2007–08 Newcastle United F.C. season

March 2025 March 2015 Newcastle United 2007–08 Sam Allardyce(until 9 January 2008)Nigel Pearson(9–16 January 2008)Kevin Keegan(from 16 January 2008) Manager Chris MortMort in for Shepherd at Newcastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6914303.stm BBC Sport 24 July 2007 24 July 2007 Chairman Premier League 12th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Michael Owen (11) Michael Owen (13) 52,307 (vs. Liverpool) 30,523 (vs. Barnsley) _newcastle0709h _newcastle0709h _newcastle0709h _newcastle0709h _newcastle0709hl _newcastle0708a _newcastle0708a _newcastle0708a _newcastle0708a _blacktopl 72b1ff _newcastle0708t _newcastle0708t _newcastle0708t _newcastle0708t _toponwhitel 72b1ff 2006–07 2008–09 During the 2007–08 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League. Newcastle started the season reasonably well under the management of Sam Allardyce and looked to be in the hunt for European places by the end of October, but a poor November saw the team slide down the table as fans began doubting Allardyce's ability. Despite a reasonable upturn in early December, the team fell further form wise and in the end Mike Ashley chose to terminate Allardyce's contract by mutual consent. To the surprise of many football fans, the club re-appointed Kevin Keegan as manager, but he was unable to stop the team sliding down the league and fans begun to doubt the appointment. However, Keegan was able to save Newcastle from relegation and the club finished the season in 12th. The team kit for the 2007–08 season was produced by Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock. Season summary thumb|150px|Sam Allardyce Manager Sam Allardyce signed several players, including David Rozehnal, Caçapa, Habib Beye, Alan Smith, Joey Barton and Mark Viduka. The season started brightly for Newcastle, with two wins and two draws from their first five games, but they then became the first (and only) side to lose to Derby County that season. Newcastle won only five out of their next 25 Premier League games and could only draw with Derby in the reverse fixture. They also made a third round exit to Arsenal in the League Cup, but made a FA Cup third round draw with Championship club Stoke City. The game against Stoke, however, proved to be Allardyce's last in charge of Newcastle; three days later he was sacked by owner Mike Ashley after pressure from the fans, who were unimpressed with his exclusion of fan favourites from the starting line-up and poor results, despite Allardyce only having been there eight months. Critics consistently questioned Allardyce's exit from the club, claiming he may not have been given the time needed to impact upon the club in the build-up to the next appointment.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jan/09/newsstory.newcastleunited1 The Guardian London Allardyce cut adrift by Newcastle Paul Doyle 9 January 2008 4 May 2010 There were a number of candidates lined up for the job, including Harry Redknapp, Didier Deschamps, Gérard Houllier and even former England and Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren. Redknapp turned down the opportunity to manage the club, claiming he felt his job at Portsmouth was yet to be completed.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7180147.stm BBC News Redknapp rejects Newcastle offer 12 January 2008 4 May 2010 thumb|200px|Kevin Keegan, April 2008 On 16 January, it was sensationally announced that Kevin Keegan would be returning to the club for a third time, after previous spells both as a player and manager.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7192457.stm BBC News Keegan returns as Newcastle boss 16 January 2008 4 May 2010 The announcement had an immediate impact. On that day the club had a scheduled FA Cup third round replay against Stoke City at home, which was not expected to reach even half capacity; but, upon distribution of the news, 20,000 extra tickets were sold within a couple of hours and the kick-off was delayed to allow the extra fans time to get into the game. The Keegan effect seemed to work on the pitch too as Newcastle convincingly beat Stoke 4–1, even though he was not in the dugout for the match, having arrived during the first half to sit with owner Mike Ashley and the directors. Shortly after his appointment, Dennis Wise left his position as manager at Leeds United to become director of football at Newcastle. The creation of the new role at the club proved questionable amongst critics and fans, but both Wise and Keegan insisted that the manager would have the final say in all matters regarding the squad.