The Magpies will create history tomorrow if they beat Blackburn Rovers to make it ten successive victories in all competitions.
The previous best is nine wins in a row, which occurred in a period overlapping the end of the 1993-94 season and the start of the 1994-95 campaign. The run, which featured victories in the UEFA Cup and League Cup as well as seven league wins, came to an end with a 1-1 draw against Liverpool.
NEWCASTLE’S PREVIOUS NINE WINS IN A ROW
1994
May 7 Newcastle 2 Arsenal 0
Aug 21 Leicester 1 Newcastle 3
Aug 24 Newcastle 4 Coventry 0
Aug 27 Newcastle 5 Southampton 1
Aug 31 West Ham 1 Newcastle 3
Sep 10 Newcastle 4 Chelsea 2
Sep 13 Royal Antwerp 0 Newcastle 5 (UEFA Cup)
Sep 18 Arsenal 2 Newcastle 3
Sep 21 Newcastle 2 Barnsley 1 (League Cup)
A win tomorrow would break the record for successive victories in all competitions, but Rafael Benitez’s side would still have to go some way to set a new record for successive league wins.
In a period overlapping the end of the 1991-92 season and the start of the championship-winning 1992-93 campaign, Newcastle won 13 league games in a row.
However, that sequence was interrupted by two cup draws, with Kevin Keegan’s side playing out a goalless draw at Mansfield and another 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough in the League Cup.
The record for the most successive league wins in a single season is the 11 victories at the start of the 1992-93 season, with the run coming to an end as Newcastle suffered a surprise 1-0 home defeat to Grimsby Town. A win tomorrow would make it nine league wins in a row for Benitez’s side.
NEWCASTLE’S RECORD RUN OF LEAGUE WINS
1992
Apr 25 Newcastle 1 Portsmouth 0
May 2 Leicester 1 Newcastle 2
Aug 15 Newcastle 3 Southend 2
Aug 22 Derby 1 Newcastle 2
Aug 29 Newcastle 2 West Ham 0
Sep 2 Newcastle 2 Luton 0
Sep 5 Bristol Rovers 1 Newcastle 2
Sep 12 Newcastle 3 Portsmouth 1
Sep 19 Newcastle 5 Bristol City 0
Sep 26 Peterborough 0 Newcastle 1
Oct 4 Brentford 1 Newcastle 2
Oct 10 Newcastle 1 Tranmere 0
Oct 18 Sunderland 1 Newcastle 2