2007–08 Newcastle United F.C. season

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Newcastle United
2007–08 season
ChairmanChris Mort[1]
ManagerSam Allardyce
(Until 9 January 2008)
Nigel Pearson
(From 9–16 January 2008)
Kevin Keegan
(From 16 January 2008)
Premier League12th
FA CupFourth round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Owen (11)
All: Michael Owen (13)
Highest home attendance52,307 (vs. Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance30,523 (vs. Barnsley)
Away colours
Third colours

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[]

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.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5] Further appointments saw Tony Jimenez join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment and Jeff Vetere as technical co-ordinator.[6] 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.[7] David Williamson was also appointed, as director of operations in April.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

Final league table[]

Main article: 2007–08 Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
10 West Ham United 38 13 10 15 42 50 −8 49
11 Tottenham Hotspur 38 11 13 14 66 61 +5 46 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[a]
12 Newcastle United 38 11 10 17 45 65 −20 43
13 Middlesbrough 38 10 12 16 43 53 −10 42
14 Wigan Athletic 38 10 10 18 34 51 −17 40
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
Notes:
  1. ^ As League Cup winners

Chronological list of events[]

  • 7 June 2007: Mark Viduka was signed from Middlesbrough.[11]
  • 14 June 2007: Joey Barton was signed from Manchester City.[12]
  • 29 June 2007: Mike Ashley increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%.[13] David Rozehnal was signed from Paris Saint-Germain.[14]
  • 3 July 2007: Geremi Njitap was signed from Chelsea.[15]
  • 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.[16]
  • 3 August 2007: Caçapa was signed from Lyon.[17]
  • 6 August 2007: José Enrique was signed from Villarreal.[18]
  • 31 August 2007: Abdoulaye Faye was signed from Bolton Wanderers.[19]
  • 31 August 2007: Habib Beye was signed from Marseille.[20]
  • 4 September 2007: Charles N'Zogbia signed a new five-year contract.[21]
  • 13 November 2007: Adam Sadler was appointed new reserve team manager.[22]
N'Zogbia, Butt and Milner in the wall at Fulham, December 2007
  • 19 November 2007: Paul Barron was appointed new goalkeeping coach.[23]
  • 21 December 2007: Nicky Butt signed a new one-year contract.
  • 7 January 2008: Ben Tozer was signed from Swindon Town.[24]
  • 8 January 2008: Wesley Ngo Baheng was signed from Le Havre.[25]
  • 9 January 2008: Sam Allardyce sacked as manager.[26]
  • 16 January 2008: Kevin Keegan hired as manager.[27]
  • 18 January 2008: Tamás Kádár was signed from Zalaegerszegi TE.[28]
  • 21 January 2008: Arthur Cox joined the coaching staff again as first team coach, reuniting with Keegan and McDermott.[29]
  • 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.[30]
  • 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.[31]
  • 25 February 2008: Chris Hughton joined the coaching staff as first-team coach.[32]
  • 7 March 2008: Lamine Diatta was signed as a free agent.
  • 21 March 2008: Lil Fuccillo was appointed chief scout.[33]
  • 5 April 2008: David Williamson was appointed Executive Director of Operations.[34]

Transfers[]

In[]

Date Player Previous club Cost
7 June 2007 Australia Mark Viduka England Middlesbrough Free[11]
14 June 2007 England Joey Barton England Manchester City £5,500,000[12]
29 June 2007 Czech Republic David Rozehnal France Paris Saint-Germain £2,900,000[14]
3 July 2007 Cameroon Geremi Njitap England Chelsea Free[15]
3 August 2007 England Alan Smith England Manchester United £6,000,000[16]
3 August 2007 Brazil Caçapa France Lyon Free[17]
6 August 2007 Spain José Enrique Spain Villarreal £6,300,000[18]
31 August 2007 Senegal Abdoulaye Faye England Bolton Wanderers Undisclosed[19]
31 August 2007 Senegal Habib Beye France Marseille Undisclosed[20]
7 January 2008 England Ben Tozer England Swindon Town Undisclosed[24]
8 January 2008 France Wesley Ngo Baheng France Le Havre Undisclosed[25]
18 January 2008 Hungary Tamás Kádár Hungary Zalaegerszegi TE £900,000[28]
31 January 2008 Italy Fabio Zamblera Italy Atalanta Undisclosed
31 January 2008 Sweden Ole Söderberg Sweden Häcken Undisclosed
7 March 2008 Senegal Lamine Diatta Free agent Free

