2002–03 Northern Spirit FC season

October 2022 October 2022 Northern Spirit 2002–03 Lawrie McKinna North Sydney OvalBrookvale Oval National Soccer League 6th NSL Championship play-offs 5th Vuko Tomasevic (8) 3,760 vs. Marconi Fairfield(7 March 2003)National Soccer League 1,004 vs. Melbourne Knights(29 November 2002)National Soccer League 2,509 3–0vs. Wollongong Wolves(9 February 2003)National Soccer League 0–6vs. Adelaide Force(25 May 2003)NSL Championship play-offs 2001–02 2003–04 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. Players 2 ENG DF Julian Watts 3 CMR DF Simon Bell 4 AUS MF Noel Spencer 5 AUS DF Alex Tobin 6 AUS DF Robert Trajkovski 7 AUS DF Andy McDermott 8 SCO MF Ian Ferguson 10 AUS FW Dylan Macallister 11 AUS MF Troy Cranney 12 MLT MF John Hutchinson 14 AUS MF Bradley Groves 15 AUS DF Vuko Tomasevic 16 NZL FW Brent Fisher 17 SCO FW Stewart Petrie 18 AUS DF Alex Wilkinson 20 AUS GK Paul Henderson 21 AUS MF Sean Walsh 24 AUS MF Mitchell Prentice 27 AUS MF Jonti Richter 28 AUS MF Matthew Hunter 29 AUS DF Michael Moulis 31 AUS MF Andrew Mailer 32 AUS FW Adam Foti 33 AUS DF Mark Milligan Transfers Transfers in No.PositionPlayerTransferred fromType/feeDateRef – 4 FWBurgess, Aaron NZL Aaron BurgessManly United AUS Manly Warringah DolphinsJuly 2002https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te17535/nws-spirit-fc/transfers/ NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 2002/2003 10 October 2022 worldfootball.net – 4 FWAdam KwasnikParramatta Power 10 4 FWDylan MacallisterSydney Olympic – 3 MFPhillips, Marcus ENG Marc PhillipsBrunei MYS Brunei – 4 FWHamilton ThorpManly United AUS Manly Warringah Dolphins 5 2 DFAlex TobinParramatta Power 15 2 DFVuko TomasevicBonnyrigg White Eagles AUS Bonnyrigg White Eagles 18 2 DFAlex WilkinsonManly United AUS Manly Warringah Dolphins – 4 FWRussell WoodruffeMt Gravatt Hawks AUS Mt Gravatt Hawks 8 3 MFFerguson, Ian SCO Ian FergusonDunfermline Athletic SCO Dunfermline AthleticAugust 2002 17 4 FWPetrie, Stewart SCO Stewart PetrieDunfermline Athletic SCO Dunfermline AthleticFebruary 2003 33 2 DFMark MilliganFFA Centre of Excellence AUS FFA Centre of ExcellenceApril 2003 Transfers out No.PositionPlayerTransferred toType/feeDateRef 10 4 FWPablo CardozoParramatta PowerJune 2002 16 4 FWSimon CatanzaroBlacktown City AUS Blacktown City 9 4 FWAdrian CervinskiMelbourne Knights 17 4 FWDobbie, Stephen SCO Stephen DobbieRangers SCO Rangers 18 3 MFRobert EnesMarconi Fairfield 21 2 DFAdam GriffithsNewcastle United 13 3 MFMarcus StergiopoulosAPIA Leichhardt AUS APIA Leichhardt 6 3 MFScott Thomas soccerNewcastle United – 3 MFJames WesolowskiLeicester City ENG Leicester City – 3 MFPhillips, Marcus ENG Marc PhillipsBrunei MYS BruneiNovember 2002 1 1 GKLupce AcevskiAdelaide CityDecember 2002 – 4 FWHamilton ThorpIFK Norrköping SWE IFK Norrköping 23 3 MFSteven BaveasRyde City AUS Ryde CityMarch 2003 – 4 FWRussell WoodruffeQueensland Lions AUS Queensland Lions 30 1 GKJacob RexManly United AUS Manly Warringah DolphinsApril 2003 – 4 FWAdam KwasnikManly United AUS Manly Warringah DolphinsMay 2003 Competitions Overview 5 National Soccer League 21 September 2002 16 March 2003 Matchday 1 6th 11 3 10 37 44 NSL Championship play-offs 22 March 2003 25 May 2003 Matchday 1 5th 2 2 5 7 22 complete National Soccer League League table NOR Results summary 6 1 5 21 21 5 2 5 16 23 worldfootball.net October 2022 Results by round table b Round Ground A/H/A/H/A/B/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/B/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result W/L/L/W/D/✖/L/L/L/D/W/W/W/W/L/D/L/W/✖/L/W/W/L/W/W/L Position 3/7/10/5/4/8/11/12/12/12/10/10/5/5/5/6/6/5/7/7/7/6/6/6/6/6 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net complete Matches 1 21 September 2002 Brisbane Strikers 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round01.html Northern Spirit Grierson 42 Tomasevic 20 Hutchinson 57 Ballymore Stadium Brisbane 2,103 Peter Green W 2 27 September 2002 Northern Spirit 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round02.html Football Kingz Tomasevic 90 pen. Ngata 3 18 83 pen. 87 North Sydney Oval Sydney 3,289 Angelo Nardi L 3 4 October 2002 Newcastle United 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round03.html Northern Spirit J. Griffiths 23 32 67 Thomas 