2005–06 Newcastle Jets FC season

The 2005–06 A-League season was the first for the newly branded Newcastle United Jets. The Jets finished 4th at the conclusion of the regular season and were knocked out in the semi-finals by Adelaide United after a two-leg home and away series.

Newcastle United Jets FC
2005–06 season
OwnerCon Constantine
ManagerRichard Money
A-League4th
Top goalscorerAnte Miličić - 7
Highest home attendance13,160 v Adelaide United
26 August 2005
Lowest home attendance5,868 v Perth Glory
8 October 2005

Players edit

First team squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Liam Reddy
2 DF   AUS Steve Eagleton
3 DF   AUS Jade North
4 DF   AUS Craig Deans
5 DF   AUS Ned Zelic (captain)
6 DF   AUS Andrew Durante
7 MF   AUS Richard Johnson
8 MF   AUS Matt Thompson
9 FW   AUS Ante Milicic
10 MF   AUS Nick Carle
11 FW   ENG Guy Bates
12 DF   AUS Paul Kohler
13 DF   URU Mateo Corbo
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   AUS Jobe Wheelhouse
15 MF   AUS Stuart Musialik
16 FW   ALB Labinot Haliti
17 FW   AUS Franco Parisi
18 DF   AUS Brett Studman
19 FW   AUS Mark Bridge
20 GK   AUS Andy Petterson
21 MF   AUS Tarek Elrich
22 DF   AUS Allan Picken
23 FW   AUS James Monie
24 MF   AUS Peter McPherson
25 FW   NZL Vaughan Coveny

Transfers edit

In edit

Name Position From Fee (A$)
  Liam Reddy Goalkeeper   Sydney United Free
  Steve Eagleton Defender   Newcastle Breakers Free
  Jade North Defender   Perth Glory FC Free
  Craig Deans Defender   Perth Glory FC Free
  Ned Zelic Defender   FC Wacker Tirol Free
  Andrew Durante Defender   Balestier Khalsa FC Free
  Richard Johnson Midfield   Queens Park Rangers Free
  Matt Thompson Midfield   Marconi Stallions Free
  Ante Milicic Forward   Pahang FA Free
  Nick Carle Midfield   Marconi Stallions Free
  Tarek Elrich Midfield   Sydney Olympic Free
  Guy Bates Forward   Newcastle United Free
  Mateo Corbo Defender   Oxford United Free
  Jobe Wheelhouse Midfield Unsigned N/A
  Stuart Musialik Midfield Unsigned N/A
  Labinot Haliti Forward   Sydney United Free
  Franco Parisi Forward   Sydney United Free
  Brett Studman Defender Unknown N/A
  Mark Bridge Forward   Parramatta Power Free
  Andy Petterson Goalkeeper   Derry City Free
  Allan Picken Defender Unknown N/A
  James Monie Forward Unknown N/A
  Paul Kohler Defender   Cringila Lions Free
  Peter McPherson Midfield Unknown N/A
  Vaughan Coveny Forward   South Melbourne (loan) Free

Matches edit

2005–06 Pre-Season Cup edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Melbourne Victory 5 3 1 2 0 2 1
Perth Glory 4 3 1 1 1 4 4
Adelaide United 3 3 0 3 0 3 3
Newcastle United Jets 2 3 0 2 1 3 4
22 July 2005 Newcastle Jets   1–1   Melbourne Victory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 Deans   28' Report Thompson   85'