Out[]

Date Player New club Cost
21 May 2007 England Titus Bramble England Wigan Athletic Free
21 May 2007 Australia Craig Moore Australia Queensland Roar Free
21 May 2007 France Olivier Bernard Retired Released
21 May 2007 Czech Republic Pavel Srníček Retired Released
21 May 2007 France Antoine Sibierski England Wigan Athletic Free
21 May 2007 United States Oguchi Onyewu Belgium Standard Liège Loan ended
6 June 2007 England Scott Parker England West Ham United £7,000,000[35]
1 July 2007 Republic of Ireland Alan O'Brien Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed[36]
3 August 2007 Netherlands Tim Krul Scotland Falkirk Loan (season)[37]
14 August 2007 England Andy Carroll England Preston North End Loan (until 1 January 2008)[38]
16 August 2007 England Kieron Dyer England West Ham United £6,000,000[39]
25 August 2007 Spain Albert Luque Netherlands Ajax Undisclosed[40]
31 August 2007 England Paul Huntington England Leeds United Undisclosed[41]
31 August 2007 Peru Nolberto Solano England West Ham United Undisclosed[42]
15 November 2007 South Africa Matty Pattison England Norwich City Loan (until 1 January 2008)
11 December 2007 Nigeria Celestine Babayaro United States Los Angeles Galaxy Released
4 January 2008 South Africa Matty Pattison England Norwich City Undisclosed
31 January 2008 Czech Republic David Rozehnal Italy Lazio Season loan
February 2008 Nigeria Shola Ameobi England Stoke City Season loan
6 May 2008 Republic of Ireland Stephen Carr -- Released
6 May 2008 Australia James Troisi -- Released
6 May 2008 England Peter Ramage England Queens Park Rangers Released
15 May 2008 Senegal Lamine Diatta -- Released

Players[]

First-team squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given
3 DF Spain ESP José Enrique
4 DF Czech Republic CZE David Rozehnal
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu
6 DF Brazil BRA Caçapa
7 MF England ENG Joey Barton
9 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff
13 GK England ENG Steve Harper
14 MF France FRA Charles N'Zogbia
15 DF Senegal SEN Lamine Diatta
16 MF England ENG James Milner
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith
20 DF Cameroon CMR Geremi Njitap
21 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye[43]
22 MF England ENG Nicky Butt
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi[44]
25 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Faye
26 DF England ENG Peter Ramage
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor
30 DF Canada CAN David Edgar
35 DF England ENG Ben Tozer
36 FW Australia AUS Mark Viduka
38 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua
39 FW England ENG Andy Carroll

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carr (released)
8 MF England ENG Kieron Dyer (to West Ham United)
15 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano (to West Ham United)
19 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque (to Ajax)
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF England ENG Paul Huntington (to Leeds United)
33 DF Nigeria NGA Celestine Babayaro (released)
35 MF South Africa RSA Matty Pattison (to Norwich City)
37 FW Australia AUS James Troisi (released)

