2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season
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2003–04 Newcastle United F.C. season
| 2003–04 season | ||||
| Chairman |  Freddy Shepherd |
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| Manager | Bobby Robson |
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| Stadium | St James' Park | |||
| FA Premier League | 5th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth Round | |||
| Carling Cup | Third Round | |||
| Champions League | Third qualifying round | |||
| UEFA Cup | Semi-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Alan Shearer (22) All: Alan Shearer (28) |
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| Average home attendance | 51,996 | |||
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During the 2003-04 season, Newcastle United participated in the FA Premier League. This season saw the club reach the semi-finals of the 2003–04 UEFA Cup.
Newcastle finished 5th in the Premiership at the end of the 2003/2004 season, which ensured qualification for the UEFA Cup once again for the 2004/2005 season. Many fans were left disgruntled that United did not make it into the Champions League.
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Season summary
Newcastle had finished the 2002-03 season 3rd in the Premier League,[1] entering the qualification rounds for the Champions League.
However, Newcastle did not qualify for the Champions League. They beat Partizan Belgrade 1-0 away from home, but then lost 1-0 at St James' Park and were eliminated via the penalty shootout.[2] This defeat dropped Newcastle into the first round of the UEFA Cup.
Newcastle reached the semi finals of the UEFA Cup, defeating NAC Breda,[3] FC Basel,[4] Vålerenga,[5] Mallorca [6] and PSV [7] in the competition. Newcastle were knocked out by Olympique Marseille 2-0 on aggregate.[8]
In the league, following the high finishes of the previous two seasons, this time they were not be as lucky as Liverpool pipped them to the fourth Champions League spot in the last week of the season. Newcastle were able to nip in ahead of Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic to take fifth place and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
The club could have finished higher if they hadn't started and ended the season with terrible runs, with no win until October in the league, including the Champions League qualifier defeat, and no win after April 25th, including the UEFA Cup semi-final defeat in Marseille. The club's away form was also a major achilles heel, with the club registering only 2 away wins (at Middlesbrough and Fulham in the space of 4 days) and a staggering 12 away draws.
Image gallery
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Top scorer Alan Shearer
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Jermaine Jenas
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Shola Ameobi
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Gary Speed
Team kit
The team kit for the 2003-04 season was produced by Adidas and the main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.
Club transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| July 2003 | MF | Lee Bowyer |
West Ham United |
Free |
| January 2004 | CF | Michael Bridges |
Leeds United |
Loan |
- Total spending:
£0m
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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| October 2003 | MF |  Clarence Acuña |
 Rosario Central |
Released |
| January 2004 | DF |  Nikos Dabizas |
Leicester City |
Free |
| January 2004 | FW | Carl Cort |
Wolves |
£2,000,000 |
| January 2004 | MF |  Nolberto Solano |
Aston Villa |
£1,500,000 |
| January 2004 | DF |  Gary Caldwell |
Hibernian |
Released |
- Total spending:
£3.5m
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting 11
- Only considering Premiership starts
- GK: #1,
Shay Given, 38 - RB: #18,
Aaron Hughes, 34 - CB: #19, Titus Bramble, 27
- CB: #5, Andy O'Brien, 27
- LB: #35,
Olivier Bernard, 35 - RM: #8, Kieron Dyer, 25
- CM: #7, Jermaine Jenas, 26
- CM: #11,
Gary Speed, - LM: #32, Laurent Robert, 31
- CF: #9, Alan Shearer, 37
- CF: #23,
Shola Ameobi, 18
Matches
Pre-season
| 18 July 2003 | Newcastle United | 2 – 1 | Doncaster Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
Speed  20'Dyer 30' |
Gill 40' |
Stadium: Darsley Park |
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| PL Asia Cup 24 July 2003 | Newcastle United | 2 – 1 | Birmingham City | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 20:45 MST 08:00 UTC |
Shearer 36' (pen.) Ameobi 75' |
Devlin 72' (pen.) |
Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 14,600 Referee: Rob Styles |
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| PL Asia Cup 27 July 2003 | Chelsea | 0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (5 – 4 p)
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Newcastle United | Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 20:45 MST 08:00 UTC |
Stadium: Bukit Jalil Stadium Attendance: 41,500 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
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| Penalties | ||||||
| Lampard Duff  Huth Guðjohnsen Hasselbaink Keenan Terry |
Shearer Robert Dyer Bowyer Bellamy Woodgate Jenas |
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| 1 August 2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | 4 – 3 | Newcastle United | Sheffield | ||
| 19:45 | Owusu 2' Smith 68'Armstrong 77'Kuqi 79' |
Dyer 20' Ameobi 46'LuaLua 65' |
Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 14,995 Referee: Howard Webb |
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| 1 August 2003 | Hartlepool United | 0 – 6 | Newcastle United | Hartlepool | ||
