2008–09 Newcastle United F.C. season

Newcastle United
2008–09 season
Managing Director Chris Mort
Derek Llambias
Manager Kevin Keegan
(Until 4 September 2008)
Chris Hughton
(From 4 September 2008–26 September 2008)
Joe Kinnear
(From 26 September 2008–7 February 2009)
Chris Hughton
(From 7 February 2009–1 April 2009)
Alan Shearer
(From 1 April 2009–24 May 2009)
Chris Hughton
(From 1 June 2009)
Premier League 18th (relegated)
FA Cup Third round
League Cup Third Round
Top goalscorer League:
Michael Owen,
Obafemi Martins (8)
All:
Michael Owen (10)
Highest home attendance 52,114 (vs. Liverpool and Fulham)
Lowest home attendance 20,577 (vs Tottenham Hotspur)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2008–09 season was Newcastle United's 16th consecutive season in the top division of English football. This season saw the club relegated from the Premier League to the Championship, the first time the club had been relegated since 1989.

Things had looked reasonable for Newcastle at the start of the new season, but a major falling out between Kevin Keegan and the board saw Keegan resign as manager. This led to an awful run of form under caretaker manager Chris Hughton and the surprise appointment of Joe Kinnear was made to try to help the team out. A health scare saw Kinnear have to leave his office as manager in February. Under Hughton and Colin Calderwood, the club went on another horrible run of form as they were sucked deeper into the relegation battle. Ex-player Alan Shearer was appointed as a temporary manager for the last eight matches of the season but he was only able to win one of these games and Newcastle were relegated.

Season summary

Keegan resigns

Kevin Keegan

In the summer transfer window, Newcastle United signed Jonás Gutiérrez, Danny Guthrie, Sébastien Bassong and Fabricio Coloccini. There were also a number of departures from the first team, most notably that of James Milner to Aston Villa, whose departure was rumoured to have sparked disagreements between Keegan and the board, with Keegan claiming he was not consulted about his contract renewal.[1] Shortly after the Arsenal game on 30 August, Spanish under-21 international Xisco was unveiled at St James' Park by Director of Football Dennis Wise.[2]

On 1 September, there were widespread media reports that Keegan had either resigned or been sacked. While these reports were revealed to be premature, Keegan did tender his resignation on 4 September, citing fury over a lack of control over transfers and interference from the board, reflecting upon the sale of James Milner and the arrival of Xisco, a player he claimed to have known nothing about.[3] Many Newcastle fans were furious with the perceived mistreatment of Keegan;[4] public anger was directed at owner Mike Ashley, Executive Director Dennis Wise, Vice-Chairman Tony Jimenez and Chairman Derek Llambias, who were perceived to have forced Keegan out of the club.

Shortly after Keegan's departure, the League Managers Association warned Newcastle United to develop a structure which would satisfy the next manager to avoid a similar situation occurring again.[5] They also reported that Keegan would consider a return to the club should they develop a structure he would be happy with.[6] The club hit back at the allegations, claiming Keegan was aware of the structure when he joined. In December, however, following reports that Ashley was set to end his bid to sell United, it was reported that a legal battle was commencing between Ashley and Keegan,[7] with Ashley rumoured to be claiming damage to his public image and Keegan claiming for breach of contract, following backing from the League Managers Association.[8]

Joe Kinnear

Joe Kinnear in January 2009

Assistant manager Chris Hughton took over as caretaker manager for several weeks, during which Newcastle were eliminated from the League Cup by Tottenham Hotspur and lost all their league matches. On 26 September, Hughton was replaced by Joe Kinnear as "interim manager." Kinnear's appointment proved completely unimpressive with the fans and resulted in Kinnear profusely verbally abusing and swearing at the media upon his first media interview.[9] He then announced he would not speak to any national press again and would only speak with the local media. In his first two matches in charge, Newcastle managed 2–2 draws with Everton and Manchester City, coming from behind both times (the latter with ten men).

