Mandurah City FC
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| Full name |
Mandurah City Football Club |
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| Founded |
1970 |
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| Ground |
Peelwood Reserve |
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| Ground Capacity |
2,000 |
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| Chairman |
Peter Rowe |
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| Manager |
Doug Hesketh |
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| League |
State League Division 1 |
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| 2015 |
1st |
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| Website |
Club home page |
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Mandurah City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football (soccer) club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. The club currently competes in the Football West State League Division 1. Mandurah City's home ground is Peelwood Reserve (Hyundai Stadium), which is one of the premier football stadiums in the league. The facility has a fully licensed restaurant and bar.
History
Founded in 1970, Mandurah City played their inaugural competitive season in the South West Soccer League and comprehensively won the league in 1972. The club then joined the Western Australian Amateur and Social Soccer Association (WASSA), where it remained until 2002. During this period in the amateurs, the club won the amateur top flight championship in 1995 under the guidance of coach Jim Mayers.
In 2002 the club left the amateur ranks and joined the Western Australian Semi professional league and were crowned Division 1 champions in 2006, gaining promotion to the Football West Premier League. After being competitive for 4 seasons in the top flight, Football West restructured the Premier League and although the club finished 3rd from bottom at the end of the 2001 season, the club were relegated to allow the WA NTC development team to remain in the top flight.
In 2013 the club applied for entry into the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, however were unsuccessful. Under the NPL structure, promotion and relegation was not permitted until 2016, therefore the club entered a rebuilding and restructuring phase. Doug Hesketh was appointed Director of Football and 1st team manager in 2015.[1]
Current squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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GK |
David Keenan
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GK |
Struan Herd
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DF |
Tom Straker
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DF |
Craig Young (VC)
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DF |
Ollie McGee
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DF |
Andy Brown (C)
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DF |
Jeff Bright
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MF |
Jordan Rhodes
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MF |
Matt Stares
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MF |
Luke Johnstone
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MF |
Monty Grigo
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MF |
Robbie Hamm |
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Position |
Player
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MF |
Gerrard Burke
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MF |
Danny Hodgson
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MF |
Paul Jackson
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MF |
Kenny Taylor
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MF |
Reece Frank
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MF |
Nathan Chapman
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MF |
Jarret Ventner
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MF |
Lance Louvie
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FW |
Mark McLaughlin
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FW |
Jayden Geerlings
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FW |
John Brookes
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FW |
Abraham Tcuona
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FW |
Joe O'Brien |
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Coaching Staff 2015
- First Team Coach / Director of Football: Doug Hesketh
- Assistant First Team Coach: Steve Robinson
- Reserves Coach: Richard Taylor
- Under 18s Coach: Dave Power
- Goalkeeping Coach: Michael Green
- Club Captain: Andy Brown
- Club Vice Captain: Craig Young
- Club Statistician: Harry Rowe
References
- ↑ "History". mandurahcityfc.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- Black and White - The Official Magazine of Mandurah City FC- Feb 15
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