Newcastle playing in the 1905 FA Cup final against Aston Villa, which was lost 2–0

This is a list of Newcastle United Football Club seasons played in English football and details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Seasons

Before the foundation of the Premier League (from the beginning of the 1992–93 season), Division 1 was the top division in the league. Subsequently, Division 1 became the second tier level. Newcastle have spent 90 years in the top flight of English Football.

A chart showing the progress of Newcastle United Football Club from its entry into the Football League in 1894 to the present. Since promotion into the Premier League in the year after the league's inception, NUFC have spent two seasons outside of the top flight.
Season League FA Cup League
Cup 		Charity
Shield 		Europe Top goalscorer(s)
Division Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Player(s) Goals
1892–93 North 10 5 1 4 30 19 11 2nd R1 Jock Sorley
Willie Thompson 		7
1893–94 Div 2 (Tier 2) 28 15 6 7 66 39 36 4th R2 Joseph Wallace 17
1894–95 Div 2 (Tier 2) 30 12 3 15 72 84 27 10th R2 Willie Thompson 19
1895–96 Div 2 (Tier 2) 30 16 2 12 73 50 34 5th R2 Willie Wardrope 20
1896–97 Div 2 (Tier 2) 30 17 1 12 56 52 35 5th R1 Richard Smellie 15
1897–98 Div 2 (Tier 2) 30 21 3 6 64 32 45 2nd R2 Jack Peddie 18
1898–99 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 11 8 15 49 48 30 13th R2 Jack Peddie 20
1899–1900 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 13 10 11 53 53 36 5th R2 Jack Peddie 16
1900–01 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 14 10 10 42 37 38 6th R1 Jack Peddie 17
1901–02 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 14 9 11 48 34 37 3rd QF Richard Roberts 12
1902–03 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 14 4 16 41 51 32 14th R1 Bob McColl 10
1903–04 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 18 6 10 58 45 42 4th R1 Bill Appleyard 16
1904–05 Div 1 (Tier 1) 34 23 2 9 72 33 48 1st RU Jimmy Howie 18
1905–06 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 18 7 13 74 48 43 4th RU Ronald Orr 21
1906–07 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 22 7 9 74 46 51 1st R1 Bill Appleyard 18
1907–08 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 15 12 11 65 54 42 4th RU Bill Appleyard 21
1908–09 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 24 5 9 65 41 53 1st SF Albert Shepherd 15
1909–10 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 19 7 12 70 56 45 4th W W Albert Shepherd 31
1910–11 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 15 10 13 61 43 40 8th RU Albert Shepherd 33
1911–12 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 18 8 12 64 50 44 3rd R1 Billy Hibbert
Jimmy Stewart 		14
1912–13 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 13 8 17 47 47 34 14th QF Jimmy Stewart 9
1913–14 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 13 11 14 39 48 37 11th R1 Albert Shepherd 10
1914–15 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 11 10 17 46 48 32 15th QF Billy Hibbert 16
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919–20 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 9 16 44 39 43 8th R2 Andy Smailes 10
1920–21 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 20 10 12 66 45 50 5th R3 Neil Harris 20
1921–22 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 10 14 59 45 46 7th R2 Neil Harris 23
1922–23 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 12 12 45 37 48 4th R1 Tom McDonald 15
1923–24 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 10 15 60 54 44 9th W Neil Harris 23
1924–25 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 16 16 10 61 42 48 6th R2 Neil Harris 20
1925–26 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 16 10 16 84 75 42 10th R5 Hughie Gallacher 23
1926–27 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 25 6 11 96 58 67 1st R5 Hughie Gallacher 39
1927–28 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 13 14 79 81 43 9th R3 Hughie Gallacher 21
1928–29 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 19 6 17 70 72 44 10th R3 Hughie Gallacher 24
1929–30 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 7 20 71 92 37 19th QF Hughie Gallacher 34
1930–31 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 6 21 78 87 36 17th R4 Duncan Hutchinson 14
1931–32 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 6 18 80 87 42 11th W Jimmy Boyd 23
