1992–93 Newcastle Breakers FC season

Newcastle Breakers

1992–93 season
Stadium	Breakers Stadium
National Soccer League	8th
NSL Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Warren Spink (15) All: Warren Spink (15)
Highest home attendance	6,527 vs. Marconi Fairfield (12 February 1993) National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance	1,333 vs. Parramatta Eagles (11 November 1992) NSL Cup
Average home league attendance	3,679
Biggest win	5–0 vs. Brisbane United (26 December 1992) National Soccer League
Biggest defeat	0–2 vs. South Melbourne (30 October 1992) National Soccer League 1–3 vs. Marconi Fairfield (12 February 1993) National Soccer League

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.

Players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Overview

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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

Source: worldfootball.net

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	W
Position	7	12	12	8	12	12	12	11	11	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	8	8	8	9	10	10	8	8

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

Matches

Newcastle Breakers v Wollongong City

2 October 1992 1	Newcastle Breakers	0–0	Wollongong City	Newcastle
		Report		Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,678

Sydney Olympic v Newcastle Breakers

11 October 1992 2	Sydney Olympic	1–0	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Katholos ?'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,250

Newcastle Breakers v West Adelaide

16 October 1992 3	Newcastle Breakers	1–1	West Adelaide	Newcastle
	Spink ?'	Report	Iriarte ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,752

Sydney CSC v Newcastle Breakers

23 October 1992 4	Sydney CSC	1–2	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Gibson ?'	Report	Stewart ?' Spink ?'	Stadium: Edensor Park Attendance: 1,859

Newcastle Breakers v South Melbourne

30 October 1992 5	Newcastle Breakers	0–2	South Melbourne	Newcastle
		Report	Boutsianis ?' Awaritefe ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,891

Preston Makedonia v Newcastle Breakers

8 November 1992 6	Preston Makedonia	0–0	Newcastle Breakers	Melbourne
		Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 2,968

Marconi Fairfield v Newcastle Breakers

14 November 1992 7	Marconi Fairfield	1–0	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Harper ?'	Report		Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 2,657

Newcastle Breakers v Morwell Falcons

20 November 1992 8	Newcastle Breakers	0–0	Morwell Falcons	Newcastle
		Report		Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 3,280

Parramatta Eagles v Newcastle Breakers

29 November 1992 9	Parramatta Eagles	1–0	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Genc ?'	Report		Stadium: Melita Stadium Attendance: 2,324

Newcastle Breakers v Adelaide City

6 December 1992 10	Newcastle Breakers	1–2	Adelaide City	Newcastle
	Spink ?'	Report	Melta ?' Mullen ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,880

Heidelberg United v Newcastle Breakers

13 December 1992 11	Heidelberg United	1–1	Newcastle Breakers	Melbourne
	Hunter ?'	Report	Maloney ?'	Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 2,450

Newcastle Breakers v Melbourne Croatia

23 December 1992 12	Newcastle Breakers	3–2	Melbourne Croatia	Newcastle
	Maloney ?' Spink ?', ?'	Report	Marth ?' Vanis ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,996

Brisbane United v Newcastle Breakers

26 December 1992 13	Brisbane United	0–5	Newcastle Breakers	Brisbane
		Report	Koczka ?' Polak ?', ?' Spink ?' Koch ?'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 1,938

Newcastle Breakers v Sydney Olympic

1 January 1993 14	Newcastle Breakers	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Newcastle
	Spink ?'	Report	Arambasic ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,036

Wollongong City v Newcastle Breakers

8 January 1993 15	Wollongong City	2–1	Newcastle Breakers	Wollongong
	Laus ?' (unknown) ?' (o.g.)	Report	Maloney ?'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 2,448

West Adelaide v Newcastle Breakers

17 January 1993 16	West Adelaide	1–2	Newcastle Breakers	Adelaide
	Hooker ?'	Report	Sprod ?' (unknown) ?' (o.g.)	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 4,100

Newcastle Breakers v Sydney CSC

22 January 1993 17	Newcastle Breakers	3–1	Sydney CSC	Newcastle
	Stewart ?' Meredith ?' Brown ?'	Report	Krslovic ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,425

South Melbourne v Newcastle Breakers

1 February 1993 18	South Melbourne	1–1	Newcastle Breakers	Melbourne
	Awaritefe ?'	Report	Spink ?'	Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,196

Newcastle Breakers v Preston Makedonia

5 February 1993 19	Newcastle Breakers	4–1	Preston Makedonia	Newcastle
	Stewart ?' Spink ?', ?' Brown ?'	Report	Trajanovski ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,246

Newcastle Breakers v Marconi Fairfield

12 February 1993 20	Newcastle Breakers	1–3	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
	Polak ?'	Report	Jolevski ?' Taliadoros ?' Harper ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 6,527

Morwell Falcons v Newcastle Breakers

21 February 1993 21	Morwell Falcons	1–2	Newcastle Breakers	Morwell
	Becvinovski ?'	Report	Brown ?', ?'	Stadium: Falcons Park Attendance: 2,142

Newcastle Breakers v Parramatta Eagles

26 February 1993 22	Newcastle Breakers	2–2	Parramatta Eagles	Newcastle
	Stewart ?' Meredith ?'	Report	Gunning ?' Foster ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 4,019

Adelaide City v Newcastle Breakers

7 March 1993 23	Adelaide City	2–1	Newcastle Breakers	Adelaide
	Veart ?' Barbaro ?'	Report	Spink ?'	Stadium: Norwood Oval Attendance: 1,708

Newcastle Breakers v Heidelberg United

12 March 1993 24	Newcastle Breakers	2–0	Heidelberg United	Newcastle
	Spink ?', ?'	Report		Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,389

Melbourne Croatia v Newcastle Breakers

21 March 1993 25	Melbourne Croatia	1–3	Newcastle Breakers	Melbourne
	Marth ?'	Report	Meredith ?' Maloney ?' Polak ?'	Stadium: Somers St Stadium Attendance: 2,897

Newcastle Breakers v Brisbane United

4 April 1993 26	Newcastle Breakers	2–1	Brisbane United	Newcastle
	Spink ?', ?'	Report	Slater ?'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 2,710

NSL Cup

Newcastle Breakers v Parramatta Eagles

11 November 1992 First round 1st Leg	Newcastle Breakers	2–2	Parramatta Eagles	Newcastle
	Brown 43' Stewart 52'	Report	Gomez 81' Mendez 90+1'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 1,333 Referee: Peter Spiers

Parramatta Eagles v Newcastle Breakers

9 December 1992 First round 2nd Leg	Parramatta Eagles	2–1	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Genc 44' Mendez ?'	Report	Naumov ?'	Stadium: Melita Stadium Referee: Richard Lorenc

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
				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

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

References

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