Manningham United Blues FC

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Manningham United
Manningham United Logo.jpg
Full nameManningham United Blues Football Club
Nickname(s)Blues
Founded1965;58 years ago (1965) as Fawkner
GroundPettys Reserve
Capacity1,500
PresidentNick Raptopoulos
ManagerGeorge Karkaletsis
League NPL Victoria 2
2023 2nd of 14 (Promoted)
NPL Victoria
Website Club website

Manningham United Blues Football Club is an Australian soccer club from Templestowe, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. The club was formed in 1999 by local residents and was known as Manningham Juniors Soccer Club.

Contents

In 2010, Manningham Juniors Soccer Club obtained a Senior Men's license from Fawkner SC. Manningham United plays their senior games at Pettys Reserve.

History

In 1999, the club, originally known as Manningham Juniors Soccer Club, had just three junior teams, with a committee led by Paul Martinello and Tari Mallia.

Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues

In 2004 Fawkner Blues merged with Whittlesea Stallions to form Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues. Their home games were played at Whittlesea's home stadium Epping Stadium. The merge only lasted until 2006. The club played in the 2005 and 2006 Victorian Premier League. In 2005 they finished fourth [1] but only six points from first. The following year, the final year before Fawkner-Whittlesea dissolved, it finished 10th. [2] At the end of 2006, Fawkner opted to go back to being a stand-alone club and Whittlesea forming a partnership with Bulleen Lions to form the Whittlesea Zebras, who have been known as Moreland Zebras FC since 2011.

In 2013, Manningham were playing in the Victorian State League 5 and had finished 5th. [3] Fawkner on the other hand playing in State League 1 would finish dead last, below Eastern Lions by 6 points. [4]

Manningham United player taking a shot against Bulleen Lions in a friendly Manningham United player taking a shot in a friendly.jpg
Manningham United player taking a shot against Bulleen Lions in a friendly

The season before the merger, Manningham had just escaped the bottom of the ladder finishing above Brandon Park who only managed one win in the entire season. Manningham ended the season on 19 points with 6 wins and 1 draw. [5] In the 2014 season Fawkner finished 3rd behind Preston Lions and Moreland City. [6]

Manningham United Blues

On 27 November 2014 it was announced that Manningham United, a then Victorian State League 4 team would merge with Fawkner Blues, a State League 1 team, and Manningham United Blues Football Club was born. In 2014 they fielded 30 junior teams and have grown to be the biggest community club in Manningham. They moved from CB Smith Reserve which Fawkner SC now plays at to play at Mannigham's ground Timberidge or alternatively Wilson Road Reserve. In its inaugural season Manningham finished a disappointing 10th. In 2016, it finished in fifth.

In the first season of the merger, Manningham United Blues would finish 10th. [7]

Manningham's seniors had a relatively slow start to the season with only two wins in the first five matches. however form hit when they won six matches in a row from round 7–12 and were only stopped by eventual winners Mornington SC. It looked at that point even though there was a loss to Mornington there was still a good chance of a high place finish or even the title. However, with one win in the last five matches including a 3–3 draw to bottom side Frankston Pines FC a fifth-place finish [8] would ultimately be disappointing for Manningham.

Manningham United celebrate promotion in 2018 Manningham United Promotion.jpg
Manningham United celebrate promotion in 2018

In 2018, Manningham achieved promotion from State League 1 to the National Premier Leagues Victoria 2 with a league championship. [9] Dean Lorenzi finished as the club's and league's top goalscorer with 21 goals. [10]

National Premier Leagues Victoria

Manningham United reached an agreement with the Veneto Club in Bulleen, Victoria to play its senior home games for the 2019 season.

Fawkner's original logo has not been touched except for their brief merge with Whittlesea Stallions in 2004 which would eventually end in 2006. After Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues dissolved Fawkner changed back to their original logo. When they would eventually merge with Manningham it would stay relatively the same, however that cannot be said for Manningham.

Manningham started off in 1999 with a soccer ball as the foundation of their logo with blue pentagons and blue and white stripes on it. In 2011 a name change and a new logo as well the ball still featured heavily but

instead of blue and white it would be blue and black to match their new colours. This new logo would only last three years because in 2014 Manningham and Fawkner would merge and the logo stayed relatively the same

and it so happened that a soccer ball once again featured heavily on the logo.

