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1998–99 Newcastle Breakers FC season

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Newcastle Breakers
1998–99 season
ManagerLee Sterrey
StadiumBreakers Stadium
National Soccer League8th
Top goalscorerJohn Buonavoglia (6)
Highest home attendance5,015 vs. Northern Spirit
(16 April 1999)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance3,017 vs. Wollongong Wolves
(7 April 1999)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance3,874
Biggest win3–1
vs. Wollongong Wolves
(7 April 1999)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3
vs. Carlton
(13 December 1998)
National Soccer League
0–3
vs. Canberra Cosmos
(26 January 1999)
National Soccer League

The 1998–99 season was the seventh season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the seventh season in the National Soccer League.

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Bob Catlin
2 DF Australia AUS Shane Pryce (Captain)
3 DF Australia AUS Andy Roberts
4 DF Australia AUS Adam Sanderson
5 DF Australia AUS Todd McManus
6 MF Australia AUS Glenn Sprod
7 MF Australia AUS Peter Ritchie
8 MF Australia AUS Mark Wilson
9 FW Australia AUS Chris Tancheski
10 FW Australia AUS John Buonavoglia
11 FW Australia AUS Andrew Borghetto
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 MF Morocco MAR Fouad Umlil
13 FW Australia AUS Brad Wieczorek
14 MF Australia AUS Greg Owens
15 FW Australia AUS Tony Bauer
16 MF Australia AUS Joshua Stick
17 DF Scotland SCO Robert Shannon
18 DF Australia AUS Tom Haythornthwaite
19 DF South Korea KOR Yoon Sang-chul
20 GK Australia AUS Brad Swancott
21 MF Australia AUS Joshua Maguire
22 DF Australia AUS Joshua Ferguson

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 11 October 1998 25 April 1999 Matchday 1 8th 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 039.29
Total 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 039.29

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney United 28 18 4 6 53 33 +20 58 Qualification for the Finals series
2 South Melbourne (C) 28 17 6 5 50 26 +24 57 Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship
3 Perth Glory 28 16 5 7 62 37 +25 53 Qualification for the Finals series
4 Marconi Fairfield 28 15 3 10 53 47 +6 48
5 Northern Spirit 28 14 4 10 36 35 +1 46
6 Adelaide City 28 13 6 9 39 26 +13 45
7 Sydney Olympic 28 12 7 9 46 36 +10 43
8 Newcastle Breakers 28 11 7 10 29 33 −4 40
9 Brisbane Strikers 28 11 6 11 41 47 −6 39
10 Wollongong Wolves 28 8 8 12 45 52 −7 32
11 Carlton 28 9 4 15 47 47 0 31
12 Melbourne Knights 28 8 5 15 32 43 −11 29
13 West Adelaide 28 7 6 15 36 46 −10 27
14 Gippsland Falcons 28 5 10 13 17 44 −27 25
15 Canberra Cosmos 28 4 3 21 21 55 −34 15
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
28 11 7 10 29 33  −4 40 6 5 3 19 15  +4 5 2 7 10 18  −8

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHABHAHAHAHAHHAAHHAHBAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLLLLWLDWWDWLLWDDWDWWLWLDW
Position759121213141414141412111110111110101010101010898898
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; B = Bye; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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11 October 1998 1 Sydney United 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 6,221
Referee: Matthew Breeze
16 October 1998 2 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,483
Referee: Con Diomis
25 October 1998 3 South Melbourne 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 8,115
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
30 October 1998 4 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Gippsland Falcons Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,496
Referee: Brad McKay
8 November 1998 5 Adelaide Sharks 3–1 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,583
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
22 November 1998 7 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Matthew Breeze
29 November 1998 8 UTS Olympic 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Jeff Tippett
4 December 1998 9 Newcastle Breakers 3–2 Perth Glory Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,687
Referee: Greg Leverton
13 December 1998 10 Carlton 3–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Optus Oval
Attendance: 3,882
Referee: Wayne Dade
18 December 1998 11 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 Melbourne Knights Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,312
Referee: Matthew Breeze
27 December 1998 12 Wollongong Wolves 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,389
Referee: Greg Leverton
3 January 1999 13 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,411
Referee: Brad McKay
8 January 1999 14 Northern Spirit 0–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 13,206
Referee: Jeff Tippett
15 January 1999 15 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,563
Referee: Greg Leverton
22 January 1999 16 Newcastle Breakers 0–1 Sydney United Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,687
Referee: David Dwight
26 January 1999 17 Canberra Cosmos 3–0 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,726
Referee: Barry Panella
31 January 1999 18 Perth Glory 0–1 Newcastle Breakers Perth
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 10,464
Referee: Perry Mur
5 February 1999 19 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,055
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
12 February 1999 20 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Jeff Tippett
21 February 1999 21 Gippsland Falcons 0–1 Newcastle Breakers Morwell
Report
Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,735
Referee: Con Diomis
26 February 1999 22 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,204
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
13 March 1999 24 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 4,211
Referee: Mark Shield
19 March 1999 25 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Carlton Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,196
Referee: Brett Hugo
28 March 1999 26 Melbourne Knights 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,091
Referee: Gerry Connolly
7 April 1999 27 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 Wollongong Wolves Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,017
Referee: Brett Hugo
11 April 1999 28 Adelaide City 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,639
Referee: Con Diomis
16 April 1999 29 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Northern Spirit Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 April 1999 30 Brisbane Strikers 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,463
Referee: Jeff Tippett

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England Bob Catlin 27 0 27 0
2 DF Australia Shane Pryce 27 4 27 4
3 DF Australia Andy Roberts 24(4) 0 28 0
4 DF Australia Adam Sanderson 12(9) 0 21 0
5 DF Australia Todd McManus 27 0 27 0
6 MF Australia Glenn Sprod 18(2) 0 20 0
7 MF Australia Peter Ritchie 17(5) 1 22 1
8 MF Australia Mark Wilson 23(4) 3 27 3
9 FW Australia Chris Tancheski 0(9) 0 9 0
10 FW Australia John Buonavoglia 28 6 28 6
11 FW Australia Andrew Borghetto 1 0 1 0
12 MF Morocco Fouad Umlil 15(12) 2 27 2
13 FW Australia Brad Wieczorek 19(2) 1 21 1
14 MF Australia Greg Owens 8(12) 3 20 3
15 FW Australia Tony Bauer 0(2) 0 2 0
17 DF Scotland Robert Shannon 27 1 27 1
18 DF Australia Tom Haythornthwaite 18(3) 4 21 4
19 DF South Korea Yoon Sang-chul 16(7) 4 23 4
20 GK Australia Brad Swancott 1 0 1 0
21 MF Australia Joshua Maguire 0(7) 0 7 0
22 DF Australia Joshua Ferguson 0(1) 0 1 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 1 GK England Bob Catlin 8 8
Total 8 8

References

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  1. ^ "Newcastle Breakers » Appearances A-League 1998/1999". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Breakers roster for 1998/99". OzFootball.net.