1996–97 Newcastle Breakers FC season
Newcastle Breakers 1996–97 football season
1996–97 season | |
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Stadium | Breakers Stadium |
National Soccer League | 11th |
NSL Cup | Quarter-finals |
Top goalscorer | League: Jason Bennett Troy Halpin (5) All: Jason Bennett Robert Ironside (7) |
Highest home attendance | 6,154 vs. Wollongong City (21 February 1997) National Soccer League |
Lowest home attendance | 1,370 vs. Collingwood Warriors (22 November 1996) National Soccer League |
Average home league attendance | 4,177 |
Biggest win | 7–1 vs. Northern NSW Lions (12 September 1996) NSL Cup |
Biggest defeat | 1–6 vs. Brisbane Strikers (19 October 1996) National Soccer League |
The 1996–97 season was the fifth season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup quarter-finals by Marconi Fairfield.
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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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 | 11 October 1996 | 20 April 1997 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 026.92 |
NSL Cup | 12 January 1996 | 27 January 1996 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 066.67 |
Total | 29 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 031.03 |
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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1 | Sydney United | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 67 | 33 | +34 | 56 | Qualification for the Finals series |
2 | Brisbane Strikers (C) | 26 | 15 | 2 | 9 | 55 | 40 | +15 | 47 | |
3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 39 | 25 | +14 | 46 | |
4 | Adelaide City | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 32 | 22 | +10 | 43 | |
5 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 41 | 37 | +4 | 40 | |
6 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 39 | |
7 | Perth Glory | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 41 | +7 | 38 | |
8 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 51 | −12 | 33 | |
9 | UTS Olympic | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 | |
10 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 32 | |
11 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 30 | |
12 | Gippsland Falcons | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 41 | −8 | 30 | |
13 | Collingwood Warriors | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 44 | −12 | 27 | |
14 | Canberra Cosmos | 26 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 69 | −39 | 11 |
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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
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 |
26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 40 | 46 | −6 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 23 | +7 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | −13 |
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
Newcastle Breakers v West Adelaide
11 October 1996 1 | Newcastle Breakers | 6–1 | West Adelaide | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,581 Referee: Con Diomis |
Brisbane Strikers v Newcastle Breakers
19 October 1996 2 | Brisbane Strikers | 6–1 | Newcastle Breakers | Brisbane |
| Report |
| Stadium: Suncorp Stadium Attendance: 4,572 Referee: Mark Shield |
Newcastle Breakers v Perth Glory
26 October 1996 3 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–3 | Perth Glory | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,750 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Canberra Cosmos v Newcastle Breakers
1 November 1996 19 | Canberra Cosmos | 1–1 | Newcastle Breakers | Canberra |
| Report |
| Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 9,421 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Wollongong City v Newcastle Breakers
3 November 1996 4 | Wollongong City | 0–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Wollongong |
Report | Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 3,484 Referee: John Markovski |
Newcastle Breakers v Canberra Cosmos
8 November 1996 5 | Newcastle Breakers | 2–2 | Canberra Cosmos | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,107 Referee: D. Crawford |
South Melbourne v Newcastle Breakers
17 November 1996 6 | South Melbourne | 1–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Lakeside Stadium Attendance: 5,335 Referee: Eugene Brazzale |
Newcastle Breakers v Collingwood Warriors
22 November 1996 7 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–1 | Collingwood Warriors | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 1,370 Referee: Mark Shield |
Melbourne Knights v Newcastle Breakers
29 November 1996 8 | Melbourne Knights | 2–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Somers St Stadium Attendance: 2,794 Referee: Con Diomis |
Newcastle Breakers v Gippsland Falcons
6 December 1996 9 | Newcastle Breakers | 2–2 | Gippsland Falcons | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,231 Referee: Simon Micallef |
Marconi Fairfield v Newcastle Breakers
14 December 1996 10 | Marconi Fairfield | 2–1 | Newcastle Breakers | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 4,111 Referee: John Markovski |
Newcastle Breakers v Sydney United
20 December 1996 11 | Newcastle Breakers | 3–1 | Sydney United | Newcastle |
Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,225 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
UTS Olympic v Newcastle Breakers
