2007–08 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2007–08 season
Chairman	Chris Mort[1]
Manager	Sam Allardyce; (Until 9 January 2008); Nigel Pearson; (From 9–16 January 2008); Kevin Keegan; (From 16 January 2008)
Premier League	12th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Third Round
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Owen (11); All: Michael Owen (13)
Highest home attendance	52,307 (vs. Liverpool)
Lowest home attendance	30,523 (vs. Barnsley)

During the 2007-08 season, Newcastle United participated in the Premier League. Newcastle started the season reasonably well under the management of Sam Allardyce and looked to be in the hunt for European places by the end of October, but a poor November saw the team slide down the table as fans began doubting Allardyce's ability. Despite a reasonable upturn in early December, the team fell further form wise and in the end Mike Ashley chose to terminate Allardyce's contract by mutual consent.

To the surprise of many football fans, the club re-appointed Kevin Keegan as manager, but he was unable to stop the team sliding down the league and fans begun to doubt the appointment. However, Keegan was able to save Newcastle from relegation and the club finished the season in 12th. The team kit for the 2007-08 season was produced by Adidas. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock.

Season summary

Sam Allardyce

Manager Sam Allardyce signed several players, including David Rozehnal, Caçapa, Habib Beye, Alan Smith, Joey Barton and Mark Viduka. The season started brightly for Newcastle, with two wins and two draws from their first five games, but they then became the first (and only) side to lose to Derby County that season. Newcastle won only five out of their next 25 Premier League games and could only draw with Derby in the reverse fixture. They also made a third round exit to Arsenal in the League Cup, but made a FA Cup third round draw with Championship club Stoke City. The game against Stoke, however, proved to be Allardyce's last in charge of Newcastle; three days later he was sacked by owner Mike Ashley after pressure from the fans, who were unimpressed with his exclusion of fan favourites from the starting line-up and poor results, despite Allardyce only having been there eight months.

Critics consistently questioned Allardyce's exit from the club, claiming he may not have been given the time needed to impact upon the club in the build-up to the next appointment.[2] There were a number of candidates lined up for the job, including Harry Redknapp, Didier Deschamps, Gérard Houllier and even former England and Middlesbrough manager Steve McClaren. Redknapp turned down the opportunity to manage the club, claiming he felt his job at Portsmouth was yet to be completed.[3]

Kevin Keegan, April 2008

On 16 January, it was sensationally announced that Kevin Keegan would be returning to the club for a third time, after previous spells both as a player and manager.[4]

The announcement had an immediate impact. On that day the club had a scheduled FA Cup third round replay against Stoke City at home, which was not expected to reach even half capacity; but, upon distribution of the news, 20,000 extra tickets were sold within a couple of hours and the kick-off was delayed to allow the extra fans time to get into the game. The Keegan effect seemed to work on the pitch too as Newcastle convincingly beat Stoke 4–1, even though he was not in the dugout for the match, having arrived during the first half to sit with owner Mike Ashley and the directors.

Shortly after his appointment, Dennis Wise left his position as manager at Leeds United to become director of football at Newcastle. The creation of the new role at the club proved questionable amongst critics and fans, but both Wise and Keegan insisted that the manager would have the final say in all matters regarding the squad.[5] Further appointments saw Tony Jimenez join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment and Jeff Vetere as technical co-ordinator.[6] The idea was to complete a continental-style management structure working in support of Keegan, with Wise and Vetere making the initial assessment before calling in Jimenez to do the deal.[7] David Williamson was also appointed, as director of operations in April.[8]

Newcastle United players warming up at White Hart Lane prior to a Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur, 30 March 2008

Keegan's comeback initially did not live up to expectations, with a run of eight games without a win, an FA Cup exit and talk even of a relegation battle. March proved to be a turning point, and, following a change to an attacking line-up with Owen supporting Martins and Viduka up front, the team started to produce results in time for Keegan to maintain his perfect record in the Tyne-Wear derby with a 2–0 home win on 20 April, which put Newcastle's survival beyond all doubt and allowed Keegan to plan for his stated contract length of the next three seasons at the club. With a 2–2 away draw for the following game at West Ham United, the eight-game run of no wins had been turned into a seven-game unbeaten run with two games left to the end of the season. In the final table, Newcastle occupied 12th place on 43 points.[9]

