# 2003–04 Northern Spirit FC season

The 2003–04 season was the sixth season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the sixth and final season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 7th in their National Soccer League season.

## Players

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 | AUS | Paul Henderson |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Julian Watts |
| 3 | MF | IRL | Wayne O'Sullivan |
| 4 | MF | AUS | Noel Spencer |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Alex Tobin |
| 6 | DF | AUS | Vuko Tomasevic |
| 8 | MF | SCO | Ian Ferguson |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Jonti Richter |
| 12 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson |
| 14 | MF | AUS | Bradley Groves |
| 16 | FW | NZL | Brent Fisher |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | AUS | Erik Paartalu |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Stuart Page |
| 22 | MF | AUS | Matthew Osman |
| 23 | MF | AUS | Steven Baveas |
| 24 | MF | AUS | Oliver Skelding |
| 25 | MF | AUS | Omar Obeid |
| 26 | MF | AUS | Andrew Mailer |
| 28 | MF | AUS | Matthew Hunter |
| 29 | DF | AUS | Michael Moulis |
| 30 | GK | AUS | Jacob Rex |
| 31 | MF | BRA | Caetano Lima |
| 33 | DF | AUS | Mark Milligan |
| — | FW | AUS | Paul Connell |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| 3 | DF | Wayne O'Sullivan | Parramatta Power | July 2003 |
| 23 | MF | Steven Baveas | Ryde City | July 2003 |
| – | GK | Nathan Hughes | Sutherland Sharks | July 2003 |
| 9 | FW | Adam Kwasnik | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 2003 |
| 22 | MF | Matthew Osman | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 2003 |
| 25 | MF | Omar Obeid | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 2003 |
| 30 | GK | Jacob Rex | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 2003 |
| 31 | MF | Caetano Lima | Ryde City | January 2004 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| National Soccer League | 21 September 2003 | 29 February 2004 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 037.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 037.50 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

### National Soccer League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 5 | South Melbourne | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 21 | +18 | 37 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane Strikers | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 32 | Qualification to Finals series |
| 7 | Northern Spirit | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 30 | |
| 8 | Sydney Olympic | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 31 | −5 | 29 | |
| 9 | Wollongong Wolves | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 41 | −7 | 29 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
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 | H | A | B | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | B | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | ✖ | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | W | ✖ | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |

#### Matches
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Paul Henderson | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Julian Watts | 15(1) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | MF | | Wayne O'Sullivan | 24 | 2 | 24 | 2 |
| 4 | MF | | Noel Spencer | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Alex Tobin | 4(2) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Vuko Tomasevic | 19(3) | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Ian Ferguson | 18 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | | Adam Kwasnik | 8(14) | 4 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 | FW | | Dylan Macallister | 13 | 4 | 13 | 4 |
| 11 | MF | | Jonti Richter | 14(1) | 5 | 15 | 5 |
| 12 | MF | | John Hutchinson | 23 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | | Bradley Groves | 7(1) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | | Brent Fisher | 4(8) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Alex Wilkinson | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Erik Paartalu | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | GK | | Stuart Page | 1(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Matthew Osman | 11(4) | 1 | 15 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | | Steven Baveas | 2(8) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Omar Obeid | 0(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | | Andrew Mailer | 0(6) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | | Matthew Hunter | 9(3) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | | Michael Moulis | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | MF | | Caetano Lima | 0(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Mark Milligan | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

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