1996-97 Newcastle United Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 19-8-11 - 68 points
Finishing 2nd in the EPL
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1996-97 Newcastle United RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 19-8-11 - 68 points
Finishing 2nd in the EPL
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Newcastle United of the Premier League ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 19 wins, 11 draws and 8 losses for 68 points finishing second in the EPL.
The club scored 73 goals and allowed 40. Alan Shearer netted 25 goals for the squad, while Les Ferdinand, Peter Beardsley, Robbie Elliott and Rob Lee each tallied five or more as well. Les Ferdinand contributed 8 assists. Pavel Srníček topped the team with 11 wins and a team-best 0.86 goals against average, pacing regular keepers.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Shearer | F | 31 | 31 | 2784 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 47.2 | |
| Les Ferdinand | F | 31 | 30 | 2510 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 37.2 | |
| Rob Lee | 33 | 32 | 2714 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.8 | ||
| Robbie Elliott | 29 | 29 | 2599 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 31.8 | ||
| Peter Beardsley | F | 25 | 22 | 1938 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27.8 | |
| Faustino Asprilla | F | 24 | 17 | 1477 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 18.2 | |
| Philippe Albert | 27 | 27 | 2407 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | ||
| David Ginola | F | 24 | 20 | 1723 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7.1 | |
| Steve Watson | 36 | 33 | 2999 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | ||
| Lee Clark | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Keith Gillespie | F | 32 | 23 | 2162 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 8.3 | |
| David Batty | 32 | 32 | 2822 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | ||
| Darren Peacock | D | 35 | 35 | 3150 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |
| John Beresford | D | 19 | 18 | 1631 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stephen Howey | 8 | 8 | 720 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Warren Barton | 17 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jim Crawford | M | 2 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Paul Kitson | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Shaka Hislop | G | 16 | 16 | 1440 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pavel Srníček | G | 22 | 22 | 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 470 | 418 | 35102 | 73 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 0 | 239 | 30.5 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pavel Srníček | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shaka Hislop | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 3477:00 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 40 | 0.00 | 188 | 148 | .787 |
