2002–03 Northern Spirit FC season
Appearance
2002–03 season | |
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Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
Stadium | North Sydney Oval Brookvale Oval |
National Soccer League | 6th |
NSL Championship play-offs | 5th |
Top goalscorer | Vuko Tomasevic (8) |
Highest home attendance | 3,760 vs. Marconi Fairfield (7 March 2003) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,004 vs. Melbourne Knights (29 November 2002) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 2,509 |
Biggest win | 3–0 vs. Wollongong Wolves (9 February 2003) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs. Adelaide Force (25 May 2003) NSL Championship play-offs |
The 2002–03 season was the fifth season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 6th in their National Soccer League regular season and 5th in the NSL Championship play-offs.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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– | FW | Aaron Burgess | Manly Warringah Dolphins | July 2002 | [1] | |
– | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Parramatta Power | [1] | ||
10 | FW | Dylan Macallister | Sydney Olympic | [1] | ||
– | MF | Marc Phillips | Brunei | [1] | ||
– | FW | Hamilton Thorp | Manly Warringah Dolphins | [1] | ||
5 | DF | Alex Tobin | Parramatta Power | [1] | ||
15 | DF | Vuko Tomasevic | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | [1] | ||
18 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | Manly Warringah Dolphins | [1] | ||
– | FW | Russell Woodruffe | Mt Gravatt Hawks | [1] | ||
8 | MF | Ian Ferguson | Dunfermline Athletic | August 2002 | [1] | |
17 | FW | Stewart Petrie | Dunfermline Athletic | February 2003 | [1] | |
33 | DF | Mark Milligan | FFA Centre of Excellence | April 2003 | [1] |
Transfers out
No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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10 | FW | Pablo Cardozo | Parramatta Power | June 2002 | [1] | |
16 | FW | Simon Catanzaro | Blacktown City | [1] | ||
9 | FW | Adrian Cervinski | Melbourne Knights | [1] | ||
17 | FW | Stephen Dobbie | Rangers | [1] | ||
18 | MF | Robert Enes | Marconi Fairfield | [1] | ||
21 | DF | Adam Griffiths | Newcastle United | [1] | ||
13 | MF | Marcus Stergiopoulos | APIA Leichhardt | [1] | ||
6 | MF | Scott Thomas | Newcastle United | [1] | ||
– | MF | James Wesolowski | Leicester City | [1] | ||
– | MF | Marc Phillips | Brunei | November 2002 | [1] | |
1 | GK | Lupce Acevski | Adelaide City | December 2002 | [1] | |
– | FW | Hamilton Thorp | IFK Norrköping | [1] | ||
23 | MF | Steven Baveas | Ryde City | March 2003 | [1] | |
– | FW | Russell Woodruffe | Queensland Lions | [1] | ||
30 | GK | Jacob Rex | Manly Warringah Dolphins | April 2003 | [1] | |
– | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Manly Warringah Dolphins | May 2003 | [1] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 21 September 2002 | 16 March 2003 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 45.83 |
NSL Championship play-offs | 22 March 2003 | 25 May 2003 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 22.22 |
Total | 33 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 44 | 66 | −22 | 39.39 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | Newcastle United | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the Championship play-offs |
5 | Adelaide Force | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 34 | +6 | 37 | |
6 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | |
7 | South Melbourne | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 35 | |
8 | Sydney United | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | −8 | 27 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 23 | −7 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Matches
21 September 2002 1 | Brisbane Strikers | 1–2 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 2,103 Referee: Peter Green |
27 September 2002 2 | Northern Spirit | 1–4 | Football Kingz | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,289 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
4 October 2002 3 | Newcastle United | 5–0 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 5,219 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
12 October 2002 4 | Northern Spirit | 3–2 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 2,823 Referee: Simon Micallef |
20 October 2002 5 | Sydney United | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 5,352 Referee: Con Diomis |
1 November 2002 7 | Northern Spirit | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,918 Referee: Craig Zetter |
10 November 2002 8 | Wollongong Wolves | 2–1 | Northern Spirit | Wollongong |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Simon Micallef |
15 November 2002 9 | Northern Spirit | 2–3 | Olympic Sharks | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,795 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
24 November 2002 10 | Adelaide Force | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 1,897 Referee: Con Diomis |
29 November 2002 11 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Melbourne Knights | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,004 Referee: Brett Hugo |
27 December 2002 15 | Northern Spirit | 2–3 | Brisbane Strikers | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,455 Referee: Perry Mur |
5 January 2003 16 | Northern Spirit | 0–0 | Newcastle United | Brookvale |
Report | Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 1,685 Referee: Con Diomis |
12 January 2003 17 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 5,080 Referee: Perry Mur |
17 January 2003 18 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Sydney United | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,016 Referee: Craig Zetter |
20 January 2003 12 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Senko Rastocic |
1 February 2003 20 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
