1997–98 Newcastle United F.C. season

Barnes (6)
All: Barnes/Shearer (7)
Highest home attendance	36,783 (vs. Aston Villa, 23 August)
Average home league attendance	36,672
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1996–97 1998–99 →

In the 1997–98 football season, Newcastle United played in the FA Premier League. They finished 13th and reached the FA Cup final, losing to Arsenal.

Season summary

During the summer,

John Barnes and veteran striker Ian Rush, the club's eldest player signing at age 36.^[2]

The highlight of the 1997–98 season was to be the club's run in the UEFA Champions League, seeing them defeat Barcelona 3–2 after a hat-trick from striker Faustino Asprilla.^[3] The club's Premier League form, however, began to suffer following Asprilla's departure from the club in January, and despite the return of Shearer to the starting line-up, he was unable to recapture the form he had found under Kevin Keegan.^[4] The club reached the FA Cup final only to fall to a 2–0 defeat by Arsenal.^[5]

Controversy surrounded the club in March 1998 when chairman Freddie Shepherd, and deputy chairman Douglas Hall (son of previous chairman Sir John Hall, who had retired during the summer), were filmed in a Spanish brothel making a series of remarks to an undercover tabloid journalist. They ridiculed Shearer, boasted of "ripping off" supporters with the club shirts they sold, and called the women of Newcastle "dogs". Both subsequently resigned, and Sir John Hall returned as acting chairman for the remainder of the season.^[6]^[7]

Newcastle enjoyed a good run in the 1997–98 FA Cup and reached the final for the first time in 24 years. They never looked like winners, and the final whistle blew with a 2–0 scoreline giving the trophy to opponents Arsenal. But as Arsenal had completed the double, Newcastle entered the 1998–99 Cup Winners' Cup.

Dalglish's cautious brand of football proved unpopular with supporters used to Newcastle's previous swashbuckling style; more importantly this cautious style was not producing results. Many players signed by Dalglish were not considered to match the quality of those who had left the club this season. The team's 13th-place finish gave particular cause for concern, as Newcastle had finished runners-up in the last two seasons and had never finished below sixth since returning to the top flight in 1993. To add insult to injury, only 35 league goals were scored by the club all season.

Despite signing Dietmar Hamann, Nolberto Solano and Gary Speed, several unsuccessful transfer deals along with a poor start to the 1998–99 season led to Dalglish being sacked.^[8]

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
June 1997	MF	Paddy Kelly	Celtic	Free
June 1997	GK	Shay Given	Blackburn Rovers	£1,500,000
June 1997	MF	Temuri Ketsbaia	AEK Athens	Free
July 1997	FW	Jon Dahl Tomasson	Heerenveen	£2,200,000^[9]
July 1997	DF	Stuart Pearce	Nottingham Forest	Free^[10]
July 1997	DF	Alessandro Pistone	Inter Milan	£4,300,000
July 1997	DF	Brian Pinas	Feyenoord	Free
August 1997	MF	John Barnes	Liverpool	Free
August 1997	FW	Ian Rush	Leeds United	Free
October 1997	FW	Carlos Gonzalez	Sydney Olympic	Free
November 1997	MF	Ralf Keidel	Schweinfurt 05	Free
November 1997	FW	Paul Dalglish	Liverpool	Free
November 1997	DF	David Terrier	West Ham United	Free
January 1998	FW	Andreas Andersson	Milan	£3,600,000
January 1998	DF	Andy Griffin	Stoke City	£1,500,000
February 1998	MF	Gary Speed	Everton	£5,500,000
March 1998	MF	James Coppinger	Darlington	£250,000
March 1998	MF	Paul Robinson	Darlington	£250,000
March 1998	MF	Stephen Glass	Aberdeen	£650,000
March 1998	DF	Nikos Dabizas	Olympiacos	£1,400,000

Total spending: £17,450,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
June 1997	MF	Lee Clark	Sunderland	£2,500,000^[11]
July 1997	DF	Robbie Elliott	Bolton Wanderers	£2,250,000^[12]
July 1997	MF	David Ginola	Tottenham Hotspur	£2,000,000^[13]
July 1997	FW	Les Ferdinand	Tottenham Hotspur	£6,000,000
August 1997	MF	Peter Beardsley	Bolton Wanderers	£450,000
January 1998	FW	Faustino Asprilla	Parma	£6,200,000
February 1998	DF	John Beresford	Southampton	£1,500,000
March 1998	MF	Jim Crawford	Reading	£100,000
March 1998	FW	Paul Brayson	Reading	Free
May 1998	FW	Brian Pinas	Feyenoord	£150,000
May 1998	FW	Ian Rush	Wrexham	Free
May 1998	FW	Carlos Gonzalez	Released	Free

