Manly United Football Club is an Australian football 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 before playing overseas at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United.
Manly United Football Club Ltd. was officially formed in 2004 by the Manly Warringah Soccer Association.[1] However, there have been many representative teams competing for the association prior to this date. Notably, the previous club was called Manly Warringah Dolphins, that formed from the merger of Manly-North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming 1992 NSW Super League season.[2]
The club changed its name to Manly Warringah from 1960. The side had spent 14 seasons throughout the New South Wales top flight in 1960, 1968, and from 1976 to 1987 before being relegated to Division Two. With the club struggling, it merged with North Shore United in 1991.[4] North Shore United itself was a merger of two clubs Ku-Ring-Gai and North Sydney-Artarmon (for the 1989 season).[5] The Manly-North Shore United merger dissolved after the 1991 NSW Division One season, with Manly merging with Warringah Freshwater.[2] North Shore United would continue to send representative teams to tournaments as Ku-Ring-Gai Districts.
Warringah FreshwaterEdit
Warringah Narrabeen (and from 1986 Warringah Freshwater) was a club that had competed throughout the early 1980s in NSW Division Two, even winning the title in 1983.[6] With promotion in 1984 to NSW Division One, the club maintained mid-lower half of the table across their eight-year sojourn in the top flight. Their highest place finish was 5th, achieved in 1991 before merging with Manly for the newly revamped "NSW Super League" in 1992.
Manly Warringah DolphinsEdit
The merger of Manly-North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater created the Manly Warringah Dolphins at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming NSW Super League season.[2] The club had gained promotion into the NSW Premier League for the start of the 2004–05 season. At the time, the club was operating solely as a representative branch for the Manly Warringah Soccer Association (MWSA). However, it was a requirement from Soccer NSW that all Federation Clubs be a separate incorporated body and so Manly United Football Club Ltd. was formed.[1]
Manly United (2004–present)Edit
Manly United have competed in the NSW Tier 1 since 2004–05 when they were elevated to the NSW Premier League after winning the Super League Division. Manly United is considered an important side in the NSWPL, as it is based on a geographical area, rather than founded by a single ethnic group like some other ex-NSL clubs.
The original Logo of the renamed Manly United Football Club in 2004 was a collective of an Osprey sea bird, a Football & a Dolphin joined as one, these three icons represent the local MWFA Association (Osprey), a Football & Manly Warringah Dolphins (Dolphin). The Club again changed its logo in 2016 to reflect the evolution of Manly United Football Club and its ownership and association with Manly Warringah Football Association. [7]
The club is the representative arm of the Manly Warringah Football Association (MWFA), the largest community Football Association in Australia with more than 20,000 players.
Between 2006 and 2012 ex-Manly junior Lucas Neill helped provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club.[8] Each year the scholarship was awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe.
Due to a number of factors including difficulty getting clubs in Europe to provide the opportunity for the players, the scheme was discontinued as Lucas and his advisors looked for a different way to reward the junior players from his junior club.
In 2014 the scholarship was re-branded the Lucas Neill Medal and was extended to include ALL junior members of the club, it was determined that there should be two medals awarded each year, in recognition of the advancements in ladies football. The medal is made from Sterling silver and is laser engraved on the front with a photograph of Lucas when he first became captain of Australia in 2007.
