2002–03 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2015 September 2020 Newcastle United 2002–03 Sir Bobby Robson Freddie Shepherd St James' Park Premier League 3rd FA Cup Third round League Cup Third round UEFA Champions League Second group stage Alan Shearer (17) Alan Shearer (25) 52,181(vs. Sunderland) 34,067(vs. Željezničar) 51,923 _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0103h _nufc0203a _nufc0203a _nufc0203a _nufc0203a _3_stripes_white 071b45 2001–02 2003–04 During the 2002–03 English football season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League (known as the FA Barclaycard Premiership for sponsorship reasons). Season summary After a slow start, the club began putting together the wins and, by the end of March, were in a three-way title race with Manchester United and Arsenal. Consecutive defeats to a resurgent Everton and a 6–2 home thrashing by Alex Ferguson's side killed off Newcastle's title hopes, but Bobby Robson and his team was able to brush off the challenge from Chelsea to finish third in the Premier League, entering the qualification rounds for the Champions League in the 2003–04 season.Statistics http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics 13 September 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111127233054/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics 27 November 2011 ] The 2002–03 season was a particularly colourful one for Newcastle on the European stage. In the first group stage, Newcastle lost their first three matches in a row, then, in an astonishing reversal, shocked Italian giants Juventus 1–0 at St James' Park.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/oct/23/minutebyminute.sport1 London The Guardian Sean Ingle Newcastle 1 - 0 Juventus 23 October 2002 They then controversially beat Dynamo Kyiv 2–1 in Newcastlehttps://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/oct/29/minutebyminute.sport London The Guardian Dan Rookwood Newcastle United 2 - 1 Dynamo Kyiv 29 October 2002 before winning the crucial last match, away to Feyenoord, 3–2 in injury time, with striker Craig Bellamy scoring the injury time winner. With Dynamo Kyiv losing at home to Juventus, Newcastle progressed to the second round,https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/champions_league/2447885.stm BBC News Newcastle go through 13 November 2002 in a 'group of death' with Internazionale, Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen. Bellamy was sent off for lashing out at Inter defender Marco Materazzi in an off-the-ball incident during the opening minutes of the match. Bellamy was punished further by a three-match ban.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/newcastle-united/3039980/Bellamy-is-given-second-three-match-suspension.html London The Daily Telegraph William Johnson Bellamy is given second three-match suspension 19 December 2002 Compounding the disaster for Newcastle was the suspension of influential captain Alan Shearer for a similar incident, although the punishment was just a two-match ban.May 2026 medicmedic Newcastle went on to lose 1–4 at home.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/champions_league/2514501.stm BBC News Newcastle swept aside 27 November 2002 Shearer returned in the fourth game in the four-team group, scoring all three goals in a 3–1 demolition of Bayer Leverkusen at home.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/feb/26/minutebyminute.sport1 London The Guardian Barry Glendenning Newcastle United 3 - 1 Bayer Leverkusen 26 February 2003 Despite a superb performance against Inter in the famous San Siro, only to draw 2–2, Newcastle lost at home 2–0 to Barcelona and dropped out of the Champions League.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2003/mar/19/minutebyminute.sport1 London The Guardian Barry Glendenning Newcastle 0 - 2 Barcelona 19 March 2003 Final league table 2002–03 FA Premier League NEW Team kit The team kit for the 2002–03 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was NTL. Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 20 June 2002 MF POR Hugo Viana POR Sporting CP £8,500,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2056009.stm BBC News Newcastle seal Viana deal 20 June 2002 12 July 2002 DF ENG Titus Bramble ENG Ipswich Town £5,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2063941.stm BBC News Bramble ties up Magpies move 12 July 2002 13 February 2003 DF ENG Jonathan Woodgate ENG Leeds United £9,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2712545.stm BBC News Robson hails 'perfect' Woodgate 13 February 2003 25 March 2003 FW ENG Darren Ambrose ENG Ipswich Town £1,000,000https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2882977.stm BBC News Ambrose signs for Magpies 25 March 2003 Total spending: £23.5m Out Date Pos. Name To Fee April 2002 GK ENG Jonny Brain Unattached Free April 2002 DF SCO Ryan McGuffie SCO Gretna Free 27 May 2002 MF ENG Mark Boyd ENG Port Vale Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/p/port_vale/2010850.stm Boyd joins Vale BBC News 27 May 2002 15 August 2013 April 2002 FW SCO Colin