Newcastle United F.C. season 2007-08
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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
.
Manager Sam Allardyce signed several players, including David Rozehnal
, Claudio Cacapa, 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 Carling 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. There were a number of candidates lined up for the job, including Harry Redknapp
, Didier Deschamps
, Gerard 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.
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.
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. Further appointments saw Tony Jimenez
join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment and Jeff Vetere
as technical co-ordinator. 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. David Williamson
was also appointed, as director of operations in April.
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.
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.
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
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{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|- bgcolor=AAD0FF
!width=20% |Date
!width=25% |Player
!width=30% |Previous club
!width=20% |Cost
|-
| 7 June 2007 ||
Mark Viduka
||
Middlesbrough
||Free
|-
| 14 June 2007 || Joey Barton
|| Manchester City
||£5,500,000
|-
| 29 June 2007 ||
David Rozehnal
||
Paris Saint-Germain||£2,900,000
|-
| 3 July 2007 ||
Geremi Njitap
|| Chelsea
||Free
|-
| 3 August 2007 || Alan Smith|| Manchester United
||£6,000,000
|-
| 3 August 2007 ||
Caçapa
|| Olympique Lyonnais
||Free
|-
| 6 August 2007 ||
José Enrique Sánchez
|| Villarreal CF
||£6,300,000
|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Abdoulaye Faye
|| Bolton Wanderers||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 August 2007 || Habib Beye
|| Marseille||Undisclosed
|-
| 7 January 2008 || Ben Tozer
|| Swindon Town
||Undisclosed
|-
| 8 January 2008 || Wesley Ngo Baheng
|| Le Havre
||Undisclosed
|-
| 18 January 2008 ||
Tamás Kádár
|| Zalaegerszegi TE
||£900,000
|-
| 31 January 2008 ||
Fabio Zamblera|| Atalanta
||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 January 2008 ||
Ole Söderberg
|| Häcken
||Undisclosed
|-
| 7 March 2008 || Lamine Diatta
||Free agent
||Free
|-
|}
|-
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{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|- bgcolor=AAD0FF
!width=20% |Date
!width=25% |Player
!width=30% |New club
!width=20% |Cost
|-
| 6 June 2007 || Scott Parker
|| West Ham
||£7,000,000
|-
| 1 July 2007 || Alan O'Brien
||
Hibernian
||Undisclosed
|-
| 3 August 2007 ||
Tim Krul
|| Falkirk
||Loan (season)
|-
| 14 August 2007 || Andy Carroll
|| Preston
||Loan (until 1 January 2008)
|-
| 16 August 2007 || Kieron Dyer
|| West Ham
||£6,000,000
|-
| 25 August 2007 || Albert Luque
|| Ajax||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 August 2007 || Paul Huntington
|| Leeds United||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Nolberto Solano
|| West Ham United
||Undisclosed
|-
| 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
|-
| 06 May 2008 || Stephen Carr
||--||Released
|-
| 06 May 2008 || James Troisi
||--||Released
|-
| 06 May 2008 || Peter Ramage
|| Queens Park Rangers
||Released
|---
| 15 May 2008 || Lamine Diatta
||--||Released
|}
|- style="background:#f0f6ff;"
!Date
!Opponents
!H / A
!Result
F – A
!Scorers
!Attendance
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|17 September 2007
|Derby County
|A
|0 – 1
|
|30,016
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|23 September 2007
|West Ham United
|H
|3 – 1
|Viduka
2' 41', N'Zogbia
76'
|50,104
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|29 September 2007
|Manchester City
|A
|1 – 3
|Martins
29'
|40,606
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|7 October 2007
|Everton
|H
|3 – 2
|Butt
42', Emre
86', Owen
90'
|50,152
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|22 October 2007
|Tottenham Hotspur
|H
|3 – 1
|Martins
44', Caçapa
49', Milner
72'
|51,411
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|27 October 2007
|Reading
|A
|1 – 2
|Duberry
74' (og)
|24,119
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|3 November 2007
|Portsmouth
|H
|1 – 4
|Campbell
16' (og)
|51,490
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|10 November 2007
|Sunderland
|A
|1 – 1
|Milner
65'
|47,701
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|24 November 2007
|Liverpool
|H
|0 – 3
|
|52,307
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|1 December 2007
|Blackburn Rovers
|A
|1 – 3
|Martins
45'
|27,477
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|5 December 2007
|Arsenal
|H
|1 – 1
|Taylor
60'
|50,305
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|8 December 2007
|Birmingham City
|H
|2 – 1
|Martins
pen 45', Beye
90'
|49,948
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|15 December 2007
|Fulham
|A
|1 – 0
|Barton
pen 90'
|24,959
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|23 December 2007
|Derby County
|H
|2 – 2
|Viduka
27', 87'
|51,386
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|26 December 2007
|Wigan Athletic
|A
|0 – 1
|
|20,204
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|29 December 2007
|Chelsea
|A
|1 – 2
|Butt
56'
|41,751
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|2 January 2008
|Manchester City
|H
|0 – 2
|
|50,956
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|12 January 2008
|Manchester United
|A
|0 – 6
|
|75,965
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|19 January 2008
|Bolton Wanderers
|H
|0 – 0
|
|52,250
