MATCH
Newcastle United 2–1 Stevenage Borough
FA Cup R4 · Wednesday 4 February 1998
L
Result
A
Venue
36,705
Attendance
P. Jones
Referee
Updated
Goalscorers
Team
(70)
(72)Match Notebook
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W
D
W
L
After this match, Boro’s senior record against Newcastle United since July 1980 stood at P2 W0 D1 L1.
Jamie March made his 25th Stevenage appearance.
Steve Perkins made his 25th Stevenage appearance.
This was Boro’s 1st senior defeat against Newcastle United.
This was Boro’s 2nd FA Cup Round 4 match and our 1st defeat at this stage. We’ve kept 0 clean sheets in these matches.
This was Boro’s 2nd FA Cup meeting with Newcastle United. We’ve won 0, drawn 1 and lost 1 of those matches.
This was Boro’s 73rd 1–2 defeat since July 1980 — their 5th-most common senior scoreline at the time.
This was the 4th Stevenage match refereed by P. Jones. Boro’s record with P. Jones is W1 D1 L2.
Boro’ have now played 5 competitive matches on 4 February — winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2. We’ve scored 6 goals, conceded 5 and kept 2 clean sheets on this day. This was Boro’s joint-heaviest defeat on this date.
This result completed Boro’s latest five-match form sequence shown above.