Newcastle United — FIFA Soccer Manager 97

Finished runner-up in 1995–96 having led the league by 12 points at one stage. In summer 1996 Kevin Keegan resigned, Les Ferdinand was sold, and Alan Shearer arrived for a world-record fee. Finished second again in 1996–97 under Kenny Dalglish.

The Magpies

Nickname

English Premier League

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St James' Park

Stadium · 36,518 capacity

Kevin Keegan

Manager

72.8

Squad avg · 22 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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FOR

Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Age	Rating
1	GK	Pavel Srnicek Skills Move Speed 49 Agility 81 Acceleration 61 Stamina 64 Strength 63 Fitness 60 Skill Shooting 13 Passing 68 Heading 30 Control 64 Dribbling 24 Tack Tackling Determination 35 Tackling Skill 26 GK GK Kick 73 GK Throw 76 GK Handling 80 Other Cool 75 Awareness 87 Flair 21 Throw-in 17 Leadership 78 Consistency 79 Determination 50 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 78 RB 46 LB 46 CD 40 RWB 41 LWB 41 SW 49 DM 56 RM 51 LM 51 AM 53 RW 48 LW 48 FR 48 FOR 37 SS 40	🇨🇿 Czech	28	78
2	RB	Warren Barton Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 63 Acceleration 72 Stamina 71 Strength 79 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 57 Passing 31 Heading 65 Control 67 Dribbling 33 Tack Tackling Determination 72 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 27 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 70 Awareness 75 Flair 44 Throw-in 70 Leadership 51 Consistency 48 Determination 63 Greed 34 Position ratings GK 45 RB 69 LB 69 CD 70 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 61 DM 57 RM 51 LM 51 AM 49 RW 46 LW 46 FR 52 FOR 60 SS 54	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	69
3	LB	John Beresford Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 62 Acceleration 70 Stamina 69 Strength 78 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 39 Passing 55 Heading 60 Control 65 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 17 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 51 Awareness 73 Flair 40 Throw-in 62 Leadership 50 Consistency 58 Determination 80 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 43 RB 67 LB 67 CD 66 RWB 64 LWB 64 SW 66 DM 64 RM 60 LM 60 AM 59 RW 59 LW 59 FR 60 FOR 53 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	67
4	DM	David Batty Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 59 Acceleration 57 Stamina 73 Strength 90 Fitness 73 Skill Shooting 50 Passing 72 Heading 63 Control 63 Dribbling 12 Tack Tackling Determination 80 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 29 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 56 Awareness 78 Flair 22 Throw-in 42 Leadership 58 Consistency 70 Determination 88 Greed 28 Position ratings GK 45 RB 73 LB 73 CD 71 RWB 52 LWB 52 SW 63 DM 73 RM 65 LM 65 AM 64 RW 49 LW 49 FR 47 FOR 53 SS 53	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	73
5	CD	Darren Peacock Skills Move Speed 64 Agility 56 Acceleration 56 Stamina 64 Strength 80 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 30 Passing 46 Heading 79 Control 62 Dribbling 39 Tack Tackling Determination 72 Tackling Skill 77 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 64 Awareness 75 Flair 25 Throw-in 45 Leadership 58 Consistency 51 Determination 63 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 42 RB 71 LB 71 CD 73 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 63 DM 63 RM 54 LM 54 AM 52 RW 47 LW 47 FR 49 FOR 47 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	28	73
6	CD	Steve Howey Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 55 Acceleration 54 Stamina 61 Strength 82 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 31 Passing 42 Heading 72 Control 63 Dribbling 38 Tack Tackling Determination 70 Tackling Skill 71 GK GK Kick 26 GK Throw 21 GK Handling 5 Other Cool 66 Awareness 78 Flair 24 Throw-in 44 Leadership 59 Consistency 80 Determination 80 Greed 44 Position ratings GK 40 RB 70 LB 70 CD 70 RWB 54 LWB 54 SW 61 DM 60 RM 52 LM 52 AM 50 RW 46 LW 46 FR 49 FOR 47 SS 45	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	24	70
