2003–04 Newcastle United SC season

Newcastle United

2003-2004 season
Manager	Ian Crook
National Soccer League	11th
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

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.

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 DF Craig Deans DF Robbie Middleby DF Peter Tsekenis MF Ryan Griffiths MF Mitchell Johnson

No. Position Player MF Greg Owens MF Jobe Wheelhouse FW Esala Masi Thomas Libbesson Scott Thomas

Results

National Soccer League

Football Kingz v Newcastle United

20 September 2003	Football Kingz	1–2	Newcastle United	Ericsson Stadium
	Ngata  74'	Report	Masi  19' Wheelhouse  29'	Attendance: 2,304 Referee: D. Rugg

Newcastle United v Northern Spirit

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

Marconi Stallions v Newcastle United

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

Newcastle United v Parramatta Power

10 October 2003	Newcastle United	1–1	Parramatta Power	Energy Australia Stadium
	Ceccoli  28' (o.g.)	Report	Dodd  45'	Attendance: 3,501 Referee: Matthew Breeze

South Melbourne v Newcastle United

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

Newcastle United v Adelaide United

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

Brisbane Strikers v Newcastle United

1 November 2003	Brisbane Strikers	2–1	Newcastle United	Perry Park
	Morley  36' Brownlie  45'	Report	Tsekenis  90'	Attendance: 2,715 Referee: J. Lewis

Newcastle United v Sydney United

14 November 2003	Newcastle United	0–0	Sydney United	Energy Australia Stadium
		Report		Attendance: 3,672 Referee: P. Mur

Newcastle United v Sydney Olympic

21 November 2003	Newcastle United	0–1	Sydney Olympic	Energy Australia Stadium
			Caravella  84'	Attendance: 1,651 Referee: C. Zetter

Newcastle United v Perth Glory

28 November 2003	Newcastle United	1–0	Perth Glory	Energy Australia Stadium
	Masi  82'	Report		Attendance: 2,976 Referee: S. Micallef

Melbourne Knights v Newcastle United

7 December 2003	Melbourne Knights	1–1	Newcastle United	Knights Stadium
	Razov  49'		R. Griffiths  58'	Attendance: 2,673 Referee: E. Lennie

Newcastle United v Wollongong Wolves

17 October 2003	Newcastle United	2–0	Wollongong Wolves	Energy Australia Stadium
	R. Griffiths  6' Libbesson  91'	Report		Attendance: 3,513 Referee: S. Przydacz

Newcastle United v Football Kingz

12 December 2003	Newcastle United	2–0	Football Kingz	Energy Australia Stadium
	Johnson  34' Deans  55'	Report		Attendance: 1,433 Referee: B. Williams

Northern Spirit v Newcastle United

21 December 2003	Northern Spirit	1–1	Newcastle United	Pittwater Park
	Thomas  62' (o.g.)	Report	Masi  34'	Attendance: 1,935 Referee: E. Lennie

Newcastle United v Marconi Stallions

28 December 2003	Newcastle United	0–1	Marconi Stallions	Energy Australia Stadium
		Report	Maloney  29'	Attendance: 3,084 Referee: B. Hugo

Parramatta Power v Newcastle United

2 January 2004	Parramatta Power	4–0	Newcastle United	Parramatta Stadium
	Dodd  57' Petrovski  62', 84' Milicic  71'			Attendance: 2,736 Referee: B. Williams

Newcastle United v South Melbourne

19 December 2003	Newcastle United	0–1	South Melbourne	Energy Australia Stadium
			Crucija  7'	Attendance: 1,231 Referee: P. Green

Adelaide United v Newcastle United

11 January 2004	Adelaide United	0–0	Newcastle United	Hindmarsh Stadium
				Attendance: 14,280 Referee: P. Green

Newcastle United v Brisbane Strikers

16 January 2004	Newcastle United	1–0	Brisbane Strikers	Energy Australia Stadium
	Wheelhouse  20'			Attendance: 2,181 Referee: P. Green

Sydney United v Newcastle United

1 February 2004	Sydney United	2–0	Newcastle United	Sydney United Sports Centre
	B. Santalab  22' Austin  40'			Attendance: 2,276 Referee: P. Mur

Sydney Olympic v Newcastle United

8 February 2004	Sydney Olympic	2–0	Newcastle United	OKI Jubilee Stadium
	Cardozo  72', 79'			Attendance: 2,685 Referee: D. Rugg

Perth Glory v Newcastle United

14 February 2004	Perth Glory	2–0	Newcastle United	Members Equity Stadium
	Mori  27' Caceres  85'			Attendance: 8,678 Referee: C. Zetter

Newcastle United v Melbourne Knights

20 February 2004	Newcastle United	0–2	Melbourne Knights	Energy Australia Stadium
			Pelikan  64', 75' (pen.)	Attendance: 3,263 Referee: J. Lewis

Wollongong Wolves v Newcastle United

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Perth Glory (C)	24	18	3	3	56	22	+34	57	2003–04 National Soccer League Champions
2	Parramatta Power	24	16	3	5	58	30	+28	51	2004 National Soccer League Elimination Finals
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 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 games played on 29 February 2004
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.