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Manly United Football Club is an Australian football 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 Manly UnitedFull nameManly United Football ClubNickname s ManlyFounded2004 1 GroundCromer ParkCapacity5 000ChairmanRay FanningCoachPatrick ZwaanswijkLeagueNPL NSW20238th of 16WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursIts main grandstand is named after former Socceroo captain Lucas Neill who played for the club as a junior before playing overseas at Blackburn Rovers and West Ham United Manly United Football Club Ltd was officially formed in 2004 by the Manly Warringah Soccer Association 1 However there have been many representative teams competing for the association prior to this date Notably the previous club was called Manly Warringah Dolphins that formed from the merger of Manly North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming 1992 NSW Super League season 2 Contents 1 History 1 1 Neerlandia Manly Warringah 1 2 Warringah Freshwater 1 3 Manly Warringah Dolphins 1 4 Manly United 2004 present 1 5 Divisional History 1 5 1 Manly Warringah Dolphins 2 Lucas Neill Scholarship and Medal 3 Current Men s squad 4 Current Women s squad 5 Men s Seasons 6 Men s Honours 6 1 Manly Warringah Dolphins 1992 2004 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditNeerlandia Manly Warringah Edit A Dutch club called Neerlandia competed in the 1959 Sydney Federation Division Two won the premiership and gained entry into the Sydney Federation Division One for 1960 3 The club changed its name to Manly Warringah from 1960 The side had spent 14 seasons throughout the New South Wales top flight in 1960 1968 and from 1976 to 1987 before being relegated to Division Two With the club struggling it merged with North Shore United in 1991 4 North Shore United itself was a merger of two clubs Ku Ring Gai and North Sydney Artarmon for the 1989 season 5 The Manly North Shore United merger dissolved after the 1991 NSW Division One season with Manly merging with Warringah Freshwater 2 North Shore United would continue to send representative teams to tournaments as Ku Ring Gai Districts Warringah Freshwater Edit Warringah Narrabeen and from 1986 Warringah Freshwater was a club that had competed throughout the early 1980s in NSW Division Two even winning the title in 1983 6 With promotion in 1984 to NSW Division One the club maintained mid lower half of the table across their eight year sojourn in the top flight Their highest place finish was 5th achieved in 1991 before merging with Manly for the newly revamped NSW Super League in 1992 Manly Warringah Dolphins Edit The merger of Manly North Shore United and Warringah Freshwater created the Manly Warringah Dolphins at the close of the 1991 NSW Division 1 season for the start of the upcoming NSW Super League season 2 The club had gained promotion into the NSW Premier League for the start of the 2004 05 season At the time the club was operating solely as a representative branch for the Manly Warringah Soccer Association MWSA However it was a requirement from Soccer NSW that all Federation Clubs be a separate incorporated body and so Manly United Football Club Ltd was formed 1 Manly United 2004 present Edit Manly United have competed in the NSW Tier 1 since 2004 05 when they were elevated to the NSW Premier League after winning the Super League Division Manly United is considered an important side in the NSWPL as it is based on a geographical area rather than founded by a single ethnic group like some other ex NSL clubs The original Logo of the renamed Manly United Football Club in 2004 was a collective of an Osprey sea bird a Football amp a Dolphin joined as one these three icons represent the local MWFA Association Osprey a Football amp Manly Warringah Dolphins Dolphin The Club again changed its logo in 2016 to reflect the evolution of Manly United Football Club and its ownership and association with Manly Warringah Football Association 7 The club is the representative arm of the Manly Warringah Football Association MWFA the largest community Football Association in Australia with more than 20 000 players Divisional History Edit 2004 2012 NSW Premier League NSW Tier 1 2013 present National Premier Leagues NSW NSW Tier 1 Manly Warringah Dolphins Edit 1992 1996 Super League NSW Tier 1 1997 1999 Division One NSW Tier 2 2000 Super League NSW Tier 1 2001 2004 Winter Super League NSW Tier 2 Lucas Neill Scholarship and Medal EditBetween 2006 and 2012 ex Manly junior Lucas Neill helped provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club 