Reserve squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK England ENG Fraser Forster
40 GK Netherlands NED Tim Krul
— GK England ENG Mark Cook
— GK England ENG Dan Mullen
— GK England ENG Max Johnson
— GK Sweden SWE Ole Söderberg
— DF England ENG Matthew Grieve
— DF England ENG Jeff Henderson
— DF England ENG
— DF England ENG James Taylor
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Shane Ferguson
— DF Republic of Ireland IRL Callum Morris
— DF Hungary HUN Tamás Kádár
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG Jonny Godsmark
— MF England ENG
— MF England ENG
— MF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy McLaughlin
— FW England ENG
— FW England ENG Ryan Donaldson
— FW England ENG James Marwood
— FW England ENG
— FW Northern Ireland NIR
— FW France FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng
— FW Italy ITA Fabio Zamblera
— FW Netherlands NED Frank Wiafe Danquah
— England ENG

Left club during season[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF England ENG (to Eckerd Tritons)

Trialists[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK England ENG (on trial from Bradford City)
— DF Slovakia SVK Tomáš Hanzel (on trial from Spartak Trnava)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF South Africa RSA Lance Davids (on trial from Djurgårdens IF)

Match results[]

Pre-season[]

17 July 2007 Hartlepool United 1 – 3 Newcastle United Hartlepool
19:30 Brown 49' Ameobi 56', 72'
Owen 58'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 6,030
Referee: C. Oliver
21 July 2007 Carlisle United 1 – 1 Newcastle United Carlisle
15:00 Livesey 56' Solano 90' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 12,346
Referee: M. Pike
26 July 2007 Newcastle United 4 – 1 Celtic Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Martins 11'
Luque 30', 42'
Milner 90'		 Brown 72' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,225
Referee: Mark Halsey
29 July 2007 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Juventus Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Luque 9' (pen.)
Carroll 36'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,016
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
1 August 2007 Hull City 1 – 0 Newcastle United Hull
19:45 Hughes 56' Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Darren Drysdale
5 August 2007 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Sampdoria Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Smith 59' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 23,078
Referee: Andre Marriner

Premier League[]

