2004–05 Newcastle United F.C. season

The 2004–05 season was Newcastle United's 108th season in English football, and their 22nd in the Premier League. The season began poorly for Newcastle, with no wins in their first four matches, and manager Bobby Robson was sacked, bringing to an end his five-year tenure at the club. His assistant, John Carver took over as caretaker manager, managing one win, but was not considered for the permanent post, and left in September 2004. Blackburn Rovers manager Graeme Souness was brought in, but despite a positive start, he was unable to mount a challenge anywhere near the Champions League challenge the team had managed the previous season.

Newcastle United

2004–05 season
Chairman	Freddy Shepherd
Manager	Bobby Robson (until 30 August)[1] John Carver (caretaker) (from 30 August till 13 September) Graeme Souness (from 13 September)[2][3]
Stadium	St James' Park
FA Premier League	14th
FA Cup	Semi-finals
League Cup	Fourth round
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Craig Bellamy, Alan Shearer (7) All: Alan Shearer (19)
Average home league attendance	51,844
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Towards the end of the season, teammates Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for fighting with each other during a game. Their suspensions, coupled with several injuries, left Newcastle light on players. The club finished in 14th place in the league for the 2004–05 season.

Season summary

Bobby Robson was sacked on 30 August

After nearly five years in charge, Bobby Robson was dismissed on 30 August, following a largely indifferent start to the season and alleged discontent in the dressing room. The team lost two and drew two of their first four games, three in which they actually surrendered from leading positions: they drew 2–2 at Middlesbrough in the Tyne–Tees derby after taking the lead twice; they surrendered a 2–0 lead against recently promoted Norwich City to draw 2–2 and they surrendered a 2–1 lead at Villa Park to lose 4–2 to Aston Villa. A split had grown between Robson and the club owners when they had made a number of high-profile signings, apparently without consulting him - in particular, that of Patrick Kluivert. He was further undermined by the club's high profile, but ultimately futile, offer for Everton's Wayne Rooney, who instead moved to Manchester United. Following Rooney's transfer, Robson stated his dismay at the tendency for overpaid young players to demand all the perks without proving themselves on the pitch. Events during the ensuing season on and off the pitch would go a long way to confirm Robson's assessment, who was later given a £1 million severance payment by Newcastle.

Graeme Souness

Graeme Souness, who had guided Blackburn Rovers to the 2002 League Cup trophy and sixth place in the Premiership in recent years, was appointed as Robson's replacement. A ten-match unbeaten run following his appointment suggested that Souness could take Newcastle back to Champions League qualification, but following that the club's form dipped.

Craig Bellamy, a key player in Newcastle's strike force, was loaned to Celtic in January for the remainder of the season, after Souness discovered Bellamy had told teammates he was going to fake an injury. Captain Alan Shearer backed Souness's demand that Bellamy apologise for his behaviour to the whole squad, but he refused to listen. Their dip in performance due to the absence of Shearer through injury worried the fan base, leading to fans debating on whether Bellamy should have departed the club.

In November 2004, club chairman Freddy Shepherd again caused controversy, stating there was no debt owed by the "elite" clubs of the Premiership to the rest of the FA – but with his own team underperforming, this was somewhat ironic as well as inappropriate.

Lee Bowyer: on-field fight with teammate Kieron Dyer

An unbeaten run in all competitions in February and March was ended in April with a home defeat against Aston Villa; during the match, Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer were sent off for an on-pitch fight. As a result of the incident, later described as "the blackest day" by Shepherd, Bowyer was fined six weeks' wages (about £200,000) and both players received playing bans from the FA. The event overshadowed the announcement that Alan Shearer (expected to retire that season) had extended his playing contract for a further year and was to take up a coaching role with the club.

A rift opened up between Souness and Shepherd, with Souness complaining that the squad, lacking strength in depth after poor judgment in the transfer market (with the promised major signings not materialising) was not up to the challenge. Souness also criticised the state of the club's training ground, stating it was the main reason why so many injuries had taken their toll on the players.

