- 2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season
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Newcastle United 2008–09 season Managing Director Derek Llambias
Manager see managers
Kevin Keegan
Joe Kinnear
Alan Shearer
Chris Hughton twice
Colin Calderwood
Premier League 18th FA Cup Third round [Football League Cup Third Round Top goalscorer League:
Michael Owen,
Obafemi Martins (8)
All:
Michael Owen (10)Highest home attendance 52,114 (vs. Liverpool and Fulham) Lowest home attendance 20,577 (vs Tottenham Hotspur) Home coloursAway coloursThird colours← 2007–08 2009–10 → The 2008–09 season was Newcastle United's 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football. This season saw the club relegated from the Premier League to the Championship, the first time the club had been relegated since 1989.
Things had looked reasonable for Newcastle at the start of the new season, but a major falling out between Kevin Keegan and the board saw Keegan resign as manager. This led to an awful run of form under caretaker manager Chris Hughton and the surprise appointment of Joe Kinnear was made to try to help the team out. A health scare saw Kinnear have to leave his office as manager in February. Under Hughton and Colin Calderwood, the club went on another horrible run of form as they were sucked deeper into the relegation battle. Ex-player Alan Shearer was appointed as a temporary manager for the last 8 matches of the season but he was only able to win one of these games and Newcastle were relegated.
Contents
Season summary
Keegan resigns
In the summer transfer window, Newcastle United signed Jonas Gutierrez, Danny Guthrie, Sebastien Bassong and Fabricio Coloccini. There were also a number of departures from the first team, most notably that of James Milner to Aston Villa, whose departure was rumoured to have sparked disagreements between Keegan and the board, with Keegan claiming he was not consulted about his contract renewal.[1] Shortly after the Arsenal game in the opening 2009 season, Spanish under-21 international Xisco was unveiled at St. James Park by director of football Dennis Wise.[2]
On 1 September there were widespread media reports that Keegan had either resigned or been sacked. While these reports were revealed to be premature, Keegan did tender his resignation on 4 September, citing fury over a lack of control over transfers and interference from the board, reflecting upon the sale of James Milner and the arrival of Xisco, a player he claimed to have known nothing about.[3] Many Newcastle fans were furious with the perceived mistreatment of Keegan;[4] public anger was directed at owner Mike Ashley, executive director Dennis Wise, vice-chairman Tony Jimenez and chairman Derek Llambias, who were perceived to have forced Keegan out of the club.
Shortly after Keegan's departure, the League Managers Association warned Newcastle United to develop a structure which would satisfy the next manager to avoid a similar situation occurring again.[5] They also reported that Keegan would consider a return to the club should they develop a structure he would be happy with.[6] The club hit back at the allegations, claiming Keegan was aware of the structure when he joined. However, in December, following reports that Ashley was set to end his bid to sell United, it was reported that a legal battle was commencing between Ashley and Keegan,[7] with Ashley rumoured to be claiming damage to his public image and Keegan claiming for breach of contract, following backing from the League Managers Association.[8]
Joe Kinnear
Assistant manager Chris Hughton took over as caretaker manager for several weeks, during which Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham Hotspur and lost all their league matches. On September 26 Hughton was replaced by Joe Kinnear as "interim manager". Kinnear's appointment proved completely unimpressive with the fans, and resulted in Kinnear profusely verbally abusing and swearing at the media upon his first media interview.[9] He then announced he would not speak to any national press again and would only speak with the local media. In his first two matches in charge Newcastle managed 2–2 draws with Everton and Manchester City, coming from behind both times (the latter with ten men).
In the last week of January, key players Shay Given and Charles N'Zogbia left, causing an already thin squad to lose more talent. Amongst ongoing criticism of the club board following Keegan's departure, Joe Kinnear managed 5 wins, 10 draws, and 11 losses, and talks opened between Joe Kinnear and the board as to whether he would consider a full-time position the following season. However, on 7 February, the club's torrid season took another major blow when Kinnear was admitted to hospital following heart problems, and Chris Hughton once again took charge of the team, this time with the help of Colin Calderwood. By the end of March, the club was struggling to find form and keep pace with the opposition. With scarce wins over the course of the season, the team now faced a relegation battle.
