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2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season

January 01, 1970

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.

Newcastle United
2008–09 season
Managing DirectorChris Mort
Derek Llambias
ManagerKevin Keegan
(Until 4 September 2008)
Chris Hughton
(From 4 September 2008 – 26 September 2008)
Joe Kinnear
(From 26 September 2008 – 7 February 2009)
Chris Hughton
(From 7 February 2009 – 1 April 2009)
Alan Shearer
(From 1 April 2009 – 24 May 2009)
Chris Hughton
(From 1 June 2009)
Premier League18th (relegated)
FA CupThird round
League CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Michael Owen
Obafemi Martins
(8 each)
All:
Michael Owen (10)
Highest home attendance52,114 (vs. Liverpool and Fulham)
Lowest home attendance20,577 (vs Tottenham Hotspur)

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 eight matches of the season but he was only able to win one of these games and Newcastle were relegated.

Season summary edit

Keegan resigns edit

 
Kevin Keegan

In the summer transfer window, Newcastle United signed Jonás Gutiérrez, Danny Guthrie, Sébastien 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 on 30 August, 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. In December, however, 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 edit

 
Joe Kinnear in January 2009

Assistant manager Chris Hughton took over as caretaker manager for several weeks, during which Newcastle remained winless in all three of their matches. On 26 September, Hughton was replaced by Joe Kinnear as "interim manager."[9] 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.[10] 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 five wins, ten 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. On 7 February, however, 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 edit

 
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 0–2 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 18th 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, however, as the following week, Newcastle slumped to a 0–1 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.[11] 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 edit

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 Nacho 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, 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.

Final league table edit

Main article: 2008–09 Premier League
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 −20 36
17 Hull City 38 8 11 19 39 64 −25 35
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 13 18 40 59 −19 34 Relegation to Football League Championship
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 7 11 20 28 57 −29 32
20 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 8 8 22 36 67 −31 32
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

Team kit edit

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 20 June 2008.[21]

Managers edit

Players edit

First-team edit

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   ARG Fabricio Coloccini
3 DF   ESP José Enrique
4 MF   ENG Kevin Nolan
6 DF   BRA Caçapa
7 MF   ENG Joey Barton
8 MF   ENG Danny Guthrie
9 FW   NGA Obafemi Martins
10 FW   ENG Michael Owen
11 MF   IRL Damien Duff
12 DF   CMR Sébastien Bassong
13 GK   ENG Steve Harper
15 MF   URU Nacho Gonzalez (on loan from Valencia)
16 DF   ENG Ryan Taylor
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW   ENG Alan Smith
18 MF   ARG Jonás Gutiérrez
19 FW   ESP Xisco
20 MF   CMR Geremi Njitap
21 DF   SEN Habib Beye
22 MF   ENG Nicky Butt
23 FW   ENG Shola Ameobi
24 FW   DEN Peter Løvenkrands
27 DF   ENG Steven Taylor
30 DF   CAN David Edgar
36 FW   AUS Mark Viduka
38 MF   COD Kazenga LuaLua
39 FW   ENG Andy Carroll

Left club during season edit

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   IRL Shay Given (to Manchester City)
14 MF   FRA Charles N'Zogbia (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   ENG James Milner (to Aston Villa)
29 MF   ITA Fabio Zamblera (on loan to Sampdoria)

Reserve squad edit

The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, and did not appear for the first team, but may have been named as a substitute.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF   HUN Tamás Kádár
31 FW   NED Frank Wiafe Danquah
32 FW   FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng
34 GK   ENG Fraser Forster
35 DF   ENG Ben Tozer
37 DF   IRL Callum Morris
40 GK   NED Tim Krul
No. Pos. Nation Player
41 MF   ENG Mark Doninger
42 FW   ENG Ryan Donaldson
43 MF   ENG Jonny Godsmark
44 MF   ENG James Marwood
45 DF   ENG Darren Lough
46 FW   ENG Nile Ranger

Under-18 squad edit

The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team this season, but may have also appeared for the reserves.

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK   SWE Ole Söderberg
47 MF   AUS Bradden Inman
— GK   ENG Jak Alnwick
— GK   ENG Andreas Arestidou
— GK   ENG Max Johnson
— GK   ENG Ben Robinson
— DF   ENG Paul Dummett
— DF   ENG Matthew Grieve
— DF   ENG Jeff Henderson
— DF   ENG Daniel Leadbitter
— DF   ENG James Tavernier
— DF   ENG James Taylor
— DF   NIR Shane Ferguson
— DF   IRL Stephen Folan
— DF   COD Patrick Nzuzi
— MF   ENG Sammy Ameobi
— MF   ENG Greg McDermott
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ENG Ryan McGorrigan
— MF   ENG Conor Newton
— MF   ENG Ryan Page
— MF   ENG Daniel Williams
— MF   ENG Kieran Wrightson
— MF   NIR Paddy McLaughlin
— MF   SVN Haris Vučkić
— MF   COD Andy Mogwo
— FW   ENG Phil Airey
— FW   ENG Campbell Bell
— FW   ENG Dan Neary
— FW   ENG Aaron Spear
— FW   NIR Michael McCrudden
— FW   SWE Samuel Adjei
—   ENG Stewart Bath
— DF   ENG Richard Archer
—   ENG Stephen Foster

Trialists edit

The following players came to Newcastle as trialists this season.[22]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
—   BUL Ivan Stoyanov (on trial from Levski Sofia)
— DF   BUL Ivan Goranov (on trial from Levski Sofia)
— DF   BUL Georgi Terziev (on trial from Naftex)
— DF   POL Lukasz Kominiak (on trial from Wisła Kraków)
— DF   NOR Aleksander Solli (on trial from Løv-Ham)
— DF   GUI Kamil Zayatte (on trial from Young Boys)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW   DEN Kevin Mensah (on trial from Viborg FF)
— MF   HUN András Gosztonyi (on trial from MTK)
— DF   FIN Jukka Raitala (on trial from HJK Helsinki)
— DF   ALG Ahmed-Reda Madouni
— DF   SVK Ľubomír Korijkov (on trial from MFK Košice)
— DF   BRA Dionatan Teixeira (on trial from MFK Košice)