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/7215342.stm BBC News Wise gets powerful Newcastle role 29 January 2008 4 May 2010 Further appointments saw Tony Jimenez join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment and Jeff Vetere as technical co-ordinator.Club Confirms Senior Appointments http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1227633,00.html Newcastle United 29 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080130043945/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1227633%2C00.html 30 January 2008 dead The idea was to complete a continental-style management structure working in support of Keegan, with Wise and Vetere making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal.Dennis Wise quits Leeds to sign up for Newcastle revolution http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article3267393.ece https://archive.today/20110805092744/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/newcastle/article3267393.ece dead 5 August 2011 The Times 25 July 2008 London 29 January 2008 Matt Hughes David Williamson was also appointed, as director of operations in April.Toon win for the race track wizard http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/04/05/toon-win-for-the-racetrack-wizard-61634-20723806/ Journal Live 30 July 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120213081553/http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2008/04/05/toon-win-for-the-racetrack-wizard-61634-20723806/ 13 February 2012 thumb|280px|Newcastle United players warming up at White Hart Lane prior to a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, 30 March 2008 Keegan's comeback initially did not live up to expectations, with a run of eight games without a win, an FA Cup exit and talk even of a relegation battle. March proved to be a turning point, and, following a change to an attacking line-up with Owen supporting Martins and Viduka up front, the team started to produce results in time for Keegan to maintain his perfect record in the Tyne-Wear derby with a 2–0 home win on 20 April, which put Newcastle's survival beyond all doubt and allowed Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three seasons at the club. With a 2–2 away draw for the following game at West Ham United, the eight-game run of no wins had been turned into a seven-game unbeaten run with two games left to the end of the season. In the final table, Newcastle occupied 12th place on 43 points.http://www.skysports.com/football/league/0,19540,11660_0708,00.html Football Results & Tables Sky Sports 3 October 2011 On 22 May, Habib Beye, signed by Allardyce at the start of the season, was named Newcastle's player of the season based on fan votes to a poll organised by the Evening Chronicle.http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/05/22/beye-tops-toon-fans-end-of-season-poll-72703-20947820/ Beye tops Toon fans' end of season poll 22 May 2008 5 August 2008 chroniclelive.co.uk dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081202233608/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2008/05/22/beye-tops-toon-fans-end-of-season-poll-72703-20947820/ 2 December 2008 Final league table 2007–08 Premier League NEW Chronological list of events 7 June 2007: Mark Viduka was signed from Middlesbrough. Viduka makes switch to Newcastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6729863.stm BBC Sport 7 June 2007 3 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070704090216/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6729863.stm 4 July 2007 live 14 June 2007: Joey Barton was signed from Manchester City. Barton completes move to Magpies http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6725067.stm BBC Sport 14 June 2007 3 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070809054415/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/6725067.stm 9 August 2007 live 29 June 2007: Mike Ashley increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%. Ashley ups Newcastle United stake http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6252344.stm BBC News 29 June 2007 3 July 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070714204453/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6252344.stm 14 July 2007 live David Rozehnal was signed from Paris Saint-Germain. Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6232364.stm BBC Sport 29 June 2007 3 July 2007 3 July 2007: Geremi Njitap was signed from Chelsea. Geremi clinches move to Newcastle http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6244976.stm BBC Sport 3 July 2007 3 July 2007 24 July 2007: Newcastle United deputy chairman Chris Mort replaced Freddy Shepherd as chairman of the club. 3 August 2007: Alan Smith was signed from Manchester United. Newcastle seal £6m Smith transfer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6927869.stm BBC Sport 3 August 2007 3 August 2007 3 August 2007: Caçapa was signed from Lyon. Brazilian signs for Toon http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1084648,00.html nufc.co.uk 3 August 2007 4 August 2007April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 6 August 2007: José Enrique was signed from Villarreal. Magpies seal £6.3m Enrique switch http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6933886.stm BBC Sport 6 August 2007 6 August 2007 31 August 2007: Abdoulaye Faye was signed from Bolton Wanderers. Faye Signs For Magpies http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103821,00.html Newcastle United 31 August 2007 31 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071227105903/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103821,00.html 27 December 2007 dead 31 August 2007: Habib Beye was signed from Marseille.Marseille Skipper Completes Move http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103823,00.html Newcastle United 31 August 2007 31 August 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081006183222/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1103823%2C00.html 6 October 2008 4 September 2007: Charles N'Zogbia signed a new five-year contract. N'Zogbia signs new Newcastle deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6977585.stm BBC Sport 4 September 2007 4 September 2007 13 November 2007: Adam Sadler was appointed new reserve team manager. Sadler New Second-String Coach http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1167014,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 13 November 2007 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080413185631/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1167014,00.html 13 April 2008 dead thumb|280px|N'Zogbia, Butt and Milner in the wall at Fulham, December 2007 19 November 2007: Paul Barron was appointed new goalkeeping coach. Barron Unveiled As New Keeper coach http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1171315,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 19 November 2007 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080411183431/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1171315,00.html 11 April 2008 dead 21 December 2007: Nicky Butt signed a new one-year contract. 7 January 2008: Ben Tozer was signed from Swindon Town.Tozer's Toon Transfer http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1208518,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 7 January 2008 7 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080110031911/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1208518%2C00.html 10 January 2008 dead 8 January 2008: Wesley Ngo Baheng was signed from Le Havre.Green Light For Wes http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1209572,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 8 January 2008 8 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080112115129/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1209572%2C00.html 12 January 2008 dead 9 January 2008: Sam Allardyce sacked as manager.Sam Allardyce – NUFC Official Statement http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1210966,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 9 January 2008 9 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080110162350/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1210966%2C00.html 10 January 2008 dead 16 January 2008: Kevin Keegan hired as manager.http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1217034,00.html King Kev to make Toon return Newcastle United F.C. 16 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119094312/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1217034%2C00.html 19 January 2008 dead 18 January 2008: Tamás Kádár was signed from Zalaegerszegi TE.Hungarian Starlet Completes Toon Move http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1210745,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 18 January 2008 20 January 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119113729/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1210745%2C00.html 19 January 2008 dead 21 January 2008: Arthur Cox joined the coaching staff again as first team coach, reuniting with Keegan and McDermott. Terry Mac I Felt Like Crying When Coxy Came Back http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1224621,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 25 January 2008 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080417204751/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1224621,00.html 17 April 2008 dead 29 January 2008: Dennis Wise was appointed as Executive Director or Football alongside Tony Jimenez as Vice President of Player Recruitment and Jeff Vetere as Technical Co-ordinator.Club Confirms Senior Appointments http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1227633,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 29 January 2008 30 July 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080130043945/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10278~1227633%2C00.html 30 January 2008 31 January 2008: Fabio Zamblera was signed from Atalanta B.C.; Ole Söderberg was signed from BK Häcken. 21 February 2008: David Henderson joined the coaching staff as physio from Hearts. Jefferies backs Gretna survival http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/spl/Jefferies-backs-Gretna-survival.3805185.jp scotsman.com 21 February 2008 18 August 2008 25 February 2008: Chris Hughton joined the coaching staff as first-team coach. Hughton Joins KK Backroom Team http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1250135,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 25 February 2008 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080428013510/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1250135,00.html 28 April 2008 dead 7 March 2008: Lamine Diatta was signed as a free agent. 21 March 2008: Lil Fuccillo was appointed chief scout.Lil Fuccillo Appointed Newcastle's Chief Scout http://nufcblog.com/2008/03/21/newcastle-news/lil-fuccillo-appointed-newcastles-chief-scout/#more-6376 nufcblog.com 21 March 2008 31 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080324101151/http://nufcblog.com/2008/03/21/newcastle-news/lil-fuccillo-appointed-newcastles-chief-scout/#more-6376 24 March 2008 live 5 April 2008: David Williamson was appointed Executive Director of Operations. New Director Joins Magpies http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1282313,00.html Newcastle United Official Website 5 April 2008 30 July 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410032511/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1282313,00.html 10 April 2008 dead Transfers In DatePlayerPrevious clubCost 7 June 2007 AUS Mark VidukaENG MiddlesbroughFree 14 June 2007 ENG Joey BartonENG Manchester City£5,500,000 29 June 2007 CZE David RozehnalFRA Paris Saint-Germain£2,900,000 3 July 2007 CMR Geremi NjitapENG ChelseaFree 3 August 2007 ENG Alan SmithENG Manchester United£6,000,000 3 August 2007 BRA CaçapaFRA LyonFree 6 August 2007 ESP José EnriqueESP Villarreal£6,300,000 31 August 2007 SEN Abdoulaye FayeENG Bolton WanderersUndisclosed 31 August 2007 SEN Habib BeyeFRA MarseilleUndisclosed 7 January 2008 ENG Ben TozerENG Swindon TownUndisclosed 8 January 2008 FRA Wesley Ngo BahengFRA Le HavreUndisclosed 18 January 2008 HUN Tamás KádárHUN Zalaegerszegi TE£900,000 31 January 2008 ITA Fabio ZambleraITA AtalantaUndisclosed 31 January 2008 SWE Ole SöderbergSWE HäckenUndisclosed 7 March 2008 SEN Lamine DiattaFree agentFree Out DatePlayerNew clubCost 21 May 2007 ENG Titus BrambleENG Wigan AthleticFree 21 May 2007 AUS Craig MooreAUS Queensland RoarFree 21 May 2007 FRA Olivier BernardRetiredReleased 21 May 2007 CZE Pavel SrníčekRetiredReleased 21 May 2007 FRA Antoine SibierskiENG Wigan AthleticFree 21 May 2007 USA Oguchi OnyewuBEL Standard LiègeLoan ended 6 June 2007 ENG Scott ParkerENG West Ham United£7,000,000 Parker joins West Ham http://www.whufc.com/articles/article.php?page_id=9193 whufc.com 3 July 2007 6 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070609133647/http://www.whufc.com/articles/article.php?page_id=9193 9 June 2007 dead 1 July 2007 IRE Alan O'BrienSCO HibernianUndisclosed Hibernian swoop to sign O'Brien http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/6237262.stm BBC Sport 25 July 2007 6 June 2007 3 August 2007 NED Tim KrulSCO FalkirkLoan (season) Falkirk sign up Wallner and Krul http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/6929718.stm BBC Sport 3 August 2007 22 August 2007 14 August 2007 ENG Andy CarrollENG Preston North EndLoan (until 1 January 2008) Preston recruit striker Carroll http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/6946295.stm BBC Sport 14 August 2007 16 August 2007 16 August 2007 ENG Kieron DyerENG West Ham United£6,000,000 West Ham clinch deal to sign Dyer http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6918873.stm BBC Sport 16 August 2007 16 August 2007 