Newcastle United F.C. season 2007-08

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Newcastle United

Season 2007-08
League	Premier League
Manager	Kevin Keegan Sam Allardyce ('mutual consent' January 9, 2008)
Chairman	Chris Mort^[1] (for Mike Ashley)
League position	12th
Top goalscorer	League: Martins(10) All: Owen (12)
Highest attendance	52,307 (v Liverpool)
Lowest attendance	30,523 (v Barnsley)
FA Cup	Fourth Round
League Cup	Third Round

During the 2007-08 season, Newcastle United are participating in the Premier League.

1 Team kit
2 Chronological list of events
3 Transfers
- 3.1 In
- 3.2 Out
4 Squad list
5 Match results
6 Player statistics
7 References

[edit] Team kit

The team kit for the 2007-08 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.

Home colours

Away colours

Third kit

[edit] Chronological list of events

7 June 2007: Mark Viduka was signed from Middlesbrough.^[2]

14 June 2007: Joey Barton was signed from Manchester City.^[3]

29 June 2007: Mike Ashley increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%.^[4]

29 June 2007: David Rozehnal was signed from Paris Saint-Germain.^[5]

3 July 2007: Geremi Njitap was signed from Chelsea.^[6]

24 July 2007: Newcastle United deputy chairman Chris Mort replaced Freddy Shepherd as chairman of the club.^[1]

3 August 2007: Alan Smith was signed from Manchester United.^[7]

3 August 2007: Caçapa was signed from Olympique Lyonnais.^[8]

6 August 2007: José Enrique Sánchez was signed from Villarreal.^[9]

31 August 2007: Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye was signed from Bolton Wanderers.^[10]

31 August 2007: Habib Beye was signed from Olympique Marseille.^[11]

4 September 2007: Charles N'Zogbia signed a new five-year contract.^[12]

21 December 2007: Nicky Butt signed a new one-year contract.

7 January 2008: Ben Tozer was signed from Swindon Town.^[13]

8 January 2008: Wesley Ngo Baheng was signed from Le Havre.^[14]

9 January 2008: Sam Allardyce sacked as manager.^[15]

16 January 2008: Kevin Keegan hired as manager.^[16]

18 January 2008: Tamás Kádár was signed from Zalaegerszegi TE.^[17]

31 January 2008: Fabio Zamblera was signed from Atalanta B.C.

31 January 2008: Ole Soderberg was signed from BK Hacken

07 March 2008: Lamine Diatta was signed as a Free Agent

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

Date	Player	Previous Club	Cost
7 June 2007	Mark Viduka	Middlesbrough	Free^[2]
14 June 2007	Joey Barton	Manchester City	£5.5 million^[3]
29 June 2007	David Rozehnal	Paris Saint-Germain	£2.9 million^[5]
3 July 2007	Geremi Njitap	Chelsea	Free^[6]
3 August 2007	Alan Smith	Manchester United	£6 million^[7]
3 August 2007	Caçapa	Olympique Lyonnais	Free^[8]
6 August 2007	José Enrique Sánchez	Villarreal CF	£6.3 million^[9]
31 August 2007	Abdoulaye Faye	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed^[10]
31 August 2007	Habib Beye	Marseille	Undisclosed^[11]
7 January 2008	Ben Tozer	Swindon Town	Undisclosed^[13]
8 January 2008	Wesley Ngo Baheng	Le Havre	Undisclosed^[14]
18 January 2008	Tamás Kádár	Zalaegerszegi TE	£900,000^[17]
31 January 2008	Fabio Zamblera	Atalanta	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	Ole Soderberg	Häcken	Undisclosed
07 March 2008	Lamine Diatta	Free Agent	Free