Chronological list of events edit

  • 16 July 2008: Robbie Elliott returned to the club to work as strength and conditioning coach alongside senior fitness coach, Mark Hulse.[32]
  • 30 July 2008: Sébastien Bassong came one step closer to being a Newcastle player when a fee was agreed between Newcastle United and Metz.[34]
  • 7 August 2008: Arthur Cox resigned as assistant manager and returned to his retirement from football.[35]
  • 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.[44]
  • 4 September 2008: Kevin Keegan resigned as manager after several days of discussions with the board.[45]
  • 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.[49]
  • 22 September 2008: Keith Harris from Seymour Pierce was appointed to act on the potential sale of the club by the board.[51]
  • 25 October 2008: Newcastle lost away to Sunderland for the first time in 28 years.[56]
  • 28 November 2008: Joe Kinnear announced as manager until the end of the season.[57]
 
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  • 27 March 2009: Peter Beardsley returned to Newcastle once again to coach players at the academy.[67]
  • 1 April 2009: Alan Shearer was announced as temporary manager,[68] 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.[69]
  • 3 April 2009: Paul Ferris returned to the club to be part of Shearer's backroom staff working as physio.[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.[73]
  • 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.[74]
  • 31 May 2009: Mike Ashley reportedly put the club up for sale with a £100M price tag.[75]
  • 1 June 2009: A foreign-based group is believed to have talks regarding a £80M takeover. Another group is also interested. Former chairman Freddy Shepherd is not involved with any of the groups so far.[76]
  • 8 June 2009: The club is officially put up for sale for £100M confirmed through a club statement.[77]
  • 12 June 2009: Several groups and consortiums are reported in talks with the club regarding a take over, including Singapore-based Profitable Group.[78]

Statistics edit

Appearances, goals and cards edit

(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   Nacho 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
30 DF   David Edgar 7+4 1 1 0 0+1 0 8+5 1 3 1
36 FW   Mark Viduka 6+6 0 0 0 0 0 6+6 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

Starting formations edit

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 edit

No. Pos. Name Starts
10 FW   Michael Owen 24
22 MF   Nicky Butt 16
13 GK   Steve Harper 1
1 GK   Shay Given 1

Coaching staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Alan Shearer
Assistant Manager   Chris Hughton
First Team coach   Colin Calderwood
Goalkeeping Coach   Paul Barron
Development Coach   Willie Donachie
Reserve Team Coach   Alan Thompson
Chief scout   Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source: [1]

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Pos. Name From Fee
2 July 2008 MF   Jonás Gutiérrez   Mallorca Undisclosed[27] (exp. EUR 2,600,000)[79]
11 July 2008 MF   Danny Guthrie   Liverpool Undisclosed[29] (exp. £2,500,000)[80]
30 July 2008 DF   Sébastien Bassong   Metz Undisclosed[34] (exp. £1,800,000)
15 August 2008 DF   Fabricio Coloccini   Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed[36] (exp. £10,000,000)[81]
1 September 2008 FW   Xisco   Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed[43] (exp. £5,700,000)[82]
23 January 2009 FW   Peter Løvenkrands   Schalke 04 Free[61]
30 January 2009 MF   Kevin Nolan   Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000[63]
2 February 2009 DF   Ryan Taylor   Wigan Athletic Part-exchange for Charles N'Zogbia[83]
  • Total spending:   ~ £26,000,000

Out edit

Date Pos. Name To Fee
10 June 2008 DF   David Rozehnal   Lazio £2,900,000[84]
30 June 2008 DF   Peter Ramage   Queens Park Rangers Free[85]
30 June 2008 DF   Stephen Carr   Birmingham City Free[86]
30 June 2008 MF   James Troisi   Gençlerbirliği Free[87][88]
14 July 2008 MF   Emre Belözoğlu   Fenerbahçe £3,800,000[31]
15 August 2008 DF   Abdoulaye Faye   Stoke City £2,250,000[37]
29 August 2008 MF   James Milner   Aston Villa £12,000,000[40]
1 February 2009 GK   Shay Given   Manchester City £5,900,000[64]
2 February 2009 MF   Charles N'Zogbia   Wigan Athletic Undisclosed (exp. £6,000,000) + Ryan Taylor[83]
  • Total income:   ~ £32,850,000

Loans in edit

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
1 September 2008 MF   Nacho González   Valencia 30 June 2009[42]

Loans out edit

Date Pos. Name To Expiry
1 October 2008 GK   Fraser Forster   Stockport County 1 November 2008[89]
21 November 2008 GK   Tim Krul   Carlisle United 21 January 2009[90][91]
2 February 2008 FW   Fabio Zamblera   Sampdoria 30 June 2009[92]
26 March 2009 MF   Kazenga LuaLua   Doncaster Rovers 4 May 2009[93]

Competitions edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season edit

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 4–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 2–2 2–1

League edit

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 edit

Match 1 2
Result 0–0 0–1

League Cup edit

Match 1 2
Result 3–2 1–2

Matches edit

Pre-season edit

19 July 2008 Hartlepool 1 – 4 Newcastle United Victoria Park
15:00 BST Robson   16' (Report) Duff   40, 52, 87'
Guthrie   53'		 Attendance: 4,249
Referee: Graham Laws
26 July 2008 Doncaster Rovers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Keepmoat Stadium
15:00 BST Elliott   87' (Report) Attendance: 9,826
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
1 August 2008 Hertha BSC 1 – 0 Newcastle United ONO Estadi
21:00 BST Nicu   80' (Report) Attendance: ~2,000
Referee: Ivan Gonzalez
3 August 2008 Mallorca 1 – 0 Newcastle United ONO Estadi
23:00 BST Suárez   6' (Report) Attendance: ~2,000
Referee: Ángel Rodada Rodríguez
6 August 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 PSV St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Taylor   3'
Guthrie   8'		 (Report) Afellay   32'
Amrabat   71'		 Attendance: 13,477
Referee: Chris Foy
9 August 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Valencia St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
17:00 BST Duff   77'
Milner   90+1'		 (Report) Joaquín   38' Attendance: 31,494
Referee: Uriah Rennie