25 August 2007 ESP Albert LuqueNED AjaxUndisclosed Ajax & Newcastle agree Luque fee http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/6963756.stm BBC Sport 25 August 2007 30 August 2007 31 August 2007 ENG Paul HuntingtonENG Leeds UnitedUndisclosed Window Watch: Defender Joins Leeds http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103757,00.html Newcastle United 31 August 2007 31 August 2007April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes 31 August 2007 PER Nolberto SolanoENG West Ham UnitedUndisclosed Sol Bids Farewell To Toon http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103820,00.html Newcastle United 31 August 2007 31 August 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20071023060133/http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1103820,00.html 23 October 2007 dead 15 November 2007 RSA Matty PattisonENG Norwich CityLoan (until 1 January 2008) 11 December 2007 NGA Celestine BabayaroUSA Los Angeles Galaxy Released 4 January 2008 RSA Matty PattisonENG Norwich CityUndisclosed 31 January 2008 CZE David RozehnalITA LazioSeason loan February 2008 NGA Shola AmeobiENG Stoke CitySeason loan 6 May 2008 IRE Stephen Carr--Released 6 May 2008 AUS James Troisi--Released 6 May 2008 ENG Peter RamageENG Queens Park RangersReleased 15 May 2008 SEN Lamine Diatta--Released Players First-team squad 1 IRL Shay Given GK 3 ESP José Enrique DF 4 CZE David Rozehnal DF 5 TUR Emre Belözoğlu MF 6 BRA Cláudio Caçapa DF 7 ENG Joey Barton MF 9 NGA Obafemi Martins FW 10 ENG Michael Owen FW 11 IRL Damien Duff MF 13 ENG Steve Harper GK 14 FRA Charles N'Zogbia MF 15 SEN Lamine Diatta DF 16 ENG James Milner MF 17 ENG Alan Smith FW 20 CMR Geremi DF 21 SEN Habib BeyeBeye was born in Suresnes, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his full international debut for Senegal in 2001. DF 22 ENG Nicky Butt MF 23 ENG Shola AmeobiAmeobi was born in Zaria, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them on U-21 level. However, he later opted to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Nigeria in November 2012. FW 25 SEN Abdoulaye Faye DF 26 ENG Peter Ramage DF 27 ENG Steven Taylor DF 30 CAN David Edgar DF 35 ENG Ben Tozer DF 36 AUS Mark Viduka FW 38 DRC Kazenga LuaLua MF 39 ENG Andy Carroll FW Left club during season 2 IRL Stephen Carr DF released 8 ENG Kieron Dyer MF to West Ham United 15 PER Nolberto Solano MF to West Ham United 19 ESP Albert Luque FW to Ajax 32 ENG Paul Huntington DF to Leeds United 33 NGA Celestine Babayaro DF released 35 RSA Matty Pattison MF to Norwich City 37 AUS James Troisi FW released Reserve squad 34 ENG Fraser Forster GK 40 NED Tim Krul GK ENG Mark Cook GK ENG Dan Mullen GK ENG Max Johnson GK SWE Ole Söderberg GK ENG Matthew Grieve DF ENG Jeff Henderson DF ENG Darren Lough DF ENG James Taylor DF NIR Shane Ferguson DF IRL Callum Morris DF HUN Tamás Kádár DF ENG Mark Bertram MF ENG Mark Doninger MF ENG Alex Francis MF ENG Jonny Godsmark MF ENG Callum Little MF ENG Kieran Wrightson MF NIR Paddy McLaughlin MF ENG Campbell Bell FW ENG Ryan Donaldson FW ENG James Marwood FW ENG Dan Neary FW NIR Michael McCrudden FW FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng FW ITA Fabio Zamblera FW NED Frank Wiafe Danquah FW ENG Stewart Bath Left club during season ENG Alex Patterson MF to Eckerd Tritons Trialists ENG Sam Filler GK on trial from Bradford City SVK Tomáš Hanzel DF on trial from Spartak Trnava RSA Lance Davids MF on trial from Djurgårdens IF Match results Pre-season 17 July 2007 19:30 Hartlepool United 1–3 W Newcastle United Brown 49 Ameobi 56 72Owen 58 Victoria Park Hartlepool 6,030 C. Oliver 21 July 2007 15:00 Carlisle United 1–1 D Newcastle United Livesey 56 Solano 90 Brunton Park Carlisle 12,346 M. Pike 26 July 2007 19:45 Newcastle United 4–1 W Celtic Martins 11Luque 30 42Milner 90 Brown 72 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 30,225 Mark Halsey 29 July 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Juventus Luque 9 pen.Carroll 36 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 34,016 Mark Clattenburg 1 August 2007 19:45 Hull City 1–0 L Newcastle United Hughes 56 KC Stadium Hull 14,000 Darren Drysdale 5 August 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Sampdoria Smith 59 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 23,078 Andre Marriner Premier League Results summary 8 5 6 25 26 3 5 11 20 39 Results per matchday table b Matchday Ground A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/D/D/W/L/W/L/W/W/L/L/D/L/L/D/W/W/D/L/L/L/L/D/L/D/L/L/L/L/D/W/W/W/D/W/D/L/L Position 1/6/7/5/10/5/8/9/8/8/10/11/11/11/11/10/10/9/11/11/11/11/12/12/12/13/13/13/14/14/13/12/12/12/12/12/12/12 