Alan Shearer
Keeping to his decision not to rush Kinnear back into his role too shortly after his surgery, Mike Ashley brought in club icon Alan Shearer to take over from Kinnear as the club's interim-manager on 1 April. As Shearer's appointment was announced, Dennis Wise resigned as director of football and the club announced there were no plans to replace him in the role. Shearer hired Iain Dowie as his assistant coach and began his reign as caretaker manager, losing 2-0 to Chelsea at St. James Park and drawing 1-1 away at Stoke City. After losing 1-0 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and drawing 0-0 at home with Portsmouth, the club was plunged even deeper into the tight relegation fight. The ignominious 3-0 loss to title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield on 3 May, with Joey Barton being sent off on 77 minutes for a dangerous tackle, left the club in 19th place. Shearer recorded his first victory as manager on 11 May, defeating fellow strugglers Middlesbrough 3-1, lifting the club out of the relegation zone to 17th place on goal difference.
The feel-good factor did not last as, the following week, Newcastle slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Fulham to fall back in the relegation zone with only the away game to Aston Villa left to play. This left the club needing to better the results of Hull City and Sunderland to avoid relegation. Despite Sunderland, Hull and Middlesbrough all losing their matches, Newcastle United were relegated to the Championship for the first time since 1993 after a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa.
The club was then placed for sale by Ashley, who noted the club's terrible season following bad decisions on his part, which he believed led the club into major financial loss and constant criticism following relegation.[10] Ashley said "It has been catastrophic for everybody. I've lost my money and I've made terrible decisions. Now I want to sell it as soon as I can."[11] Newcastle released an official statement on the club's sale, including a press phone number and email address which was quickly made further public by the national press, although the address provided was merely for general enquiries. This resulted in a large number of hoax bids being sent, most of which were made by rival Sunderland supporters.[12] More controversy was once again caused by Dennis Wise, who claimed the club were still paying him £80,000 a month despite his departure in April, and claimed it was a factor in why Ashley was struggling to sell the club.[13]
Compensation to Keegan
On 2 October, a Premier League arbitration panel ruled in favour of Kevin Keegan on his dispute with the club.[14][15] The club confessed that they had lied to the media, public and staff, and that their correspondence on Keegan's departure was just "PR".[14] Keegan confirmed his delight at the outcome, stating he felt the £2 million pay-out + interest fully justified his departure and mistreatment by the club.[16] Dennis Wise announced to the press that he did not feel solely responsible for the situation that developed at the club, but yet did not wish to contradict or debate Keegan's accusations,[17] although he announced deep sorrow over the situation and felt his career has been left "in tatters". [18]
The panel ruled in Keegan’s favour, citing that player Ignacio González was signed by Dennis Wise against Keegan's wishes, but also against the principles of the generally understood role of a Premier League manager, which usually states the manager has the final decision on player signings. The panel revealed that Wise asked Keegan to review González from youtube.com, no more than 24 hours before the closing of the summer transfer window, from which Keegan refuted the player. The club revealed to the panel that Keegan had never been informed his word was not final and that they were not in a position to sack him should he not have agreed to their demands.[19]
Keegan rejected talk of a third return to the club, feeling the fans had "had enough",[20] leaving the role open for Chris Hughton to become full-time manager.
