Mandurah City FC

Football club in Western Australia

Football club

Mandurah City

Full name| Mandurah City Football Club
Nickname(s)| Dolphins
Founded| 1970
Ground| Securitas Protect Stadium
Capacity| 2,000
President| Gary Byrne (2024-Present)
Manager| Pete Taylor and John Baird
League| State League 1
2024| 4th of 12
Website| http://www.mandurahcityfc.com.au/

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Mandurah City Football Club is an Australian professional football club based in Mandurah, Western Australia. Their home ground is Peelwood Reserve in Halls Head. The club has over 300 registered players which also includes Juniors, Social, Women, Semi-pro and Masters teams. They currently (2023) compete in the Football West State League Division 1.

## History

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Founded in 1970, Mandurah City played their inaugural competitive season in the South West Soccer League, and won the league in 1972.[1] The club then joined the Western Australian Amateur and Social Soccer Association (WASSA), where it remained until 2002. During this period in the amateurs, the club won the amateur championship in 1995 under the guidance of coach Jim Mayers.

In 2002, the club left the amateur ranks and joined the Western Australian Semi professional league and were crowned Division 1 champions in 2007, gaining promotion to the Premier League for the 2008 season.[2] After four seasons in the top flight, the club was relegated after the 2011 season.

In 2013, the club unsuccessfully applied for entry into the National Premier Leagues Western Australia, and then entered into a rebuilding and restructuring phase. Doug Hesketh was appointed Director of Football and 1st team manager in 2015.[1] Under the NPL structure, promotion and relegation was re-established for the 2016 season; Mandurah City were 2015 Division 1 Champions, but didn't meet all of the Football West eligibility criteria to be promoted. After coming second in the league in the 2016 State League Division 1 it was announced that Mandurah City would compete in the 2017 National Premier Leagues,[3] but they only lasted in the top flight for a single season.

2020 started a fresh era for Mandurah City FC with the appointment of John Baird, a seasoned Scottish professional, as player, coach and director of football. Under his leadership the first team

## Home ground

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The Club's home ground is Peelwood Reserve (known for sponsorship reasons as PoolMart Stadium), which is one of the premier football stadiums in the league. The venue has hosted a number of A-League friendly matches and the Singapore national team.[1]

## Current squad

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As of March 2022[4][5]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ENG | Preston Gilling
3  | DF |  ENG | Maxwell Worswick
4  | DF |  AUS | Harry Collins (captain)
5  | DF |  AUS | Harrison Murray
6  | MF |  ENG | Ollie Fields
7  | FW |  NIR | Ben Gallagher
9  | FW |  ENG | Louie Evans
10  | FW |  ENG | Craig Barker
11  | FW |  ENG | James Waterman
12  | MF |  ENG | Jack Coslett-Greene
13  | MF |  SLV | Rodrigo Albayeros
14  | GK |  USA | Michael Mejia
15  | FW |  SCO | Donald McCallum
16  | DF |  AUS | Robert Galvin
| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

|
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18  | DF |  AUS | Steven Hesketh
19  | DF |  AUS | Sam Lovell
21  | GK |  NIR | Alfie Brincat (vice-captain)
23  | MF |  ENG | James Paylor
24  | MF |  ENG | Lewis Warnock
26  | GK |  FIJ | Ayush Chand
27  | FW |  ENG | Liam Baxter
29  | FW |  SCO | John Baird
30  | MF |  IRL | Luke Desmond
32  | FW |  SCO | Gerard Clark
33  | GK |  AUS | Dylan Wilson
42  | MF |  SCO | Jordan Callaghan
44  | MF |  SCO | Murray Mackintosh
46  | DF |  SCO | Liam Bonner
60  | GK |  ITA | Riccardo Mazzoleni
-- | DF |  ENG | Zak Byrne
-- | FW |  SCO | Leigh Griffiths

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Mandurah City – Our History". Mandurah City FC. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
2. ^ Kreider, R.N. (2012) Paddocks to Pitches. The Definitive History of Western Australian Football. Published by SportsWest Media
3. ^ "Football West confirm JUFC'S Place in a 14- team NPL". Archived from the original on 1 December 2016.
4. ^ "2020 Season Preview". www.footballwa.net. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
5. ^ "The Swan - Swan United Football Club Match Day Programmme - Swan United v Mandurah City". Swan United Football Club. 30 September 2018.

* Black and White – The Official Magazine of Mandurah City FC- Feb 15

## External links

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* Official Mandurah City Website

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