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss 1st 2nd 3rd green1 blue1 lavender red1 1 11 August 2007 15:00 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 W Report Newcastle United Anelka 50 N'Zogbia 11Martins 21 27 Reebok Stadium Bolton 25,414 Chris Foy 2 18 August 2007 17:15 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report Aston Villa St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,049 Howard Webb 3 26 August 2007 13:30 Middlesbrough 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Mido 28Arca 80 N'Zogbia 22Viduka 77 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 28,875 Mike Dean 4 1 September 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Wigan Athletic Owen 87 Kilbane 1 46 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,461 Steve Bennett 5 17 September 2007 19:45 Derby County 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Miller 39 Pride Park Stadium Derby 30,016 Peter Walton 6 23 September 2007 13:30 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report West Ham United Viduka 2 41N'Zogbia 76 Ashton 32 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,104 Mike Riley 7 29 September 2007 12:45 Manchester City 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Petrov 38Mpenza 47Elano 87 Martins 29 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 40,606 Chris Foy 8 7 October 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 3–2 W Report Everton Butt 42Emre 86Owen 90 Johnson 53Given 90+2 og St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,152 Martin Atkinson 9 22 October 2007 20:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Tottenham Hotspur Martins 44Caçapa 49Milner 72 Keane 57 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,411 Steve Bennett 10 27 October 2007 15:00 Reading 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Kitson 53Long 84 Duberry 74 og Madejski Stadium Reading 24,119 Phil Dowd 11 3 November 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 1–4 L Report Portsmouth Campbell 16 og Pamarot 8Benjani 9Utaka 11Kranjčar 71 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,490 Chris Foy 12 10 November 2007 12:45 Sunderland 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Higginbotham 52 Milner 65 Stadium of Light Sunderland 47,701 Martin Atkinson 13 24 November 2007 12:45 Newcastle United 0–3 L Report Liverpool Gerrard 28Kuyt 46Babel 66 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,307 Alan Wiley 14 1 December 2007 15:00 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Bentley 54 67Tugay 90+2 Martins 45 Ewood Park Blackburn 27,477 Rob Styles 15 5 December 2007 19:45 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Arsenal Taylor 60 Adebayor 4 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,305 Mike Dean 16 8 December 2007 15:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Birmingham City Martins 45 pen, Beye 90 Jerome 9 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 49,948 Rob Styles 17 15 December 2007 17:15 Fulham 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Barton 90 pen Craven Cottage London 24,959 Howard Webb 18 23 December 2007 14:00 Newcastle United 2–2 D Report Derby County Viduka 27 87 Barnes 6Miller 52 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,386 Andre Marriner 19 26 December 2007 15:00 Wigan Athletic 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Taylor 65 JJB Stadium Wigan 20,204 Mike Dean 20 29 December 2007 15:00 Chelsea 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Essien 29Kalou 87 Butt 56 Stamford Bridge London 41,751 Mike Riley 21 2 January 2008 19:45 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Manchester City Elano 38Fernandes 76 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,956 Martin Atkinson 22 12 January 2008 17:15 Manchester United 6–0 L Report Newcastle United Ronaldo 49 70 88Tevez 55 90Ferdinand 85 Old Trafford Manchester 75,965 Rob Styles 23 19 January 2008 17:15 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report Bolton Wanderers St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,250 Alan Wiley 24 29 January 2008 19:45 Arsenal 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Adebayor 40Flamini 72Fàbregas 80 Emirates Stadium London 60,127 Mike Riley 25 3 February 2008 13:30 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Middlesbrough Owen 60 Huth 87 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,105 Mike Dean 26 9 February 2008 12:45 Aston Villa 4–1 L Report Newcastle United Bouma 48Carew 51 72 90 pen Owen 4 Villa Park Birmingham 42,640 Lee Mason 27 23 February 2008 17:15 