Premier League edit

17 August 2008 Manchester United 1 – 1 Newcastle United Old Trafford, Manchester
16:00 BST Fletcher   24'
Campbell   78'
Brown   81'
Rooney   90'		 (Report) Martins   22' Attendance: 75,512
Referee: Mike Riley
23 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 Bennett
30 August 2008 Arsenal 3 – 0 Newcastle United Emirates Stadium, London
17:30 BST Van Persie   18' (pen.), 41'
Fàbregas   52'
Denílson   59'
Nasri   90+2'		 (Report)   28' Coloccini
  52' Given		 Attendance: 60,067
Referee: Rob Styles
13 September 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Hull City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Xisco   82'
Guthrie   90+6'		 (Report) King   34' (pen.), 55' Attendance: 50,242
Referee: Andre Marriner
20 September 2008 West Ham United 3 – 1 Newcastle United Boleyn Ground, London
15:00 BST Di Michele   8', 37'
Etherington   53'		 (Report) Owen   67' Attendance: 34,743
Referee: Phil Dowd
27 September 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST Owen   51' (pen.) (Report) Samba   31'
Santa Cruz   41'		 Attendance: 44,937
Referee: Steve Tanner
5 October 2008 Everton 2 – 2 Newcastle United Goodison Park, Liverpool
16:00 BST Arteta   17' (pen.)
Fellaini   35'		 (Report) S. Taylor   45'
Duff   47'		 Attendance: 33,805
Referee: Howard Webb
20 October 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Manchester City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST Beye   12'
Ameobi   44'
Dunne   63' (o.g.)		 (Report) Robinho   14' (pen.)
Ireland   86'		 Attendance: 45,908
Referee: Rob Styles
25 October 2008 Sunderland 2 – 1 Newcastle United Stadium of Light, Sunderland
13:00 BST Cissé   20'
Richardson   78'		 (Report) Ameobi   30' Attendance: 47,936
Referee: Mike Riley
28 October 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 West Brom St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Barton   9' (pen.)
Martins   42'		 (Report) Miller   65' Attendance: 45,801
Referee: Mike Dean
3 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 Bennett
9 November 2008 Fulham 2 – 1 Newcastle United Craven Cottage, London
16:00 GMT Johnson   23'
Murphy   66' (pen.)		 (Report) Ameobi   57' Attendance: 24,740
Referee: Martin Atkinson
15 November 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Wigan Athletic St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Owen   80'
Martins   87'		 (Report) R. Taylor   3'
Boyce   54'
Bramble   89'		 Attendance: 47,657
Referee: Andre Marriner
22 November 2008 Chelsea 0 – 0 Newcastle United Stamford Bridge, London
15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 41,660
Referee: Phil Dowd
29 November 2008 Middlesbrough 0 – 0 Newcastle United Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 32,160
Referee: Alan Wiley
6 December 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 2 Stoke City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Owen   8', 24' (Report) Sidibe   60'
Faye   90+1'		 Attendance: 47,422
Referee: Mike Riley
14 December 2008 Portsmouth 0 – 3 Newcastle United Fratton Park, Portsmouth
13:30 GMT (Report) Owen   52'
Martins   77'
Guthrie   89'		 Attendance: 19,416
Referee: Chris Foy
21 December 2008 Newcastle United 2 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT N'Zogbia   12'
Duff   90'		 (Report) Modrić   28' Attendance: 47,982
Referee: Andre Marriner
26 December 2008 Wigan Athletic 2 – 1 Newcastle United JJB Stadium, Wigan
15:00 GMT R. Taylor   29'
Zaki   73' (pen.)		 (Report) Bassong   72'
Guthrie   88' (pen.)		 Attendance: 20.266
Referee: Mike Dean
28 December 2008 Newcastle United 1 – 5 Liverpool St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
12:00 GMT Edgar   45+2' (Report) Gerrard   31', 66'
Hyypiä   36'
Babel   50'
Alonso   77' (pen.)		 Attendance: 52,114
Referee: Mark Halsey
10 January 2009 Newcastle United 2 – 2 West Ham United St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 GMT Owen   19'
Carroll   78'		 (Report) Bellamy   29'
Cole   55'		 Attendance: 47,571
Referee: Alan Wiley
17 January 2009 Blackburn Rovers 3 – 0 Newcastle United Ewood Park, Blackburn
15:00 GMT McCarthy   61' (pen.)
Roberts   66', 86'		 (Report) Butt   83' Attendance: 25,583
Referee: Rob Styles
28 January 2009 Manchester City 2 – 1 Newcastle United City of Manchester Stadium, Manchester
19:45 GMT Wright-Phillips   17'
Bellamy   77'		 (Report) Carroll   81' Attendance: 42,280
Referee: Michael Jones
1 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 Webb
7 February 2009 West Bromwich Albion 2 – 3 Newcastle United The Hawthorns, West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Fortuné   4', 73' (Report) Duff   2'
Løvenkrands   9'
S. Taylor   41'		 Attendance: 25,817
Referee: Chris Foy
22 February 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Everton St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00 GMT Nolan   44' (Report) Attendance: 47,683
Referee: Lee Mason
1 March 2009 Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium, Bolton
13:00 GMT Gardner   47' (Report) Attendance: 20,763
Referee: Alan Wiley
4 March 2009 Newcastle United 1 – 2 Manchester United St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT Løvenkrands   9' (Report) Rooney   20'
Berbatov   56'		 Attendance: 51,636
Referee: Steve Bennett
14 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 Webb
21 March 2009 Newcastle United 1 – 3 Arsenal St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
17:30 GMT Martins   58' (Report) Bendtner   57'
Diaby   64'
Nasri   67'		 Attendance: 49,972
Referee: Mark Halsey
4 April 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 2 Chelsea St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST (Report) Lampard   56'
Malouda   65'		 Attendance: 52,112
Referee: Rob Styles
11 April 2009 Stoke City 1 – 1 Newcastle United Britannia Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent
17:30 BST Faye   33' (Report) Carroll   81' Attendance: 27,382
Referee: Chris Foy
19 April 2009 Tottenham Hotspur 1 – 0 Newcastle United White Hart Lane, London
13:30 BST Bent   24' (Report) Attendance: 35,850
Referee: Mark Halsey
27 April 2009 Newcastle United 0 – 0 Portsmouth St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST (Report) Attendance: 47,481
Referee: Mike Riley
3 May 2009 Liverpool 3 – 0 Newcastle United Anfield, Liverpool
13:30 BST Benayoun   22'
Kuyt   28'
Lucas   87'		 (Report) Barton   77' Attendance: 44,121
Referee: Phil Dowd
11 May 2009 Newcastle United 3 – 1 Middlesbrough St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 BST S. Taylor   9'
Martins   71'
Løvenkrands   86'		 (Report) Beye   3' (o.g.) Attendance: 51,252
Referee: Mike Dean
16 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 Webb
24 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 Foy