Team kit
The team kit for the 2008-09 season was produced by Adidas and Northern Rock remained as the main sponsor. The home kit remained the same for the season while the new away kit was revealed to the public on June 20, 2008.[21]
Managers
Kevin Keegan (until 4 September 2008; resigned)
Chris Hughton (6 September 2008 - 26 September 2008; caretaker)
Joe Kinnear (26 September 2008 - 16 February 2009; due to ill health)
Colin Calderwood/
Chris Hughton (16 February 2009 - 31 March 2009; caretakers)
Alan Shearer (31 March 2009 - 23 May 2009) *
Chris Hughton (23 May 2009 - 6 December 2010)
Chronological list of events
- 6 June 2008: David Rozehnal was sold to Lazio.[22]
- 17 June 2008: Managing director Chris Mort stepped down as chairman and was replaced, as expected, by Derek Llambias.[23]
- 24 June 2008: Richard Money was appointed new Academy Director.[24]
- 30 June 2008: Stephen Carr, Peter Ramage and James Troisi left the club after contract expiry.[25]
- 2 July 2008: Jonás Gutiérrez was signed from RCD Mallorca.[26]
- 4 July 2008: Steven Taylor signed a three-year extension.[27]
- 11 July 2008: Danny Guthrie was signed from Liverpool.[28]
- 14 July 2008: Sébastien Bassong from FC Metz was taken on trial for a week.[29]
- 14 July 2008: Emre Belözoğlu was sold to Fenerbahçe.[30]
- 16 July 2008: Robbie Elliott returned to the club to work as strength and conditioning coach alongside senior fitness coach, Mark Hulse.[31]
- 16 July 2008: Alan Thompson joined the coaching staff as new academy coach.[32]
- 30 July 2008: Sébastien Bassong came one step closer to being a Newcastle player when a fee was agreed between Newcastle United and FC Metz.[33]
- 7 August 2008: Arthur Cox resigned as assistant manager and returned to his retirement from football.[34]
- 15 August 2008: Fabricio Coloccini became a Newcastle United player, signing a 5 year contract.[35]
- 15 August 2008: Abdoulaye Faye was sold to Stoke City.[36]
- 20 August 2008: Shola Ameobi's proposed move to Ipswich Town failed due to injury problem.[37]
- 27 August 2008: James Milner handed in a written transfer request.[38]
- 29 August 2008: James Milner was sold to Aston Villa for a fee of £12 million.[39]
- 29 August 2008: Kamil Zayatte from BSC Young Boys was training with the first-team squad.[40]
- 1 September 2008: Ignacio González from Valencia was taken on a season-long loan deal.[41]
- 1 September 2008: Xisco was signed from Deportivo de La Coruña.[42]
- 2 September 2008: Kevin Keegan was rumoured to have resigned or been sacked as manager but official statements from the club later denied those speculations.[43]
- 4 September 2008: Kevin Keegan resigned as manager after several days of discussions with the board.[44]
- 5 September 2008: Anil Ambani was again rumored to be interested in a £220 million take over and bring Kevin Keegan back.[45]
- 6 September 2008: Chris Hughton was named caretaker manager following the departures of Terry McDermott and Adam Sadler.[46]
- 8 September 2008: Ray Gooding was appointed academy scout joining from Coventry City.[47]
- 14 September 2008: Mike Ashley announced his intention to sell club following a series of protests by Newcastle supporters angry at Kevin Keegan's departure.[48]
- 17 September 2008: Mike Ashley was rumored to have snubbed a £200m. bid for the club from Dubai-based Zabeel Investments, instead demanding £481m.[49]
- 22 September 2008: Keith Harris from Seymour Pierce was appointed to act on the potential sale of the club by the board.[50]
- 23 September 2008: A Nigerian consortium was rumored to line up a £350m. take over bid and bring Kevin Keegan back.[51][52]
- 26 September 2008: Joe Kinnear named interim manager.[53]
- 9 October 2008: Tony Jimenez left the club to pursue other interests.[54]
- 25 October 2008: Newcastle lost away to Sunderland AFC for the first time in 28 years.[55]
- 28 November 2008: Joe Kinnear announced as manager until the end of the season.[56]
- 14 December 2008: Newcastle United claimed their first away victory of the season with a 3-0 win over Portsmouth FC with goals from Michael Owen, Obafemi Martins and Danny Guthrie[57]
- 28 December 2008: The sale of the club was called off by Mike Ashley.[58]
- 12 January 2009: Peter Løvenkrands was taken on trial for a week.[59]
- 23 January 2009: Peter Løvenkrands signed until the end of the season.[60]
- 26 January 2009: Colin Calderwood joined as a first-team coach until the end of the season.[61]
- 30 January 2009: Kevin Nolan signed from Bolton on a four-and-a-half year deal.[62]
- 1 February 2009: Shay Given was sold to Manchester City.[63]
- 2 February 2009: Ryan Taylor signed from Wigan with Charles N'Zogbia going in the other direction.[64]
- 13 February 2009: Joe Kinnear underwent a triple heart bypass operation.[65]
- 27 March 2009: Peter Beardsley returned to Newcastle once again to coach players at the academy.[66]
- 1 April 2009: Alan Shearer was announced as temporary manager,[67] to fill in for Kinnear until the end of the 2008-09 season.
