2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season

During the 2003–04 season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League. This season saw the club reach the semi-finals of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.

Newcastle United
2003–04 season
ChairmanFreddie Shepherd
ManagerBobby Robson
StadiumSt James' Park
FA Premier League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Champions LeagueThird qualifying round
UEFA CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Alan Shearer (22)
All: Alan Shearer (28)
Average home league attendance51,996

Newcastle finished 5th in the Premiership at the end of the season, which ensured qualification for the UEFA Cup once again for the 2004–05 season. Many fans were left disgruntled that United did not make it into the Champions League.

Season summary

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Newcastle had finished the 2002–03 season third in the Premier League,[1] entering the qualification rounds for the Champions League.

However, Newcastle did not qualify for the Champions League. They beat Partizan Belgrade 1–0 away from home, but then lost 1–0 at St James' Park and were eliminated via the penalty shootout.[2] This defeat dropped Newcastle into the first round of the UEFA Cup.

Newcastle reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, defeating Breda,[3] Basel,[4] Vålerenga,[5] Mallorca[6] and PSV[7] in the competition. Newcastle were knocked out by Olympique Marseille in the semi-finals 2–0 on aggregate.[8]

In the league, the team were unable to repeat the success of the previous two seasons as Liverpool pipped them to the fourth Champions League spot in the last week of the season. Newcastle were able to nip in ahead of Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic to take fifth place and qualify for the UEFA Cup.

The club could have finished higher if they hadn't started and ended the season with terrible runs. Newcastle failed to win until October in the league and ended the season by winning only one of their last seven league games. The club's away form was a major Achilles heel, with the club registering only 2 away wins (at Middlesbrough and Fulham in the space of 4 days) and a staggering 12 away draws.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Manchester United 38 23 6 9 64 35 +29 75 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round[a]
4 Liverpool 38 16 12 10 55 37 +18 60
5 Newcastle United 38 13 17 8 52 40 +12 56 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Aston Villa 38 15 11 12 48 44 +4 56
7 Charlton Athletic 38 14 11 13 51 51 0 53
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since Manchester United qualified for the Champions League, their place in the UEFA Cup as 2003–04 FA Cup winners went to First Division club Millwall, who were the FA Cup runners-up.

Team kit

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The team kit for the 2003–04 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.

Club transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 July 2003 MF   Lee Bowyer   West Ham United Free[9]
2 February 2004 CF   Michael Bridges   Leeds United Three-month loan[10]
  • Total spending:   £0
Date Pos. Name To Fee
14 October 2003 MF   Clarence Acuña   Rosario Central Released[11]
1 January 2004 DF   Nikos Dabizas   Leicester City Free[12]
25 January 2004 FW   Carl Cort   Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000[13]
30 January 2004 MF   Nolberto Solano   Aston Villa £1,500,000[14]
30 January 2004 DF   Gary Caldwell   Hibernian Released[15]
  • Total spending:   £3,500,000

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   IRL Shay Given
2 DF   ENG Andy Griffin
3 DF   ENG Robbie Elliott
5 DF   IRL Andy O'Brien
7 MF   ENG Jermaine Jenas
8 MF   ENG Kieron Dyer
9 FW   ENG Alan Shearer (captain)
10 FW   WAL Craig Bellamy
11 MF   WAL Gary Speed (vice-captain)
12 GK   ENG Steve Harper
14 FW   ENG Michael Bridges
17 MF   ENG Darren Ambrose
18 DF   NIR Aaron Hughes
19 DF   ENG Titus Bramble
20 FW   COD Lomana LuaLua
21 MF   PAR Diego Gavilán
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   ENG Jamie McClen
23 FW   NGA Shola Ameobi
24 GK   ENG Tony Caig
25 MF   SCO Brian Kerr
27 DF   ENG Jonathan Woodgate
28 FW   ENG Michael Chopra
29 MF   ENG Lee Bowyer
30 DF   SCO Steven Caldwell
32 MF   FRA Laurent Robert
33 GK   ENG Adam Collin
35 DF   FRA Olivier Bernard
37 FW   COD Calvin Zola
38 DF   ENG Steven Taylor
39 MF   ENG Martin Brittain
40 MF   ENG Bradley Orr
45 MF   POR Hugo Viana