FA Cup edit

3 January 2009 Round 3 Hull City 0 – 0 Newcastle United KC Stadium, Kingston upon Hull
15:00 GMT (Report) Attendance: 20,557
Referee: Chris Foy
14 January 2009 Round 3r Newcastle United 0 – 1 Hull City St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 GMT (Report) Cousin   81' Attendance: 31,380
Referee: Phil Dowd

League Cup edit

26 August 2008 Round 2 Coventry City 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Newcastle United Ricoh Arena, Coventry
19:45 BST Morrison   45+1'
Dann   90+4'		 (Report) Dann   21' (o.g.)
Milner   38'
Owen   97'		 Attendance: 19,249
Referee: Anthony Bates
24 September 2008 Round 3 Newcastle United 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45 BST Owen   90' (Report) Pavlyuchenko   62'
O'Hara   66'		 Attendance: 20,577
Referee: Chris Foy

References edit

  1. ^ "Keegan quits Newcastle: report". Yahoo!Sport (UK & Ireland). 2 September 2008.
  2. ^ Craig Hope (2 September 2008). . Newcastle United FC Official Website. Archived from the original on 17 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Kevin Keegan resigns as Newcastle boss". BBC. 4 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  4. ^ "Fans' fury at Keegan exit". BBC. 4 September 2008. from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
January 01, 1970
2008, newcastle, united, season, 2008, season, newcastle, united, 16th, consecutive, season, division, english, football, this, season, club, relegated, from, premier, league, championship, first, time, club, been, relegated, since, 1989, newcastle, united2008. 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 Newcastle United2008 09 seasonManaging DirectorChris MortDerek LlambiasManagerKevin Keegan Until 4 September 2008 Chris Hughton From 4 September 2008 26 September 2008 Joe Kinnear From 26 September 2008 7 February 2009 Chris Hughton From 7 February 2009 1 April 2009 Alan Shearer From 1 April 2009 24 May 2009 Chris Hughton From 1 June 2009 Premier League18th relegated FA CupThird roundLeague CupThird roundTop goalscorerLeague Michael OwenObafemi Martins 8 each All Michael Owen 10 Highest home attendance52 114 vs Liverpool and Fulham Lowest home attendance20 577 vs Tottenham Hotspur Home coloursAway coloursThird colours 2007 082009 10 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 eight matches of the season but he was only able to win one of these games and Newcastle were relegated Contents 1 Season summary 1 1 Keegan resigns 1 2 Joe Kinnear 1 3 Alan Shearer 1 4 Compensation to Keegan 2 Final league table 3 Team kit 4 Managers 5 Players 5 1 First team 5 2 Left club during season 5 3 Reserve squad 5 4 Under 18 squad 5 5 Trialists 6 Chronological list of events 7 Statistics 7 1 Appearances goals and cards 7 2 Starting formations 7 3 Captains 7 4 Coaching staff 8 Transfers 8 1 In 8 2 Out 8 3 Loans in 8 4 Loans out 9 Competitions 9 1 Pre season 9 2 League 9 3 FA Cup 9 4 League Cup 10 Matches 10 1 Pre season 10 2 Premier League 10 3 FA Cup 10 4 League Cup 11 ReferencesSeason summary editKeegan resigns edit nbsp Kevin Keegan 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 on 30 August 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 In December however 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 edit nbsp Joe Kinnear in January 2009 Assistant manager Chris Hughton took over as caretaker manager for several weeks during which Newcastle remained winless in all three of their matches On 26 September Hughton was replaced by Joe Kinnear as interim manager 9 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 10 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 five wins ten 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 On 7 February however 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 edit nbsp 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 0 2 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 18th 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 however as the following week Newcastle slumped to a 0 1 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 11 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 edit 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 Nacho Gonzalez 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 Gonzalez from YouTube 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 Final league table editMain article 2008 09 Premier League Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation 16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 20 36 17 Hull City 38 8 11 19 39 64 25 35 18 Newcastle United R 38 7 13 18 40 59 19 34 Relegation to Football League Championship 19 Middlesbrough R 38 7 11 20 28 57 29 32 20 West Bromwich Albion R 38 8 8 22 36 67 31 32Source Premier LeagueRules for classification 1 points 2 goal difference 3 number of goals scored R RelegatedTeam kit editThe 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 20 June 2008 21 Managers edit nbsp Kevin Keegan until 4 September 2008 resigned nbsp Chris Hughton 6 September 2008 26 September 2008 caretaker nbsp Joe Kinnear 26 September 2008 16 February 2009 due to ill health nbsp Colin Calderwood nbsp Chris Hughton 16 February 2009 31 March 2009 caretakers nbsp Alan Shearer 31 March 2009 24 May 2009 Players editFirst team edit 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 nbsp ARG Fabricio Coloccini 3 DF nbsp ESP Jose Enrique 4 MF nbsp ENG Kevin Nolan 6 DF nbsp BRA Cacapa 7 MF nbsp ENG Joey Barton 8 MF nbsp ENG Danny Guthrie 9 FW nbsp NGA Obafemi Martins 10 FW nbsp ENG Michael Owen 11 MF nbsp IRL Damien Duff 12 DF nbsp CMR Sebastien Bassong 13 GK nbsp ENG Steve Harper 15 MF nbsp URU Nacho Gonzalez on loan from Valencia 16 DF nbsp ENG Ryan Taylor No Pos Nation Player 17 FW nbsp ENG Alan Smith 18 MF nbsp ARG Jonas Gutierrez 19 FW nbsp ESP Xisco 20 MF nbsp CMR