Total income: £21,150,000

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Kenny Dalglish
Assistant manager	Steve Clarke
Goalkeeping coach	Andy Woodman
Development coach	John Carver

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season^[14]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRL	Shay Given
2	DF	ENG	Warren Barton
4	MF	ENG	David Batty
5	DF	ENG	Darren Peacock
6	DF	ENG	Steve Howey
7	MF	ENG	Rob Lee (captain)
8	FW	WAL	Ian Rush
9	FW	ENG	Alan Shearer
10	MF	ENG	John Barnes
11	MF	WAL	Gary Speed
12	DF	ENG	Stuart Pearce
14	MF	GEO	Temuri Ketsbaia


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	GK	TRI	Shaka Hislop
16	FW	DEN	Jon Dahl Tomasson
18	MF	NIR	Keith Gillespie
19	DF	ENG	Steve Watson
21	GK	CZE	Pavel Srníček
22	MF	ENG	Des Hamilton
23	DF	ITA	Alessandro Pistone
27	DF	BEL	Philippe Albert
28	DF	NIR	Aaron Hughes
34	DF	GRE	Nikos Dabizas
38	DF	ENG	Andy Griffin
40	FW	SWE	Andreas Andersson

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ENG	John Beresford (to Southampton)
8	MF	ENG	Peter Beardsley (to Bolton Wanderers)
11	FW	COL	Faustino Asprilla (to Parma)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	IRL	Jimmy Crawford (to Reading)
25	FW	ENG	Paul Brayson (to Reading)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	MF	ISL	Bjarni Guðjónsson
24	MF	NED	Brian Pinas
26	MF	ENG	David Burt
29	GK	ENG	Steve Harper
30	DF	SCO	Paddy Kelly
31	MF	ENG	Stuart Elliott
32	MF	GER	Ralf Keidel
33	DF	FRA	David Terrier
35	FW	ENG	Paul Robinson


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
39	GK	ENG	Peter Keen
—	DF	ENG	David Beharall
—	DF	SCO	Steven Caldwell
—	MF	ENG	Paul Arnison
—	MF	ENG	James Coppinger
—	MF	ENG	Jamie McClen
—	FW	ENG	Michael Chopra
—	FW	SCO	Paul Dalglish

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total		Discipline
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shay Given	24	0	4	0	0	0	6	0	34	0	1	0
2	DF	Warren Barton	17+6	3	4+1	0	2	0	5	0	28+7	3	11	0
3	DF	John Beresford	17+1	2	2+1	0	3	0	7	3	29+2	5	6	0
4	MF	David Batty	32	1	6	1	2	0	7	0	47	2	14	3
5	DF	Darren Peacock	19+1	0	1	0	2+1	0	4+1	0	26+3	0	6	0
6	DF	Steve Howey	11+3	0	5	0	1	0	1+2	0	18+5	0	2	0
7	MF	Robert Lee	26+2	4	6	0	2	0	6	0	40+2	4	5	0
8	FW	Ian Rush	6+4	0	0+1	1	2	1	1	0	9+5	2	0	0
9	FW	Alan Shearer	15+2	2	6	5	0	0	0	0	21+2	7	5	0
10	MF	John Barnes	22+4	6	3+2	0	3	0	5	1	33+6	7	0	0
11	FW	Faustino Asprilla	8+2	2	1	0	0	0	5	4	14+2	6	1	0
11	MF	Gary Speed	13	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	17	2	1	0
12	DF	Stuart Pearce	25	0	7	0	0	0	3+1	1	35+1	1	5	0
14	MF	Temuri Ketsbaia	16+15	3	2+4	1	1+1	0	3+5	1	22+25	5	3	0
15	GK	Shaka Hislop	13	0	3	0	3	0	2	0	21	0	0	0
16	FW	Jon Dahl Tomasson	17+6	3	2	0	2+1	1	6+1	0	27+8	4	2	0
18	MF	Keith Gillespie	25+4	4	5	0	2	0	5+2	0	37+6	4	6	0
19	DF	Steve Watson	27+2	1	3+1	0	2+1	0	8	0	40+4	1	5	0
21	GK	Pavel Srníček	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
22	DF	Des Hamilton	7+5	0	1	0	1+1	1	2	0	11+6	1	0	0
23	DF	Alessandro Pistone	28	0	5	0	1	0	5	0	39	0	9	0
25	FW	Paul Brayson	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
27	DF	Philippe Albert	21+2	0	2+1	0	3	0	7+1	0	34+4	0	10	0
28	FW	Aaron Hughes	4	0	0+1	0	1	0	0+2	0	5+3	0	0	0
34	DF	Nikos Dabizas	10+1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12+1	1	3	0
38	DF	Andy Griffin	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0
40	FW	Andreas Andersson	10+2	2	2+1	0	0	0	0	0	12+3	2	0	0

