2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season

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)
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

Keegan resigns
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
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
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

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
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 the 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

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

Players

First-team

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

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
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
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  SVK 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   Richard Archer
—   Stephen Foster

Trialists
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
  • 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]
  • 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

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
1GK Shay Given 220202026020
2DF Fabricio Coloccini 340202038050
3DF José Enrique 24+20101026+2010
4MF Kevin Nolan 10+10000010+1021
6DF Caçapa 4+2000105+2000
7MF Joey Barton 6+3100006+3121
8MF Danny Guthrie 21+32201024+3231
9FW Obafemi Martins 21+38001022+3810
10FW Michael Owen (C) 21+78201+1224+81000
11MF Damien Duff 28+23201031+2340
12DF Sébastien Bassong 26+40202030+4032
13GK Steve Harper 160000016000
14MF Charles N'Zogbia 14+41202018+4120
15MF Nacho González 0+2000000+2000
16MF James Milner 2000113100
16DF Ryan Taylor 8+2000008+2040
17FW Alan Smith 4+2000004+2020
18MF Jonás Gutiérrez 23+701+101025+8070
19FW Xisco 3+21100+104+3100
20MF Geremi 11+40002013+4020
21DF Habib Beye 22+10001023+1031
22MF Nicky Butt 330202037091
23FW Shola Ameobi 14+84000014+8410
24FW Peter Løvenkrands 8+4300008+4300
27DF Steven Taylor 25+24101027+2460
30DF David Edgar 7+41100+108+5131
36FW Mark Viduka 6+6000006+6000
38MF Kazenga LuaLua 0+300+10000+4000
39FW Andy Carroll 5+931+10006+10320

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

Coaching staff
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:

Transfers

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

Loans out
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

  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'
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
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
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
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

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