2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season

Team kit

Club transfers

Squad

Starting 11

Matches

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In

Out

Pre-season

Premier League

Champions League

UEFA Cup

FA Cup

League Cup

For the third season in a row Newcastle qualified for European competition via the league. However, following the two Champions League qualifications of the previous two seasons, this time they were not be as lucky 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, with no win until October in the league, including a Champions League qualifier defeat on penalties to Partizan Belgrade, and no win after April 25th, including a UEFA Cup semi-final defeat in Marseille. The club's away form was also 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.

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

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
July 2003	DF	Lee Bowyer	West Ham United	Free
January 2004	DF	Michael Bridges	Leeds United	Loan

Total spending: £0m

Date	Pos.	Name	From	Fee
October 2003	MF	Clarence Acuña	Rosario Central	Released
January 2004	DF	Nikos Dabizas	Leicester City	Free
January 2004	FW	Carl Cort	Wolves	£2,000,000
January 2004	MF	Nolberto Solano	Aston Villa	£1,500,000
January 2004	DF	Gary Caldwell	Hibernian	Released

Total spending: £3.5m

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

No.	Position	Player
1	GK	Shay Given
2	DF	Andy Griffin
3	DF	Robbie Elliott
4	MF	Nolberto Solano
5	DF	Andy O'Brien
6	MF	Clarence Acuña
7	MF	Jermaine Jenas
8	MF	Kieron Dyer
9	FW	Alan Shearer (c)
10	FW	Craig Bellamy
11	MF	Gary Speed ((vc)
12	GK	Steve Harper
14	DF	Wayne Quinn
14	FW	Michael Bridges
16	FW	Carl Cort
17	MF	Darren Ambrose
18	DF	Aaron Hughes
19	DF	Titus Bramble
20	FW	Lomana LuaLua

No.	Position	Player
21	MF	Diego Gavilán
22	DF	Jamie McClen
23	FW	Shola Ameobi
24	GK	Tony Caig
25	MF	Brian Kerr
27	DF	Jonathan Woodgate
28	FW	Michael Chopra
29	MF	Lee Bowyer
30	DF	Steven Caldwell
32	MF	Laurent Robert
33	GK	Adam Collin
34	DF	Nikos Dabizas
35	DF	Olivier Bernard
36	DF	Gary Caldwell
37	FW	Calvin Zola
38	DF	Steven Taylor
39	MF	Martin Brittain
40	MF	Bradley Orr
45	MF	Hugo Viana

Only considering Premiership starts

GK: #1, Shay Given, 38
RB: #18, Aaron Hughes, 34
CB: #19, Titus Bramble, 27
CB: #5, Andy O'Brien, 27
LB: #35, Olivier Bernard, 35
RM: #8, Kieron Dyer, 25
CM: #7, Jermaine Jenas, 26
CM: #11, Gary Speed,
LM: #32, Laurent Robert, 31
CF: #9, Alan Shearer, 37
CF: #23, Shola Ameobi, 18

18 July 2003	Newcastle United	2 – 1	Doncaster Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Speed 20' Dyer 30'		Gill 40'	Stadium: Darsley Park

PL Asia Cup 24 July 2003	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

18 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

23 August 2003	Newcastle United	1 – 2	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 26'	Report	van Nistelrooy 51' Scholes 59'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,165 Referee: Uriah Rennie

30 August 2003	Newcastle United	0 – 1	Birmingham City	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Dunn 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,006 Referee: Matt Messias

13 September 2003	Everton	2 - 2	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Naysmith 40' Radzinski 67' Ferguson 88' (pen.)	Report	Robert 40' Shearer 59' (pen.), 82' (pen.)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,228 Referee: Rob Styles

20 September 2003	Newcastle United	0 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,014 Referee: Graham Barber

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
	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
	Johnson 25' Crespo 40' Lampard 40' (pen.) Duff 78' Guðjohnsen 84'	Report	O'Brien , 42'	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