- 1 April 2009: Dennis Wise resigned from his post as Executive Director (Football) following Alan Shearer's appointment as temporary manager.[68]
- 1 April 2009: Iain Dowie was announced as new assistant manager while Colin Calderwood and Chris Hughton would continue in their coaching roles.[69]
- 3 April 2009: Paul Ferris returned to the club to be part of Shearer's backroom staff working as physio.[70]
- 24 May 2009: Newcastle United relegated to The Championship after a 1-0 loss away to Aston Villa.[71]
- 26 May 2009: Alan Shearer was rumoured to be offered a new four-year deal by Newcastle United, becoming permanent manager of the team.[72]
- 30 May 2009: Around 150 full and part-time employees of the club were expected to be laid off due to the relegation, including coach Colin Calderwood and Executive Director of Operations David Williamson.[73]
- 31 May 2009: Mike Ashley reportedly put the club up for sale with a £100m price tag.[74]
- 1 June 2009: A foreign-based group is believed to have talks regarding a £80m take over. Another group is also interested. Former chairman Freddy Shepherd is not involved with any of the groups so far.[75]
- 8 June 2009: The club is officially put up for sale for £100m confirmed through a club statement.[76]
- 12 June 2009: Several groups and consortiums are reported in talks with the club regarding a take over, including Singapore-based Profitable Group.[77]
Statistics
Appearances, goals and cards
- (Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 1 GK Shay Given
22 0 2 0 2 0 26 0 2 0 2 DF Fabricio Coloccini
34 0 2 0 2 0 38 0 5 0 3 DF José Enrique
24 (2) 0 1 0 1 0 26 (2) 0 1 0 4 MF Kevin Nolan
10 (1) 0 0 0 0 0 10 (1) 0 2 1 6 DF Caçapa
4 (2) 0 0 0 1 0 5 (2) 0 0 0 7 MF Joey Barton
6 (3) 1 0 0 0 0 6 (3) 1 2 1 8 MF Danny Guthrie
21 (3) 2 2 0 1 0 24 (3) 2 3 1 9 FW Obafemi Martins
21 (3) 8 0 0 1 0 22 (3) 8 1 0 10 FW Michael Owen (C)
21 (7) 8 2 0 1 (1) 2 24 (8) 10 0 0 11 MF Damien Duff
28 (2) 3 2 0 1 0 31 (2) 3 4 0 12 DF Sébastien Bassong
26 (4) 0 2 0 2 0 30 (4) 0 3 2 13 GK Steve Harper
16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 14 MF Charles N'Zogbia
14 (4) 1 2 0 2 0 18 (4) 1 2 0 15 MF Ignacio González
0 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 (2) 0 0 0 16 MF James Milner
2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 16 DF Ryan Taylor
8 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 8 (2) 0 4 0 17 FW Alan Smith
4 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 4 (2) 0 2 0 18 MF Jonás Gutiérrez
23 (7) 0 1 (1) 0 1 0 25 (8) 0 7 0 19 FW Xisco
3 (2) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 4 (3) 1 0 0 20 MF Geremi
11 (4) 0 0 0 2 0 13 (4) 0 2 0 21 DF Habib Beye
22 (1) 0 0 0 1 0 23 (1) 0 3 1 22 MF Nicky Butt
33 0 2 0 2 0 37 0 9 1 23 FW Shola Ameobi
14 (8) 4 0 0 0 0 14 (8) 4 1 0 24 FW Peter Løvenkrands
8 (4) 3 0 0 0 0 8 (4) 3 0 0 27 DF Steven Taylor
25 (2) 4 1 0 1 0 27 (2) 4 6 0 28 DF Tamás Kádár
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 FW Fabio Zamblera
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 DF David Edgar
7 (4) 1 1 0 0 (1) 0 8 (5) 1 3 1 31 FW Frank Wiafe Danquah
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 FW Wesley Ngo Baheng
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 GK Ole Söderberg
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 GK Fraser Forster
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 DF Ben Tozer
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 FW Mark Viduka
6 (6) 0 0 0 0 0 6 (6) 0 0 0 37 DF Callum Morris
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38 MF Kazenga LuaLua
0 (3) 0 0 (1) 0 0 0 0 (4) 0 0 0 39 FW Andy Carroll
5 (9) 3 1 (1) 0 0 0 6 (10) 3 2 0 40 GK Tim Krul
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 MF Mark Doninger
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 FW Ryan Donaldson
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 MF Jonny Godsmark
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44 MF James Marwood
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 DF Darren Lough
