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.
1998–99 season | |
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National Soccer League | 5th |
NSL Finals series | Elimination-finals |
Highest home attendance | 18,985 vs. Sydney Olympic (9 October 1998) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 8,328 vs. Carlton (14 February 1999) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 14,632 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Marconi Fairfield (15 January 1999) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 1–5 vs. Brisbane Strikers (6 February 1999) National Soccer League |
Players
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editTransfers in
editTransfers out
editNo. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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— | DF | Nick Purdue | Canberra Cosmos | December 1998 | [1] | |
— | DF | Eddy Bosnar | Hurstville Zagreb | April 1999 | [1] | |
— | MF | James Stubbs-Mills | Ryde City | [1] | ||
— | DF | Paul Wearne | Manly Warringah Dolphins | [1] |
Competitions
editOverview
editCompetition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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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 | 50.00 |
National Soccer League Finals series | 30 April 1999 | 9 May 1999 | Elimination-finals | Elimination-finals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 30 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 37 | +0 | 46.67 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
editLeague table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Results summary
editOverall | 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 |
28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 36 | 35 | +1 | 46 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
editMatches
edit9 October 1998 1 | Northern Spirit | 0–2 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
Report | 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 |
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Stadium: Optus Oval Attendance: 4,209 Referee: Brett Hugo |
30 October 1998 4 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Melbourne Knights | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 13,654 Referee: Mark Shield |
6 November 1998 5 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Sydney |
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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 |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 15,862 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
6 December 1998 9 | Sydney United | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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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 |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 10,376 Referee: David Dwight |
3 January 1999 13 | Adelaide Sharks | 2–3 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
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 |
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Report | Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground Attendance: 9,151 Referee: Simon Micallef |
26 January 1999 17 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 17,722 Referee: Mark Shield |
29 January 1999 18 | Northern Spirit | 1–2 | Sydney United | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 17,024 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
6 February 1999 19 | Brisbane Strikers | 5–1 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 5,436 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
14 February 1999 20 | Northern Spirit | 3–1 | Carlton | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 8,328 Referee: Simon Micallef |
20 February 1999 21 | Melbourne Knights | 2–3 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 3,728 Referee: Louis Prospero |
28 February 1999 22 | Wollongong City | 3–2 | Northern Spirit | Wollongong |
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Report | Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 5,679 Referee: Brett Hugo |
5 March 1999 23 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Adelaide City | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 15,104 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
19 March 1999 25 | Northern Spirit | 1–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 10,482 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
26 March 1999 26 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 16,543 Referee: Mark Shield |
4 April 1999 27 | Gippsland Falcons | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Morwell |
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Stadium: Mobil Park Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Jane Blaney |
9 April 1999 28 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Adelaide Sharks | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 15,246 Referee: Mark Shield |
16 April 1999 29 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
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Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 5,015 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
25 April 1999 30 | Marconi Fairfield | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Finals series
edit30 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 |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 11,319 Referee: Mark Shield |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
editPlayers with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | Total | ||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
— | FW | Graham Arnold | 26(2) | 4 | 28 | 5 | |
— | MF | Paul Bilokapic | 26(1) | 3 | 27 | 3 | |
— | MF | Matthew Bingley | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |
— | DF | Luke Casserly | 25 | 1 | 25 | 1 | |
— | MF | Troy Cranney | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | MF | Ian Crook | 10(2) | 2 | 12 | 2 | |
— | DF | Michael Cunico | 15(6) | 1 | 21 | 1 | |
— | MF | Robert Enes | 19(1) | 1 | 20 | 1 | |
— | MF | Anthony Faria | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
— | MF | Paul Foster | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | GK | Paul Henderson | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
— | MF | Matthew Langdon | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
— | MF | Kresimir Marusic | 27 | 8 | 27 | 8 | |
— | MF | Gabriel Mendez | 6(7) | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
— | DF | Phil Moss | 13(8) | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
— | MF | Adem Poric | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
— | DF | Marko Rudan | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 | |
— | DF | Robbie Slater | 27 | 7 | 27 | 7 | |
— | MF | Adam Snyder | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
— | MF | Jack Sobczyk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | FW | Daniel Watkins | 12(11) | 3 | 23 | 3 | |
— | FW | Clayton Zane | 22(5) | 3 | 27 | 3 | |
Player(s) transferred out but featured this season | |||||||
— | DF | Eddy Bosnar | 4(9) | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
— | DF | Nick Purdue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
— | MF | James Stubbs-Mills | 0(4) | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
— | DF | Paul Wearne | 1(3) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Clean sheets
editRank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
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1 | — | GK | Paul Henderson | 9 | 9 | |
Total | 9 | 9 |
References
edit- ^ 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 ac "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 1998/1999". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 1998/1999". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
- ^ "Northern Spirit roster for 1998/99". OzFootball.net.