|- bgcolor="ffdddd"
|29 January 2008
|Arsenal
|A
|0 – 3
|
|60,127
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|3 February 2008
|Middlesbrough
|H
|1 – 1
|Owen
60'
|51,105
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|9 February 2008
||Aston Villa
|A
|1 – 4
|Owen
4'
|42,640
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|23 February 2008
|Manchester United
|H
|1 – 5
|Faye
79'
|52,291
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|1 March 2008
|Blackburn Rovers
|H
|0 – 1
|
|50,796
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|8 March 2008
|Liverpool
|A
|0 – 3
|
|44,031
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|17 March 2008
|Birmingham City
|A
|1 – 1
|Owen
56'
|25,777
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|22 March 2008
|Fulham
|H
|2 – 0
|Viduka
6', Owen
82'
|52,293
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|30 March 2008
|Tottenham Hotspur
|A
|4 – 1
|Butt
45', Geremi
52', Owen
65', Martins
83'
|36,067
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|5 April 2008
|Reading
|H
|3 – 0
|Martins
18', Owen
43', Viduka
58'
|52,179
|-bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|12 April 2008
|Portsmouth
|A
|0 – 0
|
|20,507
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|20 April 2008
|Sunderland
|H
|2 – 0
|Owen
4', pen 45'
|52,305
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 April 2008
|West Ham United
|A
|2 – 2
|Martins
42', McCartney
45' (og)
|34,980
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|5 May 2008
|Chelsea
|H
|0 – 2
|
|52,305
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|11 May 2008
|Everton
|A
|1 – 3
|Owen
pen 47'
|39, 592
|-
|}
H/A = Home/Away; F/A = Goals For/Goals Against
Last updated: 7 May 2008
League Cup
!No.
!Pos.
!Nationality
!Player
!Apps
!Goals
!YC
!RC
|----
|1 || GK ||
Republic of Ireland Ireland
|| || 24 || 0 || 2 || 0
|----
|2 || DF
|| Republic of Ireland Ireland
|| || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|3 || DF
|| Spain Spain
|| || 27 || 0 || 1 || 0
|----
|4 || DF
|| Czech Republic Czech Republic
|| || 25 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|5 || MF
||
Turkey Turkey
|| Emre
|| 17 || 1 || 2 || 1
|----
|6 || DF
|| Brazil Brazil
|| Caçapa
|| 21 || 2 || 2 || 0
|----
|7 || MF
|| England England
|| || 22 || 1 || 4 || 0
|----
|9 || FW
|| Nigeria Nigeria
|| || 32 || 10 || 1 || 0
|----
|10 || FW
|| England England
|| || 32 || 13 || 2 || 0
|----
|11 || MF
|| Republic of Ireland Ireland
|| || 18 || 1 || 3 || 0
|----
|13 || GK || England England
|| || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|14 || MF
|| France France
|| || 36 || 3 || 6 || 0
|----
|15 || MF
|| Peru Peru
|| * || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|15 || DF
|| Senegal Senegal
|| ** || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|16 || MF
|| England England
|| || 32 || 3 || 3 || 0
|----
|17 || FW
|| England England
|| || 36 || 0 || 10 || 1
|----
|20 || MF
|| Cameroon Cameroon
|| Geremi
|| 27 || 1 || 3 || 0
|----
|21 || DF
|| Senegal Senegal
|| || 28 || 1 || 5 || 0
|----
|22 || MF
|| England England
|| || 36 || 3 || 14 || 0
|----
|23 || FW
|| England England
|| *** || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|25 || DF
|| Senegal Senegal
|| || 23 || 1 || 5 || 0
|----
|26 || DF
|| England England
|| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|27 || DF
|| England England
|| || 35 || 1 || 3 || 0
|----
|30 || DF
||
Canada Canada
|| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|33 || DF
|| Nigeria Nigeria
|| * || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|34 || GK || England England
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|35 || MF
|| South Africa South Africa
|| * || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|36 || FW
|| Australia Australia
|| || 27 || 7 || 0 || 0
|----
|37 || MF
|| Australia Australia
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|38 || MF
||
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
|| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|39 || FW
|| England England
|| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|40 || GK || Netherlands Netherlands
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|}
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
participated in the Premier League. Newcastle started the season reasonably well under the management of Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce
Samuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
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
Mike Ashley (businessman)
Michael James Wallace "Mike" Ashley is an English millionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market...
chose to terminate Allardyce's contract by mutual consent.
To the surprise of many football fans, the club re-appointed Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
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
Adidas
Adidas AG is a German sports apparel manufacturer and parent company of the Adidas Group, which consists of the Reebok sportswear company, TaylorMade-Adidas golf company , and Rockport...
. The main shirt sponsor was Northern Rock
Northern Rock
Northern Rock plc is a British bank, best known for becoming the first bank in 150 years to suffer a bank run after having had to approach the Bank of England for a loan facility, to replace money market funding, during the credit crisis in 2007. Having failed to find a commercial buyer for...
.
Season summary
David Rozehnal
David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal is a Czech international football player who plays for French club Lille.-Career:...