[edit] Out

Date	Player	New Club	Cost
6 June 2007	Scott Parker	West Ham	£7 million^[18]
1 July 2007	Alan O'Brien	Hibernian	Undisclosed^[19]
3 August 2007	Tim Krul	Falkirk	Loan - (End of Season)^[20]
14 August 2007	Andy Carroll	Preston	Loan - (1st January 2008)^[21]
16 August 2007	Kieron Dyer	West Ham	£6 million^[22]
25 August 2007	Albert Luque	Ajax	Undisclosed^[23]
31 August 2007	Paul Huntington	Leeds	Undisclosed^[24]
31 August 2007	Nolberto Solano	West Ham	Undisclosed^[25]
15 November 2007	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Loan (January 1st 2008)
11 December 2007	Celestine Babayaro	Los Angeles Galaxy	Released
4 January 2008	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	David Rozenhal	Lazio	Loan (End of Season)
February 2008	Shola Ameobi	Stoke City	Loan (End of Season)
06 May 2008	Stephen Carr	--	Released (Contract not renewed)
06 May 2008	James Troisi	--	Released (Contract not renewed)
06 May 2008	Peter Ramage	Queens Park Rangers	Released (Contract not renewed)
15 May 2008	Lamine Diatta	--	Released (Contract not renewed)

[edit] Squad list

All players in the Newcastle United squad during the 2007-08 season

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Shay Given
2	DF	Stephen Carr
3	DF	José Enrique Sánchez
4	DF	David Rozehnal
5	MF	Emre Belözoğlu
6	DF	Caçapa
7	MF	Joey Barton
9	FW	Obafemi Martins
10	FW	Michael Owen
11	MF	Damien Duff
13	GK	Steve Harper
14	MF	Charles N'Zogbia
15	DF	Lamine Diatta
15	MF	Nolberto Solano
16	MF	James Milner
17	FW	Alan Smith

No.	Position	Player
20	DF	Geremi Njitap
21	DF	Habib Beye
22	MF	Nicky Butt
23	FW	Shola Ameobi
25	DF	Abdoulaye Faye
26	DF	Peter Ramage
27	DF	Steven Taylor
30	DF	David Edgar
33	DF	Celestine Babayaro
34	GK	Fraser Forster
35	MF	Matty Pattison
36	FW	Mark Viduka
37	FW	James Troisi
38	MF	Kazenga LuaLua
39	FW	Andrew Carroll
40	GK	Tim Krul

[edit] Match results

[edit] Friendlies

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
17 July 2007	Hartlepool United	A	3 – 1	Ameobi 56' 72', Owen 58'	6,030
21 July 2007	Carlisle United	A	1 – 1	Solano 90'	12,346
26 July 2007	Celtic	H	4 – 1	Martins 11', Luque 30' 42', Milner 90'	30,225
29 July 2007	Juventus	H	2 – 0	Luque pen 9', Carroll 36'	34,016
1 August 2007	Hull	A	0 – 1		14,000
5 August 2007	Sampdoria	H	1 – 0	Smith 59'	23,078

