# 1997–98 Newcastle Breakers FC season

The 1997–98 season was the sixth season in the history of Newcastle Breakers. It was also the sixth season in the National Soccer League.

## 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 | Liam Baker |
| 2 | MF | AUS | Glenn Sprod |
| 3 | DF | AUS | Matthew Austin |
| 4 | DF | AUS | Shane Pryce (Captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Todd McManus |
| 6 | MF | NZL | Robert Ironside |
| 7 | MF | AUS | Peter Ritchie |
| 8 | MF | AUS | Mark Wilson |
| 9 | FW | AUS | Clayton Zane |
| 10 | FW | AUS | Reece Tollenaere |
| 11 | MF | AUS | Troy Halpin |
| 12 | DF | AUS | Doug West |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | MF | AUS | David Hodgson |
| 14 | FW | AUS | Liam McGuire |
| 15 | MF | AUS | Michael Williams |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Shaun Edwards |
| 17 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lowe |
| 18 | MF | AUS | Ben Lane |
| 20 | GK | AUS | Brad Swancott |
| — | FW | AUS | Jason Bennett |
| — | DF | AUS | Eddy Bosnar |
| — | MF | ARG | Leo Langone |
| — | MF | MAR | Fouad Umlil |

## 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 | 3 October 1997 | 12 April 1998 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 015.38 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 015.38 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Melbourne (C) | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 56 | 41 | +15 | 48 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 2 | Carlton | 26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 44 | 24 | +20 | 45 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 3 | Adelaide City | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 30 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 4 | Sydney United | 26 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 37 | 26 | +11 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 5 | Marconi Fairfield | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 25 | +8 | 43 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 6 | Wollongong Wolves | 26 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 51 | 33 | +18 | 42 | Qualification for the Finals series |
| 7 | Melbourne Knights | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 39 | |
| 8 | Perth Glory | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 36 | |
| 9 | UTS Olympic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 35 | |
| 10 | West Adelaide | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 34 | |
| 11 | Gippsland Falcons | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 31 | |
| 12 | Brisbane Strikers | 26 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 40 | −17 | 23 | |
| 13 | Newcastle Breakers | 26 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 50 | −20 | 21 | |
| 14 | Canberra Cosmos | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 56 | −27 | 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | D | W | D |
| Position | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 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 |
| 1 | GK | | Liam Baker | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | MF | | Glenn Sprod | 20(4) | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Matthew Austin | 17(2) | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | | Shane Pryce | 25 | 5 | 25 | 5 |
| 5 | DF | | Todd McManus | 26 | 1 | 26 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Robert Ironside | 22 | 2 | 22 | 2 |
| 7 | MF | | Peter Ritchie | 21(1) | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | | Mark Wilson | 11(10) | 1 | 21 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Clayton Zane | 22 | 8 | 22 | 8 |
| 10 | FW | | Reece Tollenaere | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 11 | MF | | Troy Halpin | 10(1) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Doug West | 9(7) | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Liam McGuire | 5(5) | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | | Michael Williams | 1(2) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Shaun Edwards | 8(2) | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Matthew Lowe | 15(5) | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| 18 | MF | | Ben Lane | 4(8) | 1 | 12 | 1 |
| 20 | GK | | Brad Swancott | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Jason Bennett | 18(3) | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| — | DF | | Eddy Bosnar | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Leo Langone | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Fouad Umlil | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | National Soccer League | Total |
| 1 | 20 | GK | | Brad Swancott | 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Liam Baker | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 4 | 4 |