Manly United FC

Manly United Football Club

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Full name	Manly United Football Club
Ground	Cromer Park, Dee Why, Sydney
Capacity	5,000
Chairman	Keith Pester
Coach	Craig Midgley
League	NSW Premier League
2011	6th
Away colours Third colours

Manly United Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club based in Manly, Sydney,; it plays in the New South Wales Premier League. Their home ground is Cromer Park, in the Northern Beaches suburb of Dee Why, approximately 10 minutes away from Manly. Its main grandstand is named after current Socceroo and ex Blackburn & West Ham United captain Lucas Neill, who played for the club as a junior, before moving overseas.

History

Manly United has played in the NSW Premier League since 2004–05 when they were elevated after winning the Super League Division, never actually making it into the old – now defunct – NSL. The club was previously called Manly Warringah Dolphins, but changed its name in 2004 following promotion. Their ground has always been Cromer Park, though a popular local nickname is Hackett Hive in tribute to ex-player Andrew Hackett's notorious "bee-like energy" in midfield (who like Lucas Neill left for English Football, though with less success). Manly United is considered an important side in the NSWPL, as it is based on a geographic area, rather than founded by a single ethnic group (e.g. Croats, Serbs, Italians) like other ex-NSL clubs. The Club is closely affiliated with the Manly Warringah Football Association the second largest community Football Association in Australia.

Current senior squad

Correct as of 16 November 2011

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
2	DF	AUS	Shaun Bowden
3	DF	AUS	Roberto Hamad
8	FW	ENG	Max Runacres (C)
10	FW	ENG	Craig Midgley
11	FW	AUS	Adam Foti
12	FW	AUS	Justin Hayward
13	MF	AUS	Mitch Macedo
14	FW	AUS	Andrew Hayward
25	DF	AUS	Louis Edwards
26	DF	AUS	Johhny Hall

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	AUS	Leigh Egger
28	MF	AUS	Chad Cowley
29	MF	AUS	Vinny Galimi
30	MF	AUS	Nick Swart
31	MF	AUS	Dan Grant
32	MF	AUS	Jed Prater
33	MF	AUS	Ricky Woodward
34	FW	AUS	Jarrod Burns
35	FW	AUS	Danny Hepworth
36	GK	AUS	Dylan Mitchell
—	MF	AUS	Scott Balderson

Notable former players

• Steve Berry
• Bobby Catlin
• Brent Fisher
• Paul Henderson
• John Hutchinson
• Adam Kwasnik
• Phil Moss
• Lucas Neill
• Jonti Richter
• Alex Wilkinson
• Chris Payne
• Sebastian Ryall
• Brad Swancott
• Andrew Hackett

Lucas Neil Scholarship

Since 2006 ex-Manly junior Lucas Neil to provide opportunities for up and coming footballers from his junior club. Each year the scholarship is awarded to a different young player from Manly to trial in Europe. In 2012 the recipient was Tom Manos.

External links

• Official site