| Div 1 | 5th |
| FA Cup | R3 |
| Attendance | 41,200 |
| Chairman | JP Oliver |
| Secretary | F Watt |
| Trainer | J McPherson |
| Captain | W Low |
| Top Scorer | N Harris (19) |
In an effort to boost United's forward power the front line was completely revamped with Neil Harris, Stan Seymour and Billy Aitken all arriving from Scotland during the Summer. With Rob McIntosh also joining, United had spent almost £10,000; a colossal amount.
It was money well spent as the Magpies scored 50% more goals than in the previous campaign.
United's new strikeforce quickly clicked into gear and after a fantastic run of eight wins in nine matches United were top of the pile by mid October. This purple patch included a 6-1 drubbing of Sunderland at SJP; the Magpies' equal best ever victory over their local rivals.
At the end of February United were in 2nd although they were six points behind eventual Champions Burnley. However only three wins out of the last thirteen games resulted in a 5th place finish.
Attendances continued their remarkable rise with the average climbing another 4,000 and a new record gate of 62,073 recorded for the FA Cup tie with Liverpool. All this despite the fact that the minimum admission price had been doubled to 1 shilling.
Newcastle beat the 'pudlians in the 2nd Round tie but lost to their Liverpool neighbours in the next round.
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| 28/8 | H | WBA | D | 1-1 | ||
| 01/9 | A | Everton | L | 1-3 | ||
| 04/9 | A | WBA | D | 0-0 | ||
| 08/9 | H | Everton | W | 2-0 | ||
| 11/9 | H | Preston | W | 4-2 | ||
| 18/9 | A | Preston | L | 2-3 | ||
| 25/9 | H | Sheff Utd | W | 3-0 | ||
| 02/10 | A | Sheff Utd | W | 3-0 | ||
| 09/10 | H | Sunderland | W | 6-1 | ||
| 16/10 | A | Sunderland | W | 2-0 | ||
| 23/10 | H | Bradford PA | W | 2-1 | ||
| 30/10 | A | Bradford PA | W | 2-0 | ||
| 06/11 | H | Burnley | L | 1-2 | ||
| 13/11 | A | Burnley | L | 1-3 | ||
| 20/11 | H | Liverpool | W | 2-0 | ||
| 27/11 | A | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | ||
| 04/12 | H | Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | ||
| 11/12 | A | Aston Villa | D | 0-0 | ||
| 18/12 | A | Man Utd | L | 0-2 | ||
| 25/12 | H | Tottenham | D | 1-1 | ||
| 27/12 | A | Tottenham | L | 0-2 | ||
| 01/1 | H | Man Utd | W | 6-3 | ||
| 15/1 | H | Bradford | W | 4-0 | ||
| 22/1 | A | Bradford | D | 1-1 | ||
| 05/2 | A | Chelsea | L | 0-2 | ||
| 09/2 | H | Chelsea | W | 1-0 | ||
| 12/2 | H | Huddersfield | W | 1-0 | ||
| 23/2 | A | Huddersfield | W | 3-1 | ||
| 26/2 | H | Middlesbrough | W | 2-0 | ||
| 05/3 | A | Middlesbrough | D | 0-0 | ||
| 12/3 | H | Blackburn | L | 1-2 | ||
| 19/3 | A | Blackburn | D | 3-3 | ||
| 25/3 | H | Oldham | L | 1-2 | ||
| 26/3 | A | Derby | W | 1-0 | ||
| 28/3 | A | Oldham | D | 0-0 | ||
| 02/4 | H | Derby | L | 0-1 | ||
| 09/4 | A | Bolton | L | 1-3 | ||
| 16/4 | H | Bolton | W | 1-0 | ||
| 23/4 | A | Arsenal | D | 1-1 | ||
| 30/4 | H | Arsenal | W | 1-0 | ||
| 02/5 | A | Man City | L | 1-3 | ||
| 07/5 | H | Man City | D | 1-1 |
| W | D | L | F | A | Pts | ||
