The 1998 World Cup Final
Newcastle United Football Club: a history of managers and achievements.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
Quick Facts
- Result
- Arsenal 2 – 0 Newcastle United
- Venue
- Wembley Stadium, London
- Tournament
- 1997–98 FA Cup
- Scorers
- Marc Overmars, Nicolas Anelka
- Significance
- Arsenal completed the league and FA Cup double
- Newcastle connection
- Alan Shearer (Newcastle) played in the final; Newcastle finished 13th in the Premier League that season
Lore & Background
Since 1930, there have been 34 official managers, the current manager being Matthias Jaissle, who was appointed on 5 August 2026. Statistically, the club's most successful manager is Chris Hughton, with a win percentage of 59.38. The club's longest-serving manager was Stan Seymour, who had three spells managing the club from 1939 to 1958, totalling almost fourteen years, while the most successful manager was Joe Harvey, who won five trophies (albeit that four were minor trophies) and also had the longest uninterrupted spell as manager, lasting thirteen years from 1962 to 1975. All but three of the club's managers – Tom Mather, Norman Smith and Osvaldo Ardiles – have managed the club in the top-flight.
Reader's Guide
From 1892 to 1929, the team was selected by a committee. It was represented by Frank Watt, who was appointed the club's secretary in 1895. The club's first official manager was Andy Cunningham, who was appointed in 1930. Cunningham won the FA Cup in 1932, but the club was also relegated to the Second Division in the 1933–34 season. He was replaced by Tom Mather, whose four years in charge saw Newcastle fail to mount a serious promotion challenge. Stan Seymour dominated from the late 1930s to mid 1950s, winning the FA Cup in consecutive years (1951 and 1952). Joe Harvey managed from 1962 to 1975, winning the Second Division championship in 1965 and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup in 1969. Subsequent managers included Gordon Lee, Richard Dinnis, Bill McGarry, Arthur Cox, Jack Charlton, Willie McFaul, Jim Smith, Osvaldo Ardiles, and Kevin Keegan.
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