2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season

December 2020 March 2015 Newcastle United 2003–04 Bobby Robson Freddie Shepherd St James' Park Premier League 5th FA Cup Fourth round League Cup Third round Champions League Third qualifying round UEFA Cup Semi-finals Alan Shearer (22) Alan Shearer (28) 51,996 _nufc0305h _nufc0305h _nufc0305h _nufc0305h _nufc0305h _nufc0304a _nufc0304a _nufc0304a _nufc0304a _nufc0304a _nufc0304t _nufc0304t _nufc0304t _nufc0304t _nufc0304t 2002–03 2004–05 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 finished fifth 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 Newcastle did not make it into the Champions League. Season summary Newcastle had finished the 2002–03 season third in the Premier League,http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics Official Site of the Premier League Statistics 2014-09-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111127233054/http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics 27 November 2011 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.http://www.soccerlinks.net/pages/champions_league/cl04qual.html Champions League 2003-2004 Qualifying Rounds results 18 May 2012 https://archive.today/20120911205115/http://www.soccerlinks.net/pages/champions_league/cl04qual.html 11 September 2012 dead This defeat dropped Newcastle into the first round of the UEFA Cup. Newcastle reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, defeating Breda,http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2003-10 UEFA Cup 2003-2004 Results, Wednesday 15th October 2003 - statto.com 18 May 2012 19 September 2012 https://archive.today/20120919042935/http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2003-10 live Basel,statto.com Vålerenga,statto.com Mallorcahttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3561413.stm BBC News Newcastle ease through 25 March 2004 and PSVstatto.com in the competition. Newcastle were knocked out by Marseille in the semi-finals 2–0 on aggregate.statto.com 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 2003–04 FA Premier League NEW Team kit The team kit for the 2003–04 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock. Club transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee 1 July 2003 MF ENG Lee Bowyer ENG West Ham United Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/2932590.stm BBC News Bowyer agrees Magpies deal 23 May 2003 2 February 2004 CF ENG Michael Bridges ENG Leeds United Three-month loanhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3451083.stm BBC News Newcastle sign Bridges 2 February 2004 Total spending: £0 Out Date Pos. Name To Fee 14 October 2003 MF CHI Clarence Acuña ARG Rosario Central Releasedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/n/newcastle_united/3191756.stm BBC News Acuna leaves Newcastle 14 October 2003 1 January 2004 DF GRE Nikos Dabizas ENG Leicester City Freehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/l/leicester_city/3361063.stm BBC News Dabizas to join Leicester 1 January 2004 25 January 2004 FW ENG Carl Cort ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers £2,000,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/3418275.stm BBC News Cort secures Wolves switch 25 January 2004 30 January 2004 MF PER Nolberto Solano ENG Aston Villa £1,500,000http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/3445405.stm BBC News Solano signs for Villa 30 January 2004 30 January 2004 DF SCO Gary Caldwell SCO Hibernian Releasedhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/h/hibernian/3441745.stm BBC News Hibs land Caldwell 30 January 2004 Total spending: £3,500,000 First-team squad Squad at end of season 1 IRL GK Shay Given 2 ENG DF Andy Griffin 3 ENG DF Robbie Elliott 5 IRL DF Andy O'Brien 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 GK Steve Harper 14 ENG FW Michael Bridges 17 ENG MF Darren Ambrose 18 NIR DF Aaron Hughes 19 ENG DF Titus Bramble 20 Congo DR FW Lomana LuaLua 21 PAR MF Diego Gavilán 22 ENG DF Jamie McClen 23 NGA FW Shola Ameobi 24 ENG GK Tony Caig 25 SCO MF Brian Kerr 27 ENG DF Jonathan Woodgate 28 ENG FW Michael Chopra 29 ENG MF Lee Bowyer 30 SCO DF Steven