2005–06 Central Coast Mariners FC season

June 2025 February 2020 December 2011 The 2005–06 season was the first for both the Central Coast Mariners and the A-League Central Coast Mariners FC 2005–06 Lawrie McKinna Manager A-League 3rd Finals 2nd Pre-season cup 1st S. Petrie (8) 2006–07 Compared with its Sydney rival, the Central Coast Mariners had a far more low-key buildup to the inaugural A-League season. The majority of its squad were experienced players from the defunct National Soccer League. They generally exceeded most expectations, having a very successful season, culminating in two solid displays in the preliminary competitions and reaching the grand final in the A-League. Players First team squad 1 Australia John Crawley GK 2 IRL Wayne O'Sullivan MF 3 Australia Paul O'Grady DF 4 Australia Noel Spencer MF captain 5 Australia Michael Beauchamp DF 6 Germany André Gumprecht MF 7 Australia John Hutchinson MF 8 Australia Dean Heffernan DF 9 Australia Nick Mrdja FW 10 Australia Tom Pondeljak MF 11 Australia Damien Brown MF 12 Scotland Stewart Petrie FW 13 Australia Russell Woodruffe FW 14 Australia Leo Carle MF 15 Australia Andrew Clark DF 16 Australia Nigel Boogaard DF 17 Australia Matthew Osman MF 18 Australia Alex Wilkinson DF 19 Australia Adam Kwasnik FW 20 Australia Danny Vukovic GK 21 Scotland Ian Ferguson MFShort term cover 22 Australia Jamie McMaster MFShort term cover 23 Australia Brad Porter MFShort term cover 24 Australia Dez Giraldi FWShort term cover 30 Australia Matthew Trott GKShort term cover List of Central Coast Mariners F.C. players Matches 2005-06 Pre-season fixtures Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd 1 30 March 2005 Central Coast 3-0 Gladesville Spirit Unknown 2 14 April 2005 Central Coast 9-0 Wyoming FC Unknown 3 19 April 2005 Central Coast 3-3 Manly United Unknown 4 25 April 2005 Central Coast 3-0 Blacktown City No public access 5 27 April 2005 Central Coast 2-0 Bonnyrigg White Eagles Unknown 6 8 July 2005 Central Coast 6-0 Townsville Unknown 7 9 July 2005 Central Coast 1-2 Queensland Roar Unknown 8 12 July 2005 Central Coast 3-0 Central Coast Select XI 1500 9 16 July 2005 Central Coast 2-0 New Zealand Knights Unknown Phillips International Soccer Sevens The Mariners competed in Phillips International soccer sevens tournament played in Hong Kong. Their group featured three of the biggest teams in the world, PSV, Manchester United and Celtic. The Mariners caused one of the upsets of the tournament by defeating a somewhat understrength Manchester United 2–1. Round Date Home team Score Away team Crowd 1 28 May 2005 HKF Association Chairman's Select 2-1 Central Coast Unknown 2 28 May 2005 Central Coast 2-0 Hong Kong Football Club 2 Unknown 3 28 May 2005 Central Coast 0-0 Celtic Unknown Quarter Final 29 May 2005 Central Coast 2-1 Manchester United Unknown Semi Final 29 May 2005 Central Coast 0-1 PSV Unknown Club World Cup Qualification Competition The Mariners were runners-up to Sydney FC in the qualifying tournament held to determine Australia's entry in the FIFA Club World Cup, losing in the grand final 1–0. Round 1(7 May) Semi-finals(11 May) Finals(15 May) Sydney FC 3 Queensland Roar 0 Central Coast Mariners (PEN) 0 (4) Newcastle Jets 0 (2) Adelaide United (PEN) 0 (4) Melbourne Victory 0 (1) Perth Glory 1 Sydney FC 2 Central Coast Mariners 4 Adelaide United 0 Central Coast Mariners 0 Sydney FC 1 2005 Pre-Season Cup Group B TeamPtsPldWDLGFGASydney FC7321051Central Coast6320143Queensland Roar FC4311163New Zealand Knights FC0300319 12 August Melbourne Victory 1 Central Coast Mariners 3 14 August Sydney FC 0 Perth Glory 1 21 August Central Coast Mariners 1 Perth Glory 0 2005-06 A-League fixtures Round 1 26 August 2005 20:00 UTC+8 Perth Glory 0 : 1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Spencer 66 Members Equity Stadium 11,113 Ben Williams W Round 2 4 September 2005 15:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 1 ReportSummary Newcastle Jets Petrie 69 Milicic 25 Bluetongue Stadium 5,917 Mark Shield D Round 3 10 September 2005 19:35 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 0 : 2 ReportSummary New Zealand Knights Yeo 69Devine 80 Bluetongue Stadium 5,261 Ben Williams L Round 4 16 September 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Sydney FC 2 : 3 ReportSummaryJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Central Coast Mariners Packer 13Yorke 72 Petrie 20 pen.Gumprecht 35Spencer 90+1 Aussie Stadium 15,614 Peter O'Leary W Round 5 25 September 2005 17:00 UTC+9:30 Adelaide United 1 : 