| 01 | Burnley | 23 | 13 | 6 | 79 | 36 | 59 |
| 02 | Man City | 24 | 6 | 12 | 70 | 50 | 54 |
| 03 | Bolton | 19 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 53 | 52 |
| 04 | Liverpool | 18 | 15 | 9 | 63 | 35 | 51 |
| 05 | Newcastle | 20 | 10 | 12 | 66 | 45 | 50 |
| 06 | Tottenham | 19 | 9 | 14 | 70 | 48 | 47 |
| 07 | Everton | 17 | 13 | 12 | 66 | 55 | 47 |
| 08 | Middlesbrough | 17 | 12 | 13 | 53 | 53 | 46 |
| 09 | Arsenal | 15 | 14 | 13 | 59 | 63 | 44 |
| 10 | Aston Villa | 18 | 7 | 17 | 63 | 70 | 43 |
| 11 | Blackburn | 13 | 15 | 14 | 57 | 59 | 41 |
| 12 | Sunderland | 14 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 60 | 41 |
| 13 | Man United | 15 | 10 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 40 |
| 14 | West Brom | 13 | 14 | 15 | 54 | 58 | 40 |
| 15 | Bradford | 12 | 15 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 39 |
| 16 | Preston | 15 | 9 | 18 | 61 | 65 | 39 |
| 17 | Huddersfield | 15 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 49 | 39 |
| 18 | Chelsea | 13 | 13 | 16 | 48 | 58 | 39 |
| 19 | Oldham | 9 | 15 | 18 | 49 | 86 | 33 |
| 20 | Sheff United | 6 | 18 | 18 | 42 | 68 | 30 |
| 21 | Derby | 5 | 16 | 21 | 32 | 58 | 26 |
| 22 | Bradford | 8 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 76 | 24 |
| R1 | 08/1 | H | Nottm F | D | 1-1 | ||
| R1r | 12/1 | H | Nottm F | W | 2-0 | ||
| R2 | 29/1 | H | Liverpool | W | 1-0 | ||
| R3 | 19/2 | A | Everton | L | 0-3 |
| Player | A | G |
|---|---|---|
| Aitken B | 38 | 3 |
| Curry T | 24 | 1 |
| Dixon E | 12 | 1 |
| Finlay J | 29 | 1 |
| Gray A | 2 | |
| Hagan A | 3 | 2 |
| Hampson B | 25 | |
| Harris N | 37 | 19 |
| Hudspeth F | 32 | 1 |
| King J | 12 | 2 |
| Lawrence J | 46 | |
| Low W | 38 | |
| McCracken B | 34 | |
| McDonald T | 13 | 2 |
| McIntosh R | 33 | |
| Mitchell T | 1 | |
| Mooney E | 14 | |
| Phillipson T | 5 | 1 |
| Pyke G | 7 | 3 |
| Ramsay A | 3 | |
| Roxburgh R | 1 | |
| Russell S | 1 | |
| Seymour S | 33 | 10 |
| Smailes A | 38 | 18 |
| Ward T | 25 | 5 |
| own goals | 1 |
01: Lawrence
02: McCracken or Hampson
03: Hudspeth or Hampson
04: McIntosh
05: Low
06: Finlay
07: Aitken
08: Ward
09: Harris
10: Smailes
11: McDonald/Seymour
| Name | Date | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh Robert | 07/1920 | Dundee | £1,250 |
| Russel Samuel | 08/1920 | Old Park Corinthians | £300 |
| Gray Andrew | 10/1920 | Jesmond Villa | £10 |
| Roxburgh Robert | 11/1920 | Morpeth Comrades | £50 |
| Mcdonald Thomas | 03/1921 | Rangers | £2,000 |
| Paton Harry | 05/1921 | Clydebank | £410 |
| Woods Harold | 05/1921 | South Shields | £2,800 |
| Name | Date | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mellor William | 06/1920 | Released | |
| Best Jeremiah | 07/1920 | Leeds Utd | £100 |
| Cooper Edward | 07/1920 | Notts. C. | £500 |
| Henderson James | 1920 | Scotswood | Free |
| Rainne Alex | 07/1920 | Darlington | £15 |
| Robinson Ray | 08/1920 | Sunderland | £750 |
| Booth Curtis | 09/1920 | Norwich City | £800 |
| Bertram William | 05/1921 | Norwich City | £150 |
| Phillipson Thomas | 05/1921 | Swindon | £500 |