# 1991–92 Newcastle Breakers FC season

The 1991–92 season was the first season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the first season in the National Soccer League. In addition to the domestic league, they also participated in the NSL Cup. Newcastle Breakers finished 11th in their National Soccer League season, and were eliminated in the NSL Cup first round by Marconi Fairfield.

## 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 |
| — | | AUS | Dean Adamson |
| — | FW | NZL | Noel Barkley |
| — | FW | NED | Pierre Essers |
| — | GK | AUS | Mike Gibson |
| — | MF | AUS | Troy Halpin |
| — | MF | SCO | Ian Heddle |
| — | MF | AUS | Darren Hillier |
| — | DF | AUS | John Koch |
| — | MF | AUS | Andrew Koczka |
| — | GK | AUS | Sean Lahiff |
| — | DF | AUS | Dominic Longo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | AUS | Ralph Maier |
| — | MF | AUS | Brad Maloney |
| — | MF | AUS | Nick Meredith |
| — | DF | AUS | Craig Moffitt |
| — | DF | AUS | Bobby Naumov |
| — | DF | AUS | Darren Northam |
| — | DF | AUS | Andy Roberts |
| — | MF | AUS | John Russell |
| — | DF | AUS | Andrew Stowell |
| — | FW | NZL | Colin Tuaa |

## 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 | 6 October 1991 | 29 March 1992 | Matchday 1 | 11th | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 026.92 |
| NSL Cup | 20 November 1991 | 20 November 1991 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 42 | −14 | 025.93 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Melbourne Croatia | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 35 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Sydney Olympic | 26 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 38 | 27 | +11 | 34 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | South Melbourne | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51 | 28 | +23 | 31 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Adelaide City (C) | 26 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 23 | +3 | 29 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Wollongong City | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 17 | +7 | 28 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Brisbane United | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 31 | 35 | −4 | 26 | |
| 7 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 25 | |
| 8 | APIA Leichhardt (R) | 26 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 28 | −2 | 25 | Relegation to the NSW Division 1 |
| 9 | Heidelberg United | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 28 | 33 | −5 | 24 | |
| 10 | Parramatta Eagles | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 23 | |
| 11 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 28 | 39 | −11 | 22 | |
| 12 | Sydney Croatia | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | −11 | 21 | |
| 13 | West Adelaide | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 46 | −21 | 21 | |
| 14 | Preston Makedonia | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | −11 | 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 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | D |
| Position | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 |

#### Matches
### NSL Cup
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

Players with no appearances not included in the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | National Soccer League | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | NSL Cup | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| — | — | | Dean Adamson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Noel Barkley | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| — | FW | | Piere Essers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Mike Gibson | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Troy Halpin | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Ian Heddle | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Darren Hillier | 12(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| — | DF | | John Koch | 24(2) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
| — | MF | | Andrew Koczka | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| — | GK | | Sean Lahiff | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Dominic Longo | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Ralph Maier | 21(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Brad Maloney | 21(5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
| — | MF | | Nick Meredith | 20(3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 |
| — | DF | | Craig Moffitt | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Bobby Naumov | 12(10) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Darren Northam | 16(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Andy Roberts | 22(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| — | MF | | John Russell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Andrew Stowell | 3(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Colin Tuaa | 4(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | NSL Cup | Total |
| 1 | — | GK | | Mike Gibson | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | — | GK | | John Russell | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |