| 1895–96 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stadium | St James' Park | ||
| Football League Second Division | 5th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Willie Wardrope (14) All: Willie Wardrope (20) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 14,250 (vs.Bury) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 3,000 (vs.Tow Law Town) | ||
| Average home league attendance | 7,013 | ||
The1895–96 season wasNewcastle United's third season in theFootball League Second Division.
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| GK |  John Henderson | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| GK |  W.A. Ward | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DF | Robert Foyers | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| DF | Robert McDermid | 30 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 |
| DF | John Warburton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| MF | George Adams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | Andy Aitken | 27 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 13 |
| MF | Jack Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MF | William Miller | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| FW | James Collins | 24 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 10 |
| MF | William Graham | 30 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 36 | 3 |
| FW | Malcolm Lennox | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 13 |
| FW | James Logan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 |
| FW | John McDonald | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| FW | William McKay | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 7 |
| FW |  C Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| FW | O Reid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| FW | James Stott | 30 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 6 |
| FW | Willie Thompson | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 10 |
| FW | Willie Wardrope | 30 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 20 |
Win Draw Loss
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 3–0 | 1–5 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 4–4 | 7–2 | 1–3 | 6–1 | 6–0 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Position | 1st | 9th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th |
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 8–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 |
| Match | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–5 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–3 |
| 7 September 1895 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Loughborough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Wardrope Aitken Logan | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 14 September 1895 | Liverpool | 5–1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool |
| Becton Bradshaw Ross | (Report) | Logan | Stadium:Anfield Attendance: 8,000 |
| 21 September 1895 | Newcastle United | 5–1 | Notts County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken Logan McKay | (Report) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 28 September 1895 | Rotherham Town | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Rotherham |
| (Report) | Logan | Stadium:Clifton Lane Attendance: 2,000 |
| 5 October 1895 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 19 October 1895 | Newton Heath | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| Cassidy Peters | (Report) | Logan | Stadium:Bank Street Attendance: 8,000 |
| 26 October 1895 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Newton Heath | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope (o.g.) | (Report) | Kennedy | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 9 November 1895 | Darwen | 4–4 | Newcastle United | Darwen |
| (Report) | Wardrope Aitken Thompson Collins | Stadium:Barley Bank Attendance: 2,000 |
| 16 November 1895 | Newcastle United | 7–2 | Darwen | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Aitken Collins Lennox McDermidd | (Report) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 7 December 1895 | Burton Swifts | 3–1 | Newcastle United | Burton upon Trent |
| (Report) | Wardrope | Stadium:Peel Croft Attendance: 2,000 |
| 21 December 1895 | Newcastle United | 6–1 | Rotherham Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope McKay Lennox Stott | (Report) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 25 December 1895 | Newcastle United | 6–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Aitken McKay Collins Lennox | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 26 December 1895 | Grimsby Town | 2–1 | Newcastle United | Grimsby |
| (Report) | Collins | Stadium:Abbey Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 28 December 1895 | Lincoln City | 4–0 | Newcastle United | Lincoln |
| (Report) | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 1,500 |
| 1 January 1896 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Leicester Fosse | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 2 January 1896 | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Lincoln City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken Lennox Stott Collins | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 4 January 1896 | Manchester City | 5–2 | Newcastle United | Manchester |
| Morris Hill Finnerhan | (Report) | McKay Lennox | Stadium:Hyde Road Attendance: 10,000 |
| 11 January 1896 | Newcastle United | 1–5 | Grimsby Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Collins | (Report) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 18 January 1896 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Woolwich Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McKay Stott Miller | (Report) | Jenkyns (pen.) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 25 January 1896 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Newcastle United | Crewe |
| (Report) | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 8,000 |
| 8 February 1896 | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Burton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lennox Graham | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 22 February 1896 | Burton Wanderers | 0–3 | Newcastle United | Burton upon Trent |
| (Report) | Thompson Lennox | Stadium:Derby Turn Attendance: 3,000 |
| 7 March 1896 | Loughborough | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Loughborough |
| (Report) | Stadium:Bromhead Attendance: 2,000 |
| 14 March 1896 | Notts County | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Nottingham |
| (Report) | Aitken | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 5,000 |
| 21 March 1896 | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Thompson Collins Lennox | (Report) | Davies | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 3 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 4–2 | Burslem Port Vale | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McDonald Collins (o.g.) | (Report) | Simpson Randles | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 4 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Burton Swifts | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Thompson Stott | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 7,000 |
| 6 April 1896 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2–1 | Newcastle United | London |
| O'Brien Mortimer | (Report) | (o.g.) | Stadium:Manor Ground Attendance: 10,000 |
| 7 April 1896 | Leicester Fosse | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Leicester |
| McDonald | (Report) | Stadium:Filbert Street Attendance: 5,000 |
| 20 April 1896 | Burslem Port Vale | 2–0 | Newcastle United | Stoke-on-Trent |
| J. Mason Randles | (Report) | Stadium:Athletic Ground Attendance: 2,000 |
| 12 October 1895First Qual. Round | West Hartlepool Rangers | 0–8 | Newcastle United | Hartlepool |
| (Report) | Logan Thompson Collins Stott Graham (o.g.) | Attendance: 3,000 |
| 2 November 1895Second Qual. Round | Newcastle United | 4–1 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope McKay (o.g.) | (Report) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 23 November 1895Third Qual. Round | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Rendall | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Aitken Logan Thompson | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 3,000 |
| 16 December 1895Fourth Qual. Round | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Tow Law Town | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Thompson Lennox Stott | (Report) | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 3,000 |
| 1 February 1896Round 1 | Chesterfield | 0–4 | Newcastle United | Chesterfield |
| (Report) | Wardrope Aitken Thompson | Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 5,000 |
| 15 February 1896Round 2 | Newcastle United | 1–3 | Bury | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thompson | (Report) | Henderson Millar Plant | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 14,250 |
| 2 September 1895 | Newcastle United | 1–2 | Hibernian | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| McKay | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 4 September 1895 | Newcastle United | 3–0 | Celtic | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Logan Milne | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 11 September 1895 | Sunderland | 5–3 | Newcastle United | Sunderland |
| McKay Graham | Stadium:Newcastle Road Attendance: 5,000 |
| 30 November 1895 | Newcastle United | 0–4 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 12,000 |
| 29 February 1896 | Newcastle United | 2–2 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lennox Aitken | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 11 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Clyde | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 2,000 |
| 15 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 3–3 | Newcastle East End | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lennox Wardrope | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 200 |
| 18 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 3–1 | Sheffield United | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Wardrope Lennox | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
| 22 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Lennox | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 6,000 |
| 25 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 4–2 | Derby County | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Stott Lennox Collins | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 8,000 |
| 27 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 1–4 | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Aitken (pen.) | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 4,000 |
| 30 April 1896 | Newcastle United | 3–3 | Sunderland | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| Thompson Aitken Collins | | Stadium:St James' Park Attendance: 5,000 |