Name

The club that is now Manningham United Blues originally was founded in 1965 under the name Fawkner however in 1994 they changed their club name to Fawkner Blues, with a brief change to Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues after a merge with Whittlesea in 2004 which ended in 2006.

merge with Manningham United in 2014 as Manningham adopted the blues to become Manningham United Blues. Manningham have also had several name changes. Beginning as Manningham Junior Soccer Club in 1999

the club swapped out the soccer for a more traditional football. The name and logo lasted only three years after a merge with Fawkner in 2014 and they adopted part of their name and majority of their badge.

Kit provider and sponsor

PeriodKit ProviderShirt Sponsor
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Covo
2009
2010
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Nike
2012
2013
2014Janev Building & Painting
2015 Flag of Italy.svg Legea United Petroleum
2016 Flag of Italy.svg Stanno AL-KO
2017
2018
2019
2020 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Konqa AUSREO

Specialised Fire Protection

2021
2022 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Armadura

FFA/Australia Cup Record

Overall

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
FFA Cup 1911086936+21

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubScoreWin/Loss
2014 FFA Cup 1P Manningham vs Brimbank Stallions FC 2–1 (AET) Loss
4P Fawkner Blues vs Eltham Redbacks4–2Win
5P Fawkner Blues vs Beaumaris1–0Win
6P Fawkner Blues vs South Springvale 0–1Loss
2015 FFA Cup 3P Heatherton United SC1–0Win
4P North Geelong Warriors FC 6–1Loss
2016 FFA Cup 3P Sydenham Park SC2–3Win
4P Oakleigh Cannons FC 0–5Loss
2017 FFA Cup 3P Mazenod United FC3–1Win
4P FC Bulleen Lions 4–1Loss
2018 FFA Cup 3P Tatura13–0Win
4P Mooroolbark 6–2Win
5P Kingston City FC 3–1Loss
2019 FFA Cup 4P Fitzroy City SC 2–1Loss
2020 FFA Cup 3P Greenvale United SC 8–0Win
4P Cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 FFA Cup 3P Brandon Park SC 5–2Win
4P Doncaster Rovers SC 6–0Win
5P Port Melbourne SC 0–1Loss
2022 Australia Cup 4P Keilor Park SC 5-0Win
5P Port Melbourne SC 0–4Loss

Records

Biggest Win

Manningham United 13–0 Tatura SC

BIggest Defeat

North Geelong Warriors FC 6–1 Manningham United FC

Manningham United FC 0–5 Oakleigh Cannons FC

Best Result

Sixth Round Preliminary, 2014

Top Goalscorer

Billy Romas: (4)

Most Appearances

David Lorenzi (9)

Notes

Manninham's score is always in boldP: Preliminary Round

Dockerty Cup Record

From 2014 onwards, the Dockerty Cup is also a qualifying completion for the FFA Cup.

Overall

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
Dockerty Cup 6131525115105+10

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundClubScoreWin/Loss
1972 Dockerty Cup AFL1 Geelong SC 2–6Loss
1973 Dockerty Cup PRMelton1–3Loss
1974 Dockerty Cup PL2 Frankston Pines FC 0–3Loss
1975–78Results Not Available
1979 Dockerty Cup P2Ballarat1–3 (AET) Win
P3 Frankston Pines FC 2–0Loss
1980 Dockerty Cup P1 Morwell Falcons 2–4Loss
1981 Dockerty Cup P2 Dandenong City SC 4–0Win
R1Prahan1–1†Loss
1982 Dockerty Cup P1 Morwell Falcons 1–2Loss
1983 Dockerty Cup R1 Western Suburbs SC 3–0Win
QF Box Hill United SC 3–1Loss
1984 Dockerty Cup R1North Dandenong1–0Win
R2 Karingal United 0–6Win
QF St Albans 2–1Win
SF Western Suburbs SC 4–1Win
F Maribyrnong Polonia 2–3Champions
1985 Dockerty Cup R1Holland Park2–2†Win
R2 Croydon City 2–3Loss
1986 Dockerty Cup R1 Broadmeadows City 1–0Win
R2North Dandenong0–0†Win
R3 Brunswick Juventus 0–1Win
QF Green Gully SC 0–5Loss
1987 Dockerty Cup R1 Doveton SC 5–1Win
R2 Northcote City FC 2–3Win
R3 Brunswick Juventus 7–0Loss
1988 Dockerty Cup R1Lalor United4–0Win
R2 Maribyrnong Polonia 1–4Loss
1989 Dockerty Cup R1Brighton0–1Loss
1990–92Results Not Available
1993 Dockerty Cup R1 Springvale United 7–1Win
R2 Doncaster Rovers S.C. 0–2Win
R3 Broadmeadows City 2–3Loss
1994 Dockerty Cup R1 Fitzroy City SC 3–1Win
R2 Werribee City FC 3–1Win
R3 Thomastown Devils 1–2Win
R4 FC Bulleen Lions 0–0†Loss
1995 Dockerty Cup Group

