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. 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

National Soccer League

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

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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