7	AM	Robert Lee Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 70 Acceleration 70 Stamina 81 Strength 84 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 81 Heading 70 Control 76 Dribbling 79 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 79 GK GK Kick 24 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 74 Awareness 82 Flair 70 Throw-in 49 Leadership 55 Consistency 58 Determination 72 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 48 RB 77 LB 77 CD 76 RWB 77 LWB 77 SW 78 DM 79 RM 78 LM 78 AM 78 RW 77 LW 77 FR 76 FOR 74 SS 75	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	30	78
8	AM	Peter Beardsley Skills Move Speed 60 Agility 87 Acceleration 75 Stamina 83 Strength 74 Fitness 80 Skill Shooting 79 Passing 82 Heading 65 Control 84 Dribbling 83 Tack Tackling Determination 56 Tackling Skill 55 GK GK Kick 21 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 43 Other Cool 72 Awareness 90 Flair 92 Throw-in 40 Leadership 60 Consistency 79 Determination 77 Greed 32 Position ratings GK 62 RB 65 LB 65 CD 62 RWB 73 LWB 73 SW 72 DM 73 RM 75 LM 75 AM 76 RW 79 LW 79 FR 81 FOR 77 SS 79	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	35	76
9	FOR	Alan Shearer Skills Move Speed 82 Agility 89 Acceleration 84 Stamina 85 Strength 90 Fitness 87 Skill Shooting 92 Passing 60 Heading 85 Control 80 Dribbling 44 Tack Tackling Determination 47 Tackling Skill 43 GK GK Kick 17 GK Throw 10 GK Handling 17 Other Cool 87 Awareness 93 Flair 83 Throw-in 38 Leadership 82 Consistency 90 Determination 88 Greed 69 Position ratings GK 56 RB 62 LB 62 CD 60 RWB 59 LWB 59 SW 64 DM 63 RM 63 LM 63 AM 65 RW 64 LW 64 FR 70 FOR 84 SS 79	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	25	84
10	FOR	Les Ferdinand Skills Move Speed 85 Agility 70 Acceleration 70 Stamina 88 Strength 89 Fitness 86 Skill Shooting 84 Passing 59 Heading 88 Control 70 Dribbling 65 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 52 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 11 Other Cool 75 Awareness 70 Flair 79 Throw-in 41 Leadership 47 Consistency 79 Determination 74 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 45 RB 62 LB 62 CD 61 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 64 DM 61 RM 63 LM 63 AM 64 RW 67 LW 67 FR 70 FOR 78 SS 75	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	29	78
11	FOR	Faustino Asprilla Skills Move Speed 75 Agility 80 Acceleration 75 Stamina 70 Strength 80 Fitness 70 Skill Shooting 90 Passing 79 Heading 69 Control 79 Dribbling 87 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 54 GK GK Kick 11 GK Throw 11 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 40 Awareness 82 Flair 97 Throw-in 41 Leadership 33 Consistency 78 Determination 48 Greed 78 Position ratings GK 47 RB 61 LB 61 CD 58 RWB 74 LWB 74 SW 72 DM 71 RM 75 LM 75 AM 76 RW 81 LW 81 FR 82 FOR 82 SS 82	🇨🇴 Colombian	26	82
12	CD	David Eatock Skills Move Speed 53 Agility 48 Acceleration 48 Stamina 57 Strength 76 Fitness 57 Skill Shooting 24 Passing 32 Heading 57 Control 48 Dribbling 28 Tack Tackling Determination 76 Tackling Skill 76 GK GK Kick 33 GK Throw 18 GK Handling 14 Other Cool 57 Awareness 57 Flair 19 Throw-in 38 Leadership 48 Consistency 30 Determination 31 Greed 33 Position ratings GK 35 RB 63 LB 63 CD 66 RWB 48 LWB 48 SW 53 DM 52 RM 44 LM 44 AM 41 RW 36 LW 36 FR 38 FOR 37 SS 35	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	66
14	LW	David Ginola Skills Move Speed 80 Agility 66 Acceleration 69 Stamina 77 Strength 75 Fitness 85 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 85 Heading 52 Control 82 Dribbling 91 Tack Tackling Determination 31 Tackling Skill 26 GK GK Kick 19 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 16 Other Cool 80 Awareness 91 Flair 86 Throw-in 48 Leadership 48 Consistency 53 Determination 68 Greed 80 Position ratings GK 48 RB 49 LB 49 CD 43 RWB 67 LWB 67 SW 67 DM 66 RM 72 LM 72 AM 75 RW 82 LW 82 FR 84 FOR 75 SS 78	🇫🇷 French	29	82
15	GK	Shaka Hislop Skills Move Speed 43 Agility 81 Acceleration 66 Stamina 60 Strength 65 Fitness 64 Skill Shooting 17 Passing 62 Heading 43 Control 57 Dribbling 26 Tack Tackling Determination 34 Tackling Skill 23 GK GK Kick 71 GK Throw 77 GK Handling 83 Other Cool 76 Awareness 79 Flair 15 Throw-in 24 Leadership 79 Consistency 62 Determination 53 Greed 20 Position ratings GK 76 RB 43 LB 43 CD 39 RWB 40 LWB 40 SW 46 DM 52 RM 47 LM 47 AM 49 RW 45 LW 45 FR 45 FOR 38 SS 40	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	27	76