However, in April, Following speculation that Ashley had lost millions in a stock market venture, rumours of discontent with Wise and Ashley began to circulate after Keegan announced that he would not qualify for the Champions League, let alone challenge for the title, unless they provided him the financial backing required, which he was not receiving.[10]

On 22 May, Habib Beye, signed by Allardyce at the start of the season, was named Newcastle's player of the season based on fan votes to a poll organised by the Evening Chronicle.[11]

Final league table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
10	West Ham United	38	13	10	15	42	50	−8	49
11	Tottenham Hotspur	38	11	13	14	66	61	+5	46	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
12	Newcastle United	38	11	10	17	45	65	−20	43
13	Middlesbrough	38	10	12	16	43	53	−10	42
14	Wigan Athletic	38	10	10	18	34	51	−17	40

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
For further information on European qualification see Premier League – Competition
Notes:

As League Cup winners

Chronological list of events

7 June 2007: Mark Viduka was signed from Middlesbrough.[12]
14 June 2007: Joey Barton was signed from Manchester City.[13]
29 June 2007: Mike Ashley increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%.[14] David Rozehnal was signed from Paris Saint-Germain.[15]
3 July 2007: Geremi Njitap was signed from Chelsea.[16]
24 July 2007: Newcastle United deputy chairman Chris Mort replaced Freddy Shepherd as chairman of the club.[1]
3 August 2007: Alan Smith was signed from Manchester United.[17]
3 August 2007: Caçapa was signed from Lyon.[18]
6 August 2007: José Enrique was signed from Villarreal.[19]
31 August 2007: Abdoulaye Faye was signed from Bolton Wanderers.[20]
31 August 2007: Habib Beye was signed from Marseille.[21]
4 September 2007: Charles N'Zogbia signed a new five-year contract.[22]
13 November 2007: Adam Sadler was appointed new reserve team manager.[23]

N'Zogbia, Butt and Milner in the wall at Fulham, December 2007

19 November 2007: Paul Barron was appointed new goalkeeping coach.[24]
21 December 2007: Nicky Butt signed a new one-year contract.
7 January 2008: Ben Tozer was signed from Swindon Town.[25]
8 January 2008: Wesley Ngo Baheng was signed from Le Havre.[26]
9 January 2008: Sam Allardyce sacked as manager.[27]
16 January 2008: Kevin Keegan hired as manager.[28]
18 January 2008: Tamás Kádár was signed from Zalaegerszegi TE.[29]
21 January 2008: Arthur Cox joined the coaching staff again as first team coach, reuniting with Keegan and McDermott.[30]
29 January 2008: Dennis Wise was appointed as Executive Director or Football alongside Tony Jimenez as Vice President of Player Recruitment and Jeff Vetere as Technical Co-ordinator.[31]
31 January 2008: Fabio Zamblera was signed from Atalanta B.C.; Ole Söderberg was signed from BK Häcken.
21 February 2008: David Henderson joined the coaching staff as physio from Hearts.[32]
25 February 2008: Chris Hughton joined the coaching staff as first-team coach.[33]
7 March 2008: Lamine Diatta was signed as a free agent.
21 March 2008: Lil Fuccillo was appointed chief scout.[34]
5 April 2008: David Williamson was appointed Executive Director of Operations.[35]

Transfers

In

Date	Player	Previous club	Cost
7 June 2007	Mark Viduka	Middlesbrough	Free[12]
14 June 2007	Joey Barton	Manchester City	£5,500,000[13]
29 June 2007	David Rozehnal	Paris Saint-Germain	£2,900,000[15]
3 July 2007	Geremi Njitap	Chelsea	Free[16]
3 August 2007	Alan Smith	Manchester United	£6,000,000[17]
3 August 2007	Caçapa	Lyon	Free[18]
6 August 2007	José Enrique	Villarreal	£6,300,000[19]
31 August 2007	Abdoulaye Faye	Bolton Wanderers	Undisclosed[20]
31 August 2007	Habib Beye	Marseille	Undisclosed[21]
7 January 2008	Ben Tozer	Swindon Town	Undisclosed[25]
8 January 2008	Wesley Ngo Baheng	Le Havre	Undisclosed[26]
18 January 2008	Tamás Kádár	Zalaegerszegi TE	£900,000[29]
31 January 2008	Fabio Zamblera	Atalanta	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	Ole Söderberg	Häcken	Undisclosed
7 March 2008	Lamine Diatta	Free agent	Free