Caldwell 32 FRA MF Laurent Robert 33 ENG GK Adam Collin 35 FRA DF Olivier Bernard 37 COD FW Calvin Zola 38 ENG DF Steven Taylor 39 ENG MF Martin Brittain 40 ENG MF Bradley Orr 45 POR MF Hugo Viana Left club during season 4 PER MF Nolberto Solano to Aston Villa 6 CHI MF Clarence Acuña released 14 ENG DF Wayne Quinn on loan to West Ham United 16 ENG FW Carl Cort to Wolverhampton Wanderers 34 GRE DF Nikos Dabizas to Leicester City 36 SCO DF Gary Caldwell to Hibernian Appearances, goals and cards (Starting appearances + substitute appearances)http://www.11v11.com/teams/newcastle-united/tab/players/season/2004 All Newcastle United players: 2004 No.Pos.NameLeagueFA CupLeague CupChampions LeagueUEFA CupTotalDisciplineAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals13px13px1GKIRL Shay Given380200020110530102DFENG Andy Griffin500010101080204MFPER Nolberto Solano8+402010212+1015+51005DFIRL Andy O'Brien27+1110002010+1040+21527MFENG Jermaine Jenas26+5220100+2010139+73508MFENG Kieron Dyer2510222204+1033+13209FWENG Alan Shearer3722200+102010651+1283010FWWAL Craig Bellamy13+340000106+1520+494011MFWAL Gary Speed37+13200+102011152+246012GKENG Steve Harper0000100010200014FWENG Michael Bridges0+600000001+201+801017MFENG Darren Ambrose10+1420+100+10006+5116+2133018DFNIR Aaron Hughes3402000101004701019DFENG Titus Bramble27+2010100011340+239020FWCOD Lomana LuaLua2+520+10100+100+103+801023FWNGA Shola Ameobi18+870+10101+107+4327+14102027DFENG Jonathan Woodgate180200020502703028FWENG Michael Chopra1+50000000001+500029MFENG Lee Bowyer17+700000000+1017+826030DFSCO Steven Caldwell3+200010000+104+301032MFFRA Laurent Robert31+4622111+1011+1346+6121135DFFRA Olivier Bernard3512010201105101038DFENG Steven Taylor100000000+101+100039MFENG Martin Brittain0+100000000+100+200045MFPOR Hugo Viana5+1100+1010104+4011+16030 Coaching staff Manager ENG Bobby Robson y Assistant Manager England John Carver First Team coach ENG Nigel Pearson y Goalkeeping Coach England Simon Smith Development Coach England Arthur Cox y Reserve Team Coach SCO Steve Clarke Chief scout FRA David Ginola 3 May 2011 May 2011 Results Pre-season 18 July 2003 Newcastle United 2–1 W Doncaster Rovers Speed 20Dyer 30 Gill 40 Darsley Park Newcastle upon Tyne PL Asia Cup 24 July 2003 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Newcastle United 2–1 W Birmingham City Shearer 36 pen.Ameobi 75 Devlin 72 pen. Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala Lumpur 14,600 Rob Styles PL Asia Cup 27 July 2003 20:45 MST08:00 UTC Chelsea 0–0 L Newcastle United Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala Lumpur 41,500 Andy D'Urso Lampard Duff Huth Guðjohnsen Hasselbaink Keenan Terry 5–4 Shearer Robert Dyer Bowyer Bellamy Woodgate Jenas 1 August 2003 19:45 Sheffield Wednesday 4–3 L Newcastle United Owusu 2Smith 68Armstrong 77Kuqi 79 Dyer 20Ameobi 46LuaLua 65 Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 14,995 Howard Webb 1 August 2003 19:15 Hartlepool United 0–6 W Newcastle United Bellamy 9Shearer 17 29 35Solano 46Speed 53 Victoria Park Hartlepool 4,712 4 August 2003 19:45 Hull City 0–4 W Newcastle United Chopra 21 59Ameobi 35Cort 90 Kingston Communications Stadium Hull 15,206 5 August 2003 Newcastle United 2–2 D Bayern Munich Shearer 39 85 Hargreaves 60Pizarro 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 32,277 Premier League 17 August 2003 Leeds United 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Viduka 24Smith 57 Shearer 20 pen. 88 Elland Road Leeds 36,766 Alan Wiley 23 August 2003 Newcastle United 1–2 L Report Manchester United Shearer 26 van Nistelrooy 51Scholes 59 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,165 Uriah Rennie 30 August 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 0–1 L Report Birmingham City Dunn 61 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,006 Matt Messias 13 September 2003 Everton 2–2 D Report Newcastle United Naysmith 0 58Radzinski 67Ferguson 88 pen. Robert 1 40Shearer 59 pen. 82 pen. Goodison Park Liverpool 40,228 Rob Styles 20 September 2003 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report Bolton Wanderers St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,014 Graham Barber 26 September 2003 