Newcastle United F.C. season 2008-09

Infobox Football club season
club = Newcastle United

season = 2008–09
manager = flagicon|IRL Joe Kinnear (Interim)
chrtitle = Managing Director
chairman = flagicon|ENG Derek Llambias
league = Premier League
league result =
cup1 = FA Cup
cup1 result = Third Round
cup2 = League Cup
cup2 result = Third Round
cup3 =
cup3 result =
league topscorer = Owen (2)
season topscorer = Owen (4)
highest attendance = 50,242 (v Hull City)
lowest attendance = 20,577 (v Tottenham Hotspur)
prevseason = 2007–08
nextseason = 2009–10

The season 2008–09 is Newcastle United's 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008-09 season is produced by Adidas and Northern Rock will remain as the main sponsor. The home kit will remain the same for the season while the new away kit was revealed to the public on June 20 2008. [cite news |url=http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1331465,00.html |title=UExclusive Pics: Magpies Unveil 08/09 Change Kit |date=2008-06-20 |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=NUFC ]

Captains

:"Last updated on 25 September, 2008."

* Total spending: loss ~ £22,000,000

Out

League

Matches

Pre-season

footballbox
date = 19 July 2008
time = 15:00 BST
team1 = Hartlepool
score = 1 – 4
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1347189,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Robson goal|16
goals2 = Duff goal|40, 52, 87
Guthrie goal|53
stadium = Victoria Park
attendance = 4,249
referee = Graham Laws----footballbox
date = 26 July 2008
time = 15:00 BST
team1 = Doncaster Rovers
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1351722,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Elliott goal|87
goals2 =
stadium = Keepmoat Stadium
attendance = 9,826
referee = Rob Shoebridge----footballbox
date = 1 August 2008
time = 21:00 BST
team1 = Hertha Berlin
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1356519,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Nicu goal|80
goals2 =
stadium = ONO Estadi
attendance = ~2,000
referee = Ivan Gonzalez----footballbox
date = 3 August 2008
time = 23:00 BST
team1 = Mallorca
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1357468,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Suarez goal|6
goals2 =
stadium = ONO Estadi
attendance = ~2,000
referee = Angel Rodada Rodriguez----footballbox
date = 6 August 2008
time = 19:45 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 2 – 2
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1359822,00.html (Report)]
team2 = PSV
goals1 = Taylor goal|3
Guthrie goal|8
goals2 = Afellay goal|32
Amrabat goal|71
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 13,477
referee = Chris Foy----footballbox
date = 9 August 2008
time = 17:00 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 2 – 1
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10278~1362194,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Valencia
goals1 = Duff goal|77
Milner goal|90+1
goals2 = Joaquín goal|38
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 31,494
referee = Uriah Rennie----

League

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date = 17 August 2008
time = 16:00 BST
team1 = Manchester United
score = 1 – 1
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278~43695,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Fletcher goal|24
Campbell yel|78
Brown yel|81
Rooney yel|90
goals2 = Martins goal|22
stadium = Old Trafford, Manchester
attendance = 75,512
referee = Mike Riley----footballbox
date = 23 August 2008
time = 15:00 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 1 – 0
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278~43739,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Bolton Wanderers
goals1 = Taylor yel|62
Owen goal|71
goals2 = O'Brien yel|28
McCann yel|39
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 47,711
referee = Steve Bennett----footballbox
date = 30 August 2008
time = 17:30 BST
team1 = Arsenal
score = 3 – 0
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278~43780,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = van Persie goal|18 (pen.), 41
Fàbregas yel|52
Denílson goal|59
Nasri yel|90+2
goals2 = Coloccini yel|28
Given yel|52
stadium = Emirates Stadium, London
attendance = 60,067
referee = Rob Styles----footballbox
date = 13 September 2008
time = 15:00 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278~43845,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Hull City
goals1 = Xisco goal|82 Guthrie sent off|0|90+6
goals2 = King goal|34 (pen.), 55 Folan yel|82 Halmosi yel|90
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 50,242
referee = Andre Marriner----footballbox
date = 20 September 2008
time = 15:00 BST
team1 = West Ham United
score = 3 – 1
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Di Michele goal|8, 37 Neill yel|51 Etherington goal|53
goals2 = Owen goal|67 Taylor yel|80 N'Zogbia yel|85
stadium = Boleyn Ground, London
attendance = 34,743
referee = Phil Dowd----footballbox
date = 27 September 2008
time = 15.00 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 1 – 2
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Blackburn Rovers
goals1 = Owen goal|51 (pen.)
goals2 = Emerton yel|24 Samba goal|31 Warnock yel|37 Santa Cruz goal|41 Roberts yel|90+1
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 44,937
referee = Steve Tanner----footballbox
date = 5 October 2008
time = 16.00 BST
team1 = Everton
score = 2 – 2
report [(Report)
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Arteta goal|17 (pen) Fellaini goal|35
goals2 = Taylor goal|45 Duff goal|47
stadium = Goodison Park, Liverpool
attendance = 33,805
referee = ----

FA Cup

Round 3

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date = 3 January 2009
time =
team1 = Newcastle United
score =
report =
team2 =
goals1 =
goals2 =
stadium =
attendance =
referee = ----

League Cup

Round 2

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date = 26 August 2008
time = 19:45 BST
team1 = Coventry City
score = 2 – 3 (a.e.t.)
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Newcastle United
goals1 = Morrison goal|45+1
Hall yel|66
Fox yel|86
Dann goal|90+4
goals2 = Dann goal|21|o.g.
Milner goal|38
Owen goal|97
stadium = Ricoh Arena, Coventry
attendance = 19,249
referee = Anthony Bates----

Round 3

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date = 24 September 2008
time = 19:45 BST
team1 = Newcastle United
score = 1 - 2
report = [http://www.nufc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10278,00.html (Report)]
team2 = Tottenham Hotspur
goals1 = Butt yel|22
Owen goal|90
goals2 = Corluka yel|35 O'Hara yel|45 Pavlyuchenko goal|62 Zokora yel|63 O'Hara goal|66 dos Santos yel|90
stadium = St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
attendance = 20,577
referee = Chris Foy (Merseyside)----

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