11 August 2007 1 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 3 Newcastle United Bolton
15:00 Anelka 50' Report N'Zogbia 11'
Martins 21', 27'		 Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Attendance: 25,414
Referee: Chris Foy
18 August 2007 2 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Aston Villa Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,049
Referee: Howard Webb
26 August 2007 3 Middlesbrough 2 – 2 Newcastle United Middlesbrough
13:30 Mido 28'
Arca 80'		 Report N'Zogbia 22'
Viduka 77'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 28,875
Referee: Mike Dean
1 September 2007 4 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Wigan Athletic Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Owen 87' Report Kilbane Yellow card 46' Red card Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,461
Referee: Steve Bennett
17 September 2007 5 Derby County 1 – 0 Newcastle United Derby
19:45 Miller 39' Report Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 30,016
Referee: Peter Walton
23 September 2007 6 Newcastle United 3 – 1 West Ham United Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 Viduka 2', 41'
N'Zogbia 76'		 Report Ashton 32' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,104
Referee: Mike Riley
29 September 2007 7 Manchester City 3 – 1 Newcastle United Manchester
12:45 Petrov 38'
Mpenza 47'
Elano 87'		 Report Martins 29' Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 40,606
Referee: Chris Foy
7 October 2007 8 Newcastle United 3 – 2 Everton Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Butt 42'
Emre 86'
Owen 90'		 Report Johnson 53'
Given 90+2' (og)		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,152
Referee: Martin Atkinson
22 October 2007 9 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 Martins 44'
Caçapa 49'
Milner 72'		 Report Keane 57' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,411
Referee: Steve Bennett
27 October 2007 10 Reading 2 – 1 Newcastle United Reading
15:00 Kitson 53'
Long 84'		 Report Duberry 74' (og) Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 24,119
Referee: Phil Dowd
3 November 2007 11 Newcastle United 1 – 4 Portsmouth Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Campbell 16' (og) Report Pamarot 8'
Benjani 9'
Utaka 11'
Kranjčar 71'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,490
Referee: Chris Foy
10 November 2007 12 Sunderland 1 – 1 Newcastle United Sunderland
12:45 Higginbotham 52' Report Milner 65' Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 47,701
Referee: Martin Atkinson
24 November 2007 13 Newcastle United 0 – 3 Liverpool Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45 Report Gerrard 28'
Kuyt 46'
Babel 66'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,307
Referee: Alan Wiley
1 December 2007 14 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 1 Newcastle United Blackburn
15:00 Bentley 54', 67'
Tugay 90+2'		 Report Martins 45' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 27,477
Referee: Rob Styles
5 December 2007 15 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Arsenal Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Taylor 60' Report Adebayor 4' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,305
Referee: Mike Dean
8 December 2007 16 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Birmingham City Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Martins 45' (pen), Beye 90' Report Jerome 9' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 49,948
Referee: Rob Styles
15 December 2007 17 Fulham 0 – 1 Newcastle United London
17:15 Report Barton 90' (pen) Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,959
Referee: Howard Webb
23 December 2007 18 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Derby County Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 Viduka 27', 87' Report Barnes 6'
Miller 52'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,386
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 December 2007 19 Wigan Athletic 1 – 0 Newcastle United Wigan
15:00 Taylor 65' Report Stadium: JJB Stadium
Attendance: 20,204
Referee: Mike Dean
29 December 2007 20 Chelsea 2 – 1 Newcastle United London
15:00 Essien 29'
Kalou 87'		 Report Butt 56' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 41,751
Referee: Mike Riley
2 January 2008 21 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Manchester City Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 Report Elano 38'
Fernandes 76'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,956
Referee: Martin Atkinson
12 January 2008 22 Manchester United 6 – 0 Newcastle United Manchester
17:15 Ronaldo 49', 70', 88'
Tevez 55', 90'
Ferdinand 85'		 Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 75,965
Referee: Rob Styles
19 January 2008 23 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Bolton Wanderers Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,250
Referee: Alan Wiley
29 January 2008 24 Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle United London
19:45 Adebayor 40'
Flamini 72'
Fàbregas 80'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,127
Referee: Mike Riley
3 February 2008 25 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Middlesbrough Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 Owen 60' Report Huth 87' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,105
Referee: Mike Dean
9 February 2008 26 Aston Villa 4 – 1 Newcastle United Birmingham
12:45 Bouma 48'
Carew 51', 72', 90' (pen)		 Report Owen 4' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 42,640
Referee: Lee Mason
23 February 2008 27 Newcastle United 1 – 5 Manchester United Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15 Faye 79' Report Rooney 25' (80)
Ronaldo 45' (56)
Saha 90'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,291
Referee: Chris Foy
1 March 2008 28 Newcastle United 0 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Report Derbyshire 90' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 50,796
Referee: Rob Styles
8 March 2008 29 Liverpool 3 – 0 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Pennant 43'
Torres 45'
Gerrard 51'		 Report Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 44,031
Referee: Peter Walton
17 March 2008 30 Birmingham City 1 – 1 Newcastle United Birmingham
20:00 McFadden 33' Report Owen 56' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 25,777
Referee: Howard Webb
22 March 2008 31 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Fulham Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Viduka 6'
Owen 82'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,293
Referee: Alan Wiley
30 March 2008 32 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 4 Newcastle United London
15:00 Bent 26' Report Butt 45'
Geremi 52'
Owen 65'
Martins 83'		 Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 36,067
Referee: Steve Bennett
5 April 2008 33 Newcastle United 3 – 0 Reading Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 Martins 18'
Owen 43'
Viduka 58'		 Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,179
Referee: Lee Probert
12 April 2008 34 Portsmouth 0 – 0 Newcastle United Portsmouth
17:15 Report Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,507
Referee: Phil Dowd
20 April 2008 35 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Sunderland Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30 Owen 4', 45' (pen) Report Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Mike Dean
26 April 2008 36 West Ham United 2 – 2 Newcastle United London
15:00 Noble 10'
Ashton 23'		 Report Martins 42'
McCartney 45' (og)		 Stadium: Boleyn Ground
Attendance: 34,980
Referee: Uriah Rennie
5 May 2008 37 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Chelsea Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 Report Ballack 61'
Malouda 82'		 Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,305
Referee: Steve Bennett
11 May 2008 38 Everton 3 – 1 Newcastle United Liverpool
15:00 Yakubu 28', 82' (pen)
Lescott 70'		 Report Owen 47' (pen) Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39, 592
Referee: Peter Walton