McMenamin SCO Livingston Free 3 July 2002 DF ENG James Coppinger ENG Exeter City Releasedhttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/exeter_city/2090664.stm Exeter's Coppinger swoop BBC News 3 July 2002 15 August 2013 30 August 2002 DF ENG David Cowan SCO Motherwell Freehttps://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/2226778.stm Motherwell add three new faces BBC News 30 August 2002 15 August 2013 February 2003 MF ENG Stuart Green ENG Hull City £150,000 January 2003 MF ENG Tommy English SCO Livingston Released January 2003 MF ENG Neale McDermott ENG Fulham Free January 2003 MF ARG Christian Bassedas ARG Newell's Old Boys Released March 2003 GK NED John Karelse NED AGOVV Apeldoorn Free March 2003 MF IRE Joe Kendrick GER 1860 Munich Free January 2003 MF ENG Damon Robson Unattached Free Total spending: £150,000 Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonNewcastle United squad 2002-2003. FootballSquads. Retrieved 15 August 2013. 1 IRL GK Shay Given 3 ENG DF Robbie Elliott 4 PER MF Nolberto Solano 5 IRL DF Andy O'Brien 6 CHI MF Clarence Acuña 7 ENG MF Jermaine Jenas 8 ENG MF Kieron Dyer 9 ENG FW Alan Shearer captain 10 WAL FW Craig Bellamy 11 WAL MF Gary Speed vice-captain 12 ENG DF Andy Griffin 13 ENG GK Steve Harper 14 ENG DF Wayne Quinn 16 ENG FW Carl Cort 17 ENG MF Darren Ambrose 18 NIR DF Aaron Hughes 19 ENG DF Titus Bramble 20 DRC FW Lomana LuaLua 22 ENG MF Jamie McClen 23 NGA FW Shola Ameobi 25 SCO MF Brian Kerr 27 ENG DF Jonathan Woodgate 28 ENG FW Michael Chopra 30 SCO DF Steven Caldwell 32 FRA MF Laurent Robert 34 GRE DF Nikos Dabizas 35 FRA DF Olivier Bernard 45 POR MF Hugo Viana Left club during season 15 ESP DF Marcelino to Poli Ejido 17 ARG MF Christian Bassedas released 31 ENG MF Stuart Green to Hull City Reserve squad The following players did not appear for the first-team this season. 21 PAR MF Diego Gavilán 24 ENG GK Tony Caig 29 NED GK John Karelse 33 ENG GK Adam Collin 36 SCO DF Gary Caldwell 37 DRC FW Calvin Zola ENG DF Bradley Orr ENG DF Steven Taylor IRL MF Alan O'Brien RSA MF Matty Pattison Trialists ENG GK Russell Howarth on trial from York City NGA DF Isaac Okoronkwo on trial from Shakhtar Donetsk Coaching staff Manager ENG Bobby Robson y Assistant manager ENG John Carver First-team coach ENG Nigel Pearson y Goalkeeping coach ENG Andy Woodman Development coach ENG Arthur Cox y Reserve team coach ENG Terry McDermott Chief scout SCO Steve Clarke 3 May 2011 May 2011 Appearances, goals and cards (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)https://archive.today/20130222115723/http://www.worldfootball.net/team_einsaetze/newcastle-united/champions-league-2002-2003/ Newcastle United Appearances: Champions League 2002/2003. worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 August 2013Newcastlre United domestic appearances 2002/03August 2026 InternetArchiveBot . nufc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2013.Newcastle United goal scorers 2002/03August 2026 InternetArchiveBot . nufc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2013Season Details : 2002–03 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Final standings. toon1892.co.uk. Retrieved 15 August 2013 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKIRL Shay Given3801000120510003DFENG Robbie Elliott0+2000100+101+30004MFPER Nolberto Solano29+27100+1010+2140+58105DFIRL Andy O'Brien260100011+1038+10106MFCHI Clarence Acuña2+201010004+20007MFENG Jermaine Jenas23+9611008031+97108MFENG Kieron Dyer33+22001211+1245+36109FWENG Alan Shearer3517110012748258010FWWAL Craig Bellamy27+2710006234+293111MFWAL Gary Speed23+12000012135+135012DFENG Andy Griffin22+51101011135+527113GKENG Steve Harper00001020300014DFENG Wayne Quinn0000000+100+100016FWENG Carl Cort0+1000100+101+200017MFENG Darren Ambrose0+100000000+100018DFNIR Aaron Hughes351100011+1047+112019DFENG Titus Bramble13+3000008021+304020FWCOD Lomana LuaLua5+620+10105+4211+1143022MFENG Jamie McClen0+100000000+100023FWNGA Shola Ameobi8+2050+10004+6312+2784025MFSCO Brian Kerr4+4000001+105+500027DFENG Jonathan Woodgate1000000001001028FWENG Michael Chopra0+10000+100+200+400030DFSCO Steven Caldwell12+2100101+1014+311132MFFRA Laurent Robert25+25100+109+2035+553134DFGRE Nikos Dabizas13+300+10107+1021+506135DFFRA Olivier Bernard24+6210108+2034+827045MFPOR Hugo Viana11+12200105+5217+17450 Matches Pre-season 20 July 2002 Dutch Tour vv Capelle 0 – 4 W Newcastle United Robert 29Ameobi 65Solano 83Griffin 88 Sportpark 't Slot Capelle aan den IJssel 2,500 22 July 2002 Dutch Tour De Tubanters 0 – 9 W Newcastle United LuaLua 19Shearer 24 29 34Robert 48 52 pen.Marcelino 60Bollen 62 o.g.Bassedas 75 Enschede 2,000 24 July 2002 Dutch Tour GVVV Veenendaal 0 – 4 W Newcastle United Dyer 11Viana 24 37Robert 43 Veenendaal 2,500 26 July 2002 Dutch Tour UDI '19 Beter Bed 0 – 5 W Newcastle United LuaLua 20 28 34Speed 21Shearer 38 Uden 3,000 31 July 2002 Nottingham Forest 3 – 1 L Newcastle United Johnson 16Lester 46Bopp 80 Viana 26 City Ground Nottingham 19,191 Anthony Bates 31 July 2002 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 – 2 W Newcastle United LuaLua 5 68 Molineux Wolverhampton 