Arsenal 3–2 L Report Newcastle United Henry 18 80 pen.Silva 67 Robert 26Bernard 71 Highbury London 38,112 Mike Riley 4 October 2003 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Southampton Shearer 44 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,127 Phil Dowd 18 October 2003 Middlesbrough 0–1 W Report Newcastle United Ameobi 21 Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 34,081 Alan Wiley 21 October 2003 Fulham 2–3 W Report Newcastle United Clark 6Saha 8 Robert 16Shearer 51 56 pen. Loftus Road London 16,506 Barry Knight 25 October 2003 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Portsmouth Speed 17Shearer 28 pen.Ameobi 61 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,161 Paul Durkin 1 November 2003 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Aston Villa Robert 45 Dublin 11McCann 1 70 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,975 Matt Messias 9 November 2003 16:00 Chelsea 5–0 L Report Newcastle United Johnson 25Crespo 40Lampard 42 pen.Duff 78Guðjohnsen 84 O'Brien 0 42 Stamford Bridge London 41,332 Paul Durkin 22 November 2003 Newcastle United 3–0 W Report Manchester City Ameobi 57Shearer 77 85 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,159 Neale Barry 29 November 2003 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Blake 27 Shearer 31 Molineux Stadium Wolverhampton 29,344 Steve Bennett 6 December 2003 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Liverpool Shearer 63 pen. Murphy 6 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,151 Graham Poll 13 December 2003 Newcastle United 4–0 W Report Tottenham Hotspur Robert 35 55Shearer 59 66 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,139 Alan Wiley 20 December 2003 Charlton Athletic 0–0 D Report Newcastle United The Valley London 26,508 Steve Bennett 26 December 2003 Leicester City 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Dickov 67 Ambrose 90 Walkers Stadium Leicester 32,148 Chris Foy 28 December 2003 Newcastle United 0–1 L Report Blackburn Rovers Gallagher 72 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,648 Mark Halsey 7 January 2004 19:45 Newcastle United 1–0 W Report Leeds United Shearer 4 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,130 Phil Dowd 11 January 2004 16:05 Manchester United 0–0 D Report Newcastle United Old Trafford Manchester 67,622 Paul Durkin 19 January 2004 20:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Fulham O'Brien 4Speed 41Robert 54 Davis 74 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,104 Neale Barry 31 January 2004 15:00 Birmingham City 1–1 D Report Newcastle United John 90 Speed 37 St Andrew's Birmingham 29,513 Rob Styles 7 February 2004 15:00 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Leicester City Ameobi 30Taggart 37 o.g.Jenas 59 Ferdinand 80 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,125 Steve Dunn 11 February 2004 20:00 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Stead 85 Bellamy 52 Ewood Park Blackburn 23,459 Matt Messias 21 February 2004 15:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Middlesbrough Bellamy 63Shearer 83 pen. Zenden 33 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,156 Graham Poll 29 February 2004 15:00 Portsmouth 1–1 D Report Newcastle United LuaLua 89 Bellamy 34 Fratton Park Portsmouth 20,140 Andy D'Urso 14 March 2004 15:00 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 L Report Newcastle United O'Brien 86 o.g. White Hart Lane London 36,083 Howard Webb 20 March 2004 17:30 Newcastle United 3–1 W Report Charlton Athletic Shearer 2 77Jenas 35 Jensen 54 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 51,847 Mike Riley 28 March 2004 14:00 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Pedersen 4 Reebok Stadium Bolton 27,360 Mike Dean 3 April 2004 15:00 Newcastle United 4–2 W Report Everton Bellamy 5Dyer 21Shearer 52 90 Gravesen 12Yobo 81 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 42,155 Dermot Gallagher 11 April 2004 16:05 Newcastle United 0–0 D Report Arsenal St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,141 Paul Durkin 18 April 2004 14:00 Aston Villa 0–0 D Report Newcastle United O'Brien 0 10 Villa Park Birmingham 