Matches

^[15]^[16]^[17]

Pre-season

15 July 1997 (1997-07-15) Irish Tournament	Newcastle United	3 – 2	PSV Eindhoven	Dublin
	Gillespie 21' Tomasson 24', 80'	Report	Bruggink 30' Stam 75'	Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 18,000

16 July 1997 (1997-07-16) Irish Tournament	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Derry City	Dublin
	Crawford 7' Beardsley 36'	Report		Stadium: Lansdowne Road Attendance: 20,854

19 July 1997 (1997-07-19) Friendly	Birmingham City	2 – 3	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Devlin 4' Furlong 79'		Tomasson 39' Shearer 54' Bennett 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 13,799

26 July 1997 (1997-07-26) Umbro Cup	Chelsea	1 – 1 (3 – 1 p)	Newcastle United	Liverpool
14:00 BST	Poyet 63'	Report	Tomasson 45'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 15,264 Referee: Stephen Lodge
	Penalties
	Sinclair Nicholls Leboeuf		Beardsley Pearce Asprilla Tomasson

27 July 1997 (1997-07-27) Umbro Cup	Newcastle United	0 – 3	Ajax	Liverpool
16:15 BST		Report	McCarthy 76', 86' Oliseh 83'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 10,289 Referee: Peter Jones^[18]

30 July 1997 (1997-07-30) Friendly	Bradford City	0 – 3	Newcastle United	Bradford
		Report	Asprilla 7' Beardsley 27' Watson 39'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 8,470

3 August 1997 (1997-08-03) Friendly	Juventus	3 – 2	Newcastle United	Cesena
	Ferrara 1' Inzaghi 3', 34'	Report	Asprilla 70', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 22,511 Referee: Pasquale Rodomonti (Italy)

Premier League

9 August 1997 1	Newcastle United	2–1	Sheffield Wednesday	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Asprilla 2', 72' Batty	(Report)	Carbone 8' Atherton Stefanović Blondeau Hyde	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,711 Referee: Peter Jones

23 August 1997 2	Newcastle United	1–0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ketsbaia	(Report)	Southgate Ehiogu Collymore	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,783 Referee: Gary Willard

13 September 1997 3	Newcastle United	1–3	Wimbledon	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Barton 32' Pistone	(Report)	Cort 2' Perry 59' Ekoku 76' C. Hughes Gayle	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,526

20 September 1997 4	West Ham United	0–1	Newcastle United	London
	Lomas	(Report)	Barnes 44' Barton Lee Gillespie	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 25,884 Referee: Steve Dunn

24 September 1997 5	Newcastle United	1–0	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Lee 87'	(Report)	Watson Bilić 62' Cadamarteri	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,705 Referee: Graham Poll

27 September 1997 6	Chelsea	1–0	Newcastle United	London
	Poyet 75'	(Report)	Watson	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 31,563 Referee: Mike Riley

4 October 1997 7	Newcastle United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Barton 89'	(Report)	Calderwood	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,709 Referee: Martin Bodenham

18 October 1997 8	Leeds United	4–1	Newcastle United	Leeds
	Ribeiro 30' Kewell 38' John Beresford 43' (o.g.) Wetherall 47' Radebe Wallace	(Report)	Gillespie 62' Barton Batty	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 39,834 Referee: David Elleray

25 October 1997 9	Newcastle United	1–1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ketsbaia	(Report)	Sutton 57' Hendry Flitcroft Gallacher McKinlay Valéry Henchoz	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,716 Referee: Jeff Winter