29 December 1996 12 | UTS Olympic | 2–2 | Newcastle Breakers | Sydney |
| Report |
| Stadium: Belmore Oval Attendance: 5,128 Referee: Con Diomis |
Adelaide City v Newcastle Breakers
5 January 1997 13 | Adelaide City | 2–2 | Newcastle Breakers | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,365 Referee: W. Dade |
Newcastle Breakers v Adelaide City
10 January 1997 14 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–1 | Adelaide City | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 5,834 Referee: D. Crawford |
West Adelaide v Newcastle Breakers
2 February 1997 15 | West Adelaide | 2–1 | Newcastle Breakers | Adelaide |
| Report |
| Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,044 Referee: A. Gorton |
Newcastle Breakers v Brisbane Strikers
7 February 1997 16 | Newcastle Breakers | 3–1 | Brisbane Strikers | Newcastle |
Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,102 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Perth Glory v Newcastle Breakers
15 February 1997 17 | Perth Glory | 0–2 | Newcastle Breakers | Perth |
Report |
| Stadium: Perth Oval Attendance: 11,546 Referee: W. Dade |
Newcastle Breakers v Wollongong City
21 February 1997 18 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–0 | Wollongong City | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Con Diomis |
Newcastle Breakers v South Melbourne
8 March 1997 20 | Newcastle Breakers | 0–4 | South Melbourne | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: G. Leverton |
Collingwood Warriors v Newcastle Breakers
16 March 1997 21 | Collingwood Warriors | 0–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Melbourne |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,311 Referee: G. Leverton |
Newcastle Breakers v Melbourne Knights
21 March 1997 22 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–2 | Melbourne Knights | Newcastle |
| Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,907 Referee: Gerry Connolly |
Gippsland Falcons v Newcastle Breakers
29 March 1997 23 | Gippsland Falcons | 3–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Morwell |
| Report | Stadium: Falcons Park Attendance: 4,167 Referee: John Markovski |
Newcastle Breakers v Marconi Fairfield
4 April 1997 24 | Newcastle Breakers | 5–2 | Marconi Fairfield | Newcastle |
Report | Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,465 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Sydney United v Newcastle Breakers
13 April 1997 25 | Sydney United | 2–0 | Newcastle Breakers | Sydney |
Report | Stadium: Edensor Park Attendance: 5,179 Referee: Eddie Lennie |
Newcastle Breakers v UTS Olympic
20 April 1997 26 | Newcastle Breakers | 4–3 | UTS Olympic | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,022 Referee: Con Diomis |
NSL Cup
Northern NSW Lions v Newcastle Breakers
12 September 1996 Round of 16 – First leg | Northern NSW Lions | 1–7 | Newcastle Breakers | Newcastle |
| Report |
| Stadium: Jack McLaughlin Reserve Referee: G. Leverton |
Newcastle Breakers v Northern NSW Lions
18 September 1996 Round of 16 – Second leg | Newcastle Breakers | 5–1 | Northern NSW Lions | Newcastle |
Report |
| Stadium: Breakers Stadium Referee: Matthew Breeze |
Marconi Fairfield v Newcastle Breakers
21 September 1996 Quarter-finals | Marconi Fairfield | 3–1 | Newcastle Breakers | Sydney |
Report |
| Stadium: Marconi Stadium Referee: Simon Micallef |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances not included in the list.[1][2]
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
2 | DF | Shane Pryce | 23(1) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | |
3 | MF | Glenn Sprod | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 5 | |
4 | DF | Glen Moore | 4(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
5 | MF | Peter Ritchie | 14(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
6 | MF | Robert Ironside | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 7 | |
7 | MF | Scott Thomas | 16(6) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
8 | MF | David Lowe | 7(3) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
9 | FW | Clayton Zane | 18(1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | |
10 | MF | Troy Halpin | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | |
11 | MF | Gary Wilson | 2(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
12 | DF | Todd McManus | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
13 | DF | Andy Roberts | 9(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
14 | FW | Jason Bennett | 14(2) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | |
15 | MF | Mark Wilson | 12(2) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
16 | MF | Craig Sharpley | 11(5) | 1 | 0(2) | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
17 | DF | Matthew Austin | 21(1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
18 | FW | Harry James | 6(8) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
19 | FW | Liam McGuire | 8(5) | 2 | 0(3) | 1 | 16 | 3 | |
20 | GK | Liam Baker | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
21 | MF | Evis Heath | 0(1) | 0 | 0(3) | 2 | 4 | 2 | |
— | FW | Brett Eldridge | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
— | GK | Brad Swancott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Clean sheets
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
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1 | 20 | GK | Liam Baker | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |