2009–10 Central Coast Mariners FC season

Central Coast Mariners FC 2009-10 football season
Central Coast Mariners FC
2009-10 season
ManagerLawrie McKinna
A-League8th
Top goalscorerLeague: Matt Simon (7)
All: Matt Simon (7)
Highest home attendance11,137 (vs. Wellington Phoenix, 31 December 2009)
Lowest home attendance5,193 (vs. Perth Glory, 4 September 2009)
Average home league attendance7,444

The 2009–10 season is Central Coast's 5th season since the inception of the A-League.

Players

Senior squad

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 Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne
2 MF Wales WAL Matthew Crowell
3 MF Australia AUS Shane Huke
4 DF Australia AUS Predrag Bojić
5 MF Australia AUS Brad Porter
6 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson (vice-captain)
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja
10 MF Australia AUS Panny Nikas
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister
12 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis
13 FW Wales WAL Jonathan Brown
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Scotland SCO Chris Doig
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain)
19 FW Australia AUS Matthew Simon
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vukovic
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmed Elrich
22 MF England ENG Nicky Travis
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik
24 FW Australia AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei
24 MF Australia AUS Lachlan Cahill (Injury replacement)
25 MF Australia AUS Mitchell Mallia
27 MF Jamaica JAM Wolry Wolfe (Injury replacement)
29 MF Australia AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald
30 GK Australia AUS Mathew Ryan

Youth League squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
6 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith
10 MF Australia AUS Panny Nikas
24 FW Australia AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei
25 MF Australia AUS Mitchell Mallia
29 MF Australia AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald
30 GK Australia AUS Mathew Ryan
GK Australia AUS Nathan Kenyon
GK Australia AUS Nik Matic
DF Australia AUS Luka Dukic
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Australia AUS Manny Giannaros
DF Australia AUS Jerry Kalouris
DF Australia AUS Matthew Liddall
DF Australia AUS Adam Ormsby
DF Australia AUS Nathan Sherlock
MF Australia AUS Brendan Griffin
MF Australia AUS David Gullo
MF Australia AUS Graz Trimboli
FW Australia AUS Gavin Forbes

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
10 June 2009 DF Scotland Chris Doig England Northampton Town Free[1]
31 July 2009 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Unattached Free[2]
1 August 2009 MF England Nicky Travis England Sheffield United Free[3]
2 September 2009 MF Jamaica Wolry Wolfe Jamaica Joe Public Free[4]
23 September 2009 MF Australia Lachlan Cahill Unattached Free[5]
23 September 2009 MF Wales Matt Crowell Unattached Free[6]
14 January 2010 MF Wales Jonathan Brown Unattached Free[7]

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
28 November 2008 DF Australia Matthew Osman Australia Gold Coast United Free[8]
20 May 2009 MF Germany André Gumprecht Released Free[9]
20 May 2009 DF Australia Paul O'Grady Released Free[9]
20 May 2009 MF Australia Greg Owens Released Free[9]
20 May 2009 MF Australia Nick Rizzo Released Free[9]
1 September 2009 MF Australia Adrian Caceres New Zealand Wellington Phoenix Free[10]
23 September 2009 MF Jamaica Wolry Wolfe Unattached Free[5]
29 January 2010 DF Australia Dean Heffernan England Huddersfield Town Free[11]

Loan out

Date from Date to Pos. Name To
3 February 2010 9 May 2010 MF New Zealand Michael McGlinchey Scotland Motherwell[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

Logan United v Central Coast Mariners
5 June 2009 Logan United 1–2 Central Coast Mariners Logan
19:30 AEST Davani 32' (pen.) Report Mrdja 34'
Bojić
Stadium: Clem Jones Field
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter Green
North Queensland Fury v Central Coast Mariners
7 June 2009 North Queensland Fury 0–1 Central Coast Mariners Rockhampton
17:00 AEST Report Di Vicino 23' Stadium: Jardine Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alan Milliner
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners
6 July 2009 Sydney FC 0–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney
19:00 AEST Heffernan Yellow card 48' Report Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 1,540
Referee: Stuart Wolfe
Belconnen United v Central Coast Mariners
10 July 2009 Booz and Co. Cup Belconnen United 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
Report Lim Dong-sup 68'
Wales 71'
Elrich 76'
Attendance: 550
Referee: Richard Naumovski
Capital Football XI v Central Coast Mariners
12 July 2009 Capital Football XI 3–3 Central Coast Mariners Canberra
13:00 AEST Heffernan Yellow card 13'
Travis 31'
Caceres 52'
Bojić 57'
Report Gecic 20' Yellow card 38'
Jones Yellow card 37'
Giampalo 50'
Castro Yellow card 57'
Wilkinson 90' (o.g.)
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Ben Williams
Gold Coast United v Central Coast Mariners
18 July 2009 Gold Coast United 2–2 Central Coast Mariners Gold Coast
Pantelidis Yellow card 28'
Thwaite Yellow card 35' Red card 48'
van den Brink Yellow card 80'
Adama Traoré 81'
Smeltz 90+1'
Report Bojić 48'
Kwasnik 53'
Porter Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Skilled Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Matthew Gillett
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix
26 July 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Wellington Phoenix Dubbo
18:00 AEST Report Brown Yellow card 67' Stadium: Apex Oval
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stuart Wolfe

