2000–01 Northern Spirit FC season

The 2000–01 season was the third season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 13th in their National Soccer League season.

Northern Spirit
2000–01 season
StadiumNorth Sydney Oval
North Power Stadium
National Soccer League13th
Top goalscorerDavid Seal (9)
Highest home attendance10,254 vs. Sydney Olympic
(15 October 2000)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance2,108 vs. Adelaide Force
(4 March 2001)
National Soccer League
Average home league attendance4,526
Biggest win2–0 (twice)
4–2 (twice)
Biggest defeat2–6
vs. South Melbourne
(29 April 2001)
National Soccer League

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
FW   AUS Graham Arnold
MF   AUS Paul Bilokapic
MF   AUS Matthew Bingley
FW   IRL Ben Burgess
FW   AUS Simon Catanzaro
MF   AUS Troy Cranney
DF   AUS Michael Cunico
MF   AUS Robert Enes
MF   NIR Lee Feeney
MF   AUS Craig Foster
FW   AUS Ryan Griffiths
GK   AUS Paul Henderson
MF   ENG Stuart Howson
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   AUS Matthew Hunter
MF   AUS Matthew Langdon
FW   AUS Todd MacRae
MF   AUS Gabriel Mendez
FW   BRA Alex Moreira
FW   AUS Tony Perinich
GK   AUS John Perosh
MF   AUS Robbie Slater
DF   AUS Mike Smith
MF   AUS Jacek Sobczyk
MF   AUS Noel Spencer
MF   AUS Scott Thomas
FW   AUS Daniel Watkins

Transfers

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Transfers in

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No. Position Player Transferred from Type/fee Date Ref
FW   Alex Moreira Carlton July 2000 [1]
MF Craig Foster   Crystal Palace [1]
MF Gabriel Mendez Sydney Olympic [1]
GK John Perosh Sydney Olympic [1]
DF Mike Smith Marconi Fairfield [1]
MF Noel Spencer Wollongong Wolves [1]
MF Scott Thomas Sydney Olympic [1]
FW Daniel Watkins Canberra Cosmos [1]
FW   Phil Moss   Fraser Park September 2000 [1]
FW   Ben Burgess   Blackburn Rovers October 2000 [1]
MF   Lee Feeney   Rangers January 2001 [1]
DF Adam Griffiths Eastern Pride [1]
MF   Stuart Howson   Blackburn Rovers February 2001 [1]

Transfers out

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No. Position Player Transferred to Type/fee Date Ref
DF Michael Prentice Newcastle United June 2000 [1]
DF Marko Rudan   Alemannia Aachen [1]
FW Abbas Saad   Canterbury Bankstown [1]
DF Paul Wearne Eastern Pride [1]
DF Adam Griffiths Eastern Pride October 2000 [1]
FW Daniel Watkins Eastern Pride November 2000 [1]
GK Jess Vanstrattan   Hellas Verona December 2000 [1]
MF Paul Bilokapic Sydney United January 2001 [1]
MF Anthony Faria   Manly Warringah Dolphins March 2001 [1]
MF Adam Snyder   Manly Warringah Dolphins April 2001 [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
11 Canberra Cosmos 30 11 4 15 49 55 −6 37
12 Brisbane Strikers 30 9 8 13 52 56 −4 35
13 Northern Spirit 30 8 8 14 39 50 −11 32
14 Newcastle United 30 7 9 14 37 56 −19 30
15 Eastern Pride 30 5 5 20 32 61 −29 0[a]
Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Notes:
  1. ^ Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.[2]

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
30 8 8 14 39 50  −11 32 4 4 7 15 20  −5 4 4 7 24 30  −6