Cup competitions

Newcastle had qualified for the UEFA Cup with a fifth-placed finish the previous season, and managed to reach the quarter-finals. Newcastle defeated Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in the home leg, but were most comprehensively outplayed in the away match and lost 4–1, in the process suffering several injuries. In the same week they played Manchester United in an FA Cup semi-final at the Millennium Stadium. The scoreline, again 4–1, reflected the one-sided nature of the encounter. This left the Intertoto Cup as the team's only route into European competition in the 2005–06 season.

Final league table

Main article: 2004–05 FA Premier League

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
12	Birmingham City	38	11	12	15	40	46	−6	45
13	Fulham	38	12	8	18	52	60	−8	44
14	Newcastle United	38	10	14	14	47	57	−10	44	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
15	Blackburn Rovers	38	9	15	14	32	43	−11	42
16	Portsmouth	38	10	9	19	43	59	−16	39

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2004–05 season was produced by Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.

Club transfers

In

Date	Pos	Name	From	Fee
2 July 2004	MF	James Milner	Leeds United	£5,000,000[4]
22 July 2004	FW	Patrick Kluivert	Barcelona	Free[5]
29 July 2004	MF	Nicky Butt	Manchester United	£2,500,000[6]
3 August 2004	MF	Charles N'Zogbia	Le Havre	£250,000[7][8]
10 August 2004	DF	Stephen Carr	Tottenham Hotspur	£2,000,000[9]
16 September 2004	DF	Ronny Johnsen	Aston Villa	Free[10]
1 January 2005	DF	Celestine Babayaro	Chelsea	Undisclosed[11]
2 January 2005	DF	Jean-Alain Boumsong	Rangers	£8,000,000[12]
25 January 2005	DF	Amdy Faye	Portsmouth	£2,000,000[13]

• Total spending: £19,250,000

Out

Date	Pos.	Name	To	Fee
26 May 2004	DF	Andy Griffin	Portsmouth	Free[14]
27 May 2004	FW	Calvin Zola	Tranmere Rovers	Free[15]
28 June 2004	DF	Steven Caldwell	Sunderland	Free[16]
29 June 2004	MF	Brian Kerr	Motherwell	Free[17]
5 July 2004	MF	Bradley Orr	Bristol City	Free[18]
12 July 2004	FW	Lomana LuaLua	Portsmouth	£1,750,000[19]
21 July 2004	MF	Hugo Viana	Sporting CP	Season-long loan[20]
21 July 2004	MF	Gary Speed	Bolton Wanderers	£750,000[21]
20 August 2004	DF	Jonathan Woodgate	Real Madrid	£13,400,000[22]
24 September 2004	FW	Michael Bridges	Sunderland	End of loan[23]
31 January 2005	DF	Olivier Bernard	Southampton	£400,000[24]
31 January 2005	FW	Craig Bellamy	Celtic	Season-long loan[25]

• Total income: £16,300,000

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Graeme Souness
Assistant Manager	John Carver
First Team coach	Andy Woodman
Goalkeeping Coach	Nigel Pearson
Development Coach	Arthur Cox
Reserve Team Coach	David Ginola
Chief scout	Steve Clarke

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[26]

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 (vice-captain) 2 DF  IRL Stephen Carr 3 DF  ENG Robbie Elliott 4 MF  ENG Nicky Butt 5 DF  IRL Andy O'Brien[27] 6 DF  FRA Jean-Alain Boumsong[28] 7 MF  ENG Jermaine Jenas 8 MF  ENG Kieron Dyer 9 FW  ENG Alan Shearer (captain) 10 FW  WAL Craig Bellamy 11 FW  NED Patrick Kluivert 12 GK  ENG Steve Harper 14 MF  FRA Charles N'Zogbia 15 MF  SEN Amdy Faye

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 MF  ENG James Milner 17 MF  ENG Darren Ambrose 18 DF  NIR Aaron Hughes 19 DF  ENG Titus Bramble 22 MF  ENG Jamie McClen 23 FW  ENG Shola Ameobi[29] 24 GK  ENG Tony Caig 27 DF  ENG Steven Taylor 28 FW  ENG Michael Chopra 29 MF  ENG Lee Bowyer 32 MF  FRA Laurent Robert 33 DF  NGA Celestine Babayaro 39 MF  ENG Martin Brittain 42 DF  ENG Peter Ramage