1932–33 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 22 5 15 71 63 49 5th R3 RU Jack Allen 19
1933–34 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 10 14 18 68 77 34 21st R3 Sam Weaver 14
1934–35 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 22 4 16 89 68 48 6th R4 Jack Smith 16
1935–36 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 20 6 16 88 79 46 8th R5 Jack Smith 26
1936–37 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 22 5 15 80 56 49 4th R3 Jack Smith 24
1937–38 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 14 8 20 51 58 36 19th R3 Bill Imrie
John Park 		9
1938–39 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 18 10 14 61 48 46 9th R5 Billy Cairns 20
1939–40 Div 2 (Tier 2) 3 1 0 2 8 6 2 N/A N/A Ray Bowden 3
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1945 due to World War II
1945–46 There was no league football in 1945–46 R3 Jackie Milburn 2
1946–47 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 19 10 13 95 62 48 5th SF Charlie Wayman 34
1947–48 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 24 8 10 72 41 56 2nd R3 Jackie Milburn 20
1948–49 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 20 12 10 70 56 52 4th R3 Jackie Milburn 19
1949–50 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 19 12 11 77 55 50 5th R4 Jackie Milburn 21
1950–51 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 13 11 62 53 49 4th W Jackie Milburn 25
1951–52 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 9 15 98 73 45 8th W RU George Robledo 39
1952–53 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 14 9 19 59 70 37 16th R4 RU George Robledo 18
1953–54 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 14 10 18 72 77 38 15th R5 Jackie Milburn 19
1954–55 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 9 16 89 77 43 8th W Bobby Mitchell 23
1955–56 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 7 18 85 70 41 11th QF RU Vic Keeble 29
1956–57 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 14 8 20 67 87 36 17th R4 Reg Davies
Len White 		13
1957–58 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 12 8 22 73 81 32 19th R4 Len White 25
1958–59 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 7 18 80 80 41 11th R3 Len White 25
1959–60 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 8 16 82 78 44 8th R3 Len White 29
1960–61 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 11 10 21 86 109 32 21st QF R1 Len White 29
1961–62 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 15 9 18 64 58 39 11th R3 R2 Ivor Allchurch 11
1962–63 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 18 11 13 79 59 47 7th R4 R2 Jimmy Fell
Barrie Thomas 		16
1963–64 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 20 5 17 74 69 45 8th R3 R3 Barrie Thomas 21
1964–65 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 24 9 9 81 45 57 1st R3 R2 Ron McGarry 16
1965–66 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 14 9 19 50 63 37 15th R4 R2 Alan Suddick 11
1966–67 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 12 9 21 39 81 33 20th R4 R2 Pop Robson 11
1967–68 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 13 15 14 54 67 41 10th R3 R2 Wyn Davies 12
1968–69 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 14 13 61 55 44 9th R4 R3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – W Pop Robson 30
1969–70 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 13 12 57 35 47 7th R3 R2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – QF Pop Robson 24
1970–71 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 14 13 15 44 46 41 12th R3 R2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup – R2 Pop Robson 10
1971–72 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 11 16 49 52 41 11th R3 R3 Malcolm Macdonald 30
1972–73 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 16 13 13 60 51 45 9th R4 R3 Malcolm Macdonald 25
1973–74 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 13 12 17 49 48 38 15th RU R3 Malcolm Macdonald 28
1974–75 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 9 18 59 72 39 15th R4 QF Malcolm Macdonald 32
1975–76 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 15 9 18 71 62 39 15th QF RU Alan Gowling 30
1976–77 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 18 13 11 64 49 49 5th R4 R4 Micky Burns 17
1977–78 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 6 10 26 42 78 22 21st R4 R2 UEFA Cup – R2 Micky Burns 16
