1991–92 Newcastle Breakers FC season

The 1991–92 season was the first season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Marconi Fairfield.

Newcastle Breakers
1991–92 season
StadiumBreakers Stadium
National Soccer League11th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: John Koch (7)
All: John Koch (7)
Highest home attendance6,759 vs. Sydney Olympic
(22 March 1992)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,024 vs. Marconi Fairfield
(20 November 1991)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance4,022
Biggest win4–1
vs. Melbourne Croatia
(6 March 1992)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Melbourne Croatia
(8 December 1991)
National Soccer League

Players

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
Australia AUS Dean Adamson
FW New Zealand NZL Noel Barkley
FW Netherlands NED Pierre Essers
GK Australia AUS Mike Gibson
MF Australia AUS Troy Halpin
MF Scotland SCO Ian Heddle
MF Australia AUS Darren Hillier
DF Australia AUS John Koch
MF Australia AUS Andrew Koczka
GK Australia AUS Sean Lahiff
DF Australia AUS Dominic Longo
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Australia AUS Ralph Maier
MF Australia AUS Brad Maloney
MF Australia AUS Nick Meredith
DF Australia AUS Craig Moffitt
DF Australia AUS Bobby Naumov
DF Australia AUS Darren Northam
DF Australia AUS Andy Roberts
MF Australia AUS John Russell
DF Australia AUS Andrew Stowell
FW New Zealand NZL Colin Tuaa

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 6 October 1991 29 March 1992 Matchday 1 11th 26 7 8 11 28 39 −11 026.92
NSL Cup 20 November 1991 First round First round 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 000.00
Total 27 7 8 12 28 42 −14 025.93

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melbourne Croatia 26 14 7 5 45 26 +19 35 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Sydney Olympic 26 12 10 4 38 27 +11 34
3 South Melbourne 26 13 5 8 51 28 +23 31
4 Adelaide City (C) 26 10 9 7 26 23 +3 29
5 Wollongong City 26 9 10 7 24 17 +7 28
6 Brisbane United 26 8 10 8 31 35 4 26
7 Marconi Fairfield 26 10 5 11 33 31 +2 25
8 APIA Leichhardt (R) 26 7 11 8 26 28 2 25 Relegation to the NSW Division 1
9 Heidelberg United 26 8 8 10 28 33 5 24
10 Parramatta Eagles 26 6 11 9 24 24 0 23
11 Newcastle Breakers 26 7 8 11 28 39 11 22
12 Sydney CSC 26 6 9 11 22 23 1 21
13 West Adelaide 26 7 7 12 25 46 21 21
14 Preston Makedonia 26 5 10 11 21 32 11 20
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
26 7 8 11 28 39  −11 29 4 4 5 14 15  −1 3 4 6 14 24  −10

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundHHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWWLLDWLDLDLDDDDLLLWWLWWLD
Position117789978991011101010912131412121313111211
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

6 October 1991 1 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
  • Tobin ?'
  • Maxwell ?'
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,933
11 October 1991 2 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report
  • Wright ?'
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,225
20 October 1991 3 Preston Makedonia 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
  • Koch ?'
  • Meredith ?'
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 2,000
25 October 1991 4 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Sydney CSC Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
1 November 1991 5 Newcastle Breakers 0–1 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
Report
  • Gibson ?'
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,661
10 November 1991 6 Parramatta Eagles 0–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
15 November 1991 7 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,484
23 November 1991 8 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,677
29 November 1991 9 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Heidelberg United Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,456
8 December 1991 10 Melbourne Croatia 6–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Somers St Stadium
Attendance: 3,000
18 December 1991 11 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Brisbane United Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,728
22 December 1991 12 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
  • Koch ?'
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,062
26 December 1991 13 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Wollongong City Newcastle
  • Koch ?'
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
29 December 1991 14 Adelaide City 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,028
8 January 1992 15 South Melbourne 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000
12 January 1992 16 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Preston Makedonia Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,127
19 January 1992 17 Sydney CSC 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
  • Caleta ?'
Report Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 2,023
26 January 1992 18 APIA Leichhardt 3–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,299
7 February 1992 19 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 Parramatta Eagles Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,924
16 February 1992 20 West Adelaide 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
  • Briscoe ?'
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,476
21 February 1992 21 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,320
1 March 1992 22 Heidelberg United 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
  • Hunter ?', ?'
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 1,000
6 March 1992 23 Newcastle Breakers 4–1 Melbourne Croatia Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,120
14 March 1992 24 Brisbane United 3–5 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report
  • Koch ?', ?'
  • Moffitt ?'
  • Meredith ?', ?'
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,600
22 March 1992 25 Newcastle Breakers 1–4 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
  • Meredith ?'
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 6,759
29 March 1992 26 Wollogong Wolves 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Wollongong
  • Smith ?'
Report
  • Maier ?'
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 3,257

NSL Cup

20 November 1991 First round Newcastle Breakers 0–3 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report Stadium: Austral Park
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Peter Spiers

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Australia Dean Adamson 001010
FW New Zealand Noel Barkley 830083
FW Netherlands Piere Essers 100010
GK Australia Mike Gibson 16000160
MF Australia Troy Halpin 0(3)00030
MF Scotland Ian Heddle 26000260
MF Australia Darren Hillier 12(2)010150
DF Australia John Koch 24(2)700267
MF Australia Andrew Koczka 25400254
GK Australia Sean Lahiff 500050
DF Australia Dominic Longo 20000200
DF Australia Ralph Maier 21(1)110231
MF Australia Brad Maloney 21(5)410274
MF Australia Nick Meredith 20(3)410244
DF Australia Craig Moffitt 25210262
DF Australia Bobby Naumov 12(10)010230
DF Australia Darren Northam 16(2)110191
MF Australia Andy Roberts 22(3)010260
MF Australia John Russell 501060
DF Australia Andrew Stowell 3(1)00040
MF New Zealand Colin Tuaa 4(3)11081

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 GK Australia Mike Gibson 3 0 3
2 GK Australia John Russell 2 0 2
Total 5 0 5

References

  1. "The 1991/92 Season". ozfootball.net.
  2. "1991/2 National League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
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