The 2002–03 season was the fifth season in the history of Northern Spirit (now North West Sydney Spirit). It was also the fifth season in the National Soccer League. Northern Spirit finished 6th in their National Soccer League regular season and 5th in the NSL Championship play-offs.

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 2 DF  ENG Julian Watts 3 DF  CMR Simon Bell 4 MF  AUS Noel Spencer 5 DF  AUS Alex Tobin 6 DF  AUS Robert Trajkovski 7 DF  AUS Andy McDermott 8 MF  SCO Ian Ferguson 10 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister 11 MF  AUS Troy Cranney 12 MF  MLT John Hutchinson 14 MF  AUS Bradley Groves 15 DF  AUS Vuko Tomasevic

No. Pos. Nation Player 16 FW  NZL Brent Fisher 17 FW  SCO Stewart Petrie 18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson 20 GK  AUS Paul Henderson 21 MF  AUS Sean Walsh 24 MF  AUS Mitchell Prentice 27 MF  AUS Jonti Richter 28 MF  AUS Matthew Hunter 29 DF  AUS Michael Moulis 31 MF  AUS Andrew Mailer 32 FW  AUS Adam Foti 33 DF  AUS Mark Milligan

No.	Position	Player	Transferred from	Type/fee	Date	Ref
–	FW	Aaron Burgess	Manly Warringah Dolphins		July 2002	[1]
–	FW	Adam Kwasnik	Parramatta Power			[1]
10	FW	Dylan Macallister	Sydney Olympic			[1]
–	MF	Marc Phillips	Brunei			[1]
–	FW	Hamilton Thorp	Manly Warringah Dolphins			[1]
5	DF	Alex Tobin	Parramatta Power			[1]
15	DF	Vuko Tomasevic	Bonnyrigg White Eagles			[1]
18	DF	Alex Wilkinson	Manly Warringah Dolphins			[1]
–	FW	Russell Woodruffe	Mt Gravatt Hawks			[1]
8	MF	Ian Ferguson	Dunfermline Athletic		August 2002	[1]
17	FW	Stewart Petrie	Dunfermline Athletic		February 2003	[1]
33	DF	Mark Milligan	FFA Centre of Excellence		April 2003	[1]

No.	Position	Player	Transferred to	Type/fee	Date	Ref
10	FW	Pablo Cardozo	Parramatta Power		June 2002	[1]
16	FW	Simon Catanzaro	Blacktown City			[1]
9	FW	Adrian Cervinski	Melbourne Knights			[1]
17	FW	Stephen Dobbie	Rangers			[1]
18	MF	Robert Enes	Marconi Fairfield			[1]
21	DF	Adam Griffiths	Newcastle United			[1]
13	MF	Marcus Stergiopoulos	APIA Leichhardt			[1]
6	MF	Scott Thomas	Newcastle United			[1]
–	MF	James Wesolowski	Leicester City			[1]
–	MF	Marc Phillips	Brunei		November 2002	[1]
1	GK	Lupce Acevski	Adelaide City		December 2002	[1]
–	FW	Hamilton Thorp	IFK Norrköping			[1]
23	MF	Steven Baveas	Ryde City		March 2003	[1]
–	FW	Russell Woodruffe	Queensland Lions			[1]
30	GK	Jacob Rex	Manly Warringah Dolphins		April 2003	[1]
–	FW	Adam Kwasnik	Manly Warringah Dolphins		May 2003	[1]

Players with no appearances not included in the list.^[3][4]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	National Soccer League		Total
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF		Julian Watts	30	0	30	0
3	DF		Simon Bell	5(2)	0	7	0
4	MF		Noel Spencer	30	4	30	4
5	DF		Alex Tobin	32	0	32	0
6	DF		Robert Trajkovski	1(2)	0	3	0
7	DF		Andy McDermott	26(2)	5	28	5
8	MF		Ian Ferguson	26(1)	1	27	1
10	FW		Dylan Macallister	13(4)	1	17	1
11	MF		Troy Cranney	0	0	0	0
12	MF		John Hutchinson	32	7	32	7
14	MF		Bradley Groves	7(7)	3	14	3
15	DF		Vuko Tomasevic	28(1)	8	29	8
16	FW		Brent Fisher	7(10)	5	17	5
17	FW		Stewart Petrie	17	3	17	3
18	DF		Alex Wilkinson	29(1)	0	30	0
20	GK		Paul Henderson	32	0	32	0
21	MF		Sean Walsh	0(1)	0	1	0
22	MF		Matthew Osman	5(7)	0	12	0
25	MF		Omar Obeid	0(3)	0	3	0
27	MF		Jonti Richter	14(15)	2	29	2
28	MF		Matthew Hunter	1	0	1	0
29	DF		Michael Moulis	0(1)	0	1	0
31	MF		Andrew Mailer	0(1)	0	1	0
33	DF		Mark Milligan	1(1)	0	2	0

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	National Soccer League	Total
1	20	GK		Paul Henderson	6	6
Total					6	6