2009–10 Central Coast Mariners FC season
| 2009-10 season | |
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| Manager | Lawrie McKinna |
| A-League | 8th |
| Top goalscorer | League: Matt Simon (7) All: Matt Simon (7) |
| Highest home attendance | 11,137 (vs. Wellington Phoenix, 31 December 2009) |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,193 (vs. Perth Glory, 4 September 2009) |
| Average home league attendance | 7,444 |
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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Youth League squad
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 June 2009 | DF | Chris Doig | Northampton Town | Free[1] |
| 31 July 2009 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Unattached | Free[2] |
| 1 August 2009 | MF | Nicky Travis | Sheffield United | Free[3] |
| 2 September 2009 | MF | Wolry Wolfe | Joe Public | Free[4] |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Lachlan Cahill | Unattached | Free[5] |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Matt Crowell | Unattached | Free[6] |
| 14 January 2010 | MF | Jonathan Brown | Unattached | Free[7] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 November 2008 | DF | Matthew Osman | Gold Coast United | Free[8] |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | André Gumprecht | Released | Free[9] |
| 20 May 2009 | DF | Paul O'Grady | Released | Free[9] |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | Greg Owens | Released | Free[9] |
| 20 May 2009 | MF | Nick Rizzo | Released | Free[9] |
| 1 September 2009 | MF | Adrian Caceres | Wellington Phoenix | Free[10] |
| 23 September 2009 | MF | Wolry Wolfe | Unattached | Free[5] |
| 29 January 2010 | DF | Dean Heffernan | Huddersfield Town | Free[11] |
Loan out
| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2010 | 9 May 2010 | MF | Michael McGlinchey | Motherwell[12] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6 July 2009 | Sydney FC | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Sydney |
| 19:00 AEST | Heffernan 48' | Report | Stadium: Leichhardt Oval Attendance: 1,540 Referee: Stuart Wolfe |
| 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 |
| 12 July 2009 | Capital Football XI | 3–3 | Central Coast Mariners | Canberra |
| 13:00 AEST | Heffernan 13' Travis 31' Caceres 52' Bojić 57' |
Report | Gecic 20' 38' Jones 37' Giampalo 50' Castro 57' Wilkinson 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Australian Institute of Sport Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 18 July 2009 | Gold Coast United | 2–2 | Central Coast Mariners | Gold Coast |
| Pantelidis 28' Thwaite 35' 48' van den Brink 80' Adama Traoré 81' Smeltz 90+1' |
Report | Bojić 48' Kwasnik 53' Porter 86' |
Stadium: Skilled Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matthew Gillett |
| 26 July 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Wellington Phoenix | Dubbo |
| 18:00 AEST | Report | Brown 67' | Stadium: Apex Oval Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Stuart Wolfe |
2009-10 Hyundai A-League fixtures
| 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: Matthew Breeze |
| 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: Ben Williams |
| 22 August 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Sydney FC | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 15:00 UTC+10 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 10,029 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 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: Ben Williams |
| 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: Ben Williams |
| 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: Strebre Delovski |
| 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 9' 69' | Attendance: 7,943 Referee: Matthew Breeze |
| 27 September 2009 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–0 | Central Coast Mariners | Westpac Stadium, Wellington |
| 16:00 UTC+13 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 6,769 Referee: Michael Hester |
| 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: Matthew Breeze |
| 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: Ryan Shepheard |
| 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: Peter Green |
| 23 October 2009 | Newcastle Jets | 2–1 | Central Coast Mariners | EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Bridges 8' Haliti 14' |
Report Summary |
Kwasnik 19' | Attendance: 6,188 Referee: Strebre Delovski |
| 31 October 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Adelaide United | Canberra Stadium, Canberra |
| 19:00 UTC+11 | Crowell 78' 83' | Report Summary |
Attendance: 5,437 Referee: Ben Williams |
| 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: Strebre Delovski |
| 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: Gerard Parsons |
| 27 November 2009 | Central Coast Mariners | 0–0 | Perth Glory | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Report Summary |
Attendance: 7,857 Referee: Gerard Parsons |
| 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: Peter Green |
| 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: Ryan Shepheard |
| 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: Matthew Breeze |
| 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: Alan Milliner |
| 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: Matthew Breeze |
| 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: Ryan Shepheard |
