Manly United FC
Manly United
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| Full name |
Manly United Football Club |
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| Nickname(s) |
MUFC |
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| Founded |
1992[1] |
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| Ground |
Cromer Park |
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| Ground Capacity |
5,000 |
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| Chairman |
Keith Pester |
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| Coach |
Paul Dee |
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| League |
NPL NSW |
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| 2015 |
NPL NSW, 8th |
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| Website |
Club home page |
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Manly United Football Club is an Australian soccer club based in the northern beaches area of Sydney. The club competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW and their home ground is Cromer Park, in the suburb of Dee Why, approximately 15 minutes away from Manly. Its main grandstand is named after former Socceroo captain Lucas Neill, who played for the club as a junior. Manly United formed from the merger of Manly-North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater as Manly Warringah Dolphins at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming NSW Super League season.[1]
History
Origins
A club called Neerlandia competed in the 1959 Sydney Federation Division Two, winning the premiership and gaining entry into the Sydney Federation Division One for 1960.[2] The club changed its named to Manly Warringah from 1960 until it merged with North Shore United in 1991.[3]
North Shore United itself was a merger of two clubs Ku-Ring-Gai and Artarmon. This merger took place for the 1989 season.[4]
Warringah Narrabeen (and from 1986 Warringah Freshwater) was a club that had competed throughout the 1980s in Division Two, even winning the title in 1983.[5]
Delevopment
Manly United formed from the merger of Manly-North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater as Manly Warringah Dolphins at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming NSW Super League season.[1] The club changed its name to Manly United in 2004 following promotion into the NSW Premier League. They have competed there since 2004–05 when they were elevated after winning the Super League Division, never actually making it into the old – now defunct – National Soccer League (NSL). Their ground has always been Cromer Park, though a popular local nickname is Hackett Hive in tribute to ex-player Andrew Hackett's notorious "bee-like energy" in midfield (who like Lucas Neill left for English Football, though with less success). Manly United is considered an important side in the NSWPL, as it is based on a geographic area, rather than founded by a single ethnic group like some other ex-NSL clubs.
The club is the representative arm of the Manly Warringah Football Association, the second largest community Football Association in Australia.
Divisional History
Lucas Neill Scholarship
Since 2006 ex-Manly junior Lucas Neill to provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club. [6] Each year the scholarship was awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe. The scholarship was discontinued from 2014. [7]
| Year | Recipient |
| 2006 | Chris Payne |
| 2007 | Simon Beer |
| 2008 | Joey Gibbs |
| 2009 | Leigh Egger |
| 2010 | Tonu Liiband |
| 2011 | Jack Green |
| 2012 | Thomas Manos |
| 2013 | unknown |
Current squad
- As of 18 April 2016[8]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Position |
Player
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| 12 |
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MF |
Henry Gallagher
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| 14 |
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DF |
Dejan Pandurevic
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| 16 |
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MF |
Sipan Berti
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| 17 |
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MF |
Nathan Sim
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| 18 |
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MF |
Daniel Bragg
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| 19 |
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MF |
Daniel Saric
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| 22 |
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MF |
Luke Giverin
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| 24 |
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MF |
Aiden Hancock
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| 31 |
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FW |
Dylan Whitlock
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| 44 |
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GK |
Shaun Catlin |
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Honours
- Premiers (1): 1995
- Runners-Up (1): 1992
- Champions (1): 1995
- Runners-Up (0):
- Premiers (1): 2004
- Runners-Up (1): 2002
- Champions (1): 2001
- Runners-Up (2): 1994, 2004
- Champions (1): 2011
- Runners-up (3): 2007, 2009, 2014
References
External links
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