2001–02 Northern Spirit FC season
Appearance
2001–02 season | |
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Stadium | North Sydney Oval |
National Soccer League | 8th |
Top goalscorer | Pablo Cardozo (14) |
Highest home attendance | 9,687 vs. Olympic Sharks (26 October 2001) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 2,808 vs. Brisbane Strikers (8 February 2002) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 4,749 |
Biggest win | 5–2 vs. Wollongong Wolves (7 April 2002) National Soccer League |
Biggest defeat | 0–3 (twice) |
The 2001–02 season was the fourth season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 8th in their National Soccer League season.
Players
[edit]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
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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1 | GK | Lupce Acevski | Melbourne Knights | July 2001 | [1] | |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Marconi Fairfield | [1] | ||
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14 | DF | Michael Cartwright | Football Kingz | [1] | ||
9 | FW | Adrian Cervinski | Melbourne Knights | [1] | ||
21 | DF | Adam Griffiths | ![]() |
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7 | DF | Andy McDermott | ![]() |
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24 | MF | Mitchell Prentice | ![]() |
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5 | DF | Robert Trajkovski | Perth Glory | [1] | ||
2 | DF | ![]() |
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23 | MF | Steven Baveas | Blacktown City | January 2002 | [1] | |
13 | MF | Marcus Stergiopoulos | Sydney United | [1] |
Transfers out
[edit]No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Type/fee | Date | Ref |
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— | FW | ![]() |
Adelaide City | June 2001 | [1] | |
— | MF | Matthew Bingley | Newcastle United | [1] | ||
— | DF | Michael Cunico | Sydney United | [1] | ||
— | MF | ![]() |
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— | MF | Matthew Langdon | Parramatta Power | [1] | ||
— | FW | Todd McRae | ![]() |
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— | GK | John Perosh | Sydney United | [1] | ||
— | DF | Joey Schirripa | Newcastle United | [1] | ||
— | FW | Daniel Watkins | Sydney United | [1] | ||
15 | FW | Tony Perinich | Wollongong Wolves | October 2001 | [1] | |
17 | MF | Gabriel Mendez | Sydney United | December 2001 | [1] | |
— | MF | Robbie Slater | ![]() |
February 2002 | [1] | |
— | FW | ![]() |
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March 2002 | [1] | |
22 | MF | Jacek Soczyk | ![]() |
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— | DF | Alex Wilkinson | ![]() |
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Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]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 | 15 October 2000 | 29 April 2001 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26.67 |
Total | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 26.67 |
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
National Soccer League
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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6 | Melbourne Knights | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 40 | +1 | 36 | Qualification for the Finals series |
7 | Parramatta Power | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 30 | +4 | 34 | |
8 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34 | |
9 | Marconi Fairfield | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 36 | −3 | 30 | |
10 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 43 | −15 | 25 |
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Results summary
[edit]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 | 7 | 8 | 36 | 39 | −3 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 20 | −3 |
Source: worldfootball.net
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]6 October 2001 1 | Parramatta Power | 1–3 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Parramatta Stadium Attendance: 5,012 Referee: Mark Shield |
12 October 2001 2 | Northern Spirit | 1–1 | Newcastle United | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 8,902 Referee: Con Diomis |
19 October 2001 3 | Adelaide Force | 2–2 | Northern Spirit | Adelaide |
Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,310 Referee: Angelo Nardi |
26 October 2001 4 | Northern Spirit | 0–3 | Olympic Sharks | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 9,687 Referee: Simon Micallef |
3 November 2001 5 | Brisbane Strikers | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Ballymore Stadium Attendance: 4,950 Referee: Mark Shield |
9 November 2001 6 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | South Melbourne | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 4,873 Referee: Peter Green |
17 November 2001 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 0–2 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,763 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
23 November 2001 8 | Northern Spirit | 0–2 | Perth Glory | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 7,580 Referee: Simon Micallef |
30 November 2001 9 | Football Kingz | 2–3 | Northern Spirit | Auckland |
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Report | Stadium: Ericsson Stadium Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Mark Shield |
7 December 2001 10 | Northern Spirit | 1–2 | Sydney United | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 4,605 Referee: Brett Hugo |
21 December 2001 12 | Northern Spirit | 3–5 | Melbourne Knights | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,077 Referee: Con Diomis |
4 January 2002 13 | Wollongong Wolves | 2–1 | Northern Spirit | Wollongong |
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Stadium: WIN Stadium Attendance: 4,018 Referee: Brett Hugo |
11 January 2002 14 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Parramatta Power | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,413 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
18 January 2002 15 | Newcastle United | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Newcastle |
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Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium Attendance: 10,102 Referee: Brett Hugo |
25 January 2002 16 | Northern Spirit | 1–0 | Adelaide Force | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,852 Referee: Mark Shield |
3 February 2002 17 | Olympic Sharks | 3–0 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Toyota Park Attendance: 6,124 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
8 February 2002 18 | Northern Spirit | 2–2 | Brisbane Strikers | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,808 Referee: Perry Mur |
15 February 2002 19 | South Melbourne | 2–1 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium Attendance: 4,256 Referee: Peter Green |
22 February 2002 20 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Marconi Fairfield | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,051 Referee: Simon Micallef |
2 March 2002 21 | Perth Glory | 3–0 | Northern Spirit | Perth |
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Report | Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 11,229 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
8 March 2002 22 | Northern Spirit | 2–1 | Football Kingz | Sydney |
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Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 3,224 Referee: Con Diomis |
17 March 2002 23 | Sydney United | 1–1 | Northern Spirit | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Mark Shield |
30 March 2002 25 | Melbourne Knights | 2–2 | Northern Spirit | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Knights Stadium Attendance: 4,262 Referee: Brett Hugo |
7 April 2002 26 | Northern Spirit | 5–2 | Wollongong Wolves | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: North Sydney Oval Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Brett Hugo |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]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 | ![]() |
Lupce Acevski | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() |
Julian Watts | 20 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
3 | DF | ![]() |
Simon Bell | 17(3) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
4 | MF | ![]() |
Noel Spencer | 20(2) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() |
Robert Trajanovski | 18(1) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
6 | MF | ![]() |
Scott Thomas | 15(1) | 2 | 16 | 2 |
7 | DF | ![]() |
Andy McDermott | 15(4) | 1 | 19 | 1 |
8 | MF | ![]() |
Craig Foster | 21(1) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() |
Adrian Cervinski | 19(1) | 5 | 20 | 5 |
10 | FW | ![]() |
Pablo Cardozo | 22 | 14 | 22 | 14 |
11 | MF | ![]() |
Troy Cranney | 6(3) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() |
John Hutchinson | 18(3) | 3 | 21 | 3 |
13 | MF | ![]() |
Marcus Stergiopoulos | 6(1) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
14 | DF | ![]() |
Michael Cartwright | 19(2) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
17 | FW | ![]() |
Stephen Dobbie | 1(2) | 3 | 3 | 3 |
18 | MF | ![]() |
Robert Enes | 14(3) | 1 | 17 | 1 |
20 | GK | ![]() |
Paul Henderson | 12(1) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
21 | DF | ![]() |
Adam Griffiths | 2(3) | 1 | 5 | 1 |
30 | GK | ![]() |
Jacob Rex | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
— | FW | ![]() |
Ryan Griffiths | 6(11) | 2 | 17 | 2 |
— | MF | ![]() |
Gabriel Mendez | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Clean sheets
[edit]Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
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1 | 20 | GK | ![]() |
Paul Henderson | 4 | 4 |
Total | 4 | 4 |