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46 FW Nile Ranger
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 MF Bradden Inman
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Starting formations
Formation League FA Cup League Cup Total 4-4-2 34 2 1 37 4-3-3 3 0 1 4 4-4-1-1 1 0 0 1 Captains
No. Pos. Name Starts 10 FW Michael Owen
24 22 MF Nicky Butt
16 13 GK Steve Harper
1 1 GK Shay Given
1 Starting 11
No. Pos. Name Starts 1 GK Shay Given
26 21 DF Habib Beye
23 12 DF Sébastien Bassong
30 2 DF Fabricio Coloccini
38 3 DF José Enrique
26 18 MF Jonás Gutiérrez
25 22 MF Nicky Butt
37 8 MF Danny Guthrie
24 11 MF Damien Duff
31 10 FW Michael Owen
24 9 FW Obafemi Martins
22 Starting 11 with the most used starting formation. Transfers
In
Date Pos. Name From Fee 2008-07-02 MF Jonás Gutiérrez
RCD Mallorca
Undisclosed[26] (exp. £2,000,000)[78] 2008-07-11 MF Danny Guthrie
Liverpool
Undisclosed[28] (exp. £2,500,000)[78] 2008-07-30 DF Sébastien Bassong
FC Metz
Undisclosed[33] (exp. £1,800,000) 2008-08-15 DF Fabricio Coloccini
Deportivo de La Coruña
Undisclosed[35] (exp. £10,000,000)[78] 2008-09-01 FW Xisco
Deportivo de La Coruña
Undisclosed[42] (exp. £5,700,000)[78] 2009-01-23 FW Peter Løvenkrands
FC Schalke 04
Free[60] 2009-01-30 MF Kevin Nolan
Bolton Wanderers
£4,000,000[62] 2009-02-02 DF Ryan Taylor
Wigan Athletic
Part-exchange for Charles N'Zogbia[79] Out
Date Pos. Name To Fee 2008-06-10 DF David Rozehnal
Lazio
£2,900,000[80] 2008-06-30 DF Peter Ramage
QPR
Free[81] 2008-06-30 DF Stephen Carr
Birmingham City
Free[82] 2008-06-30 MF James Troisi
Gençlerbirliği
Free[83][84] 2008-07-14 MF Emre
Fenerbahçe
£3,800,000[30] 2008-08-15 DF Abdoulaye Faye
Stoke City
£2,250,000[36] 2008-08-29 MF James Milner
Aston Villa
£12,000,000[39] 2009-02-01 GK Shay Given
Manchester City
£5,900,000[63] 2009-02-02 MF Charles N'Zogbia
Wigan Athletic
Undisclosed (exp. £6,000,000) + Ryan Taylor[79] Loans in
Date Pos. Name From Expiry 2008-09-01 MF Ignacio González
Valencia
2009-06-30[41] Loans out
Date Pos. Name To Expiry 2008-10-01 GK Fraser Forster
Stockport
2008-11-01[85] 2008-11-21 GK Tim Krul
Carlisle
2009-01-21[86][87] 2008-02-02 FW Fabio Zamblera
Sampdoria
2009-06-30[88] 2009-03-26 MF Kazenga LuaLua
Doncaster Rovers
2009-05-04[89] Competitions
Win Draw Loss
Pre-season
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 4-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 2-1 League
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Result 1-1 1-0 0-3 1-2 1-3 0-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 1-2 Position 11th 4th 9th 15th 19th 19th 18th 19th 19th 19th 14th 18th 17th 18th 17th 17th 14th 12th 12th Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Result 1-5 2-2 0-3 1-2 1-1 3-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 3-1 0-1 0-1 Position 14th 11th 14th 16th 15th 13th 14th 15th 16th 16th 18th 18th 18th 19th 18th 18th 17th 18th 18th FA Cup
Match 1 2 Result 0-0 0-1 League Cup
Match 1 2 Result 3-2 1-2 Matches
Pre-season
19 July 2008 Hartlepool 1 – 4 Newcastle United Victoria Park 15:00 BST Robson 16'
(Report) Duff 40, 52, 87'
Guthrie53'
Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Graham Laws26 July 2008 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Keepmoat Stadium 15:00 BST Elliott 87'
(Report) Attendance: 9,826
Referee: Rob Shoebridge1 August 2008 Hertha Berlin 1 – 0 Newcastle United ONO Estadi 21:00 BST Nicu 80'
(Report) Attendance: ~2,000
Referee: Ivan Gonzalez3 August 2008 Mallorca 1 – 0 Newcastle United ONO Estadi 23:00 BST Suárez 6'
(Report) Attendance: ~2,000
Referee: Angel Rodada Rodriguez6 August 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 PSV St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 19:45 BST Taylor 3'
Guthrie8'
(Report) Afellay 32'
Amrabat71'
Attendance: 13,477
Referee: Chris Foy9 August 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Valencia St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 17:00 BST Duff 77'
Milner90+1'
(Report) Joaquín 38'
