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2003–04 Newcastle United FC (Australia) season

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

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

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Squad at end of season

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

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