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.

English Premier League

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St James' Park

Stadium · 36,518 cap

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Area

Kevin Keegan

Manager

73.2

Squad avg · 21 players

Best XI — 4-4-2

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Full Squad

#	Position	Player	Nationality	Rating
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	English	84
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	French	82
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	Colombian	82
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	Irish	81
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	English	78
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	Czech	78
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	English	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	English	76
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	English	76
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	English	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	English	73
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	Belgian	73
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	English	72
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	English	70
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	English	69
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	English	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	English	67
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	English	67
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	Welsh	66
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	English	66
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	English	57