, Claudio Cacapa, Habib Beye
Habib Beye
Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
, Alan Smith, Joey Barton
Joey Barton
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....
and Mark Viduka
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
. 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
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
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
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
in the Carling Cup, but made a FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
third round draw with Championship club Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
. 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
Mike Ashley (businessman)
Michael James Wallace "Mike" Ashley is an English millionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market...
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. There were a number of candidates lined up for the job, including Harry Redknapp
Harry Redknapp
Henry James "Harry" Redknapp is a former English footballer who has enjoyed a long career in football management starting in 1983 with Bournemouth. He is the current manager of Tottenham Hotspur....
, Didier Deschamps
Didier Deschamps
Didier Claude Deschamps is a retired French footballer and current manager of Marseille. He played as a defensive midfielder. As an international, he assisted France with victories in the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000...
, Gerard Houllier
Gérard Houllier
Gérard Houllier, OBE , is a French football manager, who was last manager of Premier League club Aston Villa. He stepped down on 1 June 2011, following hospitalisation over heart problems towards the end of the 2010-2011 season....
and even former England and Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
manager Steve McClaren
Steve McClaren
Stephen "Steve" McClaren is an English football manager and former player.McClaren was previously manager of VfL Wolfsburg in Germany between May 2010 and February 2011, having left his post at Dutch side FC Twente, with whom he won the club's first Eredivisie championship in the 2009–10 season...
. Redknapp turned down the opportunity to manage the club, claiming he felt his job at Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
was yet to be completed.
On 16 January, it was sensationally announced that Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
would be returning to the club for a third time, after previous spells both as a player and manager.
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
Dennis Wise
Dennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
left his position as manager at Leeds United
Leeds United A.F.C.
Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional association football club based in Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, who play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system...
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. Further appointments saw Tony Jimenez
Tony Jimenez
Tony Jimenez is a London-based property developer and former Vice President for Newcastle United. He is a millionaire because of a series of property developments, which have included hotels and golf courses in Spain, England, and Dubai.Jimenez is friend of former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos and...
join the club as the vice-president of player recruitment and Jeff Vetere
Jeff Vetere
Jeff Vetere is a former football apprentice, youth coach, Scout and Technical Co-ordinator, he is currently Technical director at Charlton Athletic F.C.. Vetere is credited with an encyclopaedic knowledge of footballers and is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian.- Early career :Vetere's playing...
as technical co-ordinator. 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. David Williamson
David Williamson (businessman)
David Williamson is a successful Scottish businessman, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United.-Biography:...
was also appointed, as director of operations in April.
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
Tyne-Wear derby
The Tyne and Wear derby is a local derby between the association football clubs Newcastle United and Sunderland. The derby is an inter-city rivalry in North East England with the two cities of Newcastle and Sunderland just ten miles apart. The first meeting of the two sides took place in 1883, with...
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
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
, 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.
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.
On 22 May, Habib Beye
Habib Beye
Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
, 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
Evening Chronicle
The Evening Chronicle is a daily, evening newspaper produced in Newcastle upon Tyne, covering Tyne and Wear, southern Northumberland and northern County Durham. It was founded in 1885 by Joseph Cowen...
.
Chronological list of events
- 7 June 2007: Mark VidukaMark VidukaMark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
was signed from MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
. - 14 June 2007: Joey BartonJoey BartonJoseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....
was signed from Manchester CityManchester City F.C.Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
. - 29 June 2007: Mike AshleyMike Ashley (businessman)Michael James Wallace "Mike" Ashley is an English millionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market...
increased his stake in Newcastle United to 93.2%. David RozehnalDavid RozehnalDavid Sebastian Klement Rozehnal is a Czech international football player who plays for French club Lille.-Career:...
was signed from Paris Saint-Germain. - 3 July 2007: Geremi NjitapGeremi NjitapGeremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...
was signed from ChelseaChelsea F.C.Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
. - 24 July 2007: Newcastle United deputy chairman Chris MortChris MortChristopher "Chris" Mort is an English lawyer and former chairman of Newcastle United Football Club.-Biography:Mort is a lawyer for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, where he is co-head of the leisure sector group and oversees relationships with companies in the gaming, holidays, hotels, pubs and...
replaced Freddy ShepherdFreddy ShepherdFreddy Shepherd , is an English businessman and the former chairman of Newcastle United football club.During his time at Newcastle, both as an active assistant to and later replacement of Sir John Hall as chairman for ten years, Shepherd proved an often outspoken and controversial figure, at times...
as chairman of the club. - 3 August 2007: Alan Smith was signed from Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
. - 3 August 2007: CaçapaCaçapaCláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...
was signed from LyonOlympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
. - 6 August 2007: José EnriqueJosé Enrique SánchezJosé Enrique Sánchez Díaz , more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back.-Early career:...
was signed from VillarrealVillarreal CFVillarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
. - 31 August 2007: Abdoulaye Diagne-FayeAbdoulaye Diagne-FayeAbdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United...
was signed from Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C.Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
. - 31 August 2007: Habib BeyeHabib BeyeHabib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
was signed from Marseille. - 4 September 2007: Charles N'ZogbiaCharles N'ZogbiaCharles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010....
signed a new five-year contract. - 13 November 2007: Adam Sadler was appointed new reserve team manager.