Attendance: 31,494
Referee: Uriah RenniePremier League
17 August 2008 Manchester United 1 – 1 Newcastle United Old Trafford, Manchester 16:00 BST Fletcher 24'
(Report) Martins 22'
Attendance: 75,512
Referee: Mike Riley23 August 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Owen 71'
(Report) Attendance: 47,711
Referee: Steve Bennett30 August 2008 Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle United Emirates Stadium, London 17:30 BST van Persie 18' (pen.), 41'
Denílson59'
(Report) Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Rob Styles13 September 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Hull City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Xisco 82'
Guthrie90+6'
(Report) King 34' (pen.), 55'
Attendance: 50,242
Referee: Andre Marriner20 September 2008 West Ham United 3 – 1 Newcastle United Boleyn Ground, London 15:00 BST Di Michele 8', 37'
Etherington53'
(Report) Owen 67'
Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Phil Dowd27 September 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Owen 51' (pen.)
(Report) Samba 31'
Santa Cruz41'
Attendance: 44,937
Referee: Steve Tanner5 October 2008 Everton 2 – 2 Newcastle United Goodison Park, Liverpool 16:00 BST Arteta 17' (pen.)
Fellaini35'
(Report) S. Taylor 45'
Duff47'
Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Howard Webb20 October 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Manchester City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 20:00 BST Beye 12'
Ameobi44'
Dunne63' (o.g.)
(Report) Robinho 14' (pen.)
Ireland86'
Attendance: 45,908
Referee: Rob Styles25 October 2008 Sunderland 2 – 1 Newcastle United Stadium of Light, Sunderland 13:00 BST Cissé 20'
Richardson78'
(Report) Ameobi 30'
Attendance: 47,936
Referee: Mike Riley28 October 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 West Brom St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 19:45 GMT Barton 9' (pen.)
Martins42'
(Report) Miller 65'
Attendance: 45,801
Referee: Mike Dean3 November 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 0 Aston Villa St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 20:00 GMT Martins 60', 83'
(Report) Attendance: 44,567
Referee: Steve Bennett9 November 2008 Fulham 2 – 1 Newcastle United Craven Cottage, London 16:00 GMT Johnson 23'
Murphy66' (pen.)
(Report) Ameobi 57'
Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Martin Atkinson15 November 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Wigan Athletic St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 GMT Owen 80'
Martins87'
(Report) R. Taylor 3'
Boyce54'
Bramble89'
Attendance: 47,657
Referee: Andre Marriner22 November 2008 Chelsea 0 – 0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London 15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 41,660
Referee: Phil Dowd29 November 2008 Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Newcastle United Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough 15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 32,160
Referee: Alan Wiley6 December 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Stoke City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 GMT Owen 8', 24'
(Report) Sidibe 60'
A.D. Faye90+1'
Attendance: 47,422
Referee: Mike Riley14 December 2008 Portsmouth 0 – 3 Newcastle United Fratton Park, Portsmouth 13:30 GMT (Report) Owen 52'
Martins77'
Guthrie89'
Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Chris Foy21 December 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 GMT N'Zogbia 12'
Duff90'
(Report) Modrić 28'
Attendance: 47,982
Referee: Andre Marriner26 December 2008 Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Newcastle United JJB Stadium, Wigan 15:00 GMT R. Taylor 29'
Zaki73' (pen.)
(Report) Bassong 72'
Guthrie88' (pen.)
Attendance: 20.266
Referee: Mike Dean28 December 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 5 Liverpool St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 12:00 GMT Edgar 45+2'
(Report) Gerrard 31', 66'
Hyypiä36'
Babel50'
Alonso77' (pen.)
