Years that meant a lot to me as a Newcastle United fan – Taking you back to 1992 | OneFootball

Now that the EPL is in recess for another international break, I thought I would concentrate on a few years that meant a lot to me growing up as a Newcastle United fan.

Next up is 1992.

It was certainly a bleak mid-winter for Newcastle United fans in January 1992, but it would turn out to be a memorable year for me and many others. who lived through the experience.

Ossie Ardiles’ young side were seemingly hurtling into the old Third Division at a rate of knots not seen since Captain Smith commandeered the Titanic.

After a 5-2 whupping off Oxford United at the Manor Ground, Sir John Hall finally called time on Ossie’s brief reign as United boss.

What happened next took all of Tyneside and much of the football world by total surprise.

Sir John announced a hastily arranged press conference, with the assembled media stunned when Kevin Keegan stepped from behind the curtain to be unveiled as United’s new manager.

At the time, it felt that if King Kev could actually save us from the drop in the club’s centenary year, then he was truly the Messiah.

Shakespeare’s Sister had a two-month stay at the top of the UK charts between February and April with ‘Stay’. That I think was the first omen.

John Major’s Tories scraped the General Election against Neil Kinnock’s Labour Party. That wouldn’t end well and months later the country was plunged into dire economic recession and despair after ‘Black Wednesday’.

The mackems had one hell of a run in the FA Cup that took them all the way to the final.

Keegan’s boys had beat them at St James’ Park in March though, courtesy of a David Kelly header from a set-piece.

After this derby win the Toon then went on a disastrous run that placed us on the brink of relegation. We had two games left to save our bacon.

‘Please Don’t Go’ by KWS was at Number one and it must have been another omen.

The Toon beat promotion chasing Portsmouth and Leicester City in such dramatic fashion, that even the most imaginative scriptwriter in the world wouldn’t have gone with.

Howard Wilkinson’s Leeds United won the First Division title. This was the last season before the advent of the Premier League.

The mackems were outclassed at Wembley by Souness’ Liverpool.

Local lad Jimmy Nail topped the UK charts in July with ‘Ain’t No Doubt’.

Snap’s ‘Rhythm is Dancer’ was at Number one by the time KK’s Newcastle United kicked off our glorious 1992/93 campaign.

We won our first 11 League games of the season in truly scintillating style. Our final victory the sweetest of the lot, defeating the mackems 2-1 at Roker Park with another beauty from Liam O’Brien.

Premier League Boro were also put to the sword in the League Cup at Ayresome Park during this run.

This splendid Kevin Keegan side would never look back after their amazing start to the campaign.

America elected their most charismatic President since JFK when Bill Clinton won the keys to the Whitehouse.

Finally, the UK was treated to one of the worst Christmas Number ones of all time, when Whitney Houston’s cover of ‘I Will Always Love You’ topped the charts for over two months.