1978–79 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 17 8 17 51 55 42 8th R4 R2 Peter Withe 16
1979–80 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 15 14 13 53 49 44 9th R3 R2 Alan Shoulder 21
1980–81 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 14 14 14 30 45 42 11th R5 R2 Bobby Shinton 7
1981–82 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 18 8 16 52 50 62 9th R4 R2 Imre Varadi 20
1982–83 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 18 13 11 75 53 67 5th R3 R2 Imre Varadi 22
1983–84 Div 2 (Tier 2) 42 24 8 10 85 53 80 3rd R3 R2 Kevin Keegan 27
1984–85 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 13 13 16 55 70 52 14th R3 R3 Peter Beardsley 17
1985–86 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 17 12 13 67 72 63 11th R3 R3 Peter Beardsley 19
1986–87 Div 1 (Tier 1) 42 12 11 19 47 65 47 17th R5 R2 Paul Goddard 13
1987–88 Div 1 (Tier 1) 40 14 14 12 55 53 56 8th R5 R3 Mirandinha
Michael O'Neill 		13
1988–89 Div 1 (Tier 1) 38 7 10 21 32 63 31 20th R3 R2 Mirandinha 10
1989–90 Div 2 (Tier 2) 46 22 14 10 80 55 80 3rd R5 R3 Micky Quinn 36
1990–91 Div 2 (Tier 2) 46 14 17 15 49 56 59 11th R4 R2 Micky Quinn 20
1991–92 Div 2 (Tier 2) 46 13 13 20 66 84 52 20th R3 R3 Gavin Peacock 21
The Premier League was founded, thus becoming the new Tier 1 of English football. This resulted in a renumbering of the football league system, with the previous division 2 becoming division 1 but remaining as the second tier of the pyramid
1992–93 Div 1 (Tier 2) 46 29 9 8 92 38 96 1st R5 R3 David Kelly 28
1993–94 Prem (Tier 1) 42 23 8 11 82 41 77 3rd R4 R3 Andy Cole 41
1994–95 Prem (Tier 1) 42 20 12 10 67 47 72 6th QF R4 UEFA Cup – R2 Andy Cole 15
1995–96 Prem (Tier 1) 38 24 6 8 66 37 78 2nd R3 QF Les Ferdinand 29
1996–97 Prem (Tier 1) 38 19 11 8 73 40 68 2nd R4 R4 RU UEFA Cup – QF Alan Shearer 28
1997–98 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 11 16 35 44 44 13th RU QF UEFA Champions League – GR1 John Barnes
Alan Shearer 		7
1998–99 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 13 14 48 54 46 13th RU R4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup – R1 Alan Shearer 21
1999–2000 Prem (Tier 1) 38 14 10 14 63 54 52 11th SF R3 UEFA Cup – R3 Alan Shearer 30
2000–01 Prem (Tier 1) 38 14 9 15 44 50 51 11th R3 R4 Carl Cort
Alan Shearer
Nolberto Solano 		7
2001–02 Prem (Tier 1) 38 21 8 9 74 52 71 4th QF QF UEFA Intertoto Cup – RU Alan Shearer 27
2002–03 Prem (Tier 1) 38 21 6 11 63 48 69 3rd R3 R3 UEFA Champions League – GR2 Alan Shearer 25
2003–04 Prem (Tier 1) 38 13 17 8 52 40 56 5th R4 R3 UEFA Champions League – QR3 Alan Shearer 28
UEFA Cup – SF
2004–05 Prem (Tier 1) 38 10 14 14 47 57 44 14th SF R4 UEFA Cup – QF Alan Shearer 19
2005–06 Prem (Tier 1) 38 17 7 14 47 42 58 7th QF R4 UEFA Intertoto Cup – SF Alan Shearer 14
2006–07 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 10 17 38 47 43 13th R3 QF UEFA Intertoto Cup – W Obafemi Martins 17
UEFA Cup – R2
2007–08 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 10 17 46 65 43 12th R4 R3 Michael Owen 13
2008–09 Prem (Tier 1) 38 7 13 18 40 59 34 18th R3 R3 Michael Owen 10
2009–10 Cham (Tier 2) 46 30 12 4 90 35 102 1st R4 R3 Andy Carroll 19
2010–11 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 13 14 56 57 46 12th R3 R4 Kevin Nolan 12
2011–12 Prem (Tier 1) 38 19 8 11 56 51 65 5th R4 R4 Demba Ba 16
2012–13 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 8 19 45 68 41 16th R3 R3 UEFA Europa League – QF Demba Ba 13
2013–14 Prem (Tier 1) 38 15 4 19 43 59 49 10th R3 R4 Loïc Rémy 14
2014–15 Prem (Tier 1) 38 10 9 19 40 63 39 15th R3 QF Papiss Cissé 11
2015–16 Prem (Tier 1) 38 9 10 19 44 65 37 18th R3 R3 Georginio Wijnaldum 11
2016–17 Cham (Tier 2) 46 29 7 10 85 40 94 1st R4 QF Dwight Gayle 23
2017–18 Prem (Tier 1) 38 12 8 18 39 47 44 10th R4 R2 Ayoze Pérez 10
2018–19 Prem (Tier 1) 38 12 9 17 42 48 45 13th R4 R2 Ayoze Pérez 13
2019–20 Prem (Tier 1) 38 11 11 16 38 58 44 13th QF R2 Miguel Almirón 8
2020–21 Prem (Tier 1) 38 12 9 17 46 62 45 12th R3 QF Callum Wilson 12
2021–22 Prem (Tier 1) 38 13 10 15 44 62 49 11th R3 R2 Callum Wilson 8
2022–23 Prem (Tier 1) 38 19 14 5 68 33 71 4th R3 RU Callum Wilson 18

Overall

(up to and including 2022–23)

Key

Winners Runners-up Promoted Relegated

References

External links

Newcastle United Football Club
Newcastle United F.C. seasons
Lists of English men's football seasons by club
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