Attendance: 52,114
Referee: Mark Halsey10 January 2009 Newcastle United 2 – 2 West Ham United St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 GMT Owen 19'
Carroll78'
(Report) Bellamy 29'
Cole55'
Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Alan Wiley17 January 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Newcastle United Ewood Park, Blackburn 15:00 GMT McCarthy 61' (pen.)
Roberts66', 86'
(Report) Butt 83'
Attendance: 25,583
Referee: Rob Styles28 January 2009 Manchester City 2 – 1 Newcastle United City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester 19:45 GMT Wright-Phillips 17'
Bellamy77'
(Report) Carroll 81'
Attendance: 42,280
Referee: Michael Jones1 February 2009 Newcastle United 1 – 1 Sunderland St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 13:30 GMT Ameobi 68' (pen.)
(Report) Cissé 32'
Attendance: 52,084
Referee: Howard Webb7 February 2009 West Brom 2 – 3 Newcastle United The Hawthorns, West Bromwich 15:00 GMT Fortuné 4', 73'
(Report) Duff 2'
Løvenkrands9'
S. Taylor41'
Attendance: 25,817
Referee: Chris Foy22 February 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Everton St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 16:00 GMT Nolan 44'
(Report) Attendance: 47,683
Referee: Lee Mason1 March 2009 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium, Bolton 13:00 GMT Gardner 47'
(Report) Attendance: 20,763
Referee: Alan Wiley4 March 2009 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Manchester United St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 19:45 GMT Løvenkrands 9'
(Report) Rooney 20'
Berbatov56'
Attendance: 51,636
Referee: Steve Bennett14 March 2009 Hull City 1 – 1 Newcastle United KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull 15:00 GMT Geovanni 9'
(Report) S. Taylor 38'
Attendance: 24,915
Referee: Howard Webb21 March 2009 Newcastle United 1 – 3 Arsenal St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 17:30 GMT Martins 58'
(Report) Bendtner 57'
Diaby64'
Nasri67'
Attendance: 49,972
Referee: Mark Halsey4 April 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST (Report) Lampard 56'
Malouda65'
Attendance: 52,112
Referee: Rob Styles11 April 2009 Stoke City 1 – 1 Newcastle United Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent 17:30 BST A.D. Faye 33'
(Report) Carroll 81'
Attendance: 27,382
Referee: Chris Foy19 April 2009 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Newcastle United White Hart Lane, London 13:30 BST Bent 24'
(Report) Attendance: 35,850
Referee: Mark Halsey27 April 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Portsmouth St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 20:00 BST (Report) Attendance: 47,481
Referee: Mike Riley3 May 2009 Liverpool 3 – 0 Newcastle United Anfield, Liverpool 13:30 BST Benayoun 22'
Kuyt28'
Lucas87'
(Report) Barton 77'
Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Phil Dowd11 May 2009 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Middlesbrough St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 20:00 BST S. Taylor 9'
Martins71'
Løvenkrands86'
(Report) Beye 3' (o.g.)
Attendance: 51,252
Referee: Mike Dean16 May 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 1 Fulham St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 15:00 BST Bassong 60'
(Report) Kamara 41'
Attendance: 52,114
Referee: Howard Webb24 May 2009 Aston Villa 1 – 0 Newcastle United Villa Park, Birmingham 16:00 BST Duff 38' (o.g.)
(Report) Edgar 90+4'
Attendance: 42,585
Referee: Chris FoyFA Cup
Round 3 3 January 2009 Hull City 0 – 0 Newcastle United KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull 15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 20,557
Referee: Chris FoyRound 3r 14 January 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 1 Hull City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 19:45 GMT (Report) Cousin 81'
Attendance: 31,380
Referee: Phil DowdLeague Cup
Round 2 26 August 2008 Coventry City 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Ricoh Arena, Coventry 19:45 BST Morrison 45+1'
Dann90+4'
(Report) Dann 21' (o.g.)
Milner38'
Owen97'
Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Anthony BatesRound 3 24 September 2008 Newcastle United 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne 19:45 BST Owen 90'
(Report) Pavlyuchenko 62'
O'Hara66'
Attendance: 20,577
Referee: Chris FoyReferences
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