Eight

Waverly City4–1Win
Seaford United 0–3Win
Brunswick City SC 0–4Win
R2 Bentleigh Greens SC 2–2†Loss
1996 Dockerty Cup Group

Ten

East Richmond1–0Loss
Endeavour Hills w/o Win
Stonnington City 2–3Loss
1997–2003Not Played
2004 Crazy John's Cup R5 Western Suburbs SC 1–2Win
R6 Heidelberg United FC 1–2Win
QF Northcote City FC 2–1Win
SF St Albans 0–6Win
F Green Gully SC 0–1Runners Up
2005–2010Not Played
2011 Mirabella Cup R4 Moreland City 3–2Loss
2012 FFV State Knockout Cup R1 Old Trinity Grammarians 3–0Loss
2013 FFV State Knockout Cup R2 Moreland City vs Fawkner Blues3–0Loss
Old Carey vs Manningham3–1Loss
2014 Dockerty Cup R1 Brimbank Stallions FC vs Manningham2–1 (AET) Loss
R4Fawkner Blues vs Eltham Redbacks 4–2Win
R5Fawkner Blues vs Beaumaris 1–0Win
R6Fawkner Blues vs South Springvale 0–1Loss
2015 Dockerty Cup R1 Heatherton United SC 1–0Win
R2 Oakleigh Cannons FC 0–5Loss
2016 Dockerty Cup R3 Sydenham Park SC 2–3Win
R4 Oakleigh Cannons FC 0–5Loss
2017 Dockerty Cup R3 Mazenod United FC 3–1Win
R4 FC Bulleen Lions 4–1Loss


Records

Biggest Win

Karingal United 0–6 Fawkner (14 October 1984)

Fawkner 7–1 Springvale United (27 February 1993)

St Albans 0–6 Fawkner Blues (31 August 2004)

Biggest Defeat

Brunswick Juventus 7–0 Fawkner (17 October 1987)

Notes

Manninham's score is always in bold

AFL1: Affiliated Leagues Round One

PR: Provisional League Preliminary Round

PL2: Provisional League Second Round

P1: First Preliminary Round

P2: Second Preliminary Round

P3: Third Preliminary Round

R: Round

QF: Quarter Final

SF: Semi Final

F: Final

AET: After Extra Time

†: Match Went to Penalties

Ref: [11]

State knockout cup

The State knockout cup also known as the previously known as the "Team App Cup" now known as the "Nike F.C. Cup" is an annual women's cup which was introduced in 2012 under the name Women's State Knockout Cup, Manningham first competed in 2017 entering in the qualifying round.