- 19 November 2007: Paul BarronPaul BarronPaul George Barron is an English former football goalkeeper. He is currently the goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest.-Playing career:...
was appointed new goalkeeping coach. - 21 December 2007: Nicky ButtNicky ButtNicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
signed a new one-year contract. - 7 January 2008: Ben TozerBen TozerBen Peter Anthony Tozer is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.-Swindon Town:Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of...
was signed from Swindon TownSwindon Town F.C.Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
. - 8 January 2008: Wesley Ngo BahengWesley Ngo BahengWesley Ngo Baheng is a French footballer of Cameroonian descent, who is without a club after leaving Hereford United.-Biography:...
was signed from Le HavreLe Havre ACLe Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
. - 9 January 2008: Sam AllardyceSam AllardyceSamuel "Sam" Allardyce , nicknamed "Big Sam", is an English football manager and former professional player. In June 2011 he was appointed as manager of West Ham United....
sacked as manager. - 16 January 2008: Kevin KeeganKevin KeeganJoseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
hired as manager. - 18 January 2008: Tamás KádárTamás KádárTamás Kádár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours.-Zalaegerszeg:Kádár...
was signed from Zalaegerszegi TEZalaegerszegi TEZalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...
. - 21 January 2008: Arthur CoxArthur Cox (footballer)Arthur Cox is a former English football manager.Cox has managed a number of clubs including Chesterfield, Newcastle United, where he won promotion to the First Division and introduced future international players such as Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle...
joined the coaching staff again as first team coach, reuniting with Keegan and McDermott. - 29 January 2008: Dennis WiseDennis WiseDennis Frank Wise is an English former football manager and player, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United....
was appointed as Executive Director or Football alongside Tony JimenezTony JimenezTony Jimenez is a London-based property developer and former Vice President for Newcastle United. He is a millionaire because of a series of property developments, which have included hotels and golf courses in Spain, England, and Dubai.Jimenez is friend of former Tottenham boss Juande Ramos and...
as Vice President of Player Recruitment and Jeff VetereJeff VetereJeff Vetere is a former football apprentice, youth coach, Scout and Technical Co-ordinator, he is currently Technical director at Charlton Athletic F.C.. Vetere is credited with an encyclopaedic knowledge of footballers and is fluent in Spanish, French and Italian.- Early career :Vetere's playing...
as Technical Co-ordinator. - 31 January 2008: Fabio Zamblera was signed from Atalanta B.C.Atalanta B.C.Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
; Ole SöderbergOle SöderbergOle Petter Söderberg is a Swedish footballer who plays for Chesterfield, on loan from Newcastle United. He also serves as the goalkeeper of the Swedish national U21 team.-Biography:Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990...
was signed from BK HäckenBK HäckenBK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...
. - 21 February 2008: David Henderson joined the coaching staff as physio from HeartsHeart of Midlothian F.C.Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
. - 25 February 2008: Chris HughtonChris HughtonChristopher William Gerard "Chris" Hughton is a professional football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Birmingham City F.C....
joined the coaching staff as first-team coach. - 7 March 2008: Lamine DiattaLamine DiattaLamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
was signed as a free agent. - 21 March 2008: Lil FuccilloLil FuccilloPasquale "Lil" Fuccillo is a former footballer and is currently chief scout for Swansea City .-Playing career:Fuccillo was born in Bedford to Italian parents and joined Luton Town from school. He established himself in the their starting line-up, and there was even talk of a call-up to the Italian...
was appointed chief scout. - 5 April 2008: David WilliamsonDavid Williamson (businessman)David Williamson is a successful Scottish businessman, and former Executive Director at Newcastle United.-Biography:...
was appointed Executive Director of Operations.
In
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| 7 June 2007 ||
Mark VidukaMark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
||
MiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough F.C.
Middlesbrough Football Club , also known as Boro, are an English football club based in Middlesbrough, who play in the Football League Championship. Formed in 1876, they have played at the Riverside Stadium since August 1995, their third ground since turning professional in 1889...
||Free
|-
| 14 June 2007 ||
Joey BartonJoey Barton
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....
||
Manchester CityManchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
||£5,500,000
|-
| 29 June 2007 ||
David RozehnalDavid Rozehnal
David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal is a Czech international football player who plays for French club Lille.-Career:...
||
Paris Saint-Germain||£2,900,000|-
| 3 July 2007 ||
Geremi NjitapGeremi Njitap
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...
||
ChelseaChelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
||Free
|-
| 3 August 2007 ||
Alan Smith|| Manchester UnitedManchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
||£6,000,000
|-
| 3 August 2007 ||
CaçapaCaçapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...
||
Olympique LyonnaisOlympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
||Free
|-
| 6 August 2007 ||
José Enrique SánchezJosé Enrique Sánchez
José Enrique Sánchez Díaz , more commonly known as José Enrique, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Liverpool as a left-back.-Early career:...
||
Villarreal CFVillarreal CF
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. , usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community...
||£6,300,000
|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Abdoulaye FayeAbdoulaye Diagne-Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United...
||
Bolton Wanderers||Undisclosed|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Habib BeyeHabib Beye
Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
||
Marseille||Undisclosed|-
| 7 January 2008 ||
Ben TozerBen Tozer
Ben Peter Anthony Tozer is an English footballer who plays for Northampton Town as a defender.-Swindon Town:Born in Plymouth, Tozer began his career as a youth player at his local club Plymouth Argyle, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Sport at City College Plymouth and was part of...
||
Swindon TownSwindon Town F.C.