Geremi Njitap 21 DF nbsp SEN Habib Beye 22 MF nbsp ENG Nicky Butt 23 FW nbsp ENG Shola Ameobi 24 FW nbsp DEN Peter Lovenkrands 27 DF nbsp ENG Steven Taylor 30 DF nbsp CAN David Edgar 36 FW nbsp AUS Mark Viduka 38 MF nbsp COD Kazenga LuaLua 39 FW nbsp ENG Andy Carroll Left club during season edit 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 nbsp IRL Shay Given to Manchester City 14 MF nbsp FRA Charles N Zogbia to Wigan Athletic No Pos Nation Player 16 MF nbsp ENG James Milner to Aston Villa 29 MF nbsp ITA Fabio Zamblera on loan to Sampdoria Reserve squad edit The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season and did not appear for the first team but may have been named as a substitute Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 28 DF nbsp HUN Tamas Kadar 31 FW nbsp NED Frank Wiafe Danquah 32 FW nbsp FRA Wesley Ngo Baheng 34 GK nbsp ENG Fraser Forster 35 DF nbsp ENG Ben Tozer 37 DF nbsp IRL Callum Morris 40 GK nbsp NED Tim Krul No Pos Nation Player 41 MF nbsp ENG Mark Doninger 42 FW nbsp ENG Ryan Donaldson 43 MF nbsp ENG Jonny Godsmark 44 MF nbsp ENG James Marwood 45 DF nbsp ENG Darren Lough 46 FW nbsp ENG Nile Ranger Under 18 squad edit The following players made most of their appearances for the under 18 team this season but may have also appeared for the reserves Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player 33 GK nbsp SWE Ole Soderberg 47 MF nbsp AUS Bradden Inman GK nbsp ENG Jak Alnwick GK nbsp ENG Andreas Arestidou GK nbsp ENG Max Johnson GK nbsp ENG Ben Robinson DF nbsp ENG Paul Dummett DF nbsp ENG Matthew Grieve DF nbsp ENG Jeff Henderson DF nbsp ENG Daniel Leadbitter DF nbsp ENG James Tavernier DF nbsp ENG James Taylor DF nbsp NIR Shane Ferguson DF nbsp IRL Stephen Folan DF nbsp COD Patrick Nzuzi MF nbsp ENG Sammy Ameobi MF nbsp ENG Greg McDermott No Pos Nation Player MF nbsp ENG Ryan McGorrigan MF nbsp ENG Conor Newton MF nbsp ENG Ryan Page MF nbsp ENG Daniel Williams MF nbsp ENG Kieran Wrightson MF nbsp NIR Paddy McLaughlin MF nbsp SVN Haris Vuckic MF nbsp COD Andy Mogwo FW nbsp ENG Phil Airey FW nbsp ENG Campbell Bell FW nbsp ENG Dan Neary FW nbsp ENG Aaron Spear FW nbsp NIR Michael McCrudden FW nbsp SWE Samuel Adjei nbsp ENG Stewart Bath DF nbsp ENG Richard Archer nbsp ENG Stephen Foster Trialists edit The following players came to Newcastle as trialists this season 22 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player nbsp BUL Ivan Stoyanov on trial from Levski Sofia DF nbsp BUL Ivan Goranov on trial from Levski Sofia DF nbsp BUL Georgi Terziev on trial from Naftex DF nbsp POL Lukasz Kominiak on trial from Wisla Krakow DF nbsp NOR Aleksander Solli on trial from Lov Ham DF nbsp GUI Kamil Zayatte on trial from Young Boys No Pos Nation Player FW nbsp DEN Kevin Mensah on trial from Viborg FF MF nbsp HUN Andras Gosztonyi on trial from MTK DF nbsp FIN Jukka Raitala on trial from HJK Helsinki DF nbsp ALG Ahmed Reda Madouni DF nbsp SVK Ľubomir Korijkov on trial from MFK Kosice DF nbsp BRA Dionatan Teixeira on trial from MFK Kosice Chronological list of events edit6 June 2008 David Rozehnal was sold to Lazio 23 17 June 2008 Managing director Chris Mort stepped down as chairman and was replaced as expected by Derek Llambias 24 24 June 2008 Richard Money was appointed new Academy Director 25 30 June 2008 Stephen Carr Peter Ramage and James Troisi left the club after contract expiry 26 2 July 2008 Jonas Gutierrez was signed from Mallorca 27 4 July 2008 Steven Taylor signed a three year extension 28 11 July 2008 Danny Guthrie was signed from Liverpool 29 14 July 2008 Sebastien Bassong from Metz was taken on trial for a week 30 14 July 2008 Emre Belozoglu was sold to Fenerbahce 31 16 July 2008 Robbie Elliott returned to the club to work as strength and conditioning coach alongside senior fitness coach Mark Hulse 32 16 July 2008 Alan Thompson joined the coaching staff as new academy coach 33 30 July 2008 Sebastien Bassong came one step closer to being a Newcastle player when a fee was agreed between Newcastle United and Metz 34 7 August 2008 Arthur Cox resigned as assistant manager and returned to his retirement from football 35 15 August 2008 Fabricio Coloccini became a Newcastle United player signing a five year contract 36 15 August 2008 Abdoulaye Faye was sold to Stoke City 37 20 August 2008 Shola Ameobi s proposed move to Ipswich Town failed due to injury problem 38 27 August 2008 James Milner handed in a written transfer request 39 29 August 2008 James Milner was sold to Aston Villa for a fee of 12 million 40 29 August 2008 Kamil Zayatte from Young Boys was training with the first team squad 41 1 September 2008 Nacho Gonzalez from Valencia was taken on a season long loan deal 42 1 September 2008 Xisco was signed from Deportivo de La Coruna 43 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 44 4 September 2008 Kevin Keegan resigned as manager after several days of discussions with the board 45 5 September 2008 Anil Ambani was again rumored to be interested in a 220 million take over and bring Kevin Keegan back 46 6 September 2008 Chris Hughton was named caretaker manager following the departures of Terry McDermott and Adam Sadler 47 8 September 2008 Ray Gooding was appointed academy scout joining from Coventry City 48 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 49 17 September 2008 Mike Ashley was rumored to have snubbed a 200M bid for the club from Dubai based Zabeel Investments instead demanding 481M 50 22 September 2008 Keith Harris from Seymour Pierce was appointed to act on the potential sale of the club by the board 51 23 September 2008 A Nigerian consortium was rumored to line up a 350M take over bid and bring Kevin Keegan back 52 53 26 September 2008 Joe Kinnear named interim manager 54 9 October 2008 Tony Jimenez left the club to pursue other interests 