Left club during season

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 MF   PER Nolberto Solano (to Aston Villa)
6 MF   CHI Clarence Acuña (released)
14 DF   ENG Wayne Quinn (on loan to West Ham United)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW   ENG Carl Cort (to Wolverhampton Wanderers)
34 DF   GRE Nikos Dabizas (to Leicester City)
36 DF   SCO Gary Caldwell (to Hibernian)

Appearances, goals and cards

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(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[16]
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Champions League UEFA Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
1 GK   Shay Given 38 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 11 0 53 0 1 0
2 DF   Andy Griffin 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 8 0 2 0
4 MF   Nolberto Solano 8+4 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 2+1 0 15+5 1 0 0
5 DF   Andy O'Brien 27+1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 10+1 0 40+2 1 5 2
7 MF   Jermaine Jenas 26+5 2 2 0 1 0 0+2 0 10 1 39+7 3 5 0
8 MF   Kieron Dyer 25 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 4+1 0 33+1 3 2 0
9 FW   Alan Shearer 37 22 2 0 0+1 0 2 0 10 6 51+1 28 3 0
10 FW   Craig Bellamy 13+3 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 6+1 5 20+4 9 4 0
11 MF   Gary Speed 37+1 3 2 0 0+1 0 2 0 11 1 52+2 4 6 0
12 GK   Steve Harper 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
14 FW   Michael Bridges 0+6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+2 0 1+8 0 1 0
17 MF   Darren Ambrose 10+14 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 6+5 1 16+21 3 3 0
18 DF   Aaron Hughes 34 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 0 47 0 1 0
19 DF   Titus Bramble 27+2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11 3 40+2 3 9 0
20 FW   Lomana LuaLua 2+5 2 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+8 0 1 0
23 FW   Shola Ameobi 18+8 7 0+1 0 1 0 1+1 0 7+4 3 27+14 10 2 0
27 DF   Jonathan Woodgate 18 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 27 0 3 0
28 FW   Michael Chopra 1+5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1+5 0 0 0
29 MF   Lee Bowyer 17+7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 17+8 2 6 0
30 DF   Steven Caldwell 3+2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+3 0 1 0
32 MF   Laurent Robert 31+4 6 2 2 1 1 1+1 0 11+1 3 46+6 12 1 1
35 DF   Olivier Bernard 35 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 51 0 1 0
38 DF   Steven Taylor 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
39 MF   Martin Brittain 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+2 0 0 0
45 MF   Hugo Viana 5+11 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 0 4+4 0 11+16 0 3 0

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Manager   Bobby Robson
Assistant Manager   John Carver
First Team coach   Nigel Pearson
Goalkeeping Coach   Simon Smith
Development Coach   Arthur Cox
Reserve Team Coach   Steve Clarke
Chief scout   David Ginola

