| Club: | Newcastle United |
| Season: | 1983–84 |
| Manager: | Arthur Cox |
| Chairman: | Stan Seymour Jr. |
| Stadium: | St James' Park |
| League: | Second Division |
| League Result: | 3rd (promoted) |
| Cup1: | FA Cup |
| Cup1 Result: | Third Round |
| Cup2: | Milk Cup |
| Cup2 Result: | Second Round |
| League Topscorer: | Kevin Keegan (27) |
| Season Topscorer: | Kevin Keegan (28) |
| Highest Attendance: | 36,288 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Division Two, 14 April 1984) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 21,184 vs Oxford United (Milk Cup Second Round First Leg, 5 October 1983) |
| Average Attendance: | 29,810 |
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| Prevseason: | 1982-83 |
| Nextseason: | 1984-85 |
During the 1983–84 season, Newcastle United participated in the Football League Second Division. They finished 3rd and were promoted automatically to the First Division.
Former England captain Kevin Keegan was the leading scorer with 27 league goals, 28 in all competitions. He retired as a player following the final match of the season.
Substitute appearances indicated in brackets
| Pos. | Nat. | Name | League | Milk Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | Kevin Carr | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| GK | Martin Thomas | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Anderson | 41 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| DF | Malcolm Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Steve Carney | 32(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34(1) | 0 | ||
| DF | John Carver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jeff Clarke | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ian Dawes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Peter Haddock | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | ||
| DF | Chris Hedworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Glenn Roeder | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| DF | John Ryan | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| DF | Wes Saunders | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| MF | David McCreery | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| MF | Terry McDermott | 42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 7 | ||
| MF | Neil McDonald | 10(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | ||
| MF | John Trewick | 14(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14(2) | 1 | ||
| MF | Kenny Wharton | 38(3) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41(3) | 4 | ||
| FW | Peter Beardsley | 34(1) | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 37(1) | 20 | ||
| FW | Paul Ferris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kevin Keegan | 41 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 28 | ||
| FW | David Mills | 10(6) | 5 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(8) | 5 | ||
| FW | Chris Waddle | 42 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 18 | ||
See main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup.
See main article: 1983–84 FA Cup.