[edit] Premier League

Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
11 August 2007	Bolton Wanderers	A	3 – 1	N'Zogbia 11', Martins 21' 27'	25,414
18 August 2007	Aston Villa	H	0 – 0		51,049
26 August 2007	Middlesbrough	A	2 – 2	N'Zogbia 22', Viduka 77'	28,875
1 September 2007	Wigan Athletic	H	1 – 0	Owen 87'	50,461
17 September 2007	Derby County	A	0 – 1		30,016
23 September 2007	West Ham United	H	3 – 1	Viduka 2' 41', N'Zogbia 76'	50,104
29 September 2007	Manchester City	A	1 – 3	Martins 29'	40,606
7 October 2007	Everton	H	3 – 2	Butt 42', Emre 86', Owen 90'	50,152
22 October 2007	Tottenham Hotspur	H	3 – 1	Martins 44', Caçapa 49', Milner 72'	51,411
27 October 2007	Reading	A	1 – 2	Duberry 74' (og)	24,119
3 November 2007	Portsmouth	H	1 – 4	Campbell 16' (og)	51,490
10 November 2007	Sunderland	A	1 – 1	Milner 65'	47,701
24 November 2007	Liverpool	H	0 – 3		52,307
1 December 2007	Blackburn Rovers	A	1 – 3	Martins 45'	27,477
5 December 2007	Arsenal	H	1 – 1	Taylor 60'	50,305
8 December 2007	Birmingham City	H	2 – 1	Martins pen 45', Beye 90'	49,948
15 December 2007	Fulham	A	1 – 0	Barton pen 90'	24,959
23 December 2007	Derby County	H	2 – 2	Viduka 27', 87'	51,386
26 December 2007	Wigan Athletic	A	0 – 1		20,204
28 December 2007	Chelsea	A	1 – 2	Butt 56'	41,751
2 January 2008	Manchester City	H	0 – 2		50,956
12 January 2008	Manchester United	A	0 – 6		75,965
19 January 2008	Bolton Wanderers	H	0 – 0		52,250
29 January 2008	Arsenal	A	0 – 3		60,127
3 February 2008	Middlesbrough	H	1 – 1	Owen 60'	51,105
9 February 2008	Aston Villa	A	1 – 4	Owen 4'	42,640
23 February 2008	Manchester United	H	1 – 5	Faye 79'	52,291
1 March 2008	Blackburn Rovers	H	0 – 1		50,796
8 March 2008	Liverpool	A	0 – 3		44,031
17 March 2008	Birmingham City	A	1 – 1	Owen 56'	25,777
22 March 2008	Fulham	H	2 – 0	Viduka 6', Owen 82'	52,293
30 March 2008	Tottenham Hotspur	A	4 – 1	Butt 45', Geremi 52', Owen 65', Martins 83'	36,067
5 April 2008	Reading	H	3 – 0	Martins 18', Owen 43', Viduka 58'	52,179
12 April 2008	Portsmouth	A	0 – 0		20,507
20 April 2008	Sunderland	H	2 – 0	Owen 4', pen 45'	52,305
26 April 2008	West Ham United	A	2 – 2	Martins 42', McCartney 45' (og)	34,980
3 May 2008	Chelsea	H	0 – 2		52,305
11 May 2008	Everton	A	1 – 3	Owen pen 47'	39, 592

H/A = Home/Away; F/A = Goals For/Goals Against

Last updated: 7 May 2008

[edit] F.A. Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
3	6 January 2008	Stoke City	A	0 - 0		22,861
3R	16 January 2008	Stoke City	H	4 - 1	Owen 8', Cacapa 31', Milner 68', Duff 76'	35,108
4	26 January 2008	Arsenal	A	0 - 3		60,046

H/A = Home/Away; F/A = Goals For/Goals Against

Last updated: 26 January 2008

[edit] League Cup

Round	Date	Opponents	H / A	Result F – A	Scorers	Attendance
2	29 August 2007	Barnsley	H	2 - 0	Owen 57', Martins 86'	30,523
3	25 September 2007	Arsenal	A	0 - 2		60,004

H/A = Home/Away; F/A = Goals For/Goals Against

Last updated: 4 January 2008

[edit] Player statistics

No.	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Apps^[26]	Goals	YC	RC
1	GK	Ireland	Given, ShayShay Given	24	0	2	0
2	DF	Ireland	Carr, StephenStephen Carr	12	0	0	0
3	DF	Spain	Enrique, JoséJosé Enrique	27	0	1	0
4	DF	Czech Republic	Rozehnal, DavidDavid Rozehnal	25	0	0	0
5	MF	Turkey	Emre	17	1	2	1
6	DF	Brazil	Caçapa	21	2	2	0
7	MF	England	Barton, JoeyJoey Barton	22	1	4	0
9	FW	Nigeria	Martins, ObafemiObafemi Martins	32	10	1	0
10	FW	England	Owen, MichaelMichael Owen	32	13	2	0
11	MF	Ireland	Duff, DamienDamien Duff	18	1	3	0
13	GK	England	Harper, SteveSteve Harper	20	0	0	0
14	MF	France	N'Zogbia, CharlesCharles N'Zogbia	36	3	6	0
15	MF	Peru	Solano, NolbertoNolberto Solano	2	0	0	0
15	DF	Senegal	Diatta, LamineLamine Diatta	2	0	0	0
16	MF	England	Milner, JamesJames Milner	32	3	3	0
17	FW	England	Smith, AlanAlan Smith	36	0	10	1
20	MF	Cameroon	Geremi	27	1	3	0
21	DF	Senegal	Beye, HabibHabib Beye	28	1	5	0
22	MF	England	Butt, NickyNicky Butt	36	3	14	0
23	FW	England	Ameobi, SholaShola Ameobi	8	0	0	0
25	DF	Senegal	Faye, AbdoulayeAbdoulaye Faye	23	1	5	0
26	DF	England	Ramage, PeterPeter Ramage	3	0	0	0
27	DF	England	Taylor, StevenSteven Taylor	35	1	3	0
30	DF	Canada	Edgar, DavidDavid Edgar	6	0	0	0
33	DF	Nigeria	Babayaro, CelestineCelestine Babayaro	0	0	0	0
34	GK	England	Forster, FraserFraser Forster	0	0	0	0
35	MF	South Africa	Pattison, MattyMatty Pattison	0	0	0	0
36	FW	Australia	Viduka, MarkMark Viduka	27	7	0	0
37	MF	Australia	Troisi, JamesJames Troisi	0	0	0	0
38	MF	Democratic Republic of the Congo	LuaLua, KazengaKazenga LuaLua	5	0	0	0
39	FW	England	Carroll, AndyAndy Carroll	6	0	0	0
40	GK	Netherlands	Krul, TimTim Krul	0	0	0	0