29 November 2003	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Wolverhampton
	Blake 27'	Report	Shearer 31'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,344 Referee: Steve Bennett

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

20 December 2003	Charlton Athletic	0 - 0	Newcastle United	London
		Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Steve Bennett

26 December 2003	Leicester City	1 - 1	Newcastle United	Leicester
	Dickov 67'	Report	Ambrose 90'	Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,148 Referee: Chris Foy

28 December 2003	Newcastle United	0 - 1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Gallagher 72'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,648 Referee: Mark Halsey

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

1 May 2004	Manchester City	1 - 0	Newcastle United	Birmingham
15:00	Wanchope 59'	Report		Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 47,227 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 May 2004	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Bowyer 38'	Report	Ganea 70'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,139 Referee: Matt Messias

11 May 2002	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

3rd qual rd. 1st leg 13 August 2003	Partizan Belgrade	0 – 1	Newcastle United	Belgrade
		Report	Solano 38'	Stadium: Stadion FK Partizan Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia)

3rd qual rd. 2nd leg 27 August 2003	Newcastle United	0 – 1(a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.) (3 – 4 pen)	Partizan Belgrade	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Iliev 50'	Stadium: St James' Park Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)
		Penalties
	Shearer Dyer Woodgate Ameobi LuaLua Jenas Hughes		??? ??? ??? ??? Iliev ??? ???

R1 1st leg 24 September 2003	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

R1 2nd leg 15 October 2003	NAC Breda	0 – 1 (0 – 6 agg.)	Newcastle United	Breda
		Report	Robert 86'	Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 16,400 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

R2 1st leg 6 November 2003	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)

R2 2nd leg 27 November 2003	Newcastle United	1 – 0 (4 – 2 agg.)	FC Basel	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Smiljanić 14' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,395 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark)

R3 1st leg 26 February 2004	Vålerenga	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Oslo
	Normann 54'	Report	Bellamy 39'	Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 17,039 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland)

R3 2nd leg 3 March 2004	Newcastle United	3 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)	Vålerenga	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 19' Ameobi 47', 89'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,531 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)

R4 1st leg 11 March 2004	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)

R4 2nd leg 25 March 2004	Mallorca	0 – 3 (1 – 7 agg.)	Newcastle United	Palma, Majorca
	Shearer 46', 89' Bellamy 78'	Report		Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Quarter-final 1st leg 8 April 2004	PSV Eindhoven	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Eindhoven
	Kežman 15'	Report	Jenas 45'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France)

Quarter-final 2nd leg 14 April 2004	Newcastle United	2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)	PSV Eindhoven	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer 9' Speed 66'	Report	Kežman 52' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,083 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain)

Semi-final 1st leg 22 April 2004	Newcastle United	0 – 0	Marseille	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,004 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Semi-final 2nd leg 6 May 2004	Marseille	2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)	Newcastle United	Marseille
	Drogba 18', 82'	Report		Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia)

Round 3 3 January 2004	Southampton	0 – 3	Newcastle United	Southampton
		Report	Dyer 24', 67' Robert 39'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,456 Referee: Mike Dean

Round 4 24 January 2004	Liverpool	2 – 1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Cheyrou 2', 61'	Report	Robert 4'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,365 Referee: Graham Poll

Round 3 29 October 2003	Newcastle United	1 – 2 (a.e.t.)	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert 79'	Report	Ameobi 29' (o.g.) Hughes 101'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,932 Referee: Neale Barry

PL Asia Cup 27 July 2003

Chelsea

0 – 0 (a.e.t.)

(5 – 4 pen)

Newcastle United

Kuala Lumpur

20:45 MST
08:00 UTC

Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium
Attendance: 41,500
Referee: Andy D'Urso

Penalties

Lampard
Duff
Huth
Guðjohnsen
Hasselbaink
Keenan
Terry

Shearer
Robert
Dyer
Bowyer
Bellamy
Woodgate
Jenas

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