Newcastle Breakers FC

Newcastle Breakers FC are a defunct Australian football (soccer) club. Formed out of elements of the Newcastle Austral club,^[1] they participated in the National Soccer League from season 1991/1992, until their dissolution in 1999/2000.^[2] The club fared poorly on the field in its nine seasons in the national league, failing to reach the finals at every attempt. The club's demise led to the creation of Newcastle United FC (later known as Newcastle Jets).^[3][4]

Chart of yearly table positions for Newcastle Breakers in NSL

Newcastle Breakers

Full name	Newcastle Breakers Football Club
Nickname(s)	Breakers
Founded	1991
Dissolved	2000
Ground	Breakers Stadium
League	National Soccer League
Home colours Away colours

Notable former players

Robert Ironside Clint Gosling Shane Pryce Damien Brown John Buonavoglia Clayton Zane Bob Catlin Rod Brown Mark Jones Brad Maloney Andy Harper Michael Gibson Troy Halpin Graham Jennings Yoon Sang-chul Darren Stewart Warren Spink

Notable former coaches

• John Kosmina
• Lee Sterrey

References

1. Howe, Andrew. "History of Newcastle Breakers". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
2. Cockerill, Michael (2 November 2007). "Con's old style autocracy the wind beneath Jets' wings". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
3. Persoglia, Tony. "Newcastle United - Divisional History". OzFootball. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
4. Hall, Matthew (5 May 2002). "Steel City proves it has iron will". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2018.