Seasons
Click on a season to view this team's summary of that season. Note that win/loss/draw records are based on regular season matches only. Asterisk (*) next to crowd figure denotes not all home crowd figures were available for corresponding season.
| Competition | Name | Position | Extra Info | W | L | D | Pts For | Pts Ag. | Att % | Def % | Coach | Top Tryscorer(s) | Top Pointscorer(s) | Home Venue(s) | Crowd Avg |
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| NSWRL 1988 | Newcastle Knights | 14th | | 5 | 16 | 1 | 270 | 460 | 67.93% | 115.73% | Allan McMAHON | 6 | - | Brian QUINTON, Steve FULMER, Jeff DOYLE | 50 | - | Jeff DOYLE | Newcastle | 20,617 |
| NSWRL 1989 | Newcastle Knights | 6th | | 11 | 11 | 0 | 281 | 281 | 85.25% | 85.25% | Allan McMAHON | 7 | - | Jeff DOYLE | 52 | - | Peter JOHNSTON | Newcastle | 21,235 |
| NSWRL 1990 | Newcastle Knights | 6th | Playoff | 13 | 7 | 2 | 344 | 305 | 93.45% | 82.86% | Allan McMAHON | 15 | - | Ashley GORDON | 130 | - | Ashley GORDON | Newcastle | 22,018 |
| NSWRL 1991 | Newcastle Knights | 13th | | 6 | 13 | 3 | 308 | 424 | 80.76% | 111.17% | Allan McMAHON, David WAITE | 11 | - | John SCHUSTER | 108 | - | John SCHUSTER | Newcastle | 18,751 |
| NSWRL 1992 | Newcastle Knights | 4th | Minor Semi | 12 | 8 | 2 | 363 | 267 | 99.16% | 72.94% | David WAITE | 9 | - | Ashley GORDON, Adrian BRUNKER | 152 | - | John SCHUSTER | Marathon | 19,382 |
| NSWRL 1993 | Newcastle Knights | 9th | | 10 | 12 | 0 | 337 | 381 | 90.68% | 102.52% | David WAITE | 14 | - | Jamie AINSCOUGH | 80 | - | Adrian BRUNKER | Marathon | 14,786 |
| NSWRL 1994 | Newcastle Knights | 10th | | 9 | 13 | 0 | 427 | 458 | 94.72% | 101.59% | David WAITE | 11 | - | Russell WYER | 162 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 20,583 |
| ARL 1995 | Newcastle Knights | 5th | Prelim Final | 15 | 7 | 0 | 549 | 396 | 118.46% | 85.45% | Malcolm REILLY | 17 | - | Jamie AINSCOUGH | 194 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 21,215 |
| ARL 1996 | Newcastle Knights | 9th | | 11 | 10 | 1 | 416 | 388 | 100.57% | 93.80% | Malcolm REILLY | 9 | - | Brett GROGAN, Keith BEAUCHAMP | 142 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 17,475 |
| ARL 1997 | Newcastle Knights | 2nd | Premiers | 14 | 7 | 1 | 512 | 320 | 122.63% | 76.65% | Malcolm REILLY | 18 | - | Darren ALBERT | 104 | - | Leo DYNEVOR | Marathon | 14,257 |
| NRL Premiership 1998 | Newcastle Knights | 2nd | Elimination Preliminary Final | 18 | 5 | 1 | 562 | 381 | 116.61% | 79.05% | Malcolm REILLY | 15 | - | Owen CRAIGIE | 181 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 20,293 |
| NRL Premiership 1999 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Qualifying Final | 14 | 9 | 1 | 575 | 484 | 115.28% | 97.04% | Warren RYAN | 16 | - | Darren ALBERT | 184 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 20,878 |
| NRL Premiership 2000 | Newcastle Knights | 3rd | Prelim Final | 15 | 10 | 1 | 686 | 532 | 125.02% | 96.95% | Warren RYAN | 20 | - | Timana TAHU | 200 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 19,031 |
| NRL Premiership 2001 | Newcastle Knights | 3rd | Premiers | 16 | 9 | 1 | 782 | 639 | 123.15% | 100.63% | Michael HAGAN | 18 | - | Timana TAHU | 279 | - | Andrew JOHNS | Marathon | 17,881 |
| NRL Premiership 2002 | Newcastle Knights | 2nd | Semi Final | 17 | 7 | 0 | 724 | 498 | 125.07% | 86.03% | Michael HAGAN | 21 | - | Timana TAHU | 246 | - | Andrew JOHNS | EnergyAustralia | 18,713 |
| NRL Premiership 2003 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Qualifying Final | 14 | 10 | 0 | 632 | 635 | 110.18% | 110.70% | Michael HAGAN | 14 | - | Timana TAHU | 146 | - | Andrew JOHNS | EnergyAustralia | 18,298 |
| NRL Premiership 2004 | Newcastle Knights | 10th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 516 | 617 | 88.98% | 106.39% | Michael HAGAN | 12 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | 150 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 17,250 |
| NRL Premiership 2005 | Newcastle Knights | 15th | Wooden Spoon | 8 | 16 | 0 | 467 | 667 | 82.82% | 118.29% | Michael HAGAN | 12 | - | Brad TIGHE | 121 | - | Andrew JOHNS | EnergyAustralia | 18,469 |
| NRL Premiership 2006 | Newcastle Knights | 4th | Semi Final | 14 | 10 | 0 | 608 | 538 | 115.79% | 102.46% | Michael HAGAN | 16 | - | Brian CARNEY | 207 | - | Andrew JOHNS | EnergyAustralia | 21,848 |