2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
6 August 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–2 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary
Simon 10'
McGlinchey 16'
Attendance: 18,885
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
14 August 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Boogaard 50' Report
Summary
Song 47' Attendance: 9,573
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC
22 August 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Sydney FC Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary
Attendance: 10,029
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners
29 August 2009 Brisbane Roar 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
15:00 UTC+10 Moore 11' Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,433
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
4 September 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–1 Perth Glory Canberra Stadium, Canberra
20:00 UTC+10 Wilkinson 42'
Simon 89'
Report
Summary
Sterjovski 82' Attendance: 5,193
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners
11 September 2009 Adelaide United 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Cássio 33' Report
Summary
Attendance: 10,262
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United
19 September 2009 Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+10 Travis 26'
Simon 54'
Hutchinson 70'
Report
Summary
Smeltz Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 69' Attendance: 7,943
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners
5 October 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
15:00 UTC+11 McFlynn 20' Report
Summary
Attendance: 13,887
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury
11 October 2009 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
15:00 UTC+11 Simon 1' Report
Summary
McBreen 75' Attendance: 8,042
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners
17 October 2009 Brisbane Roar 0–3 Central Coast Mariners Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
17:30 UTC+10 Report
Summary
Travis 4'
Hutchinson 18'
Bojić 70'
Attendance: 7,434
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United
31 October 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Adelaide United Canberra Stadium, Canberra
19:00 UTC+11 Crowell Yellow card 78' Yellow-red card 83' Report
Summary
Attendance: 5,437
Referee: Australia Ben Williams
Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners
7 November 2009 Melbourne Victory 0–4 Central Coast Mariners Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Kwasnik 15'
Simon 75'
Heffernan 80'
Mrdja 84'
Attendance: 18,531
Referee: Australia Strebre Delovski
North Queensland Fury v Central Coast Mariners
21 November 2009 North Queensland Fury 1–5 Central Coast Mariners Dairy Farmers Stadium, Townsville
20:00 UTC+10 R. Griffiths 68' Report
Summary
Bojić 22'
Mrdja 35', 59'
A. Elrich 62'
Hutchinson 82'
Attendance: 7,587
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory
27 November 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–0 Perth Glory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,857
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Gold Coast United v Central Coast Mariners
5 December 2009 Gold Coast United 2–1 Central Coast Mariners Skilled Park, Gold Coast
20:00 UTC+10 Smeltz 67'
Barisić 76'
Report
Summary
Simon 38' Attendance: 4,117
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory
12 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–3 Melbourne Victory Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Hernández 57'
Kemp 70'
Boogaard 77' (o.g.)
Attendance: 7,571
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners
23 December 2009 Sydney FC 1–0 Central Coast Mariners Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
19:30 UTC+11 Brosque 34' Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,689
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar
19 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 2–3 Brisbane Roar Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Travis 35'
Macallister 77'
Report
Summary
Oar 10'
van Dijk 22'
McKay 90+1'
Attendance: 5,684
Referee: Australia Alan Milliner
Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix
31 December 2009 Central Coast Mariners 0–2 Wellington Phoenix Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Ifill 47' (pen.), 81' Attendance: 11,137
Referee: Australia Matthew Breeze
Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury
9 January 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 North Queensland Fury Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:00 UTC+11 Mrdja 3' Report
Summary
Brockie 20' Attendance: 6,556
Referee: Australia Ryan Shepheard
Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners
15 January 2010 Adelaide United 1–1 Central Coast Mariners Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+10:30 T. Dodd 43' Report
Summary
Mrdja 39' (pen.) Attendance: 10,156
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United
22 January 2010 Central Coast Mariners 1–1 Gold Coast United Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+11 Mrdja 68' (pen.)
Boogaard Yellow card 69' Yellow-red card 90+1'
Report
Summary
J. Porter 66' Attendance: 5,724
Referee: Australia Chris Beath
Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners
31 January 2010 Perth Glory 3–1 Central Coast Mariners ME Bank Stadium, Perth
16:00 UTC+8 McBreen 1', 13'
Jukic 45+1'
Report
Summary
Kwasnik 49' Attendance: 8,160
Referee: Australia Gerard Parsons
Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets
8 February 2010[13] Central Coast Mariners 3–0 Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
19:30 UTC+11 Bojic Yellow card 79' Yellow-red card 88'
Boogaard 17'
Kwasnik 50'
Simon 72'
Report
Summary
Haliti Yellow card 49' Yellow-red card 57' Attendance: 5,842
Referee: Australia Peter Green
Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners
12 February 2010 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Central Coast Mariners Westpac Stadium, Wellington
19:30 UTC+13 T. Brown 14'
Ifill 79', 81'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 14,327
Referee: Australia Chris Beath

