2003–04 Northern Spirit FC season
Northern Spirit 2003–04 football season
2003–04 season | |
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Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
Stadium | Pittwater Park Gabbie Stadium |
National Soccer League | 6th |
Top goalscorer | Stewart Petrie (7) |
Highest home attendance | 2,971 vs. Brisbane Strikers (21 September 2003) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,061 vs. Football Kingz (20 February 2004) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 1,999 |
Biggest win | 4–0 vs. Sydney Olympic (4 October 2003) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 vs. Parramatta Power (29 November 2003) National Soccer League 1–4 vs. Wollongong Wolves (16 January 2004) National Soccer League |
← 2002–03 |
The 2003–04 season was the sixth season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the sixth and final season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 7th in their National Soccer League season.
Players
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
Transfers in
No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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3 | DF | ![]() | Parramatta Power | July 2003 | [1] | |
23 | MF | Steven Baveas | ![]() | [1] | ||
– | GK | Nathan Hughes | ![]() | [1] | ||
9 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | ![]() | September 2003 | [1] | |
22 | MF | Matthew Osman | ![]() | [1] | ||
25 | MF | Omar Obeid | ![]() | [1] | ||
30 | GK | Jacob Rex | ![]() | [1] | ||
31 | MF | ![]() | ![]() | January 2004 | [1] |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
National Soccer League | 21 September 2003 | 29 February 2004 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 037.50 |
Total | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 037.50 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
League table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | South Melbourne | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series |
6 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 32 | |
7 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
8 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
9 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 29 |
Source: ozfootball.net
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored;
Results summary
Overall | 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 |
24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | −9 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Northern Spirit v Brisbane Strikers
21 September 2003 1 | Northern Spirit | 1–3 | Brisbane Strikers | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,971 Referee: Con Diomis |
Newcastle United v Northern Spirit
26 September 2003 2 | Newcastle United | 2–1 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: McDonald Jones Stadium Attendance: 4,673 Referee: James Lewis |
Northern Spirit v Sydney Olympic
4 October 2003 3 | Northern Spirit | 4–0 | Sydney Olympic | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,819 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Marconi Fairfield v Northern Spirit
12 October 2003 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Northern Spirit v Perth Glory
19 October 2003 5 | Northern Spirit | 3–5 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,867 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Melbourne Knights v Northern Spirit
26 October 2003 6 | Melbourne Knights | 0–1 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
Report |
| Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 2,900 Referee: Ben Williams |
Northern Spirit v Wollongong Wolves
2 November 2003 7 | Northern Spirit | 3–0 | Wollongong Wolves | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,388 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Football Kingz v Northern Spirit
8 November 2003 8 | Football Kingz | 0–2 | Northern Spirit | Auckland |
Report |
| Stadium: Mount Smart Stadium Attendance: 1,662 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Northern Spirit v Sydney United
23 November 2003 10 | Northern Spirit | 0–1 | Sydney United | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Parramatta Power v Northern Spirit
29 November 2003 11 | Parramatta Power | 3–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 3,123 Referee: Ben Williams |
Northern Spirit v South Melbourne
7 December 2003 12 | Northern Spirit | 3–1 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 1,859 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Adelaide United v Northern Spirit
10 December 2003 13 | Adelaide United | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 9,159 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Brisbane Strikers v Northern Spirit
13 December 2003 14 | Brisbane Strikers | 3–1 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
Report |
| Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 2,137 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
Northern Spirit v Newcastle United
21 December 2003 15 | Northern Spirit | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 1,935 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Sydney Olympic v Northern Spirit
28 December 2003 16 | Sydney Olympic | 1–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: OKI Jubilee Stadium Attendance: 2,484 Referee: Mark Shield |
Northern Spirit v Marconi Fairfield
4 January 2004 17 | Northern Spirit | 0–0 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,115 Referee: Simon Przydacz |
Perth Glory v Northern Spirit
21 January 2004 18 | Perth Glory | 3–2 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
| Report | Stadium: Members Equity Stadium Attendance: 7,996 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Northern Spirit v Melbourne Knights
11 January 2004 19 | Northern Spirit | 2–0 | Melbourne Knights | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 1,495 Referee: James Lewis |
Wollongong Wolves v Northern Spirit
16 January 2004 20 | Wollongong Wolves | 4–1 | Northern Spirit | Wollongong |
| Report |
| Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 2,855 Referee: James Lewis |
Northern Spirit v Football Kingz
20 February 2004 21 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Football Kingz | Sydney |
| Report | Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 1,061 Referee: Craig Zetter |
Sydney United v Northern Spirit
8 February 2004 23 | Sydney United | 0–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 1,964 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Northern Spirit v Parramatta Power
15 February 2004 24 | Northern Spirit | 0–1 | Parramatta Power | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 1,106 Referee: James Lewis |
South Melbourne v Northern Spirit
22 February 2004 25 | South Melbourne | 1–2 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 5,250 Referee: Ben Williams |
Northern Spirit v Adelaide United
29 February 2004 26 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Adelaide United | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pittwater Park Attendance: 2,009 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players 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 | ||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Paul Henderson | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Julian Watts | 15(1) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
3 | MF | ![]() | Wayne O'Sullivan | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
4 | MF | ![]() | Noel Spencer | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Alex Tobin | 4(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Vuko Tomasevic | 19(3) | 1 | 22 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Ian Ferguson | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Adam Kwasnik | 8(14) | 4 | 22 | 4 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Dylan Macallister | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Jonti Richter | 14(1) | 5 | 15 | 5 |
12 | MF | ![]() | John Hutchinson | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
14 | MF | ![]() | Bradley Groves | 7(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
16 | FW | ![]() | Brent Fisher | 4(8) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Alex Wilkinson | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
19 | MF | ![]() | Erik Paartalu | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
20 | GK | ![]() | Stuart Page | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Matthew Osman | 11(4) | 1 | 15 | 1 |
23 | MF | ![]() | Steven Baveas | 2(8) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
25 | MF | ![]() | Omar Obeid | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
26 | MF | ![]() | Andrew Mailer | 0(6) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
28 | MF | ![]() | Matthew Hunter | 9(3) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
29 | DF | ![]() | Michael Moulis | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
31 | MF | ![]() | Caetano Lima | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
33 | DF | ![]() | Mark Milligan | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
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1 | 1 | GK | ![]() | Paul Henderson | 8 | 8 |
Total | 8 | 8 |