45 Moreira 76 EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 5,219 Matthew Breeze L 4 12 October 2002 Northern Spirit 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round04.html South Melbourne Spencer 16 Hutchinson 37 Richter 88 Kisnorbo 62 Buljan 85 Brookvale Oval Sydney 2,823 Simon Micallef W 5 20 October 2002 Sydney United 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round05.html Northern Spirit Menapi 38 McDermott 43 Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney 5,352 Con Diomis D 7 1 November 2002 Northern Spirit 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round07.html Perth Glory Fisher 55 Hassell 26 Miller 62 Mori 90+1 North Sydney Oval Sydney 2,918 Craig Zetter L 8 10 November 2002 Wollongong Wolves 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round08.html Northern Spirit Babic 35 Young 62 Hutchinson 55 WIN Stadium Wollongong 2,925 Simon Micallef L 9 15 November 2002 Northern Spirit 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round09.html Olympic Sharks Tomasevic 77 90+2 Watts 2 o.g. Porter 17 Pondeljak 68 North Sydney Oval Sydney 2,795 Matthew Breeze L 10 24 November 2002 Adelaide Force 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round10.html Northern Spirit Valkanis 83 Hutchinson 89 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 1,897 Con Diomis D 11 29 November 2002 Northern Spirit 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round11.html Melbourne Knights Kwasnik 18 Richter 65 Biscayzacu 87 North Sydney Oval Sydney 1,004 Brett Hugo W 15 27 December 2002 Northern Spirit 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round15.html Brisbane Strikers Hutchinson 55 Fisher 90+4 Roche 36 Grierson 6 60 North Sydney Oval Sydney 1,455 Perry Mur L 16 5 January 2003 Northern Spirit 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round16.html Newcastle United Brookvale Oval Brookvale 1,685 Con Diomis D 17 12 January 2003 South Melbourne 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round17.html Northern Spirit Damianos 5 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 5,080 Perry Mur L 18 17 January 2003 Northern Spirit 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round18.html Sydney United Spencer 70 North Sydney Oval Sydney 2,016 Craig Zetter W 12 20 January 2003 Marconi Fairfield 0–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round12.html Northern Spirit Tomasevic 61 pen. Marconi Stadium Sydney 2,199 Senko Rastocic W 20 1 February 2003 Perth Glory 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round20.html Northern Spirit Mori 22 59 Caceres 84 Perth Oval Perth 9,979 Brett Hugo L 13 4 February 2003 Northern Spirit 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round13.html Parramatta Power Kwasnik 19 Tomasevic 49 pen. Cardozo 68 North Sydney Oval Sydney 1,830 Ben Williams W 21 9 February 2003 Northern Spirit 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round21.html Wollongong Wolves Groves 20 Petrie 79 McDermott 85 Brookvale Oval Sydney 3,114 Simon Micallef W 22 16 February 2003 Olympic Sharks 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round22.html Northern Spirit Milicic 48 pen. Parisi 85 Toyota Park Sydney 2,813 Craig Zetter W 23 21 February 2003 Northern Spirit 2–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round23.html Adelaide Force Groves 13 Fisher 87 Tunbridge 51 Pelosi 67 76 North Sydney Oval Sydney 1,830 Brett Hugo L 14 27 February 2003 Football Kingz 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round14.html Northern Spirit Beldham 81 Fisher 9 Petrie 50 Kwasnik 67 Ericsson Stadium Auckland 1,057 Neil Fox W 24 2 March 2003 Melbourne Knights 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round24.html Northern Spirit Erdogan 57 Spencer 1 Fisher 11 Tomasevic 66 pen. Knights Stadium Melbourne 3,421 Simon Micallef W 25 7 March 2003 Northern Spirit 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round25.html Marconi Fairfield McDermott 66 Ferguson 71 Last 70 North Sydney Oval Sydney 3,760 Brett Hugo W 26 16 March 2003 Parramatta Power 5–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/Round26.html Northern Spirit Elrich 9 11 50 Maloney 61 Buonavoglia 76 Petrie 23 Parramatta Stadium Sydney 3,128 Eddie Lennie L Championship play-offs main WDL rsssf.com