1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Valkanis 34 Kwasnik 19 Hindmarsh Stadium 7,013 Angelo Nardi D Round 6 30 September 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 2 ReportSummary Melbourne Victory Heffernan 33 Thompson 73Leijer 81 Bluetongue Stadium 9,313 Ben Williams L Round 7 7 October 2005 20:00 UTC+10 Queensland Roar 1 : 1 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Seo 57 Spencer 41 Suncorp Stadium 13,195 Perry Mur D Round 8 16 October 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Central Coast Mariners 4 : 0 ReportSummary Perth Glory Petrie 14 48Heffernan 85Spencer 90+3 Bluetongue Stadium 6,494 Ben Williams W Round 9 23 October 2005 17:00 UTC+10 Newcastle Jets 1 : 0 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Parisi 88 Energy Australia Stadium 9,371 Matthew Breeze L Round 10 29 October 2005 20:00 UTC+12 New Zealand Knights 1 : 3 ReportSummary Central Coast Mariners Yeo 7 pen. Heffernan 4 Petrie 49 72 pen. North Harbour Stadium 2,583 Neil Fox W Round 11 5 November 2005 20:00 UTC+11 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 5 Reporthttps://archive.today/20121206025212/http://www.a-league.com.au/Scoreboard_HAL/0000260094/scoreboard.html Summary Sydney FC Hutchinson 40 Yorke 9 pen.Talay 14Petrovski 23 68 83 Bluetongue Stadium 10,529 Simon Przydacz L Round 12 13 November 2005 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 2 Adelaide United Hutchinson 12 Rech 90Dodd 85 Bluetongue Stadium 5,467 Peter O'Leary L Round 13 18 November 2005 Melbourne Victory 0 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Heffernan 75Hutchinson 38 Olympic Park Stadium 13,892 Ben Williams W Round 14 25 November 2005 Central Coast Mariners 2 : 2 Queensland Roar Heffernan 89Osman 56 Brosque 7 78Baird 0 75 Bluetongue Stadium 5,194 Matthew Breeze D Round 15 4 December 2005 Perth Glory 2 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Ishida 65Ward 54 Petrie 12Hutchinson 8 Members Equity Stadium 7,428 Mark Shield D Round 16 31 December 2005 Central Coast Mariners 4 : 1 Newcastle Jets Hutchinson 71 82Brown 30Gumprecht 3 Coveny 85Corbo 0 56 Bluetongue Stadium 11,612 Mark Shield W Round 17 8 January 2006 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 0 New Zealand Knights Heffernan 90 Bluetongue Stadium 7,257 Srebre Delovski W Round 18 14 January 2006 Sydney FC 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Carney 61 Pondeljak 52 Aussie Stadium 15,977 Ben Williams D Round 19 20 January 2006 Adelaide United 1 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Veart 50 pen. Kwasnik 54 Hindmarsh Stadium 13,008 Mark Shield D Round 20 27 January 2006 Central Coast Mariners 3 : 1 Melbourne Victory Heffernan 88Spencer 28 62 Ferrante 13 Bluetongue Stadium 11,945 Simon Przydacz W Round 21 4 February 2006 Queensland Roar 2 : 2 Central Coast Mariners Baird 60Brosque 3 O'Sullivan 81Petrie 33 Suncorp Stadium 13,641 Ben Williams D 2005-06 Finals series A-League Grand Final 2006 Semi-Final Leg 1 10 February 2006 Newcastle Jets 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Osman 76 EnergyAustralia Stadium 10,236 Ben Williams W Semi-Final Leg 2 17 February 2006 Central Coast Mariners 1 : 1 Newcastle Jets Heffernan 79 Thompson 28 Bluetongue Stadium 17,429 Simon Przydacz D Preliminary Final 26 February 2006 Adelaide United 0 : 1 Central Coast Mariners Pondeljak 7 Hindmarsh Stadium 11,405 Matthew Breeze W Grand Final 5 March 2006 Sydney FC 1 : 0 Central Coast Mariners Corica 62 Aussie Stadium 41,689 Mark Shield L Ladder Standings CCM Finals 2 February 10 & 17 Adelaide United 2 1 Sydney FC 2 2 February 12 & 19 Central Coast Mariners 1 1 Newcastle Jets 0 1 25 February Adelaide United 0 Central Coast Mariners 1 4 March Sydney FC 1 Central Coast Mariners 0 Statistics Goal scorers PlayerGoalsStewart Petrie8Dean Heffernan7John Hutchinson6Noel Spencer6Andre Gumprecht2Adam Kwasnik2 End of Year Awards Mariners Medallist - player of the year, as voted by Club members: Michael Beauchamphttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2006-04-01/beauchamp-wins-central-coast-mariners-medal/1722358 Beauchamp wins Central Coast Mariners Medal abc.net.au 31 March 2006 9 June 2025 Chairman's Award - awarded for outstanding service to the club: John Hutchinson and Ben Coonan (Mariners' media officer) (shared) Golden Boot (top goalscorer): Stewart Petrie Jesters' Pies Marinators' Goal of the Year: Noel Spencer, round 1 vs Perth Glory Central Coast Mariners Members Player of the Year Award: Andre Gumprecht References External links Official website 2005-06 Category:2005–06 A-League by team