14,973 Fraser Stretton 7 August 2002 Newcastle United 0 – 3 L Barcelona Kluivert 28Saviola 35Luis Enrique 50 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,257 Uriah Rennie Premier League 19 August 2002 20:00 BST Newcastle United 4–0 W Report West Ham United LuaLua 61 72Shearer 76Solano 86 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,072 Paul Durkin 24 August 2002 12:15 BST Manchester City 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Huckerby 36 Maine Road Manchester 34,776 Uriah Rennie 2 September 2002 20:00 BST Liverpool 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Hamann 54Owen 73 pen. Speed 80Shearer 88 Anfield Liverpool 43,241 Graham Poll 11 September 2002 20:00 BST Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Leeds United Viduka 5Smith 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,730 Dermot Gallagher 14 September 2002 15:00 BST Chelsea 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Guðjohnsen 14 58Zola 26 Stamford Bridge London 39,746 Barry Knight 21 September 2002 12:15 BST Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Sunderland Bellamy 2Shearer 39 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,181 Mike Riley 28 September 2002 17:30 Birmingham City 0–2 W Report Newcastle United Solano 34Ameobi 89 St Andrew's Birmingham 29,072 Steve Bennett 5 October 2002 15:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report West Bromwich Albion Shearer 45 69 Bališ 26 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,142 Chris Foy 19 October 2002 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 5–2 L Report Newcastle United Dunn 5 pen. 8Taylor 55 74Griffin 65 o.g. Dabizas 0 4Shearer 36 pen. 48 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,307 Alan Wiley 26 October 2002 15:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Charlton Athletic Griffin 37Robert 59 Bartlett 30 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,670 Andy D'Urso 4 November 2002 20:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Middlesbrough Ameobi 20S. Caldwell 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,558 Graham Barber 9 November 2002 15:00 Arsenal 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Wiltord 24 Highbury London 38,121 Mike Dean 16 November 2002 15:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Southampton Ameobi 41Hughes 54 Beattie 2 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,812 C. Wilkes 23 November 2002 12:15 Manchester United 5–3 L Report Newcastle United Scholes 25Van Nistelrooy 38 45 53Solskjær 55 Bernard 35Shearer 52Bellamy 75 Old Trafford Manchester 67,619 Steve Dunn 1 December 2002 14:15 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Everton Shearer 86Li Tie 89 o.g. Campbell 17Yobo 0 22 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,607 Mark Halsey 7 December 2002 15:00 Aston Villa 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Shearer 82 Villa Park Birmingham 33,446 Steve Bennett 14 December 2002 15:00 Southampton 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Marsden 52 Bellamy 50 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 32,061 Phil Dowd 21 December 2002 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Fulham Solano 8Bellamy 70 Womé 0 66 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,576 Alan Wiley 26 December 2002 13:00 Bolton Wanderers 4–3 L Report Newcastle United Okocha 5Gardner 9Ricketts 45 63 Shearer 8 78Ameobi 72 Reebok Stadium Bolton 27,314 Uriah Rennie 29 December 2002 14:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Tottenham Hotspur Speed 17Shearer 58 Dabizas 73 o.g. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,145 Steve Bennett 1 January 2003 19:45 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Liverpool Robert 17 Diao 1 66 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,147 Dermot Gallagher 11 January 2003 15:00 West Ham United 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Cole 14Defoe 45 Bellamy 9Jenas 81 Boleyn Ground London 35,048 Jeff Winter 18 January 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Manchester City Shearer 1Bellamy 64 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,152 Graham Poll 22 January 2003 19:45 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Bolton Wanderers Jenas 18 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,005 Phil Dowd 29 January 2003 19:45 Tottenham Hotspur 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Jenas 90 White Hart Lane London 36,084 David Elleray 9 February 2003 16:05 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Arsenal Robert 53, 0 58 Henry 35 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,157 Neale Barry 22 February 2003 15:00 Leeds United 0–3 W Report Newcastle United Dyer 17 49Shearer 54 Elland Road Leeds 40,025 Alan Wiley 1 March 2003 12:30 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Chelsea Hasselbaink 31 o.g.Bernard 53 Lampard 37 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,157 Jeff Winter 5 March 2003 19:45 Middlesbrough 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Geremi 62 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 