Mandurah City FC

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Mandurah City
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Full nameMandurah City Football Club
Nickname(s)Dolphins
Founded1970
GroundSecuritas Protect Stadium
Capacity2,000
PresidentGary Byrne (2024-Present)
ManagerPete Taylor and John Baird
League State League 1
2024 4th of 12
Website http://www.mandurahcityfc.com.au/

Mandurah City Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. Their home ground is Peelwood Reserve in Halls Head. The club has over 300 registered players which also includes Juniors, Social, Women, Semi-pro and Masters teams. They currently (2023) compete in the Football West State League Division 1.

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History

Founded in 1970, Mandurah City played their inaugural competitive season in the South West Soccer League, and won the league in 1972. [1] 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 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 2007, gaining promotion to the Premier League for the 2008 season. [2] After four seasons in the top flight, the club was relegated after the 2011 season.

In 2013, the club unsuccessfully applied for entry into the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, and then entered into a rebuilding and restructuring phase. Doug Hesketh was appointed Director of Football and 1st team manager in 2015. [1] Under the NPL structure, promotion and relegation was re-established for the 2016 season; Mandurah City were 2015 Division 1 Champions, but didn't meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted. After coming second in the league in the 2016 State League Division 1 it was announced that Mandurah City would compete in the 2017 National Premier Leagues, [3] but they only lasted in the top flight for a single season.

2020 started a fresh era for Mandurah City FC with the appointment of John Baird, a seasoned Scottish professional, as player, coach and director of football. Under his leadership the first team

Home ground

The Club's home ground is Peelwood Reserve (known for sponsorship reasons as PoolMart Stadium), which is one of the premier football stadiums in the league. The venue has hosted a number of A-League friendly matches and the Singapore national team. [1]

Current squad

As of March 2022 [4] [5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Preston Gilling
3 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Max Worswick
4 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Harry Collins (captain)
5 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Harrison Murray
6 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Ollie Fields
7 FW Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Ben Gallagher
9 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Louie Evans
10 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Craig Barker
11 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Jimmy Waterman
12 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Cossett-Greene
13 MF Flag of El Salvador.svg  SLV Rodrigo Albayeros
14 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Michael Mejia
15 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Donald McCallum
16 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Robbie Galvin
18 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Ste Hesketh
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sam Lovell
21 GK Ulster Banner.svg  NIR Alfie Brincat (vice-captain)
23 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG James Paylor
24 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Lewis Warnock
26 GK Flag of Fiji.svg  FIJ Ayush Chand
29 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO John Baird
30 MF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Luke Desmond
32 FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Gerry Clark
33 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Fernando Spadaccini
42 MF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Jordy Callaghan
44 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Jack Whittall
46 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Liam Bonner
60 GK Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Riccardo Mazzoleni
— FW Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Liam Baxter

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mandurah City – Our History". Mandurah City FC. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
  3. ↑ "Football West confirm JUFC'S Place in a 14- team NPL". Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "2020 Season Preview". www.footballwa.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Swan - Swan United Football Club Match Day Programmme - Swan United v Mandurah City". Swan United Football Club. 30 September 2018.


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