2003–04 Newcastle United Jets FC 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
Manager Ian Crook
National Soccer League11th

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

Results

National Soccer League
20 September 2003 Football Kingz1–2Newcastle UnitedEricsson Stadium
Ngata  74' Report Masi  19'
Wheelhouse  29'		 Attendance: 2,304
Referee: D. Rugg
26 September 2003 Newcastle United2–1Northern SpiritEnergy Australia Stadium
Wheelhouse  2' (pen.), pen.' Report Macallister  28' Attendance: 4,673
Referee: James Lewis
4 October 2003 Marconi Stallions1–1Newcastle UnitedMarconi Stadium
Renaud  72'
Costanzo  92'		 Report Middleby  54'
Thomas  72'		 Attendance: 2,068
Referee: Eddie Lennie
10 October 2003 Newcastle United1–1Parramatta PowerEnergy Australia Stadium
Ceccoli  28' (o.g.) Report Dodd  45' Attendance: 3,501
Referee: Matthew Breeze
19 October 2003 South Melbourne4–1Newcastle UnitedBob Jane Stadium
Coveny  24' (pen.), 39', 76'
Perosh  56' (o.g.)		 Report Owens  30' Attendance: 3,750
Referee: D. Rugg
24 October 2003 Newcastle United2–3Adelaide UnitedEnergy Australia Stadium
Owens  16'
R. Griffiths  61'		 Report Veart  64' (pen.), 78'
Vidmar  73'		 Attendance: 3,005
Referee: C. Diomis
1 November 2003 Brisbane Strikers2–1Newcastle UnitedPerry Park
Morley  36'
Brownlie  45'		 Report Tsekenis  90' Attendance: 2,715
Referee: J. Lewis
14 November 2003 Newcastle United0–0Sydney UnitedEnergy Australia Stadium
Report Attendance: 3,672
Referee: P. Mur
21 November 2003 Newcastle United0–1Sydney OlympicEnergy Australia Stadium
Caravella  84' Attendance: 1,651
Referee: C. Zetter
28 November 2003 Newcastle United1–0Perth GloryEnergy Australia Stadium
Masi  82' Report Attendance: 2,976
Referee: S. Micallef
7 December 2003 Melbourne Knights1–1Newcastle UnitedKnights Stadium
Razov  49' R. Griffiths  58' Attendance: 2,673
Referee: E. Lennie
17 October 2003 Newcastle United2–0Wollongong WolvesEnergy Australia Stadium
R. Griffiths  6'
Libbesson  91'		 Report Attendance: 3,513
Referee: S. Przydacz
12 December 2003 Newcastle United2–0Football KingzEnergy Australia Stadium
Johnson  34'
Deans  55'		 Report Attendance: 1,433
Referee: B. Williams
21 December 2003 Northern Spirit1–1Newcastle UnitedPittwater Park
Thomas  62' (o.g.) Report Masi  34' Attendance: 1,935
Referee: E. Lennie
28 December 2003 Newcastle United0–1Marconi StallionsEnergy Australia Stadium
Report Maloney  29' Attendance: 3,084
Referee: B. Hugo
2 January 2004 Parramatta Power4–0Newcastle UnitedParramatta Stadium
Dodd  57'
Petrovski  62', 84'
Milicic  71'		 Attendance: 2,736
Referee: B. Williams
19 December 2003 Newcastle United0–1South MelbourneEnergy Australia Stadium
Crucija  7' Attendance: 1,231
Referee: P. Green
11 January 2004 Adelaide United0–0Newcastle UnitedHindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 14,280
Referee: P. Green
16 January 2004 Newcastle United1–0Brisbane StrikersEnergy Australia Stadium
Wheelhouse  20' Attendance: 2,181
Referee: P. Green
1 February 2004 Sydney United2–0Newcastle UnitedSydney United Sports Centre
B. Santalab  22'
Austin  40'		 Attendance: 2,276
Referee: P. Mur
8 February 2004 Sydney Olympic2–0Newcastle UnitedOKI Jubilee Stadium
Cardozo  72', 79' Attendance: 2,685
Referee: D. Rugg
14 February 2004 Perth Glory2–0Newcastle UnitedMembers Equity Stadium
Mori  27'
Caceres  85'		 Attendance: 8,678
Referee: C. Zetter
20 February 2004 Newcastle United0–2Melbourne KnightsEnergy Australia Stadium
Pelikan  64', 75' (pen.) Attendance: 3,263
Referee: J. Lewis
29 February 2004 Wollongong Wolves3–0Newcastle UnitedWIN Stadium
Nwaogazi  10'
Young  19'
Sabljak  83'		 Attendance: 3,531
Referee: P. Green

Final standings
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 Jets 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
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2004. Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
(C) Champion.

See also
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