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 6 DF  ENG Jonathan Woodgate (to Real Madrid) 25 DF  NOR Ronny Johnsen (to Vålerenga Fotball) 35 DF  FRA Olivier Bernard (to Southampton)

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 FW  ENG Lewis Guy (to Doncaster Rovers) 45 MF  POR Hugo Viana (on loan to Sporting CP)

Reserve squad

The following players did not appear for the first-team this season, and made most of their appearances for the reserve team, but may have also appeared for the under-18s.[30]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 38 MF  RSA Matty Pattison 41 DF  ENG Kris Gate — GK  ENG Adam Bartlett — DF  ENG Phil Cave — DF  ENG Paul Huntington — MF  ENG Ben Webster

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  NIR Daryl Smylie — MF  IRL Stephen Brennan — MF  IRL Alan O'Brien — FW  ENG Guy Bates —   Danny Howe

Under-18 squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the under-18 team, but may have also appeared for the reserves.[31]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 43 GK  ENG Ben Smith — GK  ENG Fraser Forster — DF  ENG Liam Atkin — DF  ENG Craig Baxter — DF  ENG Chris Farman — DF  ENG Paul Huntington — DF  ENG Chris Shanks — DF  CAN David Edgar — MF  ENG Rob Cavener — MF  ENG Dean Critchlow — MF  ENG Nicky Deverdics — MF  ENG Mark Doninger — MF  ENG Callum Little

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Glenn Reay — FW  ENG Tomi Ameobi — FW  ENG Andy Carroll — FW  ENG Brian Dodsworth — FW  ENG Carl Finnigan — FW  ENG Scott Marshall — FW  ENG Marc Walton — DF   Ross Cowan —   Chris Lisle —   Lewis Marr —   Paul O'Brien —   Michael Terrell

Trialists

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  POR Cícero[32] (on trial from Braga)

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   SUI Christian Schwegler (on trial from FC Luzern)

Appearances, goals and cards

(Starting appearances + substitute appearances)[33]

No.	Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		League Cup		UEFA Cup		Total		Discipline
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Shay Given	36	0	3	0	1	0	12	0	52	0	1	0
2	DF	Stephen Carr	26	1	4	0	0	0	9	0	39	1	7	0
3	DF	Robbie Elliott	15+2	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	20+2	1	5	0
4	MF	Nicky Butt	16+2	1	2	0	1	0	4+1	1	23+3	1	4	1
5	DF	Andy O'Brien	21+2	2	1+2	0	1	0	9+2	0	32+6	2	5	0
6	DF	Jean-Alain Boumsong	14	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	1	0
7	MF	Jermaine Jenas	28+3	1	3+1	0	2	1	9+2	0	42+6	2	5	0
8	MF	Kieron Dyer	20+3	4	3	0	0+1	0	6+1	2	29+5	6	0	1
9	FW	Alan Shearer	26+2	7	1	1	1	0	9	11	40+2	19	1	0
10	FW	Craig Bellamy	21	7	4	1	1+1	0	5	3	28+1	10	2	0
11	FW	Patrick Kluivert	15+10	6	3+1	2	2	0	5+1	5	25+12	13	3	0
12	GK	Steve Harper	2	0	2	0	1	0	0+2	0	5+2	0	0	0
14	DF	Charles N'Zogbia	8+6	0	1+1	0	0	0	1+2	0	10+9	0	2	0
15	MF	Amdy Faye	8+1	1	3	0	0	0	5	0	16+1	0	3	0
16	MF	James Milner	13+12	1	1+3	0	1	0	3+8	0	16+23	1	1	0
17	MF	Darren Ambrose	8+4	3	0+1	0	1	0	2+2	0	11+7	3	3	0
18	DF	Aaron Hughes	18+4	1	1+1	0	1+1	0	9+1	0	29+7	1	1	0
19	DF	Titus Bramble	18+1	1	4	0	2	0	6+1	0	30+2	1	4	0
23	FW	Shola Ameobi	17+14	2	3+2	3	1+1	1	6+1	1	27+18	7	6	1
25	DF	Ronny Johnsen	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0	2	0
27	DF	Steven Taylor	11+2	0	2	0	0	0	4+3	0	17+5	0	6	1
28	FW	Michael Chopra	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
29	MF	Lee Bowyer	26+1	3	2	1	0+1	0	8+1	3	36+3	7	11	3
32	MF	Laurent Robert	20+11	3	4	0	2	0	8+2	2	34+13	5	5	0
33	DF	Celestine Babayaro	7	0	4	1	0	0	2	0	13	1	0	0
35	DF	Olivier Bernard	19+2	2	0	0	2	0	5+1	0	26+3	0	6	0
40	FW	Lewis Guy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
42	DF	Peter Ramage	2+2	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0	2+3	0	0	0