Swindon Town Football Club are a team based in Swindon, Wiltshire. Currently in League Two, Swindon have been managed by Paolo Di Canio since 23 May 2011...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 8 January 2008 ||
Wesley Ngo BahengWesley Ngo Baheng
Wesley Ngo Baheng is a French footballer of Cameroonian descent, who is without a club after leaving Hereford United.-Biography:...
||
Le HavreLe Havre AC
Le Havre Athletic Club Football Association is a French association football club based in Le Havre. The club was founded originally as an athletics and rugby club in 1872, thus making it the oldest association football and rugby club registered in France...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 18 January 2008 ||
Tamás KádárTamás Kádár
Tamás Kádár is a Hungarian footballer, currently playing for Newcastle United in the Premier League. He is a defender and is equally capable at centre-back or left-back. He made his debut for Zalaegerszegi TE at the age of 16 and has since gone on to win Hungary U-21 honours.-Zalaegerszeg:Kádár...
||
Zalaegerszegi TEZalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet is a Hungarian football team from the city of Zalaegerszeg.ZTE traces its roots back to 1912, at the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Its first match was a 4-2 defeat to a team from Vasvár. The team was first composed of members of a literary and debating society...
||£900,000
|-
| 31 January 2008 ||
Fabio Zamblera|| AtalantaAtalanta B.C.
Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio, commonly known as just Atalanta, Atalanta Bergamo or the abbreviation Atalanta BC, is an Italian football club based in Bergamo, Lombardy.They are nicknamed the Nerazzurri and the orobici...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 January 2008 ||
Ole SöderbergOle Söderberg
Ole Petter Söderberg is a Swedish footballer who plays for Chesterfield, on loan from Newcastle United. He also serves as the goalkeeper of the Swedish national U21 team.-Biography:Söderberg was born in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990...
||
HäckenBK Häcken
BK Häcken is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. The club, formed on 2 August 1940, is currently playing in the Swedish premier division, Allsvenskan after being promoted in 2008.- The beginning :...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 7 March 2008 ||
Lamine DiattaLamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
||Free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
||Free
|-
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Out
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| 6 June 2007 ||
Scott ParkerScott Parker (footballer)
Scott Matthew Parker is an English footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team. He is the FWA Footballer of the Year for the 2010–11 season. He has represented England at every level from under-16 to senior. Uniquely, he won his first four England...
||
West HamWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
||£7,000,000
|-
| 1 July 2007 || Alan O'Brien
Alan O'Brien
Alan O'Brien is an Irish association football player who plays for Yeovil Town.O'Brien, who plays as a winger, has represented the Republic of Ireland at full international level five times, all while he was on the books of Newcastle United.- Newcastle United :O'Brien played for Cabinteely and St...
||
HibernianHibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 3 August 2007 ||
Tim KrulTim Krul
Timothy Michael "Tim" Krul is a Dutch footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Netherlands national team.-Newcastle United:...
||
FalkirkFalkirk F.C.
Falkirk Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Falkirk. It is one of two professional football teams from the town, the other being East Stirlingshire...
||Loan (season)
|-
| 14 August 2007 ||
Andy CarrollAndy Carroll
Andrew Thomas "Andy" Carroll is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team....
||
PrestonPreston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...
||Loan (until 1 January 2008)
|-
| 16 August 2007 ||
Kieron DyerKieron Dyer
Kieron Courtney Dyer is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers. Born in Ipswich, he is an attacking midfielder who played youth football for his home club before going on to make nearly 100 league appearances for the club's first team...
||
West HamWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
||£6,000,000
|-
| 25 August 2007 ||
Albert LuqueAlbert Luque
Albert Luque Martos is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a left winger or striker.His 14-year professional career was mainly associated with Mallorca and Deportivo, and he amassed La Liga totals of 245 games and 61 goals over the course of nine seasons...
||
Ajax||Undisclosed|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Paul HuntingtonPaul Huntington
Paul Huntington is an English professional footballer. He plays primarily in the centre half position and currently plays for Yeovil Town.-Newcastle United:...
||
Leeds United||Undisclosed|-
| 31 August 2007 ||
Nolberto SolanoNolberto Solano
Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Hartlepool United. He has spent much of his career in the English Premier League and also played 95 times for Peru between 1994 and 2009...
||
West Ham UnitedWest Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 15 November 2007 ||
Matty PattisonMatty Pattison
Matthew Joseph "Matty" Pattison is a South African association footballer who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.-Early life:...
||
Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
||Loan (until 1 January 2008)
|-
| 11 December 2007 ||
Celestine BabayaroCelestine Babayaro
Celestine Hycieth Babayaro is a former Nigerian footballer.-Club career:Babayaro began his playing career at Nigerian side Plateau United, before moving to Belgium club Anderlecht in 1994, and eventually would make a name for himself, quickly gaining first-choice status although still a...
||
Los Angeles GalaxyLos Angeles Galaxy
The Los Angeles Galaxy are an American professional soccer team, based in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California, which competes in Major League Soccer , the top professional soccer league in the United States and Canada. It is one of the ten charter clubs of MLS, and the league's second...