Last updated: 7 May 2008

FA Cup[]

6 January 2008 Round 3 Stoke City 0 – 0 Newcastle United Stoke-on-Trent
Report Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 22,861
Referee: Steve Bennett
16 January 2008 Round 3R Newcastle United 4 – 1 Stoke City Newcastle upon Tyne
Owen 8'
Emre Red card 29'
Caçapa 31'
Milner 68'
Duff 76'		 Lawrence 89' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 35,108
Referee: Uriah Rennie
26 January 2008 Round 4 Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle United London
Adebayor 51', 83'
Butt 89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,046
Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup[]

29 August 2007 Round 2 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Barnsley Newcastle upon Tyne
Owen 57'
Martins 86'		 [news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963530.stm Report] Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 30,523
Referee: Graham Salisbury
25 September 2007 Round 3 Arsenal 2 – 0 Newcastle United London
Bendtner 83'
Denílson 89'		 Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,004
Referee: Howard Webb

Player statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Premier League FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Republic of Ireland IRL Shay Given 24 0 19 0 3 0 2 0
13 GK England ENG Steve Harper 21 0 19+2 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Republic of Ireland IRL Stephen Carr 12 0 8+2 0 2 0 0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Jose Enrique 28 0 18+5 0 3 0 2 0
4 DF Czech Republic CZE David Rozehnal 25 0 16+5 0 1+2 0 1 0
6 DF Brazil BRA Caçapa 22 2 16+3 1 2 1 1 0
14 DF France FRA Charles N'Zogbia 37 3 27+5 3 3 0 2 0
15 DF Senegal SEN Lamine Diatta 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
21 DF Senegal SEN Habib Beye 30 1 27+2 1 0 0 1 0
25 DF Senegal SEN Abdoulaye Faye 25 1 20+2 1 1 0 2 0
26 DF England ENG Peter Ramage 3 0 0+3 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF England ENG Steven Taylor 36 1 29+2 1 3 0 2 0
30 DF Canada CAN David Edgar 6 0 2+3 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
5 MF Turkey TUR Emre Belözoğlu 17 1 6+8 1 1 0 1+1 0
7 MF England ENG Joey Barton 23 1 20+3 1 0 0 0 0
11 MF Republic of Ireland IRL Damien Duff 19 1 12+4 0 3 1 0 0
16 MF England ENG James Milner 32 3 25+4 2 2 1 1 0
20 MF Cameroon CMR Geremi 28 1 24+3 1 0 0 1 0
22 MF England ENG Nicky Butt 39 3 35 3 2 0 0+2 0
38 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Kazenga LuaLua 5 0 0+2 0 0+3 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Nigeria NGA Obafemi Martins 33 10 23+8 9 0 0 1+1 1
10 FW England ENG Michael Owen 33 13 24+5 11 3 1 1 1
17 FW England ENG Alan Smith 37 0 26+7 0 2 0 2 0
23 FW England ENG Shola Ameobi 8 0 2+4 0 0 0 2 0
36 FW Australia AUS Mark Viduka 28 7 19+7 7 2 0 0 0
39 FW England ENG Andy Carroll 6 0 1+3 0 0+2 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season
15 MF Peru PER Nolberto Solano 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0

Last updated: 19 May 2008
Source: Competitions

Coaching staff[]

Position Staff
Manager England Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager England Terry McDermott
First Team coach England Lee Clark
Goalkeeping Coach England Andy Woodman
Development Coach England John Carver
Reserve Team Coach Scotland Steve Clarke
Chief scout England Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

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