1998–99 Northern Spirit FC season

The 1998–99 season was the first season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 5th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Finals series elimination-final first round by Marconi Fairfield.

Northern Spirit
1998–99 season
National Soccer League5th
NSL Finals seriesElimination-finals
Highest home attendance18,985 vs. Sydney Olympic
(9 October 1998)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance8,328 vs. Carlton
(14 February 1999)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance14,632
Biggest win4–0
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(15 January 1999)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat1–5
vs. Brisbane Strikers
(6 February 1999)
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
FW Australia AUS Graham Arnold
MF Australia AUS Paul Bilokapic
MF Australia AUS Matthew Bingley
DF Australia AUS Eddy Bosnar
DF Australia AUS Luke Casserly
MF Australia AUS Troy Cranney
MF England ENG Ian Crook
DF Australia AUS Michael Cunico
MF Australia AUS Robert Enes
MF Australia AUS Anthony Faria
MF Australia AUS Paul Foster
GK Australia AUS Paul Henderson
MF Australia AUS Matthew Langdon
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YUG Kresimir Marusic
MF Australia AUS Gabriel Mendez
DF England ENG Phil Moss
MF Australia AUS Adem Poric
DF Australia AUS Nick Purdue
DF Australia AUS Mark Rudan
DF Australia AUS Robbie Slater
MF Australia AUS Adam Snyder
MF Australia AUS Jack Sobczyk
MF Australia AUS James Stubbs-Mills
FW Australia AUS Daniel Watkins
DF Australia AUS Paul Wearne
FW Australia AUS Clayton Zane

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
FW Graham Arnold Japan Sanfrecce Hiroshima July 1998 [1]
MF Paul Bilokapic Sydney United [1]
DF Eddy Bosnar Newcastle Breakers [1]
DF Luke Casserly Marconi Fairfield [1]
MF Troy Cranney Brisbane Strikers [1]
DF Michael Cunico Australia FFA Centre of Excellence [1]
MF Robert Enes England Portsmouth [1]
MF Anthony Faria Australia Blacktown City [1]
DF Adam Griffiths Australia Sutherland Sharks [1]
GK Paul Henderson Australia Sutherland Sharks [1]
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kresimir Marusic Carlton [1]
MF Gabriel Mendez Australia Parramatta Eagles [1]
DF England Phil Moss Australia Eastern Suburbs [1]
FW Scott Ollerenshaw Malaysia Negeri Sembilan [1]
FW Tony Perinich Wollongong Wolves [1]
GK Josh Perosh Sydney United [1]
DF Nick Purdue Belgium Genk [1]
DF Mark Rudan Sydney United [1]
MF Robbie Slater England Wolverhampton Wanderers [1]
MF Jacek Sobczyk Australia Blacktown City [1]
FW Clayton Zane Newcastle Breakers [1]
MF James Stubbs-Millis Australia Ryde City September 1998 [1]
FW Paul Foster Hong Kong Double Flower September 1998 [1]
MF Matthew Bingley Japan JEF United Chiba November 1998 [1]
MF Adem Poric Sydney Olympic December 1998 [1]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
DF Nick Purdue Canberra Cosmos December 1998 [1]
DF Eddy Bosnar Australia Hurstville Zagreb April 1999 [1]
MF James Stubbs-Mills Australia Ryde City [1]
DF Paul Wearne Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins [1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 9 October 1998 25 April 1999 Matchday 1 5th 28 14 4 10 36 35 +1 050.00
National Soccer League Finals series 30 April 1999 9 May 1999 Elimination-finals Elimination-finals 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 30 14 5 11 37 37 +0 046.67

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

League table

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 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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 14 4 10 36 35  +1 46 9 2 3 19 10  +9 5 2 7 17 25  −8

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAAHHABHAAAHAHHAHHAHAAHBHHAHAA
ResultLLWWWLDLWLWWDWWWLLWWLWLWDWDL
Position1415128579999109888644554545645445
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

