2009–10 Central Coast Mariners FC season

The 2009–10 season is Central Coast's 5th season since the inception of the A-League.

Central Coast Mariners FC

2009-10 season
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
← 2008–09 2010–11 →

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Andrew Redmayne 2 MF  WAL Matthew Crowell 3 MF  AUS Shane Huke 4 DF  AUS Predrag Bojić 5 MF  AUS Brad Porter 6 FW  AUS Brady Smith 7 MF  MLT John Hutchinson (vice-captain) 9 FW  AUS Nik Mrdja 10 MF  AUS Panny Nikas 11 FW  AUS Dylan Macallister 12 MF  AUS Matthew Lewis 13 FW  WAL Jonathan Brown 15 DF  AUS Andrew Clark 16 DF  AUS Nigel Boogaard

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  SCO Chris Doig 18 DF  AUS Alex Wilkinson (captain) 19 FW  AUS Matthew Simon 20 GK  AUS Danny Vukovic 21 MF  AUS Ahmed Elrich 22 MF  ENG Nicky Travis 23 FW  AUS Adam Kwasnik 24 FW  AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei 24 MF  AUS Lachlan Cahill (Injury replacement) 25 MF  AUS Mitchell Mallia 27 MF  JAM Wolry Wolfe (Injury replacement) 29 MF  AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald 30 GK  AUS Mathew Ryan

Youth League 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player 6 FW  AUS Brady Smith 10 MF  AUS Panny Nikas 24 FW  AUS Bernie Ibini-Isei 25 MF  AUS Mitchell Mallia 29 MF  AUS Nicholas Fitzgerald 30 GK  AUS Mathew Ryan — GK  AUS Nathan Kenyon — GK  AUS Nik Matic — DF  AUS Luka Dukic

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  AUS Manny Giannaros — DF  AUS Jerry Kalouris — DF  AUS Matthew Liddall — DF  AUS Adam Ormsby — DF  AUS Nathan Sherlock — MF  AUS Brendan Griffin — MF  AUS David Gullo — MF  AUS Graz Trimboli — FW  AUS Gavin Forbes

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

Logan United v Central Coast Mariners

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

North Queensland Fury v Central Coast Mariners

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

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

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

Belconnen United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Capital Football XI v Central Coast Mariners

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

Gold Coast United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix

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

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

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

Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC

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

Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

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

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United

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

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

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

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury

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

Brisbane Roar v Central Coast Mariners

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

Newcastle Jets v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Adelaide United

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

Melbourne Victory v Central Coast Mariners

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

North Queensland Fury v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Perth Glory

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

Gold Coast United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne Victory

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

Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Brisbane Roar

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

Central Coast Mariners v Wellington Phoenix

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

Central Coast Mariners v North Queensland Fury

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

Adelaide United v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Gold Coast United

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

Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners

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

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets

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

Wellington Phoenix v Central Coast Mariners

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 v t e	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

Statistics

Appearances

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		A-League
				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
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