1992–93 Newcastle Breakers FC season

The 1992–93 season was the second season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the second season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 8th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Parramatta Eagles.

Newcastle Breakers
1992–93 season
StadiumBreakers Stadium
National Soccer League8th
NSL CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Warren Spink (15)
All: Warren Spink (15)
Highest home attendance6,527 vs. Marconi Fairfield
(12 February 1993)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,333 vs. Parramatta Eagles
(11 November 1992)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,679
Biggest win5–0
vs. Brisbane United
(26 December 1992)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–2
vs. South Melbourne
(30 October 1992)
National Soccer League
1–3
vs. Marconi Fairfield
(12 February 1993)
National Soccer League

Players edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   AUS Rod Brown
GK   AUS Mike Gibson
MF   AUS Troy Halpin
DF   AUS John Koch
MF   AUS Andrew Koczka
DF   AUS Ralph Maier
MF   AUS Brad Maloney
MF   AUS Nick Meredith
DF   AUS Craig Moffitt
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   AUS Bobby Naumov
DF   AUS Darren Northam
MF   AUS Jason Polak
DF   AUS Andy Roberts
FW   AUS Warren Spink
MF   AUS Glenn Sprod
DF   AUS Darren Stewart
MF   AUS Mark Wilson

Competitions edit

Overview edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
National Soccer League 2 October 1992 4 April 1993 Matchday 1 8th 26 10 8 8 38 29 +9 038.46
NSL Cup 11 November 1992 9 December 1992 First round First round 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 000.00
Total 28 10 9 9 41 33 +8 035.71

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 South Melbourne 26 18 4 4 51 23 +28 58 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Marconi Fairfield (C) 26 17 2 7 57 31 +26 53
3 Adelaide City 26 12 5 9 37 34 +3 41
4 Wollongong City 26 11 6 9 33 27 +6 39
5 West Adelaide 26 12 3 11 43 39 +4 39
6 Parramatta Eagles 26 11 6 9 39 41 −2 39
7 Sydney CSC 26 12 3 11 36 41 −5 39
8 Newcastle Breakers 26 10 8 8 38 29 +9 38
9 Sydney Olympic 26 10 4 12 36 31 +5 34
10 Melbourne Croatia 26 10 4 12 38 39 −1 34
11 Heidelberg United 26 7 9 10 30 40 −10 30
12 Morwell Falcons 26 7 7 12 29 43 −14 28
13 Preston Makedonia (R) 26 6 4 16 28 45 −17 18[a] Relegation to the Victorian Premier League
14 Brisbane United 26 5 3 18 32 64 −32 18
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Preston Makedonia deducted 4 points for crowd disturbances.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
26 10 8 8 38 29  +9 38 5 5 3 20 16  +4 5 3 5 18 13  +5

Results by round edit

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GroundHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLDWLDLDLLDWWDLWWDWLWDLWWW
Position712128121212111112121111111110998889101088
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

2 October 1992 1 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,678
11 October 1992 2 Sydney Olympic 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
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Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,250
16 October 1992 3 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,752
23 October 1992 4 Sydney CSC 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 1,859
30 October 1992 5 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,891
8 November 1992 6 Preston Makedonia 0–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 2,968
14 November 1992 7 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,657
20 November 1992 8 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Morwell Falcons Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,280
29 November 1992 9 Parramatta Eagles 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 2,324
6 December 1992 10 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
13 December 1992 11 Heidelberg United 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 2,450
23 December 1992 12 Newcastle Breakers 3–2 Melbourne Croatia Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,996
26 December 1992 13 Brisbane United 0–5 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,938
1 January 1993 14 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Sydney Olympic Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 6,036
8 January 1993 15 Wollongong City 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,448
17 January 1993 16 West Adelaide 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 4,100
22 January 1993 17 Newcastle Breakers 3–1 Sydney CSC Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,425
1 February 1993 18 South Melbourne 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,196
5 February 1993 19 Newcastle Breakers 4–1 Preston Makedonia Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,246
12 February 1993 20 Newcastle Breakers 1–3 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 6,527
21 February 1993 21 Morwell Falcons 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Morwell
Report
Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 2,142
26 February 1993 22 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 Parramatta Eagles Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,019
7 March 1993 23 Adelaide City 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Norwood Oval
Attendance: 1,708
12 March 1993 24 Newcastle Breakers 2–0 Heidelberg United Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,389
21 March 1993 25 Melbourne Croatia 1–3 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Somers St Stadium
Attendance: 2,897
4 April 1993 26 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 Brisbane United Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,710

NSL Cup edit

11 November 1992 First round 1st Leg Newcastle Breakers 2–2 Parramatta Eagles Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,333
Referee: Peter Spiers
9 December 1992 First round 2nd Leg Parramatta Eagles 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Melita Stadium
Referee: Richard Lorenc

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1][2]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Rod Brown 20 4 1 1 21 5
GK   Mike Gibson 26 0 2 0 28 0
MF   Troy Halpin 3 0 0 0 3 0
DF   John Koch 17(2) 1 2 0 21 1
MF   Andrew Koczka 15 1 1 0 16 1
DF   Ralph Maier 26 0 2 0 28 0
MF   Brad Maloney 14 4 1 0 15 4
MF   Nick Meredith 21(1) 3 0 0 22 3
DF   Craig Moffitt 25 0 1 0 26 0
DF   Bobby Naumov 9(16) 0 2 1 27 1
DF   Darren Northam 1 0 1 0 2 0
MF   Jason Polak 25 4 2 0 27 4
DF   Andy Roberts 19(7) 0 2 0 28 0
FW   Warren Spink 23 15 2 0 25 15
MF   Glenn Sprod 19(2) 1 1(1) 0 23 1
DF   Darren Stewart 23 4 2 1 25 5
MF   Mark Wilson 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0

Clean sheets edit

Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 GK   Mike Gibson 5 0 5
Total 5 0 5

References edit

  1. ^ "The 1992/93 Season". ozfootball.net.
  2. ^ "1992/3 National League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 19 September 2022.