9 October 1998 1 Northern Spirit 0–2 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
  • Kalantzis 52'
  • Cardozo 56'
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 18,985
Referee: Simon Micallef
18 October 1998 2 Perth Glory 2–0 Northern Spirit Perth
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 17,580
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
25 October 1998 3 Carlton 1–2 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Optus Oval
Attendance: 4,209
Referee: Brett Hugo
30 October 1998 4 Northern Spirit 2–1 Melbourne Knights Sydney
Report
  • Karl 75'
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 13,654
Referee: Mark Shield
6 November 1998 5 Northern Spirit 1–0 Wollongong City Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 14,818
Referee: Brett Hugo
15 November 1998 6 Adelaide City 2–0 Northern Spirit Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,726
Referee: Louis Prospero
27 November 1998 8 Northern Spirit 1–1 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 15,862
Referee: Gerry Connolly
6 December 1998 9 Sydney United 1–0 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 6,236
Referee: Simon Micallef
14 December 1998 10 Canberra Cosmos 0–1 Northern Spirit Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,704
Referee: Greg Leverton
20 December 1998 11 South Melbourne 2–0 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 6,206
Referee: Eddie Lennie
27 December 1998 12 Northern Spirit 1–0 Gippsland Falcons Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 10,376
Referee: David Dwight
3 January 1999 13 Adelaide Sharks 2–3 Northern Spirit Adelaide
  • Poimer 32'
  • Gibson 89'
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,809
Referee: Sam Hasic
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 Northern Spirit 4–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 17,507
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
24 January 1999 16 Sydney Olympic 2–3 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,151
Referee: Simon Micallef
26 January 1999 17 Northern Spirit 1–0 Perth Glory Sydney
  • Cunico 73'
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 17,722
Referee: Mark Shield
29 January 1999 18 Northern Spirit 1–2 Sydney United Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 17,024
Referee: Gerry Connolly
6 February 1999 19 Brisbane Strikers 5–1 Northern Spirit Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 5,436
Referee: Eddie Lennie
14 February 1999 20 Northern Spirit 3–1 Carlton Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 8,328
Referee: Simon Micallef
20 February 1999 21 Melbourne Knights 2–3 Northern Spirit Melbourne
  • Kelic 38'
  • Kutlesovski 77'
Report
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,728
Referee: Louis Prospero
28 February 1999 22 Wollongong City 3–2 Northern Spirit Wollongong
  • Surjan 9', 11', 51'
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 5,679
Referee: Brett Hugo
5 March 1999 23 Northern Spirit 1–0 Adelaide City Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 15,104
Referee: Eddie Lennie
19 March 1999 25 Northern Spirit 1–2 Canberra Cosmos Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 10,482
Referee: Eddie Lennie
26 March 1999 26 Northern Spirit 1–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 16,543
Referee: Mark Shield
4 April 1999 27 Gippsland Falcons 1–1 Northern Spirit Morwell
Report
Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jane Blaney
9 April 1999 28 Northern Spirit 2–1 Adelaide Sharks Sydney
Report
  • Artone 27'
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 15,246
Referee: Mark Shield
16 April 1999 29 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Northern Spirit Newcastle
  • Haythornthwaite 67'
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 5,015
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 April 1999 30 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 10,117
Referee: Gerry Connolly

Finals series

30 April 1999 Elimination-finals 1st Leg Northern Spirit 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 17,246
Referee: Eugene Brazzale
9 May 1999 Elimination-finals 2nd Leg Marconi Fairfield 2–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 11,319
Referee: Mark Shield

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW Australia Graham Arnold 26(2)4285
MF Australia Paul Bilokapic 26(1)3273
MF Australia Matthew Bingley 101101
DF Australia Luke Casserly 251251
MF Australia Troy Cranney 4040
MF England Ian Crook 10(2)2122
DF Australia Michael Cunico 15(6)1211
MF Australia Robert Enes 19(1)1201
MF Australia Anthony Faria 1(2)030
MF Australia Paul Foster 1(3)040
GK Australia Paul Henderson 300300
MF Australia Matthew Langdon 230230
MF Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Kresimir Marusic 278278
MF Australia Gabriel Mendez 6(7)0130
DF England Phil Moss 13(8)0210
MF Australia Adem Poric 2020
DF Australia Mark Rudan 242242
DF Australia Robbie Slater 277277
MF Australia Adam Snyder 0(2)020
MF Australia Jack Sobczyk 1010
FW Australia Daniel Watkins 12(11)3233
FW Australia Clayton Zane 22(5)3273
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season
DF Australia Eddy Bosnar 4(9)0130
DF Australia Nick Purdue 1010
MF Australia James Stubbs-Mills 0(4)040
DF Australia Paul Wearne 1(3)040

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 GK Australia Paul Henderson 9 9
Total 9 9

References

  1. "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 1998/1999". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  2. "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 1998/1999". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
  3. "Northern Spirit roster for 1998/99". OzFootball.net.
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