Out

Date	Player	New club	Cost
21 May 2007	Titus Bramble	Wigan Athletic	Free
21 May 2007	Craig Moore	Queensland Roar	Free
21 May 2007	Olivier Bernard	Retired	Released
21 May 2007	Pavel Srníček	Retired	Released
21 May 2007	Antoine Sibierski	Wigan Athletic	Free
21 May 2007	Oguchi Onyewu	Standard Liège	Loan ended
6 June 2007	Scott Parker	West Ham United	£7,000,000[36]
1 July 2007	Alan O'Brien	Hibernian	Undisclosed[37]
3 August 2007	Tim Krul	Falkirk	Loan (season)[38]
14 August 2007	Andy Carroll	Preston North End	Loan (until 1 January 2008)[39]
16 August 2007	Kieron Dyer	West Ham United	£6,000,000[40]
25 August 2007	Albert Luque	Ajax	Undisclosed[41]
31 August 2007	Paul Huntington	Leeds United	Undisclosed[42]
31 August 2007	Nolberto Solano	West Ham United	Undisclosed[43]
15 November 2007	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Loan (until 1 January 2008)
11 December 2007	Celestine Babayaro	Los Angeles Galaxy	Released
4 January 2008	Matty Pattison	Norwich City	Undisclosed
31 January 2008	David Rozehnal	Lazio	Season loan
February 2008	Shola Ameobi	Stoke City	Season loan
6 May 2008	Stephen Carr	--	Released
6 May 2008	James Troisi	--	Released
6 May 2008	Peter Ramage	Queens Park Rangers	Released
15 May 2008	Lamine Diatta	--	Released

Players

First-team squad

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
3	DF	ESP	José Enrique
4	DF	CZE	David Rozehnal
5	MF	TUR	Emre Belözoğlu
6	DF	BRA	Caçapa
7	MF	ENG	Joey Barton
9	FW	NGA	Obafemi Martins
10	FW	ENG	Michael Owen
11	MF	IRL	Damien Duff
13	GK	ENG	Steve Harper
14	MF	FRA	Charles N'Zogbia
15	DF	SEN	Lamine Diatta
16	MF	ENG	James Milner


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	FW	ENG	Alan Smith
20	DF	CMR	Geremi Njitap
21	DF	SEN	Habib Beye[44]
22	MF	ENG	Nicky Butt
23	FW	ENG	Shola Ameobi[45]
25	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Faye
26	DF	ENG	Peter Ramage
27	DF	ENG	Steven Taylor
30	DF	CAN	David Edgar
35	DF	ENG	Ben Tozer
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
2	DF	IRL	Stephen Carr (released)
8	MF	ENG	Kieron Dyer (to West Ham United)
15	MF	PER	Nolberto Solano (to West Ham United)
19	FW	ESP	Albert Luque (to Ajax)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	DF	ENG	Paul Huntington (to Leeds United)
33	DF	NGA	Celestine Babayaro (released)
35	MF	RSA	Matty Pattison (to Norwich City)
37	FW	AUS	James Troisi (released)

Reserve squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
34	GK	ENG	Fraser Forster
40	GK	NED	Tim Krul
—	GK	ENG	Mark Cook
—	GK	ENG	Dan Mullen
—	GK	ENG	Max Johnson
—	GK	SWE	Ole Söderberg
—	DF	ENG	Matthew Grieve
—	DF	ENG	Jeff Henderson
—	DF	ENG	Darren Lough
—	DF	ENG	James Taylor
—	DF	NIR	Shane Ferguson
—	DF	IRL	Callum Morris
—	DF	HUN	Tamás Kádár
—	MF	ENG	Mark Bertram
—	MF	ENG	Mark Doninger


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Alex Francis
—	MF	ENG	Jonny Godsmark
—	MF	ENG	Callum Little
—	MF	ENG	Kieran Wrightson
—	MF	NIR	Paddy McLaughlin
—	FW	ENG	Campbell Bell
—	FW	ENG	Ryan Donaldson
—	FW	ENG	James Marwood
—	FW	ENG	Dan Neary
—	FW	NIR	Michael McCrudden
—	FW	FRA	Wesley Ngo Baheng
—	FW	ITA	Fabio Zamblera
—	FW	NED	Frank Wiafe Danquah
—		ENG	Stewart Bath

