NUFC 1913/14 - Season Review

NUFC Squad 1913/14

Div 1	11th
FA Cup	R1
Attendance	27,000
Chairman	G Archibald
Secretary	F Watt
Trainer	J McPherson
Captain	B McCracken
Top Scorer	BA Shepherd (10)

1913/14 saw a continuance of United's attacking problems as they only managed to score 39 goals, less than any other team in the League.

Money continued to be thrown at the problem with more big money forward purchases: Thomas Hall (£425), John King (£600), Angus Douglas (£1,100) and Edward Cooper (£1,300), but none would score on a regular basis.

Thankfully the defence was still holding up well and three more draws than in the previous campaign provided a slightly improved position of 11th.

The situation had looked much worse at the turn of the year when they failed to score in five out of six games and plummeted to19th.

In desperation, the not fully fit Albert Shepherd was drafted back in and his 10 goals in the New Year were the main reason why The Magpies only lost three more times and climbed to safety.

The FA Cup proved a disaster as Sheffield United won 5-0 at SJP in the First Round although there were mitigating circumstances.

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Competitions

League Division 1

United finished in 11th with a slightly better record than in their previous campaign. The main issue was a lack of goals; the total of 39 was the lowest in the club's history up to that point.

Up until mid-January Newcastle really struggled for goals; failing to find the net in half the games. Their away form, in particular, was dire as they won only 1 and lost 8 in 12 games.

When United lost 1-0 at Goodison Park on January 3rd it was their 5th blank in the last 6 games and they dropped into a relegation position.

Shepherd had never regained full fitness, but he was brought back to lead the line. In his first game back he scored in a 3-3 draw with West Bromwich and his presence provided the catalyst for the goals to start flowing again; with Albert himself helping himself to 10.

The revival in away form that this produced was enough for the club to pull-away from trouble.

1/9	A	Blackburn	L	0 - 3
6/9	A	Sunderland	W	2 - 1
13/9	H	Everton	L	0 - 1
20/9	A	WBA	D	1 - 1
27/9	H	Sheff Wed	W	3 - 1
4/10	A	Bolton	L	1 - 3
11/10	H	Chelsea	W	1 - 0
18/10	A	Oldham	L	0 - 3
25/10	H	Man Utd	L	0 - 1
1/11	A	Burnley	L	0 - 1
8/11	H	Preston	W	2 - 0
15/11	H	Tottenham	W	2 - 0
22/11	A	Liverpool	D	0 - 0
29/11	H	Aston Villa	D	2 - 2
6/12	A	Middlesbrough	L	0 - 3
13/12	H	Sheff Utd	W	2 - 1
20/12	A	Derby	L	0 - 2
25/12	H	Bradford	D	0 - 0
26/12	A	Bradford	L	0 - 2
27/12	H	Sunderland	W	2 - 1
1/1	H	Man City	L	0 - 1
3/1	A	Everton	L	0 - 2
17/1	H	WBA	D	3 - 3
24/1	A	Sheff Wed	D	0 - 0
7/2	H	Bolton	W	4 - 3
14/2	A	Chelsea	W	1 - 0
21/2	H	Oldham	D	0 - 0
28/2	A	Man Utd	D	2 - 2
14/3	A	Preston	L	1 - 4
18/3	H	Burnley	W	3 - 1
21/3	A	Tottenham	D	0 - 0
1/4	H	Liverpool	L	1 - 2
4/4	A	Aston Villa	W	3 - 1
10/4	H	Blackburn	D	0 - 0
11/4	H	Middlesbrough	W	1 - 0
13/4	A	Man City	W	1 - 0
18/4	A	Sheff Utd	L	0 - 2
25/4	H	Derby	D	1 - 1

		W	D	L	F	A	Pts
01	Blackburn	20	11	7	78	42	51
02	Aston Villa	19	6	13	65	50	44
03	Middlesbrough	19	5	14	77	60	43
04	Oldham	17	9	12	55	45	43
05	West Brom	15	13	10	46	42	43
06	Bolton	16	10	12	65	52	42
07	Sunderland	17	6	15	63	52	40
08	Chelsea	16	7	15	46	55	39
09	Bradford C	12	14	12	40	40	38
10	Sheff Utd	16	5	17	63	60	37
11	Newcastle	13	11	14	39	48	37
12	Burnley	12	12	14	61	53	36
13	Man City	14	8	16	51	53	36
14	Man Utd	15	6	17	52	62	36
15	Everton	12	11	15	46	55	35
16	Liverpool	14	7	17	46	62	35
17	Tottenham	12	10	16	50	62	34
18	Wednesday	13	8	17	53	70	34
19	Preston	12	6	20	52	69	30
20	Derby	8	11	19	55	71	27

FA Cup

R1	10/1/14	H	Sheffield Utd	L	0 - 5

Sheffield United won 5-0 at SJP in the First Round which still stands as the worst ever home defeat in the Cup although there were mitigating circumstances. The Magpies finished with only 8 fit men and without a recognised 'keeper

Squad and Team

Player	A	G
Cooper, E	14
Dixon, E	1
Douglas, A	23
Finlay, J	21	1
Goodwill, T	19	2
Grey, T	1
Hall, T	20	6
Hampson, B	10
Hardy, S	3	1
Hay, J	34
Hewison, R	20
Hibbert, B	36	6
Higgins, S	1
Hudspeth, F	37	4
King, J	15	1
Lawrence, J	21
Low, W	35	2
Lowes, T	2
McCracken, B	21
McDonald, J	12	2
Mellor, B	16
Shepherd, A	20	10
Spink, J	5
Veitch, C	6
Whitson, T	6
Wilson, G	28	4
Wilson, J	2

Total number of games: 39

Total number of players used: 27

Total number of games: 39

Total number of players used: 30

Team

01: Lawrence > Mellor

02: McCracken or Hampson

03: Hudspeth

04: Hay > Hewison

05: Low

06: Finlay or Hay

07: Douglas or Cooper

08: King or Hibbert

09: Hall > Shepherd

10: Wilson or Hibbert

ll: Goodwill or McDonald

Top scorers were: Shepherd (10), Hall (6) and Hibbert (6).

Player Moves

Toon In

Name	Date	From	Fee
King John	06/1913	Partick Th	£600
Douglas Angus	10/1913	Chelsea	£1,100
Booth Curtis	11/1913	Wallsend Elm Villa	£15
Dixon Edward	12/1913	Barrington Albion	£5
Hampson William	01/1914	Norwich City	£1,250
Mellor William	01/1914	Norwich City	£765
Bradley William	04/1914	Portsmouth	£300
Pailor Robert	05/1914	Wba	£1,550
Soulsby John	05/1914	Rodsley

Toon Out

Surname	Date	From	Fee
Mctavish John	6/1913	Partick Th	£500
Stewart James	9/1913	Rangers	£600
Rutherford John	10/1913	Arsenal	£800

Strange but Toon

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