| 19:15 | Bellamy 9' Shearer 17', 29', 35'Solano 46'Speed 53' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4,712 |
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| 4 August 2003 | Hull City | 0 – 4 | Newcastle United | Hull | ||
| 19:45 | Chopra 21', 59' Ameobi 35'Cort 90' |
Stadium: Kingston Communications Stadium Attendance: 15,206 |
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| 5 August 2003 | Newcastle United | 2 – 2 | Bayern Munich | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 39', 85' |
Hargreaves 60' Pizarro 89' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 32,277 |
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Premier League
| 18 August 2003 | Leeds United | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United | Leeds | ||
| Viduka 24' Smith 57' |
Report | Shearer 20' (pen.), 88' |
Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 36,766 Referee: Alan Wiley |
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| 23 August 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 | Manchester United | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 26' |
Report | van Nistelrooy 51' Scholes 59' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,165 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
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| 30 August 2003 | Newcastle United | 0 – 1 | Birmingham City | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Report | Dunn 61' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,006 Referee: Matt Messias |
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| 13 September 2003 | Everton | 2 - 2 | Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||
Naysmith  58'Radzinski 67'Ferguson 88' (pen.) |
Report | Robert  40'Shearer 59' (pen.), 82' (pen.) |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,228 Referee: Rob Styles |
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| 20 September 2003 | Newcastle United | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,014 Referee: Graham Barber |
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| 26 September 2003 | Arsenal | 3 - 2 | Newcastle United | London | ||
| Henry 18', 80' (pen.) Silva 67' |
Report | Robert 26' Bernard 71' |
Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,112 Referee: Mike Riley |
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| 4 October 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 - 0 | Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 44' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,127 Referee: Phil Dowd |
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| 18 October 2003 | Middlesbrough | 0 – 1 | Newcastle United | Middlesbrough | ||
| Report | Ameobi 21' |
Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,081 Referee: Alan Wiley |
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| 21 October 2003 | Fulham | 2 - 3 | Newcastle United | London | ||
| Clark 6' Saha 8' |
Report | Robert 16' Shearer 51', 56' (pen.) |
Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 16,506 Referee: Barry Knight |
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| 25 October 2003 | Newcastle United | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Speed 17' Shearer 28' (pen.)Ameobi 61' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,161 Referee: Paul Durkin |
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| 1 November 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Robert 45' |
Report | Dublin 11' McCann 70' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,975 Referee: Matt Messias |
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| 9 November 2003 | Chelsea | 5 – 0 | Newcastle United | London | ||
| Johnson 25' Crespo 40'Lampard 40' (pen.)Duff 78'Guðjohnsen 84' |
Report | O'Brien , 42' |
Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,332 Referee: Paul Durkin |
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| 22 November 2003 | Newcastle United | 3 - 0 | Manchester City | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Ameobi 57' Shearer 77', 85' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,159 Referee: Neale Barry |
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| 29 November 2003 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | Wolverhampton | ||
| Blake 27' |
Report | Shearer 31' |
Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 29,344 Referee: Steve Bennett |
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| 6 December 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 – 1 | Liverpool | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 63' (pen.) |
Report | Murphy 6' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,151 Referee: Graham Poll |
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| 13 December 2003 | Newcastle United | 4 – 0 | Tottenham Hotspur | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Robert 35', 55' Shearer 59', 66' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,139 Referee: Alan Wiley |
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| 20 December 2003 | Charlton Athletic | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United | London | ||
| Report | Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,508 Referee: Steve Bennett |
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| 26 December 2003 | Leicester City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Leicester | ||
| Dickov 67' |
Report | Ambrose 90' |
Stadium: Walkers Stadium Attendance: 32,148 Referee: Chris Foy |
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| 28 December 2003 | Newcastle United | 0 - 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Report | Gallagher 72' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,648 Referee: Mark Halsey |