||Released
|-
| 4 January 2008 ||
Matty PattisonMatty Pattison
Matthew Joseph "Matty" Pattison is a South African association footballer who plays for Mamelodi Sundowns in the Premier Soccer League.-Early life:...
||
Norwich CityNorwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
||Undisclosed
|-
| 31 January 2008 ||
David RozehnalDavid Rozehnal
David Sebastian Klement Rozehnal is a Czech international football player who plays for French club Lille.-Career:...
||
LazioS.S. Lazio
Società Sportiva Lazio, commonly referred to as Lazio, is a professional Italian football club based in Rome. The team, founded in 1900, play in the Serie A and have spent most of their history in the top tier of Italian football...
||Season loan
|-
| February 2008 ||
Shola AmeobiShola Ameobi
Foluwashola "Shola" Ameobi is an Nigerian footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a forward. Born in Nigeria but raised in Newcastle, he played for England at under-21 level. He is the older brother of fellow footballers Tomi and Sammy...
||
Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
||Season loan
|-
| 06 May 2008 || Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr
Stephen Carr is an Irish footballer who plays for and captains Birmingham City. He previously played for the Premier League teams Tottenham Hotspur and, for a shorter spell, Newcastle United. He is a former international player with the Republic of Ireland...
||--||Released
|-
| 06 May 2008 ||
James TroisiJames Troisi
James Troisi is an Australian football midfielder. He is currently playing for Turkish club Kayserispor.-Club career:...
||--||Released
|-
| 06 May 2008 ||
Peter RamagePeter Ramage
Peter Iain Ramage is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace on loan from Queens Park Rangers as a defender. He broke into the first team playing at centre back but is versatile enough to play at full back as well. Ramage began his career with Newcastle United as an academy player...
||
Queens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
||Released
|---
| 15 May 2008 ||
Lamine DiattaLamine Diatta
Lamine Diatta is a Senegalese footballer who currently plays as a defender for Étoile Sportive du Sahel.-Career:Diatta moved to France when he was only one year old...
||--||Released
|}
Squad list
All players in the Newcastle United squad during the 2007-08 seasonPlayer of the season
Habib Beye was voted player of the season by visitors of the official Newcastle United website on May 22, 2008.Pre-season
Premier League
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|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|17 September 2007
|Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
|A
Pride Park Stadium
Pride Park Stadium is an all-seater football stadium located on the Pride Park business park on the outskirts of Derby, England. It is the current home of Football League Championship club Derby County, who moved to the stadium from the Baseball Ground upon its opening in 1997...
|0 – 1
|
|30,016
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|23 September 2007
|West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|3 – 1
|Viduka
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
2' 41', N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia
Charles N'Zogbia is a French footballer who plays for Aston Villa in the Premier League. N'Zogbia was capped for the France under-21 team on thirteen occasions, and made his debut for the senior side in 2010....
76'
|50,104
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|29 September 2007
|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
|A
City of Manchester Stadium
The City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England – also known as the Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes– is the home ground of...
|1 – 3
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
29'
|40,606
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|7 October 2007
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|3 – 2
|Butt
Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
42', Emre
Emre Belözoglu
Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments...
86', Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
90'
|50,152
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|22 October 2007
|Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|3 – 1
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
44', Caçapa
Caçapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...
49', Milner
James Milner
Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running...
72'
|51,411
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|27 October 2007
|Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
|A
Madejski Stadium
The Madejski Stadium is a stadium in Reading, Berkshire, England. The stadium is the home of Reading Football Club and to the rugby union club London Irish as tenants. It also provides the finish for the Reading Half Marathon...
|1 – 2
|Duberry
Michael Duberry
Michael Wayne Duberry is an English footballer who plays for League Two club Oxford United. He started his career with Premier League side Chelsea and also played for Leeds United, Reading, Stoke City, Bournemouth and St...
74' (og)
|24,119
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|3 November 2007
|Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|1 – 4
|Campbell
Sol Campbell
Sulzeer Jeremiah "Sol" Campbell is an English footballer who is currently a free agent. A central defender, Campbell has played for Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal, Portsmouth, Notts County and Newcastle United, as well as the English national team.Born in East London to Jamaican parents, Campbell's...
16' (og)
|51,490
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|10 November 2007
|Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
|A
Stadium of Light
The Stadium of Light is an all-seater football stadium in Sunderland, England. With space for 49,000 spectators, the Stadium of Light has the fifth-largest capacity of any English football stadium. The stadium primarily hosts Sunderland A.F.C. matches...
|1 – 1
|Milner
James Milner
Milner was described as a "first class" student at his school; he left with 11 GCSEs and an award for his performance in physical education. Milner also showed talent in cricket, sprinting and long-distance running...
65'
|47,701
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|24 November 2007
|Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|0 – 3
|
|52,307
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|1 December 2007
|Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|A
Ewood Park
Ewood Park is a football stadium in the English town of Blackburn, Lancashire, and is the home of Blackburn Rovers Football Club — one of the founder members of the Football League and Premier League. Rovers have played there since they moved from Leamington Street in the summer of 1890. The...
|1 – 3
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
45'
|27,477
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|5 December 2007
|Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|1 – 1
|Taylor
Steven Taylor (footballer)
Steven Vincent Taylor is an English footballer, currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United. He is a versatile central defender who can play at right back or, on rare occasions, at left back...
