1997-98 Newcastle United Statistics
Premier League (EPL)
England, Level I
Team Record: 11-16-11 - 44 points
Finishing 13th in the EPL
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
1997-98 Newcastle United RosterEngland, Level I
Team Record: 11-16-11 - 44 points
Finishing 13th in the EPL
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Newcastle United of the Premier League ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 11 wins, 11 draws and 16 losses for 44 points finishing thirteenth in the EPL.
The team chalked up 35 goals and surrendered 44. John Barnes scored 6 goals for the team, while Steve Watson contributed 3 assists. Shay Given topped the squad with 7 wins, and Shaka Hislop recorded a 1.08 goals against average, pacing keepers with significant playing time.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | G | A | FC | FS | Y | R | Shts | S% | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Barnes | M | 26 | 22 | 1842 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 33.3 | |
| Rob Lee | 28 | 26 | 2347 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 23.5 | ||
| Keith Gillespie | F | 29 | 25 | 2184 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30.8 | |
| Temur Ketsbaia | 31 | 16 | 1649 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13.6 | ||
| Warren Barton | 23 | 17 | 1659 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 33.3 | ||
| Jon Dahl Tomasson | M, F | 23 | 17 | 1508 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25.0 | |
| Faustino Asprilla | F | 10 | 8 | 703 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22.2 | |
| Andreas Andersson | 12 | 10 | 78 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 28.6 | ||
| Alan Shearer | F | 17 | 15 | 1399 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | |
| Steve Watson | 29 | 27 | 2490 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | ||
| John Beresford | D | 17 | 17 | 1478 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Batty | 32 | 32 | 2728 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10.0 | ||
| Nikolaos Dabizas | D | 11 | 10 | 961 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25.0 | |
| Gary Speed | M | 13 | 13 | 1170 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Philippe Albert | 23 | 21 | 1819 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Stuart Pearce | D | 25 | 25 | 2189 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| Alessandro Pistone | 28 | 28 | 2520 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | ||
| Ian Rush | 10 | 6 | 565 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | ||
| Des Hamilton | 12 | 7 | 735 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Pavel Srníček | G | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Griffin | 4 | 4 | 350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Aaron Hughes | D | 4 | 4 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shaka Hislop | G | 13 | 13 | 1170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Stephen Howey | 14 | 11 | 867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Darren Peacock | D | 20 | 19 | 1730 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | |
| Shay Given | G | 24 | 24 | 2160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 479 | 418 | 36746 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 18.9 |
Goalkeepers:
| Player | GP | GS | Min | W | L | T | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaka Hislop | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Shay Given | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pavel Srníček | 1 | 1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.97 | 5 | 3 | .600 |
| Totals | 38 | 38 | 3477:00 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 45 | 0.00 | 154 | 110 | .714 |