In the last week of January, key players Shay Given and Charles N'Zogbia left, causing an already thin squad to lose more talent. Amongst ongoing criticism of the club board following Keegan's departure, Joe Kinnear managed five wins, ten draws, and 11 losses, and talks opened between Joe Kinnear and the board as to whether he would consider a full-time position the following season. On 7 February, however, the club's torrid season took another major blow when Kinnear was admitted to hospital following heart problems, and Chris Hughton once again took charge of the team, this time with the help of Colin Calderwood. By the end of March, the club was struggling to find form and keep pace with the opposition. With scarce wins over the course of the season, the team now faced a relegation battle.

Alan Shearer

Alan Shearer

Keeping to his decision not to rush Kinnear back into his role too shortly after his surgery, Mike Ashley brought in club icon Alan Shearer to take over from Kinnear as the club's interim manager on 1 April. As Shearer's appointment was announced, Dennis Wise resigned as director of football and the club announced there were no plans to replace him in the role. Shearer hired Iain Dowie as his assistant coach and began his reign as caretaker manager, losing 0–2 to Chelsea at St James' Park and drawing 1–1 away at Stoke City. After losing 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane and drawing 0–0 at home with Portsmouth, the club was plunged even deeper into the tight relegation fight. The ignominious 3–0 loss to title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield on 3 May, with Joey Barton being sent off on 77 minutes for a dangerous tackle, left the club in 18th place. Shearer recorded his first victory as manager on 11 May, defeating fellow strugglers Middlesbrough 3–1, lifting the club out of the relegation zone to 17th place on goal difference.

The feel-good factor did not last, however, as the following week, Newcastle slumped to a 0–1 home defeat to Fulham to fall back in the relegation zone with only the away game to Aston Villa left to play. This left the club needing to better the results of Hull City and Sunderland to avoid relegation. Despite Sunderland, Hull and Middlesbrough all losing their matches, Newcastle United were relegated to the Championship for the first time since 1993 after a 1–0 defeat to Aston Villa.

The club was then placed for sale by Ashley, who noted the club's terrible season following bad decisions on his part, which he believed led the club into major financial loss and constant criticism following relegation.[10] Ashley said, "It has been catastrophic for everybody. I've lost my money and I've made terrible decisions. Now I want to sell it as soon as I can."[10] Newcastle released an official statement on the club's sale, including a press phone number and email address which was quickly made further public by the national press, although the address provided was merely for general enquiries. This resulted in a large number of hoax bids being sent, most of which were made by rival Sunderland supporters.[11] More controversy was once again caused by Dennis Wise, who claimed the club were still paying him £80,000 a month despite his departure in April, and claimed it was a factor in why Ashley was struggling to sell the club.[12]

Compensation to Keegan

On 2 October, a Premier League arbitration panel ruled in favour of Kevin Keegan on his dispute with the club.[13][14] The club confessed that they had lied to the media, public and staff, and that their correspondence on Keegan's departure was just "PR".[13] Keegan confirmed his delight at the outcome, stating he felt the £2 million pay-out + interest fully justified his departure and mistreatment by the club.[15] Dennis Wise announced to the press that he did not feel solely responsible for the situation that developed at the club, but yet did not wish to contradict or debate Keegan's accusations,[16] although he announced deep sorrow over the situation and felt his career has been left "in tatters".[17]

The panel ruled in Keegan’s favour, citing that player Nacho González was signed by Dennis Wise against Keegan's wishes, but also against the principles of the generally understood role of a Premier League manager, which usually states the manager has the final decision on player signings. The panel revealed that Wise asked Keegan to review González from YouTube, no more than 24 hours before the closing of the summer transfer window, from which Keegan refuted the player. The club revealed to the panel that Keegan had never been informed his word was not final and that they were not in a position to sack him should he not have agreed to their demands.[18]

Keegan rejected talk of a third return to the club, feeling the fans had "had enough,"[19] leaving the role open for Chris Hughton to become full-time manager.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Sunderland 38 9 9 20 34 54 −20 36
17 Hull City 38 8 11 19 39 64 −25 35
18 Newcastle United (R) 38 7 13 18 40 59 −19 34 Relegation to 2009–10 Football League Championship
19 Middlesbrough (R) 38 7 11 20 28 57 −29 32
20 West Bromwich Albion (R) 38 8 8 22 36 67 −31 32
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated.