60'
|50,305
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|8 December 2007
|Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|2 – 1
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
pen 45', Beye
Habib Beye
Habib Beye is a French born Senegalese footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers on loan from Aston Villa and for the Senegal national team...
90'
|49,948
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|15 December 2007
|Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
|A
Craven Cottage
Craven Cottage is the name of a football stadium in the Hammersmith and Fulham area that has been the home ground of the association football team Fulham F.C. since 1896....
|1 – 0
|Barton
Joey Barton
Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton is an English footballer who plays for and captains Premier League side Queens Park Rangers as either a central midfielder or a winger....
pen 90'
|24,959
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|23 December 2007
|Derby County
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|2 – 2
|Viduka
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
27', 87'
|51,386
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|26 December 2007
|Wigan Athletic
Wigan Athletic F.C.
Wigan Athletic Football Club is an English Premier League Association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, having been promoted from the Championship in 2005. Wigan's current spell in the Premier League is the only top flight run in the club's history.They have played at the DW...
|A
JJB Stadium
The DW Stadium is a sports stadium in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England, that is home to Wigan Athletic football club and Wigan Warriors rugby league club....
|0 – 1
|
|20,204
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|29 December 2007
|Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
|A
Stamford Bridge (stadium)
Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, and is the home of Chelsea Football Club. The stadium is located within the Moore Park Estate also known as Walham Green and is often referred to as simply The Bridge...
|1 – 2
|Butt
Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
56'
|41,751
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|2 January 2008
|Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|0 – 2
|
|50,956
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|12 January 2008
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|A
Old Trafford
Old Trafford commonly refers to two sporting arenas:* Old Trafford, home of Manchester United F.C.* Old Trafford Cricket Ground, home of Lancashire County Cricket ClubOld Trafford can also refer to:...
|0 – 6
|
|75,965
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|19 January 2008
|Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|0 – 0
|
|52,250
|- bgcolor="ffdddd"
|29 January 2008
|Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
|A
Emirates Stadium
Ashburton Grove, currently known as the Emirates Stadium, is a UEFA elite football stadium which is home to Arsenal FC, where they moved from Highbury in 2006. It has an current capacity of 60,361, and there have been rumours of an expansion...
|0 – 3
|
|60,127
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|3 February 2008
|Middlesbrough
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|1 – 1
|Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
60'
|51,105
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|9 February 2008
||Aston Villa
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
|A
Villa Park
Villa Park may mean:United Kingdom* Villa Park, an association football stadium in Birmingham, EnglandUnited States* Villa Park, California, a small city in Orange County* Villa Park, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in DuPage County...
|1 – 4
|Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
4'
|42,640
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|23 February 2008
|Manchester United
Manchester United F.C.
Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, that plays in the Premier League. Founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, the club changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to Old Trafford in 1910.The 1958...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|1 – 5
|Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye
Abdoulaye Diagne-Faye , more commonly known as Abdoulaye Faye, is a Senegalese footballer who plays for Championship club West Ham United...
79'
|52,291
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|1 March 2008
|Blackburn Rovers
Blackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|0 – 1
|
|50,796
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|8 March 2008
|Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
|A
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
|0 – 3
|
|44,031
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|17 March 2008
|Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
|A
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
|1 – 1
|Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
56'
|25,777
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|22 March 2008
|Fulham
Fulham F.C.
Fulham Football Club is a professional English Premier League club based in southwest London Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Founded in 1879, they play in the Premier League, their 11th current season...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|2 – 0
|Viduka
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
6', Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
82'
|52,293
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|30 March 2008
|Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
Tottenham Hotspur Football Club , commonly referred to as Spurs, is an English Premier League football club based in Tottenham, north London. The club's home stadium is White Hart Lane....
|A
White Hart Lane
White Hart Lane is an all-seater football stadium in Tottenham, London, England. Built in 1899, it is the home of Tottenham Hotspur and, after numerous renovations, the stadium has a capacity of 36,230....
|4 – 1
|Butt
Nicky Butt
Nicholas "Nicky" Butt is an English footballer. He began his career with Manchester United and spent 12 years in their first-team before moving to Newcastle United in 2004. He spent one season on loan to Birmingham City in 2005–06...
45', Geremi
Geremi Njitap
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...
52', Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
65', Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
83'
|36,067
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|5 April 2008
|Reading
Reading F.C.
Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|3 – 0
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
18', Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
43', Viduka
Mark Viduka
Mark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
58'
|52,179
|-bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|12 April 2008
|Portsmouth
Portsmouth F.C.
Portsmouth Football Club is an English football club based in the city of Portsmouth. The club is nicknamed Pompey. Portsmouth's home matches have been played at Fratton Park since the club's formation in 1898. The team currently play in the Football League Championship after being relegated from...
|A
Fratton Park
Fratton Park is a football stadium in the English city-port of Portsmouth. It has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898.-Description:...
|0 – 0
|
|20,507
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|20 April 2008
|Sunderland
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|2 – 0
|Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
4', pen 45'
|52,305
|- bgcolor="#ffffdd"
|26 April 2008
|West Ham United
West Ham United F.C.