8 Each year the scholarship was awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe Year Recipient2006 Chris Payne2007 Simon Beer2008 Joey Gibbs2009 Leigh Egger2010 Tonu Liiband2011 Jack Green2012 Thomas ManosDue to a number of factors including difficulty getting clubs in Europe to provide the opportunity for the players the scheme was discontinued as Lucas and his advisors looked for a different way to reward the junior players from his junior club In 2014 the scholarship was re branded the Lucas Neill Medal and was extended to include ALL junior members of the club it was determined that there should be two medals awarded each year in recognition of the advancements in ladies football The medal is made from Sterling silver and is laser engraved on the front with a photograph of Lucas when he first became captain of Australia in 2007 Year Male Recipient Female Recipient2014 Jake Hollman Remy Siemsen2015 Tom Fay Remy Siemsen2016 Ben Koop Ruby Whitaker2017 Harry McCarthy Holly Newman2018 Jordan Devries Kahli Johnson2019 Yannis Frerck Kahli Johnson2020 Eric Sequeira Hailey Chappelow2021 Toby Bakewell Valentina Bradley2022 Jasper Chipman Alice Thompson2023 Jasper Swadling TBACurrent Men s squad EditAs of February 2023 9 Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp AUS Jack Greenwood2 DF nbsp AUS Kieren Paull3 DF nbsp AUS Jesse Piriz4 DF nbsp AUS Jimmy Oates5 DF nbsp AUS Thomas Fay6 MF nbsp AUS Finn Ashton7 DF nbsp JPN Seiya Kambayashi8 MF nbsp AUS Dom Ferguson9 FW nbsp AUS Ben Koop10 FW nbsp BRA Bruno Mendes11 FW nbsp AUS Matt Sim12 MF nbsp AUS Kristian Santich15 DF nbsp AUS Nick Rainbird18 DF nbsp AUS Lucas Rainbird19 MF nbsp AUS Alen Aganovic20 GK nbsp AUS Levi Kaye22 DF nbsp AUS Bilal Belkadi23 FW nbsp AUS Harry McCarthy33 FW nbsp FIJ Marcus Lal32 MF nbsp AUS Saxon HillyerCurrent Women s squad EditAs of July 2020 citation needed Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player nbsp Ally Green nbsp Bryany Parker nbsp Cassidy Davis nbsp Chloe O Brien nbsp Claudia Cholakian nbsp Corinne Winkler nbsp Elizabeth Copus Brown nbsp Emily Minett nbsp Gemma Van Weeren nbsp Grace Arnold No Pos Nation Player nbsp Hannah Peric nbsp Jane Vanzino nbsp Nicola Stuart nbsp Nicole Simonsen nbsp Remy Siemsen nbsp Ruby Jackson nbsp Sunny Franco nbsp Tara AndrewsMen s Seasons EditSeason League Waratah Cup FFA Cup Top scorerDiv Pld W D L GF GA Pts Pos Finals Player s Goals2004 05 NSW Premier League 22 7 7 8 33 29 28 11th 4R2006 NSW Premier League 18 8 4 6 31 24 28 5th 4R2007 NSW Premier League 18 8 4 6 26 21 28 4th PF RU2008 NSW Premier League 22 12 3 7 42 21 39 4th SF 4R2009 NSW Premier League 22 10 7 5 33 22 37 5th SF RU2010 NSW Premier League 22 7 4 11 24 31 25 9th QF2011 NSW Premier League 22 8 7 7 33 37 31 6th W2012 NSW Premier League 22 6 5 11 26 33 23 10th 3R2013 NPL NSW 22 6 8 8 34 35 26 8th 4R2014 NPL NSW 22 7 3 12 31 46 24 10th RU R322015 NPL NSW 22 8 3 11 39 38 27 8th 6R2016 NPL NSW 22 12 7 3 58 26 43 3rd SF RU R322017 NPL NSW 22 13 3 6 47 36 42 4th W 4R2018 NPL NSW 22 7 7 8 33 32 28 8th 5R2019 NPL NSW 22 7 5 10 25 34 26 9th SF R162020 NPL NSW 11 3 3 5 14 18 12 8th cancelled Premiers premiership positions or Champions finals series Runners up premiership or finals series PR Preliminary Round 1R 2R 3R 7R 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round 7th Round R32 Round of 32 R16 Round of 16 QF Quarter final SF Semi final EF Elimination Final PF Preliminary Final PO Playoff FinalMen s Honours EditNational Premier Leagues NSWMen s Club Champions 1 2016National Premier Leagues NSW Grand FinalsChampions 1 2017 Runners Up 1 2022Waratah Cup Champions 1 2011 Runners up 4 2007 2009 2014 2016Manly Warringah Dolphins 1992 2004 Edit National Premier Leagues NSWPremiers 1 1995 Runners Up 1 1992National Premier Leagues NSW Grand FinalsChampions 1 1995 Runners Up 0 National Premier Leagues NSW 2Premiers 1 2004 Runners Up 1 2002National Premier Leagues NSW 2 Grand FinalsChampions 1 2001 Runners Up 2 1994 2004References Edit a b c Keith Pesler MWFA Annual Report and Financial Statement 2005 PDF Report p 26 Retrieved 19 July 2019 a b c 1991 NSW Division 1 Fixtures www socceraust co uk 1959 Federation Division Two 1991 NSW Div 1 Fixtures 1988 NSW Div 1 Fixtures 1983 Division 2 Fixtures Manly United Unveil New Crest 19 October 2016 The Lucas Neill Scholarship Lucas Neill Archived from the original on 17 February 2015 Retrieved 22 February 2015 Manly United squad External links EditOfficial site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manly United FC amp oldid 1175090083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
