2002–03 Northern Spirit FC season

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.

Northern Spirit
2002–03 season
ManagerLawrie McKinna
StadiumNorth Sydney Oval
Brookvale Oval
National Soccer League6th
NSL Championship play-offs5th
Top goalscorerVuko Tomasevic (8)
Highest home attendance3,760 vs. Marconi Fairfield
(7 March 2003)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,004 vs. Melbourne Knights
(29 November 2002)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance2,509
Biggest win3–0
vs. Wollongong Wolves
(9 February 2003)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–6
vs. Adelaide Force
(25 May 2003)
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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF England ENG Julian Watts
3 DF Cameroon CMR Simon Bell
4 MF Australia AUS Noel Spencer
5 DF Australia AUS Alex Tobin
6 DF Australia AUS Robert Trajkovski
7 DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
8 MF Scotland SCO Ian Ferguson
10 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
11 MF Australia AUS Troy Cranney
12 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
14 MF Australia AUS Bradley Groves
15 DF Australia AUS Vuko Tomasevic
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW New Zealand NZL Brent Fisher
17 FW Scotland SCO Stewart Petrie
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Henderson
21 MF Australia AUS Sean Walsh
24 MF Australia AUS Mitchell Prentice
27 MF Australia AUS Jonti Richter
28 MF Australia AUS Matthew Hunter
29 DF Australia AUS Michael Moulis
31 MF Australia AUS Andrew Mailer
32 FW Australia AUS Adam Foti
33 DF Australia AUS Mark Milligan

Transfers

Transfers in

No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
FW New Zealand Aaron Burgess Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins July 2002 [1]
FW Adam Kwasnik Parramatta Power [1]
10FW Dylan Macallister Sydney Olympic [1]
MF England Marc Phillips Malaysia Brunei [1]
FW Hamilton Thorp Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins [1]
5DF Alex Tobin Parramatta Power [1]
15DF Vuko Tomasevic Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles [1]
18DF Alex Wilkinson Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins [1]
FW Russell Woodruffe Australia Mt Gravatt Hawks [1]
8MF Scotland Ian Ferguson Scotland Dunfermline Athletic August 2002 [1]
17FW Scotland Stewart Petrie Scotland Dunfermline Athletic February 2003 [1]
33DF Mark Milligan Australia FFA Centre of Excellence April 2003 [1]

Transfers out

No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
10FW Pablo Cardozo Parramatta Power June 2002 [1]
16FW Simon Catanzaro Australia Blacktown City [1]
9FW Adrian Cervinski Melbourne Knights [1]
17FW Scotland Stephen Dobbie Scotland Rangers [1]
18MF Robert Enes Marconi Fairfield [1]
21DF Adam Griffiths Newcastle United [1]
13MF Marcus Stergiopoulos Australia APIA Leichhardt [1]
6MF Scott Thomas Newcastle United [1]
MF James Wesolowski England Leicester City [1]
MF England Marc Phillips Malaysia Brunei November 2002 [1]
1GK Lupce Acevski Adelaide City December 2002 [1]
FW Hamilton Thorp Sweden IFK Norrköping [1]
23MF Steven Baveas Australia Ryde City March 2003 [1]
FW Russell Woodruffe Australia Queensland Lions [1]
30GK Jacob Rex Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins April 2003 [1]
FW Adam Kwasnik Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins May 2003 [1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 −7 045.83
NSL Championship play-offs 22 March 2003 25 May 2003 Matchday 1 5th 9 2 2 5 7 22 −15 022.22
Total 33 13 5 15 44 66 −22 039.39

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
24 11 3 10 37 44  −7 36 6 1 5 21 21  0 5 2 5 16 23  −7