55 25 October 2008 Newcastle lost away to Sunderland for the first time in 28 years 56 28 November 2008 Joe Kinnear announced as manager until the end of the season 57 14 December 2008 Newcastle United claimed their first away victory of the season with a 3 0 win over Portsmouth with goals from Michael Owen Obafemi Martins and Danny Guthrie 58 28 December 2008 The sale of the club was called off by Mike Ashley 59 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hull City v Newcastle United 3 Jan 2009 12 January 2009 Peter Lovenkrands was taken on trial for a week 60 23 January 2009 Peter Lovenkrands signed until the end of the season 61 26 January 2009 Colin Calderwood joined as a first team coach until the end of the season 62 30 January 2009 Kevin Nolan signed from Bolton Wanderers on a four and a half year deal 63 1 February 2009 Shay Given was sold to Manchester City 64 2 February 2009 Ryan Taylor signed from Wigan Athletic with Charles N Zogbia going in the other direction 65 13 February 2009 Joe Kinnear underwent a triple heart bypass operation 66 27 March 2009 Peter Beardsley returned to Newcastle once again to coach players at the academy 67 1 April 2009 Alan Shearer was announced as temporary manager 68 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 69 1 April 2009 Iain Dowie was announced as new assistant manager while Colin Calderwood and Chris Hughton would continue in their coaching roles 70 3 April 2009 Paul Ferris returned to the club to be part of Shearer s backroom staff working as physio 71 24 May 2009 Newcastle United relegated to The Championship after a 1 0 loss away to Aston Villa 72 26 May 2009 Alan Shearer was rumoured to be offered a new four year deal by Newcastle United becoming permanent manager of the team 73 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 74 31 May 2009 Mike Ashley reportedly put the club up for sale with a 100M price tag 75 1 June 2009 A foreign based group is believed to have talks regarding a 80M takeover Another group is also interested Former chairman Freddy Shepherd is not involved with any of the groups so far 76 8 June 2009 The club is officially put up for sale for 100M confirmed through a club statement 77 12 June 2009 Several groups and consortiums are reported in talks with the club regarding a take over including Singapore based Profitable Group 78 Statistics editAppearances goals and cards edit Substitute appearances in brackets No Pos Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals nbsp nbsp 1 GK nbsp Shay Given 22 0 2 0 2 0 26 0 2 0 2 DF nbsp Fabricio Coloccini 34 0 2 0 2 0 38 0 5 0 3 DF nbsp Jose Enrique 24 2 0 1 0 1 0 26 2 0 1 0 4 MF nbsp Kevin Nolan 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 2 1 6 DF nbsp Cacapa 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 0 0 0 7 MF nbsp Joey Barton 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 6 3 1 2 1 8 MF nbsp Danny Guthrie 21 3 2 2 0 1 0 24 3 2 3 1 9 FW nbsp Obafemi Martins 21 3 8 0 0 1 0 22 3 8 1 0 10 FW nbsp Michael Owen C 21 7 8 2 0 1 1 2 24 8 10 0 0 11 MF nbsp Damien Duff 28 2 3 2 0 1 0 31 2 3 4 0 12 DF nbsp Sebastien Bassong 26 4 0 2 0 2 0 30 4 0 3 2 13 GK nbsp Steve Harper 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 14 MF nbsp Charles N Zogbia 14 4 1 2 0 2 0 18 4 1 2 0 15 MF nbsp Nacho Gonzalez 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16 MF nbsp James Milner 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 16 DF nbsp Ryan Taylor 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 0 4 0 17 FW nbsp Alan Smith 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 2 0 18 MF nbsp Jonas Gutierrez 23 7 0 1 1 0 1 0 25 8 0 7 0 19 FW nbsp Xisco 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 20 MF nbsp Geremi 11 4 0 0 0 2 0 13 4 0 2 0 21 DF nbsp Habib Beye 22 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 1 0 3 1 22 MF nbsp Nicky Butt 33 0 2 0 2 0 37 0 9 1 23 FW nbsp Shola Ameobi 14 8 4 0 0 0 0 14 8 4 1 0 24 FW nbsp Peter Lovenkrands 8 4 3 0 0 0 0 8 4 3 0 0 27 DF nbsp Steven Taylor 25 2 4 1 0 1 0 27 2 4 6 0 30 DF nbsp David Edgar 7 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 8 5 1 3 1 36 FW nbsp Mark Viduka 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0 0 0 38 MF nbsp Kazenga LuaLua 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 39 FW nbsp Andy Carroll 5 9 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 10 3 2 0 Starting formations edit 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 edit No Pos Name Starts 10 FW nbsp Michael Owen 24 22 MF nbsp Nicky Butt 16 13 GK nbsp Steve Harper 1 1 GK nbsp Shay Given 1 Coaching staff edit Position Staff Manager nbsp Alan Shearer Assistant Manager nbsp Chris Hughton First Team coach nbsp Colin Calderwood Goalkeeping Coach nbsp Paul Barron Development Coach nbsp Willie Donachie Reserve Team Coach nbsp Alan Thompson Chief scout nbsp Arthur Cox Last updated 3 May 2011Source 1 Transfers editIn edit Date Pos Name From Fee 2 July 2008 MF nbsp Jonas Gutierrez nbsp Mallorca Undisclosed 27 exp EUR 2 600 000 79 11 July 2008 MF nbsp Danny Guthrie nbsp Liverpool Undisclosed 29 exp 2 500 000 80 30 July 2008 DF nbsp Sebastien Bassong nbsp Metz Undisclosed 34 exp 1 800 000 15 August 2008 DF nbsp Fabricio Coloccini nbsp Deportivo La Coruna Undisclosed 36 exp 10 000 000 81 1 September 2008 FW nbsp Xisco nbsp Deportivo La Coruna Undisclosed 43 exp 5 700 000 82 23 January 2009 FW nbsp Peter Lovenkrands nbsp Schalke 04 Free 61 30 January 2009 MF nbsp Kevin Nolan nbsp Bolton Wanderers 4 000 000 63 2 February 2009 DF nbsp Ryan Taylor nbsp Wigan Athletic Part exchange for Charles N Zogbia 83 Total spending nbsp 26 000 000 Out edit Date Pos Name To Fee 10 June 2008 DF nbsp David Rozehnal nbsp Lazio 2 900 000 84 30 June 2008 DF nbsp Peter Ramage nbsp Queens Park Rangers Free 85 30 June 