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLDWWDLWWDDWLLDLLLLWWLLWDLDDLLL
Position11129669645556889111212101010131011111212121313
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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15 October 2000 1 Sydney United 2–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
  • Arambasic   73', 88'
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Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,958
Referee: Craig Zetter
20 October 2000 2 Northern Spirit 0–0 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 10,254
Referee: Con Diomis
28 October 2000 3 Eastern Pride 0–2 Northern Spirit Morwell
Report
Stadium: Mobil Park
Attendance: 1,653
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
3 November 2000 4 Northern Spirit 4–2 Football Kingz Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Matthew Breeze
11 November 2000 5 Northern Spirit 0–0 Newcastle United Gosford
Report Stadium: North Power Stadium
Attendance: 6,312
Referee: Perry Mur
17 November 2000 6 Adelaide Force 3–2 Northern Spirit Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,661
Referee: Brett Hugo
24 November 2000 7 Northern Spirit 2–0 Perth Glory Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 5,764
Referee: Mark Shield
3 December 2000 8 Carlton 0–3[a] Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Epping Stadium
Attendance: 3,109
Referee: Brett Hugo
8 December 2000 9 Northern Spirit 0–0 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 6,251
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
17 December 2000 10 Melbourne Knights 1–1 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 4,320
Referee: Eddie Lennie
22 December 2000 11 Northern Spirit 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,758
Referee: Brett Hugo
29 December 2000 12 Parramatta Power 3–0 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Parrmatta Stadium
Attendance: 8,176
Referee: Con Diomis
6 January 2001 13 Northern Spirit 0–2 Canberra Cosmos Gosford
Report
Stadium: North Power Stadium
Attendance: 4,688
Referee: Angelo Nardi
27 February 2001 14 Wollongong Wolves 2–2 Northern Spirit Wollongong
Report
Stadium: WIN Stadium
Attendance: 5,575
Referee: Matthew Breeze
19 January 2001 15 Northern Spirit 1–2 South Melbourne Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 5,057
Referee: Perry Mur
26 January 2001 16 Northern Spirit 1–2 Sydney United Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,731
Referee: Simon Micallef
4 February 2001 17 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report
Stadium: Belmore Sports Ground
Attendance: 7,128
Referee: Gerry Connolly
9 February 2001 18 Northern Spirit 0–1 Eastern Pride Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,780
Referee: Peter Green
16 February 2001 19 Football Kingz 1–2 Northern Spirit Auckland
Report
Stadium: Ericsson Stadium
Attendance: 5,988
Referee: Craig Zetter
23 February 2001 20 Newcastle United 2–4 Northern Spirit Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Marathon Stadium
Attendance: 6,875
Referee: Brett Hugo
4 March 2001 21 Northern Spirit 2–3 Adelaide Force Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,108
Referee: Mark Shield
10 March 2001 22 Perth Glory 4–1 Northern Spirit Perth
Report
Stadium: Perth Oval
Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Eddie Lennie
23 Northern Spirit 3–0[b] Carlton
24 March 2001 24 Marconi Fairfield 0–0 Northern Spirit Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 4,802
Referee: Jeremy Blaney
30 March 2001 25 Northern Spirit 1–4 Melbourne Knights Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 3,119
Referee: Peter Green
8 April 2001 26 Brisbane Strikers 1–1 Northern Spirit Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Ballymore Oval
Attendance: 1,680
Referee: Perry Mur
13 April 2001 27 Northern Spirit 0–0 Parramatta Power Sydney
Report Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,401
Referee: Con Diomis
21 April 2001 28 Canberra Cosmos 3–2 Northern Spirit Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,054
Referee: Gerry Connolly
25 April 2001 29 Northern Spirit 0–4 Wollongong Wolves Sydney
Report
Stadium: North Sydney Oval
Attendance: 2,849
Referee: Simon Micallef
29 April 2001 30 South Melbourne 6–2 Northern Spirit Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,803
Referee: Matthew Breeze

Notes:

  1. ^ Awarded score. Original score 1–1; result was changed after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.
  2. ^ Awarded score. Match was not played and was automatically awarded 3–0 to Northern Spirit; result was given after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Players with no appearances not included in the list.[3][4]

No. Pos. Nat. Name National Soccer League Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals
FW   Graham Arnold 13 0 13 0
MF   Paul Bilokapic 5(8) 0 13 0
MF   Matthew Bingley 23 0 23 0
FW   Ben Burgess 27 16 27 16
FW   Simon Catanzaro 2(3) 0 5 0
MF   Troy Cranney 22 0 22 0
DF   Michael Cunico 26(2) 0 28 0
MF   Robert Enes 17(7) 0 24 0
MF   Lee Feeney 2(1) 0 3 0
MF   Craig Foster 19(2) 2 21 2
FW   Ryan Griffiths 8(5) 0 13 0
GK   Paul Henderson 21 0 21 0
MF   Stuart Howson 14 1 14 1
MF   Matthew Hunter 0(1) 0 1 0
MF   Matthew Langdon 22(1) 3 23 3
FW   Todd McRae 1 0 1 0
MF   Gabriel Mendez 12(2) 3 14 3
FW   Alex Moreira 14(6) 5 20 5
FW   Tony Perinich 4(7) 0 11 0
GK   John Perosh 8 0 8 0
MF   Robbie Slater 4(3) 0 7 0
DF   Mike Smith 9 0 9 0
MF   Jacek Sobczyk 3(5) 0 8 0
MF   Noel Spencer 17(3) 0 20 0
MF   Scott Thomas 20(1) 0 21 0
FW   Daniel Watkins 6(11) 2 17 2

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League Total
1 GK   Paul Henderson 8 8
Total 8 8

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 "NWS Spirit FC » Transfers 2000/2001". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Australia 2000/01". RSSSF. 29 January 2003. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "NWS Spirit FC » Appearances A-League 2000/2001". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Northern Spirit roster for 2000/2001". OzFootball.net.