Team kit

The team kit for the 2008–09 season was produced by Adidas and Northern Rock remained as the main sponsor. The home kit remained the same for the season while the new away kit was revealed to the public on 20 June 2008.[20]

Managers

Players

First-team

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

No. Position Player
2 Argentina DF Fabricio Coloccini
3 Spain DF José Enrique
4 England MF Kevin Nolan
6 Brazil DF Caçapa
7 England MF Joey Barton
8 England MF Danny Guthrie
9 Nigeria FW Obafemi Martins
10 England FW Michael Owen
11 Republic of Ireland MF Damien Duff
12 Cameroon DF Sébastien Bassong
13 England GK Steve Harper
15 Uruguay MF Nacho Gonzalez (on loan from Valencia)
16 England DF Ryan Taylor
No. Position Player
17 England FW Alan Smith
18 Argentina MF Jonás Gutiérrez
19 Spain FW Xisco
20 Cameroon MF Geremi Njitap
21 Senegal DF Habib Beye
22 England MF Nicky Butt
23 England FW Shola Ameobi
24 Denmark FW Peter Løvenkrands
27 England DF Steven Taylor
30 Canada DF David Edgar
36 Australia FW Mark Viduka
38 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Kazenga LuaLua
39 England FW Andy Carroll

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Shay Given (to Manchester City)
14 France MF Charles N'Zogbia (to Wigan Athletic)
No. Position Player
16 England MF James Milner (to Aston Villa)
29 Italy MF Fabio Zamblera (on loan to Sampdoria)

Reserve squad

The following players made most of their appearances for the reserve team this season, and did not appear for the first team, but may have been named as a substitute.

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

No. Position Player
28 Hungary DF Tamás Kádár
31 Netherlands FW Frank Wiafe Danquah
32 France FW Wesley Ngo Baheng
34 England GK Fraser Forster
35 England DF Ben Tozer
37 Republic of Ireland DF Callum Morris
40 Netherlands GK Tim Krul
No. Position Player
41 England MF Mark Doninger
42 England FW Ryan Donaldson
43 England MF Jonny Godsmark
44 England MF James Marwood
45 England DF Darren Lough
46 England FW Nile Ranger

Under-18 squad

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

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

No. Position Player
33 Sweden GK Ole Söderberg
47 Australia MF Bradden Inman
England GK Jak Alnwick
England GK Andreas Arestidou
England GK Max Johnson
England GK Ben Robinson
England DF Paul Dummett
England DF Matthew Grieve
England DF Jeff Henderson
England DF Daniel Leadbitter
England DF James Tavernier
England DF James Taylor
Northern Ireland DF Shane Ferguson
Republic of Ireland DF Stephen Folan
Democratic Republic of the Congo DF Patrick Nzuzi
England MF Sammy Ameobi
England MF Greg McDermott
No. Position Player
England MF Ryan McGorrigan
England MF Conor Newton
England MF Ryan Page
England MF Daniel Williams
England MF Kieran Wrightson
Northern Ireland MF Patrick McLaughlin
Slovakia MF Haris Vučkić
Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Andy Mogwo
England FW Phil Airey
England FW Campbell Bell
England FW Dan Neary
England FW Aaron Spear
Northern Ireland FW Michael McCrudden
Sweden FW Samuel Adjei
England Stewart Bath
DF Richard Archer
Stephen Foster

Trialists

The following players came to Newcastle as trialists this season.[21]

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

No. Position Player
Bulgaria Ivan Stoyanov (on trial from Levski Sofia)
Bulgaria DF Ivan Goranov (on trial from Levski Sofia)
Bulgaria DF Georgi Terziev (on trial from Naftex)
Poland DF Lukasz Kominiak (on trial from Wisła Kraków)
Norway DF Aleksander Solli (on trial from Løv-Ham)
Guinea DF Kamil Zayatte (on trial from Young Boys)
No. Position Player
Denmark FW Kevin Mensah (on trial from Viborg FF)
Hungary MF András Gosztonyi (on trial from MTK)
Finland DF Jukka Raitala (on trial from HJK Helsinki)
Algeria DF Ahmed-Reda Madouni
Slovakia DF Ľubomír Korijkov (on trial from MFK Košice)
Brazil DF Dionatan Teixeira (on trial from MFK Košice)

