2013–14 season | |||
Chairman | Mike Ashley | ||
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Manager | Alan Pardew | ||
Stadium | St James' Park | ||
Premier League | 10th | ||
FA Cup | Third round | ||
League Cup | Fourth round | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Loïc Rémy (14) All: Loïc Rémy (14) |
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In the 2013–14 football season, English club Newcastle United competed in the Premier League for the fourth consecutive season. It was Newcastle United's 121st season of professional football.
This article shows statistics and lists details of all matches played by the club during the season.
16 June 2013: Ex-manager Joe Kinnear is appointed director of football to widespread objection from Newcastle fans. The Irishman signed a three-year contract with the Magpies.
17 June 2013: Kinnear's interview with Talksport sees him claim to have signed Dean Holdsworth for Wimbledon for £50,000 although it was actually £650,000, sold Robbie Earle, signed goalkeeper Tim Krul and defender James Perch when he was previously manager for just over four months during the 2008–09 season. He also said he won the LMA manager of the year award three times although he only won it once, despite paying £7.5 million for striker John Hartson at Wimbledon; he claimed to have signed him on a free. He also mispronounced the names of plenty of people including managing director Derek Llambias, calling him Derek "Llambiaze". He also claimed to have managed Wimbledon for over ten years when it was only seven.
18 June 2013: Newcastle confirm the appointment of Joe Kinnear as director of football.
19 June 2013: The 2013–14 Premier League fixtures are released, giving Newcastle a tough trip to face runner-ups Manchester City, who had appointed Manuel Pellegrini as manager the previous week. On the same day, Derek Llambias resigned as managing director following Joe Kinnear's appointment.