40,786 Barry Knight 25 April 2004 14:00 Newcastle United 2–1 W Report Chelsea Ameobi 44Shearer 48 Cole 5 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,016 Rob Styles 1 May 2004 15:00 Manchester City 1–0 L Report Newcastle United Wanchope 59 City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 47,227 Mark Halsey 9 May 2004 15:00 Newcastle United 1–1 D Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bowyer 38 Ganea 70 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,139 Matt Messias 12 May 2004 20:00 Southampton 3–3 D Report Newcastle United Beattie 19Bramble 39 o.g.Griffit 88 Ameobi 7Bowyer 35Ambrose 90 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 31,815 Graham Poll 15 May 2004 15:00 Liverpool 1–1 D Report Newcastle United Owen 67 Ameobi 25 Anfield Liverpool 44,172 Mike Riley Champions League 3rd qual rd. 1st leg 13 August 2003 Partizan Belgrade SCG 0–1 W Report ENG Newcastle United Solano 38 Stadion FK Partizan Belgrade 32,500 Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia) 3rd qual rd. 2nd leg 27 August 2003 Newcastle United ENG 0–1 L Report SCG Partizan Belgrade Iliev 50 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) 1–1 Shearer Dyer Woodgate Ameobi LuaLua Jenas Hughes 3–4 Malbaša Nađ Stojanoski Radaković Iliev Ilić Cirkovic UEFA Cup R1 1st leg 24 September 2003 Newcastle United ENG 5–0 W Report NED NAC Breda Bellamy 31 37Bramble 59Shearer 77Ambrose 89 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 36,007 R1 2nd leg 15 October 2003 NAC Breda NED 0–1 W Report ENG Newcastle United Robert 86 Rat Verlegh Stadion Breda 16,400 Espen Berntsen (Norway) 0–6 R2 1st leg 6 November 2003 FC Basel SUI 2–3 W Report ENG Newcastle United Cantaluppi 11Chipperfield 15 Robert 14Bramble 37Ameobi 75 St. Jakob-Park Basel 30,000 Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) R2 2nd leg 27 November 2003 Newcastle United ENG 1–0 W Report SUI FC Basel Smiljanić 14 o.g. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 40,387 Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) 4–2 R3 1st leg 26 February 2004 Vålerenga NOR 1–1 D Report ENG Newcastle United Normann 54 Bellamy 39 Ullevaal Stadion Oslo 17,039 Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) R3 2nd leg 3 March 2004 Newcastle United ENG 3–1 W Report NOR Vålerenga Shearer 19Ameobi 47 89 Hagen 25 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 38,531 Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) 4–2 R4 1st leg 11 March 2004 Newcastle United ENG 4–1 W Report ESP Mallorca Bellamy 67Shearer 71Robert 74Bramble 84 Moya 1 35Correa 57 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 38,012 Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) R4 2nd leg 25 March 2004 Mallorca ESP 0–3 W Report ENG Newcastle United Shearer 46 89Bellamy 78 Son Moix Palma, Majorca 11,500 Konrad Plautz (Austria) 1–7 Quarter-final 1st leg 8 April 2004 PSV Eindhoven NED 1–1 D Report ENG Newcastle United Kežman 15 Jenas 45 Philips Stadion Eindhoven 35,000 Gilles Veissière (France) Quarter-final 2nd leg 14 April 2004 Newcastle United ENG 2–1 W Report NED PSV Eindhoven Shearer 9Speed 66 Kežman 52 pen. St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 50,083 Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) 3–2 Semi-final 1st leg 22 April 2004 Newcastle United ENG 0–0 D Report FRA Marseille St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 52,004 Valentin Ivanov (Russia) Semi-final 2nd leg 6 May 2004 Marseille FRA 2–0 L Report ENG Newcastle United Drogba 18 82 Stade Vélodrome Marseille 57,500 Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) 2–0 FA Cup Round 3 3 January 2004 Southampton 0–3 W Report Newcastle United Dyer 24 67Robert 39 St Mary's Stadium Southampton 28,456 Mike Dean Round 4 24 January 2004 Liverpool 2–1 L Report Newcastle United Cheyrou 2 61 Robert 4 Anfield Liverpool 41,365 Graham Poll League Cup Round 3 29 October 2003 Newcastle United 1–2 L Report West Bromwich Albion Robert 79 Ameobi 29 o.g.Hughes 101 St James' Park Newcastle upon Tyne 46,932 Neale Barry References External links FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2003/04 Newcastle United Category:Newcastle United F.C. seasons