In the 2014–15

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season, English club

Newcastle United Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Since th ...

competed in the

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for the fifth consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 122nd season of professional football. The season saw Newcastle end in 15th place after a difficult season for the Magpies. Newcastle started the season without a win from their opening eight games, and ended it by only winning three times in 19 Premier League games. Manager

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was subject to protests during the opening run, but seemed to have turned a corner by following it with six consecutive wins, including a Capital One Cup victory at Manchester City. Pardew left Newcastle in January to join Crystal Palace, with manager John Carver taking over until the end of the season. He presided over some of Newcastle's worst ever league form, including a run of eight consecutive defeats. A win over West Ham on the final day of the season ultimately secured Newcastle survival.

Chronological list of events

6 June 2014: 20-year-old

Ayoze Pérez Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez (born 29 July 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or left winger for La Liga club Villarreal and the Spain national team. Pérez began his career at hometown club CD Tenerife, ...

signs for the Magpies for an estimated fee of £1.6m from

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. 9 June 2014:

Jack Colback Jack Raymond Colback (born 24 October 1989) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers. Colback began his career at Sunderland A.F.C. R ...

from

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joins the Magpies on a free transfer. 11 June 2014: Stefan Broccoli, Michael Newberry, Lewis Suddick, Ben Pollock, Luke Charman, Jamie Holmes, Jack Hunter, Louis Johnson, Sean Longstaff, Ben Smith, Jake Trodd and Dan Ward sign scholarships with the club's academy. James Morgan, Lewis Aird and Macauley Booth leave the academy. 18 June 2014: The

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fixtures are released with the Magpies kicking off against reigning champions

Manchester City Manchester City Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the English football league system, top flight of Football in England, English footbal ...

for a second season running. 28 June 2014:

James Tavernier James Henry Tavernier (; born 31 October 1991) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back and is club captain for club Rangers. After starting at the Leeds United Academy, he began his professional career at Newcastle U ...

signs for Championship side

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the EFL League One, the third level of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, they have p ...

for an expected fee of £400K. 1 July 2014: Romain Amalfitano leaves on a free transfer for

Dijon Dijon (, ; ; in Burgundian language (Oïl), Burgundian: ''Digion'') is a city in and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Côte-d'Or Departments of France, department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eas ...

. 2 July 2014:

Siem de Jong Siem Stefan de Jong (; born 28 January 1989) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker. Playing in the youth academies of De Graafschap and Ajax, he made his professional debut for the Amsterda ...

signs from

Ajax Ajax may refer to: Greek mythology and tragedy * Ajax the Great, a Greek mythological hero, son of King Telamon and Periboea * Ajax the Lesser, a Greek mythological hero, son of Oileus, the king of Locris * Ajax (play), ''Ajax'' (play), by the an ...

for an expected fee of £7.5 million. 4 July 2014: The club appoints Dave Billows as Head of Fitness. 13 July 2014:

Rémy Cabella Rémy Joseph Cabella (born 8 March 1990) is a French professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece club Olympiacos F.C., Olympiacos. He had two spells each at Montpellier HSC, Montpell ...

signs from

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

for an expected fee of £8 million. 16 July 2014:

Emmanuel Rivière Emmanuel José Rivière (born 3 March 1990) is a French former professional footballer. Rivière primarily played in the lead striker role, but can also operate on wings. He was a French youth international having played at all levels before s ...

signs from

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for an expected fee of £6.3 million. 17 July 2014:

Mathieu Debuchy Mathieu Debuchy (; born 28 July 1985) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Debuchy started his senior career at Lille OSC, Lille, where he won a Ligue 1 and Coupe de France double in the 2 ...

is transferred to

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for an expected fee of £12 million. 17 July 2014: Daryl Janmaat signs from

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Netherlands, Dutch professional association football, football club based in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football league system, Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the ...

for an expected fee of £5 million. 22 July 2014:

Sylvain Marveaux Sylvain Marveaux (born 15 April 1986) is a French former professional footballer. He played a variety of positions in midfield, but was mostly utilized as a right-sided midfielder or an attacking midfielder or as a forward. He is the younger ...

joins

Guingamp Guingamp (; ) is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France. With a population of 7,115 as of 2020, Guingamp is one of the smallest towns in Europe to have a top-tier professional football team: En Avant Guin ...