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| 7 January 2004 | Newcastle United | 1 - 0 | Leeds United | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 19:45 | Shearer 4' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,130 Referee: Phil Dowd |
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| 11 January 2004 | Manchester United | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United | Manchester | ||
| 16:05 | Report | Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,622 Referee: Paul Durkin |
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| 19 January 2004 | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | Fulham | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 20:00 | O'Brien 4' Speed 41'Robert 54' |
Report | Davis 74' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Neale Barry |
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| 31 January 2004 | Birmingham City | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Birmingham | ||
| 15:00 | John 90' |
Report | Speed 37' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,513 Referee: Rob Styles |
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| 7 February 2004 | Newcastle United | 3 – 1 | Leicester City | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 15:00 | Ameobi 30' Taggart 37' (o.g.)Jenas 59' |
Report | Ferdinand 80' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,125 Referee: Steve Dunn |
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| 11 February 2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Blackburn | ||
| 20:00 | Stead 85' |
Report | Bellamy 52' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 23,459 Referee: Matt Messias |
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| 21 February 2004 | Newcastle United | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 15:00 | Bellamy 63' Shearer 83' (pen.) |
Report | Zenden 33' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,156 Referee: Graham Poll |
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| 29 February 2004 | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Portsmouth | ||
| 15:00 | LuaLua 89' |
Report | Bellamy 34' |
Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,140 Referee: Andy D'Urso |
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| 14 March 2004 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United | London | ||
| 15:00 | O'Brien 86' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,083 Referee: Howard Webb |
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| 20 March 2004 | Newcastle United | 3 - 1 | Charlton Athletic | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 17:30 | Shearer 2', 77' Jenas 35' |
Report | Jensen 54' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,847 Referee: Mike Riley |
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| 28 March 2004 | Bolton Wanderers | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United | Bolton | ||
| 14:00 | Pedersen 4' |
Report | Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,360 Referee: Mike Dean |
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| 3 April 2004 | Newcastle United | 4 - 2 | Everton | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 15:00 | Bellamy 5' Dyer 21'Shearer 52', 90' |
Report | Gravesen 12' Yobo 81' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,155 Referee: Dermot Gallagher |
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| 11 April 2004 | Newcastle United | 0 - 0 | Arsenal | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 16:05 | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,141 Referee: Paul Durkin |
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| 18 April 2004 | Aston Villa | 0 - 0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham | ||
| 14:00 | Report | O'Brien 10' |
Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 40,786 Referee: Barry Knight |
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| 25 April 2004 | Newcastle United | 2 - 1 | Chelsea | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 14:00 | Ameobi 44' Shearer 48' |
Report | Cole 5' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,016 Referee: Rob Styles |
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| 1 May 2004 | Manchester City | 1 - 0 | Newcastle United | Birmingham | ||
| 15:00 | Wanchope 59' |
Report | Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 47,227 Referee: Mark Halsey |
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| 9 May 2004 | Newcastle United | 1 – 1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| 15:00 | Bowyer 38' |
Report | Ganea 70' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,139 Referee: Matt Messias |
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| 11 May 2004 | Southampton | 3 - 3 | Newcastle United | Southampton | ||
| 20:00 | Beattie 19' Bramble 39' (o.g.)Griffit 88' |
Report | Ameobi 7' Bowyer 35'Ambrose 90' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 31,815 Referee: Graham Poll |
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| 15 May 2004 | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||
| 15:00 | Owen 67' |
Report | Ameobi 25' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,172 Referee: Mike Riley |
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Champions League
| 3rd qual rd. 1st leg 13 August 2003 | Partizan Belgrade | 0 – 1 | Newcastle United | Belgrade | ||
| Report | Solano 38' |
Stadium: Stadion FK Partizan Attendance: 32,500 Referee: Vladimir Hrinak (Slovakia) |
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| 3rd qual rd. 2nd leg 27 August 2003 | Newcastle United | 0 – 1(a.e.t.) (1 – 1 agg.)