1 November 1997 10	Newcastle United	3–3	Leicester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Barnes 4' (pen.) Tomasson 45' Beresford 90' Albert	(Report)	Marshall 12', 32' Elliott 54' Izzet Heskey 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,754 Referee: G. Willard

8 November 1997 11	Coventry City	2–2	Newcastle United	Coventry
	Williams Hall	(Report)	Barnes 31' Lee 87' Albert	Stadium: Highfield Road Attendance: 22,679 Referee: Paul Durkin

22 November 1997 12	Newcastle United	2–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Barnes 55', 75' Albert	(Report)	Davies 5' Lundekvam Hirst	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,759 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

29 November 1997 13	Crystal Palace	1–2	Newcastle United	London
	Shipperley 67' Warhurst	(Report)	Ketsbaia 45' Tomasson 63' Batty Peacock Lee	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 26,085 Referee: Mike Riley

1 December 1997 14	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Newcastle United	Bolton
	Blake 22' Pollock	(Report)	Pearce Gillespie	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 24,494 Referee: Neale Barry

6 December 1997 15	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
		(Report)	Adams Petit	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,751 Referee: Steve Dunn

13 December 1997 16	Barnsley	2–2	Newcastle United	Barnsley
	Redfearn 9' Hendrie 75' Barnard	(Report)	Gillespie 44', 49' Batty Peacock Pistone Albert	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 18,687 Referee: Paul Alcock

17 December 1997 17	Newcastle United	0–0	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ketsbaia	(Report)	D Powell Carsley Eranio 80'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,289 Referee: Keith Burge

21 December 1997 18	Newcastle United	0–1	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Peacock Pistone Batty Gillespie	(Report)	Cole 66' P Neville Butt	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,767 Referee: Peter Jones

26 December 1997 19	Derby County	1–0	Newcastle United	Derby
	Eranio 4' (pen.) Rowett D Powell	(Report)	Beresford Batty 64' Pearce Tomasson	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,232 Referee: M.Reed

28 December 1997 20	Newcastle United	1–2	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Watson 16'	(Report)	McManaman 31', 43' Redknapp	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,702 Referee: Gerald Ashby

10 January 1998 21	Sheffield Wednesday	2–1	Newcastle United	Sheffield
	Di Canio 1' Newsome 51' Hyde Humphreys	(Report)	Tomasson 20' Beresford Watson	Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 29,446 Referee: David Elleray

17 January 1998 22	Newcastle United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ketsbaia 90' Barton	(Report)	A. Todd Frandsen	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,767 Referee: Graham Poll

20 January 1998 23	Liverpool	1–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Owen 17' McAteer Babb McManaman	(Report)	Barton	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 42,791 Referee: Graham Barber

1 February 1998 24	Aston Villa	0–1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
		(Report)	Batty 58'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 38,266 Referee: Stephen Lodge

7 February 1998 25	Newcastle United	0–1	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Batty	(Report)	Impey	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,736 Referee: Uriah Rennie

22 February 1998 26	Leeds United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ketsbaia 87' Batty	(Report)	Haaland Ribeiro Kewell	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,511 Referee: G.Willard

28 February 1998 27	Everton	0–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
		(Report)	Lee	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,972 Referee: Mike Riley

14 March 1998 28	Newcastle United	0–0	Coventry City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Albert	(Report)	Whelan	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,767 Referee: Peter Jones

18 March 1998 29	Newcastle United	1–2	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 77' Barton Dabizas Batty	(Report)	Lombardo 14' Jansen 23' Brolin Ismaël	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,565 Referee: Stephen Lodge

28 March 1998 30	Southampton	2–1	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Le Tissier 85' (pen.) Palmer Lundekvam Oakley	(Report)	Lee 46' Pistone	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 15,251 Referee: Graham Barber

31 March 1998 31	Wimbledon	0–0	Newcastle United	London
		(Report)		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Neale Barry

11 April 1998 32	Arsenal	3–1	Newcastle United	London
	Anelka 41', 64' Vieira 72'	(Report)	Barton 79' Albert	Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,102 Referee: G.Willard

13 April 1998 33	Newcastle United	2–1	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Andersson 40' Shearer 86' Barton Pearce	(Report)	Fjørtoft 50' Eaden Moses Bullock Bosančić	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,534 Referee: Steve Dunn

