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Full name | Cooks Hill United FC | |
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Nickname(s) | Cookers | |
Founded | 1997 | |
Ground | Newcastle Athletics Field / No.2 Sportrsground | |
Coordinates | 32°55′49.7″S151°45′33.4″E / 32.930472°S 151.759278°E | |
President | Mitch McPherson | |
Head Coach | Chris Zoricich | |
League | NPL NNSW | |
2025 | 9th of 12 | |
Website | https://www.chufc.com.au/ | |
Cooks Hill United FC is a semi-professional football club based in Cooks Hill, New South Wales. Cooks Hill United FC currently competes in the Northern NSW Football National Premier Leagues NNSW competition; the second tier of soccer in Australia. Its home games are played at the Fearnley Dawes Athletics Centre and No. 2 Sportsground in the suburb of Newcastle West.
In December 1997 at the Commonwealth Hotel, Cooks Hill, Cooks Hill United Football Club officially became a sporting organisation.
Amidst the buzz of the '98 World Cup, three All Age teams were registered in the local Newcastle competition and became the first representatives of the black & white stripes. [1]
The 1999 season was the inaugural year for both the Cooks Hill Juniors and the Cooks Hill Women’s and in 2000 Cooks Hill FC entered the Inter District competition for the first time, competing in I.D.3's
In 2005 the Cooks Hill Women won the double and the Men were promoted to I.D.2's.
In 2010 Cooks Hill Men’s were promoted to the top Inter District competition with the full amalgamation of Cooks Hill Juniors with the Seniors occurring not long after.
The club entered the Northern League 1 Division from 2015–2021
In 2022 Cooks Hill were promoted into the NNSW National Premier League. [2]
In June 2025 CHUFC advanced to the Australia Cup Round of 32 for the first time after a 1-2 victory against Broadmeadow Magic FC. A 2-3 victory in Adelaide against Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC saw them progress to the round of 16. CHUFC faced the Newcastle Jets at No2 Sportsground on Wed 13 August 2025 in front of record crowd of 4,256, going down 5-0. [3]
Premiers - 2017, 2018, 2019
Champions - 2017
Winners - 2025
Year | Opponent | Venue | Result | |
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2025 | Round of 32 | Adelaide Croatia | Croatian Sports Centre, Adelaide | 2 - 3 |
Round of 16 | Newcastle Jets | No.2 Sportsground | 5 - 0 |
Seasons | Coach | Division |
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2015 - 2016 | Warren Spink | Northern League 1 |
2017 - 2019 | Graham Law | Northern League 1 |
2020 | Doug West | Northern League 1 |
2021 - 2022 | David Tanchevski | Northern League 1 / NNSW NPL |
2023 - 2025 | Chris Zoricich | NNSW NPL |
Seasons | Division |
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2000 - 2010 | NNSW Inter District |
2011 - 2014 | NNSW Zone League |
2015 - 2021 | Northern League 1 |
2022 - Present | NNSW NPL |
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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