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1995–96 Newcastle Breakers FC season

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Newcastle Breakers
1995–96 season
StadiumBreakers Stadium
Austral Park
National Soccer League12th
NSL CupRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague: Jason Bennett (8)
All: Jason Bennett (8)
Highest home attendance6,837 vs. UTS Olympic
(6 October 1995)
National Soccer League
Lowest home attendance1,267 vs. UTS Olympic
(23 January 1996)
NSL Cup
Average home league attendance3,705
Biggest win3–0
vs. UTS Olympic
(8 March 1996)
National Soccer League
Biggest defeat0–5
vs. Brisbane Strikers
(21 October 1995)
National Soccer League

The 1995–96 season was the fourth season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the fourth season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 12th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup Final by South Melbourne.

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 Craig Carter
2 DF Australia AUS Adam Sanderson
3 DF Australia AUS Steve Hickman
4 DF Australia AUS Ralph Maier
5 DF Australia AUS Andy Roberts
6 MF Australia AUS Gary Wilson
7 MF Australia AUS Craig Sharpley
8 MF Australia AUS David Lowe (Captain)
9 MF Australia AUS Troy Halpin
10 FW Australia AUS Clayton Zane
11 DF Australia AUS Damien Brown
12 DF Australia AUS Glenn Moore
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 FW Australia AUS Harry James
14 FW Australia AUS Jason Bennett
15 MF Australia AUS Scott Thomas
16 DF Australia AUS Shayne Pryce
17 MF Australia AUS Glenn Sprod
18 DF Australia AUS Darren Stewart
19 DF Australia AUS Nick Johns
20 GK Australia AUS Adam Fittock
21 MF Australia AUS Peter Ritchie
22 DF Australia AUS Ryan Smith
23 DF Australia AUS Linkon Knott

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 6 October 1995 28 April 1996 Matchday 1 12th 33 4 5 24 35 77 −42 012.12
NSL Cup 12 January 1996 27 January 1996 First round Final 5 3 1 1 9 6 +3 060.00
Total 38 7 6 25 44 83 −39 018.42

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
1 Marconi Fairfield 33 17 9 7 58 35 +23 60 Qualification for the Finals series
2 Melbourne Knights (C) 33 17 8 8 50 28 +22 59
3 UTS Olympic 33 17 8 8 55 41 +14 59
4 Brisbane Strikers 33 17 6 10 54 35 +19 57
5 Adelaide City 33 15 9 9 65 40 +25 54
6 Sydney United 33 14 12 7 47 33 +14 54
7 West Adelaide 33 16 5 12 49 43 +6 53
8 South Melbourne 33 14 4 15 50 56 −6 46
9 Canberra Cosmos 33 8 11 14 48 61 −13 35
10 Morwell Falcons 33 9 8 16 35 65 −30 35
11 Wollongong City 33 5 5 23 31 63 −32 20
12 Newcastle Breakers 33 4 5 24 35 77 −42 17
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

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
33 4 5 24 35 77  −42 17 3 5 8 24 34  −10 1 0 16 11 43  −32

Results by round

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Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDLDLWLLWLLLLLLDDLLLDLWWLLLLLLLLLL
Position599119101199111212121212111111111112111111111111111212121212
Source: worldfootball.net
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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6 October 1995 1 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 UTS Olympic Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 6,837
Referee: Shaun Micallef
14 October 1995 2 Marconi Fairfield 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,490
Referee: Con Diomis
18 October 1995 3 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,354
Referee: Con Diomis
21 October 1995 4 Brisbane Strikers 5–0 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,697
Referee: Mark Shield
29 October 1995 5 Sydney United 1–2 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,716
Referee: D. Crawford
3 November 1995 6 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Melbourne Knights Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,994
Referee: Brett Hugo
10 November 1995 7 Morwell Falcons 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Morwell
Report Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerry Connolly
17 November 1995 8 Newcastle Breakers 2–1 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,189
Referee: S. Micallef
25 November 1995 9 Canberra Cosmos 3–2 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,240
Referee: Con Diomis
1 December 1995 10 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,822
Referee: Mark Shield
6 December 1995 11 South Melbourne 3–1 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 4,340
Referee: Gerry Connelly
10 December 1995 12 UTS Olympic 4–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 4,375
Referee: D. Crawford
15 December 1995 13 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,399
Referee: Cain Naumcevski
23 December 1995 14 West Adelaide 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,307
Referee: J. Papanicolas
26 December 1995 15 Newcastle Breakers 0–0 Brisbane Strikers Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,150
Referee: John Fraser
29 December 1995 16 Newcastle Breakers 1–1 Sydney United Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 4,038
Referee: D. Crawford
7 January 1996 17 Melbourne Knights 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Melbourne Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 4,187
Referee: Cain Naumcevski
2 February 1996 18 Newcastle Breakers 1–2 Morwell Falcons Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,971
Referee: Brett Hugo
16 February 1996 20 Newcastle Breakers 5–5 Canberra Cosmos Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,817
Referee: Mark Shield
23 February 1996 21 Wollongong City 4–1 Newcastle Breakers Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,984
Referee: Con Diomis
1 March 1996 22 Newcastle Breakers 4–2 South Melbourne Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,621
Referee: Gerry Connelly
5 March 1996 19 Adelaide City 2–1 Newcastle Breakers Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Wayne Dade
8 March 1996 23 Newcastle Breakers 3–0 UTS Olympic Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,045
Referee: D. Crawford
12 March 1996 24 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,231
Referee: Con Diomis
15 March 1996 25 Newcastle Breakers 0–4 West Adelaide Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,245
Referee: Mark Shield
23 March 1996 26 Brisbane Strikers 3–2 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,615
Referee: J. Papanicolas
20 March 1996 27 Sydney United 3–0 Newcastle Breakers Sydney
Report Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 2,918
Referee: Brett Hugo
29 March 1996 28 Newcastle Breakers 1–4 Melbourne Knights Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,178
Referee: Con Diomis
6 April 1996 29 Morwell Falcons 1–0 Newcastle Breakers Morwell
Report Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: J. Fraser
8 April 1996 30 Newcastle Breakers 2–4 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 2,766
Referee: D. Crawford
13 April 1996 31 Canberra Cosmos 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Canberra
Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: J. Fraser
19 April 1996 32 Newcastle Breakers 0–2 Wollongong City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 3,865
Referee: W. Dade
28 April 1996 33 South Melbourne 2–0 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,253
Referee: Mark Shield

NSL Cup

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12 January 1996 First round 1st Leg Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Newcastle
Report Stadium: Austral Park
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Con Diomis
20 January 1996 First round 2nd Leg Brisbane Strikers 1–1 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: D. Crawford
23 January 1996 Quarter-finals Newcastle Breakers 3–1 UTS Olympic Newcastle
Report Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Simon Micallef
25 January 1996 Semi-finals Newcastle Breakers 3–1 Adelaide City Newcastle
Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Con Diomis
27 January 1996 Final South Melbourne 3–1 Newcastle Breakers Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Simon Micallef

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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
1 GK Australia Craig Carter 25 0 2 0 27 0
2 DF Australia Adam Sanderson 23(1) 1 0 0 24 1
3 DF Australia Steve Hickman 26(2) 0 5 2 33 2
4 DF Australia Ralph Maier 32 0 1(2) 0 35 0
5 DF Australia Andy Roberts 22(1) 0 0 0 23 0
6 MF Australia Gary Wilson 9 0 0 0 9 0
7 MF Australia Craig Sharpley 23(4) 1 0 0 27 1
8 MF Australia David Lowe 21(5) 5 0 0 26 5
9 MF Australia Troy Halpin 17(3) 5 5 1 25 6
10 FW Australia Clayton Zane 23(6) 5 0(2) 0 31 5
11 DF Australia Damien Brown 12(4) 2 0(1) 0 17 2
12 DF Australia Glenn Moore 8(2) 0 5 1 15 1
13 FW Australia Harry James 3(4) 1 5 2 12 3
14 FW Australia Jason Bennett 26(1) 8 5 0 32 8
15 MF Australia Scott Thomas 16(6) 2 5 2 27 4
16 DF Australia Shane Pryce 19(2) 1 5 0 26 1
17 MF Australia Glenn Sprod 23(3) 2 5 1 31 3
18 DF Australia Darren Stewart 9 1 5 0 14 1
19 DF Australia Nick Johns 1(4) 0 0(1) 0 6 0
20 GK Australia Adam Fittock 8(3) 0 3 0 14 0
21 MF Australia Peter Ritchie 15 0 4 0 19 0
22 DF Australia Ryan Smith 2(1) 0 0 0 3 0
23 GK Australia Linkon Knott 0(2) 0 0 0 2 0

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name National Soccer League NSL Cup Total
1 1 GK Australia Craig Carter 2 0 2
2 20 GK Australia Adam Fittock 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3

References

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  1. ^ "Newcastle Breakers » Appearances A-League 1995/1996". aus.worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Newcastle Breakers roster for 1995/96". OzFootball.net.