| 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: Chris Beath |
| 22 January 2010 | Central Coast Mariners | 1–1 | Gold Coast United | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 20:00 UTC+11 | Mrdja 68' (pen.) Boogaard 69' 90+1' |
Report Summary |
J. Porter 66' | Attendance: 5,724 Referee: Chris Beath |
| 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: Gerard Parsons |
| 8 February 2010[13] | Central Coast Mariners | 3–0 | Newcastle Jets | Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford |
| 19:30 UTC+11 | Bojic 79' 88' Boogaard 17' Kwasnik 50' Simon 72' |
Report Summary |
Haliti 49' 57' | Attendance: 5,842 Referee: Peter Green |
| 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: Chris Beath |
| Pos | Team | 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
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Statistics
Appearances
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | A-League | ||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | AUS | Andrew Redmayne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | MF | WAL | Matt Crowell | 13 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 3 | MF | AUS | Shane Huke | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 4 | DF | AUS | Pedj Bojić | 25 | 2 | 23+2 | 2 | ||||||
| 5 | DF | AUS | Brad Porter | 25 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | ||||||
| 6 | FW | AUS | Brady Smith | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 7 | MF | MLT | John Hutchinson | 23 | 3 | 23 | 3 | ||||||
| 10 | MF | AUS | Panny Nikas | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | FW | AUS | Dylan Macallister | 17 | 1 | 5+12 | 1 | ||||||
| 12 | MF | AUS | Matthew Lewis | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | MF | WAL | Jonathan Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | DF | AUS | Andrew Clark | 17 | 0 | 9+8 | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | DF | AUS | Nigel Boogaard | 25 | 2 | 25 | 2 | ||||||
| 17 | DF | SCO | Chris Doig | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | DF | AUS | Alex Wilkinson | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | ||||||
| 19 | FW | AUS | Matt Simon | 25 | 7 | 24+1 | 7 | ||||||
| 20 | GK | AUS | Danny Vuković | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||
| 21 | MF | AUS | Ahmad Elrich | 12 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | ||||||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Nicky Travis | 20 | 3 | 14+6 | 3 | ||||||
| 23 | FW | AUS | Adam Kwasnik | 23 | 4 | 15+8 | 4 | ||||||
| 24 | FW | AUS | Bernie Ibini-Isei | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 25 | MF | AUS | Mitchell Mallia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 29 | MF | AUS | Nicholas Fitzgerald | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||
| 30 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Players who made appearances but left the club during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 8 | DF | AUS | Dean Heffernan | 20 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | ||||||
| 9 | FW | AUS | Nik Mrdja | 17 | 6 | 11+6 | 6 | ||||||
| 14 | MF | NZL | Michael McGlinchey | 21 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | ||||||
| 24 | MF | AUS | Lachlan Cahill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 27 | MF | 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 |
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| 1 | FW | 19 | Matt Simon | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | FW | 9 | Nik Mrdja | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | FW | 23 | Adam Kwasnik | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | 7 | John Hutchinson | 3 | 3 |
| MF | 22 | Nicky Travis | 3 | 3 | |
| 6 | DF | 4 | Pedj Bojić | 2 | 2 |
| DF | 16 | Nigel Boogaard | 2 | 2 | |
| 8 | DF | 8 | Dean Heffernan | 1 | 1 |
| FW | 11 | Dylan Macallister | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 14 | Michael McGlinchey | 1 | 1 | |
| DF | 18 | Alex Wilkinson | 1 | 1 | |
| MF | 21 | Ahmad Elrich | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 32 | 32 | |||
References
- ^ "Former Cobblers Captain becomes a Coastie". Central Coast Mariners. 10 June 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "McGlinchey swaps hoops for his new stripes". Central Coast Mariners. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Sheffield starlet headed for the Coast". Central Coast Mariners. 1 August 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Hungry like the Wolfe". Central Coast Mariners. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Cahill signs with Mariners". Central Coast Mariners. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Welshman on the Crowell". Central Coast Mariners. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Brown gets green light to join the Yellow and Navy". Central Coast Mariners. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Gold Coast bolster A-League roster". ESPN FC. 28 November 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Coast parts ways with Caceres". Central Coast Mariners. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "Heffernan to Huddersfield". Central Coast Mariners. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ "McGlinchey on loan to Motherwell". Central Coast Mariners. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Originally to be played on 6 February but rescheduled due to drenched pitch caused by heavy rain.