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

First team squad

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

In

Name Position From Fee (A$)
Australia Liam ReddyGoalkeeperAustralia Sydney UnitedFree
Australia Steve EagletonDefenderAustralia Newcastle BreakersFree
Australia Jade NorthDefenderAustralia Perth Glory FCFree
Australia Craig DeansDefenderAustralia Perth Glory FCFree
Australia Ned ZelicDefenderAustria FC Wacker TirolFree
Australia Andrew DuranteDefenderSingapore Balestier Khalsa FCFree
Australia Richard JohnsonMidfieldEngland Queens Park RangersFree
Australia Matt ThompsonMidfieldAustralia Marconi StallionsFree
Australia Ante MilicicForwardMalaysia Pahang FAFree
Australia Nick CarleMidfieldAustralia Marconi StallionsFree
Australia Tarek ElrichMidfieldAustralia Sydney OlympicFree
England Guy BatesForwardEngland Newcastle UnitedFree
Uruguay Mateo CorboDefenderEngland Oxford UnitedFree
Australia Jobe WheelhouseMidfieldUnsignedN/A
Australia Stuart MusialikMidfieldUnsignedN/A
Albania Labinot HalitiForwardAustralia Sydney UnitedFree
Australia Franco ParisiForwardAustralia Sydney UnitedFree
Australia Brett StudmanDefenderUnknownN/A
Australia Mark BridgeForwardAustralia Parramatta PowerFree
Australia Andy PettersonGoalkeeperRepublic of Ireland Derry CityFree
Australia Allan PickenDefenderUnknownN/A
Australia James MonieForwardUnknownN/A
Australia Paul KohlerDefenderAustralia Cringila LionsFree
Australia Peter McPhersonMidfieldUnknownN/A
New Zealand Vaughan CovenyForwardAustralia South Melbourne (loan)Free

Matches

2005–06 Pre-Season Cup

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA
Melbourne Victory 5312021
Perth Glory 4311144
Adelaide United 3303033
Newcastle United Jets 2302134
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

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
18 September 2005 Round 4 Newcastle Jets 4–0 New Zealand Knights EnergyAustralia Stadium, Newcastle
17:00 UTC+10 Haliti 12'
Thompson 26'
Musialik 37'
Carle 70' (pen)
Report
Summary
Attendance: 7,495
Referee: Simon Przydacz
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 Aussie 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
11 November 2005 Round 12 Melbourne Victory 0–0 Newcastle Jets Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Attendance: 12,407
Referee: Simon Przydacz
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
6 January 2006 Round 17 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Aussie Stadium, Sydney
20:00 UTC+11 Report
Summary
Attendance: 15,211
Referee: Matthew Breeze
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

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

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[lower-alpha 1] 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

Goal scorers

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals
Australia Ante Miličić070
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny040
Australia Matt Thompson131
Albania Labinot Haliti030
Australia Nick Carle030
Australia Richard Johnson120
Australia Franco Parisi020
Australia Stuart Musialik010
Australia Ned Zelić010
Australia Craig Deans100
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