In the 1985-86 football season,
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...
participated in the 1985-86 in English football, Football League First Division.
After their promotion 1983-84 Newcastle United F.C. season, two years previously, Newcastle aimed to consolidate their position in the top league of English football. Manager Jack Charlton resigned six days before the start of the season, leading to the appointment of Willie McFaul. The club finished 11th and performed disappointingly in the cups, losing out to Brighton and Hove Albion and Oxford United.
Paul Stephenson (footballer), Paul Stephenson made his debut in a 2-1 victory over Southampton F.C., Southampton in December 1985 and soon became a first team regular. Star centre-half Glenn Roeder would go on to manage the club twenty years later. The season also saw the breakthrough of Paul Gascoigne as a regular in midfield.
Squad
Transfers
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First Division
FA Cup
League Cup
External links
11v11 - Newcastle United match record 1986West Ham FC - Martin treble in Newcastle rout
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Newcastle United F.C. seasons
English football clubs 1985–86 season, Newcastle United