West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Upton Park, Newham, East London. They play in The Football League Championship. The club was founded in 1895 as Thames Ironworks FC and reformed in 1900 as West Ham United. In 1904 the club relocated to their current...
|A
Boleyn Ground
The Boleyn Ground, more commonly referred to as Upton Park due to its location in Upton Park, London is the football stadium of West Ham United.-History:...
|2 – 2
|Martins
Obafemi Martins
Obafemi Akinwunmi Martins is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Rubin Kazan and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his speed on the ball....
42', McCartney
George McCartney
George McCartney is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for West Ham United on loan from Sunderland. He began his youth career at Sunderland, moving to West Ham before returning to Sunderland at the start of Roy Keane's time at charge...
45' (og)
|34,980
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|5 May 2008
|Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
|H
St James' Park
St James' Park, known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Direct Arena, is an all-seater stadium in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It is the home of Newcastle United Football Club and is the sixth largest football stadium in the United Kingdom with a capacity of between 52,387 and 52,409.St James'...
|0 – 2
|
|52,305
|- bgcolor="#ffdddd"
|11 May 2008
|Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
|A
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a football stadium located in Walton, Liverpool, England. The stadium has been home to Everton F.C. since its completion in 1892 and is one of the world's first purpose-built football grounds...
|1 – 3
|Owen
Michael Owen
Michael James Owen is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Manchester United.The son of former footballer Terry Owen, Owen began his senior career at Liverpool in 1996. He progressed through the Liverpool youth team and scored on his debut in May 1997...
pen 47'
|39, 592
|-
|}
H/A = Home/Away; F/A = Goals For/Goals Against
Last updated: 7 May 2008
FA Cup
League CupFootball League Cup 2007-08The 2007–08 Football League Cup was the 48th staging of the Football League Cup, a knockout competition for England's top 92 football clubs. The competition name reflects a sponsorship deal with lager brand Carling....
Player statistics
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;width:75%; text-align:left"!No.
!Pos.
!Nationality
!Player
!Apps
!Goals
!YC
!RC
|----
|1 || GK ||
Republic of Ireland IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
|| || 24 || 0 || 2 || 0
|----
|2 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Republic of Ireland IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
|| || 12 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|3 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Spain SpainSpain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
|| || 27 || 0 || 1 || 0
|----
|4 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Czech Republic Czech RepublicCzech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
|| || 25 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|5 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Turkey TurkeyTurkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
|| Emre
Emre Belözoglu
Emre Belözoğlu is a Turkish football midfielder who plays for Fenerbahçe.Having also played for clubs Galatasaray, Internazionale, and Newcastle United, Emre has been a part of the Turkey national team at the 2002 World Cup and at Euro 2008 among other tournaments...
|| 17 || 1 || 2 || 1
|----
|6 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Brazil BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
|| Caçapa
Caçapa
Cláudio Roberto da Silva, commonly known as Cláudio Caçapa or simply Caçapa is a Brazilian footballer. He plays as a central defender for Brazilian club Avaí.-Atlético Mineiro:...
|| 21 || 2 || 2 || 0
|----
|7 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 22 || 1 || 4 || 0
|----
|9 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
Nigeria NigeriaNigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
|| || 32 || 10 || 1 || 0
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|10 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 32 || 13 || 2 || 0
|----
|11 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Republic of Ireland IrelandRepublic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
|| || 18 || 1 || 3 || 0
|----
|13 || GK ||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 20 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|14 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
France FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
|| || 36 || 3 || 6 || 0
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|15 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Peru PeruPeru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
|| * || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|15 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Senegal SenegalSenegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
|| ** || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|16 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 32 || 3 || 3 || 0
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|17 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 36 || 0 || 10 || 1
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|20 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Cameroon CameroonCameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
|| Geremi
Geremi Njitap
Geremi Sorele Njitap Fotso , known simply as Geremi, is a Cameroonian footballer who is currently a free agent.-Early career:...
|| 27 || 1 || 3 || 0
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|21 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Senegal SenegalSenegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
|| || 28 || 1 || 5 || 0
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|22 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 36 || 3 || 14 || 0
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|23 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| *** || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|25 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Senegal SenegalSenegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
|| || 23 || 1 || 5 || 0
|----
|26 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 3 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|27 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 35 || 1 || 3 || 0
|----
|30 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Canada CanadaCanada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
|| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|33 || DF
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
||
Nigeria NigeriaNigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
|| * || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|34 || GK ||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|35 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
South Africa South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
|| * || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|36 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
Australia AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| || 27 || 7 || 0 || 0
|----
|37 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Australia AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|38 || MF
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
||
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the CongoDemocratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
|| || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|39 || FW
Striker
Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...
||
England EnglandEngland
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
|| || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0
|----
|40 || GK ||
Netherlands NetherlandsNetherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
|| || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
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|}
- Last Update: May 20, 2008
- Data includes all competitions
- Geremi stripped of 1 goal. Dubious Goals Committee ruled that equaliser against West Ham in 2-2 draw on the 26th of April was an own goal to George McCartney.
- *Player left the club during the season
- **Player joined in the winter transfer window
- ***Player is out on loan