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Results

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Pre-season

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18 July 2003 Newcastle United 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
Speed   20'
Dyer   30'
Gill   40' Stadium: Darsley Park
24 July 2003 PL Asia Cup Newcastle United 2–1 Birmingham City Kuala Lumpur
20:45 MST
08:00 UTC
Shearer   36' (pen.)
Ameobi   75'
Devlin   72' (pen.) Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 14,600
Referee: Rob Styles
1 August 2003 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 Newcastle United Sheffield
19:45 Owusu   2'
Smith   68'
Armstrong   77'
Kuqi   79'
Dyer   20'
Ameobi   46'
LuaLua   65'
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 14,995
Referee: Howard Webb
1 August 2003 Hartlepool United 0–6 Newcastle United Hartlepool
19:15 Bellamy   9'
Shearer   17', 29', 35'
Solano   46'
Speed   53'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4,712
4 August 2003 Hull City 0–4 Newcastle United Hull
19:45 Chopra   21', 59'
Ameobi   35'
Cort   90'
Stadium: Kingston Communications Stadium
Attendance: 15,206
5 August 2003 Newcastle United 2–2 Bayern Munich Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   39', 85' Hargreaves   60'
Pizarro   89'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 32,277
17 August 2003 Leeds United 2–2 Newcastle United Leeds
Viduka   24'
Smith   57'
Report Shearer   20' (pen.), 88' Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,766
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 August 2003 Newcastle United 0–1 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Dunn   61' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,006
Referee: Matt Messias
13 September 2003 Everton 2–2 Newcastle United Liverpool
Naysmith   58'
Radzinski   67'
Ferguson   88' (pen.)
Report Robert   40'  
Shearer   59' (pen.), 82' (pen.)
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 40,228
Referee: Rob Styles
26 September 2003 Arsenal 3–2 Newcastle United London
Henry   18', 80' (pen.)
Silva   67'
Report Robert   26'
Bernard   71'
Stadium: Highbury
Attendance: 38,112
Referee: Mike Riley
4 October 2003 Newcastle United 1–0 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   44' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,127
Referee: Phil Dowd
18 October 2003 Middlesbrough 0–1 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
Report Ameobi   21' Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 34,081
Referee: Alan Wiley
21 October 2003 Fulham 2–3 Newcastle United London
Clark   6'
Saha   8'
Report Robert   16'
Shearer   51', 56' (pen.)
Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,506
Referee: Barry Knight
25 October 2003 Newcastle United 3–0 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
Speed   17'
Shearer   28' (pen.)
Ameobi   61'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,161
Referee: Paul Durkin
1 November 2003 Newcastle United 1–1 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Robert   45' Report Dublin   11'
McCann   70'  
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,975
Referee: Matt Messias
9 November 2003 Chelsea 5–0 Newcastle United London
16:00 Johnson   25'
Crespo   40'
Lampard   42' (pen.)
Duff   78'
Guðjohnsen   84'
Report O'Brien   Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,332
Referee: Paul Durkin
22 November 2003 Newcastle United 3–0 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
Ameobi   57'
Shearer   77', 85'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,159
Referee: Neale Barry
6 December 2003 Newcastle United 1–1 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   63' (pen.) Report Murphy   6' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,151
Referee: Graham Poll
13 December 2003 Newcastle United 4–0 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
Robert   35', 55'
Shearer   59', 66'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,139
Referee: Alan Wiley
26 December 2003 Leicester City 1–1 Newcastle United Leicester
Dickov   67' Report Ambrose   90' Stadium: Walkers Stadium
Attendance: 32,148
Referee: Chris Foy
7 January 2004 Newcastle United 1–0 Leeds United Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Shearer   4' Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,130
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 January 2004 Manchester United 0–0 Newcastle United Manchester
16:05 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 67,622
Referee: Paul Durkin
19 January 2004 Newcastle United 3–1 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 O'Brien   4'
Speed   41'
Robert   54'
Report Davis   74' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,104
Referee: Neale Barry
31 January 2004 Birmingham City 1–1 Newcastle United Birmingham
15:00 John   90' Report Speed   37' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 29,513
Referee: Rob Styles
7 February 2004 Newcastle United 3–1 Leicester City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Ameobi   30'
Taggart   37' (o.g.)
Jenas   59'
Report Ferdinand   80' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,125
Referee: Steve Dunn
11 February 2004 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Newcastle United Blackburn
20:00 Stead   85' Report Bellamy   52' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 23,459
Referee: Matt Messias
21 February 2004 Newcastle United 2–1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Bellamy   63'
Shearer   83' (pen.)
Report Zenden   33' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,156
Referee: Graham Poll
29 February 2004 Portsmouth 1–1 Newcastle United Portsmouth
15:00 LuaLua   89' Report Bellamy   34' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,140
