2003–04 Newcastle United FC (Australia) season

The 2003–04 Newcastle United season was the final season of the National Soccer League. Newcastle finished 11th on the table, failing to qualify for the NSL finals.

Newcastle United
2003-2004 season
ManagerEngland Ian Crook
National Soccer League11th

First-team squad

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Squad at end of season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   AUS John Perosh
GK   AUS Tom Willis
DF   AUS Milan Blagojevic
DF   AUS Nigel Boogaard
DF   AUS Craig Deans
DF   AUS Steve Eagleton
DF   AUS Adam Griffiths
DF   AUS Robbie Middleby
DF   AUS Josh Mitchell
DF   AUS Peter Tsekenis
DF   AUS Scott Thomas
DF   AUS Keegen Wolfenden
DF   AUS Mark Wilson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AUS Damien Brown
MF   AUS Mitchell Johnson
MF   AUS Thomas Libbesson
MF   AUS Peter McPherson
MF   AUS Stuart Musialik
MF   AUS Greg Owens
MF   AUS Mitchell Prentice
MF   AUS Joel Thiessen
MF   AUS Mitchell Wallace
MF   AUS Jobe Wheelhouse
FW   AUS Jason Cowburn
FW   AUS Ryan Griffiths
FW   FIJ Esala Masi

Results

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National Soccer League

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20 September 2003 Football Kingz 1–2 Newcastle United Ericsson Stadium
Ngata   74' Report Masi   19'
Wheelhouse   29'
Attendance: 2,304
Referee: D. Rugg
26 September 2003 Newcastle United 2–1 Northern Spirit Energy Australia Stadium
Wheelhouse   2' (pen.), pen.' Report Macallister   28' Attendance: 4,673
Referee: James Lewis
4 October 2003 Marconi Stallions 1–1 Newcastle United Marconi Stadium
Renaud   72'
Costanzo   92'
Report Middleby   54'
Thomas   72'
Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Eddie Lennie
19 October 2003 South Melbourne 4–1 Newcastle United Bob Jane Stadium
Coveny   24' (pen.), 39', 76'
Perosh   56' (o.g.)
Report Owens   30' Attendance: 3,750
Referee: D. Rugg
24 October 2003 Newcastle United 2–3 Adelaide United Energy Australia Stadium
Owens   16'
R. Griffiths   61'
Report Veart   64' (pen.), 78'
Vidmar   73'
Attendance: 3,005
Referee: C. Diomis
1 November 2003 Brisbane Strikers 2–1 Newcastle United Perry Park
Morley   36'
Brownlie   45'
Report Tsekenis   90' Attendance: 2,715
Referee: J. Lewis
14 November 2003 Newcastle United 0–0 Sydney United Energy Australia Stadium
Report Attendance: 3,672
Referee: P. Mur
21 November 2003 Newcastle United 0–1 Sydney Olympic Energy Australia Stadium
Caravella   84' Attendance: 1,651
Referee: C. Zetter
28 November 2003 Newcastle United 1–0 Perth Glory Energy Australia Stadium
Masi   82' Report Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef
7 December 2003 Melbourne Knights 1–1 Newcastle United Knights Stadium
Razov   49' R. Griffiths   58' Attendance: 2,673
Referee: E. Lennie
17 October 2003 Newcastle United 2–0 Wollongong Wolves Energy Australia Stadium
R. Griffiths   6'
Libbesson   91'
Report Attendance: 3,513
Referee: S. Przydacz
12 December 2003 Newcastle United 2–0 Football Kingz Energy Australia Stadium
Johnson   34'
Deans   55'
Report Attendance: 1,433
Referee: B. Williams
21 December 2003 Northern Spirit 1–1 Newcastle United Pittwater Park
Thomas   62' (o.g.) Report Masi   34' Attendance: 1,935
Referee: E. Lennie
28 December 2003 Newcastle United 0–1 Marconi Stallions Energy Australia Stadium
Report Maloney   29' Attendance: 3,084
Referee: B. Hugo
2 January 2004 Parramatta Power 4–0 Newcastle United Parramatta Stadium
Dodd   57'
Petrovski   62', 84'
Milicic   71'
Attendance: 2,736
Referee: B. Williams
19 December 2003 Newcastle United 0–1 South Melbourne Energy Australia Stadium
Crucija   7' Attendance: 1,231
Referee: P. Green
11 January 2004 Adelaide United 0–0 Newcastle United Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,280
Referee: P. Green
16 January 2004 Newcastle United 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Energy Australia Stadium
Wheelhouse   20' Attendance: 2,181
Referee: P. Green
1 February 2004 Sydney United 2–0 Newcastle United Sydney United Sports Centre
B. Santalab   22'
Austin   40'
Attendance: 2,276
Referee: P. Mur
8 February 2004 Sydney Olympic 2–0 Newcastle United OKI Jubilee Stadium
Cardozo   72', 79' Attendance: 2,685
Referee: D. Rugg
14 February 2004 Perth Glory 2–0 Newcastle United Members Equity Stadium
Mori   27'
Caceres   85'
Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter
20 February 2004 Newcastle United 0–2 Melbourne Knights Energy Australia Stadium
Pelikan   64', 75' (pen.) Attendance: 3,263
Referee: J. Lewis
29 February 2004 Wollongong Wolves 3–0 Newcastle United WIN Stadium
Nwaogazi   10'
Young   19'
Sabljak   83'
Attendance: 3,531
Referee: P. Green

Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory (C) 24 18 3 3 56 22 +34 57 Qualification to Finals series
2 Parramatta Power 24 16 3 5 58 30 +28 51
3 Adelaide United 24 11 7 6 28 25 +3 40
4 Marconi Stallions 24 10 8 6 29 25 +4 38
5 South Melbourne 24 11 4 9 39 21 +18 37
6 Brisbane Strikers 24 9 5 10 28 33 −5 32
7 Northern Spirit 24 9 3 12 31 33 −2 30
8 Sydney Olympic 24 7 8 9 26 31 −5 29
9 Wollongong Wolves 24 8 5 11 34 41 −7 29
10 Sydney United 24 7 8 9 18 25 −7 29
11 Newcastle United 24 6 6 12 18 33 −15 24
12 Melbourne Knights 24 6 5 13 21 41 −20 23
13 Football Kingz 24 4 3 17 25 51 −26 15
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champions

See also

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