34,814 Andy D'Urso 15 March 2003 15:00 Charlton Athletic 0–2 W Report Newcastle United Shearer 33 pen.Solano 49 The Valley London 26,728 Steve Dunn 22 March 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 5–1 W Report Blackburn Rovers Solano 24Robert 61Jenas 85Greško 89 o.g.Bellamy 90 Duff 54 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,106 Neale Barry 6 April 2003 16:00 Everton 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Rooney 18Unsworth 65 pen. Robert 61 Goodison Park Liverpool 40,031 Neale Barry 12 April 2003 12:30 Newcastle United 2–6 L Report Manchester United Jenas 21Ameobi 86 Solskjær 32Scholes 34 38 52Giggs 44Van Nistelrooy 58 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,164 Steve Dunn 19 April 2003 15:00 Fulham 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Lewinski 69Clark 86 Shearer 39Griffin 0 63 Loftus Road London 17,900 Dermot Gallagher 21 April 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Aston Villa Solano 37 Dublin 69 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,015 Jeff Winter 26 April 2003 15:00 Sunderland 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Solano 42 pen. Stadium of Light Sunderland 45,067 Steve Bennett 3 May 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Birmingham City Viana 42 Upson 0 41 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,146 David Elleray 11 May 2003 15:00 West Bromwich Albion 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Dobie 57 72 Jenas 43Viana 80 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 27,036 Graham Barber Champions League 3rd qual rd. 1st leg 14 August 2002 19:45 Željezničar 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Dyer 56 Grbavica Stadium Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 35,000 Lubos Michel (Slovakia) 3rd qual rd. 2nd leg 28 August 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 4–0 W Report Željezničar Dyer 23LuaLua 37Viana 74Shearer 80 Jahić 0 69 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 34,067 Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium) 5 – 0 Group E 18 September 2002 19:45 Dynamo Kyiv 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Shatskikh 16Khatskevich 62 Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium Kyiv, Ukraine 42,500 I. Gonzalez (Spain) Group E 24 September 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 0–1 L Report Feyenoord Pardo 4 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 40,540 Claude Colombo (France) Group E 1 October 2002 19:45 Juventus 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Del Piero 66 81 Stadio delle Alpi Turin, Italy 41,424 René Temmink (Netherlands) Group E 23 October 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Juventus Griffin 62 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 48,370 Rune Pedersen (Norway) Group E 29 October 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Dynamo Kyiv Speed 58Shearer 69 pen. Shatskikh 47 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 40,185 J.A.F. Marin (Spain) Group E 13 November 2002 19:45 Feyenoord 2–3 W Report Newcastle United Bombarda 65Lurling 71 Bellamy 45 90Viana 49 Feijenoord Stadion Rotterdam, Netherlands 45,000 Franz Wack (Germany) Group A 27 November 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 1–4 L Report Internazionale Bellamy 0 6Solano 58 Morfeo 2Almeyda 35Crespo 45Recoba 81 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 50,108 Stephane Bre (France) Group A 11 December 2002 19:45 Barcelona 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Dani 7Kluivert 39Motta 58 Ameobi 24 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 45,100 Group A 18 February 2003 19:45 Bayer Leverkusen 1–3 W Report Newcastle United França 25 Ameobi 5 15LuaLua 32 BayArena Leverkusen, Germany Terje Hauge (Norway) Group A 26 February 2003 19:45 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Bayer Leverkusen Shearer 5 11 36 pen. Babić 73 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne, England 40,508 Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark) Group A 11 March 2003 19:45 Internazionale 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Vieri 46Córdoba 60 Shearer 42 49 San Siro Milan, Italy Lucílio Batista (Portugal) Group A 19 March 2003 19:45 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Barcelona Kluivert 60Motta 74 St James' Park, England Newcastle upon Tyne 51,883 Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) FA Cup Round 3 5 January 2003 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 – 2 L (Report) Newcastle United Ince 6Kennedy 28Ndah 49 Jenas 40Shearer 43 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 27,316 Rob Styles League Cup Round 3 6 November 2002 19:45 Newcastle United 3 – 3 L Report Everton Dyer 77 78Pistone 100 o.g. Campbell 11Watson 85Unsworth 112 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,584 Mike Riley Dyer Solano Viana Chopra Robert 2 – 3 Unsworth Watson Rooney Campbell References External links FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2002/03 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United