Referee: Andy D'Urso
14 March 2004 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Newcastle United London
15:00 O'Brien   86' (o.g.) Report Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,083
Referee: Howard Webb
20 March 2004 Newcastle United 3–1 Charlton Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 Shearer   2', 77'
Jenas   35'
Report Jensen   54' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,847
Referee: Mike Riley
28 March 2004 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Newcastle United Bolton
14:00 Pedersen   4' Report Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 27,360
Referee: Mike Dean
3 April 2004 Newcastle United 4–2 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Bellamy   5'
Dyer   21'
Shearer   52', 90'
Report Gravesen   12'
Yobo   81'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 42,155
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
11 April 2004 Newcastle United 0–0 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
16:05 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,141
Referee: Paul Durkin
18 April 2004 Aston Villa 0–0 Newcastle United Birmingham
14:00 Report O'Brien   10' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,786
Referee: Barry Knight
25 April 2004 Newcastle United 2–1 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 Ameobi   44'
Shearer   48'
Report Cole   5' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,016
Referee: Rob Styles
12 May 2004 Southampton 3–3 Newcastle United Southampton
20:00 Beattie   19'
Bramble   39' (o.g.)
Griffit   88'
Report Ameobi   7'
Bowyer   35'
Ambrose   90'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,815
Referee: Graham Poll
15 May 2004 Liverpool 1–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Owen   67' Report Ameobi   25' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,172
Referee: Mike Riley
13 August 2003 3rd qual rd. 1st leg Partizan Belgrade   0–1   Newcastle United Belgrade
Report Solano   38' Stadium: Stadion FK Partizan
Attendance: 32,500
Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia)
24 September 2003 R1 1st leg Newcastle United   5–0   NAC Breda Newcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy   31', 37'
Bramble   59'
Shearer   77'
Ambrose   89'
Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 36,007
15 October 2003 R1 2nd leg NAC Breda   0–1
(0–6 agg.)
  Newcastle United Breda
Report Robert   86' Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 16,400
Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)
6 November 2003 R2 1st leg FC Basel   2–3   Newcastle United Basel
Cantaluppi   11'
Chipperfield   15'
Report Robert   14'
Bramble   37'
Ameobi   75'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
27 November 2003 R2 2nd leg Newcastle United   1–0
(4–2 agg.)
  FC Basel Newcastle upon Tyne
Smiljanić   14' (o.g.) Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 40,387
Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)
26 February 2004 R3 1st leg Vålerenga   1–1   Newcastle United Oslo
Normann   54' Report Bellamy   39' Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Attendance: 17,039
Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)
3 March 2004 R3 2nd leg Newcastle United   3–1
(4–2 agg.)
  Vålerenga Newcastle upon Tyne
Shearer   19'
Ameobi   47', 89'
Report Hagen   25' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,531
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
11 March 2004 R4 1st leg Newcastle United   4–1   Mallorca Newcastle upon Tyne
Bellamy   67'
Shearer   71'
Robert   74'
Bramble   84'
Report Moya   35'  
Correa   57'
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 38,012
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)
25 March 2004 R4 2nd leg Mallorca   0–3
(1–7 agg.)
  Newcastle United Palma, Majorca
Report Shearer   46', 89'
Bellamy   78'
Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
6 May 2004 Semi-final 2nd leg Marseille   2–0
(2–0 agg.)
  Newcastle United Marseille
Drogba   18', 82' Report Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 57,500
Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)
3 January 2004 Round 3 Southampton 0–3 Newcastle United Southampton
Report Dyer   24', 67'
Robert   39'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,456
Referee: Mike Dean
24 January 2004 Round 4 Liverpool 2–1 Newcastle United Liverpool
Cheyrou   2', 61' Report Robert   4' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 41,365
Referee: Graham Poll

References

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  1. ^ "Official Site of the Premier League | Statistics". Archived from the original on 27 November 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Champions League 2003-2004 Qualifying Rounds results". Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  3. ^ "UEFA Cup 2003-2004 Results, Wednesday 15th October 2003 - statto.com". Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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  6. ^ "Newcastle ease through". BBC News. 25 March 2004.
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  8. ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2004-05[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Bowyer agrees Magpies deal". BBC News. 23 May 2003.
  10. ^ "Newcastle sign Bridges". BBC News. 2 February 2004.
  11. ^ "Acuna leaves Newcastle". BBC News. 14 October 2003.
  12. ^ "Dabizas to join Leicester". BBC News. 1 January 2004.
  13. ^ "Cort secures Wolves switch". BBC News. 25 January 2004.
  14. ^ "Solano signs for Villa". BBC News. 30 January 2004.
  15. ^ "Hibs land Caldwell". BBC News. 30 January 2004.
  16. ^ "All Newcastle United players: 2004".
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