18 April 1998 34	Manchester United	1–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Beckham 38' Pallister Solskjær 89'	(Report)	Andersson 11' Given Shearer Pistone	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 55,194 Referee: Uriah Rennie

25 April 1998 35	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Newcastle United	London
	Klinsmann 31' Ferdinand 73' Vega	(Report)	Watson Pistone	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,847 Referee: Jeff Winter

29 April 1998 36	Leicester City	0–0	Newcastle United	Leicester
	Lennon	(Report)	Barton Speed Dabizas	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 21,699 Referee: Martin Bodenham

2 May 1998 37	Newcastle United	3–1	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Dabizas 39' Lee 42' Speed 59' Pearce	(Report)	Di Matteo 77' Leboeuf Vialli	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,710 Referee: Keith Burge

10 May 1998 38	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Newcastle United	Blackburn
	Sutton 88' Hendry Dahlin Henchoz	(Report)	Batty 65'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,300 Referee: David Elleray

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
11	Coventry City	38	12	16	10	46	44	+2	52
12	Southampton	38	14	6	18	50	55	−5	48
13	Newcastle United	38	11	11	16	35	44	−9	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round^[a]
14	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	11	16	44	56	−12	44
15	Wimbledon	38	10	14	14	34	46	−12	44

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

Champions League

13 August 1997 (1997-08-13) Second qualifying round, First leg	Newcastle United	2 – 1	Croatia Zagreb	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:05 BST	Beresford 21', 75'	Report	Cvitanović 51'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,465 Referee: Václav Krondl (Czech Republic)

27 August 1997 (1997-08-27) Second qualifying round, Second leg	Croatia Zagreb	2 – 2 (a.e.t.) (3 – 4 agg.)	Newcastle United	Zagreb
20:15	Šimić 58' Cvitanović 90+2'	Report	Ketsbaia 119'	Stadium: Stadion Maksimir Attendance: 34,000 Referee: Urs Meier (Switzerland)

17 September 1997 (1997-09-17) Group C	Newcastle United	3 – 2	Barcelona	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Asprilla 22' (pen.), 30', 48' Batty	Report	Luis Enrique 72' Figo 88' De la Peña	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,274 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

1 October 1997 (1997-10-01) Group C	Dynamo Kyiv	2 – 2	Newcastle United	Kyiv
21:45	Rebrov 4' Shevchenko 28'		Beresford 78' Golovko 85' (o.g.) Asprilla Gillespie	Stadium: Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Peter Mikkelsen (Denmark)

22 October 1997 (1997-10-22) Group C	PSV Eindhoven	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Eindhoven
20:45	Jonk 38' Vampeta Stam Iwan		Batty Peacock Lee Tomasson	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 29,200 Referee: Stefano Braschi (Italy)

5 November 1997 (1997-11-05) Group C	Newcastle United	0 – 2	PSV Eindhoven	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Gillespie		Nilis 32' De Bilde 90' Faber	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,214 Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

26 November 1997 (1997-11-26) Group C	Barcelona	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Barcelona
20:45	Giovanni 17'			Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Marc Batta (France)

10 December 1997 (1997-12-10) Group C	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Dynamo Kyiv	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Barnes 10' Pearce 21' Albert Gillespie		Bezhenar	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,694 Referee: Hellmut Krug (Germany)

FA Cup

4 January 1998 (1998-01-04) Third round	Everton	0 – 1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
19:45 BST	Grant Oster Ferguson	Report	Rush 67' Beresford Peacock Lee Pistone	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 20,885 Referee: Martin Bodenham

25 January 1998 (1998-01-25) Fourth round	Stevenage Borough	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Stevenage
16:30 BST	Grazioli 41' Perkins Crawshaw	Report	Shearer 3' Beresford Shearer Pistone	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 8,040 Referee: Peter Jones

4 February 1998 (1998-02-04) Fourth round replay	Newcastle United	2 – 1	Stevenage Borough	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Shearer 16', 65'	Report	Crawshaw 74' Trott Beevor	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,705 Referee: Peter Jones

14 February 1998 (1998-02-14) Fifth round	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Tranmere Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Shearer 22' Pistone	Report	McGreal Mellon Hill	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,675 Referee: Gerald Ashby

