# 1995–96 Newcastle Breakers FC season

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

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 |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Craig Carter |
| 2 | DF | AUS | Adam Sanderson |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Steve Hickman |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Ralph Maier |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Andy Roberts |
| 6 | MF | AUS | Gary Wilson |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Craig Sharpley |
| 8 | MF | AUS | David Lowe (Captain) |
| 9 | MF | AUS | Troy Halpin |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Clayton Zane |
| 11 | DF | AUS | Damien Brown |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Glenn Moore |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | FW | AUS | Harry James |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Jason Bennett |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Scott Thomas |
| 16 | DF | AUS | Shayne Pryce |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Glenn Sprod |
| 18 | DF | AUS | Darren Stewart |
| 19 | DF | AUS | Nick Johns |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Adam Fittock |
| 21 | MF | AUS | Peter Ritchie |
| 22 | DF | AUS | Ryan Smith |
| 23 | DF | AUS | Linkon Knott |

## 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 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 | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 44 | 83 | −39 | 018.42 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | UTS Olympic | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 41 | +14 | 59 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Brisbane Strikers | 33 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 54 | 35 | +19 | 57 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Adelaide City | 33 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 65 | 40 | +25 | 54 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Sydney United | 33 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 47 | 33 | +14 | 54 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 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 | |

#### 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

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

### Clean sheets

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