on a season-long loan. 3 August 2014: Facundo Ferreyra signs from

Shakhtar Donetsk Football Club Shakhtar Donetsk () is a Ukrainian professional Association football, football club that was based in the city of Donetsk until 2014 when, due to the War in Donbas (2014–2022), War in Donbas, the club was forced to move to Lvi ...

on a season-long loan. 9 August 2014: Newcastle completes double signing of

Karl Darlow Karl Darlow (born 8 October 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Leeds United and the Wales national team. Darlow is a product of the Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest academies and spent most of his career at ...

and

Jamaal Lascelles Jamaal Lascelles ( ; born 11 November 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and is club-captain for club Newcastle United. Lascelles previously played for Nottingham Forest, where he was developed through their ...

from

Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is a professional association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football league system, English football. Founde ...

for an expected combined fee of £7 million. Both are immediately loaned back to the selling club for the rest of the season. 30 August 2014: The Magpies score their first goals of the season in a 3–3 draw with

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, including debut Newcastle goals for defender Mike Williamson and 18-year-old

Rolando Aarons Rolando Aarons (born 16 November 1995) is a Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a winger. He has had previous spells with Hellas Verona in Italy, Slovan Liberec in the Czech Republic, Scottish club Motherwell, Slovenian side Cel ...

. 1 September 2014: Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa joins

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on a season-long loan. 2 September 2014:

Hatem Ben Arfa Hatem Ben Arfa (, ; born 7 March 1987) is a French former professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and attacking midfielder. Known for his flair and Dribbling#Association football, dribbling ability, ...

joins

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

on a season-long loan. 18 October 2014: Newcastle gain their first league win of the season, with Gabriel Obertan scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over

Leicester City Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area, and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest city in the East Midlands with a popula ...

. 29 October 2014: A first away victory over

in 14 years saw Newcastle reach the quarter-finals of the League Cup for the first time since 2007. 9 November 2014: The Magpies record their fifth consecutive win in all competitions with a 2–0 away win against

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

to return to the top half of the Premier League table. 6 December 2014: Despite having Steven Taylor sent off, Newcastle record a third consecutive home win over Chelsea to bring the League leaders' 23-match unbeaten run in all competitions to an end. 13 December 2014: In

Jak Alnwick Jak Alnwick (born 17 June 1993) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for club Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City. Alnwick turned professional at Newcastle United ...

's first start at the

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against

they lost 4–1 and

Santi Cazorla Santiago Cazorla González (; born 13 December 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Segunda División club Oviedo. A former Spanish international, Cazorla operates primarily as an attacking midfielder, but also plays as a ...

scored a penalty past

Alnwick Alnwick ( ) is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116. The town is south of Berwick-upon-Tweed and the Scottish border, inland from the North Sea ...

. 17 December 2014: In the fifth round, Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup by

Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Tottenham (, , , ) or Spurs, is a professional Association football, football club based in Tottenham, North London, England. The club itself has stated that it should always ...

, 4–0. 21 December 2014: Newcastle lose their fourth consecutive Tyne-Wear derby for the first time in the club's history, losing by a goal to nil thanks to a 90th-minute goal by Adam Johnson.

Cheick Tioté Cheick Ismaël Tioté (; 21 June 1986 – 5 June 2017) was an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. After playing youth football for FC Bibo in his hometown of Yamoussoukro, he made his professional debut in 200 ...

also picked up a fifth yellow card, meaning he will miss the Boxing Day fixture against

Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...

. 28 December 2014: The Magpies win their last match of 2014, winning 3–2 against Everton, with former

midfielder

scoring his first League goal in a Newcastle shirt. 29 December 2014: Newcastle United manager

is given permission to speak to

regarding their vacant managerial role. Assistant manager John Carver is put in temporary charge of the side. 1 January 2015: In John Carver's first game as caretaker manager, they drew 3–3 against

Burnley Burnley () is a town and the administrative centre of the wider Borough of Burnley in Lancashire, England, with a 2021 population of 78,266. It is north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River B ...

and

was on the stands at

Villa Park Villa Park is a association football, football stadium in Aston, Birmingham, with a seating capacity of 42,918. It has been the home of Premier League club Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa since 1897. The ground is less than a mile from both Witt ...