Chronological list of events

  • 16 July 2008: Robbie Elliott returned to the club to work as strength and conditioning coach alongside senior fitness coach, Mark Hulse.[31]
  • 30 July 2008: Sébastien Bassong came one step closer to being a Newcastle player when a fee was agreed between Newcastle United and Metz.[33]
  • 7 August 2008: Arthur Cox resigned as assistant manager and returned to his retirement from football.[34]
  • 2 September 2008: Kevin Keegan was rumoured to have resigned or been sacked as manager but official statements from the club later denied those speculations.[43]
  • 4 September 2008: Kevin Keegan resigned as manager after several days of discussions with the board.[44]
  • 14 September 2008: Mike Ashley announced his intention to sell club following a series of protests by Newcastle supporters angry at Kevin Keegan's departure.[48]
  • 22 September 2008: Keith Harris from Seymour Pierce was appointed to act on the potential sale of the club by the board.[50]
  • 25 October 2008: Newcastle lost away to Sunderland for the first time in 28 years.[55]
  • 28 November 2008: Joe Kinnear announced as manager until the end of the season.[56]
  • 27 March 2009: Peter Beardsley returned to Newcastle once again to coach players at the academy.[66]
  • 1 April 2009: Alan Shearer was announced as temporary manager,[67] to fill in for Kinnear until the end of the 2008-09 season.
  • 1 April 2009: Dennis Wise resigned from his post as Executive Director (Football) following Alan Shearer's appointment as temporary manager.[68]
  • 3 April 2009: Paul Ferris returned to the club to be part of Shearer's backroom staff working as physio.[70]
  • 26 May 2009: Alan Shearer was rumoured to be offered a new four-year deal by Newcastle United, becoming permanent manager of the team.[72]
  • 30 May 2009: Around 150 full and part-time employees of the club were expected to be laid off due to the relegation, including coach Colin Calderwood and Executive Director of Operations David Williamson.[73]
  • 31 May 2009: Mike Ashley reportedly put the club up for sale with a £100M price tag.[74]
  • 1 June 2009: A foreign-based group is believed to have talks regarding a £80M takeover. Another group is also interested. Former chairman Freddy Shepherd is not involved with any of the groups so far.[75]
  • 8 June 2009: The club is officially put up for sale for £100M confirmed through a club statement.[76]
  • 12 June 2009: Several groups and consortiums are reported in talks with the club regarding a take over, including Singapore-based Profitable Group.[77]

Statistics

Appearances, goals and cards

(Substitute appearances in brackets)
No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League Cup Total Discipline
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1GKRepublic of Ireland Shay Given 220202026020
2DFArgentina Fabricio Coloccini 340202038050
3DFSpain José Enrique 24+20101026+2010
4MFEngland Kevin Nolan 10+10000010+1021
6DFBrazil Caçapa 4+2000105+2000
7MFEngland Joey Barton 6+3100006+3121
8MFEngland Danny Guthrie 21+32201024+3231
9FWNigeria Obafemi Martins 21+38001022+3810
10FWEngland Michael Owen (C) 21+78201+1224+81000
11MFRepublic of Ireland Damien Duff 28+23201031+2340
12DFFrance Sébastien Bassong 26+40202030+4032
13GKEngland Steve Harper 160000016000
14MFFrance Charles N'Zogbia 14+41202018+4120
15MFUruguay Nacho González 0+2000000+2000
16MFEngland James Milner 2000113100
16DFEngland Ryan Taylor 8+2000008+2040
17FWEngland Alan Smith 4+2000004+2020
18MFArgentina Jonás Gutiérrez 23+701+101025+8070
19FWSpain Xisco 3+21100+104+3100
20MFCameroon Geremi 11+40002013+4020
21DFSenegal Habib Beye 22+10001023+1031
22MFEngland Nicky Butt 330202037091
23FWNigeria Shola Ameobi 14+84000014+8410
24FWDenmark Peter Løvenkrands 8+4300008+4300
27DFEngland Steven Taylor 25+24101027+2460
30DFCanada David Edgar 7+41100+108+5131
36FWAustralia Mark Viduka 6+6000006+6000
38MFDemocratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua 0+300+10000+4000
39FWEngland Andy Carroll 5+931+10006+10320