Overall

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGD
State knockout cup100112−1

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundTeamScoreWin/Loss
2017 Team App Cup QR Ringwood City 1–2Loss
2018Did not enter
2019
2020

Notes

Manninham's score is always in bold

QR: Qualifying Round

Competition timeline

As Fawkner
LeagueFinals Dockerty Cup FFA Cup Top Goalscorer
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionPlayer/sGoals
1970Victorian District Premier League2292114537+8208th
1971Victorian District Premier League2214354930+19313rd
1972Victorian Provisional League209473325+8225thAFL1
1973Victorian Provisional League2214625222+31342ndPR
1974Victorian Provisional League2214446228+34323rdPL2
1975Victorian Provisional League2217237037+33362nd
1976Victorian Provisional League2214354523+22313rd
1977Victorian Provisional League Division 12214536631+35332nd
1978Victorian Metropolitan League Division 42218318116+65391st
1979Victorian Metropolitan League Division 32212464627+19283rdP3
1980Victorian Metropolitan League Division 32213635126+25322ndP1 Frank Fragale 14*
1981Victorian Metropolitan League Division 22212735126+25311stR1 Bruno Sabidussi 14
1982Victorian Metropolitan League Division 12622227327+46461stP1 Emilio Anselma 16
1983Victorian State League26105113850−12258thQF Bruno Cozzella 10
1984Victorian State League2615656135+26363rdChampions Bruno Cozzella

Ian Tuffield

15
1985Victorian State League2697104136+5257thR2 Bruno Cozzella 10
1986Victorian State League2612682824+4306thQF Bruno Cozzella 10
1987Victorian State League2816664524+21383rdR3 Doug Brown 14
1988Victorian State League3096152835−72414thR2Doug Brown8
1989Victorian State League3085172847+192114thR1David Hanna8
1990Victorian State League34168105319+34405thDavid Hanna9
1991 Victorian Premier League 2610973330+3296thDavid Hanna10
1992 Victorian Premier League 2613583027+3315thMinor Semi-Final Danny Gnjidic 10
1993 Victorian Premier League 2614574931+18332ndRunners UpR1 Carlos Retre 23
1994 Victorian Premier League 2641392537−12219thR4 Carlos Retre 6
1995 Victorian Premier League 2695122535−10328thR2 Danny Gnjidic 9
1996 Victorian Premier League 2647152449−251913thGroup Stage Marco di Sauro,

Tony Ujgunovski

4
1997 Victorian Premier League 2669113747−102712th Peter Psarros 10
1998 Victorian Premier League 2612774028+12436th Santo Emmanuele 17
1999 Victorian Premier League 2614484833+15464th Santo Emmanuele 11
2000 Victorian Premier League 226972827+1277th Peter Psarros 13
2001 Victorian Premier League 228863622+14326th Santo Emmanuele 7
2002 Victorian Premier League 2211833821+17411stRunners Up Henry Fa'arodo 8
2003 Victorian Premier League 229493135−4318th Chimaobi Nwaogazi 8
2004 Victorian Premier League 2265113429+5239thRunners Up Tony Sterjovski,

Mark Tsiorlas

6
2005Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues
2006
2007 Victorian Premier League 2696112628−23311th Mark Tsiorlas 9
2008 Victorian Premier League 2663172259−372113th Joey Youssef 6
2009 Victorian State League Division 1 2210573327+6355th Robert Dolevski 7
2010 Victorian State League Division 1 2611563626+7283rd Robert Dolevski

Ridvan Saglam

12
2011 Victorian State League Division 1 2263132127−62111th R4 Robert Dolevski 11
2012 Victorian State League Division 2 2214534920+29471st Jamie Meehan 7
2013 Victorian State League Division 1 2235141238−261412th R2 Josip Loncaric 4
2014 Victorian State League Division 1 2212284631+15383rd R3 6P Franc Carafa,

Nathan Jones

8
As Fawkner-Whittlesea Blues
LeagueFinals Dockerty Cup FFA Cup Top Goalscorer
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionPlayer/sGoals
2005 Victorian Premier League 2612774737+10434thElimination Final Zoran Petrevski

