‘We were the best team. People say over a season you finish where you deserve to, but we didn’t deserve to finish behind Manchester United. We were everyone’s second team.’
Terry McDermott on Newcastle’s near miss in 1996.
Just a reminder of the final League positions for the 1995-1996 season.
Team
P
W
D
L
F
A
Pts
Manchester United
38
25
7
6
73
35
82
Newcastle United
38
24
6
8
66
37
78\