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sydney FC (C) 27 15 3 9 35 23 +12 48 Qualification for 2011 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Melbourne Victory 27 14 5 8 47 32 +15 47
3 Gold Coast United 27 13 5 9 39 35 +4 44 Qualification for Finals series
4 Wellington Phoenix 27 10 10 7 37 29 +8 40
5 Perth Glory 27 11 6 10 40 34 +6 39
6 Newcastle Jets 27 10 4 13 33 45 −12 34
7 North Queensland Fury 27 8 8 11 29 46 −17 32
8 Central Coast Mariners 27 7 9 11 32 29 +3 30
9 Brisbane Roar 27 8 6 13 32 42 −10 30
10 Adelaide United 27 7 8 12 24 33 −9 29
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Statistics

Appearances

No. Pos Nat Player Total A-League
Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Australia AUS Andrew Redmayne 1 0 1 0
2 MF Wales WAL Matt Crowell 13 0 9+4 0
3 MF Australia AUS Shane Huke 3 0 3 0
4 DF Australia AUS Pedj Bojić 25 2 23+2 2
5 DF Australia AUS Brad Porter 25 0 21+4 0
6 FW Australia AUS Brady Smith 2 0 1+1 0
7 MF Malta MLT John Hutchinson 23 3 23 3
10 MF Australia AUS Panny Nikas 3 0 2+1 0
11 FW Australia AUS Dylan Macallister 17 1 5+12 1
12 MF Australia AUS Matthew Lewis 6 0 4+2 0
13 MF Wales WAL Jonathan Brown 0 0 0 0
15 DF Australia AUS Andrew Clark 17 0 9+8 0
16 DF Australia AUS Nigel Boogaard 25 2 25 2
17 DF Scotland SCO Chris Doig 13 0 13 0
18 DF Australia AUS Alex Wilkinson 27 1 27 1
19 FW Australia AUS Matt Simon 25 7 24+1 7
20 GK Australia AUS Danny Vuković 26 0 26 0
21 MF Australia AUS Ahmad Elrich 12 1 3+9 1
22 MF England ENG Nicky Travis 20 3 14+6 3
23 FW Australia AUS Adam Kwasnik 23 4 15+8 4
24 FW Australia AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei 1 0 0+1 0
25 MF Australia AUS Mitchell Mallia 1 0 0+1 0
29 MF Australia AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald 1 0 0+1 0
30 GK Australia AUS Mathew Ryan 0 0 0 0
Players who made appearances but left the club during the season:
8 DF Australia AUS Dean Heffernan 20 1 19+1 1
9 FW Australia AUS Nik Mrdja 17 6 11+6 6
14 MF New Zealand NZL Michael McGlinchey 21 1 18+3 1
24 MF Australia AUS Lachlan Cahill 0 0 0 0
27 MF Jamaica JAM Wolry Wolfe 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos. No. Player A-League Total
1 FW 19 Australia Matt Simon 7 7
2 FW 9 Australia Nik Mrdja 6 6
3 FW 23 Australia Adam Kwasnik 4 4
4 MF 7 Malta John Hutchinson 3 3
MF 22 England Nicky Travis 3 3
6 DF 4 Australia Pedj Bojić 2 2
DF 16 Australia Nigel Boogaard 2 2
8 DF 8 Australia Dean Heffernan 1 1
FW 11 Australia Dylan Macallister 1 1
MF 14 New Zealand Michael McGlinchey 1 1
DF 18 Australia Alex Wilkinson 1 1
MF 21 Australia Ahmad Elrich 1 1
Total 32 32

References

  1. ^ "Former Cobblers Captain becomes a Coastie". Central Coast Mariners. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ "McGlinchey swaps hoops for his new stripes". Central Coast Mariners. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Sheffield starlet headed for the Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Hungry like the Wolfe". Central Coast Mariners. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  5. ^ a b "Cahill signs with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Welshman on the Crowell". Central Coast Mariners. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Brown gets green light to join the Yellow and Navy". Central Coast Mariners. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Gold Coast bolster A-League roster". ESPN FC. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  9. ^ a b c d "Mariners farewell four". Central Coast Mariners. 20 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Coast parts ways with Caceres". Central Coast Mariners. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Heffernan to Huddersfield". Central Coast Mariners. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  12. ^ "McGlinchey on loan to Motherwell". Central Coast Mariners. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  13. ^ Originally to be played on 6 February but rescheduled due to drenched pitch caused by heavy rain.
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