| NRL Premiership 2007 | Newcastle Knights | 15th | | 9 | 15 | 0 | 418 | 708 | 81.57% | 138.16% | Brian SMITH | 10 | - | James McMANUS | 120 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 15,880 |
| NRL Premiership 2008 | Newcastle Knights | 9th | | 12 | 12 | 0 | 516 | 486 | 99.87% | 94.06% | Brian SMITH | 9 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | 150 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 18,750 |
| NRL Premiership 2009 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Qualifying Final | 13 | 11 | 0 | 508 | 491 | 101.73% | 98.32% | Brian SMITH, Rick STONE | 10 | - | Jarrod MULLEN | 160 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 15,882 |
| NRL Premiership 2010 | Newcastle Knights | 11th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 499 | 569 | 98.23% | 112.01% | Rick STONE | 21 | - | Akuila UATE | 134 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | EnergyAustralia | 14,792 |
| NRL Premiership 2011 | Newcastle Knights | 8th | Qualifying Final | 12 | 12 | 0 | 478 | 443 | 101.80% | 94.34% | Rick STONE | 20 | - | Akuila UATE | 130 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | Ausgrid | 19,186 |
| NRL Premiership 2012 | Newcastle Knights | 12th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 448 | 488 | 90.99% | 99.11% | Wayne BENNETT | 18 | - | Akuila UATE | 92 | - | Tyrone ROBERTS | Hunter | 20,919 |
| NRL Premiership 2013 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Prelim Final | 12 | 11 | 1 | 528 | 422 | 107.13% | 85.62% | Wayne BENNETT | 19 | - | James McMANUS | 122 | - | Tyrone ROBERTS | Hunter | 18,836 |
| NRL Premiership 2014 | Newcastle Knights | 12th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 463 | 571 | 93.69% | 115.54% | Wayne BENNETT | 12 | - | Akuila UATE | 86 | - | Kurt GIDLEY | Hunter | 17,616 |
| NRL Premiership 2015 | Newcastle Knights | 16th | Wooden Spoon | 8 | 16 | 0 | 458 | 612 | 93.70% | 125.20% | Rick STONE, Danny BUDERUS | 12 | - | Akuila UATE | 120 | - | Tyrone ROBERTS | Hunter | 15,891 |
| NRL Premiership 2016 | Newcastle Knights | 16th | Wooden Spoon | 1 | 22 | 1 | 305 | 800 | 60.73% | 159.28% | Nathan BROWN | 9 | - | Nathan ROSS | 99 | - | Trent HODKINSON | Hunter | 14,457 |
| NRL Premiership 2017 | Newcastle Knights | 16th | Wooden Spoon | 5 | 19 | 0 | 428 | 648 | 86.98% | 131.69% | Nathan BROWN | 10 | - | Nathan ROSS | 97 | - | Trent HODKINSON | McD. Jones | 15,619 |
| NRL Premiership 2018 | Newcastle Knights | 11th | | 9 | 15 | 0 | 414 | 607 | 84.71% | 124.19% | Nathan BROWN | 12 | - | Ken SIO | 98 | - | Ken SIO | McD. Jones | 18,974 |
| NRL Premiership 2019 | Newcastle Knights | 11th | | 10 | 14 | 0 | 485 | 522 | 102.31% | 110.11% | Nathan BROWN, Kristian WOOLF | 11 | - | Kalyn PONGA | 140 | - | Kalyn PONGA | McD. Jones | 19,053 |
| NRL Premiership 2020 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Qualifying Final | 11 | 8 | 1 | 421 | 374 | 100.81% | 89.55% | Adam O'BRIEN | 11 | - | Enari TUALA | 132 | - | Kalyn PONGA | McD. Jones | 5,851 |
| NRL Premiership 2021 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | Qualifying Final | 12 | 12 | 0 | 428 | 571 | 77.05% | 102.79% | Adam O'BRIEN | 13 | - | Enari TUALA | 74 | - | Jake CLIFFORD | McD. Jones | 17,636 |
| NRL Premiership 2022 | Newcastle Knights | 14th | | 6 | 18 | 0 | 372 | 662 | 71.60% | 127.41% | Adam O'BRIEN | 14 | - | Dominic YOUNG, Edrick LEE | 56 | - | Dominic YOUNG, Edrick LEE | McD. Jones | 16,890 |
| NRL Premiership 2023 | Newcastle Knights | 5th | Semi Final | 14 | 9 | 1 | 626 | 451 | 114.78% | 82.69% | Adam O'BRIEN | 25 | - | Dominic YOUNG | 128 | - | Kalyn PONGA | McD. Jones | 21,312 |
| NRL Premiership 2024 | Newcastle Knights | 8th | Elimination Final | 12 | 12 | 0 | 470 | 510 | 83.52% | 90.62% | Adam O'BRIEN | 11 | - | Fletcher SHARPE | 104 | - | Kalyn PONGA | McD. Jones | 22,635 |
| NRL Premiership 2025 | Newcastle Knights | 17th | Wooden Spoon | 6 | 18 | 0 | 338 | 638 | 60.74% | 114.65% | Adam O'BRIEN | 11 | - | Fletcher SHARPE | 48 | - | Dane GAGAI | McD. Jones | 20,884 |
| NRL Premiership 2026 | Newcastle Knights | 7th | | 11 | 8 | 0 | 481 | 445 | 107.48% | 99.43% | Justin HOLBROOK | 17 | - | Greg MARZHEW | 90 | - | Kalyn PONGA | McD. Jones | 21,706 |