Matches

Pre-season

Thailand v Newcastle United

14 July 2004 (2004-07-14) Friendly	Thailand	1–1 (4–2 p)	Newcastle United	Bangkok
18:00 ICT 10:00 BST	Chaikamdee  20'	Report	Bowyer  62'	Stadium: Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 40,000
	Penalties
	Viwatchaichok Thonglao Singthong Surinsirirat Chaikamdee		Ameobi Bowyer Milner Brittain

Kitchee SC v Newcastle United

18 July 2004 (2004-07-18) Friendly	Kitchee SC	1–1 (6–7 p)	Newcastle United	Hong Kong
20:00 HKT 13:00 BST	Desailly  14'	Report	Milner  63'	Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium Attendance: 13,131 Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)[34]
	Penalties
	???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? Cheung		Ameobi Brittain Speed Milner Taylor Bramble Hughes

Ipswich Town v Newcastle United

28 July 2004 (2004-07-28) Dale Roberts Memorial	Ipswich Town	2–1	Newcastle United	Ipswich
19:45 BST	Kuqi  6' Couñago  71'	Report	Robert  39'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 24,644 Referee: Mike Thorpe[35]

Newcastle United v Rangers

31 July 2004 (2004-07-31) Gateshead Cup	Newcastle United	4–2	Rangers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Shearer  11' (pen.) Bellamy  28' Bernard  36' Dyer  90'	Report	Pršo  42' Ricksen  84'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 31,554 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Sporting CP

1 August 2004 (2004-08-01) Gateshead Cup	Newcastle United	0–1	Sporting CP	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST		Report	Tello  33'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 23,446 Referee: Neale Barry

Celtic v Newcastle United

4 August 2004 (2004-08-04) Friendly	Celtic	2–1	Newcastle United	Celtic Park
19:45 BST	Sylla  71' Camara  89'	Report	Bellamy  60'	Stadium: Glasgow Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Willie Young

Premier League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	W	L	D
Position	6	15	15	17	12	10	7	6	8	7	8	9	11	9	10	12	12	13	14	14	13	14	12	12	12	12	11	10	9	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	14

Source: World Football: Premier League 2004/05
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Middlesbrough v Newcastle United

14 August 2004 1	Middlesbrough	2–2	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
15:00 BST	Downing  73' Hasselbaink  90'	Report	Bellamy  14' Shearer  82' (pen.)	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 34,268 Referee: Steve Bennett

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

21 August 2004 2	Newcastle United	0–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Atouba  51'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,185 Referee: Mike Dean

Newcastle United v Norwich City

25 August 2004 3	Newcastle United	2–2	Norwich City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy  40' Hughes  50'	Report	Bentley  52' Doherty  74'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,574 Referee: Mark Halsey

Aston Villa v Newcastle United

28 August 2004 4	Aston Villa	4–2	Newcastle United	Birmingham
	Mellberg  4' Cole  53' Barry  71' Ángel  82'	Report	Kluivert  28' O'Brien  36'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 36,305 Referee: Mike Riley