Last Update: May 20, 2008
Data includes all competitions
Geremi stripped of 1 goal. Dubious Goals Committee ruled that equaliser against West Ham in 2-2 draw on the 26th of April was an own goal to George McCartney.

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Mort in for Shepherd at Newcastle", BBC Sport, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
^ ^a ^b "Viduka makes switch to Newcastle", BBC Sport, 2007-06-07. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
^ ^a ^b "Barton completes move to Magpies", BBC Sport, 2007-06-14. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
^ "Ashley ups Newcastle United stake", BBC News, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
^ ^a ^b "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal", BBC Sport, 2007-06-29. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
^ ^a ^b "Geremi clinches move to Newcastle", BBC Sport, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-07-03.
^ ^a ^b "Newcastle seal £6m Smith transfer", BBC Sport, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-03.
^ ^a ^b "Brazilian signs for Toon", nufc.co.uk, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
^ ^a ^b "Magpies seal £6.3m Enrique switch", BBC Sport, 2007-08-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-06.
^ ^a ^b "Faye Signs For Magpies", Newcastle United, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ ^a ^b "Marseille Skipper Completes Move", Newcastle United, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ "N'Zogbia signs new Newcastle deal", BBC Sport, 2007-09-04. Retrieved on 2007-09-04.
^ ^a ^b "Tozer's Toon Transfer", Newcastle United Official Website, 2008-01-07. Retrieved on 2008-01-07.
^ ^a ^b "Green Light For Wes", Newcastle United Official Website, 2008-01-08. Retrieved on 2008-01-08.
^ "Sam Allardyce - NUFC Official Statement", Newcastle United Official Website, 2008-01-09. Retrieved on 2008-01-09.
^ "King Kev to make Toon return". Newcastle United F.C.. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
^ ^a ^b "Hungarian Starlet Completes Toon Move", Newcastle United Official Website, 2008-01-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
^ "Parker joins West Ham", whufc.com, 2007-07-03. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
^ "Hibernian swoop to sign O'Brien", BBC Sport, 2007-07-25. Retrieved on 2007-06-06.
^ "Falkirk sign up Wallner and Krul", BBC Sport, 2007-08-03. Retrieved on 2007-08-22.
^ "Preston recruit striker Carroll", BBC Sport, 2007-08-14. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
^ "West Ham clinch deal to sign Dyer", BBC Sport, 2007-08-16. Retrieved on 2007-08-16.
^ "Ajax & Newcastle agree Luque fee", BBC Sport, 2007-08-25. Retrieved on 2007-08-30.
^ "Window Watch: Defender Joins Leeds", Newcastle United, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ "Sol Bids Farewell To Toon", Newcastle United, 2007-08-31. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
^ Includes substitute appearances.

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[edit] Team kit

[edit] Chronological list of events

[edit] Transfers

[edit] In

[edit] Out

[edit] Squad list

[edit] Match results

[edit] Friendlies

[edit] Premier League

[edit] F.A. Cup

[edit] League Cup

[edit] Player statistics

[edit] References

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