(3 – 4 p)
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Partizan Belgrade | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Report | Iliev 50' |
Stadium: St James' Park Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands) |
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| Penalties | ||||||
| Shearer Dyer Woodgate Ameobi LuaLua Jenas Hughes |
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UEFA Cup
| R1 1st leg 24 September 2003 | Newcastle United | 5 – 0 | NAC Breda | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Bellamy 31', 37' Bramble 59'Shearer 77'Ambrose 89' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,007 |
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| R1 2nd leg 15 October 2003 | NAC Breda | 0 – 1 (0 – 6 agg.)
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Newcastle United | Breda | ||
| Report | Robert 86' |
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion Attendance: 16,400 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway) |
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| R2 1st leg 6 November 2003 | FC Basel | 2 – 3 | Newcastle United | Basel | ||
| Cantaluppi 11' Chipperfield 15' |
Report | Robert 14' Bramble 37'Ameobi 75' |
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway) |
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| R2 2nd leg 27 November 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 – 0 (4 – 2 agg.)
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FC Basel | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Smiljanić 14' (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 40,395 Referee: Knud Erik Fisker (Denmark) |
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| R3 1st leg 26 February 2004 | Vålerenga | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | Oslo | ||
| Normann 54' |
Report | Bellamy 39' |
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion Attendance: 17,039 Referee: Grzegorz Gilewski (Poland) |
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| R3 2nd leg 3 March 2004 | Newcastle United | 3 – 1 (4 – 2 agg.)
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Vålerenga | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 19' Ameobi 47', 89' |
Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,531 Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands) |
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| R4 1st leg 11 March 2004 | Newcastle United | 4 – 1 | Mallorca | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Bellamy 67' Shearer 71'Robert 74'Bramble 84' |
Report | Moya 35' Correa 57' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,012 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg) |
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| R4 2nd leg 25 March 2004 | Mallorca | 0 – 3 (1 – 7 agg.)
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Newcastle United | Palma, Majorca | ||
| Shearer 46', 89' Bellamy 78' |
Report | Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria) |
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| Quarter-final 1st leg 8 April 2004 | PSV Eindhoven | 1 – 1 | Newcastle United | Eindhoven | ||
| Kežman 15' |
Report | Jenas 45' |
Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Gilles Veissière (France) |
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| Quarter-final 2nd leg 14 April 2004 | Newcastle United | 2 – 1 (3 – 2 agg.)
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PSV Eindhoven | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Shearer 9' Speed 66' |
Report | Kežman 52' (pen.) |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,083 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González (Spain) |
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| Semi-final 1st leg 22 April 2004 | Newcastle United | 0 – 0 | Marseille | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,004 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia) |
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| Semi-final 2nd leg 6 May 2004 | Marseille | 2 – 0 (2 – 0 agg.)
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Newcastle United | Marseille | ||
| Drogba 18', 82' |
Report | Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 57,500 Referee: Ľuboš Micheľ (Slovakia) |
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FA Cup
| Round 3 3 January 2004 | Southampton | 0 – 3 | Newcastle United | Southampton | ||
| Report | Dyer 24', 67' Robert 39' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 28,456 Referee: Mike Dean |
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| Round 4 24 January 2004 | Liverpool | 2 – 1 | Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||
| Cheyrou 2', 61' |
Report | Robert 4' |
Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 41,365 Referee: Graham Poll |
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League Cup
| Round 3 29 October 2003 | Newcastle United | 1 – 2 (a.e.t.) | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle upon Tyne | ||
| Robert 79' |
Report | Ameobi 29' (o.g.) Hughes 101' |
Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 46,932 Referee: Neale Barry |
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References
- ^ http://www.premierleague.com/page/Statistics
- ^ http://www.soccerlinks.net/pages/champions_league/cl04qual.html
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2003-10
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2003-11
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2004-03
- ^ "Newcastle ease through". BBC News. 25 March 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/3561413.stm.
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2004-04
- ^ http://www.statto.com/football/stats/europe/uefa-cup/2003-2004/results/2004-05
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