Newcastle United v Blackburn Rovers

11 September 2004 5	Newcastle United	3–0	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Flitcroft  9' (o.g.) Shearer  16' O'Brien  83'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,015 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Southampton v Newcastle United

19 September 2004 6	Southampton	1–2	Newcastle United	Southampton
	Svensson  53'	Report	Prutton  45' (o.g.) Carr  57'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,709 Referee: Chris Foy

Newcastle United v West Bromwich Albion

25 September 2004 7	Newcastle United	3–1	West Bromwich Albion	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Kluivert  70' Milner  78' Shearer  86'	Report	Purse  63'  Horsfield  87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,308 Referee: Mike Riley

Birmingham City v Newcastle United

3 October 2004 8	Birmingham City	2–2	Newcastle United	Birmingham
	Yorke  23' Upson  57'	Report	Jenas  3' Butt  67'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 29,021 Referee: Howard Webb

Charlton Athletic v Newcastle United

17 October 2004 9	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Newcastle United	London
	O'Brien  51' (o.g.)	Report	Bellamy  39'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 26,553 Referee: Peter Walton

Newcastle United v Manchester City

24 October 2004 10	Newcastle United	4–3	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert  49' Shearer  58' (pen.) Elliott  69' Bellamy  89'	Report	Wright-Phillips  64', 77' Fowler  67' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,316 Referee: Steve Dunn

Bolton Wanderers v Newcastle United

31 October 2004 11	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Newcastle United	Bolton
	Diouf  52' Davies  70'	Report	Ambrose  55'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 27,196 Referee: Graham Poll

Newcastle United v Fulham

7 November 2004 12	Newcastle United	1–4	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy  77'	Report	John  28' Malbranque  65', 71' (pen.) Boa Morte  76'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,118 Referee: Howard Webb

Newcastle United v Manchester United

14 November 2004 13	Newcastle United	1–3	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00 BST	Shearer  71'	Report	Rooney  7', 90' van Nistelrooy  74' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,320 Referee: Mike Dean

Crystal Palace v Newcastle United

20 November 2004 14	Crystal Palace	0–2	Newcastle United	London
		Report	Kluivert  79' Bellamy  88'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 22,937 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Everton

28 November 2004 15	Newcastle United	1–1	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bellamy  5'	Report	Carsley  56'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,247 Referee: Neale Barry

Chelsea v Newcastle United

4 December 2004 16	Chelsea	4–0	Newcastle United	London
	Lampard  63' Drogba  69' Robben  89' Kežman  90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 42,328 Referee: Rob Styles

Newcastle United v Portsmouth

11 December 2004 17	Newcastle United	1–1	Portsmouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bowyer  3'	Report	Stone  30'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,480 Referee: Mike Riley

Liverpool v Newcastle United

19 December 2004 18	Liverpool	3–1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Bramble  35' (o.g.) Mellor  38' Baroš  61'	Report	Kluivert  32' Bowyer  77'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 43,856 Referee: Jeff Winter

Blackburn Rovers v Newcastle United

26 December 2004 19	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Newcastle United	Blackburn
	Dickov  26' Todd  54'	Report	Dyer  6' Robert  34'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 29,271 Referee: Matt Messias

Newcastle United v Arsenal

29 December 2004 20	Newcastle United	0–1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Vieira  45'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,320 Referee: Steve Bennett

Newcastle United v Birmingham City

1 January 2005 21	Newcastle United	2–1	Birmingham City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Ameobi  6' Bowyer  44'	Report	Heskey  64'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,222 Referee: Rob Styles

West Bromwich Albion v Newcastle United

3 January 2005 22	West Bromwich Albion	0–0	Newcastle United	West Bromwich
		Report		Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 25,259 Referee: Neale Barry

Newcastle United v Southampton

15 January 2005 23	Newcastle United	2–1	Southampton	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer  9' (pen.) Bramble  38'	Report	Crouch  42'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,266 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Arsenal v Newcastle United

23 January 2005 24	Arsenal	1–0	Newcastle United	London
	Bergkamp  19'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 38,137 Referee: Steve Dunn

