1995–96 Newcastle Breakers FC season

September 2022 September 2022 Newcastle Breakers 1995–96 Breakers StadiumAustral Park National Soccer League 12th NSL Cup Runners-up Jason Bennett (8) Jason Bennett (8) 6,837 vs. UTS Olympic(6 October 1995)National Soccer League 1,267 vs. UTS Olympic(23 January 1996)NSL Cup 3,705 3–0vs. UTS Olympic(8 March 1996)National Soccer League 0–5vs. Brisbane Strikers(21 October 1995)National Soccer League 1992–93 1996–97 The 1995–96 season was the fourth season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup Final by South Melbourne. Players 1 AUS GK Craig Carter 2 AUS DF Adam Sanderson 3 AUS DF Steve Hickman 4 AUS DF Ralph Maier 5 AUS DF Andy Roberts 6 AUS MF Gary Wilson 7 AUS MF Craig Sharpley 8 AUS MF David Lowe Captain 9 AUS MF Troy Halpin 10 AUS FW Clayton Zane 11 AUS DF Damien Brown 12 AUS DF Glenn Moore 13 AUS FW Harry James 14 AUS FW Jason Bennett 15 AUS MF Scott Thomas 16 AUS DF Shayne Pryce 17 AUS MF Glenn Sprod 18 AUS DF Darren Stewart 19 AUS DF Nick Johns 20 AUS GK Adam Fittock 21 AUS MF Peter Ritchie 22 AUS DF Ryan Smith 23 AUS DF Linkon Knott Competitions Overview 5 National Soccer League 6 October 1995 28 April 1996 Matchday 1 12th 4 5 24 35 77 NSL Cup 12 January 1996 27 January 1996 First round Final 3 1 1 9 6 complete National Soccer League League table NEW Results summary 3 5 8 24 34 1 0 16 11 43 worldfootball.net September 2022 Results by round table b Round Ground H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/H/A/H/H/A/H/A/A/H/A/H/A/H/A Result D/L/D/L/W/L/L/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/D/D/L/L/L/D/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L/L Position 5/9/9/11/9/10/11/9/9/11/12/12/12/12/12/11/11/11/11/11/12/11/11/11/11/11/11/11/12/12/12/12/12 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away gold yellow1 worldfootball.net Matches 1 6 October 1995 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round01.html UTS Olympic Bennett 16 Brown 75 Tsekenis 32 Taliadoros 51 pen. Breakers Stadium Newcastle 6,837 Shaun Micallef D 2 14 October 1995 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round02.html Newcastle Breakers Maloney 62 Awaritefe 86 Marconi Stadium Sydney 5,490 Con Diomis L 3 18 October 1995 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round03.html West Adelaide Bennett 9 Tsekinis 2 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 4,354 Con Diomis D 4 21 October 1995 Brisbane Strikers 5–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round04.html Newcastle Breakers S. Cranney 2 50 Brown 25 Farina 33 Battistin 90 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 3,697 Mark Shield L 5 29 October 1995 Sydney United 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round05.html Newcastle Breakers Rudan 39 Bennett 34 Lowe 62 pen. Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney 4,716 D. Crawford W 6 3 November 1995 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round06.html Melbourne Knights Zane 36 Spiteri 59 Markovski 89 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 4,994 Brett Hugo L 7 10 November 1995 Morwell Falcons 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round07.html Newcastle Breakers Despotovski 34 Falcons Park Morwell 2,500 Gerry Connolly L 8 17 November 1995 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round08.html Adelaide City Zane 23 Lowe 68 pen. Hassell 20 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 4,189 S. Micallef W 9 25 November 1995 Canberra Cosmos 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round09.html Newcastle Breakers Wade 56 68 pen. 72 Zane 58 Sprod 89 Bruce Stadium Canberra 2,240 Con Diomis L 10 1 December 1995 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round10.html Wollongong City Brown 66 Perinich 33 51 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 2,822 Mark Shield L 11 6 December 1995 South Melbourne 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round11.html Newcastle Breakers Lewis 54 Kelic 75 Panopoulos 88 pen. Bennett 64 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 4,340 Gerry Connelly L 12 10 December 1995 UTS Olympic 4–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round12.html Newcastle Breakers Hickman 18 o.g. Ardone 39 Trajanovski 52 Tome 85 Leichhardt Oval Sydney 4,375 D. Crawford L 13 15 December 1995 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round13.html Marconi Fairfield Longo 56 Harper 61 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,399 Cain Naumcevski L 14 23 December 1995 West Adelaide 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round14.html Newcastle Breakers Tsekinis 31 Cardozo 62 Aloisi 45 o.g. Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 3,307 J. Papanicolas L 15 26 December 1995 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round15.html Brisbane Strikers Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,150 John Fraser D 16 29 December 1995 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round16.html Sydney United James 89 Zdrilic 7 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 4,038 D. Crawford D 17 7 January 1996 Melbourne Knights 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round17.html Newcastle Breakers Lapsansky 5 Marth 74 pen. Melbourne Croatian Sports Centre Melbourne 4,187 Cain Naumcevski L 18 2 February 1996 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round18.html Morwell Falcons Stewart 80 Hickman 20 o.g. Villani 35 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,971 Brett Hugo L 20 16 February 1996 Newcastle Breakers 5–5 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round20.html Canberra Cosmos Thomas 10 Halpin 33 45 62 Koch 49 o.g. Wade 