Report | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 9,979 Referee: Brett Hugo |
4 February 2003 13 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Parramatta Power | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Ben Williams |
9 February 2003 21 | Northern Spirit | 3–0 | Wollongong Wolves | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 3,114 Referee: Simon Micallef |
16 February 2003 22 | Olympic Sharks | 2–3 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 2,813 Referee: Craig Zetter |
21 February 2003 23 | Northern Spirit | 2–3 | Adelaide Force | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 1,830 Referee: Brett Hugo |
27 February 2003 14 | Football Kingz | 1–3 | Northern Spirit | Auckland |
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Report | Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 1,057 Referee: Neil Fox |
2 March 2003 24 | Melbourne Knights | 1–3 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,421 Referee: Simon Micallef |
7 March 2003 25 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,760 Referee: Brett Hugo |
16 March 2003 26 | Parramatta Power | 5–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 3,128 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Championship play-offs
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Perth Glory (C) | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 27[a] | Qualification for the Grand Final |
2 | Olympic Sharks | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 19[b] | |
3 | Adelaide Force (R) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | Joined the SASF Premier League[c] |
4 | Parramatta Power | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 21 | −5 | 13 | |
5 | Northern Spirit | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | −15 | 8[d] | |
6 | Newcastle United | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | −8 | 7[d] |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
- ^ Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
- ^ Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
- ^ Adelaide Force was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the league due to financial difficulties.[2]
- ^ a b The Round 9 match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress.
22 March 2003 1 | Perth Glory | 5–0 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
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Report | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 6,347 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
30 March 2003 2 | Olympic Sharks | 1–3 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 3,513 Referee: Mark Shield |
5 April 2003 3 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Parramatta Power | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,691 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
13 April 2003 4 | Newcastle United | 0–0 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 2,001 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
18 April 2003 5 | Northern Spirit | 1–2 | Adelaide Force | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,530 Referee: Con Diomis |
25 April 2003 6 | Northern Spirit | 0–3 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,088 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
4 May 2003 7 | Northern Spirit | 0–3 | Olympic Sharks | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Brookvale Oval Attendance: 3,318 Referee: Simon Micallef |
11 May 2003 8 | Parrmatta Power | 2–2 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 2,460 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 May 2003 9 | Northern Spirit | Cancelled | Newcastle United | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval | |||
Note: This match was postponed due to heavy rainfalls in Sydney and to be rescheduled at Rat Park, but was cancelled later. |
25 May 2003 10 | Adelaide Force | 6–0 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,833 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][4]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Julian Watts | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
3 | DF | Simon Bell | 5(2) | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
4 | MF | Noel Spencer | 30 | 4 | 30 | 4 | |
5 | DF | Alex Tobin | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
6 | DF | Robert Trajkovski | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
7 | DF | Andy McDermott | 26(2) | 5 | 28 | 5 | |
8 | MF | Ian Ferguson | 26(1) | 1 | 27 | 1 | |
10 | FW | Dylan Macallister | 13(4) | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
11 | MF | Troy Cranney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
12 | MF | John Hutchinson | 32 | 7 | 32 | 7 | |
14 | MF | Bradley Groves | 7(7) | 3 | 14 | 3 | |
15 | DF | Vuko Tomasevic | 28(1) | 8 | 29 | 8 | |
16 | FW | Brent Fisher | 7(10) | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
17 | FW | Stewart Petrie | 17 | 3 | 17 | 3 | |
18 | DF | Alex Wilkinson | 29(1) | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
20 | GK | Paul Henderson | 32 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Sean Walsh | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
22 | MF | Matthew Osman | 5(7) | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
25 | MF | Omar Obeid | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
27 | MF | Jonti Richter | 14(15) | 2 | 29 | 2 | |
28 | MF | Matthew Hunter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
29 | DF | Michael Moulis | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
31 | MF | Andrew Mailer | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
33 | DF | Mark Milligan | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
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1 | 20 | GK | Paul Henderson | 6 | 6 | |
Total | 6 | 6 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 2002/2003". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "Northern Spirit roster for 2002/2003". OzFootball.net.