Newcastle 2016/17

Newcastle finished 1st of 24 in the 2016/17 Championship with 94 points (won 29, drawn 7, lost 10; scored 85, conceded 40) and won the title and promotion. They were top of the table after 26 matches of 46; lowest 24th, after match 1. Longest runs: 8 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Newcastle
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club Championship season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Fri 5 Aug 2016	Fulham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	0	24th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	Huddersfield (home)	1–2 L	Lost	0	21st
3	Wed 17 Aug 2016	Reading (home)	4–1 W	Won	3	17th
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Bristol City (away)	1–0 W	Won	6	7th
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Brighton (home)	2–0 W	Won	9	4th
6	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Derby (away)	2–0 W	Won	12	2nd
7	Tue 13 Sep 2016	QPR (away)	6–0 W	Won	15	2nd
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Wolves (home)	0–2 L	Lost	15	3rd
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Aston Villa (away)	1–1 D	Drew	16	5th
10	Wed 28 Sep 2016	Norwich (home)	4–3 W	Won	19	3rd
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Rotherham (away)	1–0 W	Won	22	3rd
12	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Brentford (home)	3–1 W	Won	25	2nd
13	Tue 18 Oct 2016	Barnsley (away)	2–0 W	Won	28	1st
14	Sat 22 Oct 2016	Ipswich (home)	3–0 W	Won	31	1st
15	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Preston (away)	2–1 W	Won	34	1st
16	Sat 5 Nov 2016	Cardiff (home)	2–1 W	Won	37	1st
17	Sun 20 Nov 2016	Leeds (away)	2–0 W	Won	40	1st
18	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Blackburn (home)	0–1 L	Lost	40	1st
19	Fri 2 Dec 2016	Nottingham Forest (away)	1–2 L	Lost	40	1st
20	Sat 10 Dec 2016	Birmingham (home)	4–0 W	Won	43	1st
21	Wed 14 Dec 2016	Wigan (away)	2–0 W	Won	46	1st
22	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Burton (away)	2–1 W	Won	49	1st
23	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Sheffield Wednesday (home)	0–1 L	Lost	49	1st
24	Fri 30 Dec 2016	Nottingham Forest (home)	3–1 W	Won	52	1st
25	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Blackburn (away)	0–1 L	Lost	52	2nd
26	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Brentford (away)	2–1 W	Won	55	1st
27	Sat 21 Jan 2017	Rotherham (home)	4–0 W	Won	58	1st
28	Wed 1 Feb 2017	QPR (home)	2–2 D	Drew	59	2nd
29	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Derby (home)	1–0 W	Won	62	1st
30	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Wolves (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	1st
31	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Norwich (away)	2–2 D	Drew	66	1st
32	Mon 20 Feb 2017	Aston Villa (home)	2–0 W	Won	69	1st
33	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Bristol City (home)	2–2 D	Drew	70	2nd
34	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Brighton (away)	2–1 W	Won	73	1st
35	Sat 4 Mar 2017	Huddersfield (away)	3–1 W	Won	76	1st
36	Tue 7 Mar 2017	Reading (away)	0–0 D	Drew	77	1st
37	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Fulham (home)	1–3 L	Lost	77	1st
38	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Birmingham (away)	0–0 D	Drew	78	1st
39	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Wigan (home)	2–1 W	Won	81	1st
40	Wed 5 Apr 2017	Burton (home)	1–0 W	Won	84	1st
41	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Sheffield Wednesday (away)	1–2 L	Lost	84	2nd
42	Fri 14 Apr 2017	Leeds (home)	1–1 D	Drew	85	2nd
43	Mon 17 Apr 2017	Ipswich (away)	1–3 L	Lost	85	2nd
44	Mon 24 Apr 2017	Preston (home)	4–1 W	Won	88	2nd
45	Fri 28 Apr 2017	Cardiff (away)	2–0 W	Won	91	2nd
46	Sun 7 May 2017	Barnsley (home)	3–0 W	Won	94	1st

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.