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2001–02 Northern Spirit FC season

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Northern Spirit
2001–02 season
StadiumNorth Sydney Oval
National Soccer League8th
Top goalscorerPablo Cardozo (14)
Highest home attendance9,687 vs. Olympic Sharks
(26 October 2001)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,808 vs. Brisbane Strikers
(8 February 2002)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,749
Biggest win5–2
vs. Wollongong Wolves
(7 April 2002)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–3 (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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Australia AUS Lupce Acevski
2 DF England ENG Julian Watts
3 DF Cameroon CMR Simon Bell
4 MF Australia AUS Noel Spencer
5 DF Australia AUS Robert Trajkovski
6 MF Australia AUS Scott Thomas
7 DF Australia AUS Andy McDermott
8 MF Australia AUS Craig Foster
9 FW Australia AUS Adrian Cervinski
10 FW Australia AUS Pablo Cardozo
11 MF Australia AUS Troy Cranney
12 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson
13 MF Australia AUS Marcus Stergiopoulos
14 DF Australia AUS Michael Cartwright
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Australia AUS Simon Catanzaro
17 FW Scotland SCO Stephen Dobbie
18 MF Australia AUS Robert Enes
20 GK Australia AUS Paul Henderson
21 DF Australia AUS Adam Griffiths
23 MF Australia AUS Steven Baveas
24 MF Australia AUS Mitchell Prentice
27 FW New Zealand NZL Brent Fisher
28 MF Australia AUS Matthew Hunter
30 GK Australia AUS Jacob Rex
FW Australia AUS Ryan Griffiths
MF Australia AUS Gabriel Mendez
MF Australia AUS James Wesolowski

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
1 GK Lupce Acevski Melbourne Knights July 2001 [1]
3 DF Cameroon Simon Bell Marconi Fairfield [1]
FW New Zealand Aaron Burgess New Zealand Dunedin Technical [1]
14 DF Michael Cartwright Football Kingz [1]
9 FW Adrian Cervinski Melbourne Knights [1]
21 DF Adam Griffiths Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins [1]
7 DF Andy McDermott England Notts County [1]
24 MF Mitchell Prentice Australia FFA Centre of Excellence [1]
5 DF Robert Trajkovski Perth Glory [1]
2 DF England Julian Watts England Luton Town [1]
23 MF Steven Baveas Blacktown City January 2002 [1]
13 MF Marcus Stergiopoulos Sydney United [1]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
FW Brazil Alex Moreira Adelaide City June 2001 [1]
MF Matthew Bingley Newcastle United [1]
DF Michael Cunico Sydney United [1]
MF England Stuart Howson England Blackburn Rovers [1]
MF Matthew Langdon Parramatta Power [1]
FW Todd McRae Australia Bonnyrigg White Eagles [1]
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 Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins February 2002 [1]
FW New Zealand Aaron Burgess Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins March 2002 [1]
22 MF Jacek Soczyk Australia Fraser Park [1]
DF Alex Wilkinson Australia Manly Warringah Dolphins [1]

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
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 −11 026.67
Total 30 8 8 14 39 50 −11 026.67

Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions

National Soccer League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
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

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
GroundAHAHAHAHAHBHAHAHAHAHAHABAH
ResultWDDLDWWLWLLLWDWLDLWLWDDW
Position13377445445888657676667888
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 October 2001 1 Parramatta Power 1–3 Northern Spirit Sydney
  • Orlic 66'
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: Mark Shield
12 October 2001 2 Northern Spirit 1–1 Newcastle United Sydney
Report
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
Report
Stadium: Ballymore Stadium
Attendance: 4,950
Referee: Mark Shield
9 November 2001 6 Northern Spirit 1–0 South Melbourne Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 4,873
Referee: Peter Green
17 November 2001 7 Marconi Fairfield 0–2 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 4,763
Referee: Gerry Connolly
23 November 2001 8 Northern Spirit 0–2 Perth Glory Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 7,580
Referee: Simon Micallef
30 November 2001 9 Football Kingz 2–3 Northern Spirit Auckland
Report
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 4,323
Referee: Mark Shield
7 December 2001 10 Northern Spirit 1–2 Sydney United Sydney
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
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 4,018
Referee: Brett Hugo
11 January 2002 14 Northern Spirit 1–0 Parramatta Power Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,413
Referee: Matthew Breeze
18 January 2002 15 Newcastle United 1–1 Northern Spirit Newcastle
Report Stadium: EnergyAustralia Stadium
Attendance: 10,102
Referee: Brett Hugo
25 January 2002 16 Northern Spirit 1–0 Adelaide Force Sydney
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
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,051
Referee: Simon Micallef
2 March 2002 21 Perth Glory 3–0 Northern Spirit Perth
Report Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 11,229
Referee: Eddie Lennie
8 March 2002 22 Northern Spirit 2–1 Football Kingz Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,224
Referee: Con Diomis
17 March 2002 23 Sydney United 1–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Mark Shield
30 March 2002 25 Melbourne Knights 2–2 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
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

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[2][3]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia Lupce Acevski 11 0 11 0
2 DF England Julian Watts 20 2 20 2
3 DF Cameroon Simon Bell 17(3) 1 20 1
4 MF Australia Noel Spencer 20(2) 0 22 0
5 DF Australia Robert Trajanovski 18(1) 0 19 0
6 MF Australia Scott Thomas 15(1) 2 16 2
7 DF Australia Andy McDermott 15(4) 1 19 1
8 MF Australia Craig Foster 21(1) 0 22 0
9 FW Australia Adrian Cervinski 19(1) 5 20 5
10 FW Australia Pablo Cardozo 22 14 22 14
11 MF Australia Troy Cranney 6(3) 0 9 0
12 MF Malta John Hutchinson 18(3) 3 21 3
13 MF Australia Marcus Stergiopoulos 6(1) 0 7 0
14 DF Australia Michael Cartwright 19(2) 0 21 0
17 FW Scotland Stephen Dobbie 1(2) 3 3 3
18 MF Australia Robert Enes 14(3) 1 17 1
20 GK Australia Paul Henderson 12(1) 0 13 0
21 DF Australia Adam Griffiths 2(3) 1 5 1
30 GK Australia Jacob Rex 1 0 1 0
FW Australia Ryan Griffiths 6(11) 2 17 2
MF Australia Gabriel Mendez 0(2) 0 2 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 20 GK Australia Paul Henderson 4 4
Total 4 4

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 2001/2002". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 2001/2002". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Northern Spirit roster for 2001/2002". OzFootball.net.