Newcastle United 1–5 L Report Manchester United Faye 79 Rooney 25 80Ronaldo 45 56Saha 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,291 Chris Foy 28 1 March 2008 15:00 Newcastle United 0–1 L Report Blackburn Rovers Derbyshire 90 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,796 Rob Styles 29 8 March 2008 15:00 Liverpool 3–0 L Report Newcastle United Pennant 43Torres 45Gerrard 51 Anfield Liverpool 44,031 Peter Walton 30 17 March 2008 20:00 Birmingham City 1–1 D Report Newcastle United McFadden 33 Owen 56 St Andrew's Birmingham 25,777 Howard Webb 31 22 March 2008 15:00 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Fulham Viduka 6Owen 82 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,293 Alan Wiley 32 30 March 2008 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 1–4 W Report Newcastle United Bent 26 Butt 45Geremi 52Owen 65Martins 83 White Hart Lane London 36,067 Steve Bennett 33 5 April 2008 15:00 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Reading Martins 18Owen 43Viduka 58 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,179 Lee Probert 34 12 April 2008 17:15 Portsmouth 0–0 D Report Newcastle United Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,507 Phil Dowd 35 20 April 2008 13:30 Newcastle United 2–0 W Report Sunderland Owen 4 45 pen St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,305 Mike Dean 36 26 April 2008 15:00 West Ham United 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Noble 10Ashton 23 Martins 42McCartney 45 og Boleyn Ground London 34,980 Uriah Rennie 37 5 May 2008 16:00 Newcastle United 0–2 L Report Chelsea Ballack 61Malouda 82 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,305 Steve Bennett 38 11 May 2008 15:00 Everton 3–1 L Report Newcastle United Yakubu 28 82 penLescott 70 Owen 47 pen Goodison Park Liverpool 39, 592 Peter Walton Last updated: 7 May 2008 FA Cup Round 3 6 January 2008 Stoke City 0–0 D Report Newcastle United Britannia Stadium Stoke-on-Trent 22,861 Steve Bennett Round 3R 16 January 2008 Newcastle United 4–1 W Stoke City Owen 8Emre 0 29Caçapa 31Milner 68Duff 76 Lawrence 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 35,108 Uriah Rennie Round 4 26 January 2008 Arsenal 3–0 L Newcastle United Adebayor 51 83Butt 89 o.g. Emirates Stadium London 60,046 Martin Atkinson League Cup Round 2 29 August 2007 Newcastle United 2–0 W [news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963530.stm Report] Barnsley Owen 57Martins 86 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 30,523 Graham Salisbury Round 3 25 September 2007 Arsenal 2–0 L Report Newcastle United Bendtner 83Denílson 89 Emirates Stadium London 60,004 Howard Webb Player statistics Appearances and goals Premier League FA Cup League Cup |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Goalkeepers 1 Shay Given GK IRL 19 0 3 0 2 0 13 Steve Harper GK ENG 19+2 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Defenders 2 Stephen Carr DF IRL 8+2 0 2 0 0 0 3 Jose Enrique DF ESP 18+5 0 3 0 2 0 4 David Rozehnal DF CZE 16+5 0 1+2 0 1 0 6 Caçapa DF BRA 16+3 1 2 1 1 0 14 Charles N'Zogbia DF FRA 27+5 3 3 0 2 0 15 Lamine Diatta DF SEN 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 21 Habib Beye DF SEN 27+2 1 0 0 1 0 25 Abdoulaye Faye DF SEN 20+2 1 1 0 2 0 26 Peter Ramage DF ENG 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 27 Steven Taylor DF ENG 29+2 1 3 0 2 0 30 David Edgar DF CAN 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Midfielders 5 Emre Belözoğlu MF TUR 6+8 1 1 0 1+1 0 7 Joey Barton MF ENG 20+3 1 0 0 0 0 11 Damien Duff MF IRL 12+4 0 3 1 0 0 16 James Milner MF ENG 25+4 2 2 1 1 0 20 Geremi MF CMR 24+3 1 0 0 1 0 22 Nicky Butt MF ENG 35 3 2 0 0+2 0 38 Kazenga LuaLua MF COD 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Forwards 9 Obafemi Martins FW NGA 23+8 9 0 0 1+1 1 10 Michael Owen FW ENG 24+5 11 3 1 1 1 17 Alan Smith FW ENG 26+7 0 2 0 2 0 23 Shola Ameobi FW ENG 2+4 0 0 0 2 0 36 Mark Viduka FW AUS 19+7 7 2 0 0 0 39 Andy Carroll FW ENG 1+3 0 0+2 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players transferred out during the season 15 Nolberto Solano MF PER 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 19 May 2008 Competitions October 2016 Coaching staff Manager ENG Kevin Keegan y Assistant Manager ENG Terry McDermott First Team coach England Lee Clark y Goalkeeping Coach England Andy Woodman Development Coach England John Carver y Reserve Team Coach SCO Steve Clarke Chief scout England Arthur Cox 3 May 2011 May 2011 References External links FootballSquads – Newcastle United – 2007/08 Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons Newcastle United