# 2000–01 Northern Spirit FC season

The 2000–01 season was the third season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the third season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 13th 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 |
| — | FW | AUS | Graham Arnold |
| — | MF | AUS | Paul Bilokapic |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Bingley |
| — | FW | IRL | Ben Burgess |
| — | FW | AUS | Simon Catanzaro |
| — | MF | AUS | Troy Cranney |
| — | DF | AUS | Michael Cunico |
| — | MF | AUS | Robert Enes |
| — | MF | NIR | Lee Feeney |
| — | MF | AUS | Craig Foster |
| — | FW | AUS | Ryan Griffiths |
| — | GK | AUS | Paul Henderson |
| — | MF | ENG | Stuart Howson |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Hunter |
| — | MF | AUS | Matthew Langdon |
| — | FW | AUS | Todd MacRae |
| — | MF | AUS | Gabriel Mendez |
| — | FW | BRA | Alex Moreira |
| — | FW | AUS | Tony Perinich |
| — | GK | AUS | John Perosh |
| — | MF | AUS | Robbie Slater |
| — | DF | AUS | Mike Smith |
| — | MF | AUS | Jacek Sobczyk |
| — | MF | AUS | Noel Spencer |
| — | MF | AUS | Scott Thomas |
| — | FW | AUS | Daniel Watkins |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred from | Date |
| — | FW | Alex Moreira | Carlton | July 2000 |
| — | MF | Craig Foster | Crystal Palace | July 2000 |
| — | MF | Gabriel Mendez | Sydney Olympic | July 2000 |
| — | GK | John Perosh | Sydney Olympic | July 2000 |
| — | DF | Mike Smith | Marconi Fairfield | July 2000 |
| — | MF | Noel Spencer | Wollongong Wolves | July 2000 |
| — | MF | Scott Thomas | Sydney Olympic | July 2000 |
| — | FW | Daniel Watkins | Canberra Cosmos | July 2000 |
| — | FW | Phil Moss | Fraser Park | September 2000 |
| — | FW | Ben Burgess | Blackburn Rovers | October 2000 |
| — | MF | Lee Feeney | Rangers | January 2001 |
| — | DF | Adam Griffiths | Eastern Pride | January 2001 |
| — | MF | Stuart Howson | Blackburn Rovers | February 2001 |

### Transfers out

| No. | Position | Player | Transferred to | Date |
| — | DF | Michael Prentice | Newcastle United | June 2000 |
| — | DF | Marko Rudan | Alemannia Aachen | June 2000 |
| — | FW | Abbas Saad | Canterbury Bankstown | June 2000 |
| — | DF | Paul Wearne | Eastern Pride | June 2000 |
| — | DF | Adam Griffiths | Eastern Pride | October 2000 |
| — | FW | Daniel Watkins | Eastern Pride | November 2000 |
| — | GK | Jess Vanstrattan | Hellas Verona | December 2000 |
| — | MF | Paul Bilokapic | Sydney United | January 2001 |
| — | MF | Anthony Faria | Manly Warringah Dolphins | March 2001 |
| — | MF | Adam Snyder | Manly Warringah Dolphins | April 2001 |

## 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 | 15 October 2000 | 29 April 2001 | Matchday 1 | 13th | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 026.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 026.67 |
Last updated: complete Source: Competitions

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

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 11 | Canberra Cosmos | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 37 |
| 12 | Brisbane Strikers | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 52 | 56 | −4 | 35 |
| 13 | Northern Spirit | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 39 | 50 | −11 | 32 |
| 14 | Newcastle United | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 37 | 56 | −19 | 30 |
| 15 | Eastern Pride | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 32 | 61 | −29 | 0 |
* ↑ Eastern Pride were stripped of all their points following a breach of regulations.

#### 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 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |

#### Matches

Notes:
* ↑ Awarded score. Original score 1–1; result was changed after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.
* ↑ Awarded score. Match was not played and was automatically awarded 3–0 to Northern Spirit; result was given after Carlton abandoned the 2000–01 National Soccer League season after eight rounds.

## 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 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Paul Bilokapic | 5(8) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Matthew Bingley | 23 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Ben Burgess | 27 | 16 | 27 | 16 |
| — | FW | | Simon Catanzaro | 2(3) | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Troy Cranney | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Michael Cunico | 26(2) | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Robert Enes | 17(7) | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Lee Feeney | 2(1) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Craig Foster | 19(2) | 2 | 21 | 2 |
| — | FW | | Ryan Griffiths | 8(5) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| — | GK | | Paul Henderson | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Stuart Howson | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| — | MF | | Matthew Hunter | 0(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Matthew Langdon | 22(1) | 3 | 23 | 3 |
| — | FW | | Todd McRae | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Gabriel Mendez | 12(2) | 3 | 14 | 3 |
| — | FW | | Alex Moreira | 14(6) | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| — | FW | | Tony Perinich | 4(7) | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| — | GK | | John Perosh | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Robbie Slater | 4(3) | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| — | DF | | Mike Smith | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Jacek Sobczyk | 3(5) | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Noel Spencer | 17(3) | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| — | MF | | Scott Thomas | 20(1) | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| — | FW | | Daniel Watkins | 6(11) | 2 | 17 | 2 |

### Clean sheets

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