# 1999–2000 Northern Spirit FC season

The 1999–2000 season was the second season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the second season in the National Soccer League where they finished 13th.

## 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 | Graham Arnold |
| — | MF | ITA | Nicola Berti |
| — | MF | AUS | Paul Bilokapic |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Bingley |
| — | DF | AUS | Luke Casserly |
| — | FW | AUS | Simon Catanzaro |
| — | MF | AUS | Sean Cranney |
| — | MF | AUS | Troy Cranney |
| — | MF | ENG | Ian Crook |
| — | DF | AUS | Dean Culina |
| — | DF | AUS | Michael Cunico |
| — | MF | AUS | Robert Enes |
| — | MF | AUS | Anthony Faria |
| — | DF | AUS | Adam Griffiths |
| — | FW | AUS | Ryan Griffiths |
| — | GK | AUS | Paul Henderson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Langdon |
| — | MF | AUS | Shane Lyons |
| — | DF | ENG | Phil Moss |
| — | FW | AUS | Tony Perinich |
| — | GK | AUS | John Perosh |
| — | DF | AUS | Michael Prentice |
| — | DF | AUS | Marko Rudan |
| — | FW | AUS | Abbas Saad |
| — | FW | AUS | David Seal |
| — | MF | AUS | Robbie Slater |
| — | MF | AUS | Adam Snyder |
| — | MF | AUS | Jack Sobczyk |
| — | GK | AUS | Jess Vanstrattan |
| — | DF | AUS | Paul Wearne |
| — | FW | AUS | Clayton Zane |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| — | MF | Sean Cranney | Brisbane Strikers | July 1999 |
| — | MF | Shane Lyons | Nuneaton Borough | July 1999 |
| — | FW | Abbas Saad | Sydney United | July 1999 |
| — | FW | David Seal | Northampton Town | July 1999 |
| — | DF | Dean Culina | Westvale SC | August 1999 |
| — | DF | Paul Wearne | Manly Warringah Dolphins | September 1999 |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| — | GK | Peter Blazincic | West Adelaide | June 1999 |
| — | MF | Paul Foster | Brisbane Strikers | June 1999 |
| — | MF | Kresimir Marusic | Lommel | June 1999 |
| — | MF | Gabriel Mendez | Sydney Olympic | June 1999 |
| — | FW | Scott Ollerenshaw | Gladesville Ryde Magic | June 1999 |
| — | FW | Daniel Watkins | Canberra Cosmos | June 1999 |
| — | GK | John Perosh | Sydney Olympic | February 2000 |
| — | MF | Shane Lyons | Canberra City | April 2000 |
| — | MF | Phil Moss | Fraser Park | April 2000 |
| — | FW | Clayton Zane | Molde | April 2000 |
| — | DF | Luke Casserly | AIK | May 2000 |

## 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 | 4 October 1999 | 7 May 2000 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 032.35 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 032.35 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Perth Glory | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 60 | 42 | +18 | 64 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Wollongong Wolves (C) | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 72 | 44 | +28 | 60 | Qualification for the Finals series and the Oceania Club Championship |
| 3 | Carlton | 34 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 55 | 39 | +16 | 58 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide Force | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 57 | 37 | +20 | 56 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Sydney Olympic | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 40 | +16 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Marconi Fairfield | 34 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 55 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Newcastle Breakers | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 51 | |
| 8 | Auckland Kingz | 34 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 57 | 59 | −2 | 50 | |
| 9 | Brisbane Strikers | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 46 | 40 | +6 | 49 | |
| 10 | South Melbourne | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 | 51 | +4 | 49 | |
| 11 | Parramatta Power | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 52 | 47 | +5 | 47 | |
| 12 | Melbourne Knights | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 44 | 57 | −13 | 45 | |
| 13 | Northern Spirit | 34 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 41 | 58 | −17 | 36 | |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 36 | |
| 15 | Gippsland Falcons | 34 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 49 | −26 | 29 | |
| 16 | Sydney United | 34 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 58 | −39 | 20 | |

#### 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 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | D | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |

#### 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 |
| — | FW | | Graham Arnold | 5(1) | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Nicola Berti | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Paul Bilokapic | 24(2) | 2 | 26 | 2 |
| — | MF | | Matthew Bingley | 27 | 5 | 27 | 5 |
| — | DF | | Luke Casserly | 18 | 1 | 18 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Simon Catanzaro | 4(13) | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Sean Cranney | 9(2) | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Troy Cranney | 28(4) | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Ian Crook | 7(5) | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Dean Culina | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Michael Cunico | 22(10) | 1 | 32 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Robert Enes | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Anthony Faria | 3(1) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Adam Griffiths | 12(4) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Ryan Griffiths | 6(5) | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| — | GK | | Paul Henderson | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Matthew Langdon | 25 | 4 | 25 | 4 |
| — | MF | | Shane Lyons | 4(6) | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| — | DF | | Phil Moss | 7(9) | 1 | 16 | 1 |
| — | FW | | Tony Perinich | 14(3) | 4 | 17 | 4 |
| — | GK | | John Perosh | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Michael Prentice | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Marko Rudan | 18(4) | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Abbas Saad | 8(5) | 3 | 13 | 3 |
| — | FW | | David Seal | 17(3) | 9 | 20 | 9 |
| — | MF | | Robbie Slater | 27 | 3 | 27 | 3 |
| — | MF | | Adam Snyder | 1(8) | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Jack Sobczyk | 17(3) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Jess Vanstrattan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Paul Wearne | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Clayton Zane | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
| 1 | — | GK | | Paul Henderson | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | — | GK | | John Perosh | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 7 |