16	AM	Des Hamilton Skills Move Speed 59 Agility 54 Acceleration 66 Stamina 73 Strength 62 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 64 Passing 72 Heading 56 Control 63 Dribbling 66 Tack Tackling Determination 30 Tackling Skill 43 GK GK Kick 18 GK Throw 28 GK Handling 22 Other Cool 65 Awareness 68 Flair 62 Throw-in 45 Leadership 41 Consistency 37 Determination 33 Greed 51 Position ratings GK 41 RB 50 LB 50 CD 48 RWB 58 LWB 58 SW 59 DM 60 RM 62 LM 62 AM 64 RW 65 LW 65 FR 65 FOR 62 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	19	64
18	RW	Keith Gillespie Skills Move Speed 84 Agility 69 Acceleration 84 Stamina 88 Strength 78 Fitness 82 Skill Shooting 75 Passing 83 Heading 49 Control 83 Dribbling 83 Tack Tackling Determination 39 Tackling Skill 40 GK GK Kick 23 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 81 Awareness 79 Flair 82 Throw-in 49 Leadership 48 Consistency 67 Determination 60 Greed 42 Position ratings GK 50 RB 55 LB 55 CD 50 RWB 69 LWB 69 SW 68 DM 67 RM 74 LM 74 AM 76 RW 81 LW 81 FR 81 FOR 76 SS 77	🇮🇪 Irish	21	81
19	RB	Steve Watson Skills Move Speed 76 Agility 71 Acceleration 68 Stamina 74 Strength 67 Fitness 72 Skill Shooting 69 Passing 57 Heading 68 Control 67 Dribbling 59 Tack Tackling Determination 68 Tackling Skill 72 GK GK Kick 10 GK Throw 25 GK Handling 19 Other Cool 70 Awareness 74 Flair 51 Throw-in 42 Leadership 43 Consistency 58 Determination 63 Greed 40 Position ratings GK 46 RB 69 LB 69 CD 69 RWB 65 LWB 65 SW 68 DM 66 RM 63 LM 63 AM 63 RW 62 LW 62 FR 64 FOR 67 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	69
20	DM	Lee Clark Skills Move Speed 70 Agility 58 Acceleration 65 Stamina 78 Strength 67 Fitness 71 Skill Shooting 70 Passing 75 Heading 60 Control 69 Dribbling 47 Tack Tackling Determination 65 Tackling Skill 70 GK GK Kick 16 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 64 Awareness 75 Flair 64 Throw-in 48 Leadership 50 Consistency 40 Determination 58 Greed 41 Position ratings GK 41 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 63 LWB 63 SW 67 DM 72 RM 70 LM 70 AM 70 RW 64 LW 64 FR 63 FOR 67 SS 67	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	23	72
21	FOR	Malcolm Allen Skills Move Speed 74 Agility 68 Acceleration 72 Stamina 61 Strength 64 Fitness 63 Skill Shooting 67 Passing 50 Heading 60 Control 64 Dribbling 62 Tack Tackling Determination 38 Tackling Skill 38 GK GK Kick 20 GK Throw 15 GK Handling 20 Other Cool 61 Awareness 70 Flair 74 Throw-in 40 Leadership 35 Consistency 38 Determination 47 Greed 28 Position ratings GK 44 RB 48 LB 48 CD 46 RWB 56 LWB 56 SW 56 DM 52 RM 55 LM 55 AM 56 RW 61 LW 61 FR 65 FOR 66 SS 64	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Welsh	29	66
26	LB	Robbie Elliot Skills Move Speed 68 Agility 60 Acceleration 68 Stamina 67 Strength 66 Fitness 69 Skill Shooting 38 Passing 52 Heading 56 Control 59 Dribbling 53 Tack Tackling Determination 75 Tackling Skill 74 GK GK Kick 22 GK Throw 23 GK Handling 15 Other Cool 61 Awareness 63 Flair 37 Throw-in 63 Leadership 47 Consistency 47 Determination 71 Greed 37 Position ratings GK 40 RB 67 LB 67 CD 67 RWB 61 LWB 61 SW 63 DM 61 RM 58 LM 58 AM 56 RW 55 LW 55 FR 55 FOR 50 SS 50	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	67
27	CD	Phillipe Albert Skills Move Speed 69 Agility 89 Acceleration 69 Stamina 77 Strength 74 Fitness 81 Skill Shooting 60 Passing 34 Heading 72 Control 59 Dribbling 50 Tack Tackling Determination 73 Tackling Skill 75 GK GK Kick 14 GK Throw 26 GK Handling 21 Other Cool 80 Awareness 78 Flair 52 Throw-in 66 Leadership 79 Consistency 77 Determination 78 Greed 47 Position ratings GK 53 RB 72 LB 72 CD 73 RWB 62 LWB 62 SW 64 DM 58 RM 53 LM 53 AM 51 RW 52 LW 52 FR 57 FOR 62 SS 57	🇧🇪 Belgian	28	73
29	DM	Stephen Harper Skills Move Speed 55 Agility 36 Acceleration 42 Stamina 61 Strength 69 Fitness 74 Skill Shooting 43 Passing 55 Heading 52 Control 53 Dribbling 42 Tack Tackling Determination 55 Tackling Skill 61 GK GK Kick 29 GK Throw 22 GK Handling 18 Other Cool 60 Awareness 59 Flair 30 Throw-in 40 Leadership 47 Consistency 44 Determination 36 Greed 45 Position ratings GK 35 RB 57 LB 57 CD 57 RWB 49 LWB 49 SW 54 DM 57 RM 53 LM 53 AM 52 RW 47 LW 47 FR 47 FOR 46 SS 46	🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 English	22	57