to see

play against

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where it ended 0–0. 2 January 2015:

is appointed as

manager. 3 January 2015: In the Magpies' first match of the

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third round, they were eliminated by

, 1–0. 4 January 2015: Newcastle United announce that

's contract has been terminated with mutual consent, with French

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side

Nice Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million 26 January 2015: John Carver is appointed as head coach until the end of 2014–15 season. 2 February 2015: On transfer deadline day,

Davide Santon Davide Santon (; born 2 January 1991) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back. A former Inter Milan youth product, Santon began his professional club career with Inter in 2008, and remained with the club unt ...

joined

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Since 1 ...

on loan and

Haris Vučkić Haris Vučkić (born 21 August 1992) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Domžale. Vučkić represented Slovenia internationally at youth level, before making his senior debut against Scotl ...

, Remie Streete,

Gaël Bigirimana Gaël Bigirimana (; born 22 October 1993) is a Burundian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for NIFL Premiership club Dungannon Swifts and the Burundi national team. He began his professional career at Coventry City in 2011 and ...

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and

Kevin Mbabu Melingo Kevin Mbabu (born 19 April 1995) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Danish Superliga club Midtjylland and the Switzerland national team. Club career Servette Born in Chêne-Bougeries, Canton of Geneva, Mba ...

joined

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on loan. 9 February 2015: Eighteen-year-old midfielder Daniel Barlaser, capped by Turkey at Under–17 level, signs his first professional contract, committing himself to Newcastle United on a long-term deal of unspecified length. 4 March 2015: In the Magpies' 1–0 loss against

Papiss Cissé Papiss Demba Cissé (; born 3 June 1985) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a forward for UAE Third Division League side Al Qabila. Formerly of SC Freiburg, he once held the record of most goals scored by an African player ...

was suspended seven matches for spitting at

Jonny Evans Jonathan Grant Evans (born 3 January 1988) is a Northern Irish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Evans started his career at Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, having progressed throug ...

, while he was suspended for six matches. But one of Cissé's suspension is for arm butting

Séamus Coleman Séamus Coleman ( ; born 11 October 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains both club Everton and the Republic of Ireland national team. Originally a Gaelic footballer, Coleman started his associa ...

in a 3–2 win against Everton on 28 December 2014. 27 March 2015: Ten youth players are offered scholarships at Newcastle United effective from 1 July 2015. They are Yannick Aziakonou, Owen Bailey, Shane Donaghey, Owen Gallacher, Nathan Harker, Mackenzie Heaney, Dan Lowther, Lewis McNall, Callum Smith and Craig Spooner. Meanwhile, academy players Macaulay Gillesphey, Tom Heardman, Liam Smith and Jamie Sterry all signed professional contracts at the club, Kyle Cameron, Jamie Cobain, Liam Gibson, Adam Laidler, Brendan Pearson and Callum Williams are all retained as third year scholars and James Atkinson, Ben Drennan, Andy Hall, Joe Kerridge, Ryan McKinnon, Greg Olley, Jonathyn Quinn and Jordan Storey are all released. 29 May 2015:

Sammy Ameobi Samuel Oluwaseyi Jesutoromo Ameobi (born 1 May 1992) is a former professional footballer. He is the younger brother of fellow players Shola and Tomi Ameobi. He began his career with Newcastle United, joining the club's youth academy in 2008. A ...

is offered a new contract by Newcastle United, but

, Adam Campbell,

Jonás Gutiérrez Jonás Manuel Gutiérrez (; born 5 July 1983) is an Argentine former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He acquired the nickname "Spider-Man" for his goal celebration of putting on a mask of the superhero ...

, Remie Streete and Ryan Taylor are all released. Facundo Ferreyra returns to Skakhtar Donetsk after his season-long loan deal expired.

Club

Coaching staff

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Goals

:''Last updated on 24 May 2015.''

Cards

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 24 May 2015.''

Captains

:''Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 24 May 2015.''

Players

First team squad

Reserve team

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, but may have also appeared for the under-18s.''

Under-18 team

:''The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves.''

Chronological list of events

Club

Coaching staff

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Goals

Cards

Captains

Players

First team squad

Reserve team

Under-18 team

Player movements

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall

Premier League

League table

Results by matchday

Matches

FA Cup

League Cup

References