Newcastle 1987/88 Squad

G Kelly

42 - 0

It was the Irishman's most productive campaign in the green jersey as he played in all but four of the games.

He was dropped after the first leg of the League Cup tie against Blackpool in September but Martin Thomas dislocated his shoulder in the second leg and he was back in .

M Thomas

4 - 0

The Welshman's season was once again decimated by injuries and the injury against Blackpool ruled him out for the rest of the season.

Signed a new contract at the end of the season.

N McDonald

46 - 5

Started in his favoured right back slot but was shunted back into midfield.

He was out of contract at the end of the season and refused to sign a new one resulting in him moving to Everton.

J Anderson

37/2 - 1

Anderson was once more out of the side at the beginning of the season but as usual he battled his way back and ended up hardly missing a game.

Used mainly as a right back before moving to central defence as a replacement for the out of favour Jackson.

J Bailey

3/1 - 0

The scousers major contribution to the season was his "scatty" column in the club programme.

Beerly started the season in posession of the left-back slot but had a torrid time and was dropped after only 3 games.

He then required an achilles tendon operation and was released at the end of the season.

G Roeder

43 - 1

Captain Roeder led from the back as usual and maintained his usual consistent form .

It was public knowledge that he fancied moving into a management and/or coaching role

P Jackson

34 - 2

Popular Peter continued as Roeder's sidekick for the majority of the season.

His form dipped and he was dropped prompting him to state that he would have to consider his future.

K Wharton

31/4 - 2

Played at both left-back and in midfield.

Ensured a position in Toon folklore when he sat on the ball during the home game with Luton.

B Tinnion

18/1 - 1

Frustrated with his lack of opportunities pseudo chav Tinny handed in a transfer request at the start of the season though he later withdrew it and admitted he had been "too hasty".

Shared left back duties with Kenny Wharton.

K Scott

4 - 1

Scott (now 21) was out of contract in the summer and admitted that it may be time to move on although he was boosted by playing in the last couple of games of the season.

D McCreery

39 - 1

Signed a new 2 year contract at the start of the season and despite ongoing injury problems he played in virtually every match.

G Hodges

7 - 0

Cost £300,000 from Wimbledon during the summer stating that he wanted to "express myself as a footballer"

He was sold 86 days later to Watford and complained that SJP was a "pressure cooker" and it was "hard to do yourself justice in that atmosphere" .

J Cornwell

23/4 - 1

Signed from Frank Clark's Orient

One half of the shocking "high-five" celebration with Gazza Cornwell (limited) was employed in roughly half the games as either a midfielder or a defender

P Gascoigne

40/1 - 11

A very eventful season for Gazza who certainly reached national attention.

He broke into the England U21 team and nearly made it to the European Championships, got sent-off twice, won the Northern Sports Personality of the Year award and the PFA Young Player of the Year award, had his valuables seized by Vinnie Jones and even more amazingly passed his driving test.

I Bogie

3/4 - 0

One of a number of the FA Youth Cup winning team of 1985 who was getting frustrated by his lack of chances.

Received rave reviews for his display at Oxford but McFaul did not believe he could play both Gazza and Bogie in the same team

A Craig

1/3 - 0

Albert Craig made himself extremely popular before the season started by claiming his mate Beardsley had been forced out by the "jealousy" of some of the other players.

McFaul seemed to be of a similar mind and Albert was rarely spotted ay SJP.

A Thomas

1/3 - 0

The arrival of Hodges and Cornwell and a lot of niggling injuries meant that Thomas hardly got a look in.

He was put on the transfer list in February at his own request and moved to Bradford at the end of the season.

P Goddard

41 - 10

A difficult season for Goddard who had to adjust from playing alongside the unselfish Beardsley to partnering the notoriously ball hugging Brazilian one

He became disollusioned with life on Tyneside and moved to Derby at the end of the season

Mirandinha

29/1 - 12

Mira became the first Brazilian to appear in the English League. Pace to burn and a shoot on sight policy made him entertaining fare but his reluctance to pass made him difficult team member.

The goals dried up as niggling injuries crept in and his influence diminished as the season went on. Caused a major furore when he failed to turn up for the end of season tour to the West Indies.

D Jackson

30/7 - 4

Jackson's versatility meant that he played in the majority of games during the season

He wore five different shirts in all and was used in both attack and midfield.

M O'Neill

21/3 - 13

The find of the season. He was only 17 when he arrived and in the middle of his A Levels but he ended up as top scorer with 13 goals.

His impact was so dramatic that he was capped by Northern Ireland and unfairly saddled with "the new George Best" tag.

P Stephenson

6/3 - 0

Was dropped after the disatrous home defeat by Liverpool and spent most of the rest of the season in the reserves with Darren Jackson and Neil McDonald being preferred in the right flank role.

A Lormor

3/2 - 2

Became an apprentice in the summer and made his debut (aged 17) against Tottenham in January

He played in the last 3 games of the season and scored twice.