Manchester City v Newcastle United

2 February 2005 25	Manchester City	1–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Fowler  49' (pen.)	Report	Shearer  9'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 45,752 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Newcastle United v Charlton Athletic

5 February 2005 26	Newcastle United	1–1	Charlton Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Dyer  22'	Report	Rommedahl  53'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,114 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers

27 February 2005 27	Newcastle United	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Bowyer  35' Dyer  69'	Report	Giannakopoulos  41'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,430 Referee: Steve Dunn

Newcastle United v Liverpool

5 March 2005 28	Newcastle United	1–0	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Robert  70'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,323 Referee: Howard Webb

Portsmouth v Newcastle United

19 March 2005 29	Portsmouth	1–1	Newcastle United	Portsmouth
	Stone  45'	Report	Dyer  43'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,165 Referee: Matt Messias

Newcastle United v Aston Villa

2 April 2005 30	Newcastle United	0–3	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Taylor  73' Bowyer  82' Dyer  82'	Report	Ángel  5' Barry  73' (pen.), 80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,306 Referee: Barry Knight

Tottenham Hotspur v Newcastle United

10 April 2005 31	Tottenham Hotspur	1–0	Newcastle United	London
	Defoe  42'	Report		Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 35,885 Referee: Steve Bennett

Norwich City v Newcastle United

20 April 2005 32	Norwich City	2–1	Newcastle United	Norwich
	Safri  68' Ashton  90'	Report	Kluivert  89'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 25,503 Referee: Andre Marriner

Manchester United v Newcastle United

24 April 2005 33	Manchester United	2–1	Newcastle United	Manchester
	Rooney  57' Brown  75'	Report	Ambrose  27'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,845 Referee: Neale Barry

Newcastle United v Middlesbrough

27 April 2005 34	Newcastle United	0–0	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,047 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Crystal Palace

30 April 2005 35	Newcastle United	0–0	Crystal Palace	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,123 Referee: Alan Wiley

Fulham v Newcastle United

4 May 2005 36	Fulham	1–3	Newcastle United	London
	Radzinski  86'	Report	Ambrose  18' Kluivert  62' Ameobi  75'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 19,003 Referee: Graham Poll

Everton v Newcastle United

7 May 2005 37	Everton	2–0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
	Weir  43' Cahill  59'	Report	Ameobi  56'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 40,438 Referee: Barry Knight

Newcastle United v Chelsea

15 May 2005 38	Newcastle United	1–1	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Geremi  33' (o.g.)	Report	Lampard  35' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,326 Referee: Howard Webb

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

Newcastle United v Bnei Sakhnin

16 September 2004 (2004-09-16) First round, first leg	Newcastle United	2–0	Bnei Sakhnin	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
19:45 BST 20:45 CET	Kluivert  4', 41' Butt  60'	Report	Suan  57'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 30,221 Referee: António Almeida Costa (Portugal)

Bnei Sakhnin v Newcastle United

30 September 2004 (2004-09-30) First round, second leg	Bnei Sakhnin	1–5 (1–7 agg.)	Newcastle United	Ramat Gan, Israel
20:45 IST 19:45 BST	Masudi  13' Murambadoro  88'	Report	Kluivert  9', 42' Shearer  38', 52' (pen.), 90'	Stadium: Ramat Gan Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago (Spain)

Panionios v Newcastle United

21 October 2004 (2004-10-21) Matchday 1	Panionios	0–1	Newcastle United	Nea Smyrni, Greece
21:30 CET		Report	Shearer  87' (pen.)	Stadium: Nea Smyrni Stadium Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

Newcastle United v Dinamo Tbilisi

4 November 2004 (2004-11-04) Matchday 2	Newcastle United	2–0	Dinamo Tbilisi	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
	Shearer  38' Bellamy  56'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 27,218 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway)

Sochaux v Newcastle United

25 November 2004 (2004-11-25) Matchday 3	Sochaux	0–4	Newcastle United	Montbéliard, France
		Report	Bowyer  29' Ameobi  46' Bellamy  75' Robert  90'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Bonal Attendance: 15,173 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila (Spain)