2005–06 Hyundai A-League fixtures edit

11 September 2005 Round 3 Newcastle Jets   2–1   Sydney FC EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Milicic   6'
Johnson   18'
Report
Summary
Yorke   78' Attendance: 9,127
Referee: Matthew Breeze
25 September 2005 Round 5 Melbourne Victory   1–0   Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
17:00 UTC+10 Thompson   68' Report
Summary
Attendance: 13,831
Referee: Craig Zetter
8 October 2005 Round 7 Newcastle Jets   1–5   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
19:30 UTC+10 Parisi   72' Report
Summary
Mori   33',   62'
Harnwell   46'
Despotovski   52'
Sekulovski   80'
Attendance: 5,868
Referee: James Lewis
14 October 2005 Round 8 Adelaide United   2–4   Newcastle Jets Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
19:30 UTC+9:30 Valkanis   38'
Corbo   67' (own)
Report
Summary
Kemp   12' (own)
Carle   22',   89'
Zelic   68'
Attendance: 13,182
Referee: Mark Shield
30 October 2005 Round 10 Sydney FC   1–1   Newcastle Jets Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney
17:00 UTC+10 Carney   73' Report
Summary
Milicic   77' Attendance: 9,132
Referee: Mark Shield
4 November 2005 Round 11 New Zealand Knights   2–4   Newcastle Jets North Harbour Stadium. Auckland
20:00 UTC+13 Brockie   71',   77' Report
Summary
Milicic   18',   28',   56'
Thompson   21'
Attendance: 2,561
Referee: Matthew Breeze
20 November 2005 Round 13 Queensland Roar   0–1   Newcastle Jets Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
18:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary
Thompson   35' Attendance: 13,004
Referee: Mark Shield
25 November 2005 Round 14 Perth Glory   0–1   Newcastle Jets Members Equity Stadium, Perth
19:00 UTC+9 Report
Summary
Coveny   47' Attendance: 7,921
Referee: Simon Przydacz
2 December 2005 Round 15 Newcastle Jets   1–2   Adelaide United EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Johnson   60' Report
Summary
Veart   76'
Brain   79'
Attendance: 10,132
Referee: Simon Przydacz
31 December 2005 Round 16 Central Coast Mariners   4–1   Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
18:00 UTC+11 Gumprecht   4'
Brown   34'
Hutchinson   71',   82'
Report
Summary
Coveny   85' Attendance: 11,612
Referee: Mark Shield
13 January 2006 Round 18 Newcastle Jets   3–0   New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Milicic   19'
Haliti   86',   90+1'
Report
Summary
Attendance: 6,862
Referee: Perry Mur
26 January 2006 Round 20 Newcastle Jets   0–5   Queensland Roar EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Reinaldo   10'
Richter   44'
Brosque   52'
McKay   83'
Murdocca   90+2'
Attendance: 10,271
Referee: Peter O'Leary
5 February 2006 Round 21 Newcastle Jets   1–3   Perth Glory EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+11 Coveny   33' Report
Summary
Ward   8'
Picken   58' (own)
Mori   72'
Attendance: 9,232
Referee: Matthew Breeze

2005–06 finals series edit

10 February 2006 Minor Semi-final Leg 1 Newcastle Jets   0–1   Central Coast Mariners EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
20:00 UTC+10 Report
Summary
Osman   75' Attendance: 10,236
Referee: Ben Williams
10 February 2006 Minor Semi-final Leg 2 Central Coast Mariners   1–1   Newcastle Jets Bluetongue Stadium, Gosford
20:00 UTC+10 Heffernan   79' Report
Summary
Thompson   28' Attendance: 17,429
Referee: Simon Przydacz

Ladder edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Adelaide United 21 13 4 4 33 25 +8 43 Qualification for 2007 AFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Sydney FC (C) 21 10 6 5 35 28 +7 36
3 Central Coast Mariners 21 8 8 5 35 28 +7 32 Qualification for Finals series
4 Newcastle Jets 21 9 4 8 27 29 −2 31
5 Perth Glory 21 8 5 8 34 29 +5 29
6 Queensland Roar 21 7 7 7 27 22 +5 28
7 Melbourne Victory 21 7 5 9 26 24 +2 26
8 New Zealand Knights[a] 21 1 3 17 15 47 −32 6
Source: ultimatealeague.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ New Zealand Knights cannot qualify for the AFC Champions League as they are not recognised as an AFC club.

Statistics edit

Goal scorers edit

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals
  Ante Miličić 0 7 0
  Vaughan Coveny 0 4 0
  Matt Thompson 1 3 1
  Labinot Haliti 0 3 0
  Nick Carle 0 3 0
  Richard Johnson 1 2 0
  Franco Parisi 0 2 0
  Stuart Musialik 0 1 0
  Ned Zelić 0 1 0
  Craig Deans 1 0 0