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHABHAHAHAHAHHAHBAHAHAHA
ResultWLLWDLLLDWWWWLDLWLWWLWWL
Position371054811121212101055566577766666
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 September 2002 1 Brisbane Strikers 1–2 Northern Spirit Brisbane
  • Grierson 42'
Report 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
Report Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 5,219
Referee: Matthew Breeze
12 October 2002 4 Northern Spirit 3–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: Brookvale Oval
Attendance: 2,823
Referee: Simon Micallef
20 October 2002 5 Sydney United 1–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,352
Referee: Con Diomis
1 November 2002 7 Northern Spirit 1–3 Perth Glory Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Craig Zetter
10 November 2002 8 Wollongong Wolves 2–1 Northern Spirit Wollongong
Report Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Simon Micallef
15 November 2002 9 Northern Spirit 2–3 Olympic Sharks Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Matthew Breeze
24 November 2002 10 Adelaide Force 1–1 Northern Spirit Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,897
Referee: Con Diomis
29 November 2002 11 Northern Spirit 2–1 Melbourne Knights Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 1,004
Referee: Brett Hugo
27 December 2002 15 Northern Spirit 2–3 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
Report
  • Roche 36'
  • Grierson 6', 60'
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
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,080
Referee: Perry Mur
17 January 2003 18 Northern Spirit 1–0 Sydney United Sydney
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
Report
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
  • Beldham 81'
Report
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 1,057
Referee: Neil Fox
2 March 2003 24 Melbourne Knights 1–3 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 3,421
Referee: Simon Micallef
7 March 2003 25 Northern Spirit 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
  • Last 70'
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,760
Referee: Brett Hugo
16 March 2003 26 Parramatta Power 5–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,128
Referee: Eddie Lennie

Championship play-offs

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Perth Glory (C) 10 8 0 2 27 7 +20 27[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Grand Final
2 Olympic Sharks 10 4 1 5 17 14 +3 19[lower-alpha 2]
3 Adelaide Force (R) 10 5 2 3 19 14 +5 17 Joined the SASF Premier League[lower-alpha 3]
4 Parramatta Power 10 3 4 3 16 21 5 13
5 Northern Spirit 9 2 2 5 7 22 15 8[lower-alpha 4]
6 Newcastle United 9 2 1 6 9 17 8 7[lower-alpha 4]
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position.
  2. Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position.
  3. Adelaide Force was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the league due to financial difficulties.[2]
  4. 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
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 6,347
Referee: Matthew Breeze
30 March 2003 2 Olympic Sharks 1–3 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 3,513
Referee: Mark Shield
5 April 2003 3 Northern Spirit 1–0 Parramatta Power Sydney
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
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,530
Referee: Con Diomis
25 April 2003 6 Northern Spirit 0–3 Perth Glory Sydney
Report 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
Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF England Julian Watts 300300
3 DF Cameroon Simon Bell 5(2)070
4 MF Australia Noel Spencer 304304
5 DF Australia Alex Tobin 320320
6 DF Australia Robert Trajkovski 1(2)030
7 DF Australia Andy McDermott 26(2)5285
8 MF Scotland Ian Ferguson 26(1)1271
10 FW Australia Dylan Macallister 13(4)1171
11 MF Australia Troy Cranney 0000
12 MF Malta John Hutchinson 327327
14 MF Australia Bradley Groves 7(7)3143
15 DF Australia Vuko Tomasevic 28(1)8298
16 FW New Zealand Brent Fisher 7(10)5175
17 FW Scotland Stewart Petrie 173173
18 DF Australia Alex Wilkinson 29(1)0300
20 GK Australia Paul Henderson 320320
21 MF Australia Sean Walsh 0(1)010
22 MF Australia Matthew Osman 5(7)0120
25 MF Australia Omar Obeid 0(3)030
27 MF Australia Jonti Richter 14(15)2292
28 MF Australia Matthew Hunter 1010
29 DF Australia Michael Moulis 0(1)010
31 MF Australia Andrew Mailer 0(1)010
33 DF Australia Mark Milligan 1(1)020

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 20 GK Australia Paul Henderson 6 6
Total 6 6

References

  1. "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 2002/2003". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  2. "A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United". abc.net.au. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 2002/2003". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  4. "Northern Spirit roster for 2002/2003". OzFootball.net.
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