8 March 1998 (1998-03-08) Sixth round	Newcastle United	3 – 1	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:30 BST	Ketsbaia 16' Speed 27' Batty 90' Barton Pearce Howey Shearer		Morgan Redfearn	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,695 Referee: Neale Barry

5 April 1998 (1998-04-05) Semi-finals	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Sheffield United	Manchester
15:00 BST	Shearer 60'	Report	Borbokis Sandford Holdsworth Marker	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 53,452 Referee: Graham Poll

16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) Final	Arsenal	2 – 0	Newcastle United	London
15:00 BST	Overmars 23' Anelka 69' Winterburn	Report	Barton Howey Shearer Dabizas	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 79,183 Referee: Paul Durkin

League Cup

15 October 1997 (1997-10-15) Third round	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Hull City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST	Hamilton 47' Rush 83' Albert		Rioch	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,856 Referee: Kevin Lynch

18 November 1997 (1997-11-18) Fourth round	Derby County	0 – 1	Newcastle United	Derby
19:45 BST			Tomasson 72'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 27,364 Referee: Martin Bodenham

7 January 1998 (1998-01-07) Quarter-finals	Newcastle United	0 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST			Owen 95' Fowler 103' Matteo Redknapp	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,207 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Notes

References

^ "Football: Shearer out 'for months' as pounds 6m Ferdinand joins Spurs". The Independent. London. 28 July 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
^ "Toon Army dreams of absent friend as thrills turn to chills". The Independent. 10 January 1998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.
^ Toonpedia: Newcastle United 3–2 Barcelona 17 September 1997. Black and White Toon. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
^ "Shearer the Geordie gem". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2001.
^ "FA Cup Final 1998". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
^ "Newcastle Utd directors resign". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 1998.
^ "A Sad Episode for Newcastle". The New York Times. 25 March 1998.
^ Dalglish Sacked by Newcastle Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. On This Football Day. Retrieved 14 August 2013
^ "Dahl joins Toon for Pete's sake". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ Irwin, Mark (19 July 1997). "Pounds 1m; a year Pearce joins Kenny; Top-flight says Stu". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ "Clark: Glad to be Wear". Daily Mirror. 28 August 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ Millar, Steve (4 September 1997). "Elliott: I'll bounce back". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ "Ginola bit part as Spurs draw blank". Daily Mirror. 19 July 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
^ "FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 1997/98".
^ "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (Soccerbase)". Soccerbase. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (NUFC.com)". NUFC.com. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (toon1892.com)". Toon1892.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
^ Andrews, Phil (28 July 1997). "Dalglish's striking problem". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

External links

[table_note_res_NEW0.58655346305415-19] As Arsenal qualified for the Champions League, their Cup Winners' Cup place as FA Cup winners defaulted to Newcastle United, the runners-up.

[1] "Football: Shearer out 'for months' as pounds 6m Ferdinand joins Spurs". The Independent. London. 28 July 1997. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.

[2] "Toon Army dreams of absent friend as thrills turn to chills". The Independent. 10 January 1998. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022.

[3] Toonpedia: Newcastle United 3–2 Barcelona 17 September 1997. Black and White Toon. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

[4] "Shearer the Geordie gem". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 15 June 2001.

[5] "FA Cup Final 1998". www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

[6] "Newcastle Utd directors resign". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 March 1998.

[7] "A Sad Episode for Newcastle". The New York Times. 25 March 1998.

[8] Dalglish Sacked by Newcastle Archived 21 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine. On This Football Day. Retrieved 14 August 2013

[9] "Dahl joins Toon for Pete's sake". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. 18 July 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[10] Irwin, Mark (19 July 1997). "Pounds 1m; a year Pearce joins Kenny; Top-flight says Stu". Daily Mirror. The Free Library. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[11] "Clark: Glad to be Wear". Daily Mirror. 28 August 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[12] Millar, Steve (4 September 1997). "Elliott: I'll bounce back". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[13] "Ginola bit part as Spurs draw blank". Daily Mirror. 19 July 1997. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

[14] "FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 1997/98".

[15] "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (Soccerbase)". Soccerbase. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

[16] "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (NUFC.com)". NUFC.com. 22 November 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

[17] "Newcastle United 1997–98 Results (toon1892.com)". Toon1892.com. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.

[18] Andrews, Phil (28 July 1997). "Dalglish's striking problem". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2012.

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