Mandurah City FC

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Mandurah City
File:Mandurah City FC.png
Full name Mandurah City Football Club
Founded 1970
Ground Peelwood Reserve
Ground Capacity 2,000
President Tony Dyson
Manager Doug Hesketh
League State League Division 1
2015 1st
Website Club home page

Mandurah City Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football (soccer) club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. Their home ground is Peelwood Reserve in Halls Head.

The club currently (2016) competes in the Football West State League Division 1. The club has 300 registered players which also includes Juniors, Social, Women, Semi-pro and Masters teams.

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.

Home Ground

The Club's home ground is Peelwood Reserve (known for sponsorship reasons as Kelly's Hot Water Community 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

Squad list as at 24 May 2016

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

No. Position Player
Scotland GK David Keenan
Scotland GK Struan Herd
England DF Tom Straker
Scotland DF Craig Young
England DF Ollie McGhee
England DF Andy Brown (c)
England DF Paul Jackson
England MF Simon Bell
England MF Lloyd Johnstone
England MF Jordan Rhodes
England MF Matt Stares
Republic of Ireland MF Ged Burke
England MF Kenny Taylor
No. Position Player
Australia MF Nathan Chapman
Australia MF Lance Louvie
Australia MF Jayden Geerlings
Australia MF Mark McLaughlin
England FW Johnny Brookes
Zimbabwe FW Abe Tcuona
England FW Joe O'Brien
Australia FW Jeff Bright
England FW Luke Johnstone
Australia FW Jarret Ventner
Australia Craig Tone
Australia Christian Paskevitch

References

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  • Black and White - The Official Magazine of Mandurah City FC- Feb 15

External links


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  2. ↑ Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
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