2008 DF nbsp Stephen Carr nbsp Birmingham City Free 86 30 June 2008 MF nbsp James Troisi nbsp Genclerbirligi Free 87 88 14 July 2008 MF nbsp Emre Belozoglu nbsp Fenerbahce 3 800 000 31 15 August 2008 DF nbsp Abdoulaye Faye nbsp Stoke City 2 250 000 37 29 August 2008 MF nbsp James Milner nbsp Aston Villa 12 000 000 40 1 February 2009 GK nbsp Shay Given nbsp Manchester City 5 900 000 64 2 February 2009 MF nbsp Charles N Zogbia nbsp Wigan Athletic Undisclosed exp 6 000 000 Ryan Taylor 83 Total income nbsp 32 850 000 Loans in edit Date Pos Name From Expiry 1 September 2008 MF nbsp Nacho Gonzalez nbsp Valencia 30 June 2009 42 Loans out edit Date Pos Name To Expiry 1 October 2008 GK nbsp Fraser Forster nbsp Stockport County 1 November 2008 89 21 November 2008 GK nbsp Tim Krul nbsp Carlisle United 21 January 2009 90 91 2 February 2008 FW nbsp Fabio Zamblera nbsp Sampdoria 30 June 2009 92 26 March 2009 MF nbsp Kazenga LuaLua nbsp Doncaster Rovers 4 May 2009 93 Competitions edit Win Draw Loss Pre season edit Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 Result 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 League edit 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 edit Match 1 2 Result 0 0 0 1 League Cup edit Match 1 2 Result 3 2 1 2Matches editPre season edit Hartlepool v Newcastle United 19 July 2008Hartlepool1 4Newcastle UnitedVictoria Park15 00 BST Robson nbsp 16 Report Duff nbsp 40 52 87 Guthrie nbsp 53 Attendance 4 249Referee Graham Laws Doncaster Rovers v Newcastle United 26 July 2008Doncaster Rovers1 0Newcastle UnitedKeepmoat Stadium15 00 BST Elliott nbsp 87 Report Attendance 9 826Referee Rob Shoebridge Hertha BSC v Newcastle United 1 August 2008Hertha BSC1 0Newcastle UnitedONO Estadi21 00 BST Nicu nbsp 80 Report Attendance 2 000Referee Ivan Gonzalez Mallorca v Newcastle United 3 August 2008Mallorca1 0Newcastle UnitedONO Estadi23 00 BST Suarez nbsp 6 Report Attendance 2 000Referee Angel Rodada Rodriguez Newcastle United v PSV 6 August 2008Newcastle United2 2PSVSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne19 45 BST Taylor nbsp 3 Guthrie nbsp 8 Report Afellay nbsp 32 Amrabat nbsp 71 Attendance 13 477Referee Chris Foy Newcastle United v Valencia 9 August 2008Newcastle United2 1ValenciaSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne17 00 BST Duff nbsp 77 Milner nbsp 90 1 Report Joaquin nbsp 38 Attendance 31 494Referee Uriah Rennie Premier League edit Manchester United v Newcastle United 17 August 2008Manchester United1 1Newcastle UnitedOld Trafford Manchester16 00 BST Fletcher nbsp 24 Campbell nbsp 78 Brown nbsp 81 Rooney nbsp 90 Report Martins nbsp 22 Attendance 75 512Referee Mike Riley Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers 23 August 2008Newcastle United1 0Bolton WanderersSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST Owen nbsp 71 Report Attendance 47 711Referee Steve Bennett Arsenal v Newcastle United 30 August 2008Arsenal3 0Newcastle UnitedEmirates Stadium London17 30 BST Van Persie nbsp 18 pen 41 Fabregas nbsp 52 Denilson nbsp 59 Nasri nbsp 90 2 Report nbsp 28 Coloccini nbsp 52 Given Attendance 60 067Referee Rob Styles Newcastle United v Hull City 13 September 2008Newcastle United1 2Hull CitySt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST Xisco nbsp 82 Guthrie nbsp 90 6 Report King nbsp 34 pen 55 Attendance 50 242Referee Andre Marriner West Ham United v Newcastle United 20 September 2008West Ham United3 1Newcastle UnitedBoleyn Ground London15 00 BST Di Michele nbsp 8 37 Etherington nbsp 53 Report Owen nbsp 67 Attendance 34 743Referee Phil Dowd Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers 27 September 2008Newcastle United1 2Blackburn RoversSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST Owen nbsp 51 pen Report Samba nbsp 31 Santa Cruz nbsp 41 Attendance 44 937Referee Steve Tanner Everton v Newcastle United 5 October 2008Everton2 2Newcastle UnitedGoodison Park Liverpool16 00 BST Arteta nbsp 17 pen Fellaini nbsp 35 Report S Taylor nbsp 45 Duff nbsp 47 Attendance 33 805Referee Howard Webb Newcastle United v Manchester City 20 October 2008Newcastle United2 2Manchester CitySt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne20 00 BST Beye nbsp 12 Ameobi nbsp 44 Dunne nbsp 63 o g Report Robinho nbsp 14 pen Ireland nbsp 86 Attendance 45 908Referee Rob Styles Sunderland v Newcastle United 25 October 2008Sunderland2 1Newcastle UnitedStadium of Light Sunderland13 00 BST Cisse nbsp 20 Richardson nbsp 78 Report Ameobi nbsp 30 Attendance 47 936Referee Mike Riley Newcastle United v West Brom 28 October 2008Newcastle United2 1West BromSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne19 45 GMT Barton nbsp 9 pen Martins nbsp 42 Report Miller nbsp 65 Attendance 45 801Referee Mike Dean Newcastle United v Aston Villa 3 November 2008Newcastle United2 0Aston VillaSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne20 00 GMT Martins nbsp 60 83 Report Attendance 44 567Referee Steve Bennett Fulham v Newcastle United 9 November 2008Fulham2 1Newcastle UnitedCraven Cottage London16 00 GMT Johnson nbsp 23 Murphy nbsp 66 pen Report Ameobi nbsp 57 Attendance 24 740Referee Martin Atkinson Newcastle United v Wigan Athletic 15 November 2008Newcastle United2 2Wigan AthleticSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 GMT Owen nbsp 80 Martins nbsp 87 Report R Taylor nbsp 3 Boyce nbsp 54 Bramble nbsp 89 Attendance 47 657Referee Andre Marriner Chelsea v Newcastle United 22 November 2008Chelsea0 0Newcastle UnitedStamford Bridge London15 00 GMT Report Attendance 41 660Referee Phil Dowd Middlesbrough v Newcastle United 29 November 2008Middlesbrough0 0Newcastle UnitedRiverside Stadium Middlesbrough15 00 GMT Report Attendance 32 160Referee Alan Wiley Newcastle United v Stoke City 6 December 2008Newcastle United2 2Stoke CitySt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 