1985–86 Newcastle United F.C. season
# 1985–86 Newcastle United F.C. season

In the 1985-86 football season, Newcastle United F.C. participated in the Football League First Division.

After their promotion 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 made his debut in a 2-1 victory over 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

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | First Division | First Division | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Martin Thomas | 36 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | David McKellar | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Gary Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jeff Clarke | 45 | 3 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Glenn Roeder | 46 | 6 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | DF | EIR | John Anderson | 41 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Haddock | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Hedworth | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Rob McKinnon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Bailey | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil McDonald | 34 | 4 | 23+5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Tinnion | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Kenny Wharton | 15 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Gascoigne | 35 | 9 | 28+3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | David McCreery | 42 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gary Megson | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Stephenson | 23 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Ian Stewart | 29 | 2 | 25+3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Bogie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Alan Davies | 17 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Allon | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Peter Beardsley | 45 | 19 | 42 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | JAM | Tony Cunningham | 19 | 3 | 10+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | FW | SCO | George Reilly | 19 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Whitehurst | 21 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark McGhee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Transfers

### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| August 1985 | GK | David McKellar | Hibernian | Season-long loan |
| August 1985 | MF | Alan Davies (footballer) | Manchester United | ? |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To |
| - | - | - | - |
| December 1985 | MF | Gary Megson | Sheffield Wednesday |
| December 1985 | FW | George Reilly | West Bromwich Albion |
| July 1986 | DF | Peter Haddock | Leeds |
| August 1986 | DF | Chris Hedworth | Barnsley |
| August 1986 | DF | Rob McKinnon | Hartlepool |