Starting formations

Formation League FA Cup League Cup Total
4–4–2 34 2 1 37
4–3–3 3 0 1 4
4–4–1–1 1 0 0 1

Captains

No. Pos. Name Starts
10 FW England Michael Owen 24
22 MF England Nicky Butt 16
13 GK England Steve Harper 1
1 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given 1

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Manager England Alan Shearer
Assistant Manager Republic of Ireland Chris Hughton
First Team coach Scotland Colin Calderwood
Goalkeeping Coach England Paul Barron
Development Coach Scotland Willie Donachie
Reserve Team Coach England Alan Thompson
Chief scout England Arthur Cox

Last updated: 3 May 2011
Source:

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
2 July 2008 MF Argentina Jonás Gutiérrez Spain Mallorca Undisclosed[26] (exp. £2,000,000)[78]
11 July 2008 MF England Danny Guthrie England Liverpool Undisclosed[28] (exp. £2,500,000)[78]
30 July 2008 DF Cameroon Sébastien Bassong France Metz Undisclosed[33] (exp. £1,800,000)
15 August 2008 DF Argentina Fabricio Coloccini Spain Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed[35] (exp. £10,000,000)[78]
1 September 2008 FW Spain Xisco Spain Deportivo La Coruña Undisclosed[42] (exp. £5,700,000)[78]
23 January 2009 FW Denmark Peter Løvenkrands Germany Schalke 04 Free[60]
30 January 2009 MF England Kevin Nolan England Bolton Wanderers £4,000,000[62]
2 February 2009 DF England Ryan Taylor England Wigan Athletic Part-exchange for Charles N'Zogbia[79]
  • Total spending: Decrease ~ £26,000,000

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
10 June 2008 DF Czech Republic David Rozehnal Italy Lazio £2,900,000[80]
30 June 2008 DF England Peter Ramage England Queens Park Rangers Free[81]
30 June 2008 DF Republic of Ireland Stephen Carr England Birmingham City Free[82]
30 June 2008 MF Australia James Troisi Turkey Gençlerbirliği Free[83][84]
14 July 2008 MF Turkey Emre Belözoğlu Turkey Fenerbahçe £3,800,000[30]
15 August 2008 DF Senegal Abdoulaye Faye England Stoke City £2,250,000[36]
29 August 2008 MF England James Milner England Aston Villa £12,000,000[39]
1 February 2009 GK Republic of Ireland Shay Given England Manchester City £5,900,000[63]
2 February 2009 MF France Charles N'Zogbia England Wigan Athletic Undisclosed (exp. £6,000,000) + Ryan Taylor[79]
  • Total income: Increase ~ £32,850,000

Loans in

Date Pos. Name From Expiry
1 September 2008 MF Uruguay Nacho González Spain Valencia 30 June 2009[41]

Loans out

Date Pos. Name To Expiry
1 October 2008 GK England Fraser Forster England Stockport County 1 November 2008[85]
21 November 2008 GK Netherlands Tim Krul England Carlisle United 21 January 2009[86][87]
2 February 2008 FW Italy Fabio Zamblera Italy Sampdoria 30 June 2009[88]
26 March 2009 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo Kazenga LuaLua England Doncaster Rovers 4 May 2009[89]

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Pre-season

Match 1 2 3 4 5 6
Result 4-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 2-2 2-1

League

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Result 1-1 1-0 0-3 1-2 1-3 0-2 2-2 2-2 1-2 2-1 2-0 1-2 2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2 3-0 2-1 1-2
Position 11th 4th 9th 15th 19th 19th 18th 19th 19th 19th 14th 18th 17th 18th 17th 17th 14th 12th 12th
Round 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Result 1-5 2-2 0-3 1-2 1-1 3-2 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-1 1-3 0-2 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-3 3-1 0-1 0-1
Position 14th 11th 14th 16th 15th 13th 14th 15th 16th 16th 18th 18th 18th 19th 18th 18th 17th 18th 18th

FA Cup

Match 1 2
Result 0-0 0-1

League Cup

Match 1 2
Result 3-2 1-2

Matches

Pre-season

Premier League

FA Cup

League Cup

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