GMT Owen nbsp 8 24 Report Sidibe nbsp 60 Faye nbsp 90 1 Attendance 47 422Referee Mike Riley Portsmouth v Newcastle United 14 December 2008Portsmouth0 3Newcastle UnitedFratton Park Portsmouth13 30 GMT Report Owen nbsp 52 Martins nbsp 77 Guthrie nbsp 89 Attendance 19 416Referee Chris Foy Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur 21 December 2008Newcastle United2 1Tottenham HotspurSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 GMT N Zogbia nbsp 12 Duff nbsp 90 Report Modric nbsp 28 Attendance 47 982Referee Andre Marriner Wigan Athletic v Newcastle United 26 December 2008Wigan Athletic2 1Newcastle UnitedJJB Stadium Wigan15 00 GMT R Taylor nbsp 29 Zaki nbsp 73 pen Report Bassong nbsp 72 Guthrie nbsp 88 pen Attendance 20 266Referee Mike Dean Newcastle United v Liverpool 28 December 2008Newcastle United1 5LiverpoolSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne12 00 GMT Edgar nbsp 45 2 Report Gerrard nbsp 31 66 Hyypia nbsp 36 Babel nbsp 50 Alonso nbsp 77 pen Attendance 52 114Referee Mark Halsey Newcastle United v West Ham United 10 January 2009Newcastle United2 2West Ham UnitedSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 GMT Owen nbsp 19 Carroll nbsp 78 Report Bellamy nbsp 29 Cole nbsp 55 Attendance 47 571Referee Alan Wiley Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United 17 January 2009Blackburn Rovers3 0Newcastle UnitedEwood Park Blackburn15 00 GMT McCarthy nbsp 61 pen Roberts nbsp 66 86 Report Butt nbsp 83 Attendance 25 583Referee Rob Styles Manchester City v Newcastle United 28 January 2009Manchester City2 1Newcastle UnitedCity of Manchester Stadium Manchester19 45 GMT Wright Phillips nbsp 17 Bellamy nbsp 77 Report Carroll nbsp 81 Attendance 42 280Referee Michael Jones Newcastle United v Sunderland 1 February 2009Newcastle United1 1SunderlandSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne13 30 GMT Ameobi nbsp 68 pen Report Cisse nbsp 32 Attendance 52 084Referee Howard Webb West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United 7 February 2009West Bromwich Albion2 3Newcastle UnitedThe Hawthorns West Bromwich15 00 GMT Fortune nbsp 4 73 Report Duff nbsp 2 Lovenkrands nbsp 9 S Taylor nbsp 41 Attendance 25 817Referee Chris Foy Newcastle United v Everton 22 February 2009Newcastle United0 0EvertonSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne16 00 GMT Nolan nbsp 44 Report Attendance 47 683Referee Lee Mason Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United 1 March 2009Bolton Wanderers1 0Newcastle UnitedReebok Stadium Bolton13 00 GMT Gardner nbsp 47 Report Attendance 20 763Referee Alan Wiley Newcastle United v Manchester United 4 March 2009Newcastle United1 2Manchester UnitedSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne19 45 GMT Lovenkrands nbsp 9 Report Rooney nbsp 20 Berbatov nbsp 56 Attendance 51 636Referee Steve Bennett Hull City v Newcastle United 14 March 2009Hull City1 1Newcastle UnitedKC Stadium Kingston upon Hull15 00 GMT Geovanni nbsp 9 Report S Taylor nbsp 38 Attendance 24 915Referee Howard Webb Newcastle United v Arsenal 21 March 2009Newcastle United1 3ArsenalSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne17 30 GMT Martins nbsp 58 Report Bendtner nbsp 57 Diaby nbsp 64 Nasri nbsp 67 Attendance 49 972Referee Mark Halsey Newcastle United v Chelsea 4 April 2009Newcastle United0 2ChelseaSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST Report Lampard nbsp 56 Malouda nbsp 65 Attendance 52 112Referee Rob Styles Stoke City v Newcastle United 11 April 2009Stoke City1 1Newcastle UnitedBritannia Stadium Stoke on Trent17 30 BST Faye nbsp 33 Report Carroll nbsp 81 Attendance 27 382Referee Chris Foy Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United 19 April 2009Tottenham Hotspur1 0Newcastle UnitedWhite Hart Lane London13 30 BST Bent nbsp 24 Report Attendance 35 850Referee Mark Halsey Newcastle United v Portsmouth 27 April 2009Newcastle United0 0PortsmouthSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne20 00 BST Report Attendance 47 481Referee Mike Riley Liverpool v Newcastle United 3 May 2009Liverpool3 0Newcastle UnitedAnfield Liverpool13 30 BST Benayoun nbsp 22 Kuyt nbsp 28 Lucas nbsp 87 Report Barton nbsp 77 Attendance 44 121Referee Phil Dowd Newcastle United v Middlesbrough 11 May 2009Newcastle United3 1MiddlesbroughSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne20 00 BST S Taylor nbsp 9 Martins nbsp 71 Lovenkrands nbsp 86 Report Beye nbsp 3 o g Attendance 51 252Referee Mike Dean Newcastle United v Fulham 16 May 2009Newcastle United0 1FulhamSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne15 00 BST Bassong nbsp 60 Report Kamara nbsp 41 Attendance 52 114Referee Howard Webb Aston Villa v Newcastle United 24 May 2009Aston Villa1 0Newcastle UnitedVilla Park Birmingham16 00 BST Duff nbsp 38 o g Report Edgar nbsp 90 4 Attendance 42 585Referee Chris Foy FA Cup edit Hull City v Newcastle United 3 January 2009 Round 3Hull City0 0Newcastle UnitedKC Stadium Kingston upon Hull15 00 GMT Report Attendance 20 557Referee Chris Foy Newcastle United v Hull City 14 January 2009 Round 3rNewcastle United0 1Hull CitySt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne19 45 GMT Report Cousin nbsp 81 Attendance 31 380Referee Phil Dowd League Cup edit Coventry City v Newcastle United 26 August 2008 Round 2Coventry City2 3 a e t Newcastle UnitedRicoh Arena Coventry19 45 BST Morrison nbsp 45 1 Dann nbsp 90 4 Report Dann nbsp 21 o g Milner nbsp 38 Owen nbsp 97 Attendance 19 249Referee Anthony Bates Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur 24 September 2008 Round 3Newcastle United1 2Tottenham HotspurSt James Park Newcastle upon Tyne19 45 BST Owen nbsp 90 Report Pavlyuchenko nbsp 62 O Hara nbsp 66 Attendance 20 577Referee Chris 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