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Newcastle United Jets FC
2005–06 season
Owner Con Constantine
Manager Richard Money
A-League4th
Top goalscorer Ante MiličiΔ‡ - 7
Highest home attendance13,160 v Adelaide United
26 August 2005
Lowest home attendance5,868 v Perth Glory
8 October 2005

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.

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

Transfers

In

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

Matches

2005–06 Pre-Season Cup

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

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
6 January 2006 Round 17 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football 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 [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

Goal scorers

Name Pre-Season A-League Finals
Australia Ante MiličiΔ‡ 0 7 0
New Zealand Vaughan Coveny 0 4 0
Australia Matt Thompson 1 3 1
Albania Labinot Haliti 0 3 0
Australia Nick Carle 0 3 0
Australia Richard Johnson 1 2 0
Australia Franco Parisi 0 2 0
Australia Stuart Musialik 0 1 0
Australia Ned Zelić 0 1 0
Australia Craig Deans 1 0 0
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Newcastle United Jets FC
2005–06 season
Owner Con Constantine
Manager Richard Money
A-League4th
Top goalscorer Ante MiličiΔ‡ - 7
Highest home attendance13,160 v Adelaide United
26 August 2005
Lowest home attendance5,868 v Perth Glory
8 October 2005

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.

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

Transfers

In

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

Matches

2005–06 Pre-Season Cup

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

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
6 January 2006 Round 17 Sydney FC 0–0 Newcastle Jets Sydney Football 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 [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

Goal scorers

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

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