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
—	MF	ENG	Alex Patterson (to Eckerd Tritons)

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
—	GK	ENG	Sam Filler (on trial from Bradford City)
—	DF	SVK	Tomáš Hanzel (on trial from Spartak Trnava)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	RSA	Lance Davids (on trial from Djurgårdens IF)

Match results

Pre-season

17 July 2007	Hartlepool United	1 – 3	Newcastle United	Hartlepool
19:30	Brown 49'		Ameobi 56', 72' Owen 58'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6,030 Referee: C. Oliver

21 July 2007	Carlisle United	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Carlisle
15:00	Livesey 56'		Solano 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 12,346 Referee: M. Pike

26 July 2007	Newcastle United	4 – 1	Celtic	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Martins 11' Luque 30', 42' Milner 90'		Brown 72'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 30,225 Referee: Mark Halsey

29 July 2007	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Juventus	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Luque 9' (pen.) Carroll 36'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,016 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

1 August 2007	Hull City	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Hull
19:45	Hughes 56'			Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Darren Drysdale

5 August 2007	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Sampdoria	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Smith 59'			Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 23,078 Referee: Andre Marriner

Premier League

11 August 2007 1	Bolton Wanderers	1 – 3	Newcastle United	Bolton
15:00	Anelka 50'	Report	N'Zogbia 11' Martins 21', 27'	Stadium: Reebok Stadium Attendance: 25,414 Referee: Chris Foy

18 August 2007 2	Newcastle United	0 – 0	Aston Villa	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,049 Referee: Howard Webb

26 August 2007 3	Middlesbrough	2 – 2	Newcastle United	Middlesbrough
13:30	Mido 28' Arca 80'	Report	N'Zogbia 22' Viduka 77'	Stadium: Riverside Stadium Attendance: 28,875 Referee: Mike Dean

1 September 2007 4	Newcastle United	1 – 0	Wigan Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Owen 87'	Report	Kilbane 46'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,461 Referee: Steve Bennett

17 September 2007 5	Derby County	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Derby
19:45	Miller 39'	Report		Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 30,016 Referee: Peter Walton

23 September 2007 6	Newcastle United	3 – 1	West Ham United	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Viduka 2', 41' N'Zogbia 76'	Report	Ashton 32'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,104 Referee: Mike Riley

29 September 2007 7	Manchester City	3 – 1	Newcastle United	Manchester
12:45	Petrov 38' Mpenza 47' Elano 87'	Report	Martins 29'	Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium Attendance: 40,606 Referee: Chris Foy

7 October 2007 8	Newcastle United	3 – 2	Everton	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Butt 42' Emre 86' Owen 90'	Report	Johnson 53' Given 90+2' (og)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,152 Referee: Martin Atkinson

22 October 2007 9	Newcastle United	3 – 1	Tottenham Hotspur	Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00	Martins 44' Caçapa 49' Milner 72'	Report	Keane 57'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,411 Referee: Steve Bennett

27 October 2007 10	Reading	2 – 1	Newcastle United	Reading
15:00	Kitson 53' Long 84'	Report	Duberry 74' (og)	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 24,119 Referee: Phil Dowd

3 November 2007 11	Newcastle United	1 – 4	Portsmouth	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Campbell 16' (og)	Report	Pamarot 8' Benjani 9' Utaka 11' Kranjčar 71'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,490 Referee: Chris Foy

10 November 2007 12	Sunderland	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Sunderland
12:45	Higginbotham 52'	Report	Milner 65'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 47,701 Referee: Martin Atkinson

24 November 2007 13	Newcastle United	0 – 3	Liverpool	Newcastle upon Tyne
12:45		Report	Gerrard 28' Kuyt 46' Babel 66'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,307 Referee: Alan Wiley

1 December 2007 14	Blackburn Rovers	3 – 1	Newcastle United	Blackburn
15:00	Bentley 54', 67' Tugay 90+2'	Report	Martins 45'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 27,477 Referee: Rob Styles

5 December 2007 15	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Arsenal	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45	Taylor 60'	Report	Adebayor 4'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,305 Referee: Mike Dean

8 December 2007 16	Newcastle United	2 – 1	Birmingham City	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Martins 45' (pen), Beye 90'	Report	Jerome 9'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 49,948 Referee: Rob Styles

