverpool | 26 | 6 | 6 | 101 | 50 | 84 |
| 03 | Chelsea | 25 | 7 | 6 | 71 | 27 | 82 |
| 04 | Arsenal | 24 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 41 | 79 |
| 05 | Everton | 21 | 9 | 8 | 61 | 39 | 72 |
| 06 | Tottenham Hotspur | 21 | 6 | 11 | 55 | 51 | 69 |
| 07 | Manchester United | 19 | 7 | 12 | 64 | 43 | 64 |
| 08 | Southampton | 15 | 11 | 12 | 54 | 46 | 56 |
| 09 | Stoke City | 13 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 52 | 50 |
| 10 | Newcastle United | 15 | 4 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 49 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 13 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 48 | 45 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 11 | 9 | 18 | 54 | 54 | 42 |
| 13 | West Ham United | 11 | 7 | 20 | 40 | 51 | 40 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 10 | 8 | 20 | 41 | 60 | 38 |
| 15 | Aston Villa | 10 | 8 | 20 | 39 | 61 | 38 |
| 16 | Hull City | 10 | 7 | 21 | 38 | 53 | 37 |
| 17 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | 15 | 16 | 43 | 59 | 36 |
| 18 | Norwich City | 8 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 62 | 33 |
| 19 | Fulham | 9 | 5 | 24 | 40 | 85 | 32 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 7 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 74 | 30 |
After an inconsistent start 4 wins in a row during November took United up to 5th and earned Alan Pardew the Manager of the Month award. Three more wins in five games up to Christmas cemented the Magpies place in the top six. Within that run Newcastle won 1–0 at Old Trafford for the first time since February 1972.
But then United went into free fall. They lost 6 of the next 8 games, failing to score in 7 of them. At the end of the run they lost 3-0 at Chelsea and 3-0 and 4-0 at home to Sunderland and Tottenham respectively. With Cabaye also leaving there was an air of crisis.
A run of 3 wins in 4 temporarily lifted the gloom, but this was followed by 7 defeats in 8 games up until the end of the season. United finished in 10th.
FA Cup
| 04/01 | R3 | H | Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | - |
League Cup
| 28/08 | R2 | A | Morecambe | W | 2-0 | - | |
| 25/09 | R3 | H | Leeds United | W | 2-0 | - | |
| 30/10 | R4 | H | Manchester City | L | 0-2 | - |
Players
Squad
| Player | A | S | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shola Ameobi | 15 | 14 | 3 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Vurnon Anita | 31 | 6 | 1 |
| Adam Armstrong | 4 | 0 | |
| Hatem Ben Arfa | 14 | 16 | 3 |
| Gaël Bigirimana | 1 | 0 | |
| Yohan Cabaye | 17 | 3 | 7 |
| Fabricio Coloccini | 28 | 0 | |
| Papiss Cissé | 18 | 9 | 4 |
| Mathieu Debuchy | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Dummett | 13 | 8 | 1 |
| Rob Elliot | 4 | 0 | |
| Curtis Good | 1 | 0 | |
| Dan Gosling | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 35 | 4 | 7 |
| Jonás Gutiérrez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Massadio Haïdara | 5 | 8 | 0 |
| Luuk de Jong | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| Tim Krul | 38 | 0 | |
| Sylvain Marveaux | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Gabriel Obertan | 5 | 0 | |
| Loïc Rémy | 24 | 3 | 14 |
| Davide Santon | 27 | 1 | 0 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| Steven Taylor | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Cheick Tioté | 34 | 2 | 0 |
| Haris Vučkić | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Williamson | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa | 20 | 6 | 0 |
| own goals | 2 |
Players
Toon In
| Olivier Kemen | 07/13 | Metz |
Toon Oot
| Name | Date | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Harper | 07/13 | Released | |
| Danny Simpson | 07/13 | Released | |
| Brad Inman | 07/13 | Released | |
| James Perch | 07/13 | Wigan | undisc |
| Yohan Cabaye | 01/14 | Paris St. Germain | £19m |
| Dan Gosling | 05/14 | Released | |
| Shola Ameobi | 05/14 | Released |
Drop In
| Name | Date | To | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loic Remy | 08/13 | 05/14 | QPR |
| Luuk De Jong | 01/14 | 05/14 | Borussia Monchengladbach |
Drop Oot
| Name | Date | To | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Ferguson | 07/13 | Season end | Birmingham City |
| James Tavernier | 07/13 | 08/13 | Shrewsbury Town |
| Mehdi Abeid | 07/13 | Season end | Panathinaikos |
| Adam Campbell | 08/13 | 08/13 | Carlisle United |
| Romain Amalfitano | 09/13 | Season end | Dijon |
| Dan Gosling | 10/13 | 01/14 | Blackpool |
| James Tavernier | 11/13 | Season end | Rotherham United |
| Haris Vuckic | 11/13 | Season end | Rotherham United |
| Adam Campbell | 01/14 | Season end | St.Mirren |
| Jonas Gutierrez | 01/14 | Season end | Norwich City |
| Curtis Good | 01/14 | Season end | Dundee United |
Credits
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