Mark Tsiorlas

10
2006 Victorian Premier League 26101153851−133110th Mark Tsiorlas 13
As Manningham
LeagueFinals Dockerty Cup FFA Cup Top Goalscorer
SeasonDivisionPldWDLGFGAGDPtsPositionPlayer/sGoals
2009Victorian Metropolitan League South-East1831143149−18107th Roberto Rositano 7
2010Victorian Provisional League South-East2243152853−251512th Roberto Rositano 14
2011Victorian Metropolitan League Central2012175736+21373rdTiago Da Silva15
2012Victorian Metropolitan League Central2012265328+25383rd R1 Tiago Da Silva17
2013 Victorian State League Division 5 2110474639+7345th R2 Roberto Rositano 12
2014 Victorian State League Division 4 2261152544−191911th R1 1P Jordan Cirianni 4
2015 Victorian State League Division 1 2263133044−142110th R2 4P Zane Sole 10
2016 Victorian State League Division 1 2212374335+8395th R2 4P Vojtěch Engelmann 11
2017 Victorian State League Division 1 228682629−3307th R2 4P Lucas Johns 4
2018 Victorian State League Division 1 2117136118+43521st1st R5 5P Dean Lorenzi 18
2019 NPL Victoria 2 28125114844+4415th R4 4P Billy Romas 11
2020 NPL Victoria 2 Season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021 NPL Victoria 2 142482436−1210Abandoned R5 5P Billy Romas5
2022 NPL Victoria 2 2266102934−5248th R5 5P Jacob Byrns6

Records

Individual Records

Most Appearances- (485) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tony Schipano (1980–1983, 1985–1992, 1994–2003)

Top Goalscorer- (45) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bruno Cozzella (1983–1986, 1988)

Team Records

Highest League Position: 1st Victorian Premier League (2002) [12]

Lowest League Position: 7th Victorian Metropolitan League South-East (2009) [13]

Most Wins In A Single Season: 22, (1982) [14]

Most Draws In A Single Season: 13, (1994) [15]

Most Losses In A Single Season: 17, (1989 and 2008) [16] [17]

Most Points In A Single Season: 46, (1982, and 1999) [14] [18]

Most Goals Scored In A Single Season: 81, (1978) [19]

Most Goals Conceded In A Single Season: 59, (2008) [17]

Biggest League Win: Fawkner 11–0 South Dandenong, Victorian Provisional League, 10 September 1977

Biggest League Defeat: Fawkner Blues 0–6 Heidelberg United, Victorian Premier League, 13 July 2008

Highest Scoring League Game: Fawkner 11–0 South Dandenong, Victorian Provisional, League 10 September 1977

Manningham 4–7 Albert Park, Victorian Metropolitan League Central, 9 April 2011

Manningham 4–7 Kingston City, NPL Victoria 2, 1 May 2021

Attendances

Highest ever attendance: 6,500 vs Preston Lions at Bob Jane Stadium, Victorian Premier League Grand Final, 25 August 2002

Highest home attendance: 4,750 vs Preston Lions at Epping Stadium, Victorian Premier League 4 July 2005

Honours

League

Cup

Individual honours

FFV Best and Fairest

VPL Player of the Year

Bill Fleming Medal

VPL Goalkeeper of the Year

VPL Coach of the Year

VPL Under 21 Player of the Year

Wienstein Medal

Jimmy Rooney Medal

Current squad

Senior squad

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
13 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Matt Banovic
31 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Stefan Taleski
44 GK Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Evan Markogiannakis
52 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Michael Godfrey
2 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Baley Row
3 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dylan Facci
4 DF Flag of Italy.svg  ITA Filippo Gattari
20 DF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Nathan Prince
5 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dominic D'angelo
8 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Travis Chalk-Hatton
12 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS James Newman
33 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dylan Bresolin
22 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Mark Vangeli
16 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Sebastian Barrero
7 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Josh McMonagle-Ihasz
No.Pos.NationPlayer
19 MF Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS David Morovic
14 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Lucas Johns
18 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Billy Romas
9 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Yanni Barberoglou
11 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Jhoan Barrero
13 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Franc Carafa
10 FW Flag of Australia (converted).svg  AUS Dean Lorenzi

Notable players

Notable managers

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  12. ↑ "2002 VPL Table".
  13. ↑ "2009 Victorian Metropolitan League South-East Table".
  14. 1 2 "1982 Victorian Metropolitan League Division One Table".
  15. ↑ "1994 VPL Table".
  16. ↑ "1989 VPL Table".
  17. 1 2 "2008 VPL Table".
  18. ↑ "1999 VPL Table".
  19. ↑ "1978 Metropolitan League Division 4 Table".
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