NOR GF GF R PER, OLY, ADE, PAR, NOR, NEW complete 5 2 3 19 14 2 1 6 9 17 2 2 5 7 22 3 4 3 16 21 8 0 2 27 7 3 4 1 5 17 14 6 C R Adelaide Force Newcastle United Northern Spirit Parramatta Power Perth Glory Olympic Sharks 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored Q yellow1 Qualification for the Grand Final red1 Joined the SASF Premier League Adelaide Force was not forcibly relegated, but voluntarily left the league due to financial difficulties.A-League: Adelaide marks a decade United http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2013/10/17/3870927.htm abc.net.au 18 December 2014 The Round 9 match between Northern Spirit and Newcastle United was not played, as neither team could progress. NEW Awarded 3 bonus points, due to regular season position. Awarded 6 bonus points, due to regular season position. 1 22 March 2003 Perth Glory 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound01.html Northern Spirit Despotovski 30 36 43 87 Caceres 81 Perth Oval Perth 6,347 Matthew Breeze L 2 30 March 2003 Olympic Sharks 1–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound02.html Northern Spirit Parisi 13 Spencer 31 Hutchinson 36 Macallister 78 Toyota Park Sydney 3,513 Mark Shield W 3 5 April 2003 Northern Spirit 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound03.html Parramatta Power Tomasevic 25 North Sydney Oval Sydney 2,691 Eddie Lennie W 4 13 April 2003 Newcastle United 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound04.html Northern Spirit EnergyAustralia Stadium Newcastle 2,001 Matthew Breeze D 5 18 April 2003 Northern Spirit 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound05.html Adelaide Force Hutchinson 47 Pelosi 66 Watts 88 o.g. North Sydney Oval Sydney 2,530 Con Diomis L 6 25 April 2003 Northern Spirit 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound06.html Perth Glory Mori 12 Gumprecht 57 Despotovski 79 North Sydney Oval Sydney 3,088 Matthew Breeze L 7 4 May 2003 Northern Spirit 0–3 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound07.html Olympic Sharks Milicic 38 Porter 54 59 Brookvale Oval Sydney 3,318 Simon Micallef L 8 11 May 2003 Parrmatta Power 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound08.html Northern Spirit Cardozo 7 O'Grady 43 Groves 82 McDermott 90+3 Parramatta Stadium Sydney 2,460 Mark Shield D 9 16 May 2003 Northern Spirit Cancelled http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound09.html Newcastle United North Sydney Oval Sydney V This match was postponed due to heavy rainfalls in Sydney and to be rescheduled at Rat Park, but was cancelled later. 10 25 May 2003 Adelaide Force 6–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/20022003/PRound10.html Northern Spirit Pantelis 25 Smeltz 42 Tunbridge 49 58 Fyfe 67 90 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,833 Matthew Breeze L Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/nws-spirit-fc/aus-a-league-2002-2003/ https://web.archive.org/web/20221010065401/https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/nws-spirit-fc/aus-a-league-2002-2003/ dead 10 October 2022 NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 2002/2003 10 October 2022 aus.worldfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/NS0203.html Northern Spirit roster for 2002/2003 OzFootball.net No.Pos.Nat.NameNational Soccer LeagueTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoals2DFENGJulian Watts3003003DFCMRSimon Bell5(2)0704MFAUSNoel Spencer3043045DFAUSAlex Tobin3203206DFAUSRobert Trajkovski1(2)0307DFAUSAndy McDermott soccer, born 197726(2)52858MFSCOIan Ferguson footballer, born 196726(1)127110FWAUSDylan Macallister13(4)117111MFAUSTroy Cranney000012MFMLTJohn Hutchinson footballer, born 197932732714MFAUSBradley Groves7(7)314315DFAUSVuko Tomasevic28(1)829816FWNZLBrent Fisher7(10)517517FWSCOStewart Petrie17317318DFAUSAlex Wilkinson29(1)030020GKAUSPaul Henderson soccer32032021MFAUSSean Walsh soccer0(1)01022MFAUSMatthew Osman5(7)012025MFAUSOmar Obeid0(3)03027MFAUSJonti Richter14(15)229228MFAUSMatthew Hunter soccer101029DFAUSMichael Moulis0(1)01031MFAUSAndrew Mailer0(1)01033DFAUSMark Milligan1(1)020 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNameNational Soccer LeagueTotal120GKAUSPaul Henderson66Total66 References Category:North West Sydney Spirit FC seasons