53 88 Musitano 69 Kelly 78 Dunn 83 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 2,817 Mark Shield D 21 23 February 1996 Wollongong City 4–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round21.html Newcastle Breakers Ceccoli 34 Perinich 53 74 Jermen 70 Lowe 37 pen. Brandon Park Wollongong 2,984 Con Diomis L 22 1 March 1996 Newcastle Breakers 4–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round22.html South Melbourne Lowe 33 74 pen. Halpin 48 Bennett 89 Orlic 45 Baser 88 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 2,621 Gerry Connelly W 19 5 March 1996 Adelaide City 2–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round19.html Newcastle Breakers Mori 9 38 Bennett 18 Hindmarsh Stadium Adelaide 2,015 Wayne Dade L 23 8 March 1996 Newcastle Breakers 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round23.html UTS Olympic Pryce 64 Bennett 69 Zane 89 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,045 D. Crawford W 24 12 March 1996 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round24.html Newcastle Breakers Sanderson 13 o.g. Renaud 23 Bingley 72 Halpin 22 Marconi Stadium Sydney 3,231 Con Diomis L 25 15 March 1996 Newcastle Breakers 0–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round25.html West Adelaide Tsekinis 44 46 Aloisi 58 Cardozo 69 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,245 Mark Shield L 26 23 March 1996 Brisbane Strikers 3–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round26.html Newcastle Breakers Hunter 38 pen. Farina 63 89 Sprod 22 Zane 83 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 3,615 J. Papanicolas L 27 20 March 1996 Sydney United 3–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round27.html Newcastle Breakers Genc 10 Lamond 34 Zdrilic 68 Sydney United Sports Centre Sydney 2,918 Brett Hugo L 28 29 March 1996 Newcastle Breakers 1–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round28.html Melbourne Knights Bennett 8 Marth 19 Kutlesovski 32 56 Roberts 78 o.g. Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,178 Con Diomis L 29 6 April 1996 Morwell Falcons 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round29.html Newcastle Breakers Masi 73 Falcons Park Morwell 1,267 J. Fraser L 30 8 April 1996 Newcastle Breakers 2–4 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round30.html Adelaide City Thomas 15 Sanderson 82 Lozanovski 55 Mori 63 Sanderson 74 o.g. Hassell 78 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 2,766 D. Crawford L 31 13 April 1996 Canberra Cosmos 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round31.html Newcastle Breakers Hickman 44 o.g. Lemezina 69 Bruce Stadium Canberra 1,521 J. Fraser L 32 19 April 1996 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round32.html Wollongong City Jermen 12 Perinich 53 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 3,865 W. Dade L 33 28 April 1996 South Melbourne 2–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/Round33.html Newcastle Breakers Damianos 8 Muscat 71 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 5,253 Mark Shield L NSL Cup First round 1st Leg 12 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/NSLCup.html Brisbane Strikers Sprod 68 Austral Park Newcastle 1,310 Con Diomis W First round 2nd Leg 20 January 1996 Brisbane Strikers 1–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/NSLCup.html Newcastle Breakers Cranney 14 James 62 Suncorp Stadium Brisbane 3,149 D. Crawford D Quarter-finals 23 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/NSLCup.html UTS Olympic Moore 35 Thomas 39 Troy Halpin 63 Taliadoros 4 pen. Breakers Stadium Newcastle 1,267 Simon Micallef W Semi-finals 25 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/NSLCup.html Adelaide City Hickman 40 pen. Thomas 41 James 73 Hassell 80 Breakers Stadium Newcastle 1,625 Con Diomis W Final 27 January 1996 South Melbourne 3–1 http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9596/NSLCup.html Newcastle Breakers Coveny 22 74 Panopoulos 35 pen. Hassell 80 Bob Jane Stadium Melbourne 5,000 Simon Micallef L Statistics Appearances and goals Players with no appearances not included in the list.https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/newcastle-breakers/aus-a-league-1995-1996/ https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172502/https://aus.worldfootball.net/team_performance/newcastle-breakers/aus-a-league-1995-1996/ dead 20 September 2022 Newcastle Breakers » Appearances A-League 1995/1996 20 September 2022 aus.worldfootball.nethttp://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSLclubs/NB9596.html Newcastle Breakers roster for 1995/96 OzFootball.net No.Pos.Nat.NameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals1GKAUSCraig Carter250202702DFAUSAdam Sanderson23(1)1002413DFAUSSteve Hickman26(2)0523324DFAUSRalph Maier3201(2)03505DFAUSAndy Roberts soccer22(1)0002306MFAUSGary Wilson soccer9000907MFAUSCraig Sharpley23(4)1002718MFAUSDavid Lowe footballer, born 196321(5)5002659MFAUSTroy Halpin17(3)55125610FWAUSClayton Zane23(6)50(2)031511DFAUSDamien Brown soccer12(4)20(1)017212DFAUSGlenn Moore soccer8(2)05115113FWAUSHarry James soccer3(4)15212314FWAUSJason Bennett soccer26(1)85032815MFAUSScott Thomas soccer16(6)25227416DFAUSShane Pryce19(2)15026117MFAUSGlenn Sprod23(3)25131318DFAUSDarren Stewart soccer915014119DFAUSNick Johns1(4)00(1)06020GKAUSAdam Fittock8(3)03014021MFAUSPeter Ritchie soccer1504019022DFAUSRyan Smith soccer2(1)0003023GKAUSLinkon Knott0(2)00020 Clean sheets Rank RankNo. Squad NumberPos PositionNat NationalityNameNational Soccer LeagueNSL CupTotal11GKAUSCraig Carter202220GKAUSAdam Fittock011Total213 References Category:Newcastle Breakers FC seasons Newcastle Breakers