Newcastle United v Sporting CP

16 December 2004 (2004-12-16) Matchday 4	Newcastle United	1–1	Sporting CP	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
	Bellamy  5'	Report	Custódio  40'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 28,017 Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)

Heerenveen v Newcastle United

17 February 2005 (2005-02-17) Round of 32, first leg	Heerenveen	1–2	Newcastle United	Heerenveen, Netherlands
	Huntelaar  24'	Report	Shearer  69' Bowyer  82'  86'	Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Zsolt Szabó (Hungary)

Newcastle United v Heerenveen

24 February 2005 (2005-02-24) Round of 32, second leg	Newcastle United	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Heerenveen	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
	Breuer  10' (o.g.) Shearer  25'	Report	Bruggink  80' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 26,156 Referee: Dejan Delević

Olympiacos v Newcastle United

10 March 2005 (2005-03-10) Round of 16, first leg	Olympiacos	1–3	Newcastle United	Piraeus, Greece
	Georgatos  11' Đorđević  16' (pen.) Kostoulas  44'	Report	Shearer  12' (pen.) Robert  34' Kluivert  69'	Stadium: Karaiskakis Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez (Spain)

Newcastle United v Olympiacos

16 March 2005 (2005-03-16) Round of 16, second leg	Newcastle United	4–0 (7–1 agg.)	Olympiacos	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
	Dyer  18' Shearer  45', 69' Bowyer  54'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Newcastle United v Sporting CP

7 April 2005 (2005-04-07) Quarter-finals, first leg	Newcastle United	1–0	Sporting CP	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
	Shearer  37'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 36,753 Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

Sporting CP v Newcastle United

14 April 2005 (2005-04-14) Quarter-finals, second leg	Sporting CP	4–1 (4–2 agg.)	Newcastle United	Lisbon, Portugal
	Niculae  40' Sá Pinto  71' Beto  77' Rochemback  90'	Report	Dyer  20'	Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

FA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 FA Cup

Yeading v Newcastle United

9 January 2005 (2005-01-09) Third round	Yeading	0–2	Newcastle United	London
		Report	Bowyer  51' Ameobi  61'	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 10,824 Referee: Howard Webb

Newcastle United v Coventry City

29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) Fourth round	Newcastle United	3–1	Coventry City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Shearer  37' Ameobi  42' Babayaro  52'	Report	Adebola  45'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 44,044 Referee: Neale Barry

Newcastle United v Chelsea

20 February 2005 (2005-02-20) Fifth round	Newcastle United	1–0	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Kluivert  4'	Report	Cudicini  90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 45,740 Referee: Mark Halsey

Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur

13 March 2005 (2005-03-13) Sixth round	Newcastle United	1–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00	Kluivert  4'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,307 Referee: Rob Styles

Newcastle United v Manchester United

17 April 2005 (2005-04-17) Semi-finals	Newcastle United	1–4	Manchester United	Cardiff
13:00	Ameobi  59'	Report	van Nistelrooy  19', 58' Scholes  45' Ronaldo  76'	Stadium: Millennium Stadium Attendance: 69,280 Referee: Mike Riley

League Cup

Main article: 2004–05 Football League Cup

Newcastle United v Norwich City

27 October 2004 (2004-10-27) Third round	Newcastle United	2–1	Norwich City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Jenas  2' Ameobi  42' (pen.)	Report	Huckerby  56' (pen.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 42,153 Referee: Phil Dowd

Newcastle United v Chelsea

10 November 2004 (2004-11-10) Fourth round	Newcastle United	0–2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
		Report	Guðjohnsen  100' Robben  112'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 38,055 Referee: Steve Bennett

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27. O'Brien was born in Harrogate, England, and has represented England at youth level, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and made his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2001.
28. Boumsong was born in Douala, Cameroon, but also qualified to represent France internationally and made his international debut for France in June 2003.
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External links

• FootballSquads - Newcastle United - 2004/05