15 December 2007 17	Fulham	0 – 1	Newcastle United	London
17:15		Report	Barton 90' (pen)	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 24,959 Referee: Howard Webb

23 December 2007 18	Newcastle United	2 – 2	Derby County	Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00	Viduka 27', 87'	Report	Barnes 6' Miller 52'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,386 Referee: Andre Marriner

26 December 2007 19	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Newcastle United	Wigan
15:00	Taylor 65'	Report		Stadium: A Attendance: 20,204 Referee: Mike Dean

29 December 2007 20	Chelsea	2 – 1	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Essien 29' Kalou 87'	Report	Butt 56'	Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 41,751 Referee: Mike Riley

2 January 2008 21	Newcastle United	0 – 2	Manchester City	Newcastle upon Tyne
19:45		Report	Elano 38' Fernandes 76'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,956 Referee: Martin Atkinson

12 January 2008 22	Manchester United	6 – 0	Newcastle United	Manchester
17:15	Ronaldo 49', 70', 88' Tevez 55', 90' Ferdinand 85'	Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 75,965 Referee: Rob Styles

19 January 2008 23	Newcastle United	0 – 0	Bolton Wanderers	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15		Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,250 Referee: Alan Wiley

29 January 2008 24	Arsenal	3 – 0	Newcastle United	London
19:45	Adebayor 40' Flamini 72' Fàbregas 80'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,127 Referee: Mike Riley

3 February 2008 25	Newcastle United	1 – 1	Middlesbrough	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Owen 60'	Report	Huth 87'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,105 Referee: Mike Dean

9 February 2008 26	Aston Villa	4 – 1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
12:45	Bouma 48' Carew 51', 72', 90' (pen)	Report	Owen 4'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 42,640 Referee: Lee Mason

23 February 2008 27	Newcastle United	1 – 5	Manchester United	Newcastle upon Tyne
17:15	Faye 79'	Report	Rooney 25' (80) Ronaldo 45' (56) Saha 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,291 Referee: Chris Foy

1 March 2008 28	Newcastle United	0 – 1	Blackburn Rovers	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00		Report	Derbyshire 90'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 50,796 Referee: Rob Styles

8 March 2008 29	Liverpool	3 – 0	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Pennant 43' Torres 45' Gerrard 51'	Report		Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 44,031 Referee: Peter Walton

17 March 2008 30	Birmingham City	1 – 1	Newcastle United	Birmingham
20:00	McFadden 33'	Report	Owen 56'	Stadium: St Andrews Attendance: 25,777 Referee: Howard Webb

22 March 2008 31	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Fulham	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Viduka 6' Owen 82'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,293 Referee: Alan Wiley

30 March 2008 32	Tottenham Hotspur	1 – 4	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Bent 26'	Report	Butt 45' Geremi 52' Owen 65' Martins 83'	Stadium: White Hart Lane Attendance: 36,067 Referee: Steve Bennett

5 April 2008 33	Newcastle United	3 – 0	Reading	Newcastle upon Tyne
15:00	Martins 18' Owen 43' Viduka 58'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,179 Referee: Lee Probert

12 April 2008 34	Portsmouth	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Portsmouth
17:15		Report		Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 20,507 Referee: Phil Dowd

20 April 2008 35	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Sunderland	Newcastle upon Tyne
13:30	Owen 4', 45' (pen)	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Mike Dean

26 April 2008 36	West Ham United	2 – 2	Newcastle United	London
15:00	Noble 10' Ashton 23'	Report	Martins 42' McCartney 45' (og)	Stadium: Boleyn Ground Attendance: 34,980 Referee: Uriah Rennie

5 May 2008 37	Newcastle United	0 – 2	Chelsea	Newcastle upon Tyne
16:00		Report	Ballack 61' Malouda 82'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 52,305 Referee: Steve Bennett

11 May 2008 38	Everton	3 – 1	Newcastle United	Liverpool
15:00	Yakubu 28', 82' (pen) Lescott 70'	Report	Owen 47' (pen)	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 39, 592 Referee: Peter Walton

Last updated: 7 May 2008

FA Cup

6 January 2008 Round 3	Stoke City	0 – 0	Newcastle United	Stoke-on-Trent
		Report		Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 22,861 Referee: Steve Bennett

16 January 2008 Round 3R	Newcastle United	4 – 1	Stoke City	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Owen 8' Emre 29' Caçapa 31' Milner 68' Duff 76'		Lawrence 89'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 35,108 Referee: Uriah Rennie

26 January 2008 Round 4	Arsenal	3 – 0	Newcastle United	London
	Adebayor 51', 83' Butt 89' (o.g.)			Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,046 Referee: Martin Atkinson

League Cup

29 August 2007 Round 2	Newcastle United	2 – 0	Barnsley	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Owen 57' Martins 86'	[news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/6963530.stm Report]		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 30,523 Referee: Graham Salisbury

25 September 2007 Round 3	Arsenal	2 – 0	Newcastle United	London
	Bendtner 83' Denílson 89'	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 60,004 Referee: Howard Webb

Player statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Premier League		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Shay Given	24	0	19	0	3	0	2	0
13	GK		Steve Harper	21	0	19+2	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF		Stephen Carr	12	0	8+2	0	2	0	0	0
3	DF		Jose Enrique	28	0	18+5	0	3	0	2	0
4	DF		David Rozehnal	25	0	16+5	0	1+2	0	1	0
6	DF		Caçapa	22	2	16+3	1	2	1	1	0
14	DF		Charles N'Zogbia	37	3	27+5	3	3	0	2	0
15	DF		Lamine Diatta	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
21	DF		Habib Beye	30	1	27+2	1	0	0	1	0
25	DF		Abdoulaye Faye	25	1	20+2	1	1	0	2	0
26	DF		Peter Ramage	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
27	DF		Steven Taylor	36	1	29+2	1	3	0	2	0
30	DF		David Edgar	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
5	MF		Emre Belözoğlu	17	1	6+8	1	1	0	1+1	0
7	MF		Joey Barton	23	1	20+3	1	0	0	0	0
11	MF		Damien Duff	19	1	12+4	0	3	1	0	0
16	MF		James Milner	32	3	25+4	2	2	1	1	0
20	MF		Geremi	28	1	24+3	1	0	0	1	0
22	MF		Nicky Butt	39	3	35	3	2	0	0+2	0
38	MF		Kazenga LuaLua	5	0	0+2	0	0+3	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW		Obafemi Martins	33	10	23+8	9	0	0	1+1	1
10	FW		Michael Owen	33	13	24+5	11	3	1	1	1
17	FW		Alan Smith	37	0	26+7	0	2	0	2	0
23	FW		Shola Ameobi	8	0	2+4	0	0	0	2	0
36	FW		Mark Viduka	28	7	19+7	7	2	0	0	0
39	FW		Andy Carroll	6	0	1+3	0	0+2	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
15	MF		Nolberto Solano	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	1	0

Last updated: 19 May 2008
Source: Competitions

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Kevin Keegan
Assistant Manager	Terry McDermott
First Team coach	Lee Clark
Goalkeeping Coach	Andy Woodman
Development Coach	John Carver
Reserve Team Coach	Steve Clarke
Chief scout	Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

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Ameobi was born in Zaria, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them on U-21 level. However, he later opted to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Nigeria in November 2012.

External links

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[table_note_res_UC1d0.33071070179842-12] As League Cup winners

[Mort_in_for_Shepherd_at_Newcastle-1] "Mort in for Shepherd at Newcastle". BBC Sport. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2007.

[2] Doyle, Paul (9 January 2008). "Allardyce cut adrift by Newcastle". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[3] "Redknapp rejects Newcastle offer". BBC News. 12 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[4] "Keegan returns as Newcastle boss". BBC News. 16 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[5] "Wise gets powerful Newcastle role". BBC News. 29 January 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[6] "Club Confirms Senior Appointments". Newcastle United. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2008.

[7] Hughes, Matt (29 January 2008). "Dennis Wise quits Leeds to sign up for Newcastle revolution". The Times. London. Retrieved 25 July 2008.

[8] "Toon win for the race track wizard". Journal Live. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[9] "Football Results & Tables". Sky Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[10] "SPORTSMAIL EXCLUSIVE: Keegan called to account - Newcastle owner Ashley demands showdown talks". Daily Mail. London. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 3 October 2011.

[11] "Beye tops Toon fans' end of season poll". www.chroniclelive.co.uk. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2008.

[Viduka_makes_switch_to_Newcastle-13] "Viduka makes switch to Newcastle". BBC Sport. 7 June 2007. Archived from the original on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[Barton_completes_move_to_Magpies-14] "Barton completes move to Magpies". BBC Sport. 14 June 2007. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[15] "Ashley ups Newcastle United stake". BBC News. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 14 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[Newcastle_complete_Rozehnal_deal-16] "Newcastle complete Rozehnal deal". BBC Sport. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[Geremi_clinches_move_to_Newcastle-17] "Geremi clinches move to Newcastle". BBC Sport. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2007.

[Newcastle_seal_£6m_Smith_transfer-18] "Newcastle seal £6m Smith transfer". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2007.

[Brazilian_signs_for_Toon-19] "Brazilian signs for Toon". nufc.co.uk. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 4 August 2007.

[Magpies_seal_£6.3m_Enrique_switch-20] "Magpies seal £6.3m Enrique switch". BBC Sport. 6 August 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2007.

[Faye_Signs_For_Magpies-21] "Faye Signs For Magpies". Newcastle United. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[Marseille_Skipper_Completes_Move-22] "Marseille Skipper Completes Move". Newcastle United. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[N'Zogbia_signs_new_Newcastle_deal-23] "N'Zogbia signs new Newcastle deal". BBC Sport. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 4 September 2007.

[Sadler_New_Second-String_Coach-24] "Sadler New Second-String Coach". Newcastle United Official Website. 13 November 2007. Archived from the original on 13 April 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Barron_Unveiled_As_New_Keeper_Coach-25] "Barron Unveiled As New Keeper coach". Newcastle United Official Website. 19 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Tozer's_Toon_Transfer-26] "Tozer's Toon Transfer". Newcastle United Official Website. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 7 January 2008.

[Green_Light_For_Wes-27] "Green Light For Wes". Newcastle United Official Website. 8 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008.

[Sam_Allardyce_-_NUFC_Official_Statement-28] "Sam Allardyce - NUFC Official Statement". Newcastle United Official Website. 9 January 2008. Archived from the original on 10 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-09.

[29] "King Kev to make Toon return". Newcastle United F.C. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2008.

[Hungarian_Starlet_Completes_Toon_Move-30] "Hungarian Starlet Completes Toon Move". Newcastle United Official Website. 18 January 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2008.

[Terry_Mac_I_Felt_Like_Crying_When_Coxy_Came_Back-31] "Terry Mac I Felt Like Crying When Coxy Came Back". Newcastle United Official Website. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 17 April 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Club_Confirms_Senior_Appointments-32] "Club Confirms Senior Appointments". Newcastle United Official Website. 29 January 2008. Archived from the original on 30 January 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Jefferies_backs_Gretna_survival-33] "Jefferies backs Gretna survival". scotsman.com. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2008.

[Hughton_Joins_KK_Backroom_Team-34] "Hughton Joins KK Backroom Team". Newcastle United Official Website. 25 February 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[Lil_Fuccillo_Appointed_Newcastle's_Chief_Scout-35] "Lil Fuccillo Appointed Newcastle's Chief Scout". nufcblog.com. 21 March 2008. Archived from the original on 24 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

[New_Director_Joins_Magpies-36] "New Director Joins Magpies". Newcastle United Official Website. 5 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2008.

[37] "Parker joins West Ham". whufc.com. 3 July 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.

[38] "Hibernian swoop to sign O'Brien". BBC Sport. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 6 June 2007.

[39] "Falkirk sign up Wallner and Krul". BBC Sport. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 22 August 2007.

[40] "Preston recruit striker Carroll". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.

[41] "West Ham clinch deal to sign Dyer". BBC Sport. 16 August 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2007.

[42] "Ajax & Newcastle agree Luque fee". BBC Sport. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2007.

[Window_Watch:_Defender_Joins_Leeds-43] "Window Watch: Defender Joins Leeds". Newcastle United. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[Sol_Bids_Farewell_To_Toon-44] "Sol Bids Farewell To Toon". Newcastle United. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2007.

[45] Beye was born in Suresnes, France, but also qualified to represent Senegal internationally and made his full international debut for Senegal in 2001.

[46] Ameobi was born in Zaria, Nigeria, but also